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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2602, 19 May 1887, Page 2

:*• Mr Steward's Education Vote Bill is' intended to aboiwh oumulativo voting in school committee elections, , , Wehaveto thank Mr,H. Hi Hayter; C!.M.Gt>, Goiernm'ent. for a copy of hi* admirable Victorian VearBook for 1885-$. Tuesday nexty'being Queen's Birthday, tho Loyal Maatertoji Lodpe (M.U.) meet? ing for that date will be hela the following evening (Wedueiday),

, To-day, being Asceuaion Day, divine fiervico was hold in Bt. Matthew's Church this morning. A Pahiatua resident sends us a grub that lives in deep Jioles and comeß out and eats his cabbages. We have handed it to our Garden editor.

Mr Bunny has announced his intention to contest tho scat for the South Wairnrapa./ .His address will probably appear in a fsw days,—Standard. • -Notice.iwiven! that.the second term of theWdllngton-GirlS'-Eigb School commences on Monday, 23rd inat., and of the' Wellington' College on June Ist. . Messrs Itqw.es and lorns add to . their Saturdays list a line of 4 purebred Yorkshire pigs, which for quality as porkers or b(iconera cannot be Beaten. Messrs F, S, Wood and R. Pairbrother Were the presiding justices at the Carterton R.M. Court on Tuesday, hut the .calender was veiy light and unimportant, ; The Governor's Salary and Allowance Act 1873 Amendment Bill repeals the present Acts, and limits the Balary of future Governors to L3OOO, and the allowances to £ISOO.

Lovers of malt liquors are recommended to try " Parson's Amber Alo," By au advertisement in an another column, Mr Parsons solicits a trial of this beverage, which may be sampled at the Browerv, Mas tot ton.

Tho Now Zealand Loau and Mercan' tilo Asjenoy Company,. Litnited, have received the following tologram from their London Office, dated 17th instant; —Tallow—Market quiet; good mutton is worth 21s (id, and beef 20s 6d per cwt, We are requested to call attention to the time of • closing of • the next English mail via San Francisco at tho Masterton office. By an error it was advertised to close at 2.15 p.m. ou Saturday next; it should have been 6.30 a.m.

The anniversary services of the Presbyterian Sunday School will bo hold in the Mastorton Presbyterian Church on Sunday lioxt, The annual meeting will bo held on Tuesday oveniug next, when tea will bo provided at 5 o'clock after which addresses will be dolivored by the Revs, Ogg, Patorson, Fulton and others. Tlio schooner Onward, from Greymouth, struck on the bar while eomius; into tho rivor at Giaborne on Tuesday. The swell sent her on to tho rocks, and a bi» hole was soon knocked in hoi 1 bottom, the vessel filling in five minutes. The cargo of coal was discharged into carta at low tide. The extent of damage is. not yet known, but it is thought to be considerable. Mr Buchanan wants the Government Railway Department to profit by the example of the Manawatu Railway Company, and use firewood as fuel whero its price and the gradients will allow tliis to be done at a savins of cost. There are a good many other respects in which the Gorarnmoiu might also loam useful lessons from tho Company.—Post, •Td-uiorrow ovoning a plain and fancy dross soiree takes place m tho Masterton Theatre Bpyaj •in aid of the building funds of/St ■Matthew's Sunday school. Nothing baa beea left undone by the committee to make the affair a success, and wc expect to see the spacious floor crowded by the votaries of terpsichore. The'music ivill consist of piano, cornet, and violin.

Tho meeting convoned in St. Matthews schoolroom last evening to establish a nipht school in Masterton was attended by a dozen youths, and tho Rev.' W, E. Paige and Messrs Grundy, Waito, and Dyer. It was dccidod to hold tho oveninrclasses threo nights a week at one shilling per week, aguarautce beiug piveu that twenty scholars would attend. Tho place of meeting will be advertised in tho pAi&Y of Monday nest.

' Considerable interest was taken in the temperance essay proposals at the Gospel Temperance meeting on Tuesday evening, and • several entries were received of intending competitors, The list will remain open tor a fortnight, the pre motors lenig anxious that tho whole of the Wairarapa should take part in tho contest. It has boon decided to allow young ladies to compete, and the Secretary of the Wairarapa ttospol Temperance Union wjII givo all particulars aud receive entrios.

The adjourned meetino: in roferonco to tlio Young Men's Mutual Improve ment Association was held at tho institute, Carterton on Tuesday evening, when the committee submitted a code of rules for tho Government of tho Association, which, after being considered, wero approved of. Thirty gave their names in to be enrolled as members. The election of officers resulted as followsDr Johnston, President; Messrs E, Samuel and W. B. Campin, Vice Presidents; Mr Butcher, secretary, and Mr Rupert Fairbrother treasurer. The annual Subscription was fixed at 2a fid for youths up to 18 years of age, and 5s for adults, The Cpßjnjjttee have secured the Forosters Pall at a yery nominal rent, and the first meeting of the AjSQoiqtion lakes place on Wednesday next and eyepy subsenuunt Wednesday for the present, jjyfc if tfip Association meets with success it wijl lie a nightly affair justead of weekly,

The Carterton Football Club having ac.accepted both challenges of the Mnatcrton Club, the latter will send two team» to play oo tlieCarterton Show Grountlson Saturday next. As it is a considorablo time since the above Clubs have tried conclusion, great interest la nianifeßtod over the events in the Wairarapa Football AVorld. The following are the teams selected to do battle for the respective clubs, Carterton Ist teamT., and J. Moore, J, Beeehey, T., and J, Peters, C, Reid, A. Nicholson, C. Fairbrother, McCarthy, C. Lucona, J. Bainber, R, Kemblo, A. Mooro, Ussher, and another. 2nd team .r-Kiluiinster, M. Nicholson, H. Oates, 'it., pd W. McKetizio, E,, and J. BenROtt, {J, ; P/irker, King, H, Catt, 6. Eaton I, Price, & fairbrother, 6, Hughan, land P, 0. Jlasterton Ist team-Back, Roydfiousoj'' pal yea, C. Perry,and Dyer; quarters, W. Puffy, Ellera, and E. Pelliug; forwards, F, Pel--ling, O'Connor, Whatnian/'W, E. Welch, W. Day. Cox, Kibblewbito, F. Welch, and G. Welch. Emergencies—bacliß D'Arcy, Holmwood, forwards, Miller, 9/id Epjroett. 2nd team—Back, D'Arcy; halves, A. Holmwood; quarters, Ngatjire,'fJ, ferry, JS. Welch ; forwards, F, Perry, Houjupgway, 4Jf to, pier EdjuioW, Podmjn, /.'Pete W."soKonzio, and Walter Welch. Tho second team will l«apo fit J2.3oeha.rp, and the first team at 1.00. A WONCERTO m the instanccscited of theaatonishwg fecundity of the various species of fowl j but the celobrated Wellington Hehn (which, strange to sav, is ®f jha raaaculine gender) h'as a soul above the more production bf egt>B. The manner is which he turns out Venetian Blinds, etc., is tjio wonder and admiration of everybody, from t)s Governor down' wards. The name of thia woiidorfel bird ip B, W, Hbm, and his welldcnowit Mhouse is the Ppneke, Steam Window Blind Factory, Molosworth-street, : Wellington.—Advt. -': ■; , Tho Wairjarapa Clothing Factory'are: ; still aHo'win'g ; purohaflers of: NewZtialaud . Clothing a discount'of Bs in tho £. They are also making suits to measure; from; 4756J, Trousers and Vesta'from 28a Gd,; and Trousers; from 18s 6d. A call cor-, djajly invited.Note the address: Next T.ff. Mason, Queen-atreet, Masterten, E, B. Hinrp, U^ar,-Am,

Messrs Luwes and lornß add to tlifeir' stock aale list s for. Wednesday next, 8 working bullocks, 4 farm horses,"and .300 good Romney Marsh- lambs,, •: . Thorb was a larejo gathering-. nf tHe clans at tlio Maaterton Theatre Royal last evening when the i' Twa.hours at flame" entertainment was given by MessrsMunro and McKay, assisted by some of our local amateurs. Mr Munvo's sword dancing and sailors hornpipe Diet with an on-, thusiaatic recaption, tho former being ti | very finished'performance,.and wjiilo the latter was "cleVetly 'e-tecuted it contained much that; jyas original, ffjiich from a dancing point of view' added,'- rather than detracted from-its - His sheantreaus wn? a pretty exhibition of dancing, time, balance, and figure -being executed withmarvellousaccuracy. In the Highland fling Mr Munro found an able coadjutor in Mr McLennan', who was also very successful in the Grand Highland and thp Reel of Tullock, in which Messrs Munro, McKay, and J. Rosa also took part'. " |)f ,tlio bagpipe music we must recommend' but readers to go and hear it before they can believe that pleasant harmony onn be produced from what is generally termed the instrument of torture. Both Messrs Munro and McKay are adepts in it« use, and last evening the ntannor in which tho poworfnl Highland pipes were manipulated diow forth repeated encoroß. Mr McKay evoked an encore for a selection of well known airs on the violin. Mes6is D. Cameron,' Gaokill, and Wickerson assisted with -vocal, efforts, the audienco being a thoroughly encore on 9 and were moat porsiatnnt in their redemands, all the songs having to be repeated. Miss Corbett rondorcd two piano solos, Wober's Last Waltz and Gloire de Dijon, in a most successful manner, and accompanied the vocalists of the evening. We must apologiao for not giving a more extended criticism, as space will not permit. We must, however, mention that the musie provided by Mr Stewart for the reels added greatly to tho success of tlieni. Tonight's programme appears in another column.

All kinds of winter dress fabrics from 2s lid to 10 guineas, The dress quite now and fashionablo may now be obtained, aud if wished, made into thoroughly good fitting and artistic dresses in our dressmaking departments at the Wholesale Family Drapciy Warehouse, To Aro Houso, Cuba-street, "Wellington