Manamatu Herald. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1890.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 25 November 1890, Page 2

Manamatu Herald. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1890.

Mr J. G. Wilson. I > Mn J. (i. AYu, son's speed) on Fiii day 11 =.>j;' i i >!i v.ild lie considered most . siit ; st'.r:io:v. It \v;is very evident tlliK It • \V:I-. f.U 1 from We'll. 1)111, 110 «|.k )'<■'• Imii-t than lie has ever provio;r;ly il.-.n •. We slioultl have had litiJe i.i .■:;]■; lnid there been only two tandidntes in tin- field, hpcniise the

.support tin I wouid have been acoovdect bin would have boon equivalent to a v ik over, it is given to but few i.. i ever to secure the snpport of eve / voter in the electorate, and na tun ',v Mr Wilson does not; 'mt wo car 'airly claim for him that ho has th. great majority of those who have tome stake in the country with him. Mr Wilson is the exponent of a r ;efu! and cautious policy, through v. iiieli the care of the country population shows, lie will be n-) pa. y to press hard on the small settler. He desires that every one should own a piece of land, and every child should receive the best education at the least cost. He holds that as it is impossible to get back the reserves set apart some years ago too liberally for higher education, the trustees should be called upon to offer, by scholarships, a means for country scholars being able to attend the higher schools. He shows h ; s knowledge of the difficulties surrounding a pioneer settler in the bush, by suggesting that any payment on the same should be postponed until the third year. The reasons he gave for being against the Opposition appealed to the good sense of all who heard him. It was impossible, in his opinion, to follow Mr Bal lance and put him in power, when it was remembered how very unsatisfactory his direction of the Treasury was. he having left office with a deficit of ±'200,000, and that his desire to burst up big estates came with a bad grace from a man who had approved of the biggest land monopoly in the colony. Mr Wilson's views on taxation are very straight ; he not only disapproves of a land-tax and suppoits a pi'opertytax, but emphasizes his opinion by repeating the opinions of two last Treasurers and Premiers. As he fairly i aid. these gentlemen's opinions were entitled to great consideration. He further demolished the absurdities uttered by the Labour candidate about the possible savings any family man could make, by the abolition of Customs duties on the necessaries of life, and showed that a family of five persons would save £2 instead of the £12 asserted. Mr Wilson further showad how easily a farmer would get caught by double taxation, if an income-tax and a land-tax were imposed. We hold that the contest will be between Mr Wilson and Mr Pirani, as Mr Wilson's supporters are of the same class as those who support Mr Stevens. Mr Pirani has entered into the contest as the representative of only one class in the community, and though the " working classes " can generally be credited with sound common sense, yet owing to the disturbed labour market, brought on by ill-chosen leaders attempting to obtain the impossible position of dictators to the colony, for their organisations, a feeling of irritability may still remain. It must therefore be counted as a disturbing element, and ■■ the effect of a candidate continually ! repeating imaginary tales of the ! wrong-doings of the settlors to tii^s.:' I men, may lead them to vote for Mr 1 Pirani, against tlu-ir hotter reason. I Mr Stevens we wish had not contested this electorate at this election, as we would have viewed h'\s selecI tion as being most satisfactory at any j other time, excepting Ins not Ix-'ing a I sound Freetrader. AYe look upon i the return to Parliament of a candidate of Mr Pirani's stamp as being a great misfortune both for the district and colony, and it behoves those who are opposed to his return to do all they can to secure Mr Wilson's election. Let it carefully be remembered that Mr J. (i. Wilson is not a seeker for the position, but suffering from bad health he has bravely put his own inclinations aside to oblige a very large number of those he has represented for many years. That his friends would not have asked this sacrifice from him had no attempt been made to bring out a Labour candidate, to set class against class. Mr Wilson stands forth as an opponent of the Opposition, of an income tax and land-tax, and as a representative who is prepared to support an honest and cautious Government who will endeavour to secure economy, the reduction of taxation in keeping with our liabilities, and the fair imposition of taxation so that those who derive the advantages of good government shall also contribute their fair share to it. We trust that those who may hold views contrary to Mr Wilson, on even important questions, but which are not advanced yet within the scope of practical politics, will jem with those who, having made a home and an abiding place in this fair district, desire io secure safety of tenure and honest treatment, will vote for Mr Wilson.

The licv. Mr Jones perform d services at AH Saints Church both morning and evening. In our notice of the Bazaar wo commented upon his absence at the opening, which he missed from mistaking the hour. We wish him hotter luck next time. The town wilt have a new draper this week, a well known firm having rented those premises late y occupied by J. 13. Hamilton. There was a large fire burning on the hills near Fitzherbert last night, and the wind fetched the ashes down to the Moutoa road. The Sfatuory meeting of the County Comvi s will be held 10-morrow to elect n chnirm.TD for the Mining year. The Mannwatu railway cheap fares eoinmenrp tVo'ii tomorrow morning.

An Auckland telegram says :— Sir George. Grey has decided that, lie will no,, contest any seat at the approaching c eetions, and lie will, therefore, retire from ]iolitic-ai lite. Though his health is a little improved he has taken this course on the advice of his doctors. Messrs McMillan Rhodes iv Co., announce a reduction in the prices of some of their goods, and a'persual of their ad- ! vertisement will be ot an a I vantage to j those who are economically inclined. We liave received from the publishers, Messrs Stoot and iloare, the November number of " 'J'iie Australasian Shorthand Journal." Amongst, the many useful conic.its we note a list of lomrhand contractions in manuscripts that have been recognised by printers, which will save the labour of the reporters considerably in the writing out of copy. Messrs J. E. Nathan <t Co., notify thai a'l accounts nni promptly paid will be sued for. Our correspondent writes. The Schoolj room at Otaki was filled with an enthusiastic, but attentive audience on Thursday evening, on the occasion of Mr .). Stevens' addressed to the electors in the. district. Mr M. Carkeek, who was in the chair briefly introduced the cand date to the new-comers, at the same time referring to his renewal of acquaintance with many old friends nnd fellow settlers on the coast. Mr Steven? then explained his views on the principal polit oal questions of the day, stating what measures he. was, if elected, prepared to support; His address, the substance, of which has alrea y been fully reported, was clear in point of exp anation and moderate in its tenor. Having answered a nu.iib'r of questions put to him, the candidate received a hearty vote j of thanks and confidence, an amendment ! for a vote of thanks only being defeated by a majority of over fifty votes, six on y being recorded in favour of the amendment. With the usual response and thanks to the Chairman, the meeting terminated. Mr Stevens 1 address has greatly enhanced his chances in this district, where he has" been promised considerable support, already a number having placed the : r names on a committee to secure his return. We have received another letrar from '•Democrat" which \vs are endeavouring to comprehend, and trust that by next issue we shall be able to insert it. At present the sense of it seems wanting. "Inconsistency thy name is (lower "' was a favourite public remark of Mr Koekst.row's when he resided amongst us, but we understand that it can be more consistently applied to one of the candidates who is bidding for the temperance vote. The wish is father to the thought. The Wanganui Hn'uhl says : — Mr J. Stevens is said to be gaining ground for the Pa merston seat, but if Mr J. G. Wilson and he both go to the poll the return of Mr Fred Pirani, the Democratic canidate, is a certainty. General ISooth states that he has been offered a million acres of land in the colonies for the purpose of carrying out his co'onis-ing scheme. The Sfuii-ltml says : — We understand that Mr George Warren Russel has withdrawn from the Heatheoto contest, having considered it expedient for certain reasons to do so. Mr William Ma travel's has been appointed registrar of electors and substitute return - ing-officer for the electoral district of I'almcrston. r!n- Mr K. Rawson, resigned. A ast-cpnlnry nobleman astonished his friends by marrying one of his domestics under the following curious circumstances. He was engaged (says the Lady's Treasury) to be married to a lady of his own j rank, the happy day had arrived, and the ! bridegroom was making ready for the 1 ceremony, wlu-'.i nows was brought to him ! that hi.i b;4roth:>d had elopsd with a more j favoured lover. Coolly returning to the ' drawing-room he summoned his house- ! keeper and jistDiiished her by inquiring which oi the female servants v> as without a lover. She retired, and soon returned ; with t'. c information that the only one in i that position wir-s the kitchen-maid, a j handsome young country girl. His lordI ship sent to;- the b.'ushing maiden, and j utterly amazed hc-r by asking if she would marry him, adding that, as the lady he had wooed had jilted him, he was determined to ba married that day. The girl stammered a bashful assent, retired Indirection to put her best clothes on, and accompanied her master in his cor.eh to church, when she relumed a peeress. It is satisfactory to learn that the match turned out happily. Letters of naturalisation have been issued in' favour of H. P. Meyer, butcher, and A Gust, jun., farmer, both of C'ampbel town, in the Wellington district; A. Christensen, carpenter, Pahnerston North ; and K. Poulser. Levin (Wellington). The largest illicit distillery ever discovered in the colony of N. S. Wales was unearthed in a produce merchant's premises in Sydney, the other day, and a large quantity of whisky was seized. There is a project on foot in London to build *' a People's Temple" by covering a space wherein at least a hundred thousand persons could assemble for the discussion of topics of public interest. The idea, a London correspondent slates, is that by roofing au area a large as Russell and Bedford squares there would be an end to such dissatisfaction as has attended the loss of Trafa gar square for meetings, and that such a temple would be free from the disadvantages ot Hyde Park. The people's Temple is to be beautiful and subdivisible when required, so that discussion on many subjects could be going on at the same time. This idea of a public forum or of such a meeting ground as that which is surmounted by the ancient " Bema "' at Athens is no doubt attractive, but in Rome and Athens covering was not essential, and it is likely that in London two tilings would be wanting - the funds and the desire of the wealthy part of the great community There, is probable a iixed idea in most minds that such attraction for public assemblies is not desirable, and that when it is the wide arena of Hyde Park or of one of the other parks is far more suita le. At Mr Lee Smith's meeting the other night at lloslyn, after the candidate had been speaking for some time, some chemical was introduced into the room, which stank so terribly that all present were glad to quit the building. At St Petersburg, a professor of medicine closed a lecture on poisonous acids by pouring into a glass some drops of a liquid saying as he drank them, '• In two minues you are going to sco a nun dio before your eyes ! Gent'enifii I bid you farewell ! " The students tried In administer an antidote, but it was powv. less, f.n- at the expiration of the time tiv^d Ilie professor was a corpsu. On a farm near N^wbury, O'ii >. is an app'e tree (still bearing big yellow apples every year) that was p anted in 1 T < ► 1 by a ' pioneer from Virginia, who whs aft :rv«nl < ; killed and scalped by the Indians. j Mr T. P. Williams sold out, his interest in the Manawatu Hotel to Mr R. Cawson, late of Royal Hotel. Csu'terton to-day.

We are glad to learn that Mr Williams has been able to place his oldest son. Philip, in such a good firm as Messrs Nathan A' Co., Wellington. Mi 1 Startup always likes to keep abreast with the times, and has introduced, over his boot- shop, one of the "sky" signs so popular in London. Of course the necessity of elevating it very high does not exist here, but the piinciplc is the same in all cases, being an iron f anw from which, in the top compartments are fixed the sign. .Mr Startup's sign is, '-The New Times '" An oe?asijiial correspondent of the Manawatu Sfn-ir/uri/ thus writes ot' Mr Hiram's meeting at Otaki on Saturday evening: -'There were never more than ;V2 present, and not more than 37 at time of vote. Of these 37 five were in- | eligible, five acknowledged supporters of Mr IVs opponents, and five who hfld np two hands, which reduces the alleged ! show of hands to a very small affair indeed though you will doubtless see in Mr Pirani's organ, the Manawatu " Times." | an account of largely attended meeting. < big majority for vote of confidence, iVc. Large quantities of passengers' effects have been recovered from the hold of the steamer Quetta. which was lost in March last, near Thursday island. Samples of wool taken from her cargo show the outside of the bales to have rotted, but the inside is we 1 preserved. A number of loose letters have also been recovered, and from their preserved state it is expected that th--> mails will be saved. Great distress prevails at Sydney, and the strikers are unable to obtain work. Many families have been ejpcteu ucca.iai; their rent was not paid. The following letter appeared in the Auck' and Weekly Neic<:— Your admirable articles on this question show unmistakably that to carry out the ideas of Sir George Grey and his supporters would be a gross robbery, which no really honest man cou d advocate. Land bought from the people — the Government — at the highest price it would fetch, the proceeds used for the benefit of the psople, is now to be taxed by these new reformers to the extent of its letting value, to save these new reformers to the extent of its letting value, well-to-do townspeople from paying any taxes. The thing is montroiß. Lot not the country settlers be hoodwinked on this question. The property tax is an exceedingly small evil compared to this land tax. The former may be borne; it may be gradually diminished and done away with ; but let these land lax fanatics once get the smallest tax on laud made law and the wedge will be struck home and land values annihilated. The vote at the present elections should be dead against a land tax in any shape or form. The property tax is bad, no doubt but if the people will it at the ballot boxes it will be gradually and speedily done away with. The great matters for the electors at present are retrenchment, even to cheeseparing, for a few years, and acquisition of native land 'or speedy settlement. Before the last election the then Government said | there could be no retrenchment. Major Atkinson came forward and says there can be no further retrenchment, but if the elec- I tors throughout the colony again say there can and must be, there can and will be either by Major Atkinson or some one else, and tha property tax vanish without any need for further taxation. And there need he no fear of the handful of noisy, landless f<i'i o 'l.;iaxcrs — they are a very noisy but a very small portion of the community. Even if tiie.sj landless people in the four principal towns in the colony could sen 1 lan 1 taxers t > Par lament that would be a small minority But the honest portion of the c ectors can very easily plump for some one honest candidate or two who are not led away by the fads of the single -taxers. The leaders of the strike here talked very loud at first as to what they would do. No dog could wag its tale without their permission ; no man work without their approval. Capital was to be conquered ; incompetent merchants were to be superseded by the strike leaders, who would provision the town. Lo ! the bubble burst, and people wondered. Sj let the electors be firm on this land tax business, and the bubble wi 1 burst, and the land-taxei'a be shown not to have the power they assume. The Pud says the Agent-General has forwarded to the Government a report of a visit which he recent y paid to the Lambeth Fibre Factory, regarding the establishment ot' which he wrote a fow months ago. .Sir Dillon Bell states that the simplicity, completeness, and rapidity of the processes were surprising. Another machine has been ordered from Lawson & Sous, of Leeds, to deal with the fibre after it comes out from the first stripping machine, and as soon as it is in work he intends to pay a further visit to the factory. The stripping machine ia a simple one, and will not cost more than £45 or £50. Each machine can treat about 2001bs a. da\, and every three will require a washing machine which can treat GOOlbs per diem Accompanying the report was a small sample of llaz treated by the machine. The specimen, which is of a dual colour, may be seen in the Colonial Secretary's Depart ment by persons interested in the industry. Ook fancy department is just now a most interesting study and source of attraction on account of our new spri-tg stock of the thousand and one articles so indispensable for ladies' at Te AroHou.se, Wellington. In sunshades and pa-asols, we have the very latest novelties in moireand shot silks. We have a beautiful assortment and selection of ladies' aprons in a variety of useful and pretty materials at Te Aro House, Wellington. For instance, our new stock of gloves in both kid aud silk is excellently assorted in all the new colors, thebc-pt makers, and the most complete range of size. Our stock of ribbons is exquisitely rt'cherche, comprising all the new colors, the best widths, and the most fashionable styles. Certainly no lady could be otherwise than pleased with these at T« Aro House. Wellington. And then also there is an immense profusion of laces in Vandyke, macrame, guipure, Eiffel, Torchon, and Ohautilly. Our assortment of Swiss embroideries and flouncings came to ns direct from the manufacturers, and are excellent in value and style, being marie to special order for Te Aro House, Wellington. Ladies should see our new beauty spot fall nets, Medici collars, bended and braid ornaments, Liberty and tartan sashes, sash ribbons, cambric, hemstitched, and silk handkerchiefs, (tc, at Te Aro House. Wellington.