The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1887.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2555, 23 March 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1887.

T/ie" hospital raco"- run at tho Hawkes Bay J. C. recent meoting resulted in a sum of £l3O being handed over to the Napier Hospital. This is an example which all racing clubs might well foi W, and the Hawkes Bay club deserve a pat on.the baok for thus liberally "setting a ' Says the Napier herald A few days ago there was published an incomprehensible cablo message to the effect that it was dangerous to shout at Wimbledon.' Why it was dangerous was not vouch- , safed, but late English files afford a i solution of what was a mystery a3 it appears. It seems that there are about 200 cases of scarlet fever at Wimbledon, in many instances whole families being down with it. The scourge has been traced back to one dairy farm which supplied the district with milk. A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Benjamin Budden was held yesterday afternoon in tho old court-room, MaaterUn, Mr Stansfield, Deputy Official Assignee presiding, about fifteen creditors being represented. Mr Beard appeared on behalf of Mrs Budden, and Mr Gawith for tho debtor. Mr Beard made an offer of 10s in the pound on behalf of his client, the amount to be paid within one month, MrM, Caselberg proposed, and Mr Jas. Brown (proxy for Mr Girdwood) seconded, That the offer of Mrs Budden bo accepted, providing a guarantee is given that the money would be forthcoming. Mr Beard agreed to see that the amount was paid, pr the estate be transferred to the creditors, Mr Stansfield advised" the creditors to get an order made by the Court for the transfer, as that would make them secure, and they could then make what compromise they liked after that. On the nAtion being put it was carried with oiiefdissentient, and the meeting adjourned. People up Woodville way are very • wroth' just now with Mr Carlile, whom, they say has robbed the country, of £IO.O, ; This i 3 how it happened. Mr Carlile Jj one of tho noble band of J.-P'.h, and on a recent occasion three, c&ees of. jjy grog selling were brought before -them, it seems as if tho men had' provided themselves with £25 each witß which 16 pay ' their fines, and took the money to Court; • with them. Mr Carlile unfortunately i did not enquire the extent of their capital i and inconsiderately fined them LSO each.; , This they could not pay, and so went to. ij prison for three months as the alternative;'' People up at the'bush naturally arc veiy indignant at such an unbusinesslike pro- . ceeding, and point out that Mr Carlile "■ has robbed the colony ,<jf L 75 in' cash,, as „ well aB the men's board for three months as guests of Her Majesty, by his neglect • to enquire how much they were prepared to give him towards running'the Government. certainly think that Mr Carlile's conduct should be brought under 1 the notice of; the Minister for Justice; ;; as 1 a few suchj,PPs would soopi land the ( country in a jubilee bankruptcy.—Napier , News, 5 , The Wairarapa Clothing Factory are !' still allowing purchasers of New Zealand 1 Clothing a discount of Ba in the.£. They fl are also making suits to measure from [ 47s 6d, Trousers and Vests from. 28s 6d, <. and Trousers from 18s fid. A call cor- 0 dially invited. Note the address: Next : T. G. Mason, Queen-street, Masterten: E. B. Hare, Manager.—Advt. I' 1

Volunteers are reminded that the parade for to-morrow evening will take place at 7 o'clock instead of at 7,30 as previously announced. Tho annual goneral meeting of the Masterton Football Club is convened for Saturday evening next, at the'Olub Hotel, and all intending members aro invited tobe.pKeSent, - . %Bremiier' lias. token SO, levels and •bearings ok the MastertongaS 'tarik, w tilths .will te abla.t6.ascertain'if it aubside'9' 'during" the • coining" winter, as the Copcjl have decided not t? do anything . towar.<j»;repairiiig the leak-at present. \ • The valuations of; the.several wards' iii .the Borough of Masterton have been prepared for assfessmerit purposes, and are— North, £516 Cs; East, £337 128; Weat; £209 15o; South,.£l6Blss;, total, £1.232 Bs, as against £ll6l 6s for the previous year. This is computed.at the rate of Is inthe£. - ■ Steps are being taken by a' number of sportsmen residing at Martinborough and .in the neighboring districts with a view of inducing the authorities to postpone the opening of the season' for native jame for a month.: • In ordinary course the season would commence on the Ist of April. Jt appears, however, that owing tothe dryness of ths lust few weeks the ducks have brought out nuraerous. second broods, and there are consequently large number? of half-fledged birds to be found whioh would be destroyed to no advail-, tage if sportsmen were allowed. to boat about their haunts too early. Wo understand, says the Post, that the settlers have addreeied a letter to the Colonial Secretary to postpone the season till the Ist May, _ Oysters are causinp considerable litiga-. tion in the Colony just now, but the difficulty of proving what are " mud oysters" and what are "lock oystere" appear to be more than the police can cope with, as they have lost several cases against oyster deai«rs. The Napier correspondent of the Press wires Half a ton of oysters consigned to Rulo and Glassford and said to be "rnck" oysters, were Boizcd by the police to-day.. This afternoon tho firm were fined £1 and costs. Rulo and Glnssford believed that the oysters were " mud" oysters, and after they had been fined they received a telegram from thoiv agent at Auckland that the oysters were the same as what are being Bold in Auckland. More will probably be heard of the matter,

A contractor named Gray lost £IBO on Saturday in a curious way (says the Napier correspondent of the Press), He .is erecting a large residence, for a local doctor, and Saturday heingj" pay-day" he drew LIBO from the bank to pay the m<jn. off with. On arriving at the building he took the coat off (the monev being in one of the pockets) and hun? it up on the wall of one of the rooms. Tho building was about finished, cleaning up was in hand, and Bhavings and chips were being burned in tho room in which the coat was hung. Mr Gray left the room for a few minutes, some shavings then being burned in the chimney. The fire by some means spread to other, shavings on the floor, and to a little pile right under Gray's coat, and when he returned he found his garment destroyed together with the important contents of his pocket. _ The Education Board invites applications for threo vacancies in the Masterton School, a first assistant master for Carterton, and a master forMwriceville, Jam'o3 Brown and Co. announce an important salo of furniture, clothing, drapery, groceries, produce, &c,, for Saturday next at their Masterton rooms..

Those persons who visited the Master* ton drill shed last evoning were able to participate in Mr Ellis Newton's distribution of articles of luxury and use, and at the same time wero provided fljith a Kenuijie, unique, and cheap entertainment by this King of Saleamon. Surrounded by luxurious fittings, by which his magniiicient chariot is conveited into a miniature Magi's temple, Mr Newton draws his apparently inexhaustable supplies, and disposes of them in a manner that is somewhat marvellous. He informs his audiences that he-can do anything he sets his mind on, and one thing he did last eyeninp was to prove that there was moro money in Masterton than most people were aware of, and he has made up his mind to double and treble his last evening's takings, Mis show is worth a visit, and will be open this evening at 7.30,

_ A Wonderful Hm.-Many are the inßtancescited of the astonishing fecundity of the various species of domesticated fowl; but tho celebrated Wellington Hknn (which, strange to say, is of the masculine gender) has a soul above tho mere production of egos. The manner in which he turns out Venetian Blinds, etc., is the wonder nnd admiration of everybody, from the Governor downwards. The name of this wonderful bird is S. \V. Henn, and his well-known fowlhouse is the Poneke Steam Window Blind Factory, Molesworth-street, Wellington,—Advt.