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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3179, 13 April 1889, Page 2

The first through train from Eketahuna this morning brought down half-a dozen passengers. , During the month of March fcho num? her of arrivals in the colony was 1243, and the number of departures 1050. MrS. M. George has been appointed postmaster for Alfrodton, and Mr J. Osborne for Wliakatala Tho acceptance bytho Acting Governor of the resignation by Mr Goorgo Fishei- of his offices as Minister of Education and Commissioner of Trade and Customs and as a membor of the Executive Council of tho colony is duly gazetted. Tlia Annual geiioral meeting ot the Wairarapa Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Show will be hold at the Club Hotel, ' Masterton on Tuesday 16th April at Bp.m. Intending members are invited to bo present. Our Eketahuna correspondent writes —Copiouß showers of rain foil last-night and this morning in tho Forty Mile Bush with overy indication of its continuing. Tho firebell rung out an alarm at 11 this morning, but it turned out to be a burning fluo. A correspondent "has 'em again" for he asks:—lf G cats catch C rats in 6 days how many rats will 100 cats catch in 100 days? Tenders are invited in another column for falling ono thousand acres of bush on the Awhca Station, Martinborough, in blocks of two hundred and fifty acres each. Notice is givon elsewhere that the annual election of School Committees in tho Distri;t of Wellington will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd at Bp.m. in the respcotivo School Buildings, Tho Masterton School Committee election will tako place in tho Theatre Royal. Wong lott, ie« mporter and {onaral morchant notifies that'he has openod up a large consignment of teas, fancy goods chlnawaro, groceries, fruit, tobacco, cigars, &c„ in those premises adjoining tho Theatre Royal where he solicits a share of public support. Ho is also a cash purchaser of fungus, zinc, copper, and lead.

The Standard eays Mr Hammorich, of Greytown, purposes running Lis now ,bus fa Masterton on Sunday next, leaving Greytown at half-past 9 a.m. and returning at 4 pm, tliat is if sufficient inducement offers. We believe many persons would bo glad to visit friends at Masterton if & conveyance was put on Sunday. There is no communication between tho towns on Sunday, but tho time is not far distant when such will bo tho case. Passengers for Carterton can be dropped on tho way through and picked up again on tho roturn juurnoy, This i 6 said by the Brisbane Boomerang to bo a true story. Lady Carringtnn wifo of tho Govornor of New South Wales, is stated to bo a demure little lady with a koen senso of humour. The otlior day a magnato from Smith Australia called at Government House. He sent his card in and waving tho footman aside, said ho'' would go up and give his lordship a surprise." At tho top of tho stairs lie met a nico looking young woman, and in a fine old gentlemanly gallant way, chucked hor under tho chin and pressed half-a-crown into her hand saying at the same timo, '' Show me into the proscneo of his lordship, my little dear." Tho little dear, with an enigmatical smile, opened the door of Lord Carrington's study and said, " Bob, here's'a gentleman to see you," and, opening hor hand, " ho's given me half-a-crown to show him where you were." TJiounhappy magnato then know he had mistaken Lady Carrington tor a housemaid,

One of these events whioh recur annually, whioh has always been vory attractive m the past, and which is therefore likely to be looked forward to by those who have attended ib on [orevious occasions, is announced to take placo on Friday next, (Good Friday) in tho Wosleyan Church, Masterton. The event is the annual Borieo and tea meeting in connection with the Church. Tho gathering should provo ovon more attractive thon usual, for it will bo soon on referonco to our advertising columns that among the speakers who are to deliver addresses at the public meoting aro the Rov, Watkin, President of tho Wesleyan Conference, and the Revs. D, Fulton, W. Rowso, and J. Dillow. The public tea meoting takos place at li p.m. and as the tables will, as usual be provided by ladies of tho congregation many of whom have taken a pleasure in occupying similar positions on previous occasions, visitors will be certain to find thomselves in the best of hands. In connection with the same subject, j.t is announced that the Anniversary services will b,e preached on Easter Sunday by tiio Ro,v. J. Dillow, of Greytown, and that the collections yjlj bo ip aid of the Tjnitrund.

• Tho Autumn nnd Winter faaliions will be. shown in the windows ef tho Wholesale Drapery Company this evening. The annual report and balance sheet of the Masterton Hospital - Trustees appears in our present issue. The report and balance sheet for tho year ended March 31st 1889 af the Masterton Town Lands Trustees appears in another column.

A Masterton man who recently wont to Wellington, advertised in one of our city contemporaries for board and residence, and received no less than forty replies. It is to bo hoped he got suited. Mrs Dawson, dress and mantle makor of Hessey-street notifios that her cutting and fitting classos will be resumed on tho Ist of May, Hor business announcement appears in our wanted columns, In connection with the tea and concert to be held in tho Drill Hall on •Easter Monday evening, wo are requested to state that the tea will commence nt six and tho concert at 8 o'clock. Pearson's Brass Band will ho in attendance and play selections during the evening in the open, close to the Bali. The Concert in aid of the Martinboro' Brass band came off on Friday night at tho Hall in that township, A covered brako left Groytown Poßt Office well filled with visitors' and singers for the concert. Thero was a full attendance and tho aftair is reported to have been a pronounced success. We learn from a pretty reliable source that the recent beer duty prosecutions were instituted in consequence of a former employe of the Junction Brewery Company who has now left the colony writing to the Commissioner of Customs pointing out how duties wero being evaded by his former employor, Ho has no doubt had his revenge and will get a comfortable looking cheque into tho bargain,

" Maritana'Was again performed with creditable ability to a good house last night, and was as equally well received as on tho proyious night. Thero was not that amount of boisterous applause with which successful amateur performances are usually attended, and that, no doubt, was due to the fact that the price of admission excluded the attendance of that class of pooplo who are not afraid of giving expression to their opinions. There is, no doubt, more true criticism from tho occupants of that portion of the audionco commonly designated as '! tho gods'' than from any other portion of the Theatro. A whole stud flock, consisting of eleven turkeys of tho variety known as the American bronze wing, wore stolon from the Weraiti run, Masterton, on Saturday night last. These birds on the night in quostion were roosting on the trees close by the house, yet tho thieves got away with their booty and left no trace behind thorn, flow they could [have so succeeded is nil tho more astounding, for they must have had a spring cart close at hand, or else have made moro than ono journey, and carried away their valuable plunder in sacks to a safo depository close at hand for removal at a convenient season, These valuable birds are the product of a trio imported direct from America by Dr Hoskiug at considerable cost and troublo, and what makes the loss moro exasperating is the belief on tho part of Dr floskim; that tho turkeys were stolen with a view to their being purchased for a recent up-country spread, where they would grace the tablo and not bo distinguishable in appearance from the common " bubbly Jocks" that | are supplied to ordinaries at 7s Crt a pair, Dr Hosking had orders from two gentlemen to supply them each with a trio at bix guineas, bo that his loss by this dastardly robbery meant something over £2O, whilst the thioves would probably scoop no moro than as many shillings, Information was given to tho police and it is believed they are in possession of information pointing to tho perpetrators of tho robbery but have some difficulty in bringing it home to them.

Up to tho present tiino tho sum spent on H.M.S. Nile (11.000 tons) now being loinplctod at Portsmouth, has been £537,400 for hull, and £113,018 for propolling machinery. The estimate for the gun mountings and torpedo gear is .£55,086 for the former, and fur the latter, and her armament is estimated to cost £70,930. Tho dockyard work necessary to complete hor will absorb another £40,000, making tho total cost j£83'2,9(!4.