The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1886. WILL TEN MILLIONS BE ENOUGH?

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2300, 20 May 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1886. WILL TEN MILLIONS BE ENOUGH?

It is quite understood that Siv Julius Vooei is not to have hia wicked way this session,''and that his idea of a ton million loan is abandoned, but still there is some- ' thing in the" atmosphere which creates a suspicion that the big loan is only masked for the time being, and that at the first convenient opportunity it will be launched . upon us. The people of'.Auckland have lately added up the sum they require for .necessary; : pubiic.iworks, i and' the :total comes to considerably more than three millions of.. money. ■ Now if Auckland finds a aiim of threo millions necessary for its development, it is quite evident that-ten .millions will not be ; sufficient ■ for, the requirements of the Colony. We may also assume that Auckland is not' taking the trouble lo : formulate its requirements without there boins; a. chance • of its ..obtaining them. Auckland's railway demand on the Colony, is as follows: ■

Helensville to Bay of Islands... 980,000 Auckland to New Plymouth 810,000 Auckland to Napier ... . ... 680,000 Extension to Whangarei ... 680,000 Auckland to Penrose ... ... 35,000 3,216,000 Only this, and nothing, more excepting an unconsidered trifle in the shape of a loop line. We know that Canterbury has formulated its programmo, and by hook or by crook it has to get it. We are also aware that Otago has a programme, that the gold fiolda districts always hava their moufchi open and the question soon will bo if a ten miliion loan will be enough. Poor Wellington is out in the cold for it has formulated no programme but in self-defence it ought to prepare one and b& roady for the general scramblo which appears likely to exlnust the resources of tho Colony.. Tho difference between Wellington and the other poovincea is that the former has goed land to open while the latter have only bad and indifferent land unsettled. Auckland says no opportunity ot pressing the claims which we have catalogued should be missed, and Auckland members understand what this means, and Sir Julius Yogel will also appreciate the situation.

There was a very good attendance" at the Quadrillo Assembly held Inst night at tlio Theatre Royal under the management of the Quintette Band. The floods have hcon very disastrous to Mr J. Baillie's Papawai Saw Mill. Apout 40 chains of tramway have been carried my, besides Borne working gear which'will cause a delay in the working of the mill.

The best Cartoons ever published m Masterton are two just turned out by our local artist, Mr Wylli» on the bread question, They are attracting considerable attention at Mr J. William's shop window. We understand that under the new railway time table arrangemements the time allowed for refreshments at Featherston will be altered from five to three minutes, and that tho change is likely to make tho refreshment business at this station an unprofitable undertaking. At the Board of Education at Napier on Tuesday a return was submitted, showing nearly 2000 children are not attending school for want of accommodation. It was also shown that during the last five years matters had become worse instead of hotter, the Board wrt being able to keep pace with the rapid increase of population,

]n a letter to the New Zealpd Herald in regard to a statement which appeared in a Wellington contemporary, Mr G. fisher, amongst other things, saya"lf it is not going too much out of the way, might I ask you to accept any. statements of tho Evening Post regarding Mr Shannon or nrnelf with several shovelfuls of salt." '

At a special meeting of tho Directors of the Masterton Theatre Royal Company, an application from Miss Georgie Smithson for leasing the property of the Company for a year was accepted. We anticipate that Miss Smithson will prove a competent lessee, and that her professional status and reputation will influence good dramatic companies to pay periodical visits to this town. . Mr J. O'Keefe, of the Lower Valley,

had a very narrow escape of drowning during the late floods.. Being cautioned ' of the dangerous state of one of the Valley road culverts which was flooded over, he attempted to ascertain the depth with a flax stick, whon.he fell in the stream and was carried down, but managed to Bave himself by clinging to a fence at the junction of the creek with the Ruamahanga river, A meeting of settlers was held at Mauriceville on Tuesday last to arrange for the celebration of the opening of the railway in that district. A strong working committee was appointed with full power to make all necessary arrangements, and a subscription list was opened. It was decided' to ask the Governor to open the lino, and to invito tlio Premier, the Minister, of Public Works, and others connected with the Government, the member for the district, and the Mayors of Mnsterton and Wellington, tlio Chairman of the County Council, and any other prominent persons connected with tho progress of the district, Messrs Lowes and lorns report that at their fortnightly stock sale yesterday they yarded some 3000 sheep, all of which sold, besides small lots of cattle, a number of horses, pigs, etc. A line of COO fat sheep advertised did not come forward, which was owing to the district they were to come from being flooded, They were re-entered for tho next sale, For all sheep of-gnod quality the competition was keon, and rates ruled a trifle higher than previous sales, Cattle were dull of Bale,. hoi'BOS nominal. . 2-tpoth forward wethers made from 7s lid to 8s; small. 2-tooth wethers Cs 9d; forward conditioned empty eweß, (is ; breeding ewes 4s; culled ew'as trom Is 3d to 3s; lambs in tho wool 4s to 4s 2d; Bhorn lambs 3s; culls 1b to Is 3d, In cattle we havelittlo to report, their rateß being about equal to last Bale, A number of horses were offered, but only a few sold, at prices from £5 for light hacks to £l2 for harness horses, Pigs, 24s for large, and 7a to 10s for Blips,

; Queen Regent of Spain given birth to a son IThat will rather mix things up, wont it ?/ Yes, it knocks over the little Queen's applecart mosb effectually! What do they do in cases of that sort ? Oh, the

late King's daughter as Queen was only provisional! It was known that the Queen Regent was encienfe and the. right of. the'coming'child to the Throne if it should.be a boy was fully secured I Then tho* little Queen gots off tho Throne and .goes back to the nursery! Yes I daresay Bhe won't be sorry ! Let'a see what's her name?.l've forgotten 1 Mariade les Mercedes, Theresa Christina Alphonsina Hyacintha -■ Stop, Stop! It all comes back to me now I But no wonder I forgot! Do you think there will be a row in Spain ? No, 1 should say not I If the country, quietly submitted to the Queen whose title might have been disputed, it ■ ought surely to submit to a King whose : title i 3 indisputable 1-Press Puffs. Tho fact has only just leaked out, says the Evening Press that on Saturday evening the Parliamentary Buildings narrowly escaped being destroyed by lire. A few minutes before seven on that evening the messenger on duty at the Speaker's private apartments had occasion to enter Sir Maurico O'Rourke's sitting-room, when he discovered the wooden mantelpiece to be on fire. ,He immediately called Mr Otterson, second Clerk Assistant to Parliament, who with the assistance of one or two messongers soon had one of tho hose reels kept on the premises run out, and the fire extinguished, before any serious amount of damage was done. Had the fire not been discovered at the moment it was, tho probability is that the whole building would havabeon destroyed,, including the valuable library, as within five minutes after that time, it is usual on Saturday nights, for the Speaker's apartments to be locked up, Considering the severity of the gale that was blowing, the terrible results that would have followe d are apparent, had tho fire not. been dis-. covered in its incipient stage, as the flames could easily have passed up the adjoining staircase and'spread through the whole building. An examination has been mude and shows that the fite originated through defective workmanship, as only half aninchof plascevdivided tho woodwork from the flame, passing up the chimney. The boarding that the flames had not touched showed signs of having been clwrrsd by fire on previous occasions. Carpenters are now at work repairing the damage and replacing marble mantelpieces for the woodon ones. The country is certainly indebted to Mr Otterson and his assistants for the exceedingly smart manner in which they extinguished the flames.

lam going to make a speciality ot certain lines during the next months, At the present time I am running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices which defy any house !in the Wellington District toapproaoh. By sending the length which you require in inches, you can be supplied with a grand Tweed Macintosh for 27/0, honestly worth £3. Give mo a trial,. John Thobborn, the People's Olothior, Willisatroot, Wollington.-I'ADVT.]

Messrs L. J. Hooper & Co., of the Bon Marohe, received their first instalment of autumn and winter goodß on Saturday, these goods have been imported direct from tha manufacturers in England and Scotland, and aro now being marked off at prices that will compare with any wholesale house in the colony.—Advt. Strangers and country people often ask u 3 which is the best and cheapest house for men's, boys' and youths' clothing, and we recommend thorn to go to thoAVairarapa Clothing' Factory, opposite the Theatre, for it is, without doubt, the cheapest and best house in the district. You not only save 20 per cent, but are sure to get goad value fw yo'ur mone^im

Tho American Ncwb Depot has two notices, in our wanted columns. Tenders'are invited by Mr Phillips for fitting up a bar in the Wairarapa Hotel, Mr R, H. Elliotte is the successful tenderer for the lease of tho Mauriceville Railway refreshment rooms. Th» management committee of the Wairarapa Rueby football Union meet this evening at the White Hart Hotel, Carterton, at 6.30. Messre W, Cross, T, R. Freer, (3. G. Goad, W. M Kebbell, and R. Marsh, have been duly'electid Wardens of the Alfredton Road District.

The regular monthly meeting of tho Masterton School Committee tabs place at tho Institute this evening.

Tenders are invited by Messrs Rawson and Mackay for building an oflwe at Eketahuna.

Mr F. H. Wood will sell by auction on Saturday at his Masterton rooms, a larga lot of general goods in a liquidated estate. Particulars may be seen in another column.

Mr Beetham is to ask the Minister of Lands to-day if the Government have received any report on the questions of the existence of an available road-line between Puhiatua and Fitzherbert,

Rumours are afloat of an intention on the part of the Government to increase the duties on tea and sugar,'and in anticipation of such a step, the Times »aya speculative 1 , clearanees of these goods have already commenced in Wellington and other ports.

A four-roomed cottage owned by Mr Chas. Battes, and occupied by him and his family afManaia, Masterton, was burned down at 1 o'clock this morning. The occupants had barely time to escape in their nightclothes. The origin of the fire is unknown. There was no time to give an alarm in Masterton. The building was insured in the New Zealand for £IOO.

In the lt.M. Court, Wanganui, on Tuesday, J. P, Watt, brewer, was charged under section 159 of tho Licensing Act, 1881, with selling two dozen of beor in I bottles, without having obtained a wholesale license, Counsel for the defence urged that the Beer Duty Act, 1880, did not enforce any other license but a brewer's license and an exercise duty of 3d per gallon, He considered that the general provisions of the Licensing Act could not abrogate the special regulations of tho Beor Act, and held that a brewer had right to sell his beer in any manner lie chose, so long as the quantity was not under two gallons. Tho Magistrate's decision was reserved,

Wo, call attention to Mr F, W, Cottrell's advertisement on our third page. He publishes 1 list of prices for parcels up to 201ba in weight, delivered in London City, England, Scotland, Wales, Melbourne, Sydney. Auckland, Ohristchurch, and Dunedin. Mr Cottrell as a shipping agent may be depended on. Berths and passages are secured by him in any ocean going vessel,' and the luggage of any persons securing tickets through him is conveyed free of charge from the Railway Stations on board the vessel.

In the Bankruptcy Court, Wellington, Mr Jellicoe, who appeared for tho bankrupt, Bell, made the following caustic remarks" If the court wishes to teach the people of Wellington the law of Bankruptcy, it need not make an example of an unfortunate baker, when there is far higher game to shoot at. It seems to me that in order for a man to get on in Wellington, all he requires to do is to go into business, obtain exclusive credit, and rob his neighbors all round ; while at the came time he lives in high style, and gives as many balls and parties as h» can If a man adopts this plan, and as a r»ault goes into the Bankruptcy Cotirt, he will be allowed to get off pleasantly and I smoothly."

All inquest wag held this day before Dr Spratt, Coroner, and a jury of six mon, of which Mr A. Booth was chosen foreman, touching the death of Benjamin Sowell. The evidence adduced showed that the man came by his death through an accident, while working at Messrs Booth and Co.'s sawmill on Tuesday, by getting his head jammed between two logs, while in the act of assisting to get the log on to the' skids. A vordict was returned accordingly. We hear that the deceased Benjamin Sewell leaves a wife and nine children quite unprovided for, and that an entertainment will shortly be held for their benefit. The family i 3 left quite destituto, the deceased having had nothing bub just his small earnings as a labouring man to support such a large family.

Messrs Duncan & Son invite special attention to their now consignment of cutlery—direct from the manufacturers—which they offer at fabulously low prices, Best pocket knives, Is and Is Gd; sets carvers, and forks and steels, 2s upwards; bread knives, Is; and all Mb of electro-plated goods at littlo more tlmn tho prico of ordinary tinwaro,—Advt.

Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory, All Blinds guaranteed of the very best description. Price list on application te R. W. Heim (late Hcnn and Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Faotory, Vellinjton.—Advt.

Couons, Colds, Bronchitis, ho., are quickly cured by using Baiter's celebrated Lung Preserver." This old established, popular medicine is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by tho members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. Sold by al Patent Medicine Vendors, {See testimonials in advertißomeata,—[Adyt.]