The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1890. THE SOUTH POLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3419, 27 January 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1890. THE SOUTH POLE.

The icy regions of the South Pole are within ten days" steam." distance from New Zealand,and yet we know as much about them,andcare as much for as we doffpr -too mountains of the ,mbon, The.-laiid and water of the, extreme south is a sort of outlying wonderland, which, has for its nearest neighbors the illustrious Patagonians, the 'denizens of the Cape, and. the colonieß of Australia and New Zealand, the' latter colony in particular being favorably situated for annexing tho. South Pole if it were deemed worthy of appropriation. If we have forgotten the existence of a neighbor-; ing arctic region there are people in the Northern Hemisphere who Btill yearn to explore its frigid silences, and a Swedish gentleman' Voir Nordenskjold, is now engaged inorganising a polar exhibition whiob has for its object tho completion of _an enterprise which, ,was virtually abandoned about the time that New Zealand become colonised. Antarctic land was discovered by Captßiscoe in the year 1831, wid'nspied Etiderby Island, and in 1840 no less than )700 miles of it from ensb to west was traced by Captain D'Urville. In the year 1841 Sir Jam.os.Eoss discovered a section of a continent called Victoiia land, and named two mountains there the Erebus and' the Terror after the sbipsjof the expedition, one of these, eminences teirig a volcano 12,000 feet in height, Hero antarctic exploration' has ended, and for half .a century, remarkable for a wonderful development of colonisation in tho southern sens, not one further attempt haß been mado: to add. to' ■ the .geographical knowledge 'of''the region .of the southern polo, Now comes the qu'es-' tion whether it i is worth whilo to emulato the laeroio voyages of'the navigatprs, who, in the early part of this century,' sought to piercß the mysterieiof the land of the nridnjgbt sun. The Baron wants assistance from tho Australasian colonies for his proposed oxploration, and we. trust he will get jfc, yiotoiia will assist; that colony is liberal, progressive, and Bciontitio, and is sore to encourage' such an enterprise. Hire in New Zealand it will probably bo asked what the South Pole has. done for us that we should Jspend money upon it, and if some little conjrjbiitiori is, given it willbt- not so much for 'the purpose of aiding the discovery of an unknown region as the prospeot that may be presented of; doing a special line in the whale and seal oil business. The commercial returns for a south sea expedition are unlikely to be very great, aud the Bnron wjll have some difficulty in collecting ways and means ' in this quarter of the world, but there will b'e'hqnor and glory in assisting to start a world renowned explorer from ouivowndpor6 f 6bjaybyag6ofdiacbVery, and wo trust sofflpjittlo effort will be made to encourage the'project,! Ikon vo r n 'Nbrdenakjpldjßuccessfuliy negodated the uq'rtji east passage in the arctio region's ten 1 "year's- ago. vessel; tho Vega 1 , Jjjfeije the; pioneer' trip round the extreme northern ppint of the Old World, : a»dif hexomes intd : tbeae latitudes be js certain to giyo us soffieS&ijWf tor oqr monejr,;}/ only/to infuse some new and noble ideas into the somewhat ,wooHy ; heads. of the colonial youth; ''6f4he Southern hemisphere.. ~'• "

. MessrsLowcaan'dlorriBadd to their] .?'% P Freeihv ia.gaijetfed; BuperintemlontqollectoVofAgricultntalsfeitisticV North and '-if'>.\ ■ : , :: ; is the sncc'emful tenderer for. the ereotion of -a Catholic olmrch at Pahiatiia at £6B 8s; Foot tenders were received; : 'j .'■"■

--„The.Maet«ton- Sohool Cadets will be] inspected to-morrow at 1,80 p.mby ueutenant-Colonol' Butts;;," .•'":.' -ThoE.M.g Ooptio'fro'm London left Hobavf at .4 o'clock yesterday afternoon for 'Wellington, ' She should arrive there on Thursday evening;-' •

; Messrs Lowes and Idrns add to their catalogue for Wednesday next 520 cress bred ewes, one Aldernoy Hull, and 300 fatandßl0storeowos, . ■•:■'' :■■'., = Captain Pownall notifies a parade of the.Mastorton Kifle Volunteers will take place oh lhu'rsday.evening nexti Nominations fcr the post of Jragler .must be Belitiu by that date. ■.. '•';.

:. Messrs J, Graham and Co have a new announcement on,.our' front page in reference, to fleverjl : ;:lf)adihglines:df seasonable poods,- 'Especial roforonco is also.madotoiheir splendid assortment of tbas;.all of the best blonds in stock, ' "■

,MrJ.;Webbwants it known "nwre than ever" that he has bought the interestp/tt.the late firm of Webb and Lester, Tailors,'Mastefton and trusts' by strict adoption to tho wants of his.piitrons to morit a continuance of the public patronage bestowed on. the late firm. His advertisement elsewhere speaks for itself. In accordance with their usual oustom the Chinese residents'of-Maßteitbn kept

up their New Year celebrations la week by letting off. fireworks and kit flying;. Yesterday a' number) of settler were invited to dinner by Sain Sing m Ma confreres. A substantial and.vaviei repa'st was.: partaken of -with.', eviden relish and an enjoyablo 'evening. Bpent A great many people sera disappointei on Saturday when it became known tha the Ogdeh,company would not be abl to play '.'Eaßt Lynhe" at the 'Thoatr Boy'al that night, Tho fault did no rest with the management however They had sent to Wellington for thei dresses '■ and properties required for th successful production of the piece bul through some mishap, the boxes did'no arrive. • "Jo" was produced instead mi the audience, although small, was aver; appreciative one. 1 ..; ; v; v .-■ ..■<! MrPharazyii is opposed to a.land ta pure arid simple; Ho believes in tli property tax," so writos.nur local contem porary, but for persona in.Mr Pharazyn' position we think he would Ond tha they, paid less a.'few- years : n'({o unde the old land tax than they doiio'iy unde the property tax and that ; both : lah< aud property tax, are comparativel; light burdens compared with the weigh l placed upon thair shoulders by custon iutios.: If we aro nut;mistaken wc heard Mr Pharazyn say! Boms'years ago that -ho was moro lightly taxed undei (he old land levy than he was after iti repeal, At 1,80 a.m. on Saturday morning Mi 1,61 m Archor, who lives near, Kurupuii

Railway Statiou.waa awakened by a flare of light in his bedroom and, on looking through the window, discovered that it proceeded from a shed, about a quarter of a mile distant, on tho property of 'Mr HenryStovens, contractor. He hastily piit,on somo clothing and wont, out to tho icono of the conflagration only jo find the shed and contents almost destroyed and he could do nothing to aavo it,, He calculated the building had been burning something like half au hour before he was aroused,' Tho contents, which consisted of saddlery, tools and; hay, were tho property of Mr Chariot! Cameron and valued at about '£'2o. The shed,ownod by Mr H. Stevens, was insured for £6O in the National office, A singular string of bad luck scorns to have folioived tho fortunes' of Mr Cameron recently.' Pis recent accident at Munrapakelia, which resulted in the death of his brother Duncan, and tho fatal lire at his dwelling by which ho lost his little girl as well as tho whole of his effects are still fresh in tho minds of our readers and this last loss, although not a large pno, pecuniarily, must havo proved very disheartening. The shed just burnt down was the only out-building left standing after his dwelling houßO was

destroyed, A Naplesi correspondent telegraphs that Signor Mariotti, State Secretary to the Minister of Fubho Instruction, has found a d<>cumont proving that Giordano Bruno was stripped naked, bound to a polo, and burnt alive, and that he bore his martyrdom with groat fortitude, The docuinont is tobapublishedofficially..

The fohowin?. information on the subjeot'of |kaiigarooß|' published in the Providence Journal, an American paper will, no doubt prove interesting, if not instrnbtive,to our (Post) readers. We.are glad to seo that the capabilities nf Masterton as d. port have at last been properly recognisedi-Six'thousand kangaroo skins are received in Newark N.J., overy week, aro all tanned in. one large establishment there, and are thon made into fine shoes, '' Australia and! Now .Zealand," the Journal saysj ("furnish kangaroo hides for.the worm," i The kangaroos are killed in Australia about'3oo miles baok from the coast, and shipped from Molbourne, Sydney, and Noweastlej in Australia, - and from Masterton,..in Newi&ealatid.: ,;TJp to 18(59 tho kangarooswero killed and eaten in; Australia, and their hides .lyero cut into shoe'striugSv .But an Englishman named Brown in that year, discovered the remarkable; character of the leather and brouyht several thousand skins to this country. He tried to sell the hides to .tanners, but thoy were shy of the noyqlty,' and he had to sell them at a sacrifice to abqpjjbjnder. The bookbinder made, triangular, curnar-plpooij jn ledgers and commercial books out of the skins, ani so ascertained the good quality of (1)0 Ijiather, It was in this way that the large leather factories wero first attracted to kangaroo hide, Tho skin was found to bo very tenacious, and the compaojness of the grain prevents its absorbing water, while the aoids in blacking meet withan almost jmporvious substance-

: (iood news troni Wellington, and quite true, youcan get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano /or organ from LIS, organ with divided octavo couplars all in'solid black walnut cases from Ll7. Tills' bcata all tho'cheapest houses in town, Pianos tuned for'/a,- gp"byt!)o year four visits Xjlj travelling expenses added. All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired, new reeds pub in accordeans, Concertinas, barmonium'B, and prgansj also liboral exchanges made.; Any instrument may be purchased on tj;e time payment system from 2s 6d ppr week'. '& anil exchange your old piano for. » new one at P. J Pinny's Musical Instrument Uopot, Manners-street,. ; Wellington.,. : , (Sole agent of the' 'celebrated >Voroeater organs,)—advt ; .-/, WKhavo received by tho ship Turakina our liiat shipment of cavpents and linoleums tor tho present season, at To Aro House, Wellington, ''■ •" ; [ These comprise tapestry oarpots in soma of the beat designs and colorings we have ever been abloto show, at a moderate prioo viz., 2s ll,d per yard; and also some bordered tapestry stair carpots, (oris lid and 2s (idper yard, at To 'Aro House, ( Wellingtor;. .'.''■' ' • Wz have also opened out a very nice lot of linoleums of medium and Equalities, 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 m the trado, atjd will serve to maintain the reputation of tbe' department atjTe Aro House as being the.most ontaprismg and artistiointbiso'ty. Wellingtbri, ;...; ■■. " We would also invite special attention' to a small lot of walnut curtain poles, with endsand rings complete, in black and gold blaok snd pine, mahogany and'pine, pine an'd'.blabk. 'i'he and. price*: are-for'4 feet fi Tnbljes, jfe Mj 5 feet, 8s; o feet 6 incheaj 8s M; and §,feot, !|s Mp at tho.Wholesale Family Drapery Wsrehpuso, Te Aro House, : . Wellington, ..,.;,■ v Wb have' eyory facility in our carpet department for'enabling customers.- to choose with satisfaction ..to, themselves. Ttfo'main advantages not' attainable elsewhere, being" room, are to, be 'fourfd 114 perfection at, the' Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, To. Aro House Wellincton.-ApvT,'- ~ .' ..'.:'

,['. The Cußtodianof Mastoftoit .Hospital nokrip wladges fie oeipt; : of a quantity bf cakeirom the jubilee Committee (or the ÜBeofpatiehtSi;:- ?■";'/ ';.: ; : '-: • ; A'aiebt nevijf beforp Been in this, disat7 o'olobk last night in tffittetint! noise was heard in the air and on looking up there was to be aeon an oxtensivo.flook of small birds. From their size and mode of flying they wero judgedto bo starlings, They appeared to cover a space one ohain in depth by five in breadth and, it is estimated numbered quite One thousand; They oa'me from a northerly direction and prooebdod'iouth 'where they were lost in space, It would be interesting to learn whai birds they were, if any of our readers can supply the information.,