The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1891

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3742, 21 February 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1891

FIKST EDITION,

The Masterton School Committee, in voting for Messrs Brown, M'Cardle, and Young for seats on the Education Board, and in recommending other country schools to do so, ij obviously defeating its own ends. If the Committee was sincere lp its desire to secure the return of Mr M'Cardle, it would either have plumped for that gentleman or voted straight for three country candidates. As it is, the Committee has given the city two votes and the country one, and it cannot therefore expect to secure the return of its own representative.

Mr F. H. Wood makes several important additions to It's next Taratahi stock sale. We understand that Mr W, W, Collins intends lecturing in the Masterton Theatre Royal on Sunday, March Ist, The Railway Department has acceded the request of the Masterton Horticultuial Society, and the evening train from Masterton to Eketahuna will be delayed at Masterton on Wednesday next unt :i 9 P-fflt Pilferers beware { During the hearing of the case yesterday, in which two lads were charged with robbing an orchard, Mr Beard stated that it was a common practice fop owners of fruit gardens to poison their fruit for the purpose of killing rats. The death of Mr J. C. Brown, exmember for Tuapeka, recalls a curious and sad coincidence. At the last division that took place on the adjournment of the House on September 17th last, two of the tellers were Mr Brown and Sydney Taiwhanga, the latter of whom (lied on the day ot election. Mr Brown quickly succeeded him in the final journey. A Marlborough paper states that "the Hinemoa will shortly sail for Palmerston North." We knew the floods were out, but hardly thought they were as bad as all that. There is a plague of hawks at Hawera, | says the local paper. Several fowl runs have been completely eaten out by J these winged depredators. It appears stracge to us that the damage was not doD6 by stoats and weasels from the Wairarapa. Sickness is prevalent in Palmerston. The Standard learns that during the last fifteen days there has bepn no less that nine children's funerals. Since Mr Deigb has filled the office of gravedigger, that is during the last three or. 3i- yeare, he has dug no less graves.

The body of Gordon Hall, one of the uusain? boating party for which search parties haye been out, has been found on the beach at Wairoa South.

. A man has been pronounced to be insane in Wellington because he said he waß the '"King of Hanover." Mr A. G. Thompson's swimming' baths will be open for the public to - day. A movement in the direction of erecting a suitable monument to the memory of the late Mr Henry Bunny is on foot in the Lower Valley. The Rev Charles Clark has ju»t been on the West Coast, but he did not ?et such good houses as met him last time he was round.

The Marlborough Express says the rabbit plague is bad enough, but rabbits have

some commercial value; the weasel plague threatens to become equally as great a nuisance, and they not only destroy domestic amrrals and attack children, but can be turned to no profit able use.

Professor Anderson, the "Wizard of the North," gave a second entertainment in the Theatre Royal last eyening to a fairly large audience. A number of exceedingly clever conjuring tricks were performed by the Professor, and Mddle. Blanche sang several popular songs ii first-class style. A matinee for children will be given this afternoon, and tne season will be brought to a. close with another entertainment this evening. A peculiar fatal accident happened at the Rydal railway station, in New South Wales recently. A man named Thomas Bogie arriyed by the mail train, and as the train was starting to leave the Btation he attempted to sling a heavy swag, which he had with him. over his shoulder. The end of the sway struck the verandah post, and the force of the collision threw him backwards, and falling between the platform and train he was crushed to death.

Recently, it appears, the question came up for discussion among the New Plymouth city fathers as to whether E. M. Smith, Esq., M. H. R. town turncock and lamplighter, ought not to resign the latter position. It was agreed that there was something incongruous in the combination in one person of the functions of legislator and lamplighter, but they had no reason to offer except the feminine one that it was. Finally, however, they were convinced that the arrangement was better as it was. It was suggested that other districts sent their best men to the House, but that the New Plymouth people found the peer of the beßt men of other districts in lowly positions among themselves. That implied, of course, that there was a large reserve of respectability and learning in New Plymouth to which other towns had not a parallel. Mr. Smith will, therefore, continue to light the gas in New Plymouth, and to gas to the House in Wellington about tbe mineral wealth of New Plymouth, till at the next election the electors]) cut him oft in the green and tender bud of his political career.— RaDgitikei Advocate.

The Clothing Stock afc Hooper's Bon Marche will be Sold at Nefct Cosf dving the Great Sale, Mens', Boys' and Chil - drens' Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Socks Ties, etc, at exceptionally low prices. A Monster Clearing Sale of Drapery and Olothing will be held during the next few days at L. J. Hooper and Cos' Bon Marche. Every article in the warehouse will be offered at greatly reduced prices. The Sale will commence on Saturday morning, Januaiy 31st, at 8 o'clock. A tremendous sacrifico of Dress Goods, Millinery, Ladies' Jackets, Mantles, Corsets, Straw Gcods, Hosiery and Gloves, Umbrellas and Parasols, etc etc. will be made to make room for Fresh Shipjieutß to frivo. So be ready for bargains in every department at Hooper's Monster Sale commencing Saturday morning, January 3lsb, at 8 o'clook. We shall sell, and those that patro nize the Bon Marche Monster Clearing Sale will reapthe benefit of our being overstocked. Hooper and Co, Bon Marche. —advt. To morrow we shall sell full dress lengths of the following double width material, viz :—Delaines at 9s lid for Ss lid, Eoarte at 12s 6d for 8s lid, Beiges at 10s 6d for 10s 6d, Knicker Tweeds at 21s for l?s Gd, Striped Cashmeres at lGs Gd for 10s 6d, and Figured Suitings at 21s Gd for 12s 9d, at "The Fair," Ye Aro House.