SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3741, 20 February 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Messrs, Lowes and lorns hold a qen eral sole at their rooms to-morrow.

Mr. T. Brown has been appointed postmaster at the Lower Taueru. Tenders are invited for cleaning the Masterton main school. The sum of £5,315 was put through the totaliaator at the Hawera races. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their sale for Wednesday noxt 500 cross bred ewes.

The children of the Masterton Catholic School are actively engaged practising the Maypole Dance for the coming sports and picnio to be held on St Patrick's Day.

The cricket match between teams representing Carterton and Masterton, which was to have boen played on Saturday last, has been arranged to come off on Saturday, the 28th iust. We notice that with the change of Government the local Post Office is bein? painted a peculiarly attractive color. Like that ot tho Government, however, the paint will in all probability wear off!

Next Sunday, February 22nd, at the Masterton Catholic Church, the Forty Houra' Adoration will be commenced at 11 o'clock in the morning. lu the even ing the Rev Father Smith, of Hastings will conduct the services.

Dr Macgregor, Inspeotor of Hospitals, was in Masterton on Wednesday, and visited the local institution, expressing himself highly pleased at the satisfactory manner in which it had been conducted.

The stakes to be given by the Master-ton-Opaki Jockey Club at' their Hack Race meeting on St Patrick's Day, amount in all to £250. This is'about the biggest money ever given at „a hack meeting in New Zealand. .' < ' Captain Edwin forecasts heavy gales with rain from northward, changing by weßt to south west, between midnight on the 21at and midnight on the 24thi Last night our attention was drawn to the want of fire escapes in the Palace Theatre, Greytownr When such large numbers of people are assembled together, it- is hard to believe that there is only one door for their exit. We would suggest to the proprietor the necessity of increasing the means of egress.

A serious accident occurred to a Mr Charleß Smith, who wsb riding through theManawatu Gorge towardsPalmerston yesterday. He carae iu contact with Messrs Peter's mail coach, and was, with his horse, precipitated into the river. Mr Smith, although considerably hurt,' was saved from fatal injury by the scrub on the bank side. The horse is also said to have had a miraoulous eacapej but is still down on the river bed. '

The following Roll of'the Wairarapa Cavalry Troop for January, 1869, has been handed ua for publication: Sergeant Major Miller, Serceant Nicol, Corporal Ktbblewhite.Privates Robinson, JJ Donald, M. MoKenzie, J. Mc Kenzie, J. Kibblewhite, G. Chamberlain, R. Dagg, T. Tankersley, , H. Campbell, W. Watson, G. Smith, J. Drnram'ond, H. Bannister, G-. Shute,' Vf. Bennet, W. Greathead, R. Kibblewhite. J. baker, J. Gallagher, E. Feist, E, Chamberlain, Job Vile, George Parsonage, Alex. Yule, W. Brinhtwell, S. Chamberlain, M. Rockel, T. Morton, W. lorns, A. Cave, R. CampbetJ, Cohn.McKenzie, J. W. Smith.

The number of arrivals in the colony duriug the month of January is gazstted as 1558 and of departures .1745. Of the arrivals 231 came from the United Kingdom, 683 from New South Wales, 456 from Victoria, 82 from Tasmania, and 100 from other plaoes. Of the departures, 91 loft for the United Kingdom, 1,000 left for New South Wales, 859 fqr Victoria, 1 for South Australia, 825 for Tasmania, and 69 for other plaoes. The arrivals at Wellington numbered 408, and the departures' 715 ; at Auckland the numbers were, respectively 463 and 405, at Dmiectih 140 and 6, and at InvercaigiU 535 and 582.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their sale for Wednesday next 100 ewes.'and 70 wethers. To morrow we have resolved ttt clear out all our Remnants of Black Silks, Colored Silks, Black Satins, Colored Satins, Black Silk Velvets, Colored Silk Velvecs,' and all dress Fabrics at half price at "The Fair," Te Aro House. Wellington. - ■•..•' To morrow we invite special attention' to the remarkably cheap lots in our dress department at Te Aro House. Those who will throng that counter and make' selections from the ,array bf,bar« gains displayed will have every reason to be thankful for the institution .of " The Fair,"

To-morrow we shall offer dress lengths of French cashmeres in several beautiful shadeaof the newgreensat 25s for 12s fd, dress lengths of the fashionable mohairs at 15s for 10s 6d and dress lengths of Waok grenadines reduced to 5s 1M *.t VThe Fair" Te Aro House.

To morrow we shall show dresslengths of summer mohairs, reduced from 5s 6d to 2s lid, summer checks reduced from 7s 6d; to 3s lid, summer flakes reduoed from 8s 6d to 4s summer tweeds reduced from. 18a to tis 6d at'"TheFair" Tq Aro House.