The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3545, 25 June 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1890.

At tbe meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last evening communications were read from Messrs W. Scott and J. W. Lang, calling attention to tbe fa# that the Volunteer Drill Hall, an unlicensed building, was .being used for publio entertainments in contravention, of the existing by-laws. Capt. Pownall, who /was present, gave a; lengthy explanation of the position of the Volunteers in tbe matter, and applied for a license to use the building for dancing arid meeting purposes. A long discussion on the matter ensued, Or Gapper' proposing that as the byte bad been infringed the Town Clerk be instructed to prosecute ; the officers'of tbe Volunteer# forthwith. CrFitlon seconded the -motion pro forma,• It'would 'appear to anyone with the ilightest sense .of jnetice that this was the only course open .to the Council to adopt, although'no one can fail to sympathise with the "V ohinteers. •The : Council, however, devised' a very dever means of " shelving '• the'question, and leaving the V proseOuting !'■ business iiithe bands of the complainants.. ,Or Dixon-moved _as an amendment that the, for ti. license be .granted, subject to the favourable report of a Committee of tho Council and the Borough Surveyor..;',: Tha- amendment was also seconded, legal or.illegal, by Cr Fitton, and, on its' being put, was declared carried. The : motion .was consequently lost.. Cr Gapper subsequently .moved that before; any further action is taken, the existing by-law. on the subject be 'rescinded; This.motion was put and also oarried, The position of affairs as they now stand is therefore briefly tbisThe existing by-law : cannot be remindedbefore the next meeting of the. Council, the Volunteers;wiU,inthe meantime, let their- hall for." dancing purposes to the Caledonian Society, and if there is any prosecuting to be done Mr Scott will have tho pleasure of doing it. The only question is whether the Volunteers or the Borough Council shall be the defendants.

At tho close of laat year there were seventy-four public schnols in operation in the Wellington distriot, with a daily attendance of 10,419, . A five-year-old daughter of Mr Mercell Commission Agent at Moroa, Groytown, was severely burnt about the.: lower portion' of; her .body on Sunday last through her clothes catching firs,' Jhe littlo sufferer, ior whose recovory littlo hopes are .entertained, is being attended by Dr Smith,

The total amount standing to tho orodit'of all opon'Socountß in the :Pnst Office Savings Bank in the cblony, ineltiiive of interest, at the end of tho past year yas £2,191,45114s 2d. Tho • Masterton Borough Ouuiicil has decided f 6 extend its gas main's to ' the railway station on the terms offered by the' Bailway Commissioners. It hi*' nlsn beon decided to erect a borough lamp at the entrance to tho railway ' We agiiii remind i)ur readers of the Jubilee tea in tho JVesloyan schoolroom this evening, ite bo followed by a mooting in tho Church, at-whioh addresses mil bo doliverod by tho Beys'; Morley, Watkins, and others. A prisoner in the New Plymouth gaol,, named William Maliew,. who. was committed for vayrancy, was found to be making a rope with "which to hang himself. Ho is thought to,bo insane, i The s.s. Monowai, tho latest addition to tho Union Company's fleet, makes an excursion trip to Melbourne on Monday next at reduced fareß. The single fare from Wellington will be i's, and the return .£B/

Tho cry.of the unemployed has been raised in Dunedin. Lastweeka number of mon, most of them'married, some with lirgo families;" asked tho mayor for work. The mayor sent them to the chairman of the Benevolent, Trustees, who saw ,Mr' Fergus about them, and Mr Fergus offered them piece work at Catlin's river at /rates which would enable them to miko 4s a day. Tho majority •of tho men "jumped at the chance."

• Tho ou(!ejoiijCtau'c!«(N.S.W.) re cently found itself in trouble inconsequence of a printer's error.:- Relating a local accident, the Chmick printed the following sentence i-"ThoJdoctor was called in, and aftor feeling the patient's purse," &c, The medico was naturally "riled 11 over the construction put upon his act, and .made tho editor of the 0.0, apologise meekly, under threat of an action for half a million or so in the shape of damages, I hear (says a London correspondent) of a rcmarltablo romanco. A woman. lately a convict, lias married the chaplain' of one of the home country gaok The clergyman in question was a widower with a large family and tho wedding only becamo known through an oflioial.of the penal department complaining that the wife had not reported herself on tho ticket of leave.' In consequence' of the

fact eoming.'out the olorgyman has usked for and been appointed to another prison in tho North of England,

The heavy charges made upon the storage of Has in Wellington (Bays the Advocate,) has stimulated shippers to inquire as to whether bolter treatment cannot be obtained elsewhere. Mr Potts haa found that, in the event of storapo being required for a month, the difference botween the charges at Wellington and Lytteltoii is so;greatthat it would bo ■ economy. to 'ship it to the latter placo. It is, thorelore, not his intention to store at Wellington in future, but to ship from Wellington to Lyttelton for storage. t'

An eminent lawjer in Molbourno was laid low with influenza, and a distinguished doctor prescribed for him a mustard poultice covetiiie most of hie trunk, JNoxt day, whilst tho blister was still instead of the doctor coming, came a telephonic, mcssiijo—"Dr —— is so sorry, but he has got the influenza himself; what is ho to do f (meaning, no doubt, would he sen another.doctor). ''ls ho at the tel

phone," growled the patient, "Yes," "I'll tell him what to flu,''and lie hobbled over to the instrument, and shouted through it: "Put a mustard poulticu all ovor your blessed carouse ; it will become your figure better than mine." But it was the doctor's wife who was at the other end!

, TII9 Manawatu Standard, writing on the subject of" What are we to do with our boys V says i—" Tho great object of land legislation should be to get people on the land; but without necessary knowledge and"■' previous practical in struotion; the majority will not do well, whence 'probably the cause of tho failures among those .whose experiences under the village settlement scheme have not been attended with satisfactory results, The great object to be attained is to "give tho youth a taste for country lifo, and to show them that of all callings it is tho most healthful and' independent,' and the truest to nature."

The Rev L. M. Isltt, the' well-known Wealejan clergyman, at a meeting of the Christchurch Christian Ethical Society, referring to the fact that some' professing Christians object to working with those who do not profess Christianity in such organisations as : the Bociety in question, - expressed himself somewhat as follows" There are certain people, of strict theological who are unutterably shocked at the'idea of working together with those

who do not accopt their oread,who cannot see eye to eye to them in regard to the principal dootrine of their religion- It is a singular fact, though, that tliis rigid excjuaivoness applies only to' vnrk forthegoudof mankind and something involvinct solf-sacritice. In the groat and glorious work of making money they will unite, hobnob with, and pay compliments to, the very inon whom m tho other matters they object to so Btrongly. For that high and holy pur pose thev .will" form a solemn leaguo and covenant with persons of all creeds and no creeds, of all characters aiid no character. ■ They will allow their names to appear side by side with these on prospectuses of oompanios, of which, if they were conducted according to the eternal fitness of things, Beelzebub would be the Chairman of Directors, : On Wednesday evoning a small party of Ashburton sportsmen - visited one of the farms close by, and in tho course of a- couple of hours or bo imccoeded, by the aid of a lantern- and not, in bugging' 1 218 small biids. The game >vas taken round to the Ashburton County Council Chambers on Thursday morning and paid for At tho'hte of 4s (id per hundred, in accordance with a resolution passed at the last meeting of the Council, During the expedition an,...amusing, incident occurred. Oiie property owner, heaving poop'.e about his premises, and thinking iiis trees were being, wantonly .destroyed, armed hitnsolf with twod of iron, and creeping up unobserved,. covered hw man, - at the same .time demanding, "Halloa! .what does all this mean'?" Startled by .the sudden apparition, oue of the younger birdoatchers sprang high in tlie air to escape the downward motion of fho uplifted, poker. • Mutual and friendly explanations followed, but the ; birdcatohers have come to tbo.conelusion that on . the 1 occasion of their next riooturnal onslaught on the small birds, it will be as well to acquaint the farmers of their intended visit.". .

- Some veiy special and. fashionable new millinery will be on viow in the windows of To Aro House, this evening, and also some very choice dress fabrics,-recently imported, braided, bordered, and dccordeon robes, with skirts made hp most effectively, a large variety, pi novelties in ladies'gloves, mantles, ami 'jackets, Special attention on tho part of those who like a really _ first-, class blanket is invited to the largo.' display of these..' .

A very speolal invitation ia; herewith I extended to tho ladies of the city, to pay an 'early visit of inspection to our'magnificent and attractive'disjilay of .ball arid eveninj? dreßS fabrics, Tvliich, together-with all necessary.reqnisites, arc now being shown on the central counter at Te Aro House,

•The.variety,of these oharnling fabrics is very-large, and the numerous fashionable tints are of the . mast pleasing ' character, tvhilo the pVioc : a are exoeediiigly moderate, the- 'display, is; : Mily; accessible, is very artiatioteits'sraallest details, and couldnot fail to be gratifying to aU yisitors to. To Aro House/.".

'WbsWI he, delighted,:tfl'Bbow them to all visitors j 'Svfid iiiiy- rest that they. -.^lndeed there 'will be^npocodsibp.: to do the gobdsv vwiU>: spea!c. r for;.iiiatiißolvesi': and ..ye imagiiidthereareiewladleaXwlaocotild look ot these beautUuiiyeti inexpensive ...fabrics and regiiaites wthon tiding an Msistible desire to Je Ate House.,, WElinyite porhsal piarsnemal'annbunce.: ment on the front page of this paper, whloh pi vos" full' jariioiijors 61the names, makes, coipure,' Aqif of the 39' ball:. and' evening dress fahrics-and requisites at thelVholo. salV Family ,' Drapery Warehouse, Je Are oji3«iWliD^dn.-AjTSi'

Messrs Lowes and lorns make several' additions totheir stock sale for July . 2. | The libel action, Roberts' r'llubdell, I hail, wo understand, beon withdrawn. •

, Tendors are invited for the erection of a honso in Droyerton for. Mr S. Donovan."

. Mr A, W. Sedcolo has been appointed Chairman of thoPahiatna Town Licensing Committee. Mr F. H. Wood makes an addition of three sets of harness and a gent's hack to his sale at. Grey town on Saturday next.

A new advertisement from Messrs John Graham and Co., which appears on our front page, is well worth the perusal of all classes of the community, The question of a dissolution- of Parliament was decided at an early hour this morning, when Sir G. Grey's amendment was negatived by 39 to 19, The VVealeyan Jubilee celebrations in Wellington, which closed last week, resulted in £7OO being raised in tho circuit towards the Jubilee Fund,

The customers of E Pearoe, of the Queen street JJuot Arcado, are respectfully advised that alloutstanding accounts must ba paid at once, ns he wishes to' close his Masterton shop about the first week in July. . A return laid on the table of tho House yesterday shows that during the year 1889 544 persons wore committed for trial (81i ui tho North Island, and 233 in the South), of whom 350 wore conyioted (202 in the JNortll Island, and 148 in the South Island). Three highly artistic, and in every respect elaborate certificates of award were received yesterday by Messrs Chamberlain Bros., of this town, from the N.Z. Commissioner to the Molbourno Centennial' Exhibition, 1888. The certificates represent first awards for flour and oats, and a third award for wheat. An extraordinary question was given to the candidates at the recent examination of constables at Wellington to the following efleotWhat is tho lowest rank in the navy that cuhstables are supposed to salute, and how do you distinguish tho officor from those below him in grade?" It would seem that in future constables must be excessively courteous to fi.JV, It was' reported at a Counoil meeting of the Wellington Acclimatization Sotiety last niijlit that about 150,000 ova of different varieties of trout and charhavo been taken to date this season. Tho o'irator of tho fish ponds is hard at work in the livers, and hopes to roach half a nnlliun eggs before the season is over, Large orders for ova have been sent from the North, and the work, will havo to be carried on night and day while tho fish are spawning, . •

The usual weekly meeting of the MastertonMutual Improvement Society wob held last evoninc, Mr \Y M Easthope, Vice-President, m the chair. The business of- tho evening .was- a ; Parliamentary election.' Two'oindidatM—Messrs Rigg and Prangnell-weve nominated, aud each having delivered an address, the former was elected by a majority of two votes. The Chaitman acted as liotumiiip Officer and Messrs Bowse and Oolway as scrutineers. At tho next meeting, which will be held on July 6th, a lecture on astronomy will be delivered by Mr Easthope.

A letter received from Sir Thomas Esmonds by a friend in Auckland states that tho'Dome'Rule cause is gaining strength day by day.. Mr Parnell has miioh improved in health, and is quite a new man, whilst Mr Ulodstona is fresh

and vigorous. SirT. Esmondecontinues i " For myself I havo been rather unlucky lately. Riding hero the other day my horse slipped on the greasy pavement and rolled over, orushing my foot and ankle rather badly. Fortunately no bones j were broken. Next day, however, in spite of my doctor's advice, I went up to tho House of Commons to rote against the second reading of Mr Balfour's. Land Purchase Bill." , The Australian Star, published in Sydney,, has a leading article on the report that Sjr Julius Vogel was coming baok to New Zealand,' After reviewing tho publio works - polioy and the stagnation from which New Zealand has suffered for several years, the article saysi—" Just twenty years have passed' away since the great borrowing policy was inaugurated, and its author is now supposed to contemplate a return to the scene of his former triumphs. But nc triumphal entry into the capital awaits him. All the enthusiastio supporters of Ilia fatal policy have either disappeared from the scene, or havo boon converted into bitter and uncompromising antagonists. Many years ol piinful experience havo satisfied them chat the inenns by which he undertook to make New Zealand eclipse its neighbors were really the means of reducing it to almost hopoless stagnation. The most extraordinary feature is this case is not that a system of excessive borrowing should have been followed by a period of excessive depression, but that a large body ot intelligent colonists should have allowed themselves to be bo eurosjiously misled by a second-rate politician." Our readers will bo ntorested to know that Messrs li. J. Hooper and Co,, have now opened and showing the new wintor shipments of Drapery,-Millinery, and Clothing _ The Dress Department at tho Bon Mai'ohe is exceptionally heavily stocked with tho newest designs and makes in Dress Robes, Knicker Tweeds. Homespuns, Cashmeres, Fanoy Flakes, Braided dressCs, English and Colonial Dmbs Tweeds, Tweeds in Cheek, Borders, Stripes, and Plain, The stock in this department has been brought remarkably cheap and aro being sold cheap. Visitors to tho Bon Marohe Showrooms will bo well repaid by inspecting tho superb assortment of Ladies' Sealette Jackets and Mantles, Cloth and Fur Jackets and Mantles in great variety, Ladies' and . children's ulsters, Fur lined and Silk lined oloaks. Ladies' and children's Panoy Capes including the Coachman and Highwayman in all colors.

. Messrs Hooper and Co., invito special attention to their magnificent display ol English and French Millinery, Felt and Straw Hats, Ladies' fashionably trimmed Hats ond Bonnets, These goods aro marked off at a very slisht advance'on oost price'. Now the winter-has fairly sot in, wo' are brought to; face the fact that an extra pair of Blankets and good warm Uridcr-olothing are thi> necessary articles of tHo, day. Messrs Hooper and Co,,'aro showing large s^ocks'oi these classes ol goods, English and Colonial Blankets, Flannels. Men's and Boys' Clothing,'shirts, undershirts, and pants,, knitted soots at wholesale prices at the Bon Marche, Masterton,—Adv.