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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3811, 15 May 1891, Page 2

A proposal ha 3 been submitted for the reclamation of Oriental Bay, Wellington, in order to form a recreation ground.

It is expected that Madame Patey will not sing in Wellington, as the Opera House cannot be procured. A petition in favour of woman suffrage is being numerously signed m the Rangitikei district.

At Napier the other day * bankrupt attributed his financial failure to bein? unable to procure sufficient labour to fell h<s bush. An inebriate who was arrested at Sydenham the other day was ftund to have deposit receipts for £SOO and £lO in cash in hiß possession.

The proposals of the Mauriceville Road Board for the expenditure of accrued thirds were approved yesterday by the Wellington Land Board. On the suggestion of Mr. Dalryinple, of Mast.erton, the Railway Commissioners will consider the advisability of selling railway guides at Post Offices as well as ftations.

Mr. Rawnsley, late of Master ton, has been tiansferred from theOamaru branch nf the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency to that in Dunedin, the transfer meaning substantial promotion

A deputation of the Wellington unemployed waits upon the Premier today.

In the fortnight which lias elapsed since the last meeting of the Land Board an area of 3885 acres 1 rood 29 perches of land has been disposed of at an upset priie of £'2856 12s Bd.

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has suggested a number of important, amendments to the law of bankruptcy. The Eketahuna Assembly of the Knights of Labour talk about erecting an assembly room for their own use. The Mangaramarama village settlement is to be re-surveyed into sections '.•f from ten to twenty acres each, to be disposed of at haL'-a crown per acre. Mr J. L. Toole writes to the Glasgow Herald :—" I think of all countries oil the other Hide of the world I like New Zealand best."

One hundred and eighty deaths from influenza were reported in London last week. The policemen have been ordered to take quinine pills, and the House of Commons has been fumigated !

The Ctt«e of diphtheria reported from Eketahuna has ended fatally. Another child iti the same family is also down with the disease.

An Oddfellow's Hall is in course of erection ft Eketahuna, the ground having been given by Mr John Carter for that purpose.' A •srbare at Messrs. Elliotte and Hare's flax mill, near Uladstone, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning, together with a lot of cooking utensils, etc. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is surmised that swaggers had something to do with it. The recently burned countiy at Kaiwhata is to bo ottered on lease by the Wellington Land Board. It is quito time this land was thrown open, as the season for grass seeding is now almost past. At the meeting of the iVellington Land Board yesterday the ranker reported that there were over 1000 settlers up the West Coast, and eqcepting one or two cases of supposed dunimyism there was real healthy settlement in each gasp.

Mr. C, A. Pownall, solicitor, has given notice to the Wairarapa North County Council that hs intends bringing an action against that body at the next sitting of the Wairarapa District Court, claiming £2OO damages on account of the death of Mr, Albert Spackman.

A match between the Masterton. Rifle Volunteers and the Eketahuna ftiije Club is to be fired ou Queen's Birthday (Way 25th), The same team as before will represent the Masterton Rifles. The weekly parade of the Masterton RHIb Volunteers was held last evening, thirty-six answering to the roll call. Captain Pownall was in command. The men were put through their facings ty the officers. At a meeting of the perietal Comrnitte held after parade, accounts were passed for payment, and it was decided to hold a review on Queen's Birthday tc lire the customary feu- de joi.

A little girl named Cartwrigbfc had a narrow escape from being seriously injured in Masterton yesterday The girl was crossing Perry-streec, when a butcher's cart came along, and she was trampled under foot. Fortunately the driver of the cart pulled up immediai ely, and thus prevented the wheel passing over the youngster As it was, the child sustained lio ofher injury than a slight abrasion of the tuoo.

The Woodville Examiner says: —There is a large force o' natives caijiped on the flat at Orinni, where they have taken possession. They are ploughing the land and will listen to no negotiations. They refused to accept the rent tendered by Mr Gaisford, who wishes tj suttlo the matter anrcably, but if he cannot do this he will be compelled to take legal proceedings against the natives for dam ges and trespass. The Evening Press says: -There has been a great deal of talk abcut the author lit that precious letter which caused the inquiry by the Land Board into the selection of Mr Ratgey. At the last meeting of the Land Board efforts were made to unmask the anonymous sneak, but they did not proye successful. Let us hope that the Land Board will tomorrow call upon Mr Hogg, M.H,R., who has been appointed to a seat on the Board, to disclose what he knows about this mysterious affair.

Wk have received from the best Home manufacturers a large supply of excellent babvlinen, and are prepared to forward on application to any address (carriage paid) eieht (8) articles of thoroughly good material and work for One Guinea. This should be a very convenient method—one of each garment as pattern. All our babyiinen underclothing is personally selected by an experienced lady assistant at Te Aro House, Wellington I We have also an excellent assortment of ladies' undervests in Merino, Woal, Natural Wool, and Silk. All orders will be promptly executed, snd when cash is sent with the orders, will be sent carriage paid to any address from Te Aro House, Wellington. lAdies in the country desirous of know* inc the best place to purchase underclothing and babyiinen should at once communicate their wants to Te Aro House, Wellington. We have an unrivalled stocK of ladies underlinen in nightdresses, chemises drawers, combinations, and all our garments are guaranteed to be extra lock stitched or han! sewn, and include such popular makes as "Hirbernia' and " burling at Te ip a House, Wellington. . Ocn assortment ci ladies corsets is unparelied in the province;' W.e fceen only tue best and most approved njakei, To select from we have a stock of nearly 2000 (two thousand) pairs, and these range from the very smallest to the very largest out-size at Te Aro House, Wellington,