The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1888.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2800, 17 January 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1888.

Mails for the Australian colonios only, ria Sydney, close at Russell pro Maioroa on Wednesday 18th inst. A girl, bein? asked whrt kind of noun kiss was, responded, with a blush, that it was both common and proper. Mr Presswood, in a no.v advertisement, calls attention to the Gladstone watch at 13s 6d, for which ho is agent in this district. The genial and gifted Thomas Rracken is lecturing in Wellington. We trust he will give us a night in Masterton beforo leaving this neighborhood, Anotner elopement is reported from the Lower Valley, on this occasion a woman and two children are the levanting ones,

Nils Jacobsen, chawed with the murder of Mats Johansen, at Little River on 3rd October, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to penal servitude lor life. At about a quaiter past eight o'clock last night, the fireballs rang a short peal. The fire turned out to be only a chimneyblaze in Bannister-street, and it was quickly extinguished. Blasting operations seem to be going on at the Waiohine reefs, Several Masterton people noticed theaccompanying puffs of smoke in the distance on Sunday. The operations appear to be quite on the Featherston side of tho Waiohine Gorge.

Rear-Admiral Fairfax and staff went out to the Wainui-o-Mata on an angling excursion last week. The fishing there has now fallen off a good doal, and to have good sport one would need to havo gone earlier in the season. The river at present is rather low and slimy, and the fish are pretty well starving. Masterton is not alone in its aspirations, Ashburton, a similar town in the South Island, but if anything rather less populous, is also going to indulge in the luxury of a steam fire enpino. There L2OO is beiner raised by private subscription and the balance of £3OO iB to bo provided by the Borough Council, To those requiring wire and Venetian blinds, revolving shuttors, and other requisites of this kind, as well as repairs to them, Mr C. P, J. Jensen of the Poneke Steam Blind Factory in Molesworth stroefc, Wellington, is able to offer exceptional advantages. Be keeps a good stock, and is a superior workman. Particulars of his various linea will be found in our business columns.

We remind those in musical circles, of tho general meeting of the Masterton Philharmonic Society, which is to be held in the Temperauco Hall to-night, at eight o'clock, The business is mainly to confirm the apponitment of the conductor, to finally adopt rulos, and to deoido upon what lines tho Society shall be run. All taking an interest in music are invited to attend.

A match was played on Cass Square, Hokifcika, on Dec. 30, between twentytwo ladies and eleven gentlemen, the latter haying to hit and run and play left-handed. The fair sex went in first, and scored 115, Miss Muellei making 15 and the Misses Atkinson and Oihauti 11 each, while every one of the team broke their " ducks." The gentlemen wre fortunate, and only made 51 and" 33, Clarke, Bell, and M'Kay being the principal scorers. The ladies won by an inninp/s and 31 Z. Referee. The following is a list of the handicaps of the Masterton runners in the Grey' town Firo Brigade Sports on Monday next (Anniversary Day):—Hurdle Handicap, It, Thompson, scratch; Anniversary Handicap, three events, 120, 220, and 440 yards, R. Thompson, 3, 5, and scratch, E, Collier 8,11, 20; 100 yards Handicap, R, Thompson 2yds, E. CollierVyds; 880 yards Handicap, W, B. Ingram 50yds; One Mile Walking, ff. B, Ingram 80yds. There are altogether, we understand, five teamt of firemen from Masterton for the Fire Brigade competition, ono from Carterton, three from Greytown and one from Wellington, making renin all. Our reporter, in his usual indomintable spirit of inquiry and with the object of ascertaining the cause of the delay to the Wellington train the other night attempted to board a truck attached to the pilot engine, which was at the time moving out of the Woodside Junction Station. He attained his dosiro at tho trifling disi advantage of being blown up by a railway fog signal, which went off with a loud report much to the alarm of all around, lfctakoualot to'discourage a Colonial reporter, and our representativo'B oalmness as, watoh in hand, ho officially recorded the time occupied hi his descent, was the subject of mu'eh admiring awe among his fellow passengers. We should mention that his personal injuries were not serious, fle alighted on his head-" his hardest part.

- The Masturtoii Borough Council ad vera notification regardirip tho valu-' atiun lists; We understand that there is at present * a flour famine in Carterton,- and that a well known bakorof that township, had 4 to come to Masterton this morning to ! purchase enough flour to enable him to ' carry on operations. : The thermometer at Mr W. Dougall's read in tho shade at noon today 61 degrees, The barometer showed a rise of two-tenthß since last night, The output of coal.during 1887 from tho Westport Coal Company's Greymouth mints, was 80,000 tons. We are asked to explain that it was Mr D. Dixon who bought the gate privileges at the Masterton Amalgamated Societies Sports, and not Mr 6. Dixon, Mr F. H. Wood adds 20 head of mixed cattle to his next Thursday's sale at the Tavatahi yards. The list now includes about 1,100 sheep and 140 head of cattle, every olass being well represented. One of the charges of corruption made against M. Wilson, is the allegation that he obtained £24000 from Baron Seilliere for securing him the contract for the clothing of the French army. Mr Renall's supply of watsr takes, on an average, 40 minutes to reach Queenstreet after having been turned on at the railway, station, its Bpeed, of course, depends on the volume allowed to pass along, Messrs Lowes & Toms hold their fortnightly Stook Sale at the Renall Street yards to-morrow, when their list will embrace 50 head beef, 50 head Mixed Cattle, 12 Dairy Cows, 900 Fat Wethers, 200 Fat Ewes, Store Wethers, a line of blood stock, hack arid draught horses, carts, etcn under-bill of sale, besides, pigs and sundries. We notice that three men are now at work on the Upper Plain road and take it as a response to our remarks of the other day regarding the condition of this road. At present the men seem to be confining themselves <o breaking the heavy metal on tho part of the track which is never used, the loose stones on the road proper not having yet been touched We presume they will attend to this later on.

'Hie dates of tho Wellington Rifle Association's meeting are tho 21st and 23rd instant, and tho events are as follow:—President's match, 200 and 300 yards, ten shots at each range; Snider rifle or carbine. Wairarapa Match, 200 ind 500 yards, seven shots at each range; Snider rifle or carbine. Licensed Victuallers' Match, 200, 300, and 500 yards seven shots at O'ch range; Snider rifle or carbine, Team's Match, 200, 300, and 500 yards, seven shots at each ranpe; Snider rifle or carbine.

Mr Renall's water supply party were busy this morning raisin" the footpath at the Post Office corner. Yesterday another test was made, and the stieam was run along Queen-street as tar as Denison House. Mr Renall is not above accepting the help of tho councillors in bis self-imposed task, and wo regret to say his advances in this direction are not received with tho amount of Christian forbearance they merit. For instance tho following dialogue took place this morning :—Mr Kenall: " Come on Squire Gapper take tin's rake and lend a hand here." Councillor Gapper: "No thanks, one fool's enough at that job,"

The present rain is hardly enou?h to do very much good, A showor at this juncture wobld be very serviceable to the later orops, and especially to turnips and grass, Of courso the harvesting of advanced crops might be interfered with, but it would only be to a slight extent, and rain would not under any circumstances, be such a dangerous enemy as a high wind, which would shrivel up everything, and would thresh out the more ripe cerials as they stand. More wheat is gradually being cut, but the harvesting of this gram is not yet under weigh to any extent.

An accident, fortunately unattended by any serious result, occurred to the ordinary alternoou tram from Masterton to Wellington yesterday. After the train left Featherston, and when about a mile north of Pigeon Bush, the truck placed next to the passenger carriages became derailed, and ran in this condition for some distance. The train was stopped as speedily as possible, but not before the derailed truck ran into an open water-way, some of the sleepers on which it broke. A number of men woto despatched to the spot as quickly as possible, and after about an hour's delay, tho truok was restored to the line, and the train proceeded on its journey, reachin? Wellington an hour behind time. The accident was caused by the force of the gale, which was blowing with phenomenal violence at that time. It i? a matter for congratulation that none of the passenger cars left the rails, but no doubt their occupants were much alarmed at the fate of the truok. The train consisted of one engine, next two truokn, then three long passenger carriages and tho guard's v<ui.-N.Z Times,

From the Lyttelton Times we learn that at the second wool sale of the soason held by the Farmers Co-operative Association at Christchurch, the Kaiapoi Woollen Co purchased Mr Knights Race Course Hill clip, at Bjjd per lb at which station Brooke's Dip was used last year. It will bo rememberod that at the recent Sheep Dip trial Mr Leithead, Manager of the Kaiapoi Co. reported that Rrookeß (of dyed samples of wool) was the best color and the undipped was next. Mas Partington says. Don t keep any of the quack rostrums, as they are regimental to the human cistern j but put your trust in Dr Soulo's American Hup Bitters, which will cure general dilapidation, oostivo habits, and all comic diseases They saved Isaao from a severe extract of typhoid fever. They are the ne plus to mm of medicines. '' Boston Globe."

Two organs. - Regulate 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 that mankind is heir to, in this gr any other climate. Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters is tho only thing that will give perfeotly healthy natural action to these two orgaus " Maine I armor ' Wasted all ladies to see our last riiip-nent for the se ison of white e'inbr idered mus in robes, very choice, fr«m 25b fid to 425, at Te Aro Houso, Wellington. Wanted, aye wanted all the young ladies of the fiity to visit oar showroom and select fnm the most beautiful assortmout in tho city'their hats for the season at TeAro House, Wellington Wakteo, all mothers to seo our picnic hats fnr the girls from 2d to Od each; and our boys' straw hats from 3d to Is eaoh. at TeArb House, Wellington. Wanted, ayo wanted, 500 customers for ladies' Bummer costumes from 3s fid to 00s, and summer mantles aud jackets of every description from 2s lid to 4 guineas, at Te Aro House, Wellington; Wantkd, everyone to see and buy 4button ki<l gloves, superior quality, usual price 2s lid, for 1b Ud, As 500 pairs of these Inue already been sold, no time sh -.uH be lost in securing them at Te Aro House, Wellington. ' Wanted, aye wanted, putchasers for a special lot of Orienul and .other laces at about half their usual price, viz, 2Jd, 3Jd, sjd and 6Jd per yard... There is bound to be rush for theseat X'> 4ro House.—Apw,