EKETAHUM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3197, 6 May 1889, Page 2

EKETAHUM.

. (From Our Own Correspondent). • 'v Great , excitement I Gathering of the Clans I From an early part of the day our respected nonstable paraded the town in full regalia. The people began to arrive in front of the Elcetahuna hotel. at. five p.m., that being the time the new Governor was supposed to arrive. ]t was given out by some one that the; Governor would stop here twenty minutes. Six o'clock and no Governor. As it was rather cold I stepped into the tap room just in time to hear a proposition that an address, should be presented oil behalf of the residents. But who was to present-, it? That was the' query.. Eventually Mr Yonger said lie would do it. He was not afraid to speak to a Lord','he was one himself. Pen and ink waa called for,' but before they arrived; a cry was raised 'outside, " Here he is." We all rushed out. Sure • enough the Governor; was coming. We had formed a half circle, and got our.moutbs ready to give him a hearty cheer wheu 110 and behold ! the driver rushed just straight to:the. railway station/ Some-began to stamp, Mr longer to swear tliat he was no good .as a governor, and : the constable rushed after the coach, tho crowd following. We all got to the station just in time to givehim'a hearty cheer before' leaving; Eketahuna. - :

" One who knows" wilting on May 1, says that some of those present at the. banquet (a large name for a small purpose) were rather prominent members of the 1.0. G.T. i It seems to me the writer is trying to give a small stab- in the dark at the 1.0.G.T.'5. lam quite aware. that 6orae of those present. had been 1.0.G.T.'s (see Chairman's speech). I am sure that the prominent mem : hers of the 1.0. G.T. would never think of taking pirt in a gathering for such an extraordinary I say there were no Good Templars present, and the whole "affair was a scandal to the district. That fact spealts volumes to" One who knows." .. Saturday.—A meeting will take place to-night in connection with the fcketahuna Library. It is proposed to get up a concert in aid. Now is the time for locaj talent to show themselves for this good purpose. The Next English Royal Marriage,

Her Majesty's loyal subjects are engaged just now in apportioning a wife to his Boyal Highness li'ince Albert Tictor (or better'' Pnnco Edward) of Wales, says a Home correspondent. . An enterprising correspondent of one of the French papers is incensed to find the Prince ! still unmarried, and has hastened to make out a list of unmarried princesses for him. He might do worse, thinliß this same friendly individual, than wait for the Grand Duchess Xenia of Kiißsia, the Emperor's eldest daughter, who is now a damsel of fourteen summers. As a commentator on this advice 'remarks, there are also, two -iprincesseß of Spain who might be waited for, aged respectively six and eight years Prince Albert Victor, as is pretty wel known,, has himself a veaknessfor his fair cousin', the Princess Victoria of Teelt, who, by the. way, is not so beautiful as society has agreed to consider her. The Princess is,twenty> two, and is supposed to look ; with favor on the prince, but Her Majesty will' bear .none of it, and therefore the sooner euded the, better. Once again we have another cousin spoken of as the future English Queen, viz., Princess Victoria of ,Prussia, but of thia there seeins quite as littlb chance. It' is the Princess (who~\vas "much' attoched to I'rince Alexander 1 of Baktenberg) who will have none of it this time, and at the jubilee season she is said to have laughed in her cousiii's face, and Baid she would not have him if he wore the only man in the world, f .7

Taratahi-Cartertoh Koad Board. The annual meeting of tlio Board was held, on'Saturhay. Present; Messrs H. R, Bunny, (Chairman), J, Rayner, W. Parker, E. Morgan, E. W. Dorset, W, B. Allen, H. Braithwaite, and Jas. Stevens. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Treasurer's report—Hank overdraft about £l2O. Correspondence was read from Mr Bremner re survey of Kast Coast line. The specifications for the maintenance (by tender) of the main road was read by the Chairman. The specifications were left to a committee to report on at tho next meeting. Mr Garoty asked that his deposit be refunded, as he had declined his contract (made in error), for the railway road, Dalefield, Resolved that the deposit be refunded. From Property Tax Commissioner, re Crown and Native Lands revenue. Resolved on the motion of the Chair man that the scheme of the Board'sexpenditure through Crown and Native Lands be increased.

Correspondence outwards from tho letter book was read and approved. Mr W. Booth waitedjon the Board in reference to a road through his tniddlo run, . .Resolved that the matter be left to the consideration of tho next Board. Mr Blake waited on tho Board-in reference to erecting a gate on a line of road at Dalefield. Left in the hands of the warden No ,6 Ward, The Clerk read the report of receipts and expenditure for the past year, (particulars .of which appeared in the last report), and the report was passed as read. » At; the ratepayers meeting no.one put in an. appearance. £3uQ worth accounts were pasffed for payment, and the meeting terminated,