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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1756, 6 November 1885, Page 2

Monday next, being a public holiday, the Standard will not be published on that day. The train arrangements for the Prince of Wales Birthday are published elsewhere. The members of the Greytown Working Men’s Club held a meeting on Saturday night. The Wairaiapa Jockey Club meeting on Monday promises to be very successful if the weather is favorable. Nearly all the horses have arrived on the ground, and training is being actively proceeded with. At Mr F B Wood’s sale at the Show yards yesterday, Mr John Ross’ 3 year old roan bull, Sir Garnet, was sold to J P Russell for 150gs. Mr Ross’ 4 year old white bull, Musselman, was bought in at 300 guineas ; £3OO was offered, but not taken. The above splendid bulls were brought from Pateaby Mr Ross, and exhibited at the Show. Mrs Scott’s evangelistic services at Featherston and South Featherston this week have been largely attended. Much interest has been created by them. Next Sunday afternoon and evening she commences her work at Matarawa and Greytown. The Greytown Rifles will fire the first match for the Unknown Cup on Saturday. There will be a morning and an evening squad, one to commence at 6 a.m, and the other to commence at 2.30 p.m. Conditions will be read on the ground. Any competitor arriving half an hour after the firing has commenced will not be allowed to compete. Everyone must provide himself with ammunition. Some squabbles among women were brought into the R. M. Court, Carterton, on Tuesday, and Mr Stratford dismissed all the cases observing that if punishment was inflicted, it should be inflicted all around as the language and conduct was simply disgraceful. The New Zealand Herald is rough upon Sir Julius for “ collaring ” the one million loan intended for the North Island Main Trunk Railway Line. Our contemporary says Sir Julius has given the full, true, and particular account of how the great ‘ .Cabinet trick ’ is to be performed of placing a million pounds sterling in a securely sealed casket, and by the words, ‘Presto, change,’ and wave of the magic wand, transferring the million into a lot of little matchboxes, arranged on the stage.” After discussing the subject, the article concludes—“ The prince of political conjurors, we should add, is not only profuse, but gracious. He adds to the telegram this delicious clause— 1 1 have given you this lengthy explanation, but of course the simple answer to your question is Government does not intend to do anything but what the law requires.’ ‘ What law requires.’ We thank thee, Julius, for teaching us that word, but we claim that action in this matter should proceed on lines of higher law than that of the hueksterer and stock jobber—the law, to wit, of political honesty and good faith. If we get what that law requires, we shall get the million loan devoted, as soon as raised, to the trunk railway to connect the centres of population in the North Island.” This is all very well, but Sir Julius will “ collar ” the million all the same.

“ Rough On Corns.” Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch. The directors of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company intend to erect at Plimmerton commodious refreshment and accommodation rooms, capable of sheltering from the weather as many as 500 people. The refreshment rooms will be sufficiently large to sent 80 to 100 perssns, and the public room will accommodate about 150 people.

Catarrh of The Bladder, Stinging irritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buchu-paiba.” Druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents. At Whangareri, Auckland, the Exchange Building, the property of Mr E. Caffer, and occupied by Messrs Clark and Walker, merchants, and Messrs Hughes and George, solicitors, were totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning, and the Bank of New Zealand, the Council Chambers, and the Northern Advocate offices were considerably damaged, and bad a veryjnarrow escape. JUies and Bugs. Beetle)-, insects, roaches, ants, bed bgg'g, rats, mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by “ Rough on Rats.” Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christhureh.

Mr W. E. Gladstone believes that the Roumelian revolution will result in an unmeasurable calamity involving the whole of Europe, unless the dispute is strictly limited to the country directly interested.

The following telegram has been received by Messrs. Bethnne and Hunter from Dalgety and Co., London:—' 1 London, Saturday.— Public wool sales at Antwerp largely attended. Prices there rather higher than last London rates. Tallow market glutted; prices 4 per cent, lower.” The s.s. Wairarapa is now at Auckland. The passengers have presented a highly complimentary address to Captain Chatfield and subscribed a sum of money for the stewardesses. The losses of certain passengers are exceptionally heavy. Investigation seems to show that the cause of the fire was the bursting of a kerosene lamp left alight in the bootroom

The Telegraph Office will observe the following hours on Monday pth November (Prince of Wales Birthday), viz., 9 a.m to 10 a.m and 7 p.m to 8 p.m. During a recent storm at Lancaster, Penn., lightning struck a horse and tore off three of the animal’s shoes, but did not injure the equine in the least.

There are now about a dozen bridges across the Thames at London, and the Corporation has just decided to build another. Two centuries ago London Bridge was the only one, and the bold proposition to throw across another as fat up as Putney was kicked out of the House of Commons.

Mr Loasby’s new advertisement in our next. Mr Amesbury, dentist, may be consulted at Master* ton, as per advertisement.

Messrs Laery and Campbell reports that little or no fresh butter is coming forward and it is difficult to place at Sd per lb. Mr James Mcßride, an old resident at Queenstown, was drowned on Tuesday from a boat, and bis five children are left orphans. The following team have been selected to represent Greytown against the Surrey (Wellington) team on Monday W. C. Cuff, W. Judd, H, Hawke, E. Rutherford, J. Nation, G. Jackson, J. Judd, W. J. Knell, J. Jackson, A. Hawke,and M. C. Tully. Play will commence at 9.80 o’clock, so as to enable the visitors to return to Wellington by the afternoon train.

We wiilagain remind our cricketers that the second innings of last Saturday’s match (Greytown v. Kuritiwhiti) commences at 2 o’clock to-morrow. The names of the team were published in our last isisue. In our remarks concerning the Show we should have mentioned tbit Mr Thos Walker deserves much congratulation for iis successful exhibit of his roan bull Tommy, whicl secured first prize in his class, grade shorthorn. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather the two entertainment in Carterton on the night of the •4th were well attended. The entertainment at the Lyceum was muci enjoyed, and we believe the Fire Brigade will be satisfied with the results accruing from their soiree,

At the Show oi Wednesday, an accident befel Mr Yennel's mare it taking the waterjump. She struck one of her hind «et against the off foreleg and cut the sinew of the latter, it it fearad the mars is permanently lamed.