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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2220, 15 February 1886, Page 2

The Greytown Freemasons are about to build a Masonic Hall on the site recently purchased by the Lodge for the purpose..

Messrs C, Smith & Co. have a new advertisement in our columns, announcing special bargains for tliis week. Advices from the South go to show that the recent rains have been beneficial for winter grass and root crops, and will have no detrimental effect on the wheat crops, which are nearly all gathered in. The weights for the Tinui Races Handicaps will be. declared on the 19th February, instead of, the 18th as previously advertised.

Mr H. Petorson, of the Excelsior Boot Store, announces that he has just received a largo assortment of ladies, gents, and children's boots and shoes, which he will {offer for Balo at ten per cont, below ..ordinary trade prices. The funeral of the lad Ernest Cook, who was killed by a falling log, took place on Saturday afternoon, the funeral service being according to the rites of the Mormon Church. A number of Maoris followed in the procession, which passed through Queen-street, from the residence of the parents to the cemetery. .KAVe/remind playgoers of the attractive ;dio'rama at. the Theatre Royal this oyenfc; ! //- " ■■; v ■

The Freethought Association held their usual successful re-union at the Theatre Royal last evening, v.-;. .

■,,.iTlie':protest against'/Matamau will bo considered.by; a: apeciiil meeting of the :Stewaids;6f.:ihe Mastorton-Opaki Jockey evening next. The Rev. J. N. Buttle yesterday, announced that there, would be a social remissipn on Friday next, preparatory to. commencing the winter work, of the members of the Wesloyan church Literary Society. V/.The-'"following/inoident/.occurred in Maori Row last evening, says the Press. A .lady living in that somewhat celebrated ..locality,' : whp.'Qiad- had; her: sensibilities .wounded by 1 some reflections cast upon I'the'.ptreet, .and the Jwellers therein was .highly incensed; and being in that most /enjoyable of states, just a little elated,— inspired yinously. just sufficiently to awaken/heroic and highly moral senti all the nobler feelings aro 'gensjtivoly alive to the good and true,— ah' 4 rcsenpopf u]l reflection on virtuo, #; : ,'— interviewed a yisitpr to tiie st,rp'et, anil poured out the vials of her wrath on .the.tendencies of the street, maintaining .that there were women as good and true in -Maori Row as in any other street in .the city were it not for the beer. '; Our!. Wellington contemporary the Evening Press gives its experience of the growth of this township in the following wordß:—Those who remember Mastertonten or twelve years ago, and who .yjsit it now/qannoj: out p ; u amazed af flip ■ extraordinary'.; growtli pf 1 this tqture Chicago. of. tjie .have sprung up everywhere, and Quoeii/ ■■..Street is crowded with ahops, whose stocks would not look out of place in tho Empire Cityi'' The most remarkable progress has. been mado on tho celebrated Dixon-estate,. which was cut np about ;three years ; ago, and Bold in convenient -lots. Houses of a superior and substantial ■nature are how dotted all over the land, yljjpl} js'Jrayped in all parts by broad ' well-made'rqa.d? ; ''§aswprks hayp })pen and. a proper water'supply is fast becoming-a necessity and a "burning 1 ' Question,.;/Drainage, too, is greatly exe> /pising'tboininde of the enterprising dent-s, and everything points to tho PSfi ten years of Mastorton's career far stir/passihg the prosperity of any period in its ;'pasfc history,;,and. probably that of any ..lotlier-^p/country.-town in New Zealand."

: ' In the recent tbfcalisafcor case the counselfor the defence maintained' that there was nq gpund of action on the merits of the .'case, but,- as s■■ fcoohnical point, thero '.was.no,;legal,,recovery' overqiftracts of ■agaming nature, although the saip might '■'not.beOf thomnolvoß contrary to the law, as, for. instance, in tho oaso of bets and money, contracts in connection with the game of'.billiards. He argued that the ■:totalisator was in every respect, for the purposes of ..argument directly applying p) the oaso under discussion, similar, in kind to that flf billiards. The game was legalised, .and 'people wore djjjy licensed to conduct it, but no njoriey ,C9'!t,racts in connection with it were recognisable in: a court' of law, Counsel for the prosecution, showed thai; by section 8 and by sections 40 arid 47 or the Act, tho totalisator was excepted from t|ia qatogory of instruments for gaming and wagering, and therefore being thus excepted and legalised by statute, contracts under the rules in connection with it must bo recoverable in New Zealand Courts of Law. It was absurd to say that the totalisator was declared legal by statute, and in the same Act that it was tainted by illegality, by the fact that its contracts were not binding in a Court of law. The Legislature would .not, so stultify themselvos, Mr\%dell, 8.M., decided to take the view that the cose wa? in the same category as money contraots in pohr nection with the game of billiards, and .therefore not recoverable by law. He .expressed regret, however, that that ground of argument had been adopted, Judgment would be for the defendants, with £9 costs. Notice of appeal was given, Having bought 150 pairs of German Mole Trousers, part of a bankrupt stock, 1 am gojng to sell them lor 5s Cd per pair, They are splendidly made, and the patterns aro the Bame a3 the Weßtof England tweeds. To prevent dealers from buying thenyup, no customer can purchase 'more than three pairs. Country .orders for not morethan three pairs will receive prompt attention.—J. Thorb.urn, the People's Willis-st,, Well>ng!.on,-(ADyi,) We beg |o SJI the attention of our readers to Messrs'L, J, j?.o,oper,& Co.''s .new advertisement yn ihe front We of this paper.' The Bon Marche 'is abouj; jte astonish 'everybody wjth ".bargains' in jfepry, Penary, and' Clothing!'" TJie Jjpssi:s Hoopej & Co in jihe past have been perfect booris'to' the public, and no doubt this sale will keep up the reputation of the firm. We advise everybody to call and see for themsolves. -(AdvtO

A lad was drowned in the Wellington' harbor on Saturday. He was identified Saturday night as a son of Mr S. Griflithsj,' a Commercial Traveller,, and not young: Watson as fivat.telegraphed. . ; The following is a list ofthe tenders received by the Pavkville Special Settlement Association Committee for the survey of the block alhitcdto them near Eketahuna:—T. M. Drummond (accepted) £430 10s, W. G. Hayward (declined) £437 lGs 3d, Norman McDonald £495, and A.,1. Rawson£499

The annual service in connection with the Kurupuni Sunday School will take place next Sunday. The Rev D. Fulton will conduct the evening- service in the Kurupuni Hal l , the children's and parent's service will take place in the afternoon, Tin: tea-meeting in connection therewith ."will take place on the Tuesday following. '. • Oouy/is, Gukk, Bronchitis, tfcc.j 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 the medical, legal, and. clerical professions. Sold by all Patent Medicino Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements,—Anvr.

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of the vory best, description. Price list on application to ft. W. Henn (late Henn & Hansen,) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter lactory, Wel-lington.-Anyr