SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4090, 16 April 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

' A dance is to be held in the Masterton Temperance Hall on Easter Monday evening. The tender of Mr Benzie, of Pahiatna, has been accepted for the ereotion of a new school at Makakahi, A' descriptive account of Messrs/Wlrth Bros' great combined entertainment la given in an inset published with our issue of to-day. Members of the Loyal Masfcetton Lodge of Oddfellows aro requested to meet on Saturday evening next for the transaction of important business. ' ; - Messrs W.'Symondiaffd E.A. Dean, of Wellington, left Masterton (yesterday for Mount Holdaworth, Thoy were . accompanied by a guide and paolc horse. They will probably not return for a couple of days, Mr Wilson, the Government expert, who has returned to Melbourne from New Zealand, reports that Yiotoria is much behind New Zealand in oheese making, but well up In butter making. : 3rassseed sowers are required by Dr, flosking, Application may be mado to Mr-Fred. Lee or to Dr, Hosking himself Mr W. Hawke hai decided to run bis comfortable and well-appointed brake to the Tauhorenikau Races on Monday, asjj| many people prefer the pleasant drive 1 through the Valley to the stuffiness of the railway carriage. Messrs Lowes and lorna make ex- . tenaiye additions to their stock sale for Wednesday next, For particulars see advertisement. Sydenham must be a nice place for steady«going people to Jive, in!' The Christohiiroh 'Telegraph' says that the Sydenham larrikins are combined, into what they call a "Push," which is likened to the "Mafia" of New Orleans, and the " Mala Vita" of. Italy; and the journal demands severer measures; for the repression of the " Push" than 10s fines, whioh aro either paid by parents or subscribed by the "Push." ; V'' Our Wellington correspondent writes: -The public meeting held on Wednesday night at Thomas' Hall to protest against the diversion of the North Island mom trunk, lino from the Central to the Stratford route wixb moderately attended but was characterised by great spirit arid enthusiasm. The Mayor of Palmerston was in the chair. The speakers were Messrs Siceloy, of'Marfcon.Dr Newman, M.H.R., Mr George Fisher, M.H.81, The Mayor of Wellington, Messrs 0. F. Riohmond, 0. Luko, J, B, Haroourt, < J. Myers, and W. McLean, M.H.R.,a1l of whom spoke Btrongly in favor of the \ Central Route, aa against the claim Auoklantt' for the Stratford'-' It wiS, resolved that overy effort be made, to adhere to the Central Route and urco the claim in Parliament , Mr MoLean, a Government- supporter, :was most emphatic in favor of the Central Route« The Anniversary Soiree in .connection with the Masterton Wesleyar. Ohurbti will take place on Easter Monday, A : tea will be given at 6.30 and a publio mooting at which the Rey, •R, Wood, Rev. J. Dukes and others will • speak will beheld at 7.30, Speoial musiois to be rendered by the ohoir. The train arrangements for Easter" Monday are published in our advertising columns: 1 ' At the Agricultural and Pastoral Show now being held at Sydney, New Zealand is strongly represented in the Ayrshire i cattle and Berkshire pig classes. Mr Ferguson's Silver King took the first prize tor a two-year-old bull, Mr Ferguson obtained a number of other prizes, j Mrßowe won the champion prize in [ pigs, and also several other prizes, 1 A general election of five wardens Mf* ' the Upper Taue.ru Road District will if \ held at the Board's office at Bideford on , Monday, May 2nd. Nominations of candidates will close on Saturday. Atril I 28id, at noon. Mr G. S. W. Dalrymple, the well » known land agent, of Masterton,Sports having sold the Mahakahaka -Estate, 5 near Brftncepeth, containing 282p aojes, . the property of Mr Moratto'Duddiner, Co Mr J, W. Gibson, of Marlborough,for an amount which, we understand, is : slightly over £OOOO, j The new baths at Mr J. Handel's j establishment in Queen-St, Masterton, j are,we understand, to be opened to-day. • Although the finishing touoh to the alter, ations and improvements has yet to be bestowed, Mr Mandel may already be congratulated on the transformation whioh has taken place, for the premises , are most attractive, and business should 1 flow in upon him. 3 On Saturday afternoon , the rcmainß of ' a man's leg wore picked up on the sea f beach between the Turakina and Wangaeha riVere by' Peter Brown, a shpn. , hertlbn UcSton Pi'rk iistaf'e," ThJ'ldb I was oyjldontly' tfiafc of a seafaring ijiaul ■as it had'on 4 knoe gum boot.' -Tfiaifc flesh, ajmosp down |a> the ankle, jwawr f eaten by psh. TJiero w a popr- ■ on t|ie foot in a good condition. '.The, remains did not have the appearanoe of 1 having been in the water for any con' , siderable length of time. They were , forwarded on yesterday morning to ■ Constable Moon at Marton,' VVhathad the appearanoe of a dereliot, fishing boat ' was also cast up on this beach some little i time ago. It was damaged beyond i rejjiirij 5"; !?!!'•' rnm what, rflmiiinorl j it was judged lo have been at one time a j si)bs{antial craft, wifh fasten . irigsof ' : : ' l

A former resident of Masterton eende us the following interesting item of news from the, South .IslandTho majority of the horses in North Canterbury: aro Buffering from the hot f)y, and seven died in this distnpt last : tj/epk. ' gullet of a horse valued at sixty pounds which had died from the effects of the bot, The-gullet was Bwarraing with maggots, the size and shape of wood lice. A liyery stable keeper at Rangiora told me that he behaved that fiw out of every six were more or less affected, and that the fly had got Into tho baok country, The fly deposits its s# j tindtif tne Hbrse'e fietlt M : ' round tBMIL knees and fetlocks, 'The itching cause's the horses to bite at these places, and so they get the eggs inside themselves. You can see them in the paddocks rubbing their nocks over the backs of other horses' necks, trying to remove the itching. The thing is serious down here and is spreading; so it might get up your,way. The only remedy appears to J)o to watoh carefully and when a horse ii first atfeokedi rfib lh* spot. with i. : ca{* : boliooilorkeronetie'ito Keep if froto' • biting at the' placet The maggots eat out the coating of- -the borse's' inach," " ':' v.