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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 2038, 10 July 1885, Page 2

Mr J. Birrel, of the Fancy Goods Repository, Cuba Street, Wellington, announces the receipt of a variety of new and choice goods. The Woodville Exaininor states that Mr McCnrdle is likely to resign his seat on the Lands Board, because each meeting absorbs four days of his time. The concert in aid of the funds of St Matthew's Sunday School postponed from the 19th June, is now announced to take place on Friday the 17th inst, The same programme will be adhered to. Mr H. T. Price, the well known hairdresser, of Wellington, has in stock a variety of goods which should suit the taste of ladies and gentlemen whose hair does not give then entire saisfaction, and has an advertisement 011 the subject in another column.

"To buy for cash and to sell for cash, etc.," is the motto now adopted by Mr John Young, ironmonger, Wellington, His announcement elsewhere is worthy a perusal.

After Messrs Lowes and lorns Land Sale to-morrow they offer a few lots of valuable works, including Chambers' Encyclopedia, The Teehencal Educator Works on Polygany. After which they sell furniture, produce, Poultry and a quantity of fancy pigeons.

The New Zealand Clothing Factory has executed quite a number of orders for Volunteor uniforms, and at the beginning of the month received orders from ovon new companies, hailing from all parts of the colony, from Auckland to Dunedin.

Mej-rs Lowes and loms sell to-morrow the equity of redemption of 1133 acres is tho Wlmreama District for the estate of the late Mr Edwin Meredith jun. This is one of the finest Blocks of country in tho Wairarapa for pastoral or agricultural purposes, is all level, lit for the plough, and spooially adapted for fattening sheop or cattle, and it should command a ready sale,

A plucky act on tha part of a little boy deserves to bo recorded. On Wednesday, while the Waipoua was high, a three-year-old child of Mr Noary got into the water and was being bom along by tho current. A boy named- Bowser, eight years of age, waded into the water, which came up to his shoulders, and managed to rescuo tho little one. That he endangeed his own life in the act goes whithout saying,

Military drill in schools is the bane of Mr Woodroofoß existence just at present. He has given notic„ that, at tho next meeting of the Sclioo. o'ommittee, he will move " That while approving of due attention to physicial education in the playground, the Committee considers military drill useless, a source of unnecessary expense, niisohievous, opposd to the onlightened spirit of tho ago, and calculated to promote dangerous habits among the children of peaceably disposed colonists." It is a great pity Mr Woodroofe is not in a position to ventilate his views in the British Parliament at the present juncture,

A Wellington paper states that Mr J. Perry will not be ablo to go south in the interprovincial football team owing to a severe injury sustained by him in the Carterton -match. ' Though Mr Perry got his head hurt in a collision almost at the beginning of the match, he'i continued to play, though his wanted vigour was lacking, Mr J. Williarris, Secretaiy to the local club, informs us that Mr Perry intends to join in the «al; Wellington to-morrow, and that he fully iutend* to go south, 'having recovered froml he accident, 'i ■

uii oiuui'uuy iiuac, iu pairs 01 iowis,-, Tlio Mastorton Tomperance Choir meo' i tor practice this ovening at 7.30. tlio subject for rehearsal being "Poor Mike.". Captain Edwin telegraphs at noon Bad weather oxpected between east and south and south-west. Glass fall very soon, and within ten Jiours heavy fall of r airi. Rivers flooded after 16 hours. The number of cattle yarded at Messrs Lowes Morns' Bale oh Wednesday was 160, not 100, as stated in the report which we published yesterday.

: The Local Bodies Conference resolved yesterday- that native lands should be put on the same footing fyr rating purposes as Eurepean, and that expenditure to open Grown Lands should be entrusted to County Councils, The discussion on the Charitable Aid Bill takes place to-day. Dogs are said to be very plentiful on tho Opaki just now, A settler informs us that sheep have been worried in considerable numbers, and that lie and others have been compelled to protect their property by shooting Unfortunately they used No. 3 shot, which proved too small, and they are now about to try the effects of No. 1.

Another of the old settlers is gone in Mr John Stoodly. He arrived in Wellington in 1841, and resided for some years at Karori, before he came to the Wairarapa, He died at Carterton yesterday, and leaves three sons and two daugters, and a number of grandchildren to mourn his loss.

The following will represent Carterton in the football match against Greytown, to-morrow C. Fairbrother, F. Fairbiother, C. Reid, H. A. Ewen, W. Dempsey, J. Peters, F. Peters, E. Rutherfurd, T. Moore, A. Moore, R, Kemble, J. Humphries, E. Mercer, A. Mercerand C. Smith. Emergencies, W. Fairbrother, Gimble and G. Moore. The match takes place at Greytown. The Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Masterton, has for some time past been considering the advisableness of making additions to the church, the present building having proved iu adequate to seat the steadily growing congregation, It is now contemplated to make an addition to the eastern wing, and to build a room suitable for a bible class or other meetings, in rear of the Church, and to paint the inside of the Church throughout. A sub-committee has been appointed to bring up a report on the subject. It is believed/that the funds can be raised without difficulty. The adjourned Quarterly Meeting o the Masterton Tent, 1.0.R, was held in the Temperance Hall last night. The Secretary read the balance sheet for the quarter, onding June 25th, showing a credit balance of £9O. Thc accounts of receipts and expenditure in connection with tho reconli anniversary showed a deficit of 12s. The following offUSers were elected for the ensuing term, &R. Bro, Easthope; D.R, Bro, Stone; Secretary, Bro, Brown; Treasurer, Bro. Ingram; C.S. Bro, Carpenter; B.S. Bro. Falk; Levite, Bro, Butcher; Guardian, Bro, Prentice.

We have been requested by Mr J. Thorburn, the Clothier and Outfitter, of Willis-street; Wellington, to call the attention of the Wairarapa to his gigantic 20 per cent. Tax Sale, which is now being held.' The whole of his great stock of Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing, &c., is in tho market for absolute sale, at the cost price, for 21 days—Advt,

Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, &c,, are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated " Lung Preserver." This oldestablished, celebrated medicine, ia pleasant to the palate, and highly oxtolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicine Veudors. See testimonials in advertisements.—Advt.