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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3263, 23 July 1889, Page 2

An experienced rabbitor seeks through tho medium of our wanted columns a rc-en»ft«cnient, A hiuhfiiller mined Porker Ims boon injured by a falling trto whilo bushfalling on Mr Bridge's section, which is situated on the Mangaone Valley Hoad. His injury appears to bo spinal, ami medical aid is being sought. The District Court aits at Mastorton to-morrow, when the caso Official Assignee v. Wilton will bo continued. It is rumoured that Sir John Hall is likely to.be offered llio vacant portfolio in the Cabinet,

It is stated that the sum of Ll5O was cleared at the adjourned Wellington Steeplechase meeting at the Hutt last week.

The Masterfon liiwery business in the estate of John Tuck is advortised for sale by Messrs Lowes &lorns, by order of tho Official Assignee. Mrs Farquahar, who is noted for keeping a good table, advertises for a fow permanent boarders. Mrs Farqu. liar's boarding lionso is in Hall-street, within two minutes walk of the Post Office

A couple of Bacchanalians, to prove tlioy had not got on board more than they could carry, removed n pato from its hinges on tho property of a Worksop road resident, and placed it in front of neighboring dwelling a few chains distant,

_ The advantage of temperance lessons in public schools has its advocates, and in Mastcrten it is reported that an illustrated lesson in this particular branch has recently been delivered by a popular member of tho local Committee on the occasion of an official visit to the class rooms,

The following tenders wore opened by tho Eketahuna Eond Jioard for removing the whole of the wreckage of the Makakahi bridge from tho rircr and delivering it. on to the bridge site. Lars Hansen, Lls (accented); E. Murrell, L2O ; 4nders Lundgren, T,22 ; Copping and Higgins, L3O; Johnson k Jcsperson L3O; Alex, Bustrum & Co,, 135. One hundred young rainbow trout were placed in Lake Takapuna on Monday. Mr Harrow drovo into Devonport andmefcMrClifFof the Acclimatisation Society, who had tho fish in now tins designed by him, and which ha"o been found very suitable for tho purpose Another 100 trout are to be placed in the lako. The tish are from four to nino inches long, and safe from eels. Tho people of Massachusetts Having voted against "liquor prohibition" amendment to tho constitution, tho authorities are strictly enforcing tho new high license law and reducing tho number of liquor saloons in auy community to ono for 800 persons, The Boston officials have reduced their 3000 saloons to7Bo. . , A social reformer, who has been studying tho question of commercial morality in Auckland, lias dug out the following instructive figures from somo returns. Last year in Auckland 132 bankrupts had proved debts in their estates to tho extent of 1200,111. The estates realised £16.615, but when wages, etc, £2232, tad been paid as first chargos, there was only £12,1)03 divisible among the creditors. These figures aro. exclusive of compositions and commercial indebtedness outsido the Bankruptcy

As an advertisement for a play called 11 Tho Honoymoon," the Manager of the Walln'er Theatre in Berlin placed one hundred stalls at the disposal of fifty newly-married couples, so that the ocoasion was graced by:tho presence of fifty young bridegrooms in raven-hued suits and white ties, and fifty blooming brides in rayrtlo wreaths, and white tulle veils,

Tho New Zealand Alliance for tho suppression of. the liquor traffic has arranged with Mr Richard Coad for a three months' tour of the Colony. Mr Coad's abilities as a platform temperance lecturer are well known throughout the United Kingdom, but move especially in thnso counties situated in the West of.Enghnd. According to an English contemporary " Mr Coad is ono of tho shrowdest, most sensible, and. liveliest temperance lecturers we havo over had in Newcastle. He is a true son of the people, and has that native oloquonce and perfect honesty of purposo that go straight home to an English audience. Ho is a man who has risen by his own intellectual force, and has by simplicity of character and unimpeachable integrity won all hearts capable of appreciating sterling jivorkh and unselfish aims. 1 ' At a meeting of tho Christ church branch of the New Zealand Alliance held on Monday evening it was unanimovsly resolved to obtain Mr Coad's services for a ten nights' mission for the city andjdistrict, and a large and representative committee was formed for carrying out the necessary arrangements, Mr Coad is expected to arrive in Auckland about tho middle of August, and will probably (in company with Mr T. W. Glover) deliver his first address in jjhrjstpjiurch about October 4. Admiral lnglejield explains, in a letter to ;tho Western Morning News, the cir.cuinßtanc.es under whiph a .coffin, made from the mainmast of t))e sunken French ahip L'Orient, wag presented to Nelson by Captain Hallowell, of the Swiftsuro. After the battle of the Nile—when L'Orient was blown up—a portton of bor mainmast was picked up near tho Swiftsure, and the captain had a coffin mado of tho wood, and sent it to Nelson with the following letter:—"Swiftsuro, August, 1'f.83, Sir,—l have taken the liberty of presenting ynu with a coffin, mado from tho 'of L'Qriopt, that whoii you have finished your caroor hi this world you may be buried in one of your trophies; but that that period ina'y |je far distant is the earnest wish of.your sin/ieta friend, Ben JUimwell. SirfHoratio. Nelson, K.E., Ronr'Adniil'al of the Blue, <k/' Kelson •«ia bo pionsed with tho "iff that ho caused it iJ Dlaceduprlglitagainsttliß bulkhead of his*dining' on board tho Victory, immediately behniu '"? chair where he always sat at dinner, and there it stood until used to convey the mortal remains of the hero to his last resting placo in St. Paul's.

So they are going to have anoiljer salo of drapery at To Aro House, Wellipgtpii. Yes that is easily seen from an announcement on the 3rd page and there is no mistake about it, There will be some wonderful bargains to be picked up, and all the goods are new, fresh and seasonable at this sale of Winter goods at To Arp House, Wellington, ■ Even so, they are described as wonderful bargains, first-class goods, .'which may be depended on as absolutely- line. What is Eiill better there is no rubbish, no soiled goods, no damaged articles, All aro fresh and clean at (bis sale of Winter goods at Te Aro House, Wellington, Well there is to bo a price list Issued on Saturday and then we shall know, further particulars,- but one thing has always been certain that if the Te Aro House folks advertise a thing it is bound to be strictly carried out, no bounce, no puff, but actual veritable truth with th.e "mint mark" of Te Aro Houso veracity on it, It is a good thing that we country resident havo such timely notice in this instance and it will give us a chance as good as the city folks at being at the opening of this Winter sale on Thursday the first of August at Te Aro House, Wellington,

We understand that arangemcnts were completed to-day for the transfer of the Universal Hotel, Eketahuna, from Mr Beckman to Mr D. E. Toohill law of tho Royal Hotel, Masterton. The following team will represent the Bed Star Club in • their match for the Championship against Carterton on Saturday: next at Carterton. D'Arcy, Pelllng, Thompson, fiemeni, Hawke, Watson, Jsjjulrien, Hounslow, Welch, Wileono, Hoar, Mawhinay, Ewington. J. and 0. Percy.' Emniergiencics Patterson, Thompson, Freefcb, Pelling. The team will leave at 12.80 sharp,

Mr G. S. W. Dalrymple, who thoroughly believes in advertising, has a newly revised catalogue of properties a column in length in our current issue. In addition to the list published Mr Dalrymplo has several other farms for Balo or lease particulars of which can bo obtained at his office, Perry-street. Messrs Lowes and lorns add 100 forward ewes to their stock sale list for the 31st inst.

Martin O'Halloran. an old offender, with thirteen convictions for larceny in sixteen years, was caught at the bar till of the Grosvenor Hotel, Tiinaiu, on Saturday. Tho barmaid seized him and pulled .him into tho parlor, and locked him in and called for Mr Micklo, tho proprietor, who mado him dissrorgo 8s missing from tho till. Ho was committed for trial.

Mr J. M. Campboll, of the Bombay Civil Service, who ton years ago discovered the Buddhist relics at Sopora, has recently in another mound in the forest of Girnnr, soiuo six milos southeast of tho city of Jnnagadh, inKritgwar, unearthed another series of caskets, containing what appear to bo veritable relics of Buddha.

Every article in the troussoaux of tho future I'rincoss Leopold Prussia and tho future Crown Princess of Grceco is, it is said, to be of purely German manfaoture, and the whole of the laces for handkerchiefs, dresses, aud veils are being purchased at the celebrated lace Bchools at Schniedeberg, in Silesia.

At a public meeting held in Wellington yesterday the following resolutions were adopted;—" That this public meeting desires to affirm the propriety and importatico of colonists continuing to take an intelligent inierest in and to give expression to their opinions upon questions affecting, the welfare and happiness and prosperity of thepeoplo of tho British Empire, which they claim as a privilege and a honour to belong to, Holdine such views this meeting is of. opinion that they should avail themselves of the arrival ot Mr John Dillon and Ms colleagues in New Zealand to invito him to address the public of Wellington on the constitutional changes sought by a majority of tho Irish representatives and supported by the political party led by Mr W. E. Gladstone. That an active committee be appointed to take all necessary measures to accord Mr John Dillon and his colleagues the best possible reception on their visit to Wellington, and for that purpose to obtain the co-oporation of the leading citizens of all classes of tho community willing to act upon a public reception committee." Tho Committee of tho Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association held a meeting on tho 16th, fo consider tho programme, appoint judges, etc. This Association Ims now made a fair start and there is every promise of a most successlul show on l!)th and 20th November. The Association was only inaugurated in March, and now has 800 mombcrs on its roll, and donations to tho amount of £l6O havo been promised. There aro seventy-four classes in sheep, to which LCI has been, allotted. Fat stock will bo well represented, as the prizes for fat sheep and fat cattle aro liberal. It was decided that all sheep must bo unhoused and unclothed. LGS wore allotted to forty-four classes in cattle; draught horses, twelvo classes, L 26; blood horses, eight classes, Ll6los saddle horses, seven classes, L2G; carringo horses, eleven classes, L 23; cobs and ponies, six classes, LB. Tho Leapint' Match ought to attract competition, Ll7 is allotted as follows:—lst prizo LlO, 2nd L 5, 3rd L2. Thoro will also bo a trotting match in saddle, 12st and a pony raco both open to maiden horses. A prize of LlO is offered for the best collection of colonial made vehicles, three to bo shown by oach exhibitor. Pigs, dairy produce, agricul. hind produce, and sundries have L3O allotted to tlmin, As the donation list is added to theso prizes will increase. Altogether about L2CO has been allotted and the yards are expected to cost about L3OO. Good news from Wollington, and quite true, you can get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Lls, organ with divided octave oouplars all m solid black walnut cases from Ll7. This beats all tho cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the year four visits LI, travelling exponses added, All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired new reeds put inaccordeons, concertinas, harmoniums, and oreans; also liberal exchanges made. Any instrument may be purchased on the timo payment system from 2s Ud per week. Call and exchange your old piano for a new one atF, J, Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, MannevS'Streot, Wellington, (Sole agent of the celebrated 'Worcester organs.)— advi.