The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1883. THE COUNTY SUSPENSION MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1457, 17 August 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1883. THE COUNTY SUSPENSION MEETING.

We cannot pass without remark the speeches made on Wednesday evening lust in support of the suspension of the County. Mr Renall wisely said very little. It was evident from a previous meeting that he knew very little about County administration, and his discretion on this occasion was commendable. But what are we to say of our" County Ohamelipnf—Mr McCarule, He is an old friend, and we would desire to deal tenderly with him, but we cannot altogether overlook breaches of consistency on the part of public men. Let anyone compare, the following extracts, and endeavor to reconcile them without Mr McCaiidle's assistance. vVe are well aware that Mr McCaudlu can explain them. Wo never knew him fail yet to extricate himself from a dilemma, and we have full confidence in his capacity in the present instance,

Mr McCardle in February : I stand as a.member for the Hiding of Vlfredton, and will, if returned, represent the whole riding to thp best of my ability, No one part shall liavo my special attention. My wish to bo returned as a member is to assist is opening up the County for settlement, I hayo long worked for this, and I think with Bomo success. I can see that tho future success o! this great and important moTement depends to a groat extenton the County Council.

Mil McCardle in August : Mr W. W. McCardle, v;ho was received with applause said lie took this opportunity to make a few remarks iu order to clear himselt from n somewhat false position lie would appear to occupy, m being auember of tho County Council, and yet favouring ita abolition. He had always held the opinion that the County wfis not neuessary, and had only been elected to it because he considered while it did exist all portions of if should be represented. The first extract is taken from a letter written by Mv McCardle in February lust, and published in our issue of the 21st of that month. Can we take Mr McCardle as our guide, philosopher, and friend, when in tho short space of six months he goes right about face on a leading!local question 1 ! In February the County was to be the salvation of the district. In August it is to be decapitated. The funniest part of the business is. that Mr McCardle, forgetting what he had written in February, declares that he had ahoaysMi the opinion that the County was unnecessary, We congratulate Pahiatua on itsrepreaent ati ve. Whatev ei* opinion s its cottiers may from time to time profess they may make certain of Mi'McOardle being able, without any personal in-

convenience, to advocate them. As a local politician lie is eminently-PICK-WICKIAN, It may be remembered.that Dickens well-known hero was once called upon to declare his colors. "Shout with the crowd," he promptly replied. But, urged his friend," there are two crowds!" Mr Pickwick, without hesitation, rejoined: " Then, shout with the biggest 1 crowd'!" If Mr McGardlb always, thought Gounties unnecessary what is the meaning of tho following extract of a report of a mooting held at Pahiatuaon December 2nd, 1882, which, no douhtj is still fresh in the memories of settlers iii that locality

Mr McCardlo opened the. discussion l-y saying that he thought the meeting ought ut carry a resolution to show that tho settles had an opinion of their own ande right tu use it, as he did not sob why they should lileft out in tho cold altogether, Ho would therefore move,-" That this district k opposed tu the amalgamation of East and West Counties, but would favor a scliemo to re-adjust tha present Counties, and urtheir place to have a North and South County," lie said ho was inclined at first to favor a scheme for amalgamation,.and a'ter hearing ,the- arguments in favor of it was almost carried away by them, but had como to the conclusion that it was a . yery undesirable thing, and thought that North and South Counties were preferable. A direct boundary as proposed would bo very adrautagcous to both Counties, and they would, liwe a very powerful North Couuty of both sold and unsold land, It would also'enable the members of each Council to .seo'to tho working of their own roadfe, &c., whereas at present it was hardly within the province, of a' membe: being at the Lower" Valley to know the. requirements of the Fovtli-Milo Baah, and;they could not expect hunt* do so. Some said amalgamation was tbo least oxpensive, but ho could not agree with them iii that respect.. He thought tllat the North .Cotmty would bo as much all 0110 body •would be able to'mariagc, At pileseht 'the Pahiatua district was neglected.' If they amalgamated tliiugs would be worse than ever; if they had Koith and South Counties they would have a representative. in the North, and then the requirements of the settlers would be taken into consideration, Fie, Mr McCArdlb! Setting up a strong North Couuty in December and knocking it down in August is quick work. It is hardly necessary to refer to Mr Hogg's speech. No one at the meeting deemed it necessary to notice it, because it consisted of abuse and not of argument. This particular speech answered itself. The only other opposition speaker who went at any length into the question before the meeting was Mr Woodroofe, Before the awful wisdom which fell from his lips we bow our head and pass on. MiMeredith was present, hut did not speak. It is said, that he is the inspiring genius of the County Suspension Committee-iii a word, that he pulls the.wires ami makes the Jack Ketch which is to hang the County appear 011 the stage. If this be the case wo would have preferred that lie should have followed Mr McOardlb's example by making "a confession of his faith."

At the Forestets' meeting last evening, Bro. I{, Brown, P. 0.11., was appointed dolegato .to tho next district meoiiny to bo held in October next at l'alnioratmi North.-

A Maori woman, who was some timo ago sent In the Hospital «t Wellington, mid was rofuaud admission, came back to tlio Wairnrapa a collide''of days ago, has died ai the Fo.esiors' Arms Hole!, where alio has been over since her return, not being in a state to b» xemuved, A meotin,!; of the committee of the Greytowii Football Club was held yester day, when a letter from the Masterton Club was read containing certain resolutions re cup match, and it'was resolved that as this Club had already decided tu claim tho'inalch, it having.beeiu..fa;foited by the Maatcrton Glub, and it iio; heiiw intended to re-open tlie qiitßiion, i! a 1 the consideration of the resolutions cim; i ied in the letter is unnecessary. The match between the second'teams of the Allilc L and Greytown Football Clubs will be played in Steward's paddock to morrow, I'lay to cuminenco as suon after 12 o'clock as possible.

Wo have received from' the secretary of the Pastoral Society a copy of tho programmo of general prizos for the Show, -to be held on November Ist.

A special English mail, per Catalonin, closes at the Masterton office on the 20th inat.

Messrs Lowes & lorns sell new and secondhand furniture at their Masterton auction ruoms to morrow.

Lowes & Inrn3 make some additions to their stock sale, they also announce a salo of Delson fruit and ornamental trees immediately after their stock sale on. die 22nd, which, wo beg to remind our readers, will be positively the last sale of fruit trees this season, A special moating of the Masterton Rechubite Tent was held last evening on the occasion of a visit from the Distiict Secretary, BroFiaser, TheD S, presided, and gave a very interesting address nil i hebenefitsof the Order, and congratulated' it on its recent access on in England, among the members of which are the mayor and several councillors of tlie borough of Birminßh.tm and the Bishop of Exeter and other notables. 1

The general parade of the Masterton Riflos was well attended laU evening, the officers commandiLg being Capt. Donald and Lieut. William). Sorgt, Major Bezar put the men through the usual drill. A reeling was held snbseouently, when it was decided to extend the time! for the members of tho Corps to get their measures taken for uniforms till tho 23rd mat. and the orders will thon be forwarded Homo by the following mail. , Aftor that date no Volunteer will be permitted to 6re at any mutch without being in possession, or has had his measure taken for a uniform.

The St. Matthew's Church monthly literary ami musical entertainment was given in I he Sunday schoolroom last ovouio«, ami pnssed off 'successfully. Tliei'O was till excellent, attendance, and n lengthy ; was gone through satisfactorily, The iiistrmnental. parti ' wero a piano duet by tho Misses Morediths and a violin solo by Mr Lundqvist with piano accompaniment by Mm P,\ige, The lady vocalists were Miss Nicol and Mesflames Ankete'l and Freeth, who sang with excellent precision and tnste, Messrs Muore, Stevenson, Gant, Rapp and J)e la ltoche obtained encores for their respective songs ; the two former gentlemen being equally successful in tho duet, "Flow Gentle Deva," which was un doubtedly the pi of tho evening. Messrs Siillar and Wickerson also sane;, The (li pheus Glee Club contributed two items to the programme in their usual excellent manner, and had to amwov an enthusiastic encore. Mr A, Thompson's recitation " The Combat" from " The Lady of the Lake," was given very correctly, but with hardly sufficient fire to wan nut it a ootopletesuccess "All about"-Chamber, maids" was the title of Mr Beard's read'ing, and he kept the audience "highly amused with a batohelor's idea of them | (the chambermaids.) The National 1 Anthem concluded the entertainment,

| Mad amo Lottie Wilmot contemplates a visit to Masterton.

Notice of a first and .final dividend in 0, Madsen's estate is given by the trustee (Mi' M, Oaselberg). '; Messrs Lotves <fe lorns announce an addition of 200 store wethers, five yearlinp xattle, and 1 dairy cow to their stock sale for Wednesday next. ' "

. The.football match between the Mastertou second .fifteen and tho Union' football club (Wellington),.takes place, in Mr G. Dixon's paddock tomorrow' afternoonfolZ o'clock. There will be a small chai'Kß'of inltiiieaioa tu the ground, < The following members of the Union Football Club have'been ohosen to play at Maatortoii' tomorrow with the Soctfud Fifteen of tho Masterton Cluh -.-Warrick, Bacon, Jacks, Scott, Ikndell, Mouutier, Skinner, Osborne, Daniel, Richardson, Gamble, Rowlands, Shepherd, Area, and Bacon; emergencies—Armstrong, and 1 ]?. Franco. ■ ...

We beg to. point out an apparent omission in.the locating of prizes by the Wairarapa Pastoral Association, as shewn by their catalogue, While they,- offer money prizes for-wool mats, rope, 1 e.tq, ~ and silvor medals, for salt beef and bottled fruits, our a :principal local ifidusY tries nro left out in "the cold, ■ Worefer 10 one of the greatest attractions in the show, viz, tho siu«lo. and double buggy exhibits. We think,that prizes should be offorod sc. that the. successful competK tor would realise sufficient to pay for the expense of bringing them to the show, If this was dono it would be an inducement fur exhibitors,,from a>distance;,to; compete with our local manufacturers,.

The first mate of the vessel,-lie of ! the fur cap, 'was a 'character.' lii' was appropriate to find liirn 1 in the'' Mark Iwain,' He was bald an'd looked very old, but declared he was thirty, 'jf. you had been through what I hev, try travellm' stranger,' quoth' he, ' you too would'look like an example of the longest kind of long-gevity.,. My name figures prominently in. history, I've been published in four hundred and thirty-nine newspapers and onealmanac. I'vo been blown up by steamboats in twenty-two' States, and several territories. On . niosfc occasions everybody perished except myself. Pieces of? my skull is layiu' round loose up and down this river, and numerous of its tributaries. Awful I Yes; onco I was aboard the Obiona, I know we were goin' to bust that arternoon, for it was about bustin' time -with me, and bust we did. When I come down I couldn't find nothin'. Everything had blowed to dust, or gone so fur that nothin' was within visible distance. But, bless you! - that's nothin'. Minor cutarterfies ? Oh, yes, Once we smashed a wheel against a snag. Of course when we progressed we went round and round, and so Went round and round all the way down to New Orleans, describin'.circles the. whole time. We all got orful headaches owin' to the centripetal tendency of the periphery,'

A friend of mine the other clay (says a writer ill the 'Contemporary Review 1 ' for February) was riding home from limiting with a Catholic squire, a very good'sort, but better than his creed, my friend thought, They Mto talking about religious matters, arid my friend said frankly— 1 What I can't .stand about your Church is its intolerance, I suppose [ am right in thinking that i( gives a fellow like myself no chance at all, but teaches that I rnust : 1)0 daiuned.' The squire remained for a low minutes in pensive silence; ■ ami then said: 'I am not much of a scholar, and I don't know exactly whether the Church teaches that j but if you'ask me my own private opinion I should say there could be no doubt of it.' My friend changed the tone of conversation,

A scissov-grinder was passing along the street, when a young boy called'to him and asked—"Say, can you sharpen everything f "Yes eaferythings." " Can you sharpen my vits f " Your vits 'i" " Yhell, I guess you haf to •go uud get a new handle und backspring put in first. I mu&t haf somethings to hang on py

Landlord (to tenant) —' Good morning, sir; fine day, sir; just called round to see if it would be convenient for you to settle your quarter's rent, sir. Tenant— 1 Did, eh 1 Do you know, landlord, that none of the 1 doors in this house will shut ? Landlord—'N<w house, sir; new house, you know; takes time to settle sir.' Tenant—'Ah! then, there's a pair of us, I'm a new tenant ;..;it takes time for me'to settle, too. Good ; morning; call again,' .

The Chinese Government forbids the introduction of the electric light into the Empire, under penalty of fine and imprisonment, and yet by its orders the ironclad now. being built in Germany is. to be supplied with all the latest improvements in this line. 1

The Baltimore Sun is responsible for the statement that recently a calf was I brought to that city with a farmer's wife in charge, and a butcher with an eye to | veal stepped up and enquired, " Madam, |is that calf for Sale J" "Yes, sir." "Ib [ lie a Durham ?" "He may be," " Isn't ; tin Ayrshire, is he?" "Like enough," |" Don't you know his breed? 1 ' he asked in a surprised voice. "No, I don't." /'/flioti how da,.you expect to soli him'?" " All I know about that calf is that his father hooked a justice of the peace to death, and his mother chased a female lecturer two miles, and if that ain't breed enough to ask four dollars on you needn't take him!' The butcher said the breed was all right.

IUICK HEADS, KUVV STOMACHS, BILIOUS CONDli loss.—V/ell'i) May Apple Pilla"—antibilwus, catharsis, Csat\d Is. Moses.Moss & Co., Sydney, (ienoval iVgents. Tho extraordinary salo of Surplus Winter Stock at Te Are House, Wellingtonshould be,a matter of some interest to all readers of the Wairaima Daily for these special reason:-, Ist,'because of tho largeness of the stock, 2ud, because of the short duration o; '.ho ado, : 16 days only, .irrf, bccnuso of the unprece. dentedly low prices, 'Our price list, issued with this paper, should, we.thjnk,. astonish everybody, and very certain it is that a trip to the sale would bo money in pocket to every Wairarapa resident that should try it. If not able to come, their orderß, accompanied with crish, v/ould bo as well exccated as though selected personally. It simply means 20s for 10s, or even less ii) many cases, therefore try it, 0 ye residents, and that right early, Bear in mind that we havo no country "businesses whatever, po branches in . auy township, 1 aud noone is authorised to Bell for us; either regularly op irregularly, I Yt have only, one plm of bwinm in the province, and the. publjo , would do well to keop this fact in mini when sending their orders, or visiting Wei, lington, that our eole establishment in the oolony is that kuown as Jamk Smith's Te Aro House, Wellington.—An vr.

The Institute Committee met last owning. '.Present-Mesars Biah (Chair- j man), Grundy, Beard, Carr, Beetham, Rapp, and Brown, 'Tlib Treasurer reported ft credit,balance,;of JBl6a 2d. The following . ncooaiit8 r were passed jiip] paymentKingdon, /£8 lis fid; E. Feist, i 3 15s lod ;- J Eapp and Haro, £2 8s 9d j M, Caeelberg & Co., lis 8d; G. Fannin, fllo; G. Ooker, 13; Wisek Co., il 12s; andOiagoSaily Times, 17b Bd, ,-The Secretary reported that Mr Bacon desired to be relieved of .pie duty of attending the reading room on Sundays. A vote of tlmnka,rf passed to Mr Bacon for hi?: pSspSiirvides, and the house committee'wove instructed to arrange for Some one to take the* duty hitherto discharged by him. The Secretary was instructed to take the necessary steps 10 secure the Government. subsidy. The consideration of the' house riortimittee'R report at previous meeting was ordered to stand over for the present. An extenii&n of time to -granted to the book committee to prepar its report, and' a similar •extortion 'as granted |o, the, committee appointed a ' It was .MS'ilvedtl ,t" Mesara Boetham, Oarr, and Beard 5110 :d wait; on the Town Trustees to Bohcit donation towards preparing the upstaii. room as a museum.