The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1889. Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3226, 10 June 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1889. Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

The members of the Mastei'ton Agricultural and Pastoral Association held a moat successful annual meeting oil Saturday last, The balancesheet presented showed that the finances of the Association continue to flourish. The re-election of lasl year's President and Vice-Presidents followed as a matter of course Under their auspices, (he affairs o the Association have been conducted on a business footing, and the satis factory position which it now holdi is in a great measure due to the fac' that its managers have been men o business. The prominent questioi discussed at Saturday's meeting was of course, the failure -of the join Oommittee of the two Societies t bring about amalgamation, Tlia ultimately there will be but on aunual show in the Wairarapa' is certainty. Stock breeders will no exhibit at two Shows, -and if the once put down their foot, on th present arrangements, union in som form or other becomes » certainty The meeting recently hold at Cartel ton, which rejected in loto all ovet tureu for joint action, somewhat over shot the mark. It is the wish of th principal exhibitors in.the Lowe Valley that amalgamation should b brought about, and in directly : oppos sing this view, the Carterton meetini sowed an elemont of discord wbiohwi) be injurious to the prosperity pf th Southern Association. Perhaps tin less said on the personal issue: involved in. the question the better Believing, as we do, that amalgama tion will yet be obtained, we wouli deprecate any acrimonious discussioi which might delay a friendly union The position taken ,up . by tin Mastertoii Association 'on -th amalgamation question will , be ap proved in all parts of the district It is absurd to suppose that th Wairarapa can adequately aupporttw local, pastoral Shows, especially whei it is expected to, contribute lai'gel towards the one about to be held 01 the Qutt racecourse,

The late meeting' of the Masterton Town Lands Trustees was. ;one . of special interest, as it decided tlie various grants to be made out of its revenue for the current year. Whether the division of the spoil was settled on a perfectly pqijjtitble basis is a matter of opinion, btit' there pvidently an honest desire on , the pail of the

Iriifltfiitf Jp deaKiuirly with puhlio bodieSj liaving genuine claims ! upon : Ihem.y If wo' ventured to 1 criticize the action of the Trustees in ' anj one particular/it woiild he with ] reference to the question of a supply of water to tlio Pnblio School, , They agreed to provide half the cost of obtuiningan artesian flow andtliey stipulated that certain very proper conditions should be observed in order to claim tho grant they proffered, Now' some five hundred children are'being daily supplied with filthy water and the question of a better supply is one of urgency. The children ought not to bo made to wait week after, week, and month after month, while conditions are, arranged with the Trustees and the Education Boaid, The Trustees should have advanced the money necessary to cover tbe-supply on the understands'thatitmustbo repaid if the conditions were not complied with, This course might have been adopted by the Trust with perfect safety, as, if the repayment were not 1 duly made, it could be deducted from ' tho next annual grant to the I mittee, The present condition of the' I pumps and wells at the Public School , is a perfect scandal, and wo are almost • surprised that our Inspector ol ' Nuiaatisea has not again made the 1 School premises the subject of an official report, • ■

The Wairarapa North County Council hold thoir ordinary monthly meeting tomornw. The regular monthly, meeting' of the Masterton Lodge 1430 E,C. takes place this evening. , ■ • • Professor. Rollinson, the Bicycle Wonder, makes liis- farewell appearance at the Theatre Royal this evening.' . Michael Hurley (orbiting the nose off James Petes was sentenced at Feilding on Saturday morning to a mouth's hiird labor, . Tho dato fixed upon for holding the Mast,mon Agricultural and Pastoral Society's show is Thursday Nov 14th, Jolm Palton with two ar three aliases has been arrested at Wainganui on a charge of. stealing money and goods to the value of £'llßs (id.

It will be seen-by the "Fixtures" that another. big week's, amusement provided by the lessee includes Profe»sor Uollison to-night, and -Hugo Minstrels Wednesday. ;

The lenowal of Licenses to married women has not been granted by "the Wellington Denoh this year, the committee having no option in the matter. .Twenty-one days have been given applicants in which to make a transfer of their interests,

The Carterton Pirates v the Masterton Juniors played a match at the former township on Saturday wllcn the home team proved victorious by one goal- and one try to nil, ' The Rev, J. Dellow in tho forenoon and the Rev. J. Ward in the ovening conducted the services in tho Wesleyan Church yesterday the attendance, more especially in the evening being very large.

The Rov. Mr Bruce conducted thai services at the Presbyterian Church yesterday both morning and evening. His., sermons, wore net in the usual groove, being interspersed with quaint sayings that kopt the audience on tho (fiti vim, ,

A six year old son of Mr George Hooper, of Masterton got the middle finger of his right hand crushed in' a turnip cutting machine yesterday. Ho was taken to Dr Milne who found it necessary'to amputate tho linger aj the lower joint, ; '

. The Auckland races to have taken place nn Saturday, wero postponed till Monday in consequence of wet weather, The barometer had fallen to 28.9 which is tho lowest reading recorded in the last 22 years in Auckland, A severe westerly galo is feared. ' ■\Vhat a gay time they .are having in Fielding just now. The other day a doctor brokehisarm in a fracas; on Friday night two subscribers fbught in tho Library for an hour for possession of a penny uewspaptr au.d..on Saturday morning a matr got a month for biting another one's nose off in a row.

Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains have a now announcement over our loading column, and those who desire to secure cheap drapery, garments, &0., should peruse it carefully. A few snecial bargains aro offered. A great clearing sale of Messrs WhittHm Nicholson & Co.'s entire stock of the total value of is now boing sold by Messrs Kirkcaldie & Stains onthe premises lately occupied by W. Clark & Co., Lambton-Quay. - The Board of Education Auckland wanted the servicer, of a man who would combine the duties of office-cleanor with that of assistant clerk, at a salary of £1 per week, and no fewer than 57 applications were recoiyod by tho Boatd on May 81 for the appointment. The selection was left m the hands of the chairman (Mr Upton), artd the secretary. Wo hear that Mr lngloy, Senior,, of Carteiton had an exceedingly narrow escape at Featherston . Station on Satuiday last. Ho nearly fell muter tho train, but was caught just as he was falling, and providentially escaped unhurt. The mau who rescued him performed a plucky aot in a most prompt manner,

Government are engaged considering wlint stall bo done with tlio incomplete railway lines, In ono or two imtauces, contracts will be let for platelayln? as tar as formation icxtonds, but the difficulty with is that only a very largo expenditure will tako them to a paying point, Of such is Greymouth, Hukitiha, and Oxford-Rotorua lines. On the former the Toremnkau Bridge, is approaching completion but 140,000 or 150,000 would be wanted to enable trains to run. ■ The latter at present ends in a district whence no road leads to Eotorua, and it is to bo decided whether it is expedients expend a sum sufficient to take it to a'point fourteen miles from tho lake whence communication can bo kept up by road ; this would also enable travellers to reaoh Eotorua from Auckland in one day,

i Mr W. J. Morrish, tho newly appointed Choirmaster and Organist of St, 1 Matthews Church, (late of All Saints', Dunedin, conductor of the Harmonic Society, and with otliorappointmeuta)an" > nounces that ho is prepared to receive pupils for general and special instruction , in all branches of vocal and instrumental , music; ' FiOl particulars tire to bo found elsewhere. Mr Morrish has excellent testimonials, The Southland Times, of May3lst, says:— I "Th'oJltendanco at the complimentary concert to Mr W. J. Morrish, in tlio Theatre Royal on Tuesday eveuing was an almost adequate expression bftlie esteem in which ho is publicly 'held, and an 'appreciative recognition of the many musical services he has locally rendered, A t the interval, Mr Morrish addressed the audience, He'thanked : them., sincerely -for their ' and said that during - liis seven years' residence in Invergarpill, his aim had always been; to advance music—an art he dearly loved, He had assisted to tho bost of his 1 ability every musical organisation he h«d been in any way connected with j if he had :found a thing wnd, he had tried to improve it; if he had found it bad,'he had not Leen afraid to condemn it. It could not be denied, he thought, that duping the time he-had mentioned, there' had been considerable musical improvement in the town. He would not trouble the audience with a long speech, but merely repeat that he'thanked theip vorjr much for their attendance.", All tho principal local singers agisted at the Concert, also tho City.Band,; the Garrison Band, and the Amnteur Operatic Society, The second act, of "Patience": ; jyent swimmiugly, in fact, it was an opeiatic performance. that . wouldi-jiave. done, no discredit to a more pretentious' organisation, >'

• Ladies and gentlemen' wishing to - join the St. MatthowV. Oliuroh: olioir, ~ are requested to-meet the ; organist' and choirmfts.cr, Mr Morrish, in.the. sohoolroom; to-morrow, the forinor at 8 p.m.-, tho late at 7 p;m,.. i"■ '. ; Atthe UpporJUuttßailway Station between Saturday eyeningand early on Simday.mornitlg some persons brako into tho Station Master's room' and carried olf the safe which they deposited on a'trolly and ran down the, line, Detectives and Constables were on tho spot early yes terday trying to find some traces of tho •missing , property but failed to do bo. the safe contained i 45 in notes and gold when left by the Station Master on Saturday night, • Au.ex-convist named Allandale has been arrested on suspicion of being connected, in tho robbery. In another column the Masterton Football Club announces its annual plain and fancy dress soiree, to be hold in the Drill Hall, Masterton, on Friday, 28th inst. This event i 3 under the patronage of the ladies of Masterton and district, and that combined with an influential committee, should ensure its success. The previous soirees inaugurated by the Club have been the moat enjuyablo held in Masterton, and as the Committee intend to spare no pains in [ malting first-class arrangements, this one !' should be quite as sucoeaaful as its prei dcccßsora, .

A Grey town horse now holds tho championship reoord for Jong distance bolting. On Sunday while two fishermen wero, like thoir illustrious ancestors of ancient writ, holding a religious discussion outside thoir business establishment (they hive ''setup" in MrFreethy's old insuranoe offico, noar tho Groytown Station) the horse of one of the debaters, interested, no doubt, by the earnest expressions and attitudes of its owner (whom we undetstood to bo a Mr Honry Cole) took of its blinkers for bettersight and better hearing. It then, exhilirated by a sense of freedom, set off at a gay canter along the Main-street towards Carterton, dragging after it a spring trap, for company's sake. The bold fisherman threw down their nets—and for that matter.everything as well—and prepared to follow. But a better than they appeared on the scene, and a young man catching a glimpse of this strange go-as-you-please turn-out as it passod.l Jones',Hotel-in wild career,'"hastily saddled his horse, and commenced a long stern chase, Not till two bridges had been safelynegntiated and Oartettoh nearly reached, hid he' overtake. the festive quadruped, But when he did do so its fate was sealed and a rope,, skillfully thrown, lassoed the -flying animal, and thus untimely cut short its move for liberty,. The horse—which has ken a " trooper"-was disappointed but unhurt; and tho trap beyond a slipht depression—it had lost a little of its usual buoyant spring—ivaa aB good as over; and both arc ready to do tho same again whenever they pet the chance. As for the fishermen they have decided to, in future; leave mortising to their sweethearts and wives, whom"tlioy think will do the subject justice, and pay more attention to capricious horofiesh.'