SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4117, 19 May 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

The clothea line of a reßidont in Bannister -street w'ta stripped clean night by some midnight visitor. Speoial excursion trains will run ben tweoii Wellington and Masterton on Queen's Birthday, The Wellington tramway strike is at an end. Ten of the twenty-nine men who went out have been taken baok. The Education Board invites applica* / tions for appointments in the Fornridgo, Ekotahuna and Feathoraton schools. Particulars are given in the advertiaomentur

Two acres of land in High Street, Carterton, a good building Bite, are to be sold at auction by Mr F.' H. Wood, on May 27th May, in the Carterton Auction Rooms, under instructions from Mr W. B. Chonnells, agent for the Fub« lio Trustee.

At Timaru, on Tuesday, two farms were offorod for aale. WoodColda, on the bank of Opihi, 200 acres, brought no bid. Seafortb Farm, near the coast at Wash- ■ dyke, 670 acres, cut into four, the buyer of one having the option to take all, was ; passed in at £ls and £ls ss. A- man named Barclay committ™* suicide by drowning himself at AlleUT dale, Victoria, lately. Ho tiedhiß hands behind his baok with a piece of fenoing wire, and laid hu face downwards is ' two feet of wator, He leaves a widow and sii children, the widow boing of unsound mind.'

Our readers are reminded of the froe lecture on " Eduoating the Horse" to be given by Professor Liohtnark in the Temperance Hall, Maaterton, tonight, Mr Ltchttfark has a thorough knowledge of his subject and is au admitted expert, What he has.to say should theretoro be of much interest, and a good attendance of the publio Bhould welcome him this evening ' ' • .

A remarkable instance of prolificnew is reported from Mr Davidson's farm near. Hawera, A cow there recently brought forth no less than three live calves, The cow in quoation has,' tho Bay of Plenty Times believes, beaten tho records Within three years she lias; twico had and reared twin calves, and this year haß produced a triplet, '""'I • ;J?ull particulars of the Tug-of-VVar, including details of priqf" amount of nomination foe, name* of . comiuitteo apd all.information appear in■ our advertising columns to-day. The - ." Tug," as mentioned yesterday, is to - ' take plAce in the Theatre ltoyal, Ma*, tetton, in the first week in June, and some most substantial monoy prizes are • offered. Tho Hon Secretary to the Committoe ia Mr'R, H, Elliotts.

That marvellous healing , agent "Taylor's Arabian Ointment,",ivhicli has a reputation of beiDg" simply un« rivalled for- wounds, skin diseases, otc,, is now to be obtained in Masterton, whore Messrs J. Qraham and Co, have been appointed its agents. It is also on sale at. Kketahuna (Messrs J. Jones and Co, agenta)and in other Wairaropa toiro« ships,

Tho Wanganui Chronicle says that Sir' Walter liulior has purchased an estate near Horowhenua Lake, one of the uiostcharminp spots in the Island, The property is one which Sir George Grey desired to purchase somo yoars ago, but at that time the natives were unwilling to sell, After Sir Walter Boiler's return from Europe he intends to build on the borders of a small natural lab oq the prdpertya Swiss chalet, a style of build, ing for irhiclt the .scone is admirably, tadapted,, . . jjf

The amount nocessary for carrying out the scheme set on foot by the Wellington ' Agricultural and Pastoral Association in regard to the purchaeo oi a new site for a showground and shifting of yards, 4c, and putting the Bite into thorough going ordot has now been fully subscribed, and in tbo course of a fow dayß the purchase and transfer ot the lad and iisuo of debentu|sß jfjll be completedAThe scheme,/according to the New "WUvA Times, has'.mughton' remarkably well, not only withtho farming community but also with'the townspeople, who have become y«y liberal contributors to the funds required for the purpose. Arrange* ments aro about to be made to put the ground into thorough order, not only for show purposes, but also as a resort for football];, cricket 'and other athletio gatherings, for which purpose many of the local .cltibs are arranging with tho Committal; ..The Committee aro very sanguine mto the most complete' sue- : 1 cess of theyenturei . Tho .ollowing conversation was overheard iij.tbo'strSot the'other day,. bii't'for "qbvlqna : • teasops wjß. aljall omit UiV sing Von'e of the parties; the other was the well known draper, ilr li. J. Hooper. Mr Spot Cashfc 'ls it true Mr Hooper' that yoi}' opening the shqp noxt yoijr'. drapery est labbshment as a groqery 'and provision ■ warehouse 9- Mr L.J,': i' Thatiß bo. Alp Cash, and jp about a wcpkl shall be able ,ta quote <6 you the lowest prices for al kinds of general merchandise." Mr Spot - ' < Cash; ''Good l I suppose you. will keep only good goods and soil as cheap as anyone : else? "Mr L. J.; "You bet I Tho best and nothing but the best, and every article at bed rook prices j Those ate the foundation stones upon .which wo intend to ereot our business." Mr Spot Cash: " Your hand my boy. My account .with- so-and-so's wortp three pounds a week, and'l pay cash. I am not satisfied I fanoy Ipay more than I Bhould do." So. directly you open your I business look upon me as angular cus v omer.'-Aw,'

We understand it is tho intention of a number of promiueut oitizons to ensage Mr W. 6. Beard to dnfend Constable Cashion in the cise to be heard tomorrow in which ho is oharged with perjury. A civil caso was heard before the Resident Magistrate, Wellington, yesterday in which Mr ft T. Gillon, as v agent for the Dramatic Authors Society, Bued Mossrs Dolmen and Kennedy, theatrical managers, for the sum of £222 2j, as the oupyright foe fot tho production of W. H. Gilbert's' Fygiualion and lialatea' by the defendants' company. Dofondjiii's hid bven given permission to produco tho picco by the Society through Mr Oillou, theiragent, at third class rates, but having broken tint agreement, tho present action was brought. Mr Levi appeared for plaint If, and Mr Jellicuu for the defence. Mr Jellicoeasked for a non-snit on the following grounds;—(l) That plaintiff .'tad no rit;hu to make any contract or sue for the recovery of a'nyponalties in his own name ] (2) that there was no evidence thatin February, 1891, when tho contract waß made, Mr Gilbert had any copyright whatever of this work; and (!i) that as tho contract between tho parties was anterior to tho dato of the last registration of the cortihoato under the Fine Arts Registration Acts.the plaintiff, even if entitled to sue in bis own name, could not recovor. His Worship uphold this contention and nonsuited the plaintiff with £l4a costs.—JT. Z. Times, .. We are informed that there is ovevy

of a strong muster of delegates from tho various North Island Agricultural and Paßtoral Associations at the Conference to be bold at Christchurch'on tho' 2(ith indt. ■We (N.Z. Times) are also advised that tho local Association #ill bo represented by two delegates, Mr W 15. Bidwill being one, and either Mr Coleman Phillips or Mr W. G. Foster will accompany him. The Christchurch Association hare approached the Minister of Agriculture with a view to getting free passes over the railways for dele-

rates, which is hopod will bo granted, as the object is so purely in the interests of the country. -