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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1768, 22 August 1884, Page 2

Owing to the inclemency of the weather J the Grey.town Horticultural Society's * meeting has been adjourned till Saturday week, £ The>firat meeting of the Alfredton Eoad I Board was held at Alfredton on Monday a last. Present—Messrs Kebbell, Saim- s ders, Baylisß, Macquarie, Napier, and d Jones. Mr|D. 0, Macquarie was unani- s moußly elected ohair'man of the Board, I and Mr Chas. Macquarie clerk and S collector, The chairmau and Mr Kebbell a were appointed a 1 committee to confer and I arrange a settlement of accounts with the Masterton Koad Board. Messrs Kebbell and Baylies, with tho Chairman, were p appointed a Works Committee. It was P resolved, That the Maßtertou and 81 Uastlepoint Road Boards be requested to pass a resolution authorising the clerk to w this Board to oolleot all outstanding rates ai within the new, road district, It was h arranged that the meetings of the Board si be held in Messrs Macquarie Bros, wool- tl shed, Alfredton, the use of a private room ' 8 in this building baring bean granted by bthe proprietors, and that the same place 5 be .used as offices for. the Board. Also • that the next meeting of the Board be r held on the third Tuesday of September at 12 noon, and that consideration of a a ] fixed day for future meetings be deferred A in the meantime. Yarions other matters gi were subsequently disoußsed, but this was ae all the business of any public interest. or

The Mastertnn and Greytown boys piny a football match to-morrow at Maaterton, io Owing to tho inclem»nt weather Mr Bennion'a lecture on life insurance did ei not come off at the Institute last evening, pi The butohers, bakers, blnoksmiths, and ® wheelwrights of Masterton have accepted the invitation of the printers of the town to play a game of football on Wednesday next, V' Yesterday Mr J. W. Thomson, the [j member for Clutha, was Bent, foe by His Excellency, and undertook the task of 1 forming a Ministry. The House stands adjourned till Tuesday next. t' The Maaterton Tent I.O.Rmet at the * Temperance Hall last night, the attend- J iitice being very limited, Bro. Gordon occupied the chair, and one new candidate jwuß proposed for membership. , j Messrs Lowes and lorns sell to-morrow b by order of tho Trustee in an Auckland » bankrupt estate, an unreserved stock of t] clothing and dress goods. Also, by order c of tho Town. Lands Trust, under the } compensation clauses, the lease of town b acre 111, one of the best building acres in h Masterton, We hope to see the Theatre Royal J filled this evening on the occasion of the fi nmatour musical and dramatic' entertain" ti ment to be given in aid of tho Catholic h school funds. No pains have been fi spared to place a good programme before h tho public, and no doubt the efforts that y have been made will'be appreciated. ' i Mr S, Bacon announces that in accordance with tho wishes of a number of ratepayers he offers himself ls a candidate for municipal honors. We feel certain that Mr S. Bacon will make an efficient 1 member of the Borough Council, and in 2 the interests uf Mastorton we hope to see him returned. Now the Wairarapa Jookey Club have a made a start they are making rapid _ progress with their now course. The fencing is all finished and Messrs Wiggins 11 and Bishop, the contractors for getting it into racing order, are doing good work, c and with favorable weather they expect to v have it finished in about a month, j Messrs Charles Pownall & Co,, scriveners j Wellington report The money market remains in tho same inactive Btate both as to supply and demand, the only sums n offering for mortgoge being sundry Trust t funds to a limited amount, for which, on f good securities seven aod a half to eight s per cent is accepted. Rumours emanating from good authority reach us that a large amount of English capital will shortly be t placed in this country for investment and, if realised we may look forward to the present depressed position being amended assisted probably by the new ministry who are likely, if they have the opportunity, to become further large borrowers, li A meeting of the Waste Lands Board I was held yesterday, Present—Messrs J. t W, A, Marchant Acting-Commissioner i (in the chair), Bunny, Mason, and f Beetham, The schedule of lands Bold > since last meeting showed that 1701 acres 3 roods G perches had been disposed f of, the price realised being 12s, An 8 application was received from Mr T, s King asking to be allowed to transfer his g section at Makuri to Mr H. J. Poller of < Woodsille. Granted on the usual oon- f ditions, Messrs Puklowski and Thims . asked to be allowed to transfer their , section at Arawaru to Mr James Mowlam, 0 Palmerstim North. The application was ' aqreed to. Messrs Scales, and Mullins i and Messrs B. and T. Sbeerin applied to i be allowed to capitalise the unpaid instal- ]; ments on their deferred payment sections. The applications were granted. Mr E. N, Barraud applied to be allowed to 1 capitalise the unpaid instalments on his ' deferred payment section, and pay off >, the balance and obtnin his Crown grant, The Ranger reported that Mr Barraud , | had fulfilled all the conditions, and the Board decided to grant the application. A ® similar application was made by Mr D. i H. Guthrie, but as the Banger's report t was unfavorable the Board resolved not 1; to accede to tho request until all . the t conditions are complied with. A letter ( was read from Mr James Ryan, a v deferred payment settler at Kairanga, asking to be allowed to exchange his c section for another not covered with 1 water, The Ranger corroborated the g applicants statement, The Board decided g to reply that the only concession they j could make would be to allow ' him to capitalize his futuro payments It was resolved to issue a title to 1 Mr W. R. Waters in respect to liia ' deferred payment section, the balance duo having been paid. An application i from Mr William Rioux, who asked to be c allowed to pay of! the balance due on his k section at Mangaho was granted, The v Board then adjourned, . v At a meeting held last evening of the f Quigleynßernard Jockey Club, it was 8 resolved that the distance be twice round " the course, Mr Bernard expressed a v desire to be informed as to the stakes to r he awarded for the great event, Mr g Quigley offered to solve the difficulty by depositing a fiver, A member of the " Club suggested that the gates should be " sold for M and the money handed over to 1' Mr Bernard to cover training expenses, s Mr Bernard submitted that if li 9 won or I if he lost the race he should require the n money, but he was confident that he J would win. It was, after some discussion ' decided that half the bets should go to P Mr Bernard if he won, and that if either s of the owners were unpunctqa) at the r course at 1 pm. to-morrow, they would J forfeit that which they would otherwise p obtain Mr P, Cookery wan unanimously S] elected judge and Mr MoKenzio starter, It iyas rpsolved to leave it to the option of 0 tho jofikeya to wear colors or ride without them, Mr Bernard received permission g (if necessary) to ride in his shirt. The q race was arranged to be run under the j Opaki Jockey Club rules. It was resolved f that if Mr Bernard should be too unwell to attend, he should produce a doctor's 01 certificate or be fined two guineas. '• Either jockey will be allowed a trial gallop if he feels fit for it. It was b also resolved that if Mr Quigley's nteed j t won it will be sold for £3O, any surplus to j.| go to the Club funds. The upset price of .i Mr Bernard's thoroughbred was fixed at £lO. We would remind our readers that the Great Stook-taking Clearing Sale at L, J. Hooper and Co.'a is drawing to a close, [i and those who have not yefc visited it should do so without delay. Winter drapery was never so cheap before, and ■ such a chance is not likely to occur again, Hundreds that have patronised the Great Sale testify to the enormous reductions and great bargains offered at the Great Bon Maroh| Clearing Sale.—fADVT|, ta The largest and best atook of men's porpoise hide handrsewn walking boots, especially adapted lor winter wear, are to be '° seen at Rapp & Hare's Emporium, (Aim) w' After soveral years experience m supplying watches for the colonial markot, Littlejohn 3S and Son, of Lambton Qnay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly be sound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for suoh watches. It is only bj the judicious division of labor and ba by the manufacture of large quantities on a mi uniform plan, that we are enabled to moet er ihis want, We have now the pleasure of ntroduoing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Qever... This watch, being simple in design lurable, highly finished, and accurate,fulfils! th *ll the requirements of a pockot timekeeper. . i. written guarantee for two years wiU be m >ivon with each wtf-flh. Sent by post, th securely packed, on receipt of Post Office rei irder or cheoue. (Advt)

Messrs Wickerson & Wagland advertise or a good butcher. It is reported that Mr Thomson, in his jndeavora to form a Ministry, yesterday put himself into communication with Sir George Grey, but with what result is not yet known. We have received the following telegram from Dunedin: —" There was a very heavy fall of snow last night. At Oamaru there was a slight fall of 6now this morning. The weather is intensely cold." Snowballing was indulged in for abou' two hours to«day. The incidents were very amusing to one side, but the painful. smile on the face of the recipients of halfliquid handfuls of snow Bhowed how immensely' thoy were enjoying it. Lowes & lorns' front window got considerably bent by it hard ball propelled by an insurance auent, and when " Smiling George" rushed up to secure the job of renewing the pane he was completely smothered with snow favors. Yardsticks and quills , were dropped, and business was suspended while the snow lasted. Oh for the grace of Christian charity I Mr Rentoul, a Presbyterian College Professor in Victoria, has had the tombstone taken from his child's grave on purpose to have a "Christian" name erased there* from, Sir Jamea M'Oiilloch had shown him kindness, and the unoonsious babe was christened James M'Cullookßentoul. The father quarrels and acts aa above... There, wero 1049 : State- schools in Victoria in 1872, and 1762 in 1882; and the total number of scholars on the rolls increased from 126,055 to 222,945. Answer to a correspondent—When an informal hop takes place at a hotel, and no canvas is put down on the parlor floor, it is ' called a " carpet night." A San Francisco drummer was recently shot at four times by a highwayman. Fortunately the bullets struck him on the cheek and he escaped uninjured. Singer Sankey lias lost his voice. It now only remains for Methodist Moody to lose his bellow, ana the world will feel that its itching back has been scratched. A wild cat and golden eagle occupy the same cage at Yuna, A.T. The man who furnished the information neglected to state that the animals were stuffed, Mrs Plunger had a great aversion to her lawful wedded husband betting, but when he had a little flutter over the Derby, and in sporting parlance, "landed by the nose," and Mrs P. found out she was only to be appeased by a new dress, " A trumpery, serge," exclaimed the lady, as she put it on to show him. " I've tried it on, do you see ? Why I thought you would never get me anything less than silk." " Tried it on," answered Plunger playfully, " You are always good at that; but I'll change it for silk," " When 1" demanded his helpmate eagerly, "Now." He then pushed her gently into a chair, "There, my love, now it's sat in." It was wasted. Women have no appreciation of fun, General Forrest was once approached by an Arkansaw man, who asked—"General, when do you rekin' we're going to get somethin' to eat ]" " Eat 1" exclaimed the General. " Did you join the army merely to get something to eat ?" " Wall, that's about the size of it." " Here," calling an officer, "give this man something to eat, and then havo him shot." The officer understood the joke, and replied, "All right General." The Arkensaw man, exhibiting no alarm said," Bile me a ham, capt'n; stew up a couple o' chickens, bake twa or three hoe oakes, fetch a gallon o' so o' butter-milk, and load yer guns. With sich inducements, the man what would'nt be willin' to die is a blamed fool 1" A hearty meal was prepared for the soldier, but he still lives. The rain was coming down by the barrelful as Gilhooly stepped into Mose Schaumburg's store. "Why, Mose, what makes you look so blue t "No vonder I looks plue. Mr Gilhooly. It rains so much all de times, and I has got a pig stock of umprellas on hand," "I should think that rainy weather would be the very time for you 'to make hay while the sun shines,' so to speak." "No, sir; dot vos a great mistake. You see it rains so steady dot de .peebles can't put their umprellas long enough down for them to be stolen.' 'Well ?' 'Yell, don't you see 1 If the peebles don't put down dose umprellas on the corner dere vas no umprellas stolen den der vas no new ones pought.' Just at this moment the sun shone out from behind a cloud, and its rays fell on tho head of the smiling Israelite, who looked like one of the pictures of a saint with a beautiful smile and a halo about his head, by one of the old masters, They have peculiar notions of geography in some of the provincial oities of Franpe, Thus L'Union Libdrale, of Pours, which does us the honor to translate one of our articles descriptive of Touraine, prefaces it with the state ment that it is extraoted from "an American journal, The Argus, of Melbourne," arid that" it is very interesting as showing tonrangeaux what is thought of them on the other side of the ocean," meaning the Atlantic.