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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 679, 29 January 1881, Page 2

Messrs J. lorns'A Co. hold a market sale at 2 p.m. to-day.

After February Ist the Taratahi Posl Office is to be called by the prefix uf Clareville.

The big store lately in the occupation of Mr F. W. Hales is advertised for sale or for letting by Mr W. Bel lar. We have to acknowledge receipt of the following contributions towards providing helmets for the Maaterton "ire Brigade; —A. Bish, ss; 11. H. Cliinchen, ss; J. Wrigley, £1; fl. dale,-' £1; J. Payton, ss,

Messrs 0 A, Briggs and Co. are offering Wood's combined Reanors and Binders at £55 on Very liberal terms; also, a thoroughbrace brake with horses and harness, second-hand reapers and binders, and other goods, for which we must refer our readers to their advertisements in another column.

The butter brought to Loudou in the refrigerating room of the steamshipProtos, with the fresh meat, from Melbourne, has arrivod in excellent condition, and the doubts which at first existed as to its freshness have, thorefore,- been dispelled.

The Auckland Herald states that the Governor gave great offence at Ohinemutu by refusing to shake hands with a Maori woman who held out her hand to him and by resolving, at the last moment, to stay at an lintel owned by one tribe, when preparations had been made for his enter tainment at an hotel owned by another tribe,

The Post understands that two of the locomotives now beiii" landed from the Antares aro intended for use on the Wel-liiigtou-Masterton line. One is a singleboiler Fairlie, similar to the three now in use, but of greater power, having 13 inch cylinders, instead of 12 inch. The other is of the " D " class, of which there are already three working on the line, used mostly for the short traffic between Wellington and Lower Hutt and on the Greytown branch. These additions increase our stock, of engines to 18 in all—viz., 4 Fells, 4 single Fairlies, 4 of class L, 4 of class D, 1 of class O, and a small shunting engine uuolaaaed. This should be able to meet all present requirements of the line. The Antares and Hurunui also have brought two engines for Taranaki and one for Napier, which will be forwarded at once to their respective destinations.

It is stated that the first half-yearly payment under the Property Tax Act will have to be made on the Bth of March, and the second on the 22nd of March. The Ides of March will be remembered this year, The Government must be as mad as a March hare to expect to bag both the instalments within the short period of fourteen days. Our contemporary, the Post, remarks-" Some annoyance may perhaps be created by persons being required to pay a second instalment dfrectly after the first." Surely the Post must be mistaken. The public, when the Government, from -blundering and buu<rlina, is in a fix, will never object to bear the brunt of paying within the month of March, an objectionable impost twice over, However, the- money will, ho doubt, be pulled through, and the friction will not be considerable while our contemporary carries the oil can for the department,

The annual district meeting of the Wellington branch of tho Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, was held at the rooms of tho Loyal Greytown Lodge on Thursday, at 1.30 p.m T!ie district officers present were •—P G 0.W.8e11, (UL;P.G., Thomas Ca'rr, D.G M.; Edwin Bannister, C.S. The following delegates were present .—Britannia Lidge, P.G.Sinclair; Antipodean Lodge, P.G. Hales; Kainapoura Lodge, Secretary Green ; St. George's Lodge,P.G. Gardiner; Rn ße of the Valley. P.P.G.M. Brown; Unity Lodge, Secretary Keys; Heart of Oak Bodge, P.G. Buller; Masterton Lodge, P.G. Bish; Greytown Lodge, P.PD.G.M. Loasby' After the Grand Master had taken his seat and the delegates had presented their certificates, the Grand Master read hi* report, The minutes of the last district meeting were read and confirmed, It was resolved that a vote of thanks he passed to the G.M. for his report, and that the same he printed in the annual report. The auditors' report and balance sheet were then read and adopted, The election of officers for the ensuing term was then proceeded with, with the following result:—P.G. Carr as G.M. ; P.G. Bujck, as W.P.(,.; and Edwin Bannister, as C.S,; PIG. T. McKenzieas Relieving Officer; P.S Smith aa District Warden. The Widow and Orphan's' Fund for the District was introduced by P.PG.M. Loasby, who spoke at some length upon the suhject; but there being no seconder the motion lapsed. " That any Lodge may use either initiation charge," was proposed by PG. Bish, and seconded by P.P.G.M. Loasby, and carried. It -was resolved that a table of Lodge nights, the number, of members, and the date and hours of meeting be printed. The question of a superanuation fund was held over for further consideration, and the Widows' Donation was not entertained P P.G.Mi Bell then installed the P.G.M. and P.D.G.M. in their offices, They briefly responded. It was resolved-that the next meeting be held at the Rose of the' Valley Lodge, Lower Hu>,t. A vote if thanks with Lodge honors was passed to the retiring G.M. A purple lecture was held immediately after the district meeting, at which several took the decree. After the district meeting of the Oddfellow's held at Greytown oh Thursday,' the members of the Greytown Lodge entertained the district officers, at which about 20 delegates apd-visitors were present.' The dinner was provided by host Jones, and was placed on the table in his usual excellent style, P.P.D.G.M. Louby occupied thechair,assistedby V G,Avery, After the good things provided had beeti' satisfactorily discussed, the following toasts were honored ;-Queen and Royal Family, Governor and Legislature, ManChester Unify and : Board of Directors, responded to by I ?.C.S, Bannister, the Wiitow and Orphan Fund, responded to P.P.G.M. Bell, the Greytown Lodge, responded to by P.S, Wehater, Sister Lodges, responded to by P.G. Secretary Keys, Kindred Societies, responded toby V.G. Avery, Borough Council, prosperity to (Jreytown and - trade generally, the Press, the Ladies, responded to by Mr Neilson, the chairman and host. . These were interspersed with songs, and a most pleasant evening was spent, "Should auld acquaintance be forgot," brought the evening to a close.

The Wairarapa Volunteers are bestirr-.) ing themselves to do honor to the Governor on hia arrival at Maaterton, on Thursday next. We understand a special train has been arranged for to bring up detaohments of the Greytdwn and Carterton corps to join the Maaterton Rifle Volunteers and Cadets, in forming a guard of honor to Excellency on '.'.. . : - The usual drill of the Maaterton Rifle Volunteers did not take place last night, owing to a sufficient number of members not putting in an appearance till long after the advertised time. We understand that the hour-fixed is too early for many of them, who. live some distance from the town, and if .'this is the reason of the failure last evening it would be better to make the time a little later, as it is very discouraging to those who do turn out to time, and then have to go home after wailing about for'perhaps an hour. The annual meeting of the cumpatiy comes off on Friday evening next, when it is to be hoped a full muster of the corps will take place,

The Ram Pair at Napier on Thursday last was a great success. The attendance was large and the bidding brisk, especially i-i long wools, the'prices realised being from 50 to 100 per cent, over last year's quotations Imported sheep fetched the highest figures, but large drafts from local flocks sold remarkably well.

Intelligence has just been received at New Plymouth that a bush fire has,occurred inland at Parihaka, which has destroyed a great quantity of food. So excited were the Moaries that it was with diflicultymany of them were prevented from rushing into tho flames, and dying with their food, which was being destroyed.

The statistics of the Wesleyan Conference at Nelson showed 314 churches and preaching placis, 67 active ministers, 3542 elurch menibeis, 12,365 Sunday scholar*, 35,389 attendants on public worship. In addition to the foregoing, the Conference has charge of 4000 MaorieS and 500 Scandinavians. The increse is very gratifying.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting nf the Waste Lands Board was held at the Lands Officß on Thursday last. Present Messrs J. G. Holdaworth (Commissioner and Chairman), T. Mason, E. Pearce, VV, W. Julius ton, and E Bunny. The Chairman laid on the table a report from the Chief from which it appeared that the following surveys had been completed :—7BG2 acres Crown lands, Eilzherbert Block ; 2301 acres, Oahan«a Block ; and 2745 acres, Lake Block. The survey of seuiions applied for near Mauricevill'e was also being pushed on, and on their completion about 6000 acres in the same neighborhood would be laid off. It was agreed that a number of sections in the Wanzaehu, Arawaru, and Kairanga Survey Districts and also in the township of Featherstoti be set aside for educational purposes in accordance with the provisions of the Education Revenues Act, 1877. A lengthy discussion was caused by. a letter from the Secretary to the Wairarapu Jockey Club, drawing attention to the fact that the sale of land at Masteiton had been fixed upon" for the same day as the first day of the Tauherenikau Races, ami suggesting the advisability of holding it on some other and more convenient time. The Chairman thought that they could not alter the day of "the sale, unless they put it off for a whole month, The sale had been extensively advertised, and its success was not dependent upon the district only. This, was proved by the number of plans which kd, been applied for in differents parts of the colony. Mr Bunny did not think the Board should be bound in that way to a particular day; It. was his opinion that the sale would be completely spoiled if it were held on one of the race days. He moved that the day be altered-from the 10th to the 17th February. This was ultimately agreed to, together with "a-suggestion from Mr Mason, that the alteration should be subject to the opinion of the Crown Law Officer with regard to its legality. The Board then adjourned.—N.Z. Times.

It is rumored I hat Te VVhiti centem" plates removing to a more healthy and fortunate locality, The reasons assigned for this are that toadstools are beginnim; to grow around the foundations of the whares of the village, and in olearing the bush in the neighborhood the trees are constantly hung up, and refuse to come to the ground, Mid that the crops are failing by nver-culiivation, We cannot vouch for the truth of this tumor, but give it for what Uis worth. It, is also said that Te Whiti hits been making overtures to Te Motu for a community of interests, and for permission to reside at Puuehu! —Tarauaki News.

A London telegram of the 2Gih inst., says ;-In the House of Commons last evening Mr Gladstone moved that the consideration of the Irish Coercion Bill should take precedence of all other husiiiess. The Home Rule members thereupon proceeded to obstruct the passage of the motion, and stormy scenes occurred. .Vlr Bi-igar, who proved one of the most violent obstructors, was repeatedly called to order by the Speaker, and as he continued hia disorderly conduct, he was " ; suspended" for the remainder of the sitting, The debate has now lasted many hours, bnttheGoverumentare determined to pass tho motion,' and will make the sitting a continu ms one, declining to adjourn until they gain their point,

Here is a rather unusual incident, which happened in Dunedinduring thepast week. A Scotchman, a new arrival, was walking along Princess street the other evening" when he met a somewhat younger man, who inquired if his name was, let us say] Maointosh.and whether hecamefiomEdin' borough. To both these interrogations .the new-comer replied in the affirmative, but disdained all knowledge of hiß-qu.es ■tiooer.—-That gentleman, however, pro ceeded to bring'to thememory of his hearer haw, twenty years ago or more, he had exchanged cheques for a certain Bum to convenience a young acquaintance of his who was'on the point of leaving Scotland. The cheque given to Mr Macintosh (in all good faith) in exchange for his own was drawn on.the unfortunate Western Bank, which failed before it could be cashed, and consequently Mr Macintosh lost the amount, as the young man hadleft.the .country.. The incident was re called to the mirid of the new comer only in order that restitution might be made; and Mr Macintosh is now the happy possessor of-Culonial Bank notes for the amount of the cheque he had not only years ago given, up as lost, but had almost forgotten. _ Need ;we ("Morning Herald") say that his estimate of human nature has been raised by his visit to the colany ?

• Strangers paying a visit to and' upcountry settlers arriving in Masterton are often at a loss to know which is the cheapest and heat house to purchase all kinds of General Drapery, Millinery, Clothing;, &c. Schroder, Hooper & Co., Hall of Commerce, offer special advantages in this line which cannot be met with elsewhere, their slock being the largest and best assorted in the Wairarapa. Their prices are lower then any house in Wellington, their goods are all new and of the most durable class, and they sell cheap and for cash. This establishment is situated directly opposite the Club Hotel. Remember the addressSchroder, Hooper* Co., directly opposite the Club Hotel. ; Head their advertise niont. on : the' front page of this paper,— Advt). ; rr |

Three members of the Education Board, viz: Messrs Hutchison, Blair, and Bunny, will be in Masterton on Wednesday next, to confer with the Committee re the new building aboul to be erected.

We understand that the first load of the new season's wheal was delivered at Chamberlain Bros.'s mill yesterday hy> Mr J. Vile. In consequence of the watermill being under repairs, Mr Vile is unable to coinmeuce workinghis;own mill for a short time.

We regret"to learn that Mrs Galloway, of Masterton, met with a severe accident last evening. She was riding a horae upthe Upper Plain road, when the animal nulled and she fjll off, cutting her face and head against the road metal. For a short time she- remained insensible. Dr Hosking wap almost immediately in attendance, and under his care she was removed to her home We are glad to learn thia morning that she is progressing favorably. Mrs Galloway has, however, sustained a shock which it will probably take some time to recover from,

An entertainment of a very novel and original character will be given in the Ti'wn Hall, Masterton, on Monday and Tuesday evening next by Professor Weston, a new arrival trom Melbourne and Sydney, under engagement to Mr R. W. Gary. _ The first portion of the entertainment is on the marionette priuoiple, introducing the ever green Punch'and Judy, followed by pprformi g dogs, which are all stone blind, Then Professor Weston appears as a magician and whistler, and his entertainment with " the Davenports outdone," of which the Melbourne Argus speaks in high praise.

A curious Minneapolis, Minn., romance is brought oi\t by the arrest of Leon A. Belmont, a beardless young fellow, for wearing men's clothes, though in reality a woman. Belmont had wormed himself into the confidence of the Wattsfiimily at the Black Hills, where he engaged himself to Grace Watts. Returning with Grace and her mother to Minneapolis, he lived on the mother, exciting Grace's jealousy by making love to one of the Bchoolteacherß, and told a romantic story of an English foitune awaiting him, Belmont's sex was always suspected, but he assured his friends with a story of a surgical operation in his youth which retarded his growth and made him effeminate. The Minneapolis laws, however, are stringent against counterfeiting of sex, and Belmont has got two months' imprisonment,