The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1884. NORTH AND SOUTH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1590, 23 January 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1884. NORTH AND SOUTH.

••■— ; 9~ Oim Wellington contcmpories argue that New Zealand should'.'continue to borrow till, the trunk railway in the North Island is; completed. The North Island has, undoubtedly, a. claim for a through railway, but'practically' the only condition .which, it will be allowed by tho Middle Island is that for every million'spent .' ; in the North two millions must Jw spent in the South.-: The completion;of the 'North. Island railway : really involves -an. enormous addition to the 1 debt 'of tho colony, arid 'a vast' unproductive expenditure in the Middle Island. If the two Islands .fell out oyer furtheii borrowing, the conflict willTosult in an nldrjn in the London .'.money, .market,, which will-' end'in''n' stoppage of ' Applies.. The, North Island has:no 1 ;' the power to enforce its 'claim' for the completion of its trunk; lino at the expense of the colony, .It caniiot secure its riglit without privilege .at ■ a (ruinous ..rate ; from Ithe Sliddle .Istaud;: To- leave our.trunk line unfinished is.an evil, biit .to/lavgely increase the public 'flebb-ohhe, colony would-be worse stiih By abandoning : the loan policy the North Island-would ; be the greater biit : if T the ; policy bo, continued Settlers iii this ~ i .lslari(VWj]];liie'stni\wbrse'.biEf.- : - "Wfi-are. : begiriningjto find, out' stliat;.ptpspefity.-1 ;• in New;.' Zealand' does ri'dt' ; - hltdgethciv ! 4epend i¥ uponfthe;posse'ssion«.of and-that it is .possible to, pay. too .nuiclt' for otiivsteam Avliistlo. - "'"-.' '- •. :■'. ~, .The :«Btriblioiis'which, have prevented! ' tKoSOOO Bheep detahied-oh tlte ; ,Easfcv Ooastifromvooming to "Wellington"Have now been- andlhe'eUeep, apo'o'n^; their way to' that port for the purpose of. being killed find refrigerated. -

■ A meeting of.lho North Wairurapa 'County Sottas' Association tokos plnco at Hie Institute this ovoning. ~ .;;•>.v-

A. pllin.of : 'the. Abbbftfor.d"•pi'dpifiy, which is.to bo sold by Messrs.-Betb'ttne & Cu. ou.^VctliiGßtlay,,3oth January;-Is fin, view araia ofce. \k -M L M Toiidpiarbjhvit'e'd till for painting anil papering a cottage at Kunpujijv

A meeting of Wairarapa shareholders inthe.Wellingtoti Woollen' Factory will be held at Messrs •■LowDS.'&iloras' auction' rooms tliisaflernoon."'"

"The nominations for the new Pahialua Road Board closo of February lllbf 'and the elections take place on Monday,, February 18;." j'■.'.'"'', ,"'■ .Thd Masterton 'delegates hare roturned from'the Fito Brigade Conference til Nolson, ■ Their experiences have not been altogether pleasing, tho ■ reception they met will! having been somewhat of a. depressing character,

• \Vo hear that the rainfall at Masterton on.'Suuday was 1.34, and ou Monday 1,07,' being over Ihreo inches for the two days, and nearly twice : as much as foil during Ihe whole-month of January last year..;;.-; :-:': ;

Bad weaiii&vprbyod fatal to tho 'annij. versary' ; yesterday. The' special trains' wero very lightly loaded, .and business as .well ap pleasuj'p \vaji at a'standstill. ',■■"■' Yesterday aftei'iioon a couplo of wbuldho pugilists created, n scene'm Queon-st, One, with blood streaming down his face; challenged the other to come on, but tho lattor lay on his .back on tho pavement crying: "ItWmjjo Glcorgo, I am. too •wcak.lcari'Ulaiidup, upon W}y'sofll j .can't I" Tho arrival} of a conatablo dispersed tho niboling, '•■'

Tlio loacliers of tho Wcsleyan Sunday School-garb a-tea lajJ.l night in the schoolroom,, whicli was by a largo niimbfiii.of hplh-u|d-.<jnd youpg. After justice had boon donoto tho goad things-provided,--tho rooui-was cleared, and numerous ganles indulged in, anio4'on-' joyablo eveumg-'closing about 9.30. ; At the Wosleyan Conference yesterdayi after devotional exercises, several notices, of motion were given, including the following';-" Tlitttf in the opinion of the Conference, ifc.-i.o espodjont that* thp President should be released from circuit work for tlio purpose of travelling through the connection, and promoting the general interests of tho Church." "That the Secretary of Conference attend the succeeding Conference ex officio." Messrs Brooke, DulceH, and Giffin, who have completed their fpurtli year of.probation, were auhJßcte.l to an oral in theology, conducted by tho Rev'. W. C, Oliver, : and at itß close, tlio previous I literary : examinations having proved satisfactory, it was resolved that they bo received into full connection. The ordination eorvica will bo held in Wosley .Church this evening.Mr C. W. Goodsbn, of tho London Arcade, Wellington,' has a nice- manual of cricket, yclept >' T3ip Indies' Guide to Cricket." It is written in nice racy language, in tho'forni-ofa convora-i!ion between tiyp genlltimeii who are awaiting Iheir-tuin at the "willow" and two of their lady friends, in which tlio «eutlemen explain tlio i;aiiio, wiihjhe meanings of tho technical and slang termsand phrases used by players in the course of a match.; There'ia also f, very.complete glossary of tho technicalities and clung j also tlio laws of cricket, and a rhyming list of the ton ways in which a batsman may bo disposed of, which Miss Liston says, in Yankee parlance, "air .smart;" Mr Goodson will sijtlfl a copy to any address (or thirteen penny stamps, , , .■ , It was stated yesterday, that tho Telegraph Department had been remiss in tho performance ot its. duty, in not' givirig moro speedy despatch .to'-the telegrams from Carterton announcing the postponement of tlio. races,. .Mr Park,, the local ofiicor in cliai'ii'p, assures us that the first telegram from iho Carterton Office for Masterton was handed in at 0.45 n.m., and dolivorod in ■ Masterton to tho rd-. cipient before 10 am, We.-inay add that' tlio message which wo received timed; 9.45 a.m. from Carterton was delivered at oni"oflicoat'lo!2 oi.'.'Ttio blame therefore, if tiny,, doe's 'not" rest with the Telegraph Department, . .

The old cqlonists'-dinner field in ■Wellington last evening was a marked succoss,

Tho second aunuar plait) and fancy: dress ball in aid of the funds of thp local lodge of Oddfellows'?™ held lastpight at Carterton, and considering the wildness of tho ni"lit, thoprprnoters are to be con"nilulatod upon'tlioir success,'-There were about sixty couples in the room, and dancing was kept up with milch spirit until about i a.m. Only two young ladies attended in fancy dress, Miss Beauchamp as "Soubretlo" and Mi3s ; Parker'..a.9'a " Laundry Maid," both of whom looked very nice, The Carterton-Private Bandprovided the music in their usual;efficient manner, The .amounted--'to jibout:£ls, and if-tlio w.oatii.ev.-Jj/j'd' bedn favorable there is'no.dotibt-'lhe takrn«s' .would-have exceeded those of last year,, when 123 was realised. r'"

Mr' Gladstone. is the only man living to whom a- slatuo'has been raised iti a foreign country by popular subscription during his own lifetime,'. ~ -.-. j...: ■

. It is no misfortune fof a nico ydung lady to lose her good name, if q, nice, young gentleman gives her a betterone. . "•. .', ■.:';

Mrs Cornwallis a rich complexion, a fine suit' of.-rippling, brown hair, Irish oyes, /small stature,;: and admirable figure. Slie dresses startlingly,, ridea dashingly,..talks ontertainiti'giy, and loves; a practical joke. '• "■... ■■■]

Boots' wife remaiked to liim, as they' started out tho. other .njght'"to ! .itftM supper with the Browu-v-that shp .expected Mrs B. would haVe;' : astuniiii)g coiffure. '.' Well, I'nv sure.P hope so)" grumbled 800t5,.-'-'! haven't o had any-' thing good to' eat since-'tho last time we: were at mother's." .'■' '' - '

On a steattei'/lately.iafrived.fi'o'nv abroad, during the prevailing higkj seas, atraypller-exclaiDied'to his' stylish, but just then pa}e and distressed, lookingdauglito.L'.! you; sea-sick 1" Looking round at the lest of the Company;hugging.the.railsj. she. faltered but, "Y-y you don't s-s-suppose. Papa, I'd be out of f-f-fashion, do' youl" ; ~ The French speak in the nose/ the Germans in the . throat,' and'Vtlie English through' the teeth, either of which isnibreagreeabie than speaking; .through'the telephone. 'Toronto, in Canada, has for some time been employing' kindergarten'; methods in its public schools, and the' Globe states'that the ultimate, success' of ilie experiment is certain. ".-., ' The many and slow streams of lava which lately issued froni the middle of, the eastern .side'oftli'e cone of Yesuvius' liaro a'ccumulated'in "considerable quantities, so as to form a.snijillhill;on.,that' side ofHlie'mountain, and- .change its'; contour at that part. ■: The new lavrt is covered with- boaatiful'Tyhite alkaline crystals.; '""' "; .' "' •

A negro being asked wlulsse gaol for, said id was. for money! "JMr'kM- tlid'|tf?sts|er|: " ; tlieyv ■ darkey, 'I, But I liaf.to*kno;c|#e raa|Sj' dowrrfred or'fo' lend it me." * ■ ". -^ Teacher—"i Which is the most deli* cate of the senses f Boy—"...TJio .senseof touch." • ■ Give'rtVe class i&joxample.Vßoy-—''&y chum here can feel his moustaehepbut'ndono'caii"

~seo; ;■■;?■■ 4* i' '\faiU'' '"'Rbuan os Corns."-Aslt for' .U'l'ilu.' "Bough on Corns,"'/ Quick re, lief, comploto, permanent cure; 'Corns, warts, bunions. Moses; M.tife "di Go' jsydney, General Acents. /' , : \ '' ;'• !'■ ,-

Flies and Bugs, bootH.insects.Jroachesants, .;bed'bagß,;rotsj mico.'.ftdphors,! Ijack 4 rabbitjs, qlQarcd'out-by 1 '{lidiigh on Rats,' ' Moses Moss & Ce„ Sydnoy, Goneral Agents (', The summer season is:how;-"Well ad-vancetl;-:a.iid liotwiThstandino'tha extra-' ordinky'amount 'of ram,.that j -has; interfered sadly with outdoor exereiso'W well as with farming operations;tho 'usual hajipy bha'ngo' from' winter furs i and' ulsters to handsome droaaos ,and|elegant dolmaiiS;has token plaoo ih r the 'costume, of tho-ladies, who are. jn ; being ableVlo' obtain a, Bejfl.'oii»n ithou>. Vy ay ell jiiia! fiso jfli tov j ton, whore thb'p,tock of drapery, millinery' .and •oiothing-of-all kinds ii;extensiye| and ; .ohoiceatOwen, '& Co.'aHall of Commerce, Queen Street.--|A»yT.i|; ,..,,

After several years' experience in supplying watches for the Littlejohna,nd, Son. gf Lambton - Wellington, have observed the need fop a thoroughly ; sound English Levor Watoh at a lqw&'prica"' thaatliat usually, paid forsuoh watches. 1 ijjli) is only bj'tlio. judjoious division of labpf and : ; by the manufaeturo bf large s!iantitie.9;qn ; a uniformjiian, tliati'we are. meet t||is want."' Wo lvnjo of 'ihfeba»i!li(g;p'i}r- Sjx. k\m Lover.. 'This.watch, being jjq'rilem design, durable, lilghlyflnishod; andaccnra)p,,fulfils : all tho requirements' of a pocket.fiipiekocperij A written gua'rauteofortivQ.yj'arsV.wdlibe'' given with each' Syat'ch-i iSehtV hyVpost, securely packed, on receipt ,of Post Office order or cheque..—JAdvt) ..... ; •. ~ r

fe Alio Hoijse, :oufii -Stkto-.Wei,-};iN(iTO<j,rT-Qur usual sale pf-auramer atopk! commenced on Friday tho 18th;—Ab'yi.'. Te Alio Housß^lnaddition,to'a largo lot of bargains from our own .sVobk,' ; 'we: shall be able to make uo'mj ones from the goods saved fromthewreck of the Triurapii.--ADVT, We were unfortunate.enough to have tho greatest- portion of our. shipment by the Trjujnph very njuch damaged; .but' .having' 'made ! satisfactory arrangements with the Insurance Company, we shall give our ctißtomo:s some rare bargains at the Salvago Sulu Te Aro House.r-ADvr.

We Bhail Bhow',;'omung other things, 4 cases of ladies' '-tays, or nearly 1000 pairs', stained and. soiled, of- course, but thoroughly durable. fer : all that; they would have been "sold at from 8s Gd to" 0s Od per hair, now they are "to, be" had for 3d and fid .(tliiilk of that) at'(he Salvage Salo, To ; Aro House.—ADyT.

We have also several bales ot'white and. grey calicoes and Bheotings, floor cloth'sj felt, carpets, &c, &c, ; more or lesa. damaged, which can be had at Bjde.prices at Te: Are House Cuba-street, : Wel!in'gfoh.. —AriVT.'""