The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1883. MR BEETHAM'S ADDRESS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1382, 18 May 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily.

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1883. MR BEETHAM'S ADDRESS.

No representative could have had 4 more satisfactory meeting witli his coii-* stituents than Mr Beetham enjoyed on Wednesday evening last, He had the satisfaction of knowing that both in assisting to obtain legislation'suited to the requirements of his district; and in secuiing the sinews of road making from the Colonial Treasury, ho had done well by his electorate, His au'dieiicc, too, : were conscious of the debt they owed him, and though among them were to be found his political, opponents, not a single hostile sentiment was suggested'oi- expressed from the beginning to the close of the proceedings. Mr Beetham's address was, 'for the most part, extremely practical, and chiefly confined to questions in which his hearers took a lively interest. There were, of course; one or two omissions in it, as is usually the case with speeches, One marked example was a want of anv reference to the railway extension now in progress,; awork to which we are in a greatdegree indebted to Mr Beetham, and .one out of which, had our representative chosen, he might have made considerable political capital. The msin subject of the. address was the vexed question of Counties mrm Road Boards.; This is a question.' on which MrBEETHAU has every detail at hi* finger ends, and he treated it with almost judicial impartiality. He might have been excused had he advocated more. strongly than he did the claims of the County, on tho support of ratepayers,' & it is this body which jrf, with' a popular bowstring,' He, however, preferred to hold the scales evenly between the two local and' he'certkinly carried his audience,with him in.his argument that for some'timo to come it' is to the interest of this district to maintain, a County as well as a Road 1 Board staff. He-also gave utterance to the Sentiments oM well informed : settlers in the j comniuhity when • he : pointed j out that a debt of gratitude was 'due' to both Mr jKiNa Mr Bke'mngr for.the.eMi'rieht they have Rendered in .this district. Wairarapa :sorth. is extremely fortunate in •pos* Sflssing' two Engineers who are . not only | skilful in • their ' hut .•who also at a pinch,ilketliat whiclfoccurreii at the close of jast year, will, •wprk;;.nigh! ad-. ;yii®ge itoi'the j loral "which are attached.' 'The advantages 1 of otir'present 'dual local government! system may. as a matter of theorV, to open to: question, 1 jju't the benefit of : a large expenditure of money to open up outlying. districts > : is ; an' '• argument which copies straight to settlers, upsetting all' theones that ? niay j? in its way. We have Under tlia dual 'system somo-125,000 for North. rarapa roads' { this yeqr. | (WJeiever h«l; as much to sp'erid under any previous syste«j, »nd, \ve,, would : he; extremely, yielding"such, big results. Set,tgist, will be iontp#t to let

well severely alone.' : At the close of somci questions His ientiments jvjth ros|eci. to Voltiutee'rs commend tKemse(|es :*| one and allj'•]' belieye : in' forces: •doing-tKeir duty-by tie colony, and equally so in the colony doing, its duty by thenv No one mil be disposed to fall out ;witli',the'temperaW v vi6w' : Mr BEETHAMji; takes of that..<« Whaled of Major Atkinson's, Ithe Rational Insurance scheme.". ■„ His reference to hop culture "at Nelson, jvm 'li'airdly satisfactory to lisT He gave his hearers the brilliant record of a year of jubilee; one of',-■ exceptionally high prices, '-and omitted to refer-to the past seasons of low prices when growers absolutely lost monoy on,this industry.' Hop' culture ; presents ; a 'certainty; of fa moderate 'profit, but if people '■■ were led 'by Mr I Beeehll.m's recital to expect, a small fortune, frohii it,- tliey' would,' we foar, uieetiwilb a sad ; disappointnieht. - Mr Bketham's proposal that New Zealand in common with other colonieB; should be. directly represented 1 in the-: Home •Parliament, took us a little by surprise. Thisquestipnis'ndt'one that can be discuste'd' within narrow limits. Indeed it opens up almost; endlessjcOnsiderations.' !i .T6>ay ; 'tlie' least itis a littlo premature,' and might, well be' preceded by a'confederation,of the Australian '' ! New Zealand has almost .ehough:Workinhaudto govern itself wisely;and well, without seeking .to determine imperial counsels. ;Stillj our legislature "is bound to ; Waste a few weoksih tho coming session over tall or idle discussions, and it may just as well take, this as any other topic as a post for voluble-members to rub against. As far ascolonial-and district interests are concerned we could not wish for a better representative than Mr Beetuam. If he soars occasionally beyond this and seeksitb solve imperial problems, we can afford to let so valuable a public servant have his little recreation.

It will be aeeh by blir teleg'rapliib news that the Wellington amateurs scored another big aucoeeß 'last night at, the Theatre Royal. There ie a treat in store 'for: Maeterton:. theatre goers, as Mr Q. Ooker hes arranged' with this talented company to appear and give a variety entertainment on the 21th, on which occasion they will conclude their'performance with tho ever popular burlesque " Tho Very TVitty Diggings.' 1 This will make the tenth lime this company have performed this piece—five times' in Wei' lington, twice iu Wanganui, and twice in Nelson—and as they always localise it specially for the place they play it iu, it always goes well. We hear that the foibles and peculiarities of our looal notables have been hit off in a most happy manner, boll) iu ; the songs introduced and iu the dialogue. The orchestra of the Club consists of eight members, all first class musicians; ;and auotuer special feature of their ontertainment is the quartette singing ot Messrs 0, M. J, Edwards, J. W. Hill, E.J. Hill, and Widdop, while the coniio element is ably represented by Messrs Sam Benson, 0. Loon, and Morris Fox. Lovers of good music will have an opportunity on this occasion to hear Mr G. R, Allpreßß, the famous Violinist, We hops the residents will accord our Wellington visitors a hearty welcome and shew their appreoia tion of their efforts by a crowded.house,

The Masterton .School Committee met last overling, present' Messrs Boddingtou, .Chairman, Hogg, Heron, Galloway, Rapp, 'Feisy'- 1 ' and Payton, The Treasurer reported.a credit balance of £29 13s 3d. The receipls since last rneetiriK were Town|Yustees |25 capitation £2113 a 4d. A letter was read from the Town Trustees statiug that a grant had been made for the qirreiit year of £SO, half of which would be payable" at once, and half six months hence, A circular letter from Mr Steward M.H.K. was read, asking the opinion of the Committee to cumulative vote, and the separation of the nomina tion from the voting at the annual election, A sub-Qonuhittee was authorised to reply to-it. Mr Galloway said-the thaiiks qf the Committee, were due to the deputation •which, had waited on; the Town Lauds Triist on their,behalf. '■ Mr Hogg, agreed .with Mr Galloway,' the interests jof the school had been ably represented on this occaiinn, The Chairman said-the. Trustees had received, the deputation in ' the,' ploasautcst possible manner,:s'nd.■acceded to their wishes in the most ungrudging nay. The head master reported the number of children on the roll at 531, the highest attendance at W, the average attendance at 418, and the lowest attendance at ;848. Con sidering the broken weather' during the pant month he regarded these results aB satisfactory. The visiting members for the pa'sl'month reported that a wood shed was required,; The Committee decided to apply to the Board for one, and as it was immediately necessary, to proceed in the interim l oeveot it, 'Accounts to the amount of: £7 10s for school cleaning, Secretary's salary, &c, were passed for payment, On the motion of Mr Galloway a sum of; 15 was voted, for historical readers, and a, further.sum of the swne amount for maps. *ud-diagrams. On the motion of Mr Payton,' secoodej by Mr Rapp, a sura of £5 was placed at the disposal of the hesd master, to be' expended in prises for needlework Messrs Heron and Hogg opposed special recognition of needlework alone, .The Chairman said he would rather'' have 'voted for a grant for a sewing mistress, The mover stated that he had made inquiry and found that at present all they could do'to encourage sowing would be to offer special awards for it, He;con'sidered'the Committee pledged tof promote: in spine way or other this particular art in the school, The Chairman said that lie accompanied' a member of the Education Board the Jtev J.Paterson who visited'tl)e school a few days, ago, and that this gentleman suggested whether the time had not arrived to'constitute, it a District High School. He; was glad to-receive such a suggestion as hi; 'had jpreviously recognised the advantage of such a step, and the only question, in his mind, had been the, right, time for Ming it. V. If the sohool wasmade a' high 'sohool, the tame education would be given at present, with the' addition of a class' room for higher braiiohes. It would also give their sohool a status wjiiol) no other one in the Wellington district.. enjoyed.. Mr Hogg questioned whether,'aa.a high the upper blasses, which 1 p'airifdb's 'far exfja subjects, might not be favored at the Expense of the other classes, which, did not,';Mr Feist asked'.ifjtheohapge would involve additions to the present building, The Chairman replied that an additional clasß-room'would be noces'sary, 1 but under 'any circumstances extra accommodation . would" be shortly required, Mr Payton' moved the appointment 61' a committe'o to reporf on the question, us So many considerations yould have to be carefully weighed before aot(pn coujd be taken. jjl committee 'consisting of: thp fihairruaii and .Messrß Hogg, Feißt, aud.tl!e ( mDfer was apjpojated to •meeting; "'Messrs feist"' anc! Galloway were appointedsvisiiing membors'for the ensu{ng month. :'•»•-:■' "■':" ' ,-.•.■'.'- '■■.'.'■'■ :"' : '-'

The Post; obpfinuß/:th'e statement m \ matte some mbhthßvngo.ofbogie: wheels having been -brdered loathe' -Wellington ■and.-ltafl'rM \? Mr James ;Rutherford,^M.H.R;, : for Bruoti, died '.'at his residence; Summer-; ville, Kailarigato,' yesterday '.afternoon. Ho was in good hejiith.a week ago, but caught a cold, which on'oOngestion of the lurißß. - - Home rule for Ireland is to be disoussed to-night by the Mastorton Debating Society. , :-;i. ':,■ --■ ' -j,;] -.-, Applications for space in the next shipment of tbe'Welliui;t6n Meat Export Company, dose 'on the 20ih instant. A meeting of the creditors o'f o.' F' Worth, U convened for Monday next, to consider an application for his discharge. Wo understand; that through illness Mr Wiggins has been unable to come to Mastorton,' and that; his entertainment announced for this evening in the Theatre Royal, is for the present postponed. _ Tlu Masterton- Volunteer recruits-were put through their facings last evening, by Sergt, Major Eozar, The Sorgt. intends to give them another drill before the Queen's parade, and has arranged next Tuesday ev'ening'for the occasion. We draw the attention'of' parlies desirous of furnishing to tho sale at Mosars Lowes & Lima auction room's tomorrow where tho goods have been re-, moved for tho convenience of the public The list will embrace every description of household furniture'. The robins' will be lit up this evoninj; to give the publio an opportunity of takes: place at 1 o'olook sharp. ... A person in Mastorton prohibited i few days ago from obtaining liquor has been observed subsequently almost daily in a semi-intoxicated state. The police have twice confiscated liquor that he was oarrying to his home from Masterton. As Captain Jones put il tho other night '' You cant stop a man's beer." Prohibition orders, even when backed up by the utmost police vigilenco, are a farce,, ' The Masterton Volunteer Band have been practising most assiduously for the past few weoks, and there is a marked improvement in thoir playing. To-morrow ovening, weather permitting, they will perform the following 'programme in Queen-street, at 7.80 p.'m';;:—-March, "Hawthorne Vale," R,.;Smith; valse, "Cordelia," R, Smith; maroh, "Bon'; Jour," T.Dawson; mazurka,;" li'aVioletta"; march, "A Flower from Mother's Grave," E, Newton;. waltz," L D'Amour." R. Smith j maroh, "St Patrick's D£y Parade," D. S. Papworih ; maroh, "Dreamingof Home," A.De Laßoche; finale, " Abyssinian March," D. Si Papworth. Mr Caselberg is endeavoring to get Ihe attention of the Government called to the want of efficient police- protection is this. distriot, as ovidonced by the many undetected robberies that occur in our townships. Mr Caselberg has a good case. Both at home and in the colonies it is estimated that one Constable is necessary to each thousand peoplo. In this district we have only one Constable to every fifteen hundred, and are entitled to about four more o§c#ra than we now possess. Of course wo have ocpsionaj visits from defectives, but we never knew t!:is !a).enfed brigade to accomplish anything beyond the clever capture of a small boy at Ihe Taueru. What we require is nu addition to our resident.Constable sail', and the employment on constabulary duty of such members of tho deleotive forco.who may be considered intelligent enough for thework, ' ; v.;. ■■'

At the Chriatchurch Hospital, a rabbit's cornea has been transferred'to a nfan's eye to improve the sjght,. '.',.■ ~ The.outgoing San Francisco mail closes at the Masterton office to-morrow at 1.30 p.m. In connection with the recent fire at the Waihenga Hotel, Edward Tolly has bsen arrested on a.charge of arson, He was taken before a J.P; anil admitted to bail, himself in £4OO and two sureties of £2OO, • '■ -'• A meeting ot the Masteiton Fire Brigade Soiree Committee wp 'lipid, on Wednesday evening, when it was decided that the annual soiree be held on Wednesday June 6th in the Theatre Royal. It will bo remembered . that their last event was one of the most successful of the kind held in. ( Masterton, and we hope the approaching one will be equally patronised, as our. Fire Brigade deserve some recognition from the hands of tho public. ..' " • , Tho Committee of tho. Masterton Insti tuto met last evening. Present—Messrs E, Feist (Chairman), #'T. Grundy, D. McGregor, W. G. Beard, B, Brown', and W, Bapp, The minutes of tho previous meeting were read and confirmed, The Treasurer reported a credit -balance of £22 Os 6d, which would be absorbed by accounts outstanding, The committee then disciissnd ways and means, and found after providing- for the necessary current expenditure thpre would be a balance ofirom 140 to £SO to;pdrabase new works for the Library. The book committee deoided to prepare a list; to bo Bent home to some well-known publisher. Mr Brown proposed, and Mr Beard seconded, the following resolution, which was carried—That the house com-, mittee be asked to report at next meeting as to the best meant of utilising the upstair room The following accounts were passed for payment:—E. Foist, 13 5s Od;.Town and Country Jounul,, Hi, 6d ; D, Crewe, £1 2s 6d; Geo. Dut'ton, ±2l3s 3d; M. Caselberg & C?., Ms- 8d ; Grey River Argus, £1 10a'; Timaru Herald, #; J. Payton&.Co,,•.■s• lis; Lyttelton Times,'7s fjd; also, draft for Eiiglish paper* for outgoing •raai|',"£Jß, The meeting then closed, . The following will nodpubt : be ; ing to our lady readers:—We*ie'ar'rt'tßat the most fashionable'materials for making ladies dresses for"-the- present season : are brocade, Satin Olotha, Checked Woollen Fabrics, Indian Cashmeres, Vigogne Cloth, Velveteens, Stockingette Clothe, and are to be had at the. Bon MarcljiS. L, J, Hooper & Oo* are also showing a very; largp of-Jackets, Man ties, Four in-hand Utters and Jackets; Paletots, Ridingote Jackets, Alpaca, 1 Felt Cloth, Sateen, and Satin skirts, -'also a beautiful stock of French and English trimmed' Millinery, Hats, and Bonnets. We beg to call attention to their advertisement.—Advt ". ■■.■■■■■''■■{'■.■

Important uotice! Reliable' information!! Interesting to thegeneralpublioll! i-G. W. Schroder; 6'f the Hall of Commprpe, while thankipghia inany customers for past, favor?, !|$ to notify; tbajt i i ;direot : cbnsignmenfc,bf Gentleinei's Cloth' jog suitable;for thepresent severe 86a»wi has just been "'ope'iied up" ;Ha]l of matkfld of! at Very 'M prices] consisting of :-350..Me8'«. Heavy. Tweed Suits, selling at.27s «6od value, worth 52s>6d; 7B : 'Boy's Knicker Saiw, with belts, Belling from 7a lid the complete suit j 650. Boy's and Youths' Heavy Tweed' Trousers Suify; selling at 28s, worth 87b 6d; 50 Gentlemen's Tweed Waterproof Goats,, all sizes, ranging in price from 19a.6d each to M rain proof |,36 Bo*'s..and Youths' ; Winter Overooats, very eheap. Inßpeoliori inviteOy Q. Wj gchroder, at the Hall of Commerce.—|Advt.) ■' ■ :."•■' : -

.W The Dutch.: are; erainentlyv practical ', and do not throw'ptetacles^iffjihew^ " oilwomen earning a j many.are'employedunder the||over¥ ; taentloffices/ such.as the railway, p<|t;! aM telegraph services, and 'give 'good; r satisfaction. Some of the liberal professions are also open to them, and a .established her-, -. self in Amsterdam as a medical practitioner has already gained a reputation for her Successful treatment, of childrenViMmplaints. j Moire';than a hundred have set up as pharmaceutical chemists .or assistants; in country. <vilv .The pecuniary .of one of the Czar's nearest who held high. I military command in Bulgaria, have j become so desparately involved that his-J estates have been placed under admjnV ißtration for the benefit of his creditors')' and to have been suggested that he' cdiild live: with,more dignity abroad on the' small incomci Wihich has-been leservedior.his, personal use. The allowances received by the Russian' Imperial Princes• are almost but, 1 between'' their own incompetence.to contrql',and, the greed and ..dishonesty of their.-«nfcpurage their; unfortunate ; Grand'DukejKipsa^ cuity;'" ; -^'4;V'^'^^'^< v ':''-^-' ; • »■'■■ • We direct-special 'attention to G. W. Sohbodeb's advertisement on 'the front page of this paper. It is very important and necessary for purchasers. of General Clothing,r&o.j tobesware'.nf the fact thai the Hall of Commerce, which is situated opposite the Club Hotol, is. tho oheapaati inoat reliable, aud be3t house in the.District to supply customers, with Ladies',i-'and Children's slsle'w;- ! Jackets, Paletots, Mantles,' Cusluines, Dress Goods, with all the latest 1 Trim' mingi to match!; Household Funitßhinga', Boy's, Youths', arid Mens 1 Clothing fc.y and every article connected'with the' business,—Aiivt. . . i . i '• ' : ' "'Hunnningi Bee", in-;the Australasian says:" There is quite a fashionable furore for velveteen this winter, and the most handsome costumes consist of a .combination of velveteen and plaided woollen or tweedß ( in heather mixtures,. '■ The- plain skirt.of Velveteen is edged with a rucking of fringed silk matching the hue of the skirt. The tweed or plaided woollen goods, usually'showing a fine rich mixture of brown, green, gold, and scarlet, is .draped over this skirt either' panier wise or forming a deep.point in front! and a series of.folds above it,- or a Grecian tunic raised very high on one side;' The coat is generally made of the bright fabric opening oyer a Louis, XIV, vest of thcvel-' qeseen. Sometimes, the tweed forms this jaunty, toilet, and the coat is of the velveteen.', We have ad excellent assortment of velveteen, plaid woollens, and ladies' heather tweeds, ana invito an early inspection at TcArofloUßo.-[ADVT.] -■•!•.