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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1716, 21 June 1884, Page 2

Owing ;to preaauro on our space with the Financial Statoniont our usual Wellington lettor will not appear till Monday, Tlio timo for recoiving tenders {or tho Pahiatua aohoolfl iaintondod till June 2nd Tlio plans after : this date will bo at tho Post Office Pahiatua, Messrs Lowes and lorns add'to their stock sale list tho following [>ood linos: 400 fat wothera,,fit for freezing; 200 crossbred owes, in lainb to Lincoln rams; and 200 prime Lincoln owes, iu lamb to Romney.Marsh rains, .

Mr Morris of.Papawai road, Greytown is the Biiceeßsfnl tenderer foviouciug tho Wairarapa Jockoy Club raco eourso at Greytoirn, >.

The folkming interesting articles will iefound on our back page: "Torturing

Prisoners," "The Penal Element in New Caledonia," " A Millionaire's Down fall,"- "A Grim Shadow," and "All Round the World."

Owing to the great amount of rainfall the last two or three days have been an anxious time for settlers living on the low rivorflats, tho flood of throe ye:irs ago having lett rathei'6tartling reminiscences. The Ruamahunga has been bank and bank, m tho low places overflowing, and the Wiobeno.b.ar required earetull watching in order to keep stock safe, We also understand that tho approach,'on tho north sido of second bridge ai Tauhornikau has been washed away, passengers having to cros3 over the broach on planks 1 Tho roads generally throughout the district aro iu a very wot and rotten condition,

Last evening, considering tho weather, Profoasor Hugo had a very satisfactory audionco for hia interesting looturo on " Eyes," the lady portion of it apparently taking a spocial interest in t]ie subject, At tlio conclusion there wero tho usual

candidates for characters, another Borough councillor securing a good testimonial, Tho Rev W,E. Paige befoto the audionco separated moved a vote of thanks to Professor Hugo for his liberality towards tho hospital, and at tho satno time took occasion to compliment him upon tho high standard of morality which his lectures advocated,

The London correspondent of the Auckland Herald sayslt is significant of tho growing favor with which New Ziialnnd mutton is regarded that retail butchors at Ealiug and Acton decline any longer on the old terms, asserting that, in self dofonco, they must raise the price. It is not long ago that thoy considered it." infra dig." to conioaa to selling it at all. It is interesting to note that whilo in 1881,581 tons of New Zea* land and Australian meat wero sold iu the Central Meat Market, in 1883 no less then 4G71 tons passed through, The Aorangi cargo has beeu cleared elf, the mutton selling at from 5d to Gid, and the lambs at from Od to Bjd, Tho shipment by the Victory has also been cleared at prices ranging. from to 7d, Of the Doric's cargo, about 2500 sheep and lambs have been sold, tho former at from sfd to 7d, and the latter at from 7|d to 9d,

It is roporled that Sir Julius Yogel lias consented to contest tho To Aro seat.

Notice is'given in'another colurau that tho first dividond in tho bankrupt stalo of R. H. Chinchen will bo paid on or after Monday tho 23rd inst,

Tenders are invited "for the sale of tho stock in trado. and tho goodwill of the lease of tlio premiaes p iu the bankrupt estate of B, F, McCarthy, of Masterton,

A Dunedin telegram atntoa that the Educational Board have resolved to suspend tor two months the school master at Dunback, who administered punishment to a scholar by the mode knowu as Riding the Donkey," The Board's inspectors made inquiries into the matter, and handed to the Board the statement of each person they examined. In their opinion nooffenco acainst school discipline or morality would justify a teacher in administering such cruel and heartless punishment, and added that Mr Warburton had refused to seo tho unsuilability of tho chastisement.