Untitled

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4353, 24 February 1893, Page 2

Mr Biggs hai been appointed district Burvoyur at Pabialua, in place of Mr R. P. Greville (resided).

The Annual Soiree in connec'on with the Masterioi Presbyterian Church will lake place this evening. The Revs. Gillios, Murray, Dukes and others will deli? er addresses, and mreical seloolions will be rendered by the choir. A ve:/ pleasant dance was held in the Drill Ball last eveuias;, and notwithstanding tho inclemency of the weather, about thirty couples attended. Dancing was kept up with j,.eat spirit, to lively music by the Msaletion Orchestra, unt'l the small hours of the morning.

A rather sweeping acsertlon was medo reointly by a momber of the Timaru School Comir.\loe. He said that niaoout of every tenveacherappoinied in Timaru, gained positions by favourit'sm, It is reported that the bed of the P.angitikei river subsided a foot after the erriliquake on Sunday week, Mr Winohoster publishes a naw advertisement in to.day's issue. Ho draws attention to the nu dining room which he fca3 enlarged and refurnished for the convenience of tho public. A speciality is made of an cwel'ent luncheon supplied da''y at coon. Mr Bone informs us that on account ofseveral players being away, the return cricket match arranged to have been p'ayed atGreytown on Saturday, has been postponed until Saturday, March 4th when tho match wi". nrobably bo played on the Masterion Oval.

A consignment ot ferrets from the South arrived In Wellington yesterday. Tho Post Office at Makakahi is to be be re-opeced on the IbS March, says the Pahiatua Star, MrTuraer, manager of the butter facto.;, has been appointed postmaster, the Makabbi settlers, desir. oub of obtaining theiv correspondence at tho new post office, are recommended to send in tbei" names to the PoEjiMster, Pahiatua.

Mr W. 0. Smith M.H.R., will address bis constituents at Danevirko, at an early date. On Monday the express train from Napier says tho Examiner, was drawn by two engines, having on board a lot of sheop and horses irom Rangitikei.

Hunting men are reminded of the meeting of members of tho Wairarapa Hunt Club which takes nlacoafcFeathorston to-morrow (Saturday) morning at 11.40.

Nominations for tho Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club's St. Patrick's Day meet' big, dose with the Secretary (Mr E. H. Waddngton) to-morrow (Saturday) evening at 8 p.m., or on arrival of the evening train.

The Napier Eights of Labor are goto" to take the school committee elections in hand this year. The Telegraph says it is very kind of them, considerlne that not fifty per oont of the society are even householders.

"The Zealwdia Boot" manufacturers publish a manifesto in another colunn in which they claim to have solved the problem of making a comfortablo boot that will wear. They ask the pub'ic to demand from their bootmaker, the " Zealandia " and if they do not got it Messrs Skelton Freatick and Co,, o' Ohnatcburoh, will find out the reaion why and see that they do get it though it takes" an earthquake to put the matter rijrht,

According to the "War Cry" the Salvation Lasses' made a few converts the last time Pahiatua was visited. Licui tenant King writoi as follows:—"Glory I One of these young men who came out was a workmate with the Captuin some ten years years ago, also a schoolmate with Ensign Wilson, He was a real hard caße for tho devil, drinking, smokine, chewing tobacco, work'ig on Sunday, and evoiythiog elio that was bad. Another was a ringleader r in dancing, eb. Ho volunteered for Jesus; and now they are tiying to get thoir

mates raved. Also another late convert has been a smoker for twenty-five years, but has got tho viciury. Oh, what a ohange I" Tho hot fiy has reached the city of Wellington.

The "War Cry" does not usually say anything in favour of hotels or hotelkeepers, The following from the last issuo wi'l therefore be interesting:— "The devil seeks his prey, not in publichouses but prayer-meetings,"

Mr A. W. Hogg has given notice thai ho will movo at the nest meeting of the Wellington Land Board : (I) Thai all forfeited rural lands in future be offered on the optional system, as provided by Part 111. of the Land Act, 1892 j (2) In the case of unßurveyed lands where ihe "survoy has not been commenced within three months after the survey deposit lin boon paid the se!eotor be allowed to employ an authorised surveyor and on satisfacto./ proof of survey th) deposit bo refunded. (3) That the owners of more than one section of land in nil casos whero the sections adjoin, be allowed to carry out their improvements as If the land selected consisted of only one section,

It has been finally decided te send to California for a thoroughly qualified fruit expert to replace Mr fianlon, as we announced some time at;o would probably be the case. The papers in connection with the matter go to San Francisoo by to-day's mail, alarge number of applications for the vacancyhaveboen received from various parts of the colony, but it is considered advisable to get a man from California (where tho conditioms are somewhat similar to ours), who will not only be thoroughly acquainted with Bystems of culture, but also with the systems of preserving which have proved so remarkably successful in that Stato,— Post,

We have received from Messrs Harcourt and Co,, the well-known auo< tioneers, sharebrokers and stock and station agents, of Lambton Qnay and Panama-street, Wellington, the first number of vol. i of their Monthly " ItepUter and Property Investors' Guide," As.usual tho Register contains a most comprehensive list of properties and busluess places for tale in all parts of the Colony, and should proye invaluable to investors, The monthly circulation is guaranteed at 8,000, and the publishers claim that the Register may be found in overy nook and corner of the Australasian colonics* A report on the" Share Market of 1892 " evidences Bigns of the most careful and patient work in its computation, and is altogether about the most complete report of its kind issued in Hub colony. Messrs Harnourt and Co, will be glad to post the "Register' 1 to any address upon application, We regret that In the hurry of going to press early yesterday, the following local appeared iucorrectly through a printors error:-" It may not be generally known that Mr B. B, Owen, son of Mrs Owen, of Tenui, holds the College record for the world for 100 yards, His time is 10 3-sths sees,, and was made on the Basin Reserve last year."

A good story Is going the round of the town just now concerning a hat of a particular description, which was wanted by one of our local magnates. He tried everywhere in search of it, and found it at most places; there was no difficulty about that, Bit the prices, Oh Fie I nice skil'inga at one shop, e'ght at an* other, seven and six at a third, and a crown Eorcatvherj else, Then Hooper and Goupry's was reached, and soon ft-a seeker went home delighted, singing "That Hat, That. Hat, that wonderful Hat; I got it at Hooper's for two and asprat,"—Advt, ■:. . f-,'-;''■•

Colonel Roberts withdrew the Nativo lands advotnted to be sold yesterday, in the Parone Palioro estate, Parone having become bankrupt. Mr Norman Gurr wont through the Busb last night «n route for Wanganui where he intends competing at the forthcoming sports. The amount collected in Napier, in two days towards the Queensland Belief Fund Is £3OO, with other lists tocomo in. Committees have also beon formed at Hastings and Waipukwau. Professor Qoldwin Smith expresses the opinion that Ireland will not remain a vassal to England, but that sho will eventually become independent, The Right Hon. Robert William Duff, M.P. for Banffshire, has been appointed to succee.d Lord Jersoy as Governor of New Sou'.h Wales.

_ The Dunedin Evening Star, whose political information is, in this instance unreliable, eayß:—The report that Mr Scobio Mackenzie will be invited to contest the Masterton seat is a oanard, set afloat by some of tho Ministerial Press, Mr Mackenzie moans to have it out with tho Houorable John. The Opposition , onndidato for Mnstorton will either be Mr M'Cardle or Parson Andrews, who j formerly sat in the House, and Mr Hogg will find all his work cut out to secure re election.

We pubM to-day the programme of the Oreytown Fire Brigade Bports and Competitions to be held on St, Patrick's Day, March 17th, In tho evening a concert and dance will bo held. The surplus proceeds aro intended to reduce the Brigade liability on acoount of their five engine.

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association have an advertisement in this issue iu which they call attention to their stook of grass and clover seeds. Both Carters and Hursts' seeds are stooked, giving a excellent choice to buyers,

Mr tf. V. Shannoß, a representative of the JNew Zealand Times, at the request of the Committee, very kindly acted as referee at the Sports on the Park Oval yesterday. Messrs Lowes and loma announcotheir next Masterton stock sale for Wednesday, Bth March. The entries at date compriso 1100 fresh full-mouth ewes, 200 2«tooth Lincoln ewes, and 750 lambs, The host land in the Cheviot estate |jas only yielded from 12 to 15 bushels per aero this season.

The takings at tho Masterton Pari gatcß yesterday, amounted to a little ovei i!2G. If the weather had fumed oui anything like fine it should have beer doubled. 7

Dr J. Chas Harrison arrived in Maa« terton at noon to-day, He will deliver his first leoturo (to men only) at the Theatre Royal this evening. The next English mail closes at Masterton on March Ist (Wednesdaynext). The Waitara correspondent of the Hawera Star sayD that owing to the high price of cattle in the district, the Mount Brsmnnt Freezing Company intend to ceaao operations. Thoy have now a shipment of frozen meat awaiting the arrival of the Waikato, but havo already stopped slaughtering beasts, The Land Board has decided to offer the following Crown Lands wost of Cart, erton for sale at an early date, as secondclass unsurvoyed land under part Bof the Act i-Kaitangata block, 20,000 aores at 7s 6d to UOa per acre; Te Mara block, 18,700 acres at 10a to 229 peracre; Kaiparoro block, 20,000 acres at 7s Od per acie,

Inspector Lee is at present in the Waicatnpa inspecting some of the schools and alio looking after a alto for a school at Mangaono,

The next English and Europoan Mail via Rio Por M.S. Coptic will closo at Masterton on Wednesday the Ist day of March at 6.15 a.m. Due in London April 12th. Tho teachers and pupils of the Mastorton Public School havo handed over the handsome sum of ten pounds towards the Queensland Relief Funds. If the business residents ot Queen St., in their turn send in a modest contribution the ,total subscription in this town will be a satisfactory amount,

A very painful accident happened to Frank Marsh, the thirteen year old son of Mr Herbert Marsh of Masterton this morning, Ho was climbing over a fenco near the Waipoua when he was caught by a large nail which ripped his leg, and tore away a portion of the fiesh. Dr Beard was promptly in attendance and put no less than eight etiches in the wound,

Mdbouru Bargains at the Dross Counter uring tho Gigantic Salo at Te Aro House, Buy '*«« quickly, lull dress lengths of summer ocarte, worth 5/6, for 1/1!, M mamjltft.my useful summer ohe> voits, 12 jard lengths, woith 6/G, for 2/11. Now is the time for a full dreis length of Bummer diagonals ai 7/6, for 3/1!, Snap Ihsc up. Splendid qualities in knioker iwosds, worih 8/6, lot 4/11, Theprttthsldrcsm o! the season ave our 10/6 French Do Laines for 6/6 tho dress. Tk mosi c/iarmi'ii|/and oxquisiie design? in 12/G Fronch Do Laincs for 7/6 ihe dress Ii is impossible to helo buying our French Do Laincs at \sj- for 9/li tho dress. Onlu a/f.io left of our superior quali.y 18s French Do Laines ior 10/6 the dress it T Aro House, Wellington.