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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4149, 28 June 1892, Page 2

The Sydney Morning Herald says the present sesaion of the New Zealand Par. liament does not promise to produoe much practical legislation. A worshipper at the Shrine of Bacchus was severely reprimanded at the Master[ton R,M. Court this morning for his over-dovotion.

Infanticide is increasing to an alarminj extent in Sydney. Last week four casei were brought under the notice of thi police.

A goneral meeting of members of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association jb to be held on Baturday next, when arrangements will be made for the ereotion of yards and buildinas on the new show grounds, and the bility considered of holding the coming Bhow on the new site.

It is rumoured that the Pahiatua branch of the Knights of Labor will shortly purchase asforekeeping concern in that township, incorporate themselves under the FneHdly Societies Act, and continue the present business on cash principles. About sixty persons hare intimated their intention of joining the Masterton Farmers' Club. A meeting of the Com. mil tee, to make arrangement' for a place of meeting, eto, will be held In a few days.

At a meeting of the Committee of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association held on Saturday last, the programme for the forthcoming annual show was revised. The programme of last year was adopted with slight altera, tion.

The case in which Alexander Gillies was charged with stealing a horse, of the ralne of til, was continued in fcho R.M. Court after we went to press yesterday. Mr Beard, for the defence, said he would leave the matter entirely in the hands of the Bench. Ho could have adduced further evidence, but he did not think it necessary. Tho case should (never have been brought before the Court. It was the moat trivial and scandalous charge he had over heard. Ho did not bhme the present Sergeant of Police for his action in the matter, but the Sergeant who instituted the proceedings should have made more enquiries. Sergeant M'Ardle pointed out that the evidence brought forward for tho prosecution had not been disproved by the defenoe, Colonel Roberts stated that the Bench was satisfied with the oral and documentary explanation given by the accused, The case was therefore dismissed,

Mr George Wallace, until recently in the employ of Moss's P. andD. Duncan, of Christchurch, has been appointed manager of the Maßterton Blacksmith and Wheelwright Manufacturing Cora, pany in the place: of Mr Alexander Frasor, who leaves in a few weeks' time on a trip to the Old Country, Constable Florence O'Leary, who has been stationed at Masterton for some time, has been transferred to Wellington. He has been succeeded by Constable Stewart, of Wellington, who arrived to-day.

Extensive improvements, to cost from £4OO to £SOO, have been started on the Wairarapa Pastoral Soowty's show grounds, Carterton. More than 1200 towards the cost hai been subscribed privately by the members. An architect is engaged proparing plans for the grand stand.

The wily Mongolian is not slow to avail himself of all the " advantages of civilisation/'even those which we enjoy as the very apex of Radical reform, lies* terday morning, according to the Post, two Chinamen presented themselves at the Industrial Bureau, and the spokesman introduced tho other as his cousin, who" wanted look forwbrkeeallee same whitey man," The pair required free passes to Masterton, After a little " talkee "Mr Mackay found that the applicants had ju«t finished a three years' engagement at a local market garden, and concluding that no Chinaman would have worked for that length of time without saving his train fnre to Masterton, refusod a pass. This shows the danger of a reputation for thrift. A family of Italian tourists passing through Masterton yesterday afternoon paid a very high compliment to our respected runner, Mr A. P. Fielding. After having purchased from him two copies of the V\'airi£a?a Tniis, the head of the family, evidently impressed with Mr Fielding's natural courtesy, exclaimed. "Well you are the only respectable looking newspaper runper I have met with since leaving Italy,"

On Friday (ho eighth of July there will bo an entertainment in Greytown to raise funds for the purchase of nn organ for St Luke's Sunday School, As may perhaps be remembered the former one was destroyed by the burning of the Town Hall some time since. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance on the evening of the entertainment to support this worthy ebjeot, From what we can learn the entertainment will be well worth attending, It commences with the laughable extravaganza "Box and Cox," "after which the stage will bo made to represent a Gypsy Encampment, This latter will be taken part in by a number of youn» people; some of whom appeared some time back, and whose performance was then a very oreditable ono. The programme, which appears in our amusement column, will consist of fourteen items, and it concludes with the beautiful tableau called 1 Death in the Camp. 1 A meeting of entire horse-owners is to be held at the Club Hotel, Masterton. on Saturday next, at three o'clooV. The object is to induce the Commissiouevs of Railways to sreatly reduce their charges for horse boxes duung next se?son, to uable any owner of a b.uJ hon.e to travel two districts in ono season. If the concession is obtained, owners of marcs will also bj able to forward their stock to any stallion they may require, whereas now through the rates for horse boxes being considered excessive; breeders are debarred therefrom, at considerable loss to themselves, Mr W, Hercock, who is the convenor of the meeting, invites the owbois of stud horses to a conference as above, and he will then be happy to submit proposals for their consideration, As the matter is of some consequence to all interested in hone-breedinj, we should like to see a eood attendance at the Club Hotel next Saturday afternoonHow is it? Ask anyone in tbo crowd, Ask your next door neighbour, Aik the man who collects t'eketa on. tbo railway. Ark the people who dwell'to Eketaauna, Mattricevillo, Tonui, Carterton, Greytown, or anywhere else, Communicate with the people living in any.part of; the country, -Ask 1 them all why tbey shop'atL. J. HOOPERJYCOMPAHY'R, andtky w!)l tell you "uccaiuelt suits them. 1 And why does itsuittliom! Eecame they get more and better in exchange for ttioir mono; at the BonMari/iethananywlc-eelso, ard becauc's the coiven'onces'of the p'ace aro such as no other estabb'sament can afford. These ai'o the bare outlires of the reasoning that brings the people jn'shoals to this wonderful place of businrss, VirJ the various departments in which the lordly creature man finds all be wantß, and woman-lovely womanlovca to linger and look at the fashion section, He-c are the Boulevards "of Paris and the shops of Regent and O-ford streets, London, rolled into one. Hero nnder your eye aro the fashions arranged classified, and ready for immediate use and wear. Turn into the grocery and provision sections, These are of interest to every man j.ck in the community, To describe the advantages of buyinjfrom Hooper would ffll a book. Whether you want blankets or bonnets, tea or sujar, whether you're a chilly mortal or a hot member, a protectionist; a freetrader, a racialist, a nlithumpian, a positivist, a none such, or a rabbit catcher, you will find no Utter outlet for the money you have to spend than at Hooper and|Oompsny's Bon Marolw, Masterton.—Adrfc j ,

I Major Donald, of Mastertonj has, we understand, written to the various Rifle Clubs in. this district to ascertain if any of the members will join the New Zealand team which proceeds to Sydney ii* Ooboter nexb.

A Bachelors' Ball is to be held at Featheraton on Wodnesday, 13th July. Mr Arthur D, Riley, Director of the School of Artsand TcobnicalDepartment, libb been in the Wairarapa for the past few days, Mr Riley has inspected drawing at the Greytown, Carterton, Mas. terton and other schools in the district ) slid returned this morning to Welling, ton.:

The friends of Mr E. 0. MoKenzie, recently aMasterton man, will be pleased to hear that his health has much improved since he took up his residence at Elleslie, Auckland, He also mentions, iin writing to a resident here, that he likes Auokland very well in epite of the rain which, as elsewhere, seems to have prevailed for the paat fortnight. The , country North being volcanio does not hold the water so long, Mr MoKenzie Bays.

Some more fowl freaks have come to light in Masterton. A certain resident ia_ possessed of a welNbred pullet who, with true maternal instinct, absolutely refuses to-lay her eg? in any place other than a baby's perambulator. If the vehicle is not oeUt-able theb'rd wil hop upon the window sill and peck violently at the window pane until the .ady of the house openß the door and wheels out the baby's carriage, when the bird mil give a cackle of delight, jump into the "pram," and proceed to business, This is an absolute fact -we know the her,