SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3773, 31 March 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Mr F.H. Wood adds a number of well bred horses to his Martinborough sale f or the 14th April. Mr F. H. Wood adds 200 store ewes to his next Thursday's Taratahi stock sale. Tenders close with the Borough Council to-night for footpath and road construction in Renall Street. AU accounts against the North Walrarapa Benevolent Society are requested to be rendered not later than Saturday next. TheChriatchuroh Press, in an article on charitable aid, expresses grave fears that the present system is creating a pauper class in the country, greatly to tho danger of society. Since attention was called through our columns to the prevalence of Itch in this town, there has been a great demand for sulphur, and we are pleased to hear as a result that no further cases have been reported. The following comparative rainfall has been registered at Otahuao this month : —March, 1991, 2*04 inches on 7 days j March, 1890, 2-01 inches on 11 days ; March, 1889, 176 inches on 17 days. We have received from the Observer office a copy of the race book, printed there for yesterday's meeting. It is very nicely got up and is in strong contrast to some of the cheap and nasty books which have occasionally been exhibited on bur race courses. Bertram Bennett, a lad in the employ of Messrs. Caselberg and Co., was returning on horseback from theOpaki course yesterday, when the girth of his saddle broke and he was thrown off. _ Although sustaining a sprain of the wrist and an injury to the leg, he was fortunately not seriously hurt. » J. H. Love, of Brisbane, after nine years' residence at Foochow, solemnly writes:—"Whatl wish every Australian to understand is that if he loyes his country, and if he loves his race, he will gjvo.hu life if need'be'"to ,t keep the Chinese out of Ajutra%'>^

The Wanganui Herald says ;—lt it stated on pood authority that the purchase of t£o Manawatu railway by the Government will oortainly bo an item in tho Ministerial policy next session. The Gjvci nipoit has power to purchase on terms rigiqly specified.. " ,9 The ban} contest at Feildlng results! as follows]— Wellington Garrison, 78 pointi, 1 ; Gray's, 73, 2 ; Feildiug, 66* 3; Marton, 56, 4; • Pahnerstow, 60, 5| The Garrison Band gained on their owns selection. (Gray's made most pointe' inV the test piece, in which the Garrison anj|j Poilding tiai for second place. V„ The balance sheet of a Nelson bank! rupt is an etereiting study. He is %. % mariner. Bis liabilities tot up to I less one penW, and his assets are justja £l2,"consistng of book debts £7, anflfli furniture £&, The creditors number 48,f The lowest skm is 2s, and there aro a", number undV 10s, while the highest,: £llßs, is a lentist. \ Thoro is a itory of a lawyer who swaU' lowed a £6 ntto (why and how history, styothnot). \&o immediately sent off; for a doctor nho was promptly on hand ''* with his stomkeh pump. He operated 1 on the lawyertand soon got_ £l l3s 4d, . but although he worked till he was black, he ootid tret nothing elso. He then discovers I that the 6s 8d had none' into his patient's legal system and was not getatable. Horn t Bait, please 1 ' We are glad b learn that our sportsmen and others can how have stags haao> and birds mounted in the highest style, aa John Jacobs, tljo professional preserver of birds, fish, aiid animals has .arrived here from Londdn. Highest pm given for huias, crows New ZeoXamf, quail, and other birds, Mass heads ana skins. " Feathers oleaned, dyed and curled, for skins tanned a.id, dressed, rabbit skint made into rugs, bullock's horns polished and mounted in the highest stylo. Orders. loft at Mr F. Meynken's, close to Bank of New Zealand, yarterton, or MrCatt's, Hair Dresser.-—ApvT. ~