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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2698, 18 September 1885, Page 2

Mr F, H, Wopd sells a large opnfjlgn; mentof merchandise at Martinb'oroiigh to-morrow, also horse, trap, and harness, a number of farming implements etc.

We have been requested to state that the windows of Messrs Price and Dickson's new shop, which have been filled with a large variety of millinery and summer goods, will be lighted up from G to 9 o'clock to-night. The novelty of a heavy mortgage being paid off in sovereigns, amounting to 20,275, And weighing 4251b, was witnessed in a leading Sysi@y bank on Sept, Ist.

The tender of Mr N. H. MpDonald for the survey of the Woodville-Mangabao Association's Block has been accepted at the same price as that paid by the Wood-ville-Tiraumea Association. Three deaths have occurred in the Department at Dunedin within a month.

Gough, alias Price, alias has been sentenced to 48 hours' imprisonment at Carterton for disorderly conduct. It is probable that to-morrow, when his time ha? expired, he will make his appearance inMasterfcon while certain transactions are beinp inquired into..

According to a return laid before the Land Board at the request of Mr McCardle, the area of the land sold in the Wellington Provincial District during the past 18 months was as follows Deferred payments, 10,384 acres 3 roods 11 perches; perpetual leases, 10,017 acres 1 rood 35 percheß; cash, 14,333 acres 2 roods 39 perches. ■'file English mail by the Tongariro brought new/j that Messrs F. Mackenzie, W. [Maclean, W. C, Strqije, and Westonra, of New Zealand, passed " the ijjedical examination, and obtained degrees, at the last Edinburgh examinations, Mackenzie obtaining the appointment of house physician in the Royal Infirmary. Mr Jeficoat fook first jpize for the essay on health. Mr Oajtjflij, of Dunedin, and Mr Barnett, of Wellington, pap]} gained two medals, 1

The front window of Mr J. Yile's shop, in Hall-street, was broken last night or early this morning, and a quantity of cigars, cigarettes, wooden pipes, a set of shirt studs, and other small articles, of tho value of between £2 pd £3 were abstracted. There js no due as fco who the perpetrators are, but they aie supposed to be juveniles. There aro a number of scratches on the glass, as if a clumsy attempt had been made to cut through it. The matter is in the hands of the police. At the Supreme Court sittings at Wanganui, C. S. Cross, charged with embezzlement, was found not guilty. The Hon. Robert Pharazyn, M.L.0,, who was bound over to appear as a witness in Cross' case, not being present, Mr E. Shaw, counsel for the defence, drew the attention of the Chief Justice to this, and applied for Mr Pharazyn's recognisances to be entreated, as he had not forwarded the necessaiy certificate of exemption. The Chief Justice said jic pulcl consider the matter,

At a meeting of the Delta Lodge, L.U.F., last night there were three initiations and two proposals. Brothers Wickerson, R. Brown and Whitt were appointed delegates to confer with other friendly societies in Masterton as to what action should be taken with regard to the proposed demonstration in connection with tije Industrial Exhibition in Wellins;fcon next jind tho Secretary was instructed to communjs&te with the other lodges on the subject, The Mge j,? .the youngest in the district, and the aotive steps taken in the matter are signs of unusual vitality, The Marlborough Express says:—"The Bey. fefer Mason, B.A.—a divine we confess to ljajre peygr heard of before-has written a "Geography of lifqxr Zealand and Oceania," published at Auckland, This is what Mr Map, 8.A., lias'tp gay of our own district' Marlborougji— Blenheim, chief town, is situated on the Opawa River. To the north of Blenheim are Marlborough, Picton, Havelock, Renwick, Kaikoura, Marlborough is on the Wairau River, four miles from Blenheim.' It is painful to reflect that this misleading rubbish lias been 'authorised for the use of schools," and that 8000 copies have been sold." Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of tho very bepi, description. Price list on application to R, W, Hpjiji (late Henn & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blifld and Revolving Shutter Factory, Wellington.—Advt.

Messrs Lowcb and lorns hold a Bale of new and second-hand furniture, fancy goods, jewelry, poultry, cereals, etc. at their rooms to-morrow afternoon, It is expected that the business of the session will be finished to-morrow, and the prorogation will take place on Tuesday. Messrs Lowes and lorns have received instructions to sell the balance of Mr McDowell's drapery and clothing stock on on tlio 25th and 2Gth msts, and an advertisement on the subject appears elsewhere.,

While Mr T. Thompson, landlord of the Empire Hotel, was walking along Queenstreet at an early hour this morning, he was surprised to see a woman and two small children cowering in the doorway of a shop. As they had the appearance of having been out all night, and the weather was very cold, he asked for an explanation, and was then told by the woman that she was French, that she had recently left Napier, come up by train from Wellington last night, and then found that, being without money and friends, she could obtain neither food nor shelter at the places where Bhe made' inquiries, andshe thereforeatayedout, Mr Thompson gave her and the children food and_ shelter. They are apparently fis subjects for the Benevolent Society.

Some amusement was occasioned at an early hour on Friday morning, says the Wellington correspondent of the Dunedin " Star," by attention being called to the fact that the "Hansard" reporters had discontinued reporting the Committee's proceedings, The Otago Central was the vote under discussion at the time, and the Premier, who had evidently been talking to his constituents, reported the matter to the Chairman of Committees, I learn that the Reporting Debates Committee have been summoned for Monday to consider the ease. Ordinary Committee work is not reported, and it appears that at two o'clock the chief of the "Hansard" staff gave instructions to his reporters to discontinue their notetaking. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,- <Lo., 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 Vendprs. See testimonials in advertisements, —Anyi.

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