The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1883. TERAWHITI.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1446, 2 August 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1883. TERAWHITI.

'i'nE success which attends patience and perseverance is apparently about to shine on the gold-seekers at Terawhiti, It is some fifteen years ago since the first efforts were made to develop the quartz reefs in this rugged region, One Company after another started, only to collapse when its funds became exhausted ; but though much m,oney was wasted, and many hopes were disappointed, there always remained a faithful few who believed in Terawhiti, and 1 who were not to be deterred by repeated failures, It is said now tliat .Wellington is over sanguine as to the prospects of this Renjamin of gold-fields j that the Government employees and others have gone mad after shares; and some people expect the present inflation of the various Gold Mining Companies to suddenly collapse. We' are disposed, however, to believe that there is good ground for the enthusiasm which now prevails with respect to Terawhiti, and that were it not for the past unlucky history of mining speculation in that locality, the prices of shaves in some Companies would be higher than they now are. The fact I is that when the " turn in the tide" came a few weeks ago, people who had year after year invested their savings in shares yere thoroughly sick of the place, and this [feeling of acts to a certain extent 1 as a "'drag' on the future prospects of the field. Within a day or two the real value of the quartz reef will be determined, by, the, result of the present trial crushing, it is now all but a certainty that gold in payable quantities will be obtained. There can little' doubt . that: gold-bearing qiiaHzj'' which • will ■ cbn- r trast favorably with stone obtained from other gold fields that have proved to be commercially a'success, has been obtained at Terawhiti. If there is any doiibt at all it is not as to the richness of the quartz, but tlile of! the: reefs. Much has been said of the high prices at which shareH have t|een sold, I

but it is very probable that within a few days tliey will be, in somo instances, still'higher, In one company only, the Golden .Crown, the advance has been at .all sensationaljf; ffivthgt company the shares i oi£ June > v were quoted'at four sliillinga, and.% July 28th at 18s 6d. iWo shall not.Bs surpri-ed if, a week hence, they are nearer thirty than twenty shillings, Other companies' have 'Shared in the prosperity of the Golden - Crown,, the Albion, tin- parent one, having run up within the same period from 3s (Jd per share to 8s 9d, the Wealth of Nations from 9d to 2s 3d, the Success from 6d to 2s 9d, and the Enterprise from 6d to Is lid. There is a fair prospect of investors at these rates obtaining good interest on their, monoy, and we do not consider that the Empire City has staked too much on Terawhiti, All that has been launched out will probably come back again, iind we heartily congratulate Wellington on the pluck which it has displayed in sticking year after year to Terawhiti,' and wish it every success with its mining ventures,

The premises at present occupied by Mr Mason, chemist, arc advertised to be let by Mr W. Sellar. ■ * Some membors of the Masterton String Band have kindly offered to play at tbe Football Soiree at Greytown this evening. , .Owing to the rifles of the Grey town Volunteer Corps having been called in, .and the. new ones not yet issued, thoro was no drill on Tuesday. evening last.'"

The boy lieed, arrested for larceny a' Greytown, was brought before Messrs Wood and Tully J.P.'s yesterday, and further remanded until Tuesday next, pending further evidence as to the home influence and control of the boy, which is not considered satisfactory, Mr C. Nees, millwright, saw-doctor, &c. ef Guba-atieet, Wellington, has an announcement interesting to mill owners, carpenters, and others in another column, It is now rumored that the new railway portfolio is to be offered to the the Hon. Mr Oliver, This is about the most probable of the mauy reports on this bond which liavo recently been circulated. Dora Taylor, the Masterton ohatnbermaid, charged with larceny was brought before Mr Hardcußtle, R.M. at Wellington yesterday, and was on the application ol Mr Shaw remanded till to-dav.

The'finance committee of the Masterton .Fire Brigade met 'aaL: : evening. Present —Messrs Gray, l)ixon, Muir, Bish, Sollar, and Paytun. It was decided ihat members of the brigade should be supplied with trousers; also that irons for supporting ladders in suitable parts of the town should bo procured. It wus also agreed that a sum of live guineas should bo sot apart as an award for good attendances at practices, Tho Kaikoura sheepfarmers have received notice to immediately removo all rams from their flocks. The minimum penalty under the Act is £1 per diem, and the maximum £lO per diem for each ram, It is impossible to muster the flocks now, as the weather is very tempestuous and the ranges partially covorcd with snow, Two months inuat elapse before the Hooks can bo mustered, The minimum penalty in tho smallest flock amounts to £4500. Tho working of the Sheep Act in this district is creating the utmost amount of dissatisfaction throughout the county among all classes.

A meeting of the Masterton Cemetery Trustees was held last evening at the Institute. Present—Messrs Payton ('in the Chair), Perry, Jas. McGregor, Vile, and Bunny. Tho minutes of tho preceding meeting having been' read and' confirmed, tenders were opened for leasing the twelve acre paddock adjoining the cemetary for a period ef five years. Eleven tenders were received, and tlie hiybest from Messrs Lowes and lor'ns,. offering 120 per annum was accept i d On the motion of Mr Bunny, seconded li; Mr McGregor, it was resolved tlmi the Cemetery Trust offer to melal the road through the Park Reserve, coimecliujj Park avenue with cemetery, provided 1 hat the Park Trustees uive access to the Cemetery along tl)ig Jfne., -Messrs Bunny, McGregor, Vile, and Perry/vypro appointed a Committee to report on work required to be done on the Cemptery Reserve.

It is gratifying to find that our IJorough Council has followed the wupjg s,et by ono of our enterprising towusmen, in providing eonvonieutly swept crossings in Master ton, During the present winter Mr Evens, chemist has kept a nicely 6wept crossing over Queon-street in front of his shop, anil although the idea was somewhat ridiculed at first it has since become a recognized institution, and people might have been seen walking some distance, to cross over Jjis pfttj). instead of going through the borough jijud. Mr Evens deserves the thanks of the ppdeatppp of Masterton for instituting .sqoh ft boon among them. Some years ago (says a writov in the Melbourne World) a crack-brained gentleman named Alexander Keith Collins contemplated the formation of a settlement. in New Guinea, He had enjoyed considerable experience of the aboriginal tribes of Queensland—then a portion, of Nov; South Wales, and his stones as to the-approved 'methods of dealing with them were nut calculated to improve a sensitive man's appetite. But he was a bruve and enterprising man, of great energy and force of character, <mi this sch,em,e seized upon llim with irresistable fußcinatio)i. Happ.enjng to meet with mo, and learning tjjat [ hfd b.ee'p a&bojce for water on the soulh-west coast'of few fi'tiinen, ha instantly employed ip to write a lecture for him—characteristically considering my slight experience to convey impraolibale authority, This, at a great cost of research, and no loss at some sacrifice of fact at the shrine of imagina tion, I accomplished, to the great saiisfactiou .flf iny employer, who was so taken with the work that he entirely forgot to pay nap, Poor fellow, he is dead now, and I write hii# q, cieprecoipt..

The following from Truth offers n splendid chance to any millionaire, Aim tralian or otherwise, or even to any l'loli woman who has bought a husdand London is the mart of ihe world. You may buy anything here, from a wife or a whiteslave, to a castle, a palace, or a pedigree,; It is not often, however, that a crown is in the market. Such is tlio case in all sober seriousness, to-day, There is lan island somewhere to the ea'at of Sari dink to be bauglit, all 'except the port | which is the property of Ring"Humbert. The rest is "en venle," the price being . <830,000, and the purchaser will, be permitted, if. it suits hi c.i price, to assume the name, style, and title King, such being the title of tho vendiir, who prefers hard cash to barren acres and barren honor, like a wise old jßpman.' Here is a/fine, chance for Mi' Shoddy, Mr Brumiiaagem, and"'thos'b plutocrats who will back any political party that will-covenant to give them a baronetcy in return for hard cash and their votes. a baronet, and, among other adyajjcsges, ho could make ail his progeny princes aijd princesses, and he might' recoup 'himself by selling titles ad, lib. Fanoy King Samuel! growing prize sheep.

Messrs Lowb3 & lorns announco entries of fat whethers, entile, and horses for their atook 'sale on Wednesday next Bth irist. ■ ¥i:: ■ ;

, ;The;Qovernment yesterday tmit'',wou)d; gladly give" a substantial aiiyone inventing'an effective n&s of getting rid of the rabtit nuisance, %" A "lover of harmony" writes to is severely criticising the music played by the Carterton Brass Band last Saturday evening. "In Maaterton we cannot get mus'oof tliis, all, and we.do; not' feet disposed to discourage' the enterprise of our neighbors. The second competition fur Lieutenant William's trophy by the Mastorton Rifles was finished yeßterday, resulting iu Oorpl. E.;Kibblewhite winning with 59 points, three points being allowed in the handicap. He holds possession of it till next .competition, it having to be won twice in succession or three times ■at intorvals.

We'understand that Mr W, Lowes will be a candidate for the present vacanoy in the Bornugh Council. It is ; also stated that Mr W. W, McCnrdlo will probably stand for re-election; Orders are now being taken in Master-, ton for Professor Morison's Treasury of song, n handsomely bound volume, which contains ..numerous selections from the most celebrated composers in the world. The volume is very highly spoken of in musical circles, as the following, letters from Wellington professors testify':—" It la very ewdeut that the Treasury of Song has beeii compiled by one who thoroughly uiuicrstauds the requirements of tho: many, ;i .The work will doubtlcsily receive what it really merits, viz,, a very Llarge circulation. Hautrie West, Prof, of Music, Wellington June, 1883,1 have bad great pleasure in looking over .the Treasury of Song, for the home circle, and believe that'it will bo found 'a most pleasant md instructive work for private homes, The selection from the books of the masters, both vocal and instrumental, is particularly good, and not too difficult. I have no doubt tho work will find a host of subscribers, and, in course of time, will be found in the piasical library of every family circle. W. Raymond, Teacher of Music, Wellington, N.Z , Upper Chuznee-street, 22nd Juno, 1883."—The work has also been very favorably comm nted upon by musioians in Ohristchurch and other places.

In America it is tli9 customary to bury tlia dead in metal caskets, instead of 111 wooden coffins, as is done with us. The Atlanta Constitution in a recent isßUe mentions a case where a man named Jones had two children huried at Atlanta Subsequently lie moved to another part of the' country and having prospered there, 35 years after the burial of his children wrote to friends at Atlanta,', to have the bodies of his children exhumed and forwarded to where he then resided. This was done, The metal caskets were found to be quite sound, and on the faceplate of one being opened it was found that the body of the little one was in an excellent state' of preservation, and presented quite a wax-liko appearance in every respect. There were no symptoms of decay, though it had so long numbered with tlie dead. Ihe remarkable preservation of the body is not accounted for. The proprietor of one of the New York hotels thus explains how he rids his house of the drunken loafers who fall asleep in the bar riom or rotunda" Why, you see, when lie gets asleep, as he generally does after having drunk tvo much, no body can take him up or do anything with him, and lie is a combination of a devil and a wreck. I just get a little ice, well pounded up, and take him in a friendly way round the neck and slip the ice down his back. As it desconds, lie sort of straightens his spine up; that makes it drop down a little further As it ge's, towards the small of -his back, .he looks very much surprised and opens his eyes wide',' which previously ho could not open himself, or anyono for him. He looks at throe or four places around, and seeing evorybody looking a little cold and queer, he risesa-iyht up. and walks out of. the front door. I never knew it to .fail, and' don't youforgelit" One of our numerous readers, being of an inquiring turn of mind, says that he has tried every drapery and clothing establishment in the Wairarapa for the purpose of finding out who keeps the best stuff and sells the cheapest. He says he has had considerable experience in the drapery Ipiifje, therefore considers himself a competent judge. t)o gives his opinion in favor of L. if. Hooker Pfj, of the Bon JJarche Warehouse, wlio, he staleß, has a larger and better sto.ck to chooße from than any country store in New Zealand, and fit for any town in the colony,—Apvt. ' ; The extraordinary sale of Surplus Wintor Stock at Te Aro House, Wellington should be a matter of eoino interest to all readers of the Wairarapa Daut for these special reason*, Ist, because of the largeness of the stock, 2nd, because of the short duration ol the aile, 15 days only, 3rd, because of the imprecedentedly low prices. Our price list, issued with this paper, should, wo think, astonish eyerybody, and very corcain it is that a trip to fl/e salj yqijld be money in pockot to every pesiijeift that should try it, If not able to come, the]? orders, accompanied with owh, woijltl b.e a# well exeoated as though seleotcd personally. It simply means 20s for 10j, or evoa less if} many oases, therefore try it, 0 ye residents, and that right early, Bear in mind that we have no country businesses whatever, 110 branches in any township, and no one is authorised to soil for us, either regularly or irregularly, Ife have only one place of business'in ■the province, and tho public would do woll'to keep this fact in mind when sending tli'eif orders, or visiting Wellington, that our solo establishment in the colony is that known as Jamhw Smith's, Te Aro House. Wellington.— Advt.