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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2134, 31 October 1885, Page 2

Mr W. Alexander advertises a grassed paddock at Home Bush to let. Mr J. Ward, of the Red House, announces that he lias his usual Saturday supply of cheap fruit, etc., to-day. Leo announces a Calcutta sweep on the Tauherenikau Birthday Handicap for tonight. The last number of Hansard for the last session of Parliament, came to hand to-day. Mr P. P. Tancred advertises the purebred pony " General Spec" to stand this season at his owner's farm, Taratahi. The result of the Victorian Derby should arrive per cable between 1 and 8 o'clock to-night, and will, as usual, be published from the Daily Office, The train arrangements for the show day of the Wairarapa Pastoral and Agricultural Society appear in another column. Some very tempting strawberries, the first of the season, grown by Mr Gruchow, were shown in the window of Mr L. Jones, fruiterer, this morning.

Owing to some of the books not having been returned in time, Leo's sweep on the New Zealand Cup was not drawn last night. It will be drawn about 6 o'clock this evening. The formal notice of the day and hours of polling for the election of a representative of the No. 3 sub-division of the Masterton Road Board,, appears in our advertising columns. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Exhibition yesterday, says the Times, special mention was made of the sarvices rendered by Sergeant Price, who has been a most courteous and attentive officer.

The usual weekly meeting of the Masterton Freethought Society takes place to-morrow evening, The Society will again present extra attractions in the way of music, and we therefore anticipate that there will bo a large attendance. The following candidates have been nominatek to till the vacancy in No. 3 subdivision of the Masterton Road District caused by the resignation of Mr T. E, ChamberlainOrlando Gorrmge, Hugh W, Jackson, and Richard Reid Welch. The poll will be taken on Wednesday, November 11th.

Hans Jorgen Knudsen, recently discharged from the A.O. Force as being physically unfit for service, died in the Mount View Lunatic Asylum yesterday. Knudsen recently invented a contrivance by which lie alleged he could tell whether ground was auriferous or not, and had it noticed in Wellington papers. Mr Tancred contradicts the statement which has been circulated that Adminis trator and Consul were scratched for the Tauherenikau meeting because they were going south. The reason he gives for their being scratched is that the handicap in regard to his horses and Pasha was such a bad one.

A strong and most conveniently arranged luggage and passenger van has just been completed by Messrs Muir and Dixon to the order of Mr E. Jones, who intends to use it for traffic between the business centre of the town and the railway station. The new vehicle should prove a great convenience on the road.

Mr W. J. Hunt, who a year or two ago brought an action against Sir Arthur Gordon for false imprisonment, and recently filed a declaration of insolvency, owes his solicitors, Messrs Brandon, Shaw aud Brandon, £2OOO, Mr McDowell remarked at the last meeting of creditors that the fact spoke highly for the correctness of the claim against Sir Arthur Gordon, At the annual meeting of the Dunedin Caledonian Society, during a discussion on the balance-sheet, it was stated that it was pretty certain that defalcations on the part of the Secretary amounted to about £I2OO. They extended over some years, The Secretary iB at present in the Lunatic Asylum. The next meeting is expected to be a prosperous one, as, from communications received, some of the best athletes in Australia aro expected. Mr John Plimmer is an old identity who likes to keep his name before the public, and various are the devices which lie adopts to accomplish this. His latest is that ho has shown to one of the Wellington papers a "double red camellia from one bud, grown in his garden, which is famed for the rarity of its camellias," We may say that our camellias are all of an economical turn of mind, each blossom rising upon only one bud, so as to produce as lavish a display as possible, The rarity of Mr Plimmer's camellias is probably to be attributed to the frequent failures of the buds in their efiorts to combine in order to make a blossom.

That fifth wheel to the Municipal coach at Wellington, Or Petherick, lias been distinguishing himself again. The Evening Press says lie came down to the Council Chambers yesterday morning with the intention of joining the party that went to present an address of welcome to tho "Enterprize." He was armed with a magnificent bouquet, and a collection of New Zealand curiosities. When the time came to sign the address of welcome, Or Petherick objected to the Committee chosen to perform this task, on the ground that he, an old member, was not going to be ridden over by new members," so he declined to go to the Enterprise. And go he did not.

A somewhat novel action was heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court at Invercargill recently. Mr Walter, a farmer at Wyndham, sued Mr A. McDonald, rabbit inspector for Southland County, for damages arising out of the poisoning of sheep in a paddock wl)ioh had been laid with phosphorised oats by one of the inspector's agents. The grain was laid after plaintiff had been served with the usual notice, and he failed to take steps to abate the rabbits on his land. The allegation was that the oats were laid in heaps of too laige quantities, and for negligence, which was denied, It was sought to hold defendant liable, The facts were not denied, the defenoe being that the man who laid the poison was a servant of the Government, and not of defendant, and that he, if anyone, was himself responsible for his own acts. The Magistrate upheld this contention, and gave judgment for defendant, with costs, Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactory, All Blinds guaranteed of the very besi description, Price list on application to R, W, Henn (late Henn & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Bactory, Welinpton.—Advt Cough, Colds, Bronchitis, fa,, are quickly cured by using Baxter'? 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 Medioine Vendors, See testimonials in advertisements Advt, In the Exhibition there is one speoial exhibit, which is greatly admired, namely, the wool mats and portmanteaus made by Mr Field, of Dunedin, The whole of the exhibit has been purchased by Mr Thorburn, the clothier,' of Willis-street, Parties wishing to purchase any of the above can now seleo them, to be delivered on the Ist of November.—Advt

Messrs Brown Hunt, William jessen and Alexander Stowarfc have bee nominated for the vacancy caused in the representation of the Masterton Riding by the resignation of Or Chamberlain, The poll will be taken on Saturday next.