The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1884. MR WAKEFIELD.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1588, 21 January 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1884. MR WAKEFIELD.

Mr WAPFJEJJ) now figures us an opposition cnndidata for tlio Selwyn scut, and apparently liati a kh' .chance of getting returned to ft constituency which was formerly distinguished by haying for its representative Sir John Hall, Mr Wakefield was, in' the last Parliament, a ministerialist,".,but now lie Jias broken with his old polieical allies, and avow# himself as aii opponent of the present Cabinet, He holds that the Atkinson .Ministry is essentially a different Ministry to the Hall Ministry, and that the former is ns unworthy as the latter was worthy of the confidence of the colony. Mr Wakefield is an old politician, and he comes forward on a platform which will carry him, in all probability, into the House, and which, when in the House, will bring him sooner or later into power. He preaches, no more loans, no more public immigration, and reduced taxation. Tho feeling against further borrowing is growing in New Zealand. Tjjo Jast loan was carried by Ministerial supporters y.otmg against their consciences, They were tojt] tjiat if they did not vote for it the Ministry would resign,, and rather than take upon themselves the responsibility of a change of Ministry, they did violence to their convictions on the loan question; Wo believe that there is now a majority in the House and in the country against further borrowing, and Mr Wakefield, in denouncing it, goes with jpublio opinion, Probably New Zealand-will decide to cease to borrow

note millions before the London money emlers come to a (Incision to stop sup- [ jliiis. If the loan policy ceases, aided 1 nuuigration will be determined as a 8 mutter of course, because there will be 8 no money to pay' for it. We would have possibly been better off if there 1 never had been any money available ' for introducing immigrants, for,' al- K though many desirablo colonists have s been brought to" New Zealand, a good: k many undesirable ones have from time 1: to timo been introduced who have swelled onr criminal population, and '1 been, not only a heavy burden, but also a a reproach to us, Mr Wakefield has struck a key note in condemning loans. £ and immigration, and if, as is probable, I he carries his election in the teeth of f Government influences,, there will not c be wanting men to follow liis lead 1 whenever an opportunity offers. Men c in and out ef Parliament have followed c the present Ministry as far as they , dare go, Their confidence in Major Atkinson is a thing of the past, but , they hesitate to record a verdict against... him, because they fear that a reliable | Ministry cannot be constituted to re- i place the present Cabinet. There is, 1 of course, a risk here, but many who' 1 shrank from taking this risk last I session will screw up their pournjje to face it in the coming one, ' • ' It is reported, that Mr P, F, Tancred will shortly leavo this district for England. ... , ; ■ Local shareholders in the Wellington , Wcollen Company are requested to roept at Lowes and lorns 1 auction rooms on Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. . Under the speoial time-tftble to-morrow, trains leave Masterton at 8 a.m., 10.10 a.m., and 5 p.m., and arrive in Masterton tit 12 20 a.ir,, 6.40 p.m., and 0.15 p.m. Cheap excursion fares will be issued all along the line. The weather has proved too aquatic for the Masterton Aquatic Sports to-morrow, and they are consequently postponed. Mr C. Bruce Morrison, Solicitor, will proceed to "Woodville by coach (odayto take up his residence there. Settlers in that neighborhood will find him a very industrious apd trustworthy practitioner, Signor Hup leaves Mastprton by the first tram on Thursday morning, so that ke can only be consulted up to Wednesday evening, He spends one day (Thursday) m Gveytown, and on Friday leaves Wellington by steamor for Auckland. The weather promises to spoil Anniversary Day for all outdoor amusements, and the usual holiday which we have been: wont to give our employees on this day will be postponed. The Daily will consequently be putljshed to-morrow. It is yunjored thst Dr Newman is about io assume l|;e pditorsbip of the Now Zealand Times A sessional rot urn of iho various editors cagaaod by our contemporary would bo an interesting document. It will hi) seen by an advertisement in aiiD'ber column, that the Musterton Swimming Club have postponed their Annual Sporta from tn-fiiorrow until St, Valentine's Day, Hth febftjaryj The Committee luivo taken this step on account of iho past and prosent state of the weather, which has tendered practice impossible, through tho cold, (which has not permitted competitors to stay any time in tho water. The Government are roported to bo practically stopping the prosecution of the aurvpyp fpr tho Woodvillo-Napiev and Woodvillo-Maßtortqi) lifie. Mr Holmes, who W!B in chargq of the fjjrmffl, haa been ordered to Taranalti, and Mr Dan ltcss, who was jn charge of the party in Forty Mile Busb, has'also been ordered tbitlipr, it is understood with a view to proscc]il[ng tjip Burvey of tho line between ijew piyniQgf!) n()d Auckland. Steps are being taket) at to hold au iudjgnati>>n meeting. The following team will represent Mnsterton in the match to-morrow (Anniversary Day) with Timii at Langdale station. The team will leave Masterton at 4 a.m. to-morrow morning; —Harrison (captain), Perry, Beard, Moore, Hood, Ford, Minifie, E. G. Williams, J, Williams, Eggulden, Kennedy, ; emergency, H. Taporell. Oji last Signor Hug invited the rcpresQnlafoej fjf jhe Press iu Mas<ei ton to bring liim sptyio tejt ( cjsp j/hich lie tvould diagnose in thoir presence. Tho I'iws accepted the cliallcnue, and in another column we give au unvarnished report of tho test made. It is not within our province or within our power to explain jtlie pflurgo of the Signor's power to give diagnopi in - s})jcl) flip element of the tnarvpllojLja ig sp pj)pnref}t ; We can only Rive, as po floflbt puir local contemporary vvjU dp, a tfutljful and unbiassed report of the plienoppon we witnessed, We may add that tho Press were authorised to make use of Mr Stuckey's name in its report. The Otago Acclimatisation Society hovo had a valuable shipment of Loch Loven trout ova brought out to them in the Aorangi in tho charge of Mr Stoddart, an old colonist. After attending to them with tjipjjlnpt care, hoping iho towperatufo in IfiejioEfis about'B4 degrees all tho vojajp, it jvajf'a dppppintment to fiud on oponi.ng ihp baxe.s in a cool chamber of the Wellington works that all tho ova in ong bojf containing half tho shipment wero dead, and those in. tho other box in anything but a satisfactory condition. Mr Stoddart at ouco picked out Iho worst of tho ova that still had life in them, and placed thorn in the hatching boxes at Wellington on tho chance of saving some. After picking out tyo trays <>f the best to go to Otago by tl)B T.o 4-nau to-day, the rest were forwarded to tijo boxes of the Wairarapa Society, Ob opefilfjg them in Masterton on Saturday nigHt about. 1000 ova wera found to be still alivo and were placed in the hatching boxes, tho water having been previously cooled with ico from tho Wellington refrigerating works, Tho shipment is a present from Sir James Mail/and to tho Otago Society. If auy of tho tish can hi) jjijvfjd it will be a most valuable, addition to our fflqd products, Two attempts have been madp to introduce the celebrated Loch Leven trout to Now Zealand, but after an immense amouiit of trouble and expense lliey were both failures. If any of this third shipment can bo successfully batched out and spawn obtained from the fish, New Zealand will be able to boast of having ono of the finest race of trout in Scotland libetated in her waters, Russian exiles are allowed to choose their companions among the condemned to whom they will be chained for the long journey, Wemen are fastened together by the wrist; men by the wrist &n,cl ankle; and it is mentioned as a speoial piece of pews that one political prisoner elected to bp chained to his wife. The vast population, traffic, and turmoil of the world's metropolis are strikingly suggested ; by the ' simple statement that 2200' trains leave the railroad stations of London every 24 hours, " I"."

Wo are infuiraetl that Hie Maßlerton s <ad Board has decided uol to pay Mr j arlcer iho balauoe duo 011 Ihb contract, g i Messrs I'app and Haro became hia i icwrity for wages paid oa it. £ The Rev Mr ; Dukes paid a visit to [aetertotj yesterday, and received 'a warm' , elco'mo from the members of his former ' Mgregotion. He had crowded congre- ' itionsboth morning anil eveninc, Hia f irraons wore oharaetoi'isod by his well £ nown earnestness and. ability,, and wore, j atoned to with tlio utmost attention. ■ j. Mr Rockell, a member of tho N.Z.' g 'itnes' literary staff, waß knocked down j nil run ovcf'by an express which was ( i nin>i ii corner at a sharp pace in Upper V'illls street on .Saturday evening, and otono of bis legs severely bruised. The ° river of the vobiclo simply looked round I nd druve on apparently quiteunconacioua i f having committed a- breach of the city ]i y.laws, and indifferent as to whether tho ollisiou had caused injury or not. The ccidont was witnessed by two men, who endered .all the assistance that was , equirod by the sufferer.—Times, ' The enterprise of Mr J. Reid, of ilderalie, and MrPharazyn, of Wellington £ -writes the Canterbury Press-shows wo things; first, that canying teen t neat at present pays the Bteamers fairly .( tell; second, that a penny per lb may be < aved by getting steamers to lie in harbor | orno weeks at aaolt end, acting as freezing louses at one end and cold Btores at the ithev. Messrs Eeid and Pharazyn want o combine three profits. Ab theii ar« ■anqemoritß are for 60,000 sheop a year per atfioiuer, wa cannot bos how the; are io get them tbia year, after the contracts.: with the Shipping Company and the ilhaw, Bavill people aro satisfied. The 'teat thing, however, is to find ottlets in the British inland towns.. When they ire found, large steamers 'carrying mixed and taking tho passenger trade will perhaps hold their own against the " three profits" oraft. But they will by that time, besides earning the thanks of the country, have done their of bringing down the freights. A Wise Deacon'-" Doacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family so well the past season when all the rest of us hare been Rick so much, and have had tho doctors running to us so often." " Brother Taylor, tha answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitters in time, and kept my family well, and saved largo doctor's bill's, Four shillings' worth of it kept-us all well and able to work all tho time, and I will warrant that it has cost you and most of the neighbors £lO to £IOO (ceep sickt|;o samo time, I fancy you'll take my medicine hereafter.' See The summer season is now well ad: vanced, and notwithstanding tho'extraordinary amount of rain that has interfered sadly with outdoor oxerciso as well as with farming operations, the usual happy change from winter furs and ulsters to handsome dresses and elegant dolmans has taken place in the costume of the ladies, who ate fortunate in being able tp pbtajn a pondorfully varied seleotian without travelling from Masterton, where the stock of drapery, millinery and clothing of all kinds is extensive and choice at Ops, Spponp & Co.'s Hal} of Commerce, Queen Apyr.J