Our Wellington Letter

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 43, 24 September 1889, Page 3

Our Wellington Letter

[from our own cokrkspojtdent.] Wellington, September ly. Once more quietness reigns supreme in the " koreroriu v" and a session of constant surprises and exciting events has joined the majority, but before the spark of life was quite extinguished several parting shots were fired off, the most noticeable being " Our George" who was not going to allow bis late colleagues to retire before letting them know his mind. In referring to the Premier, Mr Fisher applied a quotation from one of Sir Robert Stout's speeches and had got to the words " a bully to the weak and a coward to the strong" when Mr Speaker interposed and promptly sat on the combative George. The Premier however took it all in good part and said it was a strange thing that Mr Fisher saw so many evils in the Government policy vow, considering that he (Mr Fisher) had a great deal to do with the framing of that policy. After several other members had also let off their superfluous 11 gas" hands all rnuud were given and members departed leaving behind them Bellamys and other foud remembrances, Since the arrival of the China steamer "Whampoa" in harbor with her crew of Celestials, the customs officers have been on the gui vice for any " almond eyed son of the flowery land" who attetn| tei any of the ''ways that are dark," and a few nights ago the vigilant officer was rewarded [ by seeing " John" coming down the wharf under full sail and evidently with a heavy cargo on board. Ou being accosted the Celestial tried to rid himself of some of his burden and began droppiug cigars over the wharf, but at last, after a struggle, the Customs officer arrested the smuggler and conveyed him to the lockup where it was found th t some thirty cigars were still in his capacious pockets and which soon became confiscated in addition to a heavy flue. It is needless to say that " Johu" did uot smile that time. This afternoon a young fellow in an Insurance office in the city, had been on board taking '• Birds eye Views" of various celestials at their differeut occupations, and when returning with bis camera under his co«t was promptly '' b.nled up" by the Customs officer who thought he had sprung a " plant " It was soon found, however, that the laugh was on the other side. A terrible accident occurred this morning on Lambtou Quay. A young man named Stuckoy wa» cleaning the windows on the third storey of the Club Hotel when he lost his balance and fell to the pavement below. The jjoor young fellow was dreadfully hruised and had several bones broken find several of his teeth knocked out in addition to having his spine injured. On beiug picked up he presented a most pitiable sight, his face being dreadfully contused and cut. He is at present lying unconscious in the Hospital but litile hope is given of his recovery.