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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3650, 31 October 1890, Page 2

!' The application' (if the:; Masterful! School Committee:for a special grant jj.a; 'h e W-refuge4 by the Wellington Education Bpnrd. - ." 'Mr G. .jioetiittiH intends speaking at. j twenty.-two. pontrcs in the" Mastertpn eloctoiato, ■■'"• '.'• :■■'.■■■;•.•■ .:|

, W tß inyiteß tenders for painting nor : iTew rcßidehco.' '■■ ■'}' ■%;.;.: ? ; 7-' Messrs '■; Lowes, and: Jurifo add tbitheir sale for Wednesdaynoxt 20 2 and'Sjear *M'«eei»,'i; .;'■'.* ;.:.'^'-? : -.'.- ;^; : ";.4 : •'',. ; '•■ The amount takbn at the ■ gatim at yeatorday'B iho'w'at Cartorton was £127 Ms., r ' ■ ■•■ ■<■'

Mr TK Macdonald addressed the debtors hi the Opera Honso. Wellington, last'night', and received a vote of thanks and confidence. ..." r

Mr John Drumtniind, of TVollintjton has been appointed a ohiof■■ inspector 0 stock under the Sheep Act. .:.•-■; : ; Mr.l Jj Toole, the famous comedian, supported by his London company, is announced to commeoco his Wellington' Bcason to-night. : ; ; : \y -.; Theßtriko in Noiv.Zoaland jiias i.be'on'. praohoally ended by; the Ohriatohurch Conference! Tho nieuhaya bew authorised to resume work.

Tonders'aroi ivited for parformmg the carriage ?f the Wairarapa North CountyCouncil for a,period'of twelve mouths :

Wo have received, the'following weather report lor October from tho local stationmft9ter:—Average tempora-ture.s9-38; rainfall, 480 indies on (ifteoh days.. ■ Notwithstanding that the: Lower Valley is considered to be tho pastoral country of tho.. Wairarapa, the number of exhibitors of sheep at Carterton yesterday wcro only nineteen, compared with tiroiity-threo at Mastertoh,' ".'.

Out of feven onirics at the Carterton show yesterday, tlie firm of Eoss and Muir.of this town, secured five first prizes, oneßccondaud a highly commended.

The approximate amouut taken at the gates of tho MiUtertoil show 611 Tuesday wus£l2o. '■ :■.■'-.- ......

Charles. Cress, occupier of tlie placo , raided by Ul3. detectives ■ iu'Wellington on Sunday night,,pleaded guilty at the police Court this morning on the charge of keeping a gaming home and was fined £2O. •

Mr AG- Thompson, of this town, is expected home froir Sydney m about a fertnight's time. Mr Thompson has been offered the foromanship of a large Sydney cordial factory but has declined, preferring to return to the land of his birth.

A grand concert in aid of th" Spnckman family is to be given in.th 0 Theatre lu>yal on Wodncisday,- November sth. Tho programme will. be published in a future isauo. We underbtand Mr Hausmann'is ranting the free use of tho Theatre fur the' occasion.

The creditors in a certain Woodvilla estato are being paid lid in the £.

The funeral of the late Mr Albert Spackman took place yesterday and wan lwgely attended. Tho Beryico at tho «rave was enduoted by the Rev. W. Rowae, tho Druidical portion boin« read by Mr W. Blinkhorno,

At Sydney Quarter Sessions. Judge M'Farlano (Scotch) to witness: "Are you a countryman of mino ?'' Witness: Yes, yer \mor, Hi'ni a cockney." And then ensued a silence in which you could havo hoard an elephant fall. ■

Ono of tho principal attractions in horses at yesterday's Carterton show wob Mr A, M'Kmzio's pony stallion Kalipha, which was admired by all who saw it...

At Sydney Quarter Sessions a boy ten years of ape, got six months for breaking and enterin?, and a man of 70 got ton years for a similar olfoncn,

The now carrying firm at Carterton, Messrs Hannah and MoKenzie, got a good start the business lliey havo just taken up. The show was tho occasion of about one hundred horses hein? put up at the " Marquis" stables, and they were busy till late at night with tho visitors, wliich regularly rushed their accommodation,

Mr F. Myers writes to our local con» temporary stating that he said to us on a recent occasion "he was not one of those persons who went about with' dynamite in his pocket." The following wore tho actual words used [-Editor of Wahukam Daily ; "Who m you ?" iMr Myers " I am Myorj the dynamiter," If Mr Myers had substitute! another short word of four letters for dynamiter ho would haye done himself justice.

;An • occasional correspondent a' Alfredton writes to us an follows; -At a back country political mooting at which ono of the candidates for the Mastotton Electorate was present, tho candidate intimated that on account of the smallps pt tho attondinoo ho would, not niflkoa set speech' but invifod questions and a general conversation on political matters, It need not boßaid that the questions and conversation wore not in tho least political behng confjned to conversation was not gereral boiing confined to twD local worthies, Mtor these two worthies had kept up the running for a solid hour, and in their opinion had quito improssod the candidate that if ho was to bo returned it would be by tlieir voto3 and their votes only, and. t'yhou in Parliament would represent.. them, and them alone, as jf to thoroughly convince the candidate, of those facts pno ul flip worthies remarked, ""} replson that this district is a lo| moco olvlliscd, thitp it was a few years ago/' [r wl«oh his mate assented "yes, they knows a lot more now." Somehow thepyes of the meeting were drawn In tho direction of the speaker looking for the livin? proofs of tho civilisation, and tho meeting ' was immensely tickled and brought' to a close in roars ot laughter. •■■ Tho concert and Christy Minstre , entertainment w tho Lyceum flail, of Oartorton last night'wjw a'triiiinpliaiit success. The room'and gallery-was crowded to nvorflowinjj pom): so to,u.ch sq indeed that c'nr rep.re.senta.tive, who .arrived a fow nnnutos after the' time for aommencing, found not only was lie unable to obtain admission, but that the immense crowd who woro proseni prevonted even a.view'nl itie.jitago being obtained by .thorn who'We unfortunate enough to be near the door, Our jntond>d report m detajl therefuro be!cai!]p op absolute 'jmnqssiqilitj!, and n cap only ohropiclo the general faot that everything wont off well from boginninß to end. oapecialy the Christy part of the programo. Two vocal items respectively by Miss Shoehan and Miss Cuudy of Foatherston, two quite young singers, but with remarkable voices, created a tumult of : applanso, Tho da.nco which follower] the entertainment m equally well attended, and was also iniioh enjoyed. The Carterton band, whoso members all worked hard for such a gratifying result, are to bo congratulated on tho popularity of thoir concert and lance, and Mr W. J, lierrill, the cpijdqctoi', an'dMrl. ®ng fhe Secretnjij?, upon, the energy apd ajujity wliicjj' tliej"threw-inW' thoir Uiitjertakjng. ladies and geutJeinen, pnQo'rihootpd/ with 'tfie.ba.nd, ajsq (Java hlutt help we understand. , L J Hooper and Co will make tlioi fitst display of Spricß and Summe Noyoltios iii thoir windows this ovening from 6cven f till nine, Wo ahal how this season tho uowest and niostr fijsljiminble styles, designs anrj materials jn afes'f prjnt?, '^ong^l, 1 ■ ijerjpvrs ifj all t|jo and'ieadji]g polqripga lyith trim'mjngs &o'„ to mito)£ Tlje nb,oyo goqds' liaye been bought for the lion Marcheby one of tho most experienced, buyers, having a thorough- knowledge of the olasses of goods rcqtiii-tfd for the colony, otthe Wellington province. Our stock being the pick of.'tjjq whole <)f the j}pw KeaWpd' otjr fan importations will roffio the' pr'andjs't dis|tay/qf :}as|iQnahia'aud goods, fe o««.'«qrtoin«Miia-tiio ' pubho geuoiully will do.themselfos i iimMiia hv l'uiiMum.a tlioln j.-ii ~ they havo inspccted : the-goods at the ;i Bon 'Marcho. ; -We' shall as in : previous ; , years mark eswy lino at wholesale pfieffi and in plain figures, I/, J, Hooper-and! Co, Bon. Marohe Fashionable Drapery, ' Warelipuse,-u'eonstreei,:MasSerton,. '-: I