The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2448, 10 November 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1886.

Tho Masterton Hospital Trustees meet on Thursday next at 3.30 at the Institute.

Pressure on our spaoe to day compels us to hold over our leader and several latter* from correspondents. Owing to the inclement weather, lvo's lecture in the Theatre Royal on Monday evening last was postponed. A whirlwind passed over the Qreytown Race Course yesterday whioh caused some consternation among the sporting crowd as several hate were oarried up by Uje wind and there was every indication of the owne : rs losing them altogether.

It will be seen by a numerously signed requisition in another column that Mr Oaselberg has consented to again come forward for the Mayoral office. Wo can well believe that he takes this step with reluctance, but as a cardinal feature of his municipal polioy has been openly challenged by, Mr Ronall he cannot very well refuse the request made by so very many of his constituents. We have received the programme of the Napier Park .Racin? Club's Summer Meeting, to be held on Saturday, tot January. There are seven events, consisting of Handicap Hurdles 80 sovs, Maiden Plate 40 sovs, New Year Handicap 250 sovb, Sapling Stakes 40 bovs, Flying Handicap 76 sov«, Selling Scurry 20 sovs, and Greenmeadows Handicap 60 sovs.

The Salvation Army held a picnic in Mr Woodroofe's paddock yesterday, at which there was a very good attendance, The usual games, &c, were indulged in and all seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. In the evening the Army marched out headed by a detachment ot cavalry, consisting of eight or ten horsewomen and horsemen. The procession was a large one, and attracted a good deal of attention, On returning to the barracks there was a special drunkards' demonstration.

The Wilmott Company appeared in the Theatre Royal last evening to a fair house. The piece selected "Milky White" has lost the charm of novelty in this neighborhood, but the ability and vigor with which some of its characters wore portrayed on this occasion made it more successful than might have been anticipated, The after piece" Jealousy" was played with spirit and the performance of the American Blondin during the interlude were extremely popular.

The Greytown Cricket Club defeated the Hutt Club yesterday at Greytown by an innings and thirty runs to spare.

The City Guards suffered a defeat at the hands of the Greytown Rifles yesterday by forty points. It is notified in another, column that the time for entering in the different events of to-morrow's meeting of tho Wairarapa Gun Club has been extended till to-morrow morning, A meeting of burgesses is convened for Wednesday evening next by His Worship the Mayor to consider the question of dividing the Borough into Wards.

We learn from Mr W. M. Easthopo that he was successful on Monday last in catching an eight pound trout with an artifioiaj minnow in tho Waipoua river.

Messrs Lowes & loms aunounce their next Stock Sale at the Masterton yards on November 17th. The list of outries is already a largo ono, and comprises firsttatestook, whichshould prove attractive to both buyers and sellers. The Manawatu Times says:—Alluding to our comments on the high scalo of tolls at the Gorge Bridge, andtoour suggestion that unless these are reduced the local bodies interested should push on the Fitzherbert - Gorge road, the Fiolding Star remarks that this is a very significant paragraph, and the Board should take the hint. We trust it will, and abandon its project for making the public pay in two or three years the whole cost of constructing the bridge Tho scale of tolls is no improvement whatever on tho ferry charges, and therefore the travelling public reap no benefit from the erection of the bridge beyond the mere fact that they do not now have to wait for a ferry boat to cross According to the present course the tolls will not be lowered until the bridge is practically useless, and the railway available. In placo of oncouraging traffic betwoen this coast and the other, the bridge operates as a check to just the same extont as the ferry did. Shortly before 2 o'clock last, night both fire-belh rang out vigorously, and a lurid light on the rising ground near the railway station, indicated unmistakably the point of danger. At this hour there was a plentiful supply of both wind and rain, and those who turned out to witness the scene and assist in subduimr the enemy had a rough time of it. The building which was on firo was a cottage occupied Mr J. Fitzgerald, tho well-known market gardoner. He and his wife and child and two lodgers, were roused from their beds by a sudden glare of light, and proceeded at snee to try and save their effects and'to give the nocessary alarm. They were, however, speedily driven by the flames from their task. Practically the whole buildinp was consumed before an engine could arrive on the spot. Both brigades turned out, and tho Municipal engine was brought up in quick time. Water, however, was obtainable only from a long distance, and this further delayed the efforts of the firemen. Of the furniture and effeot which were romoved in the first instanoe very little was saved as they caught alight as they lay scattered about. It is believed that a defective chimney was the cause of the fite. The building was insured in the National for £125, and the furniture for £SO, but Mr Fitzgerald sustains a considerable loss outsido the Insurance by the partial destruction of his well kept garden and orchard.

The following cases were hoard in the R.M. Court on Monday after we went to press. Bank of Australasia v W. S. Forbeß,'£so 232 d; ordered to pay 50s per mouth, in default 14 days imprisonment. Constable Collertou v J. W. Baker, breach Licensing Act. This waß an information for selling a bottle of brandy, defendant not being duly licensed Mr Travers, who appeared for defendant, admitted tho salo of the liquor, but said the circumstances were remarkable. Defendant, the holder of an accomodation license at tho Oalionga Ferry, applied under the Licensing Act, 1881, for a renewal. The renewal was granted, but the Commissioners instead of issuing a certificate in the form presoribod by the M issued a renewal for throe months only with a fee at the rate of £2O por annum. Mr Baker forwardod £2O to tho Clerk of the County Council, who deducted £5 for the license and paid £ls into Mr Baker's account, Mr Travers said he relied on tho 29th section of the Act, which states that all licenses, with the oxception of the conditional license shall be in force till the 30th June following tho date of the license. The Court held that under the Act defendant was entitled to renewal, the Committee had committed a mistake is assuming that they could limit the duration of the license, and the defendant having tenderd liia license fee in full, he must be held to be duly licensed for the period procribed by statute. The information was dismissed. The charge of cattle Dtealing against Robert Maguire and his two sons was dismissed.

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