The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1890. COLOURLESS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3542, 21 June 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1890. COLOURLESS.

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The voioa of the House pronounoed the Governor's speech to be colourless. OneM.H.E. addicted to the vernaoular, stigmatised it as a rigmarole, but was called promptly to order; Legislators must not be'vulgar, though there-are ocoasiohS when an expression of contempt is. not altogether unbecoming, The speech is indubitably', a sham, and .colonists do ■ riot like such jflakeiielieyes,. Bs stilled meaningless iteratip.s' are not calculated to inspire ft feeling of respect for the illustrious individual who;amid pompous surroundings, had to intone its insipidities; while' its dreary flatness and its deadly, dullness are but too pignjljcant of a lifeless Cabinet, We do not Mpt in this colony,and the sooner.Gover'norß' speeches, are.inade to saysometbing, or are abolished, ..the, better, It ,is

absurd that all the telegraph wireß in. the C.qlohy should, be loaded for hours carting th" jpftne; verbiage of the address tfl the hi)Ddredod(} disgusted editors of New Zealand. Tije setting of ' each stuff in type is a, practical joke' plajed -at the expense of the public in New Zealand; 1 Colonists aro alive ..to certain Augers ag difficuUiesjyhioh fchoy ara anxfoiisjibout the fiituri,'fi)),d tJijjj' Jiaye U Kghti to expect from the foraiaUnd jj,fl|j|)[p,te some slight leading, li»jlt : on theif path. aWe have no that tbfii" 'representative of Her Majesty ,8)) d the Ministers of the Crown in this colony should appear

ridioiilons in tlie eyog of the publior the" one Ltbeir cSmbined'looii'ebneaW p■■ s*■:

The j abot'inovemeht ill Wellington' 18 now borne fruit in a strike, and

'capital 'and labor will be closely watched,.. .There, is some, prospect of the wat whiob has been declared'

becoming; ai'protracted „ struggle, because the bnly alternative wliioh would bring it to a speedy conclusion! is arbitration, and this . 'admirable remedy was found in the case' of'the* Petone Mill trouble to be of . little use. ;-After tlie recent 'experience, of arbitration.as.a solution of the labor

difficulty, : capitalists will : not be anxious to resort to it, and if trade unions favored it, they would have sought its aid before calling out the employees of the Tram Company. From, the present struggle, the Unions will learn ,liow for they oan prudently go in their efforts to raise wages, and capitalists will ascertain the "best methods , of dealing with demands.. whioli tbey regard as unreasonable. Parliament.will watch tbe-conjtest, but is unlikely to .interfere with it, Public opinion- in the Colony ;is.riot'.ripe as 'yet : for legislating on strikes, 'b;it it tboy become general) it will, be ultimately necessary both in tlie interests of capital ahd labor to limit'by-law the power, wliidiityade .unions now hold'to arbitrarily arrest"' tlie industrial progress of ijhe .Colony., ;•. . ■ '

The Wanganui foreman of works went to look for an escape of gajin th'e roadway the other day, He struck a match and found it without difficulty, as the Chronicle relates that a violent explosion took place which almost lifted biin off his feet.! .'■■■

He ms on,oldish man, and in,want o' a job,; There : wiw a piece of pardon at the baokof a hotel, aiid Ivg jr«. .told, to clean up the flower ahillinaa a day and two pints ot boer: that : was the arrapsromont,. ; Ho swallowed the two pints; Btuck up tlireo moro to' the boss; workod four, hours; got his. six shillings, and the sack, . It is reported that further litigation with regard to the Masterton- Volunkc

tdglUU W KUW • ---- il shed la ensuing, ji ifoing ajleg iatn bread of the 'recent Supreme Court injunction has been effected. „ .We understand it is the intention of the Volunteers to remove the h»ll to the

site at the corner of ; ' Hall and'Chapel-j streets as soon as conyehient.'.. ' . .' The residents;, ,of ' v .Qi i ey town are endeavouring to'make a '|big thing " of their Arbor Day* wiiich is to be held on Thursday, July 3.TKb Chairman of all the local bodiei throughout tho district are to be invited 1 to attend, .therii, is' to be a great pnccssion of'ichildren, and each' family iu tho town will bu permitted to plant a tree. The brass ■ band is also to be in attendance.

■ffe are informed that in consequence ot tho absence of tho police from iikstahuna on the occision of the lato fire the

doings of a large number of tho men m the place were ■ positively disgraceful. Advantago was taken of tho opportunity I to t;et "cheap drinks," and.'on the following day " plants" were'fouud-in every dipection. It is sincerely to be regretted that men are to bb f"uud who will degrade themselves iuffiewnjly to, perpetrate such acta of villainy., ;V. _ Whilst Mr Buckle was discharging it truck of sand ballast .from the Warwick-

shire (says .the Oainaru Mail) be, discovered what he first'thought to'be a worm, but what was actually a young carpet snake. The sand; amongst which' it was found : ;<ame all the way; from Port Elizabeth, Soutl) Afrioa,? and, singular to relate,■ tho ydung reptde was' alive an,d kicking wfcen it was discovered.' Says the Timaru Hmli.'.—K, curious accident befel a pirl of twelve or thirteen this week. She put a florin ia her mouth while biisy with her hands, and then trying to talk, swallowed the coin. Two dootors were called in, and at one tune

the'symptoms'were'such, that it was feared a surgical operation would be necessary to reiiioye it to save her life. Appropriate drugs, however, answered the purpose of procuring the discharge by natural means. The lassie suffered great pain, but is now all light aga'n. ABill providing for the reading of the Bible in public schools is to be introduced during the coming session of Parliament by Mr T. Tanner (Waipawa). The Bill is to consist of five clauses, and the Bchedulo will aot out 120 lessons which are to be taken from

the Old Testament, twenty from the Book of Psalms, 100 from tho New Testament, treating of the life of Christ, and twolye from the Acts or the Apostles, Teaohers arc not 'to be al-

lowed to use their own discretion as : to tho choice of the lessons, but will have

them selected day by day for thorn, Asoleotor in tho Woudvilis district was recently called upon by the Land Board to show cause why ho had not complied with tho land laws in not effecting any improvement at all on his selection. His section is covored with timber, and on Thursday morning the Board recoived a reply from liitn stating the reason for non-improvenienta on his land was because he considered tho timber far too valuable to burn. Whilst agreeing with the;selector:in, the abstract the

Board considered that ,'a breach of : tlie Act had been committed, so the holder is to bo informed that unless he - improves his land tho Board will bo obliged to impose the forfeiture.;'; . A recent visi'or to Mildura, the irrigation colony'ofOhiffey; Brothers, says: -Coining iu through the back of the settlement-the first holding seon was that of Lord' Ranfurly, 'and before tho

gate had been passed tho • most special members of tho party .were converts to the irrigation dootrino., W,6 had been travelling 'for 10 or 12 miles through country so utterly-barren of. vegetation

that even the rabbits were dyiug off, often haying eaten the bark off-the trees andeVery green thing within their reaoh. iJothipg could be more desolate, dreary, or boneless in appearance, Tnen in an instant, with only a , wire fence intervening betwoun it and the inhospitable desert, wfl .iaw such fair lands, laid out jn the foreground with rows of orange tro.es giviug evidence of riiostjiealthy vigorous growth,, and in the djstan.ee could be eorti trees of larger growth and of different shadpa. A fine avenue, withi oinamental trees on either han^,-led a way to a pretty littlo crttaee in ene ond of the large orangory.m, which a gang of men were at work, the 'whole presenting the embodiment of industry, fertility, beauty and rural felicity The contrast was striking' and effective. Shortly after, this -we sawthe town, -with its larpe buildings and its broad avenuos, all the result of a couple of years work, and wero quite prepared to acknowledge the wondpppf the transformation, which the two-year-ot3 identities of tho place never weary of describing. . ' A ytm speoial invitation is herewltlii extended to tlie ladies of the city to pay an early visit of inspection to our magnificent and attractive boll and-evening flress which, together with'all necessary re'quwte's are sfiown.on the contral counter at Te Aro Hopse. ■' We shalt-b'e' folightod.to show them ; lo all visitors who may re.Bt assured that, ilsoy will hot.be importuned, to i buy; Indeed, there will be no oocasion td'dbthis.jor'th'e goods .vrfil ppeikj for. themselves' antl we imagineiherearo'feW ladies who could look k'(h|eieiiutifq! $$ withouneelin'g pn'ifrosliitfMe flcsiro to pffijljaso at To Ai'o Howie. Tw? oharming' fabric is very lafgc,atlil the parous.; fashipnnblo tints aro oKthCi/post whileHheprioeiarLeSCJedifiglyim9d?rate, is, easily, accessible,. i?- very artistic ta it's smallfstdetails, ugd could not invite of. a special announce-; gives m'aLe colours, So,', o'f'the'so tall ana evening drcs fabrics- and. requisites at the Wholesal Family- Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House Wellington,—Apyr, " ■

pulpit of tho tlio'llu|{ 4 ,ilr ;|ij % -Th e|® ngl isnj press, 1 recent iiiutchesuf the;,AuMralian^/ opiiside: tlie teaiu is (wllnpaing, ; ~, /, AtUpiinake'tlio other day a creditor's meeting lanted from 10 a m till 10 81) [i m. The unfortunato debtor musk have been worried a bit,

■. TheSeoretaryoftheJVairarapaPoultry Association has received-'the promita of | a number of apeoinl. prizos for the cowing show from Wellington residents; . Mossrs Lowes - and 'loriiß announce an extensive sale of fruitand ornamental from tliq celebrated nursery of Air Hale, of Nelson, for Saturday, June 28th. • , .

i Wo again remind our readers ot the speoial services to be held in the'Wesloyan Church to-morrow in celebration oE the J übilee of Methodism in the colony'. The pulpit will be occupied by the Revs. Laws and Morley. ■ I' We regret t» learn that Mr R Wilsone, Olerk of the Masterton Road Board; has been confined to his bed' for the past week, Wo hear, however, that he is on a fair way to recovery.

We hoar-that'the settlers who left this district a year or two Bince for the Kermadeo Islands, contemplate return-' ing as Boon as an opportunity afiords itself,

Asa supplement with to-day'a issue oi the Daily appears another version oi the Governor's speech, illustrated by a well-known Wellington artist. Caw ful perusal will repay'the reader.

■ln' thai courso of his -remarks on Tuesday evening in Wesley Church, Wellington, the Rev \V , Morley stated that no less a i>utn than a quarter of a million ot money had beou raised and spent ;in Methodism in the Colony during the last halt century. in New, Zealand may dorive consolation from tho fact their lotis not yet so bud as that of their business jn other countries, According .to the American Agriculturist, in the State of Missouri, inaizn is being burnt tor ' fuel only fetching Wd per bushel; oats, Bd; beef,' §<ll6 |d per lbj hay, 8a per ton."

The new, Farriers' Association recently called (or certain printing tenders from , tho vatious printing offlcoßof thisdiatrict. The tender sent in from this office.was, w« are told,.the lowest,- aud acoDrdiug to usage'sliouldhave been accepted, but waß . passed over in favor of the next lowest toudor. The next lowest tenderer is, as far its ,wo are..coiicqrned|, to have seon the new association starting its business op. straighter lines, i The.Giftja'uction'andvsale of work at Carterton yesterdiy in aid nf St Mark's Church was? a Airf decidedsuccess TheUss'embly l ' Koo.mjr-were thronged with visitors bothafternoon andevoning. Tiie.; Gift auction was productive;; of thirty.five pounds, while the iadies'stall contributed twenty seven, a 'total 1 of sixty two pounds, ,;Mr;F'll Wood acted as auctioneer, aUd'j gay'e 'his services Mr W Ddivnard was Jths aeoretary and much,of the success was due to his persevetance and energy.' .Other ladies aijd gentlemen also gave.valuable hejpj VBirf.-L'smortde executed a noyel coin} mission immediately on arrival Home A young lady in Sydney waited: on him while there, aiid'said that her father (recently deceased) \yas in debt to Richard Pigott to the\exlei\t v of one soyefeign.' On his deathbed; expressed a strong desire that this debt slinuM be' paid, and she handed Sir.Thomas a sovereign .for that purjJOße. He gave.the money to Mr Liboohuere, who.atlded it to the./fund which he raised for the beMt of Pigo'ti's children,

A prosecution took place at, the Magi?'.,j trate's.Court,tower Butt ,oh Wednesday,'! (says tho Post) wiiich is: of . considerable interest ..to , farmers anda warding to trespasser's,':^ A ! .;Pei:9y,hyere,'charged on,the information i|:Mr J2. ; J. Riddiford with trespass-, iiig'oh' his' property and- destroying a 1 ferrett. A conviction was'recorded against both trespass, of 20s and costs imposed: Thech'argo of destroying the ferret was laid upon a separate inforniation.nnder the Rabbit Nuisance Act. 1882, upon whicli Hickson was convicted and mulcted in a fine of £5, Ihe smallest allowed by the Act. Mr. Hiddlford; on the close of the case, askedfor a remission of the lines, as his object iu institutm? the proceedings was simply to caution others against committing a similar offence. The presiding Justices, Messrs Fitzherbert tond Manning, decided, howeyer, that as it was a penalty imposed by the Grown they had no power to remit. Mr E. P. Bunny appeared for the prosecution on both informations. , 1

Our readers will bo ntorcated to know that Messrs li. J, Hooper and Co,, have now opened and showing the new winter shipments ot Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing The bress Department at the Con Maroho is .exoeptiona'ly heavily stocked with the newest dcsigiis and makes in Dress Hoben, Knieker Tweeds..; Homespuns. Cashmeres, Fancy Flakes, Braided dresses, English aid Colonial Dress Tweeds, Tweeds in Cluck, Borders, Stripes, aud Plain The stock ; in this department has been brought remarkably, oheap and arc lieing sold chea;». ■ Visitors to tho. Bon Maroho Showrooms, will be well repaid by inßjieotihg the superb assortment of Ladies' Sealettp -lackcts and Mantles. 01othan<l Fur Jackets and Mantles ill great varia:y, Ladioß" and children's ulsters, Fur lined and Bilk lined oloaks, Ladies' and children's Fanoy Capes inoludingtho Coaohman and Highwayman in all colors. : ' •

...Messrs Hooper and Co., invite-special attention to their magnificent display of English .and French Millinery, Felt and Straw Hats, Ladies'fashionably trimmed Hats'ond Bonnets, These goods.are marked off at a very slicht advancoon cost price. 1 ' Now thewinter has fairly set iD, tit' are brought to face the fact that an extra' pair ot Blankets and good warm under-clothing are th« necessary articles of the day; Messrs Hooper and Co„'are showing large stocksof theso classes of goods, English and Colonial Blankets, Flannels. Mcn's aud Boys' Clothing, shirts, undershirts, and pants, knitted sooks at wholesale prices at the Bon Marche, Hasterton.-ADV,