EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3048, 7 November 1888, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From our own correspondent.)

' It is strange, land of ( weathor we are getting . for this time of year. Rain every day this week with cold winds, i'esterday we had a hail storm and it is-' still raining td-dav, (Monday).; v- ; ' a good tiusmessijiiSt' ■the. .nipler ;;of druiiks, 'to • bp ' seen staggering, about; --1;. notice thatseveral' Avho' complain jiie/krd time's caiifM money for Mikiif- alid yet , cannot find';'inoiiey to pay tlieii' ."Our cricketers are quite jubilant over. winning tke.'first inatch of tl(e season Jheai'jthat.sever^-inenlkve •joinedj-and ; good .men ;too, : -so that they: will be ! able;tbl'urn.'out : i;&iji' .Pfrong Ml wftji.' '.it. better. success than kst' timo r - tlieyj' ; pla|e|l' together. ■ Have you got' V spare team in Masterton you could;send?

I see a S ■; for What aretfie'GopdTempl^Va&bbVt? : , Are they nirt aribtlieiv outortainment 'tlilS are not afraid of the expense of a 'pnp;> of tea and a bun, ; I '• would .willingly subscribe' ttTiilie tlmn see it -fall: tfoough." I liavo just heard that tlie 1.0.G.1Vs ara going to give a tea aiid concert shortly, , ,the charge of admission will be one 'ahilliug: lie object is|6 iraise monoy. topay of: their,jflebts. Wliat 1 jire they short of money already? >''' A short time ago I wrote you; that Mr Von Reden called ( a meeting, and only tjrb interested, the others say the reWuMliey'did not attend is that tbey thought our Road Board magnates would' have the handling of the money, , so you see wo, have our local jealousies as well as you ill MaiMon j at'this rate of going we shall soon be level. We have the engine within a half a ,^)U e - of heW metalling, so 1 su|tyMtwill soon be open for traflio.