LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4812, 30 August 1894, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Masterton Foresters' weekly dance takes place in the Temperance Hull this evening, The Ecv F, Wallis, Bishop-desiguato of Wellington, is to be married to Miss Williams, at London, in October, Tho-many friends of Mr Eli Smith will be pleased to learn that lie is progressing as satisfactorily as can bo expected. Tho Colonial Treasurer says the Government has decided on an excellent man as Agent-General, imd will aunounco his name in December.

Mr Carroll considers that presently special representation of the Maori race should bo dono away with.

_ Messrs Hornblow and Co. Lave decided to iiitrocluco regular sales of fruit at their Ma'sterton rooms, They expect their first shipment to arrive per steamer Hauroto, on Saturday. No reserve will be placed upon the fruit, General merchandise, furniture, poultry, etc., will also he submitted.

, The Mastcrton circle of the A.H.U.U will meet as usual this evening. A largo number of buyers were present at the continuation salo of Mr Wyeth'sstoek held in Messrs Homblow and Co's rooms on Wednesday. The remaining lots will be sold on- Saturday. During the last twclvo months £231,000 worth of gold was taken from tho Bailey's Howard Mine at Coolgardie.

The death is announced of the Earl of Albemarle. He was an authority on cycling, and helped to edit and illustrate the volume ou the subject iu the Badminton Series. His heir is Viscount Bury, M.P, for Birkenhead, Mr li, Pinltcy had a somewhat narrow escape from a scvcro accident, whilst out with his landau on Wednesday afternoon, Tho cab was driven to the Theatre Eoyal," where Mr Pinhey alighted, giving the reins to a boy from the stable, when the horses took fright and commenced to rear. Mid the boy, finding the horses to be beyond his control, leapt from his scat, and as they commenced to bolt down tho street towards their stnblo, Mr Pinlicy rushed uj> and tried to head them, but failed in Ins attempt to do so, and would have fared badly but for the tiraoly assistance of a stranger, who pluckily seized tho reins of tho horse on tho opposito side to the one Mr Pinlicv was trying to manage, and between"tliemtlie animals were quieted, but uot before the pole of the cab was completely smashed.

A largo attendance is expected at Captain Thomas' entertainment tomorrow (Friday) evening. A youth named Albert Thompson has been admitted to the Mastcrtou Hospital, suffering with a broken leg, caused by a fall of gravel, wliilc working in a pit at the Opaki, A young man named K, Seacombe, while working at the Cafe dc Paris, Palmorston North, fell 011 the footpath, 38ft below, and broke his left leg auovo the ankle, and several of his ribs, In this issue, Mr ,1. Williams, of Mastrrton, lias an advertisement which will be read with interest by anglers. The business of importing fishing tackle has been made a study by Mr Williams and he is thoroughly conversant with all the requirements of fishermen in this district, Tliis season's goods include some special novelties, now to hand, amongst which aro gimp traces,llalcombe spinners, the newest flies, minnows, etc, The collection of rods include several split cane rods with cork handles, and top holders, etc., the whole being a very superior assortment.

Mr P. H. Wood adds to liis advertisement for next Tuesday's Tnratalii stock sale, 3 heifers, 2 first class dairy cows, and 3 yearliug calves. At a meeting to-day of tho clergy of the Anglican Churcfi in Duncdin and suburbs, Bishop Neville presiding, it it was resolved to petition Parliament against any further exsension of the faculties for divorce, on tho grounds that such are contrary to tho Divine Law, inimical to tho true interests of society, and calculated to create evils than the cxtention would remove, A drunken row at South Duncdin on Tuesday night resulted in one woman being stabbed with akuifoonthetemplo and another on the thumb. Neither of tho wounds is dangerous. Mary Hughes the aisailant, has been arrested and remanded.

Messrs L, J, Hooper and Co, have purchased at enonnons discounts, a largo por tion of Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co.'s wholesale stock from Christchuroh and vill offer tho purchase with the balance o Itheir winter gopilp on Saturday, July 28th. Every artiolo in tho Boa Marohj will bo marked down, and our readers may ospect some Great Bargains.—Advt. Wo beg to notify that the following lines of Messrs Bock & Co., Manufacturing Chemists can be obtained at the W.F.C.A.'s Fancy QoodsDepartmont:-Non Mercurial plating ilaid Is Gd unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Book's Wntcaproof Cement, price Is, will resist hot or cold water and repair china, glass, dolf, leather etc., etc. Carophylene Balls, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, price Is to keep moths cut of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract price Is an iofalliablo cure for toothache guaranteed not injurious to the teeth of health; it stops the most aoute pain irnmediatley, ana proves a permanent oure in nearly all oases where the teeth aro hollow, German cure for corns and warts price Is • this lamous Bemcdy will speedily and pain; 'lessly oure soft or hard corns, also wartsbunions and obilblainß,—The Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association, Ltd Anvr.

" It's an ill wind that blows nobody good." i un old saying bnt none the less true Whilst the great depression Misting In ydney at the present time has .caused a eplorable amount of mis.cfy yet the people f Wellington and th,o surrounding dis'triolß ill iteip A gigantio benefit, ' puring his isit to Sydney recently, Mr fum Smill) urohased ftf absurdly 16jjr' prices a large lock which js now being sold at the Mesa'js Family Warehouse, To' Aro iouse, Wellington,• With a view to making this sale the event 'the year, two special buyers were desi itohedfromTe Aro House to Christohuroh )C to attend tho great sale of Edwaids, erknett and Go's wholesale stock, and the iher to pick out bargains from the manuictuters of the well-known Kaiapoi WoolnCo, Both these gentlemen nave relrned alter a most successful trip.'and the ital results of their efforts is to be seen in id. astonishing bargains now being sold at je Wholesale Family Warehouse, T Aro Bouse, Wellington, -Advj

Four cases of excellent oranges,. a feen received at Bellamy's. ' .

Mr W, B. Chonnells advertises a 1 roomed liouse, witli stable and acres of laud to-let, A notice to gentlemen in want of private board and residence, appears in our wanted column, Particulars can bo obtained at this office'

A legerdemain lentcrtainment wbicli we notice is reported as clever by our local contemporaries is advertised in the Temperance Hall for Monday next. Messrs Lowes & lorns mako several additions to tlioir Masterfcon Stock Sale for "Wednesday, 6th September. By an advertisement which appears to-day, shearers for Sydney will receive free passages by steamer, leaving Wellington on September 6th. Captain Edivin reports that hard gales generally with rain from the northward, may bo expected in most parts of the couutry between noon on Sunday, and midnight on Monday.

Tho meeting of creditors in the estate oE E. J. Scarl, held at Featherston yesterday, occupied three and three quarter, hours.

Mrs A. Forbes, of Mastcrtou, has beep selected for the position of Custodian of tho Mastcrton Library, out of fifty applicants for the position.