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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2400, 15 September 1886, Page 2

A reward of ten pounds is offered for the discovery of the destroyer of a pair of oil paintings. The two pictures hung in the commercial room of the Prince of Wales Hotel, and were found at dinner time yesterday to have been slashed to pieces with some sharp instrument. We have been informed that the Royal commission to enquire into the land claims of discharged soldiers of flor Majesty's forceß, and of the local forces will sit at Masterton about the ond of October. Tho actual date of the sitting will be made known by advertisement,

A meeting of members of the Masterton Mangahao Special Settlement was held in the Temperance Hall last night, Tho President, Mr W. McOardle, occupied the chair. The report of the Committee, as published in our yesterday's issue, was read and adopted. The various sections wore then ballotfced for, the proceedings occupying until after 11 o'clock. At the close of the ballot, by an unanimous vote of the members, the sum of L4O was awarded to the Secretary, MrF.T. Redman, for his services to the association. Tonders were opened for the falling the 200 acre township reserve, to include stumping the stroets half a chain wide, The tender of G. Garven, at LI tfs. 6d per acre, was accepted. The question of appointing an overjoer was left in the hands of the Committee.

The Sydney Mail tukes every opportunity of exposing tho fallacies of protection, and it positively rovels in any illustration afforded by Victoria. In its issue of the 4th, appears the following:-" More blessings of protection. There is a heavy duty on boots and shoes in Victoria, and of course the boot and shoemakers are immensely prosperous. It is impossible to doubt it, and just now their prosperity is showing itself in a very striking way, for iv telegram informed us ut few days ago that there were 400 bootmakers out of employment m Melbourne alone, while 1000 were on half work. Remembering what Sydney agitators have said about the beneficial results of protection, only one

interpretation can be placed on this announcement. The Melbourne bootmakers are so well off that 400 of them are enjoying their wintor holidays, while 1000 of them aro only working half their time, and devoting the remainder to beer and skittles."

Charles Hodgson, until recently employed in the Union Bank of Australia at Wellington, was arrested at Nelson on Saturday, a warrant having been issued there on that day for his amat, on a charge of embozzling tho sum of £59 9s 10(1. The accused, says the Evoniug Press, had been suspended, owing to defalcations having been found in the books, and had availed himself of an opportunity by the Hawoa, to see his friends at Nelson. The warrant was issued on Saturday, and the case was' placed in tho hands of Dotective Campboll, who soon found that Hodgson had cleared out of the city, A telegram was at once sent to Nelson, where Hodgson was soon taken into custody. He was brought up ut tho Residont Magistrate's Court at Nelson and -remanded' till tomorrow. The total amount of the defalcations for which Hodgson is held responsible is close on £IOOO. We understand that his friends had offered to pay the Bank the wholo of the delicieucy in order to prevent proceedings being taken.

A meeting of the Eketahuna School Committee has held on Saturday. Pre-sent-Messrs A. Anderson (Chairman), Waterson, Bayliss, Syversen, Von Bedcn and Anders Anderson. The Chairman submitted a statement of accounts connected with the late concert scheme showing the gross takings to bo over LlO, and the nett proceeds L 3 19s B|d. He then, in accordance with notice of motion, moved that Mr Shelton be called on to apulogiso to the Committee for his conduct at the concort. Mr Sholton asked the Chairman to explain the cause of his action, and considerable discussion ensued. The Chairman alleged that lie had been insulted by Mr Sheltun calling attention to new items being placed on the programme before ten o'clock and asking him •' How long is this to be toleratodt" Ho also stated that Mr Shelton objected to tho dance that took place in the school room and on seeing gome forms on top of the desks had exclaimed '' 1 will hold you (the Chairman) responsible for the furniture." Another complaint was that Mr Shelton, on leaving tho mom, had dragged a number of ladies and othors with him. Mr Shelton, in reply denied having used the word " tolerated," but stated that finding the programme was being extended without the permission of Committee ho cilled tho attention of the Chairman to the circumstance and said "How long jb this going to last!" This, he maintained was af tor ten o'clock. Subsequently finding Mr Anderson had ohanged his opinion about dancing he entered his protest on the around that tho room was unsuitable, the space being too limited, and on seoing that the seats were being thrown across the desks he ascertained from Mr Anderson that he would take the responsibility of Beeing that no damage was done, After a considerable discussion of two hours the motion having failed to find a seconder, was lost and the meeting adjourned

A practical joke was played upon a tradosman in this city a night or two aim, which caused Mm a good deal of uncaeiness, and created florae merriment by those who, to übo a colloquialism, were "in the swim." A resident went into a certain shop on Lambton-quay to effect a purchase, out being unab'e to make anyone hear, walked into tbe dining room at the back of the shop and quietly locked the door leading into tho kitchen, where the proprietor and hia family were assembled. He then locked the door communicating with the shop, as he wont out, ns well as the street door. Shortly afterwards tho proprietor found tho door locked, and seeing through the glass panes that the front door was also closed, raised an alarm of "Thioves! Burglars!" and commenced to scramble over the back fence to get around to.the street. Being voiy fat and unwieldy, however, he got half way across, and could not get over or back, and there he remained suspended, crying thieves and making a big fußs generally. Someone then came to tho roscuo and relioved him from his uncomfortable position, when he proceeded to the front door and entered the shop,ihe key being loft inthedoor. His first idea was to search the till, which ho . found untouched, and then ho scrutinised the.conteritßM4n'e!Bhop'ancl dining room .With:ttt>Bama.satißfapterj^ißßultt" Mean-' crowd;.: hadj when a Bui&!kbgy';entere(l : and informal.the, propjtetdr/oithft;.name\pf who 'play^d^•tHp^•pMk : ■,• This crated- Cgreatattpunt of mertf ment from ; the>aßseijibled.;,groupj an|i;the' : shopJjespor.retired very 'much discomforted. The '.police; wer» told that their ; services not requirei—Post,, : ..; i

A Bitting of the District Court will be held in Masterton to-morrow (Eriday). Travellers from Eketahuna report that great'progress is being made with the bushfelling in the Parkville township.

Tenders aie invited for a further issue of L2OOO Masterton Borough Gas Loan Debentures.

The Wairarapa East County Council brought into force yesterday generally throughout the County "The Loan to Local Bodies Act."

' Mr Middleton's draught entire Cashier, which is to Btand this season at Messrs Hood and Shaw's Club stables, Masterton, gained first honors at the Palinerston North horse parade.

Messrs Lowes and lornn announce the sale on behalf of tho Masterton Town Lands Trust of building to be.removed from part of town acre 24, corner of Renall and Queen-streets. ' Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their next stock sale for Wednesday, September 22nd. The list embraces sheep, cattlo, horses, etc. The thirty street lamps ordered from Dunedin by the Masterton Borough Council are finished and shipped to Wellington. The site for each lamp has yet to be decided on by the Council. Cr Cullen has given notice to discharge all committees and elect fresji ones with a view to introducing the system of selecting committees every year after the annual election of Councillors,

The County Council' have decided that in the ovent of the Government declining to vote tho Bum of £1,374 towards the maintenance of the Forty Mile Bush Road for tho ensuing twelve months, the. Council will throw the maintenance of the road into the hands of the Government.

Mr W, C, Buchanan has forwarded the Bum of two guineas to tho Secretary of the Reception Committee towards defraying the expenses of the visit of the Sydney team to the Wairarapa. The disturbance of tho roads by the contractor for the purpose of laying pipes is causing some annoyance to 'bus and other passengers, and injury to vehicles thomselves. Where the roads have boon opened across and fillod up, tho metal has sunk down, and vehicles in crossing are subject to a dangorous and Budden jolt. The defect should be promptly remedied.

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a sorios of auction sales for this month. On Saturday next thoy soil produce, furniture and sundries. The following Wednesday is their fortnightly stock aide, when they sell sheep, cattle, horses, etc. They also announce a sale of building allotments m Mauriceville, particulars of which will appear shortly, A match has been arranged botweon the Red Star Football Club and a team of tho Masterton Club for ■' Saturday afternoon next. The following are the teams:—Masterton—Back: J. Williams; half backs: A. Welch, —Williams; quarterbacks: O'Connor, M'Kenzie, A. Thompson; wings; Ewington, F. Polling; forwards: Symonds, W. Day, G. Day, J. McKenzio, Himiona, F. Welch, O. Porritt. Stars-Back: A. D'Arcy ; half bucks :E. Pelling, Watson; quarters: Welch, Hoar, Thompson; forwards: J. Pelling, Welch, Ennnett, Ewinf tun, Bannister, Blinkhorne, Freoth, Gardner, Martin; emergencies: Hill, H. Campbell, McKain.

The Manawatu Times says:—Some of the Borough Councillors are beginning to put on extensive frills, A petition signed by a number of tho leading men in town was rejected on tho ground that it contained language disrespectful to the Council. Had those tnembors who took exception to the wording of tho petition •paused to consider, thoy must have arrived at the conclusion that the gentlemen who signed it would be among the last to insult the heads of the body corporate. '

Information received shows that New Zealand was represented by fivo students at tho final examination for degrees of M, D. at Edinburgh, Messrs King, Jeffcoat, Lindsay, Cunningham, and Lawdes, all securing distinction. Mr Truby King of Taranaki, secured the blue ribbon of the' medical school, the Ettle's prize, having beaten Mr Jeffcoat, of Otago, only on the record of tho earliest examination. Both have secured positions in tho Infirmary. Mr Jeffcoat, who received histrainingatthe Otago Medical School won the Staid Fellowship of LIOO, the hplders of which must engage in original research. He also secured the Blancy Scholarship of LCO, and ho held the highest place for the Buchanan and James Scholarships, but these he could not hold with the Staid Scholarship.

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