The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1888. CHARITABLE AID.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2990, 30 August 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1888. CHARITABLE AID.

For the past five moi.tlis the North Wairarapa Benevolent Society lias been altogether without funds. Tho District Board refused to supply it with the money which by law should have gone to it, and the Wairarapa North County and Masterton Borough Councils, the two local bodies whose refusal to pay the requisitions of the District Board led to ths difficulty, did not till yesterday, provide the sum. which tho Benevolent Society Trustees needed to meet their engagements. The action of the local bodios in disputing the demand of the District Board was commendable, but tlioy should, in fighting Wellington, have made adequate provision for their own poor. The action taken yesterday in supplying the Benevolent Society witli funds to meet its, requirements should have been adopted months'ago, when the Benevolent 'Trustees first submitted' to them tlie' peculiar financial strait in. which they were involved. Dining the past : five •, months an efficient and economical system of charitable aid lias teen attempted: in Masterton. The Trustees endeavored to supply appllwmtsfpp jeliof.with suitable employment, au'd' as'" far as possible train them to earn their own livelihood, They' were, however, severely handicapped by their unfortunate financial position, whjoh compelled themlq provide for the poor on a credit instead of a cash system, and to resort to temporary expedients to tide over difficulties. One by one, too, members of the Trust, dissatisfied with the anomalous position in which they were placed, sent in their resignations, and latterly it has only been possible by a special effort to get a bare quorum of three numbers together. .However, the necessities'of the Society have at last been relieved, and no dooht some, arrangements will be made to obvia|eai'epptjtjon of sucli an undesirable, condition of affajta. During the past five months tlid avprage phiH'itableaid expenditure has been £3O a month, a sum eoneiderokly less than the estimate mado at the beginning of the flnaiirial year, but had the Trustees not been involved in financial difficulties from causes beyond their control, ,£2O a monthwould probably have been aniple,for High' requirements. The;,amount of diqtps (listing ii} and arqund lias, terton is very h»s, ,been a heavy, charitable aid expenditure,-but some half dozen stock pasosiiavo absorbed theUito's share of the total. The oasual-cases cost very little, and wero ti) ( e chronip piies felt w/tu ji|'such i| tl|ai J%

should within a reasonable; period be convertediom the pauper totiio selfk Qnuxial' ftliargea A wc»uld bo comparatively^trifling.'-' It'is trii£ii good'dealof private ob arity isdi ape ns ed' in ;|lie ! some jiistances; : to deserving' oases, and'*in others to vety undeserving ones. The existence of half a: dozen benevolent' societies, would probably not suffice to deter some good hearted people from giving private help whenever they felt that it 'was needed. "We are glad to learn,' too, that there ,is a private association; of ladies in the town who onCe a week meet to make up clothing for persons whom they consider to be in need of assistance of tliii ltind,. 'lt is gratify.ing to find that ladies in Masterton do their part towards assisting the poor arid needy, and to know tliat there exists within the town reasonable provision for. feeding thejlningvy; housing tiie homeless, and clothing the naked. As far,as we are able to, judge voluntary efforts would have covered all charitable aid requirements in Wairarapa North efficiently and economically had not the new poor law killed the old organisation; the mixed committee of ladies aud gentlemen which acted for the old Benovqlqnt Society, and which dispensed air necessary assistance to the poor as a voluntary organisation.

Mr Dr Crewe, ct the Club Hotel, l'ahiatua, mitißes that the travelling public: can find evory convenience, arid comfort at his centrally situated, estab'. lishment.

We aro pleased to learn that Mr M' Caselborg is expected to return home at the end of the present week restored to health by his recent holiday trip. •

Thn Examiner and. the - Herald don't seem to hit it, - This is how they got at each other" The Herald' is becoming notorious for inaccuracy, and persists in it. Our contemporary says,:— 1 Fahiacua and Woodvillo are debating through' the local papers which district is nearer to bankruptcy,' This is the first timo we havo heard of it, but if a question of bankruptcy is to be discussed, we should say, judging from the bankruptcy columns of the Horuld, that, Napier is more nearly bankrupt than either IVoodvillo or Palilalia. We must admit tlm l'ahiatua Star is fond of talking about bankruptcy, but then it is peculiarly familiar with that kind of thing, and its sentiment? are by no means endorsed by the people of Pahintua. We trust the Herald will try to stick to facts in future,"

Six of the" unemployed'! arrived from Napier on Friday by tho inid-day train, and four more came by tho night train. Five camo on Saturday. Their wives tfiid families were to be Bent on afterwards. Judging from tho way these men have been sent, and the fact that their fainilios have been sent after them, .wo should say that Mr Swan is particularly anxious to i>et them out of Napier as soon as possible. Why, asks the Examiner, should men be sent to a strange place'at nearly midnight to find their way about as best they could,' Bad it not been for tliu prompt attention of Mr Gillies in finding tlieni occommodation and guaranteeing their at the hotel'they would hay'ohad to 'spond the night outside. No advico was even sent to Mr Gillies that they were coming Tlie Little Wonder fancy wool-working machine, which is now ou view at Scott's Temperance Hotel, next to the Drill Hall, is a marvollous invention. It is, we learn, the design of a young and intelligent Canadian, and it can do almost any'thihg in the shape of mats and other kindred work. We have seen specimens of' wool piati, covers for chairs, ottomans,' and kindred work by. this " Little Wonder ;", also mats made of cloth trimmings, and it is surprising such a diminutive .machine machine can torn out work of 'Sucli'a nature with expedition and proht Tho " Little Wonder" is but nine inchos loiig, and about three Inches wide.- It is very simple in construction and cannot get out of order, whilst any one can learn to uso it in a lesson of hal-an-hours duration. The price of the machine places it within the reach of every house-keeper. The Standard reports that tho building trade has been looking up.in Greytown of late, and it is ratifying to see tho improvements going on in, the maiu thoroughfare. Mr Barnard has just completed a hair dressing saloon and dwelling for Messrs Wright Bros. Mr Silk is engaged in building a new tailor's .shop, and'removine ilie old cottage on a ■piece of land adjoiniugMr Grigy's bakery. Adjoining this again, preparations are beinpmade for the erection o; Mr Barnard's skating rink. Opposite tho Bauk .of New Zealand a quantity of timber has boon put upon tho ground for the erection of a dwelling for Mi's Burns, daughter of Mr H. O'Connor Ben., and it is tho intention of Mr Joseph O'Connor to erect a two-storoy building with a shop front, between Mrs Bums' and his present shop. Dwelling houses oannot be got in Greytown at present, and it is a pity that porsons in ...comfortable circumstances, who prefer. Greytosn as a ; place: of> residence for tho benefit of their health ; and its genoral characteristic?, have to igiveup settling Jiere. If some' of the residents who have the land would orect dwellings they would be readily occupied,

Advhrtbinq Cmm-It has become so common to writo the beginning of ,111 elegant, interesting article, and then run it into some advertisement, tlmt we avoid all such cheats, and simply call attention to the merits of Dr. Soulu's American Hop Bitters in as plain Jwnest terms as possiblo, to induce people to. give them H|ip trial, ag I)') Olio who kn(i)Vßtheir Villuo will ovpr use anytliiiig §199., "Prayideiieo Advertiser.' 1

A Losing Joke—A^prothinentphysician, of Pittsburg said jokingly, to a lady, patioht who was complaining of her ountintied ill-health, and of his inability to euro her, " 'fry Dr Houle's .American Hop Jlittore l" TJje : lady took it in oarnost, aritt'used the Bitters; from which Bho obtained perinauont health. Sheniiw laughs at tlio doctor for his jok'o, 'but lie is not so wejl pleased with it, as it cust him a eood ' patient. : Harriabur" Patriot."'

TiioDfiu our premise's' arc certainly the largest and.most convenient of tiny iii this city, or for that matlor in tho colony, yet gwing to tho contiuneJ cxpatisiorof. our basiDQSst, mul tho largeness of \ olunia of trade, we at tlraos straightened for room, at the Wholesale Family Ur.ipcry Warehouse, Cuba Street, Wollii|gtqu, . In vipvr, also; pf life Approach of Btpck : tnkj>i!j, anf) tllG licfiessity qf making room forlargo quantity of ijq>y'. (jopjs fqr.' the ensuing season, woliayo dflteriijiuw}','; if jiriucs enndp it,'to npkericlean uween pf our sn'rplq'gslocki.at To Ml Souse, Welting, ton. ■ .

Ladles will do well, tliorefsro, to noto tho extraordinary bargains that wo hive now in our mil'inery department. Wo have 'about 100 trimmed hats that have been, reduced fromCs Gd, 8s Gd, 10a fid, 12s Oil, 18s Cd, and 215,. to la lid, 2s Gd, 2s lid, 3s 9il, 4a Gil,' abd 6s Gil each; and. out milliuery' bqirnqts are likewise reduced from IlisCd to 10s 63, from S)2s Cd to .lgi(U,< fffliii'QSs (itffp |6j Cd, ffqi]i JjSs '(id to 3ls, froml2sUil to 27s Od, from 47s CJ to ; 33s Gd,atTe AroHouto, Wellington."' The above are all now, fashionable aud. stylish,,. and ( will .command mediate attention 1 ai'id' ready s'ale'at the Whqlesaje Family grapery ~ Te WefliugtoD.

I ; The Caatlopoint * lload Boardfgives. notice cf its intention to strike a uenoral rate. t , J - ' A brown mare wants an owner..* Enquiries may be made of the limit poundkeeper. Father Prondorfjasfc, curate at St: Mary'sat INapier, has been. suddenly called to Sydney, Ho is to bo presented with a purse of sovereigns to-day. ' • The London wheat market shows a rise of one shilling por quarter and flour eixpenco per 2801bs, , .Lovers of Scotch Melody and rinkint; 'aro rominded'of the'entortaiiinient' to >be given by Mr and Mrs Macdonald. at .the Theatre Royal rink this evening. In the list of laidies contributing to the Mastertpn Football fOlub Banner, the. name of lira G, Beethain was nccidontlyl omitted in our yesterday's issue Wo have to acknowledge the receipt of f. complimentary ticket for a " leap-year ball" at Greytown on :the> ; sixth of noxt month. Ourfairfriendij in' Greytown do. natwasto their opportunities.: ; ' Captain Edwin reports at noon to-day; West to south and' south-eastgate with rain,' glass further rise'and weather much; ■ ' The curator of the Masterton' fish, hatcheries placed 2000 browntroufand SQO, American brook trout in the jWaiohino rivcr at its junction with! Maiingatarara, yesterday. "His last legs," was playedat;Oartertori last nisrht by Mr Kennedy and'a Mastertori' company to a viiry f largo: and appreciative"audience, i. 5 We understand ,it js to be produced at Greytown at an early date. Our Greytown friends have a treat before thorn." • : Mr J. Hi .Simmons, the • aeronaut, ascended in a balloon at the Irish Exhibi-

tion now being hold at the Olympia Circus, South Kensington, London . The upwatd journey was successfully acnom. pliahcil, but in the doscont the ear ' colli, ded with a tree and Simmons was killed, It is stated that ' during the voyage of H.M.S. Orlando, theriew flagship of the Australian . Squadron, her : condensers worked,.unsatisfactorily, .and the creff were put on ashbrt'allowanco of water, also that the ventilation of the ship proved defective, occasioning much sickness, . Mr 0. C. Graham, Official Assignee, presided at a special meeting of creditors of Brown and Rogers at .the Court-houso yesterday afternoon. The meeting was called to confirm iiresolutiontliattho bank-

ruptcy proceedings be transferred to Wellington. The resolution was lost, voting being for the resolution 14 against 21. Wo have to acknowledge the Receipt, through the courtesy of Mr 6. Boetham, of a printed copy of the Mastertou Town Lands Bill, which enacts that the lands, shall be held upon trust for the purposes of assisting tjmral' jiuMi'c edrnitm, What this phrase means and what it does not mean only our Mayoral Robinson Crusoe and liis man Friday can tell. As a conundrum it beats the celebrated hen and a half, which lays an egg and a half in the memorable day and a half. Mr J, D, Pope gave a briliant lecture last evening in tho Theatre lioyal, Masterton on Ireland's patriot son " Robert Emmotb." _ There was a small but appreciative audience, the chair being occupied by His Worship the Mayor. It is.a pity that entertaiimionta of this class do list command a larger measure of slip'port in this town, but it is notorious that they are not popular. At the conclusion of the lecture last , evening Mr Pope sang with thrilling effect two national ballads "Thedear little Shamrock" and Sulliyan's "Land for the People.", ! The Marlboiough Express advocates mesmerism as a cure for a certain class of alcoholism. It concludes a leading article on tho subject as follows Dipsomania is an entiroly norrous disoase, arising from irritation of tho brain. No medicine acts upon tlid brain as mesmeric power orodie force" doos. Mesmeric treatment, perseyered with, is just tho romedy for dipsomania. Why is not mesmerism a recoguisod branch of science? A few years atjo ono was laughed to scorn if one referred to mesmerism as a real power. Now, only ignorant people laugh at it, and though medical men as a rule pooh-pooh it tlioy tecopnise the valuo of animal magnetism. Messrs Lowes and lotus report at thoir stock sale yesterday; all entries camo forward with.the exception of one line of steers and beef—sUtre cattle. All t lines in sheep showed an improvement in price. Store maintained previous rates. Fat wethers made 14s for heavy weights, and 13s for medium to lis for stores; fat ewes, lis to 12s; store owes, 8s (id to 10s; ewes in lamb, 10s (id to lis Gd; old owes, ss; Hoggets 8s 4d to 10s Id; Store steers £3 2s (id; 2-year-olds, 575); small, 37s to 40a; heifers, 30s to 50s | cows—£slos for young dairy ; £i medium ; £2 for old. Horses—Good hacks, to £9. Store pigs, 8s to 13s.