THE LOAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2010, 8 June 1885, Page 2

THE LOAN.

It now appears that the information to the effect that the New Zealand million and a half loan had been boated at above £lO3 3s (id was errorous, and that the average price ia £IOO 6s 3d. The lowest tenders accepted being £IOO 3s 6d. Though the difference is considerable, the terms are, nevertheless, exceedingly good, as only one New Zealand loan, that of last year, when the average was £IOO Bs, has been more successful. The total amount applied for was also overstated, being £5,555,000 in place of nearly £7,000,000.

Dr Bey invites tenders for the erection of a dwelling house at Greytown, Mr H. H, Beetham has accepetd the Presidency of the Wairarapa Poultry Society.

The_ Wairarapa East County Council loldsits ordinary monthly meeting touorrow, '

The Sydney Jockey Turf Club announces another sweep on the next Melbourne Cup, The first horse is to receive £IO,OOO, the second £4,000 and the third £2,000. Other starters and nonstarters will have £ISOO respectively, and there will be 892 cash prizes, ranging from £2,000 to £2O, the total amount of the consultation being £50,000.

The distinguished New South Wales' visitors who ar«ved on Saturday, returned to Wellington the same day by 'the afternoon train, They expressed themselves highly pleased with the place, and were surprise*} to find such a large and thrivjng inland tpw'n as Masterton. They wer,e\a,ccompanie'(l'' by'lrG. S. Cooper, Under-Secretary. ' "" ' ' ..' An old Masterton identity died suddenly on board the steamer Wallace', a day or two ago. Many will no doubt remember Christopher Fitzsimmons or "Old Fife," as he used to be called, who made a living for some time by carrying fruit from house to house. He left Masterjtqn about two years ago to join his famjlyatGreymqujth, where he has since resided up to/the (iinje pf hjs .death.

Many peppjc (says, the Hop News) are saying, ''What jf Gordon js. not dead after all?" We have no ppsitiye evidence of his disease, Not one white person has yet testified to his death, and not even an Arab has been found who professes jo have seen his dead body, The evidence is very vague and uncertain even yet, It is impossible to prove his death, because sufficient testimony could not bo adduced. It is quite possible that we have been premature in holding funeral services.

i Chess players are invited to meet at thejn;>titutoat7.3o, p.m. to-morrow to consider fchp advisableness of forming a club. From en/pries that have been made, it appears thai; there arc a considerable number of players In Masterton, who only lack the opportunity of being brought together. In chess, as in everything else, no progress can be made without practice. By forming a club, players liayfl this further advantage, that they are likely Jjo be met by combinations and stratagems that arp/new to them, and therefore player? have a better opportunity of learning from eactiothor,' It is hoped that the meeting will be well attended. • ■■'... ~.-.. At Christchurch recently Johanna Moors was committed for trial 'for theft under peculiar circumstances. Two ladies were at th,e railway station on' Saturday, and went to a prjiyate anar'f njent, in which one of them left her purse, chaining oyer £2O. The accused entered"the apartment just and pocketed the purse. Sjifi did not give iinformatipn to the police ,0? railway flfficjais, but hurried away in .company >s> a friend!'' The lady, having inissed hep pursp, and remembering where site had laid Jt, suspicion lyais directed t.o Mo.ore, who was called hack by a constable.. .She did not tell him of her find, and jt was pnjy when directly asked if she had. found py money, that she produced the mjssing purse, Mrßeethamß, M,, cflnsjdered the case to be jußfc on the borderland between larceny and no larceny, and left it for a jury to determine whether there was any intention to steal, A noted benefactress, Miss Elizabeth Crombie Duthie, the lady who gave to the city of Aberdeen the public park which bears her name, died on March 30, aged'6s. The Duthie Park is the finest recreation ground in the North of Scotland, and;cost £50,000, Miss'Duthie, who was the last lineal representative of her family, has bequeathed the rest of her fortune to the public institutions of Aberdeen. ■

Tho case of Wateno Haenga, alias Mohaka, mentioned in our R.M. Court, is proceeding this afternoon. Separate tenders are invited by the local committee for clearing and fencing the Wangaeliu school ground. ■ At the official declaration of the poll at Tauranga, Mr Sheehan's majority was reduced to 12, tho numbers being; Sheelum 532, Kelly 520.

Mr C. E, Daniel has secured the contract for the erection of a woolshed (labor only) for Messrs W. and H. Beetham at Pineliurst, Tho price is £295,^ Since the beginning of the,year eight persons have been adjudicated bankrupts in Masterton, only four of whom, however, resided in the Borough, the others hailing from .Castlepoint, Whareama, Mauriceville, and Gladstone. The local option poll for the Alfredton Licensing district was taken on the 2nd inst, when six votes were recorded in favor of an increaso of publicans licenses, and fourteen against. There were four votes for New Zealand wine licenses and nine'against.

During the month of May the estates of sixteen deceased persons were placed in the hands of the Public Trustee. The highest estimated value of the personal property was £650, and the lowest £lO. One of these estates, that of John McKay, yalued at £lO, comes from Masterton.

Mr Chas, J, Freeth, Native Interpreter, Commission Agent, etc.,has removed from Queen-st to the premises in Churchstreet next the Daily Office, where his numerous customers will in future find him. An advertisement relating to his business will be found in another column.

An election will shortly take place for a member of the Featherston Highway' Board in place of Mr H. Dudding, who has forfeited his seat through nonattendance. Already the names of Messrs Coleman Phillips, H. H. Jackson, and T. Kempton have been mentioned as likely to contest the seat. The New Zealand Times states that a Government Bill will be introduced during tho ensuing session of Parliament for the reconstruction of the LegislativeCouncil. The principal feature of the measure will be that Councilors are only to be appointed for ten years, in place of for life.

A meeting of the Ploughing Match Committee of the Farmers' Club was held on Saturday afternoon, when a number of details in connection with the proposed ploughing match wero considered. Subscription lists have been issued by the committee, which will meet again on Wednesday, when the programme will probably be issued, and the ground finally decided on.

The annual meeting of the Alfredton Licensing Committee was hold at the Engineer's Office, Eketahuna, at noon on Saturday, all the members being present. The application for renewals of licenses by James Tonner, Ekctahuna Hotel, and D. Crewe, Pahiatua Hotel, were granted, There was no other business.

It appears that we were not quite correct in stating that the plans for Mr F, H. Wood's sale yards had beon prepared by Mr Fannin, tho greater share of the credit being due to Mr E. G. Green, who lias had extensive experience in the erection of yards in the district. We were in no way responsible for the error. Another colliery disaster occurred on March 26, in Dombrau, Austrian Silesia. Between 60 and 70 miners are supposed to have perished. The three great explosions which occurred in March at Earwin, Camphausen, and Dombrau, coincide with reported movements of Mount Etna, thus seeming to confirm the theory that the firedamp is of volcanic origin.

Very recently the funeral took place at Stroud of a Mrs Kingdon, whose age was 100 years 2 months and 12 days. She was one of a family of seven—two sons and five daughters—two of whom are still alive and nearly 80 years of age, The ages at the time of death of the other five were respectively 100 years 2 months, 86, 96,73 years 5 months, and 88 years 9 months.

Messrs Lowes & loms held an extensive 'sale of new and second-hand furniture, papiermache ware, and sundries on Saturday. There was a good attendance, but bidding was not very spirited, and the lines cleared were generally in favor of buyers. There are a few unsold lines which the auctioneers will sell privately at low prices. Tho contract for fencing the frontages of St Matthew's Church grounds to Church iindDjxon streets, has been let to Mr J.. Montgomery, tlm price being £24, subject to 'a rebate of "s\. fjs for the material in the present fence. The lnpney for the work', which will add materially to the appearance of the church and its surroundings, was dpecially collected by Mr J. Nicol.

TlieTheatrewillbe opened this evening with an entertainment which should be rather a lipyelty to Masterton, in the shape of Thompson's Gplpsgal Mirror of the' East, and celebrated Diorama of the Soudan War, The Diorarna, we believe, is a genuine and sterling entertajnpient, possessing all the attributes necessary tq a first-class performance of tjiaji nature, There will, we are assured, be'a good leoture, well painted pictures, and perfect apparatus, After the mechanical march past of the troops, a number of presents of a valuable nature will be distributed among the audience.

Mr F. 11, Wood reports a large attendance at his sale of fruit and ornamental trees held at his Masterton rooms on Saturday last, great demand and spirited bidding being noticeable for fruit trees. Apple, pear, plum, and mulberry trees were eagerly competed for, and realised! from Is to Is Od, English ash, elm, beech, and lime plants found ready buyers at 9d to Is; inacrocarpa and pinus insignia at 7d to 9d ; and thorn hedging plants at 2s per 100. There was' very little request for ornamental shrubs, except those of special variety, Numerous private Bales pf roses from' the nursery of Mr Collotte, were' made after the' auction,' notably some that werp purohased by a buyer attending from ijie £o\yev Hutt. The roses changed hands at satisfactory prices, ''

A meeting of the Feathersfpn School Committee was held oh Saturday eyening. Present-Messrs' H.' Bunny (C!|airman), Matthews, Donald, Keys, Barton and Robertson, The minutes of the previous meeting were read' and" .confirmed.. The Treasurer's statement ijhqwefj ft credit balance of £lllsa 3d, '|es?rs %gp,od, Oakly and Hiteinan, the visitors' fpr tjie month, reported that repairs were needed in the school yard, and at the reap of the school, T!)e'headn).aster's' report fpr the month was read, showing an average attendance pf 18^; alsp intimatijig t|a't if the Committee couid manage tp have the school ground planted with trees it would bp of great benefit, and beautify the place, The latter .part of the above letter was left to the wprks committee, Messrs Mathews and 'Robertson,'who were also appointed visitors for the ensuing month. Heilbron's German Worm Cakes and Fitzgerald's Koromiko Extract are Patented—ADVT. ■ Thick HEADs.-Heavy stomachs, biliou conditions-"Wells' May Apple Pills"—anti bilious, cathartic. Cd and Is. N. Z. Drug'Co . Don t die in the house.-' 1 Rough on Eats clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed-bugs flies, ants, insects, moles, jaok-rabbits, gophers 7Jd-N.Z, Drug Company. ■