SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3834, 17 June 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

An entertainment u> to be given in the Theatre Royal this evening by the Qeorgia All-Star Minstrels. Mr T. (J, Mason notihes phosphorus for sale at lowest rates.

Mr W. Dougall announces the arrival per lsat 'Frisco Mail, of ohoice novelties m new jewellery designs.

A public meeting will be held jn the Temperance Hall on Monday next in connection with the New .Zealand Co-operative Farmers' Alliance'.

The first meeting of the Masterton Dorcas Sooiehy will be held m Mr James MacGregor's house in Churoh Street, to-morrcw (Thursiay), at half past two o'clock.-

A drank who fonnd his way into the police .cells last evening, was deal! with in a manner usual to such offences in the B. M. Court this morning.

We hear that a Minister for the Grown was an applicant for the dummy section dealt with at the special meeting ot the Land Board. No wonder it was decided not to hold an inquiry.

Free passes to members of the Legislative Council haye been extended by the Manawatu Railway Company.

A gigantic mangold wurzel, grown at Patea, is being exhibited in Wellington. It weighs over seventy pounds, and is Bft Sin-high. In the case in which W. J. Meek, of Wellington, was sued by one Nicholson for £IOOO damages for slander, the jury returned a verdiot tor plaintiff, and awarded £lO damages.

The Wairarapa County Councils have presented a petition to Parliament, praying for separation from the Wellington district for chari- , table aid purposes, inasmuch as at present the contributions from the Wairarapa for charitable aid are almost all spent in the Wellington district. This is considered an injustice, .and henee the petition. . Dr. Canaiis, one of the oeverest illusionists in the; Southern Hemisphere, who has travelled the world entertained larpe audiences in every town he has visited, by his mesmeric skill, gives entertainments in the Master ton Theatre Royal on Monday and Tuesday evenings next. He will be assisted by Miss Olive Beaumont, the double-vciced vocalist and other artistes.

At the Bitting of the Municipal Conference in Wellington yesterday, Mr 0, A. Pownall, Mayor of Masterton gave notice to move :—That the name x>f any ratepayers on the defaulters' lists be replaced on":the burgess roll on', snoh ratepayers paying the arrears of rates due; that a Council Should have the option of taking over priyate. streets without formation by the persons owning adjacent properties ; that in special oases a Council may construct streets less than a chain wide; that a Council should be able to declare any street a public street on petition by the ratepayers ; that power be given to a Council to accept a rate due lesß a reduction if paid by a time to be'fixed by the Opunoi . Sporting men would find it greatly to thier adyantage by orresponditip with A.J. Jacobs, >he professional Taxidermist from London. Birdß, fish, animals and reptiles preserved and mounted in the highest style. Every description of skins preserved or tanned and made into rugs, etc. Work done in all its branches ac lowest rates. Oorrespon dence-in all parts of the globe. 80 years' experience. All work guaranteed. Higheßt 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. Williams,' tobacconist, Masterton, or. Mr. Oatt's, hairdresser, Carterton, will be attended to.—Advt,

A grand display of new winter goods is being made this day at the Bon Marche, Messrs Hooper and Co. having just received another shipment of 35 cases and bales, consisting of all the latest designs in Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Ulsterß, Cloaks, Dresß Goods, Furs, Ribbons, Rain Cloaks, Parasols, Flowers, Feathers, &c, &c, Also from the Kaiapoi, Eoslyn,Mosgiel,Wellington and Onenunga mills, Men's, Youths', and Boys' Clothing. Overcoats, Knicker Underclothing, Pants, Shirts, Socks, Blankets, Shawls, Surgerings, Tweeds, Flannels, Shirtings, Dress Tweeds, &o , &o. These goods are now being shown at L. J. Hooper and Go's Bon Marche. We direct special attention to our Hosiery, Gloves, Haberdashery and Manchester departments. We are no, to be beaten in the colony for Calicoes Sheetings, Linings, Shirtings, Table Damasks, and all household furnishings, and our Hosiery and Gloves are from the best known makers.. L, J. Hooper and Co., Bon March? :;