The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1887.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2733, 25 October 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1887.

A full rehearsal of the Cantata the Lion of Judafr takeß.'p'lace in the Theatre this evening, at' seven o'clock sharp. As the is intended solely tor the performers, no strangera will be admitted. A Catholic Congress to be held in London in the summer, is promoted. Cardinal Manning, Archbishop of Westminster, expects'tha.t Cardinal Mnran, of Sydney, will be present. Colonial delegates have been invited. •''.-. -■ ,■ The Hoßpital Sunday collections made on Sunday last in Melbourne amounted to £6460, being £I6OO above the amount collected last year fur the same purp se. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the illustrated Australian News, (New Zealand Edition). The sketches are well defhiod and capitallyexeoutod, and include among others, a view of the Volcano of Kuapehu, Auckland, sketches in Samoa, Kinkii.g.and theS. S. Mararoa in Quarantive at Port Philip Heads. Each cut has an extended descriptive article, the journal having also a digest of the more interesting items of the months news. What a farce the Land Board business 'is says the Hawkes Bay Herald. - Several 1 men meet in an office and" earn ' LI and travelling expenses, their dutiea being I to he'ir a summary of more or less incoherent correspondence veid.while a ln«hly paid-chairman, who really dues what work thereis to do, goes through the form of getting assent to his suggestions how the correspondence shall be answered • The system .seems like one specially designed to wastemoney and to cause as much friction as possible. If the Government would abolish Land Boardß throughout the colony a real benefit wculd be conferred. ' Two pilgrims from thp Flowory Land, were charged at the Wellington Police Court, yesterday, with working in their gardens on Sunday. They both pleaded guilty, and in answer to the charge, said that" too muchee lain makee weeds glow fast, so we go out and pullee up a few." The Bench cautioned them, and let. them off with a fine of one shilling and costs. . The Silk Stocking Minstrels gave their opening performance at tho Masterton Theatre Royal last evening to a capital ..downstair' house, which-was more 'demonstrative' than appreciative. The Company opened the entertainment with the usual Christy circle, which consisted of two>mewnon, an inteyluouto;r r Mi Weibbe-and four ladiesr' The songs, jokes, and sketches during this part of the programme' contained nothing of special merit, the performers'' being unable to rivet the attention of the audience beyond the first vera, tho conclusion "of eaoh individual effort being accompanied by interruptions from the occupants of the'pit The secoud part was in a measure worse than the preceding one, for the audience, wound up to encore pitch, evinced a desire to redemand eveiy item-after accompanying the performers by interjecting, remarks; laughter, and singinu- irrespective ot the merit of the artist or the performance. A sailors hornpipe and an exhibition.on the tiapeze we • about the only efforts that seemed to please the "boys," the latter being informed by a local amateur, meeting with unbounded applause. There was a concluding farce, but what it was, or iutended to' be, the performers wero unable to thoroughly convince the assembly, us, one portion of the pit, were engaged in singing (?)" Auld Lang Syne" while the roßt | aased the time away hooting, whistling and applauding, the curtain finally defending amid one of the rowdi.st and moßtiemonstrative scenes ever witnessed in Masterton, We are unable tu speak of the merits'of the performers '*s the confusion that prevailed throughout, was 8U n h, that the voices of the singers were rarely heard beyond the first few bars. ,GoiLTY : or WRONO.-Some people have fashion of confuting excellent remedies with the large .mass of " patent medicines," and in this they are guilty of a wronif. TherVfcre someadvertised.remedies fully worth all that ia asked for them, and one at least we know of—Dr Soule's Hqi.Bitters, The writer has had occasion;to : use the Bitters in just such a climate as we have most of the year in Bay City, and has always found them to be first claBS and reliable, doing all that is claimedfojthera, "Tribune."

There are eight patients at present in lie Masterton Hospital,. The Masterton Cemetery Trustees offer re-vard of five pounds for information rhich will lead to the • conviction of the lerson w pei'Bonß, who are" in the habjt f taking flowers from graves within their 'nclosures, and otherwise injuring the iroperty.of the Trust, As fur as wo can gather the numb»r <rf intrios.for tßeWjurarapa Viinuai Pastoral Show'are,-, about 440. rnls- is ft few leas than last ywOut as ho- returns are not yet complete, the lumber may be'added to. "A full Hat' vill appear in, to-morrow's issue. .The retrenchment committee of the Masterton Borough. Council met last jvening and decided upon the following recommendations:-" (1) Reducing the salary <f the Town Clerk by £25 per innum. (2)A the office of Inspector uf Nuisances and giving the as istmt jlerk £2O per annum to perform his iuties. (3) Reducing the annual grant to the Mastertutj Park tn £lO. (i) paying members office brigadosan honoraria of 21s per.ftiinum.in lieu ot allowance for services at fires. (5). A concession of 10 per cent on the gas consumed by the Counoil, The Queen Regent of Spain taking, her b.ath:(sayß Truth) is now the daily d. gilt on which tha idlers at Son Sebastian feast their, eyes* as many spectators assemble to see her descend into the, waves and plunge therein.as if a,bull-fight were going on, Th: Spaniards are the most equality-loving people in the world, and the Corporation ol the town informed her Majesty that it would neve'i do to have a part of the heach set apart for her use. She wears lint shoes, stuckinas, pantalettes of the Zoua> e kind, with deep frills hiding the ankles, and. a short tunic. For several dayu she made one of her hdies, who is her ge and height, bathe before the i-rowd. Chamberlains and bathing men were instructed to pay., her all the reverence due to a sovereign. When she came out of the water the crowd ilispersed, and Dona Christina was able' to bathe without 'eeling alio was a publicshow. The entertainment given in Carterton last evening for the benefit of the widow and family of the late Johu Williams, who was killed at Gladstone a few weeks ago, w- s one of the must successful held in that township, both as regards the merits'of the p."formance and the numerous attendance. The large Public Hall was secured for the occasion, and proved none too commodious for the assembUije. The programme was faithfully carried out, every item beimr rend'red without a hitch, the audience entering into the 1 performance with, a liberal'.spirit. • -The. Masterton String Baud-Messrs Lundquiot, Kelieubßrg, Papworth ; : and ' Bentley-performod several selections, which were evidently relished by the large assembly. Several lady singers took part in the entertain: ment, but their voioes were hardly suited to such a large building, the aooustio properties of which "re not Al. As the performers acquitted themselves so creditably, wo will not critic bo them individually, but content ourselves with giving the names of their several items. A'bughablefirce-lNumborOne round the, Oornor-by Messrs Bradbury and Gaskill brought the programme to a conclusion;; after which the hall was dearcd for dancing, the lovers of the light fantastic footing it merrily till about 1.30 this morning, the.refreshment room, presided over by Mesdames. Burnett, Gardener and Downardj being well supplied with good things, and extensively patronised by the dancers. The following is the full programme:—Overture,' The Caliph of Bagdad." Masteitou String Baud ; song. " I fear no Fue," Mr Stansfield \ comic duet, "Halleujah Sisters," (encored) Messrs Mathieson and Hughes; song, " Love, 1 Love you Ever," Mrs Dudson; Comi-j Song, "The little Scrub," (encore I) MrG. Coker; Song, " Yes Sir," s \m K. Rnthbmie ; Comic Readi.ig, "Di.t h,"(enco. d) MrConnal. '■ Descriptive fcsunu, " Wrecked mid Saved," Mr Wickorson; Pianoforte Duut. "Laug"ing Waltz,' Mi se Braun ; Comic Song. " lu the Diva of Aula Liii.g .Syn*,' (eiiu(ired)Mr Gaskill; Overture, " Ira Diavolo," Masterton String Band; Comic Song. "It's only What I've been Told You Know," Mr'-iathie-sun ; Ballad, " Anchored," Mr Gaskill; Recitation, " Babes in tiie Wood," Mr 3. Coker; Song, " When the Swallows Homewant Fly," Mrs Dudson ; Cum o Song, " Dutch," (encored) Mr Oomial; Ballad, "Thou Art so Near," Mr Wickorson ; Serio-comic Song, "Tit 'or Tat," Miss Barber; Comic Reading, " Butterwick's Horse," Mr Hi. Skey ; Selection, " Waltz Brillianto," Masterton Stiiug Baud. The following is said to have .occurred in Sydney :—A young yentleimm happened to sit at church in a pew adjoining one iu which sat a young lady, for whom he conceived a Buddeu and violent passion, was desirous of entering into courtship on the spot, but the place not suiting a formal declaration, the exigency of the case suggested the following text, second epistle of St, John,'verse fifth—" And now 1 beseech thee lady, iiot as though I wrote a new coinmaiwmeut unto thue, but that which we had ■ from the beginning, that welove one another," She relumed it, pointing to the seam:! chapter of ltuth, verse tenth," Hum she fell o'n her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him,' Why' have I found, graoe in thine eyes, that thou Bhoulißt take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger J 1 " He returned the book pointing to the fifteenth verse uf the third • opistle of John, "1 hid many things to • write.. 1 will not.witli pen and ink write unto thee, but ('trust 1 shall shortly see thee, and wo shall speak faoe to face." From,the above<interview a marriage took place the ensuing week. ; ' Thosb ladies who are fond of novelties, • who are delighted to see the latest fashions, and who are ready to admire the beautiful at any time, siould, without doubt, visit (he ■ showroom at TeAio House, Wellington. The "lonic" and" Eimutaka," mail steamers, biought us several oases of tho »| latest outcomes of fashion in ladie's and: girl's untrimmed straw hats. There is an immense variety, of plain, fancy, and speckled straws, while the shapes are all the rags in the fashionable ciroles'of Paris and London, and may be seen in profusion at Te Arc House, Wellington. We do not think that any house in the city can show anything at all equal to our millinery or millinery requisites for style, eleuance, and value, and we would advise every lady in Wellington before deciding on purchasing to see our new summer fashions at Te Aro Houso, Wellington, i We would extend a cordial invitation to . oho and all to walk through our warehouse,' and visit the millinery department. Our assistants will b« only too happy to show all the novelties received up to date, and no one.ysii) h Pfewd to 6uy at ;Te. Aro House, Wellington.. Qira imported millinery bonnets and trimmecLhatp are the creme •;<?« to mme'ot Parisian .and London Fashions, and need only ito he seen to bs at once admired and purchased at Te Aro House, Wellington. The order department is under'the management of'a practised and efficient milliner, second to none in. the city. All orders wiU be executed in finished style and elegance "at the Wholesale Family Drapery' Warehouse, Houso, Wellington.— A»VTi

Messrs' Lowes and Joriiß hold their, fortnightly stock siile nt their Renall- j Btroet yards to-morrow. The list will I embrace somoVsixtv head 'J cuttle nf nil j classes including, .a..few choice young | dairy cows, close upon calving, 700, long-woolled ewes'and lambs, 200 fat shorn wethers, 200 stores, 100 goodbyes I in the wool, horses, sundries.., • According tftthe Recounts from Amer? iw, have been very much "cuf up ; by ; his recent (rejeftt>;a> •tktftiiffiaY 01-Teemer.'Hiswife.'had prided winein which to drink her husband's tiiunipli'.bitt it was left untasted ' Teenier seems .to be nmpriyiiigvervfnst.v/stnd his- friends -he lieve he will be Ohmpion of the World if ho does not allow his head to be turned by early success, No More Hard Times. If you will stop.spending so much on fine cl"thes, rich food and style, buy .good, healthy food, cheaper and better clothing ; get more real and substantial things .of life every way, and especially stop the foojish habit of employing expensive quack doctors, or using so much of the vile humbug me lioine that does you only harm, but pii; your trust in that sinple, pure I'o'iedy, Dr Smile's American flop B tters; tbt cures always at a trifling oo't, and you will see good times and | have'good'health. "Chronicle." ,