SECOND EDITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4185, 6 August 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION.

A horse belonging to Mr U. Cameron, of Goraldine, was frightened to death by the Salvation Army Band on Saturday last, After this we can endure the muaic dispensed by the Masterton Band. There appears to be worse.

The Press nays:—A teachor in one of the Suburban schools had boon giving a object lcSßon on ducks. Ho had been carefully explaining the difference between wild ducks and tamo duoki, and then asked what kind it was that gave us eggs for breakfast} "Hen ducks," was the unexpected, although porfectly truthful reply which came from a bright little boy near the bottom of the class. There was a orowded meeting of the Masterton Mutual Improvement Sopibty in the Wesleyan schoolroom laat evening, the business being a !' Mock lrial," in which a member was charged wipli removing a syllabus from the President's' table. The ropm was nicely arranged in the fashion oi a Court o( law, and the Judge, (Rot J, Dukes) donned the orthodox wig. Messrs Rigg and 0. Pragnell wore counsel for the prosecution and defence respectively j Mr J, Johnston, prosecutor, Mr Owen, Olerk of thp Court; and Mr J). Donald, Sergeant pf Police. The proceedings were intensely interesting, and ware rendered more so by the ingenious plots devised by both Bides to win tho caie, The evidenco wub, of course, contradictory, and tho case ended in the prisoner being dismissed without a stain on his character, At the next meeting of tbo Society there should be another large attendance, as "Music and Elocution" will he the programme submitted. Late the other night a man was seen to approach in stealthy manner a deep pool ata retired spot in Dunedin, When he thought no one was'observing him ho stopped a b'ujky parcel into the water and pade off, Hote were the' materials for a' delicious tragedy, a njaddening mystery. Information was token to the police station, and the intelligent Inspector on ditty, recognising the gravity of the situation, sent for a dotatebmerit of the fire brigade, and commenced pump - ing the water out of the 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. i vast crowd pressed i 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 the head of a woman, or tho body of a murdered child 1 It was neither of these. It was a case of Shariand's Moa Brand Baking Powder destroyed by the order of a combined company of rivals. '-Advt,

■Professor Valentine B. Walker returns thanks fortho liberal patronage beatowed on him by the people of Maaterton, and intimates that the opportunity of con. ' suiting him must be taken at onoe, as his Beason 'positively closes on tho 13th ot August.

Many matters both great and small daily occupy our courts «f law, but the Empire Tea Company recommends an appeal to the Oouitof Common Sense,to

lepide the question of how to »esb and must carefully blended teal at She lowest rates, Tea blending is it fine

art and thoro are vory tW men who thoroughly understand it. Messrß

Y7.-& G. Turnball have secured a tea blender who is one of the few, and therefore hose who purchase tho Empire Teas ootalnjhe full benefit of his skill. It will he remembered that- the residence of MrN.'A. Pinhey, of Waingiwa, was recently destroyed by fire. An in. suranoe of £75 was effected on the furniture, in the Commercial Union. Mr Pinhey duly lodged a claim against the company for £69, deducting £6 fir savage. Tho Company, immediately ( jp reoeiv:;ig proof ot loss with the agenta,/ report, forwarded a cheque for the full amount (Sib). Such action is highly commendable and tends to strengthen the confidence already fell by insurers in the Commercial Union Fire Office,

The result of the agitation moved in by Mr Coleman Phillips and other settlers a abort time since against the ohargeof exchange upon Bank cheques has resulted so far in a ten mile radius being granted by tho Banks. There will, says tho Standard, consequently be no * exchange between Feathetston and Greytown, Greytown and Caopon, Carterton and Masterton, each 'of these places being within tlio ten mile radius of eaoh other. There will be exchange between Feathetston and Carterton, or Greytown and Masterton, as these places li» beyond the ten mile riisimco from each other, and then will of course bo exchange between all the Wairarapi townships and Wellington. The alteration takes plaoo from the 16th instant. This has been agreed to by all the banks and refers to the whole Colony. The ratoofone sixteenth lately existing in the Wairarapa District will cease, General Government transactions (bus no other) will be free. Tho local paper indicates that drun« kenness is much less rife at Tapanui. In •*■ one week two leading residents were sent to the lunatic asylum and a third arrested, This looks better, certainly 1 ' An exceptionally largo stock of fancy goods of every description has been laid in by Mr Mandel of Queen-atreefc, Mas* terton, and to make room for other novoltios whioh are daily arriving he has to sell at greatly reduced prices. A special lot of accordeons and violins lately.received is well worth in* spading, and anyone requiring anally good musical instrument tor noxtlS notiling should not forget to call. The usual large assortment of tobaccos and cigiri , of the choicest brands may Btillbe found at Mr Handel's.

A complete dairy of twenty first-claw picked dairy cows to como in within the next six weeks, is advertised to be sold by Mr F, E. Wood at Mb Taratahi Bboolc *"' sale.

The draught stallion "Mo Grogor" recently imported to this district, is advertised to stand this Beason at the stable of tho ownor, Mr. A. W. Cave, Te Ore Ore 1 The thoroughbred horso Piscatorious will also be at the service of breeders at the same stable.

The Criokot Club's pitch on the Recroatiun Roserve at Drey town is said to be in firat.class order. Several energetie members run an iron horse roller over it nearly overy week, and it iB therefore almost »b level as a tennis court. The Qreytnwn orioketers expect a ploasant and thriving time next season, The Greytown Woaleyan Church Ohoif has received a letter of thanks for the services so kindly rendered at the lectures held at Morrison's Bush, from Mr J. Tweedale, one of the *- A couveiiieut site for thoir ttiw sale yards at likotahuna has been secured by Messrs Lowes and lorns, auotioneors, Mr King, Architect, has boon entrusted with the preparation of plans and specifications for yards upon a large scalo, which will ,be ereoted without delay. As the firm intend holding thoir first sale in the new yards next month, particulars of entries will bo advertised in due time. Messrs Tumor and Go. are the district aeonts. The end of the Financial debate having now being reached, we may (says the N.Z. Times) be allowed to placo on record a few facts and figures concerning it. The debate started on Friday, 15th July, and extended over thirteen sitting ' days of tho House. During that timo 55 sppeches have been delivorodt an average of rather over four speakers per diem. Tho actual time consumed by the 55 speakers was C 4 hours 27 minutos. Of that timo 23 Opposition speakers appropriated 30 hours 40 minutes, while 82 Government supporters took' 33 hours 47 minutes to express their ideas. The I average loticth of Opposition addresses was 1 hour 10 minutes.while the speeches of Government members avoragffVfhree minutes less. The longest ifj.the shortest speeoh of tho debate wore delivered on the last day and on the same Bide, viz., Mr Ballance, 3 hours 10 minutes and Mr Jackson Palmer, 2 minutes.