The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1890. FAMINE FEVER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3494, 25 April 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1890. FAMINE FEVER.

Auckland baa been|ay for three months past, entertaining an exceedingly pleasant guest in the person of Lord Onslow. Each day telegrams have brought us word of fotes, of banquets, of ceremonies, of hunting expeditions, and of pleasure excursions by sea and land. It is nioa even for outsiders to know that the Earl has been' so agreeably entertained, and how indeed could he iail to enjoy himself, in a delightful climate, amongst really nice people, and in a charmingly picturesque locality. Auckland has been good to him, and be in his turn has cheered up a place that for some time - past has been under a cloud, But the Ghost, the inevitable Ghost, has stalked in upon the banquet, and faces pallid with dismay watch the uninvited guest, Suddenly in the crowded lanes ol that thickly populated human bivo a poor being is carried forth striokon with that most terrible malady "spotted typhusfefer," a fever whioh, in a oolony tike New Zealand, ougbl to be unknown, This fever is called at home " the famine fever" and is generated by the foul poisons wbiolj reek in crowded slums where destitute persons huddle together. This is the .first occasion' during the five and twenty years we have lived in New Zealand, that an instance ol tbis fearful disease has come undei our notice, and we hope it will be the last, The Boardof Health in Auok land has a grave responsibility rest' ing upon it when a case like thi! arises, Ample provision is made bj law to secure satisfactory sanitarj conditions in all our large cities. No ! only tbis, but adequate means an provided for sustaining life amongthi poor and needy, But there evidenllj exists in Auckland depths pf ppvertjj and privation which have t)epn coii sealed from the outer worjd, festerfnj sores which have been neglected auc disregarded by those whose duty i was to prevent them, We have a last the coping stone of the grea arrowing policy which has built u] i city of sixty thousand souls in tb to north, and which now fails ti ind them in food. The destitute low apparent in Auckland is i flatter pfgpjjcern for the colony as b'' It Is the national -"

vhole, .. ~, „.,.„-... siu of vild speculation and.niad .ex]traya;ance that has borne this fruit, and ve hare a right to expect that the jvil should be fully investigated and sxposed, and as far as, may, a remedy applied. Lord Onslow's visit to Auckland has justly been regarded is a good thing for- that pity, and jyeryoue has been delighted that a small slice of luck should have gone that way, but a famine feyor visitor stalking in more than discounts this little gain, What is wanted now is a trustworthy inspection of crowded streets where horrors like the one recently reported arise and steps taken, not to'inake unfortunate and destitute persons State pensjonp, but to put them in some way of helping themselves to a humble livelihood in purer air and under belter surroundings, This appearance pf famine fever in Auckland is terribly significant, .and wa mußt tako care that New Zealand in the future becomes'something like what the colony onoe was, a' place where epeotres of this kindoannol make a haunt,

MWEjiston.leotures to-night.

. The Rev W.Rowso will conduct divine ! service at Eketehona on Sunday next. • A man nainedLevion, aeawmill hand w Havelock, has justcome into property j »t Sydney, valued at £75,000, . ' Edward Bellamy's remarkable book, "Looking Backward," which caused ' quite a sensation on its first appearanoe, ' may now be obtainod at Mr J, B. Tories'! Educational depository, Queen Street. The quarterly and annual meeting of the Masterton Uorough Licensing Committee will be held at the old court room on Friday, Gth June. A general meeting of members of tho North Wairarapa H«ck>llaoing Club will bo hold this evening in the Club Hotel. ■ Tenders have been called for felling and .forming a bridle ttack on tho l'almerston-Pahiatua road, The caaoin which a young man namo" Howell, a hairdresser of Pahiatua, wa charged with enibozzling monies, th° property of his omployor, Mrs Prico> has boendismisKod, Mr Bird, ft, M, who recontly brought an action for libel against a fieefton journal, has, we understand, been called upon to resign his position. Tho sittings of the Sweating Commission in Wellington, which havo practically been of vory little effoot, will bo concluded to-day. Tho American presidents have all been lawyers and soldiers, and among , them ho'liilionaire or man of excessive wcalth.can'befonnd, \

Mossrs A. Anderson, ■ F. J. Bright, P. W. Dowsett, R. H. Fogdon, W. B. Matbeson, and M; Godson have been nominated as me'nibors of tho Eketahuna Koad Board, A poll for the olection of five members will be taken on Thursday.May Ist, Wo have reboived from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr Marchant, an interesting painphleton fruitgrowing, being a lecture delivered on the subject by Mr A. F. Spawn, of Melbourne. Copies may be procured, freo of charge, from the Crown Lands Office. As per announcement, tho concort in connection with the Masterton Football Club wss hold in the Temperance Hall last evening, thore being a fair attendance of the public. Theprogramme wos successfully carried through, and several of the itoms were loudly applauded and encored. The renditions of Mi s Mueller, Miss White, and Messrs Coleman, Mooro and Grant, were much appreciated, whilst the evening's entertainment was considerably assisted by the members of the late Philharmonio Society. Mr A. VonKeisenborg presided at the piano in his usual clover style, A valuable addition to the agricultural implements of this district has been niado by the introduction trtmi Dunedin, through Mr E, McEwen, blacksmith, etc., of' an improved chaffcutter. The machine, which is the largest of its kind ever sent out from Dunedin, is guaranteed to cut twenty-five tons per diem, and fill two bags comfortably at the same time. Its weight is 35cwt. Altogether, the ownor, Mr Angus Fraser, may be congratulated upon tho first-class and improved character of the implement,

Mr McOatdlo informs the Woodvillo Examiner that the statement he made to the Land Board meeting was that' he did not own 100 acres of land in the colony,and this consisted mostly of towr sections iuPahiatua. The only sectio of crown lands he has drawn was one 2 aoreaatlastsale. Fiye members of li family are of- age to apply for land, ai hey h' ''id and intend p \y'

ay have applied and intend applyii ill they oacbi get a section. MrM> ifircllo also states that ho has boo rging on the revaluation of the crow; inds, and tho dolays that liavo take: lace have been in direct opposition t is wishes. Be considers that, in orde o got the matter pushed tlraph, th sngor should be required to report 01 ho revaluation as toon as possible. A special meeting of the Mastcrto; lospital Trustees was hold yesterda Iternoon at 3.30 p.m. in thoCounoi lharabers, Presoiifc—Messrs J 0 Bod lington (chairman), B P Porry, W 1 Jeetham,. and Rev W E Paige, Tli eport and balanco-shoet, duly audited Tore considered and adopted, Tli ;eneral condition of the institution': inances were considered satisfactory ind Mr'Beitham took tho opportunity if passing a high compliment to tin ihairman for the great interest he had akun in the working of the institution ivith such satisfactory results, Mr Verry llso Addressed the meeting, eulogising ;he chairman for hie service's, and also took occasion to eiprces in complimentary terras his high opinion of Dr Uosking's skill as the medical officer of tho institution, and the satisfactory manuor in which the custodian, Mr John 'Williams, had fulfilled his duties. The Chairman returned.thanks for the remarks and resolution passed, and expressed his pleasure In being connected with tho management of tho Mastorton hospital, as it was a well-known fact that it was considered tho model institution of its size in the Colony. A terrible storyia nowgoing thorounds of.thecarapssaysionlndian correspondent. A certain gallant-mess president of great experience took the precaution to provide his mess with seyeral tins of Keating's bakin? powder, not forgetting tho same manufacturer's insect powdor. Every evoning some very tasty little cakes of a beautiful rich saffron hue wero provided for tea, which attained a great popularity. At last the khansainah reported that lie had come to the end of his baking powder and wanted a fresh tin. Ho was to produce the ompty ono, which ho did with a righteous grin, and, with much pomp, passed round an empty tin of the insect powder he had used by imatako | However, tho officers are still alive and flour ishing-and, what is nwro extraordinary, aojsthokhansamah.

Writing of Ohinemntu, tho' Vagabond sacs:-Ono■ can-yory'woll understand why there are no snakes or other vermin in New Zealand. No sensible ophidian —and' we have authority that tho serpent is more subtlo than any beast of the field—would eyer live in a country, part of which appears to bo only a .few inohos above the infernal, regions, and with here and there holes in tho bottom.

Tho following cure for asthma Appears in a Molboumo.ppper:—Take jib of frosh garlic and gentlly simmer in a pint of water till very soft; then strain off the garlic, measure the samo water and add to it the same quantity of good vinegar and a good cupful of sugar. Let itsiriimer till''it becomes a syrup, arid take tjiroe teaspodnfuls'of thesyriip, and so'moof the garlic oWy morning fasting. An operation of" considerable interest says the Lyttelton Times, was successfully performed at tho Ohristohurch Hospital on the Bth inst. This was the removal of the tongue, from a man about 60 years of age, by a new prooesß, Tho old plan, it may be explained, was to obtain access to the tonrue by dividing the lewor jaw and laying back tho two halves. The new plan is to make an incision in the cheek from tho mouth to tho ear, and. to remove the by moans ot two ecrascura -instruments-' jyhjph cut by the tightening of a wire loon. One. qf these is introduced throuph the mouth, and tho other through the incision in the > check, TJig operation was so successful that the pat|ent' pa 'expected to be able to kayo his bed on' the fpllowintr Monday, Thp Mayor of Wangaratfa has a pet cockatoo in his possession, which has passed over 33 years of its existence in boudago. "Cooky" first fell into Mr Thompson's hand's near Denlliqula when a young bird, andalter spending much of its time as a pet in the families of his sisters, each of whom have been called to their long account, the bird, who is now quite bale and hearty, has beon aoc.optpj once moroto Bbare the viciaaitud'e'soffiipThqrqppqn family. Nearly 20 years ago.he causpd quitqa spin™tion amongst his admirers at' Beechworin thropgh partaking of a box of Hollaway's pilje and'a pot pf njntment, while" in a mischievous mood. The feat tpld considerably on cooky's digestive organs for a time. Bis plumage has never graced blm in its former brilliancy, but cocky still lives to testify to his ability to withstand the potent effects of well advertised bate'flk medicines,

To'day being St Mark's Day, a special scrvico was hold in the Ohurch of England, It is rumoured in Wellington that tho price of meat in that city is shortly to be raised, Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a sale of offeots for deceased estates by order of the Publio Trustee The mill of tho Featherston Fibre Company was temporarily dosed on Monday last, but will probably open again next week, A new multi-tubular Bteel boiler, eight fectlongbyfour toet in diamote.r, is being supplied to the Taratalri Choeso Mill at Claroville, by Messrs Crabtroo and Sons, of Wellington, Wo are glad to learn that Mr E, Feist lias sufficiently recovered from his late jceident as to bo ablo to intimate his intention of standing for olection to the Masterton School Committee. Good board and residence, with home comforts and conveniences, aro advertised as procurable at Fern Lodge, Bannister-street, An additional by-law for New Zealand railwaysns coobstruetion whilodolivering or receiving goods, is published in tho last Gazette, The it.M. Court at Masterton will be occupied on Monday and Tuesday next > with interesting cases, and en Wedncs--1 day sittings of the District Court will be i held, .

It is not generally known that H.' M. Stauley, the great explorer, who waß born at Denbigh in 1841, passed his childhood in the workhouse at St Asaph, and was subsequently a cabin boy, We are requested toromind our readors of Messrs Lowes and lornß Bales tomorrow. Their list will embrace furniture, new and secondhand, and the usual lines in produce, poultry, and sundries. Mr E, Burton, of Kuripuni, announces in another column that ho is now manufacturing rope, and judging from tho specimens of .his workmanship that we bavo seen, Mr Burton ought to do a good trade.

The conseoration of the Yen Archdeacon Julius as Bishop of Christchurch will take pluoe in the Cathedral on Thursday next, hi prox, being tho festival of St Phillip aud St James. The Local Industries Committee of tho Chamber of Commerce ft Auckland, have under consideration the question of more fully utilising the fruit growing capabilities ot this Colony, and intend to submit certain proposals ontho subject to a meeting of fruit growers to be held on the 2nd of May. Messrs George Fisher, M.H.R., and E, S. Hawkins, editor of theEveiiingPras, have been treating the public to a nioe little bit of "personal wrangle" of their own, which it is expected will end in a platform controversy. It is a pity that this political couple could not settle their quarrels in a more amicable manner, say by means of a duel. At the E.M. Court, Greytown, on Wednesday, before Colonel Roberts, R.M., J A Haxton, who was charged on the information of A F Muir with the larceny of a rug, was sentenced to ono months' imprisonment with hard labour. Tho following oases were also heard;— Geo, Lorao v Hutana—Claim, £27 Us; judgment for £l7 10s 3d and oosts. dutana v Lorrio—Claim, £4l, for horse hire; judgment for defendant.. Mr Thomas Brown has been returned unopposed as ropreseniativo of No 3 subdivision of the Mnsterton Road District, and Mr W, H. Beetham for No 4 sub-division, For No 2 sub-division, Messrs R. D, Dagg, D, McKenzie, and Jas Stuckey have been nominated, and a poll for tho election of two members will be held on Thursday, May Ist. William Warden Couch has been sentenced to death at Melbourne for 'the murder of William Trovithid.an elderly man, employed by the United Devonshire Goldmiuing Company, Eaglehawk, Sandhurst, on tho night of the 3rd of December, Deceasedwasnightwatchman at the mino,and Couch murdered him in ordor to steal the plates from quartz crushing batteries Tho Carterton Italian juvenile seronadors paid Tyne road a visit yesterday' and made night hideous for the brief interval during which (hey played a selection of well-known operatic oirs on kerosene tins. The well-meant demon. Btration —which at tho same time may bo characterised as an infernal din--was intended as a tribute of welcome to Mr J, Chesham and his newly wedded bride, who had come up by the evening train from Petone. The ordinary fortnightly inspection parado of the Masterton Rifle Volunteers was held in the Ml Hall last evening, Captain Powriall, with Lieut. Hooper beinir in command. About forty, rank and file, were present, The men were put through their facings by Captain Pownall, and equipped thomselves in a creditable manner. Absentees were afforded the pleasure of contributing to tho luodß of the corps in the amount of 2s Cd a-pieco. It was decided that the quarterly church parade be held on Sunday next, when Volunteers aro requested to be in attendanoe at 10 o'clock at Rcnall's Creek. Mr F.H.Wood held his usual fortnightly stock sale at the Taratahi yards yesterday, Tho attendance of buyers was good, bidding spirited throughout. A considerable quantity of stock was yarded, and all sold readily undor the hammer no lines boing passed in. Tho following is aquotation ofpricosrealisod; Sheop-Lambs, Cs 3d; ewes forward, 6s 6d to Cs lid; store ewo3, Bs to Us (id; culls, 3s 3d to Bs; Cattle-calves 10s to 12s j yearlings 18 months, 29s to 81s j cows, 40s to 60s; Horsos-buggy horse, £10; modium draught, M; Pigs-weaners, 6s,

Mr Toole mot with a most enthusiastic

reception on tlwocoasion of his first appoaranoo in Melbourne.' Tho Argus jays:—"ltwas U'it merely warm,but fervid; not merely luarty, but boisterous ; not merelycordial, but tumultuous. It wns a roar of welcome, a prolouged shout of applause, taken up again and again, while tho object ot it Btood bowing and bowing, and unable to articulator singlo word of tho dialogue on account of the storm of plaudits which Bhook the house. Many old London playgoers were delighted to see tho lace of an old favorite shining upon them from the Australian stago pleasantly reminding them as it did, of many and many a morry evening for which they were indebted to Mr Toole in bygone years, while others greeted him as a comedian who has ministered to ' the innocent gaiety' of a whole generation of our fellow'countrymen in Great Britain, and whose genius was sagaciously' divined by the Ja(;e Cbarlos Dickens, lyhilo tlio possessor of it w.ib a young and o'bspnre aspirant for histrionic honors in a small suburbs)! theatre seven and thirty years ago, Mr Toolo appeared in two oharaotera on Saturday evening—as Chawles, in Byron's comlo drama thus entitled, and as Mr Spriggins in the venerable farco of "Ici on Parle Farlo Francais'-a part which he created on theflth of May, 1869." , ■ . We have been favoured with quite a rush of appreciative oustomors to our mantle showroom during the past fortnight, both from tho city and country, which of itself is an cyidenco that our season's importations at Tp Aro House have secured widespread approval, We have spine attraptivoand fashionable articles to show this week, which have beon just received by direct steamer, the most novel' being the'.'! Highpyman"" and " Coachman" capes, in great variety. Sftßi'soF tfteleading' colors aro iawh!p'ey, brown, pr.vy, terra colta, and bkpk. Thcso are worth inspecting at To Aro House, ■ " Opn soleotion of ladies' plush and sealette jackets is most attractive,' We have those in all the newost and most approval styles, and would call special attention ip "The Fife," with medioa collar, and '* Czarina," with embroidered silk 'revets, whioh are exceedingly becoming, and aro "all the rage" in the Old Country, These havo ■ attracted niuoh attpntion from visitors fq To Arq ' Ladies' tweed ai)3 plqth'jackets are also in great profusion, and in themost' fasbinOting and • charming styles, Wo would particularly cal| attention, to t»e" Classical' jackets." Buoh• ri's'! !fhc Mll'tqn,", ■!.■ •slie %'on/' "The Tennyson.'"' 'fyeso' are yory handsome, liayo beautifully e'muroid. ered vests andlapels, ond sW<l be seen at du'e'e at To Aw flew, WeU|niton,WApvi.