SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3745, 25 February 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

A new advertisement from Mr James Webb, the cheap tailor, appears in our wanted columns.

Our Greytown correspondentinforma us that the burlesque ;Aladqin\la jwellworthy of patronage by the * Masterton public.

Owing to the Horticultural Society's show being held to-day, the usual class of tho School of Design will not meet; this evening. " ' } ;

Mr W. Booth has been elected Ohai. man of tho Wellington Harbour Board for the ensuing year. The Auckland Liberal Association lias resolved to present an address to Sir Geon?e Grey before his departure for. Sydney to attend tho Federal Convention. The Earl of Onslow haa abandoned his intention of visiting the Thames and Coromandel, pb the Hinemoa is hotl available.

The Cairn run, comprising 1700 acres freehold and 13,550 acres leasehold, with 10,000 half bred and merino sheep, was sold yesterday. by the Farmer's Agenoy Co, to a Dunedin gentleman for £BOOO cash.

The second rendering of ''Aladdin" last evening at the Palace Theatre, Grey town, was a great improvement on the first performance from' a musical point of view, the orchestra evidently having had some practice. Quite a little storm in a tea-cup was occasioned by the previous report of our Greyt#wn correspondent who, according to a writer in the Wairarapa Standard, poses as a "musical critique." We presume he means critic,

An alarming report of the demise of a leading Masterton resident was freely circulated last week in the township ol Carterton, says the Observer, but on enquiries the rumour was discovered to be utterly without foundation. We happened to meet the gentleman who was supposed to have been translated to another sphere on Sunday, and his remarks with regard to the person who had given currency to the" story leminded us sfcrkingly of an advertisement we once saw in an American paper: —"Mr wishes to inform his friends and the public generally that he is not dead, as reported, but on the contrary he is alive, and would be kicking, if -Jxe could discover the person to whom he is indebted for the circulation of the report of his death."

The following are the boundaries :, of the wards lor the proposed division -of the Borough of Masterton:—East Ward: On the northeast by the Waipoua river from the Waipoua bridge to Columba road; thenco on the southeast by a line running along the out9r side of Columba road, to, Kurupuni creek; thence on the southwest by the Kurupuni creek to Queen street; thenoe on tfte northwest running along the centre of Queen Htreet to the Waipoua bridge. West Ward : On tha northeast by the Waipoua bridge to tho northwest corner of section 62, thence on the northwest bv a line running along the northwestern boundaries of sections 62 to 55 (inclusive), section 30, and by a line running along the centre of Railway road to the southwest corner of section 83; thence on the southwest by the creek to Queen street, thenoe on the southeast by a line running rlong the centre of Queen street to the Waipoua bridge. Outer Ward: All the remaining part of the Borough of Masterton aforesaid after excepting thereout the East and West Wards above described. To morrow we shall sell full dress lengths of the following double width material, viz:—Delaines at 9s lid for 8s lid, Ecarte at 12s 6d for 8s lid, Beiges at 16s 6d for 10s Cd, Knicker Tweeds at 21s for 12s 6d, Striped Cashmeres at lGs Cd for 10s 6d, and Figured Suitings at 21s Cd for 12s 9d, at "The Fair," Te Aro House,

To morrow we ahall show dresa lengths of summer mohairs, reduced from 5a Gd to2s lid, summer checks reduced from 7s 6d to 3s lid, summer flakes reduced from 8s 6d to 4s lid, summer tweeds reduced from 13s to (is 6d at "the Fair" Te Aro House. To morrow we have resolved te clear out all our Remnants of Black Silks, Colored Silks, Black Sathu, Colored Satins, Black Silk Velvets, Colored Silk Velvecs, and all dress Fabrics at half price at "The Fair," Te Aro Wellington.

To morrow we invite special attention to the remarkably cheap Jots inourdreßS department at Te Aro Heuse. Those who will throng that counter and make thelr'selectiins'from '-the array of bar* sains displayed will have every reaaori ; t6 be thankful for the institution of '* The' Fair/' ' ' l ---' • .'• To-morrow we shall offer dress lengths of French cashnieres in several shades of the new greens'at 25a for' 12a fd," dress 'lengths .of the "fashionable mohair? at 15s for 10s Gd and dress lengths of black grenadines reduced to 5s lid at "The Fair" Te, Aro flouse.