SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3800, 2 May 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Mr Come Johnston delivera evangelistic addresses in the Theatre Royal tomorrow (Sunday). The quarterly meeting of the Castlepoint Licensing Bench will be held on Saturday, June 6th. A meeting ot the Mastovtoa- Opaki Jockey Club is to be held this ovening. The interest taken in the proposal to procure a water supply from the Waingawa river appears to have died out. Nothing is known about subscriptions, preliminary surveys, or anything else. The Maori Land Court is closod at Greytown. Judge Mackay went to Wellington this afternoon.

There was a poor attendance at the Greytown Chrysanthemum Show last night.

A remarkably fine stag's head was re" Gently procured on Mr W. C. Buchanan's station, Tupurupuru, by the well-known sporstman Mr Nat Oracu. The animal it belonged to was of great sizo, and the antlers have 22 tines, bein? most perfect in every way.

A number of the Hutt Maoris left Greytown for their homeß by this morning's train. There was a great scene when the train left, their Greytown friends weeping bitterly. It would have been hard to pick out half a dozen sober natives amongst the 40 or 50 who were travelling. The following census returns for 1891 have been completed :—Christchurch 14,885, against 15,265 in 1886; Sydenham, 9680, against 9465; St. Albans, 5281, against 4925; Linwood, 4557, against 4051; Lyttelton, 4091, against 8996; Ashburton, 15)02, against 1769; Akaroa, 572, against 662. The Land Board yesterday afternoon held a preliminary enquiry into the circumstances attending the occupation by N. Svenssnn of Section 3, Mangatainoko Villas© Settlement. After hearing the evidence of Moßsrs A. R. Mackay (village steward), J. Hughes, C. E. Beetham, and Cruickßhank, the Board decided that there was no necessity to make further enquiries into the matter.

Some sums of money in amounts ranging from £SO to £20,000, and including several special deposits of £6O, £l5O, £2OO, and £3OO are in Messrs Thompson and Knowles' hands for loan

purposes at the low est t current rates. The firm hive also good investments in shares and some saleable properties on their list. Their offices are opposite the Wellington Athenasim. A business card may be seen in another column. His Excellency the Governor and the of Ouslow and party have arrived at Dargayille, having travelled overland from the Bay ot Islands. They were enthusiastically received, tho township being decorated. Lord Onslow will spend a little time in pheasant shooting-

Venetian blinds have now so thoroughly replaced all other window blinds that information as to where these can be hast obtained is of service to many of our readers, and Mr. E. W. Genu's notification in another column should be a serviceable reminder. Mr. Henn aupplus the New Zealand Government wit a blinds under Bpecial contract, and he also has fitted up Government House and many other prominent buildings in Wellington, including most of the new warp.huuses on the Keclamation.. His workmanship is faithful and his prices are moderate. Proof of theio qualifications has been afforded iu orders which have been executed under our notice.

He makeß a speciality also of revolving shutters, and of veuetidii blind repairing material, The latter can be obtained by parcel post, and price list may also be had on application. The Salvation Army Musical Troupe is tu bo in Masterton for Sunday and Monday, and it the many "Wlion aroyou coming back agains" are unything to go by we prophecy a splendid reception. The Musical Festival on Monday night is to wind up with a coffee supper. Admission to both 1/-, Festival only (id. —Advt.

L. J. Hooper Co,, of the Eon Marche warehouse, notify tho largest and most complete stock of general drapury and clothing in the Wairarapa. The firm have always held the premier position forkeeping the most fashionable and best classes of goods procurable, together with moderate prices; and this season their reputation will be fully sustained. Any of our readers requiring

fashionablo drapery or clothing should visit the Bon Marche. The following goods aro now open for inspection:— French and English millinery, trimmad hats and bonnets, birds, feathers, ladies' and children's ulstors, ladies' jackets and mantles, corsets and underclothing, new dress goods in the following velveteens, naked cheviots, choviot checks. Dress tweeds, real Scotch homespuns, diagonal cloths, cashmeres, foulle serges and Eataraines. Winter goyes and hosiery in all the be t makes, furs and fur trimmings &c. Dressmaking on the premises by first class modeetec. L. J. Hooper and, Co,, •be Boa Marche,