The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1880.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 366, 17 January 1880, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1880.

The Trustees of the Wainuioru Rabbit District ■ at their last meeting decided to- make an- effort to get the Act brought into ■ force in the whole of the ridings of both Counties East and Wesfc. - ; The. necessity of general and combined actim all over thn district in adopting the A ci is so very obvious that there is very unlikely to lie any difference of opinion on this head. The .p'oiut on which . there is more likely to be' a divergence of seHtiiiiprit is' rtiore j of. etiquette., ; Should the Comities take_ ithe mitiative In bringing tlie Act

into operation, or ought the Highway Boards to laid the .wiry, or should both bodies pass by on'the other side, leave the dis'iise to lie dealt with by private enterprise! Of course the more :imple and direct way of bringing the Act generally into force, would be for the Counties to take the question up, but experience has unfortunately shown us that the County Councils are hardly equal to that which might be expected from them in such a matter, idoth County Chairmen are avowed supporters of the Rabbit Act, and if they had their way in twelve months' time the last rabbit in the Wairarapa would draw its last breath. It was, however, unfortunate that, whim the Chairman of County West desired his Council to take measures to adopt the Act, his colleagues began to make excuses, and a proposal which, if carried out then, would by this time have been of immense benefit to the district, was thrown out. Slowly and surely oil of rhodium is educating, and phosphorus is convincing the sceptic settlers of the practicability of annihilating the pest. and public opinion ought now to be ripe for a general battue. Mr Pharazyn, when he tried to convince County West, and Mr Beetham, when he endeavored to persuade a public meeting to pour oil on the trouble, were both in advance of public opinion, and consequently they failed in the object which they sought to accomplish. Since that time, many farmers have tried the poisoning experiment for themselves, and the result has convinced them in a manner which all ether arguments would have not accomplished. We can only trust that the circular letter of the Wainuioru Eabbit Trustees will have the desired effect of creating a general adoption of the Act in both Counties.

lorns & Fergusson hold a largo sale at their rooms this day commencing at two o'clock. A large sale of drapery commences today at Berkley's old store. Mr R, H. Ohinchen has an advertisement in another column announcing new books, Ac., for sale. Laery and Campbell advertise an auction sale on the 21st inst., of some valuaWo properties, We direct attention to tlio new announcement of Messrsß. A. Gardener and Sons, Carterton, which will be found in another column, Dr John Smith, Mayor of Grey town, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace, F, H, Wood &00., give notice of a general sale of stock at Ray's yards, Taratahi, on the 30th inst. A clearing sale of summer drapery, commencing to-day, is announced by Mr W. Bell, of Denison House. The concert given by Wellington and local amateurs on Wednesday evening at the Public Hall, drew together a fair attendance, and the entertainment gave general satisfaction. Halcombe has been created a township. The first election of Local Board Commissioners will be held on the 2?i,li February. Mr Rohert Tnjl.ir Dm is has been appointed RiMimiin» Officer.

The Hiiliartim Murcuvy, wriiim of i\l

Weld, says tliu present year is, ''ihe list of his term of ollice as r*'|iresonN-itis ut of Her Majesty tlie Qieen in Tusiiuuiit. ff ach year Mr Welti lias hceti in (liecnlony has increase'] our aooreciation of his interest hoth in the material welfare ami in ihe pastimes "f the colonists, and Ins departure, should it be* decided upon, will be sincerely regretted on all sides,"

To-morrow (Sunday) the. Rev Mr Patersnn preaches in the Presl-yterian Church, morning and evening. The annual distribution of pr.zes to" Sunday school scholars takes place at 3 p. in. On Monday evening the annual tea meeting will be held, after which Mr Pateison gives his popular lecture on " Home Life."

Some of the Maories resident at Papaivai, and, wo have hoard, with the amotion of a settler, have taken upon themselves to place a fence and gate across the

road near the crossing to Terry & Baillio's , mill, owing to the ranger of the Greytown Borough impounding cattle from the road. We expect to hear the question raised as to the legality, and we must express our surprise at the action of several residents in advising the Maories, An anecdote has been related to the New Zealand Times, which/although it comes somewhat late in the day, is worth repeating. It appears that a party was given at the house of a well-known citizen on Old Year's Eve, at which a large number of guests were present. Among them were one or two who were strangers to the manners and customs of the people of Wellington; and from their subsequent proceeding it, would appear that the manners and cmtomu of the people of the part of the world from whence they came were equally strange to the people of Wellington. The conduct of these two gentlemen was inexplicable if not unpleasant, not to say decidedly improper. The clock had just struck the hour of midnight, thus announcing the advent of the new year. When the strangers arosp from their seats and deliberately kissed every girl and woman in the room.. The attack was so sudden that with one or two exceptions, little opposition was offered, and one room having been disposed of, the gentlemen in question made their way into the next, and there completed their oscillatory exercises. Here two of the ladies refused to receive the New Year's endearments, both of them being married, and fearful that their husbands should be witnesses of this uncalled for breach of etiquette. We are informed, however, that in the case of the unmarried ladies, the attentions were received in the same liberal spirit in which they were offered. Some of the gentlemen gathered together with clenched fists, while others openly talked about ejecting •he offenders from the house. These latter ivu'iied in the room where, the first act of lie, kissiii" drama had taken place, all snides and extended bunds to llie "enilciiien. When t'.ev found how offended ihese lalter werj . they expressed iheir surprise, exili:niir.r that they had only done what was he wneml custom in Christclnrch,. fro ■which jil-'re it seems they c inc. '. ; iim had'no wish to give oU'ence—hail thought I that as slranuers it was their duty lo set a ffoorl example, in usherim; in die New Year, end expressed their regret if I they had iriven any ofl'enep. The ladies all smilingly accepted the as '> did likewise the gentlemen,- after some-.; demur. 1

Tim Masterkm School will not re-open till Holiday, the 20tli inst. The cricket match between Greytown mid Fiiiithersiiin (coml ined) promises to be the best of the season, as the very best players from htiili townships are to play. The Greytown Private Brass Band have kindly consented to play during the afternoon, which in itself will be a great attraction to the public. We would like to see fcho Greytown cricketers go in for some good steady practice next week, as we learn their opponents are. practising very hard, and feel quite confident of retrieving their lost laurels. The followw are the names of the Greytown team: Messrs Cuff, W. J. Salmon, I, J, Salmon, Gregg, W. G, Beard, Ronaldson, Maguire, O'Connor, A. Hirschherg, Joa. Hawke,' und Palmer. Emergency, C. Beard, Scorer, A. L, Webster. The Primitive Methodist district meetinn have decided upon the following stations of ministers:—Auckland, Ist, Rev J. Lou,;; 2nd, Rev J. Nixon; Thames, Rev T, W. Adamson; New Plymouth, Rev J. Sharp.;. Wellington, Revs D. Dutton and W. S. Potter; Manawatu, Revs P. IV. Jones and J. H, Luke; Christchurch, Rev J. Glover; Gudale, Rev J, Guy; Ashburton, Rev A. J. Smith: Gersldine, Rev T. Saddler; Timaru, Rev J, Dumbell; Oamaru, Rev 0. E, Barley; Dunedin, Ist, Rev J. Ward; 2nd,'RevG. Smith; Invercargill, Rev 0. E. Ward; General Superintendent, Rev W. J, Dean. The. conference concluded its sittings on Thursday afternoon. The Rev J, Ward of Dunedin, is appointed connectional editor, and the Rev D. Dvtton, and MrD. Goldie treasurers. The next conference will be held in Dunedin,, in Janurry, 1881.