The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1888. AUSTRALIA FELIX.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3051, 12 November 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1888. AUSTRALIA FELIX.

Many foolish people in this colony are still dazzled by the Melbourne boom aud avo disposed to go to to " Happy Australia" where so many of their late fellow colonists are now flourishing like moths round a candle. If they only knew it they would realize what must soon be manifest that Now Zealand and not Australia is the" happy land," The blessiug with which they are blessed in Australia is a fleeting and delusive pecuniary advantage, but. the curse with which thoy are cursed is something terrible. What gain is it that there should bo millions of money rattling about in Molbourne, when up country the cattle and sheep and the corn—and those are the things which really feed. the-"peoplo—are perishing for lack of moisture. Tho thousand and one adventurers in Melbourne can drink champagne by

tho bucket ami whisky by tho cask all the year round, hut myriads of sheep and cattle cannot obtain a mouthful of water to keep life in their parched carcases. Looking at the Melbourne exhibition, the visitor is impressed with the wonderful wealth and resources of the colony, but lie must not go inland and look at the country itself! There was once a man who had a wen which grow to so large a size on the back of his head that at last it was able to say to tho latter, " I am the head and you are tho wen." In muoh tho same way now Melbourne is the head and poor Victoria the wen. Visitors from other parts who travel to the up-country towns iu Victoria are surprised to find that they aro much about the same as regards size and population as they were twenty years ago, the growth, in fact, has been all in tho one big wen! A sharp and terrible reaction must follow a stale of things like this, A prosperity on such a false basis can only be an affair of mouths, and the crash ought to come within a year. Ultimately Victoria may become" Victoria felix" through the development, uot of the big wen, Melbourne, but of the upcountry stations, iarms, and vineyards. In the future we can look forward to an immouse dovolopmout of tho real wealth of the Colony by means of Urge irrigation projects, but between thou and now the Melbourne bubble, by which so many reflldoss adventurers are profiting, must burst, and tejis of thousands of people in that dopipj ejty will be plunged into bitter poverty and distress. Things havo been bad with us in New Zealand, but within the next three years we shall see them worse in Melbourne,

The annual meeting of flip Caledonian Society was held at tho Club Hqtel pn Saturday. The attendance, owing, doubtless to the severity of the weathor, was but limited, Mr 6, Horoh presided, and the balancp sheet ami auditors report having been adopted and ordered tp bo printed and published, tho mooting adjourned, A Parish meeting takes p'ape at St Matthow's sohoolroom this evcuiuy to discuss and deal with parish matters, and to elect Churchwarden and vestrymen. A telegram from Inycrcargill states t,'|at it is believed several Maoris about Rlvertou bow of the existence of a track used by aborigines in olden times, between Sutherland Fajls and West Coast, Great interest is tukosintho locality owing to the recent explorations between LakeToAnau ami Milford Sound. Thoro is every indication .that tho over-, land route mil be largely used in sum-, mor months. Mi tjio Gliristcliurch Show ou tho Prince of Wakjs' Birthday tjie takings amounted to £520, representing 10,000 souls. Including dead-he.a>ja, tjip attendance was close on 15,000, sop four or five thousand less than last year. The Kenuoll Club's A nuual Show was very successful,' the St. Bernard and Fox Terrier being the best 'classes. The principal prize-takors were for St. Bernards: Mrs Hauler; Greyhounds: Messrs Taylor, Evett, mid Eocd j Fox Terriers; Col, Bailey.

A-poll for tho election 'of-Mayor.for tho Borough of Mastorton for the siisuiug toi'in willtako pla'ceon Wednesday, Nov.- 28th, Nomination's, close on Monday 19th inst at noon. "" i The Secretary of the Mastorton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, acknowledges with thanks,' tho receipt of L2 from Mr S. M. Drew as a speoial prize for tho best long-woolled ewe hogget at the show on the 22nd iust.

Mr John Kmg, architect, calls for tenders for finishing a dwelling house at Kuripuni. Particulars may be found iu our advertising columns,

We learn from Mr J, Bennett of Otahaouahio rainfall has reached the satisfactory total of four inches.

' ikturcsfor the week nt the Theatre Royal appear inourninusemont column.

A rabbiter named Cornilius Coughlan was accidentally shot dead by his brother William while out rabbithij.' at fairfax, on Saturday last. . Tiowbridge must possess somp nice boys. i Four of them in particular have been distinguishing themselves, The robbery of a hundred eggs was a little effort by way of preface. The littlo rascals then out off the tails of five cows, afterwards selling the hair thereof for 3d Tho editor of the Tattler says:—Lord Mahdeville tells me he is about to Bet forth for Yucatan in company with Lord Do Clifford; and Inst, but not .'least, "Buffalo Bill" will join. them. He shewed moan interesting letter from the Wild West hero. They are going to hunt for buried cities and gold,

. A public meeting in connection with tho \Vesleyan Home Missions takes placo in tho Wosleyan Church on Wedday oveuiug, During the evening addresses will bo given by the Revs Berry, (Wellington,) J. Bellow, (Greylown),~W. RoHse, (Mastorton,) and other speakers. The former Minister, although a comparative strangor to Mastorton, is one of the most talented preachers in tho Wesleyan Ministry, and those who wish to hear ah interesting address could not do better than attond the'meeting on that evening.

The Pahiatui Star, relates the following accident to the daughter of an old Mastorton resident:—Mr J, Vile's only daughter, aged 18 months, was nearly drowned on Wednesday afternoon in the creek running by Sedcole-street. The ctild, with a little brother, was playing- near the wator and foil in, and would certainly liavo been drowned had not tho brother sufficient sonso to run homo for help, which just arrived in time. The child is quito well again wo lira pleased to say. There was great excitemont at Angers recently... The holiday folk had turned out en masse on the local Champ dc Mars to witness the performance of a tight-' rope walker named Castanet. Amid the blazo of fireworks Castanet made his appearance on a rope upwards of 50 ft. from the ground. A t first all wen t well and tho outhusiasm of tho crowd encouraged the acrobatic artist to further displays of skill. Suddenly, however, the poor mau lost his footing, and amid tho cries of the horror-stricken spectators he fell to the ground. Ho was picked up dead.

The British Weekly, referring again to the author of ''Robert Elsmoro," Mrs Humphry Ward, gives the following interesting item of information:—Though it is generally known that Mrs Humphry Ward is the grand-daughter of Dr Arnold, of Kugby, it is not so well known that »ho is by birth an Australian. Her father,'Mr Thomas Arnold, now at Oxford, held in educational position In Tasmania, where he married the dauyhtor ot Uovonor Sorell. Two, at least, of his children were bom at Hobart, and Mrs Humphry Waid is one. A brother, Theodore, is a schoolmaster in New Zealand, whilo a suter was married a few years ago to Mr Leonard Huxley, the son of Professor Huxloy. Tlio state of l'ahiatua at night is getting something awful, says tho local paper. When respectable householders are roused at 2 a.m by a policeman calling for assistaucc in the Queen's name, it is timo to appoint a Vigilance Committee, On Wednesday night a beauty named "Tho Yank/' .whose timo has been chiefly spent in gaol for somo years, got our constable down and nearly throttled him; ho was secured, however, aud takon to tho lock-up. This man did six woeks mice for kicking Host Murphy out of his own house. " The Yank" was takon to Woodyille by Constable Cullinano yesterday, and was brought beforo two justices, when ho was sentenced to three months in Napier Gaol, A drunk from bore was also takon up, but was let off with a caution,

A learned judgo was on 0110 •ocoasion presiding nl a trial respecting a collision between two ships at sea, when a sailor, iu giving his evidence, said. "At the time of tho accident I was standing abaft the binnacle;'' whereupon his Lordship, desiring to know the facts of tho case, said, "Stay a minute, witness, You say that you were standing abaft tho binnacle; now tell mo where is 'abaft the binnacle," This was to nineh for tho old "salt" who, removing his eyes from his Lordship, turned round upon the crowded court with an expression of intense amazement, and exclaimed at the top of his voico. "He's n pretty fellow for a judge | Bless mo you have got a pretty sort of land lubber far a judgo 1 He wauts mo to toll him where abaft the binnacle is!" This created a burst d laughtorthroughout tho court, in which his Lordship heartily joined. A duel of the most ferociously bloodthirsty pharacter has just taken placo in Gergal, a small town in the province of Huclva. Two younj men who wero engaged lo two sisters quarrelled over sonic trilling matter, and agreed to settle their dispute by a duel, in which both should he wounded, uud one at least should be killed. The conditions agreed upon were that the right foot of the one should be tied the left foot of the other, and then, each being armed with a dagger, they wore to stab one another by turns until quo should die. These barbarous conditions wcro carried out to the letter,

Woman's Wisdom,-" Sho insists that it is of uioro importance that hor family shall ho kept in full health, than that sho should have all tho fashionable dresses and styles of tho times, She therefore sees to it that each member of her family is supplied with enough of Dr. Souk's American Hop Bitters at the first appearance of ill-health, to provont a fit.of sickness with its attendant expense, caro and anxiety, All women should exorcise their wisdom in this way. : —New Haven Palladjne. Prom the hub.—Thgrp js perhaps no tonic offered to the peoplo that'possesses as much real intrinsic ( valuo as Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters. Jußt at this season of tho year, when the stomach needs an appetiser, or tho blood needs purifying, tho cheapest and best remedy is fir. Soule's American Hop Bitters. ' h.]\ 'omi.ee j)f prevention is worth a pound of qjire j don't wajt until you aro prostrated by a'disease that'may take months for you to recover hi,— Ijoslon Ololin •

A sumptuary ueproo has recently been promulgated py tj)ep.ipinitteo of the forthcoming Musical Festival at • Wellington, that all the lady vocalists must be messed is wnrru.' Fh»U an msthctip point of view lilis is no ilpubt a uleasjl'g arrangement, and for other reasons, noted bolpw, it has our entire approval, at To Arp House, Wellington ~ ,„',', vvk arc admirably prepared with ft oholoe assortment of White Embroidered Mußlin Holies, purchased by our Home buyer from the manufactories at St. Gall, Switzerland, and also with a splendid assortment ot Whllc'Dress Fabrics, in a variety of charming makes and designs, at To Aro House, Wellhigloii.' ".. . ■ • We aro showing an unequalled assortment of the White Robes at 8s Cd;los Gd.l'ia Gd,lss M,Vli (J4,2laCd,and so onup to 60s: These are .goods, 'and aro better value than any that Jiayo Keen yet offered in the jGity, or at To Aro House, Welling. And fon \v.e liayo alsp. a full supply of while dres3 fabife' such'as PrincesVlaa dress muslins at Old. . 12JU'^ci-'^ar'd ) nainsook dress 'muslin'!, lins, and mull dress muslins ftop.'jp \g, Is Cd per yavd'i broehe dress.mushns. fropj. Hjjd to:Is CJd per yard {'and brilliant drcsj muslins from e Aro House, Wel)ipstoi),-~Apri.' ■■'■■■■

Atelegraphio report, of Brown and Rodgers' examination at tho Superior Court of Bankruptcy this day will be found in another, column,

Tho Liverpool stipendary magistrates recently made an order, ■ for the destruction of sixteeirpiecea.of decomposed horseflesh, which had beenexposed for sale as beef-in a butcher's shop in Great Homer Street. -'

Messrs Lowes and lorns notify a salo of exhibits for tho day following the Cattle Show at Mastorton at eleven in the. forenoon. Particulars are given in the usual column. Evangelistic sorvices will bo conducted every oyening during the prosont week in the Presbyterian Church by the Rev, Thomas McDonald of Petone. Sankeys hymns will bo used and a cordial invitation is oxtended to all.

It isnot considered probable that the necessity will arise for cuttiug off the gas supply. Tho Gas Committee anticipate completing the work of puddling without resorting to thafiuconvenient measure.

Tho privileges of the Mastevton Agricultural aud Pastoral Society's Show, which takes place on Thursday, 22ud mat., wore sold on Saturday, by Messrs Lowes & lornß, and realized as follows: —Publicans booth—Mrs Cranmer, £ls j refreshments-Mrs Corbett, £lO IBs; games-J, Smith, £110s; fruit-Mrs Preston, LI.

The Wood Streot Spinning Company (Limited), of Bury, were, summoned before the Bury Police Court, on Monday afternoon, on thirty-nine charges under tho. Factory Act.. The factory inspector described the offence as a most flagrant; one, the company having worked boys employed at. their mills during meal hours,, and' from half an hour to an hour over time on eight days in order to meet a large order. The magistrates imposed a fine of 120, -wiHx costs in all thirty-nine cases, i His Excellency tho Governor, speaking at a baniiuot at Chriatchurch paid the following compliment to his successor '.—" It was a source of great gratification to him if he had performed his duties in any degree to then-satisfaction He felt that now lie was retiring he must say something in favor of tho appointment of Ins successor. Ho was not acquainted with Lord Ouslow, but he had heard a good deal ot him, for Lord Onslow had been Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies and President of the Colonial Conference, and had discharted his duties with great credit. Lord Onslow had also tho • advantago of youth, for ho was some 80 years younger than himself, aud ho (Sir Win. Jervoiß), was sure that ho would make himßelf popular and respected in New Zealand,