SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4177, 28 July 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

It is currently reported that Mr George Beetham intends contesting tho Waiinea- Pioton scat with Mr O.H. Millb at the next general election, • ■ Mr Hogg M.H.E., wants the Hallway Commissioners to explain why the early morning tarin from Ekctahuna to Wellington cannot be started so as to allow passengers to go right through without stopping half a day at Mastertm ■"•' & Tho Canterbury Fruit-grfwers Association has decided to make enquiries with a view to forming a company for making jam, canuing fruit, and exporting raw fruit. ■ MrF. H. Wood held an auction sale yesterday afternoon on the prenaiasß of Mr Abbott, who is leaving Featherston for Carterton, The Canvassing Committee of the Masterton Agricultural Association was on " war-path " to-day. : The result was satisfactory. • ■'■ • Tim approximate number of words reported by Hansard to have been spoken in the two Houses during the first'four weeks of the present session of Parliament, was 494,590. The sixth number of Hansard has just reached us, Mr W. W. Collins, who some months ago lectured at Masterton and has since resided at Ohristchurch, has, with his wife, loft for' Sydney. On the boat leaving the wharf at; Lyttelton hearty cheers wore given for Mr and Mrs Collins. : The case Sealrl v. Eastwood was called on in tho Masterton E. M. Court this morning and adjourned untileleven o'clock to-mnrrow, on the. apflfcation of counsel. A Manawatu paper says the chief feature of tho Rangitikei election at Sandon was" the circulation of pellsta of flour, ancient hen fruit, and chemical stinkpots," The Melbourne Leader says:—There is comfort in the assurance that the shearing troubles of the past two seasons are not likely to be renewed, and that the work tbis year will be amicably accomplished without frietiou between employers and employed, Bygones are to be allowed to be bygones, the dead past to bury its dead. All the papers (And no doubt their readers) consider Dibbs a nuisance. One , exchango says :—"Mr Dibbs and Victorian Finance aro a Dribbled Cablegramtned nuisance, which haß annoyed , us and all Colonial papers .for severil days. He has dined with the Queen 1 Had he fed better, he would, not have : been in a position to rob poor. New ZeaI.vi.d papers by the imposition of wire charges to show ofi that Her Majesty < also has parsnips, turnips, boiled tripe, I and a bit of tuber at lunch." Now we think, poor Mr Dibbs is not to blame for this, but the , who ispaidjfliand" soriie salary to cable the the world to the Press Association, who redistribute it to their subscribers, An old Oamaruvian now in Sydney writing to a friend here says:—" 1 have to work from five in the morning till six at night for 6s 8d per day and pay travelling expenses (Is 2d por day) out of it. . ,-t Bread is 7d the 41b loaf; potatoes 5s to 6i per 1001b5... Men are asking for work by dozens at 6s per day. 1 have no doubt i you have seen by the papers the dis,i tressed state of tho working classes in ; Sydney, and I believe it will be worst three months hence when the Now South . Wales productions got scarce Then we i shall have to pay duty."—Oamaru Mail. | Remember I Our big sale of Surplus Winter Drapery and Clothing, ommoacing >, on Friday, July Ist, at To Aro House. . Remember I If ?ou want to receive . wonderful bargains you should visit or sond t to the Big Sale at le Aro House,' Wellington. 3 Remember | There are wonderful ban, - gains in evory department such as will make a trip to our Big Sale remunerative. You will save far more than your expenses by visiting the Big Sale at i'o Aro House, Wellington, • ■■ ■■•-. Remember I Sale Price lists plication be forwarded post free. IJIo 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 Sale, Te Aro House, Wellington,