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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2210, 3 February 1886, Page 2

Mr R, H, Elliotto advertises for tenders for splitting drawing and puttng up about 150 chains of foncing botween Fernyhurst and Glentauma, Tenders are to be left at the post office up to noon of Saturday next.

At the inquost held on the remains of William Sherwin, who met with, his death from injuries received by falling off the platform ot a train at Ngahauranga on the 22nd ult., a verdict wa3 returned of accidental'death. A meeting of the Masterton Park Trustoos iB convened for Friday next to consider the question of grazing the feed in the public park, as an application has been received from Mr C. McKillop to be allowed to do so. There cannot be a vory great depression in the Wairarapa judging by the money that passed through the totalisator'on the two days of the races. Throe thousand five hundred pounds is the sum mentioned as having beon put through the jijachino, and oven allowing for rotation pf jnypstpient thefc ipust have been a tidy sum afloat, Mauricevjllo ifj to have a lgelf-ijp, Tenders are called by the Pubjip Works Department, to close on Friday, February 12th, for its erection. Plans and specifications may be seen &t the post Office, Masterton. Constable Healy is atyoufc to tako up his residence at Eketahuna, this large district hating at last had 'their application for a resident constable granted.

. The regular fortnightly meeting of tho Loyal Masterton Lodge of Oddfellows was held in tho Temple Chambers last night, Bro, McKerizie, N.G., presiding. Four new candidates were proposed for membership. The balance shoots for the past" year were distributed, and the remainder of the business was of a routine nature,

Sixteen hundred young trout were brought by Messrs Sherwill and Beattic, on behalf of the Acclimatisation Society, last week from the hatching pond at Masterton, says the Waipawa Mail, with the

intention of placing them in tho Oroua ftlypr, near Fielding, but owing to the excessive hqat, a pod many of them died on the way, and jfc y/a? found expedient, to place some of them nj"a ..tributary of the Manawatu, Tho remainder,' about COO, were, however, nattily deposited 1 in the (Jroua River. ' ' '

The Timaru Herald, in speaking of the proposed dilution of Parliament, says: —" Tho plea as to trying the expense ct a .session is a .little It is truo that oy a scandalous Act, passed at tlio instance of the '.present 'Ministry, it is provided tlja.t jf .there should' happen to be two i r a one year, and even if

the first should .only Jas a few (Jays, members attending bpth sessions ape ontitled to tho foil honorarium for the first, and half the hiwiriura for the second session. This is a disgraceful enactment wbieh reflects discredit oi) the Ministry who placed it on the statuto book. If they had nwde tho honorarium payable by the year, arid not bytlie |esß'on, as they ought to have done, If we are to have an honorarium at all, they would iiot Jj.eableto bring forward tlio 1 Having of ffifponue' Man excuse for proposing to inflift on solely agrofla constitutional wron - ■; ,

Mr A. A. O'Donnell, the oelobratejl bicyclist, who is now in Wellington, is anftoisc.ed to'appoar at the Masterton Saturday next. Tho EveningFrek refers'prformances as followsMr H X G'DoiineiJ me some capital illustrations of bicycle riling at the Athenaeum Hall last night. There waß a fair audience, and not a few ,cyssts were present. Mr O'Donnell's 'riding' Is ym and the pace at whioji 5,10 "can go jjg tremendous, His riding last TiigJit' in ( tlib little space at' his disposal waß eaptjcially wonderful. Mr O'Donnell performed several feats on his machine, such as vaulting, riding sideways, kneeling on £he seat, standing on the seat at full iengfcli, &c. fllr O'Donnell übos at the same time w«6 which ho propels when in % trips!!' frfrjoM positions. In the second part of his performance Mr O'Donnell introduced Master Bates, a little fellow of this city, who, in a fearless manner, entered the lists with Mr O'Donnoll. Master Bates allowed himself to be, placed on O'Donnell's shoulder*, and tho.lattor then performed sevoral feats, during which the boy, who had practised once eaty, diiw3H and

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their' next stock sale at their Masterton yards for Wednesday, 10th February. . _ A quantity of perennial Rye grass seed is advertised tor sale, particulars may be obtained at the Wairarapa Daily Office, Five hundred and seventy five cases of apples and pears ; were not allowed to landed at Auckland, and will be returned to Melbourne, from whence they were shipped, being affected with codlin moth. A special meeting of tho Masterton Volunteer Fire Brigade will bo held in the Brigado shed thi3 evening to receivo the report of their tuim and delegate who took part in the recent competition at Napier.

Tho Wellington Press speak ill high terms of Captain St John, the celebrated " prestidigitator." His parlor magic, and palmistry has seldom been equalled on tho Wellington boards. He appears at the The Theatre Royal on .Thursday and Friday night, and should draw crowded houses, We draw the attention of intending exhibitors at the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Society's annual Ram and Ewe Fair to be held at Messrs Lowes & lorns yards on Thursday, Febnarv 11th, that the entries close on Satuiday next, Febuary 6th at noon with the Secretary, Mr R, J. Fitton, Temple Chambers. Burnt Cork must be at a premium. A travelling company who make a livlihood out of that material were recently asked to state their terms for a series of entertainments. Their reply was " one hundred per night." The lessee thought that a hundred whiskies was nearer the mark. The negotiation is still pending. Wo are requested to remind our readers of the important sales of purebred rains at Messrs Lowes and lorns sale yards, under the auspices of the Masterton Pastoral Society, which takes place on Thursday, 11th inst, The list already comprises : Romney Marsh, Leicester, Lincoln, Border Leicester, from such celebrated breeders as the Hon. M. Holmes, L. Reid, and other well-known names. The entrios closo next Saturday.

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