SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3904, 4 September 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

MrR. H. Donnolly, well-known in New Zealand, recently hold a "Grand National Baby Show" at Kimberley, South Africa.

The Dobson-Kennedy Dramatio Company produce the thrilling drama "Uurrent Cash" at Grey town to-morrow I (Saturday) night. Our friends down! the Valley may look forward to a thorough treat in thin piece. Proclamations appear in last night's Gazette constituting certain land at Tauherinikau and Dry River, in the County ot Wairarapa South, water races within the meaning of the Counties Aot, 1886. A house in the occupation of Mr John Daysh, Sen., on the Belvedere Road,, Carterton, was destroyed by fire last night. The house belonged to Mr Joseph Bond. The origin of the fire is unknown. The Treasurerof the Masterton Hospital acknowledges receipt of the following subscriptions : —Messrs S. J. P. Alpass, £2; H. Nevins, £1; employees of Annedale Station, £2 10s ; collected by Messrs Tabuteau and Boddington, £8 5s 6d to procure linoleums for female ward.

A story that is very well authenticated comes from Devonport (writes the Launceston correspondent of the Hobart Mercury) wich reference to the closing of the V.D.L, Bank. An elderly woman, by dint of hard saving, had amassed the sum of £2OO, which she had on fixed deposit in the bank. Or. the night of July 31 she dreamed that the bank manager had levanted and taken all the gold of the bank with him. This had such an effect on her that when the bank opened on the following morning (August l)she was at the door, and made a request for her money, stating that she would willingly forfeit any interest due. Pressed for reasons she declined to give them, and being very persisting the money was handed to her in notes. These she declined, and the sum was counted out in gold. On being asked what she would put it in she took off her apron and laid it on the counter, and the two hundred sovereigns were gathered up in it. And now comes the sequel. On '.ier way home she came to the conclusion that as the bank manager was still in his place, and the gold was there also, the old adage, that " dreams go by contraries," was true, and, afraid of being robbed if it became known she had the gold by her, she teok it back again, told her reasons for withdrawing it, and re-depesited it. New, doubtless, she regrets ignoring the warning conveyed, and is a firmer believer in dreams than ever.

dames Smith, proprietor of the well known Te Aro House, Wellington, has for several months past been in the heart of the world's metropolis, London, superintending the buying for our present spring season at Te Aro House, Wellington. It will no doubt be expected •by all the readers of this paper that there will be a most manifest improvement in our shipments, that »U goods will be bought well, that is at the lowest cash pcioes ; that all goods will be the best of their class and that all wijl be in accord with the prevailing fashions of the season. The display we are now making of spring fashions at Te Aro House,. Wellington, is most amply and fully corroboratiye 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.