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

In a bunch of bananas offered for sale in a Wellington fcuit martyesterday was discovered a mr'liped, a ferocious little insect ivhioh is not uncommon at tho Islands.

The anuunt of money taken for the sighting shots at the Rifle Association's meeting was £193 4a, beiug an incro?se of £5514s oyer the Napier moeting. Mr J, Cameron, of the Tenut Rifle Club, has won the Martini-Henri rifle presented by tho Hon. Mr Seddon, for the top score in the District Representative Match as tho Hew Zealand Eifle Association's meeting. The meetini; of tho Rifle Association at Trentham was closed yesterday afterneon,

A correspondent .of the Hawke's Bay Herald objects to a teacher who uses the words monkey, brat, hussey, and deyil in reference to his children, and who ejaculates " Oh, Jehosophat" now and again, The tetal number ot rounds of-.am-munition fired during the Ride Association meeting was 42,229. The Hon. P. A. Buckljy and Sir Robert Stout passed through Masterton for Wellington yestei lay afternoon.

Notwithstanding that the Masterton Assembly of the Knights of Labour have been asked to join the Anti-Chiucse Association, we have reason to believe that some of the most prominent members are the best customers of the Mongolians, Anniversary services are to be con' ducted in the Masterton Presbyterian Church to-morrow (Sunday) by tho Kev MrLymburn,

In our report of the Masteiton-Opaki races wo omitted to montion that the Secretary, Mr E. H, Waddiogton, carried out his arduous duties in a faithful manner, and that to his services was in a large measure due the success of thd meeting. The Masterton School Committee has nominated Mr Edwin Feist for the vacant soat on the Wellington Education Board, and intends issuing circulars, requesting othor country Committees to support the candidature of that gentle" man.

The Wellington Education Board has promised to proceed with the erection of the Masterton eido school as soon ob tho grunt for building purposes is, available. This grant was made some months ago by flie Government, and it is quite time the Board had the money at its disposal. George Frceth, the jockey who had his legbroken at the Masterton-Opaki

races, is progressing as favourably a: can bo esponted in the Maatertou Hospi

The sccommodafcioo at tho Acclimatization Bocicly'a yards in Masterton for the j ouns; birds recently hatohed is quhe inadequate, A large number of pheasants are now ready to be turnod out, but will be kept in Hio aviary until the close of the shooting season, It has been resolved to make extensive additions to the aviary,and tenders are called through our columns fur the work, so that the breeding of same will in future be a

leading feature of the operations of the Society. A very ploaßant sooial gathering was

held in the Temperance Mall lost } (Friday) evening, to celebrate the arrival at his majority of Mr T. H. Thompson, saddler, About fifty couples occupied tho floor, and tripped the light fantastic to excellent musio provided by JBerr Vuu Keisenterg until tho very break of day, Songs were contributed at intervals by various members of the company, and a first-class supper was supplied by Mrs Thompson, The gathering was altogether a mostenjoyablo one,

The annual report of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association has been published; It stateß that the receipts for the. year were £3027 and

the payments £21193, leaving an overdraft of £3858, or £34 less thanlast year, There are 485 annual and 139 life members. The committee, have decided to

sell the old show grounds at Sydenham and extinguish tho overdraft. <

We learn by a Press Association telegram from Auckjandthatin theOustoms case of Sharland and Co, the jury returned a, verdict for tho plaintiff in the first cause of the action for the amount claimed, £1960 or treble the value of the goods; and in the second causo of the nnljon, a claim of £9BO,

the verdict was for the defendants, it was shown in the fiwfc caso that the

pills wore imported.' as" " druggists' : sundries," whereas they wero pills sold ab Mother . Seigel's pills; and in the second case, that in which the verdict was given for the defendants, it waß ghafged that the firm having Imported a certain quantity of Mother Seigel's pills represented their yalu,e to be only (Is per lb whereas tbe value was 8s Gd per dozen boxes, Our first shipments of new goods for- the Autnmn and Winter season hare now ccme to hand by tho latest mail steamers,' and we have been budly employed in opening thpjn out and preparing them for inspection at Te Am House, Wellington. We shall be happy tp forward pjtferps of our new Dress Fabrics and other novelties free by post to any address, .on application to James Smith, Te Aro Hope, Wellington, ■Our selection of Autumn; apd Winter Fashions has been maae by our own buyers —men ci'great experience, taste and judgment—in the British, French and Continental markets, and may be relied on as Burpassiog 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 Te Aro House, i Wellington. ■ . We will also forward our Oharte for selfmeasurement to anvone'intimating.their wish in this respect to and will Roaran. tee to all Customers the advantages of taate', fit, finish and prompt eieoiition '.in ; onr Celebrated Dressmaking Boom at Te Aro House, Wellington, ■.-', •■■■■■ '■■

A Tasmanian paper Bays" Snazolle is now off to the Goths aiid larrikina of Zealand.' 1 This is a most audacious libel on the youth of this Colony! The Sanation Array " opens fire" }n Carterton to-morrow (Sunday), when Major Robinson and other special officors will be present. A cricket match is to be played at, Qreytown next Saturday between teams representing liorth and South Wairarapa. The northern team will be selected from H inter ton, - Maariceville, Eketahuna and Pabiatua players. The hi? handicap at the Sandon races on St. Patrick's. Day was won by The Dromedary, a Lower Valley horse. The Anti'Ohincse Association recently formed in Masterton has a membership of fortyrtivo.

The Phoenix Club of Wellington defeated the Featheraton Club in a cricket match played on St. Patrick's Day,

Mr P. H. Wood, in a footnote to his advertisement, makes a suggestion regarding the dlppine of, sheep to be sold at the Taratahi Sale Yards.

The declaiation of we'ghts for tho Woodville Jockey Club meoting has been postponed till Monday, the 21st fast.

At a preliminary meeting held last night, arrangements were made for opening the session of the Masterton Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society in a fortnight. A notice of motion has been tabled that the Sooiety bo converted into a Parliamentary Union. Dr Hosking, who has been attending tho late Mr Pierce Cotte' off and on for the paßt two years, has given a certificate that death resulted worn failure of the heart's action;

A special general mooting of the Wairarapa dunt Club is to bo held io Carterton this evening, to consider the advisabloness or otherwise of throwing open the gates at the Steeplechase Meeting free to the public and of charging members for admittance to the grandstand.

The following amounts will bo paid at the Club Hotel this ovoniug, over the Autumnmeatim; of the Mastorton-Opalti Jockey Club :-J. "Freeth, £9O; K, McKenzie, £3O; J. W, Pemberton, £25; W. flume, £2O ; Puhara te Tau, £ls; It. J. Baker, £ls; d. L Girschs bars, £lO ; Jas Macara, £10; H. Vennell, £5 j T. Thompson, £5; Halward, £5.

A first offender appeared in the Ma: terton E.lt. Court this morning am wai dealt with in the usual manner.

The father of the lad Perkins, who ia aunpt sed to have been drowned iu tho Ruamahunga river, is workinp at tho sawmill of Messrs Henderson and Co., Maßtorton. Tiio ball held at Ek ;taliuna on Thursday evening under tho auspices of the Loyal Eketahuna Lndgo of Oddfellows exceeded the expectations of tbe most sanguine, the hall being crowded to excess. Although the eyening was very wet and miserable, the public rolled up from all parts of the district and fully made up for tho disappointment caused by the rain in having to postpone tho athletic sports. My sixty couples skipped the light fantastic to the mo sic supplied by Mr A. Foden in his wellknown finished style. The hall was beautifully decorated with ferns and Chinese lanterns, and tho Committeodeservo great credit for the manner in which they carried nut this part of tho programme. Everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy themsolvoa and dancing was kept up with great spirit till far into the small hours ol the morning. Great credit must bo jiventu the Secretary, Mr P. Dowsett, for the manner in which he carried out his duties, and we must congratulate the Oddfellows on having had such a successful gathering. At a certain raco mooting recently held in New Zealand, and not a thousand miles from M?sterton, a sport (?) was approached by a humble friend who at various times had given lum tho " straight tip," and who now ventured the opinion that a horse, which, for the purpose of tho narrative, we will design nate "Rotation," was the likely winner of a "doublo" event. The humble citizen, who was unable to be present at the races, deposited with the "sport" a £lnoto, with the request that he would put it on " notation," and, should this equine score a win, place the total proceeds on him In the second event, This tbe " sport" promised to do. The predictions of the trustful one were fully roalised, "Rotation' 1 winning the double, but,what were his leelings when, to his surpriso, he learnt on applying to tho "sport" for the dividend—quite a respectable sum—that although the one in whom he had confided had remembered to back the horse 011 his account, he had quite forgotten the pound entrusted to him. We should strongly advise the possessor of this remarkable memory to.seqd ittq the College of Surgeons for repair before again undertaking turf commission; on behalf of others,