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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2119, 13 October 1885, Page 2

Thursday next being a public holiday, the Wairarapa Daily will not be published.

Therearesaidto be farmersin Eangitikei who use the space underneath their beds as a daily.

The native children attending the Papawai school are to be conveyed to Wellington to see the exhibition, free of charge. In compliance with a requisition presented to him, His Worship the Mayor has declared Thursday next, being the day on which the Friendly Societies' Demonstration takes place, to be a public holiday.

Mr W, E. Hall, Dental Surgeon, notifies that he will pay his monthly visit to Maßterton on the 20th and 21st insts., on which days he may be found at his rooms, at Mr Nicol's, Chapel-street. We are requested to draw attention to Mr George Fairbrothcr's list of freehold and leasehold properties which appears in our advertising columns. The list embraces all descriptions, from building sites to small farms.

At a meeting of the Lower Valley Jockey Club on Saturday, several members suggested that the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club should be brought to reason for holding a meeting on Boxing Day. No definite course was, however, pointed out, and the matter was allowed to drop. We are requested to remind our readers of .Messrs Lowes and lorns' stock sale at their yards to-morrow. In cattle they sell 130 head, embracing steei'9, heifers, dairy cows, yearlings, weaners, and one young bull. In horses they willsell some twenty of all classes, also a lot of young pigs, poultry, and at the rooms a consignment of two tons fluke seed potatoes. Messrs Francis Sidey & Co announce in another column that they have received instructions from Mr M, Bohan, coach builder, of Wellington, to hold his annual clearing sale on Saturday noxt, when a large variety of vehicles will be offered. Mr Bohan has made it a piactice for some years past to hold sales of this kind, and as they are always unreserved, and Mr Bohan is well known as a tradesman, they have hitherto proved highly successful.

His Excellency the Governor and suite are expected to arrive in Masterton some time to-morrow. The Vice-regal party will be driven through the Forty Mile Busli by Mr James Macara, and proceed to Wellington by special train. No arrangements have as yet been made for the reception of His Excellency, but we understand that tho subject will bo considered at the special meeting of the Borough Council this afternoon. Sheep-mining is a new and lucrative pursuit in Montana. A local sheep raiser having discovered that the wool of his sheep is very rich in gold (says a Home paper), there is a rush to sheepmine. How the gold gets into tho wool of the Montana sheep is a problem. There is a theory that the sheep, in cropping grass, take a certain amount of goldbearing earth into their mouths, and Hint tho gold afterwards exudes from the pores and is caught in the wool. The simplest explanation of the matter is that the sheep roll on ground impregnated with gold dust, and thus fill their wool with gold. The Timaru correspondent of the Evening Press telegraphs The drought which has lasted ever since July lias inflicted very heavy loss in South Cantorbury. There was an unusually good lambing, but great numbers of young stock have died and are dying for want of food. There has been nothing like it here for many years, and much uneasiness prevails among farmers and business men. Yesterday there was a scorching nor'wester blowing all day', but this morning a southerly wind lias brought up light showers of rain, very welcome, but not enough to do any good unless followed by a heavy downpour.

Says "Puff" in the Press Did you hear how a well-known citizen missed his passage to Napier ? No.—What happened? Well, he'd booked his passage by tho Manapouri, and got his baggage aboard by 8 o'clock! Officer told him steamer would start at nine! Time for a drink-, two drmks! An opportunity not to be missed! Adjourned to the nearest pub! Had the drinks.! Waited for whistle! No whistle! About half past nine went down to hunt up steamer! Steamer not to be found! Whistling then with a vengeance! Well, but didn't the steamer snort? Nary snort! Snorting isn't allowed by the rules of the Harbor Board after 9 p.m. "We,are governed too much," quoth John, " I'll go overland"! And he went overland!

According to the following paragraph taken from the Manawatu Times, there appears to be dissatisfaction with State education at Palmerston NorthWe are informed by the Rev H. E. Copinger that he intends establishing a Church School in Palmerston. The fees for instruction will be very low, and the school will be in charge of an experienced mistress, The course of instruction will include all the elements of a thorough English Education. Tho benefits of the school will not be confined to the members of Mr Copinger's flock, but will be available to all who may desire to send their children to such an institution instead of a State School. A short period in each day will bo devoted to religious instruction, but no child whose parents object need attend this part of the proceedings. Mr Copinger is not, a believer in the system of State education, and has set himself manfiiljy tp work to provide what ho considers a better n]etliod by making a Church school self-support-ing. His efforts will no doubt be thoroughly appreciated by the religiouslyinclined, and particularly by the members of the An lican Ohnroli "

A meeting of the members of the Greytown Working Men's Club who had sent proxies to vote at the recent special general meeting of members, was held on Saturday afternoon, says the Standard. Several of the proxy holders and those who were not at the special meeting were also present, Mr Tully m voted to the chair, and explained the business of the meeting. Much discussion ensued re the sub-committee's Jato report at the special meeting re matters concerning the ct)Sr todian, The custodian, at the request of the meeting, was called in to answer certain questions re the late report, and his replies were considered generally satisfactory, The custodian then retired, and the meeting unanimously resolyed to ask the President or his representative to call another special general meeting of members for Saturday, 24th inst., at 7 p.m., for the consideration of the following business, viz.. Mr Tully to move that proxies be received at all general meetings'of members, and fcliat all new rules and amendments of rules be registered. Mr B. Kimberley to move a want of confidence motion in the present committee. Some members from a distance, through mistaking the hour, came too late for the meeting, which was a representative one. The meeting on Saturday weok is to give those members a chance of expressing an opinion whose proxies were thrown out at the former one.

A special meeting of the Borough Council takes place this afternoon. • An extraordinary meeeting of the Delta Lodge L.U.F., has been covened for tomorrow evening.

The Masterton School children make their excursion to see the Wellington Industrial Exhibition to-morrow,

At a horse parade in Dunedin there were only eight thoroughbreds shown, but noless than thirty five draught horses.

The Committee of the Horticultural Society appointed to arrange for a place wherein to hold the Spring Show came to terms with the lessees of the Theatre yesterday, and the show will accordingly be held there. The amount to be paid is £5, as against £3 last year. I The report of Mr W, K. Smith on the best means of obtaining a water supply, will be laid before the Borough Council at its special meeting this afternoon, For dishonouring a cheque of £l4s Od. three-fourths of a jury in the Supreme Court at Wellington returned a verdict of £SO damages in the case of Roberts v Bank of New Zealand.

The Carterton Library has just received per s,s Arawa a consignment of books numbering 342 volumes, being works of the most popular authors. The catalogue now exceeds 2000 volumes. For the convenience of those who wish to go to Wellington by the special excursion train on Thursday, it has been decided to issue return tickets at 14s 6d first class, and 10s second class, available for ten days. This should prove a great inducement to those who wish to stay for a few days. A shed on the Keaton estate, stored with contractors' material, the property of Mi' A, McLeod, was destroyed by fire about 4,30 o'clock this morning. Mrs Parker, living next door, who was awakened by the glare, aroused her husband who went out immediately but the building was then about consumed, and as no good couid be done he did not deem it advisable to ring the flrebell. The building contained no fireplace or chimney. The loss is estimated at £l5O, The building was insured for £25, and the tools, etc., for £65, both in the South British.

The regular session of the Pocenix Lodge, 1.0.C-.T, was held last night, one new member being initiated into the rights and privileges of the order. Mr Cornelius Dixon waited upon the Lodge in reference to forming a Juvenile Temple, He stated that his Band of Hone, which numbered over 30members, had expressed a wish to be constituted a Juvenile Temple, provided they had the support and sympathy of the members of the Phoenix Lodge. Tliey were at present paying a small weekly sum tor membership, but this was not sufficient to enable them to pay a rental at present, and on their behalf he would ask the Lodge to grant the Juveniles the free use of the Hall for one night a week, at least for a time. The Lodge appointed a Committee consisting of Bros Holdaway, Carpenter, and Evemden to consult with the Juveniles, and report to the noxt meeting, The usual ceremonies concluded tho meeting.

During the return of a school party from a visit to the exhibition, one little fellow of ten or twelve years of age, son of Mr R, McKenzie, of the Feruridge, was left behind at Kaitoke. Tho little chap ran after the train in tho rain and darkness, thinking to overtake it at the summit, and meeting no one, lie continued his journey, wont through all tho tunnels, and ultimately arrived in Featherstcn, where he was found outside a hotel crying. He was taken in, and told his tale. A bed was found for him, but before the inmates were moving the lad got up and dressed himself, and was off along the line, He was overtaken by the Saturday morning train at Olarevllle, and taken in charge by the guard, who had been informed by the parent of the mishap, and brought on to Masterton. The boy was completely knocked up by the time he reached his home at Fcrnridge, and was confined to his bed for a few days, but lie is alright now. His pleasure trip to tho exhibition is likely to make a lasting impression on him.

In the Exhibition there is one special exhibit, which is greatly admired, namely, the wool mats and portmanteaus made by Mr Field, of Dunedin. The whole of the exhibit lias been purchased by Mr Thorburn, the clothier, of Willis-street. Parties wishing to purchase any of the abovo can now sekic them, to be delivered on the Ist of November.—Advt,

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