SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3907, 8 September 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

A canvas bag containing two blankets ia advertised ut lost. The next Bitting of the District Court is to be held in Masterton on September 23rd.

Things must be looking up In Master* ton. There ia not a single house to let at the present time,

Miss Holmes will be in attendance at the School of Design to morrqs,(Wed>« nesday) to hand over painting*; etc, to owners.

Messrs Lowes and lorns remind our readers of their usual fortnightly stock sale to-morrow. The list embraces fab sheep and cattle, store bullocks, dairy cows, horses, etc, etc.

At a meeting of the Borough Council to be held on Tuesday, the 13th day of October, a resolution deolarint, George St. East a publio street will be confirmed. Messrs Dobson 'and Kennedy hays announoed their intention of a special prize for competition tti forthcoming A. and P. Society's Snow. Ia tho witness Spreat, Mr Pownall had a hard nut to crack in' the R.M. Court this morning. 'The Utter was somewhat dismayed when the former remarked, "Why, 1 was a lithographic writer before you were born." The premises in Queen»street lately occupied by Mrs Hodgins will be opened on Thursday next by Kow Kee, general storekeeper, late of Greytown, with a large stock of groceries, etc. A trial is solicited. A full report of the proceedings at the banquet given to the Hon. John Bryoe at Wellington on Saturday night, appears as a supplement to the Daily to-day. The new musical comedy. ',' My Sweetheart" Is to be produced mf the Dobson-Kennedy Dramatic Company, in connection with Mr Palmer, in the I Theatre Royal on Thursday evening. We have to acknowledge a copy of the annuity sketch-book entitled "The [ Day of the Last Stag Hunt," the reverse of the pages of which has, we notice, been devoted to publishing copies of the ! remarkable testimonies received in connection with numerous cures effected by the Mother Aubert Herbal Remedies. • Those residents of Masterton who art anxious to witness the Juvenile Opera Company in Wellington, are requested to send in their names to this office, so that if sufficient inducement ia offered a special train may be arranged. A special meeting of the Gas Committee of the Masterton Borough Council was held last night, to consider the question of the gas tank. It was decided to meet the Manager at the works at five o'clock to-day (Tuesday), with the view to making a recommendation to the Oounoil aa to what steps an necessary.

Protection (says an English paper) has perhaps never been carried to a more ridiculous length than in applying It to native prize tighten. . The American authorities secured from the pugilists Slavin and Mitchell, previous to the departure of the iiner Auranian, in whioh they sailed on 20th June for Kngland, affidavits declaring that they oame to America under contraetto Dr Dougherty, of Philadelphia, to spar. The nice point hai to be decided whether pugilists rank as "artists" or "laborers." If the latter, Mr Dougherty is liable to a fine of 2000dol for importing foreign contract labor into the States.

It is seldom that the significant noti* fioation "Housefull!" played at the doors of the Ope»HoTße7 Wellington, for it is a large building and takes an extremely numerous audience to fill it. Last' nipht, however, the management of the Juvenile Opera Company■ had to display that legend at a comparatively early stage of the pro* eeedings, for as soon as the doors opened seats were rushed. The children perform La'Maseotte simply wonderfully a Masterton man who was present tells us. Even in their vocalisation amateurs could learn much from them, while as regards their aoting dialogue, and gene* ral movements on the stare they surpass anything ofthe kind yet seen in WeW hngton; indeed one or two of the principals could in these departments "give points" to many experienced adulto. The dresses .and soenery appointments are said to be iragniiceutly complete. The extra pleasurable nature of the entertainment is the sub* iect of a very general remark in Wellington, and crowds attend every night. . ~,-.

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

Patterns of any of the spring- goods of every description will be forwarded 6n application to James Sfmith, Te Aro House; Wellington. l * v > ut