„,The percentage of' attendance at the Maßterton school ia 85.. ■ Lieutenant ButrouKhs, havina re ceived marching ordets, will bid faiemil! to the Carterton Salvation, Army Corps w? Sunday, She will ba succeeded bj Lieutenant Rooke. ■■ The Groytown Amateurs, it is under. vH*l h r, b , ooked the Mas «<" .theatre Royal for Ohrißtuias.wcek. MrO. H. Moufton, the lightning oal culator, is now iii Uaaterton.; ■; ' . ThoPostßays:'«Amongstalargebatc] of recent appointments as Justices of th Peace in New South-Wales appeared th name of a man who had diod twelv months beft,re. Two others had recent! been fined for sly grog.selling, anothf ran a totahsator and sent out toutii cards, and still another had been tri iveral •• f- ■■ - • -

.eral times for cattle stalling." We ■nagine that-the presentNewZdsiaud Government will beat this' record, or burst! ' <■■]■:■:.!■

Mr Harry Hoopor, of Hooper's Min atrels, la at present in Masterton, and after arranging for performances at several of the outlying centres will probably give a short season.ln our own town. '

Mr Hanlon, Government nomologist, whilst at Auckland stated that "the ex ensioirof the orchards in the districts between AVellinetoh and JSapieciavery considerable, and in that district, find in the provincial distriot of Ha'wke's Bay, there will soon be very' 'extensive orchards. In the .Hawke's Bay district some very fairly successful efforts are be lug made at growing grapo'vines in tho open air, and in several cases wine of fair qualityliaj been produced from the grapes so grown, Speaking qf the new Ministry, a ton. don contemporary say, :-«Lord' Rose berry a rent roll is £32,000 a year, Lord m Which Mr li/mith and his brother fabiansdesiretobomoreorlesinationa. lised, Lord Eipon's rental is £29,000, mm > «A land >s hero £34,000 a year fan, land, Lord Verne £24,000, Lord Chestersfierd £6,000, Sir W.£ay.Shut. tlcsworth £S,OW, Lord Bibblcsdale

. A handsomeyoung lady of 22, movinjr it) good society in the north of Ireland, eloped with her father's servant boy. Several mon of good .standing, were w ton for her. hand, but .she rejected their proposals. ■ . AniannamedGeorgeSneppardiem. ployod on the Makuri relief works, was brought into Pahiatuai on Wednesday,' suflenng from a severe cut on his rieht foot reaohmg from the toes to'the ankle.
