The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1888 THE PURLOINED LETTER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3048, 7 November 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1888 THE PURLOINED LETTER.

Oou local contemporary, in his last issue, states that Mr Hogg is prepared to give an absolute and euipliatio denial to the insinuation that lie lias evor, on any occasion, removed a letter of any kind from the office of the Jlasterton Koad Board.

The statement is satisfactory as far {is it goes, but it hardly covers the whole ground. Our contemporary may wo said

To take the letter or to pilfer Hs coiiltntii' hjl copying thm was distinctly disgraceful and dishonorable, and to hand the letter, or its contents to i'r 1!, R. Meredith, an avowed opponent',of the writer pf the epistle was doubly aiid dishonorable, (liid this very act' was a proof th#t Sir Hogg was not a.cting fn ignorance', but had a full knowledge of 1.1)0 private character of the document,

Is Mr Hogg prepared ja give an emphatic denial to the -insinuation that he pilfered tho contents of the letter ? The public desiro to get at the truth of the whole thing, and they are well- aware that Mr Hogg j.s in a position to assist tli.em in this fpjjpect, They are ; also v,ery well aware that Ike letter in question was'stolen, or, what amounts to ,tlie eap thing,' its .contents pilfered.. In g, })wiW i. 88 ! 16 our ml contemporary lnyfeousiy hints that M? Pi B.' Meredithp.s the cuipl'if" It IYOUid 1)9 WWVB Straightforward for liini fipealj (jut pistol}' or hold his tongue altogetrier. ■ half statementsj'hich he makes are evidently not ealonlftted to enlighten the public, hut' rather to misleijd them. Our contemporary may rest assured that if lie can exculpate him-

self p shall oiily to mdkj 'yih&'for any doubt, m niay liaye_ cast upon kini ill the iaffair. But i|:lio ! is- to dear.liimsoif, j ■ there must bo no mysteryj preservation,; and'-Be mfiitf abandon 'the pretence that was, on a former occasion, put forward-as to the character of the letter which Mr W. 11. Jicetliam has lost, We ask our contemporary to domplete'the denial ho has made by. ptatiug. (1) whether .Mr, Hogg copied tlio i contents .of .the 1 letter;. (21 whether. Mr Hogg handed the letter or a copy of its contents to Mr R, R, Meredith; (8) Does Mr Hogg know who removed the letter or a copy of it from tlio Road Board Office? ..

Tlioro will bo no publication 'ot tho Wairabapa Daily on tho Prince of Wfdw' Birthday, Friday, November 9th.-.

A reward is offered for tho recovory of a gold puzalo gontloinan's.riijg, , t , • Mr J. H, Wood addß to his catalogue for to-morrow's sale 140 crossbred and iiiorino fat'wetliiirs, : '

. .Excavating, has .commenced:■.at ; tho : Cprpoi;ation gasworks, .proparatbix .to, .peddling roi(ud tliej brick, wall. of jtlie. tank wj|h,,a view of stopping, the leat-. acre, : n ' A Bpocial meeting of the School Com'mitteel is * convened for < 10. folelook tomorroivimorning to consider the questionof Sanitary improvements.- : Tho Governni eut, liave repeived'an in-, : timatio'n that ''the" Earl "of" Onslow,' formerly Political Under Secretary ; for itho,.Colomes| will., succeed, Sir-William as of. New Zealaiid.' / J '

- : A- speoial mdeting of creditors in the ostatb of Browni& Eodgers •is convened foe nooir'to-morrow at ,the : old;Uorni Room, Masterton, to consider, what steps! shall be taken in the. creditors, interest at tho public examination of tho dobtors at Wellington next Monday.

At Mjr F. H. W6j)d's . : .Taratahi Stock Sale on Thursday next, (tO-morrQw), 600 sheep and lambs, and eighty head of cattle, assortod, including a fino lot of dairy' cows, saddle and'lmrnoss horsej, &c., will be disposed of

The Masterton Horticultural and Industrial Society anticipate a very good show this spring. Tho competition in fruit and vegetables is expected to be much greater than in former yeara, and the space required for tho exhibition of works of art and industry is likely to considerably exceed previous domands.

The entries for tho Mnsterton Agricultural Show closo on Monday -12 th hist. Tho Secretary has already receivedajiiumber, and judging ifrom present appearances tho Show this year is likoly to bo a long way ahead of any, previous one,

According to information which lias been recoivcd from Melbourne,- it seems llmt the soveral great bush lires which have occurred recently in Australia have destroyed some thousands of sheep.. At Dent's Station, J at Grenfoll, 110 fewer than 1,400 sheep porishrid in tho flames.

Whilst Masterton and tho East Const districts have been favoured with but an occasional light sliowor, the I Forty Milo Bush Settlement lias not missed a day's rain for the past fortnight, and the grass in consequence is looking splendid. ' Tiie'fa'mous Lord Cockbuni was' one day walking on tho Pontlnud Hills with ii shepherd. Remarking that tho sheep were lying down in tho coldost situation, 110 said, "John, if I wero a sheep, I would lie on the other aide of'tho ill," "Ay, my lord," was tlio shepherd's reply, "but if ye were a sheep yo wad hae mair s'enso."

A number of local residents mot last evening at tho Thoatre. Royal for the purpose of forniing ah Amateur Christy Club, and tlioy hayo mado arrangements to give their initial performance at an early date. The Club includes ouo or two members of tho old Company,, but the majority of tho members aro new to tho black business. . Mr 11. Pearson was elected musical conductor; and''Mr J. O. Ferry pianist. Messrs.Gaskill and Grantham will officiate as : ".Bones'!.and! " Tambo."

At the Sydudy rani sales'ree'eiitly tho price of 300 guineas was paid in three instances. Last year the highest price was 425 guineas, and k'lior there is at least one record of COO guineas having been realised. Tho average price of 2,312 rams was .41018s 7d. This shows an improvement on tlio t\yo previous years, when the averages were Jo and £9165.; but going back as far as 1885,- and., the two preceding yeah, £l3 to nearly ' £2O are fouud as the average, This year one successful Ta&nißiiian breeder, MrGibson of Eslt Yale, lias beaten all records of indiyidual avoragcs.by selling six ranis' at L13210s each. . 1 .

Much has boon said about the settlors friond, and Mr-H. Peterson asks tho public to judge for themsolvos, who is tho boat friend to tho district, Those who. have paid thousands of pounds in wages which have all been circulated in the place, or those who employ next to no labor locally, and instead, send all they can serapo together to other parte, For the purpose of allowing the public generally to draw a comparison between the value of his booh and other .peoples; he publishes a list of prices in the 1 lead: ing lines, ami also invites-an inspection of the gooods, that the quality may be compared, Mr Peterson keops a competent staff of hands on tho premises,' and all bespoke work and repairs receive his 1 prompt attention.

Mr' A, Honderson, practical watchmaker! jeweller; mid optician of Masterton, in anqthor column thanks the publio for the liberal support accorded him during tho (last four years of his carrying oh''business'in. this district, Whilst doing eo ho takes tho opportunity to call attention'to his largo and.woll assorted stock of watches Hegiw&'a guarantee with'eacli watch that lie sells for a giveti poijod, and thqso . who reijuiro'a really good tiinekoopei' will fiiid'it' much to' tliqir advantage'to secure ii watch in this inijliner, : Mr Hencjerson keopq a stock of plain and ornamental clocks pendu:lpm and lever movements, which ho, can recommend, and he has spectacles to sliit all sights, dress rings, 'scarf pins, aud other articles in connection with his varied trado. Gold and silver medals Mr Henderson makes to order, and : in his window fl,t thp present timp lire seyefal for competition iitihe fortliebmipg Firo : Brigade contest. Every, description of engraving is also undortakon by Mr Henderson,

Mr John Kompstcr, of London, in an address recently? given at' Leigliton Buzzard, said lie was director of a company for providing dwollings for the working classes in London, which had 1 ' a million and a lialf 'of money invested, and " ho* could.' therefore speakwith confidence from his own 'experience." On the Slikftosburv. estate, Wandsworth i roiidi'tbero.wero' i,200-houses and pi) •tho Queen's Pijrk esfatq, Barrojy 'road, ,2,800 houses. I3y tho lilies ofitlio'company' no public-house was allowed, and tho I'eßult was that tlicro was population of 20,000 with no drink shops, On thoso patfttea the loss from bad debts, on a third of ono per cent-less than 'six shilling's'and eiglltpeiice- in' £IOO, Tho shareholders received fivo per cent., on their capital, and tlio tenants liud tho best houses Jliat could be provided for tlio amount pjid, . There are several nioo walks around Mastertou, which at this time'i of the yoar are made pleasant by tho brilliant appearance of tho gardens at tho many cottages whose occupants hayoa taste •for flower growing, Itis vory disheartening to the latter,; hoivever, to find their Jabor oflyeoks,.ruthlessly, destroyed.;in on,e night, ,?o liavo rcpeiyed 110 less than tlu'ee ctaiphints from different parte'. of ihq district of gardens being robbed an,d valuable plants and flower bods destroyed ' j>y gilfpw, jyho must onter the ground late at pr In tho cai-ljr hflups gf ffjo the wneml public liavo an interest in eneouiaging, ftiid thus iliciicasing tlio'pleasantness of tlio pVolllonades of the >e trust, eyeryouo will 'do 'hiu' b'esf fa put''f atop'Krthis systematic stealing of flowero, 1

aA' iOpp'troiit* ilio AVaikaiiiio,' (Itakij aiid Makihb riveta was forwarded from; tho Maite'rton' Mi Ponds yesterday.; : -i, l -.--; ;Tlio-iiixt. Wellington sulo by Messrs ,T.- Kbimedy.>;Miicddridd & Co.' will; biv. liclcl in tlioir now promise's, tlio Exchange Buildings, (late Athememn).

Thollaatei'ton Amalgamated Friendly Societios Sports Committee moot tlii ß ovehing.in the Oddfellows .Hull,. Porry Bti'cefc, to report progress,' -

%J. G. Ferry; a musician and piano" forte*tuner,'- \ldio has just settled ; in'' ibis town, and"whom, wo- ore'asßure'di "understands his business, publishes an announcement in anothor column which will be of interest to our local music circles.

• : Tlio Amalgamated Friendly Societies have socured tlib sorviues 3 of the Masterton Yolunteor Brass Band for tlioir sports at the Masterton Park Oval on' Boxing ;Day, tliore .tender being tlio lowest of: three sent in. '•% i

A splendid lot of flounders .caught in the Wharoauia river, were brought into llastortoh this morning, per pack: horso and found ready sale.. We understand that the enterprising fisherman intends bringing in a supply every week/ ;; The following telegram has been ; received from the Wellington; .Fire Insurance Underwriters' Association;" by •• Mr W. Sellar" You are advised that the 'total amount subscribed fotth6;Maßter-: is twerity-five.pourids four, shillin^si'!;.' :

: Oiir" 'Diilefield —lairi sorry to inform you of a" sbrious and painful accident which took place yesterday to a yoimg lad named Wm; Stoodley-of..Carterton' through getting tlie .whoje of his finger's,- arid put of the thumb'of tho left'liaiid talcou off by tho circular 'saw; at RondM'so'n and Sliuie's lift Di* 1 Jojitistbii pf- ! Carterton lis attending Hinv(ti),' which 1 place", he was taken); and ho is doing as well as' could be expected. He has sincb boon tkken to the Greytown Hospital. Mr Geo. Johnston, .(late Mr E. Feist), has just received'advices of' a large diroct consignment "of ten cases of frcneral drapery per R.M.SI Aorangi now unloading at Wollingtpn. These lilies will'bo opened up in hi's Queenstreet store for Bale on Saturday, and being shippcdiatoicontairi all the newest goods in the English market, The goods having been bought direct from tho manufacturers , for cash at a largo discount tho middleman's profit is thereby saved and tho public aro invited to reap the benefit of it. The goods will bo: marked in? plain figures at a small percentage upon the landed cost,

. Observing ail aged and somewhat intolligout Maori chieftain who was watching a litigant taking out a summons at a - Magistrate Court, a gentleman standing by casually observed that in the olden times the Maoris probably had|not toresorb to thismethod for recovering their just debts. " Ah, 110." replied the tatooed veteran, with a flash of light passing over his countenance, it was tomahawk and firo then." Possibly theso wQio means which reduced the ninnber of "debtors, and if applied to 'somo of tho habitues of the Upurtsniight causo business io seriously declino in jihoso latter days,—H,B-Herald, Oar Carterton contemporary or possiblyj his Masterton leader writo publishes the following little bit of Pastoral Shaw jingoism—Tho South Wairarapa can mustor a, strong array, of exhibits, and 1 its settlors will stand shouldor to shoulder, and bravo the elements year aftor year sooner than let their individuality be absorbed by a township whiclris by no means central, and which has few claims on their con; sideration.: The ereed and solfishness' which many Masterton people are dis" playing in, tho amalgamation movement, has already disgusted their southern neighbours., . The Eangitikei Advocato is generlaly pretty correct, but it is all at sea in its , arithmetic. Certain persons agitating for the abolition of the totalisator says the advocate " assert that in one season 1600,000 passed through what they are pleased to style-'the infernal machine' for which privelego they verdently declare that the public pay £60,000 in commission. Tho. individuals who are promoting this movement aro manifestly ignorant of the subjoot' about which they seek to lay down the law, Any person who has carefully watched the working of the totalisator ipst be. well aware that if a man wiu pay £lO, he will specui late every pound,6f it again on the 'infernal machine,'—in fact the self-samo money goes through , tho iijachino on many at least half-a-dozen times on asingle day, Where the total amount of money passing tho machine is put down at iSOOO, not more £6OO has actually gone 'through it, Similar romarks apply to the 160,000 alleged to have been paid in commission. The lOper cent commission on. the. same pound note is often paid by half-a-dozen different persons, A wins it and invests it. Soon with B Oand Dj "Now wliilo it is quitotruo that £2OOO passing tluwh tho totalisator may ropresont no more than £SOO in actual value—tho winners receiving . money without equivalent and risking itagain—this does not apply to tho "commission" wbicli lias to bo paid on the grosa amount. The.s.anje dirtynqtes may bo used over again, but for every .'pound paid in only eighteen shillings is roiutliod, or in other words, of evory 10 £1 notes paid in one is lost to the " investors," Therefore a .noto passing through five times in one day represents a charge in "commissions" of .half its valuo, • So the "verdant".petitioners wero absolutely correct in asserting that out of a; total of 1000,000 passing through tho machine, " the public paid ■fGOjOOO.in commission,"—Typo' . .

Woman's Wisdom.—!' She insists that it is of moro importance that her family shall be kept in full health, than that she should liavo all tho fashionable dressosand styles'.of tho times. She therefore sees }o it that" each inpniber of her family is supplied, with eiioiigh of Dr. Soulo's American Hop Bitters (it tho first apjjoaranco of ill-health, to prevent a fit of sickness with its • attendant expense, cave and anxiety. All women should oxorcise their wisdom in this way, —Now Haven Palladine.

: Fkoii thb.iiob,—There ut. perhaps no tonic offered to tlio people that possesses as. much real-, intrinsic: value as Dr, Soulo's American Hop Bitters, Just at this soap .pf when the stornaoh needs'tin appetiser, or the blood needs purifying, tho cheapest and best romedy is Dr. Soulo's American Hop Bittors. Air oltuco of provontiou is worth a pound of cure; don't wait until you aro prostrated by adiseaso that may tako months ; for-you to recover Boston Globe

A; .sumptuary'deoreo has recently been promulgated by tho committee,of tho forthcoining.Musical;Festival at ■ Wellington, that all.iho lady vocalists must be. messed is raiTE, I .From' an icsthotia point, of view this is no doubt ;a: pleasing- arrangement, and lor other reasons, noted,below,, it has, our entire approval,' at'. To Aro: House !-Wellington.. •'' '' '

: We are admirably prepared with a choice assortment of Whilo Embroidered Muslin Kobes, purchased by our Home buyer from the mannfaoturies at St. Gall, Switzerland, and (jlsp ivifh a .splepdjd assortment ot Whlto Dress Fabrics , ina variety of charming makes ai)d designs; at To Aro House, Wellington; '

. Wo hk showing an unequalled assortment of He Whilo Jlobes at 8s (Id, 10s 6d,12s (|d,lss Cd,l7s Gd,2ls lid,'aiid so on liptoips: These art really ; beautiful goods,' tad .aro bettor value thAn'oijjf {hiit jfayo ; bco'i] yit offered, in the-City, or #tTo Aro Houbo, .Wellington, : ■' '• ; ■

And then wo liavo also Mull supply of white dress fabrics, such.as Princess Ida. dress muslins at 6Jd and 12 Jd per yard; nainsook dress muslins,'embroidered muslins, and mull dress' muslins, from ,9d to Is 6d per yard; broche dress muslins from i)Jd to, Is B}d per yard; aiid. brilliant .dress mnsllns from BJd to la Odjd per yard, at e Aro Houso, Wellington,—Advi. ,