SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3813, 18 May 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Mr F. H. Wood holds an important sale at the residence of the late Mr H. Bunny, Feacherston, on Saturday, the 30th May. Our readers are reminded of the stock sale to be held by MrF.H. Wood at Ponatahi to-morrow (Tuesday). Arrangements are being made in Wellington to send a number of the unemployed to the Pahiatua District, and at the request of Moßsrs D. P. Fisher and F. Meyer, the Government have decided to find the men in tents, tools and provisions, besides paying their fares to Pahiatua. The cost of this iB afterwards to be deduoted from the men's wages. We have obtained from Mr H. fl. Wolters the following further census particulars:—ln the whole of the Wairarapa there are 25 Chinamen—all males—one of whom is married to a European woman, and they have two children. There are nineteen Maori half-casts liyins; in European style. The population of the Taratahi-Carterton Road District iB 2,308; of Featherston Road District 2,004; and of the Masterton Road District 1882. The smallest Road District in the Wairarapa is that of Upper Taueru, which has a population of 154.

L. J. Hooper Co,, ot the Bon Marche warehouse, notify tbo largest and most completo stock of general drapery and clothinp in tho Wairarapa. The firm have always held the premier position for keeping the most fashionable and best classes of goods procurable, together with moderate prices ; and thi% season their reputation will be fully sustained. Any of our readers requiring fashionable drapery or clothing should visit the Bon Marche. The following goods aro now open for inspection;— French and English millinery, trimuud hats and bonnets, birds, feathers, ladies' and children's ulsters, ladies' jackets and mantles, corsets and underclothing, new drees goods in the follow ing velveteens, flaked cheviots, cheviot chucks. Dress tweeds, real Scotch homespuns, diagonal cloths, cashmeres, fqulle serges and Estamines. Winter gloves and hosiery in all the beat makes, furs and fur trimmings. &o, Dressmaking on the premises by first data modestes. L. J. Hooper an 1 Co. the Bon Marche.

It is probable that during the present football season (says "Jaßon ) the practice in vogue in England ot abolishing umpires will be adopted, the sole power to be left in the hands of the reforee. This system has been used in England this year, end has been found to be an improvorae.nt upon the old. The only assistants the referee has aro two touch judges, and these are responsible only for locating the place the ball goes out of play. The recent matches—Bradford v, Blaokheath, and Oxford v. Cambridge—were played with the officials as above. A conference between delegates from the Education Board and the Teachers' Institute took place at the Board's Offices, Wellington, on Saturday, to consider the proposed modified science syllabus for use in schools under the Board's control. The chair was occupied by Dr JSewman, M.8.R., and the other delegates of the Board were Mr George Beetham and Messrs E. Lee and T, R. Fleming (Inspectors). The- delegates fro.a the Teachers' Institute were numerous. The conference considered a set of syllabuses which had been drawn up by the Board, and which included chemistry, as applied to agn»' culture, physics, and physiology. After a three hours' discussion the programme, submitted was agreed to, with the understanding a modification of the Byllabus should be allowed in schools where the ayerago attendance is 100 pupila and under. It waß also decida' 7 that the new syllabus should inclu&yjg* 1 study of botany. i^^' It is pleasurable to anticipate hearing the opera " lolanthe" in Wellington as no doubt many Wairarapa visitors will do, on tho occasion of their holiday trip to the city in connection with the Queen's Birthday. The music of lolanthe is, as everyone knows, full of harmony and is wonderfully sweet, while the words, the dresses, and the scenery of this clover comic opera are so charmingly attractive as to make its re*' production with new faces and new voices very welcome. The Wellington Amateur Operatio Society ha* chosen a most opportune time for the performance ot lolanthe, for no opera has been heard in the city for some time, and they are pr«tty certain to have a very successful season. The dates fixed and other particulars may ,be seen in our advertising columns. Despite bad times Mr R. Herrmann of the Cuba street Photographic Gallery opposite Te Aro House, Wellington, seems to be doing a thriving business, and no small number of those who visit him to have their likenesses taken are oountry residents. Mr Hermann is admitted to be a capable artist witf speoial knowledge of chemistry, and both i.i operating and in re touching he hu produced some excellent work. It is to this that ho oweß his liberal patronage, and also to the moderate prices he charges when the excellent, quality of his productions is taken into account.— Extract. •