The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1884. SIR GEORGE GREY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1681, 9 May 1884, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1884. SIR GEORGE GREY.

Sin George Gket has spoken at Christ- 1 church, and has been received with the utmost enthusiasm. On a stumping tour he heals Major Atkinson and simply extinguishes Mr MONTGOMERY, The old man eloquent—would he were • also sincere—is more than a match for'any public man in Jtew Zealand bef ore a democratic audience. With Major Atkin son, Sir George Grey and Mr Montqomem on tho platform we have a sort of triangular duel, in which the member for Akaroa conies of! wotsfc. The weapon of the Major .is "The Property Tax," the sword of Sir Geokoe Grey is " A Land Tax," while Mr Montgomery fights with "An lucomo Tax," Having a decided objection lo all three impositions we feel that wo are in a position to criticise them impartially. It is quite clear that Sir George Grey is, at the present time, helping the Government, It is true that to use his own phrase, " he walks alone," but this holding altogether aloof from Mr Moktoomeey'3 platform means that he will not allow the Opposition to come into power. It is noliceablo that whereas Mr Montgoiierv has pledged himself and his followers to insular separation, Sir George Grey has emphatically confirmed ihe necessity of colonial unity. The lesson to be road from Sir George Grey's speech is that in tho coming session the Government will be safe through the hostility which exists between the different sections of the Opposition, We have, no more faith in Sir George Grey's land tax than we have in Mr Montgomery's income tax, Sir George contemplates levying a big tax on laige landed pro*. prietors, in order to relieve men of small means from some of the indirect taxes which they now pay. Put in plain English, he seeks to nb the rich in order to give to the poor. From a sentimental point of view, we do not altogether object to this, but as a practical measure it would be full of danger to both rich and poor. Taking from tho rich to give to the poor means taking from theiudustrious and provident settlor to supply the wants of the idle and improvident set tier, anil the result of such an experiment would inevitably mean that provident andindnstriousmon]wouldlcaro|the colony in the hands of those who would squander and waste its resources, and invest their substance in other counties. Sir George Grey teaches the people .that the land tax is a royal road to wealth, but in doing this he misleads and misguides them, and though they cheer him till they become hoarse, they will never find themselves a penny the belter for the political campaign in which.he endeavors to enlist them.

We are pleased to notice that the County Councillors 'of Wairarapa East have decided that one-eighth of a penny of n general rate, i.e., one-fourth of the levy of last year will satisfy their require ments for the current twelvemonths. In the face of a concession ot this kind all reasonablo opposition to the County operations willl no doubt; be withdrawn,

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Masterton Road Board will be hold tomorrow,

Mr F. H, Wood'i gift auction sale for the; benefit, of tho Morrison's Bush Presbyterian Church fund takes place at 2 p.m. to-morrow at his Grey town auction i ; •

. Waintiiorriata water is reported to bo more fatal than .Porirua whiskey, Mr Saundetß, contractor, of Wellington, is Bald to be seriously ill through an overdose of the former,

Messrs T, Konnady Macdonald & Co,, eell. by public auction on Monday next on tho arrival of. the s.s, Mawhera, five hundred aplondid canaries, aud a large and varied assortment of purobrod fowl. Referring to tho diminution of orimo in the dißtriot, as evidenced by tho limited number of cases takon before him during the past few days, Mr Wardoll remarked, ! writes a Wellington paper, at the close of the:business of the Magistrate's Court to-day, that he had no doubt suohaatato of things had mainly been brought about by the operations of tho Blue Ribbon and Salvation Armies. r'

.Considering tho weather, Professor Anderson had a larger attedance at the Theatre Royal last ovening than might have been expected, and the programme went through with great spirit. Several noveltiesi.were introduced,notably "the' Indian sword trick,' in which the Professor passed a long rapier through his own ''midriff." As a good many ladies were disappointed in not being able to bo present las)' evening ou account of tho heavy raini a third and concluding enter SMnment will be given this evening. The ptICBB for this farewell prograiiiino have been reduced to three, two, and one shilling.

..The second entertainment of the seaaon at St Matthew's room last evoning was marred "by bad woathe., only about fifty or sixty persona being present. The programme opened with a march played on the "piano by Mrs Paige Mr Clark led the solos with " Droamfaces," a sung that was well sung and well received Miss Holyroyd then received an enthu. siastic encore for her artistic recital of " Ronald Clare." Miss Beard, who then followed with a piano solo obtained a similar token of appreciation from the audience, The Rev W, B. Paigo filled up a gap wiih an amusing reading, aud Mr Eapp concluded this .portion of the entertainment with one of his popular nautical yarns, Part 11, opened with a scene from " Tho School for Scandal," which was very perfectly rendered by Miss Holyroyd and Mr Gant. Ono of Si Matthew's choristers, Master Reese sang " Oloso the Shutters," and was supported in the chorus by his comrades. An excellent programme was conoludod by a charade in three scenes,—(l), Peuuy : (2), teiU. j (3), penitent—to which lull justice was done by those accomplished amateurs Miss Holyroyd and Messrs Gant, Kennedy, and Clark. St John's Presbyterian Church aud tho schoolroom, in Willis street, were totally destroyed by fire this morning About 0 o'clock the fire broke out in the school-

room, which had not been opened since Tuesday niaht. Tho (lames soon got complete mastery, and tho water supply

wbb deficient. The Fire Brigade had been turned out about an huur before lo a fire in a brickyard in Tory street. A high wind was blowing, and tho flames spread from the schoolroom to tho church and could not be checked, Tho organ, books, musio, carpets, and everything moveable were got out. The church was

insurod'in the South British for £3OOO, The library records and harmonium in the schoolroom were destroyed. The fire also spread to a private residenoe (Spinks), Te Aro-.fJETotel, Jamieson's grocery store, and several other buildings in Willis Street,- which were partially destroyed. On the north side, of the churoh a private dwelling aud a large two storey workshop were completely guttod, At one time it seemed that the Gre was likely to sweep the whole street, the roofs of several of

the houses at a considerable distance from ihe church being on fire, The Wellington Dorcas Society loßt their Bowing machines and oihor. properly that was in the schoolroom,

Mr Faloon is reported to have sold out his interest in tho Lower Ferry to Mr Lowes, of the Gorge Hotel, Manawatu.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of jKhiij & Tuomiv h,- saw ctillod for Moiulfiy, the 12th day of Hay,'at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, to consider au application for the deb;ors' dissharjjt',

The Wuodville Examiner reports that the resident, engineer, Mr Oarr, is confident of having ihe railway lino opened to Tahoraitn by October next, Mr Car.r is evidently doing his best to achieve this, and it will be well if he can succeed.

The Wairarapa lakes are said to be teaming with trout. Some years since the Acclimatisation Society placed a number of young fisb in the streams in the Wairarapa, and it-19 supposed that the trout have found their way into tho lakes, Mr Denton intends liberating several hundred strong fish, which he has hatched out, within tho next few days.— N.Z. Times.

•A canvass for subscriptions to the Masterton Hospital lias recently been made among the employees on tho Opaki section on the railway and we are glad to hear that it has been .well responded to by everybody on the works, Every subscriber of tive shillings to the Hospital is entitled to tiio benefit of the institution fre'n of all charges. The writer of the " Eambling Notes'," in tho Napier Tolusranh, referring to the attempts to exterminate the rabbits in the Wainui or Seventy Mile Busli district, says:-!' The locality in which the thirty ferre's were turned out was formerly infested with rabbits, but it is said that at the present time not one is to be found, bunny evidently considering that discretion is the better part of valour."

INSOiINiA.THETECHNICALNAJIEFORSLEEI'LESSNESS, ono ol tho most distressing conditions to which the human system canboßubjcctcd, diacging aloiijr ill its train, as natural sequences, acombhution of equally painful symptoms, each of a destructive character, can only be eradicited by such remedies as operate as a gcntlo anodyne, soothing the nerves, calming the mind, and quieting tho combative causes that produeo it; of these UDOLPHO WOLFE'S SCHIEDAM AKOJIATIO SCHNAPPS stands preeminent.

Good,words- pbom good . authority.— * * * Wo confess that wo are perfectly amazed at the run of your Hop.■ Bitters, We never had any tiling Jib it and never beard of the like. The writer (Benton) has been selling drugs here nearly thirty-years, and has seep the rise ot Hostetter's, Vinegar and all other bitters .and patent medicines, but never did any of them, in their best days, begin to have the rim that Hop Bitters have,. ** We can't got enough of them, We are out of them half the time * * Extract from letter to Hop Bitters Co; August 22, 78, from Benton, Myers & Co; Wholestilo drug, gists, Cleveland, 0. So sure and see.

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tJosD Mil babies.—" We arc phased to say that our baby was permanently cured 1 of a protriwtcd irregularity of the bowels by tho use of Hop Bitters by its mother, whioh at thp same time -restored her to perfect health and strength "-the parents, See. -.