SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4008, 9 January 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Mosßrs Lowes and lorns add to thnir stock sale fur Wednesday next, 100 aheep, mixed sexes |3O fat lambs, - The Rev. J. Dukes will preach at the Wesleyan C.huroh, Maaterton, to-morrow evening. SuVject-" The Gambling Ourae," Youno men are cordially invited,

A sale of Education Reserves was held at Pahiatua on Thursday. The attendance, was small, and no bids woro made tor any of the sections. Four sections were disposed of at the upset price after the sale.

The following members of tho Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade-are practic* ing to tako part in the meeting of the Fire Brigade to take place shortly at OhriitchurchForeman E. Prangnell, branchmon 0. Adams and Symes, and firemen Brnnton and M. O'Meara, Mr Walter. Barris bein? the only person nominated to 611 the vaoancy on the Masterton Road Board caused by the resignation of Mr A, M'Leod, has been declared duly elected, The death in announced by cable of Tewfik Pasha, Khedive ot Egypt, at the ege of thirty-nine, Influenza wai the oause of death. Thomaa Hong, the oft-convicted, pleaded guilty in the Masterton B.M. Court this morning to being drunk in a public placo.. ihis was the second time lie had been convicted within four days. On being asked what he had to say for himself, he stated that he had left a holel after closing uplast night, intending to dear out, but had been overcome by the drink and had to lie down. Mr Lowes, J.P.: " 1 will let you off on condition that you cloarout of the town, Now go at once. If you are found in the town to-night you'll get a month; that I'll promise you". "Thankß, your Worship', I'll go."

An exchange tells the following yam: —A gentlemau who made a trip to England not long ai<o had givon to him by a olorgyman who is not unknown in Nelson, and whose writing is particularly illegible, a letter of introduction to a minister of his churoli in the old country. When attending a harvest thanksgiving service in the north of England : ,the gentleman thought it a good opportunity to use the noto, and so be enabled to inspect the decorations of the ohuroh. Accordingly at tho end of the service he called op the minister and presented his note. The minister looked at it, and hesitated a little and then asked the stranger for his name, lie again referred him to the letter, and said that his name must be written there. Again the minister looked, and after a little more hesitation taid, " Unfortunately tho letter it written in the native language." h, J. Hoopor and Co are now showing the most fashionable and largest assort* ment of new apring goods ever shown in the district, English and Frenoh Millinery, Trimmed, and Untrimmed Sats and Bonnets, Flowors, and Feathers, &o, Stylish and Pretty Jackets, Dorothy Capes, Mantles, Dust Cloaks, Garaboldi Jackets, io. We are showing a splendid stock of Fashionable Delaines, Prints, Cambrics, I Zephyrs, &c, We hold the beat assortment and largest stock of nevr dress materials in the Wairarapa- All the leading shades, de> signs, satins, and materials for the season, (ingle and double widths, The Fancy Department is lull of tho best novelties, pretty aprons, ribbons (filings, collars, cufis, and parasols etc