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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3644, 21 October 1890, Page 2

No liavo to acknowledge tko .rcooipt of the October nurabor ot the Australian bouthlandJournal. ..■".' Mr W Piangnell, wood and coal merchant, requests us ti state that ho I has on hand a small quantiy of coal. . Tho Bush ddwafe says tho playing of tho Dead March i.i Saul by the Noraowoodbandatthefunoral of Mr John Olsen, gave ovary satisfaction.

Messrs Lowes and lorns aunoutice an extensive sale of now and second hand furniture, produce otc.forSaturday next, The Hon. W. fleoves says " a journalist should 'have tho hide of a rhinoceros, tho digestion of an ostrloh, land the constitution of ahull,"

_ The charge of stone throwing against six youths at the Mutt was dismissed to-day en teohnical grounds, without prejudice.

Notice is given that tho Maßtorton Agricultural and Pastonl Association's Show Day will bo recognised as a special bank holiday at the various banking' institutions in Masterton,

The next English mail, per R.M.3Coptic, will probably reach Masterton on Friday next. A humorous revelation, of tho strike has been tho case vf a butcher who was not allowed to,work in his own shop until ho joined', the Butohcrs' Union, and who Is thorefore liablo, in any trade dispute, to be' called out of his own Bhop and remain content with strike p,ty,

' The town of Gbro (Southland) has just been lijhtcd with gas. The ?as is the Invention of a local resident, Mr Watt, who calls it "water gus." Tho process of manufacture is a trade secret. A Gisborno humorist is responsible for the following:—"lf a molody is plaintiff the eoinpoaer is defendant and tho purformer is judge.". Scotchmeu will ba allowed extra thnoto discover tho jjko,

Our local contemporary records the lamentable fact that the Tauorutollkeepor lias, lost his "tile." Phew I that's nothing I Wo know an individual who has purchased a new "headpiece" for bolter reasons than the loss of his old ono I

Atßydd.fl.S.'W.istobo found tho oldest Australian native, if report speak true. This is tho Rev William Small, (Wesleyan), who celobrated his 941 h birthday rooontly. It is claimed for him that ho has 250 direct, doscondants at present alivo in various parts of tho Oolony

Thoro aro 84,547 landowners in Vow Zealand, their holdings being ot tlw total value of £84,208,230, so that the iverage is about £IOOO per head. Of the total numbor, turnover, 20,762 owners possess plots of tho avorage valuo of slightly over £4O each, sections of slightly over £l4O in valuo are owned by 40,725 persons, and 71,261 persons own sections of under £IOOO in valuo, Theso figures aro worth thinking over

In tho Queensland Parliament on the 10th jnst, tho labour difficulty was incidentally touched upon, whon a member sought to get a tabulated return of all applicants for the position of common hangman for ths past three years, which, ho alleged, would contain tho name of a prominent labour leader, who had made an attack upon mombors of Parliament, At a mass meeting that individual described certain members as thieves, vagabonds, and robbers, The motion provolicd au unseemly cross-tiro of personalities, which compelled the Speaker to interfere and call tho excited mpmbers to order. The oroked the mention qf a particular labour loader, but tho Speaker cheokod any digression from-tho question, and tho debato collapsed,. The production of the return was refused by an almost unanimous vote,

A well-known member of tho House was preparing to spoik at Kennedy's, at tho Ksnieri Forks, when ono of tho boys got up, and said;-' Now look hero, Mr—, wo'vo all read that mighty long speech of yours in the newspapers, If you'll undertako to shout for all hands, we'll consent to take the speech as read. ' All right,' replied the mcuibpr, 'Jtls a bargain,' Then a splenintyoliijit! individual got up from a back Beat, aud said " Mr Chairman, alter hearing tho ypry able Bpccph deljyercd by opr, prober, I h.avo. pleasure in prpposine a hearty vote of thanks and confidence. 1 Tho motion was seconded and carriod, amid laugbtor, and the whole parly adjourned to discuss tho drinks. That was a sonsiblo way of gotting over a very stiff formality, and it Is a pity it is not oftener resorted to.

The Otakau correspondent of the Otago Daily Times writes:-" There was quite a sensation in our usually quiofc locality on Thursday evening, when it beating lfnowii thaf tl|a '! boojf Send ! ' was'agairi in our' midat trying to deliyer his books, He called on ono of the residents,- and meeting the good lady outsido the houso, inquired if a certain party lived tlioro. Ho was promptly told to bo off, but persisting in his inquiries, the lady, after again, warnipg lijin, pomrrtenced to throw etgnos to drive him a'vv.iy. Tho " book fiend'! dreiy a rovolyer, which'he threatened louse, but nothing daunted, tho lady continued stone-throwing. A neighbor then appeared or| the scone, and finding a man pointing a revolver at a woman, promptly seized a pitchfork and giivc ehaso. The book agent, finding himself hard pressed, on roaohing a slip panel turned round and fired his revolver, but whether ho did so to frighten or injuro his pursuers is not known; at any rato, no harm resulted, The husband of the lady then also appeared on tho scone and joined in the chase, but the agont was by this time to his buygy, into which ho jumped and escaped; Tho nows soon spread, and on the following morning all were prepared for a second visit. They wero not disappointed .in one way, as tho agent made his appoanrspp, but as he wai extremely c|vi'l' all" hands contented themselves 'with'"' refusing to tako delivery; This course" has been unanimously decided on, and if the agent makes bis reappei|pncO| jfc j§ intendoil tp give him a warm roooptjon, I am informed that the husband oi the Woman, who i,t jq alloßod was fired at, has given the matter into the hands of the police, so that wo. may expect to hear more about tho caso."

Since tho commencement of the season notwithstanding untoward circumstance which have retarded tho usual expansion of business, our dress and dressmaking departments have been well patronised by H|P la'dies of Wellington, This. spcaljS Ybhuntjior botlfat Te Aro House, We have some of the handsomest em broidercd robes that have ever seen daylight in tho Empire City, and that were mado specially to our own order, with tho designs exclusively confined to us, These handsome, clocant robes cannot ho obtained olsowhero tliau at To Aro Houso. TuiiSß robes aro ombroidoied in silk upon Cashmere end J?qule litdlenua, anil we hove them in black and all tho le'ailirig fashion. able colours, 'fliero aro also some very choice China silk embroidered robes in white, white ami ecru, eeru and blaok, H As we have only a limited quantity of these ladies should secure than immediately at To ArQ Hpujo, We would invito spcclal|attcntloii to our Mohair Lustres, unsurpassed for elegance and durability apd from their peculiarly fine finish, very silky In appearance Wo have those in plain and brocho designs, in fawns, greys, greens, blues and ootlas, All avo in tho doublo width, which is so admirably adapted for the present stylo of drapery. Every lady should see- these at To Aro'House,

Tins is doubtless owing to tlie very excellent choice of spring and summci dress fabrics that wo are now showing specially selected for us by our own buyer, than whom thero is none better in the city of London, and who has really excelled himself in .these, beautiful gob'ds, n&w 1 on view at To Aro, Hemp,. '"'' * ''*' """ The'skill'and'tife of our two dressmoking rooms are uhrivallod in tho oily, Test them at To Aro Houso, .Wellington;Anyr,

'"■A'quiotdairy.'ciiff is offered for Bale hrougli our columns.:, i ':

Mr P H Wood's salo '. of Mr Bobort Dixoh'a dairy atock, etc., in! to be held on Monday noxt, ■■; '■■■..''"]

' A Masterton "larrikin" ia to be called upon to Bhbw cause why ho should not be punished tor assaulting one of our looal Chinamen. Messrs Lowes and lonia add to the aale of stock tomorrow 2 first class dairy cows on the point of calving.

The Governmont' Life Insuranco Department notifies that two enorgotio gentlemen aro required to canvass the Wairarapa and Forty-Milo Bush districts,

The auction sale of -privileges at tho Uartorton Show by Mr F. B, Wood on Saturday resulted as follows; Publican's booth, Mf.'Thos, Rennet £8 10s; refreshment stall, Mr A. h, Whyto jE5j fruit Btall, Mr A. L. Whyte £2 IDs, "Wo understand that summonses havo boon u>aiied in the egg-slinging case at Oreytown, and that unless the matter is settled in the interim, the case will be heard before Justices on Friday. If it reaches the Court a good number of witnesses will have to bo called, and the proceedings-arc- expected to last all day, The Masterton Blacksmith' and Whselwright Manufacturing Co intend erecting an offico and paint shed in addition to their already extensive premises in Perry street, Tenders for tho work aro called through our columns today. Tho programme for the.Fire Brigade concert to bo held in the Theatre Eoyal to-morrow evening appears as an inset to.day, Wo have pleasure indrawing attention to tho excellent programme of races adyortised by tho Tarntahi-Cartorton Hack Eaoing 3iub for its annual mooting on Tuesday, 18th November, Since last year, tho stakes have beeu materially inoreased, and every step will ba taken to ensure, a prosperous mooting. The nominations are to be made by • Tuesday, 28th October, and wo hope to see the Club moot with good support. Its management is in good hands, and the races will be made as attractive as possible. Mr W, McKonzio, of Carterton, is the Secretary,

In the course of an interview with our reporter this morning, Mr A W Hogg expressod himself as follows;-" There is, as far as I know, no truth in tho report that tho question of which Liberal shall withdraw is to be submitted to a comniitteo; I expoct that both Mr I McCardle and myself will bo nominated. Although overturns will, of course, bo made to both of us till tho last moment to withdraw, 1 shall noi do so unless forced."

Blenheim is probably tho first town in New Zealand (says the Express) that has attempted by a bye-law to counteract the abominablo nuisance of book-hawk-ing. The term "hawker or pedlar" now includes "any person or persons who shall within the borough soil or seek for orders for tho sale or purchase of books or other, publications including prints, engravings, and piotuces, either for themsolves as principals, or as agents for the publishers of such books or publications, prints, engravings, or pictures, or for auyother person or persons whatsoever." Wo may expect under this sweeping bye-law to have somo exciting cases, as tho averagobook fiend will run a ooaoh and four through au averago bye-law rather than pay a fee often shillings a month for the privilege of worrying unoffending citizens.

L J Hooper and Co will make their first display of Spring and Summer Hoyolties in their windows this evening, from soven till nine. Wo shal luw this season tho newest and most fashionable styles, designs and materials in dress goods, prints, pongees, oloths gephyrs in all the new aud leading oolorings with trimmings &0,, to match. Tho above goods have been specially bought for the Bon Maroho by one of tho most experienced buyors, having a thorough knowledge of the classes of goods required for the colony, especially ot the Wellington province. Our stock being the pick of the whole of tho New Zealand warehouses, together with our own importations re Tongarlro, will make the mildest display of lashionable and stylish, millinery mantles, jackets, diess goods, &o. Ou,r customers'and the pybljo generally will do thomselves justico by reserving their purchases till tljay' have inspected the goods at the Bon Marcho, Wo shall as in previous years mark overy'ljno atwholesalo prices and in p]nln figures." L. J. Hoopo'r and 1 0q, Eon Maroha Fashionable Prapery Warohouso, Q.ueon Street, Mastorton.