The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1887. MR BRUCE, M.H.R.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2530, 21 February 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1887. MR BRUCE, M.H.R.

Wb were imder the impression- that Danedin was one, of .the strongholds? of the Protectionist party in the colony, and were somewhat surprised to learn that Mr Bruce, member for • Rangitikei, secured a- |few days ago in that city a crowded'audience on Freetrade. It .would appear, that even in Dunedin there are working "men wh,o 'believe in Freetrade, and the utterance's of Mr Bruce on the occasion to which •we refer were especially directed to them-. The propositions Mr Bruce sought to establish were that a protective policy oauses a waste of labor; that' it diminishes the volume of national produce; that it induces tho national incotnb,and as an'inference thatitis an impoverishing policy so that itroeultsman arbitrary and unjustifiable increase iu tho cost in the vneoeßsari'ei of life. Further that it is injurious to all olasßos of the community and particularly to the pool" Also as an inference that if by any unwise policy the country was impoverished) tho poor aro necessarily the greatest sufferers, as tho rich man could always hold-on his course, while tho poor must necessarily feel the pinching of the shoe of depression. Wo regret that we cannot find space in our columns for the full text of Mr Bruco's able address, but the following extract from it is of special interest Tho_ Freetrader •would bo found to bo tho roal friond of tho working man. Ho hod himself been as much a working man as anyone in the hall up to the time when tho constituents ol Kangitikoi did him tho great honor of calling him from utter obscurity and placing him in tho most honorable position it was in their power to bestow. As a boy ho had carried his swag over tho snowy ridges of Australia, and undor tho hot sun of Australia, and ho had sailed as a man boforo (ho mast on nearly every ocean and eoa in" tho world, and on the great lakes of North America. He had worked among the farmers of Ohio, the miners of Michigan, and tho lumber men of Maine, and such independence as ho possessed he had in a great measure hewn out with his own axo from the forests in tho tforth Island, His reason, or rather his apology, for obtruding this portion of personal history was this: to Bay that it was scarcely likely that, as his beat days had been spent among working men, and as ho so strorfgly sympathised with them tliitt ho should be in favor of a polity which would bo to thoir disadvantage. They heard a great deal about the poor working man; but ho believed—and he spoke from experience—that the working man was as well off in New Zealand bb in any othor part of tho world, So much wB9 heard about the poor working man because ha had a vote. That was why ho was so olton trotted across tho political platform; and thora wore mon whowishod to mount upon his Bhoulders, and who for that purpose endeavored to profit by his ignorance and to appsal to his prejudices. It is oxtromoly gratifying to find that we have not only in tho Assembly a member quite capable of grappling with tho Protection Hydra, out who is equally able to oonvinco working men from an open platform of the ! fallacies by which so many of them are misled. Mr Brace has, so far, boon a modest M.H.R, but his speech to the working men of Dimedin brings him to the front rank of the Assembly, as a capable, woll-informod, and thoughtful politician,

Tho usual meeting of th» Masterton Borough Council takes, placo to-morrow evening, Mm Goorgio Smithaon left Masterton this morning en rouk for Blenholm, whore she will perform on the raco nights, Wednesday and Thursday next. Wo remind tliuae interested of tho mooting to bo held this oveijing at tho office of Mesßrs J. Brown & Co, for the purpose of forming a special settlement in the Hawera district. Iho Autumn Show of tho M&otertoii Horticultural and Industrial Society will bo held in the Volunteer Drill Hall on Wednesday next. Intending exhibitors are reminded that tho Secretary will bo •ill; attondanco at the Central Chamberß tomorrow evening up till nine o'clock to receive;entries. , Captain Foster, tho new leader of the Masterton Salvationists, drow gqod meetings at tho barracks yesterday and made a favorable impression on his congregations. He announced that to-morrow night he would hold a Baptism of Love meeting. The anniversaiy services of the Kuripuni Sundav school were preached yesterday by the Revs Buttle and Pulton. Hie children's treat and parent's tea meeting takes place this afternoon and evening, whon addresses will be delivered by several wellknown gentlomen connected with the school. A meeting of the members of the Walrarapa Jockey Club was held at Hamnierich's Hotel, Greytown, on Saturday last. There were about a dozen members present, and it was shown that at thejpresent time the Club had liabilities to the amount of £450, then unprovided for, We understand that arrangements wore mado for mooting these liabilities by a loan. Mr G. Boetham, M.H.R., exhibited some quartz specimens obtained by him from tho Champion Lode Tinßcof, near Te Aroha, during his recent visit to the North,'at tho meeting of tho Philosophical Society last night. Tho quartz, which ■contains, gold, sllvorj lead and other minerals was procured from a seam known to extend; fully three miles in various width. Mr Beefcham remarked that if the soam really contained sqch valuable metals it would be a good thine for tho country. ,Dr Hector, said the silvor in the quartz would'avorage about 258 ounces to the ton, and was Bimilar to that of tho Corastook Lode of Nevada.—Times. The Papawai Rifle Volunteors celebrated thoir firat anniversary on Saturday aftornoon. The company, under Captain Jury, mustered for inspection by Major Bunny at 5 p.m. There waß a full muster. After inspection a large nurabor of visitors arrived from Greytown, accompanied by the Tisk Jubilee vocalists, Tho larije building, which stands upon a quarter of an acre of land, assumed a very busy., appearance, and an excellent supper, prepared by.Mrs B'urch, was placed on the tablos, ind tho visitors did full justice to tho good things provided- Anion# the company wero Mr Buchanan, SI.H.R,. Major Bunny, Messrs P. Hume, N. Grace, J. Macara, Dr Boy, Rev. W, T. Western, W. C. Cuff, the officers of' tho Greytown Rifles, Messrs A. Matthows, J. Donald, J. P. Hubsoll, and a number of ladies and gentlemen from Greytown Masterton,'and Carterton. Some loyal' and patriotic toasts were proposed and responded to. The Fisk- Company giivo some splendid selections, an.d tho natives treated tho company to a war dance, which to some was a great novelty.. The utmost good feeling and friendship prevailed, and the natives lqstjly cheerod their visitors on their leaving at about 9 p.m. were addressed by Mr Buchanan, Major Bunny, and Mr J. P, Russell.

We hean that Mr and Mrs Roynoll o'otitemplato resigning their appointments 'as teachers in tho Masterkon school. Mossrs Lowes and lorna. announce a Baloof furniture, produce, and a collection of Mr Collotto's prize plants, for Saturday next, We learn by a telegram .from'\Yfioivilm that the road between that township and Pahiatua is blocked by a fallen tree which has been blown down across it. Ihe. coach left Woodville at an early hour this morning but was compelled to .return. A lecture is announced ta'be-gjyeri in' St, Matthews ChOrch tin Wednesday evening next by the Rev 'R. Comiiis on' the Melanesian Mission. Thejecturer. has been connected with tli'e mission for some considerable time, and lii 3 dis- • course should be of interest to those who attend it. ... Messrs Jas, Brotvn and Co, report a large attendance at their salo on Saturday, Furniture aud clothing wont off froaly, but at low figures, A spociul lino of boots realised satisfactory pnqos. Grass sded from 4s to 4s 6d, oats 2s to 2s 3d. Messrs Lowes and lorun add to their stock sale for Wednesday uoit a line of 100 fat ewes, 5 heifers, and • M i Lincoln Rams, The rani* aro 2 and' 4 tooth ' ; and embrace some of the best straius of Lincoln blood in tho colonies and they should tlioroforo, attract the uotico of brcedors. Now that Pahiatua has a resident constable the settlers aro, agitating for a Courthouse, It is fairly entitled to ono. J Ufigiug from tho number of litigants from Pahiatua at ovory Bitting of the Woodville Court, we should Bay there would be abundanco of work for tho R, M. every month if a Court was established in Pahiatua, Woodvillo Examannor: A match between tho Mastorton second eleven and Opaki was played on the Oval on Saturday last, and resulted, after an interesting came, in a win for tho second eleven by two wickets and nine runs, Owinct to three of the second team not rolling up, their places wero taken by first eleven mon, on condition that'they wore not to bowl. Opaki went to the wickets first, and succeeded in putting together the respectable total of 90, F. Welch 41, W. E. Welch 19, and D. /McLachlan 14 being tho principal scorers, D'Arcy and Wickens shared the bowling honors. Masterton then went to the wickets, and managed to tot up 99 for the loss nf 8 Wickets when timo was called, Perry, not out, 49, and Hirschberg 10 being the only doublo figures. Bowling honors wero distributed through tho majority of the Opaki team. About tiiat Jt'iJb to be given away.— To the Editor-Sir, Will you allow mo through your columns to let tho people of the Wairarapa know that I am going to Bell 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 tho year; aud also to remind thorn that ovory ono who buyß' 'goods to the value of 2s Cd gets a tieket in my £35 competition. Think of that! By spending 2s Cd with mo, you may win money enough to you for n. trip round Now Zealand.—John Thoeburn, Clothier, &c„ Willis at. .Wellington. A Wonderful Ita.-Many aro tho instances cited of tho astonishing fecundity of tho various species of domesticatod fowl; but tbcjcolobratod Wellington Henn (which, strange may, ia of the masculino gonder) has a soul ' above tho mere production of oggs, The manner in which he turns out Venetian Blinds, e'tcr, is tho wonder aud admiration of everybody from the Governor downwards, Tho name of this wonderful bird is R. W. Henn, and his well known fowl-house is thoPoneke Stoam "Window Blind Factory, Molcewortk-utroet, Wellington, —Adrfc,