SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3870, 27 July 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

The Masterton Eifle Volunteers parade as usual on Thursday next. The late Dr Beanoy, M.L.C., of Melbourne, bequeathed between £20,000 and i' 30,000 to public charities. The Directors of the Bunk of New Zealand in London hive declared a dividend of live per cent.

Leon Driver, the renownod pianist* and his concert party, are likely to appear in Masterto.i this week.

Mr. E. H. Wakelm, of the Greytown sash and door fartoiy, advertises for sale six youcg working bullocks, three draft horses, waggon, engine, etc. It is reported that Mr F. W. Good, of Featherstnn, is to open a chemist's shop in Greytown in the premises now occupied by Mr D. P. Loasby.

A meet in connection with the Wairarapa Hunt Club is to be held on Tuesday August llth.'at the Taratahi Hotel. The hounds throw off from the adjoining paddock.

Mr. Hercock's hoise jumped cloan from between the shafts of his butcher's cart thi« morning jußt opposite the Court House at Carterton, and turned round to Bee what he had got behind him. Luckily, beyond a little broken harness, no damage was done. The work of constructing a new water race for Mr A. "W. Konall has been commenced. A ditch about five feet wide by three in depth has been out on the Akura road. This, in itself, will b« positively dangerous to the travelling public The Native Land Bill now being drafted by the Hon, Mr Oadman will provide for the purchase of lartre areai of Natiye land for settlement or, in the event of the unwilltnp to sell, to arrange terms which the Government can deal with the lands on their behalf under the land laws of the colony. A public meeting under the auspices of the Knights of Labour is to be held in the Theatre Royal on Wednesday evening. The meeting will be addressed by Messrs, Earnihaw, Hogg, Mills and Fmkerton, M. H. R.'s, and some of the delegates to the District Assembly. After the meeting a soiree will be held at the Temperance Hall. According to a Kangitikei contemporary three of the unemployed sent to Hunterville by the Government got frightened of the Hunterville mud the day they arrived there, and bolted. The roads in that locality are said to be in a terrible state.

In connection with the death of Mrs. James Shaw, which occurred at fiangiora on Friday morning, a Bomewhafc remarkable thing is mentioned. Three years ago her youngest son, a sailor lad, was lost overboard from the sohooner Lizzie Grey when the vessel was on her way from Oamaru to Auckland, and Mrs Shaw afterwards frequently deolared she had a presentiment that she would live but three years after her son's death. A tew weeks ago she was Boizod with rheumatic fever, to which she sucourabed, strange to say, on the third anniversary of her son's death, and almost ac the same hour.— Otago Daily Times.

The piftuon flying match in connection with the Wellington Poultry Sooiety's Show, took place on Saturday, and resulted as follows :—Mr Haokworth's Post Card, which covered 33 miles 1202 yards at the rate of 1064 yards per minute, Ist; Mr Kenny's Pilot (32 miles 382 yards, at the rate of 1046 yards pur minute), 2nd , and Mr Tasher's Quick March (33 miles 1322 yards, at the rate of 1035 yards per minute), 3rd. The stag hunt at Miramar on Saturday was a hiißCo. The harmless young calf which was hunted did not appear to realise its dai.ger, and instead of jumping the fences sorambled through them. On one occasion it took refuge in a stock* yard full of cows, • for whose protection it seemed to plead. The result of the proceedings, which ace described as an exhibition of sheer cruelty, is that His Excellency the Governor has withdrawn his name as Patron of the United Hunt Club, stating that the hunt would have been ludicrous in the extreme, if It had not been so unutterably disgusting. A gigantic sale of Drapery and Cloth'* ing is no* being held at Hoooer's Drapery and Clothing Establishment (tbe Bon Marche). The whole of their magnificent stock of Millinery, Dross Goods, Blankets, Flannels, Sheeting, Calicoes, .Linoleums, Carpets, Hosiery, Gloves, etc, etc, Mens and Boys Clothing Hats, Shirts, eto, eto, will bo submitted to the public at extraordinary low prices previous to their annual stocktaking, which is about to take plaoe. This should be an opportunity that hawkers, storekeepers, heads of families and others should not let pass without securing Bom* of the many bargains that will be offered.

Messrs. Hooper & Co., of the Fon Marche Drapery Warehouse, are well known for giving the public the very best value in all kinds of Drapery ana Clothing in Masterton, and the opportunity that they are now offering at their gigantic Sale should be a great) boon to purchasers. This sale commenk ces on Wednesday morning at 10 o'clook and we anticipate seeing a great rush durinp that and following days for the inanv bargains.