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Mr F. H. Wood makes an important addition to his next Taratahi stock sale-

A young man named William Jury, eon of Mr John Jury, of ttreytown, died atPapawai on Saturday from injuries sustained whikt playing football at Te Aute college.

The Minister for Education has promised ro make every effoit to obtain the sanction of Parliament to an increased vote for the various Education Boards in the Colony.

The demon compositor made the editor of the North Otago Daily Times say that the Governor's speech was "probably confused teetofcally." In Brisbane business circles, great uneasiness ut felt owing to the failure of the Queensland loan, and the impression prevails that many sensational failures will be caused.

We learn from "the Wellington Watchman" that the Hon. Bichard Seddon now wears a chimney pot hat of austere demeanour.

Matrimonial matters are looking up in Masterton. We hear of no less than eight couples in this district who intend uniting their destinies within the next few days.

Mr John Longstaff, who has been for some years a resident of this district, left Masterton yesterday, and intends visiting the Old Country. The steamer Matatua, from Lyttelton

for London, takes amongst her cargo in her cool chamber. 12,000 rabbits, which were shipped at Dunedin, Au Australian contemporary declares "that the New Zealand women are the strongest and handsomest in Australasia. And such cherry-cheeked, healthy, robubt children as I saw in New Zealand I had never seen before. They rarely seem to be ill."

A poll of ratepayers interested will ba taken in the Eketahuna Eoad District on Tuesday, June 30th, on a proposal to raise a loan under the "Local Bodies Loans Act" for building a suspension bridge over »he Makakahi river at the Hawera road. A class for instruction in the noble art : of self-defence is. we understand, about to be established in connection with the Masterton gymnasium.

The Knights of Labour of Woodvillo have requested the Government to find work for the unemployed in the district, <if whom it ia stated there are about 20.

Madame Patey has generously contributed the sum of £lO to the fund now bein? raised for the relief of distress in Christchuroh.

Sir Patrick Jennings, of New South Wales, has been created by the Pope Hereditary Mer/quis of the Holy Roman Empire.

The Salvation Army appears to be gaining ground in Eketahuna. A moßt successful meeting was held in the Town Hall on Sunday evening, an address being delivered by the Rev Mr Smith after the service in the Wesleyan Church. A man named Arthur Foden, arrested by Constable Roaghe at Eketahuna for being drunk and disorderly, was yesterday sentenced to one month's imprison raent in the Wellington Terrace Gaol,

A fund has been opened in Christchurch for the purpose of relieving the poor of that place, and already a. good amount has been subscribed. One gentleman sent a cheque for J6IOO.

"Nemo," who writes "By-the-way"in the Dunedin Star, says that he could not interview hts M.H.R. because the latter was suffering from a severe attack of "ophthalmia" which required the application of a raw beef steak spread gently but expansively over the affected parts. The affection was contracted at the Orai>d Hotel on Saturday last.

The phenomenal drought now being experienced in Canterbury is well i'lustrated by the following clipping from tl e ABhburton Mail;— Day by day the number of wells that have run diy is being added to. The wells in the north and north east parts of the town are most affected, but during last week some wells in more central localities hs»ve given out. Many of the wells in the Wakanui district are also running dry. This flatly contradicta the opinion which was expressed in some quarters that only a fall of rain was wanted to set the wells flowing again.

The following paragraph ia from the Mataura Ensign :—There is money in potato growing. Everybody knows Mr Hugh McLean, whose farm iH situated I just below Gore. Seventeen aqres of it were ploughed as deep as possible with a digger, drawn by six horspn, and the area was planted with "Murphies." The product was two hundred and ten tons, sixty of which have already been disposed of at 50s per ton. Allowing that the whole quantity goes off at that figure, Mr M'Lean has the handsome return of £AI per acre for his outlay,and we feel convinced that he will be satisfied with that.

The editor of the Manawatu Herald is being howled to despair by a ne(ph" hour's dog and gets off this meek protect: —♦' We do not like to be grumbling, but, there are some horrid noises that drive one almost to despair. A resident in the centre of the town has been properly brought up, and in bis youth took to heart Dr. Watt's hymn about "Let dogs delight to bark and bite," as he is the possessor of one that does nothing else but bark from early morn till chilly evo. If nothing else but biting will stop his barking we should take it as a favour if he would let him. bite, aaything, but the dreadful, continuous row." Has he, hqweyer, contem. plated the possibility that the • Anything" that is to be bitten as a change in the programme might be the editor iumself ?

Hamlet: " The air bites shrewdly ;it is very cold. Horatio: It is a nipping and an eager air, my Lord." Hamlet, Scene 4, Act 1. As in the time of the Royal Dune and Courtly Horatio, so of late, to use a very common expression, the weather has been "bitterly cold." For the present Winter Season there have been imported thousands of yards ot the best Flannels and bales upon bales ot Excellent Blankets at To Arc Aouso, Wellington. Of Flannels we have at presents stock of about 20,000 (twenty thousand) yards, in all the best English and Colonial makes, in white, Shetland, Orkney, scarlet and fancy colors, and the prices range from 9W to 3/- per yard, at Te Aro House, Wellington, - ' JJ We are noted throughout the Proyince for the Excellent Value #e give in Flannels, in that customers may rely .en getting their orders executed moat advautageously at Te Aro House, Wellington. Our usual stock of blankets is between 600 and 700 pairs in both the best English aud Colonial makes. " We buy at first hand in the English markets, froni the'very best manutactureia, and at the lowest casn terms, and our Colonial blankets are picked with great care from the best mills. We are thus able to sell our blanket cheaper than nine tenths of the trade in the Colony can do. Our prices range from 6s 114 to 50s per pais at Te Aro House, "Wellington. As orders sometimes. come addressed to hands in our employ, and delay is thereb} caused, we would notify that all orders aud business letters should be addressed only to J ameß Smith, Te Aro House, TSWlingten, ~

Messrs. Gray (Chairman), Bannister, CottißS, Hall, Kummer, Bossiter and W. Vile were last night elected a Committee for the Mauriceville East school.

The Masterton Borough Council holds its fortnightly meeting this evening.

An irrepressible "Cheap John" has been entertaining large audiences for the past few nights in Masterton.

The question of erecting a morgue in Masterton has, been relegated to a Committee of the Borough Council. We understand a site for this depository for the dead has been chosen.

Professor Koch's portrait has been printed on cotton handkerchiefs, which are advertised to be "good for nasal catarrh," and sell rapidly in Berlin.

Bushfallers are ' wanted to fall five

ndred acres of bush at Tupurupiiru,

The National Bank of New Zealand propose to cancel £150,000 of capital, with the view of writing off losses, and to cbll up 303 per share. Dividends will also be suspended.

thirty ratepayers met at Dalefield on Saturday night to discuss the advisability of striking a separate rate on No 5 Ward, Carterton Road District. W the purpose of paying off the overdraft of 45200. a motion to that effect waß put and lost.

A young Canterbury man who went to the Mount Zeehau mines a few weeks ago, has just returned to Christchurch, reporting that no work can be done there during the winter months owing to the extremely wet climate. He, how.eyer, holds a high opinion of the mines, and intends to return there next spring.

The petition against the election of the Masterton Borough Licensing Committee was to have been heard in the R.M. Court this morning, but on the application of Mr Beard was adjourned till Friday.

Certain of our contemporaries have recounted the revolting details of the Wanganui abortion case at as great length as possible. We prefer not to pander to the taste of the sensational. There are certain matters which we hold should be alluded to as briefly as possible in the coluuins of a public journal, and an abortion case is one of these. We like to have it said of the Mercury that it is a "clean paper."—Marton Mercury. A man named Robert Groat S'Jott was arrested in Masterton last evening on a charge of having 3tolen two shirts, of the value of 12s, from St Matthew's

Church. It appears the shirt? were left in the Church on Friday night by the verger, and on the following morning could not be found. As the interior of the Churoh was very much disarranged the matter was reported to th<* police, with the result that Scott was arrested

on suspicion. When arrested the man was wearing one of the missing shirts, iaving sold the other. He had also a jrayer-book in his possession. Scott \ras brought before the K. M. this aorniug, and on the application of the jolice remanded till to-morrow. Sporting men would find it greatly to 1 ihier advantage by c >rrespondiu£r with i. J. Jacobs, the professional Taxider- | nist from London. Birds, fish, animals , ind reptiles preseryed and mounted in ( he highest style. Every description of ikins preserved or tanned and made nto rugs, etc. Work done in all its ranches ac lowest rates. Correspondence in all parts of the globe. 30 fears' experience. All work guaranteed. Eighest price given, or work done in jxchange for huias, crows, New Zealand juail, and other birds. N. Z. birds wanted in any quantity, Orders left at Mr. Williams,' tobacconist, Masterton, jr Mr. Catt's, hairdresser, Carterton, ivill be attended to.— Advt. A grand display of new winter good 8 being made this day at the Bon VJarche, Messrs Hooper and Co. having just received another shipment of 35 sases and bales, consisting of all the atesfc designs in Millinery, Mantles, rackets, Ulsters, Cloaks, DreßS Goods, Furs, Eibbons, Rain Cloaks, Parasols, Flowers, Feathers, &c„ &c, Also from ;he Kaiapoi, Boslyn,Mosgiel, Wellington md Onchunga mills, Men's, Youths', ind Boys' Clothing. Overcoats, Knicker Jnderclothing, Pants, Shirts, Socks, Blankets, Shawls, Surgerings, Tweeds, ?lannels, Shirtings, Dress Tweeds, &c , fee. These goads are now being shown it L. J. Hooper and Co's Bon tfafohe. We direct special attention to >ur Hosiery, Gloves, Haberdashery and Manchester departments. We are no, o be beaten in the colony for Calicoes • Sheetings, Liniugs, Shirtings, Table damasks, and all household furnishings, md our Hosiery and Gloves are irom he best known matters. L, J. Hooper ind Co., Bon March"

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3839, 23 June 1891, Page 2

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Untitled Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3839, 23 June 1891, Page 2

Untitled Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3839, 23 June 1891, Page 2

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