The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1883. THE NEW MINISTRY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1526, 3 November 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1883. THE NEW MINISTRY.

The colony must regard with a corlain amount of hurailiatiou, the appointment of Mr E. Miioheison as Minister of Pablic Works. Major Atkinson like other men must eat his peck of dirt, but he Died not have taken the full quantity in one doso.' The interests of the colony are palpably sacrificed to the interests of Awkland. It is possible the Ministry has obtained an extended lease of its existence by purchasing Auckland support, but this has been prooured by the loss ,6f reputatiation.. Ofoourse Mr Mhohelsok the -member for Marsden. is an eminently respectable man, but everybody knows that be is unfitted tor the potition into I which he hag been pitchforked. He is a new member who, as y'el ( can scarcely

have picked up even the forma of the Homo, He is no orator but merely a plain man of business, and : if we ate rightly informed has in his hands the oares and responsibilities: of large private commercial pursuits. It is to be regretted that the important portfolio of Public Works should, as a bargain, have to bo placed in unexperienced hands. No doubt Major Atkinson offered tho portfolio to other Auckland members who had somewhat hotter credentials for tho position, but could not come to terms, He had n seat in the Cabinet to sell to Auckland, and ha has simply sold it to the best bidder.

This is the monthly pay-day of the Mastorton Building Society.

The Featherston School Committee meet Ihia ovoning. ; Messrs S. Bacon and Co. announce that thoy havo engaged a miller of largo experionco both in New Zealand and Victoria for their lYaipbua mills, Messrs Casoy & M'Donald, of Larahton quay, Wellington, have an announcement of the many choice lines of fashionable goods now being shown at their establishment.

Tho first meeting of delegates of tho Wairarapa North County Bottlers' Association takes place this evening.

Special anniversary services will be hold in tho Wesleyan Church at Masterton to-morrow In the forenoon, afternoon, and evening

A man known as'' Fronchy" was locked up this morning by Constablo 'Fleming for drunkenness, He will also have'to show cnuso why he should not pay for tho window of Mr A. P. Fielding's fruit shop, which ho fell through during his'drunken perambulations, Tho committee of the Boxing Day Sports at Carterton havo decided to raise tho amount to be given in prizes to £GO. The Wellington Racing Club havo decided to abolish tho qualification fee which was inserted in the summer programme

The following item of news is to hand per ihe s.s, Hauroto:—The Victorian police have received a telegram from Hobart stating that a warrant has been issued for tho arrest of Samuel Crombio Brown, journalist, on a charge of obtaining £2 by false pretences. Brown had been editing the Southern Star, Hobart, and though the above is tho ostensible charge, it is believed the case is one of elopemen', with a young lady, Brown has been remanded for a week to await the arrival of a warrant from Tasmania.

The many friends of Mrs. Duncan Morrison, of Glenmorven, Morrison's Bush, noar Greylown, writes tho Standard, will regret to hoar of her very sudden death, at the ago of 57, which occurred on Thursday morning. It fippoars tho decoased, who had been an invalid for some years, did not complain of anything unusual on tho morning in question, but-on takiner her a cup of tea, between 9 and 10 o'clock, it was die covered that sho had passed away, and hor sudden departure waß a painful, shock to the family. Tho cause of death has not yet been ascertained, butitissupposed to have resulted from the bursting of a blood vessel. Mrs Morrison has been many years a resident in Moron, she hav! resided thoro since 1855, and was greatly respected by all who knew her. Mrs Morrison was ono of kind-hearted old settlers who was always ready to entertain a visitor, and hor household kindnesses will long speak for her, An inquest will be held to-day, and the funeral will take place at 12 o'clock-, 1

Notes on tho weather fur tho week anding November 2nd ;-The past week has been dull and at times showery accompanied with strong breezes, and decidedly cold for this period oi tho year. Rain fell on four days, but only in small quantities, producing a rainfall for the week of '245 parts of an inch. The barometer has ranged between 29 Clinches and 29'95 inches. Tho mean reading of tho thermometer 55 Fall. Tho wind has been strong at times, and principally from a JN or SW direction. During the past month wo had a rainfall of 5*760 inches, and the mean monthly reading for tho barometer was 29 73 inches and for the thermometer it was 52 Fall. For the samo month lost year it was na follows: Bain fall 4'33oinchos, barometer mean 29'46 inches, and for thermometer it was 53 Fah.; and, singular to state, tho same number of days on which rain fell, viz., sixteen days, for both last year and this year for the month of October. There are sixteen surviving officers who took part in the battlo of Waterloo.

London lias 11,368 neves in parks. Paris proper Ims 9000. The great bridge joining New York and Brooklyn is lighted by sixty-four electric lamp 3.

In England over fire thousand bicycles are used m the mail service, and there are at least two hundred and fifty thousand English wheelmen, During the last decade thirteen men died in Great Britain each of whom left a fortune of £1,000,000 or more. The city of Geneva intondsto utilize the current of the Ihone for lighting the wholo of tho city. A report on the question is being drawn up, which will be submitted to the Council of State. Next year the Austrian Government contemplates sending an exploring expedition to Central ABia, with the object especially nf collecting information of all kinds concerning the high plateau of Thibet.

The tricycle ia making its way among the ladies in high circles in England. Tho Princess Mary, Duchess of Took, took tho initiative, and her report of the valiio, of the exorcise induced her to adopt it,' Her Majesty recently sont orders for two machines for the use of her young granddaughters, the Princesses of Hesse. Tho Princess of Wales gave her eldest daughter a tricycle for her birthday present last year. The Princess Louise rides a tricycle herself. Many hundreds of ladies have followed the fashion thus powerfully set. A cricket ball with silver plate attached, to be presented by the Mastorton Cricket Club to Mr W. D'Arcy, is on view in Mr J. Williams' ahop window. The following inscription has been very artistically engraved on the plate by Mr A, Bish :- "W. A. D'Arcy, Mastorton CO., 1883. Averasfe—3-11 runs per wicket." Mr D'Arcy has rendered very valuable services to the Club, and. his loss will be felt during the coming season. Tho following analysis of his bowling last season may bo of interest to our local cricketers:—He played in four matohes, bowled 429 balls for 104 runs and 31 wickets, there being 36 maiden overs, shewing an average of 3-11 runs per wicket.

A piraoy of telegrams protected under tho recent Act came before the Eestdenfc Magistrate's Courtyesterday, The proprietor of an evening journal in South Canterbury had been publishing telegrams obtained from Europe by the United Press Association, without his contributing to the cost, and informations in fourteen cases were laid against him by Mr E. T, Gillon, manager of the Association. When the cases were called on yesterday in the Resident Magistrato'B Court, neither prosecutor nor defendant appeared. It is understood that the defendant had consented to pay the amount demanded, and the cases wore therefore not pressed.' -HiZi Times,

To-doy at ameeting of theWqrks'tOom-•' mittee of the East County, -present: Ora McGregor (ohairmati)* Beetham and MoOardle, the following tenders were received;—Masterton • Waimata, (268 chains metalling), Ed. Till, £1,585 6s 3d (accepted); M, MoKenzie, i 2,577; P. Lenomz, £2,958155. Mungapakeha deviation : P, 0. Madsen, &09 (accepted); M. MoKenzie, L 123. Bketahuna-Tinui road, conlraot No, 3: Michael Dowling, £629 10s (accepted) j P.-'O. Madsen, £575; Rosenthal and Stevens, £719 lGs. Dreyer's Rock Hoad, contract No 2-M. Dowling, £297 12s (accepted); H. Larson and Co., £319; P. C. Madsen, £345; Wyeth and Bassett, £394. The time was extended for receiving tenders for the Eketahuna-Tinui road contract No 4. The Clerk was instructed to call for tenders for the purohaso of tho Te Ore Oro toll house. A letter was read from Mr H. Stevens re contract No. 2 Ekotauuna-Tjnui lino, consideration of which was postponed till the Bth iust, Seldom has there been sucli a choice of beautiful dress fabrics and elegant millinery as ladies have placed before them this season in the prinoipal drapery establishments of New Zealand, A visit of inspection toMr'G. W. Schroder's Hall Commerce would amply prove this as there is now on view thore the most extensive selection of tho latest novelties from England and the Continent ovor seen in tho Wairarapa,—Advt. Eapp & Hare would remind nmholders and farmers that they havo just landed 60 bales of woolpacks, 8 and lOlbs,, ■rtiched and detached tops, 45 bales corn Siicb, 72 doz. sheep shears in all tho hoit brands, special plates in sawing twines. The above they are selling at Wellington wholesale prices. An iuapec-. tion invitcd.-[Ai)VT.| Rah" & Hake's 2s Gd tea unequalled for purity and flavor. Thy it I—Advt. Don't die in ran house,—"Bough on Bats" clears out rats, mico, beetles, roadies, bed-bugs, flies, ants, insects, moles, jackrabbits, gophers. Moses, Moss, & Co,, Sydney, General Agents, How to Get Sick. —Expose yourself day and night, sit too much without exercise, work too hard without rost, doctor all tho timo, take all tho vile nostrums advortised, and then you will want to know How beautiful are some of the new pat terns in prints and satcons, The nature' pattens are wonderfully faithful; some of the leaves and flowers, but tor their repetition would almost baulk perception, and, at a little distance, persuade tho oyo that the birds, leaves, and flowers are actually specimens, or at least were skilfully painted on the stuff by a master hand. Wo would specially commend in this respeot some elegant, richly finished bordered I'rench sateens, now showing at Th Aro House. The border is most artistic, consisting of birds, with outstretched wings, surrounded by a mass of lovely foliage and flowers, Another speciality is known as tho " Heron" pattern cambric, a beautiful design, equally difficult to imagine or discribe. These should be at inspected, as tho quantity is limited at Te Aro House. To onumorato all the styles in theso beautiful goods would take up too mush time and space, suffice to say that in English and French sateens, bordered prints, fruit prints, chintz prints, zephyr cloths, zephyr ginghams, checked and plain sateens and cambrics, our season's importations are far and away tho best and most varied ever xhibited at To Aro Honso,—Adyt.