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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3455, 10 March 1890, Page 2

The train to' Eketahuna on Saturda; night MS Tory well patronised, over] carriage being full to overflowing..

Mossrs Lowes and lorns add 240 tal sheep to their already extensiyo catalogue for Wednesday next. The crickot match, Eketahuna v Groy town, resulted in a defeat of the formei by an innings and throo runs.

Tho Treasurer of the Masterton Hospi tnl acknowledges witli thanks tho receip: ot a subsciiption of ia from Mr S. J, V Alpassof Allredtou.

Rural and suburban sections, and town acres in tho Maßterton-Mangahoo Special Settlement, are advortiscd for Bttto in another column,

Tho usual monthly meeting of tho North Wairarapa County Council will bo held in tho County offices to-morrow, At liuurlto, New South Wales, lands Office, during ono week, applications for homestead leases aggregating M,CO() acres were lodged.

As sliuwHW tho rise in the prico of land in the vicinity of New Plymouth, it might bo stated that llij acres of hind on the Carrington Road brought £175 on the 18th Fobrna-y. A mass meeting was held at Fetono on Saturday last to discuss the difficulty existing between the Wellington .Woollen Mills and their'omployops, nearly every trade in the place being represented, A deal of discussion took place about tho action of Mr T.R Macdoiwld, and a voteof sympathy wiih the employees on Bttike was evontually carried,

On Friday night last a concert and dance, in aid of the proposed Alfredton Town Hall, was held at Macqu irrio'e wool shed, passing off in a most successful manner. The Attendance was good, and judging lytLe frequent applause those present wire well satisfied with tho entertainment. Tho whole of tho accompaniments wero tastefully plajed by Mias li George, Great credit is due to the promoters fur tho manner iu which tho proaranimo'was carried out. Avery generous offer of a cite for carbine practice has been made by Mr U. Williams, of Landsdowne, to the Masterton liille Volunteers. In view of the forthcoming Association moeting it will dovolve upon our local shoetists, if they wish to givj a good account of tlio Belves, to go in fur assiduous practice. At Boulhbridgo yesterday tho licensee of the belwyn Hotel was lined ilo fur supplying "shanlygaff to a mm during pioliibited hours. Hie point w.is raised Kilo: her shandygaff unm within the miMluigi'ftliokTiii liqujr aadfin'd by tho Act, Tne liench decided ili..t il did, Tho same defendant was lined i2O, the maximum penalty, for supplying liquor to a diunken man. The Palmersion North correspondent of tho Evening Post says:—" it is stated that tho balo of hemp recently opened in Wellington, about tho couditbu of I which so much fuss has beon made, [camofroin the Wairarapa, and.was tho ! product of an entirely now mill. Wo do not with to dispute tho statement, hut would suggcßt that an investigation bo made by those in this district who are concerned.

A child of Mr William Stack, aged 18 months, was drowned on Wednesday evening last in the Mangaramarama creek, Mr Davenport and Mr llidd. happened to pass immediately after the accident and were called in, but found life extinct. An inquest was to liavo been held on Friday, The new apple, blfeht (two-legged, and clever in crossing fences,) still continues its depredations in this town. The night before last it cleared a sack of apples out of an orchard in Victoria-street, and tho ownor of the same would be glad to know if anyone can suggest a remedy for this pest I Would Paris groen prove i effectual?

Serious complaints aro being made by settlors in the Forty-Mile Bush, who liavo takou upland under tho. perpetual leasing system, that they cann.it pioouro from tho Government tho stipulated money for improvements mado. Possibly I this is owing to adverso reports sent in at intervals by the ranger; but whatover may bo the cause, wo aio convinced that moro consideration than at prcscut should bo shown by the Government to the bard-working selectors in tbe Bush. An occasional visit from tho Lands Department might remedy the evil, as there is a probability that the portinncnt Ranger makes reports of a prejudiced character to headquarters. ' During a self-denial week of the Sal. vatlou Army throughout tho countries over which the army'B ramifications extend a sum of £20.041 was collected. The United Kingdom, contributed £14,000 and tho foreign <lietricta i'COJO. Tho latter included i'.'IOO from Australia and abuut £'lso from !>. wZj dand. Of the amount so collected, uio turns have been exponded in special extension purposes, trajmug home, sick and wounded fund, food and shelter wi»k'. »'n«i work, uuor corps, and flying colpitis Ip Africa, India, Sweden, &c, Tho expenses of tho tupoal, including printing, postage, find carriage of paroels, was nearly 12000, equal to one tenth of the Bum raised.

The Fair has prove! a euocess, in that it jjas enabled us to soil out a lorgo prop rtonolonr surplus-summer stock at Te Aro House, Wellintfou, "The Vm" however, has loft us a Ve> iancet small, it is true) sti 1, a balance of giodstlmtwe should like to entirely clear out of Tc Aro House, Wclliugton.

Tho " Fair" prices were extraordinarily low; very much below the voluo of the Roods) notwithstanding wo have reduced them still mere, in order to accomplish our design at Tc Aro House, Wellington, Ladies should peruse tlentivoly our summary ot fao reductions, on oachoidc of (ho well-known pioturo of Tc Aro House, Wellington.' ■■] Ladies should pay a .visit to our dress counter, ss they nrc~ certain to pick up greater bargains than heretofore i and should not forgot to look into the inanllo department and see the marvels cfcheapncss'in Mantles, .costumes and jackets at Te Aro House, WellingtonLadies would find'it a real pleasure in looking over the balanco of our season's millinery, with tho very tempting prices at which every article is inarkod at Te Aro House, Wellington. " . . Indies are reminded that the special reduotlons madein speoiallyenumerated articles will continue to tho end of tho present month only, it T« Are BoUfis, eUioptori,

.The inspection parade* and recruits grades previously advertised,, are post _ innod until noxt woof.' 'Kotlce appeaw nWther column, p. man named John Jansen, who was foijliid lying in tho street on Saturday nijrlit. in a helpless condition, was disibargod this morning with a caution' by I*. Buys, Esq., J.P. Tlie folluwina lands will shortly bo opened fur settlement in the Fortyfiilo Bush;-Mtiiyitaimita & block, 8000 acres; Mangabao bhek, GOOOacroi: Maburi North—Pukotoi blooi, 601)0 qOiCi, Napoloon'e Grand Army hasdwindled down to a email company. It has been ascertained that thero nro now only 112 men who wear tho medal of St, Helena, and whose names appear on tho pension list of the Legion of Honor for 1890.. In 1883thoro wore 1428otthese votcrans still living The noxt year thero wore 600 less, and in 1887 there were only 224. Tenders are invited by tho Telegraph Commissioner for tho supply and delivery in Wellington of 14,000 tele. graph arirq, Santley, tho great baritone, was wolcomod at Wellington on Friday night last by tho grandest audience over .seen in tho Opera House. Tho enthusiasm was unbounded. Flu Thoatro was crowded again on Saturday, and this evoning he will give his positively 1m concert, On Wednesday night, in conjunction with the Hiirmomo Society, Mr Santloy will aing in "Blij'ih". Tins of course will be tho great event of the too short season.

Sumo amusement was caused in Court this muriiing by tho assertion of Sergeant Prico that a "drunk" had "nearly knocked, the wind out of him." It appoars tho Sergeant was speaking with a resident in Qucen-atreot on Saturday night, when throe well-knowncharaitors camadtumbling along, and one, without the least provocation, anpliod his elbow in a forcible manner to the" corporation" of the Siergeant, and there is littlo doubt but that seriuus consequents would have resulted (to tho Sergeant, ot course) had It not been that the shutters had beeuput up on a certain ehop window, liy the timo tho stalwart Serjeant had fdlly recovered himself, the offender, who bad gone on some distance, was soon to halt. Ho returned, and at tho rcqvest of his comrades offered a most profuso apoloay to tho Sorgcaut. Tlw latter, however, Indignantly replied," Go on now, 1 want nothing moro torny to you," whoreupon the bibativo individual osclaimed," Well, go to b—." A scuffle immediately ensued, and the offender soon found himself in " the logs." When he had fully roalised his position, accused implored tho Sergeant to give him bail, statim.' that htß wifo in Carterton was seriously ill, and concluding by remarking, " I'm gUdto be out of tho company of these fellows, but do let me out in the morning.'' The request was coinplied with, and £1 \m retained n6 bail, M the accused did nut put m an appearance this morning tho Court ordered that the amount bo Impounded, It is said that several other actions will result from tho affair.

It ii not ;t!ie ptivilevo of every man who i> alive and well and engaged in hard work, to know that hit hasten Bat upon by a corouor's jury—at least they thought they wore sitting upon hiinand declare] having ofuuuiitted suicide when of unsound mind. This is the unique position of John Hills. The matter, strange as it appears, is eaeily explained. Hills was known to be on a visit to his homo-Baddock In Noitbi Hertfordshire- some six weeks ago, and! he had also been heard to say that hiwould mako the parish pay Ilia funeral expenses. Ccmequcntly, when a mini was found killed on the railway on Nov. 30, and whtni two mon pointed out features of resemblance to John, the corui.er's jury, although William, John's brother, dissented, hold that tho mauled corpso waß John's. Itoumors which have grown ghostly havebeonprevaiont that John had been seen since tho iiiquest; but now we am pleased (o learn that William has found his brother in a field following a plough,

In the course of his sermon at Wesley Church, WoJlinglonJnnt nii-ht tbo'Buv J. !serry, accotdmg to tho Times, suidlr dmibied if thoio bo 600,000 people or any part of this planet who ar* so nonbed with rulhious fickleni'Eß a» those in New Zealand. J)m umle»u •lola li : ,iture ol'lhia splendid C-ilr-ny's climate via it> Fu-fditn chu-qaof tun perature, and whit was tine of it. cliinatu wan also painfully tiuer-1-ti commercial and serial life, Itufi-rrlue to tlio gamblirtf spirit in the community the roy gentleman said that on tlio occasion of the Firs Brigade corapetioii' he saw so much betting goina on nuwnj; tho young men on the Basin Reserve that he blushed for the f\me of this fair city,.

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