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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3628, 2 October 1890, Page 2

Tenders are invited by Mr J3 Edgar, of Feathorston, for making 48 chains of open water raoo from Tauherenikau river.

Wo havo to acknowlcdgo tho reoeipt of tho programme fur .tho spring and suinmor nicotiugs of tlio Wellington Racing Club, whioh is exceedingly well printed, and got np in first class stylo.

Dr Saumarez Smith, tho new Prlmato of Australia, has arrived in Sydney, and will bo fornuliy entlironod on October

Under tho heading of" Palraorst 0 North," a Wellington paper refers to tho funeral of tho lato Mr Henry Bunting,of Grcytown. Mr H.D, Caines requests us to stato that ho will be unable to bring iiis thoroughbred horso " Country Boy" into the Mastorton district this season,

A trout weighing ovor fivo pounds wis taken froai tho Ruamahunga rirer yesterday morning by Mr Holmes. Soveral others of similar proportions were also hooked. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stock salo forWcdncsday noxt 40 hoggota, 20 yearlings, 0 cows and calves, and 1 fat beast.

Mr A, McKay, inspector for the Patangata County Council, was (says the Woodvillo Examiner) found lying on tho road in an unconscious state from Injuries by a fall from his horso. Ho Jioi next day. The Cartorton Social Clob (whioh must not be confouudod with tho newly formed "Carterton Settlors Club") has now about one hundred and thirty, members on its list. Its quarters are in tho Assembly Itooms,

A meeting of stewards of the Masterton- Opaki Jookey Club was held in tho ;lub Hotel last evening, when a programme for. the forthcoming sunlmor race mooting was drawn up which will bo submitted to a general meeting -of the Club on Wednesday evening next, . ' ■

The Woodville Examiner states that Mr Mackay, tho well-known ranger, has instructed his solicitor, Mr H. D. 8011, to take proceedings against Mr W. W. McCardle for certain statements made at tho last meeting of the Land Board regarding his valuations under tho Selectors Evaluation Act,

The house of Mr John Cameron, at Fahaua, waß completely destroyed by firo on Sunday last. Mr Donald Oanjeron was at home wboti the fire occurred, and managed with assistance to savo a few things. The houso, however, was very old—ln fact ono of tlio first erected on tlio Coast, and therefore burnt frcelf. It Bjidorstood the building was insured.

The Greytown Horticultural Society's Eos? and Spring Show is to bo hold this year ou Friday, 21st November, and tho preliminary notico now appears in our advertising coiunnis. It adds much to the intaroat of a flower show whon outside exhibitors aro represented, and we are aware that at least, ono or tp Masterton hurticulturalists intend to send their productions to grace the Greytown exhibition of flowers and plants. Wo hope th? comphmont will be returned in connection with pur Masterton shows.

A correspondent sends m the following puzzle, to which wo would be glad of an answer:—Two droyeis, each having a herd of pigs, meet on a road, A says to B,lf you give mo two of your pigs our herds will be equal in nurabor," B's roply is," No, but if you give mo two of ■yours I shall have twice as many as you." What number of pigs were thorn in each herfl! The Wpitaiapa Extended Gold Mining Company. qt -T.oj.*(jwhiti, Limited, whoso shareholders principally rcsido in Ureytown.has "panned out" one ounoe and 0110 pennyweight of gold to tlio ton, from its tost of ton tons of quartz just concluded, 1 The Directors consider this return indicates payable prospect. Another 25 tons ot stone, tlfis'tnno from a dificroiit reef oil the Company's property,' is hj course of preparation for trial, Wo had 'tlio pleasure of inspecting a lump of unrofinqd gold broyglit to Gjoytown after the recont crashing by Messr/j J Fuller and, John Jackson(Dipepto'rs), aiid'Mp Webster (legal manager), who ijavo returned frou) jej'P'hiti a f-jiy days since. It weighs nine ounces, apd is worth about 130. It is,' as tho Irishman said, about; the'.size of a potato.

Since the commencement of the season, notwithstanding untoward circumstances which have retarded the usual expansion f)f business, our dress and dressmaking uegpjmenlfj I|r,yo been well patronised by tlib "ij'dfcs'pfwelliuglfjnj This speaks yolp'es for both"at Hop Tl® is (loubfless qwiijg tp 'fhe very cxoolloiit of spring and summer dross fabrics that, wo are now showing, specially selected lor us by ourfawn.buyer, than whom there is nono hotter in the city of London, and who has really eseolloJ himself in these, beautiful goods, now : on Aro House; ]Yk would foylto,fjjepijsJ (jtlention to onr Mohair Lustres, 'unsurpassed fyr alcß^jjca and durability and from their ■ pcbuliarly lino finish, Very, silky ■fn appsaranco. Wc liftjrp i|) plain and brocho designs, in fawns, and/»ttiisj; All are in the double wiitlj, lfl|icli; is so admirably adapted for tho present style of drapery. Every .lady should soo these at T44r? House. ' .. Wo haw £<jnje of the habd^mesl,embroidered robes that bjve Seiiij (laylight in the Empire Oily, and liat pro'made spegijliyto Qur own order, with t)ie designs ewlusively cQ!|iiogd {q ys. Those handsome,'.elcjaijt "rpbesepmot )je-ifb'fajined olso\vljore thaii at To • Tiffi'sß robes m embroidered in # uppn Ciishraero and Foule liidienno, bii4 have : tlvcm iii'black nnd all tho leading fashionablo colours, Tliero are .also some very cljoice China silk embroidered robes in white, wljity end eera, cera and black, &o. As we bave'oniy alinuiedffiffltify of these ladies slionlffWnri them jl To Aro'HonW .''' •' I'i/B sMI andtasto of our twoflressmalihig'rooms a/o"ilniJvalled' in'tliemty, lest thoirf lit'To House, -A »yx,

A «hong : .c6jnn(iiiee fas beon formed by Mr Bectbam in A now advertisement from 'Messrs 1 ; R and'E of Wellington, ojipoara iti another column 1 j ' A ; i,oiv advertisement' from-" the I Government Lifo Insurance Department appears in our columns to-day.

Messrs Thompson and Knowles, sharebrikors and general commission agents, of Wellington, notify that have money to lend on freehold security,

A new/and interesting advertisement from Messrs'Keid and Gray, agricultural Implomont manufacturers, appears on our front page. • -The' Masterton Electoral ltoll was circulated .to-day, It contains 3092 names,

Strike matters aro very quiet through? the colony at tho present tnno, and the men are resuming work. Mr WW M'Cardio addressed his electors at Woodvillo last ni»lit and was accorded a vote of thanks,

The conforonco between reprosen tativosoftlio labour organisation and employers, was commenced in 'the Parliamentary Buildings yesterday, but tin) business was only formal, Mr Arthur Kent Johnston, formerly editor and proprietor of the Wairarajm Obscmr, is at present in tho Wairarapa on a visit from Sydney. Mr E, Welch, blacksmith, of Queen Street, publishes iii our advertising columns a list of prices for horse shoeing which lie has decided to adopt from this date,

A nieotingof tho Knights of labour was held last (ironing, when it waß resolved to withhold tlioir support' from a candidate till after Mr Hoag has addressed the electors. The frionda of the late "William Cameron aro inyited to attend his fun'oral, which will loavo tlio Club Hotel on Friday, at 4 p,m, Mr Aprils Frasor, ot this town sustained a nasty accident yostorday, through being thrown from his .horse : the horso was turning sharply when it fell. Mr Frasor was severely shaken and cut about tho faco and hands,

The three front rooms in the Marouis of Normanby Hotel at Carterton are being nowly adornod and ro-fumished by Mr J L Kunbell in provision for the private quarters of tho "Cartertuii Settlors' Club," as tho now social institution is to be called. There will probably bo a reading room, a smoking room, and a combined writing and farmers' sample room,

The Chinaman who suffered in an equestrian performance of an extraordin* ary kind in Main Streot, Grcytown, on Sunday, seems to havo been Mr Chin Tinp, of Cartorton. Ho attributes his, disaster to an unwiso indulgence in Chinese ?in. Tho occasion wasa National festivity. Chin Ting wonld do well to avoid association with "ginsling" in future. Tho compound is peculiar to say the least ot it, "We have pleasure in drawing tho attention of horso owners and others to tho notice in our advertising columns which placos the thoroughbred stallion "Forester" at their disposal, Mr Lyford's horso by his breeding, combining as ha does some of tho very best strains, and by his gallant racing recoid, shows that he is made of the material necessary in a sirowhonhallbreed strong upstanding animals capablo of any work on course, cross-country, or roads.

Tho footballers who wont on the recent Northern tour of tho Wairarapa team had to altogether each "plunk down" i' 3 Cs, which all went in liquidating the deficiency in tho accounts after all receipts had been obtained and all debts paid. There was one exception, A small turn is still expected from Wellington. This may bo sufficient to return a first and final "divy" in the estate of sufficient proportion to enable its participators to "kill despair and drown care" in the flowing bowl, The revenue during tho trip, that is that portion of it received by out team, was as muoh as under Napier, £35; Taraimki £l2; Wanyanui £G; Palmorston

, Monnted-Oonstablo May, who proceeded to Kopunranga yesterday to make inquiries into the matter of tlio finding of (lie body ofa man, reports that a body was found in the Kopuaranga river, l'bo body was that of a man in an advanced state of decomposition, who was apparently 45 or 60 years of age and of stout build, He was dressed in a brown cheek tweed coat, with saddlo tweed trousers and vost, and heavy watertight boots. Thp body, which was takon out of tlio river and convojcd to a small house pn the rajln ay lino, is unidentified, but is supposed to bo t]|at of one Patrick Cowan, who is well known in Mastorton. An inquest was held at Mauriceyilla at one o'clock to-day,

L, J. Hooper and Co- will, in the course of a few days, mako thoir grand display of new Spring goods, whicli are now being landed on the Wellington whatf from theTongariro. A) 1 the latest Parisian styles and novelties wjil sljortly Do 'displayed in the Eon Marchc, charming iqillinery such as never boforo bas been shown in the "Waimrapa. Wo shall slioiy this season the newest and most fashionable styles, designs and materials in dress goods, prints, pongoos, cloths zephyrs in all the new aud leading colorings with trimmings &c„ to match. The above goods have beon specially bough'' for the Bon Marcho by one of tlio most experienced buyers, having a thorough kninyledgo of tlio classes of goodß required for the colony, especially ot tlio Wellington province, Oqr stock being the pick of tho whole of the New Zealand warehouses, together with our own importations re Tongariro, will mako the grandest display of tashionablo and stylish, millinery mantles, jackets, diess goods, &0. Our customers aud tho public gonorally will do thomseltes justico by reserving their purchases till they have inspected the goods at tho li'ori Marcho,' W? shall as in previous yoars mark ovory line at wholosajo prices and in plain figures. L. J. Hoopor and 00, Bon Marcho Fashionable Drapory Waroliouse, Queen Stroet, Mastorton,