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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2513, 1 February 1887, Page 2

■ t -A smart ahock'pit".earthquake was|felt in Masterton about .twenty -mmutos past' six lastgyemrig. - ',;. The usual weekly meeting of. ,the Wairarapa Gospel Temperance Union will,:be. - .held this evening in the Mnstorton Tefii-' perance Hall.

IThe'Mauriceville •■ Road-' Mvd ftijyer-. ■tiaes'for tendora for several contracts .of bush clearing, road formation, carting and metallinp.... The list appears in our "Tender"column. ' Spade Guinea lias been scratched for all engagements at tho Hutt Park meeting, ■ .

George J. Jackson, a carpenter, was arrested this morning for assaulting hia wife, and is now in tho lock-up awaiting an interview with the R,M. Messrs Lowes & lorns announce an extensive Renernl sale for Saturday next.; Tho list to be offefod will inc]sde a few speoialitiea.feuch as a Lathe, Saddler's and .Shoemakers sewing machine,'etc." . .Wo beg to-remind our readers'of Messrs Lowes & lo'rns unreserved sale of stock-in-trade-at Mauricevillo at 11' o'clock to-morrow, The auctioneer' requests us to state that buyers will havo the opportunity of going up by Petrio's coach, which leaves Masterton at 9'o'clock' hi the morning. • ,■-, .. ,: The Napier Telegraph Bay's general blowing as to the heat of the weather Fielding has secured first placo. The Star Bays on Monday tho thermomo; ter registered 101 in the>ahade." We think tho Wairarapa Star can go one hotter than thia—judgin... from past efforts,—Press . "

The highly fed white horao, which is attached to the Borough water cart, mado a bolt this morning, but fortunately was stopped before it had procoeded many chains on its mad career, or had injured the valuable vehicle which it was propeling attho rate of twenty miles an hour. We romind our readers of the first appearance of the Alloyne-Wado Dramatic Company at the Theatre Eoyal this evotiing. Thoy are, without doubt, one of the stronpesfc combinations of talent that _ have visited tho Wairarapa, and judging by the high encomiums passed upon them by the Wellington ' Press, playgoers will be rewarded with' a genuine treat during their short stay in Mastertou. Tho bill for this evening is "Puck" a dramatised version of" Ouidas" novol of that name. The drosses used .for .this performance are very handsome, and designed by Worth, of Paris. " Keforring to the Flblc Jubilee Singers who appear hore on Saturday and Mon day, tho London Telegraph says:—The hushed attention and tho moistened eyes were porbaps to be regarded as moro. valuable tributes to tho powers they exorcised, than the unusual plaudit, which invited a repetition' in every piece sot down in the programme. It may .safely he assorted that nothing like tho plantation songs of these Jubilee Singew .has been hoard in this country.''. V '■. About thai £'Bo ro be'oiven away.— To the Editor-Sir, Will you allow methrough your'oolumns to lefrthe'pooploof the Wairarapa know that I am going to sell all my stock, consisting of men's, youth's, and .hoys' clothing, .shirta, hats, hosiery, ic, at a great reduction in prices up till tho end of tho year; and also to remind them that. every one .who buys goodgfo tho Value of JJs'Gdgots a ticket inmy'£3scompetition. Think of that! By spending 2s Cd with me, yAyay win money' enough to carry yotHifa trip round New Zealand.—Jourr Thorbton, Clothier. &0.. Wiljh's 6t..V7clllneton. A Wonderful Sm.-Many are the instances cited of tho, astonishing fecundity of tho. various epocies-of domcaticatsd fowl; but the'colcbrated Wellington HENNfwhijh, strange to nay, is of the masculine gentler) has a soul above tho mere production of eggs. Tho manner in which ho turns out Venetian Blinds,' etc, is tho wonder and admiration of everybody from the Governor downwards.' Tho name of this wonderful bird isR. W, Henn, and his wellknown fowl-house is thoP°neke Steam Window Blind Factory; Molcaworth-strebt, Wellington. -Arr.