The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 729, 29 March 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1881.

The Wairarapa Jockey Club has deckled to reduce the admission to its next season's races from two shillings to one shilling, and tho alteration is, we think, a wise one. It' may make thirty or forty pounds difference to the sale of the gate privileges, but it will increase the value of all the other privileges, so that the net loss will be inconsiderable. The great question on which the future of the Club rests is that of its site, The present course being off the line of railway it is, as it w<ere, handicapped against other race meetings which maybe held on the line, and though its prestige may enable it to hold its own for .some years to come it must gradually give way to some other Club which possesses a more convenient site, or change its course. Probably when it finds that it is losing ground it will adopt the latter alternative, but it would be far wiser to take the bull by tho horns, and at once take steps to secure a course on the railway line. We wish racing men in this district would co-operate to secure say two or three good meetings in the year, in place of the half-dozen gatherings which now take place, and which are neither more nor less than an unmitigated nuisance, The frequency of race meetings in tho Wairarapa interferes with business to a serious extent, If harasses shearing operations, and it interferes with the. harvest. A good ideal of money is spent on them, and very little is to be made out of them, The bulk of them, too, are so email that thoy do not tend to promote the breeding of good horses,. Third and fourth-rate ''acers and conglomeration of hacks and cocktails may be said to be their characteristics. Quantity supersedes quality, and almost any 'outsider pan come ill and carry off whatevm' event it enters for. .We do not wish to disparage racing, but would like to see the district bring forward every season one or two first-class horses, instead .of scores of weeds, To do this it is necessary that a limited number of good, events should take the place of an unlimited number of inferior ones. The onjy chance of effecting this lies in the co-operation of race committees,, and any overture of such a kind must of course proceed from tho Wairarapa Jockey Club, as the senior racing organisation of the district, The greatimprovementsmadeyear after year on. the Tftuherenikau course are a strong argument against a change of front on the part of the Wairarapa Jockey Club. The conviction, however; I must gradually force itself on the minds of racing men, that its present course cannot be regarded as the future battlefield'for big events in this district. 'ln the long run the course which: is most .accessible must be; the leading one.

Tho Masterton Borough Council' meetsthis evening, Tho Hon.R. Oliver, Minister :for public,works, has returned to Wellington.- ' .. , 1 ' j Mr' R. G. • Williams, of Masterton,. applies for hia discharge at a. sitting-of the Bankruptcy Court in - Wellington 'to ; . £205,000 out of an estimated revenue of £245,000 has already teen paid in the Property Tax Department. Mr 0. Lawlor solicits the patronage of owners and breeders of horses in his busiof horsebreakor

The nomination of candidates for. the Castlepoint Rabbit District takes place on Thursday next,

F.G, asks us for the population of Melbourne," Including its suburbs it is now estimated at 265,000.

Williams & Barker, builders, invite tenders to Thursday, 31st inst., for the erection of the brickwork at Mr J. E, Thompson's residence at Ruripuni. Tenders close at op,in,

•C. Broadment,, praotical watch and clockmaker, notifies that he has commenced business in Perry-street, Masterton.

" Tho land, my friends," cried an Irish orator the other day at a meeting, " has belonged to the poople from the days of Adam," "Adam indeed!" replied a voice in the crowd; "do not speak' of him, he was evicted from the garden of Eden without compensation.—"Truth."

Detective Benjamin, who has been in Featherston examining into the causes of tho late fire, reports that it was due to the overheating of the hot-water pipes supplying the bath-room, Mr Faber, under the terms of his lease, is a considerable loser' by the destruction of the property, The. fact that there is less than a fort" night's supply of water in the Wellington reservoir is creating considerable consternation in Wellington. It is obvious that in the event of a fire, a deficient supply of water would be a very serious contingency.

There is a discussion now in Wellington as to whether the Borough Council should continuo to take charge of the Hospital. If the citizens of Wellington took, the institution into their own hands, and elected a managing Committee from a body of subscribers, the Hospital would bo more efficient ; it would cost less, and peoplo might begin to think that after all there was a little public spirit in the empire city.

This incident occurred in a West of England town some twenty. years ago An eccentric individual of tiio ranting persuasion was in the habit every Sunday morning of perambulating the town at about eight o'clock, preaching as he wont. At length scarcely anyone troubled him by listening, so.ono Sunday morning ho got into a quiet street and commenced shouting " Fire ! Fire !! Fire!!!" very energetically. Up go a dozen windows, and " Where, where?" resounded on all sides. " Below, for sleepy sinners," responded the holy one. Quick as lightning he had tho contents ol a water-jug over him, with the advice to "Tako that and put it out."

We have been shewn a piece of cabinet work executed for the Mastevton Oddfollows, which is a credit to them and the maker, Mr T, Jago. It consists of a platform, on which are two tall cabinets, between, these being the chair of the Grand Master. The lower portion of tha cabinets consist of spaces, with highly polished doors, in which are kept various matters connected with the Lodge. The upper portions have glass doors, with polished frames, and in these are kept the emblems of the Order. The whole tormiug an elegant piece of work. Mr Corbett ks recently had the Lodge room enlarged and altered, and it is now perhaps thehandsomestand most comfortable moeting room in tho district,

A special meeting of the Greytown School Committee was held on Saturday last. Present-Rev Mr White (in the cli a it'), and Messrs, Colter, Wood, and Bock. Minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. George Pound's tender for firewood at lis per cord was accepted. Entries in the visitors' bpolc were read re over-crowded state of school. The Re.v Mr White said that for a sum of 6s per week the Wesleyan Sunday School-room could be obtained. Resolved—That the offer of the Wesleyan Sunday School Trustees be accepted for the use of the lufant Class. Resolved—That the overcrowded state of the school be represented to the Education Board, informing them that the Committee have had to make arrangements outsido the school at a cost of 53 per week, and that the Board be requested to provide tho required sum; also, that the Committee know of a suitable building for the cavrying on of the school during tho erection of necessary addition, and asking for authority to engage it. Resolved—'That an appeal be made to parents of children to put the playground in ropair for tho ensuing winter, Thore was a good attendance at the Masterton Rifle Volunteer parade last evening. Subsequent to it the following address was presented to Staff Sergeant Valentine Henry, who is about to be transferred to the Manawatu district" We the officers non-commissioned officers and ni.embe.rs of the Masterton Rifle Volunteer and .Cadet Corps, cannot permit your separation from us to take place without expressing to you 'our'.regret at theoccurrenco, and at the same time acknowledging your courtesy and untiring zeal in all matters connected with the corps, We would also wish to testify to your energy and ability as drill Instructor, as shown by the state of efficiency to which you have raised tho Corps, during your connection with thein in that capacity. In bilding you farewell we wish you to believe that you have the hearty good wishes of every member of the Corps, for yourself and family wherever you may be." The badges were also presented to the marksmen of the company, viz,, GolorSergt. Girdlestone, and Privates G, Bentley, G, Bentley, W, Kibblewhito, Wood and Anketell.

The following particulars regarding a death from sunstroke is telegraphed from Orange ;-A boy named Wagataffe died to-day from the effects of sunstroke, It appears from the' eyidence adduced at the magisterial inquiry that leveral boys, namely, th.e deceased Wagataffe, a brother of the deceasc'd, and two brothers named Werner went bathing. The deceased remained in the water longer than the others, and one of the Werners threw a clod at the deceased, lyhich hit him on the arm. Deceased was immediately seen to go to the bank of the creek and rest his head on his arm, when it is supposed he became unconscious, for he slipped into the water, and one of the boys rijshed and dragged him on the bank, and called out tp him,. The boys .became frightened, and pressed hig stomach to endeavor' to pump out the 'water, byt ineffectually. They then dressed' and went home, having made it up not to say anything about it, one of the boys remarking, J wonder what his mother will Bay when he does npt com'e home," The deceased ' was left all night on the bank, and ;part of next day, when he was', found dead, The evidence of Dr Soulham showed that the deceased died from aaun« stroke. ' ". '

The Library Committee meet this afternoon.

, The night .school in connection.with the Masterton public sohool,- opened lost evening with ten pupils, This may be considered a very fair beginning and the number will probably increase four fold before the winter sets in. An accident, happened, to .McGregor Bros,' timber- wagon at- the Taueru on Saturday last. The driver drew up at the hotel to get dinner, learipg the team, consisting of fire horses, standing at the road-: side. The coach from Tinui was also halting at the hotel, and when it started the horses in the timber wagon followed, nearly running the coach, down. The driver of the latter whipped up his horses, and got over the bridge all right, wh'en he drew off and allowed the now frightened limber team to ; pass him, which they did at increased - speed. .They tore alon» the road at a gallop for a considerable distance, wlion one of the horses fell, being dragged several yards along the road. This had the eflect of stopping the rest. The damage done to the wagon was slight, but the horse that fell was so severely injured that it will probably be of no further use.. The nomination of candidates for the office of Wardens for the several Wards within the Taratahi-Carterton Highyay District took place at the Court-house, Carterton, on Monday, the 28th inst,, at 12 o'clock noon: The candidates proposed were returned, without opposition, in every Ward except No. 3, the declaration of return by Mr. Gole, the presiding officer, being as follows Ward No. 1, J. Reynolds, proposed' by W. Francis, seconded by J. Reynolds; No, 2, J. Vile, proposed by W.' Francis, seconded by D. Dalgetty; No. 3, P. Goodin, proposed by Ellis Goodin, seconded by A. Bennett ;• W, Parker, proposed by T. Moore, seconded by J. Aplin; No. i, fl. Braithwaite, proposed by E, S. Maunsell, seconded by W. Cadwallader; No. 5, R. G. Welch, proposed by O. H. Ordish, seconded by A. Gallon ; No, 6, W, Booth, proposed by W. Parker, seconded by A. Bennett; No. 7, B. Boys, proposed by J, Yile, seconded by W. Booth. For No. 3 Ward there were three votes for each candidate, and the presiding officer having given his casting vote in favor of Mr Parker, a poll was demanded on behalf of Mr Goodin, which will take place on Saturday, the 2nd proximo, at the Courthouse, Carterton. There were about 60 ratepayers present, and the proceedings were concluded in a very short space of time. We hear from reliable authority that it is the intention of Messrs Schroder, Hooper & Co. to make their first grand display of Autumn and Winter Millinery, Dvapery, and Clothing at the Hall of Commerce, on Saturday, March 19th, consisting of 71 packages and bales. As the bulk of their magnificient stock has been imported direct from the manufacturers, the public can rely upon obtaining all the latest fashions and designs of the season at extremely low prices. We would advise all purchasers and lovers of fashion to make an early call at the Hall of Commerce and inspect their stock. Their advertisement will be found on the front page of this'paper— [Advtl.