The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1883. MR WYNN WILLIAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1361, 24 April 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1883. MR WYNN WILLIAMS.

The Heathcote electorate is a rich fertile settled distriet in the wealthy Canterbury Province... Its settlers are contented and prosperous, and they are admirably represented in Parliament by a gentleman, a lawyer, and a most independent member, Mr Wvjn Williams. ;.i This -M.H.B, has just addressed his constituents, and his speech is of some interest inasmuch as the speaker held himself free to speak the truth without fear or favor. In the first place he told the old old story of how almost the whole of the last session of Parliament was _ wasted by opposition and obstruction, and how members persisted in talking absolute nonsense and rubbjßlj, " When the party fight was over," said ))e, "anish was made by members to get Jjqinp and pocket as much of their honorariums as was left," Many independent members talk in these terms to their constituents, and the only wonder is that when in the House .they do not combine to put a stop to the evil which they deplore. A dozen earnest men acting together, could, to a great extent, put down factious opposition in the House, Why don't they do it? We fear that they are more virtuous before their constituents than they are in the House. Mr .Wyp Williams was able to tell his constituents that he had been instrumental in passing one measure which was calculated to benefit' the community, viz: Thifalteration of the Supreme Court procedure in the direction of cheapening litigation, Legal reform is usually of slow growth, and Mr Williams may be congratulated on the marked success that attended his efforts last yeapintjjis direction. Perhaps the question on which Mr Wynn Williams shone best at his late meeting was the 'West Coast Railway topic. There is a railway leagtto down south which 1 is engaged in putting pressure on Canterbury members, to go it'bhnd ormake a leap in the dark, in order, to get a railway to the West boast 'at the- expense of the colony,. On this point Mr Williams was very decided. He told the league that their best chance of getting a railway was _not in coercing representatives, but in provingto members of the House that aline would'pay. "He Had giyen a pledge that he would do his best for the country, ,m ; that .he' had got five sons to bring up and start in! life.; .What greater pledge could he give them f This, however,! was not the :kind of pledge the league required. They wanted members to sacrifice,the; colony 'if necessary: to Canterbury; •' to ? rob New Zealand for the benefit of a particular ring, To .this Mr Williams 1

rejoined by shewing that.liiillionia'liad; already; been .spent ;.(m;unproclWtivo' ; railways;in\ Now Zealand,;;and ■ that topay interest • on. thia; ox pencliturq > were placed;inder., ljurtliehSi; That thoV. SvbikingJi;me®.:eapecially\ siiffereclby them of the colony was interest-;oh '.'cost,- ■therefore lie would.not make anotiiei? unproductive ■ railway.;'; ments do honor to Mr Wyhn "Williams' and it is,tp the credit of the'electors' present that they cheered them, -, It is seldom that,the interests of the colony are placed/In the foreground of: local politics. Settle™ have not to'learn in', many instances that the good Government of the colony as a whole; is the best guarantee for the prosperity of any individual section of it, We could do with more electors like the Heathcote settlers, and we could do with more members like Mr Wynn Williams.

Dr, Hutiratly notifies that he can be consulted at the Medical Hall, Featherston. Messrs Trotman and Humphries have comrnenoed their contract of building the Police Court.at Greytown. '■'''"■ '..-. We have-been given to understand that about a dozen young men have given in their names as willing to'attehd a night Bohool at Greytown, whioh will be started almost immediately. Messrs Kudarz and Vorno, illusionists,: open at Greytown to-night, .;.'■ The Eev. Mr Kempthorne of NolBon! conduoted a divine-service' at St. Lukes' Church, Greytown, on Sunday, [." ~ ' ; The Eev. Mr Morloy will preach at ; Greytown in the Wesleyan Churbh at 6.30, p.m. ou Sunday next. - The Greytown private Brass Band gave the people of Greytown a musical treat on Saturday night last. The night was very finoandccleatr t and thomuaic could bo heard a long distance. The tunes selected were greatly admired being played with much feeling. The following is a list of tunes played:—Selena Polka, Susette' Valse, March (sacred), March Bluchers, Signal Schoitishe, Happy and Gay Valse, March (saored), March Little Footsteps, Leila Yalse, Premier Schottishe, and Little Salop, About twenty members of the Greytown Football Club turned out for practico on Saturday. Messrs Udy and Webster picked teams on the ground, and after two lard played spells, the game resulted in a win for Webster's team, by one goal and two tries lo one try, The first twenty minutes was fast aud furious, some excellent play being shown by both sides, but after this although the game was kept up with spirit, the want of form began lo tell, Only five of the last year's first team were present, and they all showed up more or less, and some of the new members distinguished themselves sufficiently to make it safe to predict a place in the first learn thia year for them, It ia rather early yet to say much about the form of the different players, but before the season is much farther advanced we will take the opportunity of commenting on the play of those who intend taking an active part in the game, The Masterton Borough Council meets this evening, Mr Milnar Stephens leaves Duncdin this week for Tasmania. , • The Primate of Now Zealand preached at St. Paul's Thordon last Sunday evening, the Eev. W. E. Paige reading the prayers. A Telephone Station ia opened at Tonsonby, County Edin, Tlw Masonio Ball under the auspices of the members and officers of the Thistle Lodge takes place in the Theatre Royal this evening and primuses tn be a success. Visiting members frmii other lodges are' oxpeoted to be present on this occasion. We are requested to state that after 3 o'clock tips afternoon, tlolfeta can only be obtained from Messrs'lJapp, Corbetfc, and the Secretary Mr H. Bentl'ey. j To-morrow Mr F, H, Wood sella by instructions from Messrs B. A, Gardener & Son., at the Town Hall, Waihenga, a large stock of general merchandize and BtOl'6B, Mr R. Bright of Greytown has started a local industry which promises lo be of groat benefit to the district in its own particular line. The fair sex of the Wairarapa have been in the habit of ordering from Wellington coppers for boiiing clothes on that evil day—" washing day," and have found that after being a little while' in use they get burned through and become unfit for the purpose for which they were intended, and are delegated to the lumber heap in the baok yard, Mr Bright has oommenoed to make theso coppers on a better principle He makes the stand for the boilers of strong sheet iron'whioh is again lined with sheet iron, making it doubly slrong, The bottom, n also sheet iron with metal grating let in. This and the lining can be removed at any time upon showing signs of weakness, and replaced without touching the other covering, The boiler itself is course procured elsewhere, ■ Altogether it ia a great improvement mi the imported ones, and as Mr Bright oan make them equally oheap he ought to get a largo demand for them, A London paper says:—" The latest novelty for evening wear are electric light shirt-studs. Tiny incandescent lamps aro affixed to the shirt front, and a small battery, with switch attached, is.carriod in the waistcoat pocket, so tliat the wearer may illuminate himself whensoever and wheresoever he may wish, These studs are especially, adapted for mashers; hut should only be worn by occupants of the stalls. In a prlvato box, too much light thrown on the subject'is occasionally a nuisance. At: the Congregational Church, Pitt 'Street, recently, prior to commencing his sermon, the Rev. James Jefferis referred to recent proceedings in the Legislative Assembly in the following terms:—"l have often questioned with myself how far the Christian pulpit should .deal with politics. With ail ordinary matters of government the Christian minister has nothing tp do,.gave to (ay down those divine laws of righteousness and equity which are binding upon rulers as well as people; but ought the ministers of God •to be.silent, either for Bhame or for fear 'of censure, when in our national assembly ,laws Acknowledged .to be binding by the' common conscience- are trampled under foot;iwhen_drunkenness, the;great.vice, of the land, is excused as a mere infirmity; when the bearing of false witness ia defended as a lawful device for securing election; and when the mere confession that a wicked slander was a deliberate lie is deemed Buffioienfc apology to honorable members thus grossly, defamed, Our representative institutions'are among the beat that freedom baa yet ditobyered for the work of Government, but if Pjrliamentpurge not itself from infamy like this, what can; issue but the treating bt these institutipns.with oontempt l If dohdudt' so flagitious cannot be proceeded against by Parliamentary law,,yet'eommon law willjdeolare it, as I now; in;the; name of this? church sdeohuu itj high crime: and misdemeanour > a^inat'.'■-''the-'-:''oommoa-:''\-'i;'^v;;.l;.^:

: |;^he';case;',agaihßtrthe-flaxen 'headed; ;; infantincendiaryiin the Masterton RM.- ; disniissed to-day, the of any 6riminßl-iri.tent,being of the most ; imiiginar|^^ ; ;beihgi almS||oo|j|ivenileifor a : oourt';oi • jußtine.y' l One!?of .would ,fe hung; |f(lie- told a ; lie, another Was; of.tHe.opinionitliat hewould be; put •; into a fiie if gave false evldoiioe: a/third that he woytld be .put ih the look up, and alitlle felloVpf seven would hbtldisoldse his theory of punishment, . Messrs J. H,;Bethune; and; Co., announce for the ( 3bth Inst, the sale of three valuable prepertiea in/the Taratahi dis- : triot;by.order of the mortgagee. 1 . ; ■■- : ; ;■ ''■. , KMrM.:.Caselberg notifies that/hevbaa signified in.writing to the .Begistrar his acceptance of the office ■ of Creditor's Trustee in the estate of Ohristien'Madsen of Mauricpyille. ■ ! "': '.-' ; I\ii We understand "that the, rateable property of .the MastertDii Highway Board and Borough exceeds a million sterling,:.' A valuable oolt the property, of Mr. 3 Thompson of the' Prince of Wales Horse Bepository, managed, to break bis neok yeßterday while he was undergoing the process of being broken in, ; Notice is given in! another column of the intention of tlie'Pahiatua settlers to iapply to the Wairarapa East County to be 'constituted a ; road district. ■"/- : . ,; :'. Mr E; Hare, asa candidate for re-elec-tion to the Maaterton Town Lands Trust, publishes an address in another column, I The Wellington Meat Export Company ;. Confidently;.'.look'forward' to being in a ' position to'ship'a cargo of meat,'frozen I at their'works,' which are now in course I of ereotion, in August next. We are . informed that the applications tor space ' are very numerous, and that no effort Would be reqbii'ed to load' three or four. vessels' in rapid subcesaiom—N, Z.Ttmes, ;; A man in England had been an intemperate man all his life, and it is : said never drew a sober breath, died the other day shortly after having sobered up with the intention not to drink any more. But now the temperance papers are at sea whether to call this a warning to men not to drink, or whether the warning is not to sober up and 3wear off. It is a trying case. . The following anecdote appeared in 'Life':—At the assizes recently a •witness was being examined as to her recollections of the size of a certain bag, and soemetl at a loss for a, simile. '! Perhaps," said the judge to the bar, " one of you gentlemen will please hold up a brief bag. It may assist her memory." .'There was an awkward pause: briefs were scarce, and counsel were unwilling to show the nakedness of the land, Meanwhile, a ready-witted junior slipped half a dozen big lawbooks into his bag, held it up in' triumph, Of course he was complimented by the judge on the vast amount of work which was apparently overpowering him, . After a very long dry and warm Btretoh ofsummer weather, it is but reasonable to expect a somewhat severe winter. The "oldest inhabitant" prognosticates it, and the unusual severity of the'last winter in in'the Old Country loaves no doubt but that our turn will come next. To be forewarned is to bo forearmed. Don't forgot your blankets, We can supply you well, as we hold one of the largest stocks in Wellington, imported direct from the manufacturers We can not only give hige variety, but excellent value, no one better, if so well. Whatever make you want (and we keep all the best) we oan give you first-class value in English, German, Koalynj-'and Kaiapoi manufacture, and .in sizes to Buifc the cot of the infant, the swag of tbo bnshman, the single bed of the bachelor, the double one of the benediot, and some that might almost be large enough for the Great Bed of Ware, We have also a very large range of prices, varying according to size and quality, from 7s fid to 60s. per; pair, Customers will find a great advantage in purchasing from an extensive, well-seleoted, aud direstly imported stock of blankets, such as they will see at James Smith's To Aro Houso Wellington, —Advt.