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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 281, 4 October 1879, Page 2

Mr E, Johnson advertises that all accounts due to him must be paid before Ist November. The third and last Horse Parade takes place in Mr J. Drummond's paddock at 1.30 this afternoon. A first meeting of creditors in the estate of Josiah Minifie, painter, of Carterton was held at Wellington on Thursday afternoon. The liabilities are stated at £924 3s, assets £460. We remind our readers of the auction sales to take place to day. At Greytown F. H. Wood and Co. cell a bakery business, fittings, etc., and other goods; and at Masterton Messrs lorns and Fer»usson sell at 1 o'clock, in Perry-street, the furniture of Mr C. Brown, and H, Tilly Browne and Co. hold their first sale in the Town Hall, at 2 o'clock, of drapery, clothing, and miscellaneous goods. Major Moore, of the 88th Regiment, s to receive the Victoria Cross, for gallantly endeavoring to rescue a wounded soldier from the Zulus, " Your banking account cannot be a big one, how comes it that you deal in three different banks ?" asked an inquisitive I merchant of a small retailer the other day " Well that's easily explained. It's policy, my dear friend, policy. I have an account in each bank you see, and when I run short I can apply to each one of them for an overdraft." The merchant retired, looking wonderfully enlightened.

•' The ordinary-monthly payments of the Masterton Building Society fall due today/ We notice that in accordance with the order of the Council at its last sitting, the hedges which for some time have overhung the main street, are at last being clipped. The meeting of the Town Lands Trustees to have been held last night was adjourned for a week in order to allow of the deputation to Wellington bringing up a report.

The Greytown Brass Band has gained a wonderful proficiency for the time they have been practising, and when they make their debut, which we hope will shortly take place, they will rival any band in the district.

A fire broke out on the premises of Mr A. McMaster, at Greytown, on Thursday evening at about 8 p.m. 'lho flame 3 first broke out at the back part of the barn (a fine new building), and spread with great rapidity to the stables. There was soon a large crowd of willing workers, and while some kept the water on the storehouse, which stands between the barn and the dwelling house, others were engaged in pulling down the store-house, so that the flames would not work their way to the house. This was quickly accomplished by the eager workers. Others, again, were keeping blankets, etc, wet on the house, and some removing the furniture, etc., some of which, we are sorry to say, was seriously injured. Fortunately there was no wind, and the fire was confined to the out offices, which were speedily reduced to ashes. The loss is estimated at about L3OO, the buildings destroyed being uninsured, We will take this opportunity of impressing upon the Greytown public the necessity there exists for a- Fire Brigade in that town, for although the public are always ready to assist, and on this occasion exerted themselves with great effect, yet a recognized brigade with an' officer at their head can always do more good than the public, no matter how well they exert themselves. A man named James Smith, commonly called " Sjdney Jim," a wheelwright lute in the employ of Mi Nielsen was arrested bv Constable Willoughby on suspicion, the servant girl having stated that she had seen him on the premises.

It is reported (says the Post) that the New Zealand Times has been sold to a resident of Dunediu, and he will take possession next week.

The cost of keeping up the Armed Constabulary at the front, in connection with the New Zealand native troubles, is £SOO per day. WejTJhroiiicle) are informed that the Melbourne Hotel, the affairs of which have been somewhat tinder a cloud of lute, has passed into the hands of Mr Lancaster, well known as the genial landlord of the Royal Hotel at Peatberston. A large swordfish was picked up on the beach at Napier a few days ago. It is said that it is the. first specimen of this kind of fish found on the coast in the neighborhood. The swordfish measured 14ft in length, the sword being fully four feet long. A schnapper about three feet long was found inside, and it is surmised that the traveller of the deep came to grief by taking more than could be easily digested.

On Thursday last Mr Beethaiu asked the Gove: nineiit, —If it is their intention during the present session to introduce a measure providing protection for prospectors for gold in districts that have not been •proclaimed goldfields?- The Hon Mr Gisborne said the prospectors had the protection of the Government under certain conditions. The matter mentioned was now under the consideration of the Government.

George Elliott says that irirls are " delicate vessels," They are the sort of vessels that young men frequently put to their lips; but they are nut so delicate as their pallor often implies. Did George never hear of a girl walking 3000 quartermiles in 3000 quarter hours ? It is she who dances until 2 p.m., and who sits at ihe piano two hours in the afternoon and sings "Mother, dear, is growing old," while her maternal parent is trying slapjacks for supper, who is a " delicate vessel."

The Northern Miner (Queensland) says: A jolly digger, who patronised one of our local banks by keeping an overdraft there, cilled lately to inquire why in thunder the bank had foreclosed on his share and sold it. Explanations were offered and not accepted, the manager foreclosed the door on the irate digger, but, unfortunately, in effecting this neat movement his hat fell outside, and was kicked from the bank to the corner of the' Royal by ihc delighted digger, whose only regret was that the manager's head was not in the hat. This is the latest fashion of working out an overdraft, The manager did not venture after his hat,

At the Police Court at Gisborne on Thursday last, Mr William Lee Eees, of Gisborne, barrister and solicitor, was charged that he did by false pretences, cause to he delivered to one J, F, E Rogan a certain banker's cheque for £, bearing date the 26th day of August, 1879, and drawn on the manager of the Union Bank af Australia at Gisborne, and signed by the said William Lee Eees, for the use or benefit on account of the said William Lee Rees, with intent to defraud. The case was dismissed, after having occupied the court all day, Evidence was furnished by Rees that he explained to the person, a lawyer, to whom he gave the deque, that he had not an account at the Uuitin limit. Rees subsequently charged Mr Lawrence, the h Ider of the cheque, and the prosecutor, with perjury, but yesterday afternoon withdrew the informaliun,

Mr H. Manns writes to the Times from the Ferry, Forty-mile Bush, riving the fullowiiiy account of the recent accident to the mail couch:-" An accident has occurred here which will prove that it is dangerous to travellers to cross while the Maoris have charge of the ferries. On Sunday hist September 28, the coach arrived here about six o'clock in the morning, having been delayed by a heavy fresh on Saturday. The fresh having gone down on Sunday morning to an ordinary size, I assisted togettln coach on the punt, but did not go over with it. When the punt arrived on the other side the Maori in attendance lowered the rope out too quick, and neglected to make the punt fast to the shore rope quick enough to stop her. She then commenced to run back for the other side, when the current caught the flap and the punt went, down head first, throwing the coach and horses into the river. After a good deal of rolling about the kingbolt came out, and the body of the coach left the fore-carriage with the horses, and with great difficulty they reached the side, and were cot into the bush, The top part of the coach is completely broken up, and the wheels and bottom are caught in the river about half a mile down the river. The mails are all lost and not likely to he recovered yet, as the river keeps up, and tlie water is verv thiok." '

i .„. ~,■ t . ~; . ..... ,7~r?553g3 We have received a letter'from the Rel J. P. Teakle, in reply to ".Churchman/I too late for our present issue. \ The Post states .that owing to No. 3 wire of ;the Cook Strait cable giving out, provision'has.been'wadeinthe new estimates for a new cable to be laid eitliei across Cook Strait, adjacent to the present cable route, or along a new routf from a point a few miles to the northwan of the mouth of the Wanganui river t( Wakapuaka.

Stanton, the English bycyclist, rode; match in June last, against three trotting horses, and thrashed tliem hollow, his 40 miles in 2 hours 21 minutes, Six days' walking matches, too, are bringing forth some wonderful results. In a grand match iecently, one of the contestant? namedPaughan scored as follows: In 11 hours, 62 miles, 88 yards: 12 hours, GO miles 700 yards; 13 hours, 72 miles 889 yards—performances which, the sporting papers say, beat all previous records.