The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1882. MR FISH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1258, 19 December 1882, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1882. MR FISH.

<> Mr Fish, the third and last of the Dunedin Triumvirate, has addressed

his constituents. To vary a line of Tennyson, this M.H.R. is'".the blatant man in the still strong He was once described by a southern journalist as "an oratorical bully," and last session he maintained his claim to this epithet, and in his address to'his constituents he has ' not forfeited the distinction.,, It has been written of him that in threading his way. through the crowd

lie ,prefers to lunge straight through, thrusting one i; man' aside,'-bohnieling another, stamping.; the corns of'the next, and knocldhg 15 down a 1 jfoiirtli.' He: is only gentle and obliging with .one set of men—the electors who chose

him as their, representative.. .The following remarks with which he closed his late mfietingWe suggestive"He was," he said, " utterly fearless ; of everyone (excepting his constituents). He wished to.be rude and offensive-to none, but was determined so long as lie had a tongue to use it to the best of

his judgment, •. careless : whether lie offended or pleased cliques or coteries so long as he did right> for : he knew 1 that when he, appealed .to them .they would approve of his conduct," We gather from the 1 general , tenor of the speech,made by Mr Pish that all New Zealand' is venal' and rotten with two Exceptions viz: lst ; Mr Fish's constituents, 2nd Mr Fish. It is said to

be an ill bird that ; %uls-its own nest, and when we read the bad things that Mr' Fish has said of his fellow membeis we cannot, help' thinking that there is a good deal of truth in the old saying. We can excuse .a man speaking strongly even, if .his speech be garnished, a h Pish, with ;oaths if there is a"wA)rig tote lighted, to be healed, but to stir up and expose putrid matter . with .the benevolent object of making a stench does hot command our sympatliies, and this seems to be the talk which , thif sentative jef Dunedin. Hp set; himself. : The ioUowing extract from jus Speech illustrates, our meaning':— l '' There^,had |een" He r deal oijUalk; I about, sickness up at Wellington, which it was Btatedj was caused by'the'liad .smells in the House, presumably ema-1 bating/' from' 'dead' rats tlie" floors; He, however, had hazarded the suggestion—which he was then pre-

i.pared to Houses that werWjkillirig; members' and' poor reporters were the result of the .decaying influence of broken promises: proseeding not from rats beneath-the floors, but from human rodents with which the House was infested. Though the most offensive, unit.in the Dunedin trumyirate, Mr Pish >is: from liis f '- 'business 1 capacity ■ and his aggressiveness the strongest man'of the •three. He is liard-headed and likeliest of the trio to make his mark on our Iparliamentary'annals. • At present the mark made has been rather a dirty one, ifi'sort of smudge, but we may hope that even : this blatant politician may tone down and in time think a. little less of himself and his constituents and a little more of New Zealand and the : very many better-men than himself who are, guiding her destinies. ■ " ■ /

_ The immortal Captain Barry is about to visit the Wairarapa, The Masterton Rifles compete for the dißtriot prizes to-morrow. Messrs L, J. Hooper & Oo have a special ; announoement in another column. A number of Australian birds are on :view at Mr J, Williams' establishment in Queen-street, which have been Bent Masterton na a speculation. Messrs Lowes & lorns' periodical stock sale at their Masterton yards takes place at 1 p.m. to-morrow. The entries incfuda about one hundred head of cattle; pure; bred Lincoln rams, horses, implements; &0., Ccc.

; i Mr F. fl, Wood's salo of W. B. Campin's properties takes place at his Carterton irpo'ms at two p.m, to-movro.w, and it will be followed by an auction-under distraint for rent of the stock in'trade and furniture of Mr Neff King. .

.The annual meeting of the Greytown Borough Council will be held on Wednesday (to-morrow) at 12 o'clock noon for the installation of Mayor and other business. , .

OnWednesday at 2 o'clock p.m., the district prize firing will take'place, at the same time, there will be a lot of private prizes shot for oil the Greytown rifle rangeivalue from £3 to 10s so it is to be hoped there will be a large muster of the .Greytown Volunteers to compete for the, prizes which the citizens of that township have given. ' ■*' Tno hundred and twelve head of cattle in splendid condition, fromAbiteo, passed through Masterton yesterday en route for Mr MoKenzie's (late Lucena's) Pigeon Bush.

The Stonehenge Lodge, U.A.0.D., met last evening at their lodge room, Empire Hotelj when the following officers were nominated for tlie ensuing termA.D,, Bros Blinkhorne and Hathaway; V. A,D., Bros Cullen and Bradford; Seoretarv, Bros Dalrymple and Hathaway; A.B, a, Bros .Robins' and Johnston; V.A.B.'b, Bros Hatoh and Porter; I.Gr., Bros Siller anil Keester j M.S., Bro Siller, Arrangements were made for the Lodge members to appear in regalia in the procesaion on Boxing Day,

A committee meeting of the Greytown Horticultural ; Society was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday night, There! were present Messrs Wood (chairman), Porritt, Brooks, and Webster, The minutes of the last meeting were adopted, The Secretary was instructed to colleot special prizes and donations. The following,accounts were passed for payment: —Hall lighting &0,, J!2Bs 6d; door keeper, 10s; Secretary, £2 lis 6d; P. Sidey & Co's cup, £5; Prizes £l6 7s. The Secretary reported that MrKempton had won the tea, and coffee service ,for l greatest number of first prizes, It'was resolved that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to the judges, stagers,.and band for attendance. It waß resolved that the mombers ticket-be Bs for the remainder of l season or Autumn Show. The meeting then adjourned till Saturday 6th January' at 7 p.m.

The meeting of the Masterton Lodge, 1430; E. 0., laat evening for the installation of officers, was upset by the unfortunate illness of the W.M. Eleot (Bro E. Brown), who, we regret to hear, has been veiy unwell for the past three or four days, and could not possibly attend the Lodge last night. A large number of visitors attended the Lodge at the time appointed, including W.M, Bro Bailiie and six others from the Greytown Lodge, E. 0., and 'W.M. Bro Corbett and nine officers from the Thistle Lodge, S.O, The Lodge was opened for a brief period in the first degree, and then duly closed, the brethren adjourning to Bro Blkins' Club Hotel, where a splendidly served banquet, comprised of the choicest seasonable delicacies, had been prepared. Unfortunately only about twenty sat down to it, TIIO Greytown brethren departed as' soon as the! Lodge was closed, and many local members, no doubt feeling a little disappointed at the installment ( not. haying taken place, did not, attend, Those who were'present however, did full justice' to the good things before them, and the evening was spent,in a most harmonious manner. , . " :, V

Recruiting for the new'.Egyptian' army has begun, The total.,effective strength will be twelve batallions of infantry, two of mounted infantry, two of garrison artillery, and two squadrons of cavalry, each 4(00 strong; six batteries of artillery with 100 men and four gunß each, 100 engineers, a transport and ambulance corps of 300 mon, and two regiments of genad'armes numbering 700 nieli each, A proposal is under consideration for the, importation, of coolies to replaoe the natives as army servants, .. ,

In these days, when the increasing demands of tho tax collector might;, be supposed to engender a hostilo,and vindictive spirit towards tlie Chancellor of the, Exchequer, it is pleasing to! observe that ".conscience nioney"—or, the official description;" money/remitted to the, Chancellor of the Exchequer by sundry persons for conscience; sake"—; continues to find its way into the hands of Mr Gladstone, who to have received 15346 last year from these exemplary citizens.. /

The public are notified that the Great Gift Distribution commencss to-morrow at Eapp--4 Hare's Emporium', Every oash purchaser of 2s6d worth of : .goods.will;be presented; with a Ohromo-Litho, Picture,. and every: purchaser of goods to' the'amount of 20s will be allowed to choose 'their 6wn present to the value of 2s 6d, for Grocery, Clothing, "Boots and Shoes, Ironmongery, aud CrockGry, BiPP & Habe .cannotbp beaten.—Atwt, The annual distribution of Christmas Gifts 'is now.. taking place' l atTe ixo'' House! and'will continue throughout the month of December. We' havo provided a large assortment of really artistic iphromo pistures which will be presented to every purchaser of 5s worth.and ..Great oare, has been taken to provide suoh only as shall be worthly of acceptance by all who may pay a visit to Te Aro House. The subjects of these chrombs 'nfc 'many and -va-ied/comprising! landscapes, seascapes, copies of Landseer's most favourite and popular'works; ai)d : will' he- exceedingly attractive to "visitors and purchasers of Te Aro House. The' mode iV which it has been determined to issue these gifts is of a most liberal character, and • wil} ' during the merry Christmas season, 'bo • M source of gratification to the numerous customers of James smith, Te Aro House, Cubastreet, Wellington,- Am <

. jMr.F, HrWood tells on SaturdAext a>laiß6, eoniigoment of Christmas ffffit his jQrsytown aaotion rooms. | - A mealing of.the Featherston x ßojiojl Committee was.held'last evening. Pfpfo —Messrs J. G. Oox. (chairman), Oakly, Gundy; Toogood, and Keir,, The Treasurer's statement showed a balance of £lO. Correspondence —was— from Mr ■ MpFarlane applying for an 7 inoraasß of salary. It was moved by Mr Cox and seconded by MrToogood : that 'Mr MoFarlane's letter be forwarded to the Education Board, and the committee strongly recommend it to their favorable consideration, Mr Tooyood reported that he in company with Mr Oakly had visited the school,;and handed in a lißt of articles required by the teachers. Rgsolved that the Chairmau be instructed to purchase what be thought requisite from the list supplied,': Mr- Tuokoy's report: wai read re distribution of prizes, and •recommended that a 'first and second: 'prize should be given in eaoh standard. >Mr Oakly handed in a list of subscriptions collected for that object to the amount of 4s. Resolved that the annual sohool pionio be held on the 16th January, weather permitting, and the prizes be distributed on the morning of the Bame day. Mr O'Keofe was brought into Featheraton yesterday, suffering from injuries received from the kick of ahorse;. As he was'returning home on Sunday night, he ' fell trom his horse and received a severe kiok, his injuries being of rather a serious nature. Dr. Hanratty ia in attendance on him, |

We learn by telegram this morning that an ootogenarian in Wellington has died in a singular manner. The body of Mr Joseph Saunders, aged 80, the father of Mr J. Saunders, the.f ell-known contractor, wasfound this morning in about two feet of water close.to the railings of the .Te Aro baths, He appeared to have been several hours in the water. There was a slight out over the i temple. -The, deceased gentleman was in the habit, of taking long solitary walks late'at night, and the wharf was a favorite.with him, It is'supposed he must have fallen over accidentally and probably.struok his head' of .the timbers. . ' -, Hi ' ! v . , We refer ouij renders to Mr J, Olayson's Christmas in column, which includes fruit,sucking pigs, oakeß, poultry,")&ol' 'r: "S i An adjourned nieetingvof Mi-! Fras'i's preditors-takes place to-morrow .at 2 p.m. in the R.M. Courthpuse, Mastertcin, Two thieves, who entered the -houselof, Mrs Cornwall, of Hartford, Connecticut, were seized and forced to j surrender the' ooata they had coveted by a daughter) of. the house. > '>> i'• "

. Stone Pasha is the only one now regaining m Egypt of the .dozen'or more .prominent American officers who, fifteen years ago,' en tered ; .the military ' service of the Khedive, * • , • In the interest of Oatholio colonisation. Bishops Spalding and Fitzgeraldire now in The former states that 3000 families havebeen placed ih Minnie* sota, making ten": agricultural villages "with churohes and [aohoolßi There is. i> colony of 400 families is Greeley, county. Nebraska, and the sooietyjis now enlarge ing the colony in Arkansas, between Fort Smith and Little Eock. . 0 Nature meant to make woman its masterpiece; instead of w.hieh the old woman made a Miss. ■

A bricklayer is a ma'son, "and the man who fetches up the brick is a hod-fellow, The Egyptian debt is £98,308,020, of which 000,000 is held in England. During last year no leaa than 50,748 servants changed places in Berlin. Eugenie, ex-empress of France, is at Ems, the waters at which place have been reoommended for her health.

• The Yiotoria .Cross, though it has occasionally been won by a, ilordji has never yet fallen to a prince of the blood. Mr Walter, the proprietor of the London Times has suppressed the life <Sf the great editor of the paper, Delan v which Sir George Darant had been preparing. Esßmarch,.the Gorman surgeon; has published a pamphlet relative'to the death of President Garfield, which he holds was not ' a necessary result of the wound.. . :" !

Theßev. Earl of Musgrave, the Marquis of Normanby'a eldest hope, has resigned the family living of Worsley, and shortly goes out as missionary : to Fiji or British Columbia.

Matthew Arnold contemplates making a lour of the Australasian colonies,