SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4103, 4 May 1892, Page 3

SECOND EDITION.

The price paid for milk by the. dairy factories in tho Taranaki district is 2Jd per ration in tho summer months and 3d in the wintor,

The Native Lands Court will sit in Masterton on 25th May tor are-hearing of the Okurupeti Block sub-divison caio,

An advertiser i° prepared to make up boys'suits, girls'dresses and clonks, and ladies and babies underclothing in any style. For tho address application may be made to Mrs Crawford, Church* Bt, Mastoiton,

.The annual meeting of the Committee of the Masterton Licensing District will be held 111 the old Courtroom, Masterton, on Monday, Juno Oth. Publio tendors are invited by the Wairarapa North County for maintaining 9f miles of the Mnstorton- Waimata road.

Mr Burton Boys liborated a hamper of carrier pigeons this morning for tho Wellington <Jlub. The " homers" are , doing a preliminary fly for a match which *s£ is to take place next Saturday,

Mr H. W. Robinson, R,M„ has reserved his decision in the cases of alleged illegal betting heardat Wellington yesterday,

The well-known Masterton wrestler, Simeon, has heen matched by Mr'fhos, Teaguo to wrestle Hobert Mumoy, tho champion of Waikato, for £lO a-eide and tho gate money. Tho match will take place in Masterton on Saturday week.

Notice is given by the Akitlo Road Board vt an extraordinary olection for three members of thu Board in place' ol Mebsrs Handyside, Foreman, and Livertnn, who retire by effluxion of time.

It is stated that at least one Mastertou hotelkeepor will (.pply for an eleven o'clock license at the coming annual meeting of the Licensing Committee. At present thu uniform hour of closing hotels in Masterton is ten o'clock, An extra hour's license, if granted, entails upon the publican an additional fee of B per year,

A post nwrfttit examination of the body of the late Mr Thomas Hopwood, of MLterton, was made by Drs. Beard and Johnston yesterday, at the request of itho friends of deceased, when it was JBdiscoyertd that death resulted from contraction of the braiu, induced by overworry.

By permission of the Colonial Secre-

tary Mr 0, U. Campbell, of the Wnirarapa Music Depot,will hold an art union, tho first prize in which will be a seraierand piano, the second a Spanish Melodica,and tho third a number of etchings and wator colors,

Mr Fairbrother having resigned Mr F, B, Wood's Carterton agoncy, Mr W, J. Lindop is now actin? tor Mr Wood, who will attend personally at tho Carterton Ofrioo on Tuesdays and Fridays from 2 till 5 p.m.

The old Maori chiefs in the Taranaki district are dyini< off, Whareita, aged 80, died on Sunday, and Jeremiah, at labouc the samo age, died last week, Both lived at Mangaone, On Saturday week a Maori known as "Saturday" died at the same place, He earned his name through most circumstances iuhis life having happened on that day, A man named " Bobby Burns" was brought up at tho R.M. Court, Greytown, yesterday, before Dr W. Bey,J,P,, charged by Constable Eccleton with having imbibed too freely. He was fined 6a, ia default ti?enty»four hours, -bis Worahipremaikingihatthe prisoner Abore a distinguished and poetical name. T A meeting of the Greytown Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening last, The usual routine business was gone through, aud the report and balance sheet read and adopted, A letter was read from Mr D, J, Duff, volunteering to get up a concert in aid of the funds, which proposal was heartily fallen in with, and a Btrong Committee appointed to aid. Two pentlemou will come from Wellington to assist at the concert, obo being Mr Fred Jones, the celebrated gymnast. The affair is to come off at an early date, and will bo preceded by a novol torchlight procession, Should the weather proye favourable we have no doubt theio will be a large attendance. The Greytown Private Brass Band serenaded Mr and Mrs T, Ingloy, who had just returned from their hnneymoon trip.last night. On playing several pretty selections, they were invited into the house, where a splendid spread was provided, After full justice hadbeon done

by the Brass Band, the Tinkettle Band, /whichhad been assisting, went in and Wioyed chennalvos. I&. mooting of Loyal Mastertnn Lodge, 1,0,0,F, was held in the Lodge Room, Perry-streer, last night, Bro Jago, N,G. presiding, There was a good attendance of members and the following officers were elected for the ensuing term;—N, G. Bco J. B, Hooper, V. G. Bro A. Miniflo, Treasurer Bro T .Jago, P.S. Broß, Brown, E.S. Bro J, Wilson, Auditors—Bros W, B, Chenoellssnd W. Jessen. It was decided to hold Lodge meetings monthly instead of fortnightly in future. _ The following conversation was overheard in the street the other day, but for obvious reasons we shall omit the same ol one

of the patties! the other was the well known draper, Mr L, J, Hooper, Mr Spot Cash: "la it true Mr Hooper that you intend opening tho shop next your drapery es« tablisbment as a grocery and provision warehouse? MrL.J.: " That is so, Mr Caeh, and in about a week I shall bo able to quoto to you the lowest prices tor all kinds of general merchandise." Mr Spot Cash i" Good I I suppose you will keep only good goods and sell as cheap as anyone else ? "Mr L. J,: •' You bet I The best and nothing but the best, and every article at bed rock prices I Those are the foundation stones upon which we intend to erect our

business," Mr Spot Cash: " Your hand my I boy, My account with so-and-so'a worth ."jftw pounds a week, and I pay cash, I am not Satisfied lately. I fancy Ipay more than I should do, So directly you open your business look upon mo as a regular cus* tomer."—Adyt,