SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4063, 15 March 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Thursday next being St Patrick's Day thero will be no drill of tho recruits of ths Masterton Eillo Volunteers. A gontleinin with a thorough knowledge of farming would like to meet a widow lady, with view to matrimony. Furreferonoes application may be made to the Matrimonial Bureau, 00, WillisSt., Wellington, Tho advertisement appears in our" wanted" column. Tho Sheep Inspector havintjannounced his intention of inspecting sheep at the sale yards, Messrs Lowes & loniß advise vendors to see that sheep aro freo from parasites, and to request the Inspector to examine sheep befoio they are sont from tho ran. A good lunch goes a Ion? way towards making a day's sport perfect, and tho fact that Mr J, Wickens will provide the solid refreshments at the Opaki Eaces on Thursday noxt is a traarantoe that it will be'a good one, if wo may judge by Mr "Wickens' past efforts m this direction. Doubtless, if the weathor is fine, many people will prefer driving to the races noxt Thursday. To meet expected requirements Mr W, Hawke will run his comfortable brakos to and. from tho Opaki. Paoro Tuhaoro, better known as Orakei Paul, head of the Ngatiwhatu tribe, and formerly a Government Civil Commissioner, has died of acuta bronohitis, Tho first salo of the Bank of New Zealand Estate Company's properties is announced to tako place at Tamaru on the 2Cth April, when tho Rivorslea and Arowhenua estates, comprising 9244 acres, will be submitted atauction. A man named William Goorge Morris, alias Walter Phillips, has been arrested at.'Wellington on the charge of having committod an assault on a girl at Pontville, Tasmania, as far back as April, 1886, Mr W. Weill's well appointed brakes will run to and from the races on St. Patrick's Day as may be required. A girl to assist in house work is advertised for in our " wanted" column to-day. Babbits are evidently plentiful in a certain part of Hie Waitaki district, Canterbury. One farmer says as his crop wis boing cut, the rabbits retreated before tho reaper and binder into the centro of the field, until, whon the area to be cut was small, tliey woro gathered up in the grain, as many as three at a timo, and bound up in tho sheaves. Hundreds were also killed, as they dodgod about in tho cron. Wo notice among the cabled names of those who have beon successful in the New Zealand Uniyoraity Examinations those ol Mr P. F. Battloy (for the Barrister's Final) son of tho genoral manager of tho New Zealand Loan and Morcantilo Agency Company, Limited,. Mr J. S, Maclaurin, Bachelor of Scieuco, and Mr E. C. Maclaurin, for the MA. degree, villi first-class honours. The latter two gentlemen, ono of whom is at present in Masterton, are, it might bo mentioned, relatives of Mr E. H. Waddington, of our town, In the instance ol MrR. 0. Maclaurin, it can also be remarked that he is probably the youn?est M.Ai in New Zealand, having obtained the full degree when only just.over twenty-one ycass of ago. Another feature of the present year's examination is the fact that three ladies aro credited with the B.A. degree, a very fair record.

Our first shipments of new goods for the Autumn and Winter season have now como to hand by Ibo latest mail steamers, and we have been busily employed in opening them out and preparing them for inspection at TeAro House, Wellington, ■ Wo shall be happy to forward patterns of our new Dress Fabrics anil 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 ninao by our own buyers —men of great experience, taste and'iudg-ment-in. the Dritish, French and Continental markets, and moy be relied on as surpassing everything we havd previously shown at TeAro House, Wellington, > Our ladies would find it to their advantage to make their choice as early as possible, and so to have the advantage of getting their dresses made in good time for the Season, at To Aro House, Wellington, We will also forward our Charto for selfmeasurement to anyone intimating their wish in this respect to us, and will guarantee to all customers the advantages of taste, It, finish and prompt execution in our Celebrated Dressmaking ltoom at To Aro House, Wellington, ■.■'■■..