The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1883 THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1406, 16 June 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1883 THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.

It is usual to.compose Governors' speeches out of inscrutable balderdash, in-so far as they indicate the future coiii'sa of public events. This, combined with a reoitftl of all the feathers Ministers-have been able to stick in their caps duriug the recess, furnishes a rigmarole, which, however uninteresting it may : be to the general readers, \i impqsing as a Statd document, His Kicplency's speech oil Thursday last was somewhat battery perhaps, than' inany' of the gubernatorial addresses which preceded .it, but it was of course made up on the usual lines, and filled out with the time-honored padding. It was not deficient in verbiage, .and ;cquld very easily be condensed into half the space it occupies.' Such speeches always ,are and always must te.specimens of stultilo<pience, relieved by occasional items of practical information, I There' is more husk than grain in them, but we may be thankful if. after threshing them out, we find, ono or two.seeds; which, are likely to germinate.? In the: present speech we certainly get one or two. For'example, the proposal to annex the' unappropria-ted-islands of the: Pacific before some other: power scoops them up is well worthy of consideration. • It' is just as well for the Australasian colonies-to man thejr own outposts, We hardly see the advantage flf another proposal to establish a Colonial Exjiibjtion in London by colonial State'aid. The idea is likely to be popular, but such undertakings succeed best when projected as private' : commercial enterprises, We need iiQt comment on the gratulatory portion of the speech, We know that Sir William Jervois has madeatour through the colony, andhas, been well received; that Native* matters have been well managed; that our railway!? are looking up a little; .and that things generally are in a fairly-progressive state/ Passing this over, we come to the- ono sensational .-paragraph of the speech—tho proposal to'CQnyert the. Legislative Council' into anjEJective Ghambe}\ The Ministry liiifs.t be taking a advantage of the "disorganisation of the Opposition when they display such a reckless and • inconsistent ■ attitude 1,; towards our House of Lords, They say it'has done 'its work well, but that it must go asia. nominated body because public opinion' lis against it. If Ministors simply folI lo\v and do not lead public opinion, how is it they pitch-forked recently into this Chamber Messrs Richmond, Barnicoat, and Brandon, who may now be deemed to be " The Last of the Mohicans." We would have liked to have sefen the Governor's speech, in aiming what will probably provo to be a fatal blow at tho Legislative Council, give some better reason for the proposal than its popularity. It looks as if Ministers were willing to cut the throat of the Legislative Council to Bave their and to spend to the last drop the blood of their near and dear relations jto preserve their own. Death to the Legislative Council as a nominated Council is evidently the "war cry" of the Ministerial party. Major Atkinson. lately harpooned a whale in the shape of a' National * Insurance scheme,' put his colleagues made hjm Jet it go. Perhaps the/Legislative Council,has boen delivered into his hands as compensation for the big fish h.e had to surrender. Who will venture to say that Ministers are not thorough-going radicals. Sir George Grey only Jalked about' constitutional 'changes.

Hib successors outbid him foi popular support by v und,ertaldiig to cany them ftrougb.l jp J ' The Committee of the "Wairnrupa Institute meet on Monday evening at 7.30 p.m" Ityx 'Proctor, the astronomer, talks of tal'cs of taking another tow throvgh the colonies. The town of Blenhoim wnow lllumin at«d by gat, whiob is said to Rive great fiuisfootion. , The title'under the Hot Lako District is described in tho Christian World, in a "New Zealand Betheada."

/The Fqatheratbti Highway-Board meeta 10-Jday.

'>' Twenty-six uaines up to date have been given in for tho propoaed Featherston Corps. .;■,. ;f V'-'i The Wellinnton Union ABaoeia* tion meet at the Empire Hotel, Wellington;' this miaul '' The Maslerton ddlegates left for town by this morning's I''train.''"'.;:' ':'u -.:.''''•■

'; jA cumpsot farm in the rising settlement of Pahialuß is advertised ;ior sale in another column, Messrs It, Brown & Co, are the Maiierton.a.gente;for tho.propcrty. ' : ajmbuncemerii'.^ 1 On;our fourthjpage; willlb© .found ;a.a artfole (ft theVrdhaWn'of ihe,Czari pn keipeoteosSernw|!|fm*;a ;niimber of •; Thfi ; |^-in'# ft • King : : & pbuntsyniust be ; |ellaji| within .fourteen > V^.,'...;; \ Mr MlSeliar of the^offioe.ofitriiafbe in the eatatelof- J. F, ■Ward, an^ a : similar appointmeut in the estate of King and Tooniatb.; | L. J. Hooper & Co, have a new advertisement and price list in another bbluinn.

Tile' Oddfellow's balUaat nijjht iri the

'Theatre Royal, Masterton, was a very successful and pleasant affair. The hall had been nioely decorated with the emblems of the order, and very„ complete! arrangements had been., made for the comfort of visitors. The'nniaiowas provided by the Masterton string band, and thecaterina was ably attended toby Mr E. B. Bell, Mr Olayaon's auopeßior, Mr Burton Boys J.P.j yesterday, fined John Peters at Carterton 20s and costs foe using -blasphemous .and obsoeno languaije to hissißteriu-law. ; The adjourned meeting re the resuscitation of the Carterton Fire Brigade, was further adjourned until Wodnesday evening next after the Inspection Parado of the local Eilje Corps. The Committee reported £BS in "hand, but were'not willing to start the affair until tlmy had Bome.intonnation as to whether th« lequiBite number of active members could be obtained, Captain Bennett undertook to ascertain the nauioa of tho men under his command who were.willing to enrol themselves,

- Mr Green is about to introduco a local option extension bill into Parliament. On Tuesday noxt, as a'ready announced, Mr Edward Shaw will move, "That an address be presented to his Excellency the Governor in reply to the Speech which liia Excollency has been pleased to make to both Houaas."

George Miller, the man arrested {or horsestealing, was brought up before the Mayor yesterday and remanded to Palmerston North. The accused leaves for fchat : town to-day in, charge of Constable Fleming.--MrE. B. BeH .who succeeds Clayson on the Block, has an opening announcement in another ooluinn. •"■ ■:

: Our weather reporter writos as follows: -We- have had oold, dump weather during the week. On the mountains n good coating of's'Dbw'haß fallen, and cm the hills in pur localjty the tops aijd aides haye'baeii niautjed wifh Bnowin fhe mornings, but whicj) sqoi) (jisappeared when the sun arose, politely, wo may suppose, informina us mid-winter is near at sancl.' Bain fell on four days, giving % raid fall of ;9?5 parts of an iuoh. The barometer has beeii very unsettled, ranging; Irani 29'86- inohes to 28 ; 98 inches. The therpjometer mean reading is 46 ;M.3.Thejm,dihai';been Btrong, almrfst aijale,^pjiij|hyflf ; tljo 13th inst,at other'tiraeg:dight, : a southerly direction. It was a sharp frost on thd morning of the 15th inst. • -

The usual weekly meeting of the Maslerton Debating'' Seciety was held last evening when the adjourned debate "Is it desiwbro to suspend County Government" was resumed... Mr A. Thompson presided. Messrs E.'Brown; Park, and Hogg Laving spoken in favor of the suspension,' the Chairman put the question to the vote,<whenithij ayea "were deolarod vioiorioiis, ■'■■' ';.';:.

Mr W, Nicholson, of the old established Warehouse, has a busineßJ apnoi]n'cemei)tin another oplumn, VVu have been Bhewn some of Mr i}ic!io|: son's excellent workmanship, among which was his exhibition sideboard, fur which he received certificates from the Melbourne: imd Sydney Exhibition. It is a .splendid speciin.au of cabinet work, being •made nf Ijalf-a-dozeii different kinds of Now Zealand woods, and Burmounteu 1 by a massive mirror. There is also a bedroom suite made of'kauri and cedar, highly polished, that would bear comparison with anything of the kind we have ever seen, Anyone requiring household furniture would do well to pay Mr Nicholson a Visit.!- v, ;.; •.. i- . • . .

The quarterly mealing of the Greytown Fire Brigade was held at the engine shed oo Thursday evening and was well atlendod, Captain Baiilie, Jjieut.. Maguire, and abom members of the Brigade bbinopresahtviA motion was given that at the next quarterly meeting a oommittflß be appointed to revise rules relating to - fines. and: penalties. The ■Secretary was' instructed to apply to the Council fV assistance in procuring a Lose reel,' as-th'a i hoße, wouldotherwise not last of time. After some other business, stioh ns passing iacQounUiJo,, adjourned • . Some dayß ago it was reported by tele-graph-that a man's body with the throat cut had been found near lumiden. The deceased man's name was. Robert Young, and lie was aboiit thirty years, of age. He got his living amongst the settlers by harvesting, dhafling, etc The body, when found, presented a meßt yhastly speotaole, the throat baying been out from ear to ear, completely severing tho,windpipe, the instrument purpose being an ordinary oDe;bladedPampa _ knife. The tjirpumstanoe's showed that it was.aoase of ( puipide 1 ,-- :^ui :•;;)■'::..■.■.', .

I < When the 1 train from Inveroartfill'to Rivertoq was approaching the latter place last night'the driver noticed a dark object 'in front-of and then saw a hai blown acrou the. track. The engine wai atopped'and it mi found that a man named Jeremiah Began had been caught by the and oarried 200 yards. '(Sfteif Hospital, Began 1 ! skull via found to be severely lacerated, the left Mm broken in two places', hit back bruised, and he had alio auitained conoouion of the braju, Begin was inieniibl* when admitted and COntinUM M, '

-i; otice^ ia givetrih aribther column of th e applioatibri of JT^ i'm&ibneikpf Croplands toj transfer seotion MangabaorDistrict to' Mr An infamous -old i bachelor being asked if he had everwitheßseda public execution,: 'feplidd;!^bTbutrl-bnce:;:saW:i.a:niar-viago.": \i r ]\'/';' [ -"" ••'rr- w J.c-- ;

Wilaonwaa: : fined fiye.Bhillinga for drunkenness this morning at MdatertonbyMrWarde)lE.M.\ V

Rifle matches havo been. 'arraiiged be< tweeri the'fMasterton Bifleß,"r'\y'aliingtoa Guards, aiid'theArtillery-Oorps|to bei fired on Wednesday next in Wellington, The Mastertph teamwillleave fortown •n Tuesday next.;/;It was proposed, that the City Biflestßhouldj.be i.noluded, in ;'the; contest, butthey• "are uhablbtd!'compete;''

Inthe p'p^buptry Palmerstoa South, a chemist named Davis haß'a'small printing press, On this he : printed a Choral Societyv programme (, for; a local concert, The constable seized'the press, aiid proceeded against him for failing to have it registered under the "Printer"- and Newspapers Regulation Abt, He pleaded guilty through ignorance. of:the, law,'and was fined in the minimum penalty of i's, with four guineas coats,' S ■>■] ''■)?-;)!

v Messrs ;Miiir& Dixon, coachbuilders, have just finished to the, order,of a Wellington' 1 firm ! an express wagon that for; workmanship and style will greatly add to the 'reputatii/n they have already gained. The undercarriage is very.sub-6lantially-;built, the transom plate being on'a net? principle''introduced .by. the; firm by which the king bolt is fixed on the;main I 'plate instead of going through the axleaiidheadblook.] By this a.deal. of wear on.the parts referred to is prevented, consequently the gain is obvious, The transom plate is also locked, preventing the wheels from wearing the body of tho vehicle; For greater strength there are double'stays. from the rear'axle to the main plate, and; the springs are extra strong. The wheelsand Underwork aro painted yellow, : picked out jn black, and fine lined with Vermillion/ The body is flush paneled, and .'between the middle and top rails,.are turned hickory spindles, giving it a light appearance,' without detracting from its .strength, the floating rails being supported by live iron stays on either side,' The top portion of the express is painted verraillion, picked out in black and fine lined with yellow. ' The lettering has been execute!; in gold, shaded by three colors, .and a coat of arms painted on the rear board, has been finished in a highly artistic manner, and reflects great credit, and speaks volumes for the staff employed'by Messrs Muir& Dixon, as the whole of tlie work has been done on tho premise'.

Men's braces, direct from America, 1000 pairs from Jid per pair to-day at Rapp & Hare's.—Anvr.

' Men's moleskin tromers, colored, from 4s lid per pair to-day at Rapp & Hare's, -rrADVT.

Men's Kaiapoi suits at wholesale prictß ab Bnpp & Hffrp'B.-ApvT, Our reporter de'erns it necessary to draw special attention to an advertisement which appears on tile front page of this paper, It is the most genuine one which we have had the pleasure: of publishing this winter. We may further state that it is from the Hall of Comroetce, which is a sufficient guarantee that on perusal it will bo found both interesting and of public benefit, as we know that the Hall of Commerce now holds the largest and best assortment of general drapery in the Wairavapa.—[AdytJ

.The question has often been asked how it is that the public can always obtain at the Bon Marche at such reasonable prices the liitest novelties, textures, and designs such as are now being worn in all the most fashionable towns in the world, and doscribed in the leading Fashion Books of the day and uot at any other shop in Mastertun, and in some cases not in Wellington M'he reason to us is obvious, li. J. Ifooper k Co., tho proprietors, are thorough experts at their business, and. buy well, only in the very- beat markets, and.at such prices as will enable them to .sell well and cljeap, and'gjve' fhelr cubtuuipi'o tfop benefit of their knowledge and experience, Also nut being bound to purchase only fron) ilip Wellington merchants they import themselves for cash, thereby getting a large discount, saving all middle profits, : and' procuring the latest fashions. We- advise everyone to ape thpir stock of millinery, dress goods, hosiery, men's and: boys' clothing; also look on another page of. this, paper for I heir—4DVBRTISEJ(BNT.

." Thekb is a mine of wealth iu it," says Councillor Maginnity, when alluding to the proposed cemetery site at Melrose, aim concerning wliich another fncetious orator stated that he could see the top without lying flat on his back, Whether there is or not time will show. One thing is certain that irore lasting, solid fortaues are made by saving than by speculation, It is not possible for everyone to ha a successful speculator, hut nearly all in this land can accumulate a compotenoe by saving, Wo will show a way to save money in your purchases, We are now offering a large qnantity. of ladies' knitted wool and chenillfl capes, fresh from the bands of a number of German frans, exquisitely mad,e, 'colours beautifully blended, woo] of (he best and purest quality, and altogether admirably adapted for this cold woather. Among thorn are some very charming opera, capes, am} we propose to do something moro than offer a single garwentatwholesaloprice, viz,,to sell them at less than. manufacturing. prices. For 2b lid you will get a sweotjy pretty and useful cape, worth at least 6s Gil; for 3s 6d one . that would be good value at 7s Gd, and as we are not likely to have these long, iror be able to procure such a cheap lot again, we would ask all ladies to inspect them without delay at JiMES Shim's To Aro Houso, Cuba-street, Wellington.—Advx