The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1887. BOWLANDS AGAIN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2492, 5 January 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1887. BOWLANDS AGAIN.

Mb E. S. Hawkins has published through the columns of our local sontemporary the following extraordinary letter It is somewhat sad to Bee this ■would-beinstruc-tor of tho "Wflirorapa, & journal that' at one time held a decent position, falling so rapidly into a silly senility, but it really seems to be past praying for. Losing eight of tho point of first paragraph of my last letter to you, vir,, that tho Dailt, recognised generally as Mr Beotham's organ, by its ridiculous, malicious, and unfounded aspersions on tho SpooialHottlomeat settlers of the Bush, had increased their defection, and separating from their oontoxt a few wordß of ray letter, the Dailt charges me with " having given ourroncy to the calumny " that thoso Bottlers had gone over to Mr MoCardie," It fii a pity your oontemporaty übbb words of tho meaning of which ho fs ignorant, Calumny is dofiuedea' a false imputation which wounds the reputation and honor of him against whom it 1» levelled.' Now, first of all the words contain no imputation, and socondly they wound no one's honor or reputation; unless, in the opinion of the Dailt, it is dishonorable and disreputable in a settler to vote far anyone but Mr Beotham. But is it not.a pitiable sight to see your contemporary dauudering about like a silly old nurse after a child! No one can ever mention Mr Boeth&m'a name but the «acklo begins, Perpetually she dins into our ears tho fondphrase if the uurse in Romoo and Met 'Thoji the prettiest babe that e'er I nursed,' and if anyone epeti any defects in her nursling the pours out on tbiin the whole vituperation her foolish tongue can fo/jaylato, . The whole thing ia a gross impertinent $r JJeotham is not a child, and surely doos not isfpect Jo be treated like one. He is a man andV &'a'n'#f the world, subject to men's opinion and iWt; judgment; and if the Dailt and other old womon look upon him bs an object of reverent adoration they can hardly expect men to join thom, or do other than 'regard thoir conduot with unmitigated disgust, I hardly know what meaning to attach to the "coat-tail" phrase, U\i means that any person who does not think Hr ham infallible on all social and political and socm -questions, a- statesman and an orator, isnotiogfeohim a vote, I fear if the advice is takon Mr will lose a good many votes which ho might" the next,election, ' , 1 '' Someone said of old " Oh that mine; enemy would write a book," and' if we have ever done Mr Hawkins a biji turn it has been by eliciting from him'on the occassion the above intemperate ,io,veqtji,ve. Wo regard Mr Hawkins* letter fitfr sorrow rather than with anger, Tlie leadipg public men of this district, among »nom Mr Hawkins takes rank, must give the tone to the discussion of public questions, If the keynote which Mr Hawkins hero pitches is tlie one to be imitated he has lowered it to a Billingsgate

concert level, Mr Hawkins sneers, at Mr Beetham ns a ntatesman and, an orator, Now we have never given Mr Beetham credit for being an orator and this jibe comes with extremely bad • taste ■ from one who is admittedly the finest public speaker in the Wairarapa, but there ire other virtues which Mr Beetham possesses which command our respect and the respect of settler? all clashes; He is honest, he he is kindly and courteous to rill men .and does npt spare himself to' serve the interests of the community which he represents. He will never be an orator, but he is not a man at whom Mr Hawkins can afford to sneer,. Mr Hawkins has, as fur as we are aware, bg9tt the first public man' of any etaading in the Wairarapa, to cast a slur of this kind upon Mr Beetham, and we sincerely trust, for the sake of Mr Hawkins' own reputation, that he will, for the future, avoid the repetition of bo grave a fault.

Wfc understand that the proper legal preliminary stops were not taken by th£ Government before His Excellency was advised to divide Masterton into Wards. Under these circuml stances, either the proclamation wil' have to be rescinded or the Government will have to face the consequences of the blunder which thpy have undoubtedly committed.

Owing to the unusual demand for the Daily during the past feiv davs. 'we beg to remind those persons who have been unable to obtain copies that full reports of racos, sports/and all the events of the New Year holidays will appear in the Wairakapa Weekly to-morrow night,

Mr Porritt, assistant clerk in the R,M, office, is about to be transferred to VVellington. He will be missed in this town, where he has gained a reputation as a steady official, who has been uniformly courteous and obliging in the discharge of his duties.

Messrs Lowes and, lorn 3 announce an unreserved sale of leases of the Wellington College and Girls' High School reserve, situated at the Mangaone, Forty Mile Bush, The sale takes place on the 29th instant, and full particulars can be obtained from the auctioneers.

Turks never drink, never abuse animals are polite to women, and invariably kind to children, This distinguishes the Turks from civilised people.—Boston Post, Every soholar in tlio State Sohools of Victoria and South Australia next year is to receive a small Testament bearing the Queen's autograph, in commemoration of the jubileo. Mr J. fl. Angus is the donor of the books for South Australia/ and 40,000 copies will be required. The London Telegraph required a column of its space for a description of the funeral of the jockey Ai'oher, but could only find room for seventeen lines for Mr Matthow Arnold's farewoll. The Pall Mall Budget thinks that" the journal with the greatest circulation" desired to supply an illustration of what Mr Arnold meant when ho said the previous | nitjht■: " I find plenty of deleterious and | detestable influences at work; they 1 are [ not the influences of teachers; they aru I the influences of journalism." We rogret to learn that Mr W. Mc> Kellop sustained a severe injury yesterday while engaged in. carting gravel ,on the Taueru road. In excavating a cutting by the side of tho road, a sudden fall of earth struck him down and broke one of his thighbones. MrMoKellpp.noticed the dip and endeavored to avoid it, but his cart blocked his escape. He is now lying at the Masterton Hogpital and doing as well as can be expected, the broken limb having been set by Dr Hosking. i While bathing iu the Ayon on Monday afternoon, a young man named Arthur Johnston, well-known in swimming circles, met with a painful aooident through treading on a brokon bottle. Two fearful gashes were made in the solo of his foot, one wound about two inches long. He wbb taken to tho Carlton Hotel, where his injuries were attended to, and afterwards couveyed to his own homo.

The Salvation Army demonstration held last evening was the largest and most enthusiastic yet held by our local warriors, the influx of foreign'officers having a very reviving effect, The tea meeting, which coiumonced at half-past six, was attended by about 150. persons, tvho thoroughly enjoyed the good things provided, there being sufficient and to spare. A monster march out followed, the band playing en mite with more than accustomed vigor. In the meantime the remains of the tea were cleared from the Barracks, and preparation made for a large meeting, and as the procession returned with an unusually large number the building was filled to overflowing. The singing that commenced the proceedings seemed to suit the congregation, for it was carried along in spite ot the Major's command to Btop, tho enthusiasm of tho singers ending in ut general waving of pocket handkereheifs, tho effect''of which was most exhilarating, The principal ovent of the evening was tjio addrossand prayer of the converted Maori who held forth in Maori and broken English alternately, which was listened to very, attentively. Soveral other officers and members delivered addressos, and the collection, which' was liberally responded to, closed a moat sucoceasaul gathering. The Canterbury Press states that after many disappointments, Mr J. ; T. Matson of Ghristchurch, has been successful- in hitching out a brood oil-young ostriches, seven in number. The''young birds are strong and healthy, and likely to do well. Mr Matson is to be congratulated on this well-earned result of his pluck and enterprise, he having- persevered in spite of many disappointments. One season, it n\ay be noted, ho lost the whole of the eggs through some defect in the incubator. However, the result now achieved shows what can be done by actio? up to the old Oiotfcoof "Tryagain."

One of tho most disastrous triumphs Pasimni had was (says Climbers' Journal) jsen playing at Lord Holland's, Some one one asked him to improvise on the violin fclie story' qf a son who kills hia father, runs away, hecomos a highwayfalls in lovo with a ?srl who will not listen to him, so he leads bar jto a wild country site, suddenly jumping with her from a rook into the abyss, where they disappear for ever. He listened quietly, and when the story was at an end he asked that all the lights should be extinguished. He then began playing, and eo terrible waß the musical interpretation of .th.o idoa which had been given him, that soVeiiil .qf |ie ladies fainted, and the salon, when 'relighted, looked like a battlefield.' "'• '*' r a

A Wonderful Eta-Many are the instances cited of the astonishing fecundity of the various spcoieß of domesticated fowl; but the celebrated Wellington Hens (whuh, strange to say, is of tho masculine gender) has a soul soyc the mere production of eggs. The manner rn wbifili hp t\u$ Ojffc Venetian. Blinds, etc., is the wonder and adii)irjitjo|} pf everybody from the Governor downwards. The nawo #f this wonderful bird is E. W. Hehn,'and his wellknown fowl-house is the Poneke Steam Window Blind Factory, Molenworth-street, Wellington, -iDVT

_ A meeting uf householders will be held in the schoolroom, Greytown, at 8 p.m. this evening. 'Notice is given that the, Mnsterton Rifle Volunteers will parade for inspection on the 13th itißt.

An inquest was held yesterday, at Carterton, on the body of tho late McDonald, the verdict being "Death from natural caures,"

ThpsreytowH Borough Council have the Dog feeß at 5s per annum. Dos?s kept for rabbit purposes and cattle doe;a will be charged at the rate of Is per head. Mr D. Cameron, senior, has been appointed registrar, We draw attention to an advertisement which appears in another column referring to Messrs Lbwea and lorns' stock sale for Wednesday, 12th inst. They announce that they will dispose of sevoral lines of cattle, sheep and horses.

■■ The Times publishes a telegram from its Paris, correspondent stating that a treaty has been concluded between Germany and Russia under which they mutually engage not to intervene in the event of an Austro-Rusßian or FrancoGerman confliot,'

A San Francisco paper by the .last mail says" Maxwell, tho condemned murdorer of Proller, has lost the indifference that characterised him during his trial, and iB reported to' be completely unmanned. He is no longer able tosjeop, except for very brief periods, at long intervals, and is haunted by visions of the man for whose murder he has boen condemned to die."

The Emperor William is beginning to display in rather eccentric ways those economical tendencies which havo brought so much ridicule upon many members of the Hohenzollern family, The Emperor has taken of late to using a second time the envelopes of the letters and documents which reach him in shoals, and he audited tho accounts of his trip to Ems and Gastein with unwonted vigor.

A sad accident occurred yesterday to Mrs Robert Cooper in coming from her husband's brother's place at Wamuioru. Mr and Mrs Cooper were coming over the Maungapakeha hill in a buggy, when some of the harness broke and let the front of the buggy down with such force, that Mrs Cooper was thrown out on to the road and sustained some severe bruises about the head and face, as well as a severe shaking. Fortunately the horse was a quiet animal, otherwise the accident, in all probability, would have proved fatal.

A scene occurred on the Tinwald (Ashburton) racecourse 011 Saturday, resulting in the severe cassation of a jockey named Mason. At tho finish of the Maiden Ence, Mason, who was riding Nipper, crushed Wrangler, who was coming up on the inside, on the rails, and then enßued the spectacle of Smith (Wrangler's jockey), .laying his whip with all his might about. Mason's shoulders as the pair.rode past the stand, Both riders were . .subsequently called before tho stewards and severely censured. The affair provoked much feeling among the spectators, Smith ■ being alternately cheered and hooted.—Press.

Tho Times' Ualoutta corresponded telegraphsA large meeting of various sections of the Hindoo community was held at Bombay last Sunday, for the purpose of protesting against any legislative interference with the custom of infant marriage—tho Hon. Rao Sahib Vishnanarayan Mandik presiding. The meeting seems to have been boisterous, and toward the end absolutely uproarious sb a number of reformers were present, and neither party was disposed to listen to the speakers of the oppoaito side. It waa eventually resolved to adopt a memorial to the Viceroy stating that the Hindoos, with tho exception of a small minority, Had no sympathy with the agitation against the existing marriage customs, and were not prepared to invoke legislative interference with an institution which they still cherished as being of sooial and religions importance. A ourious incident in connection with volunteer mattors in Auckland has occurred recently. For some time past the rotations between tho Devonport Navals and their captain have not beon of a very satisfactory character. The captain obtained leave of absence six months ago, and while he was away the corps got on very well under the command of the first lieutenant, The captain returned a few weeks back, and tho old state of discontent was at once revived. This culminated on Friday woek in a private meeting of members being called by advertisement. The captain, who had not been consulted in the matter, appeared at the meeting, and having found out that it was called at the instigation of one of the petty officers to discuss his own conduct, he singled out the culprit and ordered him to bo placed under arrest for insubordination. It is said that the members of the corps are rather pleased than otherwise at the turn things have taken, and welcome the investigation, which is now sure to take place. A deliberate attempt at horse-stealing was frustrated by the prompt action of Mr P. Hourigan on Monday night. About 10 o'clock, hearing someono driving his brothers horse and his ewn, he immediately set off after them, thinking perhaps they were being driven to the pound. On getting within hailing distance lie inquired of the man on horseback who was driving them, what he was doing with the animals, but got no reply. On attempting to get near, so as to recoenize tho horseman the latter drove tho animals as fast as they would go towards the. Waipoua River and thas wa3 the last seen of them by Mr Hourigan tljat night. The horses were found "by My Montgomery yesterday at the Manaia, they evidently having made for the town, where the would-be stealer had not; the courage to follow for fear of detection.

The directors of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company have received news that on tho 15th ult., the bore was down 158ti feet. The chairman went on a visit to tho works on Monday afternoon. ,

Te Kooti declines to occupy a whare at Porangahaii, but keeps secluded in a tent guarded by four of his own people. Before the old ruffian can be interviewed, the visitor has to submit his name and business to the sentries. Very few Europeans have been admitted.

It does not seem to fit in with the nature of things, but it i'i nevertheless true, that since King Tawhiao has turned teetotaller he has lost hia influence, and nobody hears anything about him, On the other hand, sinoe Te Kooti has become a oonfirmod drunkard, his influence has largely increased,

One of the bpst rejoinders on record in that of tho candidate to the bully who ap v proached at the head of a gang of roughs, and declared fiercely that he would'' soocer vote for the devil than for him." " I have nbfc the slightest doubt of it, my good fellow," replied his lordship quietly, "but n the event of your friend not coming forward, may I count upon your vote!"

| peculiar excuse for throwing up a contract"'was given by a man at Awanuri recently the'Ady<jcaj;e). JJe was felling bush for'a sotttar there,'but haViiig received, a hundred pounds in a land transacti'onj'arid feeling a desire to rest upon his laurels, be sent his boy to his employer to say that ha could not complete his contract, as his "hands were too. full." The employer, however, extracted from the. guileless messenger the meaning of the ambignona phrase, and.'the man of wealth was obliged to resume work.

An Aihiurton man his been fined £5 for getting up an nrt union for the disposal of some agricultural implements.

The Chicago News is responsible for a statement. which lias been widely reprinted, that under'the name of Alexander Marie Wilhelm Ludwig Maraschkoif, Prince Alexander of Bulgaria in the owner of real estate in Chisago, Kanas City, sDenver and Omahu, and part owner of one of the largest sheep ranches in New Mexico, Colonel J. S. Norton, a well-known Chicago attorney, looks after the Prince's interests in America', and says he should not be surprised if the late ruler of Bulgaria should go to reside in the United States.

Carrier pigeons are being trained on a most extensive scale by both the French and German War Departments, Judging from a recent experience in Scotland, they are not always reliable. On the 9th Jnlv a reporter of an Edinburgh evening ne ipiper took out with him to Ratho, a few nines from the Scottish metropolis, a earner pigeon to be despatched with a message to the offico giving the result of 'tho Ratho games. The bird was duly sent on its homeward way rejoicing, but only reached its destination four months after its despatoh, It was in splendid,condition, and had round its log a portion of tho message, worn but still decipherable- Query: Where has tho bird been spending its holiday? The mania for Collecting postage stamp 8 seems to be gaining mora ground than ever in France (writes the Paris correspondent o the Daily Telegraph). Among the most famous collectors in franca is a man who has over a million postage stamps preserved in 130 richly bound volumes, and another who keeps two olerks employed in classifying and arranging his enormous collection. Added to this, there are in Paris, about 150 wholesale firms employed in the trade, and one of the best known of theseihas lately offered from £2O to £4O for certain stamps of the year 1836. Tuscan postage stamps dated before 1860 will be paid for at the rate of £6 each, while stamps from Mauritius for the year 1847 fetch £BO, and French stamps of 1849 are quoted at £1 each.

The death of the Marquis of Aylesbury raises to the peerage one of, perhaps, the most extraordinary specimens of hereditary rank that even recent days have seeu (writes the London correspondent of the Liverpool Post), Lord Savernake, who now becomes the Marquis of Aylesbury, distinguished himself a few years ago by constantly appearing in public as a costermonqer. He wore the usual stiff cloth, cutaway flash coat, with rather large flash pearl buttons j the tight corduroy breeches with bell'bottoms; the gandy gipsy neckerchief, and the small peaked cap in which the well known London character d,sports, and he also drove a small cart of the coster type. Among his other idiosyncrasies was his marriage, when he selected as the future marchioness one if the young ladies with whom Mr J. Hollin?shead ÜBed to product) in the burlesque of the Gaiety Theatre, No better proof can be afforded of the universal character oE the trade depression than the strenuous efforts now being made by the different nations to promote a revival of industry in their midst. The commercial museums of the Germans are now eclipsed by the floating exhibitions'of the French. The Board oi Trade Journal tor October relates that the French Government is fitting out the transport ship "Sarthe," at Marseilles, as a Floating Exhibitien of French Goods, and that the same is to sail shortly to various porta of North America, with the object of ojening aud developing commercial relations between France and that patt of the world. A similar undertaking has'also been started at Bordeaux, by the recently formed " Soci6t6 Fraucaiso d' Expositions Flottanteß," -in conjunction with .EVench firms at Paris and Bordeaux, and the steamer" CMteatis Lafite," 2,553 tons register, and 150 horse-power, and her sister ship the '' CMteaux Leonvillewill be fitted up and loaded with samples of exclusively French goods or produots. The manager of the undertaking is to accompany the Floating Exhibition, and'engages to take ohargoof the various exhibits in an impartial as well as energetic mannor-an extremely difficult task.

A table of the inquests held during 1885 in.New Zealand show that thera were 33 accidental deaths during the year. Six persons, .-'were victims of homicide; there were 61 suicides,in the case of thraa of which verdicts of/eio <k it wore found 121 were found dead; and in soven cases the jury ascribed death to the visitation of God, lu only five cases was death attributed directly to intemperance.

A shocking fatality is reported from a station near i'emora (Now couth Wales), Mrs Doyle, wife of a bouudary rider, had occasion to go to the Post Oico, about a mile distant. She left her three children, eighteen months, six years and 12 years of age, respectively, at home. The children, some time afterwards set out to meet her. They were passing by tho tank when the baby tumbled in. The eldest child immediately rushed into the tank, grasped the baby and held it al ove water, but the brave ohild became entagled in some dead timber in the tank, and could not get clear. The other child prouured a long stick, and roachod it out to her Bister, blit unhappily the stick was-too short. Seeing this the child dropped the slick, ond ran for help to some selectors who lived two milts,, distant. Shortly aft.-r, the poor mother relumed to find her baby in the water, dead, and her eldest daughter drowned in the grasp of dead timber at the bottom of the tauk.

'J-he mountain castles of the late king of Bavaria wero lately closed for the season, The entrance fees d«rin» the ten weeks they liavo been open to the public amounted to upwards of £IO,OOO. There is a brave and polito young man in the gaol in the city of Mexico, who is awaiting exfeution for the murder of .his mother. Tho other day several of his friends received nicely printed cards worded as follows Francisco del Moral has the pleasure to invito you to be present at his execution 60 that you may be able to judge ho® 1 a man should die."

Mr Hardiugs' band was honored with a, call to tho Maori pah at Porangahau for a day or two, when they were down in the neighborhood, .playing at the sports, The band played for the benefit of Te Kooti, but the latter gentleman was not visible. Re remained' in his teat and listened to the dulcet strains. He still survives. About teat £Bb to he given away.— To the Editor—Sir, Will you ailow me through your columns to lot the people of the Wnirarapa know that I am going to sell all my stock, consisting of men's, youth's, and boys' clothing, shirts, hats, hosiery, &c,, at a great reduction in prices up till the end of the year; and also to remind them that every one who buys goods to the value of 2a 6d gets a ticket in my £35 competition. Think of that! By spending 2s Gd with me, you may win money enough to carry you for a trip round New Zealand.—John Thorburn, Clothier, <Ssc„ Willis st.. Wellington.