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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2082, 31 August 1885, Page 2

Cricketers are reminded that the annual meeting of the Masterton Club takes place at Messrs Beard & Gray's office at 8 o'clock this evening. The proposed football match between the East Coast team and combined Wairarapu, will not take place, the former being of opinion that by tho time thoy have got through their match with the West Coast to-day, they are not likely to be fit for more play. They will' pass through Masterton on their return tomorrow.

We hear that Mr Walter Rapp, who has been regarded for some years as one of the most enterprising and popular business men of Masterton, has accepted tho appointment of district representative of the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Office at Taraiiaki. Mr Rapp leaves Masterton in about a month to enter upon his new duties. . , The football match between the Wellington and East Coast teams played at Wellington on Saturday, resulted in favor of the former by two tries (4 points) to nil. The first of the tries was secured at the very beginning of the game, through a bit of smart passing on the part of J, Perry to King, who was near the goal line and got across. Perry, we are sorry to hear, got one of his shoulders badly hurt through a' piece of unnecessarily rough play on the part of one of the Napier men, and had to leave the field.

A paragraph that bears the stamp of untruthfulness on the very face of it appears in the Woodvillo Examiner' which states that "Mr MoCardle inter, viewed the Minister of Public Work* in* reference to a grant for the Focty-Mile Bush road, and suggested that, instead of the money being spent on the mam road, which is in a frightful condition, it should be spent on the Mauriceville road, which is some three miles shorter, . The Minister concurred in tho suggestion, and will, doubtless, give effect to it." The matter was taken in hand by the County Council, which decided to expend a portion of the grant for the main road on the Mauriceville road, as tho only means of maintaining communication. There was no reference to deputationizing the Minister of Public Works, and if Mr McCardle did anything of the kind he is guilty of a piece,of imoprtinenco which tho other members of the Council are pretty sure to resent.

Horbert H. Smith is the alleged pro prietor of tho " Grand Panorama of the World" which has just recently been exhibited in the various townships of the Wairarapa. On Wednesday, judgment waß entered against him for 20s Gd and expenses for refusing to pay T. Watson for carrying tho panorama from Maste'rton to Carterton. He intended to Bliowon Wednesday evening at the Greytown Town Hall, but there was no attendance of the public and the hall was dosed. The custodian of the hall, we are told, declined to allow the apparatus to be removed until the hall charges were paid; but it appears, that Smith- had, the key of the baok room and during the night entered the hall, and removed his things, cloaring off in the ifoorning without even paying the oustodian'e. expenses. In the hurry of his departure he forgot to pay his Greytown advertising account-' at least, we wish to be charitable, and say he. forgot, The Press in other parts will, no doubt, remind Mr Smith of this whpn; they are about to do business with him.—Standard.

Messrs Lov>'e3 and Irons invite tenders for about 20 chains of fencing. ■' A notioe (if some importance to militia officoa appears iu. another column. ' Messrs Lowes and lonis held a most successful of clothing and drapery at their Auction Rooms on Saturday, the price realized being very satisfactory.

A north-west gale.blew in fierce .gusts ihis morning, and did some damage in fardoiia and plantations, a considerable lumber of trees being blown over.

Wo understand that Mr Robert Donald has secured a huge portion of the totara the Tayeru river from M'ewßeethiiiii, and that he is about to erect a sawmill there. Captain Edwin telegraphs at noon '.'.'.Bad. • weather ■ approaching between North and West and South-West, Glass further fall and rain." Messrs Lowes & lorn have added a tlwvoughbnco. covered waggon, and a pair of staunch horses to their fortnightly sale,''which'"takes place on Wednesday next.

Dr Hosking advertises that he has about 700 acres of good .totarabushto let. As totam is;getfcing..scaree in the neighborhood of-Masterton, and this bush is only about.four miles from the town, the application' is likely to receive the early attention of saw millers.

There was again a large attendance at the Freethought Society's meeting last night, Several papers were read, and there there weie also one or two recitations. 1 The. vocal and' instrumental musical items were very enjoyable. Some of the'Greytown Fire Brigade men went and had a practice with the Carterton Fire Brigade's engine on Saturday. After running the engine down opposite the Council Chambers, they exercised themselves for about an hour in running out the hose and other performances, . ,

What might have boon a very serious catastrophe occurred to Mr Arthur Moore on Saturday, just below the Post Office at Carterton, as he was going homewards with a horse and brake, The breeching strap came undone, and before the lad perceived that anything was the matter, the animal commenced kicking furiously, and smashed the brakoto pieces. The lad Efot a nasty kick on the leg, but luckily no bones were broken.' The Skating Rink was opened at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening, and was very freely patronized. There were quite as many skaters on the floor as there was room for, and there were also a laraje number of spectators in the dress circle. Skating was kept up with the utmost vigor till the time of closing, and was evidently thoroughly enjoyed by the novices as well da. those who have indulged in the healthy exercise on pre- ■ vious occasions. The floor has been specially prepared, and is in excellent condition. The rink will be open every night. The irrepressible Michael Dowling once more came before the Masterton Road Board on Saturday, when he made an application for payment of a sum of Lll lis, which ho said was due to him upwards of seven years ago, and which he alleges was wrongfully paid to some other person. It appears that there is no record of such a sum being ever due to Mr Dowling and consequently there was no payment. Under the circumstances the claim was not entertained. The nomination of Borough Councillors caused no stir to-day. After Mr Johnston had definitely decided upon retiring from the Council, Mr T. 6, Mason was induced to allow himself to be nominated, and this morning it looked as if that gentleman and Messrs Perry and Heron, the retiring Councillors, would have a walk over, Several ratepayers made' efforts to induce Mr J. Ross and Mr L. J, Hooper to stand, but they were unsuccessful. Eventually Mr W. Cullen was nominated, and there will therefore be a contest. 'The candidates nominated are Messrs W, Cullen, G. Heron, T, G. Mason, and W, Perry. The poll will be taken on Thursday, the 10th September. Mr F. H. Wood reports a sale at his Masterton auction rooms 011 Saturday las 1 ,, and the reassuring.fact that notwithstanding the depression that has palpably demonstrated- itself among business circles during the past week, all lines put under the hammer were quoted at marketable figures. He now quotes oranges 83 6d to 10s, Apples, 8s to 9s, superior do., 9s Gd to 10s, Bananas, 4s, Onions, £7los per ton. Flour ( beßt quality; in demand at £lO ss. Oats, passable feed, obtaining ready sales at 2s 2d to 2s 4d; prime quality feed, 2s fid, First claas seed do may be quoted at 23 9d to' 3a. Potatoes have an upward tendency, the better sorts finding buyers at £4 fis to £4 10s, Poultry Ub Mto 4s per pair. Svend Gundersen was charged iii the Resident Magistrates Court to-day with having been drunk in Queen-street, As lie had been looked up since Saturday night he was discharged with a caution, onpleadingguilty. Thefollowingcivilcaaos were dealt with Whittemand Smith v J. Donaldson, £sl9sßd. Judgment by default with costs,.2ls fid, Samo vP. C, .Madsen, £2 6s Id. Judgment by default and 32s costs, Same v H. C. Steffert, £1 13s 6d. Judgment by default, with costs, Us. Same vJ. R. Moore, £2 4s Bd. Judgment.by default with costs, Bs. Same vF. Morgan—£B 4s. Judgment for £sl9s and costs 31s. Same vR, Moule—£l7 13s od. Mr Skipper for defendant. Non-suited, defendant being allowed £l4s costs, and poofessional fee, £1 Is. Samo v Aporo Horomona—£l9 17b lid, dishonored promisory noto. Judgment by default, with 31s costs, Same v Ropata H. Manihera—£l4 fo Gd. Judgment for amount and costs, 355. Mr Beard appeared for plaintiff in all these cases.

Couyk, Colds, Bronchitis, <£c, 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, 1 wish most sincerely to thank the 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. &c., will still be offered at the net cost price for cash, up till the end of the present mouth.—lam, John Thorburn, Clother & Outfitter, Willis-at., Wellington,