SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3793, 24 April 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., has been gazetted a member vi the Wellington Land Board. The Greytown Football Club haa determined to send a team to Wellington to play the Athletics on the Queen's Birthday. a Yesterday_Me Maories mustered in full force at Mbwal to join inatangi, feast, &c, overcheohief Kakt Patoromu, who died there reoently. The resignation of Lleut.-Colonel Hume, of the New Zealand Militia, has been accepted. - The Trades and Labour Council ot Wellington has thanked the Minister for Public Works for having initiated the cooperative .system amongst the unemployed. The Nelson district/is becoming overrun with stoats and weasels. In one place the cats are said to bo destroying them. The subscribers in the Auokland district to the Picturesque Atlas have formed a defence association, and have appointed a committee to secure legal advice as to their position in regard to orders for publication. Two seamen of the barque Broomhall, \ which arrived at Auokland from London, ] were arrested on a charge of broaobin? the carca of the vessel during the yojage and stealing 18 bottles of whisky. A meeting ota hundred unemployed wharf labourers at Lyttelton has passed a resolution to ask"" the Government tq assist them in getting work, A proclamation, Vesting the control of the Manawatu Gorge bndgo in thePahiatua County Council, has been gazetted. Mr. J. W. Foley, the " irrepressible,'' has bobbed up in Wellington, where he iatends giving periodical entertainments during the winter months. The Chrysanthemum Show which opened in Wellington yesterday was a success both as regards exhibits and attendance. We would remind those ladies and gentlemen who intend going to Grey town this evening to the Hospital Ball, that dancin? commences at 8.30 p,m, so an early start should be made to arrive there in good time, Jb'r »m the number of tickets sold we expect the attendance to be much greater than in former years All yesterday and last evening the members of the decoration Committee were busy beautifying the ball room. Dr Prins, of Ghristohurch, has received one of Dr Koch's syringes and a supply of lymph. He intends retaining a part for private experiment, and placing the remainder at the disposal of the Hospital authorities. The following are the nominations received yesterday for the election (which takes place on Thursday next, £oth inst.) of two trustees for the Greytown Town Lands Trust:—Messrs R. Bright, junr., Jno. Fabian, J. R. Hebley, C. W. Hornblow, and W. Maxton. We are now showiugsom'e marvellous " creations" in ladies' -'aealette jackets, and specially note the following:—" The Melba," with deep beaver facing, high Fife collar,'which can be worn in four 4iatit.ct ways, and at prices ranging from 3 to 6 suineas; "The Ramsay," faced with nutria fur, reversible' collar, cord ornaments, latest styles, from % to 4 : guineas, at Te Aro IJouse, ' ' " 'An exceedingly hapqsoine garjnent is "The Douglas" aealette jacket, faced with Persian lamb . and real astrachap, high reversible niedici oollar, lined silk throughout from 2\ to 5 guineas. An equally charmu.g sealette jacket is the "We of Wight" with deep facing and collar of pure squiii-el fur, price 5 guineas, at Te Aro House, In plush, seal, plusliette, and stjaletto jackets we have an immense variety. A , liner assortment was never yet shown in the colony. The new stock is larger, better selected and, more complete'than we have ever prevjqusly been able to exhibit and we are sure that any lady requiring the latest fashions ip jackets of every description, ulsters, macintoshes, i far-lined cloaks, travelling wraps, etc- , will find everything desirable now on | now, at Te Aro House.—Apyx. •'

Mr Corrle Johnston, evangelist, delivers an address entitled " Your Biography" in the Theatre Royal on Sunday evenlug. The musical festival to be held in the Drill Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next is expeoted to be an unprecedented success. Besides choruses of seventy voices, accompanied by an orchestra of twenty instrumentalists, solos will be given by the leading vocal- , ists in the Wellington Provincial district. The fact that such composers as Handel, Mendelsshon, Weber and others are to be represented should be a sufficient guarantee that music pt the highest class will be provided. A meeting of creditor* in the estate of Adam Donald, builder, of Featherston, was held at Featherston yesterday, the Deputy Official Aasiiraee, Mr W. B. Chennells, presiding. The bankrupt, in his examination, stated that he had been forced into filing through the pressure of creditors. The whole of his property had been mortgaged. He had been sued by certain oredftvn. and threatened by others. He had given Mr B. A. Butcher accommodation bills for £lO 10s, £l4 10s,and other amounts, but received no security for the same. Be understood ' Mr Butcher had property at Home, and it was on the strength of this he pave the bills. He had filed his schedule ten years ago,but had obtained his discharge. The Assignee was instructed to realise the assets as soon as convenient, and the meeting then adjourned sine die.