SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4153, 1 July 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

An Order.in.Gounoil has beonpasßed, validating the meeting of the Paniatua Licensing Committee on Juno 6th, Arbor Day Ball is to be held at Grey.' town to-night, Friday. The North Wairarapa Oun Oltdfc') Handicap will be fired at Messrs Low and lorns' sale yards to morrow, Saturday. Shooting beginaatlo.3oa.ni. Delayed telegrams for the South Is. land will not be received at the Masterton office at present pending the restoration of the broken cables. '

The rather Buddon death on Wednesday at Lower Hutt of Mr Samuel Vennell, who has near relatives in this district, and who as an old resident and esteomed fellow settler possessed many friends in tho 'Wairarapa, will have been received with great regret. Tho late Mr Vennell was about seventy eight years of age and was eyonat this ripe time of life of active and cheerful temperament, Tho sons nf the deceased gentleman went down by yesterday afternoon's train to attend the funeral which takes plaoe at Lower Butt on Saturday afternoon at three o'clock, and which alßo tho friends of the lato Mr Vennell are invited by intimation published elsewhere to be present at,

A six-roomed house In Short Street is advertised to bo let.

Mr W. Hawko notifies that thcreju now in his paddock at corner, Master ton, a bay mare without visible brand, which if not claimed by 14th July will be sold to pay expenses. It is slated that the procession at tho funeral of the late Sir Hjrry Atkinson was two miles in length. Mr Hogg, M.H.R., is making an effort to secure the fixing of a scale of legal fees to bo allowed in small debt cases.

Consequent upon the Home buyor for the Wholesale Drapery Company having by a clerical error duplicated the indents of winter gods, an extraordinary cash sale will commence at that establishment on Saturday next, July 2nd, A special price list Is published as a supplement to tcday'B paper by Mr L, J, Murray, the company's manager, on perusal of which our readers will see for themselves the wonderful bargains offered,

Wo remind horse owuerß of the moot* ing of those interested in securing reduced railway rates for horse boxes, to be held in the Club Hotel at three o'clock to-morrow alternoon.

The report of the directors of the Per* manent Investment and Loan Aeeocla. tion of Wairarapa, to be presented ttfjjj shareholders at tho annual meetingTo be held at Greytown on Tuesday, sth July, has just reached us, From it we gather that the number of investment shares now current is 1598, 100 having been paid oft and 324 new ones taken up during the year. The sum of L 29,044 0b id is now invested on mortgage, Tho profit to bo divided among 1111 shares of three years' and oyer'duration is equal fo 12s 4tf per share. ' •

1 The Minister for Public Works, in ntißwer to Mr Hoec;, ntatps that the delay in the payment of a certain bjieh contractor was tjie result of f» diapute. Hobart palings, which hare boon used round a Government building in the middle of the Forty-mile Bush, are in future to be excluded from Government specifications,

The re-arranged electorates, under tho Electoral Bill, mil give the North inland thirty-ono members and tho South thirty-nine. Since 1880 the population of the North Island has been increasing muoh more rapidly than that of tho South. _ Mr F, H. Wood, auctioneer, publishes particulars of goods now on viow and tor private sale at his Greytown rooms, including Canterbury hams and •bacon, a number of vehicles, general s merchandise, furniture, etc. The Wellington Land Board decided yesterday afternoon to cancel the interest of Maurice K. Samuel and Walter J. Nathan in their Bectiona in the Puketoi Block, and to forfeit all tho ■ money paid by them in respect ta the land.

In the R.M. Court on Wednesday a Maori against whom judgment had been given in a debt case, aftor remarking that he had no ruonoy, turnod with an ait of patronising confidence to one of theroporters and said "Oh I you pay for mo." The power of the press is great but there are things bevond it, and it is unreasonable fi.r even a guileless Native to expect to find a repottor who everoarries more money about with him than "the price of a drink," and who, even if ho had it, would calmly recognise that one of his journalistic duties in a Polios Court was to advance money to harassed debtors who appeal to him to succour them in their hour of need. Bernembcrl Our big Bale ot Surplus Winter Drapery and Clothing, commencing on Friday, July Ist, at Tc Aro House. Bcmembor I If you want to rccoivc wonderful bargains you should visit or send jgtotho Big Sato at To Aro Houso, WellingBemembcrl There are wonderful bar. gains in every department suoh as wili make a trip to our Dig Salo remunerative. You will save far moro than your expenses by visiting tho Big Salo at Tc Aro Houso, Wellington, Remember I Sale Price lists will on application bo forwarded post free. Tale lasts 15 days only. If a visit is impossible, send your orders, enclosing Cash, so that you may share in the good things going at the Big Salo, Te Aro Houso, Wellington,