The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1887. A BLUE SHIRT MINISTRY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2724, 13 October 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1887. A BLUE SHIRT MINISTRY.

The Lyttelton Times calls the new

Cabinet" The Blue Shirt Ministry," and the niok name is not inapt. The Major has on this occasion picked his team from the democratic section of his party and at heart he is a radical himself. If he has led in the past a Conservative following he has done so against the grain. In 1884 Major Atkinson declared that the policy of his Government had been "to see whether a better title could not be found than the ordinary freehold title," Only a radical could have made an assertion of this kind and since it was made we have labelled the Major " dangerous." During the past three year Sir Julius Vogel has been the square Conservative peg in the round Radical hole and now the Major who fears but one foe, ut Sir Julius," has jumped himself into the round Radical hole. Sir Julius, no doubt, thanks the Major for this tactical move. Is not Sir Julius sick and weary of the Badioal. hole, and is it not kind of Major Atkinson to dislodge him from it. Sir Julius is now free to appear before the public in his natural colors! He will retain his own Canterbury following and he will probably absorb a good deal of the Conservative material that Major . Atkinson has thrown overboard. The Major by becoming an avowed Radical has no doubt intended to smother Sir Julius ; instead of this he has strengthened his hands, and in a fortnight's.time, when the tng of war domes, if we mistake not, Sir Julius will be found heading a very powerful Opposition. Still we;-hope Major Atkinson and his new. Ministry will survive the session. They, are pledged to retrenchment and'if they are -in earnest in carrying out this important task, we trust nothing will be allowed to hinder them from accomplishing it. We are indifferent as to whether the work of retrenchment is carried out by a Conservative or a Radical Ministry, All that we desire is to see it carried out, Differing as we do with Major Atkinson; we shall yet be prepared to support him as long as we find him working in the oause of retrenchment, jhe Major has<no 'constructive statesmanship, and we do not expect from him any statesmanlike measures, hut he is capable, if he ohooses, of carrying out a policy of retrenchment, and for this reason, he may, even with his present undesirable colleagues, do.good service to; the Colony." If the Blue Shirt Ministry retrenches fill honor to the Blue Shirts.

We learn by a telegram from our Cartorton correspondent that Arthur Moore, a pupil toaoher In the Oartertan school, shot himself this morning, By the facts' gleaned since in reference to the case by •our correspondent in conversation with Mrßethune, the second teacher of the school, it appears that ho weiif to the school about the usual time.- for ringing the bell, and on going into the clcias room found the young man dead with the gun by his -side. What could, h&vo'.b<ifen th&v cause of the action no one knows, for Mr Bethune says he was in his company till 9 o'clock last night, arid he appeared to be all right then, ' At the regular monthly meeting of the Thistle Masonic lodge 5.0.,' Bro; T. E, Price was elected R.W.M.,for. the. ensuing year, and Bros, Hogg and Mansell, Seniorand Junior Wardens respectively. The Ma'sterton Permanent Investment and Building Society notify in another column the terms upon which. they are prepared to lend money in sums of £SO and upwards on easy conditions of repayment.

Messrs Lowob and lorns report, at their etock sale yesterday, sheep were not well represented. In cattle the entries were, very numerous, all selling, but rates were very low, • the condition being . poor. Horses sold mote freely than previously. Mr Joseph Gaut, instructor. of the Maeterton branch of the School of Design, has altered his drawing and painting class from Thursday afternoon to Friday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, owing to the Hospital committee meeting dashing with his Thuraday olasß. Mr Gaut wishes ub to state that persons wishing, to "join his classes are invited to attend at the upper room of the Institute this ovening.

The following team has been selected to represent the Mastorton Rifles in their match with the Carterton Rifles on Saturdag next: -Captain Donald, Lieut. Thompson, Sergeants Matthews and Kibblewhite, Vols J., 6., and 0. Bentley (3) R; McKenzie, W. A. Wilton and 6. Blane. Emergencies—o, Hoffiens and A, ,Hoar. The team will leave Mr J, Williams shop, Queen Street at nine o'clock sharp in. ut conveyance for Carterton. Notice is given by the Alfredton Road Board tliafc tho meeting convened for Tuesday, October 11th, for tho purpose of considering proposals for borrowing under the provisions of the Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886, has been adjourned to Tuesday, 25th inafc.

The Post Bays that the present Ministry is the most thoroughly Atkinsonian one which the country has ever known, This is very singular result to have beon evolved from the general foeling of distrust which was expressed towards Major Atkinson by most of the members when before the electors.

We have at length opened out our first shipments of summer dress fabrics in all tho moßt fashionable shades, including some lovely tints in grey and gobelin, and in soft woollen and sift mixed fabrics, foule, boige, lawn tennis costume cloths, and a thousand other varieties too numerous to'recapitulate, Our lady friends must needs come and enjoy the display at To Aro House, Wellington.

We have some very handEomc oheoked and striped woollens with plain to inatoli, and a variety of very beautiful embroidered robes, the very Bight of which lingers in insatiable deßire to purchase these elogant atristic marvels at Te Aro House, Wellington, ■ hium many of our lady' friends' have made their first purchases, and our dressmakers aro busily employed in fashioning these into "things of joy and beauty" against the festivitios of the ooming session of tho House of Representatives. It would bo wise on the part of all ladies if they would give their orders as early as possible to the dressmaking departments at Te Aro House, Wellington.. Nor that there need be any fear of disappointment this season, We have two excellent dressmaking rooms, and can in both guarantee style, fit and promptitude, at To Aro House, Wellington, To any ladies unable to visit our warehouse we- sM be most happy to forward' such patterns as are desired, and complete measurement charts, from Te Aro House, Wellington