SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3903, 3 September 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Tenders are inrited by the Mastorton Borough Council for the Borough larapliehting. Dt Broome is spoken of as the coming candidate for the Waikato seat. He contested the Te Aroha seat. The Rotokino, which sailed fro*a Wellington for Calcutta this morning, took a cargo of 287 horses. The charge of horse-stealing against Walter Trioker is to be heard in the Supreme Court to-day. Thomas Blaokwell, charged with abdacting a girl named Fanny Harrison from Greytowu, was found not guilty in the Supreme Court yesterday and discharged.

Messrs Lowes and loms add to their stock sale for Wednesday next, Sep. 9th, 70 fat turnip fed wethers and 80 fat turnip fed ewes. Lowes & loms advertise a good timber waggon and road dray for private sale.

Mr, A. A. White, who is leavin? for Auckland at an early date, notifies that all accounts, (if any) against him must be rendered to him by Saturday, the sth.

Nominations of candidates for the directory of the Masterton Permanent Investment and Building Society will be received until Wednesday, 9th Sept., to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of Messrs J. 0. Uoddington and A. R. Bunny. Theglore contest for £lO a side between J. Thompson and Mitchell takes place in the Theatre Royal on Wednesday, September 9th. On Friday the Pobaon-Kennedy Company will stage "The Sbaughran" at the request of a very large number of Mr. J. J. Kennedy's admirers, who cannot miss this, perhaps last opportunity of witnessing his inimitable impersonation »t "the rollicking Con." The following nominations were received to-day for the three vacant seats on the Masterton Borough Council: —West Ward— Walter Perry; Outer Ward—Thomas Kdinborough Chamberlain ; Wast Ward Thomas Dixon. These gentlemen have therefore been declared duly elected.

The drawing; examination in connection with the Eketahuna publio schoo took place yesterday. Forty-three children presented themselves for examination, in the following :—Freehand 2f), Geometry 12, Scale 11. Mr. \V. A. Rowse, Seoretary, conducted the examinafapp.

. Great prepatioos are going on in the Lower Valley for the Arbor Day Ball, to be held at Greytown on the 18th inst., a grand affair is anticipated. It will and probably be the last Ball of the season, and we therefore expect a number will go from Maeterton if a tine night. We understand that arrangements are being made by the Committee for the running of the large covered in Palace drag of Greytown, to convey Masterton people to and from the Ball at a reasonable ficure.

James Smith, proprietor of the well* j known Te Aro House, Wellington, has for several months past been in the heart of the world's metropolis, London, superintending the buying for pur present spring season at Te Aro House, Wellington. j It will no doubt be expected by all the readers *f this paper that there will be a most manifest improvement in our ' "Moments, that all goods will be bought .. A ' "•-»««>««i cash prices ; well, that is at two «.■. . «■*-■*••=.

that all goods will be the best ot their class and that all will be in accord with the prevailing fashions of the season. Tho display we are now making of spring fashions at Te Aro House, Wellington, is most amply and fully corroborative of these views.

Patterns of any of the spring goods of every description will be forwarded on application to James Smith, Te Aro House, (Wellington.

Messrs Dobson-Kennedy have engaged for their forthcoming N.Z. tour, Mr Charles J. S. Palmer, the celebrated Dutch actor and vocalist, who has made a world-wide reputation in "|My Sweetheart," "Hans the Boatman," "Hip Van Witklo," and "Struck Oil." The Dobson-Kennedy Company will support Mr Palmer, and the first his pieces will take place in Maaterton*' next week.

The Carterton Sooial Club is nowfirmly established. There are in connection with it reading and card rooms, gymna* sium, and smoking rooms, A monthly "at home " is also held and highly appreciated, whilst a Choral Society of oyer fifty members, and a dramatic Club are also attached to it. The Committee intend this year to form Archery and Lawn Tennis Clubs. A quoit ground will as o be laid out. No less than £l5O was taken last year by the Club, which starts this year with a credit balance of over £3O.