The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1889 The Proposed Masterton County.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3329, 8 October 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1889 The Proposed Masterton County.

In our last issue we published a report of a- semi-public meeting of settlers who are anxious to convert the Masterton Riding of the Wairarapa North County into a separate and independent County, and when this separate and independent County is called into existence to strangle it so that it may not levy county rates. The settlers who have undertaken this project are in earnest, and are animated by a desire to lessen the burdens which fall heavily on them. They will obtain for their efforts a largo amount of public sympathy, but we should bo false to the principles of local self government which we havo always advocated were we to endorse the proposal. We have never believed in separation and subdivision and have been wont to regard thorn as the policy of selfishness. Wo have always favored amalgamation and co-operation, though well aware that the doctrine of" bear ye one another's burdens" is altogether gone out of fashion, Settlers, indeed, are wont to say" Let us bear our own burdens; our own road is made, and we are not going to help our neighbors to make theirs." On this basis we have seen a mighty road district split up into half a dozen petty districts, and could a county bo subdivided with equal readiness, we should soon have a group of little insignificant counties clustered about Masterton. Wo do not expect settlers to look upon the question from a standpoint liko tho one we take, but it is none the less the duty of the press to at least lodge a protest against the wretched policy of disintegration which is finding so much favor amongst our local bodies, Time will show the ill effects of it, and amalgamation, will m its turn be proposed as a remedy, A strong local body, with a well equipped engineering and clerical staff, can do better and cheaper work than weaker ones; but those who are specially interested in small bodies arereluctant to admit this.. Ouo such body could administer the local government of Wairarapa North, with the town of Masterton thrown in, more efficiently and economically than the score of lesser bodies which now divide tho .work botween them. Even Masterton would be better off as'a county town than lis a municipality, because it is the roads that lead into ; the '■ town, and' not the streets within its area, that bring the most grist to the mill of its inhabitants, Still, the tendency of the present hour is disintegration and separation. Every man is to have his own road board and to be his own chairman, clerk, engineer, and over; seer. A strong, vigorous county may not be tolerated; but small, puny, inactive counties are to be subordinated to road boards, Tho present proposal is. clearly in the direction of making road boards rule over counties, Whether this position was intended by ; the Legislature, and will bo endorsed by it,, remains to be seen. Mr, Renall,. who was .formerly a legislator, has suggested that points of this kind are usually decided by underhand scheming. We trust that this particular method of determining local self-government nations, however dear it may be to certain Jiwtic.es of the Peace, and however applicable it may ho to the Rabbit Act, will not bo imported into the Counties Act. Let the promotors of the present movement endeavour to carry it by fair and above board pans, H let them

eschow any underhand scheming themselves, and .we will, guarantee ' that there will bo none on;tho part ' of those who happen to hold a somewhat different view. ' ■ _• i The adjourned meeting of tho Mas- ' tertnn 'l'uwn Lands Trustees, to havo lield last night night, lapsed fur want ' of a quorum. ' The ordinary monthly meeting of the Wairarapa North County Council is | being held to-day, | The regular monthly meeting of the I Loyal Mesterton Lodj'o takes place tins ' evening at the Oddfellows Hall Perry • Street. Mr Nicholls, ot Wellington, delivered impressive and interesting addresses at tho Weslevan Church, Eketahuna, '■ both morning and evening last Sunday. The Standard's Mastorton correspon. dent writes: —" Tilings sporting look queer in the North Wairarapa and unless ' the Maatorton-Opnlii Jockey Club put ', on a brisk jpurttliero appears very littlo likelihoi.d of their holding their annual summer meeting this season. They inav ho going to make the amonde honorable to the Lowor Valley Club and allow the latter to havoßoxiiig Day to itself this year. It looks liko it." A German army contractor named Hagemann, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment and to bo deprived of his civil rights for live years more for bribing paymasters, Another contractor named Waliick has been sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment, It is believed by tho Moslems that at tho 'Judgment Day painters will be required to furnish with souls all tho representations of human beings which they havo made. Failing in this ordeal, they will lose their own bouls as a forfeiture for their presumptious imitation of the work of the Creator. We are requosted to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns' stock sale to-morrow, Their list will embrace a large catalogue of cattle, horsos, and piVa. Thoyadd to their already published catalogue 10 cows, li springing hcilors, and 6 bead of mixed cattle, ■ The Priiicoss of Wales adpeared at Sandown wearing the straight-tallin? skirt, without a suspicion of steel, cushion, or pulf, so {that question may be regarded as settled. Everything tho Princess wore on this occasion was of one colour, even to her etoves, As for the other ladies, there was liltle especially noteworthy about their dress, excopt that i cloaks and coats weresomowhat military of aspect, and the bonnets, which look like a large Alsatian bow. seemed to be favourites. The largo veils wern very few in number.

Gold is actually to bo found in tho streets of Oatnaru, On Saturday (says the Mail) as the Corporation scavenger was sweeping the gutters, he came upon a tuft of gross upon which was discovorcd a number uf very fine specks of gold. Tho problem to be solved is, where did it come from? Was it washed out of the shingle laid down near Columbu Church, or did it come in from tho sea beach sand winch lias been carted to the locality! One thing is certain, that whore these specks came from thero is more of the precious metal, but whether it exists iii payable quantities or not is the problem. At an adjourned special meeting of the Ekotahuna Road Board an oiler from Mr John King, C.R, to do tho wlmlo of the board's surveying and engineering work for the term nt twelve months, at tho rate uf 7i per cent on the total of the work done, was favorably considered and accepted. It was thought desirable, as the board Ims a largo amount of work to do in tho coming year, to appoint ouo man to do it; for, under tho old system of a fresh ongincer for every i-eiv work, it was a difficult matter to hud nut who was the responsible party in the event of anything going wrong. Mr King is wellknown to most of the mombers of tho board as an olliciont engineer, and his appointment will give geueral satisfection. Considerable interest is being taken in tho juvenile cantata "Red Riding Hood'i Rescue" which will be produced to-night ot tho St Matthew's Schoolroom, and the attendance is sure to be very great, Wo have already published the personationsaud the following is the plot;—lt is a holiday, The children aro gathered indoors, and aro soon uff to the village green for (heir sports. Mother outers and recalls her little Red Riding Hood, who, obedient tu her, comes in to do her bidding. Mother wains her not to linger in the grove'while on hor way to her Grandmother's lest she fall into trouble. Slio is soon off with her basket on her arm, when the flowers concealed by the wayside enchant, her; so that she. is led tarry awhilo. The ltose tells her of tho joy in sweet obedience, and urges heriiottodelay;hut sorrow overtakes her, Slio has just resolved to proceed to her Grandmothor's when the Wolf accosts hor with suavity, and hastons to tho cottage in anticipation of a capital meal. Ho Grandmother is out, and tho Wolf reclines in her place in order to deceive Red Riding Hood on her arrival. Red Riding Hood is greatly astonished at the largo cyos, nose, and teeth of her Grandmother, when suddenly the Wolf springs at her to devour her. Tho Woodman, noar by, hearing the commotion, comes just, in time to kill the Wolf and save the life of tho littlo one. j The children in the meantime aro gaily at sport, when Robin brings tho dread tidings that Boa Riding Hood has been devoured by a wolf on her way through the grove, The grief of tha children is soon dispelled by the merry arrival of tho Woodman and Red ljtidmg flood, singing of the rescue. The scone closes witli a general rejoicing, and a sleepy "Good flight" to all.

A French scienti-t, Dr Beaupro has just startled France with a theory which is eventing much interest in political and scientific circles. He predicts that France will ultimately disappear by dint of the "centrifugal force of tho elective affinities of Bcctiuns of her people." Thus he asserts the North will bo part of the British Empire, and tho South be distributed between Spain and Italy. The people of tho North ol France ho says havo vastly more in common with the English race than with the people of tho centre and South of France and tlio people of tJie South in turn arc iu tempcrnicnt more closely alliod v;ith the Spanish and the Italian than with tho Northern race. He does not give dates, but he insists that the forces of elective affinity at work will ultimately hiiva there way. The stram'est canal in tho world is the ono I never saw mentioned in any book or newspaper," said a clorgiiiau 'o a St Louis Globe writer, "It is a canal sixteen miles Ion;', between Worsley and St Helens, in the North of England,and is underground from end to end. In Lancashire the coal mines aro very extensive, kit the country being undermilled, and many years ago the Duke of Uridgewater's managers thought they could save money by transport-in" the coal underground instead ot on the surface. So the canal was constructed, tho mines connected and drained at the same time. Ordinary canal- boats aro used, but- the power is furnished by men, On the roof of tho tunnel arch aro crosspieces, and the men who do the work of propulsion lie on their backs, on the coal and push with their teotagamst the crossbars on the roof. Six or eight ineii draw a tram of four or five boats, and as there are two divisions in tho tunnel, boats pass each other without difficulty. Good news from Wellington, and quite true, you can get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from Lls. organ witl) divided octave couplars all in solid black walnut cases frjm Ijl7This benta nil tho cheapest Junisps in wwn, Pianos tuned for 7s, or by tho year four visits LI, travelling expenses added: All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired, new reeds put in accordoans, Concertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liboral exchanges made. Any instrument may be purchascd/mi the time payment system from 2s 6d per week. Call and exchange your old piano for a now one at F. J, Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-street,' Wellington. (Sole agent of the: celebrated Worcester orgat|6.)-APYT

Men aro ofton liko billiard balls, The iiioro "screw" thtiy get, tho'moro" aide" thoy put on, There was no,quorum presont at the monthly meeting of the North Waira- . rapa Benevolent Society this morning, conseqnontly the meoting lapsed. The tiilonted Payuo family of inusi- ' cians aro at preaont performing to crowded houses in tho Manawaln i district. Tho Masterton Vnluntosra assembled , for volley firing at thoir riflo range yesterday afternoon. Liout-Col. Butts was tho officer in charge, assisted by Lieuts, Thompson, Hooper, and Serge-Major Bezar, Four men coining up just as it was thought they wero finished, gave tho Company tho two thirds of tho roll, which entitles them to a daylight parade, also to competo for tho Government prizes should their average be high enough. The following are the averages: volley firino, 28 men, 392 points, average 14'00; independent tiring, 28 moil, 440 points, average 15'71 j total average 2971 Fino sand is taken up to a great height in the air, and deposited many miles away, In 1882, Iceland was visited by n remarkable sand storm, lasting two weeks, which hid iholsun. and objects a few yards off, like dense fog, and caused tho death of thousands of sheep and horses. Mr T, Crisp, a well-known solicitor, of Melbourne, partner in the firm of Oris)), Lewis and Hedderwick, has committed suicide on account of financial difficulties induced by over speculation in tho late laud " boom." Mr Crisp had a monomania that ho would havo to go thtough tho Insolvent Court, and this idea effected his mind to such a degree, that rather than face such complications the unfortunate hwii shot himself. In the divorce case Mouldon v. Mouldmi, at Aucklaud an application madoto the Supreme Court yesterday to havo the rnlo nisi, which had been grantcdon tho grounds of the wife's adultery, made absolute, was rofused. Some circumstances of this application are of an extaordinary character; The caso was first heard in 1884 before a jury, and tho husband and a friend, who had doeged tho respondent, gave evidence which convinced the jury that idultery had beon committed, and they gave thoir verdict accordingly. A new trial was applied for and granted with a , similar result; but Mr Justice Gillies, . who heard tho case, expressed himself inj . very strong terms as to the husband's i conduct, and, it is said-, intimated that he would not grant a rule nisi. This ; was not applied for then,* but when , Acting-Judge Ward occupied tho Bench t during the absenco of the late Mr Justice Gillies in England, he wa.i applied to and granted a rulo. \ When, after Mr Justico Gillies' '_ return, an application was mado to ■' him to make the rule absolute, he deI clincd, and said ho considered the rule nisi was informal, as it stated "After having heard tho ovidence," otc, '. whereas Juityo Ward did not hear tho 1 evidence at all. Mr Justice Connolly ' to-day also strongly commented on tho 1 husband's conduct, and said that if the ' application had been one for the rulo [ nisi, he would also have refused it to a ' petitioner who had acted in audi a manr nor. '

Dressmaking.—Our head dressmaker has but recently returned from Melbourne and | Sydney, and from the abundant opportunities she hashad of noting the variousfasln'onable styles, moat in favour among the loodors of "ton" in these Australian capitals, offers the following observation to Indies generally and in particular to the patronesses of tho dressmaking department at To Aro Houso, Wellington. Dressmaking,— "Mack lace dresses areas popular as ever; silk mslits, tied at tho side aro much worn, and China silk is also fashionable," We have a full, complete and elegant assortment of these, at Te Aro Houso, Wellington. Drc69inaking.-"Plain materials, trimmed with braid and ijimpfixa in much favour and the 'Directo'm' style of dross promises to bo the rage;" In these plain dress fabrics wo have an abundant variety, both of French and English make, with a lovely choice in braids, gimps and buttons of every description shade and colour, at To Aro House, Wellington. Dressmaking.— "Bordered drew materials] arc about the newest thing out, and are bound (com their novelty to bo much patronised." There is such an immense choice of these in our season's importations that there need be no fear of monotony, Our assortment of these beautiful fabrics.at To Aro Honse.is already being much appreciated by the ladies .of. Wellington, and Wairarapa. Dressmaking.-"A profusion of embrtii denj is to bo the 'correct tiling this season ns also bows of ri'Mon,finished off with long ends in front," Ladies will find that nowhere will they obtain bettor variety, "or a move excellent assortment of these than at Te Aro House, Wellington.—Auvt,