Captain Wcsfcrupp and Air W. Bennett, lato captain and engineer of tho steamer Waitapu, which was burnt on the Patent Slip sonic time ago, have purchased the steamer Wairoa now running in tho Napier-Wairoa trade, and intend to rim her in the Woiiingloii-i'ataaund AYcllington-llavolock trade. Captain Westrupp and Air Bennett lett by the Flora for Napier on Monday for tho purpose of bringing the steamer to Wellington. Tho Wairoa is expected to start running on Friday. The balance-sheet of the Manawatii Agricultural mid Pastoral Association shows tho receipts for tho past year b> havo been £lBlO ts Bid and the expenditure £1795 JOs lOd, leaving a credit balance in hand of £2O 14d, after improvement.; have been effected to tho show ground to the value of upwards of £SUO. '1 ho assets of tho Association are valued at £2775 ‘Js Bid, and tho liabilities are set down at £l2B (is tkl.
Mr 11. Snow, engineer at Apiti, was married to Alias Cooper, only daughter of Airs S. Cooper, of Terrace End, at All Saints’, Palmerston North, last week. Bride and bridegroom arc well known and popular throughout the Manawatu and Eangitikei districts.
At a wedding in Dunedin last week tho bride and her seven bridesmaids were dressed in rich cream-coloured material, manufactured at the Ivlosgiul mill of the Alosgiel Woollen Company, founded by the father of the bridegroom. Mr Eugene Ysaye, the violinist, lias bought for £IOOO the St; adivarius violin known as
“ Hercules.” It is dated 1752, is one of the most perfect of its family, and is beautifully preserved.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1260, 23 April 1896, Page 27
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