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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4023, 28 January 1892, Page 2

Tho Bank of New Zealand haul declared a dividend of five per cont. | A terrible explosion occurred on board a punt in Sydney harbour on Tuesday. Tiro men, named Tollison and Northcoto, were blown to atoms, only a few icateoitemains being found. The barge sunk. Tho Wellington Education Board has authorised repairs to its buildings at Mangaone, Fernridge, Gladstone, Opaki and Pabiatua,

The Secretary of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association has been instructed to draw up a memorial and obtain signatures in favour of the incorporation of the Association.

Constable Boache has finished his inspection of tho shearing sheds in the Eketahuna district. He has found that the best accommodation is provided for shearors and station hands. A lawn tennis match between teaniß representing the MastertonClub and the WoodvilleandPahiatua Clubs, is to be played on the Masterton court on Saturday,

A publio meeting is to be held in the Temperance Hall, Masterton, this evening, by the Rev E, Walker, organising agent of the N.Z, Alliance. The chair is to bo takeu at 8 o'clock by the Rev J. Dukes.

A good number of tho settlers of the Forty-mile Bush took advantage of the spell of dry weathot last week, to burn their bush, and in most cases tho burns are reported to be very good. Messrs Titninins and Dunstall, of Eketahuna, are quite satisfied that their burns are the best they have had for several seasons; but in some cases the settlers were a little too eager, and bur,t rathor tpo soon, and in consequence the burns are almost a failure.

The Eketahuna Rifle Olub, which has not deue any shooting so far tins season, is now about to make a start, having obtained one or two Martini-Henri Rifles, The Club, which has a membership of about thirty, has amongst its number some very gocd ewiflemen, but as they ignore the old Snider they are nut of practice. With tho new rifles it is to be hoped they will have no excuse and turn up to practice,

The Wesleyan Church at Eketahuna holds its Anniversary on Sunday nest, February Ist, to be followed by a tea meeting in Mr Jones' paddock on Monday, and a publio meeting iu tho Church during the evening, The meeting is expected to be the most successful the Church has yet held.. A picked choir from the Sunday School and friends are being trained to assist at the Sunday: services and public meeting, so that tho' ■publio may expectatreat. The Rev. J,! Dukes will preach at the Sunday services, and will be asß(«ted by the Eev. i W. Bowse on the Monday .evening. j

Householders resident in country districts are often at a loss to know which is the best place in Wellington (or Linoleums, Floor Cloths, Carpets, Curtains, Quilts, Table Cloths, Table Coyers, Cretonnes, Damasks and all other artioles of house furnishing, For the following reasons tho reply must most emphatically be Tn Aro House, Wellington, . - -"o«»sou—AH our goods are splendid liw... _ •-..iif.infljj best and value, having beoni)uu b _. . ••-.<.«,, cheapest markets, not only direot trom ,_■» makers but from the foremost manufacturers, We buy therefore at the lowest possible prices and our ousters reap a corresponding advantago atTe Aro House, Wellington. goods are invariably well selected, • Wp make a speciality of Lindl urns, Floor Cloths, and carpets. Uur stylcse designs and colourings are not only in the most perfect taste bat are superior to anything to be seen elsewhere, For these things it is not' easy for anyone to rival Te Aro House, Wellington, 3rd Reason,-Onr stock is at air time-, large, and the cjioipe all but unlimited, The variety is scinching extraordinary, and is oapablo of satisfying the most factious taste. Those who contemplate''re, fnrnisjjjng, and young peoplo intent on matrimony should remember that the boat place in which to get'their wants satisfactorily supplied.is the- Wholesale- Family Drapery Warehouse Te_ Aro. House,We)s ngton. " ".' '

A; Native appeared'before theß MCourt this morning', charged with drunkenness, Ho. wos discharged with acMiou. A freak _nf nature may bo Been nt Pakaraka in the shape of a half theep half gout Tho animal has tho appearance of a sheep, but it ib covered with hair instead of wool, and ha 6 a goat's tail. I A settler of tho Upper Plain informed us yesterday that quite nno third of his wheat crop has this season been den stroyed by the Hossian fly. The pest only made its appearance last year, Sporting men are reminded of the sale (if Mr W. 0. Wdhams' racing atud, which takes place at Kaiw,.iwai tomorrow, Mr F, E iVdod is the auctioneer. Mr A. J. Jacobs, taxidermist, has an interesting notification in our advertising columns. Grass seeding, which has been in full •ran fur the last fortnight in the FortyMile Bush, was put a scop to for a day or two by the heavy rain which started on Tuesday morning. About one o'clock it cime down in a perfect deluge, and lasted for about an hour, spoiling a quantity of seed which had been cut and ready to thrash. Taking it all through, however, the yield is a very good.one. The school at Newman, which opened on Monday, has an attendance already of over twenty scholars. Thobuildingused is a hall belonging to the settlors, Mr Nelson is teacher. \ TheMosterton>Upaki flifle Club, ffhinh ', is now in the process of formation, ex- ; poets to commence practice at an early date. Although tho Government has i intimated that it cannot supply Martini- ; Henri rifles, it is expected that a few of ! these weapons will be obtained from ! private sources. .. .. •

A native goitleuian was a regular attendant at a church in Woipawa, Sunday night last being very dark he took a lantern with him. Towards the end of the service ho caused quite a sensation by up, striking a match on a prominent part of his person, and trimming his lamp. The sermon, we assume, hud reference to the wise and foolish virgins.

Messrs M, Oaselberg and Co. intend considerably enlarging their store at Groytowii, and the conttact will soon be m hand,

A resident of Greytown advanced a young man a sum of money. • As it was not returned the case was taken into Court, when the young man pleaded that he was a month under age when the money was lout. Judgment was therefore given for the defendant. Wehavo received from the Headquarters of the Salvation Army a sample copy of " The Younij Soldier," a paper printed exclusively in the interests of children. The get-up of the'paper is good, and it contains matter which oannot fail to interest tho young. Three doisen copies a week are kin? circulated in Masterton

Tho usual parade of tho Masterton Eifle Volunteerd was hold last - evening, thirty-six answering to the roll call. As the men had been on parado in tho afternoon they were merely inspected and dismissed, Lieut-Colonel Newall was notprcßent. Eight recruits were electud to membership. The Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association has received only one offer of a sito for a show ground. This has been referred to a sub-committes to report upon, The total entries for tho annual ram fair of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association' to bo held on February 2nd and 3rd, amount to seven hundred and Sfty-throe, Of this numborover fcur hundred are Lincolns,

At a Bpecial meeting of the Masterton I Masonic Lodge, N.Z.0., hold in tho Lodge room, Bannister street, last night, Rro, Rov, W, E, Paige was elected ■Worshipful Most£t ; for the ensuing term, the ofiloo being rendered vacantby reason of the midden death of Rro,P, Dickson, Mastor-eloct. ihe installation | will take place on Wednesday, tho 17th I February,

A correspondent writes tci tnforrn us that it is absolutely impossible for the Borough Council to frame a by»l»iy for the suppression of boxing, He urates that the Municipal Corporations Act given the Council fuH ponrer to deal with the matter. We have looked up the let, and rind that section 404 reads as follows:—"Upon theOouncilbeingiatls* fied that any licensed building' or enclosure lias become insecure, or is being used in a disorderly manner so as to be obnoxious to the neighbouring inhabitants or to the publio, or that it is being used for other purposes than those stated in the license, tho Council may cancel er suspend such license either wholly or for suoh period as it thinks fit, and shall forthwith rive notice to the licensee of such cancellation or sus> pension," A.II that is necesßary therefore is for the publio to whom the pugilisticencounter may appear obnoxious to petition the Council, Failing a compliance with the requisition, amandamus may be applied for to compel tho Council to take action.

The reniains pf the' late Bernard Diamond, V.G., Tvere -interred in the Masterton Cemetery yesterday. % funeral was a military ono, tho hearse lemg preceded by a detaohmenfc of the Masterton Mo Volunteers with rever< sed arms, followed by Pearson's Brass Band, with muffled drums, which played with intense feeling Beothoven's Funeral : March. The coffin was covered with a Union Jack, whilst several old soldiers actod as pall bearers. The procession was altogether solemnly imposing, and was witnessed by hundreds of persons, Arrived utthe Cemetory an impressive service was conducted by Mr O'Brion, master of the Catholio School, in the absonco in Wellington of the Rev Father McKonna, and as the coftjn was lowered to the grave the Volunteers fired' the usual three volleys,