BKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2982, 21 August 1888, Page 2

BKETAHUNA.

"(Froma Correspondent)'', ■',. The latest news from head.quarters. Bismarck refuses, his' sanction \'to Eketahuna forming a Town Board.: I cannot understand II6W some people will allow themselves to be led by, the nose ,by one man, a'nd\ against' their own interest, as in this case. It is not because the leader is'a great.orator, far from it. However, Bismarck holds the position, and while he does there will always be plenty to toady to him. If you prefer filth to cleanliness, follow your leader,'say I. . ' ,1 took a walk to, Newman to-day (Sunday).'.'lt was<quite a pleasure to see clean ioads, and footpaths to the houses. ■ I was quite surprised to see the number of houses erected there in suoh a short time. /They are all going in for gardens in front of their houses. Dowsett's have made a vory pretty garden in front of theirs, and. the others are following suit. Newman, I predict, will be the garden of the bush in a short time. 'There-is-some'talk of a cricket club being formed there this.yar.. The. Eketahuna 'briqkefc olub don't make much headway, with their ground. ' They got the ground cleared, the pitch .dug up, fenced in, and then left it. Why don't they sow grass seed on it? Surolyjßelby or Tumor, the two bead men of tbo team, ought to see' that the seed is, sown before it is too lafc V.

■!. We have had rather.!a lively' week of it. Matthews; .the slogger, paid us a visit, with the result .that the talk has been all of boxing. There has been a series of boxing matches. -The'first event of the, Week came, off jiri;'Beckman's beftireen,, the,..masher ,'and' 'the Alfredtdu pet. The' masher, said he was the writer of the; letters that appeared inybur paper lately. Result: lost' the fight, so done a get. Next on the prbgrainme, N. got a bottle of brandy from 1 Mrs 8., refused to pay for it when asked to'do. Mr B. appeared on,the sceno, took N. by the collar and'made him aiiti up. third and final event, N.took offence at Scandy laughing at hith, threatened to punch his head, when asked to do it, done it.' Scandy remarked, " You liitmebuce more on t'other side." He was obliged. Scandy arose in' his might,liftedN.up, took him,to : tbe door and pitched him into the road, remarking "if you-cooms mit me agon, Ivill pitch you out agen.'' N, not having bad enough returned to scratch. Eesult.: same treatment. Someone remarked, ".Why don't you' hit him Scandy?" "I vill not hit him, but I vill tro himavay qvory times he coito mit mo,' 1 That. was too much for N. He left.

Saturday night Matthews gave an exhibition in Tuck's Hall. I heard that Betty intended to don the gloves. He was talking about it all the week, I didn't see him there, 'The'muskier was very attentive during ftw evening. I suppose he was, toying to learn a wrinkle,