The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1886.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2457, 20 November 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1886.

Tho following applications for patents have'beon received: Lilian Eliza Thomas, of Wandsworth Common, London, for improvements in the manufacture of steel or iguot iron; P. Everett, of London, for improved apparatus forreceiving payment for delivering goods; W. H. Johnson, of Manchester, for improvements in walls, roofs, &c.; W. T. Murray, of Rimuera, Anokland, for an improved wheel; R, Morgan, of Auckland, for invention for printing in colors; H. Wait* of Auckland,' for invention for printing in colors; B. Dawson, of Dimedin, for railway waggoncover ; B. Kidd, ofWyndham, South-j land,, for a weed-killer; H,.Maitland, of GutaUtau, for a movable sheep-race for unloading trucks; W. Taylor, of Olioka, Canterbury,' for an expansion barrow wheel; W. C.Barten,of Auckland, for a shaft and pole-connector, Bnd for an inter-locking fifth wheel for vehicles; T. Aicken, of Auckland, for an automatic jystem of rabbit-catchin?; C. I Ball, of

The programme of tho Feathoreton Racing Club for New Year's day is published in our advertising columns. Mr F. H, Wood has an addition of a light spring trap, horse and harness to the entries for- his Featherston stock sale. A' notification from the Education Board re the election of n new School Committee at Maunceville, appears in another column. A special meeting of, the Masterton Hospital Committee takes place on Monday next, to consider questions relative to the hospital staff, We are requested to oall the attention of the ladies of the district to Messrs H. Owen and Co.'a Summer Season announcement in our present issue.' [ The funeral of Mrs Homblow took place at Greytown yesterday and was largely attended by the friends and relatives of the family from all parts of the district. The Committee of the late soiree held in aid of St. Matthew's schoolroom enlargement fund have handed over the very satisfactory sum of £24 as the nefcfc result of their labors.

The installation ceremonies of the Masterton Lodge, 1430, E.C., and Thistle Lodge, 64? S.C., have been fixed for Wednesday afternoon, December 15th, and the celebration of the event by a banquet on the same date. 'Damage has recently been done to the tombstones and fences in the Masterton Cemetery by larrikin visitors. The Custodian warns tho marauders in another column that future offences of the kind will be punished by a legal prosecution,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency publish in another column a notice to runholders and farmera with respect to their periodical auction sales of wool for this season. The first of the series will be held during the last week in this month.

Mr "White said to-day, reports the Napier Telegraph, that some of the children attending the Waipawa school were married women. Mr Hill capped this by saying that at an examination held by him in the country three of those who passed standard one, and were very proud ot the performance, were older than his grandfather. They were Maoris! A terrible tale of domestic infelicity owing to the intemperate habits of the wife and mother, was told in the R.M. Court this morning, during the application of Isabella Elley for a protection order and the maintenance of hor five children, owing to tno cruelty of her husband, a butcher in this city. The Bench granted the protection order, but refused to give Mrs Elley the custody of the children.—Press. We direct attention to an announcement in our wanted column from Messrs P. Hutson and Co,, Waring Taylor-street, Wellington, where all kinds of household pottery and dairy utensils can be obtained; also fancy pottery in the shape of vbsob, flower baskets, hanging flower pots, &c. Messrs Hutson and Co. are sole agents for Wilson and Co.'s celebrated hydraulic lime, which la largely used for tho erection of dwelling houses, dairies, stock yard floors, &o, Information and paraphlet sent freo on application. The number of entries for the Masterton Pastoral Show are as follows: howes, 167; cattle, 70; ehoep, l«2;pigs, 14; implements and produce, 88, This makes a grand total of 501, as against 451 last year. The principal increase this year is in sheep classes, where tliere is a much moro satisfactory list of exhibits than at tho first show.

Messrs Brown & Rodgers, the contractors, are making rapid headway with the Volunteer Drill Shed. They have the whole of the building covered m, and are working at the floor and lining, and thoy havo the doors and sashes ready for fixing. Some idea of the manner in which they are pushing on with the work can be gathered from tho fact that they commenced putting on the roof iron yesterday afternoon at 2.30, and before they left the job last evening had the whole of it finished, there boiug fifty-two squares, amounting in all to about three hundred and sixty sheets. Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter many aotory. All Blinds guaranteed of tho very best description. Price list on application to R, TV. Henn (late Henn and Hansen,) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory, TY"ollineton.~AnvT.