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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3631, 6 October 1890, Page 2

The Tasinanian Legislative Assembly has passed tho stuck tax by a majority of 0110, There aro, it is said, 151 railway employees out on strike n New Zealand at the present time. -A special announcement to wool<(vowetp. from the N. Z. Loan and Mercantile Company appears in another column. 1

Mus Dorothy Tenriant, who was recently marriod to H. M. Stanley, is over forty years,of ago. It was quite time that tenant was made a houseliolder. .

A number of Ohinoso residents .of Masterton aro about leaving for tho Celestial land. A general exodus from the colony appoars to have sot in. Tlio K'. M, Coiirt. was sitting at Pdiiatua on Thursday last till after midnight. ■ < A reduction has beon made in t]ic freights for' wool and produoo between Dunedin and Napier,. This will be a boon to settlors.

A cab-driver was prosecuted, conviotcd and fined five shillings (or tl'.ree days imprisonment) at Aberdeen recently for smoking a pipo on his cab, not while driving a fare, hut while ho was standing on the look out for one,

• A Wairarapa paper, says:—The j troubles of ninholders in tho Mastcrton . distriot aro manifold and insurmountable, and all owing tothe gross fecundity of tho "bunny." ! Why . does not our contemporary, whilst reminding us of tho truth, suggest some remody ? An application is being made to tho Diocesan Standing Committee by the residents of Paliiatna to have thut disiri'ct -constituted a parochial district, Messfs Joseph. Jessop nnd John Hancock have beeii committed far trial at Pahiatua for forcibly; entpiiiw tbo premises of J H Jenkins and using insulting language to his wifeWe aro ploafed to; learn that _Mr John Cameron, in spite of his serious injuries, is doing -oxcepdintjly well at tho Mastorlon Hospital." Ho is in good heart, and it is'anticipated that he will have a quick recovery. A bootmaker named Alfred James Cooper, died suddenly at Wellington on Friudyj night, /He wm conducting family worship beforo retiring to rest, when ho lay back in his Plwr and expired. Another handsomostained gtawindow has been inserted in St. Matthew's Church.at the west -end. The donor of tho window is Mr James Nicol, and tho manufacturer Mr D Pickering. 1 Good progress has been'-' made during tho past few weeks with the dam on 1 Landsdowne, and tbo'conttactota aro confident they will'have the work done at tho contract time. Already seven

Jeet of pter has beep oonservj,d. Tiie ompbyeqs' "Unions throughout the colonies have -authorised aconforpuce at an early clato : in Melbourne oil condition t!'4 tl|o. W" apoopt thj inljiute passed by tlje Employers Con ; ierence at Sydney'as the basis of proceedinps,

The special attention of our readers is called tf) an advertisement which appears in our paper drawing attention to tho fact that F, J, Pinny,'of Manners Street, Wellington, has juat landed a largo shipment of musical instruments, amonpst which will be found pianos, palace organs, liafmoniums, violins, accordeons, concertinas, lihd fittings of Wcry'clo.acrijjtipn/ chance tliat is seldom met being sold at \yho)csaio'prices, The linpoiial accQricbtis aro tlie jbost for)jSo| afjd p, J.' P.' has ihe Best assortojeht [n Jho place, Jf e lias also just landed a InrRC shiproont of the eoloMpd Wbfpestei Organs and othera." THoao desirous of (jetting good value for their money would do woli to onll on F. J. Pinny. A very rarofish, of the salmojonll n«t(s species, was captured in tin Waipoua rivor, near'the county bridge, by $r D. S. Papworth on Saturday Is!' Tho fish, which p» ? !)! a l e an( ' a boul l| pounds in wo'ffhtj'was olwv!} Mi Ayaon, the curator of the Gsh ponds who recognised it as boin» one of i couple of hundred of its kind which won liberated as yearlings about two year ago in a Stream near Masterton. Thi specimen is rnmarfcililo, nqt only lor iti rarity, but from the fact that it is liaucl deformed, Tho lowdr jaw- is about ai inch out'of its place, and the tongue) klmost entirely missing. Mr Ayson although eiiffiowhat astonished at th deformity, was very pleased to tha the fish were'thriving apd in gooi condition. !

Sixes the commencement of the season, notwithstanding untoward circumstances which have retarded the usual csppsioji ol business, onr dress find dressmaking departments have been well patronised by the ladies of Wellington, This speaks volumes for both at To Aro House, ■ We have eoiuo ol the handsomest em bi'oidercd robes that have over seen dayliglit in the Empire City, and that were made specially to onr own order, with the designs ewlujivcly confined (o us. These handsome,' ckt'ini pcljgs cannot he obtained cls'owhcro than at'xe Arp_Hou?o. Tiiesj? robeS are emliroidef ed ineilk upon Casbiiieio aiid Foulc tndienne',;ond we have them in block and oil the ieadlpg fashionable colours, faifp pro also some yery clioico China silt £!)iVroid.ott,d rpbss in white, >yl|ifc and cer'u. ,eeru aijd b!?ck, Ao. As wo liaye only ft limited <jf these should SMHB ftem/ifflffiediatoly at Te Aro House. „„„ This is doubtless 67J88 to ™ excellent choice of spring atiu auiUUie dress fabrica that m avo now showing' dpeoklly for us by our own buyer, than whom there ishgmi bettor in the oity of London, and who lias really oxeelled himself in these beautiful goods, now on view at To Aro House.

We would invite special attention to our Molisip Lustres, for elegance and durability isr.d from their peculiarly fine finisli/yfivy silky in We have these in plain and hfochs dpslgps, in, fawns, greys, greens, blues and oottas. _ All ore in tho double width,' which is so admirably adapted for tho. present style of drapery, Eyeyy lady should see these at To Aro Hon.se.' : ' The skill" and taste of (fit. !?o ures - making rooms aro unrivallod in 'ho oit est them at To Avo tow, Wellington Advx, ,

■ Messrs Lowes and loriis add to' tlioir a Njok sale list 5 two year old steers.. : 'Mr Ticehurst, Sen., of Greytewn, is seriously ill. Laat : week lie broke a bloodvcesoL : Tlio. Knights of Labour in Carterton nro now supposed to.' number between fifty and sixty persons. - A football match was played at Glad- , stono on Saturday betwoon toaina representing Gladstone. and Taratahi, result-in® in a win foe thelatter by twenty points to ono. Constable Swain, of the local police , force, is at the present timo doing special duty at]3ruunor, i Tlio following tendors havo _ been received by the County Council for Contract No 1, Fernyhurst road:— Kavanagh & McKeniio £123 (aocopted). • P Carr £l6O, M Keirns £lO4. The members of the Masterton Town Lands Trust visited tlio Masterton, Fcmridge and Cathollo Schools this moraine, to find" out what repairs are necossary to- the various Institutions before making the iuimul grants, i Complaints have reached us of a larg i number of names of residents of this district being struck off the electoral ro 11. 1 Tho only remedy, as far as we can see, > is .to have tho . nainos insorted in tho

lupplementary roll, which is still open. The bazaar and sale of work to bo hold it Qreytown by the Ladies Guild of St Luke's Church, and which has .bepn postponed, is to bo held the last week in October, probably on a Enday, Ic will be in the Palace Hall, and tableaux vmmfs are to help to attract an attendance in the evening. The opening of the' Kurnpuhi Fire Brigade Station will be celobrated on Thursday noxt by a menstor demonstration. Besides the programme for the occaslonwhichjhasalreadyboenadvortised, we understand the children of tho town are to be traatod to an endless supply of buns. ' f | Constable ltoche is about-to take proceedings anainst ft number of Nativos in the Forty-Mile Bush for destroying pigeons out of season. Forßomo time past a wholosale destruction of these birds lias boen going on, and it is quite time action was taken by the authorities The' Rev. Mr Wyattand Mr George Wyott leave Greytown for Wellington to-day, to represont St Luke's parish in the General Synod of the Church of England which opons there to-murrnw. Cartorton will bo represented by Rev. Mr Ballaoliey and Mr Rupert Fairbrother, and Featherston by Mr J. G. Cox.

A mote picturesque coantenance than that of a well-known resident of Masterton who was the other day presented with forty-two numbers of the Picturesque Atlas at five shillings por number eouM not bo wished far. Fortune smiled upon the " fiend" on this occasion, for his victim was a devout Christian. Arthur Humphries was charged before Mr G Horon, J.F., this morning, on the information of Alfred Coy, with feloniously stealing and carrying away two blaukets, of the value of 19a from the promisoß of the informant. Mr Powtiall, who appeared for the defendant, asked for a remand till two o'clock, As no objection was raised by Sergeant Prico, the application waa granted, bail being allowed. For quick delivery of passengera a spider buggy is unrivalled. Two of our local mashers came along Queen Strcot in one this morning, and in turning a corner into Church Street tho animal which had the honor of drawing them stumblod and fell. Like a shot from a gun tho driver and his comrade wero ojccted from the vehicle and touched mother earth beforo the horse's knees came in contact with tho gravel. A small but delighted crowd applauded the clover aorobatio feat'of tho dudes, who wore on tjjejr foot unhurt, much more rapidly (ban their less fortunate steed. A man.named Patrick Dal/ was an'ostcd at T&watai, near Eketahuna, on Saturday, by Constable Roche, on a charge of larceny as a baileo of a horse, saddle; and bridle, valued at £Q, the property of William Thomas Richmond, It appears that on October 2nd Daly borrowed a horse from Richmond at Mangamahoo and rode it into Eketahuna, where he disposed of it to one Job Oartright for the sum of £6 10s, receiving a oheane in payment, Tho ohequo handed to the landlady of a cortou} hotel anij the ttvo parties to the transaction got "gloriously drunk," Payment for the ohoque lias since been stopped. Daly was brought before Mr 6. Horon, J, P., this morning, charged with the offence, and on the application of the polico was remanded for a week. ' L J Hooper and Co will make their first display of Spring and Suinjnor Novelties liv their windows this evoning, from seven till nine. Wo shall show this soason tho newest and most fashionable styles, design? and materials In dross goods, prints, pongeos, cloths zephyrs in all tho new and loading colorings with trimmings &0,, to match, The above goods have beon specially bought for t||e Eon Muroho by one o,f tho 'most bpyerfi/jiavinga thorough knowledge of the classes oi goods required for tlie colony, especially ot tho Wellington provinco. Our stock being the pick of tho wholo of tho New Zealand warehouses, together with out own importations reTongarlro, will make tho grandest display of Jashionablo and stylish, millinery mantles, jackets, dies! goods, &c. Our customers'aud the public geuorally will do themselves justice by reserving their purchases till they have inspected the goods at the Bon Marcho. We shall as in previous years mark overy lino at wholesale pricet aritt in 'plain figures. Ti.' J. Hooper and gpj, Jon Majchb Fashioiiablo prapeyj 'Warehouse, Queen Street; Masjortou.