SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4113, 14 May 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

Staffordshire magistrate declared it to be a great fraud for grooers to weigh the paper with.sugar or any other f article.' ' 0 All those .requiring tiokets in Mt 'i Jaoob'sGrand Art Union should get them , t at once, only a few now remaining, a A nieecine of tlioao wjio aro opposed to l, the local Licensing Bonoh granting any i' oxtenßion of hours for the lalo of liquor g will be hehl in the Temperance Hall on Monday evening next, The meeting will bo addressed by the Rev. flobert ' Wood, Bev, John Dukes, and Messrs D. , McGregor, W. M. JSaßthope and other e gentlemen. 1 The weekly session of the Masterton Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Society . was held last evening, when a debate c took place on the question, "Ib ag.' } eroßsive war under any oiroumstances 7 justifiable ?" The affirmative was taken ' by Mr Itigg and the negative by Mr W. Giliespie. The. speakers were Messrs Steel, J. Burton, Oandy, 0, Prangnell, i A. Owen, and Pybus. Tho afflmgtive' y f was carried by a largo majority,'pt the i next meeting a good programino,inolud« , ing trusic and elocution, will be aubr mitted, 3 ' Arthur Oassidy, a wool-olasser from f Now Zealand,' gavo the following evi> t denco at the inquest on the Blue C Mountains railway oatastrophei— With two friends. By, Doigand' Geo. Dish, j. ington and a man namod ho Was ' in the lavatory conpartment of the, 1 brake van when the aooident,- ooourred, b The other three'were asleep, but ha r was sitting up awako when tho train j struck tho ! rook.'All tho lights wont out ' 1 and the whole of one side of the oarriaga was torn out by the rocks. He did nob see bis companions again till they were 1 taken out from the wreckage, dead. ! Only a few seconds elapsed between the t derailment and the stoppage of the ¥ \ train, which was travelling at the rate ' r of from IS to 20 miles an hour, Doig j was about 28 years of age, and was a traveller for Sargood and Co,, drapers, 1 ofDunedin, Dishingtoa had been erd» ' ployed as olerk and general station hand i at Eatnsolough Station,Otago, and was i 20 years of age, Both were unmarried, f At the Greytown Hospital Ball in the ' Palace Theatre last night the of 1 Ceremony were Messrs F. r (who was also Secretary), DrßwfSnd- , Messrs R, Bright and D, P, L>asby, | The excellent suppor arrangements were ' skilfully, controlled by Meadames F, H, ■ Wood, Puller, Birch,' Gregory, Pepper, ! and "Duff, while the admirable musical • programme was provided by MrM, R, i Varnham (conductor), Mrs Morris Wood, i Miss Jennio Wood, Miss fuller,. Messrs jJ. Msguiro and A. Barnard, full * ( report, specially written by '' Zephyr," appears in another column. (There was, ' it might be mentioned, a moat lavish 1 supply of refreshments of every kind, i all of which had been freely given b i lady friendß, and the reeiduoof these . to be sold by public auction in the ■ Palace Eajl at oleven o'clock this mom* ■ ing, : Judging by last year's experience, whon thore waamuch amusing and interesting Competition .for the remains of the feast, aqd many relics were carded away, a very substantial sjim fill result from tl)e final trjljutp to charity's Rood cause, as from ten to fifteen pounds was • realised in this manner then, if wo ' remember rightly. . . Tho. ollowing conversation was overheard : ' • in the street the other day, but for obvious reasons we shall omit .the name of one of the parties; the other was the well kjown draper, "Jr L, J, Hooper, Mr Spot (M; Is it truo Mr Hooper'' that jou <ftten'd opening the shop next your ' drapery ej.. ' tabiishment as a grocery and provision', warehouse? Mr'L.J.: " That is so, Mr-' , Cash, and in about a.week I shall be able.: to quote to you the lowest prices for al kinds of general merchandise," Mr Spot > Cash.;."* Good.l, I suppose, you will keep - only good goods and sell as oheap as anyone blse? "Mr L, J,; '' You bet I The best and nothing but the best, and every., artiole. at • 1 bed rock prices '! Those are the. foundation stones upon whieh we intend to creel our buginess, r, Mr SpptOash"':" Xour hahd my boy. My; acoohht;^ith;so i ; ; three pounds a \?eek,and pay cash. lam . hot satisfied lately, I fanoy Ipay more than I should do, So directly you open your business' look upon. me<&Mregular ciiß\ r oaaer."—Adtx,

- - Mr 0. H. Oayfcr, who for ranny years haa bosn'n residont in the Wnirarapa,' during whioh time ho has (railed a most intimate knowledge of overy inch • of the country from the Manaiyatu River to the Coast, has commended business in Mastertonas land, estate, stock a d station agent and land valuator, Mr Gayfer's lung connection with land valuation gives him special advantages In this direction and wa liava no Joubt his services will bo largoly sought. Already several desirable properties, in town and country have been placed in his bands for sale, The funeral of the lato Mr E, Fairbrother takes place at 12,80 to-morruw (Sunday), Maaterton is not gonerally far behind the times in anything, and tho tug of war mania no# raging in New Zealand, has reached us, A number of enthusiasts have decided to hold a meeting at tho Star Hotel, Masterton, on. Mondoy evening next with the view of arraneing for a Grand International Tug of War. All who feel interested are invited to attend.