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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4088, 13 April 1892, Page 2

ft f? stated thatg lijbpur bureau is about to bp .opjjnejl a£ ganeyjrkf). Mr J. D, Foley, the entertainer, lato of Masterton, is at present in Blenheim, where he iB making arrangements for a short won, . pro occurred on board the S.S. Ma» a jjptjje of ae\<} bursting. Water ,yas turned on jmigedjatejy fjie fire jtqb an ( d -Ulti pp Wirths' circus ... J Thursday and Friday, 21st anu.... A lad named Merewpod was out rabbit Bbootinj; at Wainuioru' last week and wad carrym? his gun across his shoulder with his hand over the muzzle, By some means or other the gun went off and the boy's hand was so severely , injured that it waa necessary to amputate 1 one of the lingers. j A well-known Masterton divine, addressing a publio meeting the other eteninu, stated thaHmmorality prevailed to a greater degree in this township than I in any township in Hew Zealand. The , Sergeant of Police, on beins; interviewed , on thesubject, endorsed tliia opinion,

A family of aevou brothers we to be found in the Jtenr South Wales police forse. It is seldom that a whole family don the blue. It is notified that trespassers on Matahiwi with or without gum and dogs will , be prosecuted without further notico. j The inquiry into the circumstances ( attending the death of Alfred E.Jones is ] being conducted by Mr W, Lowes, J.P., 'j in the absence of Colonel Roberts, R.M., v Distriot Coroner. c We have to acknowledge the receipt from the Government Printer, of the New Zealand Crown Lands Guide, No. XII. • Tho business of tho Masterton Borough 1 Council was transacted last night in the short space of twenty minutos. J The overdraft of the Masterton i Borough Council has been reduced to | £994. . , 1 A great deal of disappointment was 1 caused in Masterton last nigbt by the 1 non-appearance in the Theatre Royal of 1 tho G'rattan Riggs Company. The agent of the Company wired us yesterday afternoon after, we had gone to press that owing to the unfortunate illness of one ol tlio leading members, the opening date would haw to bo postponed until about : the end of April. The Company goes to Gisborne for Easter, and returns overlaud from Napier, playing at Hastings, Dauevirkeand \Voodville,eiimife, The fuueral of the late Alfred E. Jones took place yesterday afternoon, tho remains being interred'in the Masr terton Cemetery. The eorfcje was very lengthy, including a number of members > of the Independent Order of Reohabitos, with, whicti institution tho deceased was identified, and the Salvation Army, the oaptain of which conducted the ceiemuny at the grave. . The Mangatainoko School Committee has resolved to support tho candidature of Mr Edwin Feist for the vacant seat on tho Wellington Education Board, The poll far the raising' of a loan of £2600 for tho formation of Fori road, in the Alfredton district, has been carried; Mr Morton, of Kaitawa, Forty-Mile Bush, has, according to the Fahiatua Star, had a most.singular experience, for which there is at present no explanation to bo offered, A few days ago he went e to Napier on a visit, where he stayed « with some friends. Shortly after parn taking of food in the house for the first time, he began to feel lfluch indisposed, and by degrees became so ill that medical advice had' lo be called in, When the dootor artived he declared that Mr 'Mor- , ton waß Buffering from arsenical poisoning. There is not the slightest clue as if to how the arsenic got into Mr Mor*' ton's system, but the effects of it are plainly noticeable, particularly about the eyes. Mr Morton is, however, able to l ( get about, donation of £ls has just been made to'the Maßterton Hospital by the Pahiatua County Counoil, , The Minister tor Public Works is to be requested to finish the metalliilg of tho road through the Makuri Gorge without delay,; Native silver in bulk has been found ' at Broken Hill, 14c\vt yielding 6,500 v ounces,

Mr Honry Phillips, of Masterton, has presented to the Jewish Synagogue in Wellington, as ornaments for the Soroll, a massive torah plate, beautifully chased, and a set of bells, all in pure silver, A meeting of ratepayers in the Eketahuna Eoad Distriot is to be held in the Board's office, oil Saturday, April 23rd, t'> consider the proposal to stop that section of road commencing at No 1 crosß road, Parkville, and terminating at the south east extremity of section 40, Block IX, Mar,gaone. Mr G. W, Woodroofe, ot Maßterton, (b at present on a visit to New Plymouth It has been suggested that he is canvassing the North Island for subscriptions towards erecting a (Junking fountain in Maßterton. '. * ' ...j On Wednesday and Thursday last, the 6th and 7th of April, the Eketahuna Sohool was examined by Mr Lee, the Inspector. Three failed out 1 of ICO pre< sented, All the pupils were present except one, .wlio was taken jll. The good Conduct of the eghool was specially mentioned by the Inspector, everything being satisfactory, |. A section sf land at Makakahi, near Pahiatua, containing ISO acres, changed hands a few days ago at £Blos per acre There were no lmpiovements on the seption except felling,and grassing. The fahiatua County Council 'has adopted the extraordinary courso of dividing its advertising amongst three papers, one of which is published sixty niiles and another .ten miles from Fabjatua, We can imagine .ono pf the Councilors of the Wairarapa ;North County proposing that the Council's advertising be divided between tlie Mastou?" and Petone papers. ■ According to the flroiVll Lands 3uido just issued, 97,166 acres ot land In the Wellington distriot are now open for sale of selection, The land is mostly covered with forpsfc, a pa/jd deal of it broken, but we}l si)ite,d far grajing.pjirpflm tho soil b.eing go.od and often formed by papa op marl, or by decomposed alateg. The limestone tods of th.e easforn disy trictsaro very riflh, and Jake Brass remarkably well, Prices vary from JOs to i'Jsmaoro, according to position &i 4 quality. The ordinary meeting of tho Eketahuna School Committee was held on Monday, 11th April, there boinet present Messrs V. Baylißs (chairman), Timmius, Mapnsell, and F. Felling. OorrespOP* dence. Prijnj tho Board statiug the can'uidaies by tho Committee were wcep'tefl pa probation as pupil-teaohers, The report of the head teacher was read, from which it appeared that the Board's carpenter had been to do repairs. The leak in the residence had been cured, and niany nocessary repairs attended to. Tho new Longman books will be introduced into the school and a cony of each was ordered to begot, %Timmjns propped and Mr T. Bayifss seconded a 'resolution to gof some ood for the sphool. The number on the roll was reported to bo 16(), the average for tho wee|i ljil); and the average for the quarter 138. An accsunt of 5s was passed for payment, it was decided to have theohimneys swept.

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