The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1886. BRIGHTER PROSPECTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2458, 22 November 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1886. BRIGHTER PROSPECTS.

• -©■ . Tkere are not wanting now palpable signs of a revival in trade, the passing away of the cloud of depression and tbe dawn of brighter prospects for Now Zealand colonists. The shadow, and some of the substance of the depression, is still with us, but counteracting agencies are at work which must within a short, time bring about a better state of things, Land owners, both large and small, if still embarrassed, are in decidedly better heart. Produce gen. erally is commanding fairly remunerative prices. Our mainstay, wool, has taken an unmistakeable bound upwards and another leading item in the revenue of sheep owners and farmers" prosaic tallow" ia turning out well this season. Last year tallow was down and sheepowners were disheartened. It was said that there was a phenomenal yield" of cocoanut oil which played the mischief with the tallow market, Now we

.mum 111 ■■TrJ.IIIIMIHI.iI 111 « lIMg-WTT—W—SgE may presume that the cocoamitJrees avo taking a well-earned rest after ti their spurt, and permitting tallow to resume its normal importance as an article of commetce. The seasonable a weather during the spring and early summer of this year has been as favorable as the dry sprint; time of last year ' was unfavorable to agriculturalists " and consequently all are in good heart. a We have, therefore, some reason to f behove not only that prices for produce will be satisfactory this year but that i there will be a bountiful yield. At , | present we are suffering from a stress 1 in the money market.. Bank rates i are at a nigh level, and this is really i the thorn which goads our side at ' present. Bank rates do not altogether ' depend upon tho conditiou. of the com- \ munity. THey may be stringent when the state of the country might warrant : liberal treatment, In New Zealand we ! are governed in our bank rates by ■ Australia, and Australia is controlled ' in its turn by London. Just now the banks are scooping up all the odd ■ monies available for investment, and as a natural consequence many enter, prises are discouraged by a financial drought, and spending money is remarkably scarce. Bates however have reached a level at which they seldom continue for any prolonged period and the annual flow of money for wool and other produce which seta in about this time of the year towards the colony must tend to clear the horizon, Another drawback to New Zealand has to to be endured in the shape of an extravagant administration, but this and other disadvantages will not prevent us from making headway if prices for produce keep up, and our yield proves equal to our expectations, Kext winter money may be cheap again, a more profitable ministry governing tho country, and the brighter prospects now promising may be realised,' The paucity of entries irom the Lower Valley at the Masterton Show has been commented upon, and the reason assigned has been the unfavorable feeling with which the Northern Pastoral Show is regarded by settlers residing south of the Waingawa. That sentiments of this description may account for an absence of a measure of southern support we can readily believe,-, but we scarcely think that they constitute the main reason for southern settlers abstaining from sending exhibits to Masterton. It is obvious that forwarding stock to local Pastoral shows is attended with a considerable amount of expense and trouble, and if settlers generally made entries in two Shows each year, they would subject themselves to a tax upon ■ their time and upon their tneaus, which they could ill afford. In very many instances we imagine that tho owners of show stock would put the question to himself "Will it pay to send my exhibits to a second Wairarapa Show f and the answer would be in the negative. In the long run exhibitors will be guided by self interest, and not by local prejudices in entering exhibits at the Wairarapa Shows. There is sorce advantage in having a Masterton as well as a Carterton Show, as the former has brought out a number of new exhibitors, and a still larger number of new visitors, but this advantago would be more than counterbalanced by a united Wairarapa Show, at which sottlers from all parts of the district might be content to assemble. We hope yet to see a bond of union established between the North and South Wairarapa Pastoral Societies, and we are glad to observe that there is very little manifestation ot ill feeling between the two existiug bodies, A friendly rivalry may be profitable to both, and this may eventually culminate in an amalgamation, which will still further benefit the pastoral and agrictltural interests of the district. The train arrangments for the Pastoral Show day will be found in our advertising columns of to-day. The services of Mr Pearson's band have been engaged by the Horticultural Society for its show on Thursday next. Notico is given of an election for a new Castlepoint Boad Board. Nominations will be received till noon of Friday, 10th December. ' A reward of ton shillings in advertised for a pocket book dropped on Saturday in or near Masterton, containing cheques and papers of no use to any but the right owner. One of Hadyn's toy symphonies is in rehearsal, and will be performed by children at the noxt St Matthew's musical entertainment. We remind all interested in stock of Mr F. H, Wood's sale at the Featherston yards to-morrow. The list of entries is an exceptionally strong one, and should command a large attendance. At a meeetingof tho Stewards of the Caledonian Society held on Saturday last, Mr G. Heron Vice President, in tho chair, a programme based on the lines of last year was after discussion adopted. Several new foatures were added. Preparations are being made for the Christmas midnight mass at St Patrick's Church, Masterton. The leading musical part of the service will be J. J. Johnson's "Mass of the immaculate conception." The Masterton School Committee met this morning for the purpose of inspecting sites suitable for the proposed second school, but the inclemency of tho weather induced the members present, Messrs Boddington, Hog?, Leahy, and Payton to adjourn the task till Wednesday morning. Tho funeral of thelate James Nicholson who died in the Hospital last week took place on Saturday afternoon, and was attended by a large number of persons, including the emqloyees at the gas-works, where .Nicholson was engaged before the lamentable accident happened. The Masterton Cricket Club played the return match Married v Single on Saturday afternoon, thegamo resulting in a draw, as there .wsb not time to finish. The single men went in first and made 183, Perry 68, Littlejohn 44, E. C. Hood 18, Booth and Hirschberg 12 each, being the highest contributors to the. score. Jackson 28 was the only one to make anything like a stand on, the married side. Te following matches have been arranged for next Saturday :—The first eleven will go to Greytown to play the return matoh with that club, The Becond eleven will play a team from the Opaki on the Oval. All members are requested to pet as milch practice as possible during tho week,

An emergency meeting of the Masterton Masonic Lodge, E.G. will be held in the Masonic Hall.this evening. ■ Mr'ff; T. Peacock's tender for the alterations and additions to the Masterton Temperance Hall has been accepted, Mr. W. G. Beard, solicitor, gives notice r that Messrs H. MoMaster, Caleb Smith. 1 and G. Duncan and Sons will make 1 applications for their discharges at-the 1 sitting of the District Court on December c Bth. ■ -j During last .ovening's service at the c Wesleyan Church the Rev, Buttle an- ' nounced that on Wednesday evening next instead of the usual service he would give, f a resume of the Wesleyan District meet- ' ing.recently held in Wellington." '"■ ' ' Flockton's Bazaar opened in the i Theatre Royal on Saturday afternoon, i and attracted a large number of visitors, tho extonsive and varied stock of toys and ■ fancy goods under the superintendanceof I Mrs Holloway finding ready ond numer- j ous buyers. The bazaar, which is well worthy of a visit, will be opened daily ' until further notico, Messrs Jas. Brown & Co, report a large attendance at thoir auction sale on Saturday last. The competition was not very brisk, but a large quantity of furniture, fancy goods, jewellery, and produce were quitted, the prices being in favor of the buyers; a dog-cart was also knocked down at a satisfactory price. Aftor the sale several sections of land on the Dixon estate wero sold at prices ranome from £4O to £45. B A week of special evangelistic services was commenced in tho Masterton Presbyterian Church yesterday, when the Rov Mr Rogers of the Hutfc conducted divine services morning and evening, The attendance was very good in the morning, but owing to the inclement weather, was Bomewhat limited in the oTening. He also addressed tho children of the Sunday School in the afternoon. The service this evening will be conducted by the Rev Mr Elliott of Wellington, About fifty excursionists from Masterton took advantage of the special train to Wellington on Saturday to witness the performance of the Silver Kin? in the new Opera House. The number was considerably increased by the southern townships of the Valley, quite a respectable train leaving the Featherston station en route, Only a fow took advantage of tho return train, preferring no doubt to spend a Sunday in town, In the R,M. Court this morning Mr Beard, solictor, applied on behalf of Mr Jellicoe, of Wellington, for an adjournment of the case Turner v Elkins, as plaintiff, who is in Duuedin, was under a misapprehension as to tho date of the hearing. MossrsShaw and Bunny, on behalf of dofendant, opposed the application, but His Worship, Mr Von Stunner, adjourned the case to December 14th at 10 a.m. On Saturday afternoon both firebells rang out an alarm, the little bell in particular persisting in clamoring out a danger signal long after all cause for apprehension had subsided. It appears that a can of phosphorous ignited in an old shed m Hall-street, and a dense smoke was emitted that suggested a conflagration, The ougines came up pellmerltothe spot with a big crowd, but in the meantime an entrance to the premises had been forced, and Mr S. Liddington pluckiy picked up the burning can and threw it out of the window. There were twenty fivo cans of phosphorous stored on the premises, and it is a question whether the civic authorities should permit dangerous goods of this description to be'placed within the limits of the Borough unless under conditions which would prevent an alarm like that which was created on this occasion. The cans of phosphorous wero the property of the rabbit department. _ Tho following interesting facts, relating to Bcalo on apple trees, based on careful observation, has been supplied to us by an amatour garduer who writes :- When the apple trees in Masterton were beginning to show blossom this year my attention waß directed to what was taken to be red spiders, with which one of the trees were quite overrun, So strong was the pest that many of the flowers and young leaves were seriously injured, These little insects wore by ne means fixed to the wood, for they could travel pretty fast, When disturbed they would get over the spaco of an inch in about five seconds, f here was a good deal of scale on the tree, but having read a long, and, to all appearances correct, description of the habits of that insect from the pen of a scientific man, it never occurred to me that there might be any connection between the two. Continual observation has, however, shown beyond a doubt that the little reddish insect which 1 saw is nothing more nor less than tho young of the scale, At the time of writing (November 19) they might be seen in various stages of development. Some of them are still crawling about, others have apparently fixed themselves to the bark, while large Numbers appear to have assumed the naturo of the scale, and are losing their color. The various stages in which they may bo found appear to be almost innumerable. In one sheltered spot, where there was scarcely any old scale, I found them so numerous that they almost covered the wood, and over them was spread a soft down like the American blight, but much finer. Some of the young scale may be found four or live inches up the young wood—an undoubted proof that tho young animals travel. 1 trust that tho result of my observations may prove usoiul to orchardists, any of whom, if they havo scale on their trees, may satisfy themselves that my statement is absolutely correct. I may add that a tree which was badly affected last year was completely freed from the pest by the application of castor oil, but, to my thinking, at the loss of this years fruit, Venetian Blind and Revolving Shutter many actory. All Blinds guaranteed of tho very best description. Price list on application to R. W. Henn (late Hcnn and Hansen,) Ponokc Steam Venetian Blind and Rovolving Factory! i Wollinffton.—Advt. |