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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1820, 22 October 1884, Page 2

The Mastcrton Boroutjli Council have accepted the cffer of the proposed Wairarapa Gas Oampany, of which Mr George was the promoter, to supply gas to this town,

We regret to hear (hot Mr W. Lowes has expressed an intention not to come forward again for the Mayoralty at the expiration of his present term of office.

The Masterton School Committee will hold a special meplign on Friday next to record its vote for the Education Board election,

Mr E. S. Richards is elected poui)dkeeper to the Borough of Mastorion. The appointment is n good one, as the new officer lives within a convenient distance of the pound.

Messrs Lowes & lorns announce their next Block sale for Wednesday, October 29th. The lißt already includes 80 fat wethers, 30 head cattle,'a prize boar, horses, pigs, and poultry, Mr Alex, McGlashan, baker, pastrycook and confectioner, lies opened the premises recently occupied by Mr E, B, Bell, and solicits a share of public patronage.

Lowes and lorns concluded yesterday a mostsuccesslul tLreedays' sale of clothing, drapery, saddlery, electro plate ware, teas, soaps, tinware, and boota. This is said to have been the largest sate of this description yet held in the Wairarapa. "We need hardly remind our Maeterton readers of the service of song in the Presbyterian Church this evening. With the Eev, L, M. Isitfc as leader; Mrßapp as conductor, and a large and efficient choir, the entertainment should prove us attractive as it was on the occasion of its first appearance in this town,

In the House Mr Riohardson in reply 1, to Mr Bruce relative to the conveyance of mails between Masterton and Woodvilla and between Palmoraton and Matamau Baid that the contraotors tinje had been extended for another year by the fete Government and the action of their predecessor had been endorsed by the present Government. Mr McDonald has secured the ferret which recently visited his hen roost, after it had killed Bisteon fowls, six of which were valuable birds. We hopo the ownership of the ferret may bp traced 1 It appears to us that there must bo breeders of ferrets in Masterton who allow them to escape and injure their neighbours. If so thßy ought to be made to pay for the damages which are perpetrated. At the conclusion of the case Forbes v. Wakelin, at Carterton yesterday, a rather laughable race took place. The constable, by the direction of the Court, handed the fwo keys in his possession to their respeotivo owners. The contesting parties at once entered upon a race for the possession of the premises—weight for ase. One of the parties is said to have been heavily hanpicapped by having a sprained knee and could not rua Alter a severe contest, each of the runners doing his level best, and each taking a different route fur the the elder party came in hard held by many lengths, and when the other arrived the jockey had-been to the scales, aud was in the house looking at his opponent through the window. Betting o to 1 on younger party, whose backers wero fearfully sold at his defeat. Our local contemporary writes on the County question as follows" We have heard the opinions of a good many indiv'duals as to the authorship of the private letter, and strange to say not one of them has varied, So far as our experience of the popular judgment goes, the authorship is ascribed to but one gentleman, and our contemporary can hardly be in doubt as to who that gentle* man is," We can assure our contemporary that the popular judgment is mistaken, and that lie has been running amuck" at the wrong man, Alfred Long was charged at the K.M. Court, Grejtown, yesterday with trying to create a disturbance at the Salvation' Army meeting last Sunday evening. Mr Bunny appeared for the prosecutor, (.Trade Officer Lawrence) and asked His Worship to inflict a penalty that would be a wanin ing to others. For the prosecutor David Margbtts, a corporal of the army, Trade Officer Lawerence, and Andrew Young were called as witnesses. For the defence Joseph and Anthony Barnard,J. Humphris, Gambling, and ft, Tappin. The case lasted about two hours and at times was very laughable. In passing the sentence on the accused Mr Wardell spoke in very strong terms about larrikinism especially the disgusting joke that was played on the Army a few Sundays ago, and he thought that if ho inflicted a fine of L 5 and costs it would meet the case. The Court was crowded and subscriptions were being asked for to pay the fine immediately the decision woi given.

King Tawhiao and party arrived at. Auckland by tho Wairarapa thiß moi'D' ing. All-are well. Votes for the election of a President Vice-President, R "d delegate's lor the Wairarapa North County Settlers Association are to be given in to-day. Practically thero are no candidates for the various offices before the members of the Association, and some members, in view of this very material consideration, decline to fill in their voting paper. The committee of management of the Carterton Druid's soiree met last night to wind up accounts in connection with the late entertainment when the following was the satisfactory resultreceipts. JJlßl7s s'd: printing, advertising, cleaning &c., 12 7s; leaving the handsome balance of £l3 la fid, to be handed over to the widow Hawkes,

In the House of Reprcsantatives yester-

day the Premier gave notice to move on Friday to go into Committee to . consider the resolution that Government Bhould seize a favorabie opportunity to acquire railways constructed under the District Railways Act, the cost not to exceed the value ascertained by a Court of Enquiry presided over by the Judgos of- the Supreme Court, based on the aotual cost at whioh at the time of the construction of the railways they could be constructed, lesß the depreciation and deterioration

since from the reduction in market value and wear and tear, plus any amount the company or owners of the said railways

have been, or mav be authorised to levy' on ratepayers to 31st March la'st; and all proceedings against ratepayers to be stopped, and all amounts received from them to be returned to them, Govern' ment to pay onMiijrd in cash for railways, balance to bear 4 net cent interest and to be paid in four equal annual

instalments. The Government next session to introduce a Bill to make the ratepayers liable for the half ot any amounts short of 4 per cent which rail" ways yield after paying the working expenses plus cost of raising rates, A novelty iii the way of funerals took plaoe in Wellington yesterday afternoon, the oocaßion being the interment ot the remains of a Chinaman named Ohong Wow, who died at the hospital a day or two ago. The procession left the hospital at about 2 o'clock in the following order: —First, the undertaker walking by the side of a Cjjinaman with a while puggarea wound round his hat, who distributed pieces of perforated uaper along tl)0 road; the coffin, borne by five Chinamen, oarry* ing in addition a brandy box and a sack; then the friends, who were very numerous, each celestial smoking a cigarette. When the cortege arrived at the English cemetery, where the deceased was to be interred, the gentleman with flip puggaree removed the lid of the coffin and exposed fo view all that remained of the late Ohinaman. Out of a bag he produced a new wideawake l)at, wbioh he placed on the head of the corpse, A new white shirt and two pairs of socks were thrown into the coffin, and a pair of Chinese slippeiß, minus the soles, were placed on the feet of the deceased. A number uf Chinese tapers, or rushlights, were then stuck in the ground and lighted, emitting a smell like that of incense, during which process the mourners threw about fifteen shillings' worth of silver into the coffin, touether with a paper on which Chinese characters were inscribed. The lid was then sorewed down, and the coffin having been deposited in the grave, the Chinamen distributed biscuits, lollips, apples, cigars, and several bottles of brandy among tho Europeans present, all of which had been conveyed to the cemetery in the coffin. This concluded a very novel and interesting ceremony—N.Z. Times