The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1887

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2776, 16 December 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1887

It is expected that the Prorogation of Parliament will take place on .Friday next, December 23rd, The Property Tax Rill now before the House of Repicscntntives fixes the property tax at one penny in the £. ~ Mrs Morris, of Queen Street, announpap f.hat she is in a position to supply flucks, gpgse, fowls, and turkeys for the festive season, A lad named Nicholson, aged 13 years, living at the Taratahj, had one of his finoers smashed yesterday, through a playmate throwing a piece of glass at him. Thp usual monthly meeting of the Mas' terton Road Board will be held at th e Boards Offices, Perry-street, to-morrow-

Burgesses are reminded of the meeting convened this evening by his Worship the Mayor, in Theatre Royal We understand that Mr A. W. Renal), the Mayor elect, will occupy the The strawberry crop in Auckland fcbis week is the heaviest ever known! Last Saturday one grower at the North Shore sent 570 boxes of line ripe fruit into town, and the supply generally is greater than the demand. They are being retailed at fourpencoperquul Who can beat this record says the PahCajtii.tj. gjw, A settler at the Village Settlement informs us that he set a hen on nine duck's e«gs, and. at the expiration of four weeks eleven young ones [strong and hearty) appeared. There are other holdings besides Mr Jessop's capable of performing miracles. Wo agah: remind persons interested in forming a Phoral-Society-in Mastertgii, of the meeting tp be held this, evenin? p the Theatre Royal. A3 the Theatre will be occupied by His Worship the SJayor at 7 o'clock, those desirous of initiating a musical Society, are requested to attend at 1 o'clock s|}arp, • Messrs if, Osselberg & (fa announce that they will celebrate the holiday season by a reduction in the priqe of fruits and sugar to cost rates, and give a detailed list of the same in aiiote column, The reduced price list will remain in opemtion till the last day of Deccmberi

The Masterton School Committee met last evening. Present, Messrs Bodding(chairman), McEwen, Lowes, Payton, and Hogg The minutes of the previous maefeng having been confirmed the TreaßuVwiepprted a debit balance oflsld. Correspondence wwj seftd from Board appointing Mr Smith member of the staff, from Secretary of Town Lands Trust, Btaling a sum of not l'esa' than £2O was available for prizes, Tho head master reported an average attendance of 491 for the paafcmanjh and Miss Keeling reported tl,ie ayerago fpj," {.he second school at Si. The" xoimey stated thijt ih.o result ,of tl\o late was exceptionally good, the olasse? had never produced .year work. Spas #eeh iug in her report applaud fljF damage done to the .school ro.orn by Sunday schoolchildren, The referring to the examination rflpt, jajcl )je' had watched tho proaross of thp fixajlnafjpji day by day, and could confirm tj)B yerdjeji of the headmaster.-Mr McEwen said lw had been informed that the Temperanco Hall would he a more suitable building for the second s«liflol than its present quarters and that it was obtainable at a less rent. Mr Payton thought that on the rent question the Wesleynn Trustees might meet them, but if the Temperanco Hall gave better accomodation he would suppnrt a chelae. It was resolved that a committee consisting of Messrs McEwen, iioTO, and Payton be appointed to joi'ibe .ftijqulwes with power to act. As the motion of Mr Hogg .seeded by \lr Payton it was resc-lyed tog>Jintij t,q the second BPljcoj fo : r'"prize's, the''Uiairman opposing the ootwri on the grpij'ijd' tliat it was unusual to award prices Jo infant classes. The usual accounts for olaaning and having been passed the meeting fldjoiirned,

To give the Wairar'apa residents an oppunity of witnessing the performance of Bland Holt'b great Drama Company at the Wellington Opera House, the Railway authorities announce excursion trains for Wednesday next, n

The now Land Boards will be olected early in the new year, the machinery for election being left in the hands of the Minister of Lands to devise. The system will be similar to that adopted in the election of Education Boards. Three members are to be elected by the County Councils, and one by the Borough Councils in oacli district.

Messrs Lowes & lorns sell at their rooms to-morrow tlio rights and privileges in connection with the Masterton Opaki Jockey Club Spring meeting of two days, also the rights and privileges for the Caledonian Society's flew Year's gathering, following with the sale of Mr Russell's collection of flowers, pot plants &o„ and concluding with furniture, produce and sundries. This sale should attract the notice of all classes of buyers.

In the House yesterday. Sir Julius Vogel speaking on the Loan Bill, opposed the "ranting of a million and maintained that half a million would suffice. Major Atkinson in reply declared that the colony waa in a worse position now than in 1879, and a stoppage of public works would throw fifteen handred men out of employment, The debate ended by the second reading of tho Bill being carried.

In the house yesterday afternoon, the Education Committee, through Mr Wilson, presented the following report:— "That, in consequence of the evidence not being all to hand and .the shortness of time at their disposal to consider such a large question,'they are not in a position to make any'report-this session, but recommend that a. similar committee should be again set up next session, when there would-be time to tako any further evidence necessary to give full consideration to the question and make an exhaustive report, That ponding such report it would be inadvisable at present to seriously interfere with the Education system.

Mrs Partington, says. Don't take any of the quack rostrums, as they are regiinental to the human cistern'; but put your trust inDrSoule's American Hop Bitters, which will cure general dilapidation, costive habits, and all comic diseases They saved Isaac from a severe extract of typhoid fever. They are the «c plus imhm of medicines. "Boston Globe."

Two organs. Kegulate first the stomach, second the liver, especially the first, so as to perform their functions perfectly, and you will remove at least nine-teen-twentieths of all the ills Miac mankind is heir to, in this or any other climate. DrSoulo's American Hop Bitters is the only thin" that will give perfectly healthy natural actiou to these two "Mainelarmnr" v

The lapse of time brings us once move to the festal and crowning month of the year and with it to the time honoured practice of the free distribution of Holiday, and Christmas presents at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse Te Aro House, Wellington, We have a really grand variety of useful, ornamental and artistic articles, fit to put on any table, and to adorn equally the mansion and the cot, and these we intend to give away in accordance with the amount of purchases made, during the month of December at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington, On all cash purchases of the following amounts we shall give proportionate presents —thus; purchaso 10s gift Is, purchase 15a gift Is Od, purchase 20s gift 2s, purchase 25s gift 2s (id, purchase 30s gift 3s, purchase 35s gift 3s od, purchase -10s gift 4s, purchase 45s gift 4s Gd purchase 50s gift ss, purchase £3 gift (is, purchase £4 gift Bs, purchase £5 gift 10s purchase £6 gift 12s, purchased gift 14s, purchase £8 gift 10s, purchase £!) gift 18s, purchase £lO gift 20s, and so in the same proportion up 10 purchases of £SO or more at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. Wairarapa residents are reminded that in our Warehouse there is every facility of exercising a large variety of choice, and that all goods are marked at actual wholesale prices, that a visit to our warehouse would at once be profitable, and enjoyable and that they are sure to carry back with them many pleasing reminders of the advantages«ccured in purcharing at the Wholesale Family Drapery Wasehouse, Te Aro House, Wellingtqn.