The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3531, 2 July 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1890.

The chamber of the House of Representatives is a gorgeous hall, profusoly upholstered, lit by innumerable electric lamps, warmed and ventilated on the nioßt scientific methods, and yet it is a chamber of horrors. A few hours spent within its walls- convey 'an impression that its atmosphere is impure and unwholesome, and that very many of the legislators who throng it are not favorable specimens of physical health. It is a pity that voungNew Zealand has not the

common, sense to perceivo that real genuine legislative work could be better performed within natural hours of labor, say from 10 n.m. to i p.m. than between7.3o pm. and the small hours of the mornina. It is characteristic of our Assembly that it is always in anear with its work, and at the same timo it is ever ready to waste long and valuable hours of the session in palpably ■ '.unnecessary talking. Work, of course, is haid, while talking is comparatively asy ; work, more especially after dinner, is depressing, but talking is exhilarating, and bS talking replaces work, pushes it ever into' the. baok ground. It would, we feel certain, make a wonderful difference in favor of despatching work if the House held its sittings by daylighUnd niombers were permitted to finish their day's work with their dinner hour. Under the present arrangements it Is necessary for a pohtican who possesses a seat to be. physically robust in order to stand the strain of late hours paßßed in a chamber where the air is decidedly unwholesome.' Practically the men with the strongest digestions rather than those with the finest mental powers hold their, own best under such conditions in the long run. The gentlemen who undertake the representation of the constituencies in Ih'e House do so, we feel sure, at much physical inconvenience and in Borne instances at extreme peril and this simply because they, eleot to supersede natural working bouts by unnatural periods.. Of course it may he said that'miich the same hour 8 prevail in the Imperial House p Commons, biit there with an sfSeni Wage of a far greater numierica. strength'the'obligation for each individual member to be present for

long hours night after night is not neatly so great, and there too social habits gfe somewhat different to what they are here, At Home many men are innured to turning jjight infc

%am! day intoniglitbut hero very many of o'ur legislators are accustomed -to the good: old 'plan' of early to bed. and early to rise. To tlio outside observer our parliamantuiy praotice appears to lie' extremely unfavorable to the. despatch of real business.- ; The iegisiativo work we pay members to ptrfonn is persistently shelved and postponed and we get_ for our money long speeches,' which aro neither edifying to those who have to listen to theni,nor tothose who are supposed to' read them in Hansard.' The whole of tlio earlier part of tlio present session appeava likely to be wasted in a party fight behveen the " inns and the outs," instead of in the. reasonable and temperato discussion of the public and private bills which wait the leisure of

the House. To practical men who desire to soe the'work of. the country expedited, the House is a Chamber of Horrors in more senses than ono.

■lt is reported that Dr MoLennan, of Eketahuna, contemplates takiug up hu abode hi Pahiatua, The finder of a dray wheel'oil cap, lust-in Masterton, will bo rewarded on returning the same to Mr W. Dixon. • MrF.H. Wood adds to his list for the next Taratahi Stock Sale the two purebred bulls King Lear: and Eobin Hood.' "" . Tho steamer Wakatipu, from Sydney, is two days overdue.. It is expected she has been delayed by .'heavy easterly weather. '"' ' ■ " A meeting will be. held at Eketahuna at' tin earlyidate to consider tho advisability of organising a firo brigade, ';' According to the Obmur the building Trade is brisker at the present time in BVatlierstoh than in any ofhertownship of the Wairarapa, A ; meeting of tho Wairarapa Farriers' Union was'held at Carterton on Monday evening to discuss matters affecting the trade. No business of importance was, however, transacted, : Duriug ,tho year ending March laa' the Wairarapa North 'County Council made application to tho Government under the "Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886,", for ;thO sum of 14,970. The whole of this amount was provisionally granted. ■ At the inquest on the body of Fred Knight, who died very suddenly in tho Pahiatua Club Hotel on Saturday evening, avordict of "death from heart diseaso" was returned, A jwst mortem examination was made by l)r, Milne, We have received .from Mr Joseph ' Bennett, of Otahuao, tho following rainfall:-June, 1890,2,44 in, on 12 days; June, 1889, 5.20 m. on 22 days; Juno, 1888,2.14in.onl5'days, In the Supreme Court, Timarii, M' Justico Donniston was occupied al' ? Friday last over a claim fjr £6OO damages tor injuries sustained by Bii infant patient in tho hospital through

tho carelessness of a convalescent patient who was placed in charge for a nurse. A kettle:boiled over and scalded the

infant's head. The plaintiff sought to show that'it was the 'fault oftho nurse but the Judge louhd diifereutly, remarking that o»on it it had been the fault of the nurse it would show only error of

judgment, and the institution could nut bo bid liable in such a oase. Judgment was uiven fur the defendant with costs. The benefit entertainment tendered to MrJ. (Jroltattho'Taueru last evening, was, despite tho inoleinencey of the weather, a big success. The affair was held in Messrs Williams and Beetharn's largo wool-shed, kindly lent for the occasion, and the people of tho Taueru combined charity with pleasure by attending in goodly numbers. Pearson's Private Baud made things lively in the village by their presence in gay uniforms, and the hills around.resoundetl with the musical Btrams. Dancing, with souga, oto,, was kept merrily going' till the small hours of the morning, to the capital musio ot the Band, everyoue present enjoying themselves thoroughly. Host' Lee, v.f the Taueru Hotel, who is always to the fore in charitable affairs, did his utmost to ensure the success oi

thi) gathering, •by making the visitors fivm a distance the recipients of hid hospitality. Mr 3. Neary, as una of the promoters of tbo outertainmopt, deserves credit for the manner, in which he woiktd up and conducted the enjoyable re-union,; A writer in the Horticultural Times of May 17, speaking of Australian apples says:-" These have a rosy taking appearance, as they lie exposed to view in the fruiterers' windows, especially the Australian Eibston Pippins. , They are far more highly colored than our English fruit; the ground color is much liehtor and brighter, aud there is alino.it a total absence of that brown ruaaoty appearance that is so characterise of Homegrown samples, I wonder what those think about it ww who, a quarter of a century ago, so loudly protested that the Uibstou Pippin was worn out. But perhaps thoy uo not look the way where these apples are to be seen, It suits them bettor, perhaps, to ignore their existence. Thej are quite free to do this, but the English people generally do not ignore them; as a fact, they are willing to pay as much as twopence or threepence each for thorn,",

The Hospitals and Charitable Aid Bill has not yet been circulated (says the Post), but we learn that in the main it will bo on the lines of the measure introduced last session, aud which did not advanco beyond tho stage of the first reading. That Bill, it will be remembered, provided for the maintenance in each district nf hospitals fop the siok, and homes for tin? aged and inPrm needy, towards which the' Government were to contribute at the rate 'of bo much per inmate per day. State refugeß .for tho reception; -of' idlers and drunkards, besides local homeß for neplectod and destituto children, and provision for local bodies supplementing out of their own funds any moneys collected for the purpose of oiit-door relief. Tho colony was to be divided into largo districts, in each of yhich a.local body was nominated in : 'tho Bill as' "the controlling council" to administer charitable aid and hospital matters, making levies upon all otbqr: bodies in the district ti recoup its outlay. The new Hill, wo understand, will propose that a representative body shall have the power which was last year to have been delesated to one particular council, arid the existing local institutions are to be allowed t'6 maintain their separate identity. "The subsidies for outdoor rojpjf, however, will.be only half those allowed under tho present system, bat, on the other hand the burdens on localities will bo ljghtpned.through the Government undertaking tho.full responsibility for the maintenance of the criminal and tramp

Our readers will lie nterested to-know that Messrs L. J. Hooper aud Co,, bavenow opened ami showing tho now winter ship njenfspf Prapery, Millinery, and Clothing 'Theliress Deparfpientatthaßon Marche Is exceptionally heavily stopped with the newest designs and makes in Dress llones,' Knioker Tweeds. Homespuns. Cashmeres, Fanoy Flakes, Braided dresses, English and Colonial Dress Tweeds, Tweeds in Ch*ck, Borders, Stripes, and Plain The Btook in this department hasbeen brought, remarkably phcap anil am, being sold chca'i. ' Visitors to the Bon-" Maroho showrooms will be well repaid Jjy inspopting the Buperb assortment of Ladies' Se'ale'tte Jackets and Mantles. OlothandFnr Jaoketß and-Mantlcs in great varlely.'Ladles' and children's ulsters, Fur lined and Silk lined oloaks, Ladies' and children's Fanoy Capes inolud. ingtho Coachman and Highwayman in all colors. •'■■ „ . ;, ■ ' '., Messrs Hooper and Co,, invito speoial attention to their magnificent'display of English and: French Millinery, Felt and Straw Hats; Ladies' fashionably: trimmed Hats ond Bonnets, Theso goods are marked off at a very slicht advance on cost price. ' Kowthewinter has fairly set .in, we are brought to health* M # 8 " 'ftff of Blankets and gofld warm' undqr.-filotlung are 'tip necessary articles of the day. Messrs Hooper and Co., are showing large riookiof Blankets, Flannels. Men's Hf) 89rJ*f: ing.fhlrtsjnndershirts, and Wis, knitted sookeatwholesaleprioeß.ottheßonMwche, Masteifon.'-AD'rf. : : '■•'

,:• Owing t" tho length of the oase Inight v. Barber, bankruptcy business mil not bp taken in;tho;:District Court nutil to-morrow morning. : ' '■ The flativo Land Court is to comnieneeilssittings at Marton to-day'for the hearing nf the Awarua case. This case is likely to oooupy tho Court many wonka, and tho natives interested are very numerous, sume of them hailing from Napier and other parts of Hawke'a Bay, as well as Rangitikei. Judge O'lirieu and Judge Ward will hear tho ease, '■■■■..'• : -

In thelt.M, Court, Carterton, yesterday afternoon, before Colonel itoberts, E.M:, a claim of 0. J. Jury against W. Horcbck, for tho amount of a judgment summons, £14103, was"made. Tho amount was ordered to be paid in one month, in default fourteen days' imprisonment, An order was made, on the application of Oonstablo Darby, that the two eldest boys of Mrs Matthews be sent to tho industrial school till they attain tho age of fifteen years,; The hearing of the case Kenall v. Percy, hai, on the application of Mr Pownall,' been adjourned by District

Judge Hobinson till tho 23rd inst,, to permit the issues to bo reduced. Somo Molbourne low comedians, dressed, np as aborigiuals, triod to 6urprisa Johnny Toole in a bush excursion, but ho didn't come that way, and the aboriginals had their clothes stolen, wherefore tlioy got looked up, It seems now to be an undoubted fact' says tho Bangitikel Adwcah, that the efforts of the Rangitikei Acclimatisation Society to stock the Bangitikei river with fish .have not been unsuccessful. There liavo been rumours of imported fish being seen at different times, but a few days ago Mr Stevenson saw a trout quite a foot in length in the river Opposite Bulls, The Liverpool,-. London and Globe Insurance Company this morning paid over acheqiio for the full amount of loss claimed under the Insurance policy covering the Eketahuna Hotel, destroyed by firo on the 20th inst. Tho recipient of"' this cheque expresses himself'gratified with the prompt and liberal manner in which tho blaim has been met,

Notice is given in another column tha' the partnershiphithertu existing between Messrs Scllar and Ohennells lias to-day boondissolve! All account? owing to the lato partnership must be paid to Mr Sellar,who will discharge the liabilities. The Mutual' Life Association of .IWstralasia, of.which MrP, MoUillis resident agent, have an important advertisement in our columns of to-day. The many advantages attached to this institution aro fully set forth, and with them nobody who reads tho advertisement can fail to bo impressed, Tho following team will ropresent tho Star second on the Park Oval on Saturday: -Holmwood,. Wallace, Green, Richards, Galloway, Bbagey, Ohas, tiwington, Owen, H. Welch, T. Welch, Ingstram, Brains, Collier, Westbrook, Broom, Emergoncies-.Ronall, Fellingham, H and K Ewington. Complaints reach us that ladies return-, nig" to thoir homes from Church on Sunday, evening find the footpaths near the Post Office blooked with idlers who freely criticise passers by, and practically compel them to take refuge m the muddy highway. We trust rhe- hint wo are giving will be sufficient to prevent a repetition ol the annoyance which lias been experienced." The grave is not a usual place for showing trade jealousies, but at Charlton recently a local undertaker, who has hither held a monopoly, had the bad taste to show his displeasure at a new man entering the field. It appears that tho coffin ropes belonging t.> the formor were placed over the grave by the grave digger, and the undertaker in question had the audacity to rush up and tako them away before a crowd, The now undertaker,'fortunately had brought a a pair with him, so that no inconvenience was caused; but'hiid'he not there .Would probably have been a scono. We (Wanganui Chronicle) have Beon some curious letters in our time—but the following which we are assured is a true, copy of an epistle addressed by a State School teacher of some notetoa'member of an Education Board in this IsLind beats everything wo have ever seen: -" Dear Sir: I have never, had tho pleasure ot sooing you, nor do I think that you know mo, though I. am given to understand that you are under the erroneous impression that I am oantankomus. lam anxious, therefore, that you should have a look at my face, whero you will see the wiiukles of humour and good nature combined with those of firmness, If you arc pas'ing through —, will you do ine the honour of calling upon me? For I think that the marry twinkle in my eyes will dispel certain wrong impressions in the course ot a lew minutes. Should 1 pass through —, I will call upon you."

Glenn, secretary of the Belfast Union Building Society, has enibezzli d L 35.000 of the Socioty's funds. The most pronounced novelty for the forthcoming seasons in connection with ladies 1 jackets, and this lies in tho use of velvet or plush for sleeve in place of tho Bame material of which the jacket itself is composed. These wo havo received in advance, and adopted for tho present season's wear, at Te Aro House.

Tn.'SE ladies' jaokots avo made in a variety of attractive stylos, with Medici and high oo 1 lan, and of beaver, fancy striped, and oheokod ■ oloths, and also in Frenoh stockingetto. Tho plush sleeves are of darker shade than the material, the combination being very effective,' As wo have but a limited quantity, ladies should inspect those without delay, at 'l'e Aro H ouse. Some of these jackets are in fawn beaver, with dark brown plush sleeves; light brown heaver, with darn brown plush sleeves; navy blue cloth, with black plush sleeves; brown cloth, with black plush sleeves; black fancy striped and checked cloth, with blaojt plush sleeves, &o. As wo are the oniyhouso in thoolty shoeing these attractive jackets, it Is necessary, in ordor to get a perfect ohoioe, that ladies should pay an early visit to To Avo Houso.

I k addition to the above, wo are Bhowing Bonn- admirable and attractive Mmans in matalasse, with;'feather, trimming; fanoy figured cloth, npp'psnni fur trimming brown Astraoau, with grey/fur■•' trimming; with a few ribbed and'griped. ■cloth, trimmed ABtracan, and braid'cord- ornaments, tor loss than half the real valuo, The reduced p ices of tlicso range from 15s Cd te 37s 6d, at Tc Aro House.—A»vr.