The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1885.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2078, 26 August 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1885.

A reward' of_£o ig offered for tlio coh.viction Vf'the person «r persons, who cut .a wire fence .at the'Solway estate;' • Tlio goods and effects of the late A. Petersen will be sold nt auction by.Messrs Lowes and lonia on Saturday, by'ord'er of Public Trustee. . i.

The Pahiatua Road Board meeting .on Saturday night lapsed for want of' a quorum. It therefore stands adjourned till next Saturday, Tho person who: removed...a small carpenter's' hammer'from the theatre on the occasion 01 the Poultry Show will oblige by leaving the'-same with the lion. Secretary, Mr W. McKenzio, The installation of"Worshipful Mastor and officers of St.. John's Lodge, Featherston, will take place to-morrow evening.

In the Resident Magistrates' Court this morning, Hubert Henry ■ and Patrick Mulcahy were charged with having allowed their chimneys to oatoh- fire on Saturday last, and ware fined ,6s each, without costs.

While Mr Wyburn was going home last night he. was charged by a cow which two men woro driving along the . street. The animal knocked him down twice, and Mr Wyburn is laid up to-day from tho effects. The men were strangers to him. • -

; A joint Committee d both branches of . the Legislature will be appointed to enquire into tho Wellington Hospital question. The Committee will comprise the Hon. Mr Reeves, M.L.C., and Messrs Harper and Dudson, Mr Reeves will bo Chairman.' ,' The following team has,boen chos n n to represent 'Jlasfcorton at the competition between Carterton, Greytown, and Masterton .Fire Brigades Firemen Allon, Wyeth, Worth, Hounslow, Ewington, Peacock, Branchman Mansill, Foreman Morris. To-night the Brigade meet for practieo, after which the annual nomination ol officers takes place.

A meeting of subscribers to the Featherston Town 'Band Fund was hold at the Town Board offioe last evening, for the-purpose of electing trustees and forming a committee. Mr C. McShane occupied the chair. The following gentlemen were appointed Trustees—Messrs 6. Reynolds, Jas. Donald, and B, Iseiv; Cumniitte;.'—Messrs Toogood, W. Hodder juur., Kemp, and McShane.

Mr Wagland, of the firm of Wiukerson and Wagland, got a severe shaking through a fall from Mb nurse yesterday afternoon. He was driving cattle on tlut portion of Renall-street which has recently been widened, and having occasion to go fast, his horse stepped into a post hole that had riot been filled up. The result was that Mr Wagland was violently thrown to the ground. He was confined to his bed this morning. The Greytown Amateur Christy Minstrel Entertainment on Monday night was a most successful affair. Before the entertaiiimentthe Fire Brigadeandßifles, headed by the Private Brass Band, formed a torchlight procession from the Post Office to the Town Hall, The programme was a very good one, and the gags andol cal puns were remarkably good. A farce, "The Haunted House" which fairly brought down the house, concluded the first part of the programme, when the hall was cleared for dancing which was kept up with great spirit till tho small hours.

Two horses in a brake, the property of Messrs Keester and Harding, caused some excitement by bolting yesterday afternoon. They were standing in front of Messrs Duncan & Sons' shop, when the horses took fright at a passing bicycle, and started off at full sueed towards the WaipoiM bridge, depositing several boxes on the way. By turning up King-street thoy got into. Hope-street, where the vehicle had a narrow escape of capsizing into the river. Having thoroughly tired themselves, thoy "brought up" on the river bed. Tho vehicle is little the worse for the holt.

The Wairarapa Jockey Club i 3 steadily pushing on with the new race course near Greytown. Thoir caretaker and builder is now at work on the ground, and he is busy preparing the foundation for the Grand Stand, whioh is to be 80 feet long by 24 feet deep, and capable of seating about 600 people. The saddling paddock, weighing enclosure and lawn have all been pegged off, care being taken to leave ample room. The Bites for the weighing room, Stewards' and Secretary's ofice, press room, iookeys' room, loose boxes and other offices have also been decided upon. We have seen the plan for 'the Grand Stand, which is a one storey building entered from each end by a broad stair-" case facing the lawn. The luncheon rooms and refreshment bar are at the back of tlie Stand. "In fact, every care has been taken' to /make the Wairarapa Jockey Cliib's.Gmnd. Stand comfortable and attractive, It is fully intended that the Autumn mooting for-1886 shall be held there. : .

The divining rod is apparently still believed in by some people, as will be seen by the following paragraph, which we take from the New Zealand Times "Mr A. C. Knudsen, who has lately been visiting the West Coast goldfields, has invented an apparatus by which he claims to be able' to discover hidden gold, whether in largo or small quantities,, or whether on the surface or amoiig alluvial deposits, . Mr Kiiudsen claims that he can travel along an alluvial lead and that by the aid of his invention, he can fell the miner whether he is likely to realize either £3, .£5, £lO, or £2O per week. If the apparatus, which is simple and inexpensive, will do anything like what Mr Knudsen feels so. confident about, it would.dave a great deal of money, which is now. wastedln prospecting. He should .interview the'-goldfield.'members on the subject. "TJ.iev. Ought to have a keen appreciation of it&Whiefbrtheirdistricts." If Mr Knudsen wero' to take his instrument to Mr Shrims'ki,. he might perhaps get the reply "Es wird nichts nutzen,"

Messrs, Foley and Berkley's performance of " Chic" arid "An Artist's Studio.'' at the Theatre .Royal last niri't was not very largely patronized, In I he " former MeestN Foley and Berkley, sustained all the, various parts themselves, and their rapid changes were tho subject of a good deal of surprise, while they cams in for frequent applause. The piece ran very 'smoothly, and.' was thoroughly appreciated by the audience. " An Artist's Studio" also ran very smoothly, while it proved to the taste of the audience, It is a matter for. surprise and regret that Meßßrs Foley and Berkley are not more freely patronized. The shareholders in the Theatre Company have gone to a good deal of expense in erecting the Theatre, while the .lessees have spared, no money or trouble to provide a great variety of scenery, and plays, that "would prove attractive in any other town of - the. oolony, and to which the actors do full justice.' Yet time after time wo and that the attendance is, to put it mildly, only moderate. With-suoh a large population, 'is thai of Masterton and its neighborhood;' Messrs Foley and Berkley mightly. very; reasonably expect to be better patronized' than they have been during the. 'past'lwo or three months. "" "

In the Wellington foot-bull loam chosen [ to pliy against Napier on Saturday next appear the names of Messrs-Whatman and :J. _ The Napier . players ' art? 1 Maste'rton' on : May,'

■' ..There was a number of people at the Salvation- Army tea last night, and the affair passed 08 Tery successfully, At tlie after meeting, the balance sheet for tho quarter ending 30th Juno was read, 'whicluhowed a debt 011 the Mastertun corps of £4l, Captain Colley takes his departure from this place to-morrow, All the carriers doing business.in Mastertun hold a meeting this morning, when the railway freight on wool was discussed at some length, All were of opinion that wool can be carried by waggon to ,Wel-' lington at a reduced rate, and it was therefore resolved to start carrying by waggon to Wellington as soon as the wool season begins, those interested working hand in hand. By this means tho quail-, tity passing through Masterton will be considerably increased, and the Public Works Department will- be afforded the doubtful satisfaction of seeing their trucks standing idle, unless indeed a speedy change is made in the tariff.

A concert was held in the Assembly rooms, Carterton, last night, in aid of the school funds of St. Mark's Church. There was a very fair audience. Mr L. Wilson occupied the chair, and opened the programme by calling on Miss Brann for a piano solo, which was well received, Next followed Mr W. C. Cuff with a song, "Seventy-two," which was loudly encored, Mr Wilson gave a reading from Arteinus Ward on " Spiritualism," which drew forth roars of laughter, and was followed by Miss-Bowler with a.piano solo; which was beautifully executed,. A violin solo by Messrs G. M. Gardener and ; W, Lundqvist, was loudly applauded, Mrs Samuel!sang."Among the roses," aud in response to aii e'ncbre'gave" Two'sCompany. Mr Black's "A. Sailor's Life is bold and free," was loudly encored. Mrs Cuff then sang " Gates of tho West," and was loudly encored. She responded with "The Lonely Harp." Mr Gant then sang the" Gallants of England." Mr Wickerson sang " A Warrior Bold," and was followed by Miss Finney singing " Must we then meet as Strangers." " Will-o'-the-Wisp" by Mr Gant was encored, and ho sang in response " The Village Blacksmith." Mr Sainuel then sang "The Little Maid .of- Arcadie," and Mr Wickerson followed with "Rocked in the Cradle of Deep," and being loudly encored, lie repeated tho last verse. A piano and violin duet, performed by Messrs Lundqvistand Keisenberg, brought the programme to a close. A hearty vote of thanks was given to the ladies aiid gentlemen for their kind assistance in the evening's entertainment.

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I wish most sincerely to thank tho many visitors from the Wairarapa for their liberal patronage during the last three weeks, and beg to inform intending purchasers that my whole stock of Clothing, Hats, Hosiery, &c. Ac., will still be offered at the net cost price for cash, up till the end of the present month.—l am, John Tliorburn, Clother & Outfitter, Willis-st., Wellington.