SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4124, 28 May 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

Bowerman Bros have settled about forty oases iu Papakufa, Pukekohe, and Auokland by allowing the defendants to take eight parts of the Pioturesque Atlas for £2._ In some oases the defendants pay their own expenses, ~->-, ,' " New Zealand potatoes are diffioult 9&* sale in Sydney at 1210 a a ton, ' The exhibition trial of Howard's Digging Ploughs will commence at eleven . > o'clock on Tuesday next at the farm of Mr A, A. ElkiQß, Masterton, Mr. F. FT. Wood held a sale at" his Carterton rooms yesterday, of two acres |<V of land fronting High-street, Carterton,..'! at which there, was a. largo attendance, the bidding being spirited, ..' f The, first offer was 425, but it was eventually knocked down to Mr/ % ty Drake'at the; price of £136.; : ,{i * ?'j! -i ; ,'? ■* '

An advertiser has a notification In 'ou r ,\Vanted column pqiioeriiing the purchase'' of land at Property Tax valriat'ioni'•" Fall' particulars are,,to. ba sunt .by letter to " Land," care 'of Daily Times, Masterton.- '"• -

Miss Payne,- .thrtpfstant Jeaoherat' the Feathoratori'school,'who.is severing. < her connection With, the sohool,' yest'ei*- - day received presentation, from tho teachers' aud scholars' sts. 1 a i6Kdn of-the 1 ' ; esteem in whiohshe ! is'held.- -''Mr J. I). I Ooi, who made the presentation, thanked, Miss "Payne ''for her 'services in'the.! j 'school for the past three years," ■X'-'' - : ■'

■Our readers are advised to glan6e':Bh» the; prices of sqme of the special lines yr ■ boots ah'd shoes; which t have; just i.been .!) received by Mr.< J\ Carpenter,; r.the.'" Central Boot yVMehouso.QueenjSt.l /j ; y The- Direotora i; of -the •Wairarapa Farmers 00-opsrativoAeßooiation; Ltd, notify that the share.lJßt will positively close on 30th June, 1692, Snares applied for and allotted up to that date will be included in the! half yearly balance'and will entitle their holders to participate in - the profits of the ourrentsix monthly period which ends on 81st July next, , -We hear"that'Mr H, E. 'Mowat,'who was formerly'in the omploy of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile igeqoy V Company, is returning, to". Mas'tetton,'"" having been engaged by MrJ.vß. Keith for clerical duties in his office. This will ' interest footballers,..and'Mr Mowat'a friends in general, for he is still kindly ' remembered as a' former resident of - Masterton. ;■ , . ■,-•■■: ,(

The Ohrisfcohurch tug-of-war was won ll by a Maori' team captained by Urjij an ; ,' athlete well known iu.Hawke's Bay ahd' :i ' tbeAVairarapa, He'took his men to Duhedin, and again.won, and, on' their return to Ohristohurch they challenged the beßt ten men, notofihoMaoriraco, > to pull for £IOO a side.' The challenge was accepted by a team.'of feri picked^','.' athletes, and these also have .suppumbia&J. to tho victorious natives, who von bpfflt.,' pjJuY 'The Maori ten weitrh' 151 stone. ,' ! ,'

••■ The .weekly.session of the; Masterton Mutual Improvement Sodiety was held in the Wcsleyan sohoolroom hut (Friday) evening,;the President : oceupyirjg:-the chair, ;.Tivo,new lrioinbers: were .elected and, one nominated, ''The "Question Box" constituted the business of-the evening, most of the members, male and fomale, speaking on the subjects drawn. A debate, "Which has influenced the 1 World the more, the pen or the tongue?": will form the business for next session, '■

'■ Mrv7. J,Gandy, produce merchant, general oemmission' and Custom ut House 1 agent, of Custom House Quay, Welling ton,; has an announcement in another •■'> colutan which is certain to.be,of interest to those who are engaged in "butter making. ,\fith' Mr Gandy,"the butter and cheese trade iB a speciality, and being reliable and an asport in the business,. . ,healways suveslhis clieute the utmost satisfaction; A large, cool, airy cellar', '■' capable of storing 1000 kegs of butter, is a feature in the business, Mr Gandy does not confine himself exclusively, however, to butter and cheese, but • receives for sale on consignment every description of produce, •■ • '.The .international. ,tug«of-war cqmv,,' ; thenoes in the Masterton Theatre Royal on Monday next, May 30th, when e>h& bitions of powers of strength aisnehdurance will be given by ■ teams representing different riatiunß,' Nominations ' for the oventß close with- the Seoretary, Mrß. H, Elliotte, this afternoon, The ',.'. tournament will start punctually at eight . o'clock, and the proceedings will' be enlivened by music by Pearson's Brass ' Band, who have had specially written' for the occasion'appropriate, musip for . all the different nationalities, A meeting of the Committee will be held at oighto'clock this evening, ■'•: After a considerable absence, the Dob» ', son Kennedy Company will again appear iu Masterton at an early date. The strength of the Company has been added to largely. Mrs Walter Hill, perhaps • ■ the'best known and most popular actress at present in Australasia, has joined the company. During her .recent tour > through Now Zealand with Miss Myra Kemble, her appearance was always the signal for an ovation, which, after the'' number of years she has been absent from the Colony, is astr'ohg tribute to her talent and popularity. Miss Violet Sheridan, a well known Victorian actress, : is alao on her way to New. Zealand ai»will make her first appearance with the ;'. Dobson Kennedy Company in Maßterton, Mr Joe Kennedy-brother to tho inirhi-:. table Kennedy bo familiar to Masterton playgoers-aud Mr H. N. Douglas, who has been before the public in leadintr roles for the last twenty yeaiß,' also join, the combination, thus making it one of tho very strongest- theatrical companies which has ever visited Maaterton. Dur« mg the season the immensely successful comedy" Dr Bill," which has run for hundreds of nights in London, will be played, also "The Lady of Lyons,"' "Two Orphans," "The Lancashire Lass," and in all probability the old favorites" Never toe late to mend," and " EaatLynrie." New scenery and costumes.'are being prepared and everything. ; possible will be done by Mosßrs Dobson and Kennedy to maintain their previous reputation in Masterton, _ The following conversation was overheard in the street tho other day, but for obvious, reasons we shall omit the name '.of one '. of tho parties; the other was tho well known draper, Mr L. J, Hooppr. Mr Spot Cash •Isittruo Mr Hooper that you intend: opening the shop next your drapery cs« tablishment as a grocery and! provision warehouse? Mr L, J,;:■!'. That is so, Mr • (Josh, andin, about'a wpekl 'shall bo able. V, to judlo to you the lowest pricps for atafe , kinds' of general 'meiciianthW',. Mr Spo.^ ; . Cash;,!! Good 1 1 suppose you will keep, ',' only good goods and'sell asoheap as'any'on'o else ?. "Mr h. 3.:":', You bpt I The "beat and'. nothing but the Best,' end every article rjt bpd'rocjt pricps I 'Those are the foundation stones upon which we intend lp erect our business," Mr Spot Cash:." Your hand iny •" boy, My acoount with so-and-so's worth truce pounds a week, and I pay cash. Tom not satisfied lately. I fancy Ipay more than I should do, So directly you open your "" business look upon me as a regular cuss tomor,"-ADvr, ' '.