The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY. AUGUST 14, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3687, 14 August 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY. AUGUST 14, 1890.

Mr Georoe Fisher, is following Mi Hutchison's had by bringing charge; against Ministers of a personal char ecter. He has specifically stated

that a certain Minister guaranteed the bank overdraft of the Wellington morning paper, and thus controlled it. The New Zealand Times answers this charge by asserting that its pro prietorlms no bank overdraft,and that the paper is thoroughly independent. ' The latter statement is no doubt perfectly correct, but it does not 1 refute Mr Fisher's charge, because I very recently there has been a change in the ownership of the Times, and the accusation made maybe intended to refer to the position of the journal prior to its passing into new hands. . There are many journals in Now Zealand which are bolstered up by advances and guarantees for political ' purposes, and there are many leading politicians who could a tale unfold if they were honestly to confess the nature of their past relations with the newspaperswhich hare supported them. If, for example, Sir Hurry Atkinson haß been guilty-of the - conduct imputed by Mr Geo. Fisher to a certain Minister, could many ot our leading politicians, could even a high toned purist like Sir George Grey afford to throw a stone at him ? We scarcely think oven they or he would venture to say much on a [ subjeot of this kind. None the less \ the practice of suborning newspapers > is one that should be discouraged, It : has unfortunately been' very common ' in Now Zealand, but we venture to say in the long run it jb not beneficial either to the politicians who have indulged in it, to the journalists who have sold themselves, or to tho public Wo are not sorry that Mr Fisher has drawn attention to it, and if Ministers cannot meet his charge with an open and direct denial, they will undoubtedly deserve public censure. In no country in tho world are there perhaps so many newspapers in proportion to the popu- ' lation as in New Zealand, and this in ut measure accounts for tho fact that many of them aro launched into existence or saved from extinction by subsidies from politicians who desire to control them. There would be no objection to a Minister or any othet politician openly owning and controlling a newspaper, but it is objectionable that a person holding the high position of a Minister of the Crown should secretly control under some private arrangement the opinions of any leading newspaper, »nd the sooner tho statesmen of New Zealand rise superior to pructioes of this kind the better it will,be for , their own reputation and for the i character of the colonial press. At the same time we should be sorry to .J endorse tho personalities which'. Mr J Fisher introduced into his, speech. I He appears to be : the "Peeping ' Tom" of Wellington journalism; j porb»fiaßsor»R9»wlfe'l»w been j

admitted behind tho sconey but thereto unwritten rules of honor in sucli matters, and even a George Fisher cannot violate them without earning the hearty contempt of rightminded people.

Tho ordinary monthly meeting of tho Wairarapa North pounty Council is bemgheldtoday. • , Stoats and weasels ate becoming alarmingly plentiful in Pnhiatua, aiidare playing hayoo with the hen roosts, We regret to learn by cable that Cardinal Newman, who has of late beon identified aa an arbitrator in the labour agitation iu London, is dead;. ■■ We received a telegram yesterday from Dunedin, stating that it was currently reported that the Maritime Council would call out all seamen and colliery hands to-day. '•

The Masterton Bide Volunteers hold

their usual weekly parade this evening, after which tho presentation of Lieut Hooper's trophy will be made, - The advisability ot forming a Settlers' Union at Mangataiuoka baa been discussed and it his been decided to call a moating at an early date to take the matter into consideration; also to 'consider the necessity.or otherwise ot starting a cooperative store, If' the Union is formed, one'object will be to select a candidate for the forthcoming general election, and do all that is possible to secure his return,

"Havo you ever been' in gaol?"Lawyers Jo ask impertinont- questions sometimes. The above was one put to plaintiff by Mt Fraser in one of the Picturesque Atlas cases'at, Dunedin. The wituoes wa3 smart eribuih to reply: "Notto my kuowledge, or I probably should have seen you there." As Mr Fraser is a gentleman by Act of Parliament he ought to havo seen' such - a question was nns;entlemanly yoa,cowardly. MrCarow (tho R.M.) said it'ws on improper question, The inspector of tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agonoy Company (Mr Bajtley) has received advice as follows from a correspondent in England -" The market here for meat is illimitable. If New Zealand sent 5,000,000 instead of 2,000,000 of sheep thoy would be absorbed, Tho only effort necessary would bo to take a little care in not

Mine tho market, and tho meat would all go into consumption. Tho means of distributing this mutton throughout the United Kingdom aro increasing every day. Hundreds of new shops aro being opened, and it is popular as an article of food."

In a general intelligence paper scut to all the members of a certain Euglub public school' the other day, tho following questions were asked,:-"How Winy legs has a fly.»butterfly, a spider, ttßtevcdore, anapteryx, a platypus}" Fairly successful shots were niado with the. first two. As to the third, grave doubts, apparently, existed in the minds uf many ot the boys as to whether spiders usually walked on four, six, or ten lepsj but when, the case of the "stevedore" had. to .bo considered speculation ran rampant. What was a "Btovedorc?" Some " fellows" rashly concluded that it was merely another name lor a centipede, and gravoly asserted that a stevedore possessed no fewer than, a 100 legs; others.thought ic might be a .species of seroeut, and pronounced against any at »H. Tho optoryx and the platypus also proved tumble pitfalls, oven to mombers of the sixth, and a demand for the name and title of Her Majesty's tjruna'father and the data of Lord Mayor's Day reduced many others to despair, A man often contemplates suicido and may go as fur as to ensure, as he thinks, the destruction of his earthly existence, but should the means he takes to put an end to his Hie fail no one rejoices ..iovo than he does, feltcb a'oate tfe(Cft}WiW«) havo just heard of. A son of a veil-known settlor determined to do away with himself, and preparatory to the deed- made many presents of his worldly goods to his bosom friends. He eventually came into town and bought a bottle of beer with which he hied him to a local chemist whom he asksd for some "rough on rats," at tho same lime remarking that he understood tl]at (he most ejpV'tjye way of administering the p risun ivas by inking it with beer 1 The apothecary thinking that there was something peculiar about bis customer, gave him sonic harmless powder and tent him away quits satisfied The would be suicide mixed the powder with the beor, took a dose and laid himself down to die, quite satihitd that he was about to quit ?his worla of woe fur ever. However, after a sleep uf a few hours he awoke and new wonders why on earth he ever contemplated putting an end to his exiitence which even iu tins life iB worth sustaining,

The cautious, frugal policy which the Government of New Zealand, says a

London correspondent, have been practicing now for seme ye«'s is beginning to attract favourable attention hum the financial press, The Statist congratulates the colony on having at length emerged from one of the longest and most Bevero periods of depression to which it has over been subjected, It has done penance for its fully, and comes out of the trial strongor, more self reliant, and more prudent for tho discipline endured. Tho Statist contrasts tho exports of New Zealand ivith those of Victoria, and expresses the opinion that when all allowances are made, it is mure than doubtful if the 6ona fidt exports of Victorian industry really exceed the actual value of flow Zealand exports,

Some Idea of the amount of distress at present existing in Melbourne may bo gathered trom the following facts, which aregivon by the Argm :-Duriug the week ending July 28 tho Salvation Army registered the names of 'JC9 men for employment, and within tho samo period .work for 325 was found in the city and the country, Rations, consisting of tea, sugar, broad, and mat, were given to 4GO funjlies, and the, total number of meajs given for the peek was fUB. On Wednesday notice was posted outside the Salvation Army depot, in Latrobestreet, that there was employment for over 70 men in farmwork, stonebreaking, and quarry work. At noon over 40 mon signified their willingness to fill up a number of tho, vacancies. The Braybrook Council'in'ormed tho Salvation Army authorities that they were in want of 100 men for stonobreatihe, and during Monday and Tuedsay the names ot SO men were registered for employment, The Government has given permission to to the Army to use the Model Schnols,at the comer of Spring streat'and Exhibition street, as a night refuge for the unemployed. The school will ooeomoin. date about ICQ men, and the necessary utensils for cooking will be provided. The labour bureau will also be transferred to this building, in order to meet the objection of the men who refused to register at the Prison Brigade Home.

, Country Residents would dp well to , remember that an Extraordinary Salo of ' Surplus WintorStookcommenccßon Friday 1 August Ist at the Wholesale Family Dra pery vyarehouse To iro House Wellington Theiie will be bargains sufficiently great andaufflolently numorous.to tempt many ' to'pay a visit to Wellington and for those whs cannot conveniently leave their homes , we aro prepared to csecute their order with the utmost carefulness aud despatch at To Aro House Wellington. ALiiOidon must bo accompanied by cash in the shape of Post Office orders, postal notes, cheques or where these aro not 'available, knknoio9,arid will have our best attention. We have issued a prico list of the great reductions made which we will forward free by post on application to Te /Iro House Wellington, Akd of what does this Surplus Stock consist ?It consists of Winter dress faWics of every description, niauties,jackcts,ulsters Millinery, Underclothing, Calicoes, .Sheet; ings Flannels, Shirting, Blankets, Carpets, Linoleums,. Hosiery, Men's Boy's aud Youths' clothing "and a thousand other useful and desirable articles at tho WholeaaJeFamily Drapery Warehouse, Wellington,'' '.\. .".:-:..'."; Tug genuineness of our sales hitherto has been thoroughly woll known and the present onoiwill be tolly up to the character of "its prodjaessors. Ono thing should however, be tome in mind, and that is that who wish' to participate la its advantage should dosoquiokly, It lasts only. 15 days and terminate; on the 16th August at To Aro

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A Chemists' and Dnigpista' Association liaa been formed in Dunedin,' the cbjeot of .which is to maintain the standard price (or articles dispensed. It has been decided by the Masterton Horticultural and Industrial Society to hold the spring Show on Wednesday, 20th November, 18P0.

Another of the popular and entertain, ing Sixpenny Concerts is to be held --to. night in the Temporance Hall. A full | prolamine appears in another column. ■ A very interesting report on the oodlin moth, presented to a meeting of the Committee of the Hortieultura Society last, evening, will bo found In another column.

The Wairarapa North Babbit Board has decided to oncourstre the turning out ot the natural onemy by offering a subsidy of 10s per pair for all ferrets turned out-by ratepayers within the district from the lab October to January 3lßt, •

At the meeting of the Blacksmiths' and Wheelwrights' Company yesterday, the number of applications for tho position of nanagur were reduced from twenty-'nine to five, none ot whom, wo. understand, are local 'tradesmen. A final decision in the matter will be made at a future meeting. ■

The Wairarapa North Benevolent Society is in a state of financial embarassment owing to the District Charitable Aid Hoard ref usin? to recognise its demand for subsidies. It is to be hoped that the urgent demands which are aijaiii to be made by ,the Society will soften the hearts of.the meiubers of the District Board,

A conference wan" held last nigh 1 between the Knights of Labour and a deputation from the Earl; Closing Association, the /Object being to take combined action to further the Early Closing Movoment The Knighta, from, what little we can gather of the meeting ( ( made a pledge to support only those establishments closing at six o'clock, Atelegramreceived at Ghristohuroh (hows that Glampett, alios Sullivan, left Wellington in the Botomahana without a ticket and without means, When the steamer arrived nt Hobart he was handed over to the police,. and eventually found a pubhoan to pay his fare. He stated that he was drugged, and sent to Australia in place of Christchurch, whei'o ho desired to return, An old Invercargill resident now in Yiotona (according to the News), recently said-" Butter, cheese, bacon, eges, and lets of other staple articles of food are frightfully dear here compared to what they can; be got for in Now Zealand. With buttor at Irom 2s to 3s a pound, and eggs at 2s Cd a dozen, a working man has to regard them as luxuries to bo used on raro occasions only instead of tor daily diet as in the island colony, I was a. Protectionist once, but I'in a. Freetrader now." The Fast of yesterday says: -" Judg* ment was given by the Chief Justice this morning, on the motion by plaintiff toi a new trial of Butcher v, Payton, m which a jury had given a verdict for one farthintt on account of a certain article in the Waibar ipa Daily. His Honor upheld the finding of the jury that tho two first articles wuro not defamatory. With reference to the third artiole the learned Judge held that there were special circumstances wbich entitled the jury to End only nominal damages, and he therefore refused the motion for a new trial, with costs (£1010*). JJr Jollicoe avpa,ra,d fop the' plajntiff and Mr Quily was tor the defendant, A meeting of the Committee of tho Blacksmiths' and Wheelwrights' Com--1 puny was hold yesterday, Mr J. Stuckey in the ohair, The letter from certain farriers in the town,published in a recent issue of the Daily, was read mid j con and. jt pj resolved, that the I Oottimtttoe adhere to the resolution ' passol at last meeting. The number ot Director's of the Company was reduced 1 to sovon, viz,, Messrs Stuekoy, Heßsey, 1 Chamberlain, McGregor, Cave, Lett, 1 and T.Brown The report of the sub--1 committee re the application for man- ; agership was- considered. The numbor was reduced to live, from whom a ohoice ; will bo made at a future r^eetlng.' The ' articles "cjf Association were read and j agreed £q. The 'next meetinp' o,f the ' Oojntflitteewjll he ((eldon Saturday next_ Uen readers will he plowed to learn that Messrs L, J. Hoopor and Co start this , morning one of thoir hall yearly olearing sales. Tho whole of the atook in tho Bou Marohe is reduced to prices that must 1 tempt ovory one wanting drapery, millinery ' and clothinjj, to purchase largo parcels ' during this great sale, 1 Tub great salo of drapery and olothing ii ; now being held at the Bon Marohe. Messrs i L. J Hooper aud Co have determined, to reduce their stick to about half tho present value, Bargains in every department will i bo offered during the nest few days. , PoiionASEs of the lirqpory, Millinery apd i boys clothing «h,QU,Id not tail to attend at i onco the great sale n >w going on at the Bon , Marohe, every article is reduced, Cost . prioenot being considered the atook must be reduced before stock taking,