The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1889.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3228, 12 June 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1889.

The coach between Greytown am Masterton ruua eaoh way to-day it usual weekly trip.

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce an extensive sale of stock and farm implements by instruction of Mr-D. McPhee, on bis farm, Opalci. Tho Bale takes plaso on Tuesday, June 18tlt, and will be absolutely without reserve, Mr McPhee having leased his farm for a term,

The Railway Department has reduced tho rate on rimu timber, consigned diroct to ship for export, to 2d per 100 feet from Carterton to Wellington, instead of 2s 8d as formerly, beinf a reduction iif threeponco per -100 feet. Tho charge has also of course been similarly and proportionately lowered from Masterton and other stations on the line. This altered rate appears in the Tariff which came into force on Monday last.;

Among outward correspondence read at Tuesday's meeting of the Wairarapa North County Council, was a copy of a letter to the Pahiatua County Council covering in tho amended award to the latter in tho adjustment of accounts between tho two Counties, there is however, another little financial difficulty between these two bodies, tho Wairarapa North County County having had a claim for £3O duo for maintaining the main road for a period of throa months. Thelotter was ackowledgud by the Pahiatua County Clerk. Our Carterton correspondence writes: Dairy farmers here have been agitating for a reduction in the railway rate for export butter. What they wanted was Uiiit a ton should be wrrifd at the same charge as cheese, The Railway Department by their Tariff which came into force on Monday last has more than acceded to the request, aud quantities of ten hundred-weight and over can be

conveyed to Wellington at the desired rate, provided they are packed and consigned to ship for export. The oldeharge trom Carterton to Wellington. was 2(is Bd. It is now 20s fid, or 6s 8d per ton less." The reduction applies, in proportion, to Masterton and other stations, on butter for export,'

An amusing run-away,-oconred lower down tho Valley on Sunday last. A respected and sober-going resident of irreproachable character was riding a young horse, and carrying his best family bible under his arm j when goiny

to or returning from devotional duties, the quadruped imbued with a spirit of an unbecoming oharaoter, kjoked up his heels and lied in a most unchristianlike manner, and it became incumbent upon his rider to secure salvation by dropping the bible, Not able to reconcile his conscience to this inconsistent act, our friend retained hii desperate clutch of tho volume and was eventually rewarded by the horse's stoppage through ejshwtgq effort.

A double sliucls of earthquake was felt i ilustoi'loivat 8.35 this Messrs Lowes arid lorns add to thei r took Sale for the 19th, : 7-Fat Bullocks. Mi-ssrs Lowes andjorra aid to their ilo et McPhee's Farm, live young raught horses.

Tho Gdvo nmoiifc. have roeeived a request from the Mayor of Auckland tu senda tolegiam .'of 6yin|!Bthy to tho Onitud .States, but tlioy Imve not docided whether it is necessary.

From information afforded him, Lieut, D. Picuoring, of the Municipal Fire, Brigade, oßtimatos the losses to tho Insurance' Companies by fire iu the Borough of Mastorten during the past twelve months at £650, . .

Our fellow townsman, Mr M. Cwelberg, oontomplates spending tho winter warmer climate than New Zealaud. He starts for Sjdncyat .au early dato, andexpeclßto Btay in that .city about threo munthr,

Tho Uratoijo was given at Carterton

last night by the combined choirs of Greytowu and Carteitoi', they had a good house, fully 400 people from all parts ot the district biwg present. Tho parts were well rendered and fuily

appreciated by the audience, tho only drawback was the szo o( tho Hull which is far.too small fur to do justice 1.0 such a large number of singers.

Prince Bismarck has a now monier

dug to replace his defunct fayoim e Tyws, The lioichshund aniuoj from "War. aW| and is called Sedan. 'I h i animal is cordially anathematised by the French. 11l tho window of Mr J. William's shop is a photograph of the trout caught at the live n;d angling competition, in South Canterbury last December, Tho following are the catches and weights, and names of the .anglersP. Coe, 9 trout C7|lb.i, (bait); A. M. Olliver, 5 trout, 35lbs, (bait);R. Matlduck, 7 trout 41, fibs, (bait); F, W. Hunt, 30 trout,

!2|lbs (fly); 0. Morris, 81 trout 191bs f'y)

Tho Proniior is busily ewyiged on tho financial statement.- It is uiilikely any, reduction in taxation will 'bo proposed a 6 sumo L 120.000 ltioro will bo thrown on to the Consolidated Fund than before

in the shape of buildings and other services hitherto paid out of loan. The Public Works Statement will bo mucn tile same longth m:usual as tho Ministor will luvo to over tho regular ground, tliis year at all events, though each Minister on whom the former I'ublio Works have devolved will take charge of his own estimates, Only £509,000 was spent out of tho loan last

year, oxclusivo of raising it,, and with care Ministers thiijk it mijht bo made to last five years, 1 Tho adjourned general moetiug of the Wairarapa Anglers Society was held last eveninsc about twenty members were

present, Mr W. 11, Beethain ocoupyin? the chair, The following'officers were elected for tho owning year, President, Mr W. H. Beetham, Vice-Presidents, Messrs H. Holmes, andH. H. Smith, Secretary and Treasurer, Mr J. William's, Committee, Messrs "White, Buddington, Easthope, Mason and Macintosh. A discussiou took placo as to the, appointment of honorary rangers arid it was resolved to submit to the Acclimatization Society about twenty names of persons willing to act in that capacity for tho purpose of having them gazetted, Monthly meeting of tho Society will bo held on tho second •Tuesday m ouch month. Letters were received from R. Ewingtou and J. Vickertaff, acknowledging the receipt of letters from tho Secretary covering cheque ai d thanking thj Society for the kind expressions of uppreeiaton of their conduct. A Grand Sawed ConcMt is to be «iven in the church at Eketahuna on the 24th inst., to raise funds for the more efficient lighting of tho huilduu'. A really first-class programme of high c'ass music h under rehearsal, and

positivi tujciss is doubly nsmnd.asthe

oiiinmitiee have secured t.lio services of Mr D, S.-Papworth as conductor, who is also working up an orchestra loraccowpanimnts,. ■

Tho Mayor, Mr A, W. Renall, has unofficially expteascd his opinion tlmt the Council dare not cut off tho water supply, which by resolution they have instructed tho Works Committee tu do. Ee maintains that should they do so and a fire occur in tho centre of tho town, thoro would bea good caso against the Counjil for damages.

I havo no doubt that the donkey believes himself, when braying, to be executinea vocal solo of the highest excellence, and that according to the poot, " lie sings both loud anil clear/ 1 Aa some of my readers nwy be incapable of appreciating the sonj,', [ will mention a device whereby the Turks induce the too vocal donkey to bo silent against bis will, Juat as, before a coclc crows, he finds it necessary to stietch liisn eek to the utmost, so tho donkey feels himself oomiiclltd to begin h s Dcrformauraj by holding his noscin the air, and his tail parallel with his spine. When, therefore a, Tnrk wishes to silence his donkey, he ties a tolerably heavy stone to the end of';tho animals, tail, and departs with an easy mind. When the

donkey fuels inclined to bray, and tlio usual preliminaries, ho iiuds Imnsci debarred from plaeiiy his tail at it requisite angle, and in oonsequence ii unable to do juatico tu the bravura witl. which lio wiia purposing to favour- tlio world, 80 ho postpones his song to a future opportunity, and peace' refills upon tho neighbourhood.—Clmutaupan At Weston-super-Mare full military honours were accorded at the burial of Thomas Palmer, an a?cd Boldior, who i 3 said to have been the last survivor of tho memorable battle of Corunna.

Tho Hugo Buffalo Minstrels closed their Wellington season last night to a crowded house. No greater criterion of tho excellence of • this company is wanted than tho phenomenally long seasons they run-fivo weeks in Auckland and three weeks in Wellington, They appoar here this evening for three nights only, and wo reccomtnend all who desire poods seats to soturo their tickets at' Mr Price's boforehand, as tickets so purchased will bo admitted toil minutes before tho general opening, givin? the holders the choice of seats.

Tho Masterton Borough Council meeting last night did not pass uff without the usual display of 'ill-feeling betweon the Mayor and certain members of tlio Council. The discussion on the muchVtfxed question of the wator supply, was, as usual, the occasion of the outburst, The Mayor told the oft-repeated talo of the Council's extravagance in putting iu useless culverts in certain streets, and their neglect of duty by a persistent refusal to expend a few pounds in a lluming to conduct tho water over their dolapidated bridge iu Queen-street, to the injury of the ratepayers, Cr Heuoy rose to ut point of order. Ho pointed out that the speaker was wandering from tho subject, The Mayor refined to be calledfo order, and reiterated that the ratepayers' money had boon squandered in useless culvetts in Dixonstreet This Cr Gnppor designated " a falsehood," while Or H eipn baoltedup the latter, and told tho Mayor he was the worst Chairman that over occupied the seat no tho head of tho Council.

ladies who have a lanoy for "frilled lace curtains" need no longer go to the trouble lor oxpcnßO of procuring extra quantities /of ace ami having it sown on, 88 we are now showing some beautiful" imitation frilled ourtains," just received by thoKuapohu, at Te Aro House, Wellington; • We have these at present m white, orcam and beige, and in prices irom 22s Cd to two guineas per pair, Thoy are exceedingly attractive, and anyone who admires true artistio graco will duly appreciate these "frilled curtains," and inspect them at once, at Te Aro Houso, Wellington. The lanoy for grilled curtains" is- very much jn the ascendant in the old country and now that manufacturers have shown thoir ability to produco those at a moderate cost, we n)»y expect thorn to come into general use. As wo have but a very limited supply, ladies should lose po tin)e in inspecting 'hem at To Aro House, Wellington'. Tho bordere q( thwo "ourtainß" havo all the effect of tho real frilling without ssingiy drawbaolt;. the "curtains" being woven quite complete, at no more than the ordinary prices of lace curtains of the qnality, and: thereisno extra cost incurred for frilling or washing them. See them at Te Aro House WJaptto-Am, . •'