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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2673, 13 August 1887, Page 2

Whether Mr Ballance lias at last discovered that his " One Policeman Policy "is a failure; whether serious troubles with the Natives are brewing, or whether a "brilliant Native policy " is to be inaugurated for the purpose of influencing elections, we are totally unable to say, but it is an ascertained fact that detachments of the Permanent Force are being sent up to Parihaka, Several men

were dospatched a night or two ago and others are under orders to proceed to the same destination, and we understand that the force at present at Pariliakais to be largely increased.

A meeting conveued by Mr R. S. Hawkins at Kuripuni last evening -was postponed, owing to unfavorable weather.

In all probability the writs for the new elections wi'lbe issued on the Zfith inat., and the elections will take place on the 21st September. The Horn Sir Julius Vogeh.K.C.M.G,, hasbeen appointed Mimster-in-Ohargeof Marine Department, in place of tho Hon, MrLarnaeh, C.M.G,, who has resigned that portfolio The.tender of Mr George Bfoad'borit at £l2oa year for tlio Kaitoko Refreshment rooms have been accepted by the Railway Department, There were threo other-tenders. - :

W. E, Waters was arrested yesterday at Ins brother's" house, Hopper Street, Wellington, by Detective,Chrysta-l, .011 a charge of embezzling tho sum of £IOO belonging to the Oity Advance and Deposit Company-.

We refer our readers to an inset with to days issue, from'-Messrs'M-, Caselbergand Co,, announcing that their great annual stock taking clearing calo which coiiimeneed'on 6th inst, will continuo until 31st intit only,

A chimney 011 fire was tho cause of a peal on the Maeterton iiroboH last ovenhij?.

Tho electoral rolls for Wellington are now complete. Thomdon shows 1595 names against 1G30; To Aro, 1748 against 1623; .Wellington South (now including part of tho old Foxfcon electorate), 14(i0 against 17G4; and Wellington East, which is carved principally out of old Wellington South, 1482,

Five intcrprovincial football' matches' have been played between Wellington and Canterbury, and from the subjoined list it will be- seon that Wellington has won three out of tho five matches which have taken platelß76.—Played at the Hu'tt. Won by I'anterbuiy by 18.' points to 1. 1879.—Played at Christ" church, Won by Wellington by a goal to a try. 1883.—Played at Wellington. Won by Wellington by a try. -1885: Played at Ohristchurcli, Won by Canterbury by a goal and a try to nil,' 1887. Played at Wellington; Won by Wellington by a goal and a try to a goal, ''

A contemporaiy, speaking of the Midlaud railway works, says:—At some of the roadside hotels,'when Work.i 3 over, a very mixed community congregate to while away the time with the everlasting euchre. In one room one night last week ivere .seen an an Oxford 11. A., a Cambridge 8.A., and a Trinity College (Dublin) man, assisted by ai.., M.D., an ■ex-clergyman,- 'an architect, and an ex , wino' merchant who was faiiriiliar with the classical precincts of tho' Tortsoken ward .Each of tlieao mon, drawn- to the East Coast by want of proper employment, is now inanfully. handling tho pick and shovel in tho construction- ot the groat Midland railway.. -

. iioso Pawson.was oharged at tljo Wellington R M, Court yosteriay, before Mr Warrtoll, E.M., with liaving unlawfully, interred tho body, of her child in the backyard of liov premieea in March last, Hia Worship, in giving judpent, said that the oljonco was one which it was necesin the interests of public health and public decency, should be punished with Bome. severity, and the circumstances connected with this ease were of a repulsive, and distressing character, Tho maximum penalty was £SO, but liaving regard to tlie- circumstances of the, accused he would impose a fiiio of £5, His Worship subsequently altered the fine to with 183 costs, with an alternative of 28 days' imprisonment .

The following letters of naturalisation havo boon issued: —Jorgen Pasako, miller; Jacob Freder, farmer; Christian H, Brasch, upholsterer; Gustav siopen, tanner'; Herman F, P. Voighfc, cabinetmaker; Pur' Nillson, laborer; Frederick Janetfc. sawmillor, of Masterton ; Robert Lepcnski, laborer, Groytown ; Peter Petersen Jjorenzen, laborer; Michael Gronskofka, laborer; Nils Blomqvist, carpenter; Mads Gundijrsen, farmer; Peter Snuiskowsky, laborer; Lars Anderson, farmer; Antony Boloy, laborer; Peter Fealick, laborer, Carter ton; John Johnson, settler; Charles Smith, laborer, Fuathcrston; Carl J. Carlsson, fanner; Sven Gundersen, farmer ; .John Yoimroth, farmer, Wairarapa.

Atatnecting of the Wellington City Council on Thursday evening last, a letter was rend from Messrs Ashcroft and Co., offering to orecfc four arc lamps of 3000-candle power each, and ten incandescent lamps, provided the Council paid them £IOO and supplied poles fifty feet high. _ The offer was accepted, but the Council suggested that the arc lamps should be less powerful than 3000-candle power, and .-houlcl bo erected not more than thirty fe.t from the ground. As soon as Messrs Ashe: oft and Co. have made an estimate of the, cost of' permanent installation a meeting will be hold to consider the whole quebtiou, and full information would then be submitted to the Council,

Notwithstanding the very unfavorable weather last evening, about fifty persons attended the St. Matthew's winter evening entertainment, when tho following programme was successfully rendered Glee, ''May Day," Choir; Solo pianoforte, Mies Kibblowhite; Song, " Whoro are the friends of my youth," Mr A, Re'eae; Glee, "Gipsy Tent," Choir'; bolo and Chorus, " Sweet Bye-and-Byo," Master Fred Nicol and Choir; Song, ''Anchored,' 1 Mr Coleman; Song and Chorus, " The Golden Shoro " Mr Reeco and Choir.; Song, "The Bugler," Mr Gaskill; Glee, "Tho Wreath," .Choir; Son?, " Southern Breeze," Mr Wickerson ; Song, " Cockles and Mussels," Mr Coleman ; Gleo, " The Carnival," Choir; Song, " Balaclava," Mr Gaukill; " God Save_ tho Queen," Tho Choir boys acquitted themselves remarkably well, especially the soloists Mr Reeco and Masters Fred Nicol and E. Bennett, the lien's share falling to the latter, who possesses a Bweet voice, and appeared equal to tho occasion. Mrs Paige deserves great praise for the manner in which she'has trained her little pupils, who, on tho other hand, deserve credit for the admirable rendering of tho several concerted pieces. The accompaniments, with one exception, were played by Mrs Paige, and although the state of tho weather, was not calculated to produco anything like enjoyment unless in the presence of a - roaring fire, still the audience by their applause proved that they appreciated the programme submitted to thein.

New Zealand. Tweed Suits made to measure, fit and workmanship guaranteed, quality of work unsurpassed, and prices within tho reach of the poorest. Clothing, Overcoats. Macintoshes, Oilskins, Hat Caps, Shirts, Underclothing, Braces and Belts, <fec' 4s in the £ discount. A call solicited. Note address—The Wairarapa Clothing Factory, Queen St., Mastertpn. Hare, Manager.

During tho past twenty-four hours, tins district lias been visited by the heaviest full of snow that lias taken place within the recollection of the oldest residents of the Wairampa, During .last' night a mantle several inches in depth overspread everything, iiml as tiie fall has continued.' at intervals during this 'morning there has been plenty of .ivailable ammunition for the numerous tribe of siiowballers—both old and young—who make the life of pedestrians a'lively one for the time being, and cause the tradespeople of the town to quake'with fear as the balls strike the windows, 'and occasionally find a resting' place nro'iAg'/tlie' perishable .articles in the shops, li 'contingency that many of-them have , provided- against by keeping their doors closed during the fusilade. The only casualties up- to the; present that have come under our notice are, the sniasliitig. of a glass show-case hanging outside Mr T. E. Price's shop, and a scalp wound received by a lad named McColl,. who, in evading a' ball,dodged into a horse-post, and inflicted a gash about two inches and a-lmlf in length on tho crown of tho head, which \va3 promptly strapped up by Mr Etoii, ohomist. In Napier there was. a heavy, fall of snow-at 0.30 this: morning, The country is all white Only twico bofore haa snow fallen in town, and thon it iminedii atoly molted. "From Feilding wo learn that there was a heavy snowstorm there this morning, the first oinco the foundation of tho • settlement,. Tho Mb and plains aro covered, but it is not expected tho lambs will suffer niuch,

"Mistakes will often occur in the best regulated families," and so it is that to suit the convenience of shippers we havo a consignment ol glassware that were not wanted before Christmas, To Aro House, Wellington _As, however, they are here, the public will reap the benefit of "lift error, _ and will have an oppotunity of'making a free , selection in accordance with the.aiiiouiit of ..their purchases, and on a similar scalojto the .Jubilee bonus, in the mouth of Juiie last. During the present mouth they can be had at Te Aro House." The scale is aunounced in another column, and is sufficiently liberal .to attract a largo amount of attention. The-articles are all of as useful as well as an ornamental description, and no doubt will be much appreciated and sought after by purchasers at Te Aro House, Wellington.