The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JULY 17, 1882. IRONCLADS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1127, 17 July 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JULY 17, 1882. IRONCLADS.

.—«—___ -■ The terrible execution done to Alexandria !during;the past few days by the ironcladsof'the Mediterranean squadron will be recognised as.a triumph iii English dockyards and arsenals," more especially when the extremely small loss of jlife on the. British side is borne in mind, The art of naval 'warfare has' been within the last twenty. years altogether, revolutionised. .A: single ironcla'd with half a dozeii .tig/giins: of; the present day would desjfcroy a score! of the. igveat-sail, oj th,e line with' th'eir hundred and hundred and twenty guns, which] in the 'days of Nelson; were the terrors of .the seas.' ! We are not aware whether.ttie Mediterranean fleet;has been specially-strengthened for the present emergency, but its ordinary equipment is some half-dozen armor plated: vessels of gigantic dimensions, and some ten or twelve small crafts,' ininnqwsto the Titans. Among the latter the Monarch and the Thunderer are; turret 5 vessels, and resemble somewhat raf f s,ion which centre turntables are placed. The other, four,, ; the .Alexandra! e Evincible the Iris, and the are armor plated vessels, and for ease of locomotion, much more con-, venieijit than the somewhat "unwieldy ..The,Monarch, w.as '.built 'by. Mr Rjjed about 1867, and, carries four twentV-four ton guns. The Thunderer wa§ dpsigned' in 1869, and is built, with 14 inph annor plates, has thirty five ton gijinß and a hug'e ram spur.' .The Invincible," though not a; turret,, has two lotteries amidships, one over the, ! other,; and the upper commands:an allround fire. Her armor./;plates : :m from px to eigb inches;thick, and she carrieH ten twelve-ton guns, and four sixty-four. _p.oundem._!to v _late_exi EmpeW.of.the.Erenchwasthe first to suggest the protection of chips', by armojj plates at the.time of the Crimean war. (Shortly afterwards both England. ; aftd' i'ranqe .began to build them this prinoiple,... The'first English vessel finished was, the Warrior,;and it was defended, withy four iM plate. It;waß:f6und; hpwAver n ,tha't an-. 'A : rastrong',gun made hole

through a plate; of -this thickness, and the shipwrights jbbgair ito prepare heavier plates, and as fast as these We Manufactured enterprising iuanufftcj tureis made holes in them.' v For some years a contest, target y gun, raged I furiously, till at last even a fourteen ineh plate succumbed-tft.tneiWoolwich. Infant,' a naval .plaything .'which, when charged with' 120 pounds.of. powder,' sent a shot of 7001bs through alnTdst anything. The competition still went on, and .we believe that twenty inch plates m\ sixty'ton guns have been tried together .with.' hot ..vory.-satisfac-tory-r&iilts, During': the "past twenty ; years ironclads of almost every conceivable shape and size have b.een built. Sprite, of ; them have proved ,worse..than : that bair teed dop; Alexandria, • are evidently. very; for enemies. ;Engla;df % ; never spared money in' perfecting''her naval armaments,, and- she now,,,reap| the reward of her' enterprise. It is saidtbat some of her biggest ships have coSt''as"ihuch as a raillign.anc|a hajia, piece.. It.; js,; : a' sad. record for modern civilisation that its costliest triumphs of 'mechanical skill should- be'instruments I of.destruction';: : ,'ru ';[•'■ ~ '•'■'''!'

iWe understand that a " corner stone" made'.expressjy for. the Kurnpuni Hajl. to the.design ofli6 4 ' ; Ko'b'inßo'ri"K3ffis6e , ';n&B'i beetilyiiioM some months, ,Islaii(l;\vho cut that stouej tiiir.nevef'go't paid : for it, whenever h'e' , cu'ehes n WaP, rarapa visitor in his neighborhood relieves himself of on acogmulfttinn of .bile,.and -pqacciVnht of that identical stone. •'•

"The" • cablo-fbetween Hong-kong and. Amny is'inlertnpted:. . A:telephone station is now opened at Aratapu, county". :of Hobson. "■ '■ The hours' of attendance are fr'riin 9 a.m. ,t)11.6p.m , iind.closqd and public hiiH;, days. \ ~ ._•>/;>•/' :-;3n : To-morrow Messrs F, H. Wood .#'Co.' sell the old timber and materials of the Waiohine Bridge in lots tosuit purchasers.,

Mr D. F-. McCarthy, opened his rieii l opposite'the •Club - Hotel on Saturday last, and •frorti'-'early morn till late at night his staff" was kept busy by visits,from hisiiild'cusVoinera,"

The. annual,..parish meeting of. St, Matthew's Church .-takes'place at 8 p.nr, thidjevening. " ; ; ' ';'" '■ : ''

.i'he Bjll|fnr reimbursing members of the General Assemblyfor their expenses.incurred' in attending.'Parliament, or.in 'plain English " the Parliamentary ieVßilli'; provides thatallmembers living, moire than ten'niiles.from the house'shall have ;£2lg' per annum,, and those living within ten miles y£l4!b. This is rather high,but if therewere no extras prjf perquisites were unknown,-tha'cfllony. might stand it;/' :..;,-..-. .

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Masterton Hospital will be held ■tomorrow afternoon.

The Phoenix Lodge 10. G.T. meets this.evening. .. .

■ The Masterton Footballers had a good practice on Saturday., afternoon. The. first fifteen with the second fifteen baoks', played the second fifteen wi'lithe first backs. The latter proved toiVgood' ; for' the first, winning by.a goal and two tries to oue try. The following* teams will represent Masterton in the'matches with the Athletic Club on Saturday next : First fifteen, J. Bann-nter. B. Perry, Welch, A. Smith, H. Bannister, Hai-vey, Morisoii; McLachlan, F. Smith, McKflimej-'W; PerryiS. Smith J. Perry, Emergency O'Connor. \ Second fifteen, Ellers, Webster, Thompson, O'Connor, Ngatuere,.. ..Wenbanj, Beer, f'Makai'U, James,' Smith, McPheeV'HarV Hurvey, Hounslow, Campbell; Emergencies, Akitu, Toe, E. .Thompson, and Eatima. ~"-; :

The arrangements lor the B.M,'Court sittings are as follows. Grey town';-Etteß- - Carterton Wednesday, and Mastertori Friday.' There no sitting atj Featherston to-day. r The adjourned general' meeting of the Horticultural and Industrial society will' beheld at the Institute, Mastei'ton,-this, evening.

The Eangitikei coursing cup has : beeti* won by a dog named''Dutchman," Tiro W'tirzirapa dogs are apparently out of the running this.year.,.. ~:z: : . Mr Sellar, the treasurer of the.-Master-ton Eire Brigade, acknowledges-the receipt of the- following subscriptions;—A.- A.' Elkins LB, James Macarp L 4 4s, M.. Caselberg & Co L 3 3s, Rapffctare'ltf 3s; Bank of New Zealaud-L2.2fyß.ank of 'Australasia L2 2s,.!Ne.w .Zealand Loan aqd Mercantile" Agency L2 2s, T. Wage L2 2s, J. Pavtoni Co LI is, A. Bish Lb la, G. Dixon LI is, W,"W. Taylor Llls, Lowes & lorns £1 ; Maspn LI, Neill & Cookery LI, C.Dixowiiiv Joseph :Williams LI, D. F.McCarthy UJ. Vile 13s, Smith & Hogg 10s fJdf&ciirodeiV Hoopei'.&.Co 10s, E. FeisUOs, W. Bell 10s, James. Thompson Paces' and' Petersen 10s/, W. •iPJFeiljngnam 10s, E. fl. Chineheii 10s"; : '¥; ;My"lfo' : 'R.' Oookburti 10s; snips under 1% 10s 6d, • TotalL43 fa .: ; n ' ;;.: We beg to remind our readers of Mr 8., i.W.'Cafy's bfe'rfefi't : at. the, Town Halllliia : 'evening...Mr Garyhasalways..evinceda kindly feeling toward', our has .sljbwn ,it'on-several occasions,by lending them wigs, dresses, etc, ana! lliey mean to shew.;their.appreciation of'W kindness by- giving a first olass entertainmerit; tjiis iev'ening for-His beu.efit, v -f,Tlje.i,

first part will consist of the usual chair •.business, in which : Mr'oary wiil'aot-as-inV« terlo6u'tor f and will sing by request tlie grand serennde " Quean •ortlierNjg'h't;"; 1 Mr Hall, a welP/Vnowh VWellingiou amateur; will make hiß first bow' to a Masterton'audionce.bn'lh'is occasion. The String :Band will play some new operaticselections, and the entertainment will conclude with " Fra Diavolo," in which Mr-Gary will sustain -the title' role,'and will introduceßussell'!' grand scena "The Wolf,'; besides aihging the inusio inoidontal to the piece.- As the amateurs have spareiljno- pains' to make this a 'complete and will,, in all probability, be their 'last' we hope"- their" efforts! will be rewarded with a bumper house.j "■. ■•'■' ■!. '• .-. -';;.' ThojMasterton Public School re-opened to-day! after the winter vacation. In the promotion of the Masterlpn Bide Yolunfeer.Qorps published by 'us on Saturday) the following was accidentally, omittsd,—Corporal Wood to be Sergean't';" Mr Wardell E.M.. jtook his.seal : on:tbe Wollitjgton bench for jh.e. first time this mornipg.', • ' "* ; " "' : ; W-. •.•■.,

" We| haw •'• pleasure to-announqe the. arrival of five'oases direct from' : the Dunedexi- Woollen Factory, containing blanketi, mens 1 a nd; boy aJ. olp thing, tothe order of Bapp jinU. Sara,; Emporium. Two cases. 06]anijiVrrJdde mens'and 'boys' boots to the oijder of Eapp. Three,-

orates I of crockery direct from Home,' iaecially. selocted for Rap.n_and Hare, Emporium, Masterton.—fAdvt. | '. . ;H6u ;eholders,, , rememp'flr" that you will be iable to l buy Sheetings,"' Counterpsn ss, Quilts," Carpets,' Floorbloths, at sale prices. .If|V our consult your own interests, -you wi 1 noYfail to'be : bf ihe inanywho will' -throng to the Surplus Stook Sale at James Smite' i, Te Arb House,' Welungt6n.-AD, '''Heals of families, don't forget your little onefl.l ■; Boya' aEd.,Yonth&' Olotbiag is to be Sale at Te Aro'House;—Ad.;^ ;