SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1883. THE McKEEVER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1353, 14 April 1883, Page 2

SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1883. THE McKEEVER.

We published in our last issue McKeever's last manifesto. Everybody in the Wellington and Wairarapa districts knows MoKeever, He has made it his business to push himself into the front on all possible occasions, and give the public in the most open and ostentatious manner the benefit of his.opinions. To a certain extent he. wants toning dojyn. He .has little' discretion, and is probably frequently astonished'himself at people 'regarding him as a nuisance, Onthe other hand he is occasionally useful in that he has once or twice-uttered openly and above board, plain spoken truths, which no one else but himself has had the courage to declare/ '■ Li this manner he is working his way into', I becoming a leader of some of his townsmen in the' Empire City, a sort of working maris' advocate,' For MoKeever's own sentiments we do not care much, but whenever he gives a voice to the thoughts and aspirations of the people among whom he lives and mixes, his utterances are worthy of attention. He demands on their behalf Orown-rented land at from two to four shillings an aore, and asserts that many town families would gladly become Crown 'tenants, If thiß were all McKeever and his friends demauded,no Government would refuse to satisfy them. There is'plenty ; of splendid land in the Wairarapa Counties, which might be placed at their disposal. The'real difficulty is that a single demand of this character is al- | ways followed up by others, If. the Government were to say to-morrow, "There is your.land McKeever and you shall have it on your own terras," the bashful youth would probably at once suggest that his friends' travelling expenses to their new abodes should be defrayed out of the public revenue, that a portion of their allotments should be cleared and grassed at the public expense, that the Government .should advance money to build whares for them, that the Public Works Department''should guarantee each adult settler' three days work a week for three years at eight shillings a day, and also place at their.disppsal.a few head of stook to commence country life with. Each and everyone 'of these demands : have been made on successive Governiments.at various times in the past by 'thy.MoKeever fraternity. < The great MoKVevbr himself is as'yet;only at ;the initial stage of hjs agitation.; only 'driving in the thin end of the wedge; only holding up delusive, and. unreal pictures of an ideal country life to the poor arid dissatisfied of the Empire iOity, We are sure that both the' Government and the Opposition parties in Parliament will cheerfnlly do all in their power'to promote 'any' 'bimajide settlement in the country.' -We would like to see thousands'of families now lingering in-our-Colonial cities, in a condition of unhealthy penury, forced to turn into the country, but we fear that the race of McKeevers will never assist the accomplishment of suolf a work. A love of mischief and a talent for accomplishing., it at their fellow creatures' expense is their particular' walk in life.;; .. ; .::.-.

The usual monthly meeting: of "the'i Wairarapa Institute will be, held; on Mtofoy evening at 7.80 p.m., ■-'.:. ■.; A special. .meeting, of the Greytown Borough Council will be held on Monday, evening at 7p.m. : Jfr F. H. Wood annonncei;» furniture aale at Carterton for the 22nd just,.;,. • i ■ A terrific thunderstorm paissed over the sonth end of, the Valley yesterday, bat we have not heard of, any, damage heing done. The tail end ot it passed over Maßterton,.tutitwmslight, p',';

A Masomo ball under the auspices of the Thistle Lodge is announced in the Theatre Roy W for the 24th instant,' .cm' J ■ Mr Coleman Phillips! leefture ? on■'; the; South Sea ; -Islands; takes?!place in the Kurupuni Hall this evening, >/•>.? The following interesting' extraota will he found on our baok page ip-day :—"The .American Land Polioy," "The Castor Oil Plant in New Zealand,'?-•! The Trial i of an AsbestosFice;Shield,'!.".'Why he'i Didn't Explain," and'para, v ' . I Whear'lhat IrE.-Gray's tender has been accepted by Messrs-Fabian Bros for the ereotion of.the OlubHpteJi-Greytown. We aro also informed that ' this, enterprising firm are about to ereot a store in Greytown, ■•■■'-'- • --'• •:.. .■:.:.■■■ ..■■•'.... An epidemio.. caused; by ants.has made itsjappearance ninbng the fowls of south Wairnrapa. In Greytown we have heard of Beveral dying from the effects of them, ' InFeatherston the destruction has been very severe, among them' being Vome of the celebrated pheasant game fowls, recently, imported from Sydney by Mr Laimbaor. -."..■; ; : ,-;, The Salvation Army warriors in Bombay have had so mnoh attention paid-to i hem as to convince the Mahdmmedans ; : of-the necessity ■ of getting a - better. show than the Salvationists. From various parts of ihe country " holy men" are coining forward with the performances of alleged: miracles to. prove that :Mahommedanisrri is the only true faith.' These ". holy me-i" a'rerecoi'msea' "oia 'the most expert jugglers the ..world has: known.l.Tlioyaret^ travel tu'rougli'the" country, and best; to'impress the people, AS au aid to their sensational attractions,,,Nautch girls are t.o ; bo.em. ployed in their-.bewitching dances. vThe Salvationists' might outdo the perform'"; ance of the, Nmitch ; girls with a/'.war dance;" by the "Hallelujah Lasses," but ; the conjuring "feats :of'the fakirs are rather hard to beat.- - : We learn from the post that a meeting of the creditors of John Joseph Eason, of Carterton, fellmonger, was convened at the Supreme' Courthouse at half: past' 12 o'clock to-day. The debtor's liabilities nro put down at £lB6 7s 7d, and assets at £149. The former include the following items ,-Enooh Goodin, £67; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Company, Limited (Maatertori), 39 3s lid; J. and W. Strang, £23 17s; George. Bowles, £lsloa. Ihe assets are composed as follows:- la 3r 34p of land in the township of Carnarvon (allotments 0 and 02), 132 10s; seoliotis 61 and 106 at Woodville, containing £ and £ acre respectively, £lB 10s; interest in leasehold premises at Carterton and fellmongery plant, £4O; wool hales, sheets, cask copper, &c, £10; household effectß, £ls; poultry, &0., £2; interest in wool consigned to and advanced upon by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, £3O, Mr W. H. Sandilands appeared on behalf of the debtor, who was not present at the meeting, Mr George Bowles presided, and on the motion of Mr Nix, seconded by Mr Goodin, Mr Bowles was appointed creditors'trustee. •

The Masterton Park Trustees met'at ihe Institute yesterday afternoon. Pre-sent-Messrs Payton (Chairman), Hare, and Boddinjjton. The minuteß of the previous: meeting having been confirmed, the Treasurer, reported a credit balance of : 15s 6d. The Secretary was instructed to apply to tho Borough Council and' Town Trustees for grants dee to date. Aletter was read from Mr P. G. Moore staiinu that the Park Trustees had accep-: ted as a liability an account for ploiishing due to Mr Harding, and should disobarge.. it. After some discussion the meeting agreed lopay the money, but .reminded Mr Moore that he Had not ooileotod on behalf of the Trust certain subßoriptiona which he had undertaken to get in. The Chairman mnved that a deputation consisting of Mfissrs Boddirjgton, McGregor, and the mover Wait upon the Town Lundi Trust to aak for a grant of to construct the Park oviil in «ccordaice with Mr King's plan, t... furnulie necessary approaches to it, and to remodel the plantation surrounding it. Mr Boddington in seconding the motion pointed out that the Town Lands Trustees had now in: their possession £2OO of, money. collected from the public, and be, was of the opinion that the public would approve of this money being spent on their park. With such a sum the oval could be .completed and a drive taken round it. Mr Hare had thought of proposing to aek the Town Landß Trust to take into considoJan'on the advisability of providing for. the Park debt, but this .proposal would clash with the former one, Mr Bodding. ton said he had in the first instance entertained the same idea as Mr Hare, but had come to the conclusion that it would be mora to the advantage of the Park to have its oval made.than'to'jpo relieved of debt. If the ; ,I>B.rk vw i ere : improved people would. ; take a greater, interest in it, and when the proper'time came there would he "no difficulty in arranging for the dobt. The resolution was carried unanimously. The 'ranger reported that Mr Dennis MoMullan was building a shed within the limits of the Park reserve. It was resolved that notice be given to Mr MoMullan to remove it forthwith.

•A meeting of .the Maatertoir Cemetery Trust was held yesterday afternoon. Present-Messrs Payton, Hare, Bunny, arid ftellehar. The custodian reported that the arrears due for interments amounted to £! Ids, and for rent of lund £6, ■. A letter was read from the incuin. bent'of St, Matthews re contribution towards proposed mortuar/chapel, and stating that the vestry were not in'a position at present to assist in building one. The Secretary rppprted that be had writien; to the; Presbyterian,' 'Wesleyan, and Eoman Oftthplic representatives on the same subject but had received in enelj oiBO "no reply. He had, however,'been informed verbally that these bodies were' not prepared to aßsiat the project.' A 1 letter Sat'read from Mr S. W, Parker, stating that .a fence dividing his land from .the cemetery property encroached upon him to the extent of two. feet, It was, decided that a surveyor should be employed to test the line, and if it were found' that the Trustees encroached on Mr ; Parker the fence should bemove'd. The following acoounts were passed for payment:—Bayner, £2 12a 6d j Ulivt Office, 190 6d} and Ingram, IBlfa 6d. Messrs Bunny and Payton were appointed a subcommittee to arrange work require ing to.be done inthe.Oametery,'■.-.,■ At the meeting of; the Masterton Debating Society last evening only' the President and' Secretary put in 'an'appear* anoe.:The former gave the, following notice 'of motion ;-" Tha't'.the chairs; lamps., and other personal property of the Society he sold by public amotion and'the Society be wound up.. That the credit balance be.equally divided between' the President and the . Secretary, and the outstanding debts be divided pro rata amongst the rest of the members." This should'''liave the effect ofbringinßthe members op to the; mark on the next; meeting night. When our repprtervisiled the meeting room last evening he found on thi table two empty buttles and the following copy of i ;.'"., : ' L . ,\:-^i'[Zi : ROTGHUINnmBYrA;OBOSS.SIIci!, ;. Wary had a little lamb,.'- f«- ; >; .. itawoolwas ; ; ;V. ; ''." N .HV. meeting of the Debating Society tfpon niy wordits slow. • y„ They are a jolly lot of muffs, y,';' j; ; ; JPveryone of them I'tow. ifome bl tiieatdoa't.turn upto-night, •<:.•■ - ,:■ ; : Therelib* a jolly 10w.;.v , S

Mr H&Opyieli'iM.while wotkitffoasMrl GirdffiwdigidntS;:; at Pfthiais^is'f? ooveYe)lsb^ . tteeV^^e^tein^M : had BTident3^joeen^ in ; this'ittabgai;;'r'BßtinJ[rpißoß ; for^long/Notice is given that oatt and- carriage MroMffl JttJthOiifough^of ; , Maatertonroußt bd renewed during (he monthTof April. Vehioles are to be.paradfld'ior in« ' spootionbetweentjha^l6th_and.21stinsist . J'lie Company did the libewl.tiling!he'o'theriayjin connection ;,flitb ! ;iffiiV Kpas •■ of^Nelßori; ; whoie violentdeath in that town at the.bcginmrig'of thembntli. Accordinglo, the pahy's;raanageSp: wrotB L a»;:iFbUbWß to the widow ;- , 'DearvMfidatn'i~Sympathiiing ; withyon inyour berea>e.meiipndai!itioipating that'your engagement! with'/us might came yon annoyance;; we- have deoidfldto;forward.,our.redßipt.in full discharge for youlai on deferred payment from' our representative at: Nelsbh'ofavtho. WthMuch:' I ;". The amount paid.on the aaohine vat only 10s* A nweting : 'oMhe era for the : . Master tori .District washeld yesterday.: ; Pre^ent~!ifeVfra : '' blinder McGregor,;'aiid' 0. J,' Hare. Mr'BJ 1). Degg was.ilebted'ohair-' BißDv;:.ThM.;Waß.the,.only;^ineßßV'L;j:'- ; '. ; jWe under'starid that Mr JvMontgdmeiy. 'is the lowest tenderer for the' shops l in Qneen-street, advertisedby Mr Fannin, . Our weather reporter writes as follows: ; . linearly part' of the week was winterly in ; character; then warmer, but with it . rain, and towards the latter part of it fine and Bgreeable.-'Rain' fell.'onfaur days, giving, a rain-fall 0f• 1 655in. The . barometer,hasyaried.-'mubhj^rom^ 1 29.18' > inches .to 29.96 inches,''the'mean'being . 26.67 .inches. .The: :the'rmoaeter lias ' during the middle and'end of the week been steady.; the mean reading be(ng 60.5 Fahr., which, according to Home authorities, ought to. be VJry ; hoalthy ! weather. Can wesay. bo for our, district 1 The wind on'the whole has been light, dud from a west or north direction, A party of Italian'savants have'just gone home from jan expedition; .to the South PaoiGo. They have settled, to their own satisfaction,'■'the-'question ofthe former existence of a race of giantsin Patagoniaj as reportdd by; Magellan.ln wandering over Terra del Fuego, they found bone3df such a size as to convince them of'theyeracity-'of 'Magellan. '•■ •• ;■••'

After a very and warm stretoh of. BUinmor weather,: it :is, but reasonable to expert -a,somewhat severe;winter. ,The '.'oldest inhabitant" prognosticates it, and tho unusual iseverity of the last, winter in iu the Old, Country: loaYcs ; ;no doubt but that our turn will come next, To be forewarned is to be forearmed. 'Don't: forget your blankets. We can supply you well, as we bold one of the largest stocks in Welliujr. ton, imported direot from the manufajturers We cannot only give kige variety, but excellent value, no one better, if so well, Whatevermakeiyouwant(and we keep all the best) we can give you first-class value in English, German,- Roslyn,' and. Kaiapoi manufacture, and in sizes to suit the cot of the infant, the swag of the bushman, the Bingle bed of tho baohelor, the double one of the benedict, and some that might almost be largo enough for the Great Bed of Ware, We have also a very large range of prices, varying according to size and quality, from 7b 6d tef 60? per pair,' Customers will find ajgreatadvantaga in purchasing from an extensive, well-seleoted, and direjtly imported stock of blankets/ suoh as'theywill see at James Smith's Te Aro House Wellington. -Advt. V i •' .;;/■■•' ': .■ .■ ■ -■