The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3957, 6 November 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1891.

Tenders are invited by Mr T. Parsons for painting the Eketahuna Hotel.

The inimitable Foley and his company are now touting the Lower Valley. Gladstone is to bo visited by the Company on Saturday.

There is a prodigious chilil up Woodville way, which, although it cannot yet speak, can sinf any air correctly. It's grandfather was, it is said, a distinguished vocalist.

Although a half holiday is not being observed in Masterton, a large unruber of residents of the North Wairarapa proceeded to the Carterton show today Influenza is raging in the country districts of New South Wales, and <,t Goulburn se»en deaths have taken place within tho list 24 hours. The warm weather has had the effect of tempering the disease in tho city, although it is still very bad.

A Melbourne paper states that a Mrs Carter, a widow, of Don street, Bondipo, has drawn Malvolioin Adams' HQO.OOO consultation on the Melbourne Cup. As the Bweep was fully subscribed the prize is worth L 27.000.

By the last mail the Secretary of the Taratahi Dairy Company received advice from Coey and Co., London, dated 19th September:— Cheese-Marketsteady at 48s. Butter—Market 2s dearer at 120s per cwt, Danish.

A poll is about to be tiken w. the proposal to raise a loan of L.IOOO f< r bridging and forming certain . roads in the Mangahao district. Extensive additions are to be irade to the Commercial and Family Hotel at Pahiatua, to meet the increasing demand for accommodation.

Five hundred gallons of milk a day are now beii g supplied to the cheese factory at Woodville.

Guy Fawkes' Day was ngt allowed to pass without some demonstration in Masterton. The shop of Kow Kee was fairly rushed for crackers a"d other fireworks last night, and in several parts of the town pyrotechnic displays were made.

Althouuh heavy showers of rain fell in Masterton and Greytown yesterday, hardly a drop /ell at Carterton. This is indeed remarkable, more particularly as the annual show was being held in the latter township.

ABathurst(N.S.W.) undertaker has in his employ a cheerful youn? man who, the other day, went out while drunk to deliver a cofiia. He forgot the number of the house, and, bearing his ghastly burden, knocked at every door until he found the right one,

A committee meeting of the Eketahuna Athletic Club was held on Wednesday evenina, when a considerable amount of business connected with the lo'thcomin? sports was gone into. The programme, consisting oi twenty events,was arranged Prizes to the amount of ±"SO are to be competed for. The Committee decided on holding the sports in Mr J. Jones' paddock owing to the cost of preparing Mr Weilson's paddock being too great. A vote of Shanks was passed to Mr JSiolson for bis kind offer. Owing to Boxing Day coming on Saturday, the Committee have decided to dispense with the usual Ball and hold a grand Concert instead, and as sorne of the best talent in Masterton have promised to be present it should be a great success.

h J. Hooper and Co are now shewing the liiogt fashionable and largest assort-* ment of' new spring goods ever shown in the district. English and French Milh nery, Trimmed, and Untrimoied Hats and .Bonnets, Flowers, and Feathers, &c. Stylish and Pretty Jackets. Dorothy Capes, Jlactles, Dust Cloaks, Garaholdi Jackets, &o'. _ We are showing a spleijQid stock of Fashionable Delaines, Prints, Cambrics, Iveho'.d the best assortment and larßest stock of nev dress materials in the Wairarapa All the leading shades, de«i"ns satins, and materials for the season, single and double widths. The Fancy Department is full of the l.eit novelties, pretty aprons, ribbons frilling*, collars, ouffs, and parasols, etc.

For driving round a corner faster than a walk, Peter Jack was fined 2s 6d and coats in the Mnßterton R. M. Couit this morning.

The South Australian Parliament has negatived a proposal to substitute electrocution for hanging in cases of capital punishment. A woman, the reputed wife of a commercial .traveller in Melbourne named Best, was shot, and the latter alleges ho did it accidentally. At the inquest, however, the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against him. Constable Eccleton, of Grcytown, is gradually improving in health. He started yesterday on a month's tour to several of the New Zealand ports, upon the recommendation of his medical adviser. 'Ve hope that he will return very much the better for his trip. We understand arrangements are being made forthe Rival Cricket Club, of Wellington, to piny a friendly match with the local knights of the willow at Masterton on Monday next (Prince of Wales' Birthday). The city team lias accepted the challenge if the railway time-table is suitable.

An inspection parade of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers was held last (Thursdaj')cvsn;ng, thirty-seven, rank and file, answering to the roll call. The men were inspected by Captain Pownall, who was in command, and were put through their facings by Sergeant-Major Fiun. In consequence of the resignation of Lieut- A. G. Thompson, Lieut. J. B. Hooper has been promoted to the rank of senior Lieutenant in the Masterton Rifle Volunteers. At the animal meeting held last night, Mr R. J. Malcolm, who has had a considerable military experience, was elected junior Lieutenant.

The musical talent of Mons. LeonDriver and his concert company attracted only about fifty persons to the Theatre Roynl last evening. The whole of the programme was, however, gone through, the various renditions of the pianist and his company beiiif well received. John Mackay was finod LI and 7s costs in the Masterton R. M. Court this morning for a breach of the Rabbit Act in failing to destroy the rabbits on his property. Inspector J. W. Smith was the prosecutor. In the R.M. Court this morning, Matthew Wilde was charged by the Clerk to the North Wairarapa County Council with driving a vehicle with three horsea with tires less than three inches in width. A fine of Is and 7s costs was inflicted,

The programme for the annual meeting of the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club, to be held on December 28th, appears iu our adyertising columns.

The following team has been elected to represent the Masterton Rifle Volunteers in the triangular match with the Taueru and Tonui Rifle Clubs on Monday next: —Captain Pownall, Sorgts Matthews, Peacock, Beutley, Hoffiens, and Woods, Corporals Bentley and Blane, Bugler Eton and Volunteer Petry ; emergencies, Lieut Malcolm and ■Volunteer Hoffiens,

The Featherston correspondent of the Tost says : -Notwithstanding the rough treatment he received on his previous visit, Mr Bundle, of Picturesque Aflat fame, accompanied by another man, arrived here yesterday to deliver copies ■ f the work. -Having engaged rooms at the Empire Hotel, they proceeded to distribute the numbers to subscribers, who iofused to take delivery of them, and threw the books into the street. Later on they brought a large case containing the Atlas to tbo hotel, and asked for a sample room. Mr Smith informed them that his sample room was let, and positively refused to have the case taken to a bedroom. Expostulation proving unavailing, the constable was called in, but refused to interfere, and the Atlas men paid their bill and left, vowing that an action would be brought against the landlord. They tried another hotel in the town with the s?me result, and, no doubt, hearing curious rumours floating about as to how they would be entertained in the evening, they wisely departed by tho night train for tho more congenial atmosphere of Masterton.