SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4014, 16 January 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

, Messrs Lowes & lorns remind our readers of the Bale on Monday at the Taueru of blacksmith's tools, stock-in-trade, eto M etc., the sole to commence at 1 o'clock sharp,

Messrs Lowes & lorns announce their regular fortnightly stock sale for Wednesday, Jauuary 27th. Entries as advertised.

A Special meeting of the Reform Special Settlement Association is to be i held in the Forester's Hall this (Saturday) evening. The contention of Dr Hosting that a road cannot be taken through the Weraiti oatate by order of the Governor has been uphe'd by the Government, who adviso that the land can be taken subject only to the provision of the Publio Works Act, 1882.

A notice from the chairman of the Alfredton Road District, giving tho successful result of a poll takon on the Oth inst, for a loan of MO for forma" tionand bridgim? on Tawataia road, appears in yesterday's Gazette. ''

The Commissioner of Grown Lands notifies'that certain land in the Fortyi Milo Bush mil be open for application at the County Council offices, Pahiatua, on 4th February, under iheVillago Homestead Special Settlement cond> tione. Messrs Lowes & forns draw attention in our advertising columns to an impor tant addition to the sale of Mr Tomb send's stock-in-trade, etc, at..Taueru on Monday, At the last elections in New South Wales, a man named Black (reported to be a journalist) W6B elected as a labor member, and it,was stated in a contemporary thatthis man was identical with a young man who had just previously arrived in Oamarj from Glasgow in one of our direct steamers, and who had been engaged in journalism, It now appears that this was a mistaken idea, as the man who wns elected to the New South Waleß Parliament haß just been summoned for the maintenance of several children out of 12 whom ho had by a woman named Dujgan,

I " Jack Point," in the Hawke'a Bay News, tells the followiug atnry:—At a recent Primrose Leafmegathorinf in a part of' England it was resolved to start a steam mcrry«go»round with eclat, by putting all the local magnates on itrubicund squires, whiteheadod generals, majestic chairmen of quarter sessions, and all the rest of them,—but, liko the Japanese with theu' steamer, they couldn't stop it. The owner was-sent for, but lived at a diatauco, and for an hour and a half these unfortunate Tories spun rouud liko dervishes, Horses are pretty cheap at Brisbane (says a Melbourne paper). A short time ago a reaideut of Victoria rode from the tlulf.of Carpentaria to tho queen city of banana land, dose on 1000 miles. Having no further use for his horse, a real plucky animal with legs of steol, he entered the beast, .with bridle and saddle, at the sale yards. They wero put up in lots. The saddle brought IBs, the bridle 2s 6d, and. the plucky steed, who did the 1000 miles without a flinch, was knocked down at Is.

The Tapanui Courier learns that two Leicester rams for the Oonioal Hills estate, purchased at a high figure in England by Mr Watson Shen»an, .wore landed from the Ooptio and are in quarantine, At Mr Shennan's Puketoi citato the merino ram fleeces are unpre cedentodly heavy this year. The highest was 23jlb, and the average of fifteen stud rams 201b Boz of splendid quality wool, This is believed to be the Now Zealand (if not the colonial) record for the season.

■■■ An English paper says:—" If it be true, a* stated by ono who Bhould know in the 'Surrey Times' of this week, that a prominent reason for Lord Onslow's resignation of the Governorship of New. Zealand is the hopelessly unsanitary condition of Wellington, the capital 'of the colony, Lord Salisbury may find it diffloult to secure a desirable successor. An incident related by Lord Onslow himself, illustrates another ot tho vieissitudes of efficial life in the colony, The Governor's party <?as journeying on horaebaok through the South Inland, and one night put up at an inn kept by an old Dutoh woman. In the morniftg ono of the guesta complained that he had oaughtamouseinhisbed. 'Well, I'm sure I've done my best,' was the old lady's assuring reply,' for I took seven mice out of your bed just before you went up."

A visit to the Bon Marche would well repay anyone wanting a Nicely Trimmed Hat or a Pretty Bonnet, Some of the most lovely goods ever imported into Maaterton are now being shown in this well-known Palace of Fashion.

Also just giw yourself fin immite and oast an enquiring optic over thomasniiiceiib- Ladioß Dress Materials in all the lateat shades, and the very pick of the season's fashions, and don't forget to ask the prices. .

Micr should i/ottp/o amy without seeing tlie stock oj pretty sunshades, prank, c(c„ and ?eo what a grand shop the Bon Marohe is for anything of the kind. Perhaps you don't want to spend much money in this way, possibly your limit is something less than half a reign or half aorown, well, ask the prices and see what Hooker and Company can do for you,