The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, DEC. 2, 1889. ORATORICAL SHAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3375, 2 December 1889, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, DEC. 2, 1889. ORATORICAL SHAMS.

It appears that His Excelloncy tli Governor and tlio President of tli Commissioners of the Dnnedin Ex hibition gavo advance copies of Ihci " opening colebration speeches" b the Dunedin press representatives 01 an understanding that they wer not to be published till after they «i delivered, Two journals, however the Lyttelton Times and tho New Zealand Horald ptiblislied tho substance of these speeches beforo they were spoken. Thpro can bo no doubt that.tho papers referred to have acted dishonestly in breaking itconfidence placed in their Dundin representative by Lord Onslow and Mr Roberts, We would wish, for theoredit of thopressof Now Zealand, that wo Gould say that such a breach of confidence was impossible. Wo may, perhaps, go so far as to say that it is impossible amongst those engaged in tho publication of the more conservative journals of this colony, and that it is only the Opposition papers which can display smartness oi this kind, We wish the press as a whole, had a better reputation, but, just as amongst our public men, there aro some \yith it distinctly low moral tono, so amongst journalists tlicre aro men absolutely without principle. The Dunedin incident is tq be regretted because it is possible that Lord Onsiow may have looked upon coloul'il pressmen as gentlemen, and now it is impossible for him to regard them as such, Tho affair will, perhaps, teach him a lesson I Our Governor is not an orator, and perhaps it is foolish on Ins part to malio long speeches. Those oratqrical efforts which are composed beforo hand are open to the suspicion of being the adopted, mifl not tho real offspring, of tho person front nrhpm they emanate. No ono oyer thought lons qf men like General Grant and the Duke of Wellington because tliey could not make speeches, and colonists would like Lord Onslow evory bit as well if he had the courage to display his inability to bo an orator, The other day in Mastertcn wo had a curious illustration of how speeches are made. A man, quite incapablo of making 0110, was put up on tho public platform and actually did manage to ramble through an address which passed muster. His inspiring genius, however, somewhat spoilt the effect of it by Intimating beforehand what was going to he said and by getting up afterwards to oxpress what had been omitted from the apeooli. In tlieso days no one need despair of making a speech, Not only can ideas be found for them, but suitable language for clothing theui maybe thrown in without oxtra charge. In time, perhaps, any little remaining nervousness or ililijoulty jpy be removed by tho introduction of a phonograph on the public platform, when even the bodily prosenco of the speaker may be as easily dispensed with as are now his ideas and his language. In days prior io the existence of a daily press and cheap literature, oratorical ability was a power, but now it is scarcely looked for. Certain mpii have a natural gift in this direction, but even these usually display somo glaring deficiency in another flnarter which detracts from their oratorical prowess, There aro able speakers who do not speak the truth, and orators whose virtuous professions from tho platform are altogether marred by their con. duct off it. There are, too, Demosthenes' with cranks who are but little fitted for practical work and responsibility. Sir George Grey, our finest speaker, was tho worst premier we eyor had. Even in the Wairarapa wo hayo noticed that the men who have done most foi- tiis flistrict have said the least, and that the noisy talkers have been amongst the most useless members of the community. Wo slsl be fjujts content to accept Lord Onslow ap a model goyprnor if ; he abstains from tlio preparation of j model speeches, and coases to make i himself ridiculous by giving advance ' copies of the same to the public - jsreje, Wl)ei} i)E> to to speak Jet {

Ira express in a few plain words tlio leas which ou the spur of tho moment, icur.to him, but do not let him join humbugs who dovoto lemsetoos to the task of manufacu'iug oratorical shams. Mr Rawnaloy, formerly m tlio Loan ml Mercantile oftico in this town, is ow stationed at Ounaru, Mr Thoina» liallinger, of Wellington, lOtifiea in another column that, owing ci tlio hoavy rise in black and galvanised ron ho is ut nv compelled to ndrauuc his ist for black corrugated iron. Mr liallingar claims,and publishes r. caloulaion in proof Hiorouf, that his black :orru«atcd iron is forty-six por cent :ho.iper than galvanised. • The windows of tlio shop adjoining tlio Bank nf Australnsift, Quocn-street, [irovod quite an attraction to the passin" public on Saturday. Tlioy contained a grand dispsay of oil pamtings by our justly celebrated local artist, Mr T, J. Donnelly, a notice appears elsowhero that h collection of. twenty of tbeso valuable, pictures will bo distlosed of by art union, the Colonial Secretary bavin" givon special permission. The tickets will bo limited to four hundred at 03 oach, and the drawing will take placo 011 Monday 23rd DeccinborAmnng tlio visitora to Auckland at the present time is M. Leray, a aurpeon of 0110 of the French warships in the Pacific, who recently arrived from Tahiti, and having been relieved by anotlior eftioer, Is making a tour of New Zealand and tlio Australian colonios. prior to his return to Europe via the Suez rijute. M, Loray has just returned fr6m A-trip, to tlio Hot Lanes. Ho is greatly ploa"sc4,w'" l his visit to the colony, uid witl\ what lie; has seen, This ollicor has b®i' "twenty years in tho service, andawito outbreak of the Franco-Prussian 1$: was a medical Btndent in Straablirg, and assisted lr tho defeiice of throaty. under. Geneiil Ulrich ng&insUffn Germans. , A,spccial meeting'of tlio Ekotahun . Eoad Board was hold on Saturday ovejp in? tho Mill 111 st, to opon tendojs. Present —Messrs A. Anderson (clijifriniiii) F. Bright, and B. Murriss. fhe following tenders wcro opened—Hihvera Eoad, Nol contract—James Lower,*-£l6 9s, (accepted), P. Carr, £24. No 2, Ifawora —P, Carr, £lO, (aocopted), C J Higgins and Co, £45. A tondor was roceiveil from Ander Anderson for the two con1 and 2, Hawcra) at ono price. It was found that Mr Andersen's price (£59 19s 6d) exceeded tlio two lowest. Alfrodton-Tinui Road, No contract— P Carr, £''l4 'ls (accepted), A Anderson, £-19 9s. I'his was all tho tenders. Mr Anderson said Mr Timmins had got a word to say. He(Mr Timmins) thought a saving might be effected by stumping 1 only 20ft wiclo instead of 30ft as spocified on some of tho Wellington Special Settlement Eoads. The Chairman Baid Mr should be drawn to the ■Biratter, Mr Timmtns asked permission Kto storo timber 011 tho Parkvillo Eoad, Ellis was granted, Tho meeting then adEjoumed.

St Miitthow'n Church was crowded last i»ht, the aisles even being filled, to >ncßS the confirmation services by tlio '\t Rev the l'linwto, Bishop Hudlicld. ' "onty candidates came forward, of them being boys. The looked very graceful in ,38Gij and flowing veils, artistically decorated with ■■-lnblrnmticnl of the occa-

>ir wits strengthened by uf several members of tlio

Philharmonic Society, and tho singing i was highly; iippiucii.itcd hy the larsja ! eoiigregatioiii. Tho senium which followed was iv somewhat lengthy one, but [ the ability'if llic preacher retained tho fixed attention. of tho congregation 1 throughout, its entirety, Rccentlj( two sirls of tendor years I cleared awiiy from their patents in the ; South, audi went up'to Auckland, where thoy wore fn a fjiir way of drifting to .tiny !'■ streets, TiWiisli tho good otiieoa/of an ' JVucklnnd B/srgyman they wojxi' traced ifelCcf to return to WeT''Won, whoro hot friends reside ' huttKj! 1 - ler r <?f\|sed. The services of ' tho ■*{':»;g» a (T?. lla and on Nov- .. I 'h" ffiWßßMii is not lll|oenrv«i> l) InI farimfflMiat nho had twoVoadsypeii I to Christchpoh, toNjjor, " "thor, to Mouijt/'^p-', i Aftor cßttvoiiring to, bluff the ofluw i that overihe j tho Act,lis elected to takg, tho road to | OlitiatcliMjih, and Mtttrowna jj,, jji i safely Onohun?a, | and hor pasaagu paitt tj Christchurcli—- ' the cliargesboini; borne by tho parents, ' Tho .Now York correspondent of the ' Manchester Examiner lately gavo an ' interesting account of tho centripetal i forces at work in tho great American f trades and industries, "l'rusts" and , "Combines," whioh are fast developing ' into exclusive monopolies, are springing : tipon every side; There aro now six " great liailway Trusts which it is believed ' will sooner or iutei' unito into ono. I Tbero is a Telegraph and a Telephonic ; motioply, and ft Tramway Combinatfon, , Then there is tho Standard Oil Company ! which possesses a practical monoply of tho pottoloum nells of America, and owns property worth £30,000,000, As ■ oxclusivo is ;ho Whiskey Trust, Tliero I were onto scvciity-two distillorios of I high-proof spirit in tho Slates, Now I tliero are but threo, for sovcnfcy out of the total have combined and form a | single concern. Next conic tho Sugar Trust, formed fruin sixteen consolidated 1 businesses, and the Kopc and Twine i Trust, and the Nail Trust, organised uu i an equally gigantic scale. Bosido thoso, are minor Trusts dealing iyith pianoa, ! [igvioulfciiral machines, oranges, and • chemicals, To raise prices is tho object ' of all these combinations. I Among the passengers by the s.s. | Arawata, from Fiji on Tuesday, was tho : Key Gcorao Brown, superintendent of I Wosloyan Missons, Tonga, Ho wont to ■ Fiji hy tho Arawata lust trip, in order to I interview the High Commissioner on Tongan matters, and especially of r enquiring into tho present conditions 1 and feolings of tho Tongaus who aro still in exilo in Fiji and belonging to the 1 Wosloyan communion, Mr Brown was received courteously by Sir J. B. Thurston, who rendered him every assistance in tho prosecution of his enquiries, and kindly placed at his disposal tho Government gteamor,ill ordpr tl|at ljo should visit tho island of Koro, on whioh the osiles were living. 'Tho liny gentleman interviewed tho exiles, and found them in good health and spirit*, but still fondly hoping that at no distant date tiioy would bo allowed to' return to their own land, Mr Brown states that ho carefully enquired as to wliother any of thorn now living on Koro had been exiled for any crime or misdemeanour, but found no such charge had been pro- - tcrred against then). W)]afc father stops he will take on behalf of those people ho is not as yot proparpd to state, hut their case will not bo abandoned, 11 r Brown will remain about a fortnight in Auckland, and then proceed to Sydney. Our millinery showroom Ims been the scene of much activity since the season commenced, and has been .thronged from day to day by Indies who knew that the most elegant, becoming and graceful fashions were lo be bad at the Wholcsole Family Dupery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. We have an excellent choice ql trimmed hals, iu white, cream, black, and all colours; we have every fashionable variety of shape, and every lady who but gives a glance at our millinery window will see that for genuine taste and moderate prices we.ate without compeers, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Weliavcjalso an abundaiico of (lower trails trom Is to Is (id; of llower sprays from 3d to-Is lid; of unmounted flowers of all kinds indeed as regard flowers generally, we have the largest and most fashionable stock in tho city, at Te Aro House, 'Wellington, We have a lot of imtriuimcd .picnic hats, specially imported for this purposo and for garden wear, from 2{d to 2s each, and a P ( ice lot of the same description, trimmed, hi ?s Itd ai)d 7? c ' Te A™ House, Wellington'. Altogether, onv mllliiwrj department, , just now, is very attractive, 'and wqulA amply repay a visit of inspection. Wo can ! js jepto all orders promptly and most artis- ' lically, 9!id guarantee what is obtained no- . where clee in the city, complete eaiisfno- : tion, at the Wholesale Family IJrapmy ■ Warehoyso, Te Aro Hou?e, Welliniiton.— 1 Apyr.

Tendors aro invited by Mr W, Perry r cutting atnckmg, and thatching out twelve acres of urass. Messrs Lowos and lorna add to their >ck salo for Wednosday next 80 ewes id lambs, 160 hogrets, 30 fat sho'op. id 3 store pigs, Wu copied a paragraph from tho ilumns at our local contemporary tho " her day and now lie says wo are worse B | ian an Aunnius. We tremble b think n liat wo should liavo boon had we writton i io paragraph ourselves, I It in understood tliatdctcctiyo Walkor | irmorly of Auckland, who olected to jtiro from tho detectivo force on liis „ jmponsatiun, rather than submit to the ow reductions, his gono to Queensland ) try Ins fortune. The Deputy Assignee, Mr W. Sellar, as filed final accounts in a number of ankruptoy estates, which are published a another column, ' (V Telegram recoived from Christ- t liurch dated Sunday statos that Mr .'umbull 11, li. R. is no bottor. Mr F. 11. Wond adds a lino of en store pit?B to his Taratain stock cnlo lataloguo. A purchaser for a few acres of good I (rasa has a notice in our wanted columns, 1 Mr Coubonrno favours us with the record at tho Masterton Station for tho 1 nontli of November, average lompora- ■ :uro, 59'5, rainfall on 7 days2'33 inchos, Mr P, F, Tancred's Forestor _ ran second in tho Musselbu«h Plate of one hundred sovs at the Dunodin Exhibition Meeting on Saturday last. Mombers of tho Ancient Order oi Forestors aro invited to attend the funeral of tho late wifo ot liro. 6. Morris which will leave the residence of Mr (1, Morris Scnr, Queen Street &t 3 p. is" tomorrow, Tuesday. Tluvtimehas arrivod when the midday win should be approximated to tho timri'ubloi or tho time table put on half an hour to suit the train. " Bottor l.tfe ihon never" is said to be tho name of tho engine that dwweit, Tho date of tho oponing wool sale, to bo held by tho Now Zealand Loan and Morcautilo A?oncy Company (liinitod) at Wellington, has boon altered from Monday, December 9th, to Saturday, December 7th. Sir Henry Parkes continues to reseivo s lottcra from eminent porsons in tho various colonies and in the United Kingdom, which ate generally of a congratulatory character, on his scheme for the tcdeiatioiwif-'tiio Australian colonies, A grand Christmas treo and musical entortainmont will bo given in St Matthew's Schoolroom on Tuesday, December 17th. The prizes will bo numerous and varied, and tlwro will be stalls of fruit, toys, and dolls. Further details aro published elsewhere. A somewliat sudden death occurred at Waingawa -yosta'day. Dr Husking was soot for'to" attend the wife of Mr Mr George Morris, wtonras.suffering from a swollen lip and face, There was every symptom tlwt the cause Was from a sting or spider bito, The doctor, gave what he considered nccossary remedies to allay the pain and swelling, but tli'oy proved futile, and tlio poor woman died as stated yesterday afternoon, The annual meeting of tho Wairarapa Jockey Club was held at Groytown on Saturday, Mr Buchanan, tlio President, and about a dozen members being proscnt, Tho financial position, as stated by tlio Treasurer, showed a dobit balancn. Tho old Stewards woro re elected, and one new member'added to the roll. It was decided that tho programme for a day's meeting on the 21st of Fobruary shonld bo drawn up on Saturday next. At thoWesloyan District mooting held in Wellington last week. A dobit balance in tliiv following circuits was reported Wellington, £8 9s 4d; Hutt, £l2 10s lid ' Groytown, £7212s sd; Masterton, £93 1 7s sd; Gisborno, 151 lis 3d. Tho Rev \V Eoivbo presented a requost from Eketa' lmna for t.lie appointment of a Home ! Mission agent there. Tlio district con> 1 tained several sm ill congregations ani two local preachers but was in urgonl need of a residont minister. Mr liowse road a lnnn and interesting letter froit | Mr Biiyliss urging this claim. On tin motion of the Hev, J, Berry it waß agrecc that £SO ho set apart from ; fmi< l tn onabjft Jhe Masterton for . this .district,On tho question of a separ- : ntu conference for Now Zealand, it waf ■ Jmoved by tho Ilev \Y. Lee,"Thatin view of the fact that the feeling of our people is so much divided on the question of a Now Zealand Conference, ns cvidonccd by the recent quarterly meeting yotos, it is not desirablo to make further application to tho Conference for separation." Eight votes were cast for tho motion and six against. Tho Rov J. Berry moved, '"That in case the majority in favor of separation at our next meeting is not sullicontlv Inrna to make it desirable to further prosecute our request lor separation, we rocommond tln> Conference to consider favorably tho recommendations , of tho New South Wales district meetings in favor of increased legislative powers for the annual Conference." Carried unanimously. Mr Courtney, of Taranaki, left foi Londoi: by tho Kaikotira on Thursday, to bring liia sixth and Inst hatch oi immigrants to the colony, Goneral Grenfell, the British commander in tho war against the slave tradors on the Nile, is forty-seven years old; a man of handsomo presence p.nd literary tastes, Mr Edward Alton, a 6on of Pastor Allen ft contributor on tho Staff oi a Sydnoy evening paper, whilo running after his hat at,.. Cuogeo, fell over the cliff, and was killed. A project lit on toot iu Sydney to oroct a colossal structure in South Sydney to accomodate lOOOartizan boarders on the London flat principle. The cost to each will bo from 4s to 5a per week, The total capital of all tho Australasian banks is £24,500,000 and the deposits placed With them amount to tlio enormous sum of £135,000,900, This is . without parallel in any otlior part of tlio world. Tho charmingly interesting " Baby Ogrten " car. neither read nor write, therefore the dramatio otancnt is perfectly natural with her, aidod by n phenomenal memory. Her parents intend placing her in a convent school. -Kxchangr, Tho German military estimates forlßOl do not provide for any increase of tlio army effective,but the sum of 120,000,000 marks is asked for new artillery,firearms and ammunition, and grants for the staffs ot tho two novvly-formed army corps, Mr Gladstone enjoys his little joke now and thon. Writing the other day to n Home Rule enndidnto ntabye-oleotion ho saidl am very glad to hear of your having been selected. On the next uccasion I hope that the *a' may bo cut off." Empress Frederick receives £40,000 a year from tho German Government, Tho fortune left her by tho Duchess of Gallicra brings lior in £12,000 a year, and she has a hfo interest in the trust estate 9f her husband, In all she has about f70,000 a year. ' At an early liouron Noveiyber 21 tho fine Sluw-Savill olippor Crusader left port for London with a full freighting of gum, wool, flax, lead bullion, and other colonial exports, valued approximately at £40,000. She takes half-a-dozen passengors for England. Good news Irom Wellington,and quite true, youcan get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from H 5, organ with divided: octave couplars all in solid black walnut cases fr jin Ll7. This boats all the ohoapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by tlio year four visits LI, travelling expenses added.' All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and ropaired, new reeds put in accordeans, Concertinas, liarmoniums, and organs; also liberal exchanges wade. Any instrument may bo purchased on the time payment system from 2s Gd per veelf. Call and exchange your old piano for a new «i|e at F, J Piimy'o Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-Btreet, AVollingtou. (Sole agent of the celebrated Worcester organs,)-APYT