The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1889. SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3108, 19 January 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1889. SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

'jib Lyttellon Times of tlio loth ustnut publishes a long letter from iir Julius Yogel to Mr Mutson, tlio fell-known Christclrarcl) auctioneer, riiichwas evidently written with a 'iew to publicity, and to prepare the :oloiiy for his return. Some sort ol i fatted calf will no doubt be killeo 1 or this New Zealand's prodigal son nit as the said calf has been on i bnner occasion sacrificed in hi: ioiior,he must not expect too grea in enthusiasm and too lively i lemonstration this time. The burdei )f Sir Julius Vogel's letter is : .•allying cry for his friends, uhicl ivill suit them, It is the discover that the present value of land, mpr especially wheat land-in fad Canterbury land-is too low, becaus its prospective value, is not takei into consideration, Assuming tha !t piece of laud is honestly worth £: an aero now,it • ought to realise sa; an extra Jive shillings an acr becauso a few yours lience jt wil certainly increase in value. But Si Julius fails in one respect: he doe not exactly show how the prospectiv value is to be realised. It may be i comfort to a man who owns lam worth £3 an acre to Ifjipw that'will the prospective-'value' added it i worth £3 ss, but if no one will givi tbp extra live shillings for it, th solid benefit of the enhanced valu will hardly be appreciated by practica men. Sir Julius Vogel. relios on ai increase of .'population for th onhanced value, but many people ii Now IZ " a ' ' ,ftVfi m ty demon stated by sau^^'^ 1 "" does not always increase .. n -~, proportion to the growth of popu.u tion. We have • latterly been acc'us tomed to measure tlie.valueof-lant by the produce that can be got off it and the market valuoof such produce Tests of'i'this nature are far mon trustworthy than the prospeotivi mirage with which Sir Julius Amk his Canterbury friends. Wo' havi had our. day dreams in New Zealand and Sir Julius has been responsibli for many of them, but we pray tha he may not again lead us" iuti temptation. When he came amongs us again ; some five years ago, w welcomed him because lie expressa some sensible views on tlio taxatioi mania under which wo wereihei suffering.; ■ He came' back amongs us asja Conservative, but, whon, t gain office, he threw in his lot" wit! rank Itadicals, we fell that ho couli never more be a power for good ii this .colony, He was untrue b himself and degenerated into ut sor of jobbing statesman. He complain now, in his letter to .Mr ■ Matsou that he has met with ungenerous am undeserved personal attacks' iron political opponents,,but we fear hi has deserved all the ill usage whichha fallen to his lit, and more; 'He bat a great opportunity when he cann amongst us, before, anrl heabused it Now ho will reqnivq all his cleverness all his doxtcrity, arid'alihisaudiifiit 'o rguin obtain a position of powor

f r OJaase?; 'Ntnt Design, - will baf-reaiimecl litli Pebruiiry iesjieciiraiy.';: ! ? :^k

_ V. Tho;.-rVfolh'iwiDg-' return ; of v.' : persons' drownedin';thb;;Ne'w.; Zealand-'.Rivers; have'been printed and circulated, "Total from Is July 1885 to 30 'Juntf 1887, ?80, pr6»ibus"returns ; 2jls6 '■' making- a total since IMO.tb June 1887,bf. 2,286,- ;

;■■' Captain,and Mrs Condon bid farpwbll to their' Masterton' .'f.iibnds.on -Sunday, January 20th (tb-tnorrbw). =t hero will' lib' meetings all day in 'tlie; Salvation .'Army BaiTOolis.;-On Tuesday the 22nd instant;; Anniversary Day, a fnrewell Tea will be held in the Barracks,-i'wheii Captain "andMrs Condon will be present.' \ ,' -> 'M.Grau, of Vionna, has discoveredseries, of -.portraits 'in Egyptian tombs' which are in a.condition that surprises overy one whohas seen them, Although they are utleast 2000 years old, the seem to be as fresh as many more modern works in oil, They, are painted in encaustic Altogether thero are about. 70 porttaits ot mon and women; some aro on wood panels and some on canvas', It might easily bo supposed that they aro counterfeits by. some'living .artist, but Herr Ebers, the K<!yptolo«ist,' and HenMenzel, tho painter, have; expressod a belief in tho authenticity of the portraits. ' .'."-.

Tho workman engaged in excavating tho .site for tho -the' new,; block of buildings to "bo erected at Hobday's corner (inya'.tuo Christcburcli Press) found on Thiii'daylast a human, skull. It was nbcut eight; iir niue Feet below the surface, and lad apparently been in its ■■•resting '■ place for a ■ considerable; I period. Tho skull apparently-belongs, to a lace much inferior in mental development to tho •present Maori race,, Tho forehead is .low and very narrow', ' ,

In a lecture before the Franklin Institute, Professor Hamford Henderson stated that aluminium was an element the name of which is to-day in almost everybody's mouth. There \% about 40 per cent oxide of aluminium" in ordinary clay and about 56 per cent of metal-in the oxido, so that a cubic yard of clay contains about 9371bs of metallic aluminium. At 5 dels, per lb,, tho. lowest, this is worth over' 4500 dols., and consequently one cubic yard of ordinary puro c'.av contains an amount of aluminium for whioh society is willing to pay over 4500 del,

Germany at the present timo has her hands pretty full. The Samoan difficulty is perhaps tho most iitipbitant,wliero tho commercial interests of tho United States and this great European power clash, and further complications may arise at any moment. Tho relations of I'ogland also are somewhat strained owing to tho publication of tho laic Emperors diary and tho prosecution of Professor Geffcken, whilst Zanzibar is keeping several of her gunboats and troops engaged in suppressing tho slavo trade. France, however, her natural antagonist is quiet and Bismarck- is quito equal to all ho has in hand at present.

Mr Toole, the comedian, had lots of practical fun during his recont holiday in Switzerland, One afternoon on a Lako .Lucerne excursion steamer, a voice at the bow was beard calling: "Cook's coupons this way! Glass-of sherry and n sandwich free of chargel" The ingenuous tourists who rosponded fount nothing'but a little man admiring the scenory. After nn interval tho same voice in a higher key was hoard at tho stern: "Gnze's coupons this- waj'l• Glass of 'champagne and a sandwich free of charge!" There was another rush, with the same result.. The fun was heightenby the curiosity of what appoared to be a very old gentleman with long hair and hard of heaving, who engaged Mr Toole in a dialogue which considerably mystified the bystanders. Gossip has it that Jhjs wfli Mr Irving, There was a very iftir attendance nt the benefit concert given in tho Theatre

Royal last night, the front seats being particularly well filled, though wo were rather surprised, considering the object of the enteijtainuietit to see sueli a meagre attendance-' in the pit, The performancoqwas gone through iu a very creditable manner,, and though somewhat late in starting, owhu< to the absence of the gentleman who had to open the ball, everything went pit pat, find .without any of thpse dreary waits that usually characterise amateur performances, The Masterton String Band played a couple of selections during the evening. Messrs Moore, Coleman, Gant, Bray Eoweand Hooper contributed songs, the gem of the evening being the" King of Spain" duot by Messrs Coleman and Moore. Mrs Georgo Hooper sung Sullivan'B " Lost Chord" to an organ and 'cello accouipanyment by Messrs Ferry and Pearson, in a manner that left nothing to be desired, and m response to an 'imperative encoro, treated the audienco to that beautiful little song

i 'f'fhe Kerry Dauce." Missißowler's toug was voi-y .pleasingly rondereil, but the effect was marred by the evidout novvouiiiess of the young lady. That vorsatile gentleman, Mr Forry, wound up the first part with a rollicking Irish eons: that "fetched" the audience all the time, and he followed the sons with a side splitting ovation on" Murphy's Fonian Cat." After a selection fr'onitho hand, tno curtain rose to that laughable skit on Mr Hume's novel" Tlio Mystery ofn Handsome Cab," Mr Ferry taking tho hading.charactor, ably supported by Mr Bradbury und Meaduines Beaufort and Q'Connor. Great credit is due to lleri' Von Keisenberg for tho efficient manner in which ho has schooled the vocalists whoso songs ho accompanied, Messrs'Wright and Georgo Hooper also contributed to the success of the entertainment by the loan of a pinuo and liar-, moiiiuiii.

The damarn Mail says that (he (liscoyeryuf tho ajleged tobacco fraud on thp Customs was purely accidental. It 50 happened, through the shunting of the van, four of the eleven parcels wore discharged at 0110 end of the platform, and left there With the curiousity that seoms to bo natural to detectives. Detective O'Brien appears to have casually osanjiued the parcels, arid tlio peculiarity pj the fact thai iish was addressed to a hairdresser and tobacconist, added, probably, to a knowledge that tobacco had been, offered .for sale in tciyn at a remarkably pbeap .rate, gave risp.toa suspicion that there, was something '■ fishy" about the parcels. A further end more careful examination of the parcels was the oongcqnot'ce, with the result that the fraud was discovered. A manufacturer of".Philadelphia of gpcat pspprieijce, as well as of much intoliigenoo, says the Trado Iron Review, , ' '-''liwklllontaWdlargeeteel lnsiuci,.. ■ -^.« nu ihlinewhllnthe tools in a north am. - n, , W8 tools are being tempered, n«. \, many years ago ho noticed that such tooio would often fly apart when being tempered if held" east and west," >uid that the liability to Riich accidents was greatly lessened if not entirely obviated, if the 1001 was held " north and south,

During the past month our shorn >m wis daily a tended by Ja^go" numbers of ladies inteuton inspcctiiuj arid. pur'oiiasiu| thcattiactivpitems'.in tlio millinery and mantle' departments,at To, Aro Horn Wellington. ~" :

in milliiiery we were fortunate in being able to exactly suit the taste of oiir patron?, and (or style, fa.diion, and the harmonious blending colours, we are as yet unrivalled in the city. We have still, the same ability and means at our command, and during tho present month shall show;some: special novelties in ladies' trimmed hats, at Te Aro House, Wellington.. : ' .'; ■•■ ]"■. ' Our mantle and continue (lepartiirait'ha'i also, been the scene of great. activity. ■ We have bold an amazing ladies' jackets and mantlc3'of,the, most fashionable description, and oiir costumes hays been the subjects of much admiratipii, at Te Aro House, Welhrigton. : '' -.':"." : ; ■-'; We have a very choico lot of ladiosV costumes, in all descriptions of fabrics, n'nd in a great-variety of fashionable styles, comprising prints," zephyr, aateen brocbe, Swi6S embriodered, .veiling*,. Pongee arid Liberty'sdks;ra'igibg-from .Ss,(ld to i\% guineas, at To Ar'o Eouss, .Wellington; ■'■, '.We cordially invite the conntry..who may ; bosteying for. awhile in. thocitf to visit burshpb\vroom\yhpn"cv'cry: attentoonaßd'cjvib'ty.wjllbe shown, wthto': press-'puriiliases, at To : iro'Hottse, : Wellingtpa;--Apyi,'.;. .'•..:..,']

givo^lii^fitsr^onc^ftbfiiijpiiiarfihd' ltoteH64T!ikfr9'Royal^;!riiia ; mil, ; bo the'greatffltniiusical'treiit.we,; have had .for sdnibtiiiio. as;the!Sigiior: mll.bb assisted.by Madaiiiß'Mbrley,''and: Bome^fpwbßaUmateurel^-^V'yfV

-f Spcbificatioifs Vfbr'. thbiscrub-oUtting MyqTt^d-tp-b6-ietVbn^tU6;rMiddle\Ruiii East TftratalifJcari.be seen l at Hie; WairAkAn .DdiLjr.ofHoo. '■,s.. 'i f : i %£\ '; )<< .','- ■ ; Tho. fnllowi ten d era; have; bocifro -. cbived fof painting ahd ; paporliahging at £3l-0a 8d ftcceptedj; Oeorgo Hhskbll, £35.;10n; Knche andCohyf37;; ; Enoch Barnes; £BC 10a; Morgan O'Meara, '±'44 755 d.. /:..;-Vs :- •-,•-::..-;;--■:

.-:-M.iss ..Ellon .'.Nevada.; Armstrong, 1 (daughter; of; Mr 'Plidjip'.Ar'iustrong'bf Oartortbn),; '.was,' the recipient of alvery, neat reference bible' as a-first-class; prize from, the Wellington; Sunday School Association,• ■ she .'having.. obtained the highest score of anyone belonging to tho Ohiirch of England the' Wellington Provincial -District viz. 91 marks out of a. possible 100.; :Thtre were";only" three; subjects'' which;she failed-in. -.'.' .- -:;'..-,-';■■ ';-K-■'..-

•: .The -following;'is the report of the ■Masterton.'Branch, ;of She' School of Design, Wellington, submitted by the teacher, Miss E: A.' Holmes, to the Com', inittce,' for the period onding December submit the following report of the above school during the past nine months. First quarter, the school began with six on tho roll being| all evening students; second quarter, four attonded the afternoon class and eleven the evening class. Third quarter, tivo attended the afternoon class ami ton thoo'vonirig, Tho courso of study is at present necessarily elementary,". The progress generallylias been fairly good, in some eases, very satisfactory. The irregular attendance and lack; of steady application of a few is to be regretted, it being impossible to get anything like fair results in those cases. A number of students entered tor the recent second grade examinations and the work of tho. school generally, will bo inspected the beginning- of th'e yoar. A short time back an "At home," was held with aviow to creating an interest in and exhibiting the works o the students, • and was well attended. The accommodation is far short of requirements in the arrangements for lighting both for day and classes, and the work in light and shade can never be satisfactory until this defecUs remedied." -.