The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1882. THE END OF THE WORLD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1229, 14 November 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1882. THE END OF THE WORLD.

A somewhat alarming cablegram was published in our last issue to the effect that our friend the comet' has been identified as a visitor to the sun in the year 1843, and in 1880, arid that, within another year .it will be back again, burst into old Sol, and the - up-! shot will be the annihilation of news-: papers and the world in,general. We! have every respect for scientists when : their conclusions are not altogether J antagonistic to common sense, In! the present instance their deductions; appear so absurd that they will probably be received witli ridicule by most people possessed of average intelligence. It may be very possible that the comet will turn up again withintlio prescribed time; it may also be possible for it to be absorbed 1 in the sun, and the consequences of such an absorbtion may be a climatic change of a greater or less degree. |We, however, fail to see why a comparatively small body coming into collision with an enormously large one should create any Berks amount of disturbance, We trust that religious professors of all creeds are sufficiently enlightened in this age to teach their flocks that it is'notin harmony with the sublime laws of Providence, that a thousand millions of human beings should be effaced by a sun stroke. The experiences of countless centuries written in indelible .characters on the rocks of the earth indicate that all changes have been slow and gradual, leading up to beneficent'developments. We can await with equanimity the contingency of the comet's re-appearing next spring, 1 and feel assured that if it does come into'collision with the sun somegreatj and wise purpose will be the result, j .If it does aflect our own planetary| system it is just as reasonable to ex-! pect it to infuse now vitalities into it; as to anticipate disaster and annihilation. i

Mr Meslon addressed his constituents, at considerable length last week, and as usual foade an effective and sensible address.. Behold that the extension of the franchise had been beneficial to the colony, and contended that as lonj ns freedom went .hand in hcmd 'sitli oducatiori there need be no fear' of Imping the people lo govern themselves, Ho claimed that the measures of tlrp.past session j were a-reater, both in quality and importance; than those of any (preceding session, He waß convinced by tho outcome of tho last general elsotion that.thy Government had a large majority in the country at its back. Referring to iiativt affairs, he pointed .out with justice that the Government wore now master of the position, and drew attention to the immense progress made during the past' year in settling the native difficulty, With regard to the land question, he eulogised his; own measure for creating perpetual leases, and propheeied thatrtho ronts would in time provido for jj, re' duction of general taxation.

faSaiirFranoiaoo/raailliasat'tivediiif, 1 and ~veao h Wellington- to'-| uioWoVfe or;: pOßiitty sm: thtf'MQivirim dayl ®:. ■M' 'M'M A wfv ( s; - ■ *s•... w. ,| .' establishments for : tlu future ar. 7 p!m. \' lee is expected to commence the examination of the Masterton Public Sol]ool-tO'morrowr ?: Tho..atteiidancG„of pupils thia .week shows signs of improve-, raent. : > I ■■•,} . i '' '■. , Mr'F. H, Wood- sells- at- 2,- p.m.- in Greytown to-morrow the household furniture of Mr A, M, Normanby, A telephone station is 'novj opened' at Motupiko, oountyof Waimea/ -The oifice .hours are from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m., and closed ;9u Sun(laya and' r. .A meeting of the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society was held yesterday : afternoon: -Presenth-Mesdames Paige and Gapper, Jev W. Dr Beard, and Messrs E. Feist"and A'/ Bish. Mr Feist presided. The minutes of tho previous meeting haying ljoen confirmed, Ml'S Puvcell'a case waff considered and it was resolved that the allowance .to her bo continued till DrHoaldng'roported whether it was. still necessary. Accounts amounting to £4lss were passed for payment. -Tlio aecrotary reported the receipt from the 'Hospital 'Committee of'£2 ss, being refund of half cost of Pearce's passage to Haworn. : m-v .1 i r i .

Mr D. McGregor as Chairman of the late 1 public meeting at Carterton,''notifies that meeting will be'held at Mastertbn,® Gladstone, Featherston, Carterton, Greytown, Martinborough, Tenui, and Eketa-' huna on Saturday the 25th inst, at 7,30 p.m. to consider tho advisability of uniting the two counties. U' ''ifO •v' ' ■' ■' '('' 5 ■ j[ The Eangitikei Advocate referring to a late accountant at th« Bank of New Zealand, Masterton, ■ reports, that , Mr, Smith, the genial agent of the Batik 1 of New Zealand at Sandon, liaß not been allowed to spend his honeymoon at the sea, side in 'some quiet nook,: but was, obliged to "buckle to" at his duties'in' connection- with his banket once. Mr Smith and his bride received/quite an ovation from the residents of Sandon on their return on Wednesday. : 'About half past one o'clock this morning a member of the Masterton Fire Brigade was roused from lib slumbers by shrill erics of" fire I" Jumping into his uniform lie sallied out in search of thesc&ie of itbe conflagration',- but the result of his quest was to find a woman of questionable morals as the author of the alarm. This person was undergoing; ohaßlisemedt ;at; the hands of a lord of creation, and in-i Btead of yelling out" murder," as is usual on' such occasions, ;• she spent ;'all her energies in screaming out" fire,"

Mr W, P. Fellingham, boot and shoemaker, has an announcement tOvheads of? falnilie's in another column. -' ■ '■ I • I

The usual practice of the Greytown Fire Brigade will be held on next, Thurjday evening. Tho roll will be called at 7 o'clock sharp, and'fines for non-atten-dance will be strictly enforced. The Greytown Philharmonic Society will hold their weekly practice on ; Thursday evening, after which a dale will,bo fixed for their next concert, and a programme drafted. They have now eight now pieces in practice, which with solos, duels etc., nught to make ut really good programme. The Society netted some- 1 thing lih six pounds on their soiree held last Thursday. Messrs Lowes and lorns announoe in to-day's issue a series of sales for Various dates. On the 18th inst. they sell furniture at thoir rooms, Masterton, on the 22nd the Masterton-Opaki race privileges and stock sale ( and on the 24th their usual stock sale at Titiui. ' " - ; 1:

Mrs Harapson, the evangelist, is at present on a visit to Westhoe, the residence of Sir William Fox, whero she will rest for' a few. weeks to recruit her strength. She commences her mission services in Napier in December.

Nolly Pariah, alias" The Woodpecker," was brought befor His Worship the Mayor at the Courthouse, Masterton, this morning on a charge of using obscene language.' The acoueed admitted the charge, and was sentenced, as an old offender, to a fine of ten pounds, or three months imprison-; meitl, She elected to visit Wellington, j Now that the summer has fairly set in, ; we think tho raiiway authorities oughtto givo the public more facility in the l way of travelling, such as putting an' oxouraon train on, say onco a month to iind from WeUinsrtan at reduced rates. They could easily arrange -for the first i train say on the l'nst Saturday, or in faot;| any day, to leave a conple'of hours earlier : in the morning, and the 6;20 train from! Wellington to come right through. ' This! would give, the country people a whole) day in town, and at reduced rates. 'We | feel quite certain there would be a : great many who would take advantage, of.tliis' train, who never think;of going now, a«i thoy would .only .lose tile one : day,;.abd could not do anything they might want'to j do in town,

East-street, Greytownjis beginning to, assume the appearance of a street, as Mr! "Wiggins, the contractor is pushing on apace with lljb formation of it, ' When it is finished it will improve the appearance of that locality, us it was simply a fenced in wilderness of mud and stumps before. In Kemptoa-atroet, the, .contractor, Mr .11. Sears is also hard at work, and hopes to have the formation of that street completed uoxl week. When these wotks are completed the inhabitants living in those quarters will be able to get to their homes without having to pick their steps as they were formerly compelled to do,:

" Cleanliness is next to godliness," Carterton for a long time, was: without a resident clergyman, but as the advent of the pastor may be supposed to have provided for ojd dictum, so our enterprising little peru/juier {has' taken steps for the outward cleanliness of! the people, But putting joking aside ,(as Mr Bunny aaitl at the amalgamation meeting on Saturday), 1 Mr.Hunter lias, in erecting bath-rooms at the rear of 'his premise? ai "Carterton, met a local want, 'that was much, needed, as everyone has not the means or convenience,to provide' a bath-room in his own house. The building contains three rooms, each fitted up with a zinc bath, 6ft 6in x 2ft 6ip, with 1 tresselled ;hot and cold-water,! and all .t.b.e requisites of the bath and', toilet, each jjprnp.yiment being 8 feet by! 4 ; }, and matchlined' %'oughout, The! arrangements for the supply heating! of water are most .complete. Raised on! a staging twelve feet above the ground is!j a largo 40-gallon tank; from this' the; water passes into the main boiler, andi thence into the intermediate boiler 1 , toi supply the' bath-rooms, To preventlany : danger through excess of generation of' steam, a safety pipe is carried to the top, atid bent over the supply,'tank,-■when any ; steam escaping becomes re condensed, The tank supplied by a force pump, and has' a float epnnected with an ordinary: aplomb line which inarjjs Jth'o waste of w.aler on the staging, 'wljichjw pitted, an inch to so many gallons. Mr Hunter's : charge will be . Is, and be will also intro- • duco the quarterly system. We oannot l but him Buccess {n his new under*' taking.. . ' '' ' ' ■ ' i ; We. dir,ect ,q|tl,enti/)n jtf' : faripers and' station-holders to an advertisement' in another column of 15 tons No. 7 fencing wire, at the of £IS 15s f p£»p ton' s Rt the Mafiterton railway station, For further particulars, apply to Jfopp and Hare, Emporium,—Anvr.

IvThfj Mi«td/|ii v ffl(npi(al Coinmitte® HwsH|\ !rl iappditit {bf oolony. foruiV'liis.o thjtf he has removed to--hii 4? neir >hop.neitt door to Mr D, Pickering's. ' V r-Mesßrjlioweß. : and,lornß.held i ,a,.jery successful tale yesterday of, the" effects of the late \V. Robinson, Manain, the 'stock.- : implements ,::Bnd -_»undrießrea lis ed- very satisfactory prices. Visitors to the Waipoua ■ friths' ar« cauitioned any tt.su in their pockets i'Wh'eri Hhey go to enjoy a dip, as on Saturday last one of the bathers was [relieved to.the extent 0f,9» by tome mean Individual.' U; '

Housekeeper! are cautioned' against leajing'their, washing out to dry on thetheinight, aakeports have reached us" of som'o olothes having been' stolen during the past week. Thiß kind of thing is becpmjpg too prevalent, and if the offenders are brought to'juslice' a very jheavy sentence will.be merited. ; VA'oor'reappnilont somlb ua.tho following —Paragraph advertising has become an intolerable nuisance, and the sooner it it" put ajstop to the better, t No, matter,what •paper jrbii take up, ; such 'articles aa ! ' the following meet your eyeMuir & Dixon Brw,' (of the Masterton Coach Factory)' ■ havejuat, received direct from Xondon ex.Otftlci a splendid assortment uf coachbuilders' goods, especially lamps, which they can. now 'sell at, unheard of prices.—Aim:. ' ,:i '' 2/6 will purchase a very durable useful tweed shirt, lor men's .".wear, at James 'Smith'siTo Aro House, Wellington. ■' For 6/6 you can' buy for -your boy a Rood, useful tweed.knicker suit, at James Smith's Te Aro House, Wellington a < 6/6 will buy, a pair of men's strong tweed trousers, at James Smith'B, Te Aro Houso, Wellington. : ; - . , . 12/6 will purchase men's summer trousers : and'.vest, ; worth 21/- :at James Smith's Te Aro House, Wellington. ,18/6, will purchase men's real navy serge suits at James Smith's, Te Aro House, Wellington, For 27/6 a man may purchase a capital, strong, and nice-looking homespun tweed suit aljjJames Smith's Te Aro.'House, Welling, ton,—Advt. si. " \ ■