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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2692, 5 September 1887, Page 2

Several letters and reports are orowded out of our prosent issue, also the R.M, Court Bittin?.

Apprentices and improvers are advertised for by Miss Brown of tlio Wholesale Drapery Company, Queen-stre.it. A meeting'of. the.'Masterton' Quadrille. Assembly takes place on Tuesday evening, .

Messrs M.'Caselberg and Co. are now busy opening up spring goods. Their new announcement will appoar in tomorrow's isauo

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of Masterton Borough Council takes plaoe to-morrow evening at tho Council Chambers, ' . •

The recular monthly meeting of tho .Masterton Ma?onic Lodge, E. C. takes place this evening at the Masonic Hall Baunister Street.

Full particulars respecting tho annual parade of Stallions at Masterton on the 14th inßt are published in our advertising columns of this date,

Tenders are invited for drayiiig ,to and from Bowlands Station for ono yosr from •Octobtif Ist, specifications can be seen at the DiUtfofßco.

. Tho South Wairarapa Rivor Board met at Eeatherston on Saturday Mr J. Donald in the chair, Tho busiuoss trausactod waa ot a routine character,

The Master,toq Football Club- has accoptod tho challenge of the Groytown Club to play two matches ut Maetortoii on Saturday nest, Tho Interpronncial Football Match Otago and Wellington was played at Wellington on Saturday last and resulted in a draw, there being no score, •>' ■' At a mooting of the Masterton Football Club on Saturday evening a com-, lliittoo was appointed to arrange for hold-, ing a Soiree, a tan early date, : The Zealandia with the London mails of August left San ■ Francisco August 20tli time table date. ■ TheAhiraada with ■ the New Zealand mails-of'August 15th arrived at that;port September 3rd one dfiy. before date.

■ Seven tenders were received by the Feathers ton Road Board on .Saturday last for tho Kahautaracart bridge of four ninety feetspans, and that of Mr Joseph Dawson at £1958 was accepted, The highest tender waß £2567,

At a meeting of the Featherston Racing Club held on Saturday a notice of motion was given to wind up the club, owing to an opposition Hack Race meeting being instituted in that township, Our report of the meeting will appear to-morrow. Tho Evening Post after prophecyir.g the defeat of tliis ministry in tho coming elections by eleven or twelve votes, says: _'Wu think it very probable that the coining session will witness some very strange political coalitions, which will entirely obliterate the ill-defined party lines whi h now exist, and possibly draw anew one of a more distinct and well-defined character.

A heavy N, W, galo prevailed at Featherston from Thursday night, until mid day on Saturday. On Saturday morning it was found that four telegraph posts between Tauherenikau and Featherston were blown down and several outbuilding capsized in tho town. At Greytown the gale raged very'furiously oil Friday night and Saturday morning but in that Borough it was' comparatively calm on Thursday night. A football match was playod on Saturday afternoon between the Masterton Club and a combined team of the lied Stars and Te Ore Oro Clubs, resulting in a win for the former by five points to two. A heavy wind prevented an exhibition of good play and ronderoddrop kick ing an uncertainty, Aided by the wind the Mastorton team secured two tries in the therii info a goal, In the second spell tho combined team with the wind at their backs vrero able to keep tho ball nearly tho whole of the time in'thoir opponents twenty five and Akatu and Kara got over tho line, and put two tries ta tho crodit of the juniors, C. Perry got a run h for the Seniors, but was unable to further increase the score. F. Pelling and Homewood were the other scorers for tho winnors.

The publio g(morally will no doubt bo glad to kuow that odr.first display of spring and Bummor, fashions, just arrived by tho • steamers Dorio" and Tongariro, will take plaod on Friday evening next, at the Wholesale Brapory Family Drapery Wavohouse, To Aro House, Wellington. It is no idle saying that our importations for the present season are on a large scalo; that the choico is very exteußive; that the tasto manifested cannot be surpassed, if equalled; and that owing te the exceptionalqualifications and keeness iu buying of our Gpccial representative in the Home markets,' the prices will be lower than in any previous soason at Te Aro Houso, Wellington, Ladies in want of dress fabrics, of any and every description, mil find here a variety that cannot bo had eleewheio, whilo we lrnvo the additional attraction of first-class dressmakers on the premises.. Our millinery-room contains the choicest styles from tho most eminent Parisian arti6toa, whilo we aro also showing all the latest outoomes of fashion in walking, visiting, and evening costumes, with an equal display of taste and a large variety of the most fashionable mantles, at Te Aro House, Wellington. It is impossible to enumerate all the novelties now on view, but we would respectfully solioit an early visit of inspection, when it will be found that for first-class selection, immense variety, and actual wholesale prices, thero is no place superior, if equal, to .tho Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington.—Advt,