Wellington Items.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3433, 12 February 1890, Page 2

Wellington Items.

I The overgeen Whiffler: is' again before, the public, this, time as the .walking advertisement of a local leather house, He may be Beeiiutalmostany hour perambulating tho streets with an enormous boot 'slung over his shoulder, from tlie vlopths' of which; ho, fishes out ns requiredharidfulsofdodgers, '.-';■'•/. Charles Hugo with his -celebrated Buffaios'ib;here, doing good .busuits's at the Theatre Royal: Theit entWtainments are always well patronized. A special feature of the show is tie wonderfully clever performance of the Leslio Bros (musical aorobins) 'their part alone being well worth the money. It is likely they will take a run' through to Masterton.;-.., ...

Talking to a'.friend' who" has just returned from Auckland, (an Aneklander wbo is proud of A uckland ton) it was rather surprising to have him admit that the Northern Jubilee display wus •■ very poor indeed" as comparsd with Wellingtoivaod as lib was present at both demonstrations 1 suppose he ought tj know, hut it does not seem to fit altogether with' the glowing and rhapsodical accounts supplied by the United Press Association.

Several largo sailing vessels are now in port, two or three of which ore loading flax for American markets.

i Ono of the oldest 1.0.G.T, Lodges in the oity of Wellington, the Kuscno', is, through the lack of interest shown by members, about, to ba closed. Attendance, through Eome unknown cause, has been in a very languishing Btate for some time past, and as the returns are not sufficient to meet current expenditure it has been decided to disband.

Geuerah indignation is felt and expressed on every Bide at the arbitrary meaeures 'taken by the Railway Commissioners to bring in thoir; little pet Boheme, the compulsory insurance bill. All in the interests of the country and economy we suppose, and now. they've started, it would not be surprising to find an order has b*on issued to return-old olothes before new ones are issued, as was done last year on the Ceylon Government Railway, muoh. to the wonderment of everybody as to what the Government could poss'iby be going to do with them. • A buggy aooident of a rather alarming character occurred in Manners Street, Wellington at'about half past eight last night. Mr Bannister (of the Evening Post) was driving in company with his wife,' two lady friends, and a little boy, when turning rather sharply, souio of the under gear of the carriage. parted,,' causing the horse to bolt with the foreowiage. .Thebody of the vehicle was overturned, the ocoupants being thrown heavily to the ground,' Mr Brittaiu, chemist, outside whose shop the aocident ocourred immediately rendered assistance, and' we are pleased to state that exoapt a severe shaking nothing nerious was found to be the matter. . • .

At 8 minutes tj six'last night tlii new. Post Office clock stopped short it is to be hoped " ov«r to go again.'