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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2879, 21 April 1888, Page 2

i Mr F, H. Wood advertises the preliminary entries for his next Thursday's Stock Salo at the Taratahi yards, all classes being already well represented. News-dealer: "I haven't the chanpe j you can pay me to-morrow." Gentleman: "But suppose 1 should be killed to-day?" News-dealer: "Oh, it wouldn't be a very great Joss."

The money for the expenses of Mr Warwick's Native Football Team has been guaranteed in Napier, The team is to leave for the old country by tho July direct steamer, and is timed to arrive in England on the 22nd September. The Maori prophet seems to be in trouble. According to tho Taraniki Herald, the court bailiff hasjust proceeded to Parihaka to distrain on Te Whiti's goods on a judgment summons for over £IOO obtained by Mr Stitt of Opunake. It will be- seen by a notification in .our amusement column that the Rink will be open as usual to day, and also on Monday afternoon, but not in the evening of the latter day, the theatre being then engaged for 1 tho annual election o; the SchoolCommittee.

A matter lias been brought before the Houbo of Commons which serves to show how persistent some persons are on the question of vaccination. Mr Rucliie, replying to one of the members, stated that one man had been fined for non-vaccina-tion of two of his children twenty-seven times, the penalties amounting to £22 10s., costs £22 9s. There was, however, not considered to be any hardship in hia instance, as the fines have been paid by the Anti-vaccination Society of Kent. By a new process, milk is now being utilised for the manufacture of a powder resembling sugar both in form and appearance. The milk is reduced by evaporation to a Bolid state. It is called "powdered milk," and must become excesdingly valuable for travellers by sea or land making what are known as instantaneous beverages, such as those concocted from extract of cufl'ee, and cocoa. Indeed, in scores of ways powdered milk will be found invaluable in the culinary Mr 6. M. Wood, of Masterton, must certainly take the palm for mammoth pumpkins. Last night there was to be seen at Mr F. T, Redman's establishment a veritable giant, grown by him at Kurupuni. This monster weighed 150 lb3, and is over three feet hifh. Mr Wood also has another pumpkin which turns the scale at 701bs, and is itself by no means a small vegetable of its class. There was quite a crowd of sight-seers at Mr Redman's shop during the evening, and as the pumpkin is still on vieiv, we may assume it, will attract as much

attention to-day. At a* meeting held lust evening by the members of the Masterton Amateur

Dramatic Club, it was resolved to put H. J. Byron's masterpiece " The Guv'nor" into rehearsal, and to engage Mr Harry Marshall to play the character of the deaf boatman, The Club has lately added several new members to its list, both ladies and. gentlemen. The casto in the piece selected is an exceedingly heavy one, there being no less than eighteen characters in it. With plenty of new blood, a first-rate scenic artist, and the lessee of the Theatre among its members, the Club out to be in a position to produce some capital pieces this winter. Mr Jaa. Jones, of the Eketahuna General Store, Temperance Hotel, and Carrying Depot;, has an announcement in

another column which should be of interest to tho numerous persons patronising his establishment. Mr /ones has lately enlarged and considerably improved his premises, and his present stock would he hard to surpass at any country store, and is equalled by few town ones, Besides being amply provided with everything that a general storekeeper, draper, and ironmonger, ousjlit to have on hand, tho proprietor has also in the hotel department, firstclass accommodation for travellers, and attached to it eqiial provision for their horses.

' Felix,' in the Australasian of the 31st March says The Melbourne Cricket Club Committee met on Wednesday, in the pavillion, and the Secretary submitted the accounts in connection with the English tour, which showed a loss in round numbers of £3,500. A 1 big item was the amount paid to W. W. Read, namely £1137 10s made up of £IOOO forhis services, and £137 10s, amount out of pocket during the trip. Mr Read wanted Ll5O for the amount out of pocket, but it was reduced to L 137 10s as given above. These figures were enough to take one's breath away, regarded from the pure standpoint of amateur cricket.' Maine news,—Dr, Soule's American Hop Bitters, which aro advertised in our columns, are a sure cure for ague, biliousness and kidney compaints. Those who use them say they cannot be too highly recommended, Those afflicted should give them a fair trial, and will become thereby enthusiastic ra the praise of their curative qualities.—" Portland Argus, 1

Shrewdness & Abilitv.—Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters so freely advertised in all the papers, secular and religious, are having a larce sale, and are supplanting all other medicines. There is no- denying 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.— 1 Examiner and Chronicle.' The Mbojuljful and pure" silk, announced by us bb the latest outpoip pf tho manufacturing skill and ingenuity qf Messrs Bonnet et Cie, seems to have aroused some amount of curiosity and excitement; and no wonder, when added to its luctrous richness there is the inestimable guarantee of durability, Those ladies who have not yet inspected them should do so without delay, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Like tho silks our grandmothers and great grandmothers U6ed to wear are these for durability, when a dress would outlast the life of many a sturdy dame of high degree: and such also is the special characteristic of some other choice silk fabrics whiih vye wish to bring under the particular notice of the lgdjes of Wellington, at Te Aro House, Wellington. We are now showing some loyely and charming shot silks with handsome brochi to match in the following shades:-Moss green with red, brown with gold and ruby, gold with grey, grey with white, bronze with grey, saphire with golden brown, burgundy with myrtle, (te. All these are in 20-yard lengths, and considering their suberb quality are extraordinarily oheap at £7lßs Gd at Te Aro House, Wellington, We havo also a grand choice of real Iris)) poplins in tobac, golden brown mode, French grey, slate, navy, with a few pretty and attractive stripes in black and cardinal, navy blue, These are in full dress lengths of 18 yards, and are now being offered for £5 ljs (id each, at the Wholesale family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington,Adyi.

The Walmrapa Opunty Council advertises ft notification regarding the £2OO To Ore Ore—Bidiford Road loan, The Premier arrives in Wellington today, and the Government will enter actively upon the work of iinmediato preparation for the session. Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a most important sale of stock and farming implements at Gladstone on Wednesday, May 2nd. A tolegram received in Masterton today advises that cable communication is at present partially cut off between the Colonies and Europe, the Darwin over, land line being interrupted between Dalywaters and Katherine. A Maori chief named Ihaka Ngawihi, died at Otaraia, Lower Valley, on Tuesday. The deceased chief, who was nearly 90 years of age, was married toßipeka Warawara, sistor to Jlatene Tauwhare, a chief now living at Pitone.

The Wairarapa North County Council Wheel Tire By-law comes into force on Ist May, and as we understand its provisions will be strictly enforced, it behoves those interested to take timely warning. Thoy should, therefore, get their stores and firewood home as soon as possible, and not have to afterwards make one horse do two-horse duty.

Regarding the English Football Team which shortly arrives in this colony, a Home settler to the N.Z. Times says that it should be distinctly understood that the team is not exclusively English, It is a British organisation of a representative character, and the colors worn will be red, white and blue, and on a cap to match will be a suitable inscription, It is' estimated that the tour will cost upwards of £12,000, Somo of the xCnglish sporting papovs call them a scratch team, and the Rugby Union have placod them under the ban of professionalism.

The railway department does not seem to haye sent a very liberal supply of the new poster timetables to Masterton, and people who are desirous of knowing existing train' arrangements mu3t either turn up an old newspapsr, for the advertisement has now been withdrawn, or, if thoy cannot find one, go down to the railway station to make their enquiry, The hotels usually each have one or two of the bills sent them, This time that provision for the public's convenience, has, so far, been dispensed with,

1" our yesterday's report of "The Picnic," we inadvertently omitted from the list of ladies who took a prominent part in the performance, and who in no small degree contributed to its success, the names of Misses F. and A. Freeth, and Misses A. and M. von Stunner,

The following question, says the Manawatu Times, was submitted to the Education Board this morning by the Frasertown school committee:—Are married females within the school age eligible for tuition in the Board's district schools?— The letter was received after some chaff had been worked off,

At a meeting of the Masterton Lodge of the Court Loyal Enterprise on Thurs> day, it was decided that the officers should proceed to Mauriceville this (Saturday) evening, for tho purpose of opening a Lodge of Foresters there, which shall be known as the Kopuaranyi Court, and to which there is promise of a membership of twenty-eight persons, Tho District Officers from "Wellington will specially attend at this, tho opening ceremony.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their extensive list of stock for Wednesday next a line of 200 fat wethers, and the firm desire us to call special attention to [the breeding; ewes advertised, being young and of a'very superior class. They are only 2, 3, and i years old. The sale will be a very large one, and nearly the whole of the stock is ot good quality. The local option polling for the To Aro licensing district resulted in decisive majorities against the increase of licenses. The number of votes for increase of publicans' licenses was 8 and against 84; and the number recorded in favor of an increase of New Zealand wine licenses was 9, with 87 against. In the Lambton district (the polling for which took place on Thursday) there was a majority of 14 against the increase of publicans' licenses, and 14 against the increase of wine licenses.

Dr Hector arrived in Maaterton this morning. Ho intends to make a geological examination of the Fern ridge District, having special regard to its coal bearing prospects, and after doing so he return? to Wellington 011 Monday. This afternoon, we understand, tliafc he will in company with Mr Geo. Beetham M.H.R, visit and inspect the cutting at the Ruamahunga Railway bridge, from which the whale's tooth and fossiled bone was regently excayated. It is said that Messrs Hogg, Renal), Prangnell and Temple have been selected by ballot by the local Liberal Association to contest the Masterton S,chool election on Monday, As several of those (including Messrs Boddington, Lowes, and Pay ton,) who have fought on the other side at preceding elections, are unlikely to como forward again as candidates, tho four delegates of the Liberal Association have an excellent ohance of success.