The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1888.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2863, 3 April 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1888.

The football match at Wellington, on Saturday last, between the Merivale Club (Christchurch) and the Unions, resulted in a draw, neither side scoring,

The match between tho Poneke and the East Christchurch Football Clubs, last Saturday, was won by the Welling' ton boys, who secured a try to nil. The try, however, was disputed, and it was only eventually awarded on tho decision of the referee.

The Red Star Football Club's Plain and Fancy Dress Ball' in the Masterton Drill Shed last night was a great success, and fully sixty couples must have been occupying the floor at one time, lending, with the many tasteful and rich drosses of the ladies, an enchanting appearance to a scene of great animation and gaiety. The Masterton String Band, under the leadership of Mr Keisenberg, rendered excellent music. The Committee desire us to thank tho ladies of Masterton who so kindly provided the refreshments, The service of song entitled "Tho Oiled Feather'' was reproduced last evening by tho Wesloyan Choir, to a fair audience. The reading matter, which was both amusing and instructive, was ably conducted by the Rev W. Rowse. Tho singing portion of the piece, with the exception of the solos, was anything but satisfactorily rendered, owing, in a great measure to the persistent bawling, irrespective of either time or tune of ono of the leading male singers, and this very considerably militated against the general good effect. The cricket match between the Canterbury Eighteen and the English Eleven was concluded on Thursday afternoon, ending in a draw. The second innings of the Canterbury men terminated for 80, tho total of tho two innings being 225, When stumps were drawn, the score in the second innings of the Englishmen was 3.1. for no wickets. The principal scorers in Canterbury's second innings were-J. Fowke, b Lohman, 13; L Ouir, c Brann, b Briggs, 12; F Wilding, lbw, b'Briggs. 11; W Firth, o Garrard, b Lohmann, 11.

Mr W. Cullen, our well-known towns man, had a very narrow escape yesterday on the Taueru ltoad. He was driving up one of tho grades and when in tho act of passing a six-horse waggon, the squeaking noise of its brakes caused Mr (Men's horso to shy, with the result that his spring trap was swung round on to the waggon and was capsized by the cumbrous weight of the latter, There were three of Mr Cullen's children with him,one almost an infant, and they were all sent flying out, Fortunately no one was hurt, although tho escape was almost a miraculous one. The horso managed in its struggles to right the vehicle, and despite the"latter being damaged to the extent of about £3, Mr Cullen managed to drive on in to town. Tho Mastorton Volunteer Fire Brigade No. 2 team, who yesterday posed in the sports and competitions under the signi ficant title of "Tho death or glory Boys" although they were unfortunate enough to be disqualified,did some particularly rapid work. In the five man event, they were what is called "offthehV'in five seconds, that is they put on the whole of their uniform and gear and were off on their run within that short spape of time, Except for the mistake in affixing the nozzle their second runin this event would undoubtedly have broken the record in New Zealand, as they did the whole work and got watqr through the hose in the fast time of 42 seconds, the hitch consisting in the nozzle not being «n when the water flowed. For the run out their work, as far as it went, was thus five seconds less than the best previous fastest.

We understand -that a match for £2O a-sidehas been made between H., Thompson and Peter Olson, both of Mastorton, for a two hundred and twenty yards hurdle race, the hurdles, to .he; eight in number and 3ft 3in high,-and Olsen get? ting 12 yards start, The contest is to come off in the Masterton Park Oval, on Monday, 2nd May, 1888. A deposit of £5 has been made on behalf of each man, and the second payment of £lO a-sicle has to bo made with Mr S. H. Wickcrson, who has been appointed stakeholder, on Kith April. The final payment of £5 each is dije on the day of the race. ' It is suggested that it might be arranged to have other events on the occasion, and the idea, seems" a good one, as an afternoon's sport could easily bo got up.

The amount passed through the totalisators.at the tfutt on Saturday and yesterday; was £3679.

' Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their next fortnightly stock sale at their Masterton yards on April 11th, The English press generally considers that the Australian eleven, which is to play there next season, is less formidable than its predecessors.

It is stated that Sir George Grey will not leave for England till after tho coming session.

The Bank of Australasia have declared a dividend of 12 per cent., and cany forward to tho reserve fund £42,800. . The Economist, referring to the mining excitement in Australia, considers thatthe silver boom is certain to end in disaster, Nominations •■will bo received till noon of the 13th inst. for the extraordinary vacancy in the Masterton Road Board occasioned by the death of the late Mr R. R, Welch.

The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New Zealand .is to be held on April 26th, and in view ot tho increasing interest being taken in its financial operations, occasion is anticipated with a considerable degree of eagerness,

A father and son, farmers near Fargo, Dakota territory, were eaten up by a pack of 16 wolves on 6th of March, in sight of their wife and mother, who was looking through the wiudow of the farm house, The men had gone out with shovels b clear the snow from haystacks notnK

than 15 or 20 rooda distant, when they were attacked and devoured.

_ The Maoris ot Te Ore Ore expect-the visit, thia week, from the Napier District of Petera RatiEjihiroa and \ViTeMangi, with ■ about seventy of Te Kooti's followers. These natives, who have a peculiar relipion of their own, are corning down to hold a sort of Korero "concerning the building of a meeting house somewhere down the Lower Valley for Wi Maliupuka, the leading chief of that locality, and for the discussion of other matters. On Good Friday two sportsmen out in the Wangaehu District made a bag of no leas than eighty pigeons, and another party of three guns, also pigeon shooting in the same locality, brought down between them- from Baventy to.-' eighty birds. There were also some other very good bags made, and this shows that at presont wood pigeons are unusually plentiful in the neighborhood visited. No doubt the recent cold and wet winds have brought the pigeons down from the hills to the more sheltered country, and whore feed is not so scarce.

Mr R, Welch's funeral yesterday was very largely attended indeed, there'being at least one hundred and fifty friends, some in vehicles, some on horseback, and others on foot, in the cortege of mourners as the funeral procession passed along Queen-street on its way to the Mastertou cemetery. Many of those who had known and respected the deceaaed met at his lato residence at the Opaki, while others joined the procession at the Te Ore Ore cutting, andtlience followed the body to its last resting place. The Wesleyan Anniversary picnic to welcome the Rev. Mr House and family, held in those pleasantly situated grounds behind the Parsonage, Worksop road., on Easter Monday was well attended. The afternoon was devoted to the usual out-door games. About five o'clock a sumptuous spread (thanks to the united contributions of the members of the Church) was provided by Mesdames Hoar and Pybus, the latter being assisted in' dispensing the good things to their somewhat hungry patrons by Mesdames J. Price, J. Donald, and F. 0. Vibort. Amongst thn most energetic of the male assistants who worked hard to make the gathering a success, we noticed Messrs R. M. Galloway, B. P. Perry, jf, Harrison, C. E. Darnells, and James Donald. During the aftgrnoon the and his goodly introduced mSBm to chose prqscnt and were veryJaßHl received. ' Prior to dispersing, gentleman tendered his congratulacronw in a few well chosen remarks, in the!

course of which he expressed himself as well pleased with his first impressions and hehoped the cordial manner in which both himself and family had been received Binco their arrival here would be only tho first token of a firm and permanent feeling,

An incipient fire occurred at Mr \V. Darville's Boarding House in Queen-st, opposite tho Occidental Hotel, at two o'clock this morning, and by a fortunate chance was observed and checked in time. The outbreak occurred in the sitting-room which is at the front of the house, and is a newly-built semi-detached structure. There was a fire in the fire-place last night, and it is supposed that the wind arising must have blown the embers out, and so ignited the surroundings, At any rate a passer-by, who, we understand, was Mr A. Henderson, saw the glare through tho blind, and recognising that something inside must be on fire, at once aroused the sleeping inmates, and gave the alarm, Prompt measures, and the application of a few buckets of water suon extinguished the flames aud all danger was over. The fireball was rung most vigorously, but the services of the Brigades were not required. The mantelpiece, scrim, paper etc., were damaged to. the extent of about £(>, This is the second narrow escape Mr Darville lias had within these last fow months, and wo are pleased that on both occasions wo have only slight damage to record Shrewdness & Ability.—Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters so freely advertised m all the papers, secular and religious, are having a laree sale, and are supplanting all other medicines, There is no denyin? the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of these Bitters have shown great shrewdness and ability in compounding a Bitters, whose virtues are so palpable to every one's observation,—' Examiner and Chronicle.' .

Maine news.—Dr. Soule's AmericanjHop Bitters, which are advertised in our columns, are a sure oure for ague, biliousness and kidney compaints, Those who use them say they cannot be too highly Those afflicted should give them a fair .trial, and will beoome thereby enthusiastic in the praise of their curative^qualities,—" Portland Argus.'

We have at last-made an end of the sa e of Prioe'B bankrupt stook, Henoeforth it will be nothing more than a memory-very pleasant for satisfied customers to think of, _ and memorable ■ enough to warrant notioeaaonoof the wonderful events of the 1 year 1888, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Foe the last 10 days we have been busily employed in opening out and marking off a ■very large quantity of new goods for the autumn and winter season, which have just come to hand, ex ."Coptic and Rimutaka" at Te Aro House, Wellington. We can tell the public, as a kind of open secret, that wo have been positively charmed at the taste displayed, and the good judgment evinced by our London buyers. We are sure the ladies generally will bo as well pleased as we p, the more especially as the selection is not only in exquisite taste, jn extensive variety, but the prices are such as must tempt the million to throng the counters of Te Aro House, Wellington, We cannot now find time to enumerate any of the novelties which we are now showing for the autumn and winter season. We are quite certain to be visited, und that right early, by thousands of customers, and we

believe that of each one of the numerous visitors it niaj safely and truthfully bo said —''Slip carne tq look, {rot remained to buy," at theWhoiesale Family Drapery Warehouse, To Aro House, Wellinglon.-Apyi',