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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4125, 30 May 1892, Page 2

The noil-representation ef the Ministry at Mr Macarthur's funeral , has beon strongly commented upon. The Wellington Acclimatization Society is expending £25 In procuring a consignment of American prairie hens and mountain quail for liberation, and a sum of £lO in importing some Virginian quail. The hearing of the oriminal libel case in Pahiatuaisset down tor June Bth, The Pahiatua Bchool Committee have approved of the appointment of Mr Dunck, of Carterton, as assistant teacher to the school, A Chilian cabin boy, belonging to the Bchoonor Skotty Bell, has been murdered at Thursday Island In the same way as the Whitechapel victims, Tho body was out up and horribly mutilated. The cook of the vessel has beon arrested on suspicion. t The Victorian fishernien are agitating for a duty on imported fresh fish on the ground that the market is being affected by large importations from New Zealand, Diphtheria is again prevalent in Masterton, several cases being How under treatment. ih open well , near the oval in the Masterton Park ia extremely dangerous, and should either be covered in or filled up at once. C n Saturday last a child fell down it, and although Hot seriously in' jured, pas with groat difficulty rescued. A local gentleman (saya tho Wanganui Herald) recently tried the offset of bird poison as a means of getting rid of the nuisanoe he experienced from the sparrowß. One bag and a half of sparrows' bodies were gathered up next morning. The bags were ordinary.Bized corn sacks. Professor Lichtwark gave a harness lesson in the yards of Messrs Lowes and lorns, Masterton, or. Saturday afternoon

last. The horse operated upon was M A. Fraser's Blackwood, lu the eveuini

the Professor gave another lesson m the Blacksmith Company's smithy to a large class. On both occasions tbo skill dis> played by Professor Lichtwark in his treatment elicited the highest encomiums from his pupils.. A "smash-up" ocourred on the road between Masterton and Carterton on Saturday night which, fortunately, was not attended by serious consequences. Messrs E. M, D. Whatman and W, O, Oargill■ were driving:home from - the latter townßhiptjyhen their vehicle calno into violent collision with a buggy driven by Mr W. O. Langstone, in the opposite diruotion, Tho occupants of both yehiulea were thrown out, but escaped with a few scratches. Mr Langstone's buggy was considerably smashed about and had to be loft ou the sidoof the road, whilst Mr Whatman's sustained slight injury.

By the latest mail steamers we hare received fresh uupplica of the most fashionable and seasonable Dress Materials at Te Aro House, Wellington, We bavo opened out a nice varioty of Dress Tweeds in a variety of patterns and colors in both single and double widths, from 6/6 to 25/- the full dress lengt at Te Aro House, Wellington, We have also a very good seleotion of plmn colored Dress Fabrics In all the fayourite material and oolorp, suoli as Drap, Horn-. bourg, Foules, Sorgos, Amazons, etc, and in the fashionable shades of reds and navy blue at Te Aro House, Wellington, We have some handsome specialities in Single Robe Lengths, such as the new Diagonal Tweeds with oamel hajr mixture from 29/6 to 45/- j tbo Chevron Tweeds with vicuna stripes and cheoks, 31/6 to 45/-; the Aberdeen Tweeds in cheoks and zebras, and the Khedive Tweeds in Oriental designs, at ToAroHoufee, Wellington. We are also selling Colonial Dress Tweedr yory My, our selection having'been very judioially mado from the best mills, and in order to ensuro a good variety of ohoice, intending purchasers should without delay sead for patterns to Te Aro House, Welling' ton,— Adyt.