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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1822, 24 October 1884, Page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting pt the Masterton Farmers Club takes place in the Council Chambers on Saturday next at half past three o'clook,

Messrs Wiokerson and Wagland announce tbe first lamb of the season for to-morrow.

Entries for the coming Pastoral show close to-morrow.

Messrs Lowes and lovns sale of dairy stock takes place at 2 p.m. to-morrow.; We hear thatiMesars T, Parsons and G. Dixon have proceededito Wellington with a big parcel of quartz specimens. MrF. H.Wood sells general merchandize at the Carterton auction rooms tomorrow and at 3 p.m. at the same place disposes of the Pastoral Bbow provilegeß. Webb's Royal Marionettes are announced to appear in tho Theatre Royal, Masterton on Monday next the 27th met. Mr J, D. Cox, the well known Groceri Draper, and Geperal Storekeeper of Foathoveton, announces that he is opening up Christmas Gifts. News ha 9 been received to-day of tbe drowning of Mr Decimus Atkinson, brother of Major Atkinson, by a. boat accident at Kaipara, The Rifle Association prize firing has been definitely Gxed for the 31st inst, and the following day. Sixty campotitors are expected to take part in the programme,

A conference between the Masterton, Alfredton, and Upper Taueru Road Boards took place to-day at the Board's office in Perry street. Our report ef it is orowded out of our present issue. The Wellington Municipal Fire Brigade have challenged the Masterton Fire Brigade lo a friendly competition on Wednesday, November 12. The challenge has been accepted,

Mc Walter Brown, engineer and tool maker, Old Customhouse-street, Wellington, advertises Rodger's wrought iron split pulleys, and Mason's stone-breaking machines, for. both : of which he is the New Zealand agent, The Greytown cheese faotory having met with so much success in the past through turning out such a superior article are about to duplicate their plant. Mr S. Kingdon, of Queen-street, Maßterton has been instructed to at once execute the order.

Thete was a good muster of Volunteers at the Masterton inspection parade last evening, Major Butts being tho inspecting officer and Lieutenants Wilton and Cameron drilling the Company in conjunction with Drill-Instsuotor Bezar. We understand that the Major expressed himself highly pleased with the appearance of the men.

The Masterton Cemetery Trustees have just completed a small protective work on the banks of the Waipoua composed of titree, manuka, stakes, and stones on a weak spot on their reserve, whioh the big flood discovered some two months ago, This, we believe, is tho only step which has yet been taken to avert danger to the town by floods of this character, There are, however, plenty of other weak spots along the bauk of this Btrearn,

Having discovered that the Legislative Council is composed pf J2 Wellington members, i Nelson members, 8 Canterbury members, 11 Otago members, 6 Auckland members, and only 2 Westland members, Mr Seddon is going to ask if, in making future nominations, Government will consider the claims of Westland to increased representation in the Council. We are just informed by the secretary of the Wairarapa Jockey Club that he lias received a telegram from Mr W. C, Buchanan, M,H,R, to the effect that he haa interviewed the railway authorities in Wellington and they have agreed to rim on the day of the Spring meeting of tho W.J.C', special traiiiß with exonrsion fares from Wellington, and to give the inhabitants of the Valley the advantage of the ordinary Saturday fares. The Postmaster-General, yesterday, in answer to Mr Beetham, replied that the Government considered that as the inhabitants at Langdale, Whareama, were few, they should establish a private telephone wire for themselves, With regard to establishing a telephone Station at Dreyerton Post Offioo, Wairarapa he might say that as soon us tho construction of the railway lino had beon proceeded with a little further, the floverment would establish a telephone station at the place indicated,

Our local contemporary reported yesterday that " tho popularity of Captain Francis with the Masterton Salvation Army Corpifchas found expression in a memorial, signed by over one hundred soldiers, requesting that the order for his transfer from the district be withdrawn A telegram on the Bubject has been forwarded to Major Pollard in advance of the memorial, by Mr James Moore the local secretary," Last evening the secretary at the Army meeting contradicted the statement, As a matter of fact, no memorial having been signed, neither are (here a hundred soldiers in the corps, and furthermore the gallant Captain is and we believe deservedly, unpoDular among his soldiers.

The perfection of gardening is shoyn by the way people select their seeds and by their endeavours to get only tbe purest and best varieties, It cannot be denied that " Suttons" seeds stand pre-eminent in the horticultural world, These seeds can now be obtained from their local agents, Rapp and Hare, from whom Sutton's lists, and all particulars can be obtained,—Advt,

After several years experience in supplying watches for the colouial market, Littlejobn and Son, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly sound English Lever Watch at a lowor price than that usually paid for suoh watches. It is only b} the judicious division of labor and by the manufacture of large quantities on a uniform plan, that we are enabled to meet this want. Wo have noy the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting Silver Lever, This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, and aocurate,fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper, A written guarantee for two years will be given with oach Sent by post, securely peeked, on recoipt of Post Office order or cheeue. —/4.dvt)