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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3575, 31 July 1890, Page 2

Mr j no. IV. Tattersall has beon appointed" Wellington agent for ' the Wairarapa Dauy and Weeiuy, The searclvat Eketahuna'for tho body of Isaac Priest has been abandoned, . In the. House of Representatives yesterday the estimates wore further considered and several reductions made. The Whareaina footballers have arranged to play a match iu Puhiatua on Saturday, August 6th, The Wholesale Drapery Co's Ware : hovso'.will be closed to-morrow to prepare for their winter sale, which coinmcnoes on the following day.

We have received an- interesting " Parable" from a correspondent, which isorewded out of this issue, but will appear to-moi;roiv.

A mail named Ernest (Junlaoh was yesterday committed for trial at PalmerstonNorth.lor stealing over £'2o in cash from Madame Jacobsen's residence.

Mr J. B. Innea, of the Quceii'streot Educational Depository, notifies that he has juah received, ex Tainui, a -splendid assortment of stationery,. fancy goods, music etc,' '

Notico is given in anothor column that all claims against tho ostate of Robert Wilsone, lato .of Manterton, (deceased), and all Accounts owing to tho same must be settled on or beforo August 14th, Mr Georj?3 Beetham, at the Education Board meeting yesterday, gave notice to move at the next meeting of the Board,

" That it is desirablo that mineroloijical, raolom), and botanical specimens be placed at tho disposal of the schools, for the purpose of assisting tho teachers in giving instruction to the scholars on'such subjects," • •

A meeting of persons interested in the Temperance causo waa, held last night in tlin Wesleyan Ohurcl( the Rev W Homo presiding. A resolution was put and carried, that a meeting be held on tho Bth of August, to considertho bectmeans of advanoiuu'Temporance in this district, aud that each Temperance Organisation in Misterton send two delegates. : We are sorry to learn that tho larcouy committed on Monday last from tho promises of Mr R Wyuth has affectod' a well-known religious body-tho Salvation Army-to a considerable estont. It appears that tho Treasurer of this organisation, Mr G. Wyotb, lrnd a sum of something like lo in a bag in an adjoining room to that from which Mr B Wyeth's box was stolen, tho wholu of which was taken,

Those fflio can appreciate a real firstclass show of poultry are reminded that the last opportunity of seeing tho sixth annual exhibition of tlje "Wairarapa Poultry Associativa will be given tonight, when tlio drill hall will bo open from 2.30 p.m., to 10 p.m. Printed

catalogues, which wore not forthcoming last ni?ht, will be|proourable to-day, and a sale of prize birds will take place at the closo of the show. A Committee meeting of the Master-

tan Blacksmith and Wheelwright Manufacturing Go. wsb hold yesterday, when it was decided to accept tlio offer for a site for building 011 the south sido of Perry street on the terms submitted. A communication was read from the local farriers, in which it was urged that the {o-opomtiun of farmers vrs detrimental to their own interests, and calling attention to tho fact that thoy (tho farmers) had not saggostad what would be a fair price for shoeing. The Committee, hoH'ovor, decided that as the movement had proceeded so far pd the present proposals iwd not beon before submitted, they could not entertain any suggestions now mado, The next meeting was fixed for Saturday, 9th August, on which (Into the applications for tho pqailiqn of manager will be reoeived and applications for shares plosed. We qnderstand that overlive hundred shares have already beon applied for, and the Directors anticipate that mote than the number required will be taken up before the d»to of closing. Mr Vineont Fyke, M H R, is one of those men who does not call a spudo an isricultural implement. He put tho-fol-lowing advertisement in the Otayo Daily rimes last week:—"lf the book liend ivlio persisted in leaving some of his wares »t my bouso contrary to my wife's rewonstnnces, and during my absence, loos net forthwith remove them, and pay the cost of this advertisement, I shall jrdei' them to be sold at his risk for tho benefit ofwho'm it may concern." The Auckland correspondent of tho Jtago Daily Times says:—ln addition :o the diamond earring found upon McLean, who broke into the premises jf Howden, jeweller, on Saturday, was found iiimo remarkable correspondence, ipparentlv intended to be forwarded to us" pal," or' mate, in Sydney. He itatos that he lina nut yet « picked his lorso" in the sweep, which goes to show 10 is of a sporting turn of mttid. : Purningto sooial. questions, his sendnents aro rathor sooialistio. He avers hat" He will not : work for any man," ind inveighs against the unequal listribution of wealth, which ho thinks houid bo inoro evenly distributed than t is, though it is hard to aeo hoiv £7OO rorth of Howdon's jewellery should lave been his share. Work, lie states, s scarce in Auckland, find he would not 10 sorry if Borne of those wellehdowed rith wealth' dropped boi)]o of itr Mfqiilg froifl the trouWps; of the iroseht lifg' to' the' mysteries, of the ' uture, he remarks that "He-would ike to know the na'mo of the fellow who 1 oined the wotf 'Wl,' Thero is no , uoh tbinq as death, Death is ouly an , rgdiiicohanse, states that he fas ior a short timo in Dnntidin, Ouit readers will be pleased to learn tlia lessrs L, J, Hooper and' Co starts this 1 loraing one of thcir 'half yearly clearing lies. The whole of the stock in the Bon [areho is reduced to prices that must impt every one wanting drapery, millinery, id,clothing,-.to purchase large parcels living this greajt sale,. ....... Tub great silo of drapery and dotting is )W being held at'tho Bon Marche. Messrs ; J Hp-filler fiiia.So Jmyo 'aeterminetl to tluco their stock fo aiionthalt the present line.. Bargains in every department will s oSeirod claririg tho next ■'■■■ PoiionnsEs of tho Drapery. Millinery and iys clothing should not fail to attend at Ice tho great sale now going on at the Bon iirqhe, ov.ery 'ittrtieli is reduced, ' Cost pf>

r v are invited -for ploughing iibiitit 20 ; acres of grow land,- Specifications mJy.be Been at tho .office; of:- -this piper. , ,'

-• -. In tho EM,Court this morning, beforo. I Messrs W Lowos and A WEonall J.'bP>,-i judgment for plaintiffs was given in the following ; cnses.:—Mauiiceyille Dairy Company v Julm Anderson, claim, £5; I Oarr v Q'Koefe, olaim, £ilßs Gd, judgment tor £3 18a Gd; Eton y Crawford, I claim. 10s; and Pickering' v Poiver, .olaim,£7fis(3d. : : .;;.- ( .*"■

Mr Justice Edwards gave judgment yosterday .'morning'ia. the Wairarapa case of, Cars'well V fiinrdan, nn appeal against; the! docision uf; District Judge 'Robinson, Tlio appoal was allowed with JUOsonsls flio Wellington Evening Posf, 111 some very portinont remark's on the law of, libel, says'No ground is too absurd on which to base a threat of an action for libel, unless.certain reparation or compensation -for the entire imaginary injury! is .made to avoid further trouble. Wherever the case stops after that, tlio rosult to tVe defendant is Assured loss. The e aso may bo fought and won, 1 ut in no event does the .dpfendant stand a chance of trotting bauk a penny of the expense he ia pot to. The man-of-atraw | plaintiff flops into the Bankruptcy Court the moment he is hit, We write from | bitter and ' expensive experience,- and other newspaper proprioturs lrwe suffered similarly, What is asked of tho Legislature is pi-otcctioil againt vexatious or blackmailing libel actions by giving the Judges power to, in certain cases, order the plaintiff to give a security for costs beforoan action is allowed toproceed.". yesterday afternoon a gentle swagger haying tho appearance of ii man, just from the country with a big cheque, wandered yuilolessly into a well-known hostelry, situated at tho southern 'end of our town. After nominating his poison, he eiinuirod cf tho presiding Hobo, in on offhand manner, what she'd take. The fair "'dispenser of nectar replied that atsuoh an early hour nothing less thau''chain" would tiokle her palate, • SoriVowhat to her surprise ho entirely coincided and befdro very long the'sparkling liquor was on the table. Disposed of, the 'question, of payment naturally arose,' whereupon the liberal son of Hi) pulled outa dirty', looking piece of paper, professing the same to be a cheque for 3)7 10s! Ex-; animation proved it to be nothing more nor leas than a dilapidated letter, so after a diligent search in his pockets and, nothing in the shape of money being broughtto light, Hebe scented trouble & called the boss. Then the swagger told a simple tale about having' left his money at another hotel, and it, they would trust him for a moment he would run and got it."" Agreed," said Boniface, " but Igo with you," aiid off he ran to get his hat. He. was not long away, about the llith part Of a second, yet in that short period tlio erring one had flown, mizzled, evaporated, or otherwise departed froin the range of the naked eye, and althougti- tho-irate publican and three:men .(specially engaged: for the occasion) ransacked Mastorton for quite an hour, not a sign of r him could they find, not even a footprint; Tho above incident ia specially phoiiomenal, ns although tho victimised license, one has beon in busincss.a ?ood many years, it is not on record that any body ever had him for even a sixpence on any previous n'coasion.-and ho is ' open to bet they won't aijain. - , i '

Coiotjst Eoaidcnts ivould do well to remember that an Extraordinary Sale oi Surplus Winter Stock commcncison Friday August Ist at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warohouso Te Ato House Wellington. Tuebb will be bargains sufficiently great and sufficiently numerous to tempt many to pay a visit to Wellington and (or thoso. whj cannot conveniently leave (heir homes wo are prepared to execute their.order with the. utmost carefulness and despatch at Te Ato House Wellington. All orders must be accompanied by cash in the shape of Ppst OOico .• orders, postal notes, cheques or where these are not available, br.uk notes, aud will have our best attoniion. Wo have issued amice list of the great reductions mado whicli 'wo will forward freo'by post on applieqiioD tq To Aro House Wellington, " And of what does this . Surplus Stock consist ?It consists of Wiqtcr tea fabrios qf evory description, maniles.jackets,ulsters Millinery, Underclothing, Calicoes, Sheetings Flannels, Shirting, Blankets, Carpets, Linoleums, Hosiery, Men's: Boy's and Youths' olothing and', a •■.thousand'other useful and desirable artiolei at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Wellington, .The genuineness of our sales hitherto has boon thoroughly well known and tho present one will bo fully up (o the oharaoter of its professors. One thing shqiild however, be borne in mind, and tliaMs thiit those' who wish to participate in its advaiitago should do so terminates on*tho Kith August at Te Aro Houso, Wellington.—Advt.