The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1883. "WANTED A STATESMAN."

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1351, 12 April 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1883. "WANTED A STATESMAN."

I' Tell it not in Gafch; publish it not in the streets of Askelon," that New Zealand in the year 1883 possesses not a, single statesman to lead public opinion on an important question which presses for solution. We all know that the Government are admin- j istering h'ospitai and charitable aid or I contributing towards their maintenance on no fixed plan or system, It is understood that they are merely carrying on hospitals which are financially sick and doling out-charitable aid through benevolent'societies and other channels till such tima as the Legislature settles the lines on which institutions of this character .shall be conducted. Just' now a considerable number of the leadiug public men of the colony are coming before the each one with a scheme which will in his opinion meet the difficulty. Major Atkinson proposes National Insurance, Mr Montgomery cheap land, Mr Green a partiull'uppressibn" of the liquor traffic, and Messrs Stout and Fish: are also waiting their turn to addressihe public in fuvor of their •own" special remedies. If we ask whether in any- scheme yet brought before, the,, public ttiera.is the hall mark of statesmanship everybody must , admit -that from -first to last hot a single ''presented is\ entitledlto. l-such a,;clißtinctioh, ?; Tepyson;,-in. 'defining.tbe ijualities.ofEngUsKßtatesmen '""'■ -■■■■••■<■■■■''' '-4:■■'■>■

... Who know the Seasons ; when to take ; Occasion by the hand,■ and make The hounds of freedom wider yet I Unfortunately: we do'/ not i seem to possess, a .man of : tbis r stamp in the colony, and th ; e ; varioua'aMmants to the office of Colonial statesmen seem to outvie each other in the extraordinary character of their prosposals, so that the'people have to.choose .between a number of burlesque programmes which range between the sublime and th'e "ridiculous. /Wo cannot ) expect; a single one of the eggs now in our apolitical'basket.to hatch out.. There is 'too much common ! sense' In.'- both the Assembly and the country to permit such nrornalbiis hybrids to live', 'the' colony will be fortunate ,if, during the coming session, it obtains' some plain common sense plan ibr .dealing with poverty and.sickness which >vili be, capable of being adapted to the changing circumstances of. the people. .In this matter it'would: be better to proceed step by. stop .cautiously ' and deliberately. "We would sooner trust Mr Whitake'r to take the affair in hand and relieve Major Atkinson of a duty for which an undue enthusiasm, almost:amounting t6' a monomania, un-' fits him. We want badly just now to give uSailead and propose! apian which will commend itself to; the common sense.of the Assembly'and I of the people.,.

j Tendersare invited for theßUpply of first. class broad M Snialley and Peppefells contract : '-'"■' ,!l •'-'.''. ; ; ; '' • 5 A deputation representing; the parish-; ioners of St. Luke's Churoh, Greytown, waited on Mrs Knell yesterday in order ,to present her with a testimonial and an illuminated address on- the -occasion of her reaigoing as organist ; o'f St. • Luke's Church, a position which : Bhe has occupied for a number of. yeare. Mrs; ; Knel_l thanked the* deputation wh'ich'tHeri withdrew, /■'•' '■':.' ■■'• ■ "We hear that' Mr: Gell, the officer in charge of the Masterton.Teiegraph Station during the,'-past few ; weeks;,leaveß.jhis town on the 20; h fast,, when our .old ! friend Mr.Park again takes charge. Mr ,6elf s. departure•: will be regretted by the' VVesleyavi section of the community, as during his brief stay in this, town he. has. interested himself heartily and successfully in its ohnrch.,work. / Tpahß real of the community he is ! as a courteous : ajid.obliging official. I-,,-, .. ;v , '■'„', fudging from the condition of Marfora's ■cpaoh, -when it arrived; last; evening • in Mnstertpnj ; .the,( road: ;between here and Castle'point must be a'-littlesoft; 1 Harfordi 'himself gives, the maximum depth of mud' at two feet/but if the 'plastered 'Vehicle : could epeftk itlwoaidprobably declare its maximum soundings to have been at leasta yard. ''.'A'few : : hou>a.o|.. ; sjin..>nd'- i wiiid. have a marvellous effect in .restoring the md, atid ; if'bullock drays 'did not 'sehiqt 'tne .worst Beason of the year for ploughing it up, it would be tolerably passable,

■ The Napier iiaoing.Olub has removed-; the disqualifioation/trom Murtagh on {thei", ground that be has , been sufficiently punished, H■ ! A female named Katei M'Manus was arrested on {Tuesday lastHn-Auckland, dressed inhale attire, ; :{ >{; • Foars are eniertavned, says.the. Post, that Jeremiah Murphy,;' an ex-Episco-palian olorgymah' has made away with himself. He left his lodging-bouse in a Wyflterioußihahner onthe'mornihg'of the" • ( 24th ult,, and has not'Bince been Been or heard of. He was living apart from his wife and childien; and- on the 28rd was heard to Bay that he would drown himself."".' ' ; '••-•"' j ' : : /;:; ''-,--;'- ; This evening Major Bunny holds, an in- ■ speotion .parade of the' Masterton/Yylunteer RinVOurps.'.'- '■■: ; -• •* ;: ' - '•'' ■ The ordinary meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise A.O.F. takes place at ■ the Foresters' Hall, Maater.tqn,';this evening, i ■ We learn from the Standard that the I opening- of the Maori .Church at Tuhitarata, Lower Valley, took place on Sunday, but the day was very wet,, and this interfered with the., 1 enjoyment'of. the' opening ceremony! Natives from all parts had assembled, from two to three hundred being present. "'' i We direct attention to the new advertisement of the New Zealand Clothing Faotory which appears in another column. , In 'consequence of the alarm which prevails as to Fenian outrages in London additional Irnops are 'being sent to 'the' Metropolitan .barracks.and.-the guards .at public,buildings are beihgffurther in-; . creased;-''',-,■':'•;.-.-.-.' ;.:. ':,-. - ; -' : -''{

■ The first{ Govormnent: parade, of the newjy, organised Greytowri. Rifle Corps was'Md.onTuesday evening, and was in every way the most successful meeting of ihe.Gprps ever Heidi: There were thirty-' four/fii'Oßeht, and three bandsmenj in 'faot every, man; on the roll turned up, iGaptain Tully being in command with Lieutenant Cameron- also present. The Corps 'was iuspflcted by.' Major Bunny; theofflcer commanding the district, and .'Major ButtB l( the adjutant, on his usual periodical visit. The Company were put through, by Captain Tully and Lieut. Cameron, the manual, platoon, and company drill, and taking into consideration that several recruits have joined lately, the men went, through their drill in a creditable manner. Major Bunny addressed them before dismissal, and said he v;as very glad to see ihem do their drill so well, he hoped that they would soon cease to be the smallest Corps its far as numbers were' concerned, in the valley. He also stated that on the 24th May he would try to get the three Corps together for a field day. At CIS yesterday morning the people of Greytmvn were roused out of bed a little earlier than .usual by the ringing of tho fire bell to find that an uninhabited cottage belonging'to Mrs Eussell was on 'fire. The fire.had taken.a good hold of tho building, and was through the roof before the alarm wasgivennndthehouseoould not possibly be saved. Ten minutes after the first alarm the Fire Brigade were on the ground and had the engine at work from a well in Mr J, Beard's yard, but this unfortunately gave out before, it, had been worked, five minutes. The engine was then moved to the next yard, hut this well also gave out, but by this lime the fire had been greatly subdued. The building' was insured in the New Zealand office for

M', Ho knowledge of the origin of the lire has been gained. The Fire-Brigade deserve credit for the prompt manner in which the memberaturned Out, and the short time that elapsed between ,tho firat alarm and the time'when, the engine was at work, when it is taken into, considers-' tiou the distance from the station to the scene of the fire, The most conspicuous apathy waß displayed by the public as faras manninu the engine was ooncerned, The members of; the brigade had to stick religiously to the pumps, the:, whole time being only assisted,by'about three or four outsiders, the cmisequonco-was they were powerless to do anything but work the engine. • : -..-■■. • . The following leam of Greytown footballers will play all comers on .Saturday in Stewart's paddock's paddock at 3 p.m.: -W.Burch.G. Somervillo.'G Saywell, E. Hii'schberg. J. MoMaster, J;Wenham, •H.' ITdy, 0. Beard, J. Maguire, 1). Cameron, J. Desmond, J, Tooker, A. L, Webster, H, Humphries, and F, 'fully,

The usual monthly meeting of the Greytown Sohool Committee was held on Tuesday evening. The Chairman reported .the, receipt of £3O from the Education Board, ;Erom the Head Master's.report it appeared that some of the children had been very irregular in their attendance.; It was resolved that instructions be given to the police to summons the parents of one family, the worst, and others afterwards, if necessary. Same small accounts were passed for payment., Messrs Nation and Udywere appointed visitors for the month,

The monthly meeting of the Wairarapa Institute was held on Tuesday at the office of .the Secretary, Accounts amounting; to £2O were paased for payment. Some surgical instruments ordered some time ago were reported having arrived, and were subjected to inspection. The Secretary reported that he-had received 10s from the Waihakeke Church Harvest Festival collection. It was resolved to send out' subscription lists to stations. Mr Wyettt was appointed Hospital visitor for the month. ;

.. A meeting of the Finance Committee ofthe Masterton Fire Brigade was held last evening. Present—Messrs Payton (chairman), Muir, Sollar, and Dixon, The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, the Treasurer reported a credit balance of 10s lOd, This month being the time at which annual subscriptions are usually collected, Messrs Bish and Sellar were appointed to canvass for them. \Mr KastKope waited' on the meeting to urge the : requirements of the 'Brigade,: viz., boots, breeches, ladders, -■' hooka/ and grappling irons, Ho pointed out;that at the; late fire the many "of those articles had been apparent. The 'Committee decided lo .postpone for the present the question of bootsand breeches and; to supply --the ladders,: hooks, and grappling irons.. They also agreed that when a member of the Brigade' while on duty injured his personal clothing he ahoiild be recouped for his lobs. , The meeting then adjourned. '■'} ,' On morning last;, a, fire occured at Waihakeke,; on the property' of Mr-Braiihwaite by which .the: sawmill of Messrs Udy and Stevens' was burned down, It was.abont daybreak on Saturday morning, when tho.'men turned out oi their; wbare and was surprised to find the roof jn fullpblaze/jahd little, jhopeL presented itself of saying anything,,,• It ;wa's! impossible to get any water as \W well-was close by -the ongine, and'' the flames'were'driven by the 'wind : : right across the spot,. Tp a very short time (he whole waa a mass of timber, burning with i: fierce heat arid keeping 'Ehe imen at'a good distance.'- By great exertions, however, the''breaking down'!.portion of the'mill wrb s'aved, it, being, to ;the windward of the-flames; : 'Theret% only a conjecture as to, (he .cause of the -fire it was probably by a spark falling intothe sawdust, which smouldered, in the night -&hd (then burst-iforthi :i ' The millbad only been started about three months, ;an.d:'was uninsured. -The .fistjmatod, loss £2(ji Ov\ commence at once to rebuild,—Stan* darf;

iThe JMkßtetton Debating: Society meet in the lower rooin ;pf. .tlie i ?;"? ;;{; ;'; ; (.{i "o:{ ; '{ ■'; :S^ahe»r|tlia^Bverßi ; :theft!ipi,' Mliole^f(cl6thit^iftyi:traflH : BttfeMaitQttqn'publiosohboj. .'£!■• ' td&Park Trusteea ; *tfd the : Maßterlon Oematflry'Trusteea meet at the" IniitHuta to morrow afternoon,;: : ; : The Masterion fire brigade turned oat for;praotioe;laßli:eyoninß and coupled the engine on to the celebrated pipe in Queenstreet. '.On this occasion water was more plentiful owing to the recant rainfall, but not sufficiently abundant: to make it serve for fire. extipguißhing purposes. , :') „ j We hear that.inthe ship Oxford wbioli i 'jinmencedStho' voyage: to. New Zealand no unfortunately,!their are a number of relatives of settlers in thia town, and that the.' population of MaatertonSvill be in--1 creased' By"several famiiiesby the arrival•• of -thia' vessel, ' ! ;; ! . :;i;i ' r '' : ': < .i i - ; ? The goods traffic to and from the Masterton railway station still continues brißk. Durin«the paß^,f6^eek«,n)ore''than'a thousandbarf'rif gfai seed (which ought to be gro«n. in : this district) haye been received! and iarge.obnugbraents of chaff are continually being forwarded from this end to the Empire ■'" jThe secretary of the 'Masterion •Hospital opened the "box"'at'the Empire Hotel this morning ,ai>d, made the very respectable haul of £2 os'6d, for the benefit of thia institulion.-v- '■ : - : V; V ! '^■i'i'i'''■'.' 'U'O'i '■■■>'■'. ; 1; - I-..'!::!'! '' At W meeting of the Masterton Building and Investment Sooiety held last evening Mr G, Russell his position as Director,-and Mr Pay lon was, elected, to jfill the vacancy,. '..-,. ',.'"'

: ! Messrs- Lowes &lorns have an addition :o{ four hundred superior Cbtswold ewes |td their stock sale on Wednesday next, ; Tenders are invited' by -Mr 'J. R. Martin, butcher, for the supply of fire wood at the Buamahanga l bridge,' Opaki, and at the cutting near Masterton, With reference to the railway travelling grievances brought before the notice of the Minister of Publip.Works by the depute,' tion from the Lower ■ Hutt on Tuesday, and having reference to the flag-stations we are authorised to state that the request presented, has been granted,—N.Z. Times, ', Tho Greytowii Juvenile's gave an entertainment at,; the Carterton Institute on Wednesday evening, but.the attendance hardly numbered;one.hundred. Several of the recitations, songs,-and choruses were, however well>rendered, especially, when' the ; ages iof'tha ..performers- were taken into consideration. Mr Hillier !occupied theohair.. .'.-:;.: /■."■ Majors Bunny and Butts attended at the Carterton School on Wednesday afternoon, and were ao well pleased with the drilling of the. boys that they will urgo upon the'Governmeni the acceptance of their services ftß a cadet corps. The Bail way Commission, for the pur-, pose of inquiring and reporting reapeottrig the feasibility of the proposed direct {railway from .Christchuroh to the West Coast of the Middle Island, has now been appointed, and will consist of the following gentlemen;- Messrs J; G. Wihon, M.H.R. for Bangitikei; Mr Napier Bell, engineer, of Chriatchurch; andJCaptain Kußsell, of Hastings,, formerly MiH.R. for Napier. Tho commission will commence work in all probability about a week hence, that being about the time when Mr Bell will be at liberty to aoV '■■

;. We were shown to-day,a patohwork quilt made by MtaSlittte, an old lady of 80' years, 'The work is done'with a regularity and skill which would put to shame many-a' younger! ißeedlewonißm : The sawing :is remarkably heat, and the uticbes email, which is noteworthy from the fact, that Mrs Shute does not use spectacles to assist' her sight.

< 'After a very long dry and.warm stretoli of summer weather,'it; is':but. reasonable• to expect a Bomewbat" .severe' winter. " The "oldest inhabitant"proimoßtHiatesit, and the unusual severity of 'the'last winter in intbo Old.Country leaven no doubt (but that our tutu will come next. To be-fore-warned is to be forearmed. Don't forget, your blankets, We can Bupply yon well, as wo hold one of the largest stocks' in Wellington, imported direct from the manufacturers We cannot only give lsige!variety, but excellent value, no one better, if bo well, Whatever make yon want, (and we keep all the best) we : can give you'flrst'class value in English, German, -.', Koslvni' and Kaiapoi manufacture; and in' sizes to suit the'cot of the;infant, the swag ofthe bushman, the single bed of tho baohelor, the double one of the benedict, and somei that'might almost be •largeenough fqr.tbe'Qre&tßed;of We have also a very 1 -.large range of prices, varying according to'size! and 1 quality* from 7s" 6d to 50f. per pair, . Customers .will find a great advantage, in .parohasing from an extensive, well-seleoted, and directly imported stock of blankets,) .such "as they will seo at James Smin'sTAiAro House.Wellington. -Aim, :; : >i;'frt>i<,U'„r-]oy; X' '