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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4020, 25 January 1892, Page 2

His Lordabip the Bishop of Waiapu will conduct morning and evening service in Bt. Matthew's Church, Mas* tertcn, on Sunday next, Rabbits are becoming quite numerous in Masterton. The other day ono nas despatched in Colo street, . A petition, further urging tho rights of women to tho suffrage and to repre* eentaiion in Parliament, is in circulation in Napier. Ame'mborottheHawke's Bay Land remarked the other day there was no mistake but that the special settlements nt Pahiatiw were the making of that township. Another remarked that unless work waß available for the men near the settlements the latter would prove utter failures, and the other -members' presont agreed with him, The nomination and election of Worshipful Master of tho Masterton Lodge, N. 2.0., takes place PP Wednesday, 27th iust, About thirty names of intending members o! the Carterton Fire Britfado have beed handed in. /it a meeting to be held this evening, officers will be elected.

I A cricket match between, teams representing Carterton and Mastert/m was played at Carterton on Saturday last, resulting in a win for the latter by an innings and twenty-three runs. In thoir fiißt jtinings Masterton put together fltio hundred and fifteen' ruua, of which Hansen' tnade forty-one, Carterton was jn fh'ei'r first innings for twenty-seven and in their second for sixty-five, Richards taking fourteen wickets /or twenty^ightruni.' The water works at Dry Eiver were vißited last week by the Mayors of Cartorton aud Grey town, who will draw up reportion what thoy Baw lor presentation to thbir rejpgctiye Councils. It is believed that a bleb pressure .supply forCartorton could only bo obtained neat Mr Mpore's property on the Waingawa, and this Is tb6 point at which tho people of Masterton contemplate erecting a dam if a supply is to bo taken across the Upper tjain, No definite action has yet beon taken in tn(imat|er by fbo residonfs of either township, The services in Bt, Matthew's Ohurqh, Masterton, were conducted yesterday by His Lordship the Primate of New Zealand; the congregations being very largo. At the evonin? service seven candidates were presented for confirmation, after whioh His Lordship delivered an (mptesßivo address, taking for his tent the'word' '•' kHs* !!> ffi? and * in you." Householders resident in country districts are of ten at a loss to know which is the best place in WelMon for Linoleums, Floor Cloths, Carpets, Curtains, Quilts, Table Cloths, Tablo Covers, Cretonnes, Damasks apd all other arliolcs of house furnishing, M the following reasons tho reply must tdost emphatically bo Id Aro House, Well, i'ngtoii." "' '■"'• ' , „, '".LitSeason-All our 8«w are eplendio yaiub, having been bought hi the best 'aid ,cheajejtW#ts, not oplv direct from fW miners hljmj¥ fc»ffi°>s $W faoturers. Wo buy therefore aj %) lowest pe'sjjbje prices and our customers reaja a jprfemoffdi'flg advantage at Tp Aro House, Wellington. . ..., 2ndßeason,-our goods m \mi\Mj well selected. We make a speciality of Linoleums, Floor Cloths, aud carpets, Our styles, designs and colourings are not only in the most perfect- taste but are superior }o anything to bo seen elsewhere, ~For these tbipgs ft'is. 8$ »¥7 ?P r Bn y° Be t° rival Te Aro House, Wplhngtpj. 3rd Reason.-Oar stock .in, »t tjmo» large, and tho choice all but unlimited, Tho variety, is scmetliing exlraoidlnary, and is capable of satißtying tne most fastiou3 taste. Those who contemplate re, iamißhlng, and young jeople intent on matrimony should remember that (he j best place in which to get their wants torily supplied is the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse Te. Aro House, Wellington. •.■-.' ■■;

I A number of pellicles nra offered fur private sale by Mr P. ■fl.Wnod. A flock of Bix thousand sheep from the Lower Valley passed through Mobjterion last evening. The Natives of Una district are, becoming very industrious, At Te Ore Ore this year a good area of their land is under cultivation, and tho younger men appear to have a liking for farm work. The Mnstorton sohoola resumed this morning after the summer holidays. The HttenJanoe at the main tchjol was about the average. Two drunks-John M'Cormick and Leslie Allen-were cpch fined hvo shillin«sor tweuty-fonr hours by Mr Bartou Boys, J.P., this raornin». The Da ; ,y Association of Dunedin are sendTx 74 tons of cheese by the Forfarshire and 180 tuni by the Otirama, in addition to a quantity of butter, About the tame quantity will be shipped next month. The Dunedin Jockey Club has been recommended by Mr U. Fish, M.H.F,,, cot to impose the Stato totalisator tax ofl| per cent, on the public. MrFhb sayß that any attempt to saddle the pub' Ho with more than ten per cent, will result in Bteps beins> iken for the abolition of the machine. The hearing of the charge of murder apainst William George Rams, of Wellington, has been further adjontiisd untd to-morrow., It is expected that the police will proceed no further iu the matter. A Chinaman iu Wellington named Sim Kwoiik Lee baa been fined for cruelly illtreating a horse by driving it in a vegetable cart whilst suffering from asore shoulder.

. A ladies' boating club is being formed atWairoain Hawke'sßay. The Clyde River is said to afford an excellent field for boating.

The monthly meeting of tho Masterton Road Board, which wai to have been held on Saturday, lapsed for the want of a quorum,

Mr Burton Boys, J.P., sentenced a man named Leslie Allen to seven days' hard labour in Wellington Terrace Gaol this morning for riotous behaviour. Leslie went into the Empire Hotel on Saturday evening under the influence of liquor. He was refused a drink, and becoming jad s gnant put his fist through a window. He also violently rosistsd the police in the execution of their duty. A full meeting of members of tho Reform SpeoMl Settlement Association, was held en Saturday when the first doposit on tho block of land selected was subscribed,

An old resident of this district in the porson of Mr Bernard Diamond paEsed away yesterday, The deceased had seen active seiyice in his younger days, and was the possessor of a Victoria. C'ros,",

A feminine goat was tied up at the Government Buildings the other day en I'ouft for a lighthouse keeper who had requisitioned au annual of this descriplien. The sagicious quadruped, when it got hunsry, ate up her tother as a re" lisTi and found thatßho was free. She at once ranged round aud commenced to trim fcho choice shrubs in the enclosure aud then proceeded, it is raid, to the lobbies for the purposo of picking up choice morsels in tlie shape ot hats aud umbrellas. At this stage it was deemed noceisary to ascertain the Department in charge of tho beggar, and instructions were given to the Stock branch to capture the marauder. Out sallied a Chief Inspector, an assortment of SubInspectors, with a few yolunteors in the shape of clerks and messengers, and a grand hunt began. For over an hour tho noat fooled the crowd by the nimble dexterity with which slio came out of every scrimmage. Then two more men caino on the scene and enquired what tho row meant, and it was explained that the' Stock Department had orders to capture the animal and that they were blowod —very much blowed—if they' could I " Come on Dick" cried ono of the now comers, who happened to bo the Minister for Lands, and " Dick," sometimes called Seddon, chipped in, and the hunt procecded with renowed vigour, Neither of the Ministers appeared to possess staying power, and long after thoy got winded the nimble goat continued to caper, l'hey swore at her, but the audacious gundruped '.urncd round and cried Bah I right in the Ministerial visages. A further dotaebment of OivjJ Set rants was put on tho job and at last the goat surrendered to superior numbers and after bejng fed for it few hours on Parliamentary reports was sufficiently tamed to bg forwarded on to hor destination-

A visit to the Bon Marehe would wel repay anyone wanting a Nicely Trimmed Hat or a Pretty Bonnet. Some of the most lovely goods ever imported into Masterton a.e now being shown In this well-known Palace of Fashion. 4(so jml give yumelffw minutes and ca&tjn enquiring opt'c over tho magnificent Ladies Drees Materials in all the shades, and the very pick of the season's fashions, and don't forget to ask the pr'ces. Neither shovld you go amy without .stein; the slue/; 0) pretty simulate, parasols, etc., and 300 what a gland shop the Bou Matche js for anything of tho kind. ■ Perhaps you don't wanj to spend ■nuofr money jn'tbiß way, possibly your limit is something less than hjjlf a sovereign or half a oiown, weli, ask the prices and see what Hooper and Com pany can do for you.