SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3891, 20 August 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Messrs M. Caselberg and Go. notify that they have now opened up their ■eaaon'a fishing tackle, ex "Aiuiutaka." Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their •tock sale for Wednesday, August 26th, 250 turnip fed wethers, 8 fat bullocks. Mr Sam. Mlnifie, who left some months a?o for Melbourne, has returned to Mas- J terton. There's no place like home 1 At Addinpton last week the top price for crossbred wethers was 20s to 22s 6d. They were bred by Mr Acton Adams, at Waimakiri Island estate, A very successful practice of those taking part in the complimentary concert to be given en Tuesday next to Mr B. O. Coleman, was he'd in St. Mat" thews' Schoolroom last evening. Bosh/ellers are wanted to fell about twenty acres of bush at the Mikt Miki. Particulars uay be obtained from Mr. £. Welch, blacksmith. The strike of boys at the Auckland Fibre Company's works has collapsed, the boys returning to work unconditionally.

A tailor of Wellington named M'Eie attempted suicide by jumping in the harbour. In his possession was a letter, addressed to a friend tbro'igh the Resident Magistrate, which read as follows :—"18*8-91. Dear George,—Life is not worth liviug. lam tired of it, At the price it costs me 1 think it verj dear. It Is every man's duty to do what he can for society. 1 think that the best I can do is to die. Do not take it as a disgrace for me to suicide. 1 was brought hero without my consent, and 1 claim the right to leave it without consulting anybody else. Good Bye, George.—Jamie."

J 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 ts secure some of the many bargains at our gigant-.c sale, by turther reducing every description of winier clothing. L. J. Hooper and Co. are determined tm reduce before stock-taking (which is new in full swta°) their stock of men's uid boy's clothiug, shirts, hats, socks, braces, belts, undershirts, and underpants, ties, overcoats, mackintoshes, etc. They expect to clear out about one half of the present stock before the end of the ude. So look out tor bargains at Hooper's.