The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3872, 29 July 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1891.

The Kev Mark Guy Pearse has closed his New Zealand mission, and returns to England by the Arawa.

The nomination of candidates tor the Borough of Masterton Licensing Committee takes place to morrow (Thursday). Constable Darby is to be appointed Inspector of Nuisances for the Borough of Carterton.

Ploughing operations in this district are now almost completed. In some parts the crops are already several inches above the ground. At present there are no patients in the Grey town hospital. This is the first time Fuch has been the case for over two years.

A Maori woman, who was notified by the Hawke's Bay Babbit Board to exterminate the rabbits on her laud, wrote to say that qb they had imported the " weed " they should clear it out.

They have some lively young sparks at Carterton. A certain reverend gentleman bad to stop in tha middle of his sermon on Sunday night to reprove a number of boys who were creatine a disturbance. There are on view in the window of Mr J. Williams, a preserved pengum huia. pheasant, and stag's head. The whole of these have been handsomely mounted by Mr A. J. Jacobs, taxidermist of Carterton, who,we under, stand, will shortly tike up his abode in Masterton-

Mrs Catherine Harper, of Pahiatua, has received a judicial separation from her husband, who is at present a prisoner of the Crown. When fcho petition was being heard, Constable Cooper, stationed at Pahiatua, stated that about hvo months ago he saw Harper chasing his wife round their house with an open pocket-Knife in his.hand, and he thereupon arrested him.

"We have received a letter from Ekefcahuna signed "Goal Posy* which throws out certain hints to the football team which intends meeting the VVairarapa representative team at an ear'y date. As the correspondent, however, docs not furnish his name, wo must decline publication. The following representative football team will probably be chosen by the Bush Rugby Union to play a match with Wairarapa at an early date :- 11. Broughton ; W. Broughton, Umber, W, Bowden ; B. Boss, Pelhng, Bunting ; flodgins, Perry, M'Cardle, Fodon, Driscoll, Hunter, Giles and Henipton.

At the quarterly meeting of the Woodville .Farmers' Club it was proposed that the sum of £lO bo expended in the imposition uf quail. It waa stated, however, that the intruJuctioii of these birds would be useleaa owing to the prevalence of stoats.

A stag's head, preserved and mounted by Mr John Boss, of Martmburough, is now on view in the shop of Mr JWilliams, tobacconist. On the h«ad aro tourantlari, each about four feet in length.

Sporting men would find it greatly to their advantage by c jrresponduy with A J. Jacobs, the professional laxidermist from London. Birds, fish, animals and reptiles preseryed and mounted in the highest style. Every description of sfains preserved or tanned and made into rugs, etc. Work done in all its branches ao lowest rates. Corrwpou denceinall parts of the globe. 30 years' experience. All work guaranteed. Highest price given, or work done in exchange for huias, crews, New Zealand rmail, and other birds. N. Z. birds wanted in any quantity. Orders left at Mr. Williams,' tohacconist, Masterton or Mr. Catt's, hairdresser, Carterton, will be attended to,— Ai>vi.

W. J.Hodges, o! Eketahuna, saddler, was to-day declared a bankrupt. Bishop Selwyn has sailed from Sydney for England. A public meeting is to be held in the Theatre Eoyal thi3 evening in connection with the Knights of Labour.

We hear that a monster temperance demonsf ration is to be held in the Theatre Eoyal on Sunday evening next.

The Mauriceville Dairy Factoiy recently sent Home a shipment of butter. The net return, after paying all expenses, was 9d per pound.

The case in which George Whitcombe seeks to recover £514 13s from the Pahiatua County Council as compensation for the construction of a road through his property, is now being heard before the Compensation Court in Wellington.

A man named Henry Neil has been Eenr to gaol for a month in Wellington for failing to support his wife and children. Neil recently threatened to disembowel his wife with a razor. We remind our readers of the vocal and instrumental concert to be held in St Matthew's schoolroom to-morrow (Thursday) eveniug, to conclude with the performance by children of "Cinderella."

The following Assemblies of the Knights of Labour are represented at the Conference now sitting in Masterton: Ashu'st, Carterton, Danevirke, Eketahuna, Marton, Masterton, Napier, Otaki, Palmerston North, Wellington and Woodville.

A distinguished teacher tells the Dunedin Star that he can pick out a boy who uses tobacco by his absolute inability to draw a straight line.

" Shall I cut this loin of mutton saddlewise ?" said a gentleman, carving. "No," said his friend, " cut it bridlewise, lor then we may all have a chance to get a bit in our mouths."

An unusual number of suicides happened during the week in Victoria. Dr A. M. Armstrong, depressed through financial troubles, ended his life by taking carbolic acid in his consulting room. A girl named Lobby, asred 19, poisoned herself at Morwell, by taking a liniment, saying she wanted to be with Sister Mary who died a few days previously. The 12- year-old son of ut bootmaker, named John Mathers, blew his brains out at Prahran. The evidence showed that the poor boy had been treated with the utmost consideration by hie parents, and iu turn was an affectionate son. Theuuuenal experience of a r3pro»f had apparently so weighed on his sensitive mind that in a paroxysm of imaginary despair he had taken his life. Frederick Benario, a mining speculator, was found dead in bed at the Federal Coffee Palace. He had lost heavily in speculations, and was much depressed by debt. Poison was found in his clothing. He leaves a young wife penniless.

A matter of some Interest, we should like to say of all absorbing interest, to the settlers in those localities through which this paper circulates is not the meeting of our Houses of Parliament, not the political questions and policies therein discussed, not the attitude and bearing of the Labor party, the opposition or the Ministerialist, but the great sale of surplus Winter Stock, commencing on Friday, July 31st, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Country residents, thousands of whom have visited our previous sales and who went away rejoicing with empty purses but with large parce's, have every reason to remember them with pleasure. Now, another of these " old time" Sales of Surplus Winter Stock will wait the push of customers from the country on Friday, the Rlst July, and up to Saturday, August 15th, at Te Aro House, Wellington.

There will be no mistake about the lowne.'s of the prices, many goods are at half price, and some even lessthsn that. The Surplus Stock in every department has received its marching orders and march it shall if there is any money in the Colony, and prices can effect it at the Te Aro House sale of Surplus Winter Stock.

If a visit to this Surplus Stock Sale is not practicable, do the next best thing, send on your orders with the cash. We will execute them faithfully and quickly and forward them promptly. To help you to do this we will forward our price list free by post, it so desired, from Te Aro House, Wellington.