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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 27478, 12 November 1887, Page 2

The Mastcrton Volunteers arc ordered to parade for the annual muster on Wednesday evening next at G. 30, when all Government property on issue is to be produced by the members of tho corps.

Mr George. Denton, of Willis-street, Wellington, lias a business announcement in today's issue of great interest to sportsmen, calling attention td a large assortment of all requisites just landedfrom the best makers. ' •

The Wellington Evening Press brings a serious charge asiainst the Evening Post of publishing a bogus article in the interests of Sir Julius Vogel during the late election. We trust the Post will be able to givo a satisfactory explanation of what appears to bo a very ugly transaction.

On Thursday morning last, Mr W. 0. Buchanan called a meeting in Wellington of those interested in the question of slaughterhouse licenses, and a deputation was appointed to wait upon the Government to urge the desirability of fixing a uniform slaughterhouse license fee, of,' say, £2O per annum.

The annual meeting of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the Club Hotel, to receive the annual report and balancesheet, and for the election of officers, It is understood in Melbourno that a proposal has been made for an English team of footballers, numbering 22, to visit "..the colonies next winter, ' MiLilly white, the cricketer, is stated to have undertaken the' organisation of the team,

Another old settler has passed away. Mr Robert Dixon, whose deatli notice appears in to-day's issue has resided in Carterton for tho past thirty years, having arrived in Hie Colony in 1857, by tho ship Indian Queen, and was consequently one of the, oldest residonts in the place. He was a prominent mombor of thoWcsleyan Church, and had always been a strict teetotaller, He leaves a widow (his third wife) to whom he had only been marriod nine months, and five children, to mourn his loss. Archbishop Redwood, will confer the sacrament of confirmation at St. Patrick s Church, Masterton,- to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock, and will preach at the morning and evening services. The Choir, under the conduefcorihip of Mr Pearson, will render a special mass, and other music incidental to tho ceremony. To avoid over-crowding in the Church admission will be by ticket. Professor George Chainoy, the celebrated American Orator and Preacher, .who has been drawing large audiences in Wellington, lectures in Greytown on Monday and Wednesday evenings next, his subjects .being "The ideal man and woman" and "Does Death end all." Arrangements are being made to induce the Professor to deliver lectures in Masterton

A boy in Wellington named Horace King, aged eight years, met with a serious accident while playing leap frog on_ Thursday afternoon, In taking a flying leap he overjumped himself, and came down a " cropper" with his right arm doubled up under him. On being picked up he was unable to straighten his arm, and on a doctor being called in-that gentleman-discovered that the limb had sustained a compound fracture, one of the breaks being a very bad one, right at the elbow joint, and the other about two inches above it.

Owing te the fact of the Auckland North Shore' Ferry Company having recently been established and entering the competition with the Devonporfc Steam Ferry, considerable rivalry exists between the two bodies. • On Prince of Wales birthday both Companies laid on steamers to run excursion trips to St Helior's Bay. A short distance down the harbor the steamers, the Eagle and Victoria respectively, raced down the Bay, asd on arrival there a collision became imminent, as the Victoria tried to run the Eagle aground. On returning to tho wharf the Eagle shot across the bows of the Victoria,' and only the prompt action of the Captain of'the. latter averted a collision. There were at this time.'4oo or 500 on board the Victoria, whilst tho Eaglo had 100 passengers. A scene of great excitement occurred on both steamers, and four ladies on.the Victoria fainted, whilst some mnn on the Eagle ran as if to throw themselves overboard. An inquiry is to bo held by the authorities.

Fathkr is getting weix. —My daughters say, " How much better father is since he used Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters. He is getting well after •his long sufforing from a.disease docked incurable, and avo are so glad;' lie' ,'usedyour Bitters," A lady of Rochester, NiY.-Utica Herald..,

Now that the warm summer weather is with us, and the holiday season close at hand it certainly behoves the fair sex to at once see to it that their season's wardrobes are •fully prepared, and nowhere can this be better effected than.at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellingtod. ...

■ In this connection we would point out that although we have had a large run on white embroidered robes, in boxes, unmade, we are still, 'from recent additions, able to show a good seleotion from 9s Gd to 455, at Te Aro House, Wellington, . We are also showing an admirable choice of coloured Zephyr robes and- bisquit robe dresses, also in boxes, 'unmade, from 17s. 6d to 37s 6d, We have a variety of new tennis cloths, at Is B|d per yard, a lot of charming mozambique striped muslins, very elegant, at 10£ d per yard, in all colours, at To Aro House, Wellington. . As a marvel of cheapness, and and as an articlo that mil make up very gracefully, we would invite inspection of a lot of creme crepe oloth, 30in wide, Gd per yard at Te Aro" House Wellington. . True elegance and choiceness combined are to be seen in a choice of robes in boxes, consisting of made.summer serges, with floral panels, cuffs and collars in'grenat, brown, and fawn, from 355, at Te Aro House, Wellington. ' '■ .' . Very charming and attractive are others in nuns' veiling, nuns' cloth, grenadine, and French.foule, variously trimmed, 'oxodised, be'aded, embroidered silk, velvet,: and diamond canvass panels, &c, and ranging from 49s 6d, at Te Aro. Houso, Wellington,—Advt,

. The concert in aid of the Masterton Hpspital took place last evening in the Theatre Royal, and was well patronised by a select'and appreciative audience, the front seats and dress circle being filled. Theprogrammo was an exceedingly attractive one, and seeing that the proceeds were to bo devoted to such a worthy object, the Theatre•■Bhould ;have been crowded, The gentlemen.vocalists were MessraColemah,'Moore, Kowe, Gaskill; H. Williams, Bradbury and-'Wickerson, the selections■ of songs..'and:ballads, rendered being above the usual 'range of •amateur'vocalisation. • A feature of- the programme was the drawing, room entertainmont in the third part, when the whole of the performers—bandsmen and vocalists—wore arranged on the stage, a la" Christy Minstrel, andrendered some well rehearsedsongsandchoruses,theconcerfced mußic being- especially well taken. The gem of this part of the concert was a son? by Master Bennett, " Little Sisters' Gone to Sleep," his fresh, Bweet voice being heard with telling effecfcand eliciting an enthusiastic encore. Miss Turner sang, " The Murmur of the Shell," in a pleasing manner, meeting with a well merited encore. Messrs Bradbury and Gaskill contributed a character duet, entitled, " Whon ? Bye and Bye," which having local references, and being well performed, brought down the house, and had to be repeated. Mr H. Williams was equally successful in his songs with Banjo accompanyment. The instrumental selections were pianoforte duets by Miss Boddiugton and Mr Keisenberg " Marche Hougroise", and the Misses Feist and Kibblewhite "Poet and Peasant'.', both of whicLwere genuine musical treats. To Mr Keisenberg a word of praise is due for the untiring manner'he has worked to make the concert so great a success. In attending rehearsals, copying part music for the company, and perfecting the musica* arrangements generally, he has had the lion's share of the work to perform, and he deserves, great credit for the way in which the programme' was placed before the public. The orchestral music was one of the treats of .the evening, the two overtures "Tancredi" and "The Bitter Sweet Valse" being greatly appreciated," They were also heard to advantage in the choruses in the drawing room entertainment. The orchestra was composed of :the following gentlemen: Messrs Keisenberg (leader) pianoforte, WinChester; Ist violin, G. J3enfcley, 2nd violin, .1. Bentley, cornet, J Kay, Euphonium, D. S. Papworth.double bass, The Committee wish to express their thanks to Messrs James BrOwnvand Co,, who kindly lent a piano—a Migiion—for the occasion, and also for the'suite - of furniture, which gave the stage such an attractive appearance.