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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3345, 26 October 1889, Page 2

Wo have received front Mr James Day the first new potatoes of the season grown in Masterton, They are of a good size and are from a now varietv named "The beauty of Hobron,"

At tho Greytown R.M. Court on Tuesday, Wi Mahupuka was fined £5 end costs under the Eabbit Nuisance Act for failing to destroy rabbits on his property, the line was afterwards reduced to 12 and costs, Inspector Druinmond prosecuted. The office of the Wellington Hotel Employes Association has been romoved to the corner of Willis street and Lambton Quay, opposite the Bank of New Zealand, Patroin entrusting their business to the Association can rely upon obtaining sonants ofgood character and ability.

Tho first ripe strawberries of this ieason came to us this morning from Mr Stone, of the Waipuua Nursery. Notico is given that all claims in the estate of tho late John Morrison of Blairlogies aro to be sent into Messrs Levin & Co, of Wellington. A petition has been prepared for presentation to the Mayor of Masterton, asking him to proclaim Monday, November 11th, a public holiday in honor of the Prince of Wales birthday, which falls this year on a Saturday, a very inconvenient day for business places to be closed.

The Railway management have consented to niter the time of arrival and departure of the trains on tho sth of November, Masterton show day, tw BUit the convenience of visitors. A special train will leave Ekelaliuua for Masterton at ten o'clock on the morning of tho show.

Another of those popular sixpenny, concerts is advertised for Tuesday evening next in tho Temperance Hall. As usual tho programme embraces a host <>l new talent which should havo the ellecl of igain packing tho building. The proceeds, wo understand, is to be devoteil to a charitable object.

MrW. Dougall has, we undcntnnd, offered to illuminate tho "town clock" provided the Borough Council will supply tho necessary gas free of cost, A petition, numerously signed, will be presented to tho next meeting of the Council, praying them to rant this boon fur the public benefit. A heavy coating; of snow appears on the ranges this morning, giving us another reminder that summer Ims not yet arrived, Gardinera must beware of frosts for the next few days. Tho Payne family notify in oui' amusement column the time and places at which they will pay their farewell return visit. They appear at the Masterton Theatre Royal on Friday, November Ist,

Wo aro requested to draw attention to the fac*. that tho last week of the great boot salo at Mr J. Carpenter's Mart has commenced. Boofi cm be. bought at any price the public like to pay for them. The greatest fortress in the world is the rock of Gibraltar. It insy be regarded as absolutely impregnable so long as a sufficient garrison remains for its dofenco and sufficient provisions for them, The northern face of the rock is almost perpendicular, and its oast side abounds in tremondous precipices. The entiro absence of springs of fresh water is a curious feature of Gibraltar, and one that renders tho inhabitants dependent upon the rainfall. The greatest care is taken that not a drop of this is wasted, every possiblo means heiiw adopted to divert tho water from roofs and rocks into the great public reservoirs, among which the Navy Tank, with a capacity of IO.OOOraI is conspicuous. The Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association make several additions to their special prize list. The Welling, ton Woollen Coy. offer a first prize value fivo guineas, and a second prize value £3 IBa for the best exhibit of ten fleeces of line greasy crossbred' wool, which for quality, weight and cleanliness will bring tho highest prico in the market. Tho Loin and Mercantile Agency Coy. offer five guineas for the best cxhibi 1 ; of ten lleeces unskirted of coaiao greasy crossbred wool, Mr B. Ivohn, cup, for the best pen of live fat wethers, Mr M, P. Cameron, cup, value two guineas, for the best Southdown ram, and Messrs Brown Thompson and Co 30s for tho best Hampshire Down ram, For a pen of live wethers, any age, most Biiiiablo for freezing, combined with a heavy fleece, a first and second prize are ottered of 20s and 10s respectively. His Excellency the Governor offers a medal for a New Zealand bred entire best calculated to improve tho breed of saddle horses,

A shocking accident is reported from Wentworth, New South Wales. Richard Guerney took his wife and seven children for a picnic near tho Yelta mission station, four mile down the Murray, in a boat, While rowing close to a high bank a large quantity of earth fell, knocking the bottom out of the boat, and throwing all the occupants into the river. Six of the children including a baby, were drowned, and the eldest, a girl aged fourteen, was only saved by clinging on to a pillow, on which the baby had been lying. The mother was trying to save two other children when a second fall of eartk knocked her down and the children were torn from her grasp. Guerney himself sustained very serious injuries. It is feared that his back his broken, and he is now lying in the hospital in a ctitical condition, Mrs Guerney is said to have gone out of her mind.

A Parliamentary paper pas been issued containing reports prepared by Her Majesty's representatives in the capitals and chief towns »f Europe, m reply to a circular addressed them by Lord Salisbury, giving information as to what laws are in force in the various States of Europe with regard to tho carrying of firearms by private persons in populous places, These reports go to show thai of tho twenty-four States comprised m the Continent o! Europe there are stringent laws regulating the carrying of off ensivo weapons in all of them savo in Denmark, tho Duchy of Baden, the Duchy of Coburg, Montenegro, tho Netherlands, Norway mid Sweden, Servia, and Switzerland. In Turkey regulations on the subject exist, but the provisions are very olastic, and aro seldom carried out.

lu one respect ShuHespoavo docs nut not reflect the Elizabethan era. While ho gloruilsly ahnmidß in ifs fresh and exuberant life, there is not a trace in him of its peculiar heroism, of its maritime adventure, of its battles against Spain and the Armada. There are passages and divine passages about the sea and sen-faring in general; there is nothing about enterprise such as that of Dra(ie, Raleigh, and Cavendish, or a/bout the world of wonders which it was opening. A voyago to the Bermudas, it is true, furpished the hint for Prospero's island, but the " Teinpest." is a talo ofeiioliniifcflient, not of adventure. Wo seom here to see a limitation in the otherwise all-embracing ndiid.-Ooldwln Smith.

(iood news from Wellington, and quite true, youcan get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Llo, organ with divided octave couplara nil in solid black walnut cases fran Lit This beats all the cheapest houses in town. Pianos timed for 7s, or by the year four visits LI, travelling expenses added; All kinds of musical instruments tuned, ckned, and repaired, now reeds put in' accprdeans, pone'ertinas, harjribniu'msi'ahd organs; also liberal 'exchanges'made. may be buwllfiijed on tbe'time payment system From jis' .6,(1 pp> week, pal) and es- - yo|i'r pld piiipp fop a pay p,'iie h{ ]?. J. Pinny's, Musical Instrument Uiipnt, Mannors-streot, Wellington. (Solo agent of the -celebrated Worcester .orgMB.MPYT

Messrs Lowes & lorns announce their next stock ealo for Wednesday Nov. bill. Tho ou tries already comprise 300 head of cattle boaides horses, pigs, eto. They also add to tho sale of exhibits, tiro thoroghbred mares iu foal to Piscator10UB.

Mr Wilson, late assistant waster at the Masterton School left to-day for Pahiatua to tako chargo of the new school at MAiigAtaiiiiiko. He enters upon his duties there on Monday. During his short stay in Mnwerton, Mr Wilson has mndemary friends who whilst regretting his departure, aro pleased at his promotion,

Messrs It, Hannah and Co. finding tho shop lately occupied by Mr H. Petersen, too small for the crest increase in their business have secured the premises between Mr T. G, Mason's Drug Store and the Bon Marcbo, where they expect to open up on Saturday next. The new premises will give ample room for tho display of their largo and varied stock ot boots and shoes.

(•lowing reports regarding the prospects of the coming harvest are being | received from most of the agricultural districts in New South Wales, where the crops are looking splendid, and are promising exceptionally heavy yields, A Wagga telegram states that the crops in that district have never looked better, and that although rust is occuring in a few of the early sown fields, tho yield is expected to be unparalleled.

Visitors to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, a cr.ntomporary says, will remember what an attraction wero (he drawings which Miss Gordon-Oummmg lent to decorate tho Colonial Courts. They were originally lent to New South Wales, hut under an arrangement with Mias Gordoii-Cumming were subsequently exhibited mainly in the New Zealand, Ceylon, and Fijian Courts' being chiefly water colour paintings of tho scenery of those Colonies. Now it appears that a number of tliem cannot be found, and Miss Gordon-Cumming wants Sir Saul Samuel to explain why. All the new makes and colours in ribbons we have in profusion, Wide ribbons for millncry, the newest widths for neckwear, in tape-edged, faille, satin striped, moire ulriped, ami broche, and in all the new colours, Mich as*(i/»io)i,cM«m, (iwmii, ten de. u'd, wows, rieiM rose, serpent, itc. Pongee sash ribbons, in buttercup, terra cotta, cardinal, mosses, maroon, cream, reseda, gold, anil white. Wide striped sashes, in colours to match dresses, Black moire sashes, and all the fashionable colours in coloured moire sashes. Real torchon laces, new patterns; millinery laces, Swiss embroidfred laces, areophoncs, crepes, tulles, A'o, Ladies' leather belts, in black and art shades. Dress buttons, in ivory and metal, to match every shade of dress fabrics. Fashionable "Dircctoire" and "Lorraine" fronts; also, linen fronls, with cuffs to match -a decided novelty, at Te Aro House, Wellington, Wo have a very grand assortment'of sunshades to show to tho ladies of Wellington, and Wairarapa, comprising the very latest "novelties" in liberty silk, iii moss, vieux rose, terra cotta, reseda, cardinal, &c, shot, in red, gold, grey, navy, brown, Ax The style generally approved is a gracofu modification of the "En toitl cm" or "Husband heater." Call at Te Aro House, Wellington.—Advt,