SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4036, 12 February 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Fresh tenders will be received for metallintr on the Ekelahuna-Tenui Koad till noon Saturday 20lh inat. Messrs Lowes 4 lorns add to . their sale for Wednesday, Febru-iry, 24th 25 Lincoln rams bred by E. Meredith Esq. The Wairarapa Farmers' 00-operativo Association, Limited, publishes an inset to-day. - The date of the sale of the site of Mr F. G.Mbore's late residence has been altered from the 20th to the 27 th of February. Specimens for the Maaterton museum are now ooming in well, Tho latest is a green tree barking lizard, presented by MrPerston, of the East Coast. The boy Marsh, who was injured on Sunday last by a gunpowder explosion, is progressing favourably. Although his eyoa were both Beverly burnt It is hoped bis sight will not be permanently affected and thai h# will not be dis-> figured. Hia Bxcellenoy the Governor was banquetted by the citizens of Christchurch yesterday, About two hundred poisons were present.

Messrs Lowes and lotns remind our readers of their sale to-morrow of furniture and effects; The list comprises one handsome piano by Collard & Collard, one cottage piano, one horse hair suite, chests drawers,. easy - chairs, tables, dining chairs, pictures, etc, Tho B class of the Grpytown Rifle Olub lined their first competition for Captain Cameron's trophy this morning at the 200 yds and 300 yds ranges, 10 shots at each range. The highest scores were A. M'Kenzio, 63; 6. Flux and W. A. Tate, 61; and A, St. George, 57. We understand that shares in the extended firm of Sharland and Co., wholesale druggists, ate going off freely and that numerous requests for application forms are being received from the Wain rarapa. For the convenience of thu;e requiring them a few copies of the application form and last annual report are to be obtained at the Wairampa Daily office, Masterton. The commercial success of Messrs Sharland and Co., and the rapid growth of their profitable buainess is eo well known among those wholiavoanaoourate knowledge of the investments ot tho day as to noed little oommenf at our hand.., Shares in the Company are in evident domand, and that speaks for itself,

We would draw attention to an advortisement appearing in another columi,, lr»m Messrs Harceurtand On., the wellknown auctioneers and sharobrokera of Wellington, of a salo of first-class stud rams to be held by thein on the Wellingten Agricultural and Pastoral Asaocia« t ion ground. Lower Hutt, on Wednesday, 18th February. Messrs Harcourt and Co. will be pleased to receive further entries from the Wairarapa. As there will be a large attendance of stockbreeders from all parte of the colon; at the Fair, competition should be keen and satisfactory prices be realised.

The good people of Hawera were, according to the Catholic Times, not slow to reoognise that (hoy wero about to suffer a loss by the transference of Itov. Father O'Mtara to Mastetton, Before allowing him to depart, howerer, their appreciation of' his services took the form of a presentation by the parishioners of an address, beautifully written, and enclosed in a handsome silver-plated fram«, as also a purse of sovereigns, The little ceremony was carried out in the Sohoolroom in the presence of the Very Bev, Father Mulvihill, Rev. Father M'Kenna (Patea), and a large gathering of the residents. After the reading of the address by Mr A, J. Whitaker, the Rev. Father returned thanks, and expressed sorrow at leaving the district, especially where he had been so kindly treated by his Pastor, by the Catholics, and also by those of other deuoinina« tionj, The purse of sovereigns was oollooted by the ladies of the parish, headed by Mrs O'Reilly, Vhe contributions included donations from Matiaia and surrounding distriocs. Several selections were then given, after whioh the rov, gentleman bade good-bye to these present, and left almost immediately for Masterton.

An anonymous correspondent writes from Gladstone, complaining of the accommodation provided for men on some cjf the stations m this distrjot, Ife says h$ fegently had opoasion tq stay a night at a certain station not a hundred n)j|es from Masterton, and found the whares unfit for pigs to sleep in. We may state that the inspectors who recently visited tho various stations found the accommodation to (|e the very best. We(WalpawaHail) have sallied oupselves by enquiry that there is an adVance in the rates of interest on all classes of securities, and mortgagees who may have to effect renewals shortly will find it out to their cost, The avorage advance is shout 1 per cent. In many cases re-, newalsmaybe effected at the same or even lower rates of interest, but such exceptions will be tho result of special circumstances which do not affect the operatiqif of the rijle, In these exceptional cases a still loprfate' ifliijht'liave beeu obtained, but for the large withdrawal of capita). Our information has not been obtained from prominent politicians, but from shrewd, active business men,

Some do, some don't! Tlio majority 10, the minority don't. The Jargeirainod lovel-hea4ed folks do, the others lon't | Thpse wl|o ptudy (.heir bgst in*, iereata (lo | thpgo vhqneujecfc thetii don't. Of course there will always boa minority who porsisteutly ayoid doing the right and of course the members of. that minority must pay for their backsliding They backslide with their; eyes open. The cyil they work upon themselves is continually being pointed out to them and yet they contiuue on their downward career. The case in point is a simplo one, a mere matter of £ a. d,', of the value of the circulating medium ana I whatyou can get for the money y6ii have to spend, . There is no sentiment about it, it is of the earth, earthy, it'abouhd up in wprldliVie'es and yei'it's a matte? of as much importance as haiMhe things that are preaohed from stump and pulpit and platform from year's end to yeatfs end; Join the'pjority,''ji)ako'.opToT{hft happy throng ever changing, always increasing, who' (jay after day, weok after week, and all tho year round boy aU they vyai)); at tlje Mnrphj), Master-, ton, it's the best storp iivtOwnj out of it or round about ,it. If you doubt it go and ieo tho proprietora-Hooper SC®., Md you tyi)Ubdii bo convinced. • ••