The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY JANUARY 7, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 968, 7 January 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY JANUARY 7, 1882.

We are not at all satisfied with tho " Gaming and Lotteries Act" of last session, and trust that it wil be amended in the direction of respecting individual private liberty. At the same time the state of affairs in Victoria, with respect to racing matters, is something alarming, m will bo seen from the following paragraph ;

" The statement seems 'hardly credible, but it is made by persons not usually given to exitggerati/m, that the public lost £250,000 ovi-r the late Melbourne Oup meeting There era be no doubt that they were relieved of eiiormon's sums, for the leading bookmakers frankly admi f , that they count their gains by thousands, in several instances by ten's of thousands. This gigantic national gambling has been felt in business circles, and hence the cry thattho LogislataTo should interfere to moderate—it oan scarcely hop) to suppress-thebatting, mania. This has been attempted in two forms, one measure aiming attho suppression of racing sweeps—the large transactions of Messrs Miller and Co., as well as the smaller ones, on the courao—and the other at the introduction, or rather the recognition, of the totallsator. I regret to say that the latter scheme has been negatived, awl the former is so Dracoiiio in its severity that even if sanctioned it would defeat itself. There is no doubt that the gambling ■spirit is spreading with fearful rapidity amongst our youth. When young men in ohurch will wager as to which of the collectors will make the round of the pews most quickly, it is pretty evident that they are strongly imbued with the prevailing-spirit. It would be wise to try and check the evil before it outgrows control."

Now it is known for a fact that many races in country districts are got up' by • publicans for the sole" purpose of making a big day's sale of liquor, jt is just P well that these gentlemen should receive a slight ohepk, and truly some of 'race

meetings lately lias been anything but enjoyable affairs; it is as well that it is so, New Zealand was growing racing mad, Every, little County township thinks it must now have a race day—or rather every publican in such a township takes care to get one up. Sie Hercules Robins w is responsible for a good deal of this, Mr " North's " sweep of .£,4000 ought to have proved a warning, but the papers are as full of consultations as ever, We dislike the very, name of the thing. It is a curious fact too that most of these" events" are also got up by the publicans. We are well aware that very many of the Wairarapa publicans are not amenable to a charge of this kind, and that some of them take an honest interest in good racing and think more, of tunning a horse than of selling liquor, but we are not referring specially to this district, The question is a colonial one and must be met and faced on broader grounds than mere local experiences.

If there ever was a case .in which a man was innocont of all intent of wrong doing it is clearly the one recently brought against the Hnn C, J. Pharazyn for double voting at. the late elections, The old Droverb of one's own chickens coming home to roost is illustrated by this incident. The Hon C, J. Pharazyn is the acape-anat for the Legislative sins of the New Zealand Parliament, We are not sorry that there should be a scape goat, we only rosret that chance has not made a younger and stronger man the victim, It is hard that an old colonist, who, in spite of many eccentricities, such as refusing to put the honorarium into his pocket, and unostentatiously expending much of his wealth in helping his' fellow men— should have been placed in si painful a position, Should the verdict of the Court uf Appeal proclaim him to be guilty, we hope both Houses will have the decency to go into mourning for their blundering Legislation.

A fashion has sprung up of late years for women to lecture in public as well as in private, aud when we hear that a Mrs Hampson or a Mrs Somebody else is delivering earnest addresses we regret the demise of the apostle, who once speaking plainly on this subject said it was a shame for women to get up and speak m this, fashion. _ Some years ago in the Wellington Provincial district what Artimus Ward calls a •' femalo woman" used to wave a bonnet in local pulpits and wag a tongue underneath it that never tired. 'A good earnest woman she was, but the result of hor missionary efforts was to create a feeling of sympathy for the husband who owned a wife with such remarkable oratorical powers. Lady preaching by its novelty attracts many people, but sensible sober minded people are not disposed to encourage sensational religious services. By and by, no doubt, when lovely women play themselves out as evangelists we shall have infant phenomenas put into our pulp'ts to draw a crowd, We would as soon listen to the one as to the other.

This is the monthly pay-day of.the Maßterton Building Society. The Rev B. W. Harvey, of St. Paul's, Wellington, will preach in St. Matthew's Church, ou Sunday, morning and evening.

A meeting of those interested in the formation of an industrial society will, be held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening at 8 o'clock.

_ The sale of ninety-nine-year leaseholds in the township of Eotorua is advertised for the 7th of March, at the Crowii Lards officfli Auokland. Copies of plans can be obtained at any Post Office. This properly is of great value, as it constitutes the future sanatorium of New Zealand, and as a commercial speculation it offers a certainty to investors.

The Amalgamated Friendly Societies' fete committee met at the Foresters' Hall Greytown, on Thursday evening, Mr J, Baillie being elected chairman. The report and balance sheet shewing a credit balance of i£ll lfis 6d was read and adopted. It was decided to hold sports on Monday the 23rd inst. A programme similar to the one carried out last year was adopted. Messrs R. Freeman, and A. L, Webster (secretary) were requested to arrange about the paddock, sale of privileges, and printing. Messrs Bright, juur., and F. Maxton to arrange for Bind. The meeting then adjourned until Thursday evening at 7 o'clock sharp. The Greytown Lhwii Tonnis Club have kindly offered the use of their paddock to hold the sports in, 'The sale of the privileges will take '■lice on Tuesday 17th inst,, at F, H Wood & Co'b Auction Rooms,

A stockdriver writing from Greytnwu, complains of the obstruction in the White Pine Greek, East St, He adds that if the Borough bye-laws compel them to drive cuttle down that street in the daytime, it is only fair that the Ouuuoil should sea that it is clear, At present only one iininiiil can pass the creek at a time, and the consequence is that when a mob is beina driven through, a rush is made and the fouce on either aide gets broken down.

.Messrs A. Armstrong k Co announce a sale of the privileges of the CartertonTaratahi Rtco meeting at the White Hart Hotel, for Saturday next, Mr.James Brown advertises for sale sections in Wrigloy's estate, Lincoln Rond Albert St,, and Ohuroh St, tiie property of a gentleman who is leaving the district and who will dispose of them on very reasonable terms. The amount of Mr G. Cokets tender which was accepted fur painting the Opaki R md Bridge was £lls. The Rev, J, Dukes conducted the funeral »f the boy Alfred Binden yesterday. The coffin was hnrne by four youths nod the sympathy i-f Mends of-the family Wis manifested by an unusually lanje following of aottltiM in the- town and. liuijjllljprliuoil,

Mr Grant, one of the Lincolnshire delegates who visited New Zealand some time ago, has "swopped" his two-thousand aore farm m England for the ten-thousand aore sheep run of Mr Tooth iu Canterbury. Mr Tooth returns to the mother countryj'and Mr Grant, comes outto New ZeaLmd as a permanent settler. Let us hope that.. his example will be followed by many Ehg.' lish farmers possessed of skill and capital' equal to Mr Grant's A youne man named M. Hyland had a very narrow escape from death yesterday afternoon, Hd was working for Mr Pioker.ingj plumber, and was on the roof of the larae house now being built at the corner of Cole-street, and had fixed a ladder to the ridge. He had not made, the ladder sufficiently safe however, arid on ascending it the nail which hold it to the roof, gave way.,-.and the young fellow was precipitated to the ground... Fortunately, however, hi struok .the verandah first from which he rebounded ljke a ball, and fell to' the ground head first.'' Dr .Beard was'near the spot, ahdon examination found-that though the fall was about 28 feet, the young man was not severely injured. He had flustained-a- large scalp wound, and.both knees were slightly but, but the worst injury was a painful bruise onhis side. The shook to the system was very great, but he.ij expected to be'abent again in.fowdat*.-

The firßt drill of the New Year for the Carterton Rifles will take place on Monday evening, when a quod attendance is anticipated,

The monthly meeting of the Carterton Fire Brigade takes place on Tuesday evenins, after practice, for which ..jnemb'ere will assemble at 7. p.m. Important business is to he transaojed at the meeting, ;.- A grand was work exhibition opens in tho Town Hall Ma3tbrtori : 'on Tuesday next anli continues for four days. There nre fifty life size figures, including the Kelly gang a talking maohine, also an electric boy, and a musical entertainment, Mr A, Smith, accountant at the Bank of New Zealand, leaves Masterton to-day. He will be missed by the local football club of which he has been a valued member,... The net proceeds of the recent Wes-leyan-Bazaar at Masterton (including subscriptions already paid up) amoutit to the sum of ±'l9G lis lsd, leaving a debt of £B3 9s on the Church; but as it is intended to hold a clearance sale of the remaining goods very shortly, the friends are very sanguine that the whole amount will be realised, A meeting of the. Board of Trustees of the Taratahi Cemetery took place at the Institute, Carterton, last evening. On the motion of Mr Booth, seconded by Mr Smith, it was resolved that two plans showing the Church of England burial ground be prepared on the same scale as the large plan. It was moved by Mr Booth and seconded by'Mr Moore that pegs be put in at every fifth section, and that all the sections be numbered in the plan. It was rosolved that Mr Anderson should proceed without delay to peg out the Cemetery, It was resolved that Messrs Smith and Bowles-have tho entrance gates erected at once, It was rosolved that Messrs Smith and Bairatow be instructed to have a fence erected, com' menoing two and a'half chains from the gate, and tunning chains towards the swamp, and at right angles thoreto, another fence chains running to Mr Waldin's boundary, The Bank balance was reported at L 7 8s lid. The meeting then terminated. The public are reminded that Rapp and Hark, of the Emporium, are the sole agents for the noted Featherstnn Cheese Clothing, Bootß, Groceries, and Oilman's Stores are ten per cent, cheaper thau any other house in town.— [Advt.l

Carterton v Maaterton,—As a preof of who are the cheapest storekeepers in the Wairarapa we wish to draw our readers' special attention to B. A, Gardener & Son's advertisement on our front page. This firm is determined to keep up their reputation. From the time of their commencing business in Carterton thoy have repeatedly proved that they can withstand competition, no matter how strong. It is therefore ridiculous for another, storekeeper from a neighboring township to post price lists to their customers and protead to sell at wholesale prices, when for the smallest quantities B. A. Gardener & Son supply goods in almost every instance 10 to 15 per cent cheaper, and in large quantities still further conces' sions are made.—fAdvt