SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3803, 6 May 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

The Hon. "Banqueteer" Seddon is on the warpath at the Thames, and the "fiz'' is Hying in all directions. The population of Wellington and suburbs, according to the census lately taken, is 43,728, as agaiuat '36,518 for 1886.

The date fixed for the Conference of Municipal bodies is Monday, 15th June. The Standing Committee of the Wellington Diocesan Synod has decided to establish a clergyman at Pabiatna almost immediately. s ;' '

The Greytown Borough Council held its ordinary monthly meeting on Mon.i day night at the Council Chambers. Nine hundred tons of Kauri gum, valued at £40,000, has been exported from Auckland to England and America this week, principally by the Scottish Admiral tor London, and the . Elinor Vernon for New York,

On Sunday next the planet Mercury will cross the sun's due. The commencement of the transit is .at llh. 24m., the middle at lh. 52m., the end at 4h. 20m.

The following is the result of the election of Wardens for the TaratahiCaHerton Road Board, which took place yesterday : No 0 Ward, E. Morgan, 25 votes; E. Eagles, 8. No 8 Ward, N Grace, 47 votes, J. A. Renall 30. .

Mr J. J. Kennedy plays the Irish part of' O'Callaghan on His Last Legs' at the Theatre Boyal tonight for thjj one thousand and sixth time, haying reached the thousand record in-Blennuim on their last visit there, t

At a meeting of American lady politicians, Mrs Duniway, of Salem, Oregon ■ proposed the totst of "The Gentlemen" in these words. "Bless 'em! They halve our joys, they double our serrows, they treble our expenses, they quadruple our cares, they excite, our magnanimity, they increase our self-respect, awaken our enthusiasm, arouse our affections, control our property, and outmauoeuyre us in everything. This would be a dreary world without them." ' •

The following are tbo players represent, ing the Gieytown Fottball Olub'a Senior and Junior teams, who take part in the matohea on Saturday next at Greytown against To Ore Ore : Senior, Backs— Baumber. Lucena, McCarthy, A. Uru.Goldsmith, Owen, Forwards—E and

OUdy, Mitchell,Amos, J. Beard, Inglev, Tuhoro, and Nicolls; Etnorgenoies, Backs —Tate, Bees, Biunton, and Forwards-O. Beard, R. Oristg, and W Rutene. .Tunior Backß, Tate, A. Board,

Roes, H. Udy, H. Danger, A. MoMaster, - •. and 1. Terry, Forwards—o. AH. Beard, R. Grigg, Rutene, Reuben, F..Amos, D,. ~ - Udy, and A. Mitchell. Emergencies Backs —M. Wood, Tuckey, Tinea. Forwards— E. King, R. Manihera, Jacob, and Charley, All emergencies to the Senior

learn are requested to be in attendance at the Reserve Ground at 10 minutes to three sharp. The Dobson-Kennedy Company will appear to-nieht in the grand military drama, entitled " JSeck or Nothing." The piece chosen for to-night is described in glowing terras in our Wanganui ,files, and entirely new costumes Have been obtained for its production. Several of the dresses receive speoial mention in i! critiques of their performance, and enterprise of the Company deserves that publicity should be given to the fact that all the dresßesare quite new. The scenery has been produced by their own artist (Mr Ingleson), and is described aa s -,. feature in the production. Especially ' • must attention be directed to the new • - ■'

scene in Act 2, which is really msaniflcent. The oast of characters, a very powerful one, and has drawdßpglargest audience ever seen in Hall. Mr J. J. Kennedy's impersonation of Felix O'Callaghan in the celebrated Irish comedy '* On Bis Last Logs " completes the programme, and wo anticipate a full house for the company, and » rare histrjpnio treat for the audience. Despite bad times Mr R. Herrmann, of tlio Cuba street Photographio Gallety, '"ff opposite Te Aro Wellington, t seems to be doing a .thriving business, •■ and no small number of those who visit him to have their likenesses taken are

country residents. Mr Hormann is admitted to be a capable artist with 1 Bpecial knowledge of photographio chemistry, and both i.i operating and in re-touching he has produced some excellent work. It is to this that heowes his - liberal patronage, and also to the noderate prioes he charges when the excellent quality of his productions is taken into l '., acoount.-^JEi;trac(. L. J. Hooper Go,, Qt' the \sotf' Marche warehouse, notify the largest and most complete stock of general '■< ' drapery and clothing in the. Wairarapa. The firm have always held the premier, > position for keeping the moßt fashionable . and best classes of goods procurable, f i together with moderate prioes'; and this i season their . reputation will be fully , . sustained. Any of our readers requiring' " r>/ fashionable drapery or clothing should > , visit the Bon Marche. I'ho following, 1 goods are now open for inspection i—' ' French and English millinery, trimmed ) hats and, bonnets,, birds, feathers," I ladies' 'and children's ulsters,-ladies' , jackets and mantles, corsets and under- * , clothing, new dress goods in the follow-.,', ing velveteens, flaked cheviots,. choviot ' ,', checks. Dress tweeds, real Scotch , I homespuns, diagonal cloths, cashmeres,. ) foulle serges and Estamines. Winter v » gloyes and .hosiery in air the i best makes, furs and fur trimmings 4c. ' v , Dressmaking on the premises by first class modestes. L. J. Hooper and Go., ' the Bon Marohe. /^ti