The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, MAY 30, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 780, 30 May 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, MAY 30, 1881.

Ik the matter of Education New Zealand has been more profuse and extravagant than even tho United States of America, The llawke's Bay Herald calls attention to the fact that while in this colony wo have been trying to establish free secondary schools, in America there is a tendency to discourage them. The right of the State to carry out such schools at the public expanse is there questioned". It is also urged that the teaching in such schools is superficial, and calculated to turn out a number of half educated young men, too proud to work, and feeling that tho community which has educated them is bound to find places for them. Public opinion demands in America that free education should be limited to tnc common .schools, and argues that secondary education is not out of the reach of those who arc fitted for it and anxious to obtain it, even If the State does not provide it. The very struggle to obtain it on the part of those who are determined to have it materially assists in their training. In America giving a free secondary education to the poorer classes means taxing the thrifty and industrious for the benefit of the idle and improvident. In New Zealand, where settlement is less advanced, it often means taxing industrious poor for- tho benefit of the wealthier classes. The youths who take advantage of the secondary schools in New Zealand aro, in nine cases out of ten, tjie sons of parents in our larger towns who aro i» a position to pay for the benefits which their children receive. How rarely, if ever, is the child of a laborer found in a secondary school, and yet every laborer in tlio colony contributes indirectly towards its support, Wo.hold that primary education should alone be free in New Zealand, but at the same time we do not object to scholarships, which will give a bright youth here and there tlio ehancohe may need to continue his education beyond the common, school course. It is one thing to provide this, and another to supply the youths who arc anything but bright, ami wlio are more fitted for physical than mental pursuits, with a. free higher education. Experience shows, too, that the most successful high-class schools arc not these which are conducted by the Stat'?, but those which are founded by priva e enterprise. A schoolmaster who works for the State has to satisfy conditions. laid down for his guidance, which do i not always result in thorough education, Even our common schools have a tendency to give superficial results only, from the pressure put upon teacberg to make passes in cut and dried subjects, Cramming in many instances supersedes teaching, and this is still more the case in secondary schools, and even in our colleges. In' our Empire City were it not for the public money expended on the college, private teachers in competition with its staff would liayo in past years taken almost every pupil from it, In New Zealand the lavish expenditure of public money and estate on education has made it difficult for private teachers to hold their own, and though this disadvantage has been more than compensated for by advantages which our common schools have presented, it is very questionable whether tho same can be said of secondary schools.

Tho Catefton Local Board meets today. Messrs Rapp and Hare opened their new store on Saturday last The averago attendance at the Curlerton public school during the past month was sjo. Mr Milton Varnjiani has composed a piece of music called the "Miltonia Schottischc." The Greytown Volunteer Quadrille Club meet, for practice after drill to-morrow evening. Messrs 0. Wyott and A. L. Webster :liavo been re-elected auditors to the Borough of Greytown without opposition. F. E Wood & Co.,are instructed to sell by auction on Saturday nest, by order of the mortgagee, a valuable corner section at Carterton, with shops, offices, &c., erected thereon,.in the immerliato vicinity of the Courthouse, Post Office, and other principal public buildings of the town. Last Wednesday, in printing Mr Pharazyn'a resolution, instead of making them-begin, "That the Council undertakes from this date to provide the necessary funds for construction and repairs of bridges over the following rivers whether running in one or more courses," we by error inserted for." undertakes" the word " endeavors," materially altering the sense of the whole paragraph. The following tenders at per acre were received by the Masterton Highway Board for the felling of the bush upon the Wairarapa and East Coast Eoad, Accepted, KUehingham and Palmer, £2 2s; Declined—H. Burgess, £ 2 ss; T. York, £2 7s Gd;L. Stewart, 12125; T. Price, 12 15s; H. Cornelius, £3 2s; Robinson and Leach, £5. Tenders for To Whiti logging up being all too high thVw'ork is again advertised, !'.."■

■Mi- J- W. Lanibier tlio - Feaihorstoii agent for the Waiiurapa Dahy will'deliver copies to'settlers. in tho towyshJE and neighborhood, and: is duly .'authorized' jto receive .iidvor.tiaoirjents:, .and settle accounta for this office., ' ; ,? !■■ ):' : '.''; : .. A wet-weather shed lisnow-coinpleted at tho.Kuripuin-Jaij-fltatioii.y'.Tho ,o'ne promised at Ciafeville, "Cve v will shortly bo erected, N -.., •:.'"'.

A liorso was sold at the Public Pound, .Mastorton, on - Saturday,- for 275. no: owner, appearing to claim him. Ho .was. a fine-looking animal, and was knocked down to Mr 0. Dixon. .:.,

It has been suggested to"us that if a' chess club wore formed in connection with the Mastorton Institute it would meet with support and-supply a local demand. ••

.On Saturday last Mr McCardle' hada display of a few varioties of shrubs and trees at his shop, Queen-street. They were all lifted with balls'of earth,'and were greatly admired. . A meeting of the Kuripuni Hall comraittoo will bo hold at Mr Charles Wilton's this evening, to arrango important business. All tho members, both Trustees and others, are requested to be present,' ami tn be punctual at 7.30. 'lt is hoped that all will consider it their duty for the interest of this part of the borough to attend.

Oh Saturday last the case of the rival claimants of To Ore Ore'hills was adjourned to enable tho Natives interested to secure the services of agents to advocate their claims, Mr iloiiull has we understand undertaken the case for Karaitiana's party, and Mr T. H. Hill for Te Manihera. The court will proceed with the ease to-day, Mr Samuel the headmaster of tlio Carterton public school has recently received from the late committee and scholars at Kaiwaiwai, testimonials! of a very gratifying character, indicating as they do that his services in that neighborhood remembered with warm and grateful feeling by both parents and children.

A slight commotion was caused on the deparliireoftheap.nl. extra train from Masterton on Saturday, through an elderly gentleman who appeared rather ncar-sighicd, stepping between the carriages instead of on to the platform, just as the train began to move away. Fortunately tho station-master, Mr Stevenson, was standing near and caught him, holding him up till the train was brought to a standstill, The guard having promptly signalled the engine-driver this was vety ipnckly accomplished, and the gentleman placed in the carriage in safety.

The notice calling in all Enlield rifles prior to the issue of SnitUrs was obeyed with alacrity. On Saturday, between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m., nsarly every rifle was taken to the Town Hall at Masterton, so that thero will bo no delay in making the .exchange so far as this local corps is concerned. At Carterton, also, the arms are beini; rapidly brought in, and in a day or two all will be culleclcd, and each corps in tho valley armed with tho breechloader. There was a little excitement created in Featherston on Saturday last by tho appearance of Lieut-Colonel Reader and the Aid de-camp of Uis Excellency the (joycrnor. It had been previously intimated that they desired to purchase horses, and a considerable display of horscllesh was collected for the occasion. The only animals which found favor in the eyes of tlio visitors, with ono exception, wore some horses scut down from Masterton by Mr James Macara, which were readily placed.

The Furc'slns of GioylnA'n aio about to scrim and paper, and mlimviso improve, the niiiiaimlioiis siipper-room attached to their hall. It is already the favorite hall in the township for balls, parties, ivc, but when the above improvements are made it will be second to none in ihe district for social gatherings of any kind, The Foresters are to be con"ratnhited ,oj> Ilia oroditablo appearance of ihe hall, mid we mj hope Ijiey may reap the benefits that their improvements deserve.

(Ju Saturday afternoon last the Grey, town Football Team held their first match against All Comers. About ten of the team rolled up, who had to do battle against IS All, Comers, the latter being with one exception, members of the Papa wai Club. The Team played in their old form, and managed to score 2 goals and 5 tries to their opponents J.goal, We were pleased to see among the All Comers ono of the old Carterton players, Mr Fairbrother, who showed up remarkably well in tho game, and converted the only try they got into a goal, It is a pity our Carterton friends with the number of »ood players they have among them, could not seo their way clear to form a Club this season,

Our attention lias been eajl.ed to the very inconvenient arrangement tliat'exists with reference to the Kuripuni pubiic letler box. It appears if a lottor be-pualed at Kuripuni for Welin»ton, say on Monday night, it is not despatched till Wednesday morning us the box is only cleared once a day, viz,, at half-past one, when ,tho mail is brought up to the Masterton Post office, and Wellington and and oilier letters forwarded the next morning. This state of things is very inconvenient, and in some cases has caused loss to the residents at the lower end of the town, who have frequently posted letters under (lie impression that they would be despatched at the same timo as those posted at the Masterton office, and have afterwards found that they went two mails later. Mr (jhurles B. (i. Hees-Mogg gape his promised elocutionary readings in the Odd Fellow's Hull, Fenthersloii on Thursday last. The iiltomUneo, owing to unfavorable weather, was not very ing, but those who were present were evidently gratified with the entertainment offered to them. The programme was admirably selected from Shakespeare, Byron, Scott, Mrs Hemans, Collins, E. A, Poe, Tennyson, Longfellow, and Piozzi. The reader is' an accomplished elocutionist, and did justice to the many difficult parts v/hich he undertook-. As might naturally be expected, the lighter and more amusing selections found most favor with the audience, though two of the graver pieces—"The Charge of the Light Brigade" and "Clarence's Dream" —were received with marked interest and gratification- At the conclusion of the enterlaiiiinent Mr Rees-Mpgp announced that should a sufficient unmoor -of residents bo prepared to attend his proposed course of lectures on " Rhetoric," ho would commence it on Juno 16.

The match committee of tho Greytown Football Club held a meeting- on Saturday evening at Ilio Working Men's Club, to make arrangements for tho coming match with the Athletic Club on Saturday nex.t. The team to do battle for Greytown will he sel.ect.ed from the following players, who are' particularly requested to roll up to practice oji Tuesday and Thursday afternoons W. Day, W..Hirschberg, Honaldson, J, McMaster, C. Bidwill, J. Hawke, C. Cameron, Maguire, ,H, Udy, E, Winter-, ingham, F. Tully, G. Tully, A. L.: Websjer, Palmer, F. Maxton, Desmond, G. Stewart, Bishop and Wenhain. It was was resolved that a charge,of sixpence should be made for admission to the ground; and that tjekets be given to the | visiting teftras/

. Bernard Ferrers, hotel proprietor, of j Foatlieratoi), has filed a declaration of in-" solvency; ■••' ■ sli6 dnileotor for the Mastorton Borough Cdunoit 'Will 'take proceedings for the re,coy?ry;:o|; rktes and footpath accounts owing on/and nftor the Ist of June. ■ ■ Jheihiembers of the Greytown Masonic Lodge havß'decided to hold a banquet on Juife 2|th, the anniversary of St John. v . >w Sßy.en ..ttucksi-cpnMningi.".'47o'"ili6epj--from thoßrancepoEli station, went down to Wellington this morning from Mastor--.We hear that Mr Jones, of Te Ore Oro, has sevorely injured one of his hands from a fall that which he sustained whilo riding a spirited horse. It will be noticed fr'ph7/he{roport. of .the Inspector of' the'Masterton Rabbit District that poisoning Operations liave" been wonderfully succesfull this;.season.; With the winter mouths still to tho fore the enemy ought this ; yoiiv -be.allbub'extirminated, : ;. ■J_'. .i~\ _L w'i:. '

At 1.30 a in. on Sunday-;morning a Scandinavian rushed half dressed'through Masterton in a sort of mad drunk state. Sorgt. McArdle and' Constable Fleming managed with some difficulty to. secure him,and lock'him up.- When arrested he was wotthorugh, having had a'bath in the creek running through the contra of the town,

Mr John Waterhbuse'Butters on Saturday last said farewull to his old friendship the Whareama, A short time ago a number of them presented; him ,with a "souvenir" in the.shape of a.'valuable watch, in recognition of his public services to the district. Dttrinj; tho many years that he resided in the district, he entered heartily iiito'every 1 movement'calculated to > promote its interests'. .'- ' '

Messrs J, lorns & Co., held a - most successful sale at their yards on Saturday; of horses, cattle, produce,'and farm implements.. Young draught' horses one ; "aild two years old, brought from £2 to £4 each, hacks from 80s to £l2 10s, two mares with carts aiid harness brought £2? mid L3O respectively. Mouths, burrows, chaff cutter, etc., were keenly bid for, A few working bullocks wero sold, but being old only realised about LG eachi Dry cows fetched from L2l7s Cd to L3,-15s. Calves wero sold at 27s each. A lot of potatoes,'peas, tools, and sundries concluded tlio sale.

A docided sensation has,been latterly produced in Mastorton by a practice which has sprung up within the last few monlhsof crying' penny papers through' the streets of tho town for some two or three hours every evening. A very large proportion of the small boys of Masterton have been induced by love or monoy to embark in this amusement, and the combined efforts of their youm; and vi»urous throats is sufficient to drown a brass band or burst a big drum The citizen wont, in tho calm of .evening, to walk abroad and meditate, fjnds now that he catinot move without an escort of penny paper boys, making night hideous with their yells, Some people are much exorcised in discovering a remedy for the evil, Wo have hoard several suggestions. One was to allure an urchin'with a copper to a lonely spot, and there cremate him as a warning to his fellows. Another was, to pass a Borough by-law to place the invading army at the mercy; of tho Inspector of Nuisances, but as yet no general consensus of opinion has been arrived at for mitigating the infliction. Tho problem still remains to be solved. ■ :

On Saturday afternoon between twenty, live and thirty all-comers turned out in Mr Drumiuond's paddock to do battle wtili the fifteen picked members, of the Masterton Football Club. Only eleven ot the latter turned up, but they decided to take the Hold Short handed. About half-past threo the ball was kicked off, and 'very soon after W. Perry, by good play, got a try for the eleven,,whichwas converted into a goal by Allen/ No other score was made on either side dufiii" the remainder of the spell. The second bout was tou»hly fought, but no advau(a"e was gained . During the thinl spoil, the ball mis worked up to the fioal line of the eleven, and ivfr J. Mljinnia RoU-try for ihoall-cnpieß, which was converted'into a goal by bvondsen, v/ilh a nida kick. Ilio ball was Jncked oil'and very shortly uftorMoKenziosotyunin; Allen took the kick, but faded to convert it The last twenty was the hardest fought of nny, many of the all-comers getting tt .rood idea o the eame, and worlcin-rtho ball finely. Iho all-comara got the ball almost under their opponents goal, where Nix by ;vuckykick )g ota K oalfromthefield. lie ball was again lacked off, and the ad-comers by « o nd pky worked the ball close to the goal |j ne of lhe „,, and soon after, through a mu ll, Nix soenred another try. .-.ThU being nearly on the ouch line, the. allcomers conceived the .dea of kicking out in front of their opponent's goal, but the kick dulnt come off, and time was called, the al comers thus »inni„g by two goals andatry ooneg o ala„ datl .y. i w B -wore gad to notice some really promising Payors in tho all comers, notably amon« ! ta being J. and E Bannister; W. and G. Harvey D. Mclachlan, W. and A., ttolch, and several others whose names J «'« we unable to obtain.' In view of fe match at Groytown next Saturday, tnero will be a practice to-morrow after' nopn.-at a3Q, in Mp-IJruminondV-M----deck, and another on' Thursday, when all interested are particularly requested to attend. The team to go to Greytown will be selected from the following players :- Messrs Wardell, O'Connor, Cowan, AUen, McKenzie,.DeCnstro, J.'.and H. Bannis. ter, Andrews, W. and B. Perry, (i. and W. Harvey, D. McLachlan, P. Smith, Morrison, and A. Smith, / It is' contemplated shortly to pick a second fifteen to play the sijcoijd fifteen of the Greytown Club, "" '

. It is stated that in one "of the suburbs of Sydney the census papers were collected by two little girls. Ireland possesses two million and a half of goese—at 3s, worth 1,337,500mostly belonging to small cotters; who share their cabins with their anserine prop.erty : ...••■.

( There are iii Now York 238' Congregational churches, and. 10iii Pennsylvania, with an aggrogate membership of 33,360* and 247 ministers,' of -whom 1 mily 53 are pastors, There were, 970 received last year on confession. ' :i '••' ■

In the largest library of the world, in Paris, may be found a Chinese chart of tho heavens, made about Goo"years before Ghrist. In this ohart 14C0 stars are found to be correctly inserted as. corroborated by the scientists, of the present day. *'' In tho good old daysof Mastevton, when storekeepers were scarce and money was plentiful, largo profits and exorbitant prices were obtained, but now times are different, money is scarce, and storekeepers are plentiful. Schroder; Hooper & Co., Hall of Commerce, have taken this into consideration, and have cut the prices and profits down to such an extent'that they_ completely baffle all competition. Their atpok- is' veiy' large,"' arid beautifully assorted, in every department, 'with.all the latest fashions for winter wear; Orders from the\counliy<ar'e,exeout'ed ! with :, cles'patch, and -■ as-. carefully-astf selectecl : in person. Purchaserajof.draperyiawlcfoth.' ing willi dd well to inspect their stock'.: Their advertisement will; be .front page of this papei'J and deWiyea epiisideration.—Advt; ,'-:' t - '""•'''