SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4099, 28 April 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

Despite the wet weather Mr Barlow had an excellent attendance at his popular entertainment in the Palace Hall, Groytown,lasl night, We predict a similarly good reception here to-night.

The attention of the public is, by ffck" quest of Mr F. H. Wood, directed totHe fact that the mammoth auction Bale to be held by him at Greytown to-morrow and Saturday under instruction* from Mr J, P. Murphy, will take place at the Palace Theatre, Greytown, as Mr Wood a rooms (although large) are found to be too small to hold tlio goods to be sold and leave any room for the audience,

The Mlnistor for Works has decided to make a visit to the principal poldinin. in,; centres iu the South before return* ingto Wellington, ■:..'.

Eight' quinces wore shown at the Chrysanthemum Show yesterday by Mr Edwin Johnston, of Masterton, the aterago weight of each of which was a pound.

A practice match will be played by the Masterton Football Club on the Work' sop Road ground, sides to be picked by tbo captain and vice-captain, commencing at 8 p.m sharp to-morrow, Every membor requestd to attend.

MrCJ.A. Haselden, Under Secretary for Justice, is In Masterton to-day.

Acting under instructions from Colonel Fraser, M. H. Tt., MeJft Jellicoeand Glascodine yesterday looK out and served upon Mr J. If. Kirkbrido (proprietor of tho Evening Press,) a writ claiming £2OOO damagos in renpeot of an alleged libel in an article in Saturday's issue of (hat paper. Sir Eobert Stout and MrJellicoe have been retained by the plaintiff, and the case will come on for hearing the next civil sittings'of the Supremo Court.

'Amarriago whiohhaa exoited con* i* siderable interest for some time past in fashionable circles took place at Featherston yesterday. The contracting parties were Mr William Carlisle, of Pahiatua, and Miss Mabel Monokton, daughter of Mr F. Monckton, of Newstead, Feathorston, The ceremony was performed at tho.residencoofthe bride's father,,the Rev.MrHowson being the officiating minister.

On account of the inclemency of the weathir for the Chrysanthemum Show lastniqht, Mr J. Stono, of the Waipoua Nursery, has decided to put hie first prize collection of chrysanthemums in the window of Messrs White andThomp* son, Queen street, for a few daya.

The ÜBUal weekly session of the Pro* gress Lodge, No. 60,1.0.G.T,, was held in the Temperance Hall laßt even&g, * " Bro. Robert Johnston, .V.T., preeiSßj*. After the usual business had been disposed of the following officers were elected for tho ensuing term;—O.T., Bro. Holdaway; V.T., Sister N, way; Chaplain, Sister Y; Dixon; Secre« tary, Sister J, Jolly; F.S., Bro, Bert. Wiekinn; Mar., Bro. Hopwood; 0., Btn, W. Hop/rood; Sentry, Brn,R\ Nioholk; A.8., Sister PinkertonjP.O.T., ' ■-, Sister Jessie Finlayson, The meeting '■ \ closed at the usual hour,

A meeting of the Greytown Rifle Olub was hold hut evening In the (Jounoil chambers. It was decided to fire a match with the Featherston Club on the 24th_of May (Queen'B Birthday), ...The conditionsare to be:—Ten rheneaoh club, with Martini-Henri rifles, the ranges 200 , and fiOO yards. Twenty members were picked to firo a scratoh match next Saturday or tho Saturday following, on the now ran?e, the ten highest to fire against Featherston.

Tho Ohrisrchurch branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (state the local papors) intend instituting proceedings with respect to the shipment of a cargo of sheep by the s.s. Kahu from tho Chatham Islands. In all 850 shoep were taken aboard, and only. 864 were landed alive in Lyttelton. The sheep on deck arrived safely, the deatw occurring among those ob the 't*Sn decks.

Oar (Jreytown correspondent writes: -Quite'a stir waa oaased yesterday at the shop of our 'local Chinaman, Ah « Clioiig. It appears that, a Maori went to the Chinkey and bought two packets of cigarettes, sayine a mate of his would pay for them to-morrow. ThoOhinaman did not relish thiß idea, so looked the shop door, and called another Ohiukoy who was in the back, and tho two "downed" the unfortunate Maori, Daring the scuffle whioh ensued the window wai broken, and the Maori bolted with the cigarettes. The Chinamen here went for a policeman, who settled the dispute by aßking the Maori to pay for the cigarettes and window, to whioh he consontod, The noise made by the two Ohinkoya, policeman, and the Maori waa enough to awaken the dead.

_ A profound sensation has been created in Shepparton (Victoria) by a domcstio ,- tragedy, an old resident named Mo/atn- * phy murdering his son-in-law by outting his throat, The latter's name is Meawy and his father-in-law resided withffi. The Meaney'a kopt a restaurant, In the of which Molamphy was eoated nursing one of his children. Bcannp a scream from one of the inner rooms, and BUBpcctintJ that Meaney, who hadbeon drinking heavily, and who had previously threatened his wife, Waa ill-treating her, he ran Into the room from which the screams issued, finding Meaney had his wife by the throat. Molamphy instantly took his penknife from Wb pocket and drew it across Meaney'a. throat, with a fatal result. Having per' petrated tho crime, ho went .direct to tho police station and gave himself up. He was perfectly cool, and utterly failed to realise his position. Mrs Meaney is in a pitiable condition, tho murder of > hor husband by her father having wellnigh distracted her, Molamphy, who la sixty-one years of age, is a very sober man. His son-inflow, who was about forty, leaves seven children..

The Hastings correspondent of the Hawke's Bay Herald, who recently visited the Lake Wakatipu district, and is loud in Its praise, paid a visit to the Waterworks Gully. He thus describes it: "In a doep ravine between the Bpurs ■ > of two mountains is a beautiful chaos Jn. which hoary rocks, huge boulder!,TOJMw' trees with moss-grown trunks, and young saplings with graceful tracery aremingled 'in most admired confusion.' It is a fitting spot for 'a fairies'tryst,' Here might_ Titania and her elves hold their moonlight revels, dancing on the mossy carpet, swingin? on sprays of fern, and «• bathing in the plashing waters,"

We (Smihknd News) have beenehown asampJo of fibre obtained from Cartx, a grass which grows at Mason Bay, Stewart Island, in abundance. As. regards strength, it jb fully equal, if not superior, to flax j indeed a teat recently made showed it to be stronger, Mr" Hardie, of North Invercargill, received from Mr Walker, of Mason Bay, upon whose run the grass flourishes, a parcel, of it, which he intends to put directly through the scutcher to see if the fibrecan be removed without the extra labor of beating, which has to be dono with flax, If this process issuccessfultho chief labor will be in gathering the raw material, wjueh, hbwfiver, ' jri' mapy places is so pleritifulthatib can he mown down with the scythe. _,

| A meeting of the directors of LJ> ■.''•] Hooper and Company was held tojm ~ Present, tho Chairman, Mr L, J, HobperV and a full complement of tho directorate The Churmari'in accordance wilb previou, iristructlons submitted' plain) for converting' the shop next door to the' Company's pie}. mUcsintoa fir'Bt cla'aa'-grocery and pro« ' vision store run on the prinoiple of keeping .'; ") the very best of everything and .retailing at' a small marginof profit. The Managing Director submitted a' statement of M S* month's transactions, tkowing the extraors ■ rv? dinary rapid progress the Company are making, and advocating a sjßtem' which' . would be a boon to all doing 'business' withtheßonlfaipheahdcompletelykriopii- - . '-/ v' ing all the other companies ' ':: cocked hat, This matter was in the blaze' ■■*' ; -;M of diEOUßsioa when our reporter sent his ' 'iS noteß to the press,—Advt. ■ ■-.' " ',!' ;^