The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1886. THE PANAMA CANAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2303, 27 May 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1886. THE PANAMA CANAL.

Amqng the 'parliamentary papers presented ■ during- the present eesaion ia one of some interest on/the PaiiiVuia Catial. Twenty odd years ago, Panama was a household word in VYallingtoti, and if fortune is favorablei it' iMy : possibly fignin. become a lgcalMbifiilioii, and a name amongst us, Asspon as the octogenarian projectbiyM.. dE-LESSE.PS,, completes, the grfeat ship, ■ canals which is intended.-to; be a., new- .highway be-: tweeh Great Britain and the Antipodes; The Panama C/anal .it* but half the: lettgthL .of .;iyF..:.. LDe' Jjessfips'.;.. great : ■achieyemen^at^ue'z,-' liub:'tfee diffictil- . ties of'the., present undertaking;, arp .incalculably- greater '-.than' thbs.e/which) ■ t h e- Land'of jEgypt; \ ' According' to a report made in l"Bßo:by.the. .Academiedes. Scleiic.es> the narrow--est part;.o{: ■ the;isthro.u3■. of :Paniiiua is;; thivty-.niiies uhd a;'half from;tlie town, ■ bj'thafcflime'iietw.eeri.the: mpiith,bf ;tliej tl an tic, /b ii t .tlio ;d i ve rsipn s tieijed' ■ ; rieceßS'ary;by-the/ ; •Uiiirr \ih; ; .;'clie: 'Cnlebra?;biittirig, -wide,'Keing"the sameVnsjitKat ;;6f''the; ;:Sdez--iGanal;gThe.- .deji th,; of- water J ib:. : -<the iVHrQughr';^ot ; :Pf;ihe rook we. at of .1 in ,4j,; th.e-widtlhatthe .bottom; is ,78|ft, and the depth "of. water is' A for additional margin of security in the cutting! The total quantity of cutting is estimated at 100,000,000 cubic yards, of which nearly one half is in rock. The rise and fall of the tide at the north varies from 7|in to 19in, and at the south from Bft to 21ft. The Technical Commission appointed to examine into the subject estimated the total cost ot the works at about £34,000 000 sterling, but MM, Couvrrux and Hersent, the contractors,

have calculated that the cost will uot exceed £20,500,000 sterling. .From 'an engineering point of view, the most serious problem to be solved in the construction of the Panama Canal is the control of the floods of the river Ohagres, so as to prevent the canal being damaged during the rainy season. For this purpose a dam 131 ft high is being made at Gambna, near Cruras, and this structure, damming die rid ley through which the river flows, will be the .means of retaining a vast lake of , over 1,000,000,000 cubic metres capade Lesseps has stated to be;much; iiboye-• the amount.furnished .-byVih'e.greatest floods, The problem ptKer\vup;*."aß..: atateil. by.' Vf. .de Lesseps himself,; is/ ■" reduced;to these terms—the utilisation' on>the; Atlantic side of :tlie .Galley of. : tho.Charges, and on the . of; the Rio ■■ :the: hiedajof-both river consist- ' ;ing- :b£.'■alluviumy; 1 eaHilj removed by ; iixcava/ipn?''fridge.'"of high ground, ; sght, across, \: : in separates the ytpiiyiilleysj- and^th'is?"the''carial;has to ;■ traverse;. "Thlb>" cutting will thnsfbe; cxr.riei oyer;abpii.t'nine : miles of : t ■.thi?:-'pre.senl;'-Jtiuiiß-..r .work is somewliafcliung: up/fof :pnt pi -money, A sum equiyaleritJ-tpJtliA'New, Zealand National debt fcvbcen//raised; and eipended,:;buV;apparehtly :^afc; :; leaat as much: moreis'Tequired, and-lttie-share- :' hpldera'. capi tali.is utterly/'exhausted. /Many thouaandi/oiv'Ch'ines'p. 'and^negt-o : - laborers are. located. '.at'/th'e'.lsflimus to conduct ;tbe: : pftctical;:partoyhe/.work, aa-the .cliriiate, ja.. too for 'iCtfropean'- -jabpr.'-' of and ■: ftvery effpr t/haa-.been fniade/'to;inance .: for the Company in th e? JJjiitfed'States, ' England,,iind France; .Apparently the French, atone'/appear/to re'tftiii' 1 faith in '■ -the genius of ;M;'.p> /Lesseps;. but in ; spitp of hostile attacks;-which would ; irretrievably r.uiii any other iin'ctertak- : in.g, the Canid/Coffipaiiy islpjiling up its head, arid its. ;sjiare3 are at a dia. count of only. SO per.cent, According toM, de LEHBEPH,:the construction of the Oahal is half finished; and another three- years of .tinije., and another thirty millions of .money will do, the trick. According, to M, de Jj'essejs'critics, thirty years of time, :»hd' a hundred millions.pf money are required; We ;. sincerely'trustthat M, -DE Eesseps is right in his ■estimate, and that the once familiar word " Panama" will again be sounded thro.uglvtlie lengthand-breadth I' of-New Zqalahd.

sSiiiJyljusTooEL. is of course nn artist in presenting a financial, statement, but the one which :h& delivered on Tuesday appears to be somewhat vague and rambling; andwoiild have been improved'by'condensations There are ho rery sensational, points in it. We .learn' that thq net dobt of the colony now amounts to ■sird we may assume that now the thirty million jnargin is";passe:d,. erery effort will be niade to: tettdhVtiie forty million lim.it. Ten 'years':;hence New Zealand will owe fifty millipns-i-if the London .financiers, don't get .'frightened anil stop.supplies.; WMreJoihewhat ■disappointed .with the scheme., propounded by' Sir'Jiiliiis as ,a' su'bstitu te for the Rqada'antVßfidges Qpiiistruction Act, as it. appears; to be anything but. an adequatei or saji&ctp.ry: solution of the difficulty, Out'.of; the. money to be set.Ott one sido to .local-bodies a portion is to. be Appropriated for irrigation and! mining:- jmrpose'R/though the connection between'such enterprises and roads and bVidgea'js rathefliard to discover. We; do hot, think that 6ir Julius ha? made an honest effort to put local bodies on a bettor footing;;. if he has, lie has been in his attempt; We are .infbr.med that this year's, loan is to be a million and a half---the million, of- course goes-to the ■ Middlff Is]and,.urid the- half ■ million to thp NorA Island. W« would not object to the iheqiiaiit-y of thjHivisiou if we felt assured'' that. ; only remunerative lines, would be undertaken.. It is m open question, yvhether the- proposed loan expenditure will' .no'V add to the burdens and: to the taxation of the colony. Sirjuliusis sanguine, as-, usual, The good things: which lie promised us last ye»r and the yw befpre,ltiye not yet been realised; but no doubt the colony will accept a new. crop of promises in place of the old ones which miscarried I

Mr Stout has been .knighted, and we are very well coh.tentecl.',.thut we should know Mill henceforth'' m Sir RoWt.Stout, .liede:sei:vea:th.e promotion, and the. title ■doubt, •eliminate, ft little radicalisiir-but of his composition. ' A porary the -other■ %'|pmted out reasons why Mv Jrjrwce NviariinHltely to receive a Bimi]^ ; iibndiv;i.;Jife are content, howeve>,-;thara parsed oyer,; ..Mr-Bryce is 'too- large a man.for a cheap .decoration;;.; '.'

A conveniohtireelibld 'dwelling; greenhouso, ottharcl; ;..lease of a well-fenced: >rid.:wateredpaddock' : adjoinill;' foKsalo oh our ihifd page'.'-;;>::■:? i'■■. :. Wo\,leafnsthafe ; a;;greafe3ear''of the ■tinrber. .fr«in;4li^)%recked.: : ;: Wainuioru Britlgiaihivs up on the beach /at.tliC!.ra.outh:of:the'JE > ahaua Eiver, and is r'ibe'itigia'ppfppriated by.Nativbs and otliors jn the; vicinity,' ;';. Among'the wreckage are ;iv|uiriber.--f'of-' bolts in igood. condition, ;w]iich; : m^ht'bo;&iuLbihe7Contractor^ v;A;petition; was presented to Parliament yesterday fifrpmJJlobert'kCobb, ■■ sheep■farineri of F»xton,-: praying that a fine of ;:£]oo.r":'in>. ; ;which'./ the'-petitioner was mulctedi'in'connection with the landing ■of certain sheep at Foiton,might be rehiitted.:U:lt .will, .be 1 remembered these 'sheep wore sent to the Masterton Agricultural and Paßtoral Society's show last ymfi/'-r tit.'' : '' V -y : l ; : V{ , On, Sunday last special. full choir services wero held at '■'■: the Church of England, Greytown, when the. Rev. Mr Parkes, of Wellington, preached morning and evening, the occasion being the opening of the new organ. The choir, which is a strong and able one, rendered the beautiful canticles, and also an anthem in an impressive manner. The organ is one of the American type. It is much superior to the instrument it has replaced. .Its tone is full and soft, and it possesses in a simplo degree the " pealing" power so requisite for church music. It is filled with all the couplings stops and appliances necessary to secure every variation oftone. Forornamentation it has 13 beautifully finished pipes, giving it all the appearance t>f an ordinary full church organ.

The usual weekly dance of the.Master-, ton Private Quadrille Assembly takes place this ovening in tho Theatre Royal,

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their noxt Wednesday's stock sale at Masterton a line of ono hundred and fifty ewes,

The regular monthly meeting of the Masterton Farmer's Club takes place on Saturday next. The Delta Lodge, L.U.F., meet this evening at the Temple Chambers at eight o'clock. Mr R. S, Stansfield, we ate informed' has been appointed Deputy Officia Assignee in the room of Mr W. Sellar, resigned. Messrs Lowes and lorns announco their next stock sale at Carterton for Tuesday next, Ist June. Their entries now embrace 1,200 sheep, beef, horses, and pigs.,, Mice is givori "of the "intention of the Castle Point Road Board tolevyagoneral rate of one half-penny in the pound on all rateable property in that district, Mrs Irwin died on Tuesday night from the effects of tho blasting accident at Dunedin.

As Croft, tho Wellington pedestrian, has failed to deposit the usual fee with his' challenge to Bayne, the local man, the twelve hours' " go as you p ease" will not come off on Saturday next.

Miss Georgie Smithson is to be congratulated upon her success in securing a visit from a star actor like Grattan Riggs so soon after entering into possession of our local theatre. The lessee is also, we understand, negotiating with other leading companies for further entertainments of a similar high class sort. A meeting of persons interested in forming a Specirl Settlement on the Eastern Puketoi between the Oahungu and Aketeo rivers will be held at Tenui on Wednesday, June 9th. We -understand that a number of young men residing at Tenui, who know the Puketoi country and its capabilities have made up their minds to settle it. We would advise persons in tho neighborhood of Masterton who may be on the look out for good land to keep an eye on the Puketoi. There is, we believe, room for others, beside the Tinui contingent, on this block, and as the Tinui men aro practical settlers who understand thoroughly the advantages which this particular locality offers, it will be a safe thing to follow their lead.

At the meeting of the Education Board at Wellington yesterday, an application from Mrs Shelton for a bonus for acting in the capacity of pupil teacher was not, acceded to. A letter was read from the Masterton School Committee, asking the Board to set aside £3OO fo the purpose of a site for a school in the north part of Masterton. It was decided to inform the Committee that the Board will build a achoolhouso at a cost of £SOO as soon as the Committee finds a site. The application from the ■ same district re eompulaory school attendance was acceded to. When the question wbb being considered, Mr J. R. Blair, cliairman, made some stringent remarks as to the number of children roaming the streets in Wellington instead of attending school. He said that the very class they wanted in the schools were to be now found in the streets with the most deplorable results, as he, in his capacity as a Justice of the Peace, had had plenty of demonstration lately in the Police Court. Mr A. W. Brown suggested that someone should be appointed to see that the children attended school. Mr Buchanan remarked that in many cases the committees were to blame for the lax attendance. Mr Bunny said that in Featherston a constable was employod to look after the children who. did not attend school. It was resolved to supply the Masterton Committee with a return of the children of school age as soon as the information was in possession of the Board, It was resolved that the Board could not see its way to grant the application of Miss McKonzio for a bonus for the number of passes gained by her at the Wagaehu. sohool. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Beetham, that school houses should be erected at Alfredton, Waingawa, and Whakataki.

Just at the conclusion of the Wellington City Council meeting on Thursday evening, says the Evening Press, Cr Benzoui, who had been scanning the items of some accounts passed for payment that evening, asked if it was correct that there had been an expenditure incurred of £4lss in the purchase of a nickel-plated fender for the Mayor's room, His Worship asked Cr Benzoni if he did not observe Ins signature to the accounts as being correct; that was sufficient. Then his Worship declared the mooting closed, and left, while Cr Benzoni and others remained paralysed for the momont at the ghastly exhibition of so much stolid indifference to so grievous an extravagance as a £4 15s nickelplated fender, while the city thoroughfares were starving for a barrow-load of metal. Not only was the opinion expressed that the extravagance was unheard of, as a figure of speech, but literally, and that the inference was that the Mayor, alone knew of the expenditure in question, There is a strong desire among Councillors to know if the fire irons are gold or silver mounted, and whether it was contemplated to supply a gold, diamondtipped, pen for the Mayoral hand to indite its correspondence with, a golden embossed throne, and rich tapestry hangings, with satin robes and jewelled collar, They do not object to these small outlays for State purposes, but merely want to know, you understand, as the next conjecture will be, who is going to pay the piper?

Messrs L J. Hooper k Co., of the Bon Marche, received their first instalment of autumn and winter goods on Saturday, these goods have been imported direct from tho manufacturers in England and Scotland, and are now being marked off at prices that will compare with any wholesale house in tho colony.—Advt. Messrs Duncan k Son invite special attention to their new consignment of cutlery-direct from the manufacturers—which they offer at fabulously low prices. Best pocket knives, la and Is Cd; sets carvers, and forks and steels, 2s upwards; bread knives, Is; and all kinds of electro-plated goods at little more than the price of ordinary tinware,—Advt. Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter manufactory. All Blinds guaranteed of the very beat description. Price list on application to ft. W. Henn (late Henn and Hansen.) Poneke Steam Venetian Blind and Revolving Factory, 'W'ellimrton—Aiivt. Studt EcoxoMT.-Hcaring from everyone I met that the Wairarapa Clothing Factory was the cheapest and best House in the district for Mens', Boy's and Youth's clothing, I thought I would give it a trial, which I did, and to my surprise I got a tweed suit, all wool Crimean shirt, flannel undershirt and pants, & French felt hat, collar, handkerchief and box, for the small sum of 655. I've paid elsewhere for. tho same goods £slos. My advice, therefore, to everyone is to call at tho Wairarapa Clothing Factory, next the Empire Hotel, where everything is good and vory oheap.—Advt, I am 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 to approach. By sending the length whicli you require in inches, you can be supplied with a grand, Tweed Macintosh for 27/6, honestly worth £3. Give me a trial, John Thohbubn, the People's Clothier, Willisstreet, Wellington.-fAovT.l Coughs, Coins, Bronchitis, &0., are quickly cured by using Baxter's celebrated "Lung Preserver." Thii old established, popular medicine is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by the membera of the medical, legal, and clerical profession!,, Sold by a) Patent Medicine Vendors. (6se Mmoekls in advwfiieKfcti^Aifn.l

At.theß.M-'Court, Masterton, this morning, before Col, McDonald, a first offender was fined 5s or twolvo hours imprisonment for drunkeness. At the R,M, Court, Greytown, before Mr Strathford, yesterday, Stephen Harris and David Aitchison were chargod by Constable Eccleton with fighting on the public street on 15th May. Harris was fined 10s and ccsts, or five days hard labor, and Atchison was fined 5s and coats or forty-eight hours. About dinner time yesterday, as Mr A. W. Hogg and Mr Jas. Thompson were conversing together near Renall's creek, they heard screams from some children, and saw a child fall into the water. They climbed a high fence, and got to where the children wore/ Mr Hogg being in advance, without waiting to take off his coat, jumped into the creek, and waded up to his waist to whera the child was. Ho caught her as she was Binking and threw her like a football to Mr Thompson, who was on the bank, and safely caught her. The heroio rescuer then went after the girl's hat, which was floating down the stream, and having rescued that he returned to shore, where he found the little one laughing, and apparently none the worse for tho bath.

The city of London will ornament Blackfriar's Bridge with four equestrian statues of Kings Richard 1, Edward ■I, Edward 11, aud Henry V. The sculptors named as likely to be commissioned to execute the work are Boehm, Thornycroft, Armstead, and Birch,