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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3899, 29 August 1891, Page 2

It is stated fcbat a brother of the late Postmasters-General of JSngland, the Hon. Cecil Raikes, is at present acting curate at Palmerston North. Messrs James Jones and Co, of Eketahuna, notify that they have commenced their annual sale of winter drapery, clothing and boots and shoes. The sale will last for ope month only, and as the goods must be cleared to fiiake ropm for spring and summer shipments now due, bargains will be the order of the day. The weekly session of the Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society was held last evening, there bein? a food attendance of members. The meeting was jn charge of the ladies, under whose management a mosf Interesting and enjoyable time was spent. It is rumoured that the vacancies an the Masterton Borough Council «e not to be filled without a contest. It is likely that at least five candidates will i be nominated for the three seats.

Over £10,000,000 worth of valuable jroperty is lost annually in England by ire alone. A number of witnesses in the two cases irom Masterton to be heard in the Supreme Court on Monday, left for ! Wellington to-day. A Taieri paper states that a Mosgiel resident has been bequeathed £15,000 by a Christchurch relative. Mr James "Wrigley advertises a 12roomed house to let, situated opposite the Coach Factory, in Queen-street, In the House on Thursday night Mr Scobie M'Kenzie, M.H.R. said he considered it an honor to have his conduct dubbed as " scandalous" by the member for Masterton. What does Mr McEenzie mean by this ? , The percentage of lambs in the Masterton district this year is very good, tho weather having been particularly favorable. On one station we hear of an increase in the flock of nearly two hundred per cent. A sportive young colt has caused great havoc amongst a flock of sheep in the Bangitikei district. The whole of the lambs, with but few exceptions, were kicked to death. Says the Manawatu Times :—The Wanganui Herald ot yesterday has an article in which the female suffrage proposal is opposed. The faction recognises the danger of obliteration if the measure passes.

In fcho R. M. Court yesterday afternoon, judgment was (riven for the ] plaintiff with costs, in the following cases:—J. J. Smith v Hughes, claim £3 10s; same v Wallace, claim, £2 13s 6d. Mr Pownall appealed for the plaintiff in both cases. The Legislative Council of South Australia has inserted a clause in the Education Bill making Bible readme in schools compuliory. A fire broke out on board the P. and

O. steamer Farramatta. It was extin

guished with little damage, but not before one Lascar bad perished by suffo* cation.

The value of good business sites in Fellding is said to be steadily increasing. A purchaser who gave £950 a few days ago tor a sectien in Manchester Square has been offered £I4OO. The offer was refused.

A rumour was current on Tuesday to

the effect that two or three Palmerston residents who have friends on the Ministerial benches are about to be called to the Legislative Council. —Manawatu Times,

It was reported In Masterton yesterday afternoon that a young man named George Gunther had been drowned whilst attempting to cross the Taueru river. There is, however, no foundation for the report, as the young fellow has turned up safe and sound. A Napier peper says :—" The" result of the match with the Wellington-Otago men was not unexpected, but many did not expect that the Wellington men would cime so near winning. Taking this match with those played by Hawke's Bay this season, it is evident t bat if Wairarapa and Otapo could meet, Wairarapa would win easily. At the Auckland Liberal Association

the following resolution was passed:— *' This Association is of opinion that the present Ministry should this session devise some simple and easy method of dealing with native lands, so as to ensure at the earliest possible opportunity the occupation and settlement thereof.

The case in which Thomas Berry claimed the sum of £l7 from T.P. Lett for the value of a horse which was killed whilst being transported to Tinui by one of the drivers of the latter, was concluded in the R. M. Court yesterday afternoon. James Macara and William Darley gave evidence to the effect that the proper way to transport a horse was to tie it behind a waggon. His

Worship announced that as the case was an important ene, he would reserve his decision,

A very funny story of female impudence is told by a writer in the Welhnpton Catholic Times. He savs that a Wellington lady rang up a Wellington chemist at 2 a.m. recently, and, after profusely apologising, stated that she was eoing to Auckland by a boat which left early in the morning, and had suddenly discovered that she was quite out of rouge. The chemist remarked that ht had not enough rouge in stock for a cheek like hers, and banged the door. The Temuka Leader has reoeiyed private information to the effect that there is a majority in Parliament in favour of compensation to publicans In the event of their licenses being taken away from them without cause, About seven months ago a boy named J. Peachey, whose parents reside at Tnrakina, was kicked on the leg by a cow. The leg became so bad that the boy was sent to the Wangauui Hospital for treatment, but it appears the staff have not been able to effect a cure, for the boy's parents have bean advised that amputation of the injured leg below the knee would take place.— Advocate. The Dobson-Kennedy Company opens in the Theatre Royal on Monday evening with Tom Taylor's great play, " The Ticket-of Leave Man." The Poverty Bay nerald, referring, to the production of this piece, says, "Seldom has any play been received here demonstrations of approval as war wi story of the persecuted 'Bobßrierly." We fully expect to see the return of this popular company to Masterton greeted with a crowded house on Monday eyening-

A neat story Is told of a Catholic priest down South whose sermons are usually of a practical kind. On entering the pulpit one Sunday he took with him a walnut to illustrate the character of the various Christian Churches. He told the people the shell was tasteless and valuless : that was the Wesleyan Church. The skin was nauseous, disagreeable, and worthless : that was the Presbyterian Church Ho then said he would show them the HoJy Roman Apostolic Church. He cracked the nut—and found itrotton! Then his reverence coughed violently, and—pronounced the Benediction ! The Melbourne Aram, which is one of the most influential jownals in the Southern Hemisphere, very pertinently remarKS:— "According to the New Zealand poliey, the loafer may get an allotment, and the implements to work it, and his food and clothing tor nothing, but the colonist who knows how to turn the land to account may be branded as a criminal." The grey beard of a resident at Taradale, Hawke'd Bay, is said to be turning brown aeain. This sounds almost like a taradiddle, but a Napier paper vouches for itAt a meeting of Volunteer officers, it was decided to send an Auckland team of five representatives to the firing competition in Sydney and Melbourne next month. Advices from Central America report that the Chief of Police and six men were killed and fifty wounded, in arresting the leaders of the revolt at Granada, in Nicaragua.

Secure without delay some of these bargains in Sheetings. Single bed ~ ": ■- iwds for 2s lld.oyds for 8s 6d. e _4. fot & Hd, Double bed Sheetings ujru- - pyds for 4s 6d. Crimean Sheetinps 4yds for 2s 6d, 4yds for 2s lid, 4yds for 3s 3d, 4yds for 3s 6d, 4yds for 3s lid. These are all remarkably cheap at the Sale of Surplus "Winter Stock, Te Aro House, Wellington. J Secure without delay some of these J bargains in Welsh Flannels, 6yds for 3a ljd, (syds for 5s fid, 6vds for 6s lid, 6yds for 7s lid, 6yds for 8s lid. Scarlet Flannels 6yds for 2s lid, 6yds for 3s lid 6yds for 5s 6d, 6yds for 7s lid, 6yds for 8s lid. All sterling value, best uiaken and at sale prices. The Sale ot Surplus Winter Stock.Te Aro House, Wellington. Secure some of these bargains without delay, 12yds Stout Brown Holland for 2s lid, 12yds Strong Brown Holland for 4b lid, 12yds Twilled Selicia for Is 6d, 12yds Grey Cotton Lustres tor 2s lid, 12yds Grey Cotton Lustre for 3s lid at the Sale of Surplus Winter Stock.Te Aro House, Wellington.

The date for the representative football match between the Wairarapa and Manawatu Rugby Unions has not yet been fixed.

The 'Gisborne Standard' is responsible for the statement that a school girl In that district recently gave this definition of Magna Charta :—"Magna Charta was the skeleton of a cart. The cart had only two wheels. A bar crossed from one wheel to the other. This bar was hung with flags and banners. It was in the battle of Standhard, and they drove it through the battle." What seems to be a well organised series of petty burglaries have recently been committed at various houses in Christchurch. In nearly every instance the thieves have taken little else but food. Some of tho thefts have been carried out in the most cool and barefaced style. In one case the thieves made an entry to the pantry on Saturday night and took away everything that had been prepared for Sunday—meat, pies, custards, &c.—leaving the shelves absolutely bare and the inmates of the I house literally withoutany thing to eat except what they could obtain in a scratch fashion on Sunday. The thieves with unusual thoughtfulness, finding that no baskets had been prepared to carry off the provisions, took various articles of clothing from the laundry, for the purpose, no doubt, of wrappiug up the pies and more delicate i specimens of pastry.