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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3852, 8 July 1891, Page 2

-'"a product of the frosty weather at Reefton is an icic'.e 100 feet in length. The next district gathering of the Kuights of Labour is to be held at Masterton during this month.

It is stated that 341 unemployed arc at present being provided with good work in this colony. Arthur Albert Russell, a juror who failed to appear in the District Court this morning, was fined £2. The oyerdraft of the Masterton Bor - ough Council has been reduced to £776. Against this there are funds .xnd debentures in hand amounting to £794, leaving a credit balance—the first for many years—of £lB.

A special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council is to be held on Tuesday evening next to receive the balance-sheet and consider the estimates for the ensu • ing year.

Charles Louis Fleming, for passing a valnebss cheque for L 7 10s, has been committed for trial at Palmerston North.

A forecast of the Financial Statement of Victoria shows a deficit of about a million.

Colonel Roberts, R.M., expects to give his decision in the Masterton licensing petition case durin? this week. The Minister for Defence (the Hon E. J. Seddon) has promised to be present at the Masterton Vol utitesr Ball to-morrow evening should his Parliamentary duties permit.

As a further inducement for residents of Masterton to use g;»s, the Masterton Bcrough Council lias decided co provide fittings, to be paid for at ther&te of two shillings per month.

On one station on the Coast, half of which only has been poisoned, it is BUted that no less than 12,000 rabbit skins have been picked up this season. Ex-liißpector Goodall is petitioning Parliament to be reinstated, a«,d regarding his conduct during the Te Kooti episode. Newcastle, N.S. W., has not yet recovered the coal trade it Inst during the strike, and there is a wailin consequence, An estimate of the strength of parties in the House has been made as follows : Ministerial, 24 ; Labour, 12 ; Opposition, 27 ; Independent, 9. Mr Speaker and one vacant seat account for the full strength ot 74 members. Poisoning operations are, we understand, being conducted in a satisfactory manner on the Coast, the result of simultancousaction being a large decrease on rabbits on nearly every station. Mr F. 1. Wood announces his next Tiiratahi stock sale for Thursday, July 16th.

Mr C. T. Collier has removed to a more central position in Queen-street. Fresh and smoked fish may always be obtained from him.

Mr J. Anderson, of the Eketahuna Hotel, has a business announcement in another column. Sincu Mr Anderson took over the hotel he has made several important alterations, and this wellknown hostehy bids fair to become even more popular than of old. The sixth annual ball in connection with the Masterton Volunteor Brigade is to be held in the Drill Hall on August sth. A strong and influential committee of ladies and gentlemen has been formed to carry out the derails, so that the success of the gathering is ensured. We need hardly remind uur readers of the annual Volunteer Ball to be held in the Masterton Drill Hall to-morrow (Thursday) evening. The hall haj been decorated in a most elaborate style, the floor ia in capital condition, the music is to bo of the very highest class, and, indeed, everything necessary to make the gatlwrin? the most successful oyer held, has been done.

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 Dane 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 Kxoellent Blankets at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Of Flannels we have at present a 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 9id to 3/- per yard, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Wo are noted throughout the Proyinco for the Excellent Value .ve give in Flaunels, in that customers may rely on getting their orders executed most advantageously at Te Aro House, Welling on. Our usual stock of blankets is between 600 and 700 pairs in both the best English and Colonial makes. We buy at first hand in the English markets,from the very best manufacture) s, and at the lowest cash terms, and our Colonial blankets are picked with great care from the best mills. We are thus able to sell our blankets cheaper than nine tenths of the trade in the Colony can do. Our prices range from 6s lid to 50s per pair at Te Aro House, Wellington.

J fAs orders sometimes come addressed to hands in our employ, and delay is therebj caused, we would notify that all orders and business letters should be addressed only to James Smith, Te ro House, Wellinp^on.

Sporting men would find it greatly to their advantage by corresponding with A. J. Jacobs, *he professional Taxidermist from London. Birds, fish, animals, and reptiles preserved and mounted in the highest style. Every description of skins preserved or tanned and made into nigs, etc. Work done in all its brandies'ac lowest rates. Correspon denco in all parts of' the globe. 3Q years' experience. All work guaranteed. Highest price given, or work done in exchange for huias, crows, New Zealand ouail, and other birds. N. Z. birds wanted in any quantity. Orders left at Mr. Williams,' 'tobacconist, Maaterton, or Mr. Catt's, Hairdresser, Carterton, will be attended to,— Adv?.