The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1889. Pre-Sessional Speeches.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3244, 7 June 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1889. Pre-Sessional Speeches.

Among otbev leading politicians who liave this week addressed their constituents may bo numbered Mr John Ballimce. The position wbioh the member for Wanganui held in the late Ministry, and his ability as a debater, almost give him a claim to succeed Sir Robert Stout as leader of the Liberal party, There is, however, a feeling even amongst his own party that be is somewhat superficial as a politician, and that a man with a little more ballast is needed as a ohiei, However, Mr Eallanco is likely to bo a member of. the next k Liberal Ministry which will afflict 1 New Zealand, as lie is too important a man to he overlooked and too clever p, man to allow himself to be left out. ii) tlii) cold. The presessional speeclios m am getting now ore somewhat tame affairs. Ofooipe the events of the last session now cease to excite people; tlio records of the recess are, with the exception of oitf or two personal incidents, somewhat dreary, pd no one cares much to risk his reputation for sagaoity by forecasting the future. Mr JMatp referred briefly to the late 'session and dug out the tariff question to show {hat Sir Harry Atkinson had been as inconsistent as himself. He also said a few words (ibout the middle distance—(he recess—by approving the appointment of local Railway Commissioners and questioning the oleyation of Judge Penniston. He prudently left the foregroiuiMhe coming sessionalone, and filled up the measure of his address with a discourse on abstract political questions, He reiterated many of his well known opinions on land settlement, condemned the prpposed reduction of members as £ conservative measure, and censured the reduction of capitation to voluntem. -Many ? of his views on- subject? are, popular, and he well knows' bow to put. them in, an attractive form before a public audience. He secured readijy a vote of confidence' at the conclusion of his speech, and he may fairly be congratulated upsj the tone of .moderation whioh pervaled his, address, At the present time he doubtless .feels that; extreme yiews are at a, discount, and .he prudently forebore to press upon his* audience some "of the socialistic theories wbicli he is supposed to entertain and

Tlio regular monthly meeting of tho Maaterton 'i'oivn Lands 'i'rusteos takes place Members of tho Mastorton Football Olub are reminded of tho praotice which takes place on their ground to-morrow afternoon, whon it is hoped tliore will be a good muster. The annual general meeting of the Masterton Agricultural/ and Pastoral Association takos piaco tu-uwrrow afternoon at the Central Chambers, Masterton.

In consequence of Colonel Roberts R.M. having to adjudicate on a lunacy case at Carterton this morning the business at Masterton R.M, Court was adjourned. - The Groytown football team start to-day on their trip to Woodvilic, Fielding, and Palmerston North, pd on their return will play a combined team from Eketalmna and Pabiatua. R. Thompson and W. Thomas, of the Masterton Red Stars, Accompany them. Tho Rev. A. Thomson,' lato of Waihenga rtccived quite an ovation from the Petono Presbyterians on his arrival to take charge of the Church in that rising township. He was welcomed at a social gathering in the Masonic Hall at which tho Rev. 0, S, Ogg' presided, tho building being orowdod with friends. ■'

A Masonic lodgo established upon a temperance basis, in connection with the United. Uiand Lodgo of Hew South Wales, having proved so satisfactory, the Royal Arch Masonshave established a Royal Arch Chapter on the no basis.

Tho Hon. Mr Richardson says there is littlo anxiety for the safety of Messra Malcolm aud.Voung, who are prospectiug the West Coast of the South Island, During his ruccnt visit to Milford Sound he said both men who had over six weeks provisions, not including fish or birds, and tho'men expressed their intention of remaining there until picked, up by steamer, 1 The Wellington Licensing Committee havo granted to day all licenses, except in the cases of married, women, whose husbands are. living apart. The police objected to the renewals of these, and on /an. intimation from the Bench that they had no power to grant the ronewals, the applicants applied for 'an adjournment until 29th inat to make arrangements for transfers. The houses affected ate tho .Te Aro, Central, and Commercial Hotels.

Lord Wolseley admonishes the young cadets at Woolwich to shun self-conceit, which he says is the besetting sin of British officers, He knows how it is himself,

The man who made the first photograph ever produced in the United States, Franz George Sohroiber, is still living in Philadelphia, hale and hearty, at the age of 96.

A well-known horsi'-dealer informs the Wangling Herald that thereis likely to be a scarcity of draught horses on the coast owing to breeding being so largely discontinued. Captain Ohossdl well-known in connection with tho Hobart and Melbourne shipping trade, is dead. It was ho who b|ii|t the first square ricged vessel produced in Tasmania by private interprise.

A mushroom has been exhibited at Gisbome, which measures within a fraction of 12 inches in diameter, and is consequently about three feet in circumference. It was found in a paddock at Kaiati,

.Cardinal Manning's health is in such a condition that a coadjutor bishop for the dioceae of Westminister must shortly be appointed. Efforts are being made to seoure tho appointment of Dr Yaughan, Bishop of Salford. Professor Ralph Copoland, who lias' become Astronomer Royal for Scotland was one of the scientists of the second German Arctic expedition under the first that wintered on the Arctic coast of East Greenland.

After having had a few words with her husband, the wife of a watchmaker at Liamore, Now South Wales, named Osborue, is reported to have jumped out of bod, and committed suicide by cutting her threat with a razor. The Princess of Wales has suddenly fallen off her looks to an appaling extent, From being the handsomest and most youthful woman of her years in all the kingdom, she js now Bail} to be' only a muclwnade-up caricature of -her younger solf. Prince Bismarck gave one of his Pnrliamcntry dinner parties at Berlin a fow days ago, at which the young Emperor was presont, The Emperor insisted' upon the Chancellor taking his long pipe as usual aftor dinnor whilst he himself and others smoked cigars, _ Mr? Lapghy lias opened communications with'several Lpndon publishers with a view to making tho host tofp for the publication of a novel upon which she is eusaged in America. Tho work is planned on "Endyinion," and will bo worked out of the Lily's- adyentures and her friends in English ,?)cioty.

At Oierlfcmvell County Court the "other day a summons against "Richard Pigott for |lO was returnable. Tho summons was taken out by a firm of booksellers, before Pigott's suicide, for books supplied to him, including a book on handwriting. There was no appearance, and tlio registrar struck tho sum. mons out of the list.

.The death is announced, at the ago of Rally 82, of the well-known hymn frilor, Mr G. Kawson, The deceased rlio for many years residtd at Loads, ra3 the author of a vory largo number f hymns, which some time since were lublished in complete form by tho Reigious Tract Sopietyand Messrs Hodder nd Stoughton. Mr Cullingrorth, formerly surgeon to It, Mary's Hospital, Manchester, lias üblioly stated jtliafc the smallest living flby he ever Baw was one which weighed lb and JL4in in length, But lien, that was four lyeeks old. In the ccount of tho number of Liliputian aorals, given before a meeting of the Jbstetrlcal Society, one is spoken of as sighing lib lDo? at soyen weeks old, )r Bierbaum, of Dorstcn, describes n hild he saw which measured 13Jin and reighed lilb. An American puper, tho ioston Journal,' a year or two back, aentioned a child born slightly under his weight. Bays the anonymous /riter:—" We know a bright, intelligent ittlo miss, now residing in this city, who J flleron years old, who weighs aboul Oib, and who, when r sho opened hei yes upon this world, Weighed less thar Jib. She was the tiniest- pi.eca. oi mmanity whioh -we ever heard of, Th< lurso, in. washing and dressing her, ised to lay her in tho palm of her hand ml the first few days of her life wen fvostly spoilt wrapped up in cotton woo! 111} placei} in the 1) asjfet beside the stov< d keep her warm, Her head \yould g( ito a small-sized! teacup,"' Oan anyoi)/ ell of a .Bpalleredition'of humanity tiia' row to be a bright and promistug llttli At Savage and Faraum a Island Homi Stock Farm, Grosso Isje, Wayne Co. lich., there is an instance qf tlji ocility and kindness of the Percheroi a trajt in which tljisremarkabli Med of jlimps excels all ptliers 'heir Percheron sfaljipu, Plnvoiso.'am littlo Shetland ppny etalliqn, 'J.'orr ?jiumb, live in tho same bo? stall, ani ne of the most amusing of the man; leasing sights that one witnesse" uring a day's inspection of this fjmou tud is to watch the capers and antics o hese two stallions. Pluvoise woiglu bout 1850 pounds and Tpm Thunil bout 850' Rpunds, and they will pig; nd roll in the'straw.and nip each otfie' or Houtt ai a time like' a couple o luppiejj IJio fog fallow' boiog alway■ery care/ui jiot' to : ijijrt )ittle one )icsin a while the lis temper and " go"' for Pluviosl juite lively, but ; the sensible PluvioS' .Till stand .and look sit him with ai expression as near to a laugh on hi lace as it is possible for a horse to have M when tlie little tires hiinsel out with his hard. play lie 'will lie on the straw in the middle of "the stal and go to Bleep, and Plume will mov as the stall to avoi< injannghimasamsw ivoddifitwer f(4 -

The cultivation of coffee' is reportedto bo extending in Queensland. > .. A fivo hundred candlo-powcr eloctm ligbt lamp, presented to the citizens by ex-Mayor Samuel Brown has been erected in Wellington - A Carterton resident has been com-, uiitted. to the Lunatic Asylum by Colonel Roberts R.M, on the certificate of Drs Bey and Smith.

Nothing new has transpired in reference to the perpetrator of the Kaiwhara i niurdor. Active search is boinginade j for the missing papors and pocket book. Tho second aud.final performance of tho Pirates of Ponzanco will be given tonight. •'

A plan for the ultimate extermination of rabbits by killing all the does and liberating the bucks is put forward as a new «ne in the Wellington papers. We noticed in our column* this method nearly a year ago.

It will be seen by a pr6linunary announcement that Mr Chas. Hugo's celebrated troupe will appear next Wednesday ovenini'. This Company is now playing a long icason at the Theatre Royal, Wellington, to crowded houses. A list of tho artists and their specialities will appear in to-morrow's issue.

M. J, Hall, of Lecston, has'(tlio Timaru Herald says) just completed threshing out some heavy yields of barley. Unopaddock returned 85 bushels per acre, and another 70 bushels, Messrs Lowes & lornß liavo an announcement of a sale of Nelson fruit and ornamental trees, which should interest parlies planting. Sale, Saturday, June 15th."

To-day the frreat case as' to the ownership ot Section 17 in the town of Carterton, is supposed .to commence in the Supreme Court, the claimant is suing tlm Government for fBOO damages for giving Mr R, Fairbrother, a title to a part of the Section, which was obtained through the Land Transfer Office. There are nine of Carterton's oldest residents subpoenaed as witnesses in the case -i.

An extraordinary natural phenomenon' the Examiner says, has been discovered in Mr I". :Voitrekolaky 'b garden at Kuineroa. For some time a piece of peaty ground, about 20 feet square,.had been noticed it the garden. Nothing would grow on it, and the earth was dug out and spread over partß of the garden when it was discovered that it was a salt well,, the water boinglike that of the sea, No animal would drink it. In digging about it was observed that branches of trees and other specimens ofyegetation were found in it in a remarkable state of preservation. Mr P. H. Wood reports of his slock sale held at tho Taratahi yards yeaterdayas follows. Yards wellfilled withstock of good quality, entries of both sheep and cattle, being about double what had been advertised. Sheep woro in good demand, and realized prices considerably above last sale rates. Bidding waß spirited and all lots Bold as under, viz. Pat wethers, 10s to Us 6d; 6toro wethers 8a to 10a, Ewes in lamb, 5s 3d to 7s; empty ewes, osto7s2d; culled owes, 2s 3d to 4s Od; lambs, 5s Id to Gs. Cattle were in limited demand, those yarded being nearly all small stook, calves, 10s to 12s; heifers, empty, Ms, to 40s; heifers springing, 80s to 67s 6d; cows, 80s to £o 6s. A few horses sold at prices from 80s to £l2, Mies who havo a lanoy for "frilled laoe curtains" need no longer go to the. troublo or oxpenso of procuring ostra quantities fof lace and having it sewn on, as wo are now showing some beautiful" imitation frilled curtains," just received by tholiuapohu, at To Aro Houso, Wellington,

Wo have these at present in whito, cream aud beige, and in prices from 22s Od to two guineas per pair. Thoy are exceedingly attractive, and anyone who admires true artistic graco will duly appreciate these "frilled curtains," and inspeot them at once, at To Aro Houso, Wellington. Tho fanoy for "frilled curtains" is very much in the asoendaut in the old country and now that manufacturers havo shown their ability ta produce these at anioderate cost, we may expect them to coino into general use, As wo have but a Very limited supply, ladies should lose no tin)e in inspect: ing them at Te Aro Houso, Wellington, The borders of these ''eurtains" have all the effect of the roal frilling without a singly drawbaok, the "curtains" being woven quite complete, at no mora than the ordinary prices of lace ourtains of tho. quality, and there~iß no extra cost incurred for frilling or washing them. See them at To Aro Houso Wellington.-Anv r,