The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1880.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 640, 10 December 1880, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1880.

A letter from which the following extract is taken was written from Bro. Gustav Mater, orator of the Lodge ,( Astrae Zu den drie Ulnie.r/'.Ulm, Wurtemburg, founded 1377, bearing on the mode of conducting Masonry in Germany, and was read by Bro, Henry' Zander;"tt""tlie."Somerset Lodge. No. 1811, E.C., As'hburton, recently:—"We are■ therefore determined to retain our' present form of management, being of-bpinibn that-the, veal' point of Masonry lays in the single lodge, or even, perhaps.: in each particular brother, • We are, therefore, necessarily extremely cautious in •admitting a candidate, our.,,motto being "Small, but pure and good." In this place, which contains 30,000 inhabitants, we have Only fifty members, and .even with this small proportion we sometimes get members.whom we consider unfit for tho higS. honors and lofty duties of Masonry; and when once such a. member is found, wanting. in the necessary qualification's lie.is for' ever expelled. We are working .under the Graud Lodge of Hamburgh, which is.,-one of the most .'liberal:': of''the German., Grand Lodges.: Our yearly; 'contributien is '£l, .which is the whole expense,; initiation ie.es -havi.ngH bden"' totally abolished,'An accepted-.can-didate has to serve one year':.as an. apprentice, another as a craftsmayand--is then, raised, to the..M.M.' degree..' Only'a.M.M. is aillowed'to hold office,': OneJ)lack;ball excludes, any jcWdidater but the 'brother'' who has black-balled must, within a .certain time, confidentially tell the W.M.- his 'reasdii for' so doing, and if he fails to do sbjhe black ball does not exclude..'. This is a useful regulation to;'prevent the mischievous, or .groundless use of. .black-. balls.|lt is our rule never to appear in public, and our festivities are of a very private nature. It is very seldomthat anything appears in the papers about'' us. We never march in the public streets, except at funerals, and then never in regalia,. We never have our photographs taken when wearing our regalia, Our aprons are white with blue edges, and are lined with blue silk." There is little doubt that Masonry avouM be held in higher' respect by the community generally throughout New Zealand if a little of the" spirit which apparently animates brethren in Germany, were infused into local lodges. It is no secret that in this colony persons often, come before the'public as high''officers •in lodges •'who do not bear reputable, characters as : private"indivltlnais, "',' -it.' is very evident that'in many 'cases, the test for joining the,", brotherhood -".ismerely the ability of a person to pay entrance fees and contributions, and that even in some instances the extraordinary plan is adopted of canvassing fop recruits to strengthen a weak lodge. Tho consequence is that Masonry is regarded with a certain amount of contempt in New Zealand.. The ordinary rules' and customs by which' the Or,dor is kept fairly pure and worthy in tho home country- are here relaxed to.a dangerous extent, We have always been accustomed to regard Masonic 'Lodges as institutions, which exercise,a; beneficial effect on the moral tone of the community in which they ..are; placed,. and,as charitable organisations of a very praiseworthy character. -Apparently"'tho German, lodges take a still higher place even "than tK'e English ones'. Still, if the New Zealand Lodges .could ..be, brougjit• :to emulate even .the 'standards of the:' mother .country they would appear better than they'now do in the eyes of, colonists. ■ - ■'■■■'

We call attention to the announcement in another column, having reference to the Bazaar to be hold next week,

A meeting of the members of (he Rising Star cricket club, will be held at', the Empire Hotel to-morrow evening. \ , A performance is to be given by Featherston amateurs in Jthe Odd. Poll'owa' Hall pd'the 21st}" for-the' benefit.pf Mrs Craig's, family,; '.¥o trust it will bo a success. .'• '„v \,!v: i'..','...' '•"""

At' the; last .meeting "of- the Carterton Volunteers ftrt the'uslial fortnightly practice, thero were present it Captain; I'Leiutenant, 1 sub-d0, : ..2. •.non-commisßipned : officers,and five privates..'...

The'XdjoiinieU meeting of the Waira-' 'rapa CAl'edp.nian:.S6ciety-is-adver'tised •to''' take place at the, Club 'Hotel to-morrow evening, Wdtrust''to : see a full attendance' of members present.' >/' As the mode" of preparing rabbitskins for shipment is-avery.important element 1 in obtaining.a satisfactory''prico when offered for sale in London/ wo 'liavo pleasure in drawing attention to a point relative toihe subject just brought to our knowledge.. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Asjency Company lias recently been informed by its manager in' London that the skins shouldjbe.folded through the bellies'and back's, instead of through tho sides as is. the general custom, and thus more completely protect the fur from contact with'the grease of'the pelt. Skins so packed would reach market in condition and .comniMid more attention from buyers than parcels prepared with less cave.—Otago Witness. A Dresden lawyer ,named Senkirch is reported to have solved the very difficult problem of inventing a" control apparatus',", as he calls it, which will make it impossible for cabdriyers to cheat their employers.. The.apparatus was recently fixed to '.number of Dresden droschken, which were driven all day about the streets, and returned home at night with a must exact register of the business done during the day,, , The apparatus is said to record how many sinstle fares and how many double or move fares have used the' cab, how far they; have travelled, what hoUr and minute of the day and night each:person has' entered or' left the cab, whether each person or' party has hired the/cab '.'by tour or time," and how' long and at wnat period of the day the cab lias stood empty. ■ From reports recently obtained from tho various German railway authorities',' it appears that the present state of the lighting of carriages is as' follows:—For lighting-material, rapeseed oil, gas, and to a considerable extent' even candles, are •used. Of some 16|lC8'carfiages adapted for illumination 10,968 (or 67.8 per cent.) are lit with rapeseed 0i1,.5653 (or G7;B per cent.)with gas, and 2247 (0r15.8 percent.) with.caudles. In addition, experiments have.been made on some lines' with the so-called Mohring oil which is a mixture, of petrolßum:and rapeseed oil"' The; gas, used is partly made in work's belonging to; the.ra.ilivay from fat, -paraffiij,. -gas oil, or coal tar oil partly obtained from!, gas manufactories!'.' The'gas ; holders', in which gas can be compressed .to..five- and a half,.o.r,Bix'.atmospheresj'are fixdunder the carnages,' and connected withVHhe burners by means of tubes with-regulators of pressure and valves.,. The filling; of the holders is accomplished, either direct from--th&gas- works by means of, feapuf-" chouc tubes, jor through transportable gas reservoirs, which can be, filled with five to six cubic, metres of gas pressed to ten atmosplieres,„Qr from small vessels'. A. jsingla. filling of a'gas holder"suffices For'thirty or forty, or even sixty hours' burning. ' The average cost given by the authorities, per, flame and hour of burning, varies in the case.of gas between ,2.pfennig's, and 337pf. ; in .'the ca.se'of'.,oil, between ,0,667pf and ?.spf; ; and jn the;-.case of candles, betweeiUßpf, and Gpf,;.;.!'

■ The present coiisu'mpti'on '".of water in New York is at the rata of ioO'-'mittion gallons per day; but .as it. is felt that, should anyaccidont happen to the Croto'n Atjuediicti"/-very -.serious 'consequences wonldreimie, it i 3 proposed a new.Cbhd'ujt of one ; haif■•• larger;'-;which' will be capable, of'.delivering gallons per. day,-wherebythe present-ser-vice from'the.Br.onx andVßy'ram'- rivers' 'wisuld% increased .to.. r a daily supply of 250,000,000 iiiillons.'' 'The- Cost'.' of the now conduit ia estimated -at• 10,000,000 dols, which does not include additional'' •storage reservoirs',/■Aiiothersdh'e'm^iis% tap,the 'water 'ol the Hausatonic river, which rises/in the Hills -of : M«6sachusetts, and by this .means, a streamcould be div.erted into theiCrdton at' the. ratTe" of. 100,000,000 gallant per'day, "at., a, •more.'moderate cost than the: former scheme. From whichever source the new supply is to'.be obtained, a dor'aqueduct will have, to be built-in either case. "'

The.Ejiglish V.eanier Hinvorthi .was-rin. collison with an iceberg wliilebii a voyage-Barrow-in-Furness to Sloiitrealy the acci: dent being of a serious r nature, and one of tho crew perishing thrpuj;hvthe disaster, The Haworth sailed.from Barrow-in-Fur..' nesa with a cargo : of .2000 tons of steel rails, and when in the Straits of Belle Isle on the night of tho 28th ult. came suddenly into collision with'- an" iceberg'. The force of the impact was very great, and large masses of the berg becoming de-, tached thereby fell down 'upon theateaiiiers decks; The weight of the ice.was so gre'&t as to cause tho bow of the: steamer to' be depressed deeply in.the water,, while the stern rose almost above tho surface. The unexpected .nature of ..the:•'.occurrence, together with the alarming : ppsitioii of the. steamer, caused at first' great confusion, but-.this was soon overcome, and in a short" time tho boats were got •"out .and- kept alobgside r ready for usein'gase'of erner--gency,.,The,vessel ultimately arrived .safety in port..

The Dunodin "Star^. : has been- permitted to make the following extractirom the letter of a Dunedinite now' in Melbourne :-I went to seeJlr Milner Stephen, who.is now here. AaT passed by the Temperance Hall, I saw a crowd of people standing in front:. Therefore the lame, the halt, the blind, and%deafi' So I made inquiries, and learned .that-Mr; Milner Stephen, the Sydiiey barrister was to. operate on the poor; that When•s>,they opened the visitors' door I went in, but a young lady standing at the door asked mefor my order. Vl : told' Kef I was unaware that an order was required. She r 6aid- "Dh Yes," but she eonld not find ■ it in her heart to send.me,,away t -'ahd' Bhe ; placed me on the plafcfo'rm :: hext'to -Mr Stephen,.leaving the crowd to rush in. ' through the unguarded door. ■When everything was afrange'd Mr Stephen: said—"Supposeanyof you findanyrelief through me you must thank God, not m.e,.for it; I. as only the instrument in'Hishaiids; 1 ' Than he called for,.;those who 1 ' acutely, whereupdii a wdmaii-'aged'eighty' was .carried forward • in ; a litter. ■ She 'groaned'and shrieked-, .with?pajiv.;„>-Mr Stephen then went upTo;her,!an'dj'taking a'smalLpiece of'red flannel^plaselJVit-on thei .her neck, and blew ~|e.did the same to her spine, and afje.nJardj\t6. jhe affected .parts, after hands over the arms and a'nid - then commanding the pain to leave l|e'f,pi'dered ■her to. rise, jshereupor she-rose,; crying, .wi.tlvjoy, and'thaiikiii'g. alternately the Almighty' : and Mr-Stephen."'■'';Jn. my presence/Mr- StjejiheH" treiitedrtw'ehty-: eight cases, .Tuhlio ophimri himi Somesay:.tliat;al).hiV«paiieht9"-are : : swindlers; others that: he oiily-gH'es teni; ,porary relief, bujt I 'was rievor mpreastdn-;' '(she'd in : mylif9,'. : ::;.;- ":.,;' !.,.-.. >;;:

Mr'B. Gallagher has'conie forward for the vacant seat in the Greytowu Borough Council.

The usual quarterly sitting of the TJ.M, Court at Tenui falls due on Saturday next, but as the list is a blank one-no Court will.be held. •

Messrs "Vile and Everett, ef. Masterto'n ha-ve accepted an invitation to act as: Judges next week at the Grey town HLbrticultural'Society.' ..;.'.''• ;.;■';;-!•'.;;

\ We understand that subscription list' is in circulation to recognise the huniahity and .courage displayed by Mr. Groves in' recovering the body of the late Mr WilliamNoble.'': ,"..'... ::■;.',.:., ; '

.We have.heardthat.it haß led 'that a;grahd .Church- Parade ;i 6f yth£ Masterton.'Volunteersand Cadets should : take place on' Christmas Day.' If! the Corps take up the:idea there will probably be the best turn-out that: has 'y e t been '.witnessed.:

A Masterton resident. recently had the pleasure' of reading a letter of condolence; to his wife on his supposed death, fle had been ill, but is now rapidly; regaining hishealth. .......

At the Licensing' Court, held at Carter* ton on Wednesday last, before' Messrs Wardellj.Vallance, and Bennett, commissioners, M, Trustee in estate of. IS. Green,'was -granted a transfer in favor of M. McKenzie, of the Eketahuna Botel.

Yesterday a buggy driven at an unusual rate, collied with a cow, the property of Mr Thompson, of the Prince ;of .Wales Hotel, inflicting a seriq'nsv wound, in-the. animal. We understand thai'the driver of the vehicle was to' blame in. the matter.

The Caswell Sotfnd, Marble Portland. Oement,.and Mining Company, limited, is finding favor throughout the colony.We hear that applications for shares are numerous in every place where agents have been appointed,' and thero is. every probability that by the time! the list closes, on the 15 instant, all the shares will be subscribed for,

Owing to the-Christmas .holidays there will be no sitting of the Court in the Wai,rapa ifor ordinary business till sometime in the middle of January.' Mr Wardell, in making the announcement in. Court yesterday, stated that he was quite at the convenience of the public and the bar in the matter, and that any time fixed for .resuming the usual sittings would: suit him. . '

We have been favored by the New Zealand Loan and. Mercadtil.e Agency Company, with the copy.,of produce telegram, dated' London, December fall 1880:wool—Market unchanged, up to date' 85,000 Bales have been sold, the principal decline has been in crossbreds. There' is .moderate cempetition 'on- French account. Trade in the Mauufactering. .districts; is unohanged:; Wheat-market ■is quiet. -Adelaide is worth 51a, Vic. ,toria.sls,.andNew Zealand" 47b, per 196 lbs. • ■:.. .

•■•"..On Monday an .opportunity, will by afforded speculators, to obtain a bargain at Messrs Tp Kennedy Macdonald cVCb.'s land "sale," when amongst other properties they sell section's 11 and 13, Eketahuna near,the school-house. ..This land, it will be remembered, was put tip and seld by Mr Roystori, sometime ago; also; section 9-12/Palmerston, will also be sold without reserve. Both of. these properties are being sold, to, close the accounts of an estate. ■■ ',...'■'

Mr Adams, secretary to the Canterbury. Bee-keepers' Association, went aboard .the Bangitikei on Tuesday" evening and had an interview with Mr Ohapliii, a pas : .. senge'r, who had broughfout a quantity.of Ligurianbees for the association,' and he learnbd that all had died during the passage from dysentery, the last about three . weeks-before; the, end ofliha voyage, -Mr ■Ghaplin.had : four/hives and-two "queens, altLiKurians. Theoaptaiu rendered Mr Chaplin all the.assistance, in his'power, .but no-efforts 6'itheir part could rescue them from tho disease.: . •■' "

• The: marriage of. .Mr Cecil- E, Lister •Kaye.'fseconci son "of the la*e Mr Lister Kayea'ild'the-Lady Caroline Lister Kayej dauijlit'e'rdfthe first.earl of Oottenham; with Lady Beatrice Adeline PelhanvOliii;toji,";eldestrdaugliter of the .late. Henry ifejjia'iri.-Alexander, sixth fluke of -New■c'aitle, •■'was solemnised last week, at ,Oastl'e'Blayney, county Monaghan, Ireland, ih'tive presence of a few 'members of libth'families. .The ceremony took place in the'parish, cliurch of.Castle .Blayney, situate within a few hundred, yards of the Castle. "Sir John Lister Kay acted as'best'man to the bridegroom. Lady Emily and Lady Florence Pelham-Clinlon, sisters of the bride, were the bridesmaids, and the Duke of Newcastle gave his sister away. After the wedding breakfast at Castle Blayney the newly married couple ■took'.their departure for Dublin, on their way to.Clumber, Notts. ■ • ■