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SECOND EDITION.

The usual parado of tho Masterton Itifle Volunteers wa« held in the Drill Hall laat night when twenty-nine men attondedand wero inspeotod by Captain Pownnll,who, with Lieutonant Malcolm, put them through tbe customary drill. Tho Coptic arrived at Bobart yesterday, and leaves for Wellington to-ruorrow morning.

Mias Winifred Many Grady, eldest daughter of Mr F. Grady, jeweller, Wiltis street, Wellington, was yesterday married to Mr R, MoCallnm, solicitor, Blenheim,

Tho Mararoa, Manaponri, and seyoral othor of tho Union Btoamßhip Company's steamers are lo bo fitted with manganese bronze propellers, which will increase their Bpced materially. In anticipation of the summer traffic, it is intended to reduce the fares throughout tho Company's service, Tho saloon fare will probably be £5, and second-class £2los from Melbourne and Sydney to the first portßof call, and vice versa. It is proposed to run frequent steamers at still lower rates as occasion requires, while the through fares and fares on the coaet rtru*i to be proportionately reduced.

A case of some interest to solicitors and others was heard in the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, yesterday, before Mr. H, W. Robinson, E.M., when Mr Haaelden, solicitor,sued thePalmewton North Borough Council for the sum of £lolos as refreshing fee for watching a case for them in the Court of Appeal, It appears that the plaintiff received a brief from the borough solicitor, with a £lO 10s fee, for watching a case in which the council were interested, Tho case occupied the Appeal Court for three days and the claim was for fees for the two latter days. Mr Jellicoe, who appeared for the defenco, Baked for a noiißuit, on the ground that borough councils had no power to spend moneys excopt by resolution, and also that a barrister could not buo for fees. His Worship in giving judgment said he would nonsuit on cither point, both being fatal to tho plain, tiffs case. The claim was for work which was purely that of a barrister, and must be distinguished from that where solicitor's work was Included. Tho plains tiff waß accordingly nonsuited, with £1 li professional fee,—N.Z. Times. Two persons died in South Canterbury recently from hydatids within a week ofer. each other, The disease alluded to, marks the Press, ia of a parasitic nature, and is caused by tho lodgment of certain larval forms of life in the human body, where they form tumour-liko grow tlia —irequently on the brain or liver -and too frequently end in tho death of tho patient. Several of tho loworauimala are subject to the same malady, and are capable of communicating it to man. For instance, tho germs may outer the human ayatem from tho patient having drunk from a water-course fouled by sheop or dogs. It ia far more fatal in all the Australian colonies than it is in England and Wales. The Ken Zealand average mortality from hydatids is at least throe times groatorthan tho English rate. Too much care cannot be exercised in regard to the drinking supply incountry places; and it also should bo borne in mind that the germs may be conveyod in' imper. footly washed watercress. Furthermore, the habit of allowing children to fondle dogs and cats is often fraught with danger.

The Times reports of the debates in Parliament are dictated through the tolephono to tho printing house, a and a half away, and immediately putjp' in type, so that when the debates continue until three a.m., as they often do, the papers, with full reports, t are ready for tho five a.m., newspaper trains. The Speakor of tho House of Commons receives a salary of £6OOO a year, and when ho retires hois raised to the peerage with an annual pension of £4OOO, Tho size and giowth of London aro shown by tho milcafio of the streets. It is estimated that should they be placed together they would measure about 2,600 miles, or nearly the distance aoross the Atlantio Ocean.

Tho biggost fish of the season has already been caught I Joo Kariatiana this morning landed an eel fire feet ten I inches long and nearly thirty pounds in woight, It was captured in the Chinaman'B creek on tho Upper Plain road. In this instance we saw the fish, so there can be no doubt as to accuracy of details.

The Rov. J. McKenna offers a reward for the recovery of a half-bred Alderney cow, which he has lost, Two-fifthß of tho companios promoted yearly In England fail, ,^ Tho averago sunshine of London is\ only twenty four hours per week. The servants of the Post offico, in England, all counted, in town and country, aro more than 100,000 strong, of whom 23,000 are women, London firms are said to spend over £2,000,000 per week In advertising : An employer of Gorman clerks saya that they work twenty por ceut, slower than English ones. " Stricken do<m in the prime of life," is what a Mississippi paper has to say on the death of a man of eighty. Messrs Loweß and lomß will Bell on Wednesday, 21st instant, the purebred Olydosdale stallion" King of tho Salis. burys, from Oamaru, by " Lord Salis. bury," dam " Glasgow Maggie," A missing macintosh coat is advertised for in the Wanted colump, Arranthedclugo of waters we have ess perienced for the last two months wo may hope that now "Spring, mild ctherial spring," will visit the land and prove to to no transient Ruest, Everyone wants fine weather, Everyone wants to seo tho radiant sunshine, and every laiy in the city is doubtless most anxious to see tho wondtgk ful and attractive spring fashions now opoiK out at To Aro House. We may say that we have been greatly p leased with our new spring goods, and we are (mite sure that the/' will mpet with tlip approbation pf our customers.' Woßhallbp happy to show thcui to all visitors, without unduly solioitipg them to buy, We havp a. very large quantity of the newest spring fashions, in all departments, ready for uyi spection at Te Aro House, ( L.iDipa would no doubt he pleased to inspect these beautiful goods, and make an early sehotion, We can assure them that too is a treat in store (or all who nay visit our warehouse. The fashions aro beautiful, the variety is very great, and the soieotion is, without controversy, one of tho very best we have ever made at Te Aro Hoaße. Apvr.

It was littlo Dot's first visit to the form, nnd she wont with her aunt to bco the piqa fed, Tho little ono gazed silontly at tho young porkers for a moment, and then, placing her hand on her early hair, she said, reflectively, "Aunty?" ''Yes, dearie." "Does 'oo put all tho piggies tails in curl papora?" Tho Taieri Adraato says :-An onx torprising carrier has made a new departure in tho carriage of goods from Dunodin to Lawrence, a traotion engine gulling a waggon (in which was aix tons ■4Rf merchandise) having left the city last week.

Messrs Lowes and loms add to their Masterton stock salo for Wednesday next, Septomhor 21st, ten fat cows, two fat steers, and two fat heifers. _ Numerous anglers were out and about in the vicinity of Mastertou yesterday, but the trout caught wore mostly small oncß and many had to bo roturnod to tho stream. It will be Borne weeks yot beforo large trout coma up tho smaller streams, such as the Waipoiw ltfver. From six to twelve fish seem to have been about the average number of decent sized fish flight by the successful and moro export of the flshcrmeu on tho first day of the new season. A special consignment of first-class Turkey stonos and a case of U.tU, sheep shears have just beon received by Messrs 11. h\ Temple and Co, of Perrystreet, Mastorton. 'lhe articles aro of guaranteed quality, and are stated to bo remarkably good valuo,so thoso requiring such things should boar the firm's notification (which appears elsewhere in this issue) in mind. In tho event of tho Messrs Bontlcy rehiring to resign tho Sergeant's stripes 'ulSiecomlng meinbors of the new Volunteet- Band, it will bo nocossary for tho Mastorton Hide Volunteers to appoint two sergeants in their stead, and this, if found incumbent, will bo done next Thursday etening. It will bo noticod by an advertisement we publish to-d ly that Mr C. Winchester, of tho liluo Houso, Quoen Street, Masterton, has opened a large dining room, where firßt-class moals may bo had at almost all times of the day, for a uniform chargo of ono shilling. In addition, lighter refreshments aro ready at all hours, including the provision of hot pies and coffee every evening. Mr Winchester has modo admirable arrangements for thoaccommodationofthosQwhopatroniso him and should secure very liberal custom as a result of his enterprise. Sleeping in a haystack, unless ono happens to be the owner thereof, appears to be a dire offence indeed in England, as witness the following extract from tho Doncastor Chronicle of recent dato:— " George Flowors and Edward Corbett, both pit-sinkers, of no fixed place of abode, wore chargod with having slept out on the night of the 16th inst, It appears that tho two defondants were seen bMoiiie men climbing up a ladder. They then got under the tarpaulin cover of a haystack, bolonging to Mr Nioholson, of Conisbro'. Sergeant Ambler was com rnunicatod with, and the defendants were taken into custody.—Mr Nicholson appeared, and stated that though he did not wish to press tho case, a good deal of damage had beon dono at various times. —Tho defondants, who expressod their sorrow, wero sent to prison for Beven days.

The newly-Drganised Mastorton Rillo Volunteers Band was formally enrolled last night, and fourtoen members, under Bandmaster Canty, wore sworn in,

The 4th Volunteer Regiment Band, Newcastle, Now South Wales, have wittou for information about, the forthcoming band contest at Wellington, and havn intimated that if the rules wero suitable thoy would compete. The band in question numbers some 30 odd members, and is, it is said, the premier volunteer band of Now South Wales, so it would be interesting to see how thoy would compare with tho Npw Zealand bands. Tho secretary of tho local committee has telegraphed to tho oxecutivo of the Band Association asking if bjjlAoutside the Colony can compete, aritTrequestinfi, if it is so, that tliemusio to be used on the occasion should be sent to tho Newcastlo band? Tho trip would cost them at the least close upon £4OO, The Optician publishes a word of warning on the subject of print and its effeoj on the readers oyes. It says it ib not a mere question of large or Bmall. Pages and columns are often too wide, so that the oyo cannot tako in the. whole of them in the rango of one focus, but has to strain itself to pass from the beginning of each line to the end. We (Printer's Register) are advised that the only way to avoid such a strain is to turn Iho hoad from side to side after the manner of short-sighted people. Furthor it is said that tho width of a column or page of reading matter ought not to exceed at most two inchos, becauso this is about the general range of the eye when the head is kept motionless. The tiny edition of Danto produced at tho French Exhibition is said to have blinded two or three of tho persons engaged in printing and correcting tho sheets; but tho shape of the type aswoll as tho size, is of great importance, The worst types of allare those which maybe described aßflland tbin. Round, flat-faced types are in every respect to bo preferred.

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4220, 16 September 1892, Page 2

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SECOND EDITION. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4220, 16 September 1892, Page 2

SECOND EDITION. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4220, 16 September 1892, Page 2

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