The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3546, 26 June 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1890.

We understand that the issue, of the recent strike of the Tram Company's employees is that the labour unions are able to limit the. number of passengers carried on the. trams, and to meet this falling off of public patronage the Company intends for the future to . run a twenty minutes service instead of a ten .minutes service. This meansJthat the Company will for the future only employ about fifteen hands instead of thirty, that half of the horses will be turned out to grass, and that on a smaller scale the business will be carried' on advantageously by the Company.; As-' summing this statement to becorrect, we have in a small way an illustration of an old experience that strikes do not pay. Here we have a number of men thrown permanently out of employment, and the public inconvenienced bv a restricted service, It will probably be said that an expansion of the 'b'ua service will counteract the inconvenience which will be experienced, but tbe tram islho more popular vehicle of tbe two, and it is idle to imagine that it will; be superseded by conveyances less m favor! with the public. It is a great pity that the Unions, before oalling'out the tram employees, did not have recourse to arbitration, as they have weakened', their position w|th tbe public by their hasty wfeon. If the Unions, bymeans of strikes, oreate a large number of unemployed people, the responsibility ot maintaining them must rest upon their shoulders, and we trust they will consider the eeriou b nature of this responsibility. At present legal provision is made for all those who by no fault of their own are unable to provide for themselves, but it is not likely that such a-pro-vision should be continued for the benefit of those who have cast in their lot with tbe new brotherhood. The unions at the present'.:time uncMtcdlj' possess and;, excise very largo enjoyment of such prirllegcg carries with it an equal measure of. respottr nihility,- At present tbe Beiiae of power seemsmore manifest .than, the feelingvaf -'fespoDsibility, anJ we sincercly/A triiEt mo);? moderate cbunseleipt.pievail and that the Ikte ? 6xgerieiicp. in calling. out the ttamsfitfipipyees will' convince the strikes do not pay and ''BUoatdtibs;aY<oicl(id as a very dangerous expedient.

The following- is .tlio.■ result (if the Napier 'l, Sir Garnet 2, Auckland 3. ' I The Financial Statement delivered by thu Premier, (Sit Hurry Atkinson) lint night, contained -no- leas than: 17,53? woids. ' ■■

Messrs Murray and Watson, brewers; of AucMand, pleaded guilty yesterday to three breaches of the: Beer Duty Act, and wero fined tti a minimum penalty of MO,with £ol4s tfd costs,

Tho New Zealand Herald saj stlie rise in the prieo of biittor has been a welcome event to those settlers atill carrying on dairy operations at home.' The retail I price has risen from 6d.and 7d p6v lb a

week oi two ago to Is and is id.. Tho funeral ot the late Robert Wilsono took place yesterday aFteraoon; when, despite the iticlemency of the' weather, the corfcje was large and representative. The obsequies at tho grave were oonduoted by tho Rev. Willi, Paige, We understand that Mr W. W, Scott, of the Temperance Hotel, proceeded to Wellingtonycßterday to consult a solicitor upon the advisability of'projecuting the Yolunteers for a breach of the .Supreme Court injunction with refereuce to the Drill Hall, ■ ;

The., following suggestive paragraph appears in our Urcytown contemporary: —" Pig killing appears to .be one of tho principal occupations of the peoplo of Carterton just'at . present. Piga of enonuous dimensions are to. be seen in all directions, and the squeals of the victims can be heard from afar." A consignment of ferrets arrived at Featherston on Tuesday morning. They woro examined by Messrs DrummOnd and Beethom, who found 268 .'out of 300 that- had started from England. They were at once put into llf Konnedy'a break and taken to PiihauS, wheri they will be liberated. " '

The "North Canterbury' times has ohangedits name, and now appears as the" Trades and Lnbor Ohronicle," and the editor looks hopefully forward to the t wo when the Chronicle wj.l become the leading newspaper in New Zealand* • During a minstrel performance at tho ETaymarket Theatre, Sydney, a fight oc-~ curred between tiro occupants of the pit, Thoso seated in gallery above

crowded to the front to look djwn, when tho rails br6ke under the strain, and a number of young tuen and boys were precipitated on tho heads of the people bolow. Sevou were injured, some so seriously as to necessitate removal to tho hospital. .. r Tho /Eabiatua R, M; Court was opened on Tuesday last .by Colouol Roberts, R.M, and' Messrs Hughes, Reese, and McC?rdle, J. 'a. P. Ouloaol Roberts was welcomed by Mr Tosawill, on behalf of the bar, Several oivil cases were heard, aftor which James and

Adam McCardlo were, charged wit

breaking into and forcibly ejecting a Mrs M'Lcan from a houie in ine village settlement. The case lasted till-nearly midnight, when the defendants .wore committed for trial, Bail was allowed,

• Wo are requested to remind gardeners, farmers, end settlers makiu° a home, of Messrs Lowes and lorns 1 ' large sale of fruit and ornamental trees, which takes place next Saturday. The list is a most cxtonmvo one, embracing all the best known varieties of apple, peach, pear, plum, cherry, quince, gooseberry 40., as also thousands of ornamental and shelter trees. -They are all from the well-known nursery of Mr J, Halo, of Nelson, are of the best Quality, and true to name. The Bale will bo entirely without reserve.

There was nn involuntary "look-out" at the Gladstone Church ou Sunday, When tho congregation.assembled it was found that the keys wero missing, and an adjournment had to ba made to Mr A. Grant's storage shed, whero service was held instead, It has heon suggested to lis that the. incident/Was intended as, •'n jolre" by the person who was the cause of tho occurrence, but wo hardly think that anyone would be stupid enough to mteiitidnrilly.iceep: the keys of a church in his pocket for three days, as was done, under the • extraordinary impression that he was uncommonly clever. On the contrary, tho inoQnvenience was more probably the reßiilt of mere gross jcarelessneas, and it proves that there is at leaßt one person who is incapable of even taking care of a door I key.

The socond of the series of entertainments on behalf of the Presbyterian Church Fund was given in the Assembly Rooms, Carterton, on Tuesday, and in spile of the inclemency of the weather the room was well filled. The Kev Chas, Murray, MX, occupied the chair. The committee had provided * good programme for. the. evenings sntertainment', which was somewhat njurei} by the unavoidable- absence of Mrs Seed ahd Mr FJux, Their absence fas, hiiwevor, fully explained by the hairman, The programme wits rather i long one, but still the audience did iot seem to tire, for reach part wnß jndly applauded, and in some instances I 'er'"- tb r

e encoring was bo vociferous arts'tf the piece-h/id to be,r eateJ. The entertainment was brougl; o a close shortly nfcer ten o'clock, wliei he Chairra.iti thanked tho friends who iad so willingly come forward with heir aid, and remarked that friends of 11 denominations in the district came o their assistance,': and ,ho (the chairnan) hoped tho time would soon irrive .when all barriers in the religion circles would be swept away, The programme concluded with the National Anthem, in which all the assembly heartily took part.

A meeting of the Eketaliuna School Committee was held on the 23td June. Present—Messrs Thomas Raj lias, (chairman),' Jones, Selby, and'Brenmuh. The. nimutos of tho previous.', meeting weiro read and C"n(ir;ncd. The ohi'urnian read (lie report of tho school,7vhioh showed its condition to be weak and unsatisfactory, It was decided to take the Town Hall for the school concert to be held on Ist July. -A vote of thanks- was given to Mr Pars,ops for bis offer of the use of ihe Hall, which was now.impossible to be obtained through tlioliite fire, A vote nf sympathy also, passed to Mr Parsons by the committee for his late severe ,ta.'„-Tbp„Chairman was authorised to get die swept, the paint cleaned in tho 'porch,* and tho posts fitted to tho front gate. The Chairman reported -payments-, -made during the month to be £1 (is Gd, and cash in'hand £2.153 6il, • Accounts, amounting to 16s Od were passed for payment. The committee'decided to'cSll a public .meeting 'tor the 3rd July to consider-th? best means of organising a lire brigade. Mr Bennett reported the attendance through the month had been good,considering the state of the weather, except iii certaiu iustanoos.

Some very special and fashionablo new milliuerj will boon viow in tho windows of To Ard House this evening, and also some very Choice dress fabrics, recently imported, braldM, bordered,.- and ■ nccordeon robes, withltMrtsmade up most 'effectively, a large variety of novelties in 1-idiea' gloves, mantles, and jackets. Special attention on the part of those wlfo like a really first.class (ilaijkflt j j fyyited }o display ot these. .. .. :

A .very' 'special invitation is. herewith extended to the ladies of tho oily to pay an early visit of inspection to our .magnigcept and attractive display of ball and. evening dress fabrics,' which,--together 'with oil hecesjary requisites, are now being shoivn on the central counter at Te Aro House, ' The variety of these oharming fabrics is very large, and the numerousfajdiioniible tints are of the'mast, pleasing',character, while the priees are exceedingly"- moderate, Tho display is easily r ; acceßgible,' |b 'very artistic te its smallest details/and could not fail to be gratifying to'all visitors to Te Aro House.. : ;■ ,: ""- ■ We shall.bo. delichted to show them-tn all visitors, who may rest assured that they iyill not bo importuned to buy. Indeed thoro wjll be no occasion to do this, tor the goods will 'spealc for thenisolves, and we imagino there are 1 Jew ladies slip could look at these beautiful'yet inexpensive 'fijbrjes and requisites without feeing «n irresistible dcßire to purchase at Te -Aro House. •. Wij pjtfprußalof a appoial announcement on tbp frnnj; Mgo (jf-.tjjii whi.dh gives lull particiilors'jf tlje colours, of the?a ball' and' eyoi)iij'g drejis fobrigs and at tjje Wholeale Family .Drapery Varoiiouse. Te Aro ousoi Wellinf to d,—ApVr, '

Mossra Lowes and lornß add to their salo for Wednesday, next, eight fat cons.

- tyo are requested to romind our readers that the Thoatrolioyitl'Riiik will ,boo])en,tliiaevening, , ;

Messrs Lowes and lerns add to their slock ealo for July 2nd 100 wether lauibs in full wool, and 50 owe lambs in full wool,-' . ■ ' '

A complaint is mndo, in tho Samoan Group that the Natives are ■ neglecting their work to engage in the gntne of orioKet,- whioh has become so absorbing an amusement tint little less Ims their attention, .

Mr ftiloy, Art Director to ; tho School . of: Design, is' announced to deliver a : lecture in St. Matthew's Schoolroom on JBriday, July lltli, on the advantages of technical and art education. Young mechanic's are especially invited, as they will have an opportunity of acquiring knowledge on. subjects of the greatest importance to them. A meeting of cteditors in the estate of Edward Johns, bankrupt, was held in the Old Courthuuse at noon to-day. The liabilities wero stated to be £lO4 6s 4d, and the assets ml. Tlio principal creditor ps Hie debtor's wife. On examined by Mr Pownoll the debtor stated that he filed in consequence of pressure brought to boar upon him by Mr Sherratt, of Geraldino, a judgment | ecediibr. He was quite willintr, on proper accounts being rendered, to pay this creditor now. Tho meeting was adjoined sine die. 'After operations extending', oyer sixteen days, the present attempt to obtain artesian water in' High Street, Carterton, has failed. Tho pipes which havo been sunk to a depth of fifty-sovon and a half feet began'to curve last nieht, and it lias teen considered advisable to abandon them, rather than waste time and tfioney in wliat is now eviaentaljy an unsuccessful .trial. The cause of failure is: the hard bed' of conglomerate.which has been met with. Large boulders, estimated to be as big as a man's head, and smaller Btones, also abound at a depth of about forty teet. • They, hoivoVer, were safoly negotiated.., The Bp(it at which the trial: was-inado wiis a particularly high level, nnd th' 6 "grotind was of old formation and very hard. Mr James Curtis, the contractor, showed that he was a thoroughly qualified wellsinker,, and by the patience and perseverance ho displayed convinced the Carterton Borough Council of his ability and fitness for the undertaking.' It is uncertain whether the Council will be disposed to goto any' further outlay at present,'but oven if they aro not, it is thought that private enterprise will 'not allow Mr Curtis to leave Carterton without making another attempt. He does not think' water will bo. struck at less than a depth of one hundred foet or more in tho township itself. On tho lower levels, a mile or two out of Carterton, down Bank Epad way, , lie says that water could easily be obtained by artesian pipes anywhere, and that he could puarariteo to get it, Wo should like to see Mr Curtis a'floided' an opportunity of sinking a test well in Masterton.

The Dress Department at the Bon Marolie is oxoeptiona'ly heavily stocked with the newest designs and makes in Dress llobes, Knioker Tweeds. Homespuns, Cashmeres, Fnncy Flakes, Braided dresses, English and Colonial Dress Tweeds, Tweeds in Check, Borders, Stripes, and Plain, Tho stock in this department'has been brought remarkably cheap and arc being sold cheap. Visitors to the Bon Marche Showrooms will bo well repaid by inspecting the superb assortment of Ladies' Sealette Jackets-and Mantles, Clolli and Far Jackets and Mantles in great variety. . Ladies' and children's ulsters, Far lined and Silk lined clocks, Ladies' and children's Fancy Capos including tio Coachman and Highwayman in all colors. Messrs Hooper and Co„ invito special attention to tlieir magnificent'display of English and Frenoli Millinory, Felt and Straw Hats, Ladies' fashionably trimmed Hats ond Bonnets, These goods aro marked off at a very slisht advanco on cost'price, Kowthcwinter has fairly set in, wo are brought to face the fact that au extra pair of Blankets and good wavm underclothing are the necessary articles of the day. Messrs Hooper and Co,, are showing large stooksof these classes of goods, English and Colonial Blankets, Flannels. Men's and Boys' Clothing, shirts, undershirts, and pants, knitted socks at wholesale prices at the Bon Marche, Mastcrtop.-ADr.