The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2186, 6 January 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1886.

The Marlborough Times has changed hands, having become the property of Messrs Card and Rabone.

lb is expected that about one hundred of the larger trees that were damaged by the recent fire in the Park, will die. A meeting of the Featherston Domain Board was held on Monday, but the business transacted, was not of an important nature. '

Amusement is occasionally caused by the blunders committed by Home papers in Now Zealand and Australian geography ; but wo have not always to go so far a-fielcl for them, For instance, yesterday's N.Z. Times coolly states that : Woodville is in the Wellington provincial district; In the article in which this {act is announced, it is further stated that in each.of ; tho spcoial settlements that have reoontly been formed in the Forty-Miio Bush, there is a.township, and an acre in each .township is allotted to Mch settler. It will, perhaps, surprise our contemporary to learn that only one of the new settlements has a township, and that.the settlera had to purchase the site from the Government for cash, that they dividod.it into seotions entirely according to their .ow,n ideas'of convenience.

At 2 o'oloGkthis morning the inmates of the Prince of Wales H.q,te} were aroused by an alarm of fire. Mrs JSSfagg was promptly downstairs, and saw" smote issuing from the direction of the stables at the back of the hotel. After arousing, one of the men, she ran to the stables,, which she found open and full of smoke. Fortunately, full buckets of water were standing.near lie horse-trough, ai,d were brought along by.ihe man who 'had bsen around, .and befprp any futfher alarm was raised the fire.was out, and all ganger averted. On examining the premises this jjiorning the studs and plates' of '.the, stable were jfound to be burnt partially; through, and a iafc pi straw, which fortunately was damp,.had teen alight. It is presumed that,a swagger hod .taken up his quarters there andjiad' thrown down a flighted' match. Whoever gave the alarm,.immediately cleared out;"and no : op,w,ai.faun^,arpunjJ.' the .premises'. A! rewatd for jnfQNfi&tfph that \conviet: the offiauife'r. .'■ ' , '' '".;

Messrs C. Ludwig and Son, jewellers, Wellington, wlio were sufferers by the recent fire, announce that they are offering Balvage bargains. '. Mrs Kelly desireg.'all who are in'want of Berlin wools, fancy needlework materials, and stationery, to call, at her shop, Hall Street, where they will find a very choice stock to select from. : '

Complaints are made from Cole-street that the nightsoil contractor has failed in his duty -in visiting that locality, it being now six weeks since he was called, At this time season of the year the danger arrising from this source is very great, The result of the investigation of the Featherston Racing Club into the pulling of the horse Torea Hate Rough Cut), is that the horse and- his owner, Mr W. Donald, have been disqualified fortwolve months, and tho jockey, Percy Hayward, for three months,

Our readers will regret to learn that another very old and well known settler passedjaway this morning, in Mrs Shute, the wife of Mr T, W. Shute. The deceased lady was among the very earliest settlers in the colony, and lived for some time at Taranaki, after winch she came to Masterton with her husband. For some time past sho has been in failing health, and latterly she had been confinod to her bed.. She had almost completed her 84th year.A meeting ot the Masterton Cemetery Trust was held yesterday afternoon. Present: Messrs Feist (in the chair), Hourigan and Payton. The balance sheet, which appears in another column, waß adopted, and the usual routine business despatched. The custodian wa3 ;. instructed to burn off all tho dead grass on the cemetery reserve, engaging a sufficient staff of hands to perform the work safely.

We observe that Mr J, Thorburn the well-known clothier and outfitter, of Willis-street Wellington, is offering a grand inducement to buyers of men's and boy's clothing,&c, &c. Nothing less than a cash bonus of 3s in the £ is given to every purchaser of goods- to the value of £5 and upwards. This liberal distribution of cash ,'ivill last from the sth of December to the 9th of Januarv.—Advi, Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of the very best, description. Price list on application to R. W. Henn (late Henn & Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and' Revolving Shutter factory, Wellinston.—Anvr

Cough, Colds, Bronchitis, die, are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." This oldestablished, popular medicine, is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by tho members of tho medical, legal, and clerical profession},. Sold by all Patent Medicine Vendors, See testimonials in advertisements.—Advt,

Notice Extraordinary. Owing to the large number of Coupons for Xmas presents being issued, L, J, Hooper & Co. find that it-will be impossible to distribute the whole of the presents on tho 21th of December as advertised. Holders .of Coupons will, therefore, please present them oil the 22nd or 23rd, and any time up to tho 31st of December, until which time Coupons will Gontinue to be issued. L. J, Hooper & Co,, Drapers and Clothiers, Masterton.—[Advi.] Nor a Beverage—"They arc not a beverage, but a medicine, with curative properties of the highest degree, containiilgno poisonous drugs. They do not fear down an already debilitated system, but build. it up, One bottle contains more real hop strength than a barrel of ordinary beer. Physicians prescribe tfrem — Rodmtm U.S.A,, Eming Express, on morican Hop Bittor3,