The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1887. THE HON. JOHN BALLANCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2660, 29 July 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1887. THE HON. JOHN BALLANCE.

The Honorable John Ballance is to be in Masterton to-day. A visit of a Minister to a town the size ot Masterton is always a compliment, and an address from so exalted a personage is ever an honor. We trust we are fully sonsible of the privilege conferred upon uh on the present occasion, though we mustcoufcss that our gratification ia not without alloy. It bo happens that the Hon John Ballance comes to us at a time when a contested election is pending, and he comes, as everybody knows, to tell us how to vote. We all know that tho Hon John Ballance is anxious that this constituency should return to Parliament a certain Mr Hogg, and that the appearance of the Hon Minister amongst us is due to his anxiety on behalf of this particular candidate. Mr Hogg is playing his cards well. To-night ho turns up a Jack and will count one for his nob. We do not anticipate that the Minister of tho Crown who addresses us this evening on that extremely ambiguous theme ' the political situation," which we presume means " High, Low, Jack and Game," for the Ministerial party, will announce himself as Godfather to our interesting political bantling, Mr A. W. Hogg, and say to us ' vote for my child,' but the political situation will no doubt be unfolded in such a manner that wc shall be led to understand that the salvation of the colony depends upon the Honorable John, and that the happiness of the Honorable John depends upon the return of the Honorable Hogg that is to be. We are almost disposed "to believo that tho Hon John would have done well to have allowed us to light out our little election battle without bis personal intervention.' No doubt he will give Mr Hogg's candidature a lift, but he will not mine himself in the estimation .of the colony by making liimsolf touter for a Mr Hogg. We believe Mr Ballance will have a good veceptiou to-night, and we trust that such will be the case. We may have some slight prejudice against our visitor as the election agent of a demagogue like Mr Hogg, but we respect him as a. Minister of the Crown, and would treat him in this capacity with every courtesy.

Mr Hooa has recentlly alluded to the editor of this journal us the "four-eyed joker." This phrase is, as our readers are well aware, an old stock jest which in past years lie has frequently used at our expense. Formerly wo treated such allusions with sjlent contempt, but'Mr Hogg is noft in a very different position to that wliiqh he once occupied when he was merely the editor of an, excessively scurrilous journal. Ha is now a candidate for a high political position, and though might allow gross journalistic brutality to pass un-; noticed in Mr Hogg the editor, we. do; not consider it ta be our duty to do so' in tho case of Mr Hogg the candidate; who with unblushing effrontery publicly, declares that he is fighting his election with clean hands. Our readersare well aware that Mr Hogg's little joke at our expense is aimed at a physical infirmity, which obliges the editor of this journal to wear glasses. To a man of Mr Hogg's calibre a

physical infirmity is the funniest tiling | in the world, and year after year he chuckles over it with characteristic vulgarity. No doubt' very many of his friends, not all l of them we are sure, think all the better of him f'oi his coarseness, but we might ask them has Mr Hogg no physical infirmities 1 Wo have heard anecdotes of ludicrous incidents arising out of certain physical infirmities which hu is said to possess, and we are quite justified if we think proper, in referring to them even more directly. The .-.question whether any particular candidate is a man of pure, or loose morals, is one oh which the : electors are entitled to form an opinion, Wo will not, however, on the present occasion, dwell on this point; we will: merely caution Mr Hogg that now he is a candidate we will not allow hiiu to bolster his election with journalistic brutalities. We have not an atom of confidence in his oft-repeated assurance that ho is fighting with clean hands, but for the credit of the district we will endeavor i to compel hiui to be as cleanly as it is possible to makohim. ,

The ordinary monthly meeting of tho Masterton Road Board will lie hold tomorrow at tho Board's Offices Perrystreet, Masterton. Mr 6. S. W. Dairympie advertises in another column, a seven-roomed houße, with coach-house and stables attached ; also garden and orchard for sale at a reasonable figure. We remind our readers of tho mooting in the Theatre Royal this evening, at 8 o'clock When the Hon John Ballance will deliver an address, on the political situation. Attention i 3 directed to an advertisement in another column setting forth the claims of Coventry's patenUatidle beater. This invention is simple in" construction, perfectly safe and durable, and is to bo obtained at a romarkably low figure from the patentee, Mr James Coventry Wellington. ■ A football match Grammar School and Masterton State School will bo played on tho Red Star football ground on Saturday (to-morrow) afternoon. Play to commence at 2.30 sharp. Jim Smith, the English Champion, and Kilrain, tho American pugilist, have signed articles to fight for tho Championship of the World. They will meet or. January 3rd next at some place within a hundred miles of Madrid. The stakes are LSOO aside. Tho following is the Wellington team which will play against Wairarapa to-mor-row : —Back, Rilner; three quarters, Gage, Moorhouße and Cooper; halves Richardson and Mcrlet; forwards, Beck, Ooekcroft, Ellison, Mclntyre, Reader, Storey, Taiaroa, Wales, and King, Just now when so :nuch is heard from a certain class of New Zealand politicians in favor of rigid protection, it is interesting to noto that tho Farmer's Institute of Renfew, Canada, passed a resolution on the 13th of June last in favor of freetrade with the United States, and pledged the Institute to do its utmost to cavry such a policy to a successful issue. It is said that this trade .question is tho all "absorbing question o'f tho time in Canada, Mr John Rayner, the Wairarapa representative of Messrs R. flornsby and Sons, has received the,following cablegram from Mr B. R, Morton (who is at present attending tho Adelaide 1 . Exhibition)' on behalf of the firm"First prize awarded to Hornsby's binder, at tiie leading field trial of tlie season in.tho Province of Toulouse,.- France, consisting of special gold medal and trophy, value £IOO, given by the President of tho French Republic." Lord Charles Beresford has resigned his position as Junior Naval Lord of tho Admiralty on the ground thai he innocently committed a breach of etiquette at tho recent review, in signalling a private message from the Royal yacht when Her Majesty the Queen was on board. The circumstances are as follows Tho Queen was in the saloon of the Royal yacht receiving tho captains of tho vessol which took part in the Naval review at Spithead. During the ceremony Lord Charles Beresford signallod to his wife, who was on board the Enchantress, appointing arendezvous after the review, the rules ofthe service forbid signalling while the Sovoreign is on board, except by Royal command, and on ascertaining this Lord Charles Beresford sent in his resignation to the admiralty. Hope is expressed that Her Majesty will reinstate him. Mr H. E. Eton, chemist, has had a very narrow escape from losing his eyesight, and receiving other serious injuries, through carrying a bottle of explosive chemicals in the insido breast pocket of his coat. It appears that ho was assisting with the decorations at the Drill Hall yesterday afternoon, in connection with the Masonic Ball, when tho bottle, which contained principally nitrio acid, and was intended for fumigating purposes, suddenly exploded. Mr Eton was immediately enveloped in steam, and the fluid spirted over his face, causing consternation among those present. He was promptly divested of coat and vest, and the liquid cleaned from his face, but not beforo his- right oye was temporarily injured by it. We are pleasod to notice that Mr Eton has not suffered more than the loss of tho coat, and that he was enabled to take part in the festivo yathoving last evening, none the worse for the adventure. Want of space will not allow us to onumerato other • bargain? equally great in Mantles,' Millinery, Blankets, Calicoes, Flannels, Shirtings, Carpets, Linoleums. Moiib' Boy's and Youths' Clothing, they are thoro for all/that,.and wo would advise all in want of these necessary articles to pay a visit without delay to at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. Refreshments can be had at moderate charges on the premises. Sale commences Friday July 8, and will continue to Saturday 23rd at tho Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. During this sale visitors making purchases are cordially invited to take a cup of tea free of charge, in our comfortable refreshment room at To Aro House Wellington. Customers can have their purchases at To Aro Houseforwarded to the Wellington Railway Station free of expense. How to save money—" Buy in the choapey market." You can do this at any time b t coming to our Warehouse in Wellington, bu we are now offering greater opportunities o doing so than ever, at our sale of surplus Winter Stock of Drapery and Clothing at, tho Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Are House, -Wellington. .The remaining 'portion of our season's .stock must'he sold, and those who visit ~ our sale, commencing on Friday, July 8, will have the advantage ;of picking up extraordinary bargains, unparralled for cheapness in 'tlio history of the province, Or for that matter' of Te Aro House. \ T give an idea—What .would you think of a lot of real French Cashmeres in all colors, beautifully fine, and 44 inches wide Jor Is per yard of silk plushes in a variety of' -shades'at Is 6d per yard, of.capital 'black velvete Silk at Is per yard, of handsome Broohe Silks, all colors, at Is per yard, of a vast variety of useful, durable, and fashion-, able dress fabrics at the following prices for lengths of 12 yards each, IS"ls 6d, 3s lid, 4s lid, 5s lid, 6s lid, 7s lid. Theße are all to be had for two weeks only at Te Aro Houao

Messrs Lowes and ioms add to their stock sjle a line of seventy young sheep.' The ordinary I p, in. train from Wellington to-morrow will bo delayed till 6.35 to enable the Wairarapa footballers and visitors to the Wellingtmi-Wairaropa match to return homo the same evening. About eight o'clock last evening a horse belonging.to Mr Holficns, Akura, came to grief over some of the municipal mud heaps near the Drill Shed in Hallstreet. The animal went Buddonly into one ot the convenient mounds on the roadside, fell, and broke one of its hind legs and had to be immediately shot. The Evening Post says:-" l'he Palmerston team will meet the Ponekes at Masterton on Saturday week." Perhaps, the teams wish to meet on neutral ground, but no arrangements have yet been made for the Masterton Football ground or the Park Oval. Captain Jones caused no little amuse ment at Mr Hogg's. ICurupuni meeting on Wednesday evening by his interrogations oil the subject, Free Trade v, Protection. 'Rising from tho front benches the Captain advanced to the front of the sta?c, and witli a few preliminary remarks such as "Keep quiet boys; I've not a question to put, said, Mr Hogg has told us all about Protection in his way, but what would ho do now supposing a frenchman, German, or any other Englishman was to come here with £20,000, and start a Printing Office, and run a paper agin him, and employ lots of boys, and do it cheap? What would he do I want's to know ? and the Captain smoothed his hair, adjusted his clothes and calmly awaited the reply. On Mr Hogg sayimr that he would pack them all out of the. country sharp, the Skipper remarked " Verygood, Mr Hotfg, that's one for you, but if 1 had some one to put it in the way I would like it put, you would understand what I meant," '' What do you know about printing, Ned?" says Mr Renall, "Sitdown !" " Right you are, Renall," says Ned, and down ho sat, but whether he was struck with an idea, or pricked with a pin, our reporter could not say, but he jumped up like a jack-in-the-box, and would liko to know where Mr flogg would put the second school in Masterton if he was returned to Parliament. Mr Hogg replied, amid great laughter, that the question was a staggerer, and that he could not answer it. "That's nothing to do with Mr Hogg as a candidate," interjected Mr Renall, " that's a qjestion for the people of Masterton and tho Education i3oard to sottle; you ought to know that Ned." "Oh,is it?" quietly said the skipper, and finding tho double broadside too much for his craft, hauled down his flag, and surrendered to the enemy, .. The annual Ball in connection with tho English and Scotch Masonic Lodges in Masterton was held undor a dispensation from the District Grand. Lodge in the Drill Hall last night, There were between sixty and seventy couples present, the gathering being ono of tho moat brilliant and successful yet held at 'this ond of the district, The. hall was • tastefully decorated with Hags, evergreens, paintings, lantorns, and Masonic emblems, under the supervision of, Bro. Jago, who must have been highly flattered, by the numerous euconiums passed upon, the appearance of the Ml- room-' by the' visitors present.. Fentoona were suspended from each' beam, reaching the full length of the room, and also from side to side; evergreen tripods hung from the roof at various parts of the builditig,. a Chinese lantern ' being placed iu each. Portraits of Her Majesty the Queen and 1 the Prince of Wales were placod at advantageous points, and some handsome mirrors gave a very pleasing effect to tho room. Tho Band,, under the' leadership of Bro,. Lundquist was placed in an'arbour in the centre of the floor, Tho stage was fitted up as a Masonic Lodge, the pedestals, columns, and tools, giving an attractive appearanco to that end "of the building, and formed a pleasing innovation to gatherings of this kind. Tho Committee are to be congratulated on bringing their annual re-union to such a succosful issue, everything being as complete as could be desired, good music, pcfcct floor, first class refreshments. -■ and enjoyable company. Tlie committee wish to specially thank Mr Henry Owen who kindly placed his magnificent mirror at their disposal, which was in itself a feature.in the decorations, and Messrs L. J. Hooper & Co, for the loan of their two mirrors. Mr P. D, Pelling was the caterer and gave general satisfaction with the excellent quality of tho refreshments supplied. ■ Mens Colonial Suits, 18s (id, 255, 355, and 455; men's trousers and vests, !)s Gd, 12s fid, lGs (id ; men'b trousors, 4s Cd, 7s Gd, 10s 6d, 15s Od ; hats, cap's, shirts" scarves, belts, braces, blankets, rugs, &c., at prices 20 per cent below any other house in the trade, A call solicited, The Wairarapa Clothing Factory, next Mason's Chemist. E. B. Hare, Manager,