The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1890. THE COMING JUBILEE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3414, 20 January 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1890. THE COMING JUBILEE.

People are fond of fisod periods, and at. tbis half way house in the first century of New Zealand there will be many who will look both backward and forward m order to see what the colony has done in the past, and to guess what its development is likely to be in the future, No doubt, too, there will bo an immense amount of " blow" both from old settlers and from now, but on a jubilee festival an effervescence of this nature is excusable. The first quarter century of New Zealand history which followed the European settlement was noticeable for tlio wars, big and lutlo, which brought about the subjugation of the Maori raoe, and for the institution, progress, and fall of the prasinoia! system of govern, moht. That tlife system was wonderfully successful in, the real work of colonisation is generally admitted, but it stood in the way of the Vogelian public works pile) audit had to be brushed aside. The second quarter century which closes this w.e°k has marked the rise, progress, and fall of this polity,' It. IMS landed the colony hi a disastrous condition' for a season, because, though after it got it sorta.in amount of way on it gave us ii.oy.on fat yjp, we did not bargain for the seven lean ones that were to follow. Yet we may expect in the coming third quarter of the century sotno return for the vast expenditure of the post, some little profit' but of ilip splieine that nearly ruined us, Hallways that have hitherto been distinctly i-pnrofitable, and consequently a mill stone rdujld ueck of the Colony' will now slowly i;;:} surely heoome: profitable, and the thii'Q {J?."**! century will witness a growth and ft development which was impossible in either the first or second. This quarter too, may bo oxpeoted to record the rise, progress, and possible fall of the federation movement which brings us to the year a.d. 1015. Boyond that period we do not care to speculate, for it is quite possible that by then republican institutions will supersede monarchical government in many countries. But turningfromthe historical aspect of the first century of our history to our own doors, we feel that it is very gratifying to know that in this little town of Masterton adequate arrangements have been made for celebrating tho Jubilee. It perhaps does not say much for the public spirit of the Mayor "and Conn--4 oftliis Borough ibat they have not'given a lead in arranging a. festival worthy of tiie occasion, but while they.perhaps hesitated, $■ jumper of private citizens came to the front, arranged an excellent programme, and wpriftd heartily and unitedly to carry it ouV' ; Re.p!>h'sb ß d : in our last .issue .a ljst the subspriptions promised to the cause, and no doubt ihnnk.B aro duo to those who have, .displayed sympathy with the'proposed celebration by contributing towards it, but Bti.ll'gjftja.tcr gcatijiude ib .due jo toe wmi'mim wpfor weeks

pastimvugivbn time and'oiieryyto ,tli« organisation of a fote wh'ph ; is expected to surpass anything .vhioh I'M yet been witnessed in this noighhorliodd,.: Lookiiig at: the way th& Jubilee .Coramitteo are working wo venture t6 say that the subscription list we have referred to is somewhat inadequate for the - big programme they have to carry out, and we hope other settlers both in town and country,, will, without any formal solicitation, give a helping hand and take their fair share in making the local jubilee memorial a credit lothp town and district.

We regret to have to reoord the Bomowhat suddon -doath- of Mr.J. Martin Itockol, an old Wairarapa journalist. The. career of tho late Mr .Rockel was tc a certain extont marred by circumstances to which it is unnecessary for ns to allude, but as a writer for tho press he always held an honorable position, the characteristics of his work invariably being a okr and intelligent con-

ception, a painstaking aud con' sciontious acouracy in statement mid a graceful and lucid stylo. He first made his debut as a writor sonit

sixteen years ago as the Mastorton correspondent ol tho Wairarapa Standard, subsequently he beoame editor and: proprietor of the " Mastorton News Loiter," a tri-weekly then published in this town. After

this he entered into a newspaper partnership with- Messrs Fawcett and Smith, but a Are wrecked his enterprise and he accepted a position on the staff of the Wanganui Herald. Later on ho spent several years in Wellington on the literary staff of the New Zealand Times. I'or the last few yeara of liis life he resided in Masterton, doing a considerable amount of work for Wellington journals. On the 11th inst the editor of this paper was übsent in Wellington and the late Mr Rockel supplied the leading article on that date, and this was probably the last piece ol journalistic work which his cloai head and facilo pen accomplished,

it was an admirable illustration ol

theenroful observation and felicitoui expression oniboiM, in all '. hii literary composition?.

At tho. annual civil service examination this: month there are said' to be a thousand candidates. Ifivory yoar now sees a thousand young people in New Zealand as competitors for civil posts or some analogous position for which .the civil service certificate is im' introduction. But while a thousand young peoplo annually knock at our civil service door, not a twentieth part of the number compete for agricultural college honors, and yet the future welfare of tho Colony depends more on agricultural knowledge than on tho superficial acquirements which qualify a man to do clerical work. It might be a good thing to abolish civil servico examinations in order to discourage the army of candidates which every year bsseiges the Government service.

There will bo no publication of the WaikaiupaDaim' on Jubilee Day, January 22nd. A boy able to ride is advertised for elsewhere The valuation for the Borough of Mastorton for the year 188090, ia now open for iiwpoclwn at the Town Clerk's office, during office hours, Persons indebted to Mr F. Hood, lato hvory Btablokouper, are requested in

another column to pay their accounts to Mr C A l'inkorton, at bis office, Perrystreet.

Mr W, Foster employed at tho goods ■shed oftho Mastcrton Railway Station injured his back this morning whilst endeavouring to cany a balo of wool across the linos, , Ho was placed on a mattress and liflcd into a spring brako which convoyed to hh homo in Hall Street wlicro Dr Board attended him. Foster had successfully carried tho wool balo aenss frmn tho passenger side to tbe goods but m jerkin" up tho balo from his shoulders on to the raised platform, ho t;avo himself a twist, the effeot of which ho will probably feel for years. It willbe seen that the popular" Baby •Ogdon" Compiny ro-appear for a short season to-morrow eveuing,jn a repcriiorc of new plays, the opening pieces boing a very powerful play entitled "Tcmptod" in which Miss Helen Fergus will take the leading character, and Baby Ogden wuTtako thepartof" Jlile," supported by tho full strength of the company. Of this laly'B aotingthere in no occasion to speak asit'is admitted by all playgoers that she is far and away the host aotress that has appeared in Masterton, and supported as she is by an efficient company is certain to draw good houses, In addition to tho above nieutinm-d play, the company will also present the pretty comedy "Taming a Slitow," and a screamer entitled "Tho Stockbroker,'! in which MrD'Orsny Ogden will give one of his characteristic I'opro.ie.iitations, A curious development has taken place in connection with tho Gliding of tho dead body of a young.woman in tho Mnonoe Valley Oreek, wiitua tho Melbourno corr«Bppndeiiwif tho Uuncdin Star. The bndy fftta discovered and'identified by a Mm M'iiyov, and her ion, Francis M'Eyoy. as tlie fprnjoi-'n daughter Kato. At the inquest on tho body the jmy returned a verdict of "Aoadental death," and the Borrowing relatives duly buried the body and advertised tho death in the papers, It now transpires that the real Me M'Evoy; is at present Balo inside tho walls of Melbourne Gaol on a charge of inaullin« behaviour, Sjjo was identified by a momberol the detective force when bo went to the gaol on other butingsi, and on tiio mother and brother of tip yirl being Kept for thoy at once identified her aa their relation, and confesscatnat they had niadon mistake-at the ina.uo.st. Two women of the unfortunate class' jdiintjfied the clothes foundonthpbodyoftijo unlfiiown.au tlioie worn by a companion of tl|eirs nppd Elizabeth flodko, The M-'Eyoyß aro rather nettled to find that they have buried and mourned a stranger j hut as tho relatives of Elizabeth Hooke distinctly decline to defray tho expenses of the burial, the M'Evoys will have to rest (Wht% r itn t,lfl knowledge that their daughter d|d not "mSS 1 Buch ahuntimely end as they supposed,

The anniversary of the Battle of Merman (fought on tho sth of November, 1854) recalls to a Rossipy writer an incidont mentioned by Mr Kmglako. It is said that when tho historian of the Russian V/arwas cnliectine materials for his jroat work, he interviewed hoth officers and privates in hjs desiro to obtain at firsthand, from every available source, the moat reliable information. On one occasion he was assisted by a Guardsman, who chimed to hjvofousht in the rankß "at the evor-memorab|e victory. "Do J'know anything about tho battle?" this hero .is reported to havo exclaimed In reply to a question. "I should rather think I did. It was liko, this sir, We were ordered to advance, and did. Then I got lostin the fog, Thon Icama across a dead Russian wearing ,a : <(cod: pair of hoofs/ Then 1 thought to myself as ho won't want those boots any more, I may as well have them. :Thcn as I was taking up hj? foot, he sat up suldenly-like and Baid. so far w J could understand him, "What the misohief aw yi)|i doing with my,muddy boots. I!' .-Thon.l dropped bia feet like a hot potato, arid that, sir, is the true story of the Battle of inkerrpai)," Wranite to say, this character)itUe incident of a day never to be forgotten by all who speak the English tnhgue 6ndft no record in/Mr Kinglako's otherwise very complete" History' of tbeCrimesn Uampaigo," ..:;' .

' Bi))-3 for a Jluxinill arc- adverted tor in ttiwihevcolumn;; "■/■:}■ • '-. '-A. 1 Anovelprovision/hasboouintroduced ' into thu Sydney Tramway and Omnibus' O'lnpiny's Bill, providingthat nupuraon employed by.tho company; as a driver or cOnductor, or any animal winking iii atramcar, shall wor more than ei»ht hours n-dny, •' -. Mr Alexandor M'Millun, the manager of a fold mine near Ararat, lost his life in-a tcnibJe.way. 'He was engaged with three other men in putting a syphon in the bobpit, whon by some means the online started, and before Mr M'Millan could withdraw Ids brad from undo the beam of tho bub his hoad was completely severed from liii body. Miss Minnie Palmar (the Cinderella of Her Majesty's pantomimo) was inter•lowed at Shohwld recently. She confessed to having-played Tina in "My Sweetheart" 257 H times; also to bein" tho possessor nf jewels v, hich arc insured for £60,000, also to having 19 pet do?!, 14 of which, however, nrt "at home" (in New York) j and finally—this is an| item for tho ladies-'o having hor stockings (stas;o stoukinga, it 13 prcautued) alt/ays made in Paris. The. Russian financial result of 4ho

your 1888 fully justifies the forecast of M. Vishnegradsky. hot only did tho receipts exceed the estimate, but a considerable savtnt; waiaffoctrd on tho estimated exp'endiwe, reuniting in a surplus of. thirty-four milium one hundred' and seventy-ono thousand roubles of (ill expenditure, ordinary and extraordinary.. On the croning of Docembor 24th, a pleasing ceremony took placeatjLako Te Annti. when, at the invitation of Miss O'ltourke, about 20 tourists and others assembled at the christening of the Mo Te Annu Hotel, whioh this lady bw opened. The " oldost inhabitant," Mr J Brodriok, proposed -success to the venture, which was heartily responded to by all present. After recitations by Miss O'flourke and 6ome songs by tho gentlemen present, the company dispersed. . .

MrQ. A. Thome, a bicyclist, h'ai

made a journey of 500 inilus—from Sale in Victoria to ICianvi, sixty miles from

Sydncy-in a fortnight. Ho rodo a Singer safety bicycle, mid did not moot ' with a single mishap throughout the ' journey, although ho had to nog-tiato numherltss obstacles in thu way of brandies and fallen trees wM h lay across' fho track: Tho brlii'o hacks wore for the most part of hard surface, and capital for riling on, His (unrest day'B ride was seventy miles. Judgement in the civil cash of Oustsf Dillhfre, olectrican.v Robert 0 Holcrolt, nibrchant, a claim nf £IOO as damages for a breach of contract m .connection with tho purchase of patent rights, was uiven by Mr H W Robinson, R M.iu I'ae Magistrate's Court on Friday atteruo-jn. Iho plaintiff allogo J that in November 1 ist the defendant agreed to pmclnisn ths patent rights in toew Zealand "f "an automaticdeliveryniachino foreigaret ton' and "anautomatic delivery machine," for £2OO, and that he failed to carry out th» agreement. After hearing the argument of counsel, his Worship hold that he plaintiff was entitled to recover for the breach-of contract, and ho. gave judgment for £55 and costs £sl6si A man named Lee, while bathing in thu South Molbourno baths, dived from a height of 12foet into a few feet of water, fracturing his spine, and after lingering, for a few hours died in the hospital. Two days after, two more accidents of a precisely similar nature occurcd, A man named John Seniors dived into two feet of water in the St

Hilda baths, mid sustained concussion e on tlw brain, his injuries terminating i fatally; and later on'tho samo day a man | named Edward O'Neill did tho same j foolish thing in tho Fort Melbourno batliß, and now lies in a critical con- ' ctitinn, In ovory case the accidonts were ' cansed by tbo carelessness of tho bathers, as- m all the hatha notice posts are orected to mark the depth of wator. What appears to bo a mysterious case of suicide mb happened at North Melbourne. On thi 2nd inst, the dead body ot John Frost, manager for James Fry and Sons at Naphalia, Wft3 found in Ardeu-strcet, near tha railwaystation. The body was lying (ace downwards in a pool of blood in the road, and in the neck wero found two wounds, which had evidently been caused with a sharp instrument siu h as a long hladcd knife. An adjacent paddock is enclosed with a substantial four-railed and on the pannels immediately opposite where the body was lying there wore extensive bloodstains. Spots of btoud v/eroalso found inside tbo paddock, On ono of the heaps of road metal stacked thero were also blood stains, and the fence at tho side of "tho paddock was also Bnwared with blood, Near Ihfi | road metal a walking stick mispiekoli up, and inside the paddock a gold watch was found, both of which wore stained. A small penknife was also discovered, but it had no truces of blond upon it, No othor weapon of a description likely to have caused the wounds could be found in or about the place, and this, combined with tho efory told by ono of tho residents In the locality, that-screaming was heard in tho locality during tho night, led the police at first to Ivliove that a murder bad been committed. The naturo' of the wmindj and other oircarastances did not support nth n theory, ■ and it is now • considered that tht deceased committed suicide. Tho Hasting' correspondent of the Hawkca Bay Herald writes:-It is fallacious to assume that what would pay in America or in filmland would pay in ft colony in which tho conditions are different. In English market gardens, such as Fulham or Depttoid, yon could hardly find a singlo weed, In 'he United States thero is a law imposing a penalty on persons allowing woeds to seed on their' lands. Hero Hie very idea of such'alaw is scented, and there is no efficient legal protection 'ngainst Insect post?, It is useless for ono mm to \nd his garden oarcfuUy while his nek'hbor's is full of. weeds, I have found this tp my cost, having for two years runninir bad to dig hp strawberry beds winch, in spite of careful weeding, had gob so choked, by thistles that jt TVM.inrponible to got them out without dWroyi»Q! tho plants, Then as to insect posts;.' Mr Bpawn says,'' Exterminate theni." Easier Baid than dono in'a colony like this, What use is it for ono liinn to try and exterminate t]|e codlin irjqth, when his neighbor allows it to breed in his orchard 1 Let anyono' try to spray a good sized apple tide, and he will, I think, agroo with me that the ostralabor, andoost of spraying anorchard woujdabsorbwprofits it 'wight yiold, Tip fact is that our legislators will'not help usj arid we have neither enerey m publio spirit enough to help : onrselvea. Indeed, it ■ would, seem as if the motto of the majority hore wore " Every man for himself, and tho devil for us all." via lj»yc received by tho ship Turakina our last BhipißCfjl qf garpenta'and linoleums for the proseu't Wellington.. . l ■■ ' "",. Tub'e comprise tapestry caipets m some of the best designs and colorings we have ever been able to 6bow, at a moderate pneo viz. 2a lid per yard; and also somo bordered tapestry stair carpets, for Is lid and 2s M per yard, at Te Aro House, Wellington.. W£ have alsoopoood out a very-nice jot ot linoleums o( medium and best qualities, and in designs exclusively our own, from ?b dU to 4a per yard. The patterns and co'orings of foe .-mo really excellent, being a new departure"" from the ordinary humdrum designs so commonly shown in tho trade, and will serve to maintain tho reputation of tho' department. at Te Aro House as being tho most enterprising and artistic in this o'ty. Wellington, ■ ff j would also invito special attention to a small lot of waluut curtain poles, with ends and rings complete, in black and gold, black and pine, mahogany and pine, pine and black. • The sizes and prices of these are—for 4 feet 6 ihohea, 7s (Id; 6 feet, 8a; 5 'feet 6 inches, 8s fid; and 6 feet, 9s 6d; at tho Wholesalo Family Drapery Warehouso, TeAro Hon«e, Wellington, ; ;, We V-avc i-voty fioih'ty iri our carpet d'.pjrlment'fo'.enibiing onil'-iners. to rhlso with sa'is'a'tinn to the'iirolvu, Two ii'ii'n alvnntag-s not a-tiinablo ielrewher>, being light and room, ot to bo found in fi-rftotioh »t tho "Vbnhmlo 'Fa ndvD; apery Wamuous»,Te Aro House '

: The Treasurer <>l the Alaiturtnni > ospid acknowledges rcoeipt of II 617(1 rqni box at Taueru Hotel, t The Custodian of the Masterton Hon-

pital aoknowh'dgos receipt of a dish of trout;froiii Mr H H Smith uf the Bank ofAu'strulaaia. Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a sale uf furniture, produce, and puultry for Saturday next. They hold thoir next Btook sale on Wednesday, 29th instant. An outbuilding at the residence uf Mr Rfioves, Wrigleyßlroct, caught firo on Saturday afternoon, but,was suppressed by the prompt action of Firoman Harsh who • lives in tho neighbourhood, and willitig hands residing in the district. There was a capital entertainment giyon on Saturday nipht at tho MaaterThcatro Royal by Iho Oscar Bmith'a Tourist Party, Tho houso was a comparatively poor one owing to the plethora of ontertainments we have had lately, but thoeo who were fortunate enough to bo prosont had a couple of hours of real onjoyment. A firo occurred at Droyerton yesterday evening about five o'clock, by which a four-roomod cottage belonging to Mr J Harvoy, sonr, was completely destroyed It was occupied by Mr F. Morgan and bis son, and the whole ot their fnrnituro and offects woro lost, Tho firo is supposed to have originated near the chiinnoy, Tho building and contents are said to be [uninsured...

In a railway cutting near Fenton, Now Jorsoy, they riavo found, under 12 feet of gravel, "sovoral palnolithi nf argdote, onaricteristio. of the earliest human offorts to form sharp edges on stone." Thoy are looking out now for the corresponding skull, illustrating the earliest human efforts to mako practical tun of itt sharp'edge*. . Mr Charles Cameron who so narrowly escaped a serious injury on Saturday night by the dray he was driying in eoing over the Mangapakoha hill, was tho father of the littlo girl who was burned to death at the recent lire at

Kuripuni. Donald, His brother, who now lies in a precarious state St the Masterton Hospital is married but has

no family. Mr J. Martin Rookell died yesterday ftffcci a brief illnuss at the residence of his mothor, Halistroet, Maßterton. Ho had a sharp attack of colic in the early part of last week, from which he appeared to havo recovered by Friday. On Saturday he was nbout as usual, anil partook of somo fruit, which appears to have brought, mi inflammation of the bowels, to which ho succumbed,

Good news Irom Wellington, and quite true, yon can got a splendid harmonium from Lo, piano or organ from Lls. organ with divided octavo couplara all in solid black walnut cases from I*l7. This beats all the cheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the year four visits LI, travelling expenses added. All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired, now reeds put in accordojns, Concertinas, harmoniums/and organs; also liboral exchanges tnado. Any instrument may bo purchased on tho time payment system from 2s fld por week. Call and oxyour old piano for anew one at 1. J Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Monners-stroet, Wellington, (Solo agent, of the 'celebrated Worcester orgaiiß.)-AbVT '