The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 789, 9 June 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1881.

We are glad to notice that there is a fair prospect of a cavalry corps being formed in tlio AVairarapa, We liavo always been of the. opinion that a certain amount of drill is an advantage co every young man. It teaches him, in the first place, a lesson very hard to learn in the colonies—viz. prompt and implicit obedience to command.. It trains hint to hold his head up, and carry himself after a manly fashion. It generates sociableness among young people, and animates them, with an esprit lie corps which is extremely serviceable to them. It also gives young people that relaxatim which they especially need from the ordinary routine of their existence; and furnishes them with a healthy excitement which, in many instances, takes the place of a pernicious one, Pew men in after years regret time which they have given to military exercises, or are any the worse, either in their own eyes or other people's for a martial training. A. young man never makes a mistake when he becomes a volunteer, although he very frequently, from inattention to his duties, does not realise the full advantage of the instruction he obtains, and can scarcely call himself a soldier, In a district like the Wairarapa, the young people who do not live in towns spend a considerable proportion of their time on horseback, and are more at home in the saddle than they are on their feet, Sucli men are, as it were, the best raw material for a cavalry corps, and we hope to see all of them in this district giving a hearty adherence to the movement which has just been initiated. Fifteen or sixteen years ago, Captain Boys, of Grey town, organised a cavalry corps which, while it lasted, was decidedly efficient. There was in it as fine a set of young men as any district need desiro to possess—hardy young fellows on good horses, who, on a pinch, could and did travel fifty miles a day. Plenty of life and spirit in them, but not, for all this, deficient in discipline. In those days the Wairarapa Cavalry were spoken of with admiration in Wellington, and were reputed to be one of the best troops of the colony, If such a troop can again be formed the sooner the attempt be made the better, Numerically the corps of 1881 must necessarily be stronger than the troop of 1865, but the strength of the muster roll is only one element of success, If the members of the proposed cavalry corps are not, as their predecessors were, soldiers officered by soldiers, tliey will be degenerate. We hope the movement will be taken up in the right spirit, and that the youth of tho district will join in it, not from a craving for a fine uniform or an admiration for accoutrements, but from an ambition to become profioieni; in manly and martial exercises. We wish the promoters of the cavalry enterprise every success, and hope to see, at no distant date, scores of young men enrolled in it each an inch taller than he now is, and measuring a couple of inches extra round the chest.

The New Zealand Parliament for 1881 opens to-day. The Postmaßter-General proposes a postal convention for the colonies, We remind our readers of the popular entertainment in St Matthew's Schoolroom this evening, Mr Bish notifies that he has appointed Mr W. Cellar to collect his accounts,

Mr DaLatoui', a lawyer and says that in the higher Courts of Now Zealand justice very often depends op tjio depth of a money pocket. Mr Henry CJapeott lias transferred his services from thj) Government Life Assurance Department to tJ)§ Australian Mutual Provident Society, Mr C, B, feiird has been entertaining his Mends at Pabflutaiiui to .a supper, It does not require muflh prop We foresight to perceive that Mv will b.p a oMdj. dato for Poiirua at the next general .election,

The Wellington Benevolent Society has found out through the assintanoe of the Hon 6. M, Waterhouae that it has been granting relief to two women who earned 57s each by their own labor. Mr Wardell, R.M., sits at Masterton to-day, Cases that cannot be heard this day will probably have to be adjourned, as the Resident Magistrate is due at Tenui to-morrow. A Hennaing meeting is also fixed for to-day, but as far as wo can learn there is no business;of special Interest to be brought before this Court.

The Carterton Rifle Volunteers met in the public hall on Monday evening last, ; thirty members (including hand) being .present, No commissioned officer was ji) Attendance, and the men we fell in by PpJflivSprgt, Campin, the roll called, and tiip .cpjjpny , flisiiiißßed.. Shortly after Captain scene, and a general Reefing was : held, mainly relating to tlie terns on which peay members.(several.of whom were elected), should' obtain ; their uniforms. Afsub-. .committee WW!! appointed, to ; cany into 'effect the feeling fccprps. The meeting tlieji jidjourpgd,

Mi'T. llotmldaoii, well-known in Greytown, announces that ho has commenced bußiness as accountant mid- commission 'agent in that town : Phosphorus to bo as attractive to horaoa it Mb ..to. rabbits. A-,Bteed which was atantliiig'near boiling phosphorus took.a mouthful. >l£ may be needless to add that he died.

... The fortnightly meeting-of the Masterton Fire Brigade took place last evening, and: wiia very indifferently attended, It is nearly two-months since: the brigade held a satisfactory practice. ; . A wet weather shed ; has been completed at Olareville, arid'others are being erected at the different flag stations along the line, -

F, H." Wood & Co.-hnd'a very successful sale of Mr.Strange's furniture, &0,, at Greytonn yesterday. The bidding, was Spirited, aiid good prices were realised. " An excited indiviual was "run in" from the Empire Hotel/last evening for using obscene and threatening language towards the proprietor. On being lodged in the lock-up, lie. uttered the most doleful ories and wept bitterly. It appears the Native Lands-Commis-sioners were not at all 'pleasocU'with the place engaged for them to hold thoir sittingsiii,atGroytowr ( forafterinspecting it they at once hired the Forester's Hall, where they will "conduct their business.

The shooting of the Greytown riflemen has been.more, than usually effective recently. They have already killed a cow, a mare, and a foal, that were thoughtlessly straying behind the range, ; The owner-will accept five or six pounds for providing these extra targets,

The improvement to Maxton's bridge, in Grey town, are approaching completion, and, will be much safer and more sightly, than the old structure. The only fault seems tn bo that the culverts in the watertable to carry off the storm water are hardly large enough for the purpose. A gentleman preparing grain for poisoning rabbits, had a narrow escapo from meeting the fate he intended for the furry pests, It stirring the boiling mixture he accidentally put his thumb into it. Tho aaony caused by the burning liquid was intense, and all efforts to remove it were unavailing, and as a last resource the suffering one put his thumb into his mouth, The result was, that he was nearly poisoned as well as having a nasty hole burned in his thumb,

An accident of a rather peculiar' nature occurred to a lad named Pelling at Greytown. On Friday last he was riding a horse down the Papawai road when the animal stumbled and fell 'upon him, hurting his shoulder. No notice was taken of the matter as no ill effects wore experienced by the lad ; but at the Volunteer drill on Tuesday he suddenly heard his shoulder "crack" and, ;it was found to be completely dislocated, He was taken at once to Dr-Spratt, who gave the sufferer prompt relief and put him in a fair way for a speedy recovery.

The inspection parade of the Greytown volunteers hold on Tuesday evening was well attended. After the company had been drilled by Sub-Lieutonant Cameron, the annual meeting of tho corps was held for the purpose of electing officers, when thefolhnvinggentleiiien were unanimously elected Mr J. Tully, Captain; SubLieutenantCameron, Lieutenant; Sergeant Avery, sub-Lieutenant; Rev H, Vere White, Chaplain ; Vol. Hamilton, ColorSergeant ; Corpls, Webster and Loasby, Sergeants; Vols, Trotman and Maxton, Corporals, Scrgt Loasby, and Vols, Muir and Smith were appointed auditors. The commissioned officers were deputed to ask Dr H. Spratt to be Hon. burgeon to tho corps,

A well-atfendod meeting of piraons dosirous of forming a P»echabito tent was held in the Temperance Hall last ovening. Mr T, P. Girdwood, who occupied the chair, in a few well-chosen remarks, introduced the business, and shewed the advantages this Order had over other friendly societies, the subscription and joining fees being less and the sick pay greater than any other society in the district—without taking into account the extension of the principles of temperance that would be encouraged by the example they were about to set. Tho business before the meeting was the appointment of officers, surgeon,' place of meeting, and reception of distriot officers, It was resolved that Friday next, at 7 p.tn, should be the time of opening the new tent; and as the Temperance Hall was engaged on that evening for the Juvenile Templars, tho "erection of the tent" should take place at the Town Hull; candidates for medical examination te be at the Town Hall at 6.30 p.m. for that purpose. The following officers were then elected Chief Ruler, T. P. Girdwood; Deputy Ruler, Mr R, Hosie; Treasurer, Jfr Carpenter; Secretary, Mr J. Brown | Surgp.qi), $r Beard. The officers elected were appointed a committee to arrange all preliminaries for the reception of the officers, &c, A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the proceedings.

The police are having a busy time of it in preytown. On Tuesday afternoon the people were rather surprised to see one driving a fish oart, and a great lyjany came to the conclusion that in future, the spare time of the constables was: to be filled up by hawking fish, but on making enquiries it was found that the horse, cart, fish, and fishmonger, had been seized, and were being taken to Featherston, the latter, to answer the charge of selling putrid fish. The samp evening, a fracas occurred among some Maoris, who had worshipped rather too freely at the shrine of Bacciius, the upshot of which was, that after rolling over and over together in the muddy read for a long time, three of them were, aftpr considerable difficulty, lodged safely in the Jock-jjp fop thp Right.

A meeting of the Waiohine River Conservators was held on Tuesday evening at the Town Hall, Qreytown. PresentMessrs Caselberg (Chairman), Gallagher, Haigh, an,d Haramerich. 4# er the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and conljrmed, the financial statement v/»s read, showing a debtor balance of £10,5 and accounts amounting to £8? 8s lOd wore received, . Considerable discussion took place as to the beat mearfs of carrying on certain ipnrks. The log and report of the Overseer were read, when it was resolved to progeed with the works recommended by him,. The Qlerk was instructed to make an application to the Committee of the Wairarapa Institute for use of the committee-room for Board's meetings, and to arrange as to prioe. It was resolved that the work applied for by MrUdy be proceeded with, providing he finds all material, the Board to find labor of the oversaer and two men. The following accounts were passed for payment ; Wages, L7B Is; Clerk,' L 4; Fabian Bros, LI 17s lOd; Kent, L 5; J, Avery, 10s.

Two Jewish brothers, named Kolb, are sole legateea of the fortune, amounting to L 2,700,000 of the American Arohbiahop Kolb; who died some, yeara ag0,.:, ; When; the will of, the. deceased was .opened, a. great seijsation, was. caused in the United States by the';: fact tjiat J the Archbishop' (who had bee# originally: a,;ijeiy) lii)d bequeathed his entire property to hit own brothers, 'whosewhereaboijitß was Uflknop fothe tesatorsj' •

There is a slight stir in Wellington in favor of a local woollen manufactory. ■ .MessrsMuir aud Dixon Bros., Coach builders, Mastsrton have a fresh announcement in our advertising columns, in which it is shown that- they'will build carriages of any discriptiori at prices and material that cannot be surpassed in the Colony. • Their ; workmanship iB well known to be of Owing to'the the rain yesterday there was no practice of[the Masterton Football .Club. _ In.the-eyening-a-ffieoting~-oyhe-Committee was" field, Mr A. R. Bunny (president) in'the ohair. At the urgent solicitation of the committee, Mr Hairison consented to withdraw his resignation, as secretary. A "challenge 1 , yas received from the Greytowii Club-second fifteen to play a second fifteen of'the'Masterton Club on Saturday next, but owing'to the. short time and the rawness of Masterton players,'.it-was deem ed rad vi snbleTt o; postpone the game .CSat.urday, 25tH inat. — the committee expecting a visit from the Wellington Club on Saturday,7lßth."Tfe. following players will do battle *vith. all-comers;—Harrisonj-Morrison;:; J. perry, B.' Perry,' T. James, M. Meredith, T. Koydhousp,, Svensen, Bv Hounslow," J. G. Campbell, 0. F. Hare, 'McLachltin, Bagge, Beere, 0. Yallance, E. Harvey, J. G. Collins, J; Williams r McPhee,''W'. D'Arcy, Ngature. Apractice will be held in Mr J. Drummond's paddock at 3,30 this afternoon, when we hope |to see a good muster. In view of the approaching match with Wellington on Saturday week we.advise new pkyers to go in for some good hard practice.

Hell is a Texas town that deserves its name, judging by the brutality of three recent murders.

An unprotected female, at Pleasant Creek returned her census occupation as " variegated." v. f' The annual consumption of telegram forms throughout the. United Kingdom amounts to 137,000,000. \ Kossuth is now living in a pleasant villa near Turin. Although nearly seventynine years old, he is in good health, and his intellect is unimpaired He spends- a great deal of his time in studying natural science,

A Californian paper says that a resident of Placer County, in that, State, haa a root of a tree which it in the shape of an eagle. The head, neck, and wings are nearly perfect, and little knots distinctly mark.,the place for the eyes. Tim Earl of Perth and Melfort, having established his claim in France to the titles Due de Melfort, Comte de Lussan, and Baron de Valrose, has ruined himself in vain attempts to recover the property going with the titles. ~

According to the New York World of Feb 22, Mrs O'Donovan Rossa was fired at in Montreal while she was delivering a reading in a public hall, The shot was fired through a window, and tho bullet fell near Mrs Rossa feet.

The Duke of Buckingham was presented with an address at Aylesbury, congratulating him on his safe return from India, In reply his Grace sppke of the suffering he had witnessed from the famine, and his belief that the generosity of the English people had made a deep impression upon the Hindoos, A European who for some time resided in New Plymouth recently had a warrant issued against him for nut satisfying a claim. He coolly proceeded to the Magistrate's office and threatened to shoot the man who dared to serve the warrant on him. Ho then went to a Maori settlement, and the warrant remains unserved,

In Greeoe, generally, young persona; were buried at break of day or early morning twilight, The corpse was placed on a bier, or, if the deceased had been been a warrior, on a large shield, arid the bearers carried it on their shoulders. The procession was commonly on horseback or in chariots. It was a token of high respect when all went on foot.

A proposal in under consideration by the leading spelling reformers of Germany to hold an international congress in Berlin at the same time as the congress of Orientalist* in Soptejnber, The subjects suggested for consideration ape the formation of a common alphabet for Europe, a common alphabet for the IJast, and, finally, of a universal alphabet. Mr Hormuzd Rassam, who is prosecuting tho British Museum Archaeological researches at Ninevah and Babylon, has discovered ouitp a new ancient Babylon? ian city ashort distance from Bagdad, on the renowned ancient oanal oalled NahrMalka, or Llumen Regitim. Mr Russam has already unearthed a valuable collection of inscriptions, both in the cuneiform and hieratic characters. '

At Gundagai a free selector was recently fined £2O for driving 600 sheep, the property of the neighboring squatter to his (tiib selector's) yards, for the purpose of drafting out some of his own that had gof boxed with them. He was horrified when tfilt} by the Bench that he had laid himself open to a fine of 120 (or each sheep, or £I2OO in all

The Great Northern Railway Company of England, estimates that its expenditure for new engines and rolling stook during first half of 1881 will be L 40,000; the London and North Western Railway purposes spending LBI,BIB, the North Eastern LfOO.OQI), tljfl Jfiicaßliire and Yorkshire L16i,60'0," and the Maijpljester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire L35,0Q0.

In the good old days of Masterton, wlien storekeepers were scarce and money was plentiful, large profits and exorbitant prices were obtained, but now times are differgift, llioney is scarce, .and storekeepers are' IJpgpgv & Co., Hall of Commercei liftve taken tins into consideration, and have out the prices and profits down to such.an extent that they completely baffle all competition Their stock is very large,, and beautifully assottpt} in eygry department, with all the latest fasmo'ifs wgai',' Orders ftom the coiujtry lire executed wjtb despatch, and as'carefully ,as if selected in person. Purchasers of drapery , and clothing will do well to inspect tlieir stock. Theji will be found on the front page qftljfs pajjei'i aiji} deserves con : sideratiou —Agvi. '.. '