Untitled

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3814, 19 May 1891, Page 2

The Eketahuna Road Board invites tenders for road clearing and formation in the Hutt Special Settlement Block.

The nomination of candidates for the two vacant seats on the Masterton Town lands Trust takes place on Thursday next.

A half-holiday has been proclaimed in Greytown for Thursday next, on the occasion of the" meet of the Wairarapa Hunt Club.

A very sharp frost was experienced in Masterton this morning, the ice on standing pools of water being in some places a quarter of an inch in thicknes« > Our Greytown contemporary says : "The population of the colony of Adelaide is 313,C00." Advance Adelaide!

Mr Coleman Phillips is calling a meeting of farmers and settlers of the Lower Valley to bring under their notice the objects of the Co-operative and Farmers' Alliance Company. Five draymen engaged in carrying wool from Inland Patea were fined Is and costs at the R*M. Court for following their avocation on Sunday, the same not being a necessity or charity.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stock sale for Wednesday next 1 halfbred Alderney dairy cow, 10 head mixed cattle, 50 fat sheep. 100 wether lambs, and 40 wethers and lambs.

A certain auctioneer in the Stratford district has disposed of 12,000 head of cattle during the past twelve months. The country along the Manawatu line presents the appearance of extraordinary progress. Townships are rapidly springing up, with their hotels and stores.

At Napier a drover got saddled with £lßl3s 6i, besides his own expenses, for driving sheep through another man's run without giving the notice stipulated by the Act. A reception tea to the Rev. W. Bowse is to be held in the Wesleyan schoolroom, Carterton, on Thursday next,

The Theatre Royal Skating Rink was well patronised last evening, when Pearson's Band was in attendance and rendered choice selections.

South Australia, with a population of 300.0C0, has spent £90,000 on a building in which their 24 M. L. C.'s and 52 Commoners frame laws for the people and air their eloquence. Like many other public structures it is a huge failure, members cannot hear their fellows speak, and, what is more annoying, the reporters cannot hear. The Ormondville, Danevirke, and Woodville Police Stations are not now in the Hawke's Bay Police District, they having been placed under the charge of inspector Pardy, of Wanganui District. The Junior Cup football match between the Greytown Fire Brigade and the second Carterton Rivals, played at Carterton on Saturday, resulted in a win for the former by three points to nil. A yery fine exposition of the pugilistic art was given in Perry Street yesterday afternoon, when a couple of well known residents delighted a crowd of spectators by the determination they displayed in the exercise of their fisticuffs. The rehearsals of the favourite drama "Hand and Glove " are being vigorously conducted by our local amateurs, and it is expected that the piece will [be thoroughly well staged on Monday night. Mr. J. W. A. Marohant, commissioner of Crown Lands, who has been transferred to Christchurch, was presented in Wellington yesterday with a purse ot sovereigns and an illuminated address.

The Napier Herald vouches for this incident. On census night one of the "slaveys," who had been called into the parlor to assist in making up the schedule, said she was-born in England about 1830, but added very earnestly: "I was born again,.sir, four years ago under the xlev Horace Tucker. A football match betwen the Ma9tei ton Orientals and the Carterton Royal Stars is to be played at Carterton on Saturday next. The following represents the Orientals :—J. Brunt on, B. Jackson, Wellington, Felliugham, Cole, iVelch, Parker, Webb, Morris, Marsh, Butcher, Breadbent, Wilton, Greathead, Pickering ; emergencies—A. Marsh, A, Nicol. With a surplus of over JEIOO.OCD the Ministry propose no reduction in Customs duties. Why ? The answer is to be found in the fact that the Premier is an ardent admirer of prqtection, whjoh has dons mora to grind down labor, produce poverty and millionaires and cause the cry of the " unemployed" to ring in one's ears than any other thing devised by man.— Mamwatu Timet.

Says the Advocate :-—A find qf a [mysterious, nature has' taken glace in Marton, Two men at Mr Beckett's yards have unearthed a couple of good Silver watches, whioh had been planted there by somebody. These have been handed to Constable Moon, who has endeavoured to discover the owner, but. hitherto wiihout avail, Wow, however, that publicity has been given of the find, the real owner may put in his claim. The Anglican Bishop of Tasmania states that, "The art feeling of the colony still slumbers. We are waiting for a few rich men to present pictures to the public museum*, which can stimulate our native artists and give the purest of pleasures to thousands. These aims are purely Christian. Until they are taken up there is a want of breadth in our Christianity. I should like to Bee the Church of England take the lead in this as in all other questions. The Auckland Star gives an amusing account of the P-oceediuga of the bootmakers on i-tpike, as they marked their non-approval of the conduct of the exPresident of the Sooiety, who had forsaken them and taken a billet. The men got a portion of an old hearse, fixed it on to an express, and engaged the services of a band. They had a great march with the "corpse," which they intended to cremate, but the police were on the watch.

Sporting men wonid find it greatly to ttyeir advantage by orresponding with 'A. i. Jacobs, the professional Taxidermist from London. Birds, fish, animals, and reptiles preseryed and mounted in the highest style. Every description of Bkins preserved or tanned and made into rugs, etc. Work done in all its branches ao lowest rates. Correspondence in all parts of the globe, 30 years'experience. AU work guaranteed. Highest price given, or work done in exchange for huias, crows, New Zealand quail, and other birds. N. Z. birds wanted in any quantity. Orders left at Mr. Williamß,' tobacconist, Masterton, or Mr. Catt's, hairdresser, Carterton, will be attended to.— Advt. Wk have received from the best Home manufacturers a large supply of excelleqi babylinen, and are prepared to forward 01 application to any address (carriage paid eight (8) articles of thoroughly gooc material and work for One Guinea. Thii should be a very convenient method—om ojE each garment as pattern. All ou babylinen end uuderclothing is personall; selected by an experienced lady assistan at Te Aro House, Wellington. We have also an excellent assortment o Wies' underyests in Merino, Woel, Naturs Wepl. and Sil|. A'l'. orders will be prompt: —*« i. gfl<J jyljei} casfe is senj tk execu k >. . —* carriage paid p _ &n-

orders, will be sen- Wellington, address from Te Aro Hous3 *^*>aw» Ladies in the country desirous 01 i~. ing the best place to purchase underclothing and babylinen should at once communicata their wants to Te Aro House, Wellington. We have an unrivalled stoos of ladies' underlinen in nightdresses, chemises, drawers, combinations, and all our garments are guaranteed to La extra lock stitched or hand sewn, and include such popular makes as "Hirbernia" and "Stirling" at Te Aro House, Wellington. Obb assortment of ladies' corsets is nnparelled in the province. We keep only tne best and most approved makes. To select from we have a stock of nearly 2CTO (two thousand) pairs, and these range from the very smallest to the very largest out-size at Te Aro House, Wellington,

The Napier News does not believe there are either pheasants or sportsmen iu Hawke's Bay.

Settlers in the Taranaki district are turning their attention again to cattle breeding. They finfl that sheep do not do well on the land. Messrs Lowes and lorns hold their fort-nightly stock sale to morrow, entries for which embrace 850 lambs, 200 ewes, 100 wethers,- 90 fat sheep, 20 bullocks, 20 2 and 3 ; ear old bullocks, 50 head mixed cattle, 20 youug cattle, dairy cows, bulls, horses, pigs, etc. The Horowhenua Block is (says the Herald) quickly changing hands from the Maoris to the Europeans. We hear that Mr Hankins Has secured 800 acres, Mr Fraser about the si?me quantity, Mr J. McDonald about 400 or 500 acres, and Mr Gower 300 acres. In this age of scientific progress and research, the Napier Telegraph thinks it would be a mistake for any sheep farmer to biud himself down for a period of five years to supply sheep for freezing on terms based on present prices, and on existing expenses attached to refrigerating.

Mr Godfrey Saddler, when trying to catch a horse at Urenui on Friday last, was kicked by the animal in the stomach. hie did not feel the effect at the time, and rode into Waifcara, when he got worse, and on Saturday morn ; ng the doctor was sent for, but the man died before his arrival. Saddler was a cadet on Halcomber's farm at Urenui, and had only been out from England a few years. Another old resident of this district in the pemon of Mrs Aan M'Kenzie, relict of the late Mr Murdoch M'Kenzie, passed away yesterday. Mrs M'Kenzie had been in New Zealand thirty-three years, most of which time she had spent in Masterton. as a resident the deceased lady was highly respected, and as a friend esteemed by all. She had been ailing for some weeks, but had only been confined to her bed for a tew days. The cause of death was senile decay and acute bronchitis. The deceased was seventythree years of age, and leaves two sons, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. The funeral takes place to-morrow.