The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1888. Driving the Governor Away.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3024, 9 October 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1888. Driving the Governor Away.

b Opposition journal, the powerful jyttelton Times, aoousfls- the Minisry of driving Sir, William Jervois out if the colony by tite reductions whioh he House made at their instigation n tbegubematorial salary. According o our southern contemporary, the irst fruit .of the economies of Si: larry Atkinson is to deprivo us o he wisest aid best .Governor w lave ever had, and the Premier nius >ear the brunt of his mistaken zea n cutting down the incomo of th Jing of the (Cannibal Islands. It is lowever, some consolation to knov hat Sir William Jervois has com ileted his regular term of office ii his colony, and even if we increase nstead of reduce, the income, wi lould not raalto certain of command ng his services, The people of Nev Zealand cannot contract with .Si: iVillialn for so many thousand poundi i year, paid quarterly or monthly, ai -he case may be, to well and Ml; [ovorn them by making so manj peecbes, givingso many parties, ant laying so many visits to varioui (arts of the kingdom. . We a« lependent upon Downing-street ather than upon the' Mmistry, foi mr Governor, and we must take oui ihance, Sir William is an ionally capable Governor, but for all vp know to the contrary we may, if a ihange comes, get a sequence; flew nay be-a run of good Governors, md, instead of lamenting the,loss if Sir William, we may rejoice to ind him promoted elsewhere, and be inexpettedly charmed with' a.still letter man as his successor, All nen speak well of Sir-William, and vhileheisstillwithus it would be ligh treason for any journalist to lortray him as imperfect; but with dl his excellent qualities, we may jossibly - have paid dear for our • er^ f «wtotlo, Htia not his martial ;rdor'"in/ecteu ««.'MW»«Wh and ilnnged the.. LegislavuT 0 . $\ a positively reckless expenditure upul 1 Defence Works. Still, though we

ImTe deprecated the Defence expend!* tare, and have had a dim suspicion that it has in part been prompted' by the veteran military officer who governs us, we would like to keep Sir William, and we should not have been sorry to have maintained the gubernatorial salary at the old level' Other things being equal, six thousand a year will procure a better ruler than five thousand a year, It is not much to be extravagant in one respect only, and it would pay us to buy the best Governor in the niarkot- were it not that the income given to His Excellerioy is the keynote to all othor incomes. Our policy uow is economy, and wo want a colonial monarch who will substitute plaiu roast and boiled with plebian beer for mado'dishes "and ohampagne. ■ We are not posing now as a first clas.3 Colony, bat as a third class one, and we must be content with any presentablo potentate that Downing-street may choose to send us. New Zealand is not driving Sir William Jervois away, though, of course, itis a point for the Opposition to place his projected departure to the credit pf the Ministry. Sir William is probably too useful a man to be permanently located in .a Colony like this, He will go and leave pleasant : memories behind, and his successor ; will have in bim an excellent example < whioh, let us hope, he will diligently ' MPV' ■' V. ..'.':- ■•'. [

•■' Tenders are invited by Road Board for attunping and .clearing about eight and a klf miles of jroad in the Parkville SpecM Settlement, The contract will be let in (even lets. , ;

•Tho regular monthly ■ mcisting-of tlio Thistle/Lodge, 647,S,fctakcs place on' We'dii^ay-nteti : V-?;;. :^L .":'-':-?;-i ; '^i-i. ; v':Hie Loyal Mastertoii lodge 'of Oddfellows ino'eVtJiiß evening at the'Lodgo Boom, Perry, Btreefc', v.'/ " ; .-■■'■;,■■.■':.';'.'_ ■''-■ Dr. Hosking has.received a consignment of humble beeß from Christchuicli, and has just liberated thorn on his'rim in this district. '■";' .. The.New Zealand Football team beat Noi'tliainptoilshiro by two.goalstiiid four tries to nil on Friday last. Gaining vieturicß in tho first two matches, should put the Maori players in good* spirits. An application is to bo' made to- tho Borough Cuuneil for a spark' catcher 'to ho attached to the funnel of the steam lire engine. Tho necessity fortius attachment was exainplified at the recent fire at Kuripuni, on which occassion'the sparks from tho. engine noarly ignited au adjoining buikli'i?. Tho rains of tho last few days have beon very welcomo, not only to farmers and gardeners, but to run-holdera generally. Tho Italia Ranges are covered quite low down with a Uyar of snow this morning. Thoy were cd-ti-paratively free bofofc the recent chango in the weather, and many hoped tho frosts were over for the 6eason,' but .we would caution anyono who has flower or vegetable plants of ary sort likely to be affected by frosts to take stops for their. protection, at any rato. so lung as the aiiow is on the ranges. This morning's strong gale from tho south-east set an, with wind and ram, but it departed almost as rapidly as it arrived, leaving nothing but a few frowning clouds behind. Since last night the 'glass. has rißon rapidly, • • • ' Mr Jolm.T. Matson one ot the Commissioners for New Zealand at'tlio Melbourne Exhibition, has been interviewed by the Special of the. Clmstchurch Press, Speaking of New Zealand prospects he says :—." The opinion was universally expressed, that so far as New Zeiiland was concerned her depression had reached what the Americans call bed rock, and now was the timo to inveßt, Already there are in New Zealand several Victorians of inde? pendent means', who are travelling through the colony with a view to seeing tho best part for investment. Naturally thoy do not wish to advertiso their mission, and so raise values from a normal to an abnormal condition.' lam dimly convinced that before January next a stream of investors in real property will set in towards New Zealand. A plucky action by a boy is recorded in the'Christchurch Telegraph.'' It happened that on Friday afternoon a little girl named Swindell managed to overbalance'into the water tank at tho cninor of Peterborough and Victoria streets, and would no doubt have been drowned had it not been for the courage of a lad named George Moor, son of Mr W. Moor, ooachbuilder, who, on hearing the splash, ran across from his father's shop, ank plung'.d in and brought the child out, who had been to the bottom twice. The only regrot of the boy afterwards was that his Watorbury had stopped. It is to be hoped that some recognition of this act will be made. An alteration will (says the Argus) shortly bo made in tho lighting of the Cape Utway lighthouse. Tho apparatus connected with a triplo flashing dioptric lught has recently arrived iu Melbourne from Chanc'o Bros,, lighthousoengineors, near Birmingham, as an exhibit at the Centennial Exhibition, and it is the intention of the Government to purchase it for erection at tho Capo Otway lighthouse .The light willj in the first in-

stance, be displayed from tho domo of the Exhibition Buildings, whenoe it should be seen a distance of clobo upon thirty miles. Tho present light at Cape Otway is known as the oatoptric, and although it possesses man; advantages, it is more expensive to maintain than tho dioptric, and can only be seen a distance of about twenty four miles, or a few miles less than the light which is to supersede it, The dioptric system also possesses the advantage of requiring only one burner, with a series of wicks, whereas under the catoptric system as many as twenty-one lamps are necessary. Good work is being done at Flouring, ton. Enfilade and Mentor did a mile and a half together finishing in 2rniu 54500. Firelock and Waterman went a mile in linin 62sec. Forest Queen was sent along the sand, covering 11 furlongs in 2min 35|soc Carbine was also out and is looking well, and waß sent round at half pace. Whakawai, a picture of health, was exercised in a good working gallop. Munro has arrived with Roberts' string, as follows—Aristocrat, Matador, Maggie, Ustane, Little Norman, Little Lady. .Chicago and Tho Charmer are equal favorites for the Caulfiold Cup at 100 to 8.. Four to one in tho best price obtainable; about Carbine lor the V.C.R, Derby, Recent rain has rendered tho training tracks veryhoavy. Cnrlyon, attended by Plutarch, was sent n round on the tan, accomplishing the journey in Itnin S4seo. Pippo, Sinecure, and Rudolph spurted half a mile in 57secs Excellent accounts liavo boeii received of Don Giovan and Lonsdale, .

A disaster occurred thirty-Rye miles Bouth-.vest of the Start, early on tho morning of tho 12th of August, Tho barque Abbey Town, of ;Livet pool, from London to Australia, with cement, was beating down Channel, when, tho captain found himself about a quarter of a milo from a largo Bteamcr which was trying to make tho Start, the fog having prevented hei from being soon before, , The captain of the barque shifted his vessel, in hope of bringing her to the wind; but tho result was sho went crashing into the steamer, which proved to bo the Bpsphorus, of Newcastle, Oaptain Smith, from' Alexandria, with grain, The steamer was struck on the fpre part of hur poop, and began instantly to settle down. The crow of tho barque, however, thinking their, vessel was also sinking, clambored on board the steamer but tho true state of affairs was ascertained, the steamor's four boats wero launched,'and her crow of twenty-seven men, with one lady passenger got aboard tho fcirquo. Tho. latter had an immense breach in her bows, but the bulkhead was shored up, and sho. safoly reached Plymouth during tho afternoon, The brew of the steamer lost everything, and the Jady all her property, including »,, -' , '"

- A prize of 1,000 francs lg boing offered by the •'•' of the Society of Italy for Fence and Arbltration" for the bast essay 6f .on the following subject:—"What is M principal cause that hinders tho oatablishniont of a secure aji.4> W"B, F m ."• Enropo, and what jvoiilil be the best means of driving this cause out of the world ?" A. highly impurtanfc'qucstion, but ono hardly to be anßwered easily j and given that'the present principal cause was driven, from tho world—iu itself no light njatter-.wbat.is_to prevent anothor cause arising to take.its place in the prevention of peace ? The conditions for winning this 1,000 francs are, that any paper can be Bent in, either already printed or in MS., either under a,real name or motto. The winner mjjsi allow hie article to bo.printed, and musjs piesent threo copies, to- the committee, The date when nil copios must be sent id is Decombor 81,1839, to the secretary of the committee in Milan,.' So that after January 1, 1889, wo may hopo for a universal and durable peace,

The programme that will be presented by.the Cap aud JacKefc Company, tomorrow evening is a choice and varied one. The scene opens with the Melbourne Kate courso on a Cup Day, and tho performers are appropriately dressed in caps and jackets, made up in celebrated winning colors,' An innovation, is introduced iu the chair business ill the first part, in the fact that Bones, Tambo" and Interlocutor are represented by ladies. The second'part of the entertainment is an;ollaPodrida, in whioli, the sisters Amy and Annie Vaughan shine conspicuously,';-; and ; .Professor Collyer gives' a novel ■.'entertainment. on the simplest of'niusioal ptriunents,' whilo Misses Carter,.May Travers,'.and Daisy Vaughari; will'enliveu' the, p_ro ; cecdings with 'some .very clever'Binging and 'dancing,; •■ A"|om]o Written for the Company oonimdea ■ the oiitertaiambnii,'jivliicji' wejiop?Jo'-joB; woli:r^twnis>3t''■::;;.?;■ ,'. '>

y Mr Pruoe.tellep of'tfeEhglish; Bo'ot-' tißh^'ahd^Btr^iM^CharUredßank;:ftt Sydney,'Jiai^ fciuns, so far as known at present, amount ' Thelnter-Univereity boat;race.was: on Saturday'''last,land/was won by the Melbourne rirew, Adelaide second,* Sydney third, ■-;. . , :- : . Under the heading " Jailed for Josiis" in a recent issue of the War Cry, mio of tbesix "Hallelujah' 1 Criminals, chafed withobstnictingtliethoroughfareatTima'ru, says the result was "I'ho Armygql properly advertised, souls got. saved,' uioney rolled in,.and.God's name was glorified. Hallolujah I". .John Lewis Thompson of Mangauiahoe, settlor, has tiled a declaration of' insolvency. The Hrafc meeting of 'creditorstakes place at tho old 'Court', room, Masterful); on. Saturday, Ootobor 18th. We call our readers attention to. an orror in yesterday's. Theatre Royal fixtures. Miss Moore's class should have road this (Tuesday) ewninj instead of ! afternoon, ' ■'.-.',;;:.- ~,v Mr iieyille Thornton, thAeli-known scenio artist has arrived in'Masterton to' make the necessary arrangements, for 1 tho appearance of, ahd'to set the scenery for the Cap and.Jacket 06. .

The Wakatipu which arrived at Sydney from Wellington on Sunday la'st, had a very stormy passage on therprevious Monday niyht. She oxporieuceda terrifio gale, which lasted the greater part of the voyage. The wheel-house and promenade deck were' partially smashed. A heavy.sea. broke through, the' cabiii deckhouse and flooded, the saloon, and other minor damage • was done. The passengers have presented' Captain Wheeler with a recognition of the manner in-which ho handled the ship during the storm. : ;- , . The New Zealand Loan' and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited) have received the following telegram .from their London office, dated 6th instant: —Wool.—The market' is'mainly. michanged. The followina exceptions, may, however, bo noted, scoured merino has advanced Id per lb since close'of last sale; for co'arso crossbred the market is easier; greasy crossbred has declined Id to Ud sinco close of last sales; up to dato, 1(13,000 bales have, been sold. Tallow.-Markefc firm. Quotations have been higher since-we last telegraphed, but have declined, Good mutton is worth 28s 3d.and beef 27s6'dporcwt, Frauk Mounlaiu, formerly proprietor of the New Zealander Hotel, and wellknown in Masterton, was taken to the Wellington Hospital on Monday suffering from bruises and a wound on the head, I which he received in falling from s the top of one of Cobb & Co.'s 'busses. '. Be was just about to take hia soat when he fell backward over the rail of the 'bus to the ground. He is progressinp as well as could be expected. _ In a discussion on the date of the extinction of tho. moa (says a Tima'ru Mr W. Colcnso,'a first-rate authority on the grounds argued from, said ho had > cheoked and critically examined Maori pedigrees, which ran back to the time of the Norman

Conquest, and there is nothing in Maori proverbs or stories to show that they knew anything of the moa.. This is in accordance with fcho "opinion of tho late Dr Yon Haast, wo believe, and other students of this subject. This makes the old Kopa Maori on Dasking Rocks over 700 year* old, unless it is supposed that the. old moa bones found there had bceti picked up and used as fuel. A mooting of the Upper Taiieru Road Board was held on Saturday last. Present —MessrsOockbura Hood (chairman) J, Mcßae, J. Kutherford, and J. Miller. A letter was read from Mr Chapman offer. ing_ to paint bridges on Glen Donald, Wairere line for £l, and from Messrs Smith & Hogg ro advertising, also from Messrs Pay ton & Co,, upon tlie 6amo subject. The Ifollowing accounts were pasßod for payment. J. Wingato'il 15s, T. Harland £8 6s. Resolved that F. Chapman's offer to paiat the two bridges on Glen Donald, Wairere line bo left in the hands of the chairman to deal with; that the Wairarapa Dailv's offer for printing be accoptcd That the services of the Roadman bo granted for one week on the road leading to Messrs Nicol and kings properties, That the next rnoeting of the Hoard be held on the first Saturday in Decembornext, and that the chairman' he authorised to direct roadmen in the meantime, ami that Messrs Macßae, Rutherford, and Miller act as a financo oommittoo.

Tho' fuiieral~of tho littlo girl Topera Hori, whose tragic death at Papawaf wo reported Inst week, tank place on Friday in the presence of about 100 Natives and Europeans, The' following particulars are given in the Greytowu Standard : Tho children of tho Papawai - .Native School followed, arid sang at tho grave " Tho sweet Bye and Bye," and ".Thy Will bo. Dono." After the funeral tho Natives had a feast, at the conclusion of which Mr Brittain addressed tho Natives. He said lie regretted very much the sad death of Toperi Hori; she was a bright quick and clever child, and had she lived and continued heratudies she would have been a credit to hor school and her toachor. This was the first pupil that had died under his chargo, and he tru stod it would be tho last. He now wished tho Maoris prosperity, and hoped that it would ba a long time before thoy would be called together' again from such a Mr Wi Mahupnku thanked Mr Brittain for attending and for bringing tho sohool children. Tho Government had sent Mr Brittain as a. father to tho Nativo children, and ho had dono his duty well, He (speaker) wished him prosperity and happiness, Honi Manihora said, God bless tho sohool master and his'work, lam glad the Government sent Mr Brittain hore; tho words ho has spoken of Topora aro truo. Tho other children of the school are getting on well, and I again say, God bless the school niaster and his family, The Natives have decided that the roller shall bo burnt, and tho horses and harness sold,

From the nun.—Thoro is perhaps no tonic offered to tho people that possesses as much roal intrinsic value as Dr. Boule's American Hop Bitters, Just-at this. season of tho year, when the stomach needs an appetiser, or the blood needs purifying, tho cheapest and best 1 remody is' : Dr.' Spule's "American Hop Bitters. An ounce pf prevention is worth a pound of cure; dq'n't wait until you are prostratod by a disease that may take months for'you to reoovor'in,BostohGlobo, Woman s Wisdom,-'.' She insists that it is of more importance that her family BhjJJ fee kopt in full health;' than that' she sjjoijjd have all .the fashionable dresses and styles of sp-times. She therefore sees to it that'oach moinfeer .of her family, is supplied with enough of Dr. Soule'a American Hop Bitters at the first appearance of ill-health, to.pre'vent' a"|}t' pf sickness with its attendant oxpense, oare'aiid anxiety. ; All women should exercise their wisdom in .this way.' -NewHavonPalladlhe, '.•"'■ ■■■ Gehtlouien willbo pleased to know that qm selection of new twend coatings, eulthi'gs','anjj vesting): for the present season have openod OIU) unusually well, and that : the choiecs is more varipd' and the worth better, than any previous occasion at Te Aro 'House!.Wellington." . .'. ' . Wo liave striven to, merit tho oonfUenco and support of our patrons by employing only ilie best available talent, both as to our cutter arid our'large staß of tajlors, and " "also by using only the best materials dad trimmings. No wonder,' then, that pur offorfahavo succeeded in attrach'nga steady ■ and increasing ijoy.-.of onstorners to.tho Tailoring Department •at To 'Aro flouse, Wellington. ' .' . \ ■! . -

Ajj all orders are under able supervision,' oil our own .premises,' gonile.meh barely on t!ielii'st;c|wsmi}iityefall our'wbrb, anil gs.oiir .cotter (Tadinittediy a past master of his art, Iheljt of every garment oanbo positively guaranteed at Te AroHouso, Wellington, : ': "; ; ,. ;' Our charges are iu every ease the lowest compatible with-really good materials and workmanship, and we respectfully soliojt a visitfrora tlwse' gentlemen who have not is yet pjtrohhed the -Tailoring .Depart inent at Te Aro House, .Wellington,-"' ■;ftittoras : andforwarded free, by post on:_applic)itioa;|tb: TeAro Souse. ;:-•,.;., 'Pur, only address-James Smith. Te Are Ho;is?;^%^;:*'f;.^; ; '';;:.--.;'.^;^.

w}? ? f .f n Tiiitow?ptodiice,' and suudries for Saturday. nbxt.'-■;-':;';;^;'. ; ? ; ';^ '^p§ ' ; The Phllhatmbnio Sooietyliave settled, their trouble with itr E. .'f Gillori' ovejc' playihgH.M.S. ; Phu>fore unauthorised; 1 Mr Gillon has accepted the bk guineas already sent .in payuiont. of fees as a settlement in full of all demands. .■; ; It;isagai'n rumoredl in 'Wellington that the Engiiioor-in-ohiof, Mr J. Jlaokect, i will.:rotire:oh a.ponsioii :as;.so'onas the PubHc Works Department is. abolishodi I aiid it is unofficially 'stated, that Hi ,0. Y.'O'UoniiOr,will, bo one of, theuowi Railway■ Commissioners, >,''..;:; ■% : Messrs'Lowes felortis aunounco'the j sale by auction of Mr Colin Winchester's plant, by order Dopuiy Offloial Assignee for Saturdayaioxt. Tho goods will be removed' to the auction mart for'eon- 1 ; Venioiioo of sale. '•';•■: .. ' ,'V., Messrs Lowes '& Joins Hold their fortnightly stock salo at' their yards.tomorrow,- Tho list embraces'. 160 head of store cattle,.-J6 fat.bullocks; .400, fat wethors,.4oofat ewes, 400 store wethers, 500 store, ewos,' ewes and lambs', hoggets, bulls, hones, vehicles, pigs, etc, The death is.announced of M,.lsaac Sti'a'ussj: the'musiciau. Though born at Straaburgh, of Jewish parents, he early became known as.a French composer and as' the director of tho .Court balls under the.Second Empiro; He first appeared at Paris in-1827 with several Alsatian musicians, who' acquired great, pppuhjrilijiiwitbeir rendering of famous pieces of Haydn,; Mozart, - Beethoven; &o, Strauss subsequently produced light inußical. pieces, dances, &c., of lub owu, whioh wore soon in great voguo in the. salons and assemblies. For Boirie timo ho occupied thepost of fii-at violin at the Thcatro Italien, and was than choseii chief of thebrchestraand director of the grand musioalfotes,-. •■ ':■•■ -.