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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 187, 17 June 1879, Page 2

Wo acknowledge receipt of letters froir "W. McKeeyer" and r-bserver,' Featherston! they \yill appear iij our next issue, On' Sunday evening last, jefleotoc glare of the great fire at Wellington, p! noticed by many settlers in Masfcerton, The periodical meeting of the Mastertoi Oddfellow's Lodge takes place this even ing. : ' Tho " Yellow 'Bus" has given up ifc daily trip to Featherston, anci nov goes down one day and returns the next, A meeting of the creditors of H. A, oom was held at Greytown on Monday but was postponed on account of the ab sence of Mv Copper A statement ol accounts showed that he owed £240 pre vious 4b coming: to Greytown, his liabilities since amount to £216 ; lie paiC £44 off the old accounts, His present liabilities exceed L4OO, and assets L 7. It ttas also shewn that he was receiving a salary (it the rate of -L275 per annum. i.■ y■:.

A meeting for the election of a Warden' for No. G Ward Masterton Highway District, is convened for Monday, the 30th inst, i' There was a drunken fight in Queenstreet yesterday, not .far from the Constabulary Station. The police arrangements for the Borough are very inefficient. Affairs in Egypt are in an unsatisfactory state. The Standard says that the Khedive cannot pay interest on his debts, either by fair means or foul. ■ A vory satisfactory meeting of the Masterton Volunteers was held last evening at the Council Chambers. Fifteen new members were sworn in, and arrangements were made for commencing-drill in the Town Hall, on Monday evening next. Mr J. M. Girdlestone is instructed by the trustees in the estate of Mr John Disher, of Tauei'u, to sell on, Thursday next by auction, in the premisefftHlas-. terton recently occupied by Messrs Blaker.j and Co., the stock-in-trade and goodwill; of the premises recently occupied by the bankrupt. Grace Nicol, aged 92, died on Monday last at- the residence of her son-in-law, John Allan, at Alexandra, Waikato. Some interest' is perhaps attached to this announcement, from the fact that Giace Nicol once resided at Tullicheltan, Perthshire, and was the mother of Robert Nicol, the young Scottish poet who was designated " Scotland's second Burns by the Tate George Gilfillan, The " champion drunkard" has made his appearance at Birmingham. The Pall Mall Gazette says, "A carter and corndealer named Wm. Poole, forty years of age, made his 99th appearance on a charge of drunkenness before the magistrates at tho Birmingham Borough Police Court recently. He was fined 40s and costs, and informed the Court that lie had paid £2OO in fines. The man was in excellent health." The Bank of England (says the European Mail of 14tli March) is in a peculiar position at tho present moment, It holds 32 millions in coin and bullion, and has only a note circulation of a little over 29 millions. This state of tilings does not often occur, and it is not a fact that can be regarded with satisfaction. It is simply indicative of tho inability of banks and other large holders of_ capital to employ the amounts at their disposal. The following is an analysis of the Electoral Districts of New Zealandl. Thirtysix Electoral Districts in whiclr the numbers are between 1,000 and 1,750, the average for the whole of the distiicts being 1,400. 11. Fourteen Electoral Districts between 1,750 and 3,500. HI. Twelve Electoral Districts between 700 and 1,000. IV. Seven Electoral Districts under 700. Total, 09 districts, returning 84 members. ' The Wellington correspondent of ihe Feilding Guardian writes" There will be several candidates for the Manawatu in the event of a dissolution. Dr Buller has definitely made up his mind to run for that constituency. It is said that Walter Johnston will run for Wellington m the Conservative and the Catholic interests. The late defeat of Hunter for the Mayoralty has so cowed him that he would probably make way for Johnston. The Liberals reckon on returning two candidates for Wellington. Hutchison and Fisher are said to bo the coining men." The following novel and amusingaccount of the oriain of.tho Zulu war is from Truthln a row, cherchez la feme. Cetewayo loved Arabella, the barmaid of a missionary who sold brandy at his store Cetewayo's intentions were honorable and he wished to marry Arabella. Nor was that maiden loth to exchange the bar for a savage palace, But Cetewayo s respected parents objected to the match, and the missionary was afraid that if he consented to the marriage his license to sell liquoi would be taken away. On coming to the throne, Cetewayo.banished the missionary, and showed himself by no means a friend to rum-selling missionaries. Sir Bartle Frere, however, favors these gentry. Thus, thanks to Arabella and to a missionary wanting to make money by tlu sale of spirits, we are landed in the Zulu war."