The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1889. An Australian Domimon.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3358, 12 November 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1889. An Australian Domimon.

Sir Henby Parkes, may his shadow never grow less, is the political leader of New South Wales, and New South Wales is tho leading colony of Australia, Therefore it is only fitting nnd right that a proposition of an Australian dominion should emanate from him, Sir Henry Parlies has tasted the sweets of office so long and so often that the highest colonial position fails to satisfy him. He has reached the top rung of the colonial ladder, and to get higher he must fix another flight on the top of it, and this he contemplates with his dominion project. If tho scheme comes to anything it will be for us in New Zealand to say whether we desire to take part in it, or whether we would sooner retain our present position as ail independent colony. Tho country may yet be called upon to declare whether it prefers to be a province of a dominion as well as a colony of an empire. We presumo that if a dominion were established, it would be on much the same lines as the one in British North America. Tho Canadian dominion possesses a governor general and a parliament and ministry, which control tho departments of defence, justice, customs, and postal. To tho provincial legislatures are relegated education, public works, crown lands, mines, and agriculture. The capital of the dominion, Ottawa, is only a third rate town, following, is this respect, tho example of tho United States, which has its executive, not in big cities like New York or Chicago, but in the comparatively small town of Washington. If Australia has a dominion, one of the practical difficulties to he faced would be to find a convenient centre from which it might be governed. Sydney would not allow Melbourne to be chosen, and Melbourne would object to Sydney. Perhaps a peripatetic governor general and an itinerant legislature might solve tho problem, but there would certaiuly be some difficulties to be encountered before this point could be met, No doubt if New Zealand "joined in," the potentate who ruled the dominion would give this colony a turn in the summer time; and then he might be a prince of the blood, or the husband of a princess and what joy would not this be to the fashionable circles in this colony! Wo believe in the colonies of Australia becoaiing a' dominion. All union is good provided it be of ut sure and steady growth, and not a plunge. The main question is whether tho colonies are ripe for becoming a happy family. Inordinary life a well arranged wedding it s usually preceded by a period of court- . ship, and probably if the Australian J Colonies desire to enter into bonds a ! certain amount of preliminary draw- i iug together would be wise. It is ' said that a union would bring about ( that vory desirable consummation , termed colonial reciprocity, hut we : are not sure but that this reciprocity ' should be tried first. If that proved 1 a success, the dominion might follow J

as a natural sequence; but if it failed, it would be tolerably certain tlmt the time hid not arrived for linking tho colonies together, If Sir Henry Paries dreams of becoming premier of the future dominion, lie will have sore trouble in driving some half-a-dozen. colonial steeds if they have not been broken in propsrly. Of WW too, a dominion is a luxury thai svifl Jmy|o to be paid for. The Australian ajanjr jijvy wjll be expensive, aud might want to fight Eussia or do some other foolish thing, Still, Canada lias got along pretty well as a dominion, and there jtt'e race antagonisms there which happily do not preyftj! in this quarter

of the globe, With duo preparation it might do to Ventura on the progressive stop which Sir Henry Parkes proposes, but any hasty change iu sudh a direction would involve dangerous risks, .

Mossrß Lowes and lorns announce their noxt stock sale for Wednesday 20th.

A female offender was brought befoio Mr W Lowes, J.P." yesterday on a charge of drunkenness and discharged after being duly cautioned. We are gratified to notice that Mr W, T. Grundy has made 98 per cent of passes with his Bchool 'at Clyde Quay. He and Mr H. W. Jackson, of .'Masteri ton, evidently made up their minds to I break the record.

Pearsons band played a number of choice selections in the Masterton public Park yesterday in the presence of a goodly number of people, principally of the fair sex who oxprcßSbd in warm terms their thorough appreciation of the treat.

Mr Harry Eickard and his Company arrived by tlio midday train, and have taken up their quarters at the Club and Empire Hotels, They will givo their first performance this evening, and the novelty of it will doubtless attract a crowded house.

Tho concert to havo been held last night at tho Masterton Theatre Royal, proved a failure as far] as attendance. About thirty shillings was taken at tho door and iindinp tlmt sum was not likely to be increased She management thonght fit to roturn the muney and adjourn tho concort to a more favourable season.

Tho annual meeting of the Mauriceville Cricket Club was held in tho old school, Mauriccvillo, on Saturday, November 9th, Mr G. Franklin in the chair. The following officers woro elected ;G. Gnnderson, president, H. Vile, vico-president; N, Neilson, secretary. The election of captain and Match Committee waß put off to tho next ineoting. The annual subscription was fixed at Bs; boys under sixteen years, 2a Gd.

The Maßterton Salvation Army held an enjoyable picnic in Mr J. Wrigloy's grounds yesterday, about two hundred persons bein? present, Tho boisterous brass band had plonty of room in which to give vent to their powers and right manfully they wenttu work, and thoroughly succeeded lit making things pleasant for tho picnicors; Id the evening a meeting was held in tho Barracks, when the annual balance sheet was read and adopted, and the commissions of the soldiers and officers presented,

Tho town of Dunkerque was en fete a few days ago. The event was tho inauguration of the new basins and docks and tho laying the foundation stone of tho great dock, which will bo tho most stupendous undertaking of its kind in tho north of Europe. Dunkerque and Calais, between them, hopo to attract the trade presently drawn to tho Scholdt,but, although enormous sums of money will be spent, it will bo long beforo the roturos will be commenaurato with the outlay. Tho approach to both harbours is very risky even yet, and tho underwriters havo always something to say in regard to such matters.

On Saturday afternoon a boating accident took place at Evans Bay which resulted in the death by drowning of ! Mr Jirncsfc Louis William Widdop. It appears decease went out in a sailing ! boat with Mr W. P. James. Thoy reached Evans' Bay and deceased was in tlio act of bailing out the boat when 1 alio inißsed stays and the boom struck ' him and knocked him clean out of the ■ boat, An oar was thrown to Widdop : by his companion which ho got his arms over and huug on to. Mr James made ropeated efforts to get tho boat to him, but owing to the strong; wind that prevailed lie was unable to do • so for some time. When he did reach ■ him, Widdop appeared to be alivo but greatly exhausted. He was got into the boat. Steps wero taken to restore . respiration but without succoss. There [ was a little buy with tlieinin the boat, r At the inquest that was held on deceased . a verdict was returned of accidental ' drowning, At tho funeral of tho lato E. ! L, Widdop which took place at 10 o'clock i this morning, the procession was over a i quarter of a mile in length, Mr Jamos I states the unfortunate gentloman was | not more than twenty minutes in the water and had the support ot an oar part 1 of that time, Thero is little doubt his 1 death is due to his plunging wildly about whoa first immersed and becoming tlior- : oushly exhausted. ! A conference was held the other day at Brussels which was promoted by tho Dutch Government, and tho object of , which was to ascertain what steps could be taken to put tho Flushing route to and from the Continent on a better ■ footing, Tho deliberations of tho Dutch and English representatives have not been made public, but it is said that a great reduction m both passenger and goods tariff will bo mado. The DoverOaf end route has mado enormous strides in public opinion since the new boats were put on this service, and tho increase in tho passenger returns has been vory steady. A new stcamcr-the Prince Albert—will be put on the line shortly, the trials ot winch haw, proved eminently satisfactorily. Tho construction of the Simplon Tunnel is likely before Ion.? to be a subject of much continential interest, and a few remarks aa to tho actual position of affairs trill nut bo unintnresUug. In 1882 a company w formed tu boro a tunnel which should have a length of 20 kilometres, and at tli.it time it w.is hoped that Franco would give a subsidy to enablo the soheme to bo carried into effect. After waiting some time, however, tho French Government refused tu have anything to do with tho matter, and in 1887 a Swiss-Italian society was formed, which had a new project tor a tunnel of 1G kilometres. The cost of this was to be 30,000,000f., of which Italy was to give one-half *nd Switzerland the other. But Switzerland wished to have both extremities of the tunnel debouching m her own territory. To this Italy demurred, desiring to have tho southern end debouching on Italian soil. Neither will give way, and it is now generally thought that tho old scheme, that of 1882 will be reverted to, Good nows trom Wellington,and quito true, you can get a splendid harmonium from LB, piano or organ from Lls, organ with divided octave couplers all in solid black walnut oases Frjin Ll7. This beats all tho cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by tho year four visits LI, travelling expenses added: All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired, now reeds put in accordeans, Concortinas, harmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges made, Any instrument may be purchased on the time payment system from 2s Get per week. Call and exchanco your old piano for a new one at F, J. Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-strcot, Wellington. (Sole agent of the celebrated Worcester organs,)-advt There is always a demand for cool tins fabrics in Hack, suitable tor summer wear and very often the supply is totally inadequate, For the present season we have anticipated the requirements o( our customers, and are now showing an admirable assortment at To Aro Bouse, Wellington. Our black I nee cloths, in small checks and fancy patterns, are yery light, atrqng and serviceable, and at the moderate prices o! : IO.Jd to Is lid per yird. Bhckfancy lumjcs ' and gmndim at Is 3}d to 2s Gd per yard, ; are it} a variety of patterns, and are specially | adapted for demi toilet mid evening wear. Black double Norwich lt<ire<] ?«arevcryprclty 1 materials, light and cool, and as they arenot i transparent, would oxactly suit ladies | requirements for a lighter dress than cash- i mere. These range in prices from Is lid to , 2s 9d per yard, at Te Aro House, Welling- ' ton. Then there are hi tick silk warp grcmtlim at 3s Cd per yard, a choice selection of Mad striped lmrci/cs Irom 2s Od to -Is lid per yard ; Bomo 45 inches wide black, itripd mi. fancy, 2s lid tj 3s lid pcr'yard, and a profusion of the black rilh most in demand, such as grosgraiu, faille, francais, merveil- ' leanx, ottoman, surahs, pongees, moire silks ] China crepe, etc., at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wei- i lingtoif \ 1 ' 1 1 '• Our tlmsmakiwj still continues to be un- ' rivalled and unsurpassed at Te Aro House, i and to secure its advantages ladies should i give their orders,without delay, at Te Aro J House, Wellington.—Adti,

Mr Alexander Stewart, of the Opaki, invites tenders for the purohase of about 100 tone (morn or loss) ef growiug flax. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of tne Masterton Borough Council lakes 1 place this evening.

At tlio Pouirua Racoa yestorday P. F, Tancred's Verboso won tlio Maiden Plate of twenty sovs, woiglit for age.

Mr D. Hercock of Carterton advertises for sale a pack of twenty rabbit dogs comprising greyhounds and spanielß, &c also one double-barrel gun. Nominations to fill an extraordinary vacancy in No 1 sub-division of the Whareama Road District, caused by the death of Mr J. Morrisou.willbo received at the Eoad Board Office, Blairlopio Junction, on Wednesday, 20th November.

A cricket match was played at Greytown yesterday betweon tbo Phcanix and Grey town Clubs, tho former proving victorious by 74 runs on tho first innings. The town team wont to tho wickets first and scored 132, the local only putting together 58. Yesterday was observed as a public holiday in Masterton, picnics and parties were the order of the day. The sky was thickening all day, but no rain fell to mar tho enjoyment. A groat many went north by train, and many mare took advaniago of the cheap trips to visit tho Empire City, There were a great number of visitors hero from town and the outing they enjoyed thoroughly. Tho stroams all round the district were well whipped with satisfactory results in a numbers of cases to tho anglers, The Livery Stables were emptied of hacks and vehicles, and their owners have reason to bo satisfied with tho Prince of 'Wales' Birthday being hold on Monday instead of Saturday. Tho Thoatro,m consequence of so many holiday makers not returning till a late hour did not receive that patronago from the publio which was expected by the promoters of the Band concert but no doubt they will make up for it iu the near future when tho concert is next notified.

A contemporary quotes the following letter on the practice of ensiling, from the columns of" an Irish agricultural journal":—" Instead of building silos, or piling up stacks and puttin? on heavy woijhts, which havo to bo removed several times simply make your silos as you would a dunghill, about 15ft or 16ft' wide, and length according to quantity, Draw your cart up one end and down the other, keeping tho wheels as near to the outer edge as possible, coniinp back through tho middle with tho empty cart, When done cut off the two ends, and put thernon top, covering all over with a foot of clay taken from the sides. You can build a small rick of hay to keep tho rain off. Seven or eight acres of very heavy grass can easily be put into theso heaps, and not bo vory long or more than 6ft high. I tried it last year, and would not think of making silage on any other plan on any account, having had experience of othor ways as well. There is little or no trouble, no risk, and tho silage is just betweon sweet and sour. 1 fed about GOtons of it to my stall-fed and dairy cows, and waß only sorry that 1 had not made moro. Tho hay I put oyer tho silo was rather improved than otherwise, by tho odour passing up through it,"

Ministers Meander, Wellington, Tuesday. The Premier returns from Nelson to-day. He, together with Messrs Mitchelson, Fergus, and Russell, will represent the Government at the opening of the Exhibition. Railway Fatality. Dunedin, Monday, A man, name unknown, was killed by the North East Valley train late last night, Deceased, whether from absent-mindedness or not, does not appear, stepped off from the front platform on which he had been standing, As lie took the step and appeared in danger of falling, lie clutched at the iron bars of the platform, and the effect of his catching hold of them was to swing his body under the car; his legs fell in front of the foro wheel, which pussed over him, At the Hospital the injured limb was amputated, but he died within an hour of sion. The Mosgiel Woollen Company. IMhdin, Tuesday,

The Mosgiel Woollen Company declare a dividend of 8 oer cent for the half-year, absorbing L 2,200, and carrying forward L3(i3. Having purchased the Asliburton Mill for LG,OOO, the directors recommend an increase of capital by L!), 000 in L 5 shares, L5,0G0 of which it is intended to issue to present shareholders at a premium of 7s (id.

j Chnstchurch Cattle Show. CiimsxciiuKcii, November!), By tho Penguin to-night a consignment of highly pure-bred Lincoln rams and owes are despatched to G. V, Shannon's sheep run in the Rangitikei district. Mr Shannon purchased them from Henry Overton's stud flock.

Tho stock sales at the Metropolitan show were well attended, but generally the prices obtained were unsatisfactory, Mr Charles Withell's Lincoln rams realised the highest prices in that section, up to 07 guineas being given for picked sheep, Mr Donnor, of Marlborough, secured most, giving as high as 82 guineas. The cattle submitted were nearly all withdrawn, and only one horse changed hands.

Shooting the Rapids. CumsioiiuncH, Nov 11. Two young men, Mannoring and Dixon, succeeded in safely piloting themselves down the Waimakiriri River lrom The Bealey through the Gorge to Kaiapoi in canoes, shooting the rapids successfully. They doscribed the scenery through the Gorge as magnificently wild, and the journey altogether highly exciting. The river, in places, passed through rocks 2000 ft high, through which the water rushes like a swift millstream,

The Kaiapoi Strike. CmtisiCHUiicii, November 11. Thero are now 400 employees of the Kaiapoi Clothing Company out on strike, the weekly wages hands haying left off on Saturday, only ten remaining. In the the first strike pay was issued to-day. About forty new hands accepted employment today. These and others remaining at the works were hooted by immense crowds on leaving this morning and evening. Seven more are likoly to leave, leaving only three original hands.

FATALITIES. Dunedin, Tuesday. John Carrick and John Earlaud wero drowned yesterday at Nuggofc Bay, by the overturning of their boat. Alexander Anderson, hotelkeeper, IJomi ftarpa,. hi|d a mirapuloiis escape. He li'acl a desperate struggle in the breakers, but wp bytt young man from the shore, who swan) out will) a rope,