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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5146, 3 October 1895, Page 2

Mr E. T. Gillon boards " the lion in his den," and accuses the Colonial Treasurer ol "deliberate falsehood," The Hon. J. G. Ward, \vc presume, is getting used to playful raillery of this character, and as the lion shakes the dew-drop off his mane, will brush away the solt impeachment.

With this issue we publish an inset from the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-oper-ative Association, giving special cash quotations for groceries etc. Yesterday afternoon twoyonng women, strangers to Masterton, wcro rolling about Quccn-slrcet in a shockingly drunken condition. This morning the same two unhappy creatures were walking about still the worse for liquor. During the present year there have been twenty-two bankruptcies in the Wairarapa, A special meeting of Parishioners of St. Matthew's Parish, llastcrton, will ho held in IL'c Schoolroom at 8 p.m. on Monday, October 14th.

Messrs Lowes & loms annouuee their nest slock sale for Wednesday 16th. Miss Gillespie applies in our advertising columns for a good bodice hand.

The Maslerton Municipal Fire Urigado intend holding a monster picnic, etc., on Boxing Day, similar to the one held last Anniversary Day. The Brigade has also organised a cricket club, and Treasurer Ewington and Fireman Jackson have been appointed a Committee to purchase the necessary requisites for same.

Anglican services mill beheld regularly at Opaki and Hangitumau, on the first and tliird Sundays of every month

Mark Twain is described in Sydney as "spare and undersized, with nothing about him to 1111 the eye."

Nearly four columns of the reading matter in the New Zculml Times of to-day, is taken up with the task of vindicating Ministerial veracity. This ought to do it!

The Mastcrlon Excelsior Cricket Club have received and accepted a challenge from the second eleven of the Excelsior Club of Wellington, to play a match at Maslerton on I'rincc of Wales' UirlluUy (iltliof .November). A notice re storing explosives within the Borough of Mastcrlon, appears in another column.

Messrs Simms & Mowlem add 10 miner pigs and 8 porkers lo llic list of entries for their next stock sale iu tlio yards on Wednesday, '.llli inst. A trap capsized on the 'A'aipoua Bridge lust evening. Both the occupants eseaped without injury. Hy announcement in this issue, it will he seen that a new line of drags will leave the Post Ollicc corner, llaslerton, every Sunday at one o'clock, for Greytown and Taueru, carrying passengers at cheap fares. We are requested to draw attention to the Jfgaluna Block, comprising 3000 acres, advertised for sale by Messrs Lowes and lorns. It is situated near (he TiDueru, fenced ami subdivided, and is lirst-elass pastoral country of a very healthy character, suitable for slice]) or cattle, and eau be purchased upon exceptionally easy terms. About eight o'clock last ercning, a crowd of young fellows coming clown Queen-street, in the direction of the Post Ollice, indicated that something unusual was alloat, The cause of the stir was soon seen. Two respectablydressed young women and a young man, came staggering along, one of the former being apparently so helplessly intoxicated tluit she fell down.

An old-fashioned wooden drinkingbowl, at one time iu uso in flicjliussiaii Navy, has been presented by Air Angus McLeod to the Maslerton Museum. It has been in his possession sinco 1819. Hung Foo, fruiterer, of Grey town, now residing at Waipawa, has filed a declaration of insolvency in the local Court. Henceforth the Chinaman may be regarded ns a man ami a brother! The regular monthly meeting of the Maslerton Municipal Fire Brigade was held 011 Tuesday evening, Captain Pickering in the chair. The Secretary's and Treasurer's reports were read and adopted. 'J'lie attendance for tlio past month wasexccplionallygood. Branchman Fitzsimmons was granted three months' leave of absence. Fireman C. Webb, nf Kuripnni Branch, was transferred to the Central Branch. Fireman J. Berry resigned membership owing to leaving the district, his resignation being accepted with regret. Mr J. Jones was liominaled for membership, The rise iu the price of wool and the probability of the market remaining buoyant for some time, has brightened the prospects of our pastoralists materially. The coming clip will uo doubt bring iu more than in previous years, butshecp-farnicrs will be studying their owu interests by selling in the open market rather than making sales at the homestead to itinerant wool-buyers, There arc to be three sales at Wellington during the season, and the New Zealand Loau and Mercantile Agency Co. offers unrivalled facilities to its clients, while by 11 special clause in tlio Company's artirlcsof association absolute protection is afforded customers. In another column the Loan and Mercantile Co. has an announcement of special interest to our sheep-farmers.

Messrs Simms & Mowlem announce a large salo of furniture, cutlery, crockery, ironmongery, oranges onions, perambulators, sewing machines, also thrco first-class pianos, The sentence recently passed on Somcrville, the M'astcrton murderer, according to Mr Ilall, has caused some uneasiness among those who know the man from the fear that at somo time in the near future he may be released 011 a medical certificate that ho is of sound mind, For this reason Mr Hall asked what was the full significance of the sentence. The Minister for Justice said that the statute provided for the release of a prisoner when of sound mind, but tlio Government would see that Somcrville was not discharged without cyidonee that would warrant it.

A very usefifl and most carefully compiled little book, entitled the " Milk 1 Suppliers' Heady Bcckonor," being a series of tables invaluable to dairy farmers and others, has just been issued in neat and) handy form by the Government Printing Office. The work of compilation has been carried out by Mr James Brown, an experienced aecouutant and secretary to the Tarafahi Dairy Company. The object! of tl:6 wprk js to afford a quick, reliable and simple maps of readily determining the values of different quantities of milk of varied qualities, | which by the old method was a laborious task to most people, and to many quite impossjble.' Mr Brown's ready reckoner should bp in tjic linjids of every milksupplier and farmer, and af (lie : lislied price (one shilling and sixponee) is within tho reach of all, Mr irown is to he congratulated on the result of his labors, and may confidently look forward to a ready sale. All eptentrjo individual caused considerable amusement to onlopkefs |ast evonlng, by washing his faco in the horse-trough iu front of the Post Office, and then disappearing into a hostelry near by, probably to ask for the loan of a towel Spectators were of the opinion .that {lie inoo'n being at its full,.in. top , 'way accounted'fpr tho man's action,. ,

The sum of £2,580 hna now boon subscribed towards Wellington Cathedral. The adjourned mooting of creditors in tho estate of W. Ml takes place at 2p,m. to-morrow. The annual meeting of the Mastorton Building Society takes place this evening. During last month twenty-nine estates j wero placed in the hands of the Public Trustee. The largest was thatof Charles Mm, Carterton, £16,000. The advantages to be obtained by the use of Littlo's sheep dipping compounds, both fluid and powder, are set forth in an advertisement which appoars on the first pago of this issue, This wellknown and largely used dip has stood the test of time in every sheep-raising country in the world, and is used on many millions of sheep, ovory year. The price of the Kopuaranga" Primroso " butter lias been still further reduced to 9d per lb. This first-class butter limy he obtained at the W.P.C.A. stores.

Tenders are inyitcd up till October 10th, for leasing 820 acres at Mikimiki, with or without purchasing clause. Further particulars may be obtained on application to Mr 6. Welch, Opaki.

There was a fairly well attended meeting of the Mastorton Blue and White League, held at Oxford House last evening, when the licv. J. Dukes conducted the meeting, and gave an instructive and interesting address to tlic members.

Messrs Harcourtand Co., of Wellington, have received instructions to sell by auction oil the 25th instant, a block of 857 acres at Wainuiorn, fifteen miles from Gladstone, held under the small grazing run tenure. The land has been partly improved ; 170 acres of bush being felled and grassed, which more than fulfills the improvement conditions to date. The block consists of good rolling country of which all parts can be ridden over, and will carry when cleared at least two sheep per acre. The tenure can lie converted into lease in perpetuity (H!)!l years) if desired. The sale is to lie absolutely without reserve.

Olio of !!ic drawbacks of eomilry life, at least to tlie small .settler, is undoubtedly the increased price lie lias to pay for any articles of clothing or general drapery, by reason ot the extra charges (or freight or carriage. This drawback need exist no longer, lor extra charges arc done a,;ay willi tinder llio new system which lias been inaugurated at Te Alio Houan, Wellington. Under this system, any ol the parcels advertised, will he sent to any address in New Zealand, rest hike, the prices charged being exactly the sain-- as those at which the goods are s >!d over the counter in Wellington. As may bi imagined, however, this liberal oiler is only extended to cash customers, and nil orders for advertised parcels, must be accompanied by cash tor the amount, before the order can ho executed at Tn Alio Hoiiss, Wellington, In illustration of this system, we will give an example. Take for instance No. 3 Parcel, which contains 1 lady's White Mainsook ISlouse, trimmed with embroidery and with the new butterll/ collar; 1 Navy or Black Sateen Blouse, with wbitc spots, new stylo; 1 pair of Black or Coloured 'Mom Gloves,and 2 pairs of Ladies Black Cashmere This complete parcel will be sent, post free, to any address, on receipt of 12/0, from Te Alio House Wellington.—Aun.