The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3564, 18 July 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1890.

Ah anonymous correspondent in the columns of our looal contemporary, probably one of the four-and-t(venty Knights of Labor who are sworn to seorecy and dare not put their names to their views, has replied to our recent articles on the labor question, The secret writer does not question the facta we havo alleged with reference to- the new movement, but imputes to us a wrong motive, He sayfl;—"Hiß (the editor of-the Daily) readers are well aware that any movement that will tend to iraprovo the position of the laboring classes' is cortain to meet with opposition, l whilst anything ( . that is for the interest of the so-called upper classes will be lauded to the skies." Now we take issue with the nameless one on this point, In our opinion the movement which he advocates will not tend to improve tho position of the jajping .classes, and.it is for this reatoji we oppose it, A farmer said to us to-day; .'•' If iny mqn' strike, I shall send them away and keen sheen, it will pay me bettor to run sh'ee'p' than farm at a higher rate of wages,'' Now, assuming that tho four and twenty knights bring about the

strike for which they aro anxious, would throwing laboring classes out of employment improve their condition? Are w.e not the friend of the working .classes' when we" say that making grilles is making rni'sobief ? We indulge in »p'id)o profession o'f being the working man's friend, p do not solicit his vote, we do not expect to be returned to Parliament or any other eligible place by Ms influenco, wd clo not.flatter hiiu or even I patronise him, but we contend that we respect him, and as &' as w> can do, deal fairlylpd truthfully by £S A very largo percentageof our readers and subscribers .are working men, and in writing .upon tho labor .question we have a full sense of our responsibility to them, and our duty as public journalists, to promote their interests, But with this sense of responsibility before us we feel it to bo our duty to declare that these projected labor strikes and organisations of secret societies are a delusion and a snare, tliattheywillinakoin. this district the poor poorer and the rich richer. Even outside this district, outside this colony what do w.o find? In " Marvellous Melbourne," the home of strikes, tho breeding ground of unionvtheroareuow ten thousand unemployed men. No doubt ten' or twentythonsanu^a'iDftylJefonnd thoro earning high wages,."' ™» of ten thousand men, vory many oi them with wives and familes, destitute wives and hungry children, earning no wages at all. There the Lazarus laborer oraves the crumbs that' fall from fho table of the Dives laborer, Is this the goal towards which the Knights of Labor are working? Will this be the condition, of the Wairarapa after a few labor strikes, It nmy,.and probably will if the men of this distnot allow themselves to be bamboozled into secret societies ,and pledge themselves to throw up their employment at the call '4 $W leaders. But we believe that the workinc; s»cn flf this .district are too prible jiiii to. place'tliemsolYCS in sucli a false' and i dangerous position, and W the four

and twenty Knights, wlio daio no fc publish their immes, have a task o' Mnsiderable. difficulty before thorn. «6 affirm.that this new. movement, however rauoh it ,'maj- promote Mr Hogg's interests as a ParliauientavY candidate, is injurious to the' interests of the working classes in this dißtrict, and thftt its first effect will i»o jo throw men out o{ employment au d ws second to reduco wages. : -

The Mastorlon School Committee is; beginning to realise that its', tiMcml position is critical,'and ( will probably apply totboTownLaiids ■ Trust for assistance to pay off certain arrears of a somewhat shady character. The position of the school fund has been unsatisfactory for .some time, and has practically been concealed from tho public. Eighteen months ago a certain sum of cadet money was handed over as a trust to the* committee of the'day, and this trust money was mis-spent as ordinary revenue. The defalcation has not yet been made good, but the real culprits who were responsible for it are now out of office and the present committee has vicariously to bear their sins. Untlertheso circumstances it may olaim sympathy from.the Town Lands Trustees, but before that body expresses Bympathv by a formal grant there should be that full statement of assets and liabilities of the school which was withekl at the late annual meeting of householders, and which, as far as we are aware, has not subsequently been furnished. This scandalous affair has practically been suppressed at two conseoutivo annual meetings of householders, but it t \m inevitable that it should '■■ sooner or-later be brought into the light of day, arid that time has now arrived.

The guard on the Ekctahuna railway had the misfortuno yesterday morning to loae two fiye pound Tenders are invited through our columns for. foiling ono hundred and forty, acres of bush, more or less, in the Parkvillo Special Settlement. Mr J Knott, the temperance lecturer, is at present in Groytown. Arrangements are being rnado by the temp'eranco body for his second visit to Ma'sterton, Mr T, 0, "Williams intends erecting several brick buildings at Pahiatua, including an office for the Fahiatua 'fc, A football match between team 8 representing Eketahuna and Woodville is to bo played to-morrow. A large general Bale will bo held in the Oartorton Auction Booms to-morrow (Saturday), by Mr F. H. Wood. It is said that buildings are still going up in all parts of Palmerston North, and that carpenters are having a rosy timo of

Tho Government notify they have relinquished negotiations for further lands in tho Man|atainoko block, covering about 8000 acres, • Mr Wilson is to. ask if tho Govom-. uient will place a aum of £IO,OOO on the estimates for tho purpose of carrying out tho promise of the Premier to pivo a bonus foe tho iraproyemout, of flaxdressing machines. At tho inquest on tho body of a young girl of sixteen, who died at Dargaville, Auckland, from takin? " Koufh on Rats," the jury returned a'verdict that deceased took a dose of " Bough on Rats "while in a state of temporary insanity caused by reading sensational literature. Young ladies, take warning I

The groat clearing sale at the establishment of Mr E Pearco still continues, Notwithstanding that the weather ha 3 been inclemont, the public have not failed to. tako advantage of tho bargains offered, and Mr Pearce now requests us to remind purchaser's that if thoy wish to be' 'in the swim" thoy must call at once.

. At the meeting of tho Mastorton School Committee last evening Mr T. Mackay tendered his resignation, owing to his 'business duties necessitating his absenco from town. Tho resignation was accepted with rogrot, and Mr Z. Hoar was nominated for appointment in his stead.

If over a man noeded incarceration within tho walla of '' Mount View" Arthur Clainpett, «!i«s Sullivan, undoubtedly does. This eccontric in dividual, whon leaving for Sydney the other evening, »avo the wharf laborers of Wellington a treat by scattering among thorn a handful of gold and eilvor coins, Tho men, it is needless to say, subsequently drank the health of Sullivan with enthusiasm,

The" propositi form foi the niomborship" of the Order of Knights of Labour contains, infer alia, a personal description of tho individual proposed, in which the following particulars are to bo noted, viz;— Residence, height, hair, eyes, complexion, age, occupation, mutilation niarks or personal peculiarity. The document reminds one of the passport which at pno time every traveller on tbo European Continent uspd to. baye tq carry.'

Tho following is a copy of a civculav I which has been forwarded to tho various Education Boards throughout the colony: | —" 1 hayo the honour by direction of the Minister of Education to inform you that it has boon represented to him that the parents of the children that attend the public schools aro commonly required to purchase a large number of school books, and ,that the payment thus required of tji'oin' in ijiarly oasea amounts to the equivalent of a wifetapljal. lee,' so that the promise of free education is practically unfulfilled. After making enquiry the Minister considers that thero is ground for the complaiut, and ho believes that excessive requirements havo arisen partly from tho wide option afforded in the list of beoks sot forth in tlie regulation made by order in council, and 'parity 'from tho' frequency of changes madd or allowed by'tho boards jylth" respect' to the selecting of books from tiiat. list. He js also" of opinion that such MepnaftißJ. iobo used only/in class, and need not be taken borne, might reasonably be provided as part of tho apparatus of tho school. Books used In this way would last for years' in a school under good The Minister would be elad one school to another would not i?™ re a new set of books, and hi which a book aftor an older child had done syjth it could'be passed oa to a ybungor niembor 'oj thoߧmo family. Ho thorofore Has it 'in CQiitepiplatigu to 'proposoa 'revision of tho regulation, in 'order that 1 the uumber, of authorised Ijooks miiy bo considerably diminished, _ But _ .before takin? any decisive action in this direction ho i'a desirous of ascertaining tho Views of tho several Education Boards on tho whole quoslion to which this letter relates, .1 am therefore to ask you to be so good as to favour him at someoarly date with an expression of you* opinion on tho subject.-I am, &o, ,'yYm, Jas, Habenß."

Powso the earlier [Oi'tion of the prosent (noijth we shall offer som.o very-snepial bargains' ja jvinter dresses q£ priptp 1 character. WTojiypf these yore bought' lat'o j iatliotattoii season much below the}r! ' -«lwi| Biarkeil (t) correspondingly lojy: usually.. "'Msjdlo lWy Drapery] prices at tho >i„„. . Warohmise, TeAro House. «..,] Wb havo of theso about M 0 first-en.... dresses, consisting in the main of French tweeds in tho latest design, French amazones in tho most fasliioimblo shades, a variety of plain materials with combinations in scrroll, floral, and other patterns,, and joine handsome boxed braided robes, all of which mil be offered mush under the usual prices at Te Aro House, '.- 'This opportunity of securing rcaty good dresses (or little money Is perfectly unique, and not likely to be repeated this scftsou, so that ladies who may be dosirons of purchasing at these reduced prices should: do without loss of time at To Aro House Thb original prices of these lovely dresses ranged from'3ss Od to 84s, and" customers will have the opportunity , oi' purchasing them at prices varying from 2-is Cd to 569 Cd uOio m'bleealo iauijly Drapery WarehpusoToAro^Q.tt's'c)'-^)','-;;.

A l.rijklayor; and woodcutters are pntotl lit once.by'Mr D M B'rooka, of aiuiiricoyillo. '• - . '.'■:'. ■:■-.. V

' -A ship which anchored yesterday 'out-' Bido the Wellington Heads is found to bo

the Olaki, overdue from London. Mr Geo. Coker informs us that ho is arranging for the parly appsaraUco of the DeniaresqYariefcy Company, A remrd of £ 1 is oflorod for the recovery of a ; gold riug, 6et with two diamonds aud tbreo sapphiros, lost in Queen street.

- We remind settlors ot the meeting to bo held in tho Olub Hotel to-morrow to deal with the difficulty which has arisen with tho farriora. ,

Messrs ltos and Muir liave applied for a patent ior their. improved press for baling up wool, flax, or other fibre. The gold returns for tho quarter ended 30tli June, 1890, show a totalentered for exportation of 49,741 ounces of the value of 1199,884, Mr Buchanan is asking the Governraont to appoint an export to report on tho provalanco of lungworni and other parasites anions sheep and cattle. A meeting is' to bo hold in tho Wesloyan .Schoolroom this (Friday) evening to arrange a programme for tho lecturoa ot Mr Knott. ( All • sympathisers aro requested to be'present at 7.30. Wo hear that a certain "bush-whacker'' of this district has beon summoned to appear before tho R M noxt Court day to answer a chargo of aondim; a threatening letter to a woll known boarding house kcopor of Masterton, Wo are requested to remind our readers of Messrs Lowes and lorns'sales to-mor-row, _ Their list will emb'raco .every description ol new and second hand furniture, produce, poultry, etc,," also a largeconsignmentoffraitand ornamental trees from Nelson. Dante Donilnosi was charged beforo Colonol Eoberts, R,M, this morning, with offering fish for salo within the Borongh without, a license, inspector Ingram proved hia case, and a ponalty of ss' and 7s costs was inflicted,

Wo understand that the question of erecting a tollgato on tho EketahunaPahiatua road will bo again discussed at the next meeting of the Wairarapa North County Uounoil, and in tho meantimo no further action in tho matter will be taken. ■ ' ' ,

"Hark! hear that awful warning" Baid ; a maiden of fair elocutionary talent at a j certain gathering last eyening, Alhvas BtiU; when tho dulcet voice of a baby, fondly clutched in a mother's arms, gave ' a warninn that must bavo injured its ■ tiny lungs. There' was suppressed laughter; a little thing like that no doubt amused many. Mr Tumbull, M.H.R,, died at Tiuiaru last evening, the cause of death being Bright's disease On the nowa beitiß reported to fclio House, an adjournment was immediately mado till next day out of respect for the deceased, Notice Is given by Mrs Cranmor, of the Star Hotel, that it is her intention at the next meeting of the Mastertou Licensing Committee to apply for a transfer'of license for tho said hotel to George Williamson, her appointee. Henry Jackson, a deserter from H.M.S. Opal since 1888, surrendered at "Warkworth to the police, Ho said lie would rather go back and • take his punishment than onduro any longer the hardship of a gumdigger's life. During last year 294 offenders under tho age of 20 years wero received into the prisons of tho colony. Of that '< number, 190 woro Now Zealandovs and 61 were English;'l26 belonged to tho 1 Ohurchof England, 70 wero Roman ' Catholics, and 44Presbyterians,' ■ ' The Gisborne people apparently do , not appreciate representations of plays of the. immortal bard, which Mr Miln thinks are too metaphysical for them, Aa a change Mr Miln gave thorn some- • thing light and sparkling—'• Fun on tho • Bristol,' with original music and songs,

The Burgess list and the Defaulters list for the Borough of Mastorton are | now open for inspection at the Town Clerk's office, and all objections thereto must be lodged and dolivored to the Town Clerk on or belore tho 29th of July next. . . • The Customs revenue returns for tho quarter onded Juno 30,1890, amounted to £345,665, and tho primage duty to 110,871; total, The revonuo for the corresponding period last year was £i2i,l(®, showing an increase of £31;7?6, The oxoise duty for tho past quartorwas-tobacco, £Bl, cigars, £54, beer, £12,948. '

Mrßeetham assured the Houso yesterday that when he was at tho Paris Exhibition somo wag had painted the New Zealand quartz speoimoiis with roW paint, apparently with tho idoa of adding a colour to tho ovidonce of New Zealand's mineral wealth. This rather Btartliiii,' circumstance was mentioned as a proof of the necessity of provision being made for -propor representation at exhibitions.

Mr" J. Carpenter, of the Queon-stvcet Boot Dopot,'announces that he has jußt received a large consignment of men's porpoiso and Cookham's celebrated make

fif hand sown boots. Besides having in stock every other description of men's, lad|es' and children's boots, Mr Carpontor is making a special lino of bespoke work with the English sole loather. A great demand lias been inado for tho latter, and Mr .Carpontor guarantees thou to withstand twelve months' Now Zealand wintry weather,.

In the K,M Court yesterday, after we went to press, Harry Westbrook sued T Thompson for m 8s H work and labor done. Mr Beard appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Pownall for dofondant. Tho plaintiff was oxaminod at somo length, after which Mr Pownall raised the' objection phat the Court had no jurisdiction in tho oaso, as'the dis'outo was over a partnership transaction, Considerable argument ensued on tho point, and tho Court upholding ihe contention of Mr Pownall/ a nonsuit was entered, _ A: circumstance has lately como to lito which seems to indicate that begging from door to door is. romarkably remunerative, Some little time ago a man riahod Patrick' Cdt'ter was arrested at Be'echivorth for beh)?'a vagrant;' he liayingbfion a nuisance to the residents of that town, owinsj, to tbo persistent njannor in which lie sought alms from the residents, The local Court sentenced him to six months' imprisonment, On his clothes being soarohed, deposit recoipts on banks in various parts of the colony wore found in them, representing iu all £843, which he had, judging from thedato Sjntfonod. ojljhe Iccei Fi collected in the course of iiis h^ der " 1 8? during tho preceding eleven months,' Ballal'at and Geolong"seeiijsd fo havo been'tho pjaco'a in which ho received the larsroat amount of donations/The Penal Department has cashed one of the deposit recjaipts''anddeduptbd'|ho' cost entailer! ,oh it for keeping Cotter during tho six niQiitlis of. his "inprisonnjeht.-rMel; bourne Argils,' Our readers' will bo pleased to jeamlhot' Messrs li, J, Hooper and Co starts this morning one oi their hall yearly .clearing sales, Tho whole of tho slock ,in the Bon Marcheis reduced to prices (hut must tempt every ono wanting drapery, milliuery, and clothiug, to purchase largo parcels during this great sale, . The great salo of .drapery and clothing is now" being held at the Ijon Marche. Messrs L. J Hooper an j 1 Co have (letermhied to. reduce their slock'ib about half tho present yaUw. jargjins jii'eys'ry department' will bo offered durjji'g tj|o ijext few 'days.' ■ Vsmmi of Pie Drapery. Pljpry and , •""•(no.should not (ail to attend at boys' cioui... 0 . - wftfjij on' jj the Bon once'tho great sale now „. .*.•-'', Qoat Marohe, every, article is reduced, prico not being considered the stock must be I reduced before stook taking. •