The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2337, 3 July 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1886.

Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Emila Collotto, nurseryman, of Masterton.

Mr George Beetliairt has been reappointed a member of the Waste Lands Board, his previous term of office hiving oxpired.

Our Sydney telegrams to-day convey the information that potatoes havo advanced 20s per ton, and are now quoted at 90s.

; Tho Town Lands Trustees have granted the Mastorton Volunteer Fire Brigade the sum of LlO to enable them to procure hose for their manual fire engine. •We have received Mr W. K. Bishop's Monthly Railway Time-table and Diary for July. It contains the usual amount' of useful information.

The Masterton Public. Schools broke up yesterday for the winter holidays Thoy reassemble again in a fortnight. A correspondent to a'Napier paper touches one of the weak points of volunteering by pointing out that the company secretaries do not tiouble to give the presß any news of what is going on in their companies. He remarks that " only for the papers, •■Wanianni would nover have had its drillshed." If volunteering is to have its lifo sustained it will only be by continually keeping it before the-pub-lic, and officers and secretaries should bear this in ptind.

We draw the attention' of our readers to an advertisement in to-day's issue of Messrs Adams & Sons' collection of acclimatised bulbs, cutting, and garden seeds, which can be purchased of that firm, and sent through the post. Such an opportunity as is here presented of introducing new varieties of bulbs and plants into the district should nob be missed.

An adjourned meeting of the Greytown Borough Licensing Committee was held at the R. M, Comthouse yesterday, four of the Committor being present. Arthur Jones withdrew his application for a license for the Club Hotel r anda certificate was granted to John Fabian for the Club Hotel, the license to take effect from tho Ist of Ootober, or such earlier date.as the house now being erected shall be completed and furnished to the satisfaction of the Committee.

A meeting of, the committee of the Masterton-Mangahao Special Settlement was held yesterday at the office of the secretary, Mr F. T. Redman, when an amended scheme of the subdivision of the southern portion of tho block waß submitted by the surveyor, Mr Ellison; and approved. ; Apian of the whole of. thesections, town acres, suburban, and rural sections, will.,be prepared, and in the hands of the committee in a wosk's time. A resolution was. passed to notify the members that sections would be allotted on July 24th. A further call of £3 on account of survey was made, to bo paid before the allotment takes place.'- Mr Ellison leffc.Masterton for the. settlement thiß morning, and Mr Marchant wdlno doubt meethim theie at an early date to pass the survey on" behalf'of tbi 'Government.

Mr Walter Armstrong was gazetted yesterday a-member of the Greytoym Licensing Committee, in lieu of Mr H. Taylor, resigned. To-day is the four-weekly pay-day of :fche. Permanent Investment ■ and Loan Association of tho;Wairarapa of which' Mr P. H.. Wood is tho Masterton agent., Mr.John H. Jenkins, of Carterton, has applied for a patent for an invention tV dispensing with a plug in ■ wire-straining,' j to be called " Jenkins' patent plug-dis penser." ' ' Theuaual weekly dance of the private Quadrille Assembly came off last, evening in the Theatre Royal, and was equally as successful as the preceding gatherings, • The Matthew Burnett Committee met last night and' made final arrangements for the,reception of the lecturer; Full particulars of his meetings are given in the advertisement on our third paga. Mr W. 0. Buchanan and others presented a petition to the Honse, praying for the completion of the railway from Mauricevillo to Eketahnna.' The Petitions Committee to whom the petition was referred, report that the petition should be referred to the Government for consideration.

Mr F. W. Temple notes thath.e has just purchased from Mr J. Hessey.fiftysidesof prime home-cured bacon. The sample now on view at his shop in Queen-street is equal to any of the imported brands, and being from tho well known farm of the grower, oh the Upper Plain, the quality can be relied on.

Since the commencement of the preseir series of wool sales, 18i5,800 have been catalogued, of which number 4,600 have been withdrawn from auction. The fourth series of colonial wool sales will open on September 7th, and the' fifth series commences November 3rd.

We are pleased to learn that Mr It. Buckeridge is th« successtul tenderer for the railway refreshment rooms at Fe.atherston. Judging from his management and attention in the past, the railway department and travelling publio will have no cause for complaint, either as to tho quality of. liquors and refreshments supplied, or the attention given to tra-. vollers. These rooms' are particularly favored in this respect: ' William Rowland, charged with' the murder of Edward Neave was tried a second time at Gisborne yesterday, The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and recommended him to mercy. He was sentenced to death. The ' prisoner declared ho was innocent, The point as to receiving the deposition of the dying man were reserved for argument in the Appeal Court.

' As our local string band were on their way to Greytown on Thursday, to fulfil an engagement at'the Citizens' Fancy Dress Ball, a series of accidents happened that placed them in considerabla'danger, and showed that they were as capable of .performing outdoor evolutions as indoor recroation. The start from Masterton was made under favorable circumstances, and all went well until tho party, consisting of'home, buggy, cornet, double bass, piano, and violin, were turning into the Carterton road, when a vehicle coming from the opposite direction got in the •way—result, broken swingle-bar. This mishap was repaired and another start made, and all went well until the leader felt the planks of the Greytown platform shaking under his feet, and heard tho rattle of the buggy as it commenced to roll over them.. This was the' signal for some fun. The occupants kept good .time to the tune played by the animals heels on the front of the vehicle, and performed acrobatic selections over' the rear that, considering the short notice received, was creditably aiid satisfactory executed. About half an hour after this incident the people of Greytown wore greatly surprised to see a procession enter the town, consisting of a delapidated buggy, drawn by three individuals, a fourth bringing up the rear with a horse that looked as though he was boss of the show. It was generally supposed that the processionists were about to appear at the ball in character, and were going to .give some additional effect to thisannual gathering.buttheywasn'tjorthehorsewassnugly housed for the night, the buggy went for repairs, and the Ball came off withoutany more than the usual individual characters. No tabloaux's were arranged. Next morning the return journey was made by the interesting party, The last that was seen of them from Greytown was, the horse was laying his ears back and trying to break tho record over the platform, piano was laying back straining the ribbons, violin was working the break "a la fortissimo," while double bass and cornet looked as though they were anxious to return to Greytown, and were with difficulty retaining their seats. It is a boast now in Masterton that the musical party have placed a record to their credit, but how long it will remain is hard to say, perhaps not before another Groytown Ball. The London correspondent o( the Dunedin Evening Star writes:—The suicide of poor Lord Shaftesbury, which at any other time would have created quite a sensation and led to endless gossip, was passed over well nigh unnoticed, The unfortunate man seems to-have been a victim to his position and his family, He was overwhelmed by the necessities of the former and Oppressed by the seriousness of the latter.' From childhood everyone urged upon him the imperative duty of following in the footsteps of his great and good father. Unfortunately, as often happens, parent and child were radically different. Lord Ashley's tendencies were those of a student. He took no interest in the great philanthropic- schemes with which the name of Shaftesbury was associated. , He abhorred Exeter Hall, tea meetings, church congresses, and foreign missions. Allowed to go his own way as a young man, Ldrd Ashley would have no doubt developedinto a practical hardworking Peer, with hobbies of his own; Ab things were, who can wonder that, amidst uncongenial surroundings, and dogged by the fact of being '• the great and good Lord. Shaftesbury's ■ heir," he grew morbid. Fits of melancholia set in, attempts to rouse.him were fruitless, Tho death of his father, and the succession to endless responsibilities, financial and ■otherwise, made matters worse. At the time of his suicide he was known to be mad at. certain periods, and closely watched. The butler followed him on the morning of the catastrophe, but he managed to give him the slip, The new Lord Shaftesbury is a promising young fellow of seventeen. During the last two months I have sold 60 Men's Heavy TOtnoy Overcoats at 16s 6d, and have remaining just 35 more, which I intend selling at 15s 9d. I have also just landed 24 ( Men's Heavy Beaver Overcoats that I am soiling at 28s 6d, that are honestly worth 455, Boys' Overcoats from 9s 9d. Youths' N.Z. made Tweed Hats 3s 6d. Men's Tweed Suits from 18s GJ. Inspection solicited. Note the address—The Wairaraps Clothing Factory, next the Empire Hotel, Masterton,' Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, < ha., are quioldy cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preservor." This old established, popular -medicine is ploasant to the palate, adn highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions, Sold by all Patent-Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements,—fADVT.l- •

lam going to make a speciality ot certain lines during the .next months. .'At the present' time I am running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices which defy any house in the Wellington District to approach. By-sending the length which you require in inches, you can be supplied with a grand .Tweed Macintosh for -27/6, honestly worth £3, Give me a trial, JotoTHonnußN, the Pepple's Olothier, Willis»tre»t, WeUuurfcon.—fAdvt.]

Mr Thomas Wilton notifies that in consequence of the prolonged illnpsa of, a iiieinber of his family he will close his store un the Upper Plain after the 10th iusfc,

Quito .a sensation has been excited in politiealand clerical'pijroles'by the publication <Jf a pamphlet written by the Archbishop of Bordeaux, and" entitled " The Social and.Religious Future of Democracy." It Man oloquont exposition and earnest defence of democratic principles; Democracy the prelate declares to be an irrestible movement which nothing can arrest, It will leave no room for despotisms, and, in the near future, government for the people by the people will be the universal ruler. He pronounces the political tendencies of iriodorn society to bo Providential, and prophesies that in a few years democratic principles will have made_ the tour of the world, : and will raise it« down-t'roddon racw to the level of their already enfranchised brethren. MonsignorGailbert recognises democracy as the twin sister of Christianity, whose virtues it must praotise in order that its ascendancy; may bo beneficent and durable, —Exchange "Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutterinanu factory. All Blind* guaranteed of tho very boat description. Prico list on application to R, V. Henn (late Honn and Hansen;) Poneko Steam Venetian Mind and fi«volving .■ Factory,, .Wlunrton,—Advt. . ■ ''.,■'. i