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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2543, 8 March 1887, Page 2

Who's Who for March is to hand. It is, as usual, replete with general information, tbe Qourt business being especially well attended to. Tho mild rains of the past few davs have : made a great different iu the appearance of pastures every wh«r#. With i tew weeks more of such weather, sfeook will not fare so badly iu winter as wae suitioipated. —;Pahiatua Star. An incident ooonrred daring" the Tenm raoe. meeting which clearly demonstrates that when the air it charged with the rumor of spieleni, &0,, that even respectable persons are liable to be suspected when their identity is unknown to those whom them come iu oontact with. Throe of Masterton's citizens were return' tag .on horsobakafter 11 doing" the country gathering, and having reached the hospitable roof of the, half-wiy house, decided to wait a bit. The spirit of gambling being aroused in them a game of cards was proposed, and some .back ountry hands were invited to join in Luck favored tho citizens—thoy held remarkable hands—right and left brnvor and joker every time. Tho couutrvmon looked at each other, and some mysterious ■ whispering passed between them, in which the word "Bpielers" waß fie--1 ijueiitly heard. Presently .they g'tup and left tho room, looking thoroughly •disgusted," having no doubt had quito enoutrh of that company. It's hardly j safe to mention the word " spieler" to f either of the trio now, especially in eon1' neptioil with a game of cards.

The usual meeting ot the Feather- r ston School Committee was held | ou- Saturday; Mr J, G. Gux in lb , chair. The minutes of last ordinary , meeting were read and confirmed. The , Treasuter. reported £l3 13s lOd to tho , credit of the. school fund. Accounts ' amounting to £4lßs were passed for pay- ( metit, The head master repotted the ■ average attendance for February at 180, , and Fur the last week at 178, the highest yet recorded. A letter was read fr»m the Education Board agreeing to appoint MrsCraig oewing mistress at a salary of £'s per annum. The Chairman reported .that Mm Craig could not undertake .the duties at so small j a remuneration, and it was agreed that the Committe contribute a further sum of L 5. An application from Mr F. C. Smith for the übq of the sohool sore for two years at thirty shillings per annum, he agreeing to leave it in English grass and iiw It fur cropping purposes only was agreed to, the Committee reserving the right to plant more trees and attend to those already planted. After other routine business the meeting adjourned. An equestrian feat, not very successfully performed, In Bannister street last evening, almost robbed Masterton of its leading telegraphist, aud bid fair to ortata an extraordinary vacanoy in the Borough Counoil through the loss of one oi its most energetic members, who is a manufacturer of alcoholio beverages. It appears that the former having ofosed the office, was ridins leisurely homeward on Ilia Hark Bay (canyirg several parcels) ' meditating, iu an epicurean spirit, on the good things in perspective to satisfy the craving of his fasting stouaoh, when the Councillor, who was evidently on his way to the Gas Works to fill himself f° r meeting this evening, seeing a vacant seat behind the unsuspecting operator, 'was seijsed with an idna, whioh he immediately put into execution and—"Hey Presto 1" with a bound that would make the fortune of any down in a circus, he sprang on to the vacant space behind the saddle and embraced tho rider, who h id, up to now, been unaware that his was dual passenger vohicle, Now the Bay is one of tho quietest animal* in oxistance under ordinary circumstances and before, this event happened the owner was quite igiriraut of its playful propensities, It entered into the spurt with the vigor of a new chum footballer. At first it stopped as though, to collect its scattered thoughts, and thou started—there was fun, and no mistake. Tho animal arched it- back in a manner that made the Councillor hug his fellow passenger like a modern Don Juan, and >ach time the playful creature made a bound, t' e Telegraphists parcels shot through the air like meteors, the passengers eventually following in a most indignified manner, and in close compauy. It was soft where they fell-on the vacant ground at the rear of the Club Hotel-or things might have turned out worse. Having coli lected'themselves, the pare-Ib, and the : Bay together, another start was made, , but only one rode this time, the pedestrian, no doubt, came to the that it .was rather dangerous to emulate " Ada, the Human Rocket," especially when the motive power sulfates from near tho bind legs of a horae, Lawyers are not, as a rule, credited with having much conscience, and judging by the following incident which occurred in this district, the W&irarapa representatives of the Bar are not overburdened I with that faculty, and are not a whit bitter than a member of the profession who oliarged " Jack Bra?" (to 8d for girinn his opinion of the weather when out for a friendly walk together. A short time ago one of the leading Wairarapt law interpreters met his spiritual adviser at a friend's house, and while they were disou'ssine the evening meal, therev. gentleman tiad ocoasion to ask the legal pentlem&n'i opinion oh some I subject that cropped up, which the latter answered to the best of his ability. .Nothing mora was thought of the matter uatjltfo jsrst of the following month, when the spiritual adviser received an account from for giving his opinion at the festjbo bpariji,' We are not in a position to say whether $$ jj|s s gentleman asked "whichwptlio' besti cabbages to stand the dry weather," or " whether Brow'n'Leghorns were better layers than Black Spanish," but we know

8 ifc was one of the two. subjects. After i that, there is not much ofance of that V Jwyer being piloted in the straight path, • jttnle.w he wends his raeroeimry ways.,

• A WoNfEßfoi are the jnstancescited uf tlie astonishing fecundity itf. tho ynviouß sp.aoitja of di)u;efitlo.|tfc.d fowl; but tho celebrated Wellington Henk (which, strange to gav, js of tl|o masculine gonder) has a soul above 'he mere production of egi'B. The manner in which he turns out Venetian Blinds, eto., is tho wonder and admiration of' everybody, from the Governor downwards. The name of this wonderful bird is-R. W. Henn, and his well-known fiiwlhouse is tho Puneko Steam Wind.iw:' Blind Factory, JMSleaworth-stront, Wei-lingwn.-Advt.

The Wairarapa Gospel Temperance? v nion meet this evening in the Master:' \" «• Temperance Hall at 7,30. Applications close this evening for tlie : J Bee of Assistant Olerk.'and. Collector g, ir the Masterton Borough Council;: Tho regular monthly -uicetingl of the [asonic Lodge, Cl 7,' S.C.'takes': place, in w ie Masterton Masonic Hall to-'uiorrow ~ 'eniug. The Colonial Secretary has refused to . rant a warrant to the 'Working Men's ! lub at Pahiatua. The Chief Surveyor invitee tenders for * bout 33 buah'-wftrlii foriiiatmn,--' : ® in the North Mangatainoka riad ■ •- Xtension.,. -... ' 81 A general meeting of, fangahoe Special Settlement members " ikes place this evening at, the Central ® Ihambura. . ' h Bush fires tiro still raging around-Mas-erton. Several largo b.uriiß were notice* a ble yesterday on tho hills to the aouth- d ißt of the township. A private meetinc of tlw shareholder* n the Island Bay Park Racing a"d Ooure- I ng Company. (Limited), is convened for i fhursday next at Wellington. We under- j; tana that financial questions will be the T irlnoipal themes discussed. Mr T. E. Priw of Quewn-Btrest has j ust executed a splendid photographio \ ;roup of sixteen delegates of the Masteron Amalgamated Friendly Societies. \ [he mTtnl»rs of our local Boojetiee shtrald c » proud of the production, > , 1 The Grey town platform that onco ipanned the Waiohine 6trc'am, bnt has J4sn deserted by that > rratic river, is 1 gradually disappearing. Ataincotingofthe i mtlwrstim Highway Board on Saturday < last,- it was deuided to remove all but two Bpans of the dangerouß structure. j An onergetic Churchwarden of one of | the Wairarapa Churches was recently ( commenting on the merits of some sermons that a now arrival (a layman) had brought into the district, and which our " energetic" had quite faleu iu love with. " They are spl ndidly written, Baid he; in fact. I told lU'h Blank that she ought to persuade her husband (the Rev Bliiuk) to get a loan of them to deliver in his church ncc-wioimUy." "Our energetic" couldn't 'understand wlist hiß listeners found to laugh about. It was a serious subject. . * Things are losing very brisk just now in the building line on the Dixon estate. The timber is being placed on the ground for the erection of Mr M, Caselberg's now residenco. Mr T. Wrigley is removing the traces of the fire that destroyed his residence last Sunday week, and has already got some timber on the site to rebuild again. Mr T. Dixon haß commenced operations in replacing his house that was recently burned down, and Mr Sa{<) has the frtmework erected of a new residence in Worksop Road. The following Wairarnpv Volunteers were among the prize winners in the Utago Match at the.. New Zealand Rifle Association.'.Meeting :r->Yol. MoKenjie,Masterton, 75, £5; Beret. Fairbrother, Carterton, 71, £3. The highest scorer in this match was Vol. Handley, Auckland, 81. In tho New Plymouth Match Vol Humphries, Greytown, secured « £3 prise. A meeting of. the South Wairarapa River Board was held at Featherston on Saturday. Present-Messrs J. Ponald (Ohiir'i'au) W. Oi Williams, J. 0. Bid will, A. Matthews, D. MoDougslland W. Bock (clerk). The minutes of the last monthly meeting were read and confirmed, and two small accounts, amounting in all to £1 odd, were passed for payment. The Lake question .was discussed, and the matter was allowid to stand over pending the aotion of the Natives in reference thoreto. Mr HBunny attended, and explained maters concerning the late meeting with the Natives, as recently reported iu our oolumns. Tho Board then adjourned for one month.

The following cases were settled in the E. M. Court yesterday after we went to press: Thorn?s Mather vB. Bndden, £8 10s, for ten days harvesting. Mr Bonny for plaintiff. Judgment by default with £2 9s costs, James Jones v William Sinelain, £Blos Cd for goods sold. Judy merit by default with 10s costs, fit. Hill and Marley v Daniel Egan. Judgment summons for £41175, balance due on a contract for erecting a building on leasehold property at- Ekotahuna. Mr Sea-d for judgment creditors. An order wna made for payment of tho amount claimed, with costs, within fourteen days, in default twenty-one days imprisonment, tho Court pointing out that tiie term in Wellington gaol would not affect future proceedings of a similar nature.

Eighteen winners of the Derby are now alivo, Macaroni, who won iu 18G3, being the oldest. The others arß Lord Lyon (186 li, Hermit (18G7). Pretender (I8G1I), Doncaster (1873), George Friduiiek(lß74,. Galopin (1875, Kisbei(lß7'i), Silvoi (1877), Softon (1878), Sir Bevys (1879), Bend Or (1880), Iroquois (1881), Shntover (1882), St. blaise (1883), St, Gatien and Harvester(who ran a dead heat, in (1884), Melton (1885), a d Orm ide (1886) Of theßß Doncaster is in Hungary, Silvoi in France, and Iroquois and St, Blaise in theUmted States, so that, as Shotover is a maro, there are only thirteen thorough-bred sires which can be advertised in England as winners of the Derby. We have inspected the stock of Men's. Boys', and Youth's New Zealand and U doflial Tweed Clothing at the Wairarapa Clothing Factory, and for quality anij prices w» have not seen anything in the Colony to equal them, and we strong^ at The Factory, 'next flason's, and see for themselves,—Advi. About that £3b to be gives away.—. To the Editor—Sir, Will you allow me through your oolumns to let the people of the Wairarapa know that I am going to sell all my stook, consisting of men's, youth's, and boys' olothing, shirts,' hats, hosiery, Ao., at a great reduction in prices up till the end of the year; and also to remind them that everyone who buys goods to the value of 2s' Cd get* a tiokat in my£3scompetition. Think of that! By spending 2s (Id with me, you may win money enough to oarry you. for a trip round New Zealand,-Johh Thomtov, Clothier, &o„ Willis st.. Wellington,