The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1887.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2561, 31 March 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1887.

Messrs Lowea and. lorns add to their stock sale at Tinui,2o 'two-year-old steers, ICO forward ewes, and ICO forward crossbred ora "

Tho meotinjj of the AJritio lload Board fixed for Saturday last lapsed lor want, of a quorum, : and was adjsjirned to this day (Thursday). . ft Tho annual 'BallVof the Masterton ■Volunteer is duly announcod for Thursday, Anjfftlith, in the Theatre Royal'. • f celobratid GlassbUwing Exhibition is announced Co open in the Tlieatre Royal to-morrow livening. It is spoken of as being a veryi amusing and entertainment, land has met with gteat succesß whereveiuit has been prcq'onted. \\ ; London Qircua opens iMastorton "this evoniitjr'inthe paddock *' rear of the Empire Hotel. We lmve received sevoral. enquiries from persons who wished to know the charge of admission, 1 but as tho advertisement and bills do not give the information, we are as completely ill tho dark as anyone with res.pect to tho prices. Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a series of sales for Saturday, April 9th. The list appears in our advertising columns. ■ Tenders are invited for felling and underscrubbing tho site of the 'township .of the Wollington Special Settlement at ,Iskotahuna.'. „ Tho Rati Star. Football Club , have requested the Muitetfon Football Club to dominate them for membership in the . Wairarapa'Uugljy Football Union. , The Count and Countess Do Joull'roy -anti family, wlto.have beon. alaying for th« past three weeks at Mr Bulpitt's. Devonshire House, loft by this morning's train for Wellington. ..Mr H. E. Eton, of the Thomdon Medical Hall, notifies in another column that freo vaccination is performed every Wednesday at his registered vaccination station, Queen Street, Mastovton,

Wo learn that tho Rhine salmon and trout and Alpino char ova sent to tho Christchuroh hatchery was found nearly spoiled through beintj crushed by" the moss it was packed in. Barely 10 per cent will bo saved. The Loch Leven trout and Tweed salmon ova are in very good order-

Tho man Thomas Tempciley, who swallowed a quantity of acetic acid at the New Zealand Drug Company's warehouse, Welliiu'ton on Tuesday, is progressing favourably. An information has been laid in the Magistrate's Court charging him with attempted suicide, and lie will be brought before the Court as soon as he lias sufficiently recovered. . A seasonable advertisement appears in another column from Mrs Batnber, of the Central Boot and Shoo Warehouse, Queen-street. The stock, which is large .and well assorted, iucludcs men's, youths' and ladies' boots and shoes, especial attention beinp directed to the ladies' branch, where tho latest novelties for evening or ball wear can bo obtained. Mr Emmett is at present in .Masterton, introducing a history of Ireland. It is claimed to be thoroughly .reliable, un-f biassed, and impartial, and the work of the most eminent of Irish. scholars. It contains fimrteon .elaborate steel plates, emblematical of; Ireland, the whole -of which are copyrighted by the publishers. It is bound in Morocco leather, and is altogether a valuable addition to the historical works of the British Empire. Mr A, McGlaslian, who has for a Humbo!' of years carriod on tlie business 'of baker and confootioncr in Oockbum's Block, Masterton. lias added a grocery 'department to the establishment;, which will be worked apart, from tho other branch.of the business, and will be under tho management of Mr Winchester, who ■ is stated to be a thoroughly experienced tradesman and expert tea blonder. Messrs McGlaslian aji'cl Co, will supply a Jyoy-felt want at the' northern end of tho town.

--Messrs Lowes and lorns report that the entries for yesterday's salo weris not so numerous as thoite of tho-previous-week. Sheep chovred a slight improvement, but cattle were "very low. , Fat wethers, medium.weight, fa, stores sb, fat ewes 3s fid for small to 4s lOd for medium, breeding ewes (poor) 2s, lambs 2s to 3s, forward cows 505,. store cowa 40s, heifors 355, dairy cows £o, store steers 58s tci'GOs, small 30.?; yearlings 255, calves 10.i Cd, horses dull of salo, few selling.at low figures, small pigs 5s to 7s Cd, Mr Williams, the pateutco of the rabbit exterminator, eatresses himself highly satisfied with the country around Te Oro Ore, and as soon aa ho receives the necessary encouragement from those interested ho will pioceed with the public trial, He cstimatesthat the cost of experimenting ou warrens, bush, and watercourses with his patent will be between £SO and £IOO, and lie is willing to give Ms services and £5 if a sufficient number of gentlemen can bo induced to guarantee the cost of the trial, A meeting of persons interested is being convened by circular and will be held this week, ■

Forty-live out of the fifty-eight committees in the Wellington Educational District took part in the election for three members of the Education- Board, and Messrs H. Bunny and AV. C, Buchanan have been re-lected members;-qnd Mr F. 11. Eraser has been elected in the pljpe ol Mr G. V. Shannon, who did not 'offer himself for ro-clection. The number of votes recorded for each candidate was as followsMr W, C.' Buchanan 82, Mr H. Bunny 29, Mr F. EL Fraser 17, Mr CliarlesPharazynll, Mr W, W. McCardle 10, Mr H. S, Fitzlierbert 8, Mr David Speedy fi, Mr Wm. Lowes 5, Mr James Taylor 4, Mr Francis Greer 1.

At the meeting of the Education Board in Wellington yesterday the following appointments, wero made Master at MaUrice'ville,' Mr John McKenzie; First BSBiBt-ant at Carterton,, Mr J. H. Malcolm Assistant Infant Mistress at Masterton, Miss Cook Assistants at Masterton, Mr Albert Erakino and Mr James AVillis. Tho resignation of MrK. Mackay, of the Droyerton School' tvas accepted. Tho Board decided not to transfer the present first assistant at Carterton until a successor had taken up his residence in tho township, and the Inspector was instructed to report on the question of providing another clasßro'oni for .th'o. school, The Chairman, Mr Brown, and Mr Young wero appointed a committee to consider tho question of a second. school at Masterton. . Mr Bunny'informed the £uard that it was his opinion that tho system of cramming now in existenco in tho public schools was very injurious to the children. ■ Ho stated that before the next examination was held he "intended to move a resolution on the subject. •

In'.our Wellington Watchman's letter in to-day's isauo will bo found, some very interesting notes of the day; and some trenchant remarks on the recent painful ; death in the Napier s[ii6l.