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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2230, 26 February 1886, Page 2

F(ill particulars 'of the goods . made at tho English and American couch factory, .Tarnnakirst:, 'of which Mr G, Luke iB the proprietor, be found in our advertising columns. - . An epidemic amongst fowls' is reported from Kuripiini, where, it is stated, a great, number of ; poultrykeepers have lost by the unknown :disease ; very many fine birds. • :

.!: Mr M; J. Mulligan' will sell by auction oa Siitut'day noxt, Febuvary 27th, at Mr F. H.- Wood'B auction rooms, 1 Masterton, a quantity of varuable jewpllery, furniture, and

Very depressing reports reach ■us from Christchuroh of tho state of the live stock markets. The supply is stated to far exceed the demand, and, in consequence, prices rule exceedingly low. ... Clement G, Harding, lato Of Mastorton, has been sentenced to one. month's hard labor for obtaining money under' false pretences at Wellington. . On the completion of tho senterico several charges of passing, valueless cheques, in Masterton are likely to bo preferred against him. like '£lso, is stated to have been floated in Masterton alone.

'■: The Government have struck upon a very simple plan to get over the difficulty raised by the various loeal bodies who have , refused to pay the amounts they have, been assessed under tho Hospitals aiid Charitable Aids Act, Tho Premier informed a deputation that waited upon .hini.from the.Wellington Hospital 1 Committee, that tlio amount would bo stopped from the subsidies duo t.o the ■. lqo4 bbdiosrefusing, ... >:-if

The Masterton Permanent Investment and Building Society have taken , a now departure, and one, we think, that will be thoroughly appreciated by parents and ■gu.irdiahs.V . The . Directors have now opened, in conjunction with the ordinary business, a monthly deposit branch, for. tho convenience of investors .who 'desire ;to deposit occasional small sums of money.Amounts of live shillings and upwards will bo received by the Manager on the regular pay-days of tho Society; and on all such deposits interest will be allowed it,the rato.of five per cent, and withdrawals',of Uip whole or part of the deposjti aU.owei: on ■ givfnjj fourteen days notice; i

The Thoatro Royal was occupied last evening by Mist Amy Johns and her talented company, All; the members of it aro well aud favorably known in Mas terfcon, and as.»consequence fchero was an excellent house to greet them last night. The programme, which wan a lengthy and moat varied one r was carried out to the ■entire-'' satisfaction;, of., 'the audience. Almost pvory item . was.' vociferously pijcored, and tho singing, dancing, and Lj3h^yap^9^fl^jnj^~of' Messrs i'Jong way nljcacl of anything that - h«3' ijedn placed .on tha }]».stectoij boirds for a pohsiderablo time. In Mr Oullimore the comply has a brilliant pianist. They appear again to-night for the last time in' an ontiro change of programme, and wo can ■ confidently recommend anyone desirous of over two hours' good fun' to' pay. them a visit.

v The Carterton correspondent' of the Ey,oiling Press writes For some con•Bideiase jjjae past the runholders and settlers jn "thj; havo been greatly oxersised over the 1 fij.ci that considerable .numbers of sheep have njyatefj,oualy disappeared from time to time, and although every exertion has been made on tho part of the district iwlice, aided by detectives, no conviction has resulted .up to the present time. A short time ago .1 settler named Mr Christenson, in Taratahi, lost three calves, and found £h,?pj on premises of another party, who had previously bought them at a sale »t))e 4istri,c,t. "yhM wero handed oyer to .oijr fecal jthifd pp.o having got way. flip resjiiit lor'ajl sijf was that-they wera ordered tp he refcun)e.<j to- the party who held th@ri), oi?d Mr Christensen was, therefore, minus cf |js calves. Rumor has it, however, that a witness has been found who will possibly so}vs this difficulty, it being stated, on what seems to he good authority, that he actually saw thp man fcaljo ifoegalyes from the paddock. . It is to be si)iccro)y hftl)e/i that the efforts of the police may at last bo rewarded with a conviction,

; Having bought 150 pairs of Gorman Mole Trousers, part of a bankrupt stock, i am going to sell them ior 5s Cd per pair, ■They are splendidly made, and the patterns are the same as the West of England tweeds. To prevent dealers from buying them up, no customer can purchase more $l3O three pairs. Country orders for not njoE? J&an three pairs will receive prompt attention,'A the People's Clothier,'Willis#;, Wpjllng lon.—(Advt.)

We beg to call the .attention ot our readers to Messrs L. J, Hooper & Co.'s now advertisement on the front page of this paper. The Bon Marohe is about to astonish everybody with bargains in Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing, The sate Jjeld by Messrs Hooper & Co in tho lie, and no dbubt this tele will keep up tho reputation Of the firm, '• advise everybody to call and see 'for themselves, —(Advt.) : ' f ! ••

Ppugh, Cojds, Bronchitis, fa,, are quio% ,«J by using' Baxter's celebrated V%n£ This' old')f pleasant to the palate, and h'lgmy extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and olerical professions, Sold by all Patent Medicine Vendofs, See testimonials in advftirtigemßpfe—.Awy?,

Tlio Mnsterton Farmers' Club meet tomorrow at their Club Room, Temple Chambers.

A block of buildings in Queen-street, adjoining Messrs Lowes and lorns' Auction Rooms, will bo offered for salo to the highest bidder at Messrs Lowes and lorns' Auction Rooms to-morrow.

Messrs Lowes it lorns will offor by public aiiction tomorrow, tanks, portable boilers, ridging, and pumps. Also a splendid pianoforte by Kirknmn, drawing room suites, couches, chairs, tables, carpets, dresser, chiffonier, and sundries; grass seeds, fowls' wheat, and black feed oats.

Wo have recuived the following telegram fromoui' Wellington correspondent: —The cas6 of the girl Nuilsmi is creating some stir here, but it is beliuved that the girl invented the story which she told to the Daily. Tho Asylum authorities deny all knowledge of her, and her late employer says she left of her own accord about a month ago, arid that lio heard of her being at the Hutt and other places up country. He ridiculed the idea of her having been in the Asylum. There is no record in the R.M, Court ot a girl of her name being committed to tho Asylum, and no knowledge of her in any of the Homes for girls in Wellington,