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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4173, 23 July 1892, Page 2

j A good number of "sports" left Masterton this morning for 'fauherenikau, whero. the Wairarapa Hunt Club Steeplechase Meeting ia to bo held. A number of valuable canines have mysteriously disappeared from Masterterton during the past week, and It is thought a dog-fancier is at large, A black, smooth-haired collie pup, with tan points, is advertised to-day as being lost. The New South Wales Government is calling for tenders for 175,000 steel raih, manufactured in the Colony from colonial products. The latest Sydney quotations for butter are as. follows Daily, Is 4d; faototy, is 6d. Mr Scobiu Maokonzie has nicknamed the I'romicr the "Jubilee Hunger of New Zealand." Tie Taranaki representative footballers arrived in Masterton last night, and were met at the station by members of the local clubs, They are a sturdy loo! ?ne; lot of fellows, and should give a good account of themselves in tieir mat '.h with Wairarapa to«day. The dials of the Masterton town olook have been illuminated by Mr W, Dougall, by means of a powerful lamp and wellarranged reflectors, placed a fow feet from the clock on a wall bracket. The light has previously been inside the clock, and has melted the figures and impaired the works. Constable Murdoch, of Wellington, is doing duty in Masterton during the temporary absence of Constable May. _ The boy who died at Cartorton through injuries sustained wb'lstiooning behind a timber waggon, was a son ot Mr John Stovens, of fimigitilcei, A half-holiday is being observed in Grey town t j-day on account of the Hunt Club Steeplechase meeting and the representative football match,.

The Inspectors of Schools for the Weilington district, 111 their annual report to the General Assembly, state that there ave now eighty-one schools under their supervision, ei°ht more than in the previouiyear. Amongst the new Bchools. are those at Ballance, Kaitawa, Alfredton, Ditton and Grassondale. The total attendance at the time of the examinations increased from 10,694 in 1890 to 11,205 in 1891. The school accommodation at Masterton was insufficient, There had been a steady progress in the management, maintenance, discipline, tone and quality of the class instruction, The leading points in the Masterton work were the highly commendable quality of the work of Standard IV, the thorough teaching of physios, and its cadet corps. There had been a marked improvement in the Femridge, Greytown and Mangatainnko schools, Fernridge presented as salient features excellent drawing, science, recitation, and drill, Greytown was distinguished by neatness and acouracy, whilst the singing and recitation at Mangataihcko was much commended. The class-rooms in the main Wairrapa schools were still the best furnished in the district, and were kept with the greatest oare, The infant school at Maatotfcon was working satisfactorily. Improved needlework was Bhown at Greytown, Featherston and Taueru.

Mr D, Smith, of the "Bespoke" boot bhop, Queen-street, Masterton, has an announcement of a starting nature in another column.

The Premier, in reply to a request from tho New Zealand Institute of Journalists, states that the Government hope to give the Libel Bill the full force of law this session. „ The monthly mooting of the Masterton Road Board, which was to have been held to-day (Saturday), has been adjourned for a week, The Horowlienua Times says that a well-known coach proprietor in Otaki has come into a competency, Mr R H. Wood adds to his next l'aratahi stock sale the following entiles:— 8() wethers off turnips, 160 hoggets and 200 ewes in lamb. We have to acknowledge the receipt from the Government Printer of another budget of Parliamentary papers. A correspondent wishes to know how it is that the tombstone which was to have been erected by the employees of tho late Mr Henderson, and for which subscriptions were recoivcd, ha; rot yet reached Masterton. The Masterton school libra, y is composed of 212 volumes, Furnridge 400, Featherston 260, Clareville 228, Mangatainoka 110, Dalefiold 86 and Belvedere 61. Over fifteen per cent of the women of this colony are compelled to earn their daily bread. The stoats and weasels appear to have commenced the work in oarnest for which thoy were imported. The Tapanui Courier states that they are swarming all over the district, Asa consequence the local preserving facaory has had to close on account of the scarcity of rabbits The weekly session of the Maßterton Mutual Improvement Society was held inthe Wesleyan schoolroom last evening, the President (Rev J. Dukes) in the chair. The ! ' Question Box" was opened, and orery member took part in the discussion. At the next meeting thp '■Journal" will be read. Chinamen are so numerous In the Hampden Riding that they outvote the Europeans. • According to the Reefton Guardian at (he last meeting of the Inangahua County Council, Cr Collins remarked that so far as foe coujd see there was nothing to distinguish one Ohiorse voter from another, and he thought that if these aliens wore allowed to vote they should bebranded or Btamped in order to prevent them voting whole* sale on the principle of "early and often,"

The Greytown paper has insulted the intelligence of the Mastorton civic fatl)a):hoi)di Jt says:—Tho ■ Masterton borough Cpunci| hap' been condescending enough to turn a iijomenfary attention tp thp subject' (if tree planting, The Minister pf Agriculture had sent to this august body a ciroujar offering suggestions relating, to tree, planting, and requesting that Arbor day mi"ht be proclaimed a holiday. But these wiseacres thought differently, They determined to plant no treescabbages were good enough, for them. Perhaps they are right. The Mayor fmaythe saints forgivo us for speaking evil of diginli;?): when he wants a crest Rfli pjopto, might adopt a J?™'* se'ptaiion pf a s|)?a]l boy "taking a sight" at a growmup person who -doesn't see him j with the legeiid " ain't I volatile "1 Briefly put, His Wor. ship's argument againßt Arbor Day was this-' 1 The Government has out down trees, therefore let us plant none." Since we are informed that he knows a little L tin, let ur mildly inform him that this argument '"s called a lion sejuifur, No matter. There nill be no holiday In .etfif top, no tree-planting. Not even the.Goyernn)6nt of a cojinlry ran make people wise! in the words of Dr Johnson, it can give men a reason, but itcannot furnish them .with ah understanding, Ecmember I Our hi; sjle of Surplus Winter Drapery and Clothing, commencing on Friday, July Ist, at Tg 'Afo.H?use,' Renjembor 1 II you waqt (pjepejye wonderful bargainsyou should visit qr's'end to the Big Sale at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Itemember! There are wonderful bar» gains in every department such as will piake a trip to'our Eig Sale remunfrativs. You will save far more than your expenses by visiting the Big Sale at Te Aro House, Wellingtons Remember 1 Sale Price lists will on application be forwarded pest free. Solo lasts 15 day's only. If a visit ia impoaaiblo, send your orders, enolosing Cash, so that you may share in tho good things going at the Big Bs]e, Tj Aro House, Wellington,

Mr Sawera, Government Dairy Expert, and Mr Bitchie, head of the Stock Department, are to be examined before the Industries Committee of the House on Monday.

Tho.Comraitteeof the Masterton Football Club's Ball are following the good example sat by the Yolunteera and have engaged tbo best music procurable in the district. Mr A. von Keiaeuberg's Striae Quadrille Band of five performers should prove a source of attraction to alf experts in tho Terpischoraan art. : A fall.in broad occurred in Masterton yesterday. Tho horse of a looal baker took a canter on his own account down Lincoln road and Ball street, scattering the loaves broadcast in the mud m his mad career, The publio generally will no doubt take this as a happy omen for a fall in the price of bread. The Otaki paper remarks:—As a proof that property is steadily increasing in value, we quote a recent sale of land made by Ah Chie at £'2s per aore. This is highly satisfactory both to the lucky vendor of the property and holders of land in this district. We hope to have many more salesto quote of a like nature.

Information received from Otorohan?a (Upper Waikato) says that the floods, which have been the largest known siucc 1876, will be even worse now than they were then if the present rains continue for another 24 hotira, as there is every prospect of their doing. They have already done much damage to tho roads and public works in the King Cuuntiy, and notably in the Porootarao tunnel, the floor of which is by last account four feet under water. The large retaining wall at the north end has collapsed, ahd at the south the band has given way in the tunnel and Korio contraot. The hill, which is of papa rook, has slipped and covered tho road frith earth, trees, and debris. Tho Ohura-road, on which £SOO has just been expended, has been pretty well deß'toyed i by the floods in the Ohura liiver, which rose sixteen feet in nine hours. The approaches to the culvert, bridges, etc., are all destroyed. The Waipa River at Otorohanga is again In flood, and is still ri»iii£? rapidly. The township is again flooded, as it was last weok, and from the appearanco of tho weathor there is a promise of the heaviest flood on the lowlying lands of the township within the memory of the oldest Maori inhabitant.