The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1887.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2707, 22 September 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1887.

Messrs - Lowes and lorns announce their next fortnightly stock sale for Wednesday, September 28.

Pearson's Private Brass Band will play on Saturday evening next (weather permitting) on; Messrs' Townsend. and Cowper's Balcony, 1 Queen Street: The programme will appeal' in Saturday's Mue, .

••Mr'F; W. Temple inserts a new pricelist of Groceries, sc., over tho leader in to-day'a issue. 'He directs especial attention to his' "Challenge" Teas, and stock' of. Glass arid - Chinaware, also a consignment of Burgoii and Ball's celebrated Sheep 1

The Greytown Rifle, Volunteer Committee met on Monday night, and received the following tenders for the new hall to be built on the Main street,, Greytown M, R. Yarnham. L 575, H. Trotman L 532, J.; Barnard L 570, E. E, Dai)iel L 498 (informal,) Mr H, Trotman's being the lowest legitimate tender was accepted.

The. Wholesale Drapery Company, Queeii-atreot, : announce, in connection with their tailoring department that they have five hundred patterns to select from of choico English and .Colonial Tweeds and Cloths. They also notify that then' first grand display of summer and winter novelties are now on and that the latest spring and Bummer fashions are open for inspection,

Messrs 0. Smith & Co, drapers and clothiers, Queen street, announce that they aro oponinp up, ex "Arawa" and " Aoroncji," new goods in all departments diroct from the manufacturers.

The Masterton Football Club have, arranged to hold a Plain and Fancy Dress Soiree on Wednesday, October sth which, judging from tho interest displayed, promises to add anothor to tho many successes of tho Club", both in the field, and social gatherings, The Masterton Volunteers with their usual liberality have kindly placed the Drill Shed at the disposal of the Committee, and first-class ntusic has been promised, The Soiree is under the patronage of the Ladies of Masterton, who are contributing therefreshment, which is a guarantee that the dance will be a most successful one. A pleasant gathering took place last evenine; in St. Matthew's schoolroom, when the ladies of the guild held a sale of work in aid of the Church funds. The room was comfortably filled with visitors, who were able to assist the Church finances by purchasing articles both useful and ornamental, while to afford fun for old and young, ■ innocent' speculative amusement was provided in. the way of bran tubs. Vocal and instrumental selections were rendered during the evening, and refreshments were supplied ad, lib,, tho whole arrangements being carried out in a manner that was enjoyable to all present,

Notice is given by the North Wairarapa County Council of the iutention to apply for a loan under tho Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886, for fencing, forming and metalling a road oyer the Black Hill in tho Cashpoint District. A meeting of ratepayers to consider tho proposal will bo held in the Tinui Public Hall on Friday, the 21st October, A sale of 20,000 aores of Crown Lands in the Forty Mile Bush and Kopuaranga is to be held in Wellington on Wednesday and Thuiaday next, 28th and 29th inst, Special train arrangements have bijen made to enable intending selectors to attend the sale, particulars of which which will be found in our advertising columns.

The adjourned meeting of the Wharoama Road Board was held on Friday last. Prei'entn-Messrs Elder, 'Morrison, Mace and : Moore. Mr Elder took tho chair in the absence of the Chairman. Tho following resolutions wero passed—That tho petition for a loan of' LBOO. to be expended in forming and" metalling the Blairlogie road be adopted and that the Clerk be instructed to advertise the intention of the Board to strike the special rate necessary to cover the interest upon tho said loan in accprdanco with clause 24 of the Local Bodies Loan Act, 188(i, and cUuse_7s of the Road Board Act, 1882 at its next meeting. A similar resolution was passed re a loan of L2OO for forming and bridging the district Road at Mangapu. Mr Elder gave the following notice of motion.—That the question of road lino between Muugapuui and the Uriti road be considered at next meeting of the Board with a viow to deciding on the best line. The meeting then adjourned, to moet again on the 14th October.

At Mr Robertson's meeting of Wellington East electors on Monday evening one lapsus Knjiice on the part of tho candidate evoked a tremendous outburst of laughter, and kept the audience in a simmer of merriment for several minutes says a Wellington paper. Mr Robertson was reading a letter from a villago settler, whom lie interpreted as saying—" At the present time 1 am grazing eight milk bullocks on 10£ acres." As soon as tho shrieks of laughter had sufficiently subsided, Mr Robertson explained that he had meant to saymill bullocks—sawmill bullocks, you know." The "bull" was not easily forgotten, and later on, as the candidate paused to refresh himself from the contents of the water-bottle, one of audience roared out " Is that some of the milk from those bullocks ?" Some of tho questions propounded at the conclusion of the address wero of the most absurd oharacter. One of them which was signed by " Jamoß Ferguson," rah—Are you in favor of bringing in a Bill to make saveloys without skins? The Chairman, amidst roars of laughter, declared that it was not necessary to answer the query, , as tho person who wroto it was " not a man, ibut an ignorant ass," It is impossible to enumerate all tho novelties now on view, but wo would respectfully solioit an early visit of inspection, when it will bo found that for first-class seleotion, immense variety, and actual wholesale prices, thero is no place superior, i( equal, to the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, To Aro Houbo, Wellington.—Advt. Our Spring and summer fashions, just received by tho steamers and Dorio Tongariro, are now on view at tho Wholesale Drapery Warehouse! Te Aro House, Wellington. It ia no idle saying that our importations for the present season are on a large scale: that the choice is very extensive; that the taste manifested cannot-be surpassed, if equalled; and that owing to the exceptional qualifications and keenness in buying of our special representative in the Home markets, the prices will bo lower than in any previous season at Te Aro House, Wellington, Ladies in want of dress fabrics, of any and evory description, will find here a variety that cannot be had elsewhere, while we have the additional attraction of first-class dressmakers on the promises. Our millinery-room contains the _ choicost styles from tho most eminent Parisian artistes, whilo wo are also showing all the latest outcomes 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. •' MASTERTON ELECTION. [Opinions of the Press.J

Mr Hogg is not a desirable type of representative, or. likely to prove of much real uso if he should get .into Parliament.— Evening Post,August 31, •

Mr Hawkins hag no chance of uuecesi, and

his retirement in favor of Mr Eecthani, -would! be the moat practical proof ho could give of thesincority of the political faith he possesses,— Evening Post, August 31, ' . IN commenting some weeks ago on certain'• passages in Mr Hawkins'speech to the' Wait . arapa electors, we observed i,with great regret that a gentleman who evidently possesses! uncommon political qualifications, appeared, nevertheless, jto be unfitted for public life by a want of self-control, and a most unfortunate tendency to deal in personalities, We were equally astonished to read in tho Wairabapa Daily a few days ago, a letter from Mr Hawkins which not only outrages all tho proprieties •of political/warfare, but so far exceeds all rational bounds as to revive and confirm our' opinion that Mr Hawkinß is wholly unfitted by temperament for public life, We. neVer read a' niore violent or unbecoming letter,—Evening Press, September 3.

We learn that Mr Beetham's chances for the Mastorton electorate are improving daily, We' congratulate tho electors of that district upoli. the fact, Mr Beetham being a gentleman of whom any constituency might he proud.' His only opponent is a gentlemen of " wonderful mediocrity" who seems to imagine that the lack of all that would malto a good roprescntfttivo is atoned for by supporting the Government.— Hawkes Bay Herald, September 9,

Few constituencies aro as fortunate as tlioy are hi having the opportunity of getting jfor tbeir l'cprosontatiyo (Mr Beetham) who renders hijhpublio sorvice to tho colony, and is at the, same time unwearying in his efforts to further all the legitimate interests of his djs-triot-.—Evening; Pross September 10.

,No member of the last four parliaments was more thoroughly or univoreally respected than Mr Beetham. His highly personal character and solid ability have justly gained for him a far suporior position in the estimation of all who know him to any that can be won by ■ tho mere apai'klo of frothy oratory or by an aptitude for trioky strategy. His name has more than once been mentioned as a coming Minister, and there is no doubt that but for hi 3 repuguaucc to push himself forward ho would long ore this nave held a portfolio. His claim to bo a mem- , bor of any. new Ministry that may bo formed by tho present opposition party cannot, with propriety, be longer ignored, for few men have been so substantially useful to their party as ho has been,—New Zealand Timos September 20th,