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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2023, 23 June 1885, Page 2

Messrs Lowes & loins have -made an addition of dairy cows and steers to their list of stock for to-morrow's sale.

Mr James Ross gives a special prize of £1 Is for the best matched team of horses for farming purposes at the ploughing match to be held to-morrow, Clerks in tlm Government Insurance Association have of late been 1 working five hours a day overtime, and for this they get the munificent remuneration of halfra-crown per week. The Customs duties collected in Wellington during the past week amounted to £11,896.4s Id, the unusually high figure being accounted fo.r ty the fact that a heavier tariff was expected to be announced in the Financial Statement.

The Kaikonra arrived at Plymouth in $1 days 9 hours from Lyttelton, and notwithstanding she was three days late in leaving, she delivered her mails a day in advance of time-table date, The passage is the fastest on record,

The English mails by the Aorangi (200 bags) were transhipped at Port Chalmers by the Penguin yesterday, and will reach Wellington on to-morrow forenoon. The Aorangi left at once for Auckland, which is really her first port, she having called off Port. Chalmers merely for the purpose of landing the mails.

Inspector Pardy and Constable Ryan had a very narrow escape on the West Coast the other day, and liad itnotbeen for aprojectingrock, and an overhangingtree, they would have been drwned. It appears they were crossing'the Shahen River which is very treacherous, when the accident occurred.

Messrs Lowes .and Iprns hold'an extensive sale of stock at fjiejr yard? tomorrow. The list will comprise upwards of 1200 sheep, embracing butchers, sheep, upoi breading ewe?, and store sheep, a line of forward steers, some daily cqws. hand-reared heifers, mixed' cattle, horse's of all classes, storepigs, saddlery, \ ehiclea, poultry and sundries,

A dastardly outrage is reported from Blenheim on Saturday night, A halfpound flask of powder was found in the clapper of tho bellows, at Nicholas' blacksmiths forgo. The flask was full, and holes were cut in it in such a way that the flames from the forge must have reached the powder. The flask was discovered on Nicholas going to light the five.

The business of the Phoenix Lodge, I. 0. (i. T., was speedily got through last night, and a very pleasant after meeting was held: Bro. Magin read a very touching poem entitled " Little Nell," Bro Squires sang "Kitty Wells," and " Kind to thee," Bro Mansell " Close the shutters, Willie's dead," and responded to an encore, Bro Hoklaway recited a selection from Longfellow, and Sister Chandler "The Ribbon' of Blue,' 1 Bro Glasse gavo a reading, and Bro Cheolc a song entitled "The old water-mill." Several selections from Sankey were sung to conclude the programme, The following team will represent Masterton in tile Cup Match against Greytown on the Park Oval on Saturday next the 27th insfc':—Back, Pelling; half-backs, Whatman, C. Perry; quarter-backs, J, Perry, Hplmwpod, W. Perry; towards, Hounslow, Beecher, O'Connor, Chennells, Welch, C, Bannister, J, Bannister, Ewinghm, Ranginui; Umpire, Mr W, McKenzio;Emergenoies-baok, A, Thompson, forward, Kibblewhite. The drawing in connection with the match took place at Mr J, Williams' last evening, with the result that it will be played on the Masterton Park Oval on Saturday next at 3 p.m.

It will be seen on reference to our report of the proceedings in the R.M. Court yesterday afternuon.Jthat the charge of abusive language preferred by the Rev Father Treacy against Mr J. P, McAlister, and appther in which the latter charged tho former wjt|) pommissioning two men to assault him, wero both withdiawn. No doubt, a large section of the public will bo greatly disappointed, but as these two gentlemen offered mutual apoligies, it will be admitted that the course taken was a wise one in every respect. Under these circumstances our readers will not expect us to make further reference to it.

A Northern exchange says that Major Atkinson's tact at his meeting the other night was very V fetching." One gentleman, who seemed, to be rather obnoxious to the audience, as they would hot allow him to be.heard, raised his tone, and said, " I have a right to speak and will speak." Major Atkinson sai,d, ."tyo 9110 has any right in the matter. You cannot speak unless tho people here choose to hear you." This brought down the house, Another instance was in connection with Mr_E. M. Smith. This gentleman's fertile mind geneially has about a dozen questions strung into one to confuse the questioned, The Major listened to the first part of his remarks, and then said, "That's one question, Sit down now while I answer it." The apostle of'' Local Industries" Bat down as desired, and had his questions so well answered that he moved a fulsome vote of confidence at the end of the'meeting. Heilbron's German Worm Cakes and Fitzgerald's Koromiko Extract are Patented— Advt,

The Provincial Grand Master will visit thoLoyalMasfcerton Lodgo 1.0.0.F,.M.U. to-night.

Mr A. J. Rawson reports the sale of an additional 10G8 acres in tho Wangaehu Valley, numbering 9 sections, The Bluo Ribbon Choir liold an' open meeting in Carterton on Wednesday evening next. •

' Captain Edwin.oxpects another, severe frost to-niglit, and that the barometer will continue to rise.

There has been a very hot war of words between. the Observer and Standard of late, and the proprietor of the latter announces thetit is his intention to take proceedings for criminal libel.

.Mr A, S. Dreyer, who has been laid up with paralysis for some time, is to be taken to the Hospital, the Committee having passed a resolution to the effect that he should be admitted. The following is stated to be the result of a poll for the election of a member of the Southern Maori District:—Pratt, 147; Paratini, 104; Tikai, 94. The official declaration ia likely to take place at Kaiapoi to-morrow.

We understand that Messrs Dreyer and Jagerhorn have been appointed valuers for the Masterton and Alfredton Ridings of the Wairarapa East County, and Mr McHutchon for the ridings of Castlepoint and Wainuiuru. ■ An inquest was held at Featherston yesterday on the body of P. H. Liardet, drowned in the Wairarapa Lake, a verdict, of " Found . drowned" being returned. The body was to be taken to Wellington to-day for interment. We remind the public that the ploughing match under tho auspicies of the Masterton Farmer's Club, comes off in Mr Carman's paddock, Manaia, tomorrow. Every preparation has been made, and as there are good entries,' the affair should prove a success, At a meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Committee held at Carterton on Saturday, the letter from the Masterton Farmers' Club, referring to the question of holding alternate shows at Masterton was considered, R was unanimously resolved not to enteVtain the application, and a sub-committee was formed to draft a letter of reply.

It appears that about the time the absurd white slave charge was made againstthe-RevH. Vere White, he was on the point of proceeding Home to take charge of the parish from the hands of which the boy was taken. He is now uncertain whether he will go or not, and has ill the meantime put the whole question into the hands of his bishop, to decide whether he shall take proceedings against his slanderers or not.

Yov Can Be mm- jf you will stop al your doctoring yourself and families with expensive doctors or cure-alls that do only harm, and use Nature's simple remedies for all your ailments; you will be well and happy and save great expense. The greatest remedy for this, the great, wise, and goodwill tell yon, is American Qo'. Hop Bitters,