SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4183, 4 August 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

In the House of Representatives yesterday a committee wbb appointed to consider all matters pertaining to tF% agricultural and pastoral industries. *

Messrs Loves and [orris add to tho ad. vertieemontof their fortnightly, stock sale for Wednesday next, 10th instant, six pi",s (slips), four 18-munths old steers, and one dairy cow.

In the Mastorton R.M, Court this morning, Mr T. E. Price, J.P., compli. montod Oonstablo Murdoch upon his courageous conduct in tho arrest yesterday of William Stevens on a charge of riotous behaviour, and for tho deter, mined manner in which he stuck to his man.

Three brothers namtd Matson, laborers, recontly arrived in Melbourne with £lB6, their joint savings, On Saturday they met a man who in a most plausible manner introdnced the brothers to two other men, the result being that the Matsons were victimised for all their money, under tho representation of tnking shares in a most profitable business enterprise, Warrants hare been issued for the arrest of the men.

Wo take the following from JVutt :- "On the application of a banktujM named Enright for his discharge at BiaT gor, the other day, the Official .Receiver remarked that the bankrupt, who hvi only paid la BJd in the £', wai not fit t trade again. To this Mr Enrigbt replie that he had no desire to trade again, as he had taken Holy Orders since his bankruptcy, and had been appointed loa curacy at £l2O a your, 'Of euch is the Kingdom of Heaven,'"

MrJoyco, M.H.R,, ssys the Licensing Lawi are a disyaoeto the Oolony, and he hopes a measure will be brought in and passed this session dealing with the matter in a decisive manner.

In its political notes to-day the N.Z. Times, referring to the Financial Debate, says !-At nine p'clook. Mr Buchanan takes a hand in tliiß played-out farce of debate. Mr Buchanan follows MrOa.-n----cross with the calm courage required to face small batteries vomiting silonco. The House swells somewhat to hear him, because lie is popular in the House, bo he has his innings, and a shrewd innings it !S.

We remind our readers of the popular concert, grand entertainment and danp* to be held in the Palace Hall, GroytWA this (Thursday) evening, in aid of tho Greytown |jre Brigade, Wo hope to seoa good attendance, for the »ro» gramme is an owellent one,

Intensive preparations are being made for the dinner to bo held in Mr Hogera' Hotel on Saturday evening next after tho football match between the married and singlo teams of Greytown, and a toast list is now in course of preparation. Tho ohajr will bo taken at eight o'olqck by Mr H. 8, Izard.' The tickets are fpup' shillings each, and ttioy u'iay be obtained Jrora Messrs Webster, W. A. Tate, G, Oliver and J. L, Kec».

A return was laid on tho table of tho House yosterday Bttowing tliatthe Stook Tax was paid during the last financial year by 12,298 persons, the total amount bemg£l6,97ol7e. Tho number of own. era havm« less than 10C3sheep was 9903, amount paid i' 2942 16s; less than 5000, 1G35. amount paid, £3220 4s ; less than 20,000,621 i. amount paid, £6806 Is; uj> wardsof'2o,ooo,lo9, amount paid, £5501 16s 10d, "'' '' ' ■'' ''• ' Late the ot))ernjght a man was saeniL approach in stealthy manner a deep ataretired spot inDunedin. Whenn?- 54 ' thought no one w»s observing him he stopped a bulky parcel into the water ana made off, Here wero the materials for a delicious tragedy, a maddening mystery, Information was taken to the polico station, and the intelligent Inspec. lor on duty, recognising the gravity of the situation, sent for a detatobment of the fire brigade, and commencod pumping the water out of tho pool. All night they, pumped, and when the sun was winging his measured course across the eastern skies, the mysterious parcel was displayed to light, lying flat and squat on the bottom mud. a vast crowd presaod forward, thrilled to the finger tips with expectation, Was it dynamite cartridges, or the limbs of a man, or the head of a man, or tho hood of a woman, oi tho body of a murdered child 1 It was neither of these. It was a case of Sharland's Moa , Brand Baking Powder dostroyed : by'the % order of a combined company .'of' rivals; -Adtt. '" ' ■ '■■ •'• . ; '■.