The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1887. A POLITICAL REFORM ASSOOCIATION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2643, 9 July 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1887. A POLITICAL REFORM ASSOOCIATION.

-• «■ Apolitical Reform Association has been recently constituted. at Christchurch, which embraces the following udmisable objects:— 1. To insist upon retrenchment in all -,* Departments of the Public Service, and to promote Reform in the Finances of the Colony. 2. Te reduce tho Legislative Expenditure. . 3. To Obviate, as far as possible, any necessity for increased taxation. 4. To resist further borrowing. - 5. To simplify thp Land Laws of the Colony so as to Facilitate the settlement of tho peoplo upon the land, 6. To advocate thorough retrenchment in the. Department of Education, whilst maintaining the- existing National Free System, V. To securo reform in the administration of the Railways, 8. To opposo.any further increase in existing Ctißtoms Duties, except for revenuo pur- ! , poses, as the present tariff may be . deemed to afford 'ample assistance for the developcment of Local Industries. 9, To seoure the return to Parliament of Members' who may be relied upon to stedfastly and consistently give effect to ■ these objects. This programme may be accepted ns averv.Mr summary of theviowa of oppoaitioh candidates in ill"''parts of the colony and as a policy which, will, if faithfully carried out, restore pro?■perity to New Zealand. It is, in fact, a-'party manifesto! All will agree is necsssary in every department of the public service, ami that new taxation should be

resisted, /"Thc.re ■ may be some ■ difference- of opinion as to whether "borrowing"-,; should' coaso absolutely. : or taper off; b'ut.if tlielatter alternative is.. Io be ; adopted we cannot trust Sir Julius Yqgel as tnperer. : 'To Jho-other objectsßpnecified we can give a cordialnssont and express a; sincere hope that the Political Reform Association just .launched may : have more /than, an ephemeral.existence, Associations' of this, kind have been* organised: Eit intervals during the past.forty years, but' few of them have survived more than than one general election, "■ : .Were' 'the promoters of this ; particular movement to decide .'that/it should become a permanent Institution they might confer a lasting benefit on the colony. Were they to engage a competent officer to •travel through every electorate in New Zealand with a view to enrol members and establish branches throughout the colony an organisation might be completed which woiild be able to protect die interests of'all genuine settlers at ii'iy election whether general or local. At the present time the mombors of this Association have a special duty as a .! Committee of Safety to rescue the colony ..from Iho precarious position which it has now been plunged by ■the men now in office, and we wish it ■every Success in this great work which, lies immediately before it. '*•

Mr A. W. Hogg's declaration of his candidature for the Masterton district will take.few by surprise. In 1881 lie acted as best man for Mr Renall, and in'lßß4 lie did the.same for Mr McOardle, and in 1887 lie very naturally steps so the front himself as the leader of his party. Wo arc quito content that Mr Hogg should be tho head of the somowhat motley crow which ho is supposed to represent, but we shall be ill-satisfied, in the interests of the Colony and of this district, to hail him as our M;II.R. We do not, however, believe that the electors will make the mistake of .returning Mr A. W. Hogg as their representative.

Mr Bunny is reported to have said at Featherston, " Now I would make the disclosing of a vote or the asking for the disclosure of a vote, penal. Why should an employer try by any threats or intimidations to influonce the votea of his mon ?" Wo would request Mr Bunny in all seriousness to pause and think again boforo saying that he would make tho asking for a' vote penal. We would enquire if ho himself has not asked for a thousand votes; if he has not in his lime taken a thousand voters by tho hand, and said to each one, severally and individually, "Will you vote for me," or words to that effect. Wo would also ask Mr 3unny what punishment should be awarded for this ollenco; if a fine of £5 would meet it ? If so, we would suggest to Mr 'Bunny that he should pay over £SOOO or £IO,OOO, as the case may be, as conscience money.

Although bailiffs aie, as a-rule, very smart men, the ■folio-win? incident, which happened in Masterton last week shows that they are.to 1 be .outdone by tho sagacity and intelligence of the hop, An aspiring butcher, bought a horse or vm going to buy oneif the animal suited and took it from a. livery stablekeopor on trial. Buaincas became slack and the horse went towards paying some. of tho butcher's pressing'debts,.and was relogatcd to the pole-of an u'p'-couutry mail brake. The livery stablekeepor, seeing how. mattors stood, saw his solicitor, the outcome of which was that a bailiff was deputed to seize said horse. In meantime, the mail man waß taken ill, and placed mail work in the liands of livery stablokoeper No. 2. Bailiff on tho alert 5 a.m. Friday morning saw mail brake leave Post Office with wanted horso, went to L.S.K. No. 1, informed him of circumstances, got saddle horse, rodo tohotel whorechangeof horses takes place, saw horse taken out and placed in stable. After tho mailman left, collared horse, brought it triumphant to No. lon Friday evening. Disgust of mailman on returning to find horse.gone, made odquiries and found out its whereabouts. On Saturday, two horses broke out of No. ljs stables one of them made direct for No. 2, door invitingly open,, ostler recognised lost, animal, pops it in a loose box, locks.' the door and looks as pleased as the boy who' found a marble and broke a window. L.S.K. No. 2on discovering the prodigal, says "Why, what—how did tho horse,comohore?" Ostler, with prize ring attitudo and total disregard of the truth, replied "Why, I wont down to- and took it away in front of the lot of thorn, and I'd like to see tho man that can take it from here." L.S.K. So, 2 (locking the door and putting key in his pockot) " Good oivyou, old man, let's irrigate." They irrigated, and judging by appearances anyone would haye thought there had been"a'"flood, No. 1, bailiff, and aolicitqr.are flow to bo seen in conference, but the • horse is still at.No. 2's. .*..''.

An oye witness sends the following account of an aquatic ov.ent which took place .on Sunday last for the _ championship" of tho Waipoua,'over "the"'course from Chapel-stro'et to Dixoii-street, which he states would liavo been more interesting to tho contestants if the boats, had: not fouled the Queen-street bridgo, and capsized, piving the occupants a bath they neither desired nor relished. Tho affair causedsomo excitement in,the aqhatio world, as Coalpit's" Blue Lass" was to be pitted against a supposed deifion in Applcboy's " Groybiid" a double ended skill*, said to have wonderful going qualifies. The start was from Chapel-street, and tho course a straight one. Coalpit won the toss, and' took insido tpnsition. At the word ''go" Appleby caught oii, and had completed his Btroke before his opponent had fairly dipped, and striking at about 42 to tho minute,.sent the grey at a merry belt. Somohow tho steering was erratic, and instead, of going straight down the river the grey shot across tho bow of the blue lady, and fouled, a mudbank. Coalpithadbythistimasottled down and with a long sweoping stroke of about 28 came bearing down, and. went smash into the stern of the double ender, which was stretched half way. apross.' the river. The shock freed the grey,' and .tho pair raced toward the bridge, one atabout 42 and the other at 30. As thoy neared the bridge the crowd sent up a cheer, which cause Appleboy, who was leading, to look round, and being somewhat unsteady, caught a crao, capsized, aud disappeared under the. structure.- The speed that Coalpit was gdjng sent his craft' over tho doubto-ender, which ended in boats, oars, and competitors being mixed up in a moat 1 confusing,mass. By the aid' of a long garden rake thoy were hauled to tho bank, nand although the race was unfinished; neither of them expressed any anxiety to renew the contest for- the championship. ,- The boats are for sale.

. Detective Mc'Gratli' has; left Masterton fpr.lußiimV"appoinfcm.onfc at Russell, Bay ;of Islands.' , : ;, ' ' _ . ■ '-.Tlte Wellington Stoeplechaso meeting ; has;tioeri .postponed, • owing to tho wet weathev. ' Messrs.Lojves.ivicl lorna advertise that tiioy liave rii«ney to - lend on freehold .sn.curitv'm sums from £IOOO to £20,000. . Mr W. O. Buchanan will address the electors of the Wairarapa district at the ■'Town. Hal}, Carterton, on Monday evening next. v ., ,;V .

Mr J. Bayliss, of'Carterton, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace. .There, are twentyfour. additions to therollinyesterday's Gazette.' • ■ ■ ■ ■•.•'■•'-•

Probably the most remarkable sense of humor ever known was that of a German "soldier who laughed uproariously all the time he was being flogged, and'when the officer,, at the end, inquired the cause of his mirth, broke out in a fresh fit of laughter, and cried, "Why, I'm tho wrong man!"— New Age.

We would remind parents and'guardians that Mr A. E, Cmvford's grammar school opens in St Matthews'/scliool-rooin on Monday morning next, and his French class on tho same afternoon at half-past four. We 'understand' that Mr Crawford has already enrolled a satisfactory nuifiber of studonts, and is commencing ..his work under the best auspices. '.- : '|;

I)r Speer, the expert specialist, whose name is ■u. household word throughout New Zealand announces that ho has opened a private dispensary at ■thorn Chambers, next to the Eiiipire IHutel.' Willis-istrcet, Wellington. -.The advertisement on the, front page is'-full of useful and contains iiumorous testimonials of the doctor's abilities. ' :

A lady who saw a.sailor beaten arid pounded by a brutal captain was made bo ill .that sho remained below deck for sevoral days. When blio once more made her appearance upon deck, the sailor was at the wheel. In ureal; sympathy she went to him, full of the memory of the dreadful event, and said: " How ia your head to-day V He had himself forgotten the little circumstance, mid, glancing at the compass, cheerfully replied : West-nor'-west and running free, inariii." .Judging by the cask set down for hearing in the Masterton .R,M. Court-on' Monday next, thoMaateiion bailiffs.hayonot been having a very happy'time ol'if lately. Three Maories are to be charged; with assaulting and resisting 'a bailiff,'-a' Palceha Maori with rescuing cattle from a bailiff, and we understand a 'bailiff will stand in the box charged with illegal seizure..' '...'■...' .', • . ■■■

A' loanied professor, in the course i;f an long climb to the summit of a Highland mountain, took the trouble to enlighten' thogillie by whom,■he,-.was accompanied rewarding the electric lights the telephone, and other modern inventions. 'As Donald never condescended., to'giye tiro slightest indication of-either;, jhterest oKwolfdpiy the at ills' silence, on which the Highlander'cohfi-' detttially-iuiforined hirn that he was ""a 1 'bis; leer liinißolfj •'"!"■:■•' •••.■■■ ,;,, This anecdote about himsolf by'the late Dr Magoon :—When the Doctor was a sludonfc at Colby lm supply of money Vas. very small. One Saturday ho'Btarteijpr.Pishon's 'Ferry, inJtpndiiifj to prea,cluq]f Sunday; ;'wi,thous,-.a „ecut'aii; bis pocket.' He' : waikod; as far; as tli>. Ferry, but. how to get across was/a problem. "The ferryman was waiting, and to hesitate was to be'lost," said the doctor. "Sol stepped into tho boat, alid sat down with : apparent unconcern. "Where aro you goingf asked the ferryman. " Going across to preach," 1 replied,,; As wo touchod tho other shore, I asked how much- the- : {are was. " Nothing'," 1 ' waa'theaus'weivqiujl'li tookmy bundle and ■•■ went on my way rejoicing. . •'-,'.

I :had; miicli I ;"curio«ky; to ; taate. .tho various beverkes of which fclie Englisli consume'such onqriiiQu.s quantities, says a writer in an -American-, paper. Passing a public house in Leamington one morning, I s'awa sign iii'tlio windo.V, -?J)rcsh Barm." l-'-thought this niuat'.bV some kind of home brewed alo, so I stepped"in and asked the barmaid for a glas3 of barm, She looked at me'in a surprised way} and said,,;"A glass of. barm,.-sjr,J',' "Why,yes,"lmplied', "Igiies'sl'lltrtko a glass" As booh as I,uttered the words " I guess," she knew I was'nt a native, and at the same time she thought it 'might' be, the custom' where I came fromto take balm by the glass,. So she went away and camo back presently with a glass of—yeast 11 looked'at it, at tho barm, then at the barmaid, who began to grin, felt my ears gowing red, coughed slightly, laid down two pence and hurried out, leaving the strange beverage behind me untasted, Since that experience 1 have ,been wary of asking for things with .unfamiliarnamesunless.l have fortified 'myself i>y preyious, investigation...

Mens Colonial Suits, 188:6(1, 25a, 355, and 455; men's trousers and vesta, 9s Cd, 12s (id, IGs (id ;■ men'b trousers, 4s Gd, 7s Cd, IOYGd, los'Gd;: hats, caps, shit-ts, scarves,bolts,braces,"blankota, rugs,&b,, at prices 20 per.cent below any other liouso y solicited. The Wairarapa Clothing Factory, next Mason's Choinisfc. E. B. Hare, Manager. A Wonderful Hen.v.—Many are the instances cited of the astonishing fecundity of the various species of domesticated fowl; but the celebrated Wellington Henn (which, Btrango to say, is of the inasculino gender) has a soul above the more production of og°s, Tho manner in which he turns out Venetian Blinds, etc., is the wonder and admiration of everybody,]-from tho Governor down wards. TlfeTnnnie of this wouderful bird is R, W. Benn, and his well-known fowlhouso is the Ponoke Steam Window Blind Factory,- Molesworth-streot, Wellington.—A'dvt

How to savo'roonoy—" Buy in the cheapest market." -You can do this at any time by coming to our' Warehouse in Wellington, but we are now offering greater opportunities of doing so than over, at our sale of surplus Winter Stock'of Drapoty and Clothing at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warohouso, Te Aro House, Wellington. The remaining portion of our season's stock must he sold, and those who visit our salo, commencing on Friday, July 8, willhavo, the advantage of picking up extraordinary bargains, unpavrallcd for cheapness in the. history of the provinco, or for that matter of Te Aro House. To'give *n idea—What would you think of a lot of real French Cashmeres in all colors,' beautifully fine, and 44 inches wide" for-Is. per yard, of silk plushes in a variety-.' of shades at Is Gd por yard, of capital blackvelveteens at Is per yard, of handsome Brocho Silks, all colors, at Is per yard, of a vast variety of useful, durable, and fashion, ablo dross fabrics at the following prices for lengths of 12 yards each, 13*18 6d, 3s M, ' 4s lid, 5s lid, 6s lid, 73 lid. These are a]], to bo had for two weeks only at To A#' House. . ■ .■' 'if

..Want of space will not allow us to enumerate other bargains equally great hi Mantles, Millinery, Blankets, 'Calicoes, Flannels, Shirtings, Carpets, Linoleums," Mens' Boy's and Youtliß' Clothing, they are there for all that, and we would advise-all in want of theso necessary articles to pay a visit without delay to the eale! ; at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. i: --..'•■'. Refreshments can bo had 'at federate charges on the premises. Safe' commences Friday July 8, and will continue to Saturday 23rd at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington,

In response to i- numerously; sigrie" requisition Mr A'., to contest the at' th'.'.coining elpctors appears in durvadvevtisiii? columns. ". ■!''," ■;'. There was a fair attendance'at.JibA.' B, Crawford's properties of ■ Oxygefi?fa^%" !i schoolroom,; ■ Tne. : lectufe; and • ments were yere'rateKstitJgi.the lefltiiicf handling the subject in ,'mftn». ner. A .full report ; appear in a future issue;.':' •:.■.': r ■■ h; vicZ'..

'.An advertisement.appears on theirout' page iri to-day's issue,' giving a description" of' Barrell's'. Steam patent; Family Washing Machine, and' also"ati'iriigbrtaiit' testimonial on the meiits' ; of the pateftt. Mr T. Garland) of jlolesworth.street', Wellington, is the sole manufacturer of this.f?reat family boon, Yesterday afternoon and 'last evening; a large number of persons were attracted to the Theatre Royal by.the exhibition of Japanese Goods consigned to '■- MessrsLowes and lotus, and xwljich are being this day sold by auction by the km. The attendance at the sale, this m6rnirig : was very good, and, the bidding spirited.-.