SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4034, 10 February 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

A telegram received from Wellington utatos that neither the Governor or the Government have received advice of the Pari of Glasgow's appointment. The Rev Mr Yorkoka' resigned the curaoyof St Paul's m Dunedin, and proceeds to England. . A telegram received in Masterton this afternoon announces that Mrs lil'Kenzie, wife of Mr William M'Kenzie, of the Oarfeiton Observer, passed away quietly ( at noon to-day. Mrs M'Kenzie had been suffering for a considerable time, andlatterly hor decline becamo very rapid, She leaves a family of children and a. large circle of friends to mourn horloßs. TheD.S.S. 00. have reoiived infdrma» tion that the Alameda left Ban Franoisco at 4 p.m. on Sunday, threo days late, and is therefore expected to arrive about Saturday, 28th February, The bariiue Doou, which left Liverpool on 3rd November for Wellington, has ; arrived at, Hobart, having boen seriously damaged in a gale. The voyage will hi resumed as soon as repairs are effected, A meeting of the Cabinet was hold yesterday, when 'departmental business only was transacted. The Earl of Glasgow, who has sat in the House of Lords as Lord Boss, has been appointed toeucpeed Lord .Onslow as (jovenior of New Zealand. The Earl of Glaseow is fifty nineyeara of age and ia a Conservative. Ho has a first cousin, Mr Alexander Boyle, Bettled In Christohurch. Truly, says the Auckland Star, we go from home for news. <• The Honolulu. Bulletin of De 0.17 reports the following! startling piece of intelligence : "Passengers" on the steamer Alameda report that as 'the steamer was leaving Auokland three volcanio eruptions were ■; seen to take place. • The scene was.-.a: brilliant one?! .. Not j more .brilliant, however, than the imagination's of the. highly-strung passengers who i saw the "eruptions." . -' '•» '

Lineman M'Renzie returned to Mastorton this morning, having, assisted by Lineman Watson, of Tenui, repaired the damage done to the telegraph line near the Taueru by the teoeut thunderstorm. We are informed that three posts were down and tho wires entangled for seme considerable length. The gigantio sale of drapery, inilliuery,, mantles, eta., by the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Limited, commences on Saturday next, February 13th. As tho sale mil not continue for a lengthy period, we would adviaa purchasers to call early and so* cure their bargains. : .A notification from Mr W. 0. Fitzgerald, consulting chemise of Wellington 1 * warding a special preparation of Saruaparilla which he has for sale, appears in another column.' This oxcellent blood .i purifier and cooling medioino is of es". I *!*' peoial valuo at tho present season of the year, and Mr Fitzgerald's combination of . sarsaparilla and iodine, suitably proportioned, may be obtained from him in large bottles, post free for four shillings. Full particulars of the proi parties it possesses may bo Been in the advertisement,

J. very important purchase of Maori oarvingwas completed at Rotoruaon January 22, on behalf of tho Governor. Mr Malfroy, acting under instructions from His Excellency Lord Onßlow, has procured the remaindor of the Maori, oarved house at To Wairoa, which was demolished at the time of theTarawera eruption, and on that' account will possess a particular value as a relic, Theroaro 2b" pieces for whioh a good sum has been paid, They will be carefully packed and sent to Auckland, and there shipped home, whore they will no doubt,be of considerable interest, At«meeting of tho Wairarapa South County CouMil on Saturday last, Or, Booth spoke strongly against.the present system of administering'charitable aid, It was, he said, a stroll? inducement to,. recklesß distribution, Tho Masterton • Society might consider that as the Wel-| lihgton people took so much of their • money it was their policy to get back as muoh of it as they could. It was, tho .■ most demoralising arrangement ever set up by ,any...Government for the ad" ministration of oharitable relief. In their own district they wero under a great debt of obligation to their Olerk for his careful examination of enoh oaao and taking Bteps to prevent fraud,, but further north there was laxity and they got through a groat amount of nionoyi There was a great necessity for Beouring separation from the oity reliot disbribu- ; tion.

A meeting of the Grejtown Volunteer Firs Brigade was held at the J?ire Brigade station last Monday uvoning, Tho toam picked to take part in tho competition at the Demonstration iu Christchuroh on March 17 th and 18th, viz, Lieut Haigh,Firemen W. Gray, J, Quia, H, Duff, J. Ferguson, and F, Amos, as an omergenoy, were formally proposed. As the team desires to have a week's practice in Christchurch, prat vious to the competition; tho Seoretary was instructed to apply to Napier for tho Government passes at once, They . wil| probably leave Greytown about tho J 7th of next month, and intend competing / in several events. It is to bo honed that they will he successful, as in fact they generally arc It was proposed and carried unanimously that Mr J. L. Ree3 should represent the Gfreytown Brigade as a delegate At the Oonferenco to be hold in Ohrißtchurch on the 15th and 10th of noxt month,;. Two now. members were elected, via, J. Udy and H. Hawko. At the conclusion of tho general meeting a meeting of the b'ports and Concert Oommittee was held. The balance sheet was road and adopted, but owing to the inclemency 'of tho weather on Anniversary day there was only, a small amount on'the oretlit aide. The. Seoretary was instructed to write thanking those ladies and gentlemen.who so. kindly assisted at tho concert. Special' votea of thanks woro accorded Firemen Ecoleton for' tho onercetio manner in , which he disposed of tickets, arid also to Captain Piokerini!, of the Masterton Brigade, to whom great credit is due for ', tlio-mannor in which he assisted at tho Sports and the Daiktown Firo Brigade demonstration. '..■'■.-

The Summer Bale, commencing on Saturday, January, 30th, and intended for J* the disposal of tho balance of the. Stock, promises to be one of tho most suchV ; cesstul over held at Te Aro Houso, Welling.' ton. ' ■• ' ' ' • ■'"■•

The Summer Rale will present to all ■ visitors a wonderful array of bargains in all- : departments. Wo'do not'believo hi the policy of carrying Over'goods 'froih' onp season to another; Wo would rather cleat. j ' them'out every'scason. Sehce tho reason for tho unmistakable bargains that will U affixed at tho Summer Bale, Te Aro Ho'use> Wellington;" ' ' ' The Summer Sale offers substantial reasons whj; country residents sliguld pay an oarly visit to To Arq House, By s.q dq« ing, they would have an opportunity of purchasing some of the greatest bargains ever heard o!in the drapery trade in Now Zealand,

We would remind tho public that this Summer Sale is linu'ted to 15 days qnly, and the last day will bo February pi.' All orders, if accompanied with the cash, will be instantly attended to and promptly forwarded from To Aro House,