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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 294, 20 October 1879, Page 2

The acceptance of the services of the Masterton Cadet Corps is gazetted, _ Plans of the town and small farm sec.tions of Martinborough can be seen at this office. The annual meeting of members of the Wainirapa Hospital is adjourned till Friday next. The Anglican Bishop of Wellington preached at Greytown yesterday morning, and in the evening'at Featherston, The creditors of Mr T, Evans, formerly of the Marquis of Norinanby Hotel, have recommended his discharge. An Association has been formed at Wellington for the protection of native industries. Mr 0. R. Carter has been appointed its first president. Mr W. Mitchell's Troubador took the first prize at the Hawke's Bay annual show, held at Hastings, for the best horse calculated to improve the bred of carriage horses, The Masterton Brass Band kept the town lively on Saturday, by playing through the streets. We trust the public will respond to the pleasure afforded to it

by subscribing to the Band funds, which, we believe, are at low ebb. At a meeting of Stewards of the Wairnrapa Jockey Club held on Saturday last, it was decided that in consequonce of the encroachments of the Tauherenikau, the races could not bo run there this year, Steps will probably be taken to secure a new course, but this season the annual event will probably have to come off on the Waihenga course,

It is stated that an application has been made to the Government for a reward for the discovery of the perpetrators of the late outrage on the Taratahi. Possibly had there been money hanging on to the business Detective Sullivan would have stopped and finished his work, instead of leaving a red hot scent to go to Christchurch.

A daring robbery, writes the Standard, was committed on Monday last from Mr Robinson's house, near the Waiohine The robber forced an entrance into the house and took with him a lady's gold watch and chain, also £2los in cash, Mr Robinson had only been out of the house a few minutes; and, when on returning found the house had been entered and the above mentioned stolen, so that it would appear as if the man had been watching the house for a chance. The police, we believe, have an idea who the man is, and we only hope he may be captured and dealt with as he so well deserves, The man Busch, who now lies at the Masterton Hospital, the victim of the late outrage, is stated by his fellow countrymen to be a respectable industrious person. He has a wife and family and is in needy circumstances, A gentleman called at our office on Saturday and stated that he would be willing, in the event of a subscription being got up for the benefit of his family, to give £5 to it; he being satisfied from enquiries which he had made that the case was one which deserved the consideration of the public. We shall be happy to receive at this office any contributions for his relief. lorns & Fergusson's sale of stock and machinery on Saturday was largely attended, there being upwards of 300 people in the yards, there being a double sale and everything, to go without the slightest reserve, which attracted buyers/ Mr Girdlestone being unavoidably absent from Masterton, his sale of Petherick's plant was handed, over to Messrs lorns & Fergusson, which, together with their own sale for the estate of Mr Bannister made up a very large programme. The absence of money was evidenced throughout 'by the unusually small figures obtained for every description of stock, &c. Five draught horses sold from £7 to to £l2 each; four brake horses brought from £5 to £l2 each j hacks were sold at prices varying from £3lss to £6, nothing extra good in this class beingoffered. The prices for cattle were very low, the demand being nothing compared to.last season. Five ppns were sold—yearlings £2 ss; mixed cattle £3; cows from £3 53 to £6 15s, mostly all being sold to a Greytown buyer. These prices are about 30 per cent, less than the prices obtained last year. An American brake was sold for £ls; two carts £lO and £l2; spring cart £7los; harness for brake, cart, and trap, from £2 per set, One second-hand buggy and harness brought £2O. Pigs, nearly full grown, brought from 20s to 40s, Farm gates sold for 20s each. Ploughs, harrows, grubber, chaff-cutter, and a few farm implements, brought fair prices considering their condition. Sheepskins brought Is 9d each, Two tanks sold from £3los to £4 5s each, Furniture excited a good deal of keen competition, and a miscellaneous lot of tools, ironwork, and small stuff sold very well. Buyers being found for all, nothing whatever was withdrawn. This was the biggest sale of the season, the catalogue being varied and the attendance large,