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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3311, 17 September 1889, Page 2

A mooting of tho Otaraia and East Coast Rabbit Board is couvenod for the 28th inst, to consider tbo present position of tho rabbit question as it affects South Wairarapa. Tho annual meeting of the Greytown Cricket Club is fixed for Saturday ovoning next, Tho Mosterton Borough Council meets to-night for tho conduct of ordinary business, The Education Board advertises through our coiuuns for an assistant master to tho Masterton School. Tho Rev, W. Rowsoof Mastcrti«i,conducted divine Eervice morning and ovening at the Wesleyan Church, Ekctahuna on Sunday last, lie preached at Newman in the afternoon, Mr Dillon has written to the local reception committee, Auckland that lie will leave Sydney by the American mail steamer on Uctober 1)0 and that he will speak at Auckland early in November and tho principal towns.attenvards. At Invercai'gili yesterday the licensee of an accommodation house, who refusedto allow a labourer who bad got drunk onliis premiaoa to bo put to bed, was fined £5 and costs.. Tho man was loft out all nis<ht, getting frost-bitten.

TheiWestpoit coals export last week amounted to 3357 tons. The depth (if wator on the bar is now 27ft. Tho Wentport Coal Company aro about commencing work on their Gi unity Creek lease. They will invito tenders for tho construction of a largo tunnel. A Cluneso theatrical troupe is performing just now in. Kow. York. Following the practice in drama of the Celestiid Empire, tho plays presented last a week. Thoy hisyin mi Saturday, anil each ticket admits ovory evening until the following Saturday, when tho drama is linished,

Brother Cameron, Grand Secretary of Now Zealand, 1.0. G.T., visited Ekiitabuna list Saturday for tho purpose of conlerring Grand Lodge honours on the following members of tho Hope of Eketahuna Lodge:—Sister M. A. Jonos, P.'J.T., Sister M. Konche, Y.T., Bro A. 1 !. Copping, A.O.T, Bro Roche, P.O.T, Bro William Bayliss, P.D.A.C.T.

At the Troy (U.S.) Polytechnic the students havo a craze, Thoy paper their codings with onvelopes of letters. A now Pasteur I .Dr Peyrand, of Vichy, claims to be able to euro hydrophobia by injecting a virus derived from n herb culled tansy, Brooklyn gravedigyers will not dig for nil) but the body of a union man, and the Hearse-drivers' Union will not handle a non-union corpse. The manuscript-of Hood's "Song of tho Shirt" was sold by auction in London and fetched £B,

In futuro'workmg type-writers are to ho employed in all branches of the English public sorvico, ■ Tho Tower Bridge across tho Thames Is to be erected at a cost of noarly half a million sterling,

A stnglo conversation across the table with a wise man is hotter than ten years mere study witii books, A Now York paper says that two of overy three women that ono moots in the streets no loueer wear bustles.

Tho Earl ol Zetland, the new Viceroy of Ireland, enjoys an income (salary included) of abont £55,000 per year. As a result of tho loss of tho Sultan it is expected that a now survey of the Mediterranean will shortly bo mado. Prices of great violins liavo le.iched tho highest mark of their history, A Stradivarius is advertised for tho unheard-of sum of £IOOO.

An English admiral contends that all the guns of over thirty tons are practically useless in action. Twenty rounds, will finish them.

Of this year's graduating class at Princeton, 32 will, it is said, become lawyers, 21 nmiistors, 14 doctors, 12 business men, and 2 nowspaper men. The riding habit and hat of tho German Empress at tho granp review in honour of King Hubert were white and Gainsborouph respectively, Mr Winstauley. a Protestant, has beon privately selected by tho Home Rulers as their candidate for Mayor of Dublin. This is equivalent to an election, . ■

Chambers Journal for July contains an article on."Maoris in Parlwmont" by a Now Zvolauder, tlio closing passago of which is as follows;-"This skotch would bo incomplete were I not to say that the goncral conduct of the Native members has been exemplary, and in some respects a pattern to their European colleagues, No unseemly interruptionota speaker is'ever beard coming from a Maori member, nor has it over been suggested, to my knowledge that a good dinner at Bellamy's was unfavourable to oratory in case of a Maori legislator, whatever scandals in tint respect may be circulated about his ! white-skinned confreres. To this may be added that no Maori has ever been Known to vote against payment of tho full honorarium to mombers; but then ho has nevor boon I'uilty of the hypocrisyof prcteuding to bo in favour of a reduction while fervently hoping it will not be carried, and votin? for tho motion for retrenchment after making quite sure that there is no clwnco of its being adopted.'', Uood news from Wellington, and qujto true,.you can get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Lls, organ with divided octave couplars all in solid black walnut cases from Ll7. This bents all tho cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the year four visits LI, travelling expenses added. All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired new reeds put iu accordeons, concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liboral exchanges made, Any instrument may be purchased on the time payment system from 2s (id per week. Call and exchange your old piano for a new ono atF. J. Pinny's Musical Instrument Dopot, Manners-streot, Wellington, Sole agent of tho celobrated Worcester 6ipB,)~ADVT.

Messrs 'Lowes and loms announoo their noxtUtock sale for Wednesday, Septomber 25|h. '.'.•-. • Tlie business of the session was concluded nt 12.85 this morning audan adjournment took placo tilfFriday, the protcgation wilLbe proclaimed in the jmeantime. , j .'. ■' -.'.'

We ure requested to draw attention to iitG \V. Button's Hat of now books which rfill bo found published elsewhere; also choap editions of popular works ineluding two thousand nuvola by well-' known authors, at English prices. The Chairman of the North County Council, Mr W. H. Beetham, has at tlie request of certain ratepayers convened a public meeting to discuss the Rabbit question. The meoting takes placo in the Thoatre Eoyal, Masterton, mi Wednesday ovening, Septomber 25th, Another borough lamp-post has been thrown down and fractured by a careless liorso practising. up Victoria-street for the Upaki handicap. The trap attached to the mottled stoett escaped serious injury. . We do not mind a broken lampuost, a cracked vehicle or damaged harness as all those little misfortunes will bring grist to the mill of local tradosmon biitthoro is a risk of runaway traps killing httlo children and it is time that greater caro-was exercised with respect to them.

England will adopt, .tho German method of having the price of the journey printed on every railway ticket. It is a convenient facility for travelling. The Unionist Committee of Midlothian has entered upon a formidable task, It has resolved to procure, if possible, n candidate to opposo Mr Gladstone. In Sicily lemon cultivation is, 30'por cont. moro profitable than that of oranges, for tho troea are mo:o prolific and the prices obtained for lemons are high'ir, The Now York Board' of Health has appointed forty doctors to visit the tenements in July and August and give advice and modicino to the poor tree of chareo, The English sparrow has been investi?ated by the agricultural Department at. Washington, and oiidcnco of a damaging character to the extent of 400 printed pagcß has been published.

A Compensation Court sits at Feathorston to-morrow, Mr W. Robinson, District Judge, presiding. Messrs W. H, Beetham and J. C. McKerrow are the Assessors fur the Buard. The caso to bo heard is E. J. Riddiford v, Feathorstun Road Board, claim for land taken at A whoa, £l5O. Mr Gully appears for tho claimant and Mr Beard fur the defendant Board. To-morrow, at 10 a.m, and during tho day, we shall allow some very choico Slimmer dress fabrics, just received by direct steamer, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Among these will bo found eome .very beautiful designs in silk embroidered Indian c'i'hmcn robes, both in black and colours, and r-mging from 35s to 77s the full dress, at Te Aro House, Wellington. To-inoprow, also, we shall display an unusually recherche, selection of the fashionable bordered drm fabrics. These aro oh o( French manufacture, are very claboralo and stylish in design, and will make up most effectively, Prices, of theso range from 21s (id to Cls (id, at To Aro House, Wellington. Every lady in the city should visit our warchouso to-morrow, and see all our beautiful checked ami stripped fine wool materials, all of the newest colourings, and in both single and double widths, from 21s to 57s Cd the full dress length, at Te Aro House, Wellington.

To-morrow, we shall also show a very select choice of self-coloured dim materials with trimming* to iitifcA, in checked and tloral designs, from 42s to G9s Cd the full dress length, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Albo, some beautiful and attractive French suiting, Urn wide, in every variety of colour and design, at prices varying from2Cs to 51s Oil for the full dress longth at Te Aro Houso, Wellington.—Auvt,