NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3451, 5 March 1890, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London', March 8. Tho first football matoh between England and Scotland since tho dispute, which arose about three years ago when the Rugby Union decided to alter the mode of scoring, was played to-day and was won by England. \ 82,000 cementworkera and lightermen on tho Medway have struck for an adranco of ten per

Betting on tho University boat :ace is 5 to'lon Oxford.

100,000 colliers in Lancashire, Yorkshiro,and the Midland Counties ■ will, strike on, March 15 for an advance of ten per cent. Lord Tennyson is steadily recovering- ■, ' . ' Frinoo George of Wales will receive command of the Thrush on the Canadian station. The Duke of Comiaught will sticeeetl tho Duke of Cambridge as commander-in-chief at an early date.

'Hie Times states that the fund for Nordenskjofd's Antarctic Expedition is inadequate, and it would bo easy for Australia to contribute twenty or thirty thousand pounds, Mr Labonchcre, speaking at Kentishtown, said he was determined to persevere with his action regarding the West End scandals. He stig. nmtised'lio majority of the members of the House of Commons as a disroputablo crew.

The colliers of Staffordshire and Wiles arc satisfied with the masters concessions, and have expedited a compromise in Yorkshire,

Mr Chamberlain is in favor of a Confceuce on free education before tho dissolution of Parliament,

FOREIGN. Berlin, March 8. The Labor Conference will discuss the reguhtion of collieries, prohibition of the employment of! women and children in unhealthy work underground, shortening time of shifts, and assurance of regular output. The question of regulating Sunday labor and work of women, lads, and children will also bo taken into consideration, The result of tho hundred second ballots give SS'C'nrtels, 85 Radicals, 12 Centres, 13 Socialists, and 7. Democrats. Paris, March 3. M, Ollivier eulogises the Emperor of Germany for adopting Napoleon's Socialistic views, • Zanzibar, March 3. Emit) Bey ha 3 returned here, Sofia, March 3, Tic Bulgarian loan of eighty million francs (£3,200,000,) is annoiinced for tlm purposo of constructing railways, Bulgaria has informed tho Powers that Russia lnd despatched General Dunniatovich to assume the dictatorship in tho event ot the recent conspiracy being successful, , Paris, March 8. M. Naquet, Boulangist, has been re-elected. Capetown, March 3, Tho Storm King has arrived, AMERICAN. Washington, March 3, Cincinnatti is flooded by the overflow of the Ohio,

The temporary arrangement respecting the disputed fisheries is being extended,

Ottawa, March 8, A Separation League has been started in Canada.

, 'AUSTRALIAN. Mkuhnjiixk, March 8,

A contractor's truck containing 30 mm was derailed near Hamilton, owing to its running over a bullock. Seven of tlio occupants named Wallers, Stanley, Dillon, O'Brien, McGee, Dumpily and O'Dotmel were killed •instantly, otic being completely decapitated. Nino others \vero seriously injured. Several branches of the Farmer's Protection Association have declared unanimously in favor of Frectrade, Sydney, March 8, The small-pox patients have now recovered.

mastertonfiorougU Council. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of tho above Council was held last evening, Present—His Worship tho Mayor, (Cr Heron), and Crs Perry, McEweti, Chamberlain, Dixon, Hessoy, Fittou, Mason, and Capper,' The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. CORHESt'ONDEXCE. From Clerk of Wairnrapa North County Council referring to tho law costs of tlio recent Oharitablo Aid case\ A short disoussipn took pfocti, and the letter was received and laid on the table. From jJ, J. ])evino, solicitor, requesting particulars regarding George-street, and asking for the esti. mated cost of formation. It was decided that a courteous reply he sept to Mr Devino, and that the estimated cost be stated at about £SO, From Messrs Lowes and lorns, drawing attention to the nuisance arising from a drain ouiptying itself into the rear of their premises, From a number of ratepayers, galljijg the attention of the Council to the present uuhealtliy condition ot'the Waipoua river.'• From Messrsß..F. Temple, M. Caselberg and Co,, J, Graham and Co., and Wong You t applying for licenses respectively for storing kerosene on their, premises, The applications were, ou the motion of Cr Gapperf seconded by Cr Chamberlain,' referred' to tho-Borough Surveyor for report/*' '; .' '■';■■' ./..! ■: Committees. Tiievreporfr'of the. G'w and Library Committees,"as published in our last Issue', wore i'ead aj'i'd'adopted. . •'■' ' ' ! pßAfjj'.' Nvisakce. '-.■"■ ■'■'■ '■ The. Inspector ofifu'jsiiiiges reported as follows! '■ '■'• ' ..■ ' i beg to submit tho;foJlowinß

report:—" My attention Ma boon called to" a nuisance on Lowes and lonia' premises, Qiieen-stroet, at the back of their auction room, A notice was'servod,-. and thoy are using the right means to speedily abate the nuisuice, but it is likely to cause a nuisance of a serious nature some future time. I deem it my duty to call, your attention to it, As it appears a drain: under Eoad Board Office, across Perry-street, and under B, P, Perry's block of buildings and Mr Gawith's premises, "thus discharging its contonts'on the premises of.Lowes'.and lorns, causes the nuisance. In abating tho nuisance, tlie mouth of the dram will he blocked up; by so dsing it is likely it will bo bursting up through the drain in B. P, Perry's block, causing some further trouble.—l am, Ac, J. C. •IxORAM.

Tho Mayor said he had inspected tho place referred to and louhd that the nuisance was caused by slops from the premises owned by Mr

Perry. Cr Perry said the Council was to somo extent responsible for the nuisance. Their late Mayor (Mr Benall) originally caused the stoppage, which started at the pound. The Mayor moved that the Inspector bo:instructed' to inspect the properties abutting on tho drain, want tenants against emptying sewngo in the drain, and'repbrtto the Council. The Council would, lio had no doubt, lake active steps to remedv the evil.

Cr Hessey seconded.—Carried. POUUTIOS OF THE WAIPOUA. - Tho following report on this matter was rend from the Inspector of Nuisances :

"I beg to report that in consoqnenco of complaints respecting the bad state of the Waipoua river, I visited that part of the river named to me. I find the water is at present very low, the river in places appearing to be stagnant and offensive, moro so to .tho. East side of tbo railway bridge, which has the appearance of very great accumulation of refuse from (lax mills. Although 1 consider the Waipoua river in that part to bo out of my jurisdiction, if it is injurious to health some steps should bo taken to abato the nuisance."

Tho Mayor said ho had not personally paid a visit of inspection to the river, but in tho report of the Inspector nothing appeared to load him to believe that the state of tho river was mjurous to the public health. Cr Perry remarked that fish were awkward tilings todeal with. If they were out of water tlioy would certainly perish. Ho thought they should receive somo mcdicEl advice on the matter. (Cr Mason: It's all bunkum.) If it was all bunkum he would resuino his seat, but he certainly wis not of that opinion. Cr Mason wished to know if the Borough Council had power to deal with the matter.

The Mayor: We have if it affects the health of the Borough. Cr Mason said a similar caso had somo timo since been referred to the County Council, and he thought this should bo dealt with in a similar manner. Tho greatest nuisance, it appeared to him, was at tho foot of Dixon-street, whero he had grounds to believe iiightsoilwasbeingemptied, They might do something at this part.

• The Mayor again stated that the Inspector had not reported that tho public health was being injured,

Cr Fitton did not think the stream was polluted with Max, and he knew it did not kill the fish, The only injury done by tho flax was to fishing tacklo, Cr Chamberlain agreed with Cr Mason, and thought tho matter was ono which should he dealt with by the County Council,

A clause of the Public Health Act was here read by the Mayor, Cr Gapper moved that the petition, with a letter from tho Clerk, be forwarded to tho Wairarapa North County Council, Ho considered the matter was,,out Of the jurisdiction of the- Borough, He had recentlyvisited the stream, and found that tho iish had been greatly reduced in numbers, He did not, however, notice any offensive smell, but he thought from what he had read that there was a great nuisance. Or Mason sccondpd the motion, which was put mid carried. NEOHSSAItY JiIiIUIJIS. CrHessoy called attention to a portion of tho gutter in Queen street, in front of Whitt's, which ho stated was in a very bad condition, Ho moved that it be referred to the Works Committee,

Cr Gapper, seconded, and would suggest that tbo motion includo the whole of the water tables in the Borough. (Cr Hessey agreed to this), He knew of a woman in the town who had tripped on one of tho wator troughs and had nearly broken her leg.

Cr Perry said he had been frequently asked what these gutters wero for, but he could not give, an answer.

Tho motiou of Cr Hessoy was put and carried, Cr Fitton moved that tho attention of the Work's Committee be directed to a dangerous portion of railway road, whore a couple of accidents had to his knowledge occurred, with power to act at once.

Cr Cbamberlam agreed that the road was urgently in need of repair.

A deal of discussion oil the matter ensued, during whieh Cr Fitton stated that he was aware that a trap had been upset whilst standing still on this road, It was ultimately decided that the matter be referred to the Works Cpnimittco, and tliat fliey report to next meeting. The Oversepr was instructed to see that repairs were made on the Upper Plain road, and also at the junction of Akura road.

Cr Perry called attention to tho I neglected state of the road leading to his property, but he w assured by tho Mayor (bat It wquld receive attention in duo liao. HALIMIOMDAY, On tho motion of Or Chamberlain a half-holiday was declared for St, Patrick's Day, March 17th. Payment op Mji lteuwo.v, Mr Fitton, in accordance with notice given, moved that ip weeks' salary be paid Air Heardqn for Hie time he was absent from worif through sickness, Mr Heardon, who was a faithful servant, had been a long time in tho, service of the Borough, and had never had a holiday, He had made inquiries in Wellington and found that the employees in tho gasworks there worked on eight hour shifts, and were granted a week's holiday in evei'y year on frill pay, Ho had 'much pleasure iii movjiig that Mrllenrtlon"be paid M for'the'timo he was absent. ', • " "-• ■•■

■.;'■ Sir Masoii 'seconded,' referring to Mr Ee'araoii aYp'eperg'etjc jvorkman,~"An officer .under the. County Council, who. had been ill for three

ireoks, had been'paid in full. No privato company would stop tho wages of an employco becauso ho 'was overtaken by sickness.' Cr Perry considered it was absurd and ridiculous to spend the ratepayers money in such a manner. Tt was- simply propostorous. Ho would do as he thought fit with ono of his o\m. men, but tbeywere now. dealing with tho money of the rate, payers, , . • ~■'.■. .;.; ,

Cr MasbiT said tho Overseer in hisi report hadsuggested that, tho raanbo paid, and the Gas Committee had also recommended payment. Cr Dixon supported the motion, considering that as Keardon had' been a good servant to the Borough he should be paid. The sickness had been incurred whilst at work. (Cr Gapper: Question.) If tho public were appealed to they would support the payment of the full salary. ■ '

Or Gapper would oppose tho motion as he had done before, Keardou had not, directly or in. directly, applied for- the money. In fact, ho had spoken to him on Saturday last, and he said ho did not expect it, Ho believed if Reardon had applied for the money ho would have got it, He would say nothing ; about tho man's being a good servant. A man in the gasworks, ' who was permitted to sit down and .' smoke, could not be compared with a man ongaged at pick aud shovel ■•' work, Ho would ask, was tho work • commensurate with the wages given? , He would certainly oppose tile '•■ motion.

Cr Mason thought Cr Gapper was trying to hurko. the 1 ; question, The moiioy had been applied for through the manager, which was a proper courso to adopt. The Mayor said his opinion on tho matter had not been altered. No fresh light had been thrown ou iho subject. Cr Fitton had not arrived at a proper conclusion with reference to tho Wellington men. Ho ndmittod they got' a holidiy every year, but i their work was far heavier. ■ ■

Cr Mason: If the Borough overseer was ill, what would tho Council do to gela man in his place? Tho Mayor: That does not affect the question, and I do not feel called upon to give an answer. "'--.. Cr Chamberlain said ha was not at the last meeting of the Council,' but ho was of opinion that theipn '"< was deserving and should be paid. Cr Perry (in a tone of surprise.) Cr Chamberlain 1 Cr Fitton further remarked that the application had come from'the 11 ' right quarter in coming through tho manager.

Tho Mayor: I understand Mr Eeardon is a Forester, and received LI per week whilst sick.:

Cr Mason: That doos not effect tho question of salary. , Tho motion' wai theii 'put and' carried. Ayes-Crs Fitton, llossey, Dixon, Chamberlain, and Mason; Noes—The Mayor, and Crs MoEwen, Gapper, and Perry. The meeting then adjourned. Correspouctence. The School Water Supply. TO THE EDITOR, Sir,—lt is deeply to be regretted that in .your leading article of the 3rd hist, you disoountemnce tho proceeding of the Committee of the' Masterton public" school in calling a public meeting to consider the action of tho Board m connection with tho water supply to tho school. Surely in taking up such'a stand you have overlooked the fact that tho Committee includes such men as Messrs Hogg and Benall, men absolutely innocent in tho ways of tho world, and quite ignorant of tho powers vested in a school committee or. an ' Education Board. In their 'sweet innocence they imagine that the former, and not tho latter, is the all powerful. This they intend demonstrating to the guileless people of Masterton, and further to shew that a committee with a Mr Hogg aiid a Mr Benall is going to bring the Education Board •to its knee 3 hi apology, Have they not on numberless occasions endeavored to convince tho public to tho sam 9 effect, and with what result? Absolute failure. , Why, therefore, interfere with them.?;' Why not let them have their meeting and pass their resolutions in peace amongst their few. adherents ? Why ; not lot them give to tho amusement: seeking public a few soft platitudes and some cheap oratory ? This will not blind tho householders''eyes to what tho committee has done, viz: to let a contract for a considerable sum without calling for tenders or competition, and without consulting tho Board whose money thoy were expecting to spend. For this little act of, to say the least of it, indiscretion, tho Board raps tho Com* ■' mittee over the knuckles, and very properly, too. What would Mossrs Hogg and Becall have said if anyono had let a contract on their behalf without authority, and then had applied to them for payment? Nothing more nor less than f'Moro fools you, yon should have got my authority first," So Bays' the Education Board, and it is a very good thing 1.0 find these people, who aro led by such men, have a power behind tocheck unauthorised expenditure. Tho work done) is, no doubt, admitted by all to bo most excellent, and of unestimablo advantage to the school,, but this is beside the question, .and it is high time that pcoploljko Messrs Hogg and Jtlenall should learn that cheap popularity is not to bo obtained in this way. Tho thing is too palpable, and the' householders of Masterton havo too much good senso to do anything so absurd as'tp [censure the Education Board for tho purpose of covering a blunder of the Masterton School Committee. 'Jftho Committee lias any common seise jt will even at tho Itist -momcut • admit its error, and go to tho Board hvp, proper spirit, not cringing, but with an admission of its error, au admission which is far moro manly than to try and get the householders to do a ludicrous act in passing a vote of censure, or something similar upon the Board, which will simply laugh at their action, That tho householders of Masterton will not do this ' lam certain. A few weak-minded . individuals,"under the guidance jif Messrs Hogg and Epnalj, may. bi|j; those who'have any interest in, educational matters in Masterton will see that no greater act of folly caii be perpetrated than to weaken the tie between the Committee and the Board, If this is done the cause of education must suffer, and consequently the children and parents are. tho losers, In Masterton wo lip;', up lp' tlie present, been' singularly fortunate ij'i educational affairs, and I trust thai parents will see. tho necessity for maintaining this slate of things. Is the action which; the' School' flora-".. mittee propose taking likely to causa ■ ~h is?.Emphaticallynot. Letnaronji's,'.„

thorefoio oxpross Ibis by protesting against any.-resolution which may tend to condemn ttio action of the Uo.ud who, notwithstanding tho fiieatness of Messrs Hogg and Eenall m their own opinion, aro not very tikely'to attend tho meeting, not o\onfor tho purpose of listening to the oratorial efforts of tho two last innicd gantlemen, 'Of course those 1 gent'omen, and any other members of tho Committee who follow their leid, will give practical effort to then deep interest in education by heading a subscription list to mako up to deficiency which thore may boiipllio funds required to pay for 1 {he water supply. This is tho course usually followed' Iff persons who are Ronnino and whole-hearted In matters oftliissoit-lam.Ac, Bow Wbw.

BREVITIES. Smells. . Stinks, Eflliivins. \ Waipoua polluted. Public healih endangered. Pjflnp3 on strike; no water, "' -flptire drainage in Die Borough. "W' Peters committed for trial for malpractice, Woman neatly broke her leg over Boiwll'a water ciianco'. Cart upset on Railway read whilst at a standstill." Reardon, of gasworks, granted full pay while on sick leave. Dynamito explosion at Wcstporl; a workman's bead shattered, Disastrous bush dies at New Plymouth; families burnt out of homo and hom^.. A misnamed Barry beat bis wife to death at Rockhampton. George Fisher, M.H.K., licensed to call a man "a sycophant, mid the biggest lickspittle who ever camo to the colony," Fall in flax; much excitement; number of mills in tho colony knocked oft work. ' Fatal railway accident near Melbourne; train ran over a bullock; number of passengers instantly killed, Drunk again! On tho day previous to the bursting of the dam at Prcscott a messenger was despatched to warn the residents of Wickenlwrg that there was danger of such an event happening, but tho messenger got drunk on the' way and forgot to deliver tho mcgjgb. Traveller (from Kentucky) - " Madam, can I gut a drink here 1" Lady oi tho liouso—" Certainly ; there's the well.' Traveller (with a courtly gesture)- " Madam, you misunderstand me. I don't wish to wash my hands; I want a drink," A GAibsy tradesman scut a prize goose as\i present to tho Prince of Wales, and received a letter stating that it is tigaiust tho nil: for his Royal Highness to accept presents but that this would be kept on condition that a bill for it was sent,

This was done, and the sender . received a cheque fcr SI, with an ' intimation that tho prize goose was served at the Royil table—What a goose! t The Crown Prosecutor in iSydmy must be a bit of a wag, As a proof of the sanity of a man charged with murder, he banded in several of tho , accused's "poetical effusions.'' A jury of newspapaer men would not hesitate in proclaiming this proof positive ot insanity,

i Startling Eyent in a Mape. To the Editor of "Saturday Sight," Birmingham. J recently carao into , posjjppn of ft certain facts of so remarHDle nature, that I am suro .you will be glad to assist in making theao public. (Tho following letters weie shown & me, and I at once beggo d permission to copy them for the- press. They come from a highly responsible source, and may bo received without question. Mcssago from George James (Jostuso, L.D.8., E.C.5.1., Ph C.1., ! Licentiate in Pharmacy and Dental Surgeon, Stowmarket, July 18,1889, 'J'O Ml! WIIIT'J Theenclosedromarkablccuieahould, 1 ; think, ho printed and circulated in Suffolk. Tho statement m entirely ma'rkable euro was related to rae by the the husband, Mary Ann Spink, of Finborougli, Suffolk, was for over ! twenty years nlllivted with rheumatism and neuralgia, and although comparatively a youutr woman at tho time sho was attacked (she is now fifty), sho was compelled in consequence, to walk with two sticks, and even then with difficulty and pain, About a year and a half airo shewas advised to try Mother Seigel's Syrup, and after taking three bottl o and two boxes of Seigel's Operating | Pills, the vm ofkrlimh urn mluml, and Bbe is now able to walk three miles

' to Stowmarkct with case, frcQiiently doing tho distanca in three-quarters of ' an hour, Any suiTeier who doubts this story can fully Ascertain its triitlifulncss by pajkj a visit to the village nr.d enquiring of the villagers, who will certify to tho fact". •' Appended is tho husband's signature to •(Opirik.) "G. J, Go.snr;o i Ij.iswicli Street, ■ " Stowmarkct." This ia certainly a very pitiable case, and the happy euro wrought by this aimple but powerful remedy, must movo | tho sympathy of all hearts in a common pleasure. _ Tliis poor woman had been a cripple for twenty of her beat years; years in which she should have hail sucli j comfort and enjoyment as lifo has to I give. But. on the contrary, she was a miserable burden to herself and a source of care to her friends. Now, at an ago when, tho rest of us are growing feeble sho, in a manner, renews her youth and almost begins a now existence, What a blessing and what a wonder it is! Xo ono who knows her, or who jeads her story, but will bo glad that tho good Lord has enabled men to discover n remedy capable of bringing about a cure that reminds us-we speak it reverently —of the age of miracles, It shoWd be'explained that this most remark*! cure is dun to the fact that, rhcumatwu is a disease of the blood Indigestion, conitipation, and dyspepsia cause the poison from the partially digested fond to enter tho circulation and the blood deposits it in the joints and muscles. This is rheumatism Scigcl's .Syrup cut recta tho digestion, and so stops'tho further formation andi deposit of the poison, It then removes from the system thru poison already is not a curtail!, It does its work entirely by its mysterious action upon Iho digestive organs, but when we remember that nine-tenths of cur ailments arise in those organs, we can understand why Seigel's Syrup cures so many diseases that appear to be so different in their nature, In other words rheumatism and neuralgia are tho symptoms of indigestion, constipation and dyspepsia.