The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1887. MR GEORGE FISHER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2675, 27 August 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1887. MR GEORGE FISHER.

QtfEof the' men of the future' ia New Zwland ia undoubtedly Mr George Fisher. This Wellington favorite displays a Tory marked iudividaalism thinking out public questions for himself and expressing his views with a candid frankness that is always appreciated, He is altogether a.self made man, and,wa regm him bb still fightIhg.hifl way up the. ladder depending upon his own indomitable will to reach the goal for whioh he.. strives. Mr' George Fisher hardly belongs to the political party with whioh we are identified, but wo value him as a publio man none the lobb for this. We have nothing to fear in this Colony from a representative who combines honesty of purpose - with good common sense, and it is for these qualities we respect Mr Fisher. He is a hard hitter in the political arbna, but his blows are always l&ir. Many severe-things have said of the Premier during? the proaout elections, but no'straighter and more unanswerable, attack has been made- opon him than one in Mr-Fisher's.Speech,"at .House on. Wednesday evenjnjj'ia?t. ; Mr : Fißher after Refining'protection syßteniß as ■''' a speoi.es of robbery by the wmof the law" electrified hisaudiehCe by deolarjng that Sir Stout was the author of'this.profound verity.;: Poor Sir Robert injpng'to the country for Protection must feel little rubs. like this, and regret that he ever found it expediehiin the past to express in public, decided opinions. Another very hasty" attack was make on Mr Ballanoe iarhen Mr. Fisher deolared that the Minister for' Lands had spent five thousand pounds oi village settlement money in creating a constituency for John London.- Mr Baljanoe's

friends say as littlo as poseiblo about John Lundon, and they probably will not condescend to reply to this.very straight shot from Mr Fisher. In dialing •with ,tbe land question Mr Fisher pointed out that wo had already seven systems in operation, and that the Government desire to introduce an eighth. This one allusion alone graphically portrays the weak point of our New Zealand land legislation He was also felicitous in characterising the Government as a Ministry wbioh created a race of billet hunters, and in' declaring that every political agitator waain the pay of the Government, who were bmlding up an army of political parasites. On the wages question he said that to the present' Government belonged the unenviable' distinction of having for the first time in New Zealand attempted to alter and lower the standard of wages of the working man,' In advocating retrenchment, he stated that they had heard a good deal about the economies of the Government. Well, the population i since 1870 had doubled, and the cobl of Government had increased fourfold. Mr Fisber has done good service to the colony by his Opera House' speech, and it is gratifying to notice that in all large centres of population the Government are being shown up in their true colore.

In our issuo of the 28rd instant we stated that there was a substantial foundation for the charge brought by; a correspondent against Mr Hawkins in our paper. A'letter from Mr D. S. Papworth in another column throws some light on tho subject, It would appear from this communication that the alleged ovorture re the' Presidency of the Association emanated from the members themselves rather than from Mr Hawkins. The evidence we,have been able so far to gather on the subject acquits Mr Hawkins of having made any proffer of his services to the Freethought Association, and in justice to an opponent wo may state that we aro now of the opinion that no direct overture to the Association was made by him.

The Wellington Rugby Football Cnlon have decided to play a Costume football match at Nowtown Park on Saturday 10th of September, to raise money towards tho fund for sending William Hearn the Champion Sculler of New Zealand to take part in tho Worlds Eegatta at Sydney in January next. Moldaoot's patent Pocket Sewing Maohino IB the latosb marvel advertUod by Mr Fear, machinist and importer, Wellington. This machine, whiohwoighg under a pound, is said to do all classes of work, from linen to oloth, Mr Fear, who is noted for hit strain of purebred poultry, also advertises that he is prepared to supply eggs from white and brown prize Leghorns. The announcement appears in another column.

A " non-footballer" writes to the Standard as f ollowsj—Sir,—We are naturally proud of our footballers. The gamo is no doubt a littlo rough, but good playors are as courteous as they can be under tho oircuuiabances. Thin' was particularly the case at Greytown. Two ladies of my acquaintance think that the Udios might very well pay tho best footballers of the Wairarapa, the compliment of a ball, which should begot up by tho ladies. Of course these two are desirous of helping to get it up if desired. This is a matter, however for the ladies geuerally I to' sottle. May I ask through your paper what the opinion of the ladies ot the j Wairarapa is in this matter,

• Mr W, Boeth has forwarded the following letter to the Evening Poat whose "own correspondents" in this district are strung partisans of Messrs Bunny and Hogg. Sir—Ab chairman of Mr Buchanan's Carterton committee will you allow me to correct your" own correspondent," whose letter in your issue of thi 23rd mst contains the following statement:—" Out of the 45 names given to mo aB mombors of commit tee, 23 are runholders and farmers, 4 master sawmillors, 14 butchora and storekeepers, and 4 working men," This is incorrect. The committee numbers 76. There are not " 23 runholders (if Mr Grace is to be called one) and 33 farmers. There are not 14 butchers and storekeepers, but a few tradosmen, including two butchora, There are 5 sawmillers, and the balance are working men. Not four, but sis times four, and if we wished it | the number could be easily inoreasud to fifty times four. The telegrams which go to you from the same source reporting Mr Bunny's meetings are some of them to my knowledge also incorrect, like the above; aB in the case of the Clarevillo meeting, at which I was present, and the report of which sent to you was a care-fully-worded misrepresentation. Mr Bunny and his friends may be quite sure this misrepresentation will, like curses and. chickens, come home to them to roost before the polling day next month. There was a very large attendance at the St. Matthews Sohoolroom, last evening when a most attractive programme was submitted and successfully carried out, Several vocal and instrumental selection! were well rendered, and the juvenile play entitled-'* The Whlto Wolf" was performed In a vary creditable mantier, by the Teachers and Soholart of the Sunday School. The perfoimers, sixteen in number, appeared well up in their res-, pective parts, and acted in a manner that, showed careful rehearsal and training: l They entered into the piece with great spirit, .and carried it through ia a etylo that elioited the admiration and applause of the audio.uoo, A new forest scone painted by our local artist, Mr A:. M. Bradbury, added to the effect of the play, being admirably suited to its requirements; Wo understand that" The White "Wolf" will be repeated during the present season, and feel sure it will meet with another Buocess. The following are the names of the performers j—Misses Bagge, Von Bturaier, Boddington,. Mason, M. Von Sfcurmor. A. M. Boddington, L. Von Sturmer. Masters Rathbone, Bagße (8) B. Bennett, F.and A. Nicol, P. Oorbett, T. Jenkins,

"Mistaken will often ocourin the best regulated familieß," and bo it ie that to suit .the convenience of shippers we have a con-' signment of glassware that were' not' wanted before Christmas, TeAroHouse.- Wellington; . As,,however, they are here, the publio will'reap the ..benefit 'of .the error, and. will have an oppotpnity of makings a free seieoiion'in accordance with the amount of their Snrobases, .and-'ona similar scale toihe' übllea bonus >ih, the 'month 'bf-'Jone last.' During the present month they can be had at' TeAroHouse." . . ; : ; ,; ' ' ; ; ■-, The soak is announced in.another colntnn,; and is sufficiently Moral to'attract a large amount o! attention; The articles are all oi 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,, '.

We need hardly say that to those who contemplate setting tip housekeeping this opportunity .will be invaluable, while those who wish to replenish their stook of household glassware at onoe adapted for ordinary use, and, calculated to be ornaments to any well-laid table, will seize a chance that does nbt,obur every day, at Xe Aro Houbb, Wei-lington;-Apvi.

The Bupplomonfary'rdil' of the • ■ Masterton District, which closed yesterday, contains about two- hundred and fifty names, .. Mr W. 0. Buchanan invites the electors'. of the Wairarapa district to meet him at the sohoolhouse, Matarawa, on Wednesday evening next at 8 o'clock. Mr Donald Donald, of Soljvay, Masterton, has applied for a patent for the 'VSolway Hurricane Spray Nozzle." -;, The purebred Clydesdale horse Rufus, by Young Prince Charlie—Blossom, is' announced to stand at Mr Carman's farm, East Taratahl, during the coming season. .;MrsO. Kean, scientific dress cutter, notifies to'the ladies ot Maaterton that she will resume business ou September Ist, in rooms'over Mr F. W. Temple's, .Queen Street..•■.

The Wellington Opera House had another escape tliis morning, one of the shops m the' front of the building being discovered on lire, which was extinguished

iefore much damage'was don« The took w'sb injured to tho extent of> a few

pounds, but there was no insurance. Wo are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes &lorns' Stock Sale which takes place on Wednesday uexfc. Their list already embraces over

100 head cattle'and 500 Bheep, besides horses; pigs, vehioles, &o. In tho Masterton K.M. Court this morning, before Mr W. H. Beetham, J .P., William Batfcyn was further remanded till Monday next, at 10 o'clock, ou the oharge of unlawfully' wounding William Shakespeare Poole. A roomed dwelling situated at Horokiwi'Valley, owned and.occupied by Mr Richard Smith and family, was destroyed by tire ijt one o'clock this morning. The origin of the fire is unknown, but is bejieved to have occurred iu the j kitchen. The occupants barely escaped

with their lives. Nothing whatever was saved, The insurance on the house and furniture was £SOO in the Equitable Insurance Company. To make room for new goods Mesßrs 0. Smith and Co announoe that they must dispose ot thoir present stock of drapery and clothing, and that this is the hub wook of their groat clearing sale. Lettqra of naturalisation have _ been iasuod bb under:—A. dolph Krißtofor Aanenson, Morrison's Bush, Greytown; Lany Henry Neilson, Brancepeth, Maaterton;Gerard Boeddinghaus, Wellington Arthur Eriut Hans Alexander von Keiaenberg, M>sterton;o«rl Moellor, Masterton; Bernt Bery. Mansjaono; John Baptia Fournoen, Featherston.

Racehorse breeders will doubtless be pleased to learn that Mr P. F. Tanored Intends keeping his well known sire "Premier" by Malton-Revoke, in this dißtriot during the coming season, If any recommeudation was required _we aightsay that the quality of the Premier's stock has been proved against the bent blood in the colony and has secured a proud position among first claw racers.