UNKNOWN.
there, are; fortunately Bp^unemployed'' in the 'sense m which tho term-is now usually understood, viz., men- who ' require to be aided by relief works. There, aro, perhaps, carpenters and others who have a diiliculty'in obtaining work at their respective trades, and who have to sacrifice the little resources which they have secured in better days, Suoh men as tho latter suffer silently aiid depend i upon themselves to weather the had times now'tipori them, Tlieip are ho customers for reJiof work's hi this town, but other parts of the colouy , are less happily situated, and in many large centres of population for some time past State aided.employment has been general, ■ Relief woife once set going have to be continued, because it is frequently easier for men tolmve the Govornmentfind work for them than to have to discover it for themselves, The doom, however, of relief works has been spokcii by an intrepid member of the Ministry, who, replying to a deputation of the unemployed at Obristchitrch.told the . applicants that the. agitation they are fostering was injurious to the working men of Hie colony. The 1 tide of prosperity was turning, he. said, in favor of New Zealand, there was no lack of employment in the colony as a whole, ami the continuance of the unemployed cry was . impolitic. It is very gratifying to find that Mr Fisher has made'such a stand upon the labor question, ]f l another Minister bad spoken equally ''straight" to theChristchurch unemployed, he would have been denquppetj i}s a heartless and super--1 cilioiis aristocrat. Mr Fisher, however, 1 has identified himself so strongly [ with labor that lie will probably be credited with a. desire to servo the .' working, men p'f (lie pplony by his • recont denunciation of relief works, ■ That he lias afc heart, the welfare of .the working men of the colony few can doubt, arid he understands and sympathises with them to a larger degree than auyof his colleagues, We belieyo the industrial army of 1 New Zealand will'not take offence oj tho plain truths he has spoken, but will be guided by his advico, and us far as possiblo influonco those who have been leauiug on relief works to pull themselves together and look out for 'independent employment, Mr Fisher lias recently .been .to Victoria, , and no doubt: his, experiences there have agisted him to'forecast with soiiio certainty the probable development of prosperity in'Uew Zealand. Ho prophecies' aninflux of population repre.Bentiiig botji labor;'and capital,, Sipital, : he declares, is being kept'put of thp colony by a cry of absentee ownership and the unemployed agitation, It is quite refreshing lo fiuda; representative of tho'wbrking moil of thVqolony speaking-sentiments of this kind. Mr Fisher's trip to Melbourne, oven if he only went to see the Cup run, has certainly been of advantage to this. colony. Few will desire to see here an'inflation of values like that which lias .recently been manifested in ■Victoria, but without a phenomenal growth, winch lmjst.surety be followed by a sharp contraction, \vq are ripe for .a safe and substantial expansion of our resources, By a- stnmgo coineklonce, wliilo Mr Fishoi' was scoldingthoChristchurch.miemployed the following seeiie, aptly illustrating his argument, was taking .place' in Auckland,. The telegraphic report of ~jho Press Association runs Its follows.! .•'••■ ; :;:.' : : : ',.' Some amusing scenes took ; nlacc betocu ' the" uneliipldyed and.the' Charitable Aid Board Coinfflltfec,'i'A ; nian n'amed Blaokdepliried to : work';at Papatoitoi, and .the \ cbmniiiteo - s/ojild'do hothiilg for him. 'He states that he. will convene aßjeeJinu of the ' unemployed to : day, and, boaiiiig (lieiiig ' oftbo ".Starvation Army, them '• twicea day'in,Queen :Street, : frightening < papjtyl and' population froin; our shores. . Itintblil,''the 6u{hor of 'the' letter Jo the .' Government respecting jhpleiinduct of the"'; Woiteinafa Council; rfefuied stone-Vttng. j Ho said that wlloh lib took to stond-.brcak-lugjjo v.-culd do to 'at Mount Eden' as a j oriinujw; The Board cpulcl keep their.
stono-breaking foi- those -.who Nverp fonder of it than ho,was, Mr Mayo'said, that as representing tho Wriiten'iata CdhniyCoiliioil; he would not agree to a single "man-who put his naino to that lottor having Avork "at WnHakerioi;. Theso"men have boon silent, till All Ihojiionoy was snent ;| and; thoh thoy" turned round and. acoiis-: alions to. the Government against flic: Council which,bad relieved them, Ono. applicant' refused to go to l'apatoitoi unloßs Hie Board rationed his family;' In another case tho Committee offered to defray the passage of a man aud his wife and family to tlie Biimlields, but the man did not Ibclieyolus wile, wquld consent.'.An old warrior of 1810 was oxaniiiied : and-asked what ho had dono with his earnings. . The answer was frank, if not satisfactory:"You know I had a booze occasionally," A poiqimial opplioant for charity came up. "Well, what; is'it this .•time?" said the Chairman. " Oh, I suppose, rations as usual," answered the sturdy beggar. •" If we give you rations to tho end of the year, what will you do then ?". was enquired. "I will leave that to' your honorable Hoard," said the nuaUslicd recipient, amid roars of laughter from thei-'Committeemen present. About the last of the list, with ill-suppressed impatience,' foldthV Conimitteo "ho had been wailing their pleasure." Mr. Dignan relprted: i',' Wo have been silting here from three to nearly eight o'clock at night, neglecting business and sacrificing personal comfort. ' You make a mistako, my friend. We arc waiting your pleasure.. v
It is rumoured that,the Committee appointed to consider the Insurance question' have ..decided, to;'ask the Council to provide a. more efficient water-supply for. fire' extinguishing purposes, without, in any way, expressing an opinion'on Mr 'Eenall's or any other scheme. A letter has been received, il is said .from the Insurance Agents, iifrwhich: attention is called to n communication which was published, from them in .our issue of July 12th, which stated:—
The most serious defect ot all is undoubtedly the inadequacy of the water supply ava'laUe for tire extinguishing purposes, and unless somo scheme is decided upon by the Council at an early date; this 'Association will rctiuirp to take into their eavnost consideration the necessity of specially rating certain of the moro thiokly built upon portions of the town, amlthero is a 'unanimous feeling that under the circumstances, the rates nowrulmg in Mastevton arc totally inadequate for' tho risks incurred, and n number of offices have expressed their intention of withdrawing from business in the district altogether, unless somo eflicent water schomo is adopted, or the rates raised 25.percent. ... ~ ■ ,
Of course it'is premature till a formal report of the Committee is before the public to express a decided, opinion, but the Committee, if they have ceived a representation of this kind, will act wisely by applying-to the Borough Council for a further water supply, and we trust they will bo in a position to indicato whether a high pressure one is necessary to cope with the difficulty. •
Tho Guar Meat Company recommended tho payment of a dividend at tho rate of 10 j>or cent on the ycav's transactions. Tho funoral of the latp Mr Gorriugc, which took place yesterday at the Mas-' terton .Oometery was followed by a retinue bf.relatives and settlers from all parts of the district, The Borvice.jit tho grave was delivored byJlie-Rov. 1). Fulton hi ainostjaiJatasTve' manner. —KrjjTmipa, cadet at Messrs. Banluster's, Mangamahon sovoioly cut tho upper part of his foot whilst at work with an axe a, day or two since, necessitating his laying up for a while. Ho is progressing as favorably ns could ho expected., ', : , ' Tlio failure of'M, Do Lesseps' Panama Canal Company will moan ruination to very many ■ families'.in Franco where many personshavoinvested their all in' sbiircs. The gnaranteo of tho Froncb. Government to carry .the undertaking to a successful issue has averted a panic, : Tho President is getting weary already of the Times-Parnell Commission, which threatens to boat tho great Ticliborno trial for length before it is completed, ii'l'he counsel for tho Timos has under: .taken'to cut thinps short, ■ '■■ Nearly 10,000 bales aro already catalogued for the Christchurcli series of the ISow Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company wool sales which take place on tho 21st and 22nd December iust.
Ono of. tlie chief bucolic joys of Delaware is called a watormclon cutting, and rustic men and maidens havo latterly been turning out by tho hundred to participate in tho luscious carnival, A funny procession at Newbury, En?laud, was formed of dogs which had been liberated from muzzles at the repeal of the law, Tho precession waß hoaded by a band of music in a brake drawn by four horses ridden by red-coatdd postillions,
In. Cleveland, Ohio, there is a lady, who if) pompletely paralysed by : every tiiundprstorm. Bho recovers when tho storm ceases, Tho lady fehould at onco mako hor liomo in California, She might live there for forty years without being paralysed more than one time. ; The residents af Groytdwii aro to be congratulated upon the business like manner in which they havo commbneed prospecting operations. ; Thoy have secured tho services of Mr. G', D. Howett to take charge of.tho prospecting party, 1 Tho long aiid tedious journey over the hills,says the Stauda'rd,' will;now : be shortened antVinitigated, for throe nieh havo just finished cutting a track to' tlie top of' Mouut Hooves in order that access can be got to both the Taulierenikan and Ay"aiohino Eiyors, Substantial whares will now bo built for tiie prospectors, wlio are expeoted to bo out by tho 27th inst, Parisians will soon bo nblo to sit outside their cales on the boulevards and drink their absintho blended with wator straight from a Swiss lako. This is quite on the cards, .since a Swiss engineer has submitted a plan for supplying Pans with pore water from the lake of' JSoutcliatel.at a cost of $0,000,000. Tlio proposed aqueduct would bo three hundred and twelve miles. In'length, iucludingja. tunnel twonty.two miles long uuder tho Jura mountains, Tho lako is 1,620 ft,, abovo .tho; average'.of tho Parisian streets, and it is believed that power sufficient for all tho industries of the French capital'could be 'furnished, in addition to potablo water, Tlio Rev, Hamilton Paul, of Ayr, med to take his sermons front ."apprppti, ate" texts, and: as he was a great favorite'with the ladies of,bis congrega'tj'oj'i, hfi cjjogs ffjv'Jjig yalddictory address before- going .to another jiving: "And thoy all fell upon Paul's neck and kissed'bim-. On another occassion )io had .to prcaph to: a rfglmont disr tinguislied for .thoir bright.green' uniforms, and selectedthe : passage: ''And I boheld men liko trees walking.". ■. \' : A. horse and cart belonging to an.l in charge of Mr J._ Biflingtoilwentovor "the embankment just above tho second Wnipoualridgb yesterday. Foi'tumitely, no sorio'iis'damage :,was dono'totho horse or the'conveyance, which'was, dragged up again'with tlio aid of an extra horse borrowed from, a passing team, Tho County-authorities would bo wise ti)'ba?p thjs pigerousjart; of therbad;fonceil6n tlje' west upiq' 'in''tlio saiiipmaiuipAiwyliave'had.tlie oppositosidedoiio,'' ' : '" ■ "'
When the punip riins dry at (lie Mastorton main school is custoinary for the ohildreii ■ to ; pnur' 'water : down it, which thoy nroonro. from a ditoh hear by, for the purpose, of .' ( 'Mchiiig "tlio punip water. This ditch' water is stated ,tp bo thoroughly iuipui'c'and "ilihongli tlje. pliildreh' puriip'.aiot of water away before ; they"di-fnji,'a| itjstjllihe.water muit be >: '«diiiqniingfp(J"lo' a certain extent, and to. this oauso is placed the sickness that is said to bo .prevalent «iiiont('st!B'oiiio of .the'children, '•This' is a matter fo'v to enquire into without'delay. : V ' '.-.- .!. High-olass cookery.-"Young husband) .'.'What a nasty flavou)• those bnion^h'avqi ; Emilie, ; dwri", loun'g wife (anxiously): !'I rojiHycannot explain how it is, for 1 stewed Iho'fluiohs'itf Cologne to take away ! tlie'disagreeablo/'smellj; -'
:■ From todayn. telagmpli omratwiirb'o opened : at to : .be ; ' namodl oullQnsvill6,7rdni 0 a.iii;' to 5 p.m! > tiiid. frotri;7 p.m t0.7.80 of tliq postflffica 'now 'A' Sfahiikipawa' willVbo ttamtorred.to the ne>'office; at Q>tllpuayi]le;aiid'oulleiisTUle.^i]l;Hlß.o'->B. a money order: office and savings batik.. A shipping firm in' Ohriatchurob have recoived .advices from- tlioiv London agents to. ; caution thorn against ■transactions* in .' cooksfoot this' season,', tho London market being positively' glutted with that article. It is, however, stated that'u good market for. this! commodity will be founjl in Rio, thoAtgentinc, and other parts of South America.. ■" ■ The EiiglisH .Salt;Trust 1 has.already, shown its' teeth;' ■ During tho past month prices (or till descriptions of salt, have hada'strong upward tendency,Vand'on' Tuesday common salt intended for Homo consumption was quoted at 9s per it'on; or a rise of Cs Gd, while lump Bait for exportation.litis:jumped Up from 8s to'los per ton.- ;Ordora in baud are very heavy. The shipments for tho current month are oxpected to be tho tholargest on record, Union has the market well in hand, and buyers must lookforno,pity at the hands.of this gigantiohi'onoplyV' Our olofsntParisienno'shavo now como round to the opinion that it is" chic" or " psohutt" .to, woar shoos of different colors',' You may see ladies at ballß wearing:ablttoshoe on the right fust andaredonoon)hel6ffc,orolse a yellow mid a white one; but it is considered tho height of good tasto tocouplo d white and a black shoo. Another praotioo ttdoptedby ladies'is to keep on tlieir boas at.tho theatre and at a ball, According to the Figaro, nothing looks more charming ' than tho contrast between the dark fur and the delicate, tint of the wearer's neck. '
Thbte is a good-story still told in the Fronch War Offico totheeffectthat for" ten years a soldier was stationed .in'tlio, passage leading to tho Minister's private: aparhnouts.with orders not to.let people touch the walls; hut ho one seeiuod to understand whythis waa'dono.- A now Minister ofaninquisitivoturn of mind determined to find out au explanation of a circumstance that his fifty predecessors had never remarked; but no one could give liiin-nny information, not evpn'the chief olorksor the subordinates •who had been in 'service half n century.A certain.dporkceper, however, an old fellow with a good memory, recollected that on a certain occasion a soldier was placed there became the walls had been painted and the Minister's w ife had got a spot on her dress. The paint had dried,'but tli'esontinol had been left.. Mr Labouchere writes in Truth:—" A story of religious bigotry, which' sounds strange enough in these days, roaches me from Ipswich. Itßcoms that, iii that slightly somnolent'town, they havo a circulatiui; library managed by a committee, .which committee have come to the conclusion that' Robert Elsmere' is a dauporous book for an honest Ipswichian to'read, and they have accordiugiy expelled the work from their valuable collection. Tho individual credited with the lending part in this pioce of.siily- intolerance is Canon Turnook, ..a leading local ecclesiastical luminary, Porbaps this cleric is right in thiiiking that Mrs Ward iB likely to move'tho Ipswich poopie more than their'official teacher, but I think ho may-take it that the Gospel wi)l stand against a good deal moro than .' Rouer^Msniere. 1 . l.havo already oxpressed.niy opinion on that work, which, 1 shouldj think, will "not do anything worso for the averago novel reader than send him to sleep." A wealthy man who owns a country rosidenoe recently became dissatisfied with it, and determined to have another so he ■ instructed au auctioneer famous for. his doscriptive powers to advertise it in the papora for private sale, but to conceal the location, telling purchasers to apply at his office, In a few days the gentleman happened to see tho advertisement, was pleased with tho account of the place, showed it to his wife, and the two, concluded that it was just what they wanted, and that thoy would seoure it at once, So he went to tho office (if the auctioneer and told him that the placo he had advertised was such a one as ho desired, and would purchase it, Tho auctioneer burst into a laugh, and (old him that that was the description of his own house wore he was then living, ; Ho read, the advertisement again, cogitated over the "grassy slopes, "'.'beautiful vistas," "smooth lawn,", fas,, and broke out, "Is it possible? Well, mnke'out my bill for advertising and expenses, for, by GeorgeJ i wPtild'n't sell tho place now for three time what it cost mo,"
bays tho correspondent of the Otago Daily Times:—"There has been rence of the disgraceful thefts at the Free Public Library which make ono almost despair of human nature, and which aro calculated to doter public bonofactors, like Sir George Gray, from continuing furthur donqnations of books. At present the set is upon Mauri grammars and' lexicons, a,nd workß specially alfecting New Zealand, and it is conjectured (bat soine one qualifyjne for. tho Now Zealand Uiyil Service examinations finds sonii) of these rare works necossary for his purpose. Some time ago a Sanscrit graminer disappeared, .it is presumed in tho interests of a secondary'education, but when the'detectives :inado things warm it was mysteriously returned, : The City Council is now contemplating having the bookshelves of the library covered with wire netting, and the special and rare books aU'ecting New Zealand put in another apartment unrjev lock and key;. To'tlus complexion have wq come at last. Even Sir George Grey's noblo collection has not been spared, Captain' Cruho's voyages in New Zealand in 1824 having just evaporated, whiloanother niissmg'wo'rk bound jn, library 1 style, with the hb.rfl.ry 'stamp tornoijt. jn twenty plages'in'leaves in the yolumiie, and-tho stamp on its oxterior erased, was' bought at - a public bookstall the other day for six-, penco,," and returned, by tho honest purchaser, In the face of all this tho Council has ordered a largo number of books from England, in order to establish a londing brauch of tho library, applicants being able to get'out books ii.n tlio order' and g'uaranteo of a. ratepayer, : .V: '
No HosiuiAi, NHKpn ;-No palatial hospital needed for Dr. Soulo'sAmerican Hop Bitters' patients, nor largo-salaried talented puffers to toll what Dr. Soule's American Hon Bitters will do or cure, asthey tell their own story by thdir certain and absolute cures at home.—New York Independent. ,: - ,: ■A obeat rawnraiSß r—The Dr, Soule's American Hop Bitters Manufacturing Company is ono of Rochester's greatest bußineaa ontprprises, Thero Dr, Soule's American Hop Bitters" havo reached a "sale, .b,oyo'nd' all 'precedent, liayuig from their intrinsic value, found thole way into, every' household' In the land.—Graph|j, Hesidojits; h) (ho oounlry contemplating a visit to Wellington during the present month, may Qombirio both pleasure and proflt.by calling at the Wholosalo Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House; Wellington., The fincprcmises.wo occupy aro in themselves unequalled Stjuth of the Equator, and not only is the architecture imposing, .but the, arranpeineaiii for- tlie Qoinfor't and ponvciiionce ot qustomoi'sare suoh aa oaunot bo. oxoellod it, equalled in the.Colony, and so say the thousands who have visited tho Wliolesalo Family Drapery WarehonsOj To 'Aro House, Wellington, And then/the'sjocjs (s always large, the ohoipo, very extensive, and tlio prices ! at loWost wholesale, rates at To Aro House, .Wellington. ,:•'.;' : ;,.;..-. ~'
: Just now, find during f he'presont month some, oxceptipna,l • ndyimtpii p and will be offered to all oast customers. Having uupqrted a large lot of Japanesn and pthor fancy goods wsball distribute thera to all piircnasos on the following scale at To Aro House, Wellington;-'. : '^'TheSoale— : " ;- .; i: '■ PurcliimqlO/r .Gift 1/.- ruroliaao 16/. Gilt 1/0 iPurok'aise 20/-'(Jitt 2/- P|urob'a'so2s/- Gift' 2/6 Purcbaso,3o/-Git 13/-Purohase 35/-Gift 3/6" ■Porohaaa'4o/..Qift 4/- Purchase 60/- Gift 6/Bureba'se GO/- Qift'6/: Bdrqliaqo 70/- Gift "Up Purchase 80, Qift 8-Puidha'sd 00 ■ Gift i)-' v.-^'PiirohaselOP/;Gift Wp ;,; ; j and[s'6ori : . up to M, £loo,;diVmpre (luriiig the month of Dccenibor.ttt To Wellington,' '■'-, "'■'• '■' .The oply exceptions ti) the above ; are Kid.Gloves,:Dressmakingp Willi, nefy,; and tailoring; to order,,. An -earlyvisit would therefore ba very advantageous to all conntry.a'csidents', being .certain to result'iii pleasure'and profit to all Cn'sto'. ; mers at Te'Aro House, .TJellrngjonV '■. „"'.'''
;s Applications" aro invited for. the situation : of Olerk to the Wliaieuma' Road Board.V -■';. .•'■ '■'?'(£&>■: !;f^'-y •IfMesattKLowes & idriiS "add • to -their stock ajilo for the lffyi teU;: fatj; bullcjcka ? ; v The directors of the iGroytoivu' Daily Factory Oompany, (Limited), at'a meetinsr-: held at :Mr F.: H. Wood's'offico, (iii Friday, decided to raise.the price to begivcn for milk to 3d per gallon. : -.. Notice is given in another column that, tho petition for the now road district of JtongUiinuiti will como up, fur confirmation at the Council-meeting oil tho,Bth January next. .'..,
Tho Amalgamated Friendly Societies aio to be congratulated on" the number of entries they havo received for'tho Boxing Day Sports, partioulara of which are giveu in another column. • They number no less than fifty six. The handicaps will bo declared on Monday. ,;Nt: Matthew's social gathering last evening attracted ut considerable number of visitors, and wna, as it ahvaya is, an unqualified success. Tho-musical programme of the evening included pieces from Miss Lowes and alias Von Stunner as instrumentalists, andfrom ;Mrs,G; Hooper, Miss Brown,'.and Miss Frceth as vocalists, Mr- Gaut also gave vain-' able! assistance in the latter department, There was a capital Christmas tree for the juveniles; and any; amount of fun round it. Refreshments m tho* shape bf tea, coffee, cakes,. strawberries and cream, and other dainties were most abundant. Among the side.shows Mrs Oliinic did g«|d work as fortuno teller to the gathering, and made up a small purse .for,-tho. cause out of .tho,usual Delphic prognostications,. The bran tubs were a proininont feature with the juveniles,,,and among the 'graver and more select seniors perhaps the chief excitement was an animated competition for a rag doll. Everybody, both young and old, appeared to enjoy themselyes, 1 and tho goneral.result must havo more than satisfied the ladies who had exerted themselves to earrv but the undertaking, On Tuesday' last say'a the Cliristchurch Press, tho hand of tho Salvation Army took up a position during the busy part of ihe afternoon at the junction of Victoria and High streots. Tho nuisance became so bad that the police had to bo called on to request them to move on, which the ."Captain* elected to do rather than make a test case of it, At'theplacVwherotlib Army assembled and held a service itjmay be Btated,:is tho busiest part of the tonri on market day, and the farmers' horses haviug no ear for martial or sacrod music on brass -instruments, quite a scene was caused among the animals, which threatcued to upset tho vehicles, •
In another column Mr D, O'Sullivan the travelling.agent of tho Australian 1 Mutual Provident Society cautions in--1 teiidiug insurers with regard to the common mistake mndo by sovoral parties who, hearing of" the well-established reputation' of the old office select the younger offices by mistake Messrs Lowes & lorns are the local agents for 1 the Australian Mutual Provident, and Mr O'Sullivan is now taking proposals for that office in Mastorton. The annual ! bonus nystom makos it possiblo for thoso 1 joining during rtw -present month to 1 share in this years profits. , _ We havo had the pleasure of inspecting a choice collection of Christmas prei sonts just opened up at MrT. B, Price's , Educational Ecpository, Queen street, Masterton,; There is a splendid assort- ;■ inont of gift books, periodicals, Christmas and JS'ew Year Cards, a choice Inl of Japanese goods inuflkdkpjfljl a sight of make a ppuj^^^^^^^^^H ; ;coi^p^|Hpp;a^^H i too numerous tornemion. fflfflPd i ant branch of Mr Price's business is i photography, :By the new instantaneous . process portraits can bo taken in'any [ weather, Particulars of some of Mr i Prico's seasonable goods will be found in i our advertising columns, " i In referonoo to - the Crawford-Hunter ' party that Mr Coker has arranged to » appear in Mastorton "Prospero" in the ' Referee says:T-Tho week's season of the | Crawford-Hunter party of Scottish vooalists in Dunedin was* great success '. the receipts reaoliing within a few skill- [ inga of £250. Last week tho company • played at Port Chalmers (two nights), 1 Milton (one) and lnvercargill. (three) 3 with very goods results, which (mv r correspondent writes) would havo been i very much better only for the very bad i weather in lnvercargill. The company appeared at (Jore on tho 10th and at J Palmeistoli ■ oh :Wedhosdiiy• aiid" last: ■ night,i'Thoy. p]ay;in'Oanii(ru.ito-high],j a and to-morrow. Tkomfollow Wainiate, • 17th and lßth | Tiuiaru,' 19th aiid 20tli; : . Temuka,2ht;Aah!iurtou,'22udand2ard; ■ and Christehuroh.for Ohriatftiafe,' coin. ■ monoiugotißoxing eiiter- ■■ tainment, I may say, is very much after • that of the Konnedy's and I think ' equally as good, • Tho corapany.is small ■ -only .five all toltl—.but what thoy lack ) in number thoy mako up in quality and ; five a really firstolnssentcrtaimuoiit. Mr ' R. Underwood, tho managor, will'bo in > Ohristolmroh about Tuesday next, , v '.>, \ .Considering the.counter attractions ! and the wretched stiite ofthewcalhor, , there was a 1 Capital attendance at tho Thoatro Royal last evening on the occasion of the farewell entertainment given toMrH.A.Gaskill. "ThoCupsfTea" ; was oxccllently, played, tho'! Murphy " , of Mr J.O.;Forry : being' an excellent perloriininco., A musical interludo followed 'in which" the lion's Bharoof tlio work™, dondby Mr Gaskilf who 'sang nd.lcss than four songs in character. Messrs Omit, Jackson,. Hoijpor, , Ferry, and Mrs Hooper, also gavocoiitributions. Tho concluding item,!.' The Mystery of a hansoni cab" gavo'Mr A. M. Bradbury . an opportunity to niako' the, audience scream with delight ut one of thoso eccentric characters. so peculiarly his own, His mako up a Ittlrvin'tj, was a'study, mid oriough to make a graven ,nna>'o grin, Mr J, C, Ferry's was.aii excellent piece of ; actingj whilq Mesdames Beaufort aiid "■ O'Connor played tl(eir parts in their' uaui\l paiiis-; taking mann'of. ~Mr'Pdai'son's.band contributed to the'success of tho outertaimnont with soiho. capital selections.- ; Tho Melbourne 'correspondent of tho 'Jhriistchurch Press reports tho following trot tug. mystery,:-Ou thesocoud day of the Sandhurst raco meeting a singular occurrence took place in. the Handicap Trot. :Two horses, named Hawkdun and Brunotte, were amongst tho starters, Hawkdun at first.was backed at 2 to 1, but mysteriously ; retiret| to, 10 to 1 offered, and Brunetto woji oasy' from ten others, A'prpte'st wa? lodged against the winner, qu, the ground that tlio mare Is .identical with Lady Ulster, another New Zealand trotter. ' Mr stamp, the Secretary of tho Club, lias telegraphed to Sydney and New Zealand concerning Brunette, Themaro is believed to belong to Now Zealand, and was ontorod as a maiden. It is allpgod that her brands' have been tampered with. The ridor and trainor saw that she'was a Jfe South Wales maro, but it is known that thoy are New Zealand men; The stable ■ 'party:' '.secured ' £IOOO in bets, by hor victory fall from the cash fielders. As soon a,s. tbo raco was.ovcr the ma'a \fts sent away, before, abp. oould'bo' Btbpped by the stewards, and tho money was also collootod from tho bookmakers;' Messrs Stamp, • Walker,- : and Wilson followed tho mare,; and- took'.her btftUda? .< : As regards Ha.wlid.un, nfttljing is's.uSpected oo.neornji)g the hdrso, bkt the p'eciiliar changes in the belting, and the fact that ho hails ■ from' Now Zealand lead to'the* ' beliof that there may have been collusion with'-the-' Brunette' party, The' ' Bendigo stewards, and tho owners of , the second hbrao (Maud S.) aro trying to' ' .obtain information, " : ,'" ! ;. H. Peterson begs to inform t'he.inhab- ,j itants of'Mastertoii and that during; tlieinouth -ofiDecember ho will I offer to tho public the whqle his largo • stock of; boots and shoes at coat price for ' CM Omly, affer ,Vrhioti,!tiiuo 'tho-'b'opks!: W.ill bo closed and'the business hi'future | conducted,-.fln the.ready money system of v/hioli due. noiioo will be riyeii,—Ad'vi - ■'.- '' .y'olears.oufc ; roaches,, fliesj.i .antsjlieg-bugs,' beotle^Kinsocts,' 'skunks,^, jack-rabbit3i}:Bparr6ws^gbpherß ( \ii'A|' Icheiaistsan'd druggists, v : .', ; , ■>• ■* '
. The Amalgamated Friendly Societies Spoils 06mmitteo meet at tho Oddfellow's HalUt 7,30 this evening. >, Ift E Kibblowhito Ii is opoiiod up a huge assoitlueut (if toys and fancy goods for Christmas to uhich lie cordially myites inspection.
The installation df Worshipful Master and investiture of.'officem of the Masterton Masonio Lodge 1430, E.G.; takes place on ; Monday, nnxt,-; December 17th, in-the lodpo room at six p.ni,; to be followed by a supper at eight o'clock, 1
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3081, 15 December 1888, Page 2
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