SECOND EDITION

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4199, 23 August 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION

About a hundred and fifty persons sat down to tea at the Salvation Army Barracks, Ma3terton, laatoventtfg, tho gathering being in every way a success, A Junior Soldiers' demonstration was afterwards held.

Miss Wrigley has resignod her position as assistant mistress at the Mangatainoka School, Miss Bitnio tills her placo until a now assistant has beon secured, for whom tho Education Board will advortiso'. '

Notion is given by Mr William Good, of Alfredton, that all persons found trespaneing on property in his occupation known as Maori Hill, will render themselves liable to prosecution,

TheMasterton Borough Oouncil invito tenders for road construction at West Bush Road, Nominations for the vacancies to be filled in the Mastertpn Borough Council close on 80th inst." Tho elept'ipn will be held oi) Thursday j jjtb Septembor,'

Wp remind our readers, of Messrs liowps and Jorns' usual fortnightly Stock Bale to-morrow (Wednesday) at 1 o'clock, tho list for which comprises 550 wother hoggets, 200 fat wethers, 100 good store wethers, cloven fafc bullocks, six fat cows, two dairy cows, four, heifers to calve next month, and two pigs (slips). Sir George Grey was presented with a congratulatory address by the citizens of Wellingtpn last night on the occasion of his attaining his 80th birthday': " It is not generally kuown—indeed, the matter has been kept a dose socrofc hitherto—that Mr H. D, Bell, ot Well- i ronton, twice refused a judgeship—firstly, when Judge Donniston and subsequently when Judge Conolly was appointed; Nor is it widely known that the HorfW, Rolleston and Mn Donald Reid, of Otago, both deolined nomination to the Legislative Council when their assent was asked at the hands of the late Government,

As irilj be noticed by referring (a our advertising columns, Iters It, Hannah ai)d'Co.j''pf Qiieen street,' Masterlbn, are holding their annual'do of boots and shoes, and we notice that in addition to their immense stock of imported goods they offer' their Wn superior manufactures, tho 'Palace G. Boots', wbidh hate given both town and country satisfaction for the past sdvento'oh years', ■We understand Messrs ffantiaji apd'po, have hundreds of testimonials from all parts of New Zealand regarding these goods, and judging from tho price list, this firm should havo a busy time of it ! during the next fourteen days, J

Another entertainment in aid of St Matthew's Ohuroh Ohoir Fund will bo held on Friday, September 2nd. The pingramme on this occasion will consist uf music and tableaux vivsnts by juveniles. Mr D. H. Jackson, of Nov Zualandi has been awarded a Science soliolarship founded by the Oorainiasionera of the Exhibition of 1851,

At the "Capping" ceremony at Canterbury College in Christchurch on Friday last, Mjbs Maria Eln'e Allraan Marchiiut, of the Wiliigton Girls' High School, received her diploma as B.A,

Mr J. B. Keith has for sale a large numbor of town and country properties, aimmgst others one aero of land half a milo Irom the Masterton Post (lice, with four-roomed house. The greater part of the land is planted; with sound young. fruit trees. As the owner is loaving the distnot, tho property .will be Bold at a very low price, Mr H. S. ffardell, tho acting E.M. at Napier, certainly cannot bo liaulod'over the coals for erring on tho side of leniency in a case heard by him tho other day. A respectable looking young fellow of nineteen had been unsuccessful in his quest for work, and finding his money was getting short he determined to make his way back to Palraerston North. In order to have enough spare cash to : enable him to reach his destination without loafing about the country,. lie had left the boarding homo whero he was staying and intended sleeping in an old unocenpied house. For that dastardly crime he was arrested, lodged in gaol for a day, and then sentenced to throe days' imprisonment, If the lad had spent his money and waited on thelooal Uharitnble Aid Board \or the agoofc for the Labour Bureau, he would doubtless have been forwarded to his destination,' but because he preferred to endure tho discomfort of a bare .floor in an oldtumblo down shanty, some oftioious constable runs him in and the Magistrate assists in making a criminal of him. We hear a lot about Justice's Justice, but this action of the rteaidont Magistrate's is a satire upon I the Bench, and deserves to bo strongly condemned. It is right enough to discourage the practice of drunken loafers sleeping in outhouses to tho danger of the neighbourhood, but thero is a medium in all things, and a magistrate should have some idea of where to draw ho lino.-Manawß.tii Standard,

Remember I Our big Salo of Surplus Winter Drapery and Clothing, oonunonoing on Friday, July Ist at To Aro Houso. Remember I If you want to rccoivo wonderful bargains you should visit or send to tho Big Salo at To Aro Houbo, Wolliugton,

Bomember I Thcro aro wonderful bar-. gains in every department Buoh as wils ii' i!:j a trip to our Dig Salo remunerative l'ou will save far moro than your expenses by visiting tho Big Sale at Te Aro Housol Wellington Beinembor I Salo Prioe Lists will on ap« plicntion be forwarded post free, Sale lasts -' 15 days only, If a visit is impossible, send your orders, onolosiug cash, so that you may sbaro in the good things going at the Big Sale, To Aro Honso.WeUington-ADVT.