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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2150, 20 November 1885, Page 2

Eight purebred bulla from the herd of Mr D. McMaster, will in addition to other stock, be submitted to public auction by Messrs Lowes and Jjyrns oh the sale day., 1 '

Wo romiud sporting men that the spring meeting of the Taratahi-Carterton Jockoy Club takes place to-morrow. Stakes to the value of £l5O are offered, and as the acceptances and entries are vovy good, a fine day's sport may be looked for.

The Colorado Minstrels had.a fair house laslt evening.' The singing and dancing, as on the first eveniug, were good, but the antiquity of somo of tho jokes in the intorlocutory part of tho entertainment, was slightly depressing, Mr A. L. Whyte, of Carterton, has Beeured the refreshment booths at the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show, the price paid being £7. Mr D. E, Toohill, of the Royal Hotel, has taken the publicans' booths, it being understood that the amount paid was £l4, There was an important meeting of the Gas Committee of the Masterton Borough Council last night, but the business transacted has not been allowed to transpire. The Saturday lectures now being delivered in Greytown by Mr Purdy, M.A., are intended for the instruction of the teachers of the Wairarapa district, who are expected to reproduce them in their several schools for the benefit of the children attending the same, On Saturday last the Masterton School was represented at these lectures by Messrs Grundy, Waite, Beechey, and Reynell

Sheep in large numbers are now_sent to Wellington per'train from Carterton, it being found that since the opening of the Gladstone-Wainuioru road that'both timeand expense are saved by taking them there. We are informed that the numbers trucked there are larger than at any other station in the Wairarapa. Timber in considerable quantities is also being sent away just now,

The Napier Telegraph says that in the Napier District last year there were eighteen bankruptcies; showing assets as filed, £20,541; liabilities- as filed, £15,708; assets as realised, £4445; debts proved, £31,420; amount paid in dividends, £1936; dividend in £ on assets as filed, ls4d; dividend on assets realised, 8s 8d; dividend on debts proved, Is 3d;, cost of administration, £2509; cost per £ on assets realised, lis 4d. Thus it cost no less than £2509 to pay over £1936.

Taltinp into consideration' the dry weather that, has so far prevailed this spring, the crops in. the neighborhood of Masterton are not looking £0 very bad. The growth has been somewhat checked in those parts which do not receive the benefit of occasional showers from the mountains, butthe fields have not assumed that patchy appearance which is the sign of serious injury. On Akura and Upper Plain they look nice and green, while, there are also good prospects on the Opaki. At Te Ore Ore rain is much needed. The heavy showers of Wednesday night did very little good, as the heavy gale which succeeded them again parched up the ground, Messrs Lowes & lorns' sale yards present a very busy appearance just now, a considerable number of hands being engaged in making the alterations which are necessary to properly pen the stock at the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association's show on Wednesday next. The cattle yards are being divided into pens, and a number of subdivisions are also being made in the sheepyards. New pens have been erected for pigs. The fence fronting Renall-street is being closeboarded, so as to shut but the view to those who are not inclined to pay an admission fee. • Mr Girdwood, who has the contract for the widening of that portion of Renall-street leading past the grounds, has fjood-naturedly undertaken not to break up the old roadway until the show is over, so that visitors will have the benefit of a good road leading to the scene.

Mr J. B. tlannay, F.R.S., the young Scotcli chemist who succeeded in making diamonds, has just announced an invention which will bring gladness to the hearts of great shipping companies. He has discovered a method of burning coal in steam boilers in such a way as not to interfere with steam raising or necessitate material alteration of the boilers, but so as to yield much more than the value ot the coal in ammonia, In a letter to Mr R. W. Emerson M'lvor, F.1.C., Mr Hannay says:—lmagine steamships saving their coal bill! The P. and 0. burn £500,000 worth of coal per annum, and we can produce £600,000 worth of ammonia during the combustion of this fuel in raising steam." The importance of ammonia as a constituted of manures may be judged from the fact that it is worth about £IOO per ton, and that the supply of it is at present much below the demand. Hannay'a invention will servo alike the interests of the steamship owner and the farmer,

The Rev. Mr Tudor (says tho Wanganui Herald) got himself into rather an arkward position last week, On Friday our contemporary copied a notice from the Lyttelton Timeß of the marriage, by the rev, gentleman named above, of a Mr Hall and Miss Morris. In Saturday's issue it stated that the rev. Mr Tudor had disclaimed all knowledge of the affair, " ii) fa,ct knew nothing'about it," On Saturday evening the rev. gentleman had a lively liajfrhour with the couple in question, who presented themselves •at his door, armed with their ''marriage lines," signed by the rev, Mr Tudor himself, Denial was thus impossible, and the only thing possible was to express regret, which Mr Tudor of course did; and, to make amends as far as he could, he called on the editor of the paper, which had published liisj statement, : and acknowledged that lie had been mistaken.

A sickgirl, the daugliterof DrWilfordof the Hutt, was brought down from Eparaima, the station of Mr 6, Moore, yesterday, having been carried on a covered stretcher the whole of the way. The sufferer was attended by her father and Dr Collins, who-botli considered it advisable to bring her to town, ; The distance'from Eparaima to. Masterton' is about forty miles, and . this was covered in two days, A. start was made on Wednesday morning, a vehicle, conveying the two medical men, the child's mother, and Mr Moore, accompanying the two ; men who carried the, stretcher, Kumurau was reached in the evening,' and it was decided to stop there for. the night. Masterton wasreached about 5 p.m. yesterday, the patient being none the worse for the journey, It may be mentioned that the patient was not conveyed In a vehicle because the roads are too rough, and the jolting might-have brought about very serious consequences, The settlers complain that they have paid rates for thirty years, and that the expenditure on their roads has been almost nil, When a sick person has to be carried, as was done in the case under notice, the neglect of the East Coast District stands out in very glaring colors. Never before has the millinery display been greater or more stylish than it is at present at L. J. Hooper and Co's Bon Marche, and it would indeed be a strange pocket that cquld not be suited at tliis establishment, for a hat can be obtained here from the modest price of one shilling up to two or three guineas, Those in search of reasonably priced dresses and gilks will find an immense assortment tp choose frqm, and a firstclass dressmaker, being employed pi; the premises, leaves nothing to be desired, Wo should recommend- all purchasers of drapery and millinery to pay an early visit to L. J. Hooper and Co,, Bon Marche.—Ad vt.

Mr and Mrs George Boetham have taken up their residence at Oxford House, Masterton.

The Evening Press very justly condemns the appointment of Major Gudgeon as Acting Uuder-Secretary of Defence, as a gross job.

The Alfredton Road Board invites tenders for metalling two sections of the Eketahuna-Tmui road. ,

The regular monthly meeting of the Masterton Masonic Lodge, 1430, E.C., takes place on Monday next, November 23rd,

A Juvenile Templars' Lodge will be opened in the Temperance Hall to-night, when all interested in Templary arc expected to be thereto assist in the work.Messrs Lowes and lorns will dispose of the whole of the contents of a well furnished house at three p. m. to-morrow. For the convenience of purchasers the goods have been removed to their rooms.

We are pleased to learn that Mr F, H. Wood, who has been very seriously indisposed, is now rapidly recovering, and that he will be able to resume the superintendance of his business in a few days.

in our last issue we stated that Mr. F, H. Wood had been elected to serve as Mayor of Greytown for a third term. This was an error, as he is now reinstated for a fourth time in the civic chair of the town where he resides,

A horseman, riding at a fair canter, kept for Borne time' easily ahead oF the eight o'clock train from the Lower Hutt to Wellington'yesterday morning. The absurdity of the situation, says the Eveuing Press, caused some amusement among the passengers, Messrs M, Caselber? and 00., of the Co-operative Stores, notify that ,from tomorrow till the 21st December, they will allow a discount of 2s Gd in the pound on all purchases made from thorn. This is done, partly in place of making Christmas and New Year's gifts, and partly to make room for shipments of new goods that are expected 'o arrive shortly,

A spark from the chimney of Mr Kawson's house in Cole-street ignited the roof this morning, but was fortunately observed by Mr E, Johnson, before any serious damage was done, and with the assistance of Dr Beard, and a bucket of water, the lire was put out, only a few shingles being burned. Clothes appear to bo coming down in value. Mr H. Flockton, of the Variety Store, Wellington, announces elsewhere that on receipt of a one pound note, he is prepared to send a full suit of Colonial tweed.

The Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.F., met last night, when <1 committee was appointed to confer with the United Friends and Druids re Amalgamated Societies' Sports, to be held on Boxing Day. One new member was initiated. The remainder of the business was of the ordinary routine nature, Messrs L. J. Hooper & Co., announce that it is their intention to make a number of presents to their customers, in proportion to their purchases from to-inorrow till the 24th December. Coupons representing twenty-five per cent, of the value of the purchases made will be issued, and at the end of the month they will be collected and their value will be given in goods.

* Several cases had been set down for hearing at the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. An assault case was withdrawn. The case of Whittem & Smith v. John Smith, debt £2 10s, was struck out, there being no appearance of either party. lii J. Gillard v. W. Thompson,' debt £7los sd, judgment was given by default, with costs 103.

Messrs Lowes & loms will hold an important land sale at their rooms tomorrow, commencing at 2 p.m;- They have received instructions to sell in suitable sections the lease of about IGOO acres of land in the Maugahao Block, being tl'e Wellington Corporation Endowment, The sections vary in size from 12 to 209 acres, As'land in the Forty-Mile Bush' is being eagerly sought after, the opportunity should attract a k«genumber of bidders, Coughs, Golds, Bronchitis, dta., 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,

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 has been purchased by Mr Thorburn, the clothier, of Willis-street. Parties wishing to purchase any of the above can now seloc them, to He delivered on the Ist of November.—Advt

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactoiy, All Blinds guaranteed of the very besi description. Price list on application to R. W, Henn (late Heun & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Factory, Wellington. ,