SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4067, 19 March 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

. Physician heal thyself 1 Dr. Beard came to grief this morning whilst riding along Chapel street. His injuries, how* I ever, were not serious. The WairarapaFarmers' Co-Operatlve Association have just received a shipment of theronounp.d Peara'-Soap, direot/rora the manufacturers, partioulaio of wliio will appear on Monday. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to thei r stock sale for Wednesday next 800 good breeding ewes, Lincoln ltomney Cross. All accounts against the estate of the late Thomas B. Hitchings are requested to be sent to Mr O. P. Gawith, solicitor, before tho 27th inst. At the ■ meeting of the Masterton School Committee last evening the following resolution was paßasd "That certain parents be summoned at the first Bitting of the R,M. Court, and proceedings'in future be taken in all oases where noiices of absence from school have been served in accordance with the Act."

Private D. Kruse, who last year as a single man pulled off the Rifle Ohampiuoship of Now Zoaland, settled down to about thirteenth in llie list at the Trenthain Meeting just over. Wanganui men, asked to explain this woeful falling away, solemnly shake their lwads find in melancholy tones tersely ejjculate, "Poor beggar, he's married now 1"

Mr James Bruco, the well-known flour-miller of Timaru, who was thiKfiret to introduce the roller flour mills Into the colony, is at present iu Blenheim (says tho Sxpress), with a'yiow of making known the objects of the Golden Gate Mills about to be established tii Wellington. :The mill will be owned by a company now being floated by Mr Bruco, and, considering the tact that thore is nothing of tho kind in Wellington, a much-needed, want will be supplied and a ready : markot found for a lart;e quantity ot wheat. It is notified by advertisement that a poll will be taken at Mr W, J, Saunders' woohhod on Thursday, 31st Maroh, in oonnoction with 'the proposal to raise £2,500 for the Pori.Boad in the Alfrodton Road Diatriot.

Premier Dibbs (N.S.W.) thus addressed an unemployed deputation recently" Well, I won't receive yuu. and you can do your blankest, You have dot your own labor men in Parliament, and if they humbug you it is not my fault."

General Booth Intends making a tour | of the Cuntioont in. connection with his scheme for the rescue of tho "sub' mergod tenths," The tour will be car" ried out on similar lines to the one he recently made in Australia and New Zealand,

The libel action, Hutchison v. Ballance and Boyle, a claim 'of 40s damages, will bo heard by a special jury at Wanganui on the Gth April, ' •

Mr J. W. Thompson, member for flruoe, has resigned his seat in Parliament. ; j-. • I

The claims lodged up to the present In JlO estate of A. W. Brown, the levanter. tofnl up to £2JB2

I. No traces haye yot been found of tho lad Perkins who is supposed to have been drowncd i at Groytown yesterday!. Tho river is still very muddy and rapid, and it is not likely that tho body will be found until tho water subside?. A largo search party will probably go out tomorrow.

: ' Tho American Knight* of Labor have Bet.an example which should be commended to every, labor association throqghout fhe- world, • Ono; ot- the articles of their constitution reads thus 1 —"ilO' looal or other assembly -or member shall, directly or indirectly,' give, sell, ;or have any ale, beer, or intasting liquors of any kind at any meeting, party, sociable, ball, picnic, or entertainment whatever appertaining to the Order. Any member . found violating this law Bhall b'e BV|sponded tor not less than six months) or expelle^'-'!

A meetinsj.of.the Greytown .'Amateur Operatio and Dramatic Society was held at the Forester's Hall, Greytown; last: evening, MrF.H. Wood, vico-presbj dent, 1 was voted to the chair. • Accounts j were submitted, which showed thst-'tlie reoent production oflolanthe". had resulted in a heavy loss, After some considerable discussion it'was resolved to adjourn the meeting till next Wednesday the 23rd inst. at 9 p.m. at Mr Wood's rooms (after, the mooting in. connection with the coming Greytown Hospital Annual Ball) and that «■ balance sheet be prepared to be submitted to the said sd ourncd roeetitijf, - , ,

Another tiro lunatics iiave been. (akenv® to Welling ton from Palraereton North ' Bote is a hint which may prove useful ; .- i to pesrons afflicted with the of stammering. If the sufferer will . ~h always-fill the lunga by a strong iuhala- , J tion before he begins to speak, he may- h.i very readily cure the most obstinate ' ~ case.—Patea County Press. 'ij

Our readers,are again reniinded of the sale of fcbe lato Mrlofc Cross' yaluahlfi * farm property, situated in the V:' i § ston district between Pigeon fiungd dross' Greek Railway will take place at 2 p.m. on Thursday, * I the 31st Matoh, at. Meßsrß.Oitnipnbmo Badha'm and Oo.'a auction I don-streeti Wellington. *

A meeting of the directors of I/. J, Hooper " - h Company was held in the (tompanyto .oifioe BonMarcho,,Mr L, J, hooper presiding, The I Obainti»n roforred at ' seme coneiderabld - ! length to, tho extraordinary rapid progress the had made during , the lafc. twelve years 'of their' operations,.' Great . praise.was bestowed upon the .Managing.; Directoraid tliesystem upon whiih he had ■ :T«I conducted tho busincßß. A ataterflonfc was. Subraittcdas a guide for futnr? operations, to bo Approved of by tho director and family, namely, that in consideration of the business V being such an.. excellent paying concern, in future all goods should Wnurked at net ■> !?; >(/• cost, and a bonus, of say, from 5 to 10 per cent. upon the amount^ofturnover; be" divides amongst customers' every twelvo months | this it was thought would hand-the proprietors down to posterity .as 'being the most,'. <<o, philanthropic individuals under the sun, and ':

would no doubt : induco' a'great number to, -..->j. apply for shares and should be sufficient S' remuneration to the/.promoters, for being.- ' •fi allowed to live for twelvo years against all opposition.' As a~ proof 1 of.. tho con-' fldence inspired .by 1 the'* CompanyV generous prospectus, ;appli(Mtions aro being, / daily canvassed for, - with • tho result that a number of applications lrrnN been received from some of tho old xuitomera and those who oannothelp themseluE chiefly tho latter, as the directors are determined to watch tho- interests of tlio promotes. However, the director's intention is to 'oloso the. | tharo list as soon .a3 t-'iey : . - :iv ' are all "disposed of,' as they antieipate that in a few years as a result of their percentage and bonus system tho piomotors will be better enabled to carry on tho business . ; tbemaelveH. Tho directors being: handed a' .■l.'-.jt cheque of £SO each, expressed: thomselvea : highly satisfied with what had been done, and after making airangemonts for tho display of the now autumn and winter goods, now being ; Vi-'$ opoued up, and passing a voto of confidenc» : : ■' ■ r-:S in the managing director, Mr. L. J, Hooper, - tho meeting terminated.—Adtt.