The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1883. WATER SUPPLY FOR MASTERTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 2 May 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1883. WATER SUPPLY FOR MASTERTON.

A proposal has been submitted to the Masterton Borough Council for borrowing a thousand pounds in order to bring water into the town for fire brigade purposes, and it will in a few days again come on for discussion, Before it is adopted we hope to see a somewhat larger view taken of the requirements of Masterton. We need a water supply for sanitary purposes as well "as for a preventive against fire, and while on the question it would be foolish to arrange for the one and ignore the other. We cannot regard Masterton as a healthy town. It is a matter of notoriety that an open sewer runs through its centre, and on the line of this polluted creek inore than one typhiod case has been recorded. It is a question whether this neglected creek has,not materially helped to fill burial lots in the neighboring cemetery. We know too that stagnant SHrface water is found..on all sides, and that the ground in the most thickly populated partsof the borough is* saturated with decomposed animal and; vegetable.matter. Gun we in the face of': these factsassumethatthe water used for household purposes is pure and wholesome 1 Again it should bo asked: what has been the cause of the" excessive mortality "among children during the past few months in this .town. Is it not unwise to" assume that the frequent deaths have been ordinary dispensations of providence ? Is it not worth while to inquire whether human neglect has not been a contributing cause! We repeat that considerations of this character ought not to be put on one side when the question of a water supply is discussed. Before any action is taken the Borough Council sliould ascertain the"condition of the water now in use by the householders. If it be pure and wholesome well arid good but if it contains the germ of disease and death then the responsibility of the.civic representatives in supplying_ wator cannot be said to Delimited to Fire Brigade purposes. Within a few chains of the town there is a perennial supply of pure water. The 5 Waipoua river near the railway cutting would yield a sufficiency for both household and Fire Brigade purposes, and there is nci excuse, if a Supply be needed, why. it should not. be obtained.;; The people of Masterton would if it were put to them, sooner' pay a small water i rate than a big 'doctor's'bill. " i We don'trequire toi lay down one set of pipes for fire purposes,; and.then' be, ■forced;to- lay second for household uses. : ■; not be an economical method of Betting to work, and; yet it is the one practK : :caUy : ; proposed;; We have;;- before pointed out that the Bowu^-Council,'

is a logal board of health, and that the • records of the'registrar of deaths for this town indicate an alarming increase of the death rate, 'lhese are facte that should be faced, and ones which it is .almost criminal to ignore. The appointment of a committee of investigation is the first step that the Borough Council should take before proceeding further with the proposal for a water supply. Let the public have the facts before them so that they may be able to judge whether it is expedient to borrow a thousand pounds for fire purposes or a larger sura for fire and household requirements, By adopting such a course the Council would deserve the thanks and confidence of the community.

The "Post" advocates a Woollen Factory for Wellington. The tot nick-name for Few Zealand is " Brighter Biilam." Tl e Greytown Fuotballors praolice this afternoon at 4 p m, Mr 1. H. Wood soils dairy cows aud Btore cattle at tho Pastoral Society's yards ' Carterton, to-morrow. Tho usual fortnightly practico of the weytown Fire Brigade takes place tomorrow evenin", •Mr George Bennett, of Wellington, has I offered the Mayor of that City tbreo ' aores of land as a site for the proposed ■ home for the aged poor. < j Dr Wilkins, oculist and aurist, ha,s ' 'arrived in Wellington, and may bo con-, ( suited until the 14ih inst., for eye, ear, and throat diseases The Hov. Mr Morley, ex president of

( w.o iicw auumna uonrerenoe, lectures in theWesleyan Church, Mosterton, this evening on Dr Guthrie, preacher, author, and philanthropist, !. i A Wellington telegram reports that' . steady rain set in last night, and has con- , tiuued since, It is still raining heavily and there is no indications of leaving off, It may console our Wellington friends to know that we are no better off in the Wau'arapa. ' ■■' ■ In (he Wanganui murder base, a verdict was brought in at 11.15 last Tuesday night of guilty, with a recommendation for mercy, The judge passed sontenco of death, but as the prisoner was pregnant, respited her until the next criminal sessions. Capt, Porritt, of the Greytown School cadets informs us that on the occasion of the review at the Taratahi on the Queen's Birthday there will be 30 of the Greytown cadets present in uniform. The Corps has been some time formed, but the lads' have never yet had uniforms, and will appear in publio on that occasion for the first; time, and will bo a feature in the review of no small importance, In another column will be found an advertisement by Mr E. Bright," of Grey town, in which he.intimates that he is now ready to receive orders for his wash-ing-coppers and colonial ovens of his own make. • All who have been supplied with these coppers by Mr Bright speak very highly of them, and he will no doubt have a large demand for them. Our Wellington representative has been shewn a splendid specimen of the carriage builders' art, in-the shape of a landoau, turned out by MrM. Bohan, Courtonayplace and Manners-street, to tho order of Mr Evans, livery stable keener, Willisstreet. It is fitted with all the latest improvements, and .handsomely finished, the painting being a work of art This carriage has been pronounced by competent judges to bo as fine a piece of work as has ever been turned out iu Wellington, and reflects great credit on Mr Bohan's establishment.

Last evening the Mastorton Oddfellows I voted two pounds to the family y hose case we referred to yesterday a3 applicants to the Benevolent Society. It is all the more creditable ti the Lodge that it should have made ihis duuatiou seeing that the head of tho family in quostion is not a member of the Order. Yesterday the furniture of the family was, wo hoar, seized under a bill of sale, but Mrs Ewinjjton, of the Argyle Boarding House, kindly came to the rescue of the unfortunates and offered them shelter till they were ready to travel to Gisborne.

The Rev. Mr Morley lectured in the Wesleyan Churoh Greytown on Monday evening last, taking for his subject " Dr, Guthrie, preacher, author, and philanthropist. The lecture was not at all well attended owing no doubt in part to the very, wet weather, and in part as m forcibly pointed out by the Chairman, Mr F. H. Wood, in his opening speech and at the close of the lecture, to the lact that the lecture was not sufficiently advertised, a great many who would have wished to be present, not knowing of it until it was over, The subject chosen was an excellent one, and was dealt with in a masterly manner, keeping the audience interested and amused in uo ordinary degree tho. whole time. Those who were present were more than satisfied and expressed themselvea highly both of the subject and the maimer in which it was delivered. _ The Wellington Meat Export Company in a circular just issued to shareholders ■ report that the result of the Company's first shipment has proved moat satisfactory, and will onable the directors to ' declare a substantial dividend, as well bb to write off a considerable sum for preliminary expenses; and, notwithstanding the extra charges, incidental to a sh.ipm.ont prior to the construction of works, there :is every prospect that, if the present .quotations are maintained, there will, remain for tho shipper a net return of about 2id ; per lb. for the sheep, being at least fd'per lb, in exceßS of the price obtainable in this market. ' : A few days beforehis decease Wagner gave utterance to a belief that 'Parsifal' would be his last work, and on bein» ask why, replied, "Because I am going lo die." : 5 8 Itis a little difficult to believe in the following, but as the members of the London Biological Society do so, it must of course, be true. Mr Delaney, explaining to them about the faith of animals in the cold water cure, gave them as instances the following facts: A dog, he knew of, having been stung by a viper, plunged its head, several times a day into running water j whilst another, which was run over by a carriage, retired to a brook and- sat in it for three weeks. But they were both beaten by a cat, who "with singular fortitude remained for forty eight hours under a jet of cold water.' ':> : An English Opera season at Pray Lane, was to have commenced, under of Mr Carl Kosa, onMarch26.and be limited to;thirty representations. Two absolutely new operas will be produced—Colomba, by A. 0. Mackenzie,,and Esmeralda, by

'"I was," recently observed an officer whs spent a few weeks in Egypt during the late campaign, "four minutes under fire, and for this I am to be given four medals."

McKeever, of the Shades, Wellington; advertises for a hundred kega of prime Bait butter. . .<■ Funds are being subsoribod to paint ana renovate the Presbyterian Manse at Mas.terton. We prWnme, therefore, that we may shortly expect to see it ooOupied, We notioo that Mr Andrew Oookburn, formerly a well known settler in this distviot and now a Canterbury resident, is inMastorton. s Messrs Lowes & lorns have an addition to their sale list for Saturday next, of some gold and silver watches and clocks. Notice is given in another column of the June meotings of the Alfredton-Mas-terton Borough, Masterton District, and Wairarapa East County Licensing meetTheso will be the annual licensing meetings of tko respective districte. In spite of rain and mud Messrs Lowes & lorns have an excellent attendance at their market sale this afternoon. Cattle sold at good prices, but the demand for sheep appeared to be somewhat less keen. The Druids ball which is to be held at the Theatre Boyal May. 3rd, 1883, promises to be the greatest success of the season owing to the low price of admission, and the Bon Marohe' advertisement which will be found on the third page of this paper. Special notice is called to the fact that L. J,' Hooper & Co. are selling ohoice white Josephine kid gloves at Is 6d per pair, evening flowors at 3|d spray, fans at Is 3d, plain and fancy dresses, very cheap, promenade scarfs and shawls, &c, all kinds of drapery, millinery, and olothing at) wholesale .prices. The largest and ibeßt assorted stock in the district to seleot from.—Adyt. The Duchess of Sutherland, the Duchess.ofiiWestminst'er, Lady Mount temple, the CovmteEsi Brownlow, and the Co'unteSs'df Mlestnere all wear the Temperate blueiribboC A remarkable .find-of gold pieces, mostly-of' ! tiie"fourteenth century, has occurred .jaear Mayence. 'The.'coins, over a thousand in number, have been seciu'.eWqrv|he museum of that city. Int ; ellr||iice received in Madrid from HaTfan'mt|tes that coal has been discovered 'in the- island of Cuba, and that'-niiping experiments have been made which have given satisfactory results. ;;.'; - ' An elaborate; telephone system is established between the library of the King of' Portugal and the offices of his ministers, and the opera-house. He .has-distinguished himself by his trans lations. >' " '• .' '

The Postmaster-General of England, Mr Fawcett, is entirely blind; the, Receiver-aid.;Accountant-General to tliePostroffice^.MrGeorge Richardson is entirely deaf f and an official in the Adjpiiralty.is both' dpaf and dumb. The Italian.Government has decided upon. ;ihyiting. ■ another international competition' for a design for the proposednational' iheinorial -to be erected •in Rome of'liis" late Majesty ling Victor Emamiell 11. ' ; _ The Spanish Naval authorities some time ago'constructed, at Carthagena, a building;slip,on an improved plan, and .a large vessel of war was immediately laid down on the same. This vessel is now ready for launching; but all attempts to,move her have failed. In this dilemma The Spanish Government decided to send a dockyard engineer to various foreign naval establishments, where similar slips.are in use, there to study'tlie working of the same, and, if necessary, l to procure powerful machinery capable o'f'lauhching the vessel by main force.

'Well, I should'cackle,' said the druggist;- 'A' woman came in this morning and'handed me an old back number porous plaster, one that looked as though it had been* taken off the back of an Egyptian mummy, and wanted me to. give her another one. She said' the old one was no good. She said the old man had worn it on his hack for two weeks, and it never drew a blister,. .It just loafed around on his back, and was of no more account than so much : sand-paper. 'I tried to tell her that a porous plaster was riot intended to blister, but simply to retain the back in its. proper, place,'and let the pain crawl out through the holes. She kicked and said' I was a worse fraud than the other plaster. A female Witness named Archer was "too much" for a Dunedin. lawyer namediFraser the other day. In the course of an assault' case,; W Fraser, j whilst cross-examining 'Mrs Archer, pressed her very hard upon the point I whether'her husband wae not responsible for one of the bruises she laid at.'the; door'of deiendant; and urging the question whether she and her husband did not quarrel frequently, the -lady indignantly. asked, "And aren't you in the, habit of, having occasional tiffs with,your wife, sir f Amid roars of laughter, Mr Fraser is reported to have said he was reluctantly compelled affirmative. The Clothworkers'. Company. having placed thtfau'tt of Mtij'&i the disposal • of. Lord: Wolseliey r 'TCor any. military charity he considered it would be most worthily bestowed up*6n, his lordship. recpmmenMitk "Cambridge .Fund for Old the Company have, therefore, forwarded a cheque for the above named amount in aidofthisf^nd v . ;: ; ; ;v'V:' ; ?' ■ A Word in Seaspn.-We' would call speoial attention to soiii% hew blaok dress fabrics for autumn wear, more prominent among these being—lst the Chevron Cloth.; This is one of the latest .novelties, is all.wool, and though not heavy it yet soft and warm, and wears well. 2nd; The Orepe Cloth, in ap. pearance is verj much lib the Australian' crape cloth, but it is muoh more durable, and makes _ a very effective dress. 3rd. The Reversible de Lycnisquitb a novelty, being Cashmere on one side, and. a finei Grecian cord on the other—-a charming fabric and warranted to wear well, 4lh. The Watered Beige is a really handsome-looking material quiteunique as a watered wool fabrio, ,and can be depended- <in for wear. Ladies requiriag black dresses for either ordinary or mourning attire should inspect; these : specialities at an early.date. .Some of the' : handsomest dresses, quite pictures in their way, have been and are now being completed to order in the dressmaking department at TeAro House, Wellington;—[Advt.]