SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4000, 30 December 1891, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

About 35,000 bricks are required for the Masterton Borough gasworks. Two Christcburoh borers, who have been inspecting the Maniotato Plains at the instigation of the Slinister of Mines, express the opinion that boring for water in several places they visited would result successfully, A lost trap horse is advertised for by MesErs Perry Bros. Robert Higman, a Captain of the Salvation Army, was drowned whilst bathing at Port Chalmers yesterday. A girl of fourteen years of age named Ivy Haggwd has been drowned in the Kaihu Creek, near Dargavillo. Mr Robert Hair has just shorn the Lincoln ram that took first prize at Palmerstondrad third at Wellington, and the fleepp weigjied exactly 32Mb. The handicaps for the forthcoming sports of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society were declared to-day, and will be posted in the Club Hotel this evening. The annual meeting of the Masterton Park Trust is announced for the 7th proximo. The only business is the presentation if a balance sheet. The decision of the Land Board in regard to the cases of the Misses M. and L. Verdon, selectors of sections 29 and 30, Block Y., Omahine, which was recently investigated by the Board, was given'yesterday by the Commissioner as follows :—"The Land Board have unanimously decided that they see no reason the decision they arrived at on the 30th bif Apnl Jast, to cancel the selectors'— Misses Margaret and Lizzie Verdon—interest in the land for bon-fulnTmunt of the conditions of their leases, which they had rescinded on the 99th October, with a view of hearing the selector's statements, and they declare the leases to be hereby cancelled." A curious thing oocurred the other day says the haxctra Star. Mr Spratt was engaged in sinking a well on the show ground, and had got a good distance down when a rumbling noise was heard, which was presumed to be water, and sp sure were tbe party of this, that they almost decided la finish the well before leaving off work, I 'but for < some reason postponed doing so' until '• next day. Then it was wise to ' put down a light to test the air, and the immediate result was an explosion of gas and the flame shot up & distance of about 80 feet, Mr a labourer,' who wae suspending the light, being burnt in tbo face somewhat badly.

We understand that Mr Peter >Diok« aon, whose melancholy death we record in another column, was Insured for £I2OO, a policy for £IOOO of which was recently taken out in the Mutual Life Association, Mi P. Gill being the agent. We have to thank the N.Z. Times for the following kindly notice : "An_ exceedingly tasteful and pretty piotoriuW and advertising almanac for 1892 has been issued by the WairaraFA Daily, and v copy has reached üb. The illus- , trution is a fancy portrait of "Kathleen Mavourneeu," which is yery characteristic of a good looking Irish lassie." We beg to remind intending com* petitors at the Greytown Fire Brigade's annual sports to be held on Anniversary Day, the 22nd January, that nominations close on Monday noxt,- the 4th January. A private wrestling match will take place at the Recreation Resurve, Greytown, on the day of the Fire Brigade . Sports, the 22nd January, between two well-known athletes for £lO a side. The Foley Drmatic and Comedy Company w ill produce a side-splittimjr\ Iriah absurdity entitled " The Omni bus" in the Theatre Royal on and Friday ovenings, followed by grand musical interlude and soreaniinsr farce. We have received from Mr W. B. Ohenuolla, the local agent, a very -neat calendar of the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company for the ensuing year. The train arrangements for the New Year holidays appear in our advertising columns. Foxton Borough Councillors are slow to carry out resolves. Nine months ago they resolved to send homo a con' sigument of books, but up to now they haye not made up their minds as to what books they shall be. What between youths stealing fruit, larrikins damaging property, and drunken men about the streets annoying ladies, Masterton just now is ut place to live out of We do not suppose that the Sergeant has at his disposal an adequate staff of officers tocheok those ebullitions. Quite a number ot persons ought, in the interests of the community, to be " run in." The concert in connootion with th e Greytown Fire Brigade's Sports, to be , held in the Palace Hall on the 22nd of January, promises to be a great success. A Star gymnast, from Wellington, has consented to take part in the programme, who will provide a rare treat for the audience in his performances on the horizontal bar and fonts of fanoy jug* glh'SThe ' Newcastle Herald' says it is rumored that a cargo ot potatoes by the St. Kilda, from Wanganui (Mew Zea» land), was discharged into the sea, j'His step being; taken in preference to ptf*2gj dutyontheshiDment^^^^^^^^^ The following team will represemnha ' Greytown Fire Brigade at Ohristcburoh in February next, at the uinual Brigade competition : —Lieut. Haigh, fireinons - Quinn, Gray, Duff, Thomas ; emergency, F. Amos. A Tokomairiro farmer, who has al« ways been hostile to the method of single judging at the stook shows, has, says the Btuce Herald, just been converted to itHe was at the Jnvercirgill show last week, where the system of having only one judge is adopted, and he is so impressed with its superiority that he is now entirely in favour of it. He says the business is got through more quickly and more satisfactory to all parties, 'ihere is do haggling beween the judges, who may hold diverse opinions, as has sometimes been tfi£ case here and elsewhere. We must confets that in this we are quite in favour of the " one-man " system, But it requires; the greatest discrimination and care in the selection of one judge. There must be no nepotism, no favouritism of any sortr He must be seleoted solely on the grounds that he has in his own business proved himself to be a thorough expert in tha lines he is asked to judge, and that from his reputation and character he may ba depended upon to give an impartial decision. The judgment of f on«t really aood and competent man is wo'rtfcmore than the opinions of a hundred wno are either inexpert or partial or both. VI e shall be ever ready to welcome the crowds who may take advantage of theas desirable opportunities, and the more widely to distribute our Christmas gifts the better shall «ve be ploased at Te Aro House, Weilington, In addition to offering exceptional advantages to customers, such as an immense variety, a carefully selected and fashionable stock of goods in every department of tho warehouse, we intend, during the remainder ot the present month to present all caah customers to the extent of 20s and upwards with an attraotivo Christmas gift, at To Aro House Wellington. We have a regnlar, devised scale for the things, and in proportion to the amount o purchases so will be tho value of the present 'ahis scale will be on the same lines as on previous years, and no doubt will give equal satisfaction, st Te Aro House, Wellington. Ono thing should be noted especially, and that it is that this gift distribution will extend during the present month up to the very last day of December, 1891, neither more or less, Those that are wise will therefore take care to bo in time at Te Aro Houso Wellington.— ad vt