The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1885. THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2156, 27 November 1885, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1885. THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

The opening show of the newly formed Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association which was held on Wednesday must be pronounced to have been a most decided success. There were good and numerous entries, the weather was all that a could be desired, the number of visitors on the ground was the largest that had ever assembled in the Wairarapa, and the judges on tho whole performed their duties very well. Above all, the Secretary and Committee had cut and dried their work so thoroughly that everything went along like clock work. Those who doubted whether the thing could be (lone should now feel convinced. The large attendance this year may be taken as an indication that there will be large entries next year. Exhibitors l do not care to show when there are no people to see their exhibits, and go where they can m?lfe sure of a'large attendance. The promoters of the Association must therefore be congratulated on the success, which has crowned tlieir labors. A very pleasing feature was the attitude of stockowners from the ; southern . .portion... of the district, The ' very / .utmost has been dope in some quarters to foment ill feeling. Ho? little that has succeeded was shown by the fact that they not only attended in considerable numbers, but expressed genaine pleasure to see that the show was such a great success, Whatever rivalry there may be between the 'Pastoral Society and the Agricultural Association will certainly be o£ the, most friendly nature, If tljere is room for the two institutions the one will create interest in the other. If not, it will naturally be a question of the survival of tho fittest, and the problem wiil be allowed to solve itself without any heartburning, and without any display of those local jealousies which do so much to retard the progress of many a district in Now jije^iand,

Mr T. Paraons, of the Eagle.Brewery, invites tenders for clearing forty acres flax and scrub, ■ The death is announced in Wellington, papers of Mr W, Holmes, the well-known cricketer, at the age pf 26. An advertisement in our jcojjinp informs those interested that Mrs Sogtt will conduofc a series , of evangelistic; services .at s)e WealeyanOliurcli, Masterton, commencing® gypday evening next at 7 o'clock,

The Waipoua Railway bridge has now been completed, and the rails have been' laid across it and through the: cutting on the ,eastern-bank, . No start has as yet beehiiiade with' ballasting and it ia therefore impossible to say when the line to Dreyertown is likely to be opened. ■ We have been informed that upwards of £l2O Was collected on the ground of

the Masterton .Agricultural Association towards the liquidation of the debt of the .Wairarapa Pastoral Society.' This is certainly an excellent illustration of the old adage of " Live and let Live." The Hon R. Stout, Premier, is announced to lecture at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday next, on the subject of " Science, what it is." The proceeds will be devoted to the Masterton' Institute. We remind the public that the celebrated Faust Family will appear at the Theatre Royal this evening. Their exhibition of athletic skill is something that must be seen to be appreciated, They hid splendid houses on their first appear-, ance here, and will no doubt be largely patronised on this occasion. " Puff' indulges in the following bit of conversation with his imaginary friend They don't have the elections all on one day in England? No, that's an idiotic arrangement peculiar'to New Zealand! flow does it work ? Most mischievously!' If a leading politician, whose services are invaluable, happens to be defeated through some accident or some local pre-

judice, he's shut out for perhaps three years! That's what they call a Liberal measure, is'nt it? Yes, but it's only a piece of stupidity, really.

The death in announced in our'cable news of Alfonso Francesco de Assisi Ferdinando Pio Juan Maria de la Conception Gregorio, king of Spain. The'death of

this monarch is not likely to form an important point in the history of Europe, except is so far tliat his successor is a woman, and that the nation is, therefore, likely to bo once more distracted with one of those civil wars which have impoverished the country during the laßt century. King Alphonso XII was born in 1857 and was proclaimed King in 1876. 'The directors of the Kurupuni Hall Company have resolved to inake considerable improvements in the building. The seating and lighting accomodation will be increased, the exterior painted, and the interior lined to at least the top of the windows. When these are carried oud the hall will be a more comfortable place for meetings, entertainments, etc., and we have no doubt the directors will reap a benefit for their outlay by additional rents. The building has already been leased to one party, and negotiations are pending with a second, Mr T. W. Shutp is canvassing for contributions towards the improvements contemplated, and the hall will very soon be a, credit to South Masterton.

A correspondent sends the following to theManawatu Times;— The other day, when St. Leun's civoua visited this town, a little girl, accustomed to attend one of the Sunday schools in tliis place, where, no doubt, she had often been taught how very naughty and bad in their influence such places as theatres and circuses are, was attracted by the music of the circus band, and found herself in front of .the

said circus, just a few minutes before the performance commenced, No doubt many were the fears that passed through her mind lest father or mother or S.unday school teacher should ssoher so near so bad a place is she had been caught to believe the circus to be, When, to the little maid's great surprise, who should she see going in but two or three of the leading Ministers of the place, and some Church officials belonging to her own particular place of worship, and well known to her. She now began to think that this circus could nob he so bad a place Sifter all. The next tlpg that took hor attention was the nanje of the proprietor of the circus. , His name® she saw on the placard was Saint Leon. Then she said to herself, this must be a very good and not a bad place at all, because a saint is at the head of all that that takes place there. "Is this a religious circus, sir?" she enquired of one of the assistants who was standing outside. "No, my girl," was the answer, "the boss is called 'saint, 1 but we are all sinners here, none the less for that." When Mr S. Brown first entered upon his Paikakariki contract on the Wellington an 4. Manawatu railway, says the Evening Prss, found that some of the men he employed, after receiving their first week's pay, squandered the whole of it in drink, the result being that many of them were unable-to resume work on the following Monday, and the quarrelsomeness was not insignificant, Mr Brown determined that this sort of thing should not continue, and though not a total abstainer, he veiy properly conceiyeji it to be the duty ot every employer of labor to see that those under him should not injure themselves by drink if such a result could be prevented. Consequently he informed them that the first man absent on the Monday following the pay day would be dismissed. And lie further advised them instead of spending their earnings in drink, to placo them in the Savings Bank, Thiß good advice was followed, and Mr Brown has never since had cause to complain of drunkenness on the part of the men, and on one occasion ho brought in over £3OO to deposit for them in the Savings Bank, being the amount of wages saved. If a few others similarly situated to Mr S. Brown acted as he lias done, good results would follow,

The usual monthly meeting of the Educational Board was held at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, and was attended by Messrs J. R. Blair, (chairman) H. Bunny, G, V, Shannon, J, Young, and Rev. J. Patterson. It was intimated by the Government that the Board's share of the building grant would be payable in March. Mr F. Macfarlane, first assistant at Featlierstpn, forward his resignation, which was hel.d pypr. ' ■Mr harper was appointed to the Carterton till Cnrißti'Tias, A bonus was awarded to Mrs Jones, of the Carterton. School,. Sums were voted for the following works; pump and fencing at Te White, and levelling at Belvidere. Several other applications for painting and addition? were refused - or. ordered to'stand over for want of funds. Tho Board adjourned till the 23rd prox. —Fjvening Press, At yesterday s. meeting of the Board of College Governors, Mr Bunny .moved—"That the Governors apply for authority under "The Land Act, 1885,' clause 237 to Bell the Paraekaretu reserve, and tho sections in Palmerston North, and to lease the Mangaone reserves belonging to ttye Girls' High School,supon the perpetual leasing system." He spoke of the necessity of raising funils to erect a Girls' High School which would be at) .prnameiit to Wellington, and he believed the Board' would raise from the sal? of Paraekaretijj Block as much ,as £7OOO. He did not ! propose that the endowments in tke> Forty-Mile Bush should ,be abso- ; lutely sold, out, but. should be J.eased at £2 per acre. The Hospital Trußiee# had given over a site for the school without charging a sixpence, and ,he certainly thoiighttfte Ggvernersshould have in a liberal manner, and greet a school that would be a credit to' the place. He referred to the sale of the Corporation endowment leases last week. He expressed his willingness to let the matter stand o.ver till next meeting. After a short'discussion tfy? matter was postponed till .the 4 2!ir(ji prox,—%ening Press. ' " • ' ' ■ '• " "

Mr Walter E. Hall, surgeon. dentist; has a new advertisement in another column..

The Faust Family will give a matinee : performance for the" benefit of school v children at the Theatre Royal to-morrow afternoon. Only one. case of drunkenes%came under' the notice of. the police on the show day. The offended was mulcted in a penalty of 10s. s Messrs Lowes & lorns add to their sale j. for Wednesday next the farm implements made by Messrs Duncan and Sons for the a late show. Only one protest has been entered against the decision of the judges ( at the two shows on Wednesday, namely, by Mrs Sheen, 'who took f the first prize for a pair of hand-' ■ knitted socks, and now also claims the t second prize. - < The barque Hudson drifted ashore near ' Timaru during a fosr. She is an English vessel, and was bound for Lyttelton. Several steamers have.goneto tow her off. At the meeting of the Delta Lodge, i L.U.F., last night, a Committee was ; appointed to wait upon the Foresters to i try and induce them to alter the day of . the proposed sports from Boxing Day to Anniversary Day, January 22nd, Messrs Lowes & lorns hold a sale of superior furniture, household goods, watches, clocks etc., at their rooms at 2 p.m. to-inonw. The goods are the pro- , perty of a gentlemau who is about to leave for England,

New Zaland stands lowest on the list for marriages of all the Australasian colonies, the figures being for every 10,000 of population—Queensland, 88 marriages; New South Wales, 84; South Australia, 83 ; Tasmania, 78; Victoria, 76; and New Zealand, (i 9. Even England has 81. The next cattle sale of Messrs Lowes and lorns will take place on Wednesday, December 2nd. ' The sheep advertised have been withdrawn, and will not be submitted until 16th December, as it is impossible to got them in from the Coast in time for next Wednesday's sale. The Champion cup offered by Messrs Littlejohn & Son for the greatest number of points scored at the show of the Masterton'A»ricultural and Pastoral Association in horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs has been carried off by Mr J, 0. Yallance, MrE. Meredith standing next to him. Mr J. Williams' cup for the best pen of sheep for freezing purposes fell to MrF. Moore. The aunual meeting of the Wairarapa East County Council which had been apjourned for a week from Wednesday last, has been further adjourned, till the Bth prox., which is the ordinary meeting day of the Council. Our readers will notice in our-columns an advertisement of a sale that is taking taking place at Mr F. H. Wood's auction rooms to-day and to-morrow on account of Mr Mnlligan, of Wellington. The list comprises a large assortment of general requisites, etc,, and qs the sale is strictly without reserve, the vendor's instructions are to quit at any sacrifice. At Wednesdays meeting of the Education Board Mr Young moved the follow-

ins resolution' standing in his name : " In order to prevent injustice to teachers, arising from too hasty action on. the part of this Board, resolved that in all cases where the removal or dismissal of a teacher

i 3 recommended, such teacher shall at i once bo made awar.e, by the Board's Secretary, ot the oharges' preferred against him; and that a period of one month be allowed such teacher to make any defence tg this Board he may deem necessary; but that no dismissal shall be final until the above-mentioned period had elapsed." Mr Young argued that the Board had been very hasty in their cjealings with teachers in pne or two instances. There was a sharp discussion, in which Mr Bunny distinguished hitijself by making one of his characteristic speeches, ana the question was then aflowd to stand over till next meeting. WriUna; in the Sydney Evening News) on New Zealand, '' Maori" has the follow ing remarks;—"#)! papntjm, let us just for a moment rooapifculate, pd array together those 'biggest in the world' items, of which New Zealand is so proud. It is indeed a motley catalogue, First, the biggest dredge; then, the biggest water-wheel; next, the biggest trout; the biggest wooden building; the highest wooden bridge; the biggest calcareous terraces; the biggest bird (if the moa still lives); the biggest apples—those of the Waikato district; the biggest qnd most luxurious natural warm baths; the biggest terraced formation ; the bigges't glacier (that of Mt. Cook though it is doubtful); the biggest tattooing on the biggest reclaimed carinabal; with probably, the biggest mouth; the, biggest flax bushes; the steepest railway incline; the biggest beds of shingle; the biggest concrete breakwater; .the' biggest cabjjages—if wo accept the cabbage tree as a generic; the highest proportion of rabbits to the acre; the biggest artesiaq water supply (that of Ohristchurch); the biggest beds of water cress; the biggest colonial debt, and as its admirers uay, the biggest hearted people, to which my ownexperience says amen; and the biggest future of any of Britain's colonies, to which, with a Scotchman's proverbial caution, I say, ' VVeel, we'll see I' ' Nous venom.' Now then, after this, where are you, Yankee or .Victorian James?" ' '' • Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter Manufactory, All BJjhfjs guaranteed of the very best description, Price M on application to R, W, Henn (late Honn & Hansen,) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter laotory, Wellington,—Advt Never before has the millinery display been greater or more stylish than it •is at present at'L. J. Boopev and Co'b BonMarche, and it would indeed be a strange pocket that coiild riot be suited at this establishment, for a hat can be obtained here from the modest price of one shilling iip |q tyo or three guineas. Those in search of • reasonably prjceij dresses'and silks will find an immense assortment to ohoose from, "and a first' class dressmaker being employed on the premises, leaves nothing to' be desired. We should recommend all purchasers of drapery and millinery to pay an early, visit to L, J. Hooper and Co., Bon Marclie,—Advt, Cough, Colds, Bronchitis, *. tic., are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver," 'This oldestablished, popular medicine, .is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by: all Patent Medicine Vendors. See testimonials in advertisements.—Advi, In the Exhibition there is ..one special exhibit, \yhich is greatly gamely,, the wool mats and portmanteaus njade py 'Mr Field, of Dunedin, The whple of the ' exhibit has been purchased by Mr Thor* burn, the clothier, of Willis-street,: Parties wishing to purchase any of the above can now seloc them, tb be 'delivered on the Ist of November.—Advt

The fountain of perpetual tooth does not' spring exclusively within the confines of classic story,' It?'fresh pnd living waters flow to-day from other wetl.hca(lfl,. The weak and the de'bilitatedhavebut to drink of'UDOWHO Wpivp'p Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps,'and'soon'tltey start to renewed Vitality. It is the modem revivifier, .touching to elasticity and strength, the: impaired in' health and' the Buffering with disease, ■ ■ •