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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2582, 26 April 1887, Page 2

A general meeting of the MastortonOpaki Jockey Club is convened for Saturday afternoon pest at the Club Hotel at 3.30. Mr Wallace, the Manager of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company, accompanied the oxcursionists to Manukau on Sunday last, and pointed out the land to be sold by the Company to the would-be purchasers, Mr F. H. Wood announces a sale of purebred shorthorn cattle, from the wellknown herd of D. McMaster, Esq., of the Lower Valley. The salo will take placo at tho Pastoral Societies' yards, Carterton, on Thursday, May 19th, at 1 o'clock and will consist of bulls, oowa, and hoifers, Martini in the New Zealand Mail says, " Mr Yallance has sold to MrMandel his two'racehorses, Rumorand Cupid, delivery to be taken after tho Foxton races, Two hundred was tho prico paid for Ilumor, and I. think Mr Mandel has mode a good purchase." The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency.Company (Limited) have received tho following telegram from thoir London.; office, dated 23rd inatanfcWool—The' sales closed to-day at tho levol of last sales with the following exceptions, viz.Fino cross-bred has advanced $d per lb; coarse cross-bred, market firmer; greasy merino liujibs' has advanced Ad por lb; faulty lambs' jjas defined fd to Id per lb; greasy cross-bra.d lajiibs' has advanced jjd per lb. The sales comprise about 220,000 bales, 25,000 bales have beep hefd over for future disposal, 120,000 balea have been taken for the Continent and 1438 bales for America. Tallow-Good mutton is worth 22s 9d, and beef 21s Od per cwt, A Wonderful Henx,— Many are the instaucescited of tho astonishing fecundity of tho. various species of domesticated fowl; but the colebrated Wellington Henn (which, strange to say, is of the masculine gender) has a soul above the mere production of ego a. The manner in which he turns out Vonotian Blinds, etc.; is the wphdp'r and "admiration of everybody, from tho .Governor down* wards, The name of this wonderful bird is E. W. Henn, and his well-known fowlhouse is the Ponejte Steam Window Blind .Factory, Molcsworth-stroet, Wellington.—Advt.

The Wajrarapa Clothing Factory are still allowing purchasers of New Zealand Clothing a discount of Bs in the £, They are also.making Buits to measure from 47b 6d, Trousers and Vests' from 28s 6d, and Trousers from 18s (id. A. call cordially invited. Note the address: Next T. 6. Mason, Queen-street, Masterten. E, B. Hare, Manager.—Advt.

Messrs Lowes nnd lonia add to, their stock sale for to-morrow soven hundred shoop, including all classes, ' ••' Wo are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns' stock Bale tomorrow. Their list will embrace some 5000 sheep of all classes, 30 head of cattle, 30 pigs, horses, volucle3, Sua.

Mr F. H. Wood advertises.liisTaratahi stock sale for Thursday next, 23th inst. The entries include sheep of all classes, 40 head mixed cattle, two lines of beef, steers, heifers, and various .other stock, Mr Edward Jones, accountant, arbitrator, and finance agent, announces that he :haa commenced business in Masterton,•Mr Jones has had considerable'colonial experience and brings excellent references from.the South Island, and has also some local recommendations.

' Messrs Lowes and lorns sell on Friday, 29th inst, a quantity of new and second-hand-furniture, produce, hoots and shoes, &c, The public will note that the sale takes place on Friday, the firm selling m Tinui on Saturday. '

■ Moro blasted ambition 1 The b.s. Waitaki trying to come overland from Capo Palliser to Wellington I Yes, when Fairchild commanded a flat-bottomed tub called the Start he used to boast that he could take her wherever there was a heavy dew ! But ho didn't barpain for mountains! All, that s where the Waitaki made a mistake.! If she'd chosen a place where the land lay low, she might have gone slap over into the Wairarapa Lake and got nearly to Featherston before anybody could have- stopped her!— Press Ms.

Tho usual weekly meeting of. the, Phceuis Lodgo, I.O.G.T.j'was held'last' evening in the. Masterton -Temperance Hall, at which thero was a good attendance of members. Ono new mombor was initiated. Bro. Glasse, who is about leaving this'colony for England, was presented with a gold locket, suitably engraved, as a mark of esteem and respect, he having been connected with the Lodge for the past four ytavs. Refreshments wero provided, and the oven' in» was very pleasantly passed in harmony and addresses by the members,

Tho Masterton Football Club Entertainment Committee have decided to produco H.J. Byron's three act comedy "£100,000" on Queen's Birthday night in the Masterton Theatre Royal, This piece was performed with great success in Masterton five'years ago by the Garrick Amateur Dramatic Club, The committco have engaged a lady from Wellington to take the leading part, and a well known local lady amateur will take the part 'of Mrs Barlow, Tho present caste will include several of the amateurs who took part at its previous production in Masterton, and tho committee are sparing no c'xpenso in placing this favorito comedy before the public in a fitting manner The Chnstcluircli correspondent of the Evening Press telegraphs as follows under date of yesterday;—ln the Poliuo Court to-day, Martha Jane Blythe was charged withconcealment of birth of a child. The evidence went to shew that accused was living alono when the affair took place, her sister, who at time? lived with her, being absent when the accused became ill, alio was attonded to by Dr Robinson. iV little girl aged eleven,"who was in Blythe's house at tho time, was sent into the kitchen while tlie Doctor was present. Aftor the Doctor left, she returned to tho room and saw the body of a child on the fire. Tln'girl reported the matter to tho pokes,' end tl)3 result was that Blyth's house was visited by a detective and another doctor. They wore refused admission at first, but were eventually let m. . She would not allow tho doctor to examino her and denied that she had been confined. Dr Symoa said that on examining the liro-place he found the remains of a six months' old child, Tho accused was formerly a school teacher in Canterbury, and some years ago'created a great sensation' by eloping with a man named Herdson, who poisoned himself while the two wero at a hotel in Wellington'

Mr John Bright delivered an address before tho Peace Society, the subject of hia remarks being a recital of tho unnecessary wurs which have taken place during the Quoen's reign, saya the London correspondent of the Lyttelton Tinios.' Ho commenced with tho New' Zealand wars, about which he related a little anecdote, " I had," ho told hia Ijearei'3, " a letter from an excellent man, a clergyman o( the Church of England, Borne timo ago, in wliicli ho told me of the griaf that ho had felt on receiving a letter from a son in tho Army during tho time that wo wore fighting with the Now Zealand Natives, and who related how shocked and horrified he was on one occasion, when there was brought into the camp the dead body of a New Zealand woman, who had been lighting with her husband and brothers and sons against us in tjio war, in which, this officer said, tho J<ew Zealandei'3 wore entirely right and we wore entirolv wrong."

( According to tjio report of a recent Sunday School examination, some of tho scholars wero slightly " mjxgd" in scriptural history. According to ono schoolboy it was "Daniel in tho lion's den" who said "it was not good for man' t'j be aloneand " Why the Israelites made a golden calf" was " because they hadn't silver enough to make a cow." Another example of tho reply logical was when a pupil was asked " What did tho Israelites do when they came out of the [Reel Seaf' and replied "Dried themselves." A prime mixture of ideas was the reply to the simple question *' AVho was Moses ?" An intelligent boy wrote "He lived in a bark maid of bulrushes, and lie kept a golden calf, and • worshipt braizen snakes, and he ate nothin' but quwales and manner forty years, He was korfc by the hair while ridin' under the bow of a tree, and he wa3 killed by his sou Abslon as he was liangin 1 from tho bow. His end was piece," Another young Solon' was probably trying a re-, visod version on his own account when ho wrote concerning the "Good Samaritan" tho following " A certain man went down from Jursalem to Jericker and he fell among thieves, and tho thorns sprang up and choaked him; whereupon he gave tuppins (twopence) to the host and praid take care on him, and put hiiu on his hoilo hass, and so he passed by oil tho other side."

'■ (JspT a face at tho wmdow'V-noione face' but score?, hundreds, thousands, that have looked well pleated jijid wondering at the several displays that have li'cen msdo of tho richest, beßt selected, and most varied stock of autumn and winter fashions ever exhibited at Te Aro House.

Theue is not a better assortment of fashionable and useful dress fabric? to be- seen in the West End of London, All classes of materials that arc worn are to be seen, ranging from 9d ■ per yard to. 10 guineas tho dress,' Our special buyer (Mr Kinnear) left no stone unturned to procure for the present winter season tho very best selection that has ever entorcd-W"ellington, and how well he has succeeded is patent tu all, and abundanty proved by the number of really first class dresses sent into our dressmaking department at,To Aro Houso.

Nor is _ the dress department tho only one characterised by. flic richness ami variety of its fabrics, Our readers will be glad to know that the display in tho raillinofy department is superior.to anything we have ever known. Tho latest and rnost favorite fashions aro there in profusion, and with a first class /milliner and complete- staff of assistants no lady need go unauited from Te Aro Houso.

We hope our.lady friends will pay an early visit to tho mantle department, and inspect all tho latest fashions ip jackets, vißites, dolmans, paletoti, fur-lined cloaks and other novelties, at James Smith's Wholesale' Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House,—Advt,

The rink will be opened in the Theatre Soyal this evening. The Wellington Opera House was crammed from lloor to ceiling last evening and many persons wero unable to obtain admittance, whon "The Mikado" was presented.

The aunual meeting of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union will be held on Saturday evening next'at the Whits Hart Hotel, Carterton, at 7 o'clock,

Constable Cooper proceeded to Wellington this morning with the lad, Maguire, sentenced • to one month's imprisonment, and Deni'3 Ryan, who has 14 days to 'serve for destruction of The third session of the present. Parliament will be opened this afternoon by His Excellency the Governor with all the customary ceremony, Mr H. I. Bennett, of. the Masterton Telegraph Office has been promoted to the Wanganui Office, and Mr.Gibb, who was in Masterton on relieving service a short time ago has been appointed in Mr Bennett's place. Mr 11.1. Bennett has long been recognised as one ot the smartest cadets in the service and deserves his well-earned promotion.

Hia Excellency the Governor has formally accepted the cabled resignation of the Hon Sir William Fitzhorbert as Speaker of tho Legislative Council, and has signed a commission appointing tlio Hon Georgo Maradeu Waterhouse to fill the office of Speaker.

Owing to the boisterous southerly gale which was blowing all yesterday, the Mana, which was to have left Wellington for the sceno of the. wreck of the Waitaki' with Captain Bendall, did not start. The steamer Napier has since been chartered to go down to tho wreck, and will lonve as soon as tho weather moderates. The following insurance claims were received at a meeting of the Marino Underwriter's Association yesterday;. New Zealand office, £IOOO ; South British, £G00; National, £300; Equitable, £500; Union, £SOO.

Messrs Murray, Roborts & Co, lmve received the following cable message from thfiir London House (Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co.) relative to tho state of the wool market" London, 23rd April, The sales havo closed firm. Groasy moi-ino is about equal to tho closing rates of last London sales. Scoured merino 2j to 5 per cent, and crossbred o per cent abovo the closing rates of last sales,"

The oldest policy on the books of tho Australian Mutual Provident Society, for which Messrs Lowes and lorns are the local agenls, has just become a claim. The policy, which was the fourth issued by tho Society, is dated 28th February, 1849, and is for £250, Tho bonus additions, including that for the: year, 188G, estimated, amount to £570, tho total claim being £B2O. The annual premium was £6lßs 4d, and was paid for 38 years, making a total paid of .£26210s Bd. The result is that the member lias had an investment yielding him about 5J por cent,'over the whole 38-years,, while tho assurance, ranging- from £250 to £B2O, haa been carried on meanwhile for nothing,