SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4110, 11 May 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

Captain William Jackson Barry failed to "draw" at GreytoWn on Monday evening, and the few who intended hearing his lecture received their money The Wairarapa Lake is flooded, and* " the natives refusetoallow it to beopened, Government has been appealed to by the settlers,

The Directors of the Wellington Opera House Company bavo decided that) looking to the stats nf the Company it is at present undesirable to fur.-n a theatri» cal stock company as proposed by Mr Bentley,

Notice of application for a'publican'j license is given by Mr Jno. Andorssn, of the Eketahuna Hotel; • MrG. S. % Dalrymplei agenifbrtha'W Standard of New Zealand Fire Insurance I Company, received tboiusuranoe money '*■■ to-day to pay over to Mr R.T. Williams whuse house was burned down on the 4th mat. This is jjr ;:npt business without doubt. Sergeant and Mrs M'Ardle, of Master, ton, celebrated their silver wedding yen . v terduy._ The ovent was made the occasion of a quiet srathering of,a few friends in the evening, and the : Sergeant and his . popular helpmate were congratulated upon having for twenty-five years so successfully combatted theexigonolea of life in the New ZealandPohce Force. We would reoommeud every reader Jm our columns to glance at (he programfir for Mr Snazolla's ontortainment published elsewhere, and then to go and' hear him and see what Is to be seen the first night; for, if they do this they will certainly be present on the-second evening, and possibly, were there one, on the third, too. But Mr Bnazblle4s only tabled for two nights, so promptness is essential. The prices, it might be pointed out," are exceptionally low for bo superior an entertainment as" Musio, Song and Story." presents, They are only three shillings, two shillings and one shilling, and there is a complete change of programme on the. second night. Wo are requested by the publishers of the Now Zealand edition of Tit BiU to draw attention to an intimation concerning Mr Georgo Boiloau, who is at present in the Wairarapa canvassing for «üb« rcribers for Tit Bits, Persons who have paid their subscriptions in advance are requested to immediately forward their receipts to Messrs Moßee and Gamble, Wellington, who will regularly forward the paper, '•

If the weather brlghteftST-and it can hardly remain untoward until Friday—it is expected that there will be from four to Ave hundred people present at the Greytown Hospital Ball. , The prerjjj*tions for the evening's enjoyment the moat complete chapter and cannot but ensure a pronounced buccbss.

At the tug-oNwar In Wellington last night the Now - Zealanders boat the Englishmen, the Irish, the Australians, aud the Welsh the Ohiriese. The contest between the two latter'teams was very cxcitm? and lasted fifty minutes- It is estimated that fifteen hundred persons were present, The programme for tonight is as follows:—Scandinavians v, Scotch, Net* Zealand v. Irish, Auitralians v. Maoris, English y. Ohineae,

The Napier Telegraph of Saturday says:—Mr A, B. Niobolls,of the Bank-of New South Wales, who has been transferred to the Msßterton branch, and who has boeu a member and seoretary of St. John's choir for some time, was yesterday presented with a' gold pencil case. Dean floyoll, on behalf of the choir, made thq presentation in some well-choseh words, regretting, Mr Nioholls' departure/and wishing him success in his new sphere. The recipient suitably returned

A lady and gentleman journeying jti a two wheeled vehicle from Masterton to Greytown on Monday, were, delayed in Carterton some two hours, according to the Observer, through une of/.tija wheels of tho firing' ftAwant ot oil. The utmost difficulty, -ftas experienced iu getting" the"who.el. off, and theaid of Messrs Kobinjon Broj had to be cilled in' before this was accomplished.. Wo understand'.the vehicle came .out of one-''of the Masterton livery stables, and the pro« priotor would get a lively five, minutes' when it was returned;-.

The Masterton Theatre Boyal will to ocoupied on Tuesday and Wednesday noiti tho 17th and 18th May, by Mr Chan. J. S. Palmer and a talented comio opera Company, Mr Palmer iriU. bo remembered by the Masterton publio as " My Sweetheart," arid his appeaMnoe once spain in our town will be haded with pleasure by playgoers generally. In Dunedin Mr Palmer's company met with a Bplendld roceptiun, and " Aunt Luo* inda," a screamingly farcical musical comedy, had a remarkably prosperous run and is highly spoken of by our exchanges.

Mr Hanlon, the Government fruit export who recently visited this district, will be in Masterton In a few dcA and will lecture in St .fflv, thew'a schoolroom. oh " B'ruit Peats.;' The use of thonchoolroom has very kindly been granted free of costfor the occasion by the Rev W. E. Paige.

_ The.ollowingoonVersailonwas overheard in tho street the other day, but for obvious reasons we shall omit the name ol one of tho parties! the other was tho well known draper, dr Tj. J, Hooper. Mrßpot Cash; 'la it true Mr Hooper that you intend opening the shop next your drapery cb, tablishment as a grocery and' provision warehouse? MrL.J.! "That is so, Mr Cash, and in about a week I shall be. able to quoto to jou tho lowest prices for at kinds of general merchandise"' Mr Spot Cash; " Good I I eupposo you will keep only good goods and soil as oheapas anyone' clso ? "Mr li, J.: •' You bet I The best and., nothing but the best, and every artiolo at bed rook prices I Thosoarcthe foundation' stones upon which wo intend to ereot our business," Mr Spot Cash:" Your hand my boy, My account with so»and«so's worth three pounds a week, and I pay cash, I am not satisfied lately, I fanoy Ipay more than I should dp, §9 directly you opon»your business look upon me as a regular cuss omer,"—Ann.