SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4044, 22 February 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

The Secretay of the Greytown Tolim.'teer Fire Brigade acknowledges with thanks receipt of a. parcels oE Family Magizines and illustrated papers from ,MrsT.J.Wright, , . Additions are made to Mr F. H. Wood's stock sale list for the Taratahi yards. . .'/ • '.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands advertises important sales of Crown bands in (he localities 1 dotailod in his notification elsewhere, Mr James MoKenna announces that hewillopenafcTenui to-day, for two weeks only, with a stock of boots, dra. pery, etc., at cost price, Residents should take advantage of the opportunity to aooure bargains. "With reference to the suggestion that the late Mr Lucena had been takin? laudanum m are askod to state that it is absolutely untrue, and that Mr Lucena never had at any time during his residonce in Masterton any laudanum in his house.

Mice is given in our advertising columns by the Commissioner of Crown Lands of village settlements being thrown open for application in the Levin, Foilding, and Huntorvillo localities, and also of the auction of various lands in the same vicinity. Hayes and firillianso's grand allied show and classical circus, which has been touring the North Island, opens in Mastorton on Monday next, •■■ A performanco will bo given at Ekotahuna on Saturday. The barquo Ohaema, from Liverpool, arrived in Wellington harbour this morning, The members of the Council of the Congregational Union of New Zealand have deoided to enter their emphatic protest against any. attempt to interfero with the present system of education by the introduction of denominational teaohiog into the State schools.

Up till noon on Saturday the Secretary of the Board of Education had received 12 applications for the position of head teacher of the Taita School; eight applications for the assistant mastership of the Newtown School, and rive, three, and two. applications respectively for the head teaohership of the Potone, Masterton, and Mangatainoko Schools.

•The shingles of MrE.L, Wakelin's dwelling house in Carterton caught fire on Saturday night from Borne sparks from the mill engine, The shingles, however, being damp, did not burn as froelyas they otherwise would have done, and the tire brigade were soon on the spot with their new manual engine. The fire was extinguished without any very serious damage being done. Those who are desirous of purchasing a small farm should take especial notice of the iortyone small farms near Martinborough, which in another column are adveriisod as being for sale upon deferred payment by Mr Coleman Phillips. The farms vary from 85 to 160 acres, are partly fenced and in grass, and being thoroughly watprod by the watei>race and natural creeks, should bo most fertile, lhe I)iy River homestead itself is also for sale, lnoluded withit are'l,'(jOQ acresof valuable land. Every man has a ■ duty to. perforin. Sometimes it is a pleasing duty, some ■ times otherwise. When it is a duty to nay a lops; sending butcher's account, or to pay a bill you. tracked for a friend " justto oblige him, l 'oi'whenit isaduty to/receive a visit from your mothewnlaw, these are painful duties, And when out fatherly Government decide to put a/djitjon everything, and when a Parlia'nien.tary majority consider it a duty they owe to their country, and the elefitorstheyrepreseiil (or misrepresent as the case may be), to ratify and legalise such duties, why then it becomes a duty for the public of Masterton in particular and the Wairaraua in general' to smilingly pay such duties and quietly grin & beir it. They have, however, one, duty to perform and that is to buy"thoir Draperyand Clothing at the Bon Marche, the cheapest and best house in Masterton for anything of the sort, The whole duty of man is to do the best he can: for himself, kelson said, " England expeots every man to do' his-«duty." Hooper and Co.j' say, ; " They -"expect everyone,whether man, woman, or child, young men .'arid maidens, old folks and young folks to do'thtir duties, by doing their duty and buying all they require in f Drapery, t -,pjptHiofr, household fur^ inishingSi'etcat.theißon Marche. >, v

We have pleasure in directing attention to the address-notification in another - column of Messrß J. 0. MoKerrow and Co, v tho well-known land, estate, and r finance agents of Grey street, Wellington. Those in the country who are buyers or sellers of property, or who hare financial transactions in hand, would place them- ■ selves in the hands of a firm well quali- . : fled to do them justice in commnnicatinp; • with Messrs J. 0. MoKerrow & 00. Not only has the principal of thbfirma tho*" Xrough knowledge of farming and of land "# values gained by practical experience in ;.-■■.'.. \ the colony, but he has also a very'. oonv , eiderable established conneotion, whioh is of the uimost Borvice in au eudeavourto either place a property or to buy one. These facts Bhould be borne in mind by . settlers who desire the services of « re-. liable ngent, and one who by frequent visits to the Wairarapa is well poßted in the operations of the district they in.