The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4048, 26 February 1892, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1892.

Tho judging at the first day's racing] of the Dunedin Jockey Club's Autumn meeting is said to havo been very unsatisfactory, Mr Driver having made several blunders, Upwards of 3000 bales of wool have been despatched from Feilding this season, Thero has been a fall in tho price of broad at Palmerston North. Choap bread does not always mean good bread, Soven returns have been sent in up to date to tho Secretary of the Local Board i of Health in Masterton under the Factories Act, There are a large number of returns yet to come. It is reported that tho lease of the Royal Hotel at Masterton has been purchased by Mr E, J, Sear), and Mr T, 0, Itayner Is to be appointed manager, MraTabuteau's spooial prizo for tho most fashionable bouquet at the Mastertoil Horticultural Show was won by Mrs Arnott, This lady's name was inadvertently omitted from the prize list published on Wednesday,

With the advent to the district of Mr Norton, the new postmaster here, it is not at all surprfoins; that a movement is already on foot for the formation of a Mo Club in Pahiatua, Although not the prime mover in tho matter, Mr Norton has promised all his help and experience to the project, and as it is claimed for him that he very materially assisted to place the Tenni Club in its present flourishing position, his assistance should be of very material advantage- A committee has already undertaken an informal canvass of the town and district, and tho proposal is to tike definite steps at a meeting to be convened this night week, We have in the district a number of old volunteers and others who will no doubt be glad to becomo members, and as many of the neighbouring townspeople have already established clubs of this kind opportune ties for most interesting inter-club matches will not be wanting, Hardly any kind of outdoor amusoment is more fascinating than rifle shooting, so the project once started is likoly to receive evoty encouragement from the young men of Pahiatua, The gentlemen who have this proposal in hand have already met with very encouraging support, and a largo attendance at the preliminary meeting may safely be predicted.— Pahiatua Star. This is how tho Carterton Observer refers to the Masterton museum and its curator:—The Masterton museum; is gradually assuming creditable proportions. Scarcely a week passes but some additional curiosity or monstrosity is added to the collection. Great credit is due to the ourator for the charge he has undertaken, and for the time and trouble he has spent in procuring specimen;, One of the latest additions is a live spooimen of the barking lizard, Very pretty the bright green lively creature looks as it peeps out from under tho grass, and darts here, there, and everywhere about the glass covered case in which it is at present confined. Whenever tho curator takes a ramble through tho bush ho is on tho look out for additions to his museum. A day or two sinco, in his eager pursuit of a raro speoimen of the lizard, he unfortunately came to grief, Is clambering across a log he grasped a branch which failed him in his time of need) and ho foil, his face coming into violent contact with a Jagged portion of the tree. Faint and bleeding he picked himself up and began to assess his damages. His proboscis, in its natural state a by no means insignificant organ, had increased jn size fifty per cent., notwithstanding a couple of square inches had been left grafted on to the tree, It bore and broke the force of the collision and saved the rest of his faoe. The curator now carries that useful organ of his aboyt with, bjm carefully enveloped in Bold-beaters' skin. Hp grimly remarked to us as ye sympathjsecfwp l)lm ( " It's a pity 1 can't deposit my barklesa p.qse ,71th the barking feurd {or a few days."

A former re:: 4 ® lo ' Morton who is now in Melbourne **&» » f ollo « regarding the state of things' m ">« great southern metropolis :—Abou„ half the people of Melbourne are out of work, and the distress is something aw« [«1, Hundreds ot families cannot get a bit of bread to eat, and the Councils are serving out bread and meat to keep the people from starving. This is the slate of affaiis in wealthy Victoria now. Melbourne has overgrown itself. Tlwre. are scores of ompty houses in the suburbs, and plenty of large buildings in the City have never been let. Houses and land are selling for half the price they were four years ago, and there are no buyers to be had at that, All public works arc stopped, building societies are going smash, and Banks areolosing their doors, We shall all have to como back to New Zealand again if timos do not aUcr. When winter comes'we will-be starved OUt, .'■; . -'

, Tho building trade must be in a flourwiling Btate in Christchuioh, inasmuch na all tho carpenters in the town are fully engaged.

It is stated that Mr Charles Hull, of Ohriatohuroh, has been appointed a Justice of the Peaoe for the colouy, Mr Hull ifl aub<editor of the "Lyttelton fimes."

Fivamon were fined at the Auckland Police Court yesterday for having'been stowaways on the Mai'aroa, from Sydney! The counsel who appeared on their behalf stated that they were almost in a state of starvation when in Sydney.

. Ten South Island atud rams have been introduced tnthiß district by Messrs E, Dorset and J Strang. Those of the former are Romneys,and of the latter Leicesters and Shropshire Downs. A Maori riding from Papawai to Martinborough sustained a compound fracture of his arm through falling from his horse, Tho limb was first set by a nativo and afterwards by Dr Martin. The Payne Family, of musicians intend returning at ; ouce to" their home at Ballarat,'They expect'to reTisitthe colony w about two years' time, At the second day's races in connection with the Dunedin Jockey Club, the big handicap was won by Oruchfield, with Occident second and Galtee third. Wakawatea won the City Stakes, A wrestling match is being arranged between Uru, the well-known exWairarapa Native, and Barry Dunn, who is considered to be the champion wrestler of the South Wand,

Horse owners are again reminded that nominations for the Handicaps at the St Patrick's Day meeting of the Masterton Opaki Jockey Club close with the Seoretary on Saturday evening, Mr Bortram Ginders, an erstwhile representative Wellington and Auckland player, has thrown in his lot with the Red Star Football Club, by whom he has been elected captain for the coming season,

Leave of absence was granted to Mr W. W. McCardle from yesterday's meeting of the Land Board, in consequence of illnefls in his family. The sixteen months old daughter of Mr W. J. Welch, of the Opaki, had a narrow escape from poisoning yesterday morn» ing, through accidentally getting hold of a box of matches which wore supposed to have been put out of her reach. Before being discovered the child had sucked the heads off a number, but with commendable promptitude Mr Welch drove at once with the child to Dr Hooking, who administered the neoessary antidotes, and we are glad to say that she is now out of danger.

Mr B, W. Muir, manager of the Bank of New Zealand in Carterton, has been transferred to the Wellington Branoh, Mr H. A. Ewen takes his place for a few weeks until the arrival of Mr Buotsb, from the Te Awamutu branch, who has received.the appointment, The Masterton Bille Volunteers were inspected last evening by Captain Poff« nail, thirty-nine, rank and file, being on parade. The men were put through their facings by the Captain, and the recruits woro drilled by Lieut, Malcolm, under whose instruction they will doubtless soon become full-blown and efficient privates, It was decided to send a team to compete at, the Rifle Association meeting to be held at Trentham next month, A matoh was arranged to be fired on Saturday next between teams representing the officers and sergeants and the corporals and privates.

Our first shipments of new goods for the Autumn and Winter season bare now oome to liand by the latest mail steamers, and we have been bußily employed in opening them out and preparing them forinapeotion at To Aro House, Wellington, We shall be happy to forward patterns of our new Dress Fabrics and other novelties free by post to any address, on application to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington, . Our selection of Autumn and Winter Fashions has been made by our own buyers —men of great experience, taste and judgment—in tho British, Frenoh and Continental markets, and may be relied on as surpassing everything we have previously shown at To Aro House, Wellington. .Our ladies would find it to their advantage to make their choice as early as possible, and so to hive the advantage of getting their dresses made in good time for the Season, at To Aro Mouse, Wollington, Wo will also forward our Charto for self measurement to anyone intimating their wish in this respect to us, and will guarantee to all customers the advantages of taste fit, finish and prompt exeoution in our Celebrated Dressmaking Room at Te Aro House, Wollington,