SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3916, 18 September 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

The Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Society's next annual show is fixed for the 11th and 12th of November.

A lad fifteen years of age named George Ingram broke his leg yesterday by slipping o» the pavement at Christchurch. This is the fifth time he has suffered a similar fracture.

Mr Moffitt, the well-known dentist, has taken the house lately occupied by Mr A. A. White in Church St, where he is prepared to reoeive patients.

Mr Hatch's ketoh Gratitude has re' turned from a sealing cruise at the Auok lands with between 400 and 500 skins.

Pierce Lanigan, a contractor of Auokland, has filed his schedule. The secured debts are £7268 and the unse« cured about £4OOO.

The Premier gave notice last night to move that Mr Bees be' appointed Chairman of Committees for the remainder of the session.

It is rumoured that Sir Robert Stout will be a candidate for the Ohristohurch seat, vacated through Mr Perceyal's appointment to the Agent-Gnneralthip. We are requested to remind those interested that the conveyance for the Arbor Day Ball at the Greytown Palace Hall will start from Neill's stables punctually at six o'clock this evening.

Messrs Lowes and lorns remind our readers «f their sale to-morrow, which is ill include a choice assortment of china, earthern and glassware, also lot of handsome sheep skin rugs. The goods ate now displayed in their rooms for inspection. The Rev Robert Wood will preach a special sermon to young men on Sunday evening next, taking for his subject, "Chriitiamty in relation to buttinp and gambling."

A teacher asked a very juvenile claas not in Masterton, which of them had ever seen a magnet. A sharp urchin at onco said he had seen lots of them. "Where?" inquired the teaoher surprised at his proficiency. "In the cheese."

It will be seen from a glance at our advertising columns that Mr M. R. Varnham has opened a music warehouse in Greytown, where any instrument, from a tin whistle to a piano, can be pro. cured, together with vocal and instrumental music. Anything required, which is not on hand, will be procured at the shortest notice. ' Orders for '"' tuning pianos will be carefully attended to, whilst Mr Varnham will be gladto receive pupils for the violin, clarionet, cornet, etc. The la?t hunt of the season in Cbn* nection withthe Wairarapa Btyft ttyub < will be hold on Saturday, Oirtober tfrd. ! The meet will take place afc'PffiaujWfa at 2 p.m. Says the Chronicle:— Despair was depicted on the countenanaee of a young lady on Saturday, who just managed to secure her scat in a railway carriage as the train started, but minus her puppy dof and her bonnet box, which in haste she had left on the make matters worse, the dog, which had been attached to the bonne* box by a string to prevent either the one or the pther from departing in any direction but the way in which it should go, started off in hot pursuit of the train. Both box and the dog are numbered among the missing.

The Opera House, Wellington, wu full again to the doors last night for the repetition of "The Pirates of Penzanco," which had been performed with great and signal success on the previous evening* Among the audience were His Excel* lency tho Governor, Lord Onslow, and Lady Onslow- " The Pirates "will be onoe more presented to-nigbfßMie Juvenile Opera Oompany having oe£n detained in Wellincton owing to their steamer running late. The Bon Marclie has always held the reputation for the nicest assortment of new goods at the opening of the season, and Hooper and Company are determined to offer the public such a choice this season as will eolipso everything in the district.

Hooper and Company announce the arrival of their first shipments for the season which is now being opened np at the Bon Marche. Every department will be tally stocked with all the latest fashions and charming millinery, English and French flowers, hats and bonnets, fashionablo mm ties and jackets, the newest styles, designs and mate4|Ri for drerses, now prints, muslins, detains, new laces, ribbons, gloves, parasols, &c., &o.