The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1890. A JUBILEE POEM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3415, 21 January 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1890. A JUBILEE POEM.

In commemoration of the Jubilee oi tho Colony of New Zealand, January 22nd, 1890,

Ye isles that stud the southern sea, Ye colouies on Austral shore. Hark to our shouts of Jubilee That rend the air mid cannon's roar. It is our Anniversary Day And fifty years have passed away I

The morning pours itsgloriouß ray Along New Zealand's radiant shore, As when the ships in harbour lay On that eventful day of yore, All honor to the memory Of Wakefield,and the Company.

To-day old settles' hearts grow big Our grey-haired sires anc matrons proud, As with emotion they survey Their Colony with wealth endowed ; All hail ye noble pioneers, What ohange, what growth in fifty years I

Ye enterprising spirits bold, Who came from Albion's distant land, With anxious hearts ye planted fool On wild Poneke's pebbly strand; Strango wero the scenes that met . your view, The Maori Pah, the war canoe.

Now peaceful homes and rising towns New Zealand's bills and plains adorn, While gardens bloom and smiling fields Lie waving bright with seas of corn, Fibe fleecy flocks attraot our gaze, And fattening herds by thousands graze.

Our oities now Me proud and fair, While thousands throng our bußy streets; Our trams and railways.crowded roll, While shipping, commerce, oommorce meets, And noble ohurohes, sohools and ■ growth V Make this the Britain of the South.:

Haill land of fa eauty, strangely placed, ' Alone mid leagues. of azure

wave. For ages' held in savage thrall Like weeping captive exiled slave, Till gallant Cook star-guided came And brought thee forth to light and fame.

s fe/i * . . Gazing #far on either band, Oloud oapped and white with glitter- . - ... ingsnow,; • - / Things of eternal beauty stand, While land-locked 'sounds and lakes 'renowned Akd lovely baya thy coast surround.

•Thy fftr-famed terraces and Brings. ' Of boiling heat and varied hue, Thyw^terfallß ; and forestgladoß". Are' scene's of grandeur ever hew, Queen of paoifio isles confessed Land with eternal sunshine blessed,,

Hail Old New Zealand, strange and

: weird,Old Kupe's land Aotearoa, Home ofthe warelike . Maori race, land of the Taniwha and Moa, Who through thy forests roamed at V will While war-whoops rang from hill to hill.

Binco Mabi fißhod withbaitecl hook, And drew thee from tho vasty deep, How many tribes havec6me and gone," Or dwelt ampng thy mountains sleep; Till Maori voyagers found thy strand A fairer than Hawaikis land.

In grand canoes that rode the waves, They reached that peaceful wooded bay, And plucked the Pohutukawa flower Mid singing birds and blossoms gay. Bright was that mom on Zealias' shore, Six hundred years ago, and more.

'Twas there they grew and multiplied, ■ With sacred institutions rude, Their tribea had Ariltis and gods , And tohungas and chiefs tapued; Their sons learnodseiencos profound, On Wharekura's sacred ground,

Ye ancient Maori warriors grim, Ye rangatiras, toas bold, Who here built pahs and war-'canoes With deeds of darkness never ■ told. ■ Alas, for you I your reign is o'er, A stronger race has. readied your shore.

Ohl 'twwa Btep in Heaven's decrees, . When saintly men and women bold Came here witk warliketribes to dwell, Their heavenly message to unfold; Hail Marsden and thy faithful band, Ye won for us this favored land,

Yeniuoh abused but faithful sires, Still honoured though misunderstood, And yoa ye martyred heroes true. Who fell and sealed the truth with blood; Ye bore a southern cross unknown. And ye Bhall wear a southern orown,

Hail days ol fifty years ago, The grand old lotus-eating days, When Pakehas and Maoriß vied .

In friendly hospitalities. Tho days of Pakeha-Maori life, Before the breaking out of strife,

Then oame the days of conflict fierce, When haubau legions raised the cry Away ye white intruders false The Maori hero shall rule or die, For ake ake here we'll fight Or perish, battling for our right.

That war of races no* is past, And we'll refer to briglitei themes But lot us pause, and shed a tear For those who fell mid savagi scenes. Imperial braves and volunteers Your fame shall live in ooming years

And as we here to-day review Tho years of our young nation'i life, All honour to our statesmen true For all their eloquence ant strife. Ye Governors from Hobson down,_ Well have- ye honoured Britain'i crown,

And do ye watch this alien race With your bright eyes from yonder sky, Or do your spirits linger near lour scenes of ancient revelry, While we your tapu dosecrate And your descendants extirpate,

Ask ye our right 1 "fwas Heaven's . decree That we tho strong should hither come, Subduo your forests, till the ground And oause the wilderness to bloom, For what did ye those years before, But fight and dye tho soil with gore.

What precious treasures lay around To your dark savage minds unknown, Your hills were gold, your shores •were steel Your timber forestsnobly grown, Your beds of gold show. Reaven planned, Our coming here with skilful hand.

All hail Zealandia 1 freedom's home, I love thy vales and wooc crowned height, • Home of the millions yet to come, Let Maori tribes with us unite Ring out the bells, let streamers fly Grand is our future destiny,

Hail! noble Empress of the seas, Whose lands are bounded by the sun, Here a young nation grows apace Within thy glorious reign bogun; Our loyal songß to-day shall rise Mid lovely scenes and sunny skies,

To God be praise, one anthem rise O'er all the hills like incense sweet, While grateful offerings thus wo bring, And lay them at Jehovah's feet ; Whose Providence o'er us appears Throughout these fifty prosperous years. . Natb Ta Masterton, January 21st, 1869.

Tho Eketahuna Wosleyan Church annivorsary services will be held on Bundayneit,theltevWl!owseoffioiating. ' Patrick Hastie recently arrosted at Tinui aud remanded to Wellington gaol has boon transferred to the Wellington Hospital in which institution he is likely to be a month before he reoovors from the wounds he inflicted on himself at Masterton whilst in custody. Tho charge on which ho was arrested has been withdrawn, .

Some people get hold of curious ideas which if carried out lead them into trouble. At tlio inquest at Eketahona yesterday it came out that the nurse had informed tho parents that as tho child certainly would die it would bo no use calling a doctor and then they could bury it in the back yard without any trouble, Tho folly of Great -Britain permitting foreign embassies to take plans ot her battleships and dockyards ie now being seen in tho/aoihty with which Austria, Russia, Gormany, Italy, Spain, and even;: some of the smaller States, are now building their own vessels and manufacturing their gun 1 machinery, ■' The professor of geology in the' University of West Virginia: , declares that the rumours of failure of natural gas are Idle and htive no fouhdaiion. From his protracted and iinvestigatiin ot these regions, sfded by. the best sciphtifio light that the production will largely hiorekse for years t6:come. t 1 Snow in harvest " is not a weloome visitor, the storm of yesterday, however, which interrupted harvesting operations on the plains left a deposit of snow ;pn Tararua, ranges this" morning extondfng; to the low hills wt its base. The cqld ; weather with intermittent showers have continued, during this morning and , harrtsting is stjll suspended,'/.

Messrs Loves 101-na' next stuck Bale at Ekefcihuiia is announced for Tuesday, February 4th.

- Messrs Lowes is lorns addto their sale for Wednesday noxb. 25 sacks feed pats and 20 pniro of fowls. A shop in Queen Street with eight roomed dwelling is advertised for sale or to let at a low rental for a term of years, also a dwelling: home in Chapel Street containing seven rooms. From enquiries made at the Maaterion I Hospital thia morning we learn that Mr Donald Cameron who was injured at fdungapakeha on Saturday night is processing as favourably a* can be expeoted from the serious nature of his injuries, The uniforms for Mr Pearson's Private Band have been completed by the contraotor, Mr Warner, in a workmanliko and thoroughly satisfactory manner. The members will wear uniforms for the first timo to-morrow. , •

A five year old son of Mr A, Oleson ot ' Eketahunawasadmitted to the Maßtertoh I Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from a fractured thigh. He met with the j accident by falling off a gate on which ho was playing with some other children. He was sent to tho Hospital on the recoomendation of Dr MoLennan.' It is s case that might vory wojl havo beon treated locally. The Osjden Company open for a short season to-night with a petite oomedy "Taming tho Shrow," in :which MiBS Relon Fergus and Mr Laurie Dunbar take the principal characters. This will be followed by the temperance drama "Tempted," in which "Baby" Ogden takes a prominent part, and introduces two or three Bongs, _ Tho full strength cf the company will appear in this piece, and the concluding farce " The Stockbroker" will give both Mr and Mrs. Ogden an opportunity of exciting the rlsatlo faculties of the audience. The management haye provided a good solid bill of fare for their patrons What might havo been a fatal accident was prevented by the prompt assistance of Mr Jno. Brandon at Eketahuna ou Fridav evening. Mr Brandon was riding through Eketahuna and hearing a child scream, lie stopped and soon discovered' the cause. One of Mr Ashmore's' children had fallen off the footlipath' into a puddle, and would undoubtedly been drowned but for the help of Brandon, as the water was over itshoad, . We have received from the Commissioner schedules and lithographio plans of Crown Lands forsalobypublioaiiotion at Wullingtbn on Friday, January 31. | Also rural lands eifier for oasli, on doforced payments, or on perpetual lease, at the option of the soiector,on and after i Wednesday, February 19, , The old adage that "music hath charms to sooth tho savage breast" would appear to havo beon con- , tKwted in the Broiling township. ' of Pahiatua, at the last meeting of 1 the looal band, when tho innate wicked nature of two of the performers barred the progess of tho practise, until it was suggested that the meagre dimensionsof the Hall would reuder it advisable to t have the concluding stave on the sward. An adjournment was at onco made, and s over the gory half hour which followed wo draw a veil. A black eye, a lawn strewn with clotted hair, a few odd fragments of wearing apparel are all that ' now attest the fury of tho conflict. Tho relations between the bandsmen aronow strained and it is confidently hoped that it will not be necessary,to potition Parliament for the suppression of that instit tution.

Messrs S. F. Dyer and J. J. Jenkins, two members of the Pioneer Ulub, Ohristchurcli, pasted through Mastarton on their bicycles this morning. They arrived in Wellington by the Penguin on Saturday, and left Wellington yesterday (Monday) niorninp, with the intention of making the round trip through tho Wairaiapa, Forty Milo Bush, and the Gorge to Palmoratou, returning by the West Coast to Wellington, Notwithstanding the tempestuous weather they negotiated tho Rimutaka Hills safely. Coming, down the hilla to Featherston, thoy got saturated, the rain ran down their legs and filled their boots with water, and the mist was so great thoy conld not see fifty yards in front of them. They decided to remain at Featherston, which thoy reached at four o'clock, and dry their garments. This morning thoy left, and arriving at Carterton stopped at the Koyal Oak to breakfast. Thoy timed themselves on leaving there, and reached Mastorton, a distance of nine miles, in less than three quarters of an hour. They report tho road exceptionally good all tlirouph from Wellington to Mastertou, and they had not to dismount ouce on account of rough travelling. They oxpeot to reach Paliiatua, fifty mileß from here, to-night. Mr Dyer, who is an amateur photographer, has his apparatus with him for taking yiews en route. ■ The Australasian says: - "The borrowing tendency, if if is not checked and better regulated, will prove hurtful m two ways, in the first place, the Government, when it indulges in an abnormal expenditure, absorbs an undue j proportion of labour, In faotories and foundries, and in situations where it would add directly to the productive wealth of the country, labour is scarco, An artificial demand is created that it may bo difficult or imposßiblo to sustain hereafter. A huge loan disturbs the natural conditions of trado by causing an abormal demand for labour, by lessening tho number of men available for tho wealth-producing industries of - the countrv. and by attracting an unnecessarily largo supply of workmen from other parts. On tho ono hand, wo have a great increase in tho public expenditure, for which tho people must pay; and on the other, a restriction, of tho private enterprises by whioh tho peoplo iivo. This is one of the inevitable consequenoes of excessive borrowing. Hut, in the second place, the tendency of a Government is always to increase its rate of borrowing, as long as money can be obtained from tho leuders,"

2'Special attention is now beiug given in Victoria to the encouraginont of winegrowing and according to the Melbourno Age, the Minister ot Agriculture contemplates establishing in tho principal vinegruwing districts of tho colony small experimental plots. Good nows from Wellington, aud quite true, you can got a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from LIS, with divided octavo couplars all in solid black walnut cases frjm lA!j. This beats all tho cheapest houses in town, Pianos tuned for 7s, or by tho year four visits LI, travailing expenses added! All kinds of musical instruments tuuod, cleaned, and repaired, new reeds put in accordeans, Conoertinas, harmoniums, and organs; also ■ liberal exchanges made. Any instrument may be purchased on the time paymont system from 2s 6d per week. Call and exchan|o your old piano for a new one at ]?, J Pinny's Musical Instrument Depot, Manners-street, Wellington. (Sole agent of the 'celebrated Worcester organs.)-ADVT We havo received by tho ship Trakina onr last shipment of oarponts'and linoleums for the present seasonjatTo Aro House, Wellington,

Tiibse comprise tapostry carpets in some ol tho best designs and colorings ivo havo ever been able to show, at a moderate price viz., 2a lid per yard) and also Bouio bordered tapestry stair carpets, lor Is lid and 2a (id per yard, at'To Aro House, Well, - We have also opened out a very nice lot of linoleums of medium and best qualities, and in designs exclusively our own, from 3s dd to 4s per yard. The . patterns and colorings of'these are really excellent, being a new departure from the ordinary humdrum designs so commonly'shown in the trade, and will serve to maintain tho reputation of the department at Te Aro House as being the most enterprising and artistio in this o'ty. Wellington.