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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2540, 4 March 1887, Page 2

A meeting of tho stewards of tho Mas-terton-Opaki Jockey Club is couvoned for to-morrow oveuing at tho Club Hotel. Messrs Lowes and loins add. to their stock Balo for Wednesday next a lino of 300 wother lambs, W)0 fat owcb, 200 storo owes, and 10 two-year-old steers. Messrs Lowos & lorns announce n sain of land at their rooms for March 2Gth. The : properties comprise that valuable endowment of the Girl's High School in the Mangaono of 3000 acres, in various sized sections, the leano ot which will be sold for twonty-one years, with improvemont clauses, and one snng freehold property of 126 acres in the Miki Miki from the ostate of F, Potere, deceased, Messrs J, H, Bethune & Co. will sell at their Auction Rooms, Brandon Street, Wellington, under instructions from the Registrar of the Suprome Court, on Wednesday next, March 9th, a valuable property in the Featherston district. Particulars in our advertising columns. Through thn pwrnptnosa nf the Press Association the result of the Australian Cup was recolvod iu Mastorton at 0 o'clock last ovoning. Immediately it roachod ui wo Issued au oxtra which caused quite a flutter of excitement among our local sporting men, and even nonsporting men wore raised to enthusiasm when they saw how n»ar our "Nelson" was to winning this great evont. We are informed, says the Post, that legal advice from a thoroughly reliable authority has been civon that tho City Corporation' can be held responsible to the loaetß for the total amount of the damage done by the lato fire The grounds upon which the opinion is based cannot of course bo made public, but it'is quito on the. cards that tho insurance companies'will submit the' question to a Court of law. In answer to the demand for an apology by Meesrs MuoMahon & Leitch, Theatrical Managers,' :the proprietors of the Evening Post state:—We have instructed our solicitor (Mr Travers) to reply stating that we absolutely rofuso to offer any -apology to' Messrs McMabon & Leitoh iu regard to the publication of the paragraph' in qiestion, or to pay .'» single penny by way of compensation, and that we are quite prepared to tsie the risk of an action, with the evidence in justifies tion whioh we can plead. MrR. Hohbs, M.H.R., who is well, known as a fruit-grower, writes as follows to the New Zealand Herald;—"No doubt a great many codliu moths may bo destroyed by tho open piokle bottle process, but tho plan universally adopted in Atnorioa is of syringing tho apple and pear trees, when tho fruit is about the size of a marble with a solution of' Paris green'—say a small toaspoonf ul to a twogallon bucket of water (not more, or you will injure the troes). well mixed by tho aid of the syringe or it will settle at tho bottom. Anyone taking the trouble to do th'B will save their apples and pears. But it is hardly of any use writing about it, because pooplo will not tako the trouble."

Things do not appear to be progressing at all favorable at the New Zealand Rilip Association mooting at Cliristchurch, Wo lown that the Kynoch ammunition is being greatly blamed for the bad shooting, and as the light is reported good, with no wind to complain of, there is reaioh to believe that there is some foundation for the blamo, The subscriptions promised by the Christohurch citizens have dwindled down to about £54, at which great indignation id expressed by the competitors, and it is proposed to hold a muss meeting with a viow to refuse the subscriptions. Some of tho trupliies are only valued at five shilling], ono of them being onn of tho clocks given by tho Durham tobacco firm as an advertisement.

Hu Worship, tho Mayor of Wellington, has received a letter from Captain Lako, of H.M.B. Nelion, in rop!y to one which he had sent on, behalf of the Council, thanking, the officers and men for the assistance which they had reudorod at the late fire. In his reply Captain Lako Btated that on behalf of the officers and meuoftbaNolson he had to thank his Worship for conveying to thorn the thanks of the citismß of Wellington for the services which they had rendered at tho fire on Sunday last. He also stated that they were much ploased to have boon able to rendor the assistance on that occasion, .and. thoy felt it an, honor that their efforts should have been so fully appreciated. •

Wo direct eapocial attention to Messrs Chamberlain Brothers advertisement in another column, which is of interest alike to private, families and the business peoplo of the Wairarapa. Henry White, who was remanded for eight days ou a charge of setting fire to the Princo of Wales Hotel, w»b Bont to Wellington.gaol yesterday, where he will be kept during the term of the remand, A notice appears in another column requesting the accounts owing foy the services of Lord Mandovillp to be paid to the grocin in charge, Mr J. Hiokton.

At a Cominitteo meeting of the Master-ton-Hswera Special Settlement Association held last evening, a reply was received' from the Minister of Laud to •the-effect that there was'no block of land available in the Mangatainoka-Hawera block. A Bimilar reply was given to Mr McOardle, who appliorl personally on behalf of the Association, The Secretary was instructed to write.and get a reply as toiwhen the land would be opened for required'for : tho.application, viz., 100,: there" are thirty on the supplementary list. ,

Tendorsare invited by Mr.Oi' .Fantiitf; •" architect, forthe oreetiou of;ia;sliopn(l; dwelling at Eketahuna, ''"' iV '< < l '; : 3ji\ The.pruolainatioii prohibiting' portsition of New. Zealand aheop. in jd'-fciywn South Wales is published in!tlie (}..'.Mttu,;.i Mr Von Stnrmer, R,.M,, Ira's.'bcJM*ap>] •pidnttd Judge (if Hliß.Aa3esßuU'iit'C'oUft,a of.Masterton,' Carterton,- Gieytuwn, and Fcathoratoh.' Hepcta Whakamairu, has been appointed native assessor Under the Resident Magistrate's Act, for the Wairarapa District j' and ; .Enoka. U Wano for the Wellington District. _. >/r ;-The Bishop of Wellington was slightly better last evening. He'complaincd of a pahs across his back at,tho-end of his spine, but was otherwise making satisfactory progress. A Wonderful Hem.—Many are tho instancescited of thoastouishing fecundity of tho : various species of domesticated fowl j but tho celebrated Wellington Hens (which, strange to say, is of the maßoulino gonder) has a soul above tho mere production of oges. The manner, in which he turnß out Vonetian Blinds, eto., is the wonder and adiniratwii of everybody, from tho Governor downwards. The namo of this wonderful bird lb E. W. Hems, and his well-known fowlhouse is the Poneke Steam Window Blind Factory, Molesworth-etreet, Wellington.—Advt. , We have inspootad the stock of Men's Boys', and Youth's New Zealand and -'Colonial Tweed Clothing at the Wairarapa Clothing Factory,, and for quality and prices we have not seen anything in tho Colony to equal them, and we strongly advise anyone requiring Clothiug to oau at The Factory, next Mason's, Chemist, and see for themselves,—Advt. •ABOUT THAI £3i) TO BE GIVES AWATt.— To the Editor-Sir, Will yon allow me through your columns to let the people of the Wairarapa know that I am. going to sell all my Btook, consisting of men's, youth's, and boys' clothing, shirts, hats, hosiery, &c, at a great reduction in prices up till fche.'ond of tho year j and also to remind them that overy one who bujß goods to the value of 2s Gd gets a ticket in my£3scompetition. Think of that! By spending 2s Gd with mo, you may win money onough to carry you for a trip round New Zealand—John Thoiiburn, Clothier. &c„ Willis Bt.. Wellington.