SECOND EDITION

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

SECOND EDITION

The Annual Shew of the Egraont A. and P. Association was held yesterday at Uawera, The were 780 entries, and the attendance was exceptionally large. Mr J. \V. D. Foley and his Company performed at Greytown last night, the audience being small but v*ry enthusiastic. The performance was excellent, nearly every item on the programme being heartily encored. The Company will again appear to-night, at the game place, when they should bo greeted with a bumper house.

A Rcene occurrod in the Palmerston North District Court yesturday, Bays the Times, dunnp the hearing of the slander caso Emery v Fraser, District Judpe Kettlo on soveral occasions cautioned Mr Southuy Bukor, a local solicitor, for interrupting the proceedings by uncallod for remarks. Matters were brought to a climax by Mr Baker telling the Judge he allowed Mr Jellicou to say and do what he liked, while he was compelled to hold hia tongue. Upon this the Judge fined Mr Baker £b for contempt of court.

Tho champion mean man turned up in Sydney tho day. Ho got married at 11 a.in and spout tho rest of the diy c tiling with his bride on no less thau seven printing establishments getting tenders for 25 wedding-cards. An Aiico Downs (Q.) shoaror is said to have secured a four doyp' tally of 826 sheop, and to have thus made A'B ss.

Tho Book Purchaser's Protection Act, passed last cession, lenders it compulsory for a vendor to have a printed agreement between himself and tho purchaser, stating in largo lotters, tho price of tho book, tho number of volumes, and tho date.s of delivery, Tho agreement is signed by the purchaser and a duplicate handed to hnn, he, at, the same time, giving a written acknowledgment ol the receipts of tho duplicate agreement. Says the Bush Advocate • Four trucKs of sheep and lambs arrived by tho midday train to-day. Over twonty ol the poor animals woro found to bo doad. It appears that tho sheep came from tho Spit and were unattended. Messrs Hawkins, McPhne, and Younghustand took out 23 dead sheep, and five on the point of death. Their bodies prosontod a shocking spectacle, the wool being literally torn off their skins. There has been shameful neglect on somebody's part, resultins? in gross cruelty, and wa arc of opinion that the mattor should be enquired into, Tho aheep wore taken on to Woodville 03' the express. We take the following from the Advocate :—Messrs Stevens and Gorton, [ with an energy that has always been characteristic of tho firm, haye decided to extotid their business still further. At Pahiatua they have purchased a site for sale yards, and will commence their erection immediately. Tho growth of population, with the contemporaneous expansion of their business on tho Manawatu Railway Company's line, have also determined them to put up yards at Levin. At Palineiston, too, they are about to erect a largo shed. costing some hundreds of pounds, in which it is thmr intention to conduct quarterly horse sales and Ealas of produce. The energy and business push of the firm aro remarkable, aud they deserve the warm support of their clieuts'

Boys' Blue Sorgo Sailor &Hifa, White Braided Collar, Whito Flannel Fronts, Arm Badges, Lanyards, &c, from (3/9 ertdi at Te Aro Uoasu, Wellington. Boys' Blue Surge Sailor Suits, Collars trimmed Red braid, with White Singlets and Lanyards, Beautiful Badge on the Arm, from 12/0 each at Te Aro H uise. Wfillim-ton. Boys summer clothinujust received at the Wholesale Family Drapory Warehouse, Te Aro House. The ■ following are all made to our special order : Boys' Whito Drill "Sailor" Suits, Gilt Buttons .<nd trimmed Blue Braid, from 4/9 ouch at Te Aro Huuso, Wellington. Boys' Drab Drill Sailor Sui'.s, Collars trimmed Blue and White Braid, Gilt Buttons, from6/(i each at Te Aro House Wellington,

Mi?s Baoon, teacher of fancy work notifies that sho has taken a shop noxfc to Oarpentor's boot emporium and will open to-morrow with a display of art needle work. Her stay in Mastorton ia limited to a month.

The Queensland Labour Federation has petitioned for the release of the men sentenced for rioting during; ',£»> late labour troubles in Australia. " Mr T. Wilson, lieutenant in the Wellington Oity Itiflos, accidantnlly shot himself while handling a rovolver on Tuesday. Ho was romovod to Wellington Hospital, and is now progressing favorably.

Says the Time? :—Whoro is Pro*, blom ?is a question that for somo time past has been agitating thq minds of a good many. At last tho answor can ho given. He is at Carterton, in a paddook belongtng to a Mr Davis, hoteikeepor, and he was discovered yesterday by Oonstablo Darby, but tho owner of the paddock has no idea how tho horse carao to bo there. *>fr Riohards the adjudged owner of the horao went up to Carterton by tho express train yesterday possession of tho animal. Oonseable McGill went ovor to Sydney yostorday on the Taieri with*a warrant for apprehension of Parkes, who h detalMUpU! there on a charge of stealing the animal in question.

Some excellent fishing is beintr done in tho South. We learn from the Press thai Mr A. H. Shury, Mr E. D. Simpson and a friond who left Ashburton on Thursday evoning for a couplo of days fishing on the JRakaia river, during Friday and Saturday put up the Now Zealand record. They fished four hours each day and made a basket of 44 fish, which turned tho soalo at 3421bs Boz Mr Simpson was at the top of the list with twenty-two fish aggregating 1681ba Boz, including tiireo of 121b each, three 91b, one 101b, live 81b, several 61b and the smallest was one of irlb Boz. Mr Shurry, who was only fishing a part of the time, landed sevon fish weighing a total of 501b, tho two smallest boing 61b each and the largoat 121b. The third gentleman caught fifteen fish, woiehing a total of 12ilb 4oz, inoluding a couplo of 121b fish, ono 111b, two 101b, several 61b and 71b, and the smallest 41b. All the fish were in copital con« dition, and were caught with the white bait phantom. Strangoly enough, too, a 2£lb flounder rose to the same bait and was Bafely lan led, and a lad who was acting a good Samaritan and takinc the three fishermen a bottle of now milk had a 61 b trout thrown up at his feet by a wave. In addition to the 8421b Boz of trout tho anglers oaught a number of red cod, flounders and a quantity of white bait and returner! to Ashburton with about scwt of fish.