Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1894. The Minister for Labour.

Manawatu Herald, 12 May 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1894. The Minister for Labour.

As a contemporary has very well put it, " the so-called Liberal organs confess their own weakness and lack of influence when they deem it necessary for Ministers to" trot about the country doing -that which they ■should be ; able, to do themselves." In illustration, of. this .fact: another Minister has. been, run up to Palinersfcon- to explain his views' u'j?ott ;the situation. The Minister wai h^Vho is supposed to preside over Education and Labour, the Hon W. P. Eeeves. On the day., after his i speech he was deputationised, and -to- a 'number of temperance sympathisers endeavored to show what an exceedingly nice ypnng man he had been oil" the liquor question, and also meant to be, Unfortunately our prohibition friends are much too earnest in desiring some unattainable point and in consequeuce frequently miss scoring off the Minister they meet to badger. The Hon W. P. Reeves said "he had fought and struggled to gtt what he considered to be a reason^ a,ble reform in the liquor traffic " last session, and also when the Bill was considered in Cabinet. He admitted the Bill could be made a 'bettar one. He 'would furiher " state he was not going to maintain the liquor trade in New Zealand exactly as it had been in the past, much less was he going to stand the law and public opinion being defied as the minority had done in the past. He submitted that the evils of the liquor traffic were that there are too many publichouses which are not properly regulated. They wanted fewer and beLter conducted hotels, and that he believed was the remedy." All this and very much more was given voice to in the wish to soften the prohibition .Libqirals^ but we do. not see reported'- v . any pertinent .questions being put to the Minister as to the manner his lofty views were likely to be given effect^ t0. , ," The Bill waits amending," anything but whab is practical, as amending cannot be gone into until Parliament meets and brewers: have been consulted. The Minister, much interested as he is in the liquor question, can hardly be unaware that shortly the local Licensing Committees meet to grant the annual licenses, and it is the duty of the Government to provide reports on all the licensed houses for the Committees consideration. It the Minister is sincere in his assertion " that he was not going to maintain the liquor traffic in New Zealand exactly as it had in the past, much less was he going to stand the' law aij'd- public ppiri ion* being defied as <theVnSin6i»ity' < "had ; - dotfe^ in the past," we will ask him in what way has he acted to give effect to his wishes ? The' Minister admits that in' his opinion the administration of the law- by . pasfc Licensing Committees has n.ot „been satisfactory, aad the minority of publicans have defied the law. Any person, placed in authority, holding' these views should investigate the action taken by the Minister primarily answerable for; the working of the Act and suggest, any needed alterations. In the Otaki licensing District we assert tha'V every effort is being lhade by the interference of some person or persons to withhold any useful or reliable information from the Committee which meets early; month. Not only is the senior' constable of the district under orders to leave, but even other constables are being changed about so that if called upon to give any information it will be" ojriy that gained from a short experience of the locality. We hold a great * deal with the v ews of the Minister but not with the manner the Government are giving effect to them. The inspector of licensed houses needs to be a smart, experienced and reliable officer, one in whom the committee .can place full reliance in, and then his report would: save the committees much labour and the licensees much inconvenience. If the Minister is sincere he should take early steps to see that the .best men in each licensing distrjet are appointed- ■, inspectors'. U^fQ^tJunately ,the dreadful muddle m'acle in the Otaki district is possibly merely that which is being made elsewhere, and then; how- oan»even Liberals'telieve that- wliich a Minister tells them is that which he

' Messrs Abraham & Williams hold a | stock sale at Levm on Wednesday. Messrs Gorton & Son hold their Hunterville sale on Thursday. We uuderst&ad that Mesara Spelman df Speir* will dissolve pnvtaership,

: Apparently Mr Thomas Keegan is leaving the Post Office Hotel, as Mr J. G. Mitchell advertises Ms intention of applying for a license. The Earl of Hopetoun tells a funny yarn in connection with his coming of age and his family name. There was a great gathering of the Hope family at Hopetoun House, and on the Sunday following the festivities the party went into a body to church to attend the service and hear a sermon specially suitable for the auspicious occasion. Their feelings can be better imagined than described when a maladroit minister began his discourse with the words " My brethren, the world is full of blasted hopes-. A judgeTlrr crbssirig The Irish Channel one stormy night, knocked against a wellknown witty lawyer, who was suffering terribly from .seasickness. " Can I do anything, for you?" said the judge. " Yes," gasped the seaside lawyen "I wish your Lordship would overrule this., mbtion." : .': - The consolidation of the mining eom< : panics scheme made Rhodes but it marred Kimberley. " Tinned Jerusalem," as the town had been christened, from the material of its buildings and the nationality of its people. Mrs Susan Bright, of Cheyenne County, who is 103 years old, is the oldest person in Western Kansas. More oil is extraoted from ,the bean than from any one of the .. other oil-yielding plants of China..: The bpans. yield about 10 per cent, weight of oil, . which is both used for cooking and lighting purposes. A boa-constrictor, which lives in the Adelaide Zoological Gardens, caught its fangs the other clay in a rug. -Being unable to disengage ■ itself it proceeded to swallow the nig, which was 7ft. by Gft. in size. • ■' • ■ The Westminster' vestry have closed their employment registry in Millbank-street, after an experimental year's working as a failure. Last year 1,754 persons applied for employment through the registry, but only 03 obtained work, even of the most temporary character. . The Mile End Board of Guardians have entered into a contract for the purchase of several acres of land at North Weald, near Epping, on which to erect cottage homes for between 300 and 400 children. Each home will accommodate 25 children. The boys will be taught shoemaking, carpenterinsr, and tailoring, and will work on the land. Baron de Hirsch has again distributed the gross winnings of his horses last year — amounting to £7,500 — among London hospitals ; but, not content with following his own precedent, he has this year " gone one better," by giving the same amount in " added money," making a total of £15;---000. The distribution has been entrusted, to the same gentleman as last year, but to prevent disappointment the list is closed. The majority of the natives (Kaffirs) work only till they have hoarded enough to buy four wives — the recognised retiring allowauce in those parts — the possession of whom enables thfi happy man for the rest, of his days to oat the bread of idleness. The " ladies' quartet " support the household. This is the ancient and undoubted birthright of the people in those regions, and the colonial Governments have only interfered to insist that the uxorious rascal must have a separate hut for each spouse. Few will deny the prescience of this proviso. An amusing story is current concerning a well-known club in Pall Mall. A member lost his umbrella there, and was .resolved to draw attention to the circumstance. > He caused the, following notice to be put in the entrance hall : — " The nobleman who took away an umbrella not his own on such a date is requested to return | it." The committee took umbrage at this i statement, and summoned the member who had composed it before them. "Why, sir," they said, " should you have supposed that a nobleman had taken your umbrella ?" " Well," he replied, " the first article in the club rules says ' This club is to be composed of noblemen and gentlemen,' and since the person who stole n:y umbrella could not have been a gentleman, he must have been a nobleman," Max O'Eell says the Scot of Commerce owes his success to the fact that he is economical, industrious, an early riser, possessing a healthy body, a cool head and warm feet, a man religious in his principles, and who never pays cash without much rerflgotiqn; ■:.. One hundred and four tons of butter \ver£ , shipped from Taranaki breakwater for London during the last four weeks. Judy on, the elevation of the masses.— (The play is the play of Hamlet, and the scene is the player's scene).— Bill : Now, 'Liza, tell us atr'ighf. < What do yer think • o'-that far hacfing?— 'Liza: Tricky, tricky, tricky, I grant, yer; but to my idea o' thinkin' werry wulgar ! Oil moving about the colonies, says a writer in an Australian paper, one cannot help being struck with the forwardness and egotism of many of our young people, who seem to be strongly imbued with one idea; and that is themselves. A correspondent to the Argus (Victoria), makes the following sensible remarks : — One of the chief causes, I think, why ?o many of our girls remain unmarried is the absence of the simple social life which many of us have shared and enjoyed in the old country. In : this part of the world if some people cannot entertain on a scale of lavish expenditure they almost close their doors altogether, and hence the lack of opportunities for young people to meet. CPvEASE'S DANDELION COEFEE is the surest cure for indigestion. Sold by all grocers. • Certainly the most effective medicine in the world is Sanders and Son's Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effect in Cpughs, Colds, Influenza; the relief instantaneous. 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Our imports of new season's dresses, millinery and mantles are now fully completed. - The choice we are enabled to show, and the strictly moderate prices charged " are much appreciated by our country friends while visiting Te Avo ; Bouse, Wellington*

Our new dressmaker, Madame de Ver- 1 ncy, from " Worth's," Paris, is the leading dressmaker in the colony. We guarantee perfect fit, and the latest styles and designs, as known only to French dressmakers. Our charges for making dresses are from 22s 6d at Te Aro House. Ladies Gan do their shopping by post, and save the inconvenience of coming to town. Our order department has been enlarged, and is under most efficient management. Patterns of all our general drapery and dresses will be sent post free on application at Te Aro House.