CORRESPONDENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1299, 9 February 1883, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

: TO THE EDITOR.

4 Sir,'—l; have not yet seen that you have' taker} inuoh; notice'of this later phrfts'o "'pf the railway-route, in this, I must say, I .hitherto recognised in your paper, the ;leadihg .Wairarapa organ on all jpublic.questious. How the fact, forifact'it undoubtedly is, that a good railway route can be found along Wangaehu-Tiraumea valleys to ; Woodville should not be a sufficient.-ih'duce-' ment.to any publio organ, to at least advocate a pause on the part 'of the Public: Tories Department till .such: time as the best route from start to finish - tad been found, this, undoubtedly,'has never been done, and a more suicidal policy on the part of any Myer; (Kimutaka -.pertheexoeption of Mr Poy sbalFiiof waste paper and 'up both your space and my own time in criticising _Ms 'report, for it has . long been the •Ikughingißtock of all persons, having. . the slightest knowledge of the proposed! iroute) ill professional authorities who |l(ave reported qi; the foijte jiave reported most favorably; Again .touching yMr tFoy'fl report,- can'vyou, Er, "enlighten me on ohe point, how 'could % man;who never even travelled' the proved; route, nqr any of his : staff. We estima ted the' ■ yegpjjcJjye:t d {stipes .so nicely:; I csn apfer qno t jja}f tj)e. by..y6Plsrk|ng. |hat })e ia about qjne jilw.wroijg ipYt|p Forty Ifije Bus!) ppbliahwg tables as sjjpwii m. the Public' Works.statement, being the most.reliable docluiWt'to which reference.can.ibe This looks.'very. Jkfy/vjust about Pas much so asthevery' probable- ] whispers - regardirig ;tbe .genuineness of the whole report. I < / I am, &o.] I . ' [ls > our" ,i correspondent 'Mat I v 'advocating a f i pause" is i- mount io risking a "full stopl"— UW.D,

W. J. 0. AUTUMN MEETING. Thb following are the weights for the autumn meeting of the Wftirarapa Jockey Club, declared last evening Hobdms. st lb New Year . ... ... 12 7 ..sr e,^ 1 ?! , L Hercules 11 4" .Orient I '' .... il o({} / Kangargo Il7() ~?"* Kohai r.. ..." ... 11 0 ' Nutting... ... ... 10 7 Septimus ... ... 10 ;2 [Expresai.b") .J. Ti... -10 i 0 Misohief... ~. 912 Tauhhhenikau Stahs. " f : ' ,J Jl // , Amulet 9 J Htppodamia ...„ ~,. 9,7 .. ; : ;j gffHKO/vi friJAUbOil nakapo ... ... - gll :rU^' { ;!. H Z 8,,, Hereulei... ... ... 8 6 Treasurer... ... ... 8 5 Jack , Tar (late Gisbornei- jB.-;0/w/>: ( i. « ...The.Field...; „. 712 7 7;■ Gen'tleAunie ... ... 710 Doncaster..i,; i(;.:.y( jli>7 .iMHTo X\K Mischief,... ... ~, 7 g Putangitangi ... .... 618 Tibbett ,«.V v. : r-.ltot Watery •- ii.- it- ,'l6v:-'2;."JiTiUT ••• Gabble ... ... ... 511 • ; ■' ' Cop. 7" I n^'.t • Amulet ... ... ... 9 4 7 S£™\-i S'i iif® Kakapo ... ,„ 89 ' ~.. ' Dan O'Oonnell ... 8 7! ,li 1 Uroyhoiind.V --' J. :\j. i 3';'l-. TheKeU,.-,/, W,,. ;i,V : - A Treasurer..'. 1 7 1J Jack Tar (lafe Giaborne) : 7,13 Hereules...' ..., ... 712 7.;;" Gentle,:Ajiw7~.» ~ * 1' .iSJU Putangitangi ... ... 7 1 .* f'j Administrator; ...0 QJ i'&.&'l M W-AQ ( ' ' : So'mp Ml. 1 -' jJMJr.^:JJh!KiUiii

=*»»». Treasurer,., 8' 7 <l':. :; .G«ntU!AnniefO' : {„ f .I ;■ i IJ;8 -• fßrft "J T. !i'. r A*p Misohief ... ... 712 0 1 *)--.POBCMljKjj'iil n' !l^ . :r Putarißit&n|ii; IV' 7,'"'6 "''l' '7 v«w'i •7 Adminia^ratbr Ft .;, :f: 7' ■ . KatoJColly : f V '. ; /Tibbett: : •'f ,' Q'7 7 First Water „/-8 f 7:" n - : ' 5 ' : Romp 7 f ;;;' ut :\j, ■fc/.fjty . Gabble. • ; v , 6* 4 7'^ Mangle crtlt '' (jfi .7 AocflptanCesar'e due'on the 1

,■ : , :; r ■ ; ■ The Strait' Timet 'telW tho fcillowintr i " story of' perjonit Fernandez, cufalor tothe.Biiffles Muieuri,'' j""' was infuriued,that' a lar^epythonor bo», ? j/;'** HH. the Mftbaraja© i.0f.,, Johofi, hid :MoaMd ; frqna i y vM .good coilud upbßbind a heavy cupboard.*' i K vrfs ?•., .He Bttactedthir enormous bor,'and after- ■ ' a most.. exiting • itrasglej' succeeded ii . •'<< overoomiog him—even* tbongh his legs w.ere at one finie encircled ia' the lioVa %0-it fatal colli—and hplding'tho raptiilfirmlyj, i'Xt/l' by the throat, dispatched him inttaDily < ;by throwing a bottle of cairbolio acid donii bis throat." . ■ Thq Memorial des Pyrerieos r of'ifie 9th November, says"The celebrated dog, My}or<|, well kiiown it} Ru^ nate |[Qtoj;Si^...B^ba^' '' Princess Dolgo'ro'ußkyV > apartment, The Emperor was.muph attached to ; Mylordj and 'the animal W the oßject ,o£ assiduous, care, .but he/,Jibs died of j old age." 1 ; j The Salt..Lake tebune : publishes h letter from :a. A. Tucker, an English ( J ■ gentleman ; ' giving a'description iof his visit tci,the | Utah insane asylum nw is in ' uephow of three ' ! Ittf Mormon comtaiasioijerH, ■ ftutor , ™ says he found ninf Wales 'and .twefva a/r Tin maje patients, whojwtjr* in /tlie-inoSt. «wi V filthy condition" jmagpwb&l kV were in iron' 'cagss ■ bUtside ;: 'tJie liin - r building; othera ju irons,' bound hand and foot. ■. Of these patients two were perfectiy/sane,.fthd have no id&'wht* v X I they are doniitted j" - Ohe-ofthese 'saafc- VV .jieraons is ,a. ;! man. yarned Shorman, Vhofos h'eei} Mnpi' fcif'Ws,' w|,M KiWmi polygamies and has been confined in the place ever Binoe, He is in one of the iron cages in the yard. • The in- • mates of the insfcitfittofT are "puiiliiKed .with.a' -club";an4"strap, vMr Tucker 'B&ys .'t—l MV(3, -" duk , ing list four montlij i ,.yisited,four i k.NeW' South Wales, three in Viotoria, two in Adelaide,; two:in; Tasmania, 'twif fii}" '/ New/Zealand; one in Honolulu/ IhrU fi in California, oqe in Nevada. aitf if) in Uts,'ana fii'no instanoeMye {te sights so horrible as those of tordiyr -