Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] Being the extended title of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is identical. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4064, 16 March 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] Being the extended title of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is identical. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1892.

The firafc hunt of the season in connection withtho Waicarapa Hunt Club takos place at Featherston on 7th May. The chairman of the Duncdin Prohibition League stated at a mooting held yesterday that there did not seem to be an hotel in the city that regarded che lair on the subject of Sunday trading. The name thing might almost be said of Wellineton. Mr Donald Donald got a fair burn of 400 or 500 aores of bush at Makuri last week, The Eketahuna Road Board invites tenders for forty-eight chains metallic on the Alfredton road and sixteen chains motallin?, fiawera road, TheManpatainoko School Committee has resolyod to accept the nominee of the Masterton Committee for the vacant seat on the Wellington Education Board. Tho Masterton C'ommitteo meets on Friday ovening. 1/and fpr six special settlement associations has been self.pted on the eastern sjoj.es of the Puketois. Another selection will bo made within the nest few days, The Masterton Borough Counoi) wore sittinc; for half an hour laßt night. In this time accounts amounting to £4OO (is 6d woro passed for payment, and other important buamess transacted. ! Tlio following tendors have boon reoieved by the Masterton Borough Council for formation, metalling and culyerts in Dixon-strest;-James Cavanagh, £17210s (accepted); A. Tinsley, £195; M. Kerrws, £275. ! Tho overdraft of the Masterton Borough Council at the present timo is £1164. The following letter was read at tho ' Pahiatua County Council meeting on Saturday i—"Tq Mr Olulnw, Makuri, Dear Sir,—l am glad to inform you that although tho voto for tho road in which you and your tellow settlers aro interested wos struck oS the estimates at the eleventh hour, after I had interviewed tho department tho vote was reinstated, and I bore iB therefore a prospect of the work being shortly "done. For what has been done in thin instance the credit is due not bo much to yourhumble servant as to the Minister of Lands, who is proving'himself a true and genuine friend of settlement,-Signed A, W, Hoafl." The last sentence was received with roars of derisive laughter, and a desiro expressed to have tho letter published as a gem too good to be lost, At the Anti-Chinesomecting last night ♦«a of tlio speakers created some amuso mint by rel?.!i n 5 1" 5 experience in purchasing lruitin"Cartertoii, He had, ho said, guno to that township on business, and instead of indulging in tho usual revivor, called in at a fruit shop kept by a German lady and asked, "flow, do you sell your bananas ?"" Yon penny each" was the reply. " Oh, that's a shilling a dozen; why, I can get them for fivepence a dozen in Masterton," exclaimed the visitor. " Veil, veil, I cannot sell at dai price; mino Got I J am ruined, 1 vill hayo to shut up mino shop!" cried the poor lady, However, the Maetortonian speculated the shilling, and left, wondoring how it was there was such a' difference in the price of fruit in the two townships, The following letter from Mr W, Seller was reai} at the meeting bf the Masterton Boroughi Council last eypning : " Gentlemen—l am instructed by a resident of Masterton to apply to the Counoil for permission to place a Douglas pump in the vacant spaco of ground between the firebell tower and the Central Chambers, also for permission to plane drinking ttoughs fpr horses and dogs in front ef the footbath, and to allow the footpath to be opened up to allow of a a pipe being placed betwepn pump and troughs, The whole work will bedonoat the expense of tho resident without an application for outside as» , aistanco. The reason why a Douglas pump is proposed at present is that a . more elaborate affair will be erected ' when Masterton is provided with a " proper water supply.—l am, etc., W. i ItoAß'" The application was granted.

We understand it is the intention of thenewly.formed Anti-Chinese Asso« ciation to open a fruit market in Mastenon at on early date. A pigeon Bhoo'ing match takes place at Waihenga during tho Eaßter holidays, when ±'4o will be offered in prizea. Mr James Aitkcn has been appointed Postmaster at Masterton during the absence of Mr John Bagge. It is stated that a slander action Is on the tapis, as asequolto the last contest for the Palmernton seat, The new trial in the Eketahuna murder case was commenced in the Wellington Supremo Court yesterday, and will probably not bo conoluded until lata this afternoon. Mr Gray is appearing with Mr Gully, for the prosecution, fhe evidence is the same as before, Mr John Morgan, of Mangatainoko, is suing the Pahiatua County Counoil for £4O damages alleged to have been sustained by him through a culvert erected by the Council causing a creek to flood his land, Mr G. Smith is aoting for Mr Morgan, Three thousand five hundred store Lincoln wethers have been purchased in Hawke's Bay by Mr A. M'Kenzie for the Wairarapa. Thoy were bought at lis Gd, this pnea inoluding delivery in Masterton, On Saturday afternoon next, the first practicoofthe Masterton Football Club thu season, will be held. All members who can possibly do scare requested to roll up, Inspector Lee is now on a visit of inspection to the country uohools in the Masterton district, A flying matob. for carrier pigeons between Masterton aud Wellington is shortly to be held. A number ot birds aio now In training, two being liberated yesterday by Mr Burton Boys, of Masterton, Mr T, J. James, secretary ot tho Kaikairiki fl,B, Assciation, has received a letter from the Crown Lands Department stating that the application for a block of land comprising 5000 acres situated between the Mangahao and Mangatainoka Riyera has been granted, subject to the usual conditions, At the meoting held at Mr Johnstone's office last night, it wa? decided to form a Chess and Draughts Club, Twanty«six players were present or represented, A Committee was appointed to secure a room, and mako necessary arrangements. The meeting was adjourned till Monday evening next, when officers will be elected and rules submitted. Mr W, L. Johnstone was appointed Secretary, p-o fern. The tender of Mr Joseph Dawson, the well-known contractor, at 1137, has been accepted by theTaratahi-Carterton Eoad Board for tho erection of a fortyfive foot span bridge over the Ahiaruhe stream, Tho thoroughbred horse Nanakia has been purchased by Mr Edward Mason, of Tenui, through Mr B. E. Armstrong, of Carterton, A man named William Cameron, alias Charles White, has boen committed for trial at Woodville on a charge nf stealing a horse from ono Thomas Cilbert, A man named A yros, a recent arrival from America, shot himself at Auckland on Monday, A criokot match is being arranged between North and South Wairarapa, which probably be played on Saturday week. Tho ground has not yet been selected, but it will be either Carterton orGreytown, What's in a name ? A good deal sometimes. A man named Lonergan was employed as surveyor to tho Pahiatua County Council for a couple of days, and the Engineer happening to drop across a man of that name, told him that 16s awaited him at the Council Chambers, which thjs Lqnorgan claimed, [ln a few days another claimant appeared, and this was, it appears, the real (Simon Jfuro, the other man nover haying had any olaim on the Council at all. The imposter eventuslly rofundod, but the incident cropped up an application from the right [ Mr Lonergan for four days wages for lost time while endeavouring to get paid for his work. The County Council, however, did not see it. Every man has a duty to perform. Sometimes it is a pleasing duty, sometimes otherwise, When ic is a duty to ■ pay a lone; Btanding butoher's account, or ' to pay a bill you backed for a friend > " justto obljge him," or when it is aduty to'recpive a visit from your mother jri- . law, these are painful duties, And when : our fatherly Government decide to put a duty on everything, and when a Parliamentary majority consider it a duty i ihev owe to their country, and tho r electors they represetil (or misrepresent i i' as the ease may be), to ratifyand legalise' Buch duties, why then it becomes a duty for the public of Masterton in paitioular ! and the Wairarapa in goneral to sniil ' ingly pay such duties and quietly grin & bear it. They have, however, one duty ' to perform and that is to buy their 1 Draperyand Olothing at the Bon Marche tho cheapest and best house in Materfon t for anything of Ihe Bort, The whole ) duty ot man is to do the beat he can for ■ hhnaelf. Welsonsaid, " Enpland exi pects every man to do his duty." Hooper and Co,, say, " They expect , everyono, whether man, woman, or child , youno men and maidens, old folks and I young folks to do their duties, by doiug [ their duty and buying all they require in Drapery, Olothining, household furnishings, etc, at the Bon Marche.