SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4161, 11 July 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

The wife of a Nelson Oorißrenationalist preacher—Mrs Kvans, M.A., takea her husband's place in the pulpit when he is engaged in other parts of 'the circuit, She preaches a good sermon. A Nelson man gave an aquaintancea thrashing, and on his being fined £5 for the assault, toM the court that he considered "tho money was well laid out," What the other fellow said is njt recorded,

Sheep-staling is (according to the Hawke'e Bay Herald), being carried on to such an extent in the Manawatu (hat it has been found necessary to station a constable there with the object of protecting flockowners, and, if possible, bringing the offenders to justice Mr Joseph Saunders has lost no less than 200 sheep within the past few months, and other farmers have had their flocks reduced by from 20 to 100. As an in. stance of the barefaced manner in which the offenders carry out their deprcdations, it may be mentioned that Mr Huntor, whobad a number of fat wethers penned in his yard over night, on going to Inspect them in the morning, discovered that seven were missing, An examination of the surrounding locality showed that the offenders bad backed a cart up against the fence—the whereabouts being clearly vißiblc—tilled it with sheep, and made off with their plunder.

The New Zealand Herald rightly thinks that it is somewhat curious that basket manufacturers in the colony should have to import the osier willows used in their industry, to the extent of thousands of pounds annually, when the willows might be easily grown in the colony by our own people, Some of the basket manufacturers in Auckland will not only supply plants to those who will cultivate them, at a moderate rate, but they will purchase, at a stipulated rate per ton, all that may bo produced suitable for manufacturing purpoies.

He was a candidate for Parliament and , a limb of the law. Whilst canvassing he' knocked at a door, and a woman'ap. peared. ''ls your husband in?" he asked. Wife; "No sir;' but I know what you want. My husband is Bjire to vote for you, because you'got him'off for stealine "tjiat gW' Candidate: "No, no, alleged stealing of the gun!" Wife: "Alleged be bothered I We'vo got the gun in the house now,"

The Maoris of Temuka had a gala day hut Thursday, A Inneral in the forenoon, a banquet in the afternoon, and a.hall in tho ovening, mado up an eventful day. The Maoris had made arrangements to celebrate their tug of-war victories by a banquet and ball, and when it was too late to alter their programme a lad aged sixteen died suddenly of heart disease. Asa great many would be disappointed if the ball was not held, they determined on adhering to their programme. The Westport paper- states that " a cat at Waimangaroa has caught a weasel. < Where the little animal came from, is a putzlo. The nearest part of the island ' where weasels are running is tho Marlborough county, We regret to hear that tho Rev. W. Rowae, Wesleyan minister atGrcytown, and late of Masterton, is seriously ill. He is, however, slightly better to-day. We trust he will soon recover. The price of adniiuion to the waxworks exhibition of the Deeming tragedy has been reduced to sixpence for the last three days. Onr readers will • be glad to know that if they are so unfortunate at to got Influenza, a remedy which has now qnito a colonial reputation for this direful complaint is obtainable from a local chemißt, Mr Id. B. Eton, of Queen Sreet, Masterton. We refer to Mr G. M. Marslmirslnfluenzaßemedies,Nosl&2. Mr Marshall has had quite an .extensive experience of Influenza, having treated over seven thousand cases during the last three years. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their Stock Sale for Wednesday next, July 13th, thirty fat ewes. ■ M Messrs John Graham and Co'. infornjlß us that they are Belling one mtt of best korosene oil with ono of their forty candle power lamps for the sum of 255, instead of one can as stated in our paragraph of Saturday. This, it will bo at once seen, only makes the bargain still more remarkable. Mr W. 0. Buchanan returned to the Wairarapa, after his trip Home, by last Saturday evening's train. How is it? Aslt anyone in tho crowd. Ask your neit door neighbour, Ask tho man who collects tickets on 'the railway. Ask the people who dwell in Eketahuna, Mauriceville, Tcnui, Carterton, Grcytown, or anywhere . else, Communicate with tho people living in any part of the country. Ask them all why ' they shop at L. J. HOOPER & COMPANY'?, and they will tell you "because It suits them. 1 1 And why docs it suit them! Because they get more and better in exchange for their money at the Bon Marche than anywhere else, and 1 because tho conveniences of the place aro such as no other establishment can afford. These are the bare outlines of the reasoning that brings the people in shoals to this wonderful i place of business. Visit the various departments in which the lordly creature man finds ...1 ho wants, and woman—lovely woman—--1 loves to linger and look at tho fashion section, Here aro the Boulevards of Paris and the shops of Regent and Oxford streets, London, rolled into one. . Here under your eye aro fashions arranged, classified, and ready !SM immediato use and wear, Turn into the" grocery and provision sections, Theso are of interest to' every man jack in tho community. i To describe tho advantages of buying from Hooper would fill a book, Whether you want blankets or bonnets, tea or sugar, whether you're a chilly mortal or a hot member, a i protectionist; a freetrader,. a socialist, a ctlithumpian, a positivist, a none such, or a rabbit catcher, you will find no better outlet for the money you havn to spend than at Hooper and Company's Bon Marche, Masterton,—Advt