GREYTOWN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3367, 22 November 1889, Page 2

GREYTOWN.

i From Our (.hvn Correspondent.;) Kovember i! 3.

Last night a meeting of tho bottst;holilers was hold ut the Fovustur's Hull, (by request) to ttiko into eonsidei'iitioti tlio desirability or otuerwisn fil' rebuilding a Town Hull (which was lately burnt down), llio lute Mayor (Mr J' 1 . H. Wood) in the chuir. Must of thu Greytown Ijinid Trustees were proauut-, :nid also about tit) householders, A desultory kind of discussion occurred übout the niuomit of funds at the Trustees : disposal for such a purpose. Nothing wits said about Trustees foiling to spuedily insure the piupeviy destrnyod or (iskinir the Trustees "to render an iicuomit of their stewardship," Tha tneotiiifj; cvoiiiiintt-d ill a resolution that five of the ,youtlemen present ill conjunction with the Crcytown : Trustees deliberate together I and come before a public meeting io be] held next week (Thursday niglit) nt the same tiuie wild place, prepared with the cost mid probability! of a new Lown liall and ollicps ibeing erected, 'J'he .usual compliment to tiie chair brought a very orderly meeting to a close. j Writing of orderly meetings! yesterday a Mayor for the borougli (Mr R. A. Wakelin) was nominated, and as there was no other candidate, returned unopposed. Talking (with a wag on the foregoing two events he mudo a queer remark which is really worthy of record. Said he, look here old man, New Zealand is blessed with Homo Bute, but cussed with Homo Rulers!" I

Prize tor the Best Essay Bimetallism- I M. Henri (Jornnschi, of 7 Avenue Velasquez, Pare Mouceau, Pai-is,haa deposited IO.OOOf ut the Bank of France, to ba awarded as a pirizti to tho author of the best essay oil the following _ practical <iuestioii connected with bimetallism : —."What effect would be exerted—immediately unt) iu the future—on tlio paying power of silver and on tlie paying power of gold by the simultaneous adoption iu lingland, France, Gcrmany,and tbo United Stall's ot tlie monetary ay slam thus described: —Art legal louder for any Isum a ! bime allicunit untied 'just,' the silver just having the weight unit fineness of tho silver -If piece, the goW just having tho weight and fineness of the United States gold dollar. Jlintage free to everybody and gratuitous/' Tho manuscript essays Wviitoii in English or in French, are to ie sent to the lJank of England or tlie Bank of Francs before May {, 1800. M. Ct-nmschi had wished that iUr G use lien should be the adjudicator of the prize, and wrote tu hiin.. Hci lm< it-plied ltv ibofollowing letter; !"JUy_dc.ir Sir—Your letter of the ; loth iiiKl., written from Paris, lias | been forwarded to ine to ilrnlnud. j where I am at present stajrli...,. 1 i highly appreciate tho pti'jliu spirit! which has inuaood you to ofiqr a prize j for tho bust essay on practical <juesj tioii3 connected with bimetallism, [ and I also appreciate the fluttering fnujpliiuent paid to mf- bv your wish i; ! should adjudicate upon it. L'ul ; T must ask you kindly to excuse me if I plead that the heavy and constant work which I have to get tlirou:' must prevent me from consenting to| perform what would be an interesting, but also onerous tusk. I Imaw little doubt that tho eomyttitj'on will bo numerous ami important, audi could nul do justice to the various cumpoiitions without giving more time to their examination than I cottf(\ spare. 1 have no doubt thul you will be able to iind souio otl\ov- cdjucator who will have move leisure, hut not inoro inure;;- for tho work you wish to be under taken than lhavc." In order to in id muiLlier (lompeti.ut and impartial adjudicator, M, Cormishi will visit London shortly. But tho competition is dcliniteiy open. '

Oiscnvwy oi a Eock i'n the Atlantic— j Another rock, constituting »danger to navigation ots tUti high, sens and in tho truck of navigation, him recently Wn found off the south coijwt of Now- ; foMwlUnci, happily without any huclj idis:u;tor as revealed tin; Avouut rock |in tlm B«1 Sea in 1887. Some U'J j miles south of Cape St. Miioa.cv is a li/mk with ;10 fathoms of on it, frequented by Si. iW yearn ll ß° ,l . reached the Adtuirjlily , tiom Commander Robinsoti, H. N., f Hnrhoiirmaatcr of St. Joliu'h, tfcal t>vo fishermen Imd found a ahullow Kjj.jt on this bunk, bv,t li ( o report w«t; ! HoniowliHt vague and contt-udictory. ; One of Her jSJajesty's way, I however, aunt to switch and wake enquiries. No sign cu « dinner could, | however, !>« found, nor did luty of the ; Ivibertiion frequenting the locality know anything of it. It wns therefore considered to be nou-exiutent. In tho early part of this yey\|however, the noting bmWirtaaß'ior of St. .lolm'a' stated thai he bad found a U»sin. who : know the rook and its position well, [and that I>o WHS (sure it existed. The surveying vess«l (Julnave, iviis theret'oro directed to proeml to the spot, to iDiiKo farther investigitiuitß. After some tinte the fcfherffitti'i, oanacd Patrick was found if, a tiahiDg bout on the batik, and consented to show the spot, although as he aloot, kiu;v of it, he wan therebyjgiving up t xeinsivo knowledge cif ut tluli foiling b'rouiul. Ho s.t oneo glided the tp tho spot, where a small pinnaclo rock S& feat offfer it, was found. Ilia anticipFitionn of personal iaust wero at onco justified. by the ' other fishing boats ciwdiog'to tho

place ami throwing tbeir lines «vet Kittsh a favourite hutmt of tbo cod. The rock, now called Lamb Bock, jg stuterl to brwik in bad weather, and it neetnti strange that, with so umny fishing bnm>; about, it should have escaped detection so long, The importance of the knowledge of it'i rxihU'ucu will be at once seen when it is rmiiurobeied tbut many mail Hteiiitters ihiks this <v«y on tbeircoupgs to I In: Ht. Lawrence, and tbat, although in urdiuary weather a ship fa. would cross it in safety, thft ' Reitß of the open Atlantic would infallibly canie her to strike, with, in all probability, immediate foundering as tl>« result. Ltimh'o conduct h to ; I>r praised, .-is, though rewarded, be will probably be a financial loser in : tliu end, and he might fairly- have urgucd that, as no ship has yet befU know H to strike the rock, therefore no risk to life whs incurred by its not. marked on the charts. The ilianks of ilia coDirtmmtyaierilso due to Mr English, the HCtihg harbour- . • nmsti'r, for his endeavours to aneer-' tttrtwin the trwth of the former reports, willi kucli successful rmulta.

FLOQUET,

Chui'his Thomas Flotjuet, Piuaident or Speaker of tho French Chamber of Deputies, whs hern on Oct. 28, IS2B, it St Jeun I'ied do Port, in the Lower Pyrenees, Ho was called to the Bar iu Pan's in 1851, and practiced for fans years ; be was also n frequent coy®; bntor tliu democratic troHS o[ Purls. After thu tall of thnKiupire he beesuia Deputy-Mayor and inembcr of thb National Assembly, tut resigned both positions during the Commune, Foe suspected participation in tbo latter he van arrested ut B turrit?., null inj turned (it Pun until the end ot 1071, lie subsequently became President of tbo Municipal Oaunoil,utid member of tbe Obiniilioi 1 , whoro he But with the Extreme Left, In Jauntily, 1882, be succeeded M. Ilerrohl us Prefect of the Seine, a position ho resigned n few mouths later,in consequence of a dispute with the Government. Again elected to the Chamber in October, 1882, ho > twice became itsVice.Presideut.and oxtpfc M. Henri Utisson forming ut Cabinet,' M. Floquet was eleotcd President—tin office he filled with tact mid dignity. Ho sat ns one of- the thirty-eight members for Peris, baviug bocn returned second on the list. He wan nomine ted for tliß Presidency of tha French Republic oiT M. GrCvy's retirement, but received very' soMt : support. On the resignation of Sfr : Tiriad Cabinet in April, 1888, M. Floquet undertook thetatik of forming a Ministry, bo himself taking the ollices of President of the Council and Minister for the Interior, M, Ftoquot is the ablest of the many Prime MSraijtei's Francc has had of late years, but in the heat of* debate ; allowed bimaelf to be so far provoked by General Boulanger as to challenge htm to a duel, which was fought with rapiers in Cotnte Dillon's grounds in July, 1888, and resulted in a victory for M. Flotjnet, who inflicted & serious wound in the neck of hH adversary. : ■ M.Floqnet, in October, 1888, introduced a bill for the rerisiou of tha French Senate,