The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1889. An Abortive Session.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3202, 6 September 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1889. An Abortive Session.

The present session of the New Zealand Parliament is a failure. The Ministry cannot carry their measures, and it is beginning to be recognised that nothing of any practical importance in the way of legislation can be accomplished. Tho triennial representation system is somewhat of a disappointment, for in tho third year when the component members have been drilled into shape, and are qualified to do good'work, thoy begin to think of tho coming general election, and are afraid to move hand or foot, Were tho House meeting uuder the old quinquennial term, tho apprehension which now paralyses legislative effort would be absent, and there would bo some chance of good laws being placed on the statute book, Still m bavo to thank the House for resist-

ing all pressure for unproductive works expenditure, and if members have done little good, they have at least refrained from evil. The Ministry has been weak in tho sense that it'has failed to bring dowu measures acceptable to the House, hut strong as administrators of tho policy of- economy to which the colony is pledged. Sir Harry Atkinson never had a happy knack of constructing billH, and he is always placed in a difficulty when new legislation is needed. The late Ministry carried a Charitable Aid Bill which is a palpable failure, and the present Cabinet, instead of trying to smash the work of its predecessors into a thousand atoms, should have endeavored to adapt it to the requirements of the colony, so that there would bo as little change as possible. Ministers found a tree planted by their predecessors in which there was a. certain amount of growth. It would have been a statesmanlike task to have pruned and trimmed the tree till it answered the purpose for which it was designed. But instead of this, our rulers propose/to pull it up by the roots and plant another in its place. No wonder the Premier found that the House was hostile to his measure,; and withdrew it for a

riore convenient session, The sooner ho' session'closes the better, for nombera are at loggerheads all round md the two sagacious and experienced leaders, Atkinson and Ballance, we warily watohing each other's shancos with the country. Tho fight n the flonso is over, and tho battle n the country is about to begin, The shancos of the coming campaign aro 3n the whole favorable to the Government, Tho Opposition when last, in power brought tho colony into danger and difficulty, and the present occupants of the Ministerial offices have led it back to a position of safety and comparative, prosperity. It jb too eoon yet to again trust New Zealand to tho Opposition rule, The memories of their last term of office are still vivid, and even if we have to put up with an abortive session, wo aro better off than when we had to suffer from one in which rank political jobbery was a prominent factor,

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their stock sale fifty threo and four-year-old bullocks, and twenty spoyed heifors, Tho ordinary monthly meeting of the Masterton Town Lands Trustees takes place this evening, Arthur Josoph Chamberlain of Ekctahuna, blacksmith, has filed a declaration of.insolvency. To-morrow is tho regular monthly pay day of th« Maßterton and Groytown Building Soaoties.

On tho House meeting yesterday afternoon, tho Speaker road the resignation ot Mr Hislop as member for Oamaru, Mr Hislop has left for Oamaru. Mr Oscar Moyer haß been appointod to reprecont New South Wales at tho No* Zealand' Exhibition, at a salary of £7OO per year, • Thu student* who attended tho loctures of the late Prnfoasor Andrew, of Melbourne, intend erecting a memorial tablet to his memory. The steamer Lawronco has been purin Sydney on bohalf of the Mokihinui Coal Company for the Wellington-Mokihinui trade,

Mr E. J. Damon, of West Maitland, has accepted the position of tutor to tho young Princes of Brazil. It is understood that tliora are still £150,000 worth of unsold produco in Oamaru district awaiting a market. In Melbourne burglaries are now of froquent occurrence. Tho other morning the Hayinarket Hotel was ransacked, We rejjrot to hear that Mrs Monro, of Fielding, formerly Miss Grading of Tonui, died yesterday-from inflammation.

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a very important sale of one buggy, two guns, saddlery, etc, on account ot a gontlcman leaving tho district, the salo taking place to-morrow at 2 o'olock,

Our attention has' been called to ai allegation that somo animals have beei in tho Ekotalmna pound without attention for nearly twenty-four hours. Thii should bo looked Into by the propoi authorities.

Messrs M, Casolberg and Co announco to arrive per Rimutaka a large assortment of trout fishincf tackle, including rods, reels, and flies, from tho best Lnndon maker, Beforo ordering olsowhere, anglers are desired to await tho arrival of Messrs Oaselbers; and Co's direct consignment, Notioo is given elsowhere of a poll on the proposal of the Eketahuna Road Board to borrow tho sum of £750, for bridges, road formation and metalling portions of the Mangaone Valley and Tawataia Roads. The poll takes place on Saturday, Septombor 14th, at the oflico of tho Board.

Mr Meredith, senr,, was driving a pair of horses to his station in tho Wbareama yesterday, whon ono rein either became detached or broken, and the horses pulled tho vehicle off the road. There were three other occupants in tho buggy, two being Miss Moreditlis, who managed to alight without injury, Tho third, a Miss Todd, sprained her nnklo in jumping out of the conveyance. Mr Meredith himself, bruised his arm, but did not consider tlie injury of sufficient importance to prevent him proceeding on his journey. Miss Todd returned to Masterton in Mr J. A. MoKenzie'a bujgy which fortunately happoucd to bo coming into town,

At a special meeting ot tho Masterton School Committee held last night a letter was.read from tho Education Board statin" that Mr Wilson was about to' bo promoted to the Mangatainoka school, A discussion took place on tho removal of the teacher of such an important class as the fourth, tho annual examination being so noar at hand, and & resolution was passed informing the Board that tho Committee regret the withdrawal of Mr Wilson trom tho school, and earnestly request that he may be allowed to stay on until after tho examination, " In a letter to the Christchnrch Press yesterday morning Mr 0, T, Sullivan gives sopio of hia past history, He admits that hp camo to Australia with Boucicault, and that he was a companion of Whistler, tho wrestler, Ho'assorts that when in Wollinijton ho converted the chief reporter of the Evening Press, who told him that his conversion was duo to an interview ho had with liirrj. (Sullivan), Tho latter states that the day ho loft Wellington this reporter said he could not rost until ho had found peace with God, Sullivan also recounts a number of his exploits, and says that |in_a drinking fray in London he was twico stabbed in tlie hand, and, being knocked down, pretended to bo senseless in ordor to escape. Ho suspected the Oliristchurclr reporters, and was not so communicative to them as to the Wellington reporter of tho Evening Press whom he eonvorted.

A curious system prevails in the Cheddar cheese-making districts of Scotland. The cows are let by the farmer to a contractor, who is called tiio" bower". Tlie farmer provides fond for tho cows and dairy utensils,, while tho "bower" finds tho labour and tho materials used in making cheese. Tho lattes pays as rent 4801b, of ripe cheese for every cow, and 3201b, for each heifer, taking for his share the surplus cheese, and whey, tho calves not needed for stock, arid a certain quantity of cheese for each calf nursed. Allowing Igal, of milk for each lib of cheese, it will bo aeon that it is only tho surplus over4Bogal. per cow per annum that falls to tho contractor's Bhere. For comparatively small cows like tho Ayrshireß, this seems a narrow margin; but an average cow is expected to produce 5001b. of cheese inn year. The roason given for the system is that the cheese-maker doos hotter for tho farmer when he has an interest in the quantity and quality of cheese produced. Sea ljons are so plentiful on tho coast of _ California this year as to bo a nuisance, especially to fishermen, while their barking aggravates tho farmers for two miles inland.

, By the last map steamers we received a very large veiioty ol new goods, especially adapted for the spring season, at -To Aro House, Wellington. These consist principally of the latest styles in miUincryaiidall millinery materials, and are so varied, 60 elegant, so really attractive and chnnniiig,thatwo feel assured that they will meet with tho warmest approval from all our lady friends at Te Aro House, Wellington, It is impossible lor us to enumerate or particularise, so greatis the profusion and number of exhibits, We prefer to give our patrons a most delightful surprise, a surprise that shall bo brimful of delight and satisfactipn.when the thoy visit the chowroom at Te Aro House, Wellington. To-monovs we shall make our first display of this now spring millinery in our showroom, and we invite a very large attton, dance on the ocoasion at Te Aro House Wellington.

We plight mention that in addition to thecreations of our milliner's artistic skill, wchavo somo very elegant I'arisiau models, which we have received direct from Paris at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, To Aro House, Wellington, Kemcniber-Our first display' of new spring fashions in millinory will take plaoe to-morrow, in the thowroom, at- To Aro House, Wellington,—Apvr,

A spociiil children's service (the quarl«ly oiie)'will be Held In St Mark's Carterton, on Sunday, 29th Septombuv.

;MrF,'"W, Wood.adds to his Taratabi stock sale three cows, one just oalved, and two to calve at on early date. Tho Marlborough Rugby Union has courteously telegraphed to the Wairatana footballers to say that it has satisfactorily arrangod suitable hotol accommodation and railway fates for the visiting team,

Judgments that were to havo been riven in tho Masterton B.M. Court this morning were adjourned by order of the Court., Wnkolin v. Ingloy and .wife, claim JJGS, to Thursday, and Drummond v. Wardell, breach of Section 10 of the Babbit Act to Cartorton *n Tuesday.

Ik is stated that Cardinal Newman who is in his 89fch year, is haunted by a dread of losing his sitrht, In a letter recently recfived from him by some frinnds on tho Continent, ho alludes in pathetic terms to his fear that his eyooipht might utterly fail him, ard his fear that ho would be unable to offioiato any longer at the sacrifice of tho Mass, which is his one consolation in lifo.

ocal anglers are to be congratulated upon being able to solect from a choico and extensive assortment ofalltho accesorioa to tho noblo art without having to sond homo for what they require. Mr' Joseph Williams, the woll-kuown tobacconist of Queen-street, has imported from England a splendid lot of rods., flics, lines, artificial bait, nets, and everything used for tho purpose of inducing the tiout to leave thoir natural oloment, A special showroom has boon fitted up for tho display of nnglors' requisites. Tho rods on view are from the colebrated London firm of Hardy &. Co, They aro green heart standsrdsand acknowledged to bo tho best make imported. Ono ospecml rod sent out for tho Dunedin Exhibition is a novelty, It has a fino stool wire running through it and tho joints aro fitted with patent

locks, Mr A. A. White has secured this gom, and has left it for Inspection by thoso interested.

Tho Bachelors Ball took place at the Taueru on Tuesday ovening and can bo considered a success. Tho danco took place in the woolshed noxt to Mr Riddle'B store, which was artistically decoratod with evergreens, &c. The floor was in good condition and after a few dances was much improved. The music was supplied by Misa Corbett, and the refreshments were oxcollent, The arduous duties of M.C, were undertaken by Mr H. Leggo who is to bo congratulated on tho way he carricd'thom out. Several visitors trom Masterton wore thore, and with their usual life and spirits greatly tended to increase sho merriment, and although most of the good Taueru folks left before the entire programme had been got through, tho visitors from n distanco remained and successfully carried the dance to oloso. It is believed tliatthoclosineof 17 hotols in Gcelong, Victoria, will cost the Govormiont £30,000. In Macmillan for July, Mr Wise, lato Attorney-General for New South Wales, gives a succinct aco/tunt of tho chief political questions'in the colonics, and relegates to tho third place in order of importance the question of tho political relations between Australia and Groat Britain, two moro pressing questions being, in his mind, the settlement of tho land and the preservation of commercial freedom. Mr Wise does not see his way clearly on the question of Imperial Federation-or rather, he does not boo that *ny known schoaio

would havo other than disßstroua consequences if put into practice, though hoiß quito in favour of preserving tho closest prao ticablo tics with the mother country. The annual Bales in connection with the show of the Australian Sheepbroeders Association wero commenced on Wednesday, whonAmorican sheep maintained the placo thoy lately gained in the show-ring Tno highest bid during the day, 651) gijinoas. was for one of Mr MaFarland's Vermont Australian rams, but at this prico ho was passed In. Another of Mr M'Farland'a rams sold at 400 guineas, Rams of tho same class from Mr Hay's Collendia flock also brought heavy prices, one selling for 509 guineas, and a second for 500 guineas. Tho highest prico paid for tho older typo of fino—woollcd Australian morinoes was 300 guineas, for one of Mr Charles Avery's rams.—Argus, Tho Auckland Star says:—Thoro can bo littlo doubt that Lord Onaow intonds to reside for a lengthened period in Auckland. About 32 mon aro now ongaged on tho job of renovating Government House. A gentleman has boen sent from Wellington to supervise the work, and under his directions great improvements aro bomg effected. All the interior of tho house has beon attonded to, old plaster being replaced by new, and the walls and ceilings havo received attention at the hands of tho painters aim decorators. A gang of hard labour prisoners havo also been employed lifting tho drain pipes in order that a thorough system of drainage might bo carried out. The houso haa also beon fitted with new baths and will shortly bo refurnished, In addition to these works other prisoners aro engased under tho direction of the gardener, getting the ground into good order, Tho cost of tho improvements is estimated'at several hundreds of pounds. A good story, says tho Oamaru Mail)

is told of tho late Mr Justico Gillies. Ho and a well known barrister went on a lisliiug excursion, ono afternoon, and shortly after, reaohmg an excellent ground for bitos, ■ the lovely waters of the Waitomata became disturbed, not to say "lumpy," TheJudpo became terribly sick, but his oompanion was a veritable old sea dog, and, having mado himself as comfortable as circumstancos would pormifc, proceeded to chaff his companion while he hauled to the surfaco several interesting piscatorial specimens, All sorts of law phraseology wero introduced, but although thoy wero excruciatingly funny, and fenorally included something like' throwing up the brief,' or' moving for an adjournment," tho Judge noyor smiled, until at last tho barrister's conscience smote him and ho asked:" Can I do anything for you? Just suggest what you wish." And then, as tho boat gavo. another fearful lurch, tho Judge replied —"lwish you would move that this motion be overruled." While parasites affect our fruit, and locusts graincrops, and nearly everything we raise has its enemy, tho chiof monster with which farmers have to contond is thq mortgage, which eats like loprosy. At first it is painless, but it soon gets such a hold that, neighbours notice it, and it spreads and spreads until it compasses the farmor's destruction, Wore this tho only enemy,, the Bon of the soil might hold his own; but it matters not that crops fail, sickness causes loss of time and those losses which inevitably result when workmen have no head, the mortgage, which gets in its deadly worknight and day, like Shylock, demands its full payment. Besides, the injustice is greatly augmented by the fact that the interest is not only exorbitant, but also that the farmer has'to pay not simply for the small amount ho received, but for the amount which was taken from tho total sum a? commissions, examination fees, fees for recording and abstract, etc, Very likely, also, tho company whpse agent has loaned the money lias sold tho mortgage, making money by tho tran : saction before a month has elapsed. The taruior who borrows should count well tho cost, and in many cases deny himself tho desired improvements rather than load himself down with a burden which if is almost impossible to remove Exchange, Good news from Wellington, and quito true, you can got a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Lls, organ with divided octave couplars all in solid black walnut cases from Ll7. This beats all the cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by tho year four visits LI, travelling expenses addod. All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired new reeds put in accordeons, concertinas harmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges made. Any instrument may be purchased, on the time payment system from 2s Gd per week. Call and exohango your old piano for a new ono atF. J, Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot,.' Mannei'S'streot, Wollingtou. Solo agent of the celebrated Worcostec ;or?anß.j-ipv^

Mwßra Lowe? "nd lorns add -to ■ their stock sale, for .Wednesday next, i'lwo springing cows. V . ■■.;. iuv.

Wo have been.roqufjeted to" remind settlors ' ut& others that to-morrow" : will he tho.laat day'of Pearoo'a boot sale; A. writ will be'lmniediatly issued far the election of a member to fill the Oamam seat rendered vacant by tho resignation of Mr Hißlop. A slight alteration has been nude in tho announcement of the entertainment by the theladie's of StMatthew's Guild. Tho days are fixed for Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and 19th inst, ■ On the latter date tho promised Tabloaux will bo presented.

Wo aro requested to remind shareholders in tho Maßtcrton Building Society, that an extra shilling per share for working oxpensos mußfc bo added to their ordinary monthly subscriptions duo to-morrow,

Notice i 6 givon ip another column of of tho intention to present a petition to the North Wairarapa County .Council at its next sitting requesting them to constitute parts of tho present Alasterton and Whnreama Districts, a new Road Drletviot to be called the Otohoua Road District,

A sub-comraitteo was appointed last i night to meet Mr Turnbull, architect to tho Board in reforenoe to the out- ' buildings at the Masterton School. Mr Turnbull is in Masterton for the purpose of inspecting tho proposed sourco and systom of supplying water to the Main School from a pormanent spring upon Mr W. Perry's land. It is likely'that one or 'two, Cartertonresidents will go out to Wainuioru in the course of a day or two to inspect the locality of the reported find of antimony near Gladstone. They wish to ascertain definitely if a mineral deposit undoubtedly exists, and also what its extent is, and what the prospective value is likely to bo. The Alfredton Licensing Committee met on Wednesday last at noon at tho Road Board Office Eketahuna. Mr F. Dowsett being too ill to attend, the chair was taken by Mr T. BaylißS, Messrs Edge aiid Ellison were proseut, and Mr Morris a portion of the time. An application for transfer of license from C. J3. Beckinati to D. E. Toohill was granted, tho "resident constable reporting favorably, Tho payment Messrs Morris and Dowsett had voted themselves at last meeting was negatived by Wairarapa North County Councd as illegal, _ The following delightful but naughty little conversation was ovorhoard yesterday by an idle listener, who vouches for its actual occurrence:—Mr A to Mrs B-" In what costume aro you going to the Qreytown Fancy Dress Ball ?" Mrs B, who has a charminy figure (in a tone ot disgust)-" Oh! nothin?," Mr, A (emphatically and raptuously)—" Exquisite taste. You'll certainly bo the most attractive lady in the room." Mrs B-" Well, I really do beliovo I should secure tho most partners." Tendersaro invited in another column for the purchase of two very attractive and desirable properties in tho vicinity of Carterton. They aro owned by tlie Estate of tho late Mr Alfred Clifton, and comprise a nice little farm of one hundred and five acros on White's Lino including a dwelling house, and six acres in Richmond Road, Tenders aro to be sont to tho Executors, of tho ostato Messrs A, McKenzio and G. W. Dellar, Caterton, by Thursday 3rd Ootobor, The King of Senegal is in Paris. Ho is a3 black as King Solomon'B beloved, and his wifo is blacker, if possible. The two-King Dinah Salifoo of the Moos and his Queon, Philis, have just arrived in Paris, with their son, Ibrahim-Salif. There is but one King of the Naloos, but many queens. Only one of. the latter has been brought to Europe, This explains how it conies about that King Diimh-Sahloo is 80, Queen Philis 18, and tho son 14,

A onco suporstitionman who consulted a "dream book" for every dream ho had during a period of IB years, says that if thov had all boon -verified, according to the "book," ho would havo mot with six voilent deaths, married eleven blondo hajred and five dark-tressed girls, inherited nino fortunes, and made fourteen t visits to foreign lands, rJo is still, an old bachelor, has never beon moro than 10 : miles from the town in which he was born and hasn't got a shilling- laid up for inclement weathor. But ho has loat all faith in dreams and dream books.

As a httlo cnrreotivo of Mr Pyke's brilliant sketch of tho ondleea expanses of flat arable plain, which he gavo tho House on a recent occasion to understand chiefly compo»ed Central Otago, Mr W. L. Beeves cruelly read certain brilliant word pictures from "Wild Will Endorby,"-by one Vincent Pyke, which word pictures painted tho land as a collection of stupendous Alpine peaks, rugged precipices and towering mountain ranges. The House laughed eonsumodly at tho joko, as did friend Yincent, the gonial, himself,

The present debt of thb Wosloyan denomination, in its numerous churches of of Victoria, amounts to £115,000, bearing an average interest of G| percent, It is proposed says tho Molbouf no Standard to pay off this debt by floating a loan in England. Tho whole of tho church property in this colony, which is roughly valued at no lcss.a sum than £630,000, being mortgaged as security, It is anticipated that the mouoy can bo obtained at 4. per cent or at most 4.5, According to soheme, tho churches in debt aro, however, to pay 7 per cent,the difl'orenco between this percontago and that paid to English capitalists for forming the nucleus ot a sinking fund, By this means it is expected to pay off the wholo of the debt in 25 years, and so rid the denomination of its present incubus of dobt. There is a probability that tho noxt tomporanco lecturer after Mr Coad visiting this colony in connection with tho hew Zealand Alliance will bo Canon Wilberforco, who contemplates a tout to the colonies. Tho Canon takes nothing for lecturing, and all that would bo required would bo to defray tho necessary travelling expenses incurred. Mr Glover the agent of tho Now Zealand Alliance has beon in communication with tho Canon, being well acquainted with him as is also Sir William Fox, who has assisted at somo of his missions in E,ngi land. When Mr Glover was over in Australia he succeeded in oilecting an Understands that if the tour camo offfche Australian organisations would defray half tho expenses, provided Australia was included In tho sphere of operations. Nothing has been definitely settled as yet.