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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4110, 10 May 1892, Page 2

A newspaper is about to be started at Inglewood, Taranaki. • ' A descriptive artiolo referring to Mr Snazelle, who openi in the Maßterton Theatre Boyal to-morrow (Wednesday) evening, appears in another column. Wild pigeons are, it is said, very scarce iu the Seventy-mile Bush this season. The wholesale potting irom year to year has almost wiped out the existence of this bird.

The Hon.MrSeddon says that Govern* ment haye only fire declared supporters in the Legislative Oounoil. Max O'fiell, who is now on a visit to the Colonies, met with a splendid Weep tion in Sydney. ' Arrangements are being made for a sculling ' match ' between Kemp and Sullivan for 1200 a side. '

An application has been received by a flawera firm to forward to Samoa a trial shipment of potatoes, butter, cheese, bams a,nd bacon,

Nearly a score of commercial travellers are in Masterton at the present time. This is a sign of the times, Evening classes have had to be discontinued in Napier owing to the lack ot support. The young men there prefer htmaids, beer «nd billiards, : It is stated that live thousand signatures, one half of which are women's, have tjeen obtained in Dunedin to a petition against the granting of female franchise.

Experts deolare that some of the New Zealand cheese ex Morayshire was robbed of cream, and fat substituted. Great complaints are made at this practice, which is calculated to exclude the articles from the market,

Mr J. G, Blaine is seeking to secure a silver convention in London in July. Mr 0. Forsberg has been elected Chairman of the Mauriceville Koad Board.

The Waipawa Mail complains ot the frequency of fatalresults amongst cases treated by unlicensed medical practitioners in that district, A recent visitor to the West Ooait states that the sleepers on the Hokilika railway are being renewed, although not a single train has ever runon the railway.

A brass band is about to be formed at Maryborough, MrA.E.Woolcott, late of Masterton, is manager and treasurer for MrH. N. Abbott in connection with the visit of Mr Snazelle, who appears in the Theatre Eoyal to-morruw evening,

News has reached this district that Henry Knight, late in the employ of Mr Orr,of the Martinborough Hotel and once proprietor of the Albert and Melboum e hotels in Wellington, died of typhoid fever at Sydney last month. Ee was widely known and much respected in this district,

Petitions are to be presented to the Executive Council in Melbourne for the commutation of the sentence of death passed ou the murderer Williams, oh the grounds of insanity. A Bachelors' Ball will be held in the Choral Hall, Mauriceville, on Queen's Birthday, May 24th, Undor the capable management ot some of the mo3t prominent residents everything possible is being done to mako it one of the most enjoyable dances over held at Mauriceville.

An important meeting of creditors in the estate of D, Henderson and (Jo (Ltd), sawmillers, of Masterton, ia to be held on Thursday next, when certain'proposals to the interest of creditors will be submitted,

The Napier News says the Ministerial candidate for tbo Bruce seat "has been beaten, not on politics, but on religion." The News probably draws this inference from tho faot that there have been more " Ministers" than usual stumping tho electorate of late.

A married woman named Uren, aged 44, whose husband is a miner at the JLyell, has committed amcide. Her two younger ghildren had been sent to school, when the mother, whphad been attending Tent meetings and was much de* pressed, went out, bought a rope, and flying it to the rafters in a back unoccupied room, hung herself, An inquest was held in the afternoon, when a verdict was returned of Temporary Inanity, caused by religious mania,

The duties of Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R, for New Plymouth, are to take charge of a}| majn pipes, valves, fire plugs, etc, etc, jn fact', all the waterwprkYplant up to the waterworks, and all over the town, Hnhas to put on all new'service, do all )i'is onto plumbing, etc., to keep clean all fhe watertroughs, publio w.o.'b, urinals, and to be always within reach if any breaks or bursts take plape in the water pipes, and to be on duty seven days ant} seven nights par week, He has to attend all fires, to oart his tools in a wheelbarrow, and often to work for hours up to his middle in water and mud. For the above service be receives the maj>m< Scent sum of 25s per week. Comment on the above is quite unnecessary, and " comparisons are odious," it is true.— Manawatu Standard.

fin Sunday morning Jaßt thtee thirsty " suhdoyWsj'' jseapy and footsore, endeavoured to prb.cu.rfl a dripk jfj Mas* terton, and as' n.eithor of the pubjif drinking fountains were available, they betook themselves to a neighboring publichouse, They only had niuepence between them, and their efforts to obtain three drinks tor this sum wero of course in vain. Hotel after hotel they visited, but si/ih (lie same success, Although they were no ttoiioY genuine travellers, they were not penmtted : 'jtri " travel" on the Masterton publican.s to the tuno of niuoponrjo, ap4 Were therefore compelled to retire with their th|rst unqiienohea\ Koine funnv individual has singe asserted that this trio were making''an ingenious attempt to .ensnare publican? into brsaohes of the Act!"

During the present mouth we shall be prepared to send full, dress lengths of any Of .the uodcrnjentione'd new Winter DreSS Fakrios"." Free by Parpiil Post" to any address. Tho goods are &U,6( thVpreseni seasQn'simpprtation.and are splendid .value, Country residents should ,o«rSy request patterns o[ these forprdjd'fromp r.o House,. Wellington, The following'are the special items•■Full dress length of good quality Melton in any shade for 10/- Pull flresß length of superior quality Melton for 12/- .Full dross length of Granite Tweed f or-12/. Full dresß length of Grey Homespun for. 12/- Any of these sent "Free by Parcel Post' 1 from To. Aro House, Wellington,- : Full dress length Frenoh Foule Sergo all oolors'. fortf/fl and J6| Full.dresslength Navy Dress Serge, all' wool'Bri3"lQst "flye, from 18/6. to 22/6, and full dress .length? Fancy Homespun for 8/i fil- 10/. each " Free by Parcel Post" from To Aro House,' Wellington,. Patterns of ail the above are now ready ' for dispatch and can be sent immediately on application to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington,.;.- •'■.- : ..;i . ,v

Customers Bending orders will please ;en. olose'eash in postal poles, post office order, or cheque payable to'JameS Smith j Te Aro Hoase, Wellington.—^Advt,-