Our Wellington Letter

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 97, 8 February 1890, Page 2

Our Wellington Letter

[FROM OUR OWN" CORRESPONDENT.! Wellington, February & " Hope deferred maketh the heart sick," such was the feeling of the Wellington public as they waited day after day for Captain Edwin to graciously fayor them with a. calm day that the great event, to . wit, the great Champion Sculling Race* could be decided, and as we are told that . , "all things come to those who wait"c6b*' . • Wellington was At last favored with a-diiyd when the gentle zephyrs ceased to ripple* I> ' our noble'harbor which, lying like a sheefr of glass, was literally covered with crafts of all descriptions and, as the people came* from f ar and near, very soon every" point of vantage was taken up by eager onlookers ; the vessels lying at the wharves were crowded from the top of the masts to the deck with those eager to see as much as possible for their money, some of whom had sat astride the yardarm for over two hours. At last their weary waiting is rewarded by the cry •' They're off" and every eye is eagerly turned in the direction of Ngahauranga, the starting point, . and the news- spreads like wildfire whea it is reported* by telephone that Hearn isleadiug past Kaiwharra, but as the men draw nearer to the winning post it is seen that our gallant champion has " gone down" before the Australian, and that Hearn, who has held for so long a time the honored position of. champion sculler of this fair colony, has had to answer.to the call of nature and give way to younger blood. In all fairness to the ex-cbampioh, however, it is only right to say that he was i far from well, the training haying brought out numerous boils on his legs, which materially interfered with his rowing, i Captain Jones, of the little harbor i. steamer Mana, has had his gallantry rewarded man unlooked for maimer. The • Port Nicholson Yaoht Club, : at a meeting held a few nights ago, eulogised '.aptain Jones for having been the means of rescui ing so many people from drowning in the i harbor during the past year, and voted him £5 5s as a small recognition of bisvalued efforts. One who is aot unknown in the Manawatu district, I refer to Mr W. S. Staite, solicitor, has fallen foul of the limbs of the law here, and was unceremoniously ushered before the presiding yustices at th&R.M. Court yesterday on a charge of drunkenness, but as the law-breaker was not. in a fit condition to be dealt with he was sent back to the private apartment* of Her Majesty until he had mentally and,: physically recovered from the effects ej£ the hot weather. !. That vile reptile, the anonymous letter . writer is still at large and biting, with deadly venom all who cross bis path. A young woman of this' city, whom I have known for some years to be upright and . honorable, has shown me some most disgraceful'letters that have been penned by this creature, and it is said that the death of another young woman, which took place in cur midst, was traceable to the ■• effects of one of these missives. A gentle^, man here recently showed me several disgusting letters that be had received from one ot these pure minded individuals maligning one of hie dearest friends, and he would give iso at that moment to lay Inshands upon the writer, and that should he be successful in tracing the wretch, which he is endeavoring to do, he will give him a few months retirement Jit the Hotel de Garvey at Mount Cook. What pleasure any human being— but perhapsthey are not human— can find in such work, whioh is. worthy of one of the denizens of His Satanic Majesty's dominion, is a puzzle to all right thinking people*