SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4144, 22 June 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

"Tug-of-War" asks the Otasjo Daily Times this question in physics:— "Sir,— Oan you inform mo what is the strain on the centre of a rope if there are 10 men evenly matched pulling at each end. Will there bo a strain of 10 mon or the strain of 20 men ou the centre of the rope?" The editor.replies: "ad« Bweri Ten men only. The opposing 10 act as a support, or as if the rope were fixedat the middle. Mr F, H, Wood adds sixty ewes in lamb to his next Taratihi stack sale. . Further bolp in the shape of a contribution of five shillings apd tho offer of a day's work has boon (riven to the destitute woman who arrived In Master* ton yoßterday; Mr T. Donnelly's latest work is a picture nf Mr 0. A, Pownall in uniform as Captain of the Masterton Bide fcolunteers. The portrait, which ft an excellent one, is on view at Messrs A. White and Oo'b establishment, Queen" street, .. - . - .. j_\., Mr E, J. Searl offers to plaoa a team of Maoris in the field to pull any national team, or combined team, got together in tho Wairarapa or FortynMile Bush, for jE2o a sido and all proceeds. The condi« tion attached .is that - the lodged at one of the Masterton newspaper offioes; ■'■• The drawing for prizes in connection with Mr J. Jaoob'a art union will take place on Thursday evening next in the Central Chambers, Queen street, in Mr W, Seller's office, . ; ;' Tho Secretary of the Oreytown Hospital acknowledges witk thanks the recoipt of a parcel of illustrated papers from Mr Tucker, of Carterton. ' MrF. H. Wood adds to his entries for next Saturday's auction .salo at Qroytown one case of prime Canterbury hams and one case of Bides of bacon guaranteed, : Orders for the following, wonderful Bar* gain Parcels will receive prompt attention and tho goods be duly forwarded to any ad» dress, carriage paid, by' parcel post 'mreooipt of the amount in cheques, postal TOej bank notes, or money orders, addressed to James Smith, Te Aro Bouse, Wellington, PAhoel' No I—Consists of dress length of superior Melton Cloth, in navy blue, mar< one.brown, grey, fawn, pen or black, 2 yds body lining, 4yds skirt Hning, 2 doz buttons to match, 1 yard Velveteen for trim, ining, print or gingham apron. The whole lot carriage paid for one guinea.'' Te Aro House, Wliington; PAaoEiatio 2-Contains.. 6yds_ twilled flannelette 6yds colonial flannel in white Sheand or Orkney, 12yds .-stout Dacca calico, i honeycombtowels,' syds stout white heeting,' The lot carriage paid lor 255, Te Aro Bouse, WelliDgtoa.-ADTT

Messrs Lowes & loins announco their best stock sale for Wednesday next; entries as advertised, Notice of closing nf bankruptcies in the several estates ofD, P, Parker, W. MoPattland, J. 0. Petersen, W. A. Rowse.T. P. Schofield and E.M. Turner is given by the Deputy Official Assignee (Mr W, 13, Ohsnnells). Mr A, von Koisenberg has reoeivod information from Mr Robert Parker, of Wellington, that the Trinity College Musical examination takes place on Saturday, July 2nd. A room at the Masterton publio school Imb been kindly lent for the occasion, and the examina tion will bo conducted under the supervision of Mr £. Feist, Chairman of the local School Oomraittoe. Adelaide must bo in a bad way morally, for Mr Haytcr, tho Victorian Gov. eminent statist, in his Year Book, states that tnern are five hundred admittedly immoral women in the capital of Smith Australia; Tho police, however, deny the correctness of the figures,