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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1838, 13 November 1884, Page 2

Shearing commences at the Langdala alation on the .17 inst,

Messrs D, J. Sluart and George H, Scales of Customhouse Quay, have been appmntod agents for the Northern Insurance Company,

The Press hears, on very good authority that Mr George Fisher is not going to have a walk oter for the Mayoralty, aa Mr George Allen ij going to run against all coiners.

Tho result of the election of the Riding of the Wairarapa East County, will not be ki\own till to-marrow morning, as the Pahiatua returns are not expected to be m before a late hour this evening.

The name of Mrs David Donald was inadvertantly omitted from the list of ladies who provided tables at the Wealeyan Tea Meeting, Mr George Beer, who gave his services to erect platforms &e. for the children, should also have been mentioned in our report. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their list of sales for Saturday next tliree-quar« ters of an acre of land in Dixon-st,, with coal shed and stabling, a bankrupt stock of drapery and clothing, and the balance of Mr Biah's stock-in-trade, consisting of show cases, chandeliers, lamp, window stands, etc.

The Wellington Meat Preserving and Refrigerating Company yesterday displayed two carcases of enormously fat prize sheep, one in tho Willis street shop, and the other in the Cuba street branch establishment The sheep weighed, when killed aud dressed, 1761 d and 1201b respectively. They were grown by Mr A, Matthews, of Wairarapa Lake, and were taken from the first prize pen at the recant Carterton show, As specimens of Romney Marsh fat sheep bred in New Zealand they are well worthy of attention. Before being lulled the sheep turned the scale at 3051b and 302 lb each. A telegram from Ghristoburch yesterday runs as follows Greal Joy came with the morning when it broke fine (or the great day of the Can-, terbury Metropolitian Agricultural and Pastoral show. Visitors in crowds are going to the show grounds at Sydenham, and the train and coaches are doing a roaring trade. The display throughout was a most imposing one, notwithstanding the fact that some of the southern exhibitors had held back this year, to the regret of the friends of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, The following medals were awarded Gold Medal for the best bull of any age, G. fjteel's Rosa's Earl. Gold modal for the best cow, John Dean's Duchess of Brunswick YI, Two silver medals for merino sheep was taken by W, H. Tesohonmaker and two by A, M'Master. Messrs H. and J, E. Parker, H. Overton, O. Witliell, W. Boag, H. J, Waslibourne, J, Deans, and Dudley and Northey also secured medals in the various classes of sheep.

Committees from the various Friendly Societies met at tho Council Clumbers last night to discuss the question of the <mnual celebration of tho sports and to decide upon what day should be chosen for the same, Mr G. Coker was voted to the chair. In the absence of tho Secretary the balance-sheet was not forthcoming, and it was decided to bring it up duly audited on Wednesday, 26th Nov. The Chairman stated that in consideration of the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club having chosen Boxing Dax as the day on which to hold their races, it might be advisable for the Friendly Societies to fix upon some other public holiday on which to hold their sports, Various days were suggested, and ultimately Easier Monday was fixed upon as a suitable one in evory way. The Caledonian sports on New Year's Day would be benefitted, and in return they could assist the Friendly Societies at Easter. The meeting ad" journed for a fortnight to enable the secretary to bring up a report and balance Bheot.

Messrs Chas. Pownall & Co,, scriveners, Wellington, report: A considerable jrjfjux of foreign capital has, as we foretold, taken place during the last month for mortgage investment, with the effect of reducing the rate of iuterest fully half per cent, quotations now being from seven to BOven and a half per cent for sums in excess of £SOO, As many borrowers for considerable amounts have been awaiting this opportunity for obtaining cheaper money, there has been a large demand, and several transactions have already been concluded upon these terms. We do not, however, look for much lower rates. The English market ia fast rising in value, the last outside price being 4f, with the bank rate 5 per cent. There is likewise every appearance of new land operations occurring, which will most probably give rise to further extensive speculations, thereby creating a very large demand, and it is necessary we should recollect that, before tho late crisis set in with an ample supply of money offering, the operations were so much m excess thai from 8 to 9 per cent was freely given for it.

NEGLECT IS OFTEN AS FERTILE A CAUSE OF SUFFERING as the disease itself. Human nature, warned as it is by reported examples, is prone to forgot the salutary lessons they inculcate and apt to lose by deferment, the good it may rccieve from prompt and decisive action. When the means a o within our grasp, it is almost sinful to ?llow their escape, and hose who overlook tho virtues of UDOLPHO WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS must stand forever self-criminated and reproached,

After several years experience in supplying watches for the colouial market, Littlejohn aud Son, of Lambtoa Quay, Wellington, have observed the need for a thoroughly Bound English Lever Watch at a lower price than that usually paid for Buch 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. We have now the pleasure of introducing our Six Guinea Hunting ailver Lever. This watch, being simple in design durable, highly finished, and accurate,fulfils, all the requirements of a pocket timekeeper! A written guarantee for two years will be given with each w*toh. Sent by post, securely packed, on receipt of Post Office order or cheaue.— /Advtl

A Wise Deacon,—"Deacsn Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family so well last season, when all tho rest of us have been sick so much and have had the doctors running to us bo often," "Brother Taylor, the answer is very easy, ' I used Hop Bitters in time, and kept my family well and saved large doctor's bills Four shillings worth of it kept us all weli and able to work all the time aud I will warrant it cost you and most of your neigh, hours £lO to £IOO apiece to keep sick the same time. I fancy you,ll take my medicine hereafter," See

TIIO adjourned annual meeting of the Caledonian Society is announced for Saturday next.

Such satisfaction waß felt over the way in which Leo's No, 2 programme was conducted, that fully one-half of No. 3 programme has been taken up with a speedy pi'oapeot of the whole of 600 beinu monopolised. The felling will go on up to the 24th December, and will then positively close, Should more than the number be taken up, the prizea will be increased in proportion.

The mighty empire of the Czar, with its population of 101,000,000 has only 625 newspapers—the number published in New York City alone, During the last week in August and the first two weeks in September over a ton of musherooms was despatched every day from Dublin to Liverpool. The American newspapers are mentioning the somewhat curious fact, that of the candidates for the Presidency. Mr Blaine was for a time a teacher in the deal mute college, and Mr Cleveland was a teacher in an asylum for the blind.

Cubed op Drinking.-"A young triend otmiue was cured of an insatiable thirst for liquor, that had so prostrated his system that he was unable to do any business, He was entirely cured by hop bitters. It allayed all that burning thirst, took away tho appetite for liquor, made his nerves steady, and lie has remained a sober and steady man for two years, and he ha? no desire to return to bis eups."—From a leading R.R. Official. Read