The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1884. DR NEWMAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1664, 19 April 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1884. DR NEWMAN.

Mr Newman lias followed Mr Bunny with nn address to the electors of Thorrtdon, Perhaps the most salient point in his speech was a proposal to adjust the financial difficulty by saving £150,000 on the (1) Armed Constabulary, (2) Education, (3) the San Francisco Mail Service. It is possible that a considerable saving could be made on each of these branches of the public expenditure. But few will be found to go as far as Dr Newman in reducing tlieso items, The time lias not yet arrived for disbanding the Armed Constabulary Force which so recently won a bloodless victory at Parihaka, It's gradual reduction might be assented to, but Dr New-, man's proposal to dispense with it altogether is premature. The saving proposed by the Doctor ori the Education voto is £30,000 per annum. This might be brought about, but the conflict of opinion on education matters in this colony would mako the task- of economising their administration very difficult. The San Francisco mail service is purely a commercial question. The colony is supposed to get value for its money in contributing to this service. If Dr Newman can show that it does not, thore would obviously be ground for a reduction of expenditure. It is, however, tolerably plain that £40,000 could not be saved on the mail service without injuring or crippling the trade of New Zealand, Dr Newman is recognised as a bright clever man, but we do not expect to see him member for Thorndon.' His weak point is his versatility. Ho commenced, we believe, his colonial career as a medical practitioner, from this he graduated to commerce, and from commerce he changed with pantomimic rapidity to journalism, and from journalism he is evidently prepared to make another transition, He is quite capable of making his mark in any profession, but it is evident that without a greater amount of persistency than his past career indicates he is unlikely to do so. Another point against Dr Newman is that the colony is sick of political recruits in the House of Representatives, The colts entered at the last election have not answered the expectation!) formed of them. The Assembly is admittedly weak, and sensible men, from one end of the colony to the other, .are looking forward to strengthen its Parliament by returning to 4t as soon as opportunity offers, a few experienced politicians, who can be trusted to pull New Zealand out of the political slough into which it has fallen, If there were a. demand for bright young men in Parliament-Dr Nelvman would no doubt supply it, but young members are just now at a discount, and though Dr Newman possesses many and .'valuable recommendations, we shall be very much surprised to see him at the head of the poll in tho Thorndon election.

Messrs Cuff anil Bright are tho rotiring members ol the Greytown Trust this yeav, Messrs Lows & lorns already have 2300 sheep entered for their sale on April 30th. V ' . ; Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held both at Carterton, and Greylown to-morrow. A public meeting -will be held a' Martinborough thia evening to consider tho state of the rabbit question. The annual meeting of the Masterton Football Club takes place this evening. A scratch match will be played this afternoon.;- \ l ; : ' On our bask page will be found the thrilling 11 Experiences of a New York Deteotive,"- and a number of interesting extracts. - ■ Tho Wairarapa Jockey Olub gives notice tha( nominations for the Cham- : pagne Stakes 1885, of 160 sovereigns, and !of tb'e.Wairnrapa District Produce, 1887, of 200 sovb, close at Carterton on ■'Wednesday May 14th. In each race, the 'breeder of the winner will receive 25 eovßj the second horso. 2& Bora.y and the third horselQfova,

Dr Hosking J.P, fined a man named William Thompson five shillings for inebriety this morning. ; The annual meeting of the Masterton. Horticultural and Industrial Society will be held on Monday evening next. Messrs Lowes & lorns advertise for t|)elr stock sale on the 80th Inat, 1000 pssbred ewes, 800 two-tooth crossbred ewes and wethers;' and 600 prime fat wethers. . ■ : , By a night's" Gazette, the ■'borough of «Palmerston North is divided irito four \vafds. Mr Jacob late a pupil : ol Professor White, an eminent veterinary surgeon, has taken the Empire Votorinary Shoeing Forge at Featherston, and is prepared to shoe horses that require special skill and care.' The Court arrangements for the Wairarapa are now altered. On Monday next Mr Wardell sits at Masterton, on Tuesday at Carterton and Grey town, and on Wednesday at Featherston, from whence we presume ho wings his flight to Wellington. The Government has killed one- R.M. at Wellington by overwork, and half killed a second, We trust Mr Wardell will not be a third victim. An earthqnakeinsuranoe office is spoken of at Wellington. The thing might work, but if a very bad shake occurred there would probably bo no claimant'left. jo demand compensation, and no office remaining to present it at. We can fancy after such a catastrophe a notice might be posted on a ruin in the Empire City " In consequence of the collapse pf this office, and of the fact that the Secretary and Treasurer with, all vouches have disappeared, claims under earthquake policies cannot be entertained.—A 8,, Non-resident Director,"

A gentleman lately from Poverty Bay informs a southern paper that . the population of Giabone, the capital city, is 1700.> Thore are 17 practising lawyers, several of whom are making from to £3OOO a year; Between them they employ a score of lawyers clerks. There are betwen 20 and 30 native interpreters iir Gisborne, and a dozen commisson agents, and of the unlicensed practitioners who prepare deeds and evade the Conveyaning Ordinanoes, and who jump licensed interpreters proper claims, their name is legion. ■' 'Replying to a question in Patea, Major Atkinson said he did not think the trienial Parliament wan satisfactory, but it: would be unwiso to make a change until they saw if tboy should get on better. He feared that next session the members would be reabless as they would imagine their opponents were canvassing the constituences, and ho would like the electors to turn it over in their minds whether a trienial was the best Parliament. Many who supported it at first,had come to the conclusion that it was not.

Our weather reporter writes as follows; —The past week haa boen most pleasant one in this neighborhood, free from rain, with wind light and agreeable—just the kind of weather wanted for holiday time. It may he presumed not many holidays in the past twelve months have been bo pleasantly enjoyed. The barometer has been high and steady, although so many slight earthquakes have been recorded. The mean reading is 30.02 inches, and for tho barometer it iB 52 Fall. The wind has been high and from a northerly dirooiiou. There has been slight frosts each morning, and as long as these continue we shall have fino weather,

A German engineer, named Bumann, has beon so fortunate as to discover, on tho banks of the upper Euphrates, a colossal monument of the pro-Assyrian period, representing a lion hunt. He purchased it from the village Cadi; but, as it weighed 30001b5., there was no means of transporting it over tho mountains. He therefore had it cut in two, loavini? the two parts bearing the relief entire and it will, no doubt, soon he on view in tho Museum at Berlin, A very different antiquarian discovery turns up 'in a very different place-nothing more or less than a pair of knitted socks 2000 years old, in an Egyptian tomb 1 They are made of fino sheop's wool, aud are rather loosely knit. Instead of ending in one piece, liko our artioles of that kind, they are finished off in two portions, something like glove-fingers, This is to allow the strap of the sandal to pass between, and fasten on the middle of the foot. Altogether, they seem to show lhat the Egyptian ladies were good knitters. A South Australian farmer has been experimenting to show the wonderfully prolific nature of wheat. Six years ago lie planted one grain, and lias replanted the produce of the same each year, it yioldrog no less than 260 bags this harvest. One single stem was found to contain nearly 250 grains. j A noteworthy tale of girlish atlaohment to bird and beast comes from Port Augusta, South Australia. During the height of the drought, on one station, when native larks aud magpies in flocks sought shelter and water in fatmors' horses, numbers of them expiring after their thirst had been quenched, a little girl with a pannikan and teaspoon in hand was to be seen surrounded by little leathered sufferers whose wants she ministered to, gently carressing those who survived, weeping over the defunot, and burying thoir bodies with tender oare. The extent to whioh the manufacture of sausages is carried on in Chicago is almost incredible. It manufacture 260,0001b5., or 130 tons of sausages daily) and the business gives employment to 700 persons, about one-fifth of whom are females,

The following is from a letter dated 31st March, received from Captain McDonnell; —" There is very little doubt there is a very rich reef close to Taumaranui if I can only get the natives to tell me whore it is. If we are allowed to go where ■like, I have no doubt of finding it. Also'; Ngatii (oils mo there is alluvial: he can pick tho small gold out of the wash by. digging, in some places. By hia description of how he gets it there can be no doubt it is true; or ho would not be able to explain it in the way he does. Ido not wish to come back without something good; I will find ways and means of letting the Company know. Hakiahi'B wife is a large owner of land where there is a rich reef on . a stream called Kokoraiko, running into the Ohuri, from tho the eastern side, from & range called Rangiriri." •Shooting tenant:'' "There not much here besides grouse, is there t" Keeper: " Aye, ye'll get a mixlur' whiles. There wtan English gentleman here 'at killit a dowg, an 1, knockit the bannet off o' a laddie, and near hame backed the laird 'irueel' a' in ae day IJ' ■ : An orange seller the other day found a bad specimen among his fruit, and. oarelessly tossed it away. It struck an old woman in the eye,.and Bhe made auch a fuss over the accident that the man gave her a dozen good oranges to go her way in peace, She had scarcely left when a boy about 12 years old slid up to the fruit-seller and.said: "Are you going to hit-any more old women, to-day? 1 ' " Why no—not if I pan help it, 0 was the reply.- "Ifyou aregivemea.ohance," continued 'the lad ; "'l'll bring my mother down hdre, and you may hit her in both ejes for half the oranges you gave that other and if that isn't fair you cnn have r shot at me,"

American cities are constructed for the I most part on inathemetical principles, Washington, for instance, is laid out after', tho fashion of a wheel, with the Capitol for.tho centre, and broad avenues for the spokes. The nower parts of New York/ next to London perhaps the ..busiest city .in the world, are formed of straight link: and right angles, Chicago, the real wonder of America, has been treated in much the same way. V , The N.Z. Times accomplished a delicate 'and difficult task yesterday morning by publishing a laudatory article on its own editor, Dr Newman', : ; At a meeting of the Masterton Rechabites held on Thursday ovening, MrEasthopo resigned a 8 secretary to the tent, and ; Mr Janiieß Brown was elected as his successor. One new member was initiated, > The next sitting of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court will be held at Wellington on the 12th May next. ■ Mr 0.. P. Wilton has been appointed lieutenant of the Masterton Eifie Volunteers. Date of commission Maroh 27, 1884. . .The resignation of Lieutenant Jeseph Williams, of tlie Masterton Rifle Volunteers, lidß beenacjepted. The number of persons who arrived at the port of. Wellington for the quarter of the year ending March 31st, was 1596; as against 425 departures.

The following quarterly return pf runs or farms on which there were infected sjieep on the 31st March last, are pub-" Ji^hedNorth Wairarapa Subdivision—' 'J. O Andrew, lea, mixed, 21,743 ; H, Belliss, Woodhurst,. mixed, 1500; Hon. W. W; Johnston, Castlepoint, mixed, 16,080; Hondyside, Roberts and Co,, Mannanga, mixed, 24,100; Elder' and Co,, Langdnlo, mixed, 24,100 j William Liverton, Pakowai, mixed, 4815; W, W. Taylor, Manawa,'orossbred, 4761. ' _ A man named Walter Robertson, a journeyman -baker, met Ins death under mysterious circumstances at the Ngahauranga ■ line at Wellington yesterday, Ho had been into town with his horse and cart, and started on the return journey. His body was found shortly after four in 'the afternoon in a creek some twenty-five feet below the road. He had a severe cut oirhis'head, and it is conjectured that he was jerked out of his oart and fell down the embank , ment. He leaves a wife and three children, A.n inquest will bo held. " Freddie, did you go to school to.day "Yes'm." " Bid you' learn anything new f "Yes'm." "What was it my boy 1" " I got on to a sure way of gettin' out for an hour by smiffin' red ink up my nose;" Thick deads,—Heavy stomachs, bilious conditions—" Wells' May Apple Pills"—antibilious, cathartio, 5d and Is, N, Z, Drag Co.

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