The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 768, 14 May 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1881.

•.Mr Ballance has addressed liis constituents. Home years ago lie was tlii coming man, the clever man, the financial genius, who was to evolve out of chaos the finauces of the colony. One trial of him as Colonial Treasurer proved enough, and he no longer ranks among the prophets. The great liberal party, however, is numerically weak, and consequently even Mr Ballance is, from a party point of view, a being of some importance. Li his late speech he dwelt much on the question of Land Tax v Property Tax, and we presume ho would be glad to use a Land Tax proposal to upset the present Government, and bring his own party into power. The bulk of the settlers in the colony would like to be quit of both, but nothing would be more ridiculous after New Zealand has substituted a Property Tax for a Land Tax than to change off the former for the latter. Mr Ballance does not approve of the Legislative Council, and threatens that if it does not improve "it will have to go." It is to bo hoped that the Legislative Council will not succumb to this menace! He expressed an opinion in favor of borrowing more money for railways and making grants of land for their construction. He is indeed truly liberal, like many others of his party, in dealing with borrowed money and in sacrificing; the little: land left unappropriated in this colony. He condemned the Native Land Courts Bill of last session, as being favorable to rings, and he considered the Native Land Sales Bill went in the right direction; but it was killed by the Government supporters themselves, He went over the Patetere question, and upon the authority of Mr Sheehan and Mr Halcombe, affirmed it good land. The interests of everybody were best secured by settling on the best land procurable, and the action of the Government was not creditable. He deprecated tjje Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill as having a. tendency to introduce 'poor/law. Upon the subject of education he agreed with the general opinion that the pre-, sent rate of increase frightened the colony. He opposed Bible reading in schools, which would destroy the national system, aud lead to a denominationalisingscheme. He would support tho existence of Education Boards as part of local government, As to the Representation Bill, he considered the present system better- than the single electorates. He had heard that the Government intended repealing the Triennial Parliaments Bill, with a view to granting a longer lease of power; but such a repeal was not likely to be carried, and'he would strongly oppose it. He hoped che capitation to volunteers might be restored next session, as the' present sum vas too small. He concluded by expressing a. strong opinion in favor of party government, with clearly defined principles, and- a belief that the Liberal party had yet great: work to'do for welfareof the greatest number, and not merelyfor'.a class, Mr Ballance is, an.able 1 , sneaker and, as a parliamentary debater is a very useful man,- It was only when

ho was intrustod with power • that |iti; was discovered that a clever wind bag, did not 'necessarily! make a goMi administrator. ; If tallringvwould majtej prosperous; it s could n'bt? .do better 'tijanput > iLpotyer .suclismen.; as Mr Ballance, but, if as the progress of the Colony defends' more upon a careful conscientious and 'liai'd' working jiiust depend upon .sncli mertas; Messrs 1 ' .Hall and ;KollestV . Jfo. sadly'.want more work'and less" talk from our | public men, not only because the latter interferes with the former, but also because it-has to bo paid ibr~hy heavily taxed colonists. '•'-'-■■'■•''■' -''•

■■' GllO hundred arid 'sixty-three.'licenses to kill hares hiive'b'een'issli'ed'at OlfrisT- '' ohuroh this season-.- - ■

; - Tenders are invfted by-Mr for the erection cf four, shops' ih:Masterton on the corner acre opposite the Post Office,, ; ' ■'■■'.■'■-

r .-Jn. our.-report.of-.-tho-St—Maltliew's-wiii'tcr.teadinw entertainmeiiLin our last issue; 'we omitted; an; oversight to notice a succesafbl reading" by Mr De Castro. ;••'•:'••

... i.mceting of .the.Featherston Debating Society; will ho hold on Tuesday next, when tho-/subjk- for-debate will be- " Which is.must.beneficial,.the : producer,, the poet, or the leg'istator." '''' '''•'■ -Exhibit's -for tlreWollingtonlndustrial Exhibition will be received .at the At,lie-, ncum on and after' Monday jiext, All. applications for apace should be made at, once, so that exhibitors may .not be dis-: appointed in securing adcquiito accbuimo-; dation., •• We remind all .iiit'ere'stediin'.fo'otbali of; the scntch match 111 MrDi'uiiiniond's paddock, Mastefton, th'isaftermmn.' A large •muster of all comers is liintteipated. Thd bull will be kicked off at 3 o'clock, when all member's of the Olub are requested to be 011 the ground. <Ve understand that a movement is on foot in Masterton to'establish a debating society, Institutions of this kind if carried out intelligently are of groat value in any township, and wo hope, to' see the proposed undertaking prosper.. We refened the other-day to a sale of Lincoln and ltomucy rams at.Ciintorbury, We learn subsequently that the highest price at this sale was. .obtained'for a Lincoln ram, purchased at £35 by Mr Hay for Mr Duncan McMaster, of Tuhi-. tarata.

Messrs J,. lorns & Co. are instructed by. Mrs Coker to sell on Saturday, May 21st, a cottage in Dixon-street; a billiard-, tablo by Bennett, of London, and a quantity of superior household furniture.. The Confederate Diorama was fairly patronised last evening, in the Town Hall, considering the weather. A much larger house, howevar, may bo anticipated at the matinee this afternoon, imdat the concluding performance this evening.. The gift distribution was as it always is, an attractive feature of last night's programme,

The sound of the carpenter's hammer is again beginning to bo heard in many places about Masterton. Several altera 1 tions and improvements are being effected in Queen-street, and the four now shops about to be erected for Mr A. Cockburn opposite the Post Office will cause a sli«ht levival among the workors of timber. Rabbits in considerable numbers aro being brought into Masterton for sale, It is therefore clear that cilher the property or properties from which they come have not had poison laid 011 (hem, or people aro running a great risk of eating poisoned rabbits. Tho attention of the Rabbit Inspector to this matter is urgently required.

The New Zealand Luan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have favored us will) llio ftillowiiiir copy of a produce telegram, dated London, May 10, 1881. Wool,-The sales opened on 10th inat. at an average decline of 5 per cent, on last sales' closing rates. Tho sales comprise 337,000 bales—the opening catalogue contained 5,100-26,000 bales have been sent to the manufacturing districts direct. Competition by both home and foreign buyers is active. Wheat—The market is flat. Adelaide is worth 49s per 496 lbs.

Paora the Te Ore Ore prophot a short time back forbid his people to lease land. Wo understand that the natives at the Mnnnwatu ferry consider themselves more bound by this injunction than by their own signed and sealed agrcoment with the Government, and will not yield tho ferry acre which they have sold, Tho Maovies themselves are also haggling over the manner in which lho purchase money is to bo divided. When this point is settled they will permit Mr Carver they say, tit use two acres of their land without payment. Altogether it would appear as if Mr Maunsell's presence was again needed at the ferry to bring the natives to their bearings,

The following cablegiam from Messrs Sanderson Murray & Co., to Murray Roberts & Co,, of Wellington, referring to the opening of the May—June sales may be of interest. London May 10th, The sales opened with a very large attendance of buyers, the foreign buyers being the principal operators. Coarse crossbreds have declined U to Id below the closing rates of last sales. Greasy and washed merino and the better classes t>f crossbred, are about equal to the closing rates of last sales. A subsequent telegram dated May 11, says:—At tho-wool sales to-day 9300 bales were offered,, Prices were firmly maintained,- and there was eood competition for the various lots offered.

An inquest was hold yesterday at Kuiipuni, H. T. Spratt Esq., coroner, on' the body of Annie Allen, the infant daughter of Mr John Allen, aged 21 months. A jury of thirteen were empanelled, Mr JJ. Bentley being chosen foreman. The evidence was to the effect that the child had fallen into the creek twice on the same day. before the fatal occurrence; that Mrs Allen had undressed her and put her into bed about five o'clock, and then went down to where Mr Allen was at work. She did not close the door after her when leaving tho house, She met Mr Allen, and told him of the child falling in, and he said he would go down and pull up the plank from which' it had fallen. Mrs Allen then wont into the butchers'shop but did not think she. was' away from home more than fifteen minutesalfogother, IMr Allan had proceeded home the bank way, and on reaching.the spot where the plank spanned the creek, was horrified to see his little daughter lying motionless beneath the water. He took her but; sent for the doctor,- audi tried to restore animation; but human skill was of no avail as she was quite dead; The poor little thing had evidently got of bed and in attemping to cross the plank fell into the stream forthe'third time that day; and l was not strong enough to get but, 'The ; -jury returned, the, following'' verdict:'' That, the deceased Annie Allen ,m'et her. death by drowning ina creak at Kuripuni', nearMasterton-on,the-11th inat,, and the jury wish to add, fjiaij t)ier|9|Vas-nb'f auffi:eient precaution takeniby.:tjie:,jnqihe.r ; ,,in; not shuttingi the j.door- on'; going, .out,l though knowing 5 thaWhe child had fallen into the creek twice'before on the atof a»yV.

.George Grey addresses the electors Monday night at the jyMessrsf AKArrhstrong & 00. hold their of horses at the Pastoral CarSi'tW this afternoon at 2 p.m. and Wrigley advertise first Aclasis,short oats for seed. Persons requiring them are_requested to apply .before, the > Afihan who gave his name as William Kennedy, and wlio whs in a state of "exaltationj[-"'wai"run" : breaking a window in the Olub Hotel, J. lorns & 00,, had a another large attendance at the sale at the Empire store yesterday, and some threoliujidred lotswere disposed of at fair prices. VThjPsale ia continued to day and will commence at" .|1 o'clock with the bdatiCß ot*the drapery andolothiug.. .. . ' . t,; vr,

: Owing to.ffot..4vea,ther, j the Masterton_ ToTunteer parades fell'ithrpugh, last.evpn*-. ■ing. ;A mcetiiig''pf k m'embcfs was, liow---.eveiyheld, at which, the names of all .the/ commissioned and noii-ooimnissiohett'ijffi-'. cers tyere put up by ballot—U being understood that any-om^orn6t"ObtViiiiiig v a majority .of votes in- -his, favor would resign. 1 The'result eachQiffic£r' obtained a-siifHcient-'aidpunt otaiipptift'to*retain his appointment.' Now this.niatter is "settled, we hope to see the Volunteers carrying out- their duties-n-little-more regularly. _ . • _ , Trp .

At ;Mr Saunders's meeting at Wakari, tliei''e;we*fe'ab6u"t'7p;preseji"L- Mr Saunders' (who,i it 'will |be| remembered;. was /chairman of'tho late Civil Service Oommiasicn) .'said Cheviot was poorly represented,-and' go't very little "of ;the good .things, andyet -waschlle'd; upqn'.,to|;pay Ij ,a ; !m:6pbrtimiat.t :shareiof thoburden b£ taxation, to beneSt more favored dis(Hots, ; . < He was, proud to. say tliat ho had done tnore.thanany other; 'iiiemßer.itowards.'-reducing, public -expenwitness his action re the-10 per: 'cent reduction; Speaking on the Public Works Act, he r said the towns*had bene-' iitod at 'the 'expense'6f the 'douhtJy dis-' tricts, He could not support Sir Georgo Grey's Goveriuneut, which had in'two" years : spent £15,00d ) 0Q0- T a- l factiwliich was disgraceful to tho fti)veri/mpi)t|aild to the colony alike. He .referred.,,to the duties of- the- Railway Commission',' and was glad to see that the'Publio-Works Minister had .called for, tenders .for. . tlie completion of the 1 Northern Railway.' Ho lauded Major Atkinson^, speebhiveiy; :high!y, and also the presoiit Government, stilling it was. the first which! h'ftd[reducetl • the expenditure by one shilling. He did not • agree altogether with the Property Tax. He advocated settling farmers on land, Speaking on tho Land Tax, he said ho bad always agreed that land should be taxed, but not improvements, as.'this'was the only way of reaching the.large land; speculators. He was against Protection, as it only benefited ono class to the injury of another. He'would always advocate free trade on these grounds..,' He'supported the property tax, but would strenuously endeavor to exempt improvements. Ho believed in the present system of education, tho : cost;of which'as wellVas of charitable aid he; considered ought properly to come out "of the consolidated fund, as it does now, The: conclusion of tlie speech was devoted to an e'Mjiiify into the claims-' of Liberals 'to'their". namo, y '..Mr Saunders .Bilyiiig.that:'tho people'ought not 1 to judge '[hem by what" name'they' choose to call jhemseiyos, but by what they did, Ho pooh-poohed their claims to the title, which lie said, -properly> be-,' longed to such-men as.-Sir William Fox, Mr Ormond, and Mr 'Reader Wood ,v' ■'" King Theebaw,;'.'ofßurmali, of sanguinary notoriety,'lias-oi'derod.aitheati'e to be erected in the garden of his palace for the special benefit 0f'450 wives. No! individual of the stronger sex is. allowed: to sit in this temple of the muses.except the eunuchs; who-" ore Occasionally required to tftkp part in, the performances, which the king 'attends 'several times a week. Tke actors "aro female'slaves or eunuchs, ■-, and receive tho '■'• munificent salary of twelve fuaugs (about If. 75c.) per diem. ; ]■:"' ' ■"■•"■ ; ■' •--.'•''','

. The following-are the rates of wages paid-in tlio Kaiapoi Woolen; Factory—- : scourers/ 45s ;■ laborers for do, 40s; ; dyer, GOsj laborer ..for do, 425; .fireman, 50s; engineer, 70s;'loom tenders, 4§s; girls for.warping, 8s to 15s; milling, 48s; finishing, '4Bs; assistants to do, 30s; hoys, 15s;: packing,- 70s; '"--do assistants, 83s; carding overlooker,' Bos.;' do assistants, GOs; ■ fettling, 40s | girls,; lOs-to 14s; spin ; liors, 45s'to , '35s; i 'bdys,,'.l2s'J!3 weavers, 18s .to 32s';,knot-tors, 12s : t6 17s 9d; and oarponters, lQsfqr eight hours;. The West Coast (says the Inaiigahuii. Herald) is being fast' flooded, with Chilia-' men, Baclv trip of the Hero, .for nearly eight months past has swelled tho number, and we now hear that a small colony of Asiatics has been landed at'-Sydney from Hong-Kong, and 'are awaiting tho next trip of the,. Hero .to Greymouth. About eighteen months ago a Chinese gardener, who had-made a- good: deal-of money in Reefton. in the early days, left here'for Hong-Kong, a)Kl;'thej present m(lux is no doubt duo to his encouraging account of the West Coast goldfields.''' : One of the latest projects for adding to the pleasure of; New : Yorkers .next; sum-; mer is a "grand floating palace," to be' permanently moored' from the* Battery. It is to be five.hundred feet long, eighty feet wide, with three decks'/and 'bathing 1 conveniences below.,. ,The charges; of. admission wil.F;bo to.puit. the- finKnces of all classes. There will-be 'music';af Kriiobns and evenings) with: eatables .and drink.-.., ables. -The whole-:.will- be- goVgeously illuminated at night-'by. I =hundreds-of gas jets and a number of electric lights,; ; ; ' The bomb ,witl : i\which.4he;.,Czar of Russia was destroyed 'was probably oho ofthose'infernal"machines,"now"so well known.in,.Europe.. Bj souie they are called "Orsini bombs,'' after the Italian who attempted the life of Napoleon 111. There are,.several''"patterns,; but the simplest and,most; effective is thus desr cribed. The bomb is a pretty little-globp of brittle ironi-about as large asan orange, or perhaps a little larger, .'svliicli .is filledfor action with gunpowder or/some -other explosive. It is hored ; al.l.over,wjth ; small screw holes,'andinto>acliof theseis inserted an ordinary gun-nipple.' When used, each gnn-nipple is capped , and the:bomb being filled is fit for use. It is thrown from the hand, and, in whatever," way it falls, it drops with considerable force upon at least one cap, which explodes the bomb," That used by, O.rsiui .inflictecl-a hundred or more wounds', aud destroyed' several lives. Manyßuohhomhshaye.heenseized at times, and it is believed that they are usually made at Birmingham, and secretly transported to the Gontinent.. . . A story is„ told iQf Yan Amburff, /the gi'eat lionjtamei'' now dead, On 'one occasion'..whlie'.Jie,;pfi , :fin tan.. ;h,ptql he ;was asked how he got his won* derful power ovßr : i!animals,;,r-He said "It is by showing them that I'm not in the least afraid df them 1 , andi-by keeping my eye steadily on theirs, .I'll give you an example of the power of my eye, "" ".Yon see that fellow ? ! He's'a regular clown, n ril.mak6jiim r .come across the ; robm and Iwont: say;'-a 'wordto liiM," Sitting down he fiie'd'his keen steady eye : 'on the .man. Presently the fellow .'sti'aighteued'lums'elf -gra'duaUy.-up and . .c'amejslowly;,,ac;rqsj'!'tOj'tbe' hljh-tamer; . Whence clpse! enqughtHe'rdreV. bacli ; mmdpuij'ityp^ shim.dean overthe ",'Ydti'll stare at me like thai again'wont' you?"- '.."■:.--' ; ; /; ■''■' .•"','■

Among other visitors n'ow«in Mastertoh'j we notice the Hon o.J.PHarazynj oxs man of.the Education Boafi|f||.; ||--f| No leas stables are pensioned oCfrorijphe ™y§f Irish Constabulary. ■ The noneffective? strength of that force is aboSMljßOOfan? there are thus about three pensioners to every seven constables on active duty —a. edly seems excessive.-- ■*?■ -,-——- ./In a recent experimental'.teat of the ' ; i'aiifoaiirso% knowledge of- the engine-driver, bad placed 'on the track, in advauco of the' trail:, an excellent imitation of a. huge .mass of rock, made of painted pasteboard, •The obsffilctiotf was/no't/ discovered until 'tile engine Sv'aV upon it; but the driver-succeeded, nevertheless; in .stop,pingthe I .ti'ain!;within a few feet of-'it. Th'e joke" was rather trying to the nerves . ofyhe driver,/but ~afforded-the■ best pos--;sible/demonstration" of i the lvalue, ofr the' brake.

Ther.eT'is; bn'e's|e6ial;feature in connection'witli tliepreparation of departmental reports.-in ,Viotoria which; might- be .well adopted' in ' the preparation of" New On ther fly'-leaf the iastjiepbrt of of Mines ls'a printed note of the. "ApIp'rdximatercb'st'of Report," the items being thus^stated;— Preparation, not given; lithographing72B~; 'printing 1575 copies, "fGiT/Totals' m- This system, we understand is adopted in regard to all 'p'riuted-paperslaidjbefore the" House 'it?, Victoria,!' and tendsin ; some/measure to prevent the unrestricted calling'for frivol-ons-roturns-in which-some-members are prone to indulge. :i . .; ~' -, A , A'disgusting discovery'(saysi the 'lEijro-' ppan Mall"), was'.' made/the other' day' v on' therpreinises of ; Mr/ Wiles,; pottedl mealj .manufacturer,, ; Winsoii/Green, Binning- , ham.. Entering the premises Superintenl- . dtn ti B irchley and livapec,tor Latluim f ouiid : . in the" manufactory" the steam machine' in • operation," and -liOOlbs - , off •diseased' horseflesh^ ; ni'uttbny •■'&o. , i various stages, from the " raiv; material"to'the" finished" potted meat, sausages, saveloys, savoury -ducks, German polonies, &e. nearly 2001bs weight of .sausages recently made, and colored with 'red ochre to give them a fresh appearance. Twodiseased-sheep dressed but uncut .were in thp.manufactory, besides quarters, bre'iists, leg's, and-'shoulders ; of' diseased - .mutton, ,to«ether,with upwards of 200 pounds' weight of disoased horseflesh cut. into small piecos, cans of recently-made potted meat, the meat being mostly horseflesh horribly diseased and colored with red ochre, large German polonies of equally unwholesome if not poisonous material, and a large number of cans .ready' to receive as. potted meat the ist'range compounds. s ;Tlie borough and county medical officers immediately condemned the meat, remarked that they had never seen such a;disgusting, collection.. A tin of/red ochre .[was" also found in the loathsome manufactory. Mr Spurgeon. speaking at a meeting of the Young Men's -Mutual Improvement'Society at- Duiicdiii a day or twoago,'said* he thorougely believed in relaxation of some kind'f ro'iii business; and pointed outtliatit 'was' a mistaken -idea rthdt'a' good Christian must always 1 wear .a 'face "as • tpng '.as a 'fiddlestick,''" and refrajn, f rp'ih' enjoyment.pf any.'kind. ' Sportsj however, might be indulged in to far' too great an extent, and be.consideiably abused; For iustancf, the game ,of cricket ,had of late bcen : occuDying too much of 1 people's' attention, an altogether unnecessary and extravagant amount of fius having' been' 1 made over tho A lis tralian crickdt era d uring their recent visit,to England. Dat\oing was an, enjoyment, which he considered shonld be, avoided,.partakers . not, .only, losing their heads, like St Jolm the Baptist but sometimes their hearts and souls. Theatres ho - .described as■" hotbeds;of .infamy " and " gates of he 11,." Whenever, ho.saw peoplogoiug: to. those.places.of "amusement ho felt inclined to say, '■'; Let the pigs have their wash, " for those who. found pleasure in thd:immoralities : of- a theal.ro had no hopeof enjoyment hV ■'eternity. '"•, - '■'-•' < '■■■ ■:■; •.•'. '

. In the gbdil old days of Mastertori; when' storckcepers'wero scarce imcV moiiey was plentiful, large profits. and. exorbitant' prices were obtained, 1 but now, times are different, money, is : scarce, and store- r keepers are plentiful.. Schroder, ;Hooper & Co., Hall of Commerce, have taken this •into consideration, and have cut the.prices and'profits down-to such au extent that 'they completely bafile all competition. Their stock.is very' large, and. beautifully assorted in every department, with all the latest'fashious for winter wear. : : Orders frpm.the .country are executed with ties-; patch, and as. carefully as if selected in person, Purchasers of drapery and clothing will do' well to inspect! llieir stock.' Their advertisement will bo found on, the front page of this paper, and dpservos con T sidoration.—Aovt, .