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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5021, 9 May 1895, Page 2

Wairantpa Noith County Council is sitting this afternoon. We remind our readers of the Masteuon Municipal Five brigade's social anil darcc which takes place at the DiiUlfall this even''i;j. The settlers at Mount iliivchant, m the Woodville district, have hud the young grass on their properties destroyed by grasshoppers this season, and some of tlieni have had to sow seed j ss much as tl"'ec times over. .ImlgeKeltlc lined a man £"! amlcos.s at Waiignnui the other day for offering sheep infestedfl itli lice,for side. This was a second offence. At the 'resilience of the bride's parents Kuripuni, yesterday, Mr Hugh .J. .lackson, of Masteiion, was married to Miss .lohanne Soblol'ski, the liev ,1. Dukes oHicial'og. Several additions are made to the entries for Mr F. H. Wood's stock sale. It is said that Japanese experts liaye developed a 'mum with a blue bloom. Particulars of the modus operandi have been kept a dead secret.

A dance was held at the Masterton Temperance Hall last evening, music being supplied by Messrs Cameron and C. Savage.

A young lady ate half a wedding cake, and then tried to d"cam of her future husband. Now she says she would rather die than marry the man she saw m that dream.

Messrs Levin it Co. have received the following cablegram, dated Oth May, from the'" London agents, Messrs Dalgety it Co., Limited:— 11 At the wool sales prices continue tinner, except for inferior and faulty scoured merino lleecc, greasy mei'i'io lleecc in heavy condition, and tliin-haircd merino llecce. Continental buyers are operating agir'n more freely." There have been persistent rumours of the prevalence of d'plheria inUreytown, but we are glad to be able to state, says the Sluiulunl, there is not a single case of this disease in Groytown, although ulcerated sore throat has been prevalent.

flow York florists have a profitable business iu caring for the plants of persons temporarily absunl from the cily. The charge for each plant is snia", and as a rule the plants are so much more intelligently cared for by the llorists than by the servants at home that they arc yasily improved by their outing. Ollicial Assignee Ashcroft, who is an incorrigible punster, was lately travelling by rail with the Bishop of Kelson, at a time wlie-i he was sulTeriug with a sore throat. He nearly doubled up the cleric by diyly telling him that lor once the Ollicial Ass. was a Rile ho(a)rsc. But another fellow improved on this by adding that it was quite littiug that the departmental quadruped should be in the company of Mules!—Spe/Mor. Mr H. Field, the General Secretary of the New Zealand t\ 'Jinnee,has written to the local secretary, intimating that he will visit Mastcrton on a lecturing tour early in June. \Ye understand that arrangements have been made for holding a public meeting on Monday, Juue 3rd, and that Mr Field will probably lake the moling service in the Weslcyan Church on Sunday, June 2nd. Mr Field is an eloquent and interesting lecturer, and as he was present at the House of Representatives during the whole of last session, lie is ,'u a position lo speak with some knowledge and authority on recent liquor legislation. The Jlev. S. H. P. Pciyman, of Eketihuna, lectured last (Wednesday) night in the Mastcrton Wcsleyau Schoolroom on " The Southern Lakes of .New Zealand "illustrating his subject with magi'c lantein views of the various lakes. The lcclra was both interesting and instructive and was thoroughly appreciated by the large audience, The proccecds go towards the fund for bu;lditig ii new church at Eketahuna. An accident, iortuiialely viatlradcd with serious results, occurred on the road between Eketahuna and Paiiialua on Wednesday evening. Mr C.H, Williams and another were proceeding iu a buggy to Pnhialua, leading a horse behind, when the ainial in the rear took fright and ran into the wheels, upsetting the vehicle Mr Williams Tell on the side of bis head, receiving some injury and being partially stiinucd by the full, With the exception of a slight kick on Hie tb'gh, the other occupant of the vehicle escaped uuhiiii. The buggy was considerably damaged,

It has been derided lo hold tlic Wcsleyan Sixpenny Concerts at Masterton eyei/ alternate Monday, ccmmcncing from Monday next, instead of on Tuesday, us heretofore, in consequence of the Operatic Socieiy holding their practices on tlmtevcniug. It lias also been decided to maiutain an excellent prograirne, and as all the leading amatours have promised their co-opera-tion, the public may expect something good for the iviutcr. Particulars wi". he duly advertised. Two thirds of the proceeds go towards repairing the Weslcyan parsonage, and oue tliivd to the Sunday School Minds. We arc informed that the directors of the Aiistrnh'.inMutualProvidentSocicty liavo again considered the question of the rate of interest charged to members who boiOT on the security of their policies, and it lias been decided to still further liberalise the conditions under which such loans can be obtained. For many years it was the practice of the society to charge a vi'form rate of 1 per cent, on all policy loans, whether the amouut required was £o or £SQ. liccently, however, an alteration was made, under which boi.'owers of an amount of £2CO or over for a fixed tei.n of not less than two years, should be clwrgcd only G per cent., provided the y did not borrow more than {5 per cent, of tliesuh'cndcr valucofthe policy, instead of £3 per cent., which was the limit available m terms of the by-laws. It is now, however, deteimincd by the directors to advance to flic full extent ofOOper cent,, if required, in all cases, and to charge the reduced rate of 6 per cent to all iliouorasof not less than £ICO wlio take the money for a fixed term of at least one year, interest being charged quarterly. This regulation 'will come ■into force ou tlio next quarter day, vie., Ist July,

A Masonic Ball is to bo held in Masterton in June, probably on 'Thursday the 20th of that month.

Messrs Loives & loms add to their next stock sale 1160 ewes and 350 forward wethers.

Mr George Bout, manager of the iermanent Investment and Building i-pwety of Nelson, is at present on a visit to Masterton.

Patrick Wm. Ryan, licensee of the Empire Hotel, Auckland, was fined £2 and £3 costs, yesterday for alleged ill. treatment of a dog,

It was alleged in the Masterton S.M. Court this morning that certain young men area the habit of smoking opium with Cliinamen resident here. Several members of the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade have been hard at work all day. getting ready for the social which takes place this eveniug. The Masterton Orchestra, under the direction of Mr A. von Keisenberg will supply the music. At _a meeting of the Masterton Lawn tennis Club last evening, the question of adding a Bowling Green to the tennis ground was discussed, but the feeling of the meeting was against the proposal. It was decided to hold a concert in connection with the Club, at an early date,

A meeting of ladies of St. Matthew's Parish will be held in the schoolroom at ■lo'cloek this afternoon, to make arrangements for the social to welcome llic Bishop of Wellington and Mrs (Yallis. lho social will he held on Thursday. May 16tli. Messrs Simms and Mowlem have been instmcted to oll'cr for sale by auction in their rooms, Queen-stveet, part town sccthi IG, situated iu Chapelstreet, adjohiing "lioimslow House." This valuable section contains twenty perches, more or less, it is well-feuced, and planted with 1)0 young fruit trees, A hill I holiday has bean proclaimed in Greytown for this afternoon, on the occasion of n football mateli between teams representing the tradespeople in the ton ii. Several Chinamen are included 1

A re-hearing of the case which in Mr John Cross was lined at Tenui under (lie Rabbit Act, is lo be applied for. The work of laying the foundations of Mr T. G. Mason's new shops in Queen Street was commenced to-day. The spawning season at the Masteiton fish ponds lias commenced. Yesterday MrL. P, Ayson collected 8.5C0 ova, being one day earlier than last year. An election to lill an extraordinary vacaiiy on the Mastcrton Town Lauds Trust, caused by the resignation ot Mr T. I'. Lett, will take place on' May 30th. Komiimtioiis close on M ay 17th, Ycslerdaymorniug a man named Thos. Boyne, who had received serious injury Irani a trolly at the Waikanae sawmill, was admitted to the Wellington Hospital. Examination showed that beside having 0110 of his legs crushed, he had been seriously hurt internally. " Doesn't it prove that a man has means if he smokes opium, Your Worship ?" asked a plaintiH' in the Masterton S.M. Court this morning, His Worship said the matter wouldcertaiuly require proving lirst, but the plaintiff was unable to do so, and the defendant stonily deired the charge. Mr Spencer Von Stunner will retire from his olliee of Judge of the Native Land Court on the 30th June next, after thirty-three years ol service. lie entered the Customs' Depaioment in 1882, became a liesident Magistrate at Hokianga iu 18111, was transferred lo the Wainirapa iu ISSS, and was appointed to the Native Land Court iu 1889. Mr Yon Stuuicr is entitled lo a pension, and we tiust ho will long live to enjoy it, says the IWw Scrub e Gazette.

Professor Lio Medo is now in Masterton, mid announces an entertainment for Friday evening next. He is a man of unique presence, and judging worn press notices in our exchanges, lie possesses mai rcllous power as an elocutionist, character delineator, and a phrenologist. A clever phrenologist always takes we" iu this town, and the Professor bears the reputation of being a smart one. The Temperance Hall will, _we anticipate, be none 100 large for his audience on Friday evening next, for Lio Medo is most decidedly an interesting personage, The sale of the Baniiockburn Eslate by Mr F. H. Wood at his Carterton rooms yesterday, was somewhat disappointing. From the attendance, which was very large and representative, it was anticipated that the whole property would have sold readily, but the reserves placed upon it were not realised and the property was withdrawn. It is now open for private sale, cither as a whole, or separately as subdivided, and as there are several enquiries from would-be buyers, it is not likely to remain long on hand.

Some of the Australian cattle on board the Perthshire, now in Lytlclton, have developed sickness, which is rumoured to be pleuro-pneumonia. Accordingly on Tuesday the Stock Department gave instructions to have the vessel isolated as far as possible. In the Wellington Magistrate's (W yesterday, before Mr Martin S.M., Edward Mcintosh and Harry Cunningham were charged with selling whisky and beer without a license on the Miramar trotting course on the 2nd inst. After hearing evidence, His Worship said he must convict, but lie was not sure tlint the right parties, the men who made the profit, were before the Court, Each defendant would be lined £lO 10s, with 13s costs.

Mr D. 8. Goodgcr, of Milton Post Oilicc, Ims been transferred to tlio Masterlon Post Odicc to take up the duties of Mr Tucker, transferred to Wangaimi. Mr Goodgcr will probably reach Masterton to-morrow, Tho lirncc Herald referring to him says Our readers will regret to learn that Mr D. S. Goodgcr, of the local postal depaitmcnt, has beiin removed to Masterton. During (he two years in which iie has acted as cadet at Milton, Hr Goodgcr lias made a host of friends, both in his public duties and in his private life. His unfailing courtesy to all cannot fail to have been observed, and together with his cheeiy manner has made him a deserved])' popular officer. The shift was rather sudden. Word of it first came on Saturday afternoon, and Mr Goodgcr left for his new sphere of labor by last night's express, being a ccompanicd to the station by a few of his friends. Wo wish Mr Goodger every success in his future life, whenever he may be stationed. The Australian Mutual Provident Society have asked us to point out that Mr G. W. Schroder is tho only canvassing agent employed at tlic present time in theMastcrton district. Occasionally under a' misapprehension, insurances arc effected which are supposed to be with the A.M.P. but arc really not connected with it, It is to prevent mistakes of this kind that the Society desires it to be known that in tlic Mastcrton district Mr Schroder is its sole authorised agent.—Advt.

Onoot the sights of Wellington, at auv timo is undoubtably the magnificent establishment known as Te Aro House, and now that every department within its walls is filled to overflowing, with a bewildering variety of tho season's novelties in millincry, mantles, dressts, etc., it ismore than oyer a pleasure and profit to visit tho wholesale family drapery warehouse, Te Aro House.

Particular attention has been paid this year to the requirements ot country customers, and the result is to be seen in the immense and varied stock of calicoes shirtings, funnels, flannellettes, strong Hearing dress materials, men's and boys' clothing, &o, The ohoieo in eaoh depart, ment, is almost unlimited, as may be imagined, when it is stated that of flannelette alone, over 5G,0C0 yards havo this season been imported at Te Aro House Wellington. A specially organised department, has been established to deal with country orders. Patterns of any materials in stock, wiH be forwarded to any address, post free, Country residents are invited to mite for prices, or any information regarding goods wanted. It is confidently asserted that nowhere osn suoh a wide selection, or suoh sterling value be obtained, as at Te Aro House Wellington.—Advt,