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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2081, 15 June 1887, Page 2

Monday next, being Jubilee Bay, the Siandauo will not be published. Mr Wood adds to the list for his stock sale at Taratabi yards on Thursday 23rd June. By our advertising columns it will be seen that Mr F H Wood intends holding another largo general sale in his Greytown rooms on Saturday, 2nd July. He bus secured a very extensive assortment of goods for the occasion, many of them quite new liues. Groceries, furniture, drapery and olothiug, general merchaudise and household effects are all well represented. At the Carterton B.M. Court yesterday a civil ease B Gunderson v. W Meikelson claim £2B, was tbs only case of any importance for hearing. Judgment was given for (he amount claimed with costa. The Greytown Bifle Volunteers at their parade last night at which there was a good muster resolved to proceed to Wei ingtou if invited to take part in the sham tight and volunteer review in Jubilee week. Mr Clark, draper, of Carterton, will have a fresh announcement in our next. Mr George H. Mtrson, a veteran of the Maori War of 1815, died at Ctnistoliuieh on Monday. He served on HM. ships Castor aud Powerful, and was in the first Chinese, Indian, and Crimean wars.

A general meeting of the Wairarapa Teaclifr=i' Institute was held un Saturday, when a paper on the school standards was read by Mr Grundy, of Masterton, proposing some important amendments, namely:—l. That the course of arithmetic be revised, and dies tributed over seven standards, (a seventh standard being now recognised .by the departraent of public instruction). 2. That geography be made a class subject in all stan. dards. d. That English grammar be a class subject, not a pass subject in standards 111 and IV. 4. That English history be commenced in Standard IV, not in Standard 111. 5. That science and needlework should not be expected from country schools, should be limited to two branches, freehand and model, or freehand and practical geometry at the option of the teacher.” Messrs Samuel, McFarlane, Bunting, of Featberston, Connell of Waibakeke, Bakewell and Brann took part in the discussion, and it was resolved on the proposition of Mr Samuel, seconded by Mr Connell, that members be invited to bring forward resolutions of proposed amendments for discussisu at the next quarterly teachers' meeting. It was also resolved on the motion of Mr Brann, seconded by Mr Bunting, that steps be taken to affiliate the institute with the New Zealand Teachers’ Institute.

Messrs Maxton and Webster intend to have a grand jubilee illumination at the People's Auction Mart Qreytowu on Friday night next. A quantity of goods, among their many novelties will be displayed, and the public are invited to view the effect prior to the sale on the following day (Saturday). The Carterton Fire Brigade have asked the Secretary of the Greytown Fire Brigade (Mr C. Higgins) to ask the Greytown Firemen to take part in the Torchlgiht procession at Carterton on Monday night 20th. The Wairarapa Gun Club will meet at Hammerich's Hotel on Saturday night, at 7.30. The Jockey Club in the afternoon.

The Greytown school children will be able to keep up the Queen’s Jubilee if nobody else in Greytown does. The school committee intend giving a public tea meeting on Tuesday afternoon next, 21st instant, at the Town Hall, this day being chosen so that it should not interfere with the doings at Carterton on Monday. After tea is over there will be some amusement out of doors and then the children will re-assemble in the ball to witness some magic lantern scenes. The Greytown Orchestral Society will discourse sweet music and during the evening the Maypole Dance will be given. Uhe Papawai Native children will be present by invitation. It is expected that Mr Buchanan, M.H.R., will preside and address the audience. Altogether the children will have a good time of it and as the price of admission to the tea is low there will doubtless be a good number of friends present. No charge will be made at the doors for the entertainment.

The train to Woodville last Monday night ran into a bullock lying on the line near Mata* man, and the engine derailed. The paseano gere were compelled to stay in the train all night, as the place where the accident occurred is a long way from any settlement. A pedlar (says an exchange) made a" flying" visit to the Tuapeka district a few days ago, on what was pleased to term " a message of salvation to the farmers." He bad for sale a comber of small parcels labelled " The Electric Exterminator.” especially devised fn the interests of the rabbits. The vendor claimed for it that no rabbit subjected to the exterminator escaped instantaneous annihilation. The parcels which were sold at the reasonable figure of 2s fid each, were not to be opened until about te be used, " being subject to atmospherical disturbances. 1 ’ One farmer on opening out the " exterminator ” for use, found it to consist of a piece of ordinary whipcord with a noose at the end of it, while on an accompanying piece of paper appeared the words "Place the rabbit's head within the noose and pull until strangled." The police are looking for the talented inventor, with the intention of having him properly rewarded.

The weathelr in Tasmania is very cold, and Mount Wellington is covered with snow.

The surplus revenue of Victoria this year is expected to be nearly half a million.

Professor Hiokton, the renowned horse tamer, performs at Featherston tonight, and at Qireytqwn Town Hall on Saturday night. As a party of navvies were proceeding to the railway works at the Gorge last Monday night, after attending the funeral at Palmerston North of the man Bing, drowned some six weeks ago in the river, the brake, which is a lourm-band, and the whole number on board, toppled over and fell into the river. Fortunately, the bank is rather sloping at this point and the water shallow, and no casualties beyod a broken arm are reported. If the accident happened when the party were further through the Gorge a frightful catastrophe must have been the result.

As there were not quite enough to make an inspection last night the Captain o.' the Oreytowu V< luntcers, on behalf of Major Bonny, baa ordered an inspection parade on Friday night.

Mr John Blaine, of Groytowu, haw invented a most useful embrocation or liuameut, which, upon being fairly tested, has proved to be most efficacious in cases of sprains, bruises, scalds, &c. The police of Masterton have been over-sharp. On Saturday night they arrested a newly married man on bus. piciou of being one John Todd, wanted on a charge of larceny of horses and implements. The arrested one had just reached the station with his young wife when he was separated and taken to the lockup. Further research led to his being released. Cheap excursion tickets will be issued on the New Zealand railways for the J übileo holidays. These tickets will bo issued on Saturday next aud ou Monday, Tuesday, aud Wednesday following, to be available up to the 27th instant. At Scarborough, Thomas Gilmore, a laborer, was seuteuced to six mouths’ hard labor for having brutally beaten his son, live years old, with a strap. The child’s body boro marks of very severe cruelty.

The balance sheet of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Society shows, after au expenditure of nearly £OOO last year, a balance to the good of.IT Mitt. S. Hawkins has been re-elected president, and Mr B. Meredith aud George Heetham, M.H.R,, vice presidents.

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