The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, 0CT0BER 14, 1887. THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2725, 14 October 1887, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1887. THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH.

Tab Governor's speech ia,brief and to the point. Major Atkinson is always very honest and litraightforlvard. On up his mind the speeoh is explioit, and wnere it is a little cloudy it is obvious that the Premier is indicating as well as he is able tho probable aotion of his Ministry.'. Effective and' Substantial retrenchment-he rightly regards as his first duty. If he carries out this duty with firmness and discretion he will deserve to retain the power and place which he now enjoys. Next, he promises ub a little land reform. : our : present complicated methods of settlement are to be simplified, and settlers are to be allowed to select the tenure whioh they prefer. In nineteen cases but of twenty we venture to affirm that settlers will giveadeoided preference „to a freehold tenure. If this tenure is placed at their disposal, a healthy stipjulus will be given to land pottle-, taent operations. Then, too, we are promised that the foolish native land legislation of Mr Ballance will be immediately modified., Releasing the ; native lands from , the ridiculous restrictioni now placed upon them will have a marked effeotin restoring prosperity in the North Island. The question of revising the tariff is to stand over for the recess, .and this' is something to be thankful for, Mange in Railway management is promised but the nature of it is not as yet revealed." A reference is made in the spoooh to the ; existing difficulties in connection with the Midland. Railway. What this® are, will no

doubt appear in due course, We fear that the Midland 'Railway will be a millstone round the neck of the Colony. As far as we can read the Governor's speech it is straight in the direction of restoring confidence in the. colony amongst our. backers. Outside of it. The result must, after a short interval, be a substantial revival 1 of trade and prosperity.

' Mr J. C. Ingram invites tenders forthe right of; cutting the grass in the publio Park,

. Mr E. P. Anieabhry; dentist!' ndtifies in another column that he has removed to Fern Lodge, at tho corner of pifcon and • Bannister- Streets, near- the Club Hotel. ' - ■ ! '

The next English and European,mail* via Ria, per R.M.S. Aorangi will, close at the Masterton Post Office on Thursday next, the 20th Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stock sale list;for'to-morrow, a!line of 4cwt of cheese, which is to be sold without reserve.

Messrs Lowes and lorns sell at their rooms to-morrow, a long 'catalogue of new and second hand furniture of every description, oheese, oats, potatoes, fowls, horses and sundries. ■ :

Mr Beatham presented a petition to the House on Wednesday, from LieutColonel Thomas .MJ'Doiinell,' praying to be.placed on an equal footing with other recipients of the New Zealand; Cross in' respect'to the pension attached to that decoration., j The attention of Anglers is directed to an advertisement in the wanted column from Mr T. Arthur of Lambton Quay, Wellington, who has just opened ex Riniutaka, a splendid assortment of trout fishing tacklo, and will forward a price list on application. A meeting of the Masterton Hospital Trustees was hold in the Institute yesterday afternoon. Present: Messrs J. C. Boddington (chairman), J; loins,, and Rev. W. E. Paige. Tho Treasurer reported a credit-balaaco of £37 3s, and accounts amounting to £l7 8s were pasßod for payment'. Tho Hospital diary was road, showing that there wore seven patients at present in the Institution. Mr lorns was appointed visiting trustee for the ensuiny month. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, have received the following telegram, from their London office dated lltli instant:—Tallow—Since we last tolegraphed the market has been lower, but has now recovered and is steady, Good mutton is worth 235, and beef 22s per cwt, respectively. Frozen meatMarket quiet. Canterbury inuttou is worth 4d por lb, A Southern paper tells the following yarn:—" One candidate, in a Southland-' constituency, was promised by each of the six men who constituted the entire" number to be found in a certain district, that he should havo their votes. Only one vote was given in tho particular locality, and eaoh ot tho'six privately expressed his regret at tl)e duplicity of the other live in not fulfilling thoir promises as h$ had done. Ultimately, the candidate niet all six together, and* informed thejn that they were all liars, Binco he, the candidate, had given the- oiie vote himself."

. At a meeting at Pahiatua on Saturday evening last Mr W,' W. McOardle said : " There was - ono matter in connection with the election that was worth noticing and that was the number of votos polled in the Forty mile Bush last election compared with this.; In 1884 only, about 81 recorded their votes, whilst in -1887 there wore somo. 580. This spoke for. itsolf, and he believed by the next eleotion that portion of the electorate would be so, powerful as to decide the fate of a candidate. :

Hooker, the incandoucent gas man, cuts a bad figure in the records of the Auckland Supreme Court. A trial lasting a week terminated last Wednesday in which tho jury fcund that the principal repre sentations he made to the purchaser of tho patent rights for the Auckland .'district were untrue, and from their nature ho must have known them to be so. This Hooker it will bo remembered was brought forward in Masterton by tho celebrated Smith who built our Gas tank to show that it was an Engineering triumph.

The annual installation of the Worshipfull Master, and investiture of officers of tho St. John's Masonic Ledgo, E.O. Feathorston, took place on Wednesday last, The oeremony was performed by P.M. Bro. H. J. Williams, who installed, Bro. Reynolds for the ensuing term Visiting brethren were present from the Wellington,- Greytown and Carterton Lodges, the event being celebrated by a banquet at the Royal Hotel. The following were the officers invested: 5.W.,8r0. W. Bonton; J.W., Bro. D. T. Fry; S.D., Bro. Bunting; J.D., Bro. Kirby; Secretary, Bro. Smith; Treasurer, Bro, Toogood ; Tylor, Bro, Keys.

The inquest on the body of the, un* fortunate young man, Arthur Moore, who shot himself at Carterton yesterday morning, takes place tj-day. From what we can gather, tho deceased appeared m his usual spirits yesterday, having "joined in a discussion, and expressed his opinion on the political situation, during breakfast timo. He waß a lieutenant in the school'cadets, a prominent member of tho local Football Club, and was universally liked. Ho passed a Pupil Teacher's examination creditably this year, and was studying for .■ furthor advancement. No reason oan be assigned for the sad act, which has cast a- gloom over the district, as the parents of 1 the deceased, have resided in Carterton eiri.ee the settlement waß founded. The funoral will take place on Sunday next at the Olaroville cemetery, In Lincolnshire a- girl suffering from tho ague cuts a lock of her hair arid binds it around an aspen tree, praying the. latter to shako in her stead. In Ross-sl ire, whore living cocks are still occasionally buried as a sacrificial, remedy for epilepsy some of the hair of the patient is general-, ly addod to the offeriug. At least one holy well in Ireland (that of Tubber Quan) requires, an offerm? of hair from all Christian pilgrims who' como here on the last-three Sundays in June to worship St Quan. As a charm against toothache, it is necessary to go thrice around a neighboring tree on the bare knees and then cut off a lock of hair and tie it to a branch. The trees thus fringed with hair of all colors is a curious sight and an object of veneration. Tho remedy fo'r.a toothache at Tavistock, is to bite a tooth from a ekull in the churchyard, and keep it always in the pocket.

' A newsboy was passing along the Strand when he chanced to discover a purse of sovereigns. Ho waß at first inolined to conceal it, but, repelling '.the unworthy suggestion, he asked a venerable man if it was his. The venorable looked at, It hurriedly, said it was, pattod him oh the head, gave him a half a crown and said he would yet be on editor. The venerable man then hastoned away, but was arrested for having counterfeit coin in his . possession, whilst the honest newsboy played odd man with his humble half-crown, and ran it up to seven-and-sixpence. Honesty sometimes is the best policy.

Tho rifle match, Carterton v Masterton, arranged to be held at Carterton tomorrow, has been postponed to Saturday 22nd itißt., owing to the death of, Lieut'. A,' Moore, of the Carterton School cadete A patient named Levoince, from the Masterton tlospital, proceeded to Wellington by train this morning, for the purpose of undergoing an operation.at. the Wellington Hospital for some internal complaint, .- ; .. . . . The following Wairarapa horses ..have., .been, nominated.. for-.;the Wanganui. Jockey Club's .Spriu g' Meetin g.j -r'Trial Cupid, Strenuous, ,'and. Administrator;., Wanganui Rumout; AdmistratorJ'Strenuous;- fifciv dlesj-Kangarpo. . .Mr W. hits'teen* jappQinted Wniprapa'agent,for' J. A, Pond and Co.'a Patent-%an)pllet Butter Packing Boxes. Thescf'bdx6s aje'of a' uniform size, and madeit to- hold from 141b .to Stilba, and are "strongly recommended for their cleanliness and convenience, which should commend them to the Wairarapa Dairy Farmers'. Mr 0. A. Pownall, solicitor for Messrs Kempthorne Pros'ser and Company, made an application this morning in Chambers,before.Mr E. W, Porrittj Deputy Clork of the Masterton R.M, Oourt.to adjudicate Daiiiol'Chalmers Keir, Chemist, of Carterton, a Bankrupt, ' The amount pf the' Company's claim was £77 1b 2d, and after hearing the facts of tho case the application was acceded to. We have at length opened out our firßt shipments of summer dress fabrics in all the most. fashionable shades, inoluding some lovely tints in grey and gobelin, mndih soft woollen and silk mixed fabrics,, foule, beige, lawn tennis co.Btume cloths, and a' thousand other varieties too'numorous -to recapitulate. Our lady friends must needs come and enjoy the display at Te Aro House, Wellington. We have some very handsome checked and striped woollens with-plain to match, and a variety of very beautiful embroidered robes, tho very sight of whioh lingers in insatiable desiro to. purchase these' elegant atrhtic marvels at Te Aro House, Wellington. AmeadY many of our lady friends have made their, first purchases, and- our dressmakers are busily employed in fashioning these into " things of, joy, and beauty'! against the festivities, of tho coming session of the House of Representatives. It would be wise on the part of all ladios if they would give thoir orders as early as possible to the dressmaking departments'at TeAro House, Wellington. Not that there nood bo any fear of disappointment this season. - We havo two excellent dressmaking rooms, and can in both guarantee style, fit and promptitude, at Te Aro House, Wellington, To any ladies unable to visit our warehouse we shall be most happy to forward such patterns as are desired, and complete measurement charts, from Te Aro House, Wellington