SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4066, 18 March 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Heavy rain sot in at Eketahuna on Wednesday evening and continued noarly all day on Thursday. The Oddfollows' Sports were in consequence postponed till Easter Monday, Notice is giyen by Messrs J, andH, Holmes that all streams on the Matahiwi property are now closed to fishermen for the rest of this season, Messrs Lowes & lornß make extensive additions to their stock sale for Wednesday, March 23rd, particulars of whloh will bo found in their advertisment, fepejera {ire invited up till noon on Monday, 28th (nßt, for gdjlitjons to fho Masterton Hospital, Pi™ and specifications may bo seen at tho oiiico of Mr o,Tilleard Batuach, to whom tenders aro .to be sent, insert Messrs R. Bapnali & Go's now advertisement, to- day whereii) they announce the arrival at tiioir Mugtertqn warehouse of what they torm their Autumn shipment of boots and shoes, and judging from tho celebrated English and Continental makers mentioned, including the magnificent productionsof R. Hannah ft Co., their own manufac» turere, the public will do well to pay thorn an early visit and secure the comforts in foot wear which they advertise. Wcare informed that this firm holds one of the largest stocks of any houso in the boot and leather line in Nen Zealand, This enables their customers to have the best selection of the latest designs at all timos, as regular shipments arrive by every direct steamer. Tho Greytqwn Qijdfoljqws held the firs/; ofa series of fortnightly dances at the Uddfellows* Sal} last'night, at which about fifty couples were present. Mr E.H, Trotman acted as M 0., and Mrs M, Wood presided at the piano. Bufresh--ments were provided and a well arranged programme gone through. Altogether a very enjoyable evening was spent. The football season opened at Greytown yesterday, with a match between tho " Pirates," of Carterton, and tb& aegond team of the Fire Brigade Club. The a win fur Greytown by one try, Gartertpn jepijfing five and Grey torn sis points,' A slieht shook of earthquake was felt in Wellington at 10.62 last night. The direct steamer" Ruapehu," from Lyttelton to London, is reported as havincr touched at Kio do Janeiro on the sixteenth instant. Her cargo of frozen meat is advised as being in good condition. Mr Joseph Pay ton, of Masterton, the proprietor of this newspaper, was, it may be remembered, a passenger by the " lluapehu," and his friends will be glad to hear that he has safely got so far on his journey Ou'rtirst 'shipmen'ts of new goods for the Autumn and Winter etason have now come to baud by the. latest mail steamers, and we have been busily employed in opening them out and preparing them for inspection atTc Aro House, Wellington, We shall be happy to forward patterns of our new Dress Fabrics end other novelties free by post to any address, or 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 J'udgl ment—in the British, French and Continental markets, and may be relied on as surpassing everything we have previously shown at Te Aro 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, Wo will also forward our Charte 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 execution in our Celebrated 'Dressmaking Boom at X« Aro [House, Wellingtoßi

Messrs Lowes and lorns remind out . roadors of the Horse Sale to-morrow at " their yards, Renall street, at two o'clock, Particulars in advertisement. ' : . The annual picnio of Mr Hillier'i ' Bunday School was held yesterday, Greytown, at which about fifty people were present. Unfortunately the weather was not so Sue as it might harebeen, which prevented many from at* tending. The usual games and races were indulged in, in the paddock atfche : teat of the Wealeyan Sunday School. . i A spleudid spread wsb provided in the' Jt W'esleyan School-room, and judging' from the number of waistcoat buttons, which wore burst off, wsb' heartily partaken of. Mr J, Charlton, piano and orpan tuner from Wellington, will be revisiting Masterton and this district in a few days' time,and notifies that orders for his; nttention may bo left with Jttr R. T. H.ilmes, Queen-street, Masierton, or with Mr T. G. Mason, Mr Oharlton bears the reputation of an expert at his business, and generally doss well during; his tiips. The present visit should.there* . fore prove satisfactory to .thuse who secure his seryices, and equally remunerative to himself. At nearly every oonoert or entertain-* ment worthy of the name, in Wellington, ono oi the Dresden Piano Coin* pimy's splendid instruments is usually made to take a prominent part. This hoilse has become no well known for the quality ol the instruments kept, and the great variety of makes from which to ' select, that it his become quite tho rendezvous for musiciaus. Sayerat very ' high testimonials have been received ljv Mr J MBrookos, the courteous manaa' f from artistes who have beon auru'ijA and delighted to find in this Coloijpf quite at the other end of the world fr<jsT where they were constructed—s'uoh mag. • nificent instruments, In another column appears a letter from Benri Kowalski, the gteat singer, giving hia opinion as to tho merits of tho Dresden Company's . pianos. : It is a pity that tho low excursion fares on tho Railway do not attract more! patronage, for the ordinary rates are so costly that itis a highly necessary privilege that the public should have the occasional advantage of travelling at a thoroughly low expense which places a. trip within the' reach of everyone no matter how Bhortot this world's wealth, lie may be. Yesterday's pasaengor list was not an enoouraging one to the ' Railway' Department, and the. traffic was by no means responsivo in propor* tion to tho reduotion in the fareß, The up train from Wellington, for instance, c.'i:a : atod of only four carriages and not apparently above one hundred people, while the down train was a smaller one still. The wet weather no doubt exercised a deterrent influence upon holiday travellers, but oven with that allowance the patronage waa scant. There is a continuous clamour for oheajL.,. trains, but when they are grante™residents neglect the opportunity of showin? that their provision is oither appreciated or needed, and it is not to. be wondered that occasionally tho Do" partment declines to accede to request for special excursion fares. A meeting of the (Jreytown Football Olub was held in the Council Chambers at Greytown on Wednesday evening. Mr_A. L, Webster was voted to the chair. Tho usual routine business was gone through, and it was decided to open with a scratch match on the 26th of this month. - 1 It iB anticipated that the sum of £45 will have been realised on account of the concert and social held in tho Thoitra . Koyal last evening in aid of St Patriots , Church,