The Purloined Letter.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3043, 1 November 1888, Page 2

The Purloined Letter.

,Oub local; eontomporary.i devotes.a leading article to tho purloined letter, in which;ho seeks by;abuse of- us .to distract attention from- the point at issue, Ho Bays wo-aro constantly making 'blunders,- aiid : illustrates our capacity for discoveringifare's, riests by accusing Mr Paytbir of misquoting a resolution at St. Matthew's Parish meeting tho other: day. Tlio -con-. hection.between a ; purloined,letter te-'B "'• Churoli-iraeottog ■ ;b -a. little bbscu're. :; '/ Let'in! hope a" feeling '■ of "heart' "of • bur' local contemporary has suggested to Lima, jfefereuce-of ,this, ; l(ind. ; ... However,-.; it the; ..resolution! from - .the minute-book' prior., to -the ■meeting;' and was absolutely cOr'iMi-iri his' statement; ' Qiir contemporary has again blundered, ; as h'o'usually .does when he. permits himself to cite evidence. This, however, m harmless blunder: the other affair of theletter was "move than a blunder;''it was,a crime 1" , Our contemporary winds up his article'with the following neat piece of Gasconade : ; " Now for the mare's best; (or that is the cream of the joke. Is our indignant local contemporary, who pretends new to be suffering vicariously for tho sins of his friend; Mr George Moore, prepared to deny that the "private" letter was read publicly before the Mastcrtou Itoadßoard; that it was replied to officially ;?that it tallies in its familial' style of'address ami Mavseiicss of sentiment with other "public" communications that the Board has received from time to time from the same writer ? Werieed liarillylsay we den/that'the private lettar was read publicly before the' Masterton Road Board, The Cleric of>-tlie' ! Board i tells I'us-if was not read at tho Board meeting and that it was not included iu the packet of correspondence for the day.. In Jact.ho did not see the" 'Hotter.; ut s would'-'almost; appeav'' as'"' if* "■' Mr Hogg had j stolen tho letter before the Clerk of the Board had a chance to pick it up, and restore it' to its legitimate owner. If tho letter formed'a part of the correspondence of tho Board, why did not our contemporary publish its contents'as part of his report of the meeting? Are we to assume that ho 1 shuffled iit 'up his sleeve, or slipped. it into his pocket for the benefit of his friend Mr E. 11, Meredith ? Does not his conduct in omitting it 1 from his report of'tlio proceedings, suggest an assumption of this kind? The fact is, bur'contemporary on this occasion has been caught red handed. When Mr R. R, Meredith,', at tho meeting of the Whaveama Eoad Board, was asked where he got tho letter, from, lie ' thoughtlessly replied,' "From' Mr Hogg." Mb Hogg, who was present, looked exceedingly wrath at'this disolosure.. He had, in his usual clever way, ,;; ! ' ;: "Donb.ill by-stealih,! ~■•.= •..■, ~, And scowled'(o liod it fame'!"

Meßsrs Lowes & lorns- mako several additions to their next stock salo list iu' this ieaue,_ including forty bullocks aud ten yearlings, ,y l Tho. I'aluatua Star says that several Canterbury settlers disappointed at the rccentjateare now looking about this -'ufs'trict lor hind. There.is no country likoitthoy say. , , '".'■",; : Mossrs Shortt & lieid, tho fruit, grain, and produce auctioneers of Cuba street, notify particulars, of their biweekly sales in anothor column. They issue atrado circular in which ; - the ; lqwest inaikeil prices are quoted for all'branches of their extensive businees. Alexander McGlashan . formerly of Masterton.'now of Turakiua, was" adjudged a bankrupt on 29th October last. The exedus which has for some time been going on from our shores to Victoria, lias at last terminated aud the old maxim of far off; ! fields.; green fidly oxo'niplifieiii Last Mbiiday-tho Rotomahana arrived at the Bluff.,froni Mulbourno with no less than '-Jifiy'-Ske' steerage passongen, who prior to disembarking, the ; deck of that vessel'saiig' 'with''great oxprcssipu ''Thore's no placo.hke Home," Mr It. W/Paytoii' is, tho Auckland Weekiy News, understands,. publishing au account of his travels in. Now Zealand Mr Pay ton resided.'in' Auckland, for' a considerable'time, and (is he is an iartißt of recognised position, .his book will '..'no doubt find access to circlesi where.books of ordinary travel are not read,Y. Messrs Chapiiiaii arid 'Hali'afb the publishers of, Mri'ayton'a.bo'ok'. ;'. ; '" ",'Y, ,-.''.''

■ The United District 'Aid Boasl. met in Wellington on.Wednesdayi afternoon, when the;quosti6n of ciiforciug the payment of tho levies duo ito.tho, Board, by tho Wairarapa and iHutt.i local I bodies was discussed. It was.ultimatclyresolved on tho motionof Mr H. Bunny -to givo effect to olai|So 2l) of thp Oharitublb Aid Act, 1885, which provides- the amount due by local bodies msy bo deducted from the subsidies duo to, them, Govornuieiit.''•■•v. , -*' > " '■'-" '" j ■-'■■■•

The Secretaryjof:tho Masterton' Hdfi ticultural Socieiy' re'qiiesls'u's^tb,' state that the pi hies for boys andgiris writing havo been accidentally omitted from tho published programme, and that tho usual awards in this class will be offered. At a meeting oitho Comriiitteo liist evening judges and'staging stow'ards wore appointed, and Mr T. Dixon was elected to lilltlie vacant seat on tlio Cbmuiittoe, caused by the retirement of Mr.G.'M. Pa*. : '":.;,-..' "■"■:■::.■:"'..

The Now Zoaland Loan and Mercantile Agei)cyOoiapany(LimiteQ)liavoreceivcd thp .following cable 'ftdyhfflfyottj 1 London, dated SCtli lnstajiti-Tallo.iv-Mnrket is irceguliir, and , the is'purely speculative and 'partly comsuinptivo and worth 303 Cd per cwt' good bcof tallow is worth 29s pd per cwt. Frozen Jfeat —There is nq darqaui) for either Jamb or. mutton j; the market: is. slutted -..with supplies of Ainoriean Iboef; Canterbury mutton is worth 4|d per Wellington multon is wortli 4J(I nor lb. Now Zealand Heinp-Jle'diuui quality is worth i'3o per ton, ■ •'■.;■ •"■; ■ Mr A. Henderson has, completed tho seasbir silver Medals'far competition at the Municipal l'ire Brigade Sports on tho 9th of November, and they are now on view in bis shop window. They nro of solid silver'beautifully ■ engmyod-' and well worth winning.' •'.'..;• ,; .- : ;'.''.. . ,Slessra|Ore',A' l .^oM l !/whbso;ii»nio''aii I intiniatb elsewhere the oppuing of their, now and commodiofts- ljrick' hotel on Lambton jtJuayj'\V(j|lli]'g(|i,' Thep prenjlstfl a'fo j'o|)l.cto with qvoryii|p|]e|n .cbnyemejico. TlipcHdinaiydepartineiit'iseiifjrelyundcr the supervision of Mr Ori'sepr,, f iuilself a sufjjpienf gnarahteetQiripe|.'t||o ,wi!h fhe favqr of fho iqnjjfc queniloi|s E|iicrailt:j;tfenfQprJßtoißjluve'-alsp. arranged for hpt breakfasts tp bo pre, pared for P3ssengefp:feyil)giWellln|;on i (by tho early momin? twins, ';::..'

: : playttieverai' selejitions/ni' tlio. iiinknig'/patfy,, tliis evening,^;""■';•"■■•' "n| ;..'.:.is|>' ■£s' ; : Y , jtfn'; of the privateQiiatlriHt* Assembly -iii yesterday's issue' wc.'daiitted toruoiitidh, thai;Mr Fcrry,b|iciatcd aspianist'.'* "'■■'■'■' v'"' ■'"'"Pi Tlie Bank of Now South' Wales has declared its usual dividend of 15 per cent., ami bonus of 21 per cent." per annum fur the half year ending 30th September; also'added.£ip,oooto'tlio reserve fund, which now amounts tu |' / !: / :'\ ;J[i .)

. .Our Carterton...CQiTespimdcut writes that he saw *a '■ cauliflower yesterday which turned tho scale at-'thirty-five pounds, it was grown by Mr Eli Strawbridgoat Waihakoke. Our correspondent should have sont this.vegitable along to this ollice, ca'rrhu/o paid,; Perhips ho will remember this wdiolcsoiW journalistic rule next time. ■• . ,

.Information has been received by tho Minister of lands that, tho party ongaged iu.vkillui^iwild. sheep' on-.Mount •Patriarch, Marlbourgh,' have,been very successful dnring : tho four ' they have boon out. .The number of sheep killed is 550. Tlio destruction, of i,theso sheep.■will, greatly reduce; the?:;probabilities- of scab 'existing'.among the flocks; : j - -■". • .':..'■_ V' '■;.■.■

The following team will represent the Star Cricket Club in. thcir.-niatoh with: the Mauricoville Club on Saturday next: Minifie; Wickens, Baylor,' W. Afaud H, Welclij'.Hawke, I ,'FY Pelliiur, .Barkor, Ewington,Grantham'. \Emergen6ios;~ Holfoi^finssell,'Beeso. '.Uinpiro, Mt RusseU ;Scorer 'team will leayp Jfoilj'a stables sharp, fc''.-'.*. "'' , ■ t Arnold soldier named Paddy Iloyle has. ; prnnion t 1 gi:a^t," ; '',sitid? ponirii eh.cc'd tlio' liipiidatioh (if his anticipated 'bonus' in the'orthodok'Colohial manlier", ';lt .'was* found, however, at tho hotel which, ho patronised, that .something more ailed .him than alcoholic stimulus, and, on/a doctor being Bent for ho was removed to the Masterton Hospital, .wlioro he how lies iii au tincondcioiis"condition, j ki- v: ? v:.

Tho applications for tlio Bank of Now Zealand's now shares on the colonial register are 5000 iii excess of tho' number to bo issued, tho total applications being for oyor 30,000; but as all the returns aro not yet received the. final result may exceed tho above-named number. ' Our local officer, Constable Salmon, who goes forthoso whose weights are light and measures meagre, is about to iwkea raid on tlie railway .stations: in order to Bee that the machines used at theso depots are accurate. Should they not be hi accordance with the weights and measures ordinance, wo trust, he will bring tlio Hou.; the Minister for Railways up beforo the ft, M. Court at Masterton, and theu wo can interview him conveniently: about 'J .tho missing link in tho trunk lino botwoenWoodvillo and|Ekctaliuna, which ho has allowed to get adrift,

Our reporter at the Carterton Show tO'day-.wires that' it is the,beßt.show ever held inipojiit of nuinbor and quality of exhibits. -Visitors arc flockiiig'in from all parts. Three hundred arrived by tho Wellington train. Fully a thousand were; on jtho ground when tho message wasseut.' Hie 'weather is showery. A good band, Judging not (hushed, as the quality "of sheop and cattle exhibited makes closo judging necessary. At meeting of'tho Conucil ot tho Christchurch Acclimatisation Society ■ 'yesterday, a. discussion took plaoo on the question of issuing licenses to sell trout, Tlio Society has declined to do this on tlie ground that, to permit tho salo of trout now. would probably lead to tho fish being almost exterminated. , It was stated that the Lako Ellesmero fishermen could not help largo quantities of trout being caught in their nets, and it could not he expected they would throw thoso away. (Jltimatoly tho Council decided to offor a reward of B, in addi tion to a similar reward oH'orcd by tho Anglers' Society, for conviction of illegally soiling troqt, I'wenty-fivo scholarships aro being ofl'erod by>tho Education Board this year of which 18 of tho annual value of £ls are open to children .undijr n'ftoen, years attending schools' in tlio I 'Wellington city and tho Borough of Melrose; five, of aro open to children attending schools in the \Vairi'arapa district; and four, : of £3O, to scholars in the" Wellington country districts. Tho examinations" will take place '-simultaneously- at 'tlio. -Terrace School (Wellington) and the Greytown .School on; Wednesday, tho 28th November, and intending competitors must "hTii"d'{neiVfiiuni!S.io tho Secretary of the Board not later thalrtnrMr ¥f»:cmber.,

Tho first of tho .now inaohinory recent. ly imported by tho Wellington Woolen Conipany for their works at Petono was started yerferday. ; Whon coniplo'ted tho now uiachinory will increase tho productive powers of the works [by 50 per cent,, while increasedoxpens'cs will consist almost entirely of tho wages of tho larger number of operatives employed. Even with theso increased appliances and working day and night the company have orders to complete which .will ocoupy thenrup to ; tho ~ond ;of ; March, ■Tlio'extont'of.tlio operations' now carried on may- bo judged from tho fact that the wages' and Salaries paid now amount to Upwards of £l'2oo,a .month.-Post.

'!» Woman's Wisdom.-" Sho insists that it is of more importaico that her family shall be kept in' full hcaltbj \ than i that she should havo all tho fashionable presses and styles of the tiinos. i Sho therefore sees to it that each niouibor of her family is supplied with enough of Hr.'Soulo's'Atnorican Hop Hitters at the first appearance of ilUioalth, to proyent a :fit of, sickness with, its attendant expense, care and anxiety. All women should oxorciso their.wisdom in this way. -rNowHaven Palkdine.

-■-VnoMiuE auß.—There is porhaps no tonic offored to clibpeople thatpossosscs as.'iunch'ircal-intrinsic value an.Dr.. Sould's Amorican Hop Bittors; Just at this Beason of tho year, when tlio stomach needs an appetiser, or tho blood ' needs purifying, tho cheapest and best romedy isDr, Soule's Amorican Hop Bitters! -An'ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; don't wait until you are prostrated by.a disease that.may take months' for you to "recover in,— Boston Glolw ;-..- ; ; Koine months since wo iiiado arrannemeats: with threo of tho largest Biii?sh cotton mairafactcrcrs to supply us exclusively with certain specially selected makos of calicoes, which from unr lougexperioaoo .we bow to bo specially mjapted for the requirements of the public' Theso have now arrived at To Aro House, Wolliugtou. - ;Wo confidently recommend theso as beiiig.Hw best makes ever introduced .into; the district or the Colony, aud as aguaran-'' tco of value, every picco aud dozen .has stamped on it our trade mark, viz,-, a view of the Wholesale Family Drapery-Ware-houwi'fp Aro House, Wellington. • ./ : They comprise a variety of makes, line, medium, and heavy, aro all pure, roft fiuish, and arc well adapted for tho thousand and ouo purposes to which calicoes arc put. For the convenience of salo they aro principally made up in |2 yard lengths and the numbers qfad Jinccs artf ai follows at Te Ayo House, Wellington, Widths, 32 and 31) inches,, Numbers and prices w dozen :yards,Jl, 'Oil.;" J2. lso(l,ss6d;'J3 l (Js'fld,os,7sj J4,'¥fid, (is Cd;JO,7s lid;JU, 8s (Id;Al, 4sOd, «d;A2, ssod|A3, Gs.7d;A-l, Bsodj' Ml,3s(id,'ls'CdjM2,ssss6d;M3,'CsCd;' M Vs od, at the Wholesale 'Fainily Drapery Warehouse Tc Aro; Hoiiae, Wcllirjg-ton.-Auvr. ■ '■-••■'- ; . ':'< ':■■' :■.-