The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2201, 23 January 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1886.

To remove any doubts that may exist as to whether a hack horse running for the Lady's Bracelet, Hurry-scurry, or Novel Race, at the forthcoming Wairararapa Jockey Club meeting, becomes disqualified for the hack races, the stewards have decided that any qualified hack may run for eifhor the Bracelet, Hurry-scurry, or Novel Race, and still bo eligible for hack races,

The Stewards of the Wairar'apa Jockey Club'have endorsed the disqualification passed by the Featheraton Racing Club upon W. Donald and the horse Torea, late Roughcut,but do not disqualify the jockey Porcy Hayward, preferring to warn him of the serious consequencessuch riding is likely to'entail. Although believing the lad knew it was wrong to rido as he did, the stewards took a lenient view of the case, because his position rendered it rather a difficult matter for him to disobey instructions.

A telephone message was received from the Taueru yesterday afternoon to the effect that a lire was raging at a point of the road called the Devil's Elbow, and that the telegraph line was in danger. Mr Watson, lineman, immediately proceeded to the spot and found that the timber alongside the road was ablaze for a considerable distance. Several large Btackß of posts which have been' lying at the road side, and are believed to have been the property of Mr R. S. Hawkins, were entirely consumed, the,dry tdtara burningliko matchwood, From.one of these piles a pole caugh't alight, and as the heat was terrific it mn impossible to save it. A considerable quantity of fencing belonging to Messrs Whatman and Messrs Beotham was burnt. The heat and Bmoke were so intense, that for a .time ajl traffic was suspended. When the flames hud nubsided a.little, Mr Watson temporarily insulated the telegraph wires, bo that them has been but little interruption to business. To*W&#ea^<l»e&a[>-

Mrs Wilsone's school is announced to ro-opon on the 27th insfc. MrG. 0. Sage, of Masterton, storekeeper, has filed a declaration of insolvency.

Mr A, L. Whyte requests visitors to the Wairarapa Jockey Club races to remember that he will provide a first-class luncheon, Tho Rev J. Ward will preach in the Wesleyan Church, Masterton, to-morrow morning, and the Rov A. J. Smith in the evening,

The district was again enveloped in smoko during the whole of last night, and tho moon appeared as if there was a total eclipse. Large fires were burning in the Forty-Mile Bush, at the Taueru, and towards the coast. This morning the Bmoke dispersed.

We are informed that rabbits are spreading ovor portions of the Whareama District at an onorious rate, and flomo of the settlers are of opinion that it is time that the department made arrangements to cope with the difficulty. They are also said to have left the district to take care of itself for a considerable time. The rapid increase is, no doubt, due to the dry Boason which is all in favor of the pest.

MrG. Beetham, M.H.R.. addressed a meeting of his constituents at the Taueru last night, Thore was a good attendance, and Mr Manning occupied the chair. Several questions wero put and answered at the end of Mr Beetham's speech. On tho motion of Mr Garrard, a vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Beetham,

Some money having been collected by Mr Spackman, O.R, of tho Juvenile Foresters for a foot race, and the Sports Committee having objected to allow the ovent to come off on the ground, as a resolution had been passed that there sh mid be no canvassing, a number of the boys were assembled in a lane near the Park gates yesterday and started for a race of 120 yards. Tho result was as follows:—A. Baillie Ist, (17s 6d); T, Spackman find, (12s); Fellingham 3rd, (10a) Collotte 4th, 6d).

Mrs Cook writes as follows:—I trust to your kindness to insert the following lilies :-As my children wore summoned a3 witnesses to Mr Bunny's case on Thursday last, 1 wish to make a contradiction as to tho statement that was made by a certain party that 1 allowed my children to tell Mr Bunny who destroyed his trees, so that I could claim the reward, 1 hope this will put an end to such reports, as neither my children or myself havo received anything whatever from Mr Bunny who questioned my children—one of them bejng only six years of age, without my knowledge.—Yours truly, 0. Cook.

A good deal of time was taken up in tho Resident Magistrates' Court on Thursday in hearing a case in which James Hourigan was charged with assaulting John Tinsley. The complainrnt appeared in Court with a countenance that bore amplo testimony to the fact that ha had severely collided with somebody's fist, It appears that the two men are neighbors at Manaia, each having rented a piece of land from tho Natives. There has been ill feeling between them for somo time past, and on Tuesday last Hourigan proceeded to take down a fence for the purpose of taking some of his cattle out of Tinsley's paddock, into which it had strayed, Tinsley came up and objected to this proceeding, and from words it came to blows, Tinsley getting a good deal the worst of the encounter. A man named Lennox came up and separated them, Mr Beard appeared in support of the complainant, and Mr Bunny for the defence, Mr Stratford imposed a fine of £l, with £2 14s costs, but declined to bind defondant over to keep the peace. The costs in the case being very heavy, His Worsh'p, at the request of the complainant's compel, reduced the fine to one shilling, Cough, Colds, Bronchitis, fa, 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.

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