The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1887. THE PROPOSED JUBILEE CELEBRATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2560, 30 March 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1887. THE PROPOSED JUBILEE CELEBRATION.

We are indebted to' his Worship the Mayor of Masterton for a practical suggestion as to a method ty jhich the coming jubilee •■bah be celebrated in this town, -Tf liis pJopoßal dofla not meet with general acceptance it is not because lie has not given the subject duo qnd intelligent consideration, but because the inherent difficulties of.- the occasioMre almost faial to any speciat': project.; If we were to simply- do that" which would comply with the. es; pressed will of Her Majesty, we sliould make up a purse for .'the Imperial Institute. •. Thaj we know is the Royalpleasure, but unfortunately this castle in the air is nbt as yet sufficientlypopular to stand the test of a local subscription list. The only alternative is to do something for. ourselves, and call the something-by. the honored name of the Queen, This is horribly selfish,; but there is no getting j away from the fact that it is the only way by which we can make a pretence of a little splash over the jubilee. The Mayor suggests that we should initiate an old'inan's home. He does not contend that there je any immediate

requirement for ail institution of tliis kind, but indicates tkat.it is intended to supply a future need.' The objection to the proposal as sketched by the Mayor appears to us to be, first, that tlie home is not wanted, secondly, that when it is needed the Town Lands Trust have an available site for it in their forty-acre block on the Upper Plain, thirdly, that as a matter of economy it might be desirable to work an old man's home in connection with the local hospital, and fourthly, that it •might bemoreconspnant with'the feelings of old men who might' require provision for-their declining years to board them out in some friendly households -rate.. than congregate them in a home where they might perhaps worry and imtate. each, other.. It is pretty certain that we do not want an old man's home now, and it is possible that wo may never .want one. It is, however, easier to criticise a scheme •than, to, Suggest an. alternative one, but; we will venture to throw out a project which-..would possibly 'satisfy the condition of supplying something which, we need; ;'We believe that the Friendly Societies, tiie Caledonian !■ Society ,■ and the cricketing fraternity are •anxious to obtain a structure in the public-.park which' will be of general Utility. Could we not by June "next construct'in this.'place of popular resort, a Victoria payilion overlooking Jhe oval,, which would answer the exigencies of the bedasion and become almost a thing of beauty and a joy for ever. We quite'recognise that the proposal of the" Mayor .has'.an advantage which .a pavilion .cannot claim, as it is designed to relieve the poor and needy, and if we wero at all certain that it would fulfil the object His Worship has in view, -we would not venture to suggest a general- utility scheme in place of it. If, as we believe, the old man's home project cannot be carried out with a fair prospect of success, possibly it may be worth while to consider the idea of a Victoria pavilion on the park oval as a memorial building.

Some person or persons effected an entrance into Mrs Geo. Bowles' house . at Carterton sometime during the night of Monday last, and helped themselves to a suit of clothes and ■ other wearing apparel, Whoever the burglars wore, they took care not to he disturbed in their actions, for when Mrs Bowles went to got out of her bedroom yesterday morning she found herself locked in. The case is in the hands of the Constable but up to the present thero is no clue to the burglars. This is something like the way a physician gains wealth :-Dr Pillsley- " Let rae see your tongue. Hum I Appetite good?" Patient-"First class." "Digestion all right?" "0, yes." "Are you troubled with sleoplesßness ?" "NeVer." "Do you ever have sovore pains.jn.the head or back?" "None." "Don't you often feel a disinclination to work r A'Well yes." "Anda desire to . lie abed late mornings " Frequently." *' It is as 1. thought* Get this prescription put up at once, and take a teaspoonful every three hours in wator. I'll call again to-morrow. Good day!" Scotii. now means Scotland, but it once meant Ireland. Ireland was known to the Greeks as Juvcona, about two centuries .'before the birth of Christ. Caesar calls it Hibefiier.'as does Ptolemy in tho map lie has given of the island. It is said that the. Phoenicians first gavo Ireland the namo.- : of 'ifibariiia, meaning thereby '■J utmost, 'or-last habitation," for beyond that land westward the Phoenicians never Mondsd 'theirvoyages.. Towards the decline'of the Roman ompire the country began to be called Sootia, a name retained :by the monastio writers til} the eleventh century, when the name Scotia having, .pJSsed to modern Scotland, the . ancient name of Hibernia ; began to be again used, •" 'The ordinary monthly meeting of % -Carter.ton Town Board was held 011 Monday, the 28th iiist. •sioners fairbrother (chairman), Callister,' Vickerstaff. Allen and Whyte, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and the .correspondence inwards was read, from Mr Sandilands on behalf of Mr A.' Douglas, claiming £l2, value of a horse, alleged to i have been wrongfully sold out of the | public pound. It was resolved that Mr Sandilands bo written to stating that the Board is not prepared to nay the claim, but that Mr Douglas could liave the net. result of the sale, viz., £2 la Gd,* by applying for it. Applications for slaughter houso licenses were received from Messrs 6, \Y, Deller and T A Westiri.Granted. Accounts to the amount ot £9 3s were passed for payment. It was resolved that the Chairman be authorised to call a public meeting and, if necessary to organise a committee of settlers, for' tbe.purposo of celebrating Her Majesty's Jubilee in a suitable manner.

' yThe Now Zealand Temperance Alliance wiich has been inaugurated by Sir William Fox t assisted by Mr. Glover, held its first annual meeting at Aucklaud yesterday, when about 200 persons were present.. Sir William Fox presiding. Although the Alliance is a numerously strong one, the expenses in. keeping the lecturer travelling about, appears to have swallowed up the first y ear's receipts. The report stated that Sir W. Fox and Mr Glover had during the year addressod 158 meetings; all of which wore followed by the enrolment of members and the formation of a nucleus of auxiliary eooietibg." As the result of the year's operations, 96 auxiliaries had been formed, over 2000 numbers enrolled, and over £B6O received in contributions; Tho report proposes the formation of aguaronteefund of £IOOO for election purposes. Tho balance-sheet showed that of tho £B6O income, £219 8s 2d had been paid for Mr Glover's expenses: from England, £482 5s 2d for his aakyaiid travelling' expenses, tho re. maindor with the exception of £3 2s credit balance, being absorbed in printing and other -expense!*.

." This isn't a menagerie," sharply observed an irasoible woman to a man who was trying to force his way through a crowd' at the door of a concert room. No," I suppoac jiofe," returned tho man " or thoy wouldn't leave any of the animals to block up' the entrance." ... . ■ The Wairarapa Clothing Factory: are fitill allowing purchasers of NeV'Zealand •Clothing, a discount of 5s in the' £. They ■are-also, making suits. to measure 'from 47b 6d, Trousers and Vesta from 28a od, .and ; Trousers from 18s (id. 'A call cor: dially invited.' Note: tho address: Next T.'.G. Mason, Queen-street, MasterUn. 'E.B Hare,; Manager.-Ai)VT," . A Wonderfdi Hen.\.—Many are the "instances cited of the astonishing fecundity of the various species of domesticated fowl; but 'the celebrated Wellington Henn (which, strange to say, is of the masculine gender) has a 'soul above the mere production of eges. I Tho manner in which he turns out Venetian Blinds, etc., is the wonder and admiration of everybody, from the Governor downwards. The uamo of this wonderful bird is It. W. Henn, and his well-known fowl house is the Poneke-Steam Window ' Blind Factory, Molesworth-street, Wei- ' lington.—Advt. I

The Rifle Volunteers expect to muster about two-thirds of their number to proceed to the Taranaki encamp* ment. •

Tho next English and European Mail leaves Masterton to-morrow afternoon, Letters must be specially addressed ''Via Rio per a,s. Doric.". An advertisement of interest to heads of families, owners of machinery, audlhe' public generally appears in another column from Messrs J. Kitohen and Sons and-Apollo Company, Wellington, The long spell of dry weather has-been succeeded by. light ;sboffe»Hji&?»jjiafr We could very well put up ivith trie rain, but the frosts' will kqep-back th® feed that is greatly needed for tjip.&toclc-. .oi tliiia. diat'rict. -»- -

The Groat London Circus, brought .a j successful season t(j a clpap.io Wellington , last night by.giving a perfarmarice ; in aid of the 'Hospital,' The Company'"open in ! Carterton to-night, to which special . trains will, run fpv .Groytown -and I Foathorston. They "perforin ,in Master- ! ton to-morrow .night, "and op T Friday afternoon and ovening. -, Mr James Wood, lata publisher of the ( New Zealand Methodist, has.been appoii--1 ted.manager of the Wellington wool ! works '-at • Petone. Mr "Wood hold a I similar appointment at the, Kaiapoi > .factory, and also at works of the kind in i England. - • , - ■ -. f A meeting of the United District Hos- ( pital Board was lield at Greytowiv jester-' t day,- the whole of ■ the pfueinbers- being •present, and,Mr E, S, Hawkins presiding. ! It was resolved on the casting tote of the I chairman that in future' the meetings of I the Board.lio held in.Masterton. i.. • •• The Carterton Football Club"whfch had i anunbeaten record lastyear,an«l supplied' the only player in the Wmrarapa toam able to score ne-misl the . Sydney visitors | in'the match' New'So'iitli Wales v Wairarapa, failed to get a quorum 011 Saturday 1 evening last to hold their annual meeting, 1 Will the Rivals supply the senior Carter- ; ton team this yoar 1 ' ' , On the suggestion of the Colonial. Secretary, Mr Williams an inventor of a | rabbit exterminator, has arrived 111 Masterton for the purpose of making an : experiment before the Wairarapa .Rabbit Inspectors, and persons interested in the , destruction of the pests. He started out this morning with Sub-Inspector Harvey* to inspect the country about the Te Ore Ore with a view of holding a public trial on Friday next. The models of his invention consists of a portable apparatus, inexpensive in charaeterand easily worked, by means of. which lie -is prepared to guarantee his ability in a single night to trap and carry off at least f)0 par cent of the rabbits to be found upon any area ofground a nnle square. Inequalities- of surface or other natural difficulties of position offer, it is claimed, 110 impediment to his operations. He discards all toxological aid, and by means of rabbitproof wire fences and self-acting traps, which will capture a million rabbits as easily as a score, he will cany out his campaign. The first of a series of ' Winter Socials,' came off last evening in the Theatre Royal Masterton,.under the managoment of the new lessee, Mr T. Wrigley; 1 Tlio music was supplied by Miss Corbett piano, Hcrr Mueller violin, and Mr Tienioy" cornet. The Theatre was lit with gas for the first time, and gave quite a different appearance to the building, from what .it'was under the koroaine illumination;.' Masses Howard and Williams were/entrusted with tho fitting up,;'and they/have performed their work.-very satisfactoilry. At present there arc eight bracket and two swing lights in the main building, which will bu addd to by a centre " Wenhan" light. Ton jqts form the footlights, and abovo tlio stage eighteen lights will serve as tho illumination for that part-of the Theatre. The dressing rooms, ticket office, hall, and outside, have received 'the attention of tho gaalitfcer. The Nelson' Evening Mail of Saturday ' last published a sensational story- with reference to tho de&th of AllanHeVd, tliQ jockey who. was killed atr'the races. ■ Mrs Canton, who,relates ' the following dream.,.or yiyouj hacl .a brother,who died about two yoars a?o, .and/who, when alive was very fond of -poor Herd! She lives miles away from the scene of the knew nothing about the races, and related tlni" iucident' to .her husband about six o'clock in tlio' evening of the day the accident happened. "I was sitting quietly in -tho room, when suddenly I saw .my doad brother Jem and ' the boy (Herd)ns real aalife. The boy was 011 horseback and riding very slowly alon», and not in jockey dress, and Jem was following and loading another horse. All was perfectly silcnt>< until 1 distinctly ! heard Jenv call out,' Jack, Jack,' and the ! boy then turned slowly and looked round. ] nnrl then both disappeared. Both of them ■ were most painfully near to me, I was terribly frightened, for 1 felt , sure that something was wrong with the boy, and 1 1 got up from my work and wont out. 1 The time that I felt my brother and the boy were with me, was as near as possible the time when the accident happened to s Herd.. I had not even thought about him , before. I was sitting quite quiet in the ' room, and was sewing at tlie time." k

.■ Lovers of piaculture. will be pleased to learn that there are prospects of very ® valuable additions being made to our I- stock of acclimatised fish. By the R.M.S. d Tongariro the Wellington Acclimatisation '• Society received a large consignment of 10 Ova, and a portion of this has arrived at !• the Masterton hatchery, where it has all y been placed in the boxes, The Loch e Leven and salmon ova from Sir James 8 Maitla'nd's ponds in Scotland is in aplen--6 did condition, and shows that groat care jjj was exercised in the packing, there being 8 scarcely-any of the eggs bad. The Rhine 1 Brook and Lako trout, Rhine salmon and : Alpine charr ova from the German breed- • ing ponds are not m such good condition, i» the flannel packing adopted on the Con- | tinent not being so favorable to its preseri vation as the moss packinp adopted by tlio ' English Packers. As the -Gennnn con- ' signment are all now to the,colonies its t development will be watchod with interest 5 and we feel sure that it will receive evory" ■ attention from Mr Ayson, the keeper of. 1 the Masterton hatchery, who has been most successful in rearing since' ho ha# • hadcharge of affairs hero, • Owing to ' th# advices having gone South,- Mr • Rutherford, the secretary of the Society; is unable to state the exact number of. ova i received at Masterton.

Tho annual tea-meoting_ in connection with the Dreyertown' ..Preshyterian' Church was held and was very woll.attended, there being fully : 130 persons present, including some MaaW ton visitors. Tea was served at 6 o'clock, a plentiful supply of everything good and : tasty being placed on the tables tiy the ladies of Opalti. • After justice had been' fully done to tho good things,'the evening' was given up to addresses. aM'harmony. Tho Rev., Fulton gave a very ; interesting address, entitled " The good old times," and contended that the present were equal to the boasted pood old times of' years' gone Mr W. Welch contributed to the evening's amusement by rendering a favorite sentimental song. ' Mr A. Thompson gave an exhibition of hia ventriloqual powers, the Misses Herbert and Brown took part in a glee that was favorably-received by the audience, and Mrs D. MoKenzie gave a capital recita'tion that took the company by surprise, and eamed a well merited round of applause. The gathering, which was the tnost successful yet held in connection with the Opalti Church, broke up with the usual thanks and. benediction, -

..sMrP, 0, B, Jclpn; medical herbalist* Wellington, publishes a detailed list of liis'niedioines in another column. • s The Gre'ytown P(re Brigade' will hold weekly-fiances at flail - Jilting the winter evenings, .\y ' Dr'Pemberton Of Wellington died'suddfen'ly ■ last evening, after taking a small dtise of morphia. TheMeceased'gentle"'-' .man ha?.. ; been in a wealpstate of health for some time. He yaa a brother-in'latr of Mr W. Lowes of /thio town. ;

a meeting ,}ietd last night at "the Matarawa at which'Mr Cole* -waolved with dissentient voices that ,lt U dwM|)jß..to build a-cart bridge neafr; the^Bwiftgbrid^o^over andjSreytown.