The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1882.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 971, 11 January 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1882.

The candidature of the jux goad men and true who now wait on,the burgesses of Mastorton does, not excite much interest-among the residents in. _.tha.| Borough. Settlers have,"'during the past-three month's, been surfeited.with election feasts. They have fed. on M.HiE, game, County cake, and Mayoral meat, and they have' little appetite left for the plain Borough fare which is now placed. before them. They are asked to imbibe municipal shandy-gaff, after quaffing ' parliamentary champagne, and it is no. wonder that they turn aside from the cup which is proffered to them. However distasteful another election may be to-burgesses who have donß.a fair amount of latterly, the present contest is an important one, inasmuch as it may, for a year or more to come, stamp the character of the representative body to which is committed much of the welfare and prosperity of the town, : It.will replace with new men one-third of the members who constitute the present, Council,- and on the selection of these three councillors depends very much whether the' town goes forward, falls'.backward, or stands still. Not one of the half-dozen requires much introduction to the ratepayers ; one and all are well-kiiown, and the only duty inoumbent on the W--gesses is to pick out the three men" who are best fitted to advanca the interests of the Borough. The ptily point on which we have dwelt when; in issue,, we referred to the: .election," was: that the-intercuts oj thorough) aid;

not of any particular section of it, should prevail. It is well-known that one portion of the town does not take this view of the contest, but holds that the representation of Kurupuni is of greater importance than the representation' of Masterton. This division of interests is, in our opinion, very undesirable, and we therefore oppose it. Weight point out that in proportion to the rates" paid,'the residents in' Queen-street ..have received a- far smaller, return, in the shape of public 'expenditure than the settlers of K.urupurii.:, We mention this simpler to show that in the genova] division of the Borough expenditure the latter part of. th? town'has done remarkably, well, -s{ 'jf ;"' -™ threatens, forces thedivision of the Borough into wards, it will be'far worse off in the future than ■it ; lias-been in the past, A suggestion hasbeeh-thrownout that.thesix candidates should make their bow on the platform of the Town Hall. If there be a general desire to hear'what they have to say, it would be well for them to comply with it, but as-yet.;no-great anxiety 'has been. manifested for a demonstration pf/.this character. No one expects.that the ayerage.of thesix speeches VouloVbe. anything'very brilliant. If there be; a..: > Deraoathena i s among the set it is probably Mr Caselberq, and he within the last few weeks has his.views on. municipal affairs, and though his.speech-was- very well-received, the desire. for : a second edition of it is riot very urgent. It is not "a 'very essential qualification for Borough Councillors to be orators—a tendency to overtalk hasbeenoneof the niost-'conspiouous municipal weaknesses in Masterton; .and we feel sure that a" more 'silent- body, would in thefuture not only do move-work, but perform it with greater efficiency, and with, a .smaller sacrifice of time. '

A cavalry corps ha9.-been formed- at Bangitikei, ;r A sitting of the District Court will be held in Greytown on Friday next, The Amalgamated Sports Committee meet at Greytown to-morrow evenincf. The Installation of officers.of Court •Wairarapa A.0.F., Greytown takes place this evening •The residence of Mrs Collins of Master•with five and a half acres of land is advertised for sale on easy terras. • The annual election of new School Committees in this district is fixed for Tuesday the 24th' day of January. . It is rumored that the departure of His Excelleny the Governor' from New Zealand has been indefinitely postponed. '■' Lady Fergusson, the wife of the present Governor of Bombay, and former , Governor of New Zealand has sucoumbed to; an attack of cholera. i The late train last evening arrived at IMasterton wonderfully punctual, but =then Sir Arthur Gordon wua on board. .. Mr H J. Williams, late of the Marquis of fyiriniinby Hotel, Carterton, haß taken ■the .Metropolitan Hotel in Wellington. ;: A. spirited.hke'ch uf Otwtlepoint by a local amateur. Mr C J Freeth, is dismayed in shop window,

Application's are invited by the Wellington, Education Board for a master for the -Termi School, stipeud. £IOO, with house •aniMiuud, autl for assistant masters at MftStorton and .Greytown, at £l4O. Also for ut: pupil teacher for the Masterton School,:.

: ; ..-The programme.of theHawke'a Bay ,Rftciiig Hub for the Ist and 2nd March, '..can be Heenat-AiS'-fffice, ano" a's'ummary •ofat will be f •nndin our advertising col Aimus.' For one event, the Hawke's ..Bay Cup,-is niu.li .slsos:vs,are offered to the first horse. .These races will be pretty certain to attract both Wairarapa horses and Wairarapa visitors, ' - K Monteith & do Auctioneers of Hawke's Bay.advertise for Monday the 23rd Pultetapu Station of John Heslop Es'q.ya'large number of purebred Lincoln ewes,, wethers, and rams, pedigree cattle and. well-bred horses. B'urther particulars of the same will be found in another column,

) A'fatal accident occurred on Sunday afternoon at- -Tenui, A son of Mr G. Gilford, aged 12, was riding along a steep sully when the horse fell back upon him crushing him to death, . The body was brought down to Masterton yesterday, and. the funeral will take place to.day, Much•.sympathy is ■expressed. foi-:Mr •Gilliard, this being the second son he has lost through accidents,

■ Kobler's waxworks attracted a 'large 'number"of visitors last evening. There' ;was indeed quite a run on them.. There is some very, good company to be met with in the Town Hall, which includes His Holiness Led. 111., a capital representation of-Mr Gladstone, and several very charming feminine fignres. There is a wonderfully hilarious Chinese giant, and among other eccehtrioities General Tom Thumb mi- his smaller half, the fat wy and fat girl, and a striking tableaux representing the Kelly gang. One and all of these came infor their due share of ..praise, but there was an almost'overwhelming counter attraction in the .shape of the musical wonders presented by the ;KohleV : jßrotherß on the cornet, on the ■musicCtamblers, on the silver hells, on *magicjirstrument called.the Ocarina. After each'and every" piece'pl'ayed- there was a hearty round of applause, which Bbowed that the audienoe appreciated the .exceptionally good music of these clever' wonderful phenomenon inthefornnsfan "ehctrio boy", was a great attraction. Touch him where yonwillaa electricshock follows, A ■shake af thehatids with him is something to be remembered.- We expeot to see a still larger gathering at the Hall this afternoon andtbis evening. • Some slight, excitement was witnessed at the Wellington railway station yesterday, caused by Sir Arthur Gordon being . a passenger by the afternoon train. When the-starting time came His Excellency had not arrived at the station, and the train was delayed 14 minutes waiting for him. At. the end of that time Captain Knollys. h'isAidfi-de-Camp, appeared and took his seat in the carriage labelled '• reserved," and the'train proceeded, It had nnt gone far when a son of Sir Arthur Gordon's rushed into the station and gazing after it a moment jumped on an engine standing nn the line and got tho. driver to give chase toihe train. In tho meantime' Sir Arthur drove along the main niiid in Ma carriage, the train pass, in? hinv.ne,'!)' •JN , gKh;iuran«.v and- waiting 10 miwife beyond time for him it. Petnne where the punming engine caui'ht it no, Sir Arthur G->?d»ii entered the train, hh Srtn Mddihfi'.him-good-bye, and taking his place in the cairiago to'be driven back to town,-.-wbMeK the engine returned:being no longer.-required by'its distinguished The train proeeeded- on its wny nt-a sgrtodr.pace, and "oontiaryjo its usual jifeia'da up. :t he Most, time ,and arrived at Masterton punctually. It was -. the:; Yiee-Regal • carriage} : fpslit up,'^th]eVflriinar passenger corn: i'paH&iemiJjpg eithwin:.tbtal- ; b^iiki« : ' ■: : dwlU!eift^ v .' v ,.\'-ov.^!^

Kohler'e waxworks open in the public I hall, Carterton, on Monday, the season' extending over Tuesday and Wednesday. In the 3rd class firing Oapttin Snodgrass, of the Carterton Rifles, made 72 points, a score which, we believe, has not been surpassed or equalled by any volunteer in the valley. A child of Mr Turner's died of convulsions on Monday at Carterton. Dr Spratt did not consider is necessary, under the circumstances, to hold an inquest, and at once gave the requisite certificate for burial, Sir Arthur Gordon and Captain Knollys I left Masterton on horsaoack this morning for Brancopoth, the station of Messrs Beetham.

Two cases of small pox having been .discovered on board the Zealandia, the mails have been detained for fumigation and the Wairarapa portion of them will probably not be received before Saturday. Yesterday afternoon James Bobert Henry was brought up before the Mayor and-Mr G. Beetham, J,P,,on a charge laid by Frederiok Chapman of embezzling a cheque for ;£lO, which he had received .in his oapacity as bailiff. Mr Bunny appeared on behalf of the prosecutor. The case was remanded until Thursday next, for proof that the money was absolutely paid to the prisoner. Henry was released on .bail, himself for £6O, andtwo Sureties for 4)50 eaoh. ' •.

The Committee of the Wairarapa Hospital- met in the Secretaries, office, Greytown yesterday afternoon., Present Messrs O.Pharazyn (chairman). W. C. Cuff, W.- G. Beard G. Wyett,'Bevs W. Booth*, and H. V. White, The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurers statement shewed a oredit balance in the Bank to be £65 4a id. Aco-' i ounts amounting to £43 10s 8d ware paassd for payment. The Rev H. •V. White was requested to act as Hospital Visitor for ensuing month. The" usual monthly meeting of the Masterton Hospital Committee was held yesterday. Present-Messrs Boddington (in the Chair), Bennett, Perry, and Payton. The minutes of the previous meeting were' road and condrmed. The Treasurer reported a credit balance of ±55 7s Bd. Only one tender for stores for the year 1882 was reoeived, viz., from M. Caaelberg & Co., which was accepted. The .following accounts were passed for payment :-0. J. Freeth, £3los; T. G. Mason, ±2 ss; J. Olayson, ±2 68; J. Payton & Co., ±1 9s 9d; Bacon and Wrigley, 8s Od; M. Caselberg & Co,, ±l7 7s Id. An account of Smith & Hogg for advertising was referred back as unathorised but the Secretary was instructed to give future advertisments to them, Mr Perry was appointed next visiting member.

While so much is being said on all sides as to the support the.volnnteevs deserve at the bands of the Government, it seems strange that the whole of the local corps should be allowed to remain for months without ammunition. They certainly cannot become good marksmen without the means of practising the art, and if they are not good shots they cannot he said to be efficient volunteers.

There has recently been a lively correspondence in a Wellington paper on eternal punishment. It arose from Archdeacon Stock expressing a conviction that there was no such thing. The Rev Mr Coffey, unwilling to resign his chance of everlasting tormeut, assailed the Archdeacon for heterodoxy, but he, in his own turn, has beeu lambed down by the Rev H. Vere White, of Groytown, who plainly proves that the Eev Richard 1b childish and superstitious,

The public are reminded that Rapp and Hare, of the Emporium, are the sole aejenta for the noted Featherston Cheese. Clothing, Boots, Groceries, and Oilman's Stores are ten per cent, cheaper than any other house in town.—[Advi.! Carterton v Masterton.-As a proof of who we the cheapest storekeepers in the Wairarapa we wish to draw our readers' special attention to B. A. Gardener & Son's advertisement on our frontpage. This firm is doteimind to keep up their reputation. Prom the time of their commencing business in Carterton they 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 lisW to their customers and preteud to sell at wholesale prices, when for the smallest quantities B. A. Gardener & Son supply goods in almost every instance 10 to 16 per cent cheaper, and in large quantities still further conees aions are made.—(Advt