SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3778, 6 April 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Sir George Gray has been declared duly elected for the Newton seat. Tiate Matene, a daughter of the wellknown chief Matene Tauwhare, died at Petone yesterday. A telegram received on Saturday from Nelson states that Bishop Sutor continues to improve, but his condition is very critical. The Licensing Committee in this district will bejheld nejt smooth (May).. The Bishop of Chrisfchurch gpne on a visit to the Chathra is a portion of hisdiocese. The following meat companies will be represented at the conference which opens to-morrow Canterbury Freezing and Meat Co., Christchurch Meat Co., [ Gear Meat Co., Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Co., MoußtrjS)gustit Freezing Co,, Nelson Brothers and Co. (Limited), North British and )Hawkes Bay Freezing Co., South Canterbury Bcfrigeratiog Co., Southland Freezing Co., Wanganui Meat Freezing Co., and Auckland Freezing Co. Most of the d«lepates have arrived in Wellington.

James Wilson, who wai arrested in Masterton on Saturday for boing drunk whilst in oharge of a horse, appeared before His Worship the Mayor this morning, and was fined 10s, in default twenty-four hours. He is now exercising hiß' muscle with the Government "saw." The followers of Te Whiti wore forbidden by mandate from taking part in the Jubilee celebrations at New Plymouth. The old prophet said the white men might rejoice, but there was nothing for the Maoris to celebrate. The amount of coal shipped by the Westport Ooal Company last weelc was 2G44 tons 12 owt. The export from Greymouth was 2208 tons. The usual weekly parade of the Masterton Kifio Voluntoors will bo held on Thursday next. The services at St Luko's charoh, Greytow:;, wore yesterday oonduoted by the JEtev. Mr Wiliiami. A committee meeting of the Groytown Debating Society will bo hold this evening, to dcoido when the debates will attain begin. To-morrow evening tho Phonograph will be exhibited at the Palafie Theatre, Greytown, when the scatinjffepaoity of _ hat larqe house is coitaiu to * ts utmost. Lieut-Colonel Butts has sovered his connection with the Volunteers of the Wellington«Walrarapa district, and is succeeded by Major Stuart Nowall. . Wolters, enumerator for the Wairarapa district, requests householders who may uot have been supplied with census papers, to communicate with him. It has been deoided to form an Orpheus Glee Club in Greytown. Judging from the musical gentlemen who are getting it up, it should be a great success. The shareholders of the -Perseverance Gold Mininsr Company aro anxiously awaiting tho results of the crushing at their mine at Terawhiti, which vm to take place on Saturday. Several ot tho directors are at the mine inspecting the operation. The friends of Mrs. Strang, senior will be sorry to hear that she was suddenly seized with illness on .Sunday. Dr. Johnston had to be called from Ohureh to her assistance. : At a meetinsr of the Tarathai'Carterton Road Board hold on Saturday, the question of a County rate cropped'up, when it waß announced that there would - be no necessity to levy suoh a rate this year. The Trustees of the Greytown Trust Lands must feel gratified at the,result of the sale of their leases on Saturday last. Twenty seven lots were submitted by Mr F. H. Wood, eighteen of whioh were sold at a good figure. The total sum amounted to £lO5, being a very eou« aiderable inorease over the rents just' expired. Several of the lots seeured aro at present unocoupied. The purchasers ' intend to build upon them, which will materially increase the valua of the unsold sections. DnessES—>ve have now opened out out ■ two first shipments of autumn and winter dross fabrioß, whioh have come to us ' recently by the steamers Aorangi and Arawa< we may conscientiously affirm 1 that no finer, more varied, or well seleotsd goods have ever previously passed in the - portals of Te Aro House. I