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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3876, 3 August 1891, Page 2

Base sixpences are said to be in circulation in Wellington at the present timeQuite a township has sprung up around tho freezing works at the Wanganui Heads, Sharp shocks of earthquake were felt at Wellington and Gisborne about daylight on Saturday morning. Tenders will be received up till August 19th for the erection of a police station at Pahiatua. Miss Louisa Stuart-Forbes has been appointed head teacher of the Matarawa school. One thoasand acres of bush are to be felled this year in the Otawhao District. Several thousand acres of bush are being felled this season between Masterton and Eketahuna. The Advocate says:—lt would be hard to say whether Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R., is a crank or an inveterate joker. A first offender was fined in the usual amount in the Maaterton li. M. Court this morning. The Contemporary Review says;— "You cannot point to any country in the world where the title to the soil is violently attacked where any trade or industry flourishes." It is reported that the District Orga niser ot the Knights of labour (Mr Mackay) has joined the staff of a newspaper published in the Forty-Mile I Bush.

All arrangements have been made in connection with the hunt which is to be held at Olareville on 11th iast., and a fine day's outing is expected. The coat to this colony of the proposed Government cable to Australia will be about £120,000. The police have instructions to strictly enforce the law against Sunday trading. The Government is asking for substantial votes for the survey of land, in order to hasten its being put into the market for settlement, especially in the Wellington district, Mr. W. A. Rowse, having taken over the Eketahuna agency of the Wairarafa Daily lately held by Mr. W. Hodees, our readers are notified that the paper may be obtained at his store from this date. The Financial Tiires eulogises the Budsret presented to the New Zealand Parliament by the Ballance Government. The motion of the Premier ot New South Wales to extend the franchise to women has been rejected by 23 votes. A man named Cooley has been sentenced to death for the murder of Mrs. Ogilvie, who was found at Hobarfc with her head partially blown off. We are informed by Sergeant Hannan that since the late licensing election the various hotels in Masterton have been conducted in a very creditable manner. There have been absolutely no infringements of the Licensing Act, either as regards Sunday trading or selling after hours. The Volunteer Fire Brigade Ball, to be held on Wednesday evening in the Drill Hall, promises to be an unprecedented success. The Committee in whose , hands the arrangements are,is leaving no stone unturned, aud we fully expect that this will be the "ball of the season." Mr. .T, L. Buick, M. H, it., was unable to be present to take part in the temperance demonstrations in Masterton yesterday, owing to urgent Parliamentary duties. Mr T. W. Glover, in his address in the Temperance Ball on Saturday evening, stated that the Hon John Ballance was indebted for his return to Parliament to the publicans and brewers of Wanganui. He could not therefore jeopardise his prospects of being again returned by assisting the cause of temperance. In the course of his ssrmon in St. Matthew's Church last night, the Rev W. E, Paige, referring to the forthcoming licensing election, utged his hearers not to be led away by claptrap, but to vote in the light of right and wrong. He maintained also that as the laws of the country permitted the sale of drink, publicans had a just claim for compensation if their licenses were refused, A deputation of about fifty North Island natives interviewed the Hons. Cadman, McKenzie and Ward on Saturday morning and asked that the references to Maori lands contained in the Land Settlements Bill should be removed and the lands dealt with in another measure. The principal speakers were Major Kemp, Wi Parata, Wi Pere Pinpitimane, H, Pareta, and G. Robertson, the last named representing the South Island natives and speaking on their behalf. Messrs Cadman and McKenzie promised that as far as practi c&dIC 'ke wishes ot the deputation wouldbea<x ? rf et lto. Mow is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by purchasing the extraordinary bargains in blankets, flannels, dress goods, and thousands of other lines at Hooper's gigantic sale now on. During the next few days we shall offer still further inducements to the public to secure some of the many bargains at our gigantic sale, by iurther reducing every description of wjn;er clothing. L. J. Hooper and Q°- B re determined t» reduce before stock-taking (whiuh is new in full swing) their stock of men's and boy's clothing, shirts, hats, socks, braces, belts, undershirts, and underpants, ties, evercoats, mackintoshes, etc. They expect to clear out about one half of the present stock before the end of the 3ale. So look out tor bargains at Hooper's.

It is reported that the whole of the buggies procurable at the various liverv stables in this district have been retained by the "moderate" party for Friday's battle.

The following comparative rainfall for the past month has been forwarded by Mr Joseph Bennett, of Otahuao: —July, 1891, I*9l inches on eleven days; 1890, 7*31 inches on twency-one days; 1889,4'84 inches on sixteen days; 1888, 4*65 inches on nineteen days; 1897, 3'46 inches on sixteen days. It will thus be seen that the rainfall for July, 1891, has been less than for tour years previous.

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 polcies therein discussed, not the attitude and bearing of the Labor patty, 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 hare 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 thes» " old time" Siles of Surplus Winter Stock will wait the push of customers from the country on Friday, the 31st July, and up to Saturday, August 15th, at Te Aro House Wellington. There will be no mistake about the ownew of the prices, many goods are at half price, and some even less than 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.