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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4976, 15 March 1895, Page 2

The half term of the Wellington College begins on Monday next, Proceedings at the Boxing Exhibition at the Theatre lioyal last night were conducted iu a very orderly manner. Several members of the Carterton Cycling Club, took a moonlight run to Masterton and back last night,

The Ekctiiluuin excursion to-day took ou passengers at all ling stations belrau Eketaluina mid Masterton, with tiie exception of Opaki. Stalf-Capjam Edwards, of Hie Northern JJivisionof the Salvation Army will assist at tho harvest services in Jlasterton ou Sunday and .Monday next. liesidents complain that a bull is allowed to wander about the AVest Ward of tho Borough, and that the animal has damaged several fences and gardens. Telegraphic communication north of Masterton was interrupted yesterday, a fire haying brought the wires down near the Taucru. A conversazione will bo held in the Assembly Dooms, Carterton, on Monday evening next, March 18th, at which the Eev. J. Ward will be present, to welcome old friends. In reply to an application made by the Wairarapa North County Council tlie Government has declined to bear half the cost of (he County valuation. At tho Opaki liaces yostcrday quite a number of bookmakers were openly laying totalisator odds, and were not interfered with in any way. liough on the machine! Although some pretty rougli char, actcrs were present at the races yesterday, everything passed oft'pretty quietly and the sei vices of the police were not called into requisition,

Certain drivers of vehicles to the races yesterday, were using strong language, owing to the fact that a number of gentlemen of the spieling fraternity, made oil without paying, when they reached the course. Two smiling Celestials from Wellington, dressed to kill in the latest fashion attended the Opaki Kaccs yesterday. In spite of the diliicully the knowing ones had to ''pick 'em" the almond-eyed l strangers were there every fiuip, aud never missed a dividend! The excursion train from the Bush, arrived at Masterton at G. 15 this morning, thirteen carriages being attached to the engine. Every carriage was packed. A_ large number of Opaki aud Upper Miki-Miki children and their guardians, got in the train at Masterton, The excursionists who arrivpd from the Upper Taucru Spjiool,' had to await the sevpn q'clock train, as there was not auOlcent room for them in tho special. Mr A. W. Hogg M.K.li., got on the train at Masterton, Among the excursionists from Eketaluina were a considerable number of l'nhiatnapefiplc who, with msny others living biick in the country stayed over night in Eketahnna, where accomodation was taxed to the utmost. It was raiuing in Eketahuua when the excursionists left, and they were exceedingly pleased to meet such bright weather as they travelled in this direction. The Masterton Salvationists hold harvest thanksgiving services on Saturday, Sunday, aud Monday next, when the Barracks will bo decorated with offerings of fruits, vegetables etc,, which will afterwards he sold by auction on Monday night.

( Life Assurimco lias been brought to such a pitch of perfection now-a-days, ! that it is a matter of difficulty to decide ' in which office a policy should ho taken out. There are many life offices in tlie • fiijlij, buf few liayo sjioiyTi' sljcl| Diarve)lous' progress 'as the Government Life . Insurance Department. This is due largely to the State Guarantee which is ' given to insurers, and also to the liberal j terms and remunerative returns ivhich this flourishing department offers. Tlio ' attention of all those interested in Life > Assurance is drawn to the Government I Insurance Department's nqjjflcatio'ii ii) , oiU'advertising cblum'us, ; It Is astonishing how discriminating : people arc in selecting what they shall t eat and whattbey shall drink—especially i in tea is this noticeable. The 0.K.0. i tea has for some time been a pet with : all who have been able to get it, and ! those people who. have been thinking this brand of tea will bo pleased toknow. | that their taste has been endorsed by [ tlio Committee of the Jimioij Exliibi: ' lion who awat(]cd u Q.K.O 't'ca'a gold iiifc'dai; 'ffid it the great World's Fair in ' Chicago' OXO. lea received a diploma of honour. The demand for. this brand i has for some time been altogether jn es ; i cess of the supply. Iftw&W agents luforni Hfe di'ljleulty » notlikely to oqour again, as they are getting fresh shipments every •fortnight. Mcanlimo our local storekeepers will be able to supply "0.K0." tea to all who have r been longing for a really nico cuf of 1 ?

Tho boxing exhibition last evening resuited in a return of about £2O, ' Carpenter, of the Central Boot' Mart, publishes his reduced price list m another column,

Twenty-soven newspapers and periodicals are published in the Wellington District, b fatong winds still prevail 111 this district, and the much needed rain continues to keep off. The Dev. J. Dakes is expected to return to Masterton to-day. Yesterday ho drove over the liimutaka Eoad. The sum of £2,079 passed through the totalisator at the Opaki races yesterday. ■ ' Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their sale list for next Wednesday, 1600 ewes and 400 lambs. John Henderson, Quarter-master on the s.s. Fifeshire, was found drowned yesterday alongside the Port Chalmers wharf. Nominations for the W.A.A. and Cycling Sports, which take place on M arch 29th, close at 9 o'clock to-mor-row evening. The amalgamation of the Public Works and liailway Department takes place on the Ist prox. A number of officers are likely to be retired, says the Post. ' Circulars are being sent to the Committees in the Wellington District requesting the return of their accounts if possible hy the first week in April, for audit before the annual School Committal elections, which take place next month. number of newspapers and periodicals registered in the colony is as follows: —s2 daily, 31 bi-weekly, 17 triweekly, 00 weekly, 3 fortnightly, 21 monthly; total, 187. Mr John Johnston, of Masterton, is the successful tender for the slock in the estate of Osborne and liichardson; Tenui branch.

Mr .T. W. Burton, leaves Masterton in about three weeks, to go into training for the Wesleyan Ministry at Three Kings' College, Auckland.

This lias been the dustiest morning of the season in Queen Street, and the water-cart,—which should have been everywhere is uowhere. Mako Jlako, winner of the Hack Selling liace at Opaki, yesterday, was 'bought in by the owner at £23. The annual general meeting of the Oriental Football Club, is convened for Tuesday next, at the Empire Hotel, Masterton.

Olfcrs arc invited by Messrs I'enty and Forde for the removal of certain tenements ia Queen-street, which are about to be replaced by lirick structures. A small bridge near Mr Hale's Nursery on the Tc Ore Ore lioad, partially collapsed yesterday, Repairs were effected during the afternoon, one stringer and a portion of the decking having to be replaced. The Wellington Acclimatization Society notify that the time for shooting red deer (stags only) is from Ist April to Ist April, 18!)o, both days inclusive. The license fee is one pound, and may be paid to the local, Postmasters. Messrs C. Smith and Co. of Queen Street, Masterton, notify the arrival of fifteen cases of charming novelties for the coming season. The lot is altogether one of the best everrccciyed iu Masterton, and our readers would do well to accept the invitation to inspect the new goods.

Tho famous" Dr Slade" who created such excitement in 187G, and who made so much money with his slalo writing, was recently taken to a work-house in America, penniless, friendless, and a lunatic.

A Wairarapa gentleman who has just returned from from a week's stay in Auckland informs the Observer that business is nothing like so dull nor things as gloomy there, as reports before he started led him to expect. A courageous young man in this town recently discoyered that he was a born cyclist, and arranged an experimental trip by moonlight, alone. Tlie bike, it is reported, escaped injury, hut the rider, after depleting the local market of its available slock of diachylon, is said be undergoing extensive repairs. A well-known American bishop was teaching a class oi street waifs, and one ragged boy was so much impressed with his exhortations that lie look a jackknife out of his pocket, saying to the bishop, " You can keep it, so's I won't whittle tho benches." A little whilo afterwards there was a commotion in the class, and the little unkempt sister of tho knife owner came up to the bishop, and, panting with excitement, said: —"Mr Bishop, Johnny wants his knife again; he's got a chance to trade." Masterton possesses a cartoonist who can, when lie likes, knock spots out of tho Empire City, or any other pretentious centre of art, A specimen of his skill is now exhibited in Mr Mandcl's window, depicting a certain grand amateur taxing exhibition. The centre pieco js designated" Two veteran scrappers," and round them are grouped several suggestive sceues, such as " Cole k Bartletl's palace ear conveying the wounded to the local hospital," and some incidents of the fray. " Pumped" is the label attached to one specimen of humanity, whose month scorns to have been transferred to the wrong side of his head. " A clean knock out" -shows tlie scattered and disconnected fragments of a dynamited amateur. " The professional orchestra" and " the Marquis of tyuccnshury at home" arc delightful sketches, which must be seen to bo appreciated. We haye not soen in any socalled comic paper published in New Zealand,any delineation equal in humour and artistic finish to this local production, The artist is Mr C. E. Brcmner. Tho members of tho Masterton Fire Brigades, taking part in the competition at Greytown ou Monday next, have arranged to leave Masterton at 7 a.m. Members of both Brigades have been practising during the past week, and appear determined to give a good account of themselves.

The liev. J. Dukes is expected hack in Masterton from the Wcslcyan Conference to day or on Saturday next, and will preach in the Masterton Wcslcyan Church on Sunday. It is intended to hold a congregational meeting next week to recoivc reports from the Conferencerepresentives and to discuss matters incidental to Church work. Mr Dukes is said to be the first minister iu New Zealand to receive the honor of a fifth year's appointment to the same circuit. We wish him and his Church a prosperous yoar.

Extensive alterations arc b,esg made, in tlio business premises pf Mr J, L. Murray, (lie qf' (lie inner walls of h|s oiyn sliop and that of next door IiHVC been removed, and also a large portion of the floor aboyc, making n lavgeairy apartment.Thofrontis to be improved by the substitution of plate-glass for tlie present Iwindows, four squares covering the whole of the frontago of two shops. The work of alteration is in the hands of Mr 0. E. Paniell, and is being through in his usual thoroughly onergetio fashion, Our Featherston correspondent writes: —"On Wednesday last Miss Ellen Worsly was united in the bonds of matrimony to Mr William Mellish, the ceremony being poiformed by the l{ov, A. Y. Grace. Ihe bride was attired in figured creme erepon, white satin sliwpers, veil and orange The bridesmaids TO, Emily Worsley, dressed jnwMe'nun's veiling with hat to to'ateh,''and Misses M. Woraley and H, Mellish, both in pink nun's veiling i with hats to match. Mr Elliott officiated as best The wedding breakfast v[hs duly honored at tho rcsi. deiicf of the bride's parents. Wo are requested to remind those : furnishing, of Messrs Lowes and lorns' sale of furniture at tlioir room? to-iiioi'-row. Tholist comprises the contents of 2 dwelling liousjsi, wmoved to the mait, aud iil be sold entirely without iWWa j

Leaflets are to liund from tho Department of Agriculture, giving latest information to fanners on "Thistles," "Ox |BotFly," "Horse Hot fly," and the "Thorn Apple."

We remind visitors to the Makuri sports, which take place to-morrow, that Mr Harding's coacli will make a special jtrip, leaving Eketahuna at 5 a.m., and returning at the conclusion of the sports.

Messrs Simms k Mowlom announce their next stock sale in their yards, for Wednesday, 27th March. The entries to hand arelooo lirst-class breeding ewes, 200 wethers, 200 woolly lambs, 10 fat bullocks. The Masterton S.M. Court was occupied all this morning with the case in which J. La Compto charged A. Coy with using obscene language. The accused was convicted, and ordered to come before the Court on Saturday morning, when His Worship will ?ive his decision as to the penalty. _As an outcome of the Designation of Districts Act, passed last session, the name of Palmcrston North and the following other places will have to be changed— Campbelltown, Grcytown, Pctane (Hawkc's Bay), Oxford (Piako County) and Alexandra (Waikato). The task of making tlio changes rests with the local authorities, says the N.Z. Tim s.

The announcement is made in another part ot this paper that a sale of greater magnitude than ever yet attempted by To Aro House is now being held, and should arrest the at tention, of everyone in this part of the Colony. To Aro House has loni< held the premier position as the leading Family Drapery Warehouse in the city, and further developments are now taking place to inaugurate the new year of 1895. Early in tho year Mr Smith admits to a partnership in his business, a commercial gentleman who has long been associated with the London buying for 'l'e Aro House. To thoroughly reduce and prepare the stuck previous to the partnership stooktaking, sweeping leiluctions will bo made in all departments, The stock must be reduced by £15,000, and will be offered to tlie purchasing public at most tempting prices, Heads of families, storekeepers, settlers, careful housewives,youug audold,riehand poor, alike will save heaps of money by reserving their purchases for this great partnership sale, which commences on Friday, 4th Januarv, 1895, at Te Aro House,