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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2787, 31 December 1887, Page 2

Tho Waiiurai'A Daily will not be published on Monday, 2nd- January, New Year's Holiday. A father with eight marriageable daughters advertised as a last resource to get them off his hands. He received the following telegram:—"Am a bachelor. Will gladly marry one of your daughters. Send a sample at once,"

: A Northern paper says that three Auckland boys, ambitious perhaps to shine in tho Legislative arena, have' sot out to walk from Auckland to Wellington. It is to be hoped they will abandon their rash enterprise before they go far. The .West-pott Coal Company's tender has been accepted far the supply of coal to the Wellington stction of railway, during 1888, They contract to provide Wallsend (Groymouth coal) at 10s a ton; There was an offer, by another firm of Kewcastle coal at 19s also, but it was declined. The cheapest coal quoted by tenderers, was that accepted for tho Taupiri coal'at 5s a ton

_ The specifications for the permanent 'lighting of. Wellington by electricity are now complete says tho Evening Post, and copies will be forwarded by the outgoing San Francisco mail toJNow York, London, and Paris, whore, tenders for the work will be invited. Tho 1 specifications provide for an installation of 450 incandescent lamps of 20 candle-power, or* if the arc system is adopted, of 48 arc lamps of 2000 candle-power each. The specifica-. tions will be accompanied by plans and photographs of the city. Mr Chas. Hill, sour., continues to receive satisfactory accounts from Germany with rospect to the progress which his sons—Messrs John and Alfred Hill—are making at tho Conservatory of Music at Leijisic. Both young gentlomen av<? studying hard, and Mr Hill is. assured by competent judges that his sons are linking wonderful progress. At tho end of the present fivo months' a most gratifying progress report was received by Mr Alfred Hid, who is perfecting himself-in harmony and violin-playing Mr' John Hill's voice has improved considerably since he has been in Leipsic, and he is now considered the best tenor singer- in the Conservatory, He is_ also studying the pianoforte, and is .-progressing, very satisfactorily. Both young raitlemeii have taken part in several looal musical gatherings, and are very much impressed with the manner in whioh performances of the kind are carried out in Leipsic,— EvoniuV Post,

" Even in Wanganui.it is not possible to please Uio amateur vocalists iii the matter of criticisms. A musioal aociety had a dance after one of their performances, and as die critiques were a bit putspoken one lady moved, another lady seconded, and it was unanimously carried, that the' Press should be excluded. The Herald adds;-" After this, if wo know thero is to be a ball after tho performance, we will ask the performers whether they want a straight-out critique, qr ■ butter laidoinyitliatroiyel.'. Wd feel awfully hurt about it, but our medical advisers say we will soon recover." v For speaking oiir minds once about Napier amateurs ut a public performance, saya the Napier Telegraph, wo were' specially distinS'uished at the next concort by a motion that ive should not receive a ticket, and should nob. bo allowed to .purpjiaso a pasteboard ; nor did we, so, em* containporary has our sympathy,

1 Mas JPiUii'iNOTOK" says. - Don t take any of tho quack rostrums, as they are' regimental to the human cistern; but put your trust in Dr Soule's American, Hop Bitters, which will euro general dilapidation, costive habits, and all comic diseases They saved Isaac from.a severe extract of typhoid -fever.-" They* aro the nc pks •i'//H'.iii.o£,medicines, "Boston Globe,"

Two oitciANS. - Kcguliite first the stomach, second the liver, especially tho first, so as to perform their functions perfectly, aud you will remoyo at least nine:, teen-twentieths of all the ills iliab maukind is heir to, in this or any other climate. Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters is tho only thing that will givo perfectly healthy natural action to.'theso two organs "Maine I armor,"

•. The lapso'of lime brings us once more to the festal unci crowning mouth of the,-year and with il ip the lime honoured practice of the free distribution of Hojidity, and Christmas pbanttsaUlK) Wliolesfllel]?amily Dmpery Warehouse To Arc House, Wellington.' We have a really grand variety of 'useful, ornamental and artistic articles, tit to put on any table, and to adorn equally the mansion . and tlio coti and these we intend to give away in accordance with the amount of purchases made, during the month ol December at (he Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington, On all cash purchases of the following amounts we shall fiivc proportionate presents -thus; purchase 10s gift-Is, purchase 15s gift Is fill, purchase2osgift 2s, purchase 25s gilt 2s fid, purchase 30s gift 3s, purchase, 35s gift 3s fid, purchase 10s gift-is, purchase 15s gift iiU purchase 50s gift ss; purchase £3 gift lis, purchase £1 gift Bs, purchase £5 gift Ifjs. purchase £8 gift 12s, purchase £1 gift 14a,purchase £8 gift J% purchase.' £9 gift 18s, purchase£logift2os,'ami so iii.tjje"saiiic proportion up to purchases of £s(l or pre at the Wholesale Family Drapery-.Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. Watrarapa residents are reminded that in our Warehouse thoro is every facility of exercising a large varietyof choice, and ...that all goods are marked at actual wholesale' prices, that a visit to our warohouse would; at once be profitable, and cnjbyablo arid that they are sure to carry back with them many pleasing reminders of the advantages secured and pmv : ohasing-at tho To' Aro Wholesale -I'ljun'ly.; Wftvcbiwc, ;..;/.■;;;' ■:,'':.>

;,Tho IVmrarapa Caledonian ' Socioty meets at the OlUb.Hotel Masterfcun'.£tV4' o'clock to-day. V. J' ';ir ■•'. .i : \' >. ■'/ i;',-

The Masterfcon post Oflice'vi'ill be closed on noxt, ; 2nd Januu'y.\; All mails' usually despatched oii that day will bo made up to-night at i) o'clock." The Telegraph Office On the same day opens from 9 to 10 iii'tho morhin™, and from 7 to 8 in the. oyeuiOg.' ■'■' : :[-'

Tlieirrepressible labour asdtatorW. G. Garrard sends us (Bell)' tlu'catcniiig'document. We give it as Garrard wroteit:—"Sir,—W. G. Garrard intends falling on the Government like o ste'em hamer lnttihg upon a manawarsman sheet:auknr for his britisli Navil laud grant claim no more. 'No claim and nopuif." .■•• , ,, i -;■'. Messrs Lowe3 &' lorns sell at. their yards on Wednesday next, about 1000 sheep, including fat and store v:others, ewes and. lambs, store cattlo; dairy cows, horses, piga, atid-a lino of greyhound 'pupa.' ■ "';■' behave been shown says the Christcl lut roll : Telegraph a staple of merino wool, lino combine,. which measures twelve inches in length, and was part of a fleece weighing 271bs shorn this season on Mr G. H. Moore's Glenmack Station. It is probable, however, tlie'sheep carryins this heavy coat had escaped.the shears for the past, two orthree seasons.'" The funeral of the late Mr Telford took place at Carterton yesterday afternoon. The burial .place was in tho Presbytorian portion.,of the--, cemetery, andtheßov Mr Fulton conducted the

service. Among tho mourners were noticed old friends from all parts of the district; a-brother and:.his son from Gisborno, and Messrs Beotham and Buchanan, M.H.R.'s were included in those present. The fine recorded agaiiißt Mr Henshaw of .the firm of-Messrs \V. J.'Hunt and Co of £2OO-£IOO in each of two charges of selling by auction without a license, has been reduced to £5 in each case, It will

be romembered (says the Evening Press) that this matter arose out of the transfer of Mr W.J. Isaacs' auctioneers license to Mij.Henahaw, which transfer it transpired could not be legally made.. MrHonshaw petitioned tho House with reference to die amount of the -fines"with tho result acorded above . At the Masterton KM. Court this morning, before Mr W, Lowes, J.P.', Joseph Anderson, who was charged with being drtttik in Queeu-strcet last night, was discharged; with'a caution, and told "not- to come again." Wilhain Elliott, whose offence consisted of having used profane language in the public streets the previous evening, pleaded guilty, and was ordered to be imprisoned until tho rising of the Court. Both were first offenders, and this, and the fact of it "being tho holiday season, no doubt influenced the Court towards the wise leniency shown. ■.' the handing over of the fifcakes to, Beach, Sir John Robertson moved and it was.carried by acolamatiou:—'That in tho opinion of this' meeting the wonderful success and unrivalled career of William Beach, the champion sculler ot the world, entitle him to public recognition as our- most illustrious representative of what'strength, skill, pluck, and endurance in manly and natural sports can accomplish when combined with integrity and unassuming worth. A testimonial for Beach was started in the room,, and LslGsubscribed; Joe Thompson heading tho list, and Hanlan, amid tho' cheers o°f those present, handed to the Mayor of Sydnoy, who presided, LlO towards tho fund. Joe .Thompson also gavo L 25 apiece to.Kern]) and Nelson, the traiuors of Beach .

W;itVregard to the coal deposits at Fevriridge .up the Waingawa river, we leartithut the Comity'. Council have just received a reply from the Government to the effect that tho Minister rcirrets that there arono funds available for testing the find indicated. It will be remembered that the Government were asked to first send an expert, and then if he reported favourably, to follow up that step by forwarding a rock drill, and with it making a practical and complete trial, Now that the. Government say that they are unable to do anything hi this direction, it therefore follows'that any action taken by way of prospecting and testing will have to bo at Ihoimndsof private, persons Any endeavor to open up the resources of the country are much to be oncouraged, .but at the samo timo before any expense is-gone into, the matter should be looked at in every light. Wo have- heard the opinion oxpressed-and we think there is something in it—that even were a good quality coal field discovered, there would bo considerable'difficulty'in making it pay in the face of tho ■'opposition that' exiatsfrom minos more favorably situated. Take Westport and Grey mouth Collieries for instance, There there is water carriage right up to Wellington' wharf, and water freight is always cheaper than any other. Here there is rough country to face; A' tramway and other cqstjy facilities would be requisite, and then there would be the Railway freight to Wellington to contend with, for at present the local consumption is too small to give any l|opc of a profit'nble return., li) sonio when population has increased* apd jjrewoud has decreased,. t|ie chances Qf such, a local industry surviving would be much greater.", HowoverY we only present this view of the matter for consideration, and shall be glad to hear of the success of the undertaking if active measures are decided upon by those who are promoters in the matter, ■''.'■

The Masterton Borough-Council held a special meeting-hist night to-confirm the bye-laws passed at a previous meeting, There were present:—His Worship the Mayor (in the chair), aud Ors Macara, Muiv, Elkins, Hessey, Gapper, Carman, and Ciilloii, ■ Tliat'pgrtioii of the minutes of 22nd November, referring to the byelaws Wils read and confirmed. The Council theii resolved itself into committee, and discussion of the bye-laws was invited by the Mayor. Cr Gapper commented upon the new law regarding slaughter houses, and the issue of licenses; he also referred to. tho Building as being especially nocded with our present highrisk.of fire, through high wind and other causes. Cr Cullen thought.the builders should "bo told how'tho new laws would affect them, so that persons about to build might have timely warning, The Town Clerk suggested that tlip bye-laws should, this timo, bo printed in sheet form,.and issued at a hoimnal price. The bye-laws -'as passed at a meeting of 22nd November, were then, ou the motion-of Cr Gapper, .seconded by CrMuir, confirmed. Tho Town Clerk, made an inquiry as to'the printing and 'sale of the bye-la wb. Ho thought .500 copies would bo sufficient. The Council authorised tho printing and purchase of this number. It was resolved on the motion of Cr Gapper, .that the Town Clerk Bhould write to all tho slaughter-house' keepers in the Borough, "and ' inform them- that, they. Would bo required fo takeoutjicenses jjndei' file bye-lap coining info forte on 14th ja)iuavynpxtj and'that they 1 liiust apply■.#>]• them -prior' to that datp. /'Op Muir thought the omnibus owners were ontitled to. notice also, as they were required to/ have licahsod ■ drivers. The Town Clovk said that if tho matter were left to him,, he. would-see that all concerned were.f lilly informed of tho changes} The Council, afterl'resuming its ordinary business, ■ diid/'coMriijing ,the-business

: : ;Mrp;E^ooliillof;thi>: RoyalJlotel ;Masterlon,'advbftiaei for tw,olost cows. '' A slight shookof eattliquafco Aras felt iii -Wellington yesterday, morning .absut 4,;45i.' -'A ahpok vras also folfc about the sama hour aa far north its Tauranga, ; . ;.

;, Uir<3er tho heacting Of Sporting-; will ho found,"tips"-forthe.principal events at the Caledonian Society's Sports, in the MastertonPavkOvaloriMandayV , : ;

It was resolved at the last meeting of the Picton Borough Council—Thai the Mayor wait on Mr Widdy, manager of the Bankof New Zealand,' with reference to an overdraft of £4 \ : S ..;. We have just received the Christmasnumber of tho ''lllustrated Australian Dews.". This woll-knowii publication, which is always well got up, 'is this iimo particularly .attractive, extra reading matter, ; special eiwavinga, and a I nice floral'almanae having been added.

Professor Driver farewells at tho Theatre Royal this evening* with a splendid programmo; which will colipse his previous successful entertainments. This afternoon there is a grand matinee for children.

Owing to only a delayed telegram being employed, theGreytown Volunteer Hide team did not receive notice of the post-; pbnement of the Masterton match. Tliay, therefore, came up.iby this morning's train, and, of. course/found no arrangementamiadofoEithp firing. ■■'■ .:'■ ~!■■. ..'. ' .... Our Uartertoii correspondent writes ; Mrs .Buckeridge, the mother ofMrE. { H. Buckeridge, proprietor of the Marquis of Normanby Hotel, died at the hotel last night, She had been confined to her bed for some considerable, time. The body will be taken to Wellington en Monday, to be interred, in the cemetery there, beside her late husband.

In the Supretoe Court, Wellington, this morning, before Judge Richmond, Mr Morrisou, on behalf of Messrs Chapman and; Fitzgerald?' acting for tlie School Commissioners, moved for an injunction restraining the sale of tlie. Education Reserves at Alfredtqn, advertised lor the fitli January, 1888. The injunction was granted.

An elopement is reported from the Lower Valley. Thewiteofa well-to-do farmer, near Martinborough, and the mother of .fifteen children, went off with a shearer, taking one child—a blind girl, eight years old—with her. Her husbaud instructed the police to obtain: the return of his daughter, and this was aifected yesterday, at Wellington, just, as .the couple were leaving by the Wakatipu for the South,

Despite the clouded appearance of yesterday, the weather to-day shows every appearance of being fine for the holidays. Tonight the New Voar will be ushered in with the customary watch night service at the Wesleyan Church, and there will also bo a similar gathering at the Salvation Army Barracks, At half:past twelvo the Wesleyan choir, whose serenading on Christmas • Eve was so much: admired, have arranged to again render a selection of carols and other appropriate music iii. the streets. Monday, too, is well proprovided with recreative 1 amusements. First and foremost there are the Caledonian Sports in the Masterton Park Oval, commeneins,'at 11 o'clock. Thon there is the Presbyterian Sunday School picnic in Messrs-Lowes and lorns' sale grounds; and in the evening, for those who are not too tired, the drama of "Rob Roy" at the Theatre Royal will no doubt finish the day's enjoyment, In the Lower Valley', the Featherston Racing Club's lueotiug at Tauherenikau will be attraction, mid no doubt a con6iderablo i number of Mfiaterfcon pooplc will find'.their way down to the course. Altogether, tho provisions for everyone's spending "A Happy New Veat" are numerous, and we hope to see full advantage taken of them,