The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3358, 10 July 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1893.

A meeting is convened in Masterton for Saturday next to organise a local branch of the Knights of Labor, and it is of some interest to determine whether the establishment of Buch a branch is likely to be conducive to the beet interests of the district, The Knights of Labor is a secrst Society, founded by certain tactors of Philadelphia in- the year 1869. Its platform embraces the following objects: 1. Toaeco.ro within its organisation all departments of proteotivo industries. S. To secure for working men a proportionate share of wealth produce, 3. To establish co-operative institutions; 4. The revision of land laws.

6. The redaction of hours of labor. 6, The abolition of the contract system, > There is. some qnestion whether in a district like this reforms of the character indicated are necessary, and if so, whether a secret Society to bring them about is not superfluous. Workmen, as far as we are aware, do already receive in the Wairarapa a proportionate share'ol the wealth they produce, and the hours of labor are, as a rule, all that can reasonably be expected. We fail to see, too, how our local bodies would manage to. continue their functions if the contract system • were abolished, The formation of a branch of the Knights of Labor amongst us cannot, as far as we can judge, do much good for the community, and may bring about a certain amount of barm. At the present time money, is exceedingly plentiful, and in another sense it is exceedingly scarce Banks andloan companies have more money on band than they know what to do with, but the amount in general circulation is very limited. The labor movement is frightening the men who own the money from spending it on improvements, A man who, for example, contemplated spending a thousand pounds during the coming season in cropping a large area of land is afraid of a fluctuation in rates of wages, and concludes that it will be more prudent to let bis money remain in the bank. This is no imaginary example, but represents accurately the position which men with means are taking in view of the present labor agitation, Their money is accumulating in the banks instead of being distributed amongst the working' bees of the community. This is not only the actual, position oi affairs in Wellington, but it is also beginning to be the position of affairs in the Wairarapa, and it only wants a few branches of the Knight's of Labor, and other similar organisations to commence business here to complete the mischief which is already commenced. We know people in (lie Wairarapa who are now hesi. tating to make improvements, lor whjflji the money is ready and waiting, simply oi)' jiccpj]))' of tho uncertainty of tho lab'oi market, We sincerely trust tbnt there is too much common, sense amongst the people of this district to countenance an

.agitation which clearly must have a prej udioial eißfeot' on the interesia of thedistnctbycheoltiiigiiiipi'ovements aid seriously diminishing the sum of raonoy which,would, uiidcr ordinary circumstances, bo upe'iit in the labor market During tho past two years the organisation known as' the of Labor" lias boon on the wane in. its original home, the United States, and commands far less public attention, there than fonuorly, Perhaps this is the reason why its followers are propagating its tenets in other countries. As far as tho Wairarapa is concerned, wo feel sure that we are better without it, and that the workinq'menof Mastorton can manage their affairs end hold their own without' the assistance of this particular" Yankee notion."

Councillou Dixon desires tbe library at the Institute to bo open to the ratepayers, that it should bn a free library. We are quite in sympathy with a movement in Ibis direction, but the practical effect of it will be reduce thu library income by abolishing subscriptions and lo increaso the expenditure by creating a tar larger number of applicant's for books. The only way to. meet this difficulty, would he to increase the Library rate from a penny in the £ to"" twopence, and if Or Dixon presses his motion he must be prepared to take this alternative. If he merely reduces the revenno and' increases the expenditure without providing fur-tho deficiency the free library he would bring about - AOuld lie no credit to the town and no satisfaction to he burgesses,

A lecturer from the States, Mr Oorrie 'olmstono, delivers nn address in the temperance Hall this evening.

The Postal authorities have refused to i;rant the request for a letter 'carrier [or thu Greytown Uorourii.

MrG Mooro has been appointed Returning Officor to tho l'ahiatua County Council «ud Licensing District. The first Arbor day was signalised in Victoria on Saturday, June 21st, by the planting of about 25,000 trees in the country districts. A further shipment of stoats and itcasels is expected to arrive in Wellington by the ia, lluapehu, and will be distributed in the Masterton district, A proposal is on foot to form a private company to take oyer the Wellington tramways from Messrs Grace and Greenfield. A number of monied men aro interested in the movement.

Tho Nelson people, it is said, are getting a requisition numerously signed for presentation to Sir Julius Yogol, asking him to allow himself to be nominated for a seat in tho next Parliament,

A novel proposal has been : made in Pahiatua to the tffect that the frames surrounding the trees recently planted be leased for advertising purposes. The nowspaper of tho town strongly objects to such desecration, '

Mr Thos. Mackay Imb been appointed, out of sixteen applicants, as Inspector to the North Wairarapa Babbit Board, We wish Mr Mackay, who has every qualification for the position, success in his new appointment, At the meeting of the Rabbit Board yesterday, Mr Maunsell remarked that the rabbits in this district were consider 1 ably reduced in numbers to what thej were last year. This result he attributed to tho recent importations of stoats and weasels,

At a tea-fight, or a prosontation of prizes, or something, in Dunedin the other day a Mr Bain said that it was very nice for a young lady to be ablo to abstract the cube root, but to be able to darn a stocking wont a great deal further in tho direction of making a good wife and mother.

Mr Buchanan's Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act Amemlmont Bill provides for the constitution of new hospital districts at Patoa, Wannanui, Wellington, Wairarapa, (comprising Wairarapa South,. Wairarapa North, and Patea Counties), Ashburton, North Canterbury, Manawatu, (Oioua. and

Manawatu Counties), and Waitnate,

Says the Adwmtc-k few days ago a young b<m of Mr S. Hirst, of Sandon, fell out of a trap in which he was riding in such a position that one wheel of the vchiclo ran over his head. It was (eared, of course, that he had been seriously, if not fatally, injured; but, on being taken to JDr Bennett, it was foundthat his only injury was a scalp wound, a portion of the scalp having been displaced by the wheel. This was restored to its natural position, and no permanent ill-effects are anticipated from the' acoident.

We direot the attention of young mechanics and others to the fact that Mi' Eiley, Art Director of the Wellington School of Design, will deliver a lecture in St. Matthew's Bchoolroom to-morrow evening, the subject being " The advantases of technical and art education," Mr Riley is' an able lecturer, and as such haa sained for himself awide reputation, It is therefore to bo hopod that he will be greeted on Friday evening by a crowded audience.

This is how a Wellington contemporary refers to the salaries of civil servants :—The people up North are in a terrible Way through the property tax, which ninny of them are paying out of principal instead of out of profit. We don't, think this is a. timo to start increasing, big salaries, ' Commercial people have had to submit to great reductions, and a man in ' the Civil Service who eetsthe same salary now as he did some years ago has practically [got a rise." c

Mr Wright, a farmer at Benandra, near Migon, Aow South Wales, in his efforts to save a little boy, met with a most horrible death, - It appears that on tho night in question, Mr Wright was in the house in company with a littlo boy who was staying'at his placo, They Heard a disturbance among the pies in tho styo, and tho youngster ran out to ace wliat-was the matter, when he found that a boar pig had broken in among a litter of young " pprkerß'" Tho lad went into the'stye to endeavor to hunt him. put, when the brute made after-him and literally tore the olothes off his baok, the .youngster's screams immediately' attraoted Mr Wright tothe'Bpot, and dashing iuto the stye to rescue tho boy, he caught the pig by the ears. . The brute ignoring the prosence.of the lad* turned ou Mr Wright with such forooity that it was not lonV bofore he was torn and traiupled to pieces. The body, which presented a terriblo sight, was Biibspquently recovoted by three men from Benandra, who had first to dash the boar's brains in with an axe, The coronor considered that it was unnecessary to hold an inquest, as it was ovident how Mr Wright had met his death, litnuxotho earlier portion of the present month we shall offer some very special bargains in winter dresses of eujiorior olinraoter. Many of these were bought late in tho liondoo season much below their usual value; marked at correspondingly low prices at the Wholesale Family Drapery \Yarehouse, TeAro House. We havo of these about 500. first-class dresses, consisting, id the .main of Frcnoh tweeds in the latest design, Frsnoli amazoncs in the most fashionable shades, a variety of plain materials with combinations in scrroll, floral, and other patterns, and somo handsome boxed braided robes, all of which will be offered much under tho usual prices at Te Aro House', . 'This opportunity of seouring really good dresses for littlo money is perfectly unique,' and not likely to be repeated this season, so that ladies who may be desirous of purchasing at these reduced prices should do without loss of time at.Te.Avo House,

-ThoNorlhJVaitari!pa : recently formed, comprises an: aioa, of so lewthaii 600,000 acres. ■-•;;■ ;•' -::'.

Oil' Tuesday oveuinq a'jrouDgmau'wHo was flkylarkinfr with ti ",pal!' outsido. ime:iif tlio.Feathoraton hotela; ouatained a severe sprain of his ankle, '■.■:]■'

The total amount of gold won iii Victoria Miw'o 1851 is 87,231,0H0z, There wns a fulling uffof 101,870ns! in the yie|d last year. ;. ..;.-... ; ■ The Wellington Racing Club's Annual Steeplecbaso Meeting will be held at tho Butt Park on Saturday next.-

_ A mau named Thomas Siher fell down iir-Manners' street, Wellington, last evening, and tlioreby sustained' a fractura of hisleg. There is in Wollingl on at the' present time a feminine "fortune tellor" «bo' is gaining considerable, popularity among her own sex. A young Maslerton lady, who recently vieited.her, is jubilant at having been informed that within a specified time she is to bo married to a wealthy gentleman and do a' tour of the woijd,

A meeting of ritcpayora interested in raising a loan of £9OO for tho construction of a road in tho Kopuaruuga district was held in the Road Board office yesterday. Afcerconsidcrable discussion the mooting was adjourned till 2 o'cloot; on Saturday, the 16th mst, A romarkablo result, of Russian influenza is recorded by tho authorities of the Massachusetts insano asylums. In Beven cases-the pationts, through having h grippe, were .rostored to reason, and in each case the details are thoroughly vouched for by the medical attendants, . N At Tcmuka thero appears at present lo bo a small forest of ox cabbasjos. (hv an acre ono gentleman has about 4,000, some'of which are said to weigh as much as 181bs each. There is a demand for those, the cultivator sending as'man; as . 400 weekl; to Timaru at an average price of 25s per hundred; and the net cash

yioldot this acre oi cabbages is estimated at abiut £45. The working men of the West Coast liavo decided to have direct labor repreBontatitin iu the House if possible, and at meetings which hare been held at Westpurt and Brunnerton, resolutions havo been passed asking Mr Lomas to contest thu Inangahua seat. Mr Lomas is President of the Miners and Laborers Association of Now Zealand. The senior cup match between tlio Masterton and To Ore Oro I'uotball Cluba, which was to havo boen played on Saturday next, has been forfeited by To Ore Ore, There will consequently be no match of importance in Masterton on that date. The membois of the Red Star Club are requested to roll up for practice on the old Star ground, . The new Board appointed to extinguish vermin in the Wairarapa North meet in

a rabbis pan, about ten feet square,

where no accommodation is availablo for reporters, and where ibis impossible for the business of the Trust to be discussed in a proper manner.' Thero is not the slightest excuse for such an. undesirable arrangement, as no doubt a more suitable room, the County Chamber, could behad for the aßkinu, Messrs F, ft, Jackson and 00, report of their Inst Johnsonvillo stock sale as follows:—Cattle in moderate supply, the quality of the whole entry being good and suitable for trade purposes. .An active demand existed, pricisß closing firmly. Sheep-in lewer numbers, The principal line was withdrawn for export on grower's account,, although it' was genorally considered full value had been offered tor them, Tho highest price obtained this year was secured by tho Hoaton Park Estate for a small draft of excollent half-bred

wethers. A'small muster of pigs, containing well-bred and useful baconers, sold at late rates, Bullocks, £5 2a Gd to £6los, average £slßs 4d; Bheeppriine wethers and heavy weights, 17s; pigs-baconors, £ll4s 6d to £2l4s Gd; others, 27s'j large porkers, 25s 4d,| others, 13s 3d to 18s Bd. Oon readers will be pleased to leamthat Messrs L, J. Hooper and Co starts this morning one of their half yearly clearing sales. The whole of tho stock ra the Bon Marcheis reduced to prices that must tempt every one wanting drapery, millinery, and clothinpr, to purchase. large parcels during this great sale, ; _' > The great salo oi drapery and clothing is now being held at tho Bon Marchc, Messrs L. J Hooper and Co have determined to reduce their stock to about half the present value, Bargains in every department will be offered during the next tew days.

Pdrohasbs of the Drapery, Millinery and boys clothing should not fail to attend at once the great sale n»w going on at the Bon Mnrche, every artiole is reduced) Cost price not Mug consideted the stock must be roduoed*before stook taking,