SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3936, 12 October 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Messrs Lowes & lorns add to their horse salo tor Wednesday next 10 fkst class draught horses broken. The export of oysters from Russell last quarter was 2700 sacics. Investigation shows that many European girls are in Asiatic harems. Denmark 'has one university, forty professors, and 1400 students. Chicago city, the commercial city of the Far West, boasts 2454 lawyers. The midnight sun is seen at Hammertest from the 14th May to 27th July. The population of London is greater than of Sweden and Norway combined, Twenty live partridges arrived by the Eaikoura for Lord Onslow in good condition. Messrs Lowes & lorns remind our readers of their important sale of hones on Wednesday 14th inst the principal entries for which appear in our advertising column. The timber merchants of the Hawke'a Bay district have decided to increase the price of timber. The Russian Government h*s deoided to employ the decimal system in all medical and pharmaceutical weights. British army authorities ore seriously alarmed by the information that socialistic literature is being widely distributed among the enlisted men. A sharp shock of earthquake was noticed at Maurioeville at about seyen minutes past five this morning.

The opening of the new Town Hall at the Lower Taueru is to be celebrated on the Prince of Wales Birthday (Noyember 9th) with a plain and fancy dross ball. ; •

A valnatye collection pt spiders, gatheied from every part pf the world, and representing 20)0 species, has been presented to the South Kensington Museum.

An occurrence mo»t unusual in the annals of the European countries has taken place in the duchy of Gotha. On account of the flourishing state, of the finances a Bill has been introduced suppressing taxation for three months. ! An American wido«-, now visiting Londoa is said to possess je'wels worth a tabulouV sum. She has a' pair of pearl eai rim/a which cost £BOOO, and a treble row of pearls which never leaves her neck by night or day.

Such is the burnine interest with which the ratepayers of St Silda, Qtago, regard the question of borrowing £3OOO for water works extension, that only eight of them attended the meeting at which the subject was discussed. A poll is to be tajjeh, Mr F. D, Wood has for prorata sale, two thoroughly good buggy ojr trap herses,

The San Franoisoo mail was deliyered over the counter at noon to-day.

Messrs Lowes 4 lorns add to thou* ■tocx sale for Wednesday October 21th 20 dry ewes 6 fat cowsl Ay shire bull 2£ years old.

A good muiter ot cricketers want in *?r practice on the ?*± CT;I on Saturday afternoon last, and for so ear)y in the season some excellent form was displayed. ''Oyer 2Q players were'oh the ground, and sides were picked by Messrs Whatman and Pownall, captain and vice captain of the Club. From appearances on Saturday, there is yet 'hope that cricket will be revived in Masterton, and we expect to see a very ■trong eleven placed in the field this !seaioSThe totalwafcor iax made itself felt for the first time on Monday, when the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club, at their spring meeting, deducted from investment the extra l£d pep cent, imposed by the Government. People crumbled, as they always do when taxation is direct.

At the Thames Borough Council meet-, ing on Thursday evening, the Ist Oct., the question of erecting public baths at a cost of not less than £IOO, provided the public subscribed £2OO, Tiqs AfPHAMNPJ? lo°k» externally and internally of our widely known Family Drapery Warehouse is now extremely brilliant. With the advent of the Spring Season comes an Entire Change of Fashions. The dark, sombre tints of winter are now completely effaced by the light, cheerful, beautiful new colors that distinguish the present season's fashions at Te Abo House, Wellington.

A telegraph insulator does not cost much, and when one reads that the cost to the Colony by their destruction has run up to several hundred pounds it makes him wonder how many million stones have been pegged at them, and how many thousand boys pegged them. The Maaterton Park Lawn Tennis Club will soon commence operations. The Court is now in excellent order, and this fascinating game should become very popular this year. A ereat number of ladies and gentlemen have signified their intention of joining the Club. Several players were present on Saturday, and enjoyed the.games thoroughly. Several enquiries have been made at this office for a copy of the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral Show programme. Wo do not know whether one is visible north of Carterton. Robinsons "Mirror of the World,' will be shown at l'e Ore Ore tcnight. Mr F. H, Wood has a good entry of sheep for his next Taratahi stock sale which takes place on Thursday, the 22nd inst. Those already advertised include 400 hoggets, 200 fat wethers, 100 ewes and lambs, 100 mixed sheep, 120 store wethers, all in fje wool. Further entries are invited. General Booth is expected to arrive at Auckland on the 20th inst. He will oome from Sydney direct. It is reported that Mr Charles Ticehurst, senior, of Greytown, was thrown from his horse on Saturday and seriously injured.