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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3072, 5 December 1888, Page 2

' The Wqodvillo Examiner says : About the only crop of potatoes we have seen untouched by, the frost is that of Mr O'HaKan, at Kuma'ru. The variety is the King Potato,' and he aaya the Kinc; is too hardy to be affected by frosts, .

The prospectors who'found indications of gold hear the UpperHult aro sinking, in the bed of a creek oil the Western side of the 'old Coach, road about seven miles north oithe Upper HutWTho valley they are in, although divided by asniall saddle, continues onto the-back of Featherston. A good deal of the Mahakipawa gold is being sold privately in Wellington and this may. accjjudjMttto returns of gold hot being so great. \\ e .showu. at Mr Freeman's^' a glass dish dkgings the ounces.. J^^^^^^^^^^H Soveral-al^^^^^^^^^^H Hutt,^^^^^^^H tiers; mthjj^^^^^^^^^H steps would S^^^^^^^^^^^H do the ol^^^^^^^^l Reiiall^^^^^^^HH| method a trialr^^^Jß^^^^ The Company announce that they ■ have conmiencnd

business in", the. magnificent new block known as the Phojnixbuildings, and, have secured tho services of the best; cutter south of the lino. .•"•The Company give the very best quality, fit, and style at'it moderate prico, and a trial is all they ask. ■>■ '■'.'.'■'■■:, MrE'J. Poolo.of LambtonQuay. Wellington, notifies that he has always on hand a largo selection of the choicest fruits and English and' Colonial confectionary. Country visitors aro recommended to give him a: call; a special refreshment robm being fitted up for ladies, -.--■. • ■ A special meeting of tho" Eatopayors in the Wellington Special (Settlement; No 1 Block, was held' at; lles'srs Eiclimond(ahd Richmond's office, Phoenix Building's last night, for the purpose- of considering theadyisableness of i raising a, loan for roads, .''There'were about fifteen members'; presout,' and Mr* S. Dawson occupied thAJir, -'AMflßfl siderable "suni -^i^^H^^^^H in ta^^^^^^^^^^H poses m terminated,—N.^^^^^^^^H The London Foatherston a new departure with a view of pspularr I ising their wares, by distributing among! then' patrons four hundred' cash gifts, amounting'{6 £2OOO, each purchaser of | a watch is entitled to from nine to fortyeight guesses,'(as per their price-list) of the numerical contents of a 'glass jar which contains an admixture of beans and maize. The. goods'offered, are guaranteed, of first-class material and workmanship :and are offered on the deferred paymont system, thus giving the poorest class an opportunity to proojiro a thoroughly reliable sterling silver timokeopor by instaliuotitaTaiigmg from 7s Gd to 40a per foonth with the additional advautiige 'of possibly obtaining a handsome bonus. '.'

The English sporting papers annouueo the death of Tom King, erstwhile chainpion of England, Whilo'being coached by Nat Langham he* challenged Jem Mace for the championship, but was beaten by him. Thoy, howover, met again, and the second time King proved victorious; but lib almost immediately afterwards relinquished tho belt anil declared his career as a puglist at an end, Ho retired, but was induced to withdraw from his retreat by a challenge to tight Heenan for 31,000 a-sido. The two men met at Wadhurst on Dccembor the tenth, 1803, twenty-four rounds (in thirty-live minutes) Heenan was defeated, This victor brought King prominently under public notice. Next trying his hand at sculling, ho beat Ted M&y, of Lambeth, and James Percy, of Nowcastle-on-Tyne. On Fobnwry twonty-oi'ght, 1865, he rowed Caffin front Putney to Mortlake, and after a foul the umpire decided that tho race should be rowed over again, on which occasion King was beaten for the first time, and with his defeat withdrew from aquatics, He-subsequently became a well-known'man among the racing fraternity, Prejudice Kills,- "Eiovon years our daughter suffered on a bed of misery under the care of several of tho best (and some of tho worst) physicians, who gave her disease various names bqt no relief, and up\y alteis restored to us in good health by as simplo a remedy as Dr Hou]o's American Hop Bittors, that wo : had joohed oi for two years, bpfore using 'it. 'We earnestly'hope and pray that no one elso will lop their sick suffer as wo did, on account of prejudico against so good a medicine as l)r Soule's American Hop Bitters,". The Parents, "Tolegmni,"

Haunted Mk-A working man says; "Do'ut, poverty aud; sufl'ering haunted me for years, caused by a sick family and largo bills"for doctoring, which did no good. I was; completely discouraged until one year ago, by the advice of my pastor, 1 procured Dr ijoulo'a American Hop Bitters and commenced their use, and in one month wo wore all well, and nonoofushavqbeonsick a day sinco, and I want to say to all poor men, you can keep your.families well a year, with Dr Soule's American Hop Bittors for locs thn_n ong rjg.otur'a visit will cost, "Christian Advocate,'.'.-

llesidcnts in Jho country contemplating visit to Wellington during the present month, may coiiibino both plcasnro and prolit by calling at the Wholesale Drapery Warehouse, To 4'ro Hgu'se, Wellington. The line premises we. occupy lire hi themselves unequalled South of tho Equator, ami not only is the architecture imposing,, but tho arrangements for the cmnfori ami ousfouqh are such' its' cannot bo excelled if equalled in tho Colony, ami so say the thousands who'hava visited the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Ai'o House, Wellington, Ami Up tho stock is always large, the choice very extensive, and'the price's at lowest wholesale'rates at Ta Aid House, Wellington, ;,! ' .;•'.; ■;. •- ■ Just now, and during tlie present month some exceptional advantages are and will be offered to' all'cM Customer's, Having imported a jarge lot pf Japanese and other f W, c goods we-slialf'ilistnbute them to all purchasers oii the'-following 'scale at Te AroHouiie,Wollihyto)} |— " '" '''■■ Tho Scale™ '/'' ■ I

Purelmso 10/- Gilt 1/- •Purchase 15/- Gift l/(i Purchase 20/- Gift 2/- Purchase 25/- Gift 2/0 Purchase 80/. Gilt 3/- Purchase 35/- Gilt 3/6 Purchase 40/- Gift 4/. Purchase 50/-' Gilt 5/ Pjjrcliaso (iO/-.Gift (i/- Purchase 70/- Gift 7/', I'Hrch&so 80/- Gift 8/- Puroboleild/- Gift!)/"' Gllt-iC/- ~ -

and so on in same proportion up to.;( 50, £IOO, or mote during t!w month qf.Decernber at 'Jo Aro Houao, : "Sfo only exception's'wmako' to the ilijove are l{id Gloves,' Dressmaking, MilliW, a\i'd'-JaH'oiii)| to, brdojy \ jij \ prnjiv visit.wdlildfcetowhfeVeryJadTantagetins to all country reaidentsf' being certain to result in plcaaureunrl'iwfit'ito all custoiuers : 99UBe; \^YeUiuglou;..^;.:;:.-.;:-

A man named William Huppy win wrested iu Masteiton this morning on n cbirge of committing ,an unnatural offence in Novpiiiber. last. A warrant is in the hands of the Masterton police for the.arrest.of H. Bland Rowlatt, charged with ujipropriatino a cou tractor's deposit : :cliequßi "..■', .

'. Tenders are invited by the Railway Department in'nnother column for the supply of 15,000 Bleepura fortlie ville Gorge section, and the same number' for the Palmerston Gorge section." '

.More trouble with, the Auditor-General who refuses to sanction the expenditure of the Wellington City Council on photographs of the city sent to the Melbourne Exhibition, Why didn't they charge the item as "sewago" then it would' have passed. The statutory meeting of tlieWairaI rapn District Hospital Board was held at noon to-day, in the County Council Chambers, Mastertou.. Mr W, H. Beotham was elected Chairman for the ensuing year. The first mooting will be held on Satuaday, January 12th, at Masterton,

The Mastorton Philharmonic Society meet this evening. A full attendance is expected as the;concerted pieces: aiid solos will be cast, and most probably it mil be decided which opera shall bo put in practice, " Patience" or " The Pirates."..' ; .; -v ;.' '■' ■' "

Saturday next will: be an .atttactive day in Wellington. In addition to the Race meeting at Island Bay, ."The Mikado" will bo performed at the To Aro Opera House As an extra inducement to Wairarapa residents to pay Wellington; a yisit, the Railway- authorities" .will issue excursion tickets for return on the day,of issue'only.'Full particulars are adyortifled in anothor colunto'; ,-:■.'•-'. :*.-. i : MrJ^iE/Woodwhoreturned,by : the ■3 will ira'tfthi jcu'mpa,':oue Land fccows, tellers, ie dry rliiigs. 6-mor-. ■tracks e.'says fc'some „ .. -iebest tracks lately; havo; managed to inject morphine into horses that they wanted to disable temporarily. They have done it without exciting suspicion by hiding the injection needle in oue hand and seeming to slap the horses on the buttocks with such natural remarks as "Hero's the horse for my money." The drug takes effect in half-aU-hour, and the: horse goes round tho traok with his head down, the wreck'of.his former self. If not too frequently done, it does not harm the animals. ;.' : ■-,".-•..'•■ M. Alphonse Daudet predicted his own celebrity a quarter of a century ago, At that time he endeavoured to sell a handsome bust in bronze, in' order'to provide (or the necessities of existence. Ho accordingly called upon the proprietor of one of the best-known curiosity shops in Paris and offered him the bust,': " A bust," answered the shopkeeper,''' pray,whom' does it Why >myBeU|^r%dXaudet,^M^i^Bi month IWlßthe pubhijßPpple of his large stook of boots anphoes at cost prico for Oasu Ohlv, after which time the books will be closed and the business in future conducted on the ready money system of which duenoticeivl bo given.—Advt