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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2068, 14 August 1885, Page 2

Lovers of football ace reminded of the match which takes place between the Masfcerton and Carterton Oluba on the ground of the former to-morrow, Intending exhibitors at .the Wairarapa Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary, Association Show, are reminded that entries close with tho Secretary, MrW. McKenzieac 9,50. p.m. to-day.

We would rajnind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns sale at their rooms tomorrow. They have a ' quantity of new and second hand furniture, a few tons of early seed potatoes of choice kinds, besides table sorts, also a line of feed oats and fowls' wheat, all of whioh must be cleared to close consignments.

No time is being lost by the Borough Council in making the necessary inquiries aB to whether fqotpaihs shall be formed in Worksop road or not,' ftjr ,Croad, tfye Corporation Overseer, has been employed during the last day or so in obtaining the jjames of land-holders who are willing to contribute towards the extra cost, ana we understand that he has been very successful. There js ; therefore, every prospect of tho streot being formed ai, an eyjy date. In Napier tho other night, says the Telegraph, the relatives as below recently surrounded one dinner table; One greatgrandfather two grandfathers, one grandmother, three fatiioi'jS, two mothers, four children, three grandchildren, one greatgrandchild, three sisters, one brother, Wands, two wives, one mother-in-law, ono fathewji-law, two brothers-in-law, three Bisterj-iiirlAWi one son-in-law, two ilaughters-in-law, two tfiioles, three aunts, one nephow, two nieces, and two cousins, The wholo party consisted of seven persons only.

The Woodville and Kumerua Road Boards are likely to be the subjects of legal actions before long, says tho Examiner. Mr Bradbury is entering an action in tho Supreme Court against the Woodville Road Board £l2O, alleged to be due on a contract in the Victoria Block. Tho Board say the length of the contract was lU chains, and the contractor says it was 47f chains, MrMorison has beon retained for the Road Board, and Mr Florence for tho contractor, In |he Ifyiiproa case, it appears that the Board's foreman passed a contract done by Mr Norman, who claimed .his money. The Board cbnsiders the contract is hot completed, and refuses to pay, and is consequently threatened viijl an action for the price of the contract.

There was a rmjr at the last meeting of the ManaVatu Itoajl Bsj,ri|. The correspotident of th'e Evening jf ess telegraphs: —Some litfclo excitement was caused at the pefciijg oltheManawatii'Epad Board yesterday in regard to the late firo at the Town Hall. The jrajte books of the Board were destroyed, and all jfljjiieiidos were current. The Secretary wrojte ,1 letter to the Board yesterday, resigning, In the cojappe of a lengthly letter he said about tl,ie rumours re the fire: " 1 'caii with the greatest certainty threat the base lie down the throat ( of ?ueh yile calumniator?," He admits, ill s.ome instances, that tjie ftogounlt? \yepe not quite clear, but puts it down to % ifitroducr fcion of a new system of book-keeping. He says: "If certain members of your Board think that I am a worn to be trod upon, I am determined to show that I am not, lam not going to expend my energies in putting their public business straight under difficulties, He expresses gratitude to the Chairman and some members, and concludes: ''l am pptst slave nor a beggar, nor so poor as to become a servant to those whom I have been brought to despise for their .unmanly feeling and despicable conduct towards one who has never by one word, act or deed merited such. ungrateful treatment."

Tlio Mastortori School Cadets were inspected by Major Bunny yesterday afternoon,

Mr Burt, of the Kaiwaiwai' sawmills, has, by way of experiment, shipped a quantity of white pine, in the rough and prepared, to Sydney. It is said that the examination of.Volunteer officers hi)s been made bo severe that it is almost an impossibility for officers residing in the country to pass,

Captain Edwin telegraphed at noon " Bad weather between North-East and West and Soutli; glass further fall, but rise after twelve hours, /and weather cold."

There was a veiy good attendance of members at the Delta Lodge, L.U.F., last night, The usual routine business' was gone through, and four new members were proposed.

Three or four acres in the estate of the late Michael Dixon at Kurupuni are at present being cut up! into quarter-acre building sites, and will, we understand, be put in the market at an early date.

Mr F. H. Wood , holds an extensive sale of general merchandise, frhit, furniture, farm implements, poultry, etc., at his Masterton rooms at 2 p.m. to-morrow.

The Carterton Volunteers held their monthly inspection parade on Wednesday evening. After parade Major Bunny presentedjthe Company's cup to Vol, Goodin, and also a prize of £llos which lie had won, The next firing for the Company's cup was fixed for the 20th inst. ■ The Cemetery Trustees have taken the lead of the Borough Council in the planting of willows for river bank protection, quite a number of them having beon planted where the Waipoua touches the Cemetery Reserve. The work was done by Mr Ingram, the Secretary to the Trustees.

Buyers of a snug and payable farm should secure that advertised by Messrs Lowes and lorns at LG per acre. The lot comprises GSO acres, and is splendid alluvial and limestone land, well improved, having all necessary dwellings, farm buildings, fencing, etc., already upon it, and is within an easy distance of Masterton or Carterton.

Says the Napier TolcgrapliAs showing that a land tax is not altogether unknown in this colony, wo may mention that we were shown a cheque for L 847 in payment of the Hawke's Bay County rate. In addition to this, of course, the same settler has to pay a Road Board rate; and both rates are levied on the value of the land,

While the Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill was under discussion in the House, Mr Beetham tried to introduce a clause providing that one-third of the endowment of 250,000 aores should be handed over to local bodies, The Premier, however, objected to the clause being added, as it was an appropriation elauso. He, however, agreed to give Mr Beetham an opportunity to introduce it in the Land Bill, so that the subject has not been disposed of. The monthly inspection parade-of the Masterton Rifles was held at the Theatre Royal last night. There were about forty rank and file present, and Lieutenant Cameron was in command, The Company was inspected by Major Bunny and Major Butts (adjutant), and was then put through various exercises. It was stated that Captain Donald had sent in his resignation, It is, however, very probable that he will be asked to reconsider it,

Constable Darby, who has been away with a search party, in forms our Carterton correspondent that they have not yet found the body of George Buck, They dragged the river up and down for two miles below the ford and also used dyna--mite, but all to no purpose. He thinks it very doubtful whether it will ever be found. The search will probably be abandoned. ' However desirable tho limitation of the borough boundaries may be, the end doos not justify all the means that have been adopted to obtain signitures in its favor. In one instance the disinterested ratepayer who carried round tho petition, tried hard to convince a well-known and independent tradesman in Queen street that the movement was for his benefit. The.tradesman, however, hadhis own views on the 'subject, and he then forgot himself so far as to predict tl;at he would be ruined ere long. Whether a stroke of the pen on the petition could Bave him did not transpire, but the inference was that it could. Faots like these must necessarily detract from the value of the petition.

At a meeting of the Match Committee of tlje Mastertm Rifles, the following were selected to to go into practice for a series of matches whioh are to take place in Wellington on the 7th inst: —Lieut Cameron, Sergt. Matthews, Corpls. McLachlan and Kibblewhite, Vols, G. Bentley, C. Bentioy, Blane, Bright, Welch, Hoffeins, McKenzie, C, Matthews, A. Thompson, H.oar and Schroder, There is to be a practice every Wednesday and Saturday up to date, and the final team will probably be picked to-morrow week. Up to the present two matches have been definitely airanced, namely, with the City Rifles and Guards, and it is expected that two more will be added to these.

At the last of thq Philosophical Society Mr Tregear reaij a paper on "The Maori in Asia/' which proved to be pf the litmost interest. Mr Tregear accounted for the fact that the Maori language was only partially inflected in its grammatical construction, because therms Ijad not changed its religion for the past 5000 years, He demonstrated some cases of agreement between the Maori and Borne of tho Asiatic languages, quoting modem Hindustani and .Persian as illustrations. Tho words used had an historical value, and showed how long it was since the Maori has traversed India. The essayist showed that a great numbor of words similar to tho Masri ones were in use in the European languages, notably among the Greeks,. Latins, Lithuanians, Icelander, Pelts, and others; it was remarkable, however, 1 that' fcjiough care had been taken to exclude AheWlaori words, there was a greater similarity between the English and the Maori words, Tho essay concluded by provjng the antiquity of the Maori raco, quotations from Sir George Grey, Dr Y«n Haast and others being used in support of the proof.—Evening tJnltedSjafces Consul Griffen, at Sydney, haß published an elaborate rejs# gn the wool trade of the coldnies. He, however, appears to depend upon Tiis imagination fsr the facts. We remember the name ■in Cflhnectio/) a description of the harbors of New Zealand, in Jj'liich Wellington is left out. In the presonfc'instance he says:—"It is now'quite a'common thing for the sheep -farmers of Victoria spd[ New Soiitl> Wales to purchase stud sheep in New Zealand.. Tlje rich pastoral lands of that colony, and the geniality of tho olimate, together with tlje equal distribution pf yarmfch and moisture throughout every part of the Iforth and South Island, have led to the production of distinct types of sheep,-the wool of whioh is so remarkable for its fineness, density, lustre, and great length of staple." Had he made inquiries he would have .found that the Australian. 6heep'have much finer woo) $ proportion to the length of the staple,'and that flew Zealand draws largely from her neighbours for this class of sheep, Had he remarked upon the excellence of our long-woolled sheep he. would have been nearer the mark. ■

Tho shop-adjoining Mr McGlaalian's bakery is advertised to let.

Messrs Whitt and Donaldson are exhibiting in their windows three handsome Buites,' which are well worth a visit of inspection. ,

Lizette's Courtship and the Rough Diamond comprise the programme at the Theatre this evening, In the character of Margoiy, Miss Beaufort has been particularly succesful, it being her favorite and best impersonation, and played by her many times in the Old Country, The other lady principal, Miss Sutherland, is a stranger to Masterton audiences, but conies to us with splendid credentials, progressive and otherwise. She appears as Lisette in the operetta, and, being gifted with a remarkably good voice, should givo the music-loving a treat. 1 Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, fa, are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical-, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by - all Patent Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements.—Advt.