The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1890. The College Crisis.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3424, 1 February 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1890. The College Crisis.

> barb quotum of the Wellington College Governors at a special mootng recently held deoided that it was xpedient to convert the College and be Girls' High School into district ligli schools and hand the mauagoiientof them over to the Education ioard. The reason of this proposal m simply financial difficulties, and jgically the remedy should be iii an xactly opposite direction.. If the loygrnors have succeeded as s.chool aanagers and failed -as financiers, lieyshould retain the formerfunctions nd relieve themselves of the latter, iVliy Bhould they give up duties riiich theyare competent to discharge !)Btead of responsibilities with wind hey lpp been unsuccessful? Tht inswer is that by .constituting theii iducational ostabhsnmentii distric ligh schools they can compel thi Joverument to provido a portion o ihecostof their maintenance. Tin inancial difficulty will be shiftei "rom their shoulders fo Jjie broade jack of the State. This action o ,he Governors, if it be .conßrmei ifter further deliberation, may lew io .after consequejicea wliicli are 110 it present contemplated. It b remembered in the old provinoia flays that first one provjiico and thei another went beggiiig to the Oenovii Government, till at last the Hom made.up its uiind that the speedies m of dealing, with impeouniou bodies,. Krljjpli could not mako boll ends meet, was to abolish tliem. Ii much the same' way, if educations institution which have,been endowe' by tbo State come to the Assembl asking, like Oliver Twist, "for more, 1 it is extremely probable tjjat th state will not only take over estab lishmwts like the College and Girls High School, hut that it will als resume possession .of the reserves so apart for their maintenance. Th crisis wit!) tho College Governors i calculated to raieo the (jucstiou as t< whether educational reserves through out the colony should be veßtedii the State, The State is responsibl for both primary and secondar education, and it also has found way and means for university training It has some claim to repossess itse! of the large reserves made in forme ypajj. for .educational purposes, and i the trupteea of Such endowments fai to administer then) successfully th claim will be strengthened, We jji not know whether the financial crisi which the College Governors are not contending with is ope that can b overcome; ..but wo see . plainly tlia the line of action whioli three of thei number Lava agreed to; may resul in a more extensive chauge than i apparfiflitly; .intended, and jthat th existence of tlia Board itself is a stake. - The College Govern.?)? jvil do well to'doliberato before 'plaoin, their necks in the State bowstring

. MrF, H ; ..Woiid adds to his iatalogue of ehtties for, (Jartertun Kara " (.'"air fiity,: twivtoiith Lincolns brod by' the Hon - J. Martin.. v

: The next Er,plish mail vn Rio per R.AfiS. Kimuti'.ka oloses.U Masterton on ■Thur'aday iuorning ; Lord Carrington loaves Auckland for Sydnny by next mail.steamer. An Auckland telegram etataa that the Maoris art).to <tm a private war danco, before the Vice*Regnl party. ~ 7

\Vo remind:those interested of ft® Church Parado of the Mastorton Rid® Voliiriteers .to-morrow iuortiiiig. A first offender on a charge ofdrunkennes was brought before tho R.M. this murninp and discharged a/t-erbeing.duly cautioned,

In the case Townaond v Eritfc, which occupied the time of tho Court the greater part of yesterday, plaintiff was nonsuited, „

| The ordinary monthly meetin gof the [Masterton Lodt'e, 1430,' E,O, takes | place at the Masonic Hall, Bannisterstreet, on Monday nest. 1 . Mr J. Bonnett favours us with the following roturn of theraiiifnifntOtabuao.* -January, 1800,8'Oliin oil 9 days; 1889, o'liGin oil four days; 1888, Olfin on 5 days.

There were thirty one applicants for the appointment of Secretary of the Working Men's Club, "ivoHington,. Mr V, Hooper, of Wellington, was selected to fill the bffico, ■

/ The;inonster sale.at Messrs L. J* Go's commences' to-dw/The eiWwe, stiick will. bo. pwiio at'clearing prices, Independent' of-,, cost, Their appears in our presendasoe. . ,sw.. ■ In ''another .column will ;bo f ifourd®i advertisement t from fl'ather-JtoMiiha r*\f ifymg to his - people that- H'efwill celebrate two misses at the usual houts tomorrow. Ho informod his congregation las; Sunday that lie would not return to Masterton. from his rcunds in time for tomorrow's ffirviee, but he pot through sooner than he oxpectcd, hence tho notice,

Mr Geo. Johnston publishes an inset in which ho notifies' that in order to facilitate his annu il stuck taking he will hold«clearing sale for one month, The whole of liis largo stock of drapery, clothing, boots and shoes &o. f will be offored at prices which should'effect a sharing boing under wholesale cost. Prices, aro not quoted jb at times thoy are misleading, but a general invitation is oxtended to a'l to inspect the goods and judge of. theirvaluo. Tho Secretary.of the Committee of the Foresters' Boxing Day Fe'.o was finod £1 and costs 19s at the Magistrates Court Wellington,yestorday, in connection with the illegal lottery mentioned in our'yosterday's issue, l'hore were six informations altogether and the other five .were withdrawn. There was no suggestion that thero was anything unfair in the lottery and do'endant stated the Forestera had conducted similar Art Unions in past years, Tho stallion Uarbineer was burned to death at Wairoa.on Monday. It seems that a spark from a fire sottied in tho straw in the stable. Carbineer was by Musket, his dam being Una.

The Oooktown Indopondont nays: —Tho police lorco of Oooktown locks formidable on papor and on parade, but due nlluwanco must he made for the number required to cut, cart, split, and slack firewood; to maKu garden's, fpwlhouws, fences, to milk coot andgoata, to nurse babios, to clean s'ables, li«hb fires, draw water, wash dishes,, make toys and run messagos for the associated oivil servants.

'I he crowning of a King'is an oxponsivo affair, but from the doctors' bibs of the late Ring of Portugal it would appear that his dying is juat as expemiye n business. The first, among tho physicians attending Dom Louis 'during the last days of his life recoived £6OOO for eighteon Consultations;unothor medicine man fJJOOO for ton visits, and a third £.1760 for eighteen. Several other .Aculapians woro paid Kt the rate of from £SO to £250 for evory visit, and tho total amount paid for medi?al attendance amounted to over £15,000.

The highest tribunal in Bolgimn has recently decided a rpiostiun'of great interest to the sporting fraternity, A suit came'before it which hinged upon the question whether a horse' ra:o was agamoof chance or not, and betting upon Buch evonts illegal under tho hiw.fhe Court, decided that races could not be included m the category of games of chanco. Although the result of the race might be influenced by chanco, still the qualities of the hurao and rider aro, provided there be no fraud, the essential elements of sucness.

Tho anniversary of Burns' birthday wall celebrated <m 9'ith January at Duncdin by a supper, under the auspicoa of the Caledoniun Society. Several speeches wtre delivered, and a Mr Burns by special request, addressed tho company, Ho spoke in terms of prido of ills connection by family with tho grant poet, though he was not (he said) a lineal descendant ot his. Jn connection with the toast that had just been proposed, lie might mention that ho believed be was tho first exporter of grain from, and tlio starter of llio farming industry in, Uta»o. He had in the o.irly days, at Mr Macandrew's itißtance, shipped off to Australia a lot of oals which he cuuld not get rid of, and for which he ultimately reoeiyed 15s Gd a bushel. After that oveiy man who could bug, borrow, or steal a'plough wc.it in for farmlug. (Laughter), The wool sale held by the Kow Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Wenpy Company their new store, Foathmton-street in conjunction with Messrs W, H. Levin & Co.,onTluirsday afternoon was a fjreat success. A catalogue of over 1500 bales was subimttod and about 1000 were sold. Bidding was brisk in all lines except, perlups, for faulty wools. Fine crossbred ranged from 8£ to lOd, and coarse fnin 6d to Bd. Tho bulk of the purchases wore m ile by reproHutativos of Kntflish inaimfnctutin? lirras. Almost all the bales remaining from Thursday 1 ! stile were disposed of uesfc morning tho bidders in attendance were Messri fjwiff'and Walltor, two well known buyers from Bradford, England. Tho sales werecon'dubted by MrAndrcw Todd.

1 A. suspicious looking craft having been i oljaervcd appjMjsh}ng tho coaat at a j village new Gherbqi)rg, tl)p couplo of cpaat guards wh» yrero on tho watcl) gpt, . into a boat and boarded it. 'J ho craft 1 cintaiiied two seamen, :i»d a enigle i passenger, seated at the atom, who, l woll-dreßsed and having several decori fttions, was taken by thorn for General I Boulanger, whom it appears ho chsely I rejMijbjes. Arrested by the coaßt , guarijs and pijfcjj to Cherbourg ths strangor proved to be an officer and was at once set free. But tho 1 incident, over which the public has been laugliinpr, shows that precautions aealnat a possible attempt of tho late protonder aro not negjopted by the Government' and its agent b. Te Abo House " fAin," -To clear out tho bslanoe of our Summer stook of fashionable Drapery, wo intend to hold a grand "Fair" for thirteen days oijly, at (he Wholesale Family; Drajery TeArp House, Wellipgtpo, ' " 1 Tp Aw Wobse "P.IIR. 1 ' This "Fair" will oonnneiioe on Saturday, Fehniary Ist and terminate on Saturday, February 15tl), Visitors from tho Wairarapa will find that we still maintaiu our reputation for giving tho most wondorful bargains possible at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House, Wellington. Tt Abo House "Fam." No matter what is requ'red.we cjn find un&urpjssed bargains' forpurolmsors, iiiovery.departmentofbiir! warehouse wo shall liavo specially cbp/ip lots, far below their'value, at' tlio To Aro House '.'Fair," Wellington, ' .• Tti Ano "Faiii." Wo invito our Wftirarajia Mentis to pay ys-gn early visit, t" go through the Ma'itle, jjidlnery, Carpet and Clothing 'departments . and'verify our assertions as to the astonish- : ingly low prices at whioii ye P% r < Surplus Suminer'Stofk, at To Arg Home, , Wellington. . . 1 j . ;Ts Abo House VF.uh." ■, Oomwenpes • on Saturday, Fobruary lst, and will oorao to . an qpd on oaturday,February 15th, and thus ; only thirteen clear business dajrs will be available for piokiug up bargains at the i "Falr,""Te Aro U«use r Wellington. (

[ , 'IVw wh.Vclems yiu t'lu UOurt at IWa gets £l2 per atthuhi. -The Clerk uf thu (Jotrfc only 110 it is mill. . ; i. ,

:Coiibourne- favors';ais' with tho following woathor record-taken at the Masterton Stalinn for the month of J an-uiii-v, Temperature, C 4 SJ, rainfall, 1 o? on 9 days,; The annual inspection of tliu Masterton Rifle Volunteers by the. Inspector, Col Hume, is notified to be held im 13th February, .-Members aro reminded that tho penalty foi abauiioo froiti this parade is fixed by law at one pound, Tho ne\f voters list in connection with itho Masterton .Trust Lands has been mndo up. It contains Int 643 names, being about one half the number on Inst years list, and not a fourth of those entitled to be enrolled, The roll is opeii for inspection until the 15th inst.

Mossrs P.H. Praser, W, C. Buchanan H. Bunny G, Fishor, and R. S. Hawkins have been nominated for tho three vacancies on the Bnard of Education. The election of tho throe members by tho various School .Committees will tuko placo boforo the end of tho prose mouth.

The-following amendod regulations in substitution for those m floj. 87 and 9G of February 12th, 1888, relating to the salaries of provincial school teachers aiid pupil teachers adopied by tho -Sew Bouth Wales Educational Department 87. The salaries of teachers of provincial schools shall bo at the follow ill?, rates:—lii. first-claw provisional schools, £96 per annum; in second class provisional bclwols, £§4; in third-class provisional schools, £72; • : Piinil teachers, t —9B Salaries shall bo paid to |<upd teaehors nb; the following rates; -i'irsir class, niale £72, ■ female £4B; seconddp, ma|e £lio, female i3li; third-class male £4B, female £3O; ifourth-olass, male £42, fcmalo£24. .

• 1 have before mo a list;nf stipends of several ministers ia Now -York, writes thd London, correspMdent'of tho Nottinsham'Espress, Dr Morgan Dix. the rt'ctnr of Old Trinity receives £4OOO a yom, bosidea having m beautiful huuso and a numbsr of special alldivanccsi; his' nrincipal< curate ia paid £l(i00, lm aeci'iid curate 11200,- and tho uthoi* £Boo# piece. The'rector of St''ftimiins's Church gets {39oo'a year and a house, St Bartholomew's pats £3500 to its rector, Dr Greer, ; and St Gourge'sa stipend of £'Booo to Dr E tirifurd. Dr Tulnmgo's income - from his tabernacle and other ecclesiastical sources is rated at 10000, Dr John Hall, of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church who numbers Mr Jay Gould among his purishwiers, receives a salary of £4OOO, •Tho following from the Paris Figaro is quoted as an amusing specimen of the court " news]' of the Continental press: —" Queen Victoria likes Scotch cookery; all her'meals begin with a preparation of oatmeal. _ Shu eati raw ham which ia specially imported from Granada, drinltß beer, and eats a particular sort of bread, specially bakod for her. Tho Queen of Sweden "prefers stronger nourishment: she has beefsteaks, often raw, at every meal, salmon preserved in the Swedish style, and pancaltesiriod in oil. At tlw Court of Boriin tho - cooking is chiefly French i the Empress. Frederick, howover, prefers Knplish cookery, and is particularly toiid of cakes, The Grand Duchess of Baden, whoso table is tho most recheroho in Germany, always makes the coffee herself in a Russian coffee machine, of gold, At the Quirinnl, they invariably eat off gold plato, and drink Italian wines,

The Fiji Times, in an article in its issue of January 1, says;—"ln our loader columns of January 2. 188!), reference was made to tho success foreshadowed by tho fact tha* Government and Colonists were resolved on working hand ill hand in order to securo tho progress of the country, It is cheering to know at the end that the augury of happy import which marked tho commencement of the year, has been thoroughly borne out.- Thero has been no nidation of prosperity, but no less has there been steady progress, The same indieia of ad vanning roward to industry judiciously bestowed ?re evorywhero visiblo. Ab we stated last year, 'settlementis iiicroa-mt;in its matorial form, if not numerically.' In other words, more land has boen and is continually beini! opened up for the pur peso's of production, oven if population of tho yeoman class dot's not receive added strength. The t.Ho of nurexports is over assuming more swelling volume, and the tcimago which entors and bavos ilia witers of our ports bears unmistakable testimony to the trado it represents. To tho trade, in fact, which has directfd it to these waters; which bids fair, yet, to render familiar in our harboui'i, largor vessels and increased, capacity for carrying nwuy our products as those hoconie of greater bulk and

ssumoaspeotsmnre varied," A party of tourist? left Mastoitw on Vednesday afternoon with the intention f ascending Mount floldßWorth, They odo out as far as MrMooro's homestead ibnut two miles the other Bido of the iVninpawa Hirer, Tyliere they put up fur lie night. At half past fivo the following hey continued their journey on horse>aek, in onmpany with two or three ithers who had left M«9torton that waning, They crossed the Maunantoriri itream. three times and journeyed on liruugh light bush until they came In a :ltaring. Here they left their horses to jraze whilo they proceeded on foot, The Morning was bright #nd clw up to this iino but, on looking towards Foathera,on, th»y observed what appeared to bj i mist rising from the lake. This gradlally enlarged and an hour or so afterwards the hills were enveloped in dense clouds, Their olothmir was wcedily eatijrated with .moisture ;bny were wot through to tho ekin. Bofore this happonod thoy had dono wmo stilt' climbing to reach what is inown us tho Upper Cmap, where thero is an empty wliart), probably luft pro >OllO publico by a survey party, They jludly sheltered hero and comfortod themselves with a good meal, the material for which they had brought ivith them, Their guides estimated that it this they were three thousand feel abovothosouiovol.and would havo to cljmb' 1,500 feet moro to reaoh the tup 'of Mount Holdsivnrth. After waiting somo time in tlin expectation of the wise clearing away, they started on tho return journey in'a elmwor of rain, which made but little ad ii'iin to their discomfort, as they were already wet through', They hiid passed' through spiije delii'htfnt scepery. .In . olio ,'piirt there was an enonaoiis 'riicliory, wjtb large moss covered boulders, intersected tpth dwarf plants. At another point thoy oarao upon an expauso ofwbito boithcr looking like 1 a roach of snow, Some of them collected specimens of alpine plant* and brought ■ them back in safety. Although disap- ; pointed In rer,o!!.' n ? the goal of thoir ( ambition the tourists were quite SatisBed with the results of their trip as far as it went. Thoy found thpir horses all right in llio clenring and returned, by 1 easy stugos, reaching Mastorton at fivo i o'plock in tho afternoon. It has been 1 decided'to orgaupe a party for Raster | on a larger scale. |

The North Qtago Tinjes is informed that the perch in tho Phoenix Mill dam, Oamani, liAve<etiGf«rf;d severely through the, prolonged dviiuglit. On one day hundreds were foijnd lying dead, and these were carried away by men and bovsi

Good news Irom Wellington, and quite true, you can got a splendid harmonium from: LB, piano or organ from LIB. organ with divided octavo couplars all in solid black walnut cases fnin Ll7. Tt)is beats all the oheapest houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by the Jf-ai' four visits Ll, (welling expenaos added!' AllTtiridsof musical instruments Jimed, cleaned, and repaired, new reeds 'put in acoordean's, Concertinas, harmoniums, and organsj' aljjq IjjjgraJ exchanges made. Any instrument may bo purchased on the time paybient system fropt 2s'".'fed' per week.. Gall and excl]anj,o yoij'r old fop new one of, P. J Pinny's Musical Instrument ilfiiot. MaijneiMtreefc,' Wellington. (Sole agent of the 'celebrated Worceitor organs,)-adw