The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3589, 16 August 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1890.

Before the present session commenced, a shrewd parliamentary critio punted out to us that tho policy of the .Opposition would be to worry tho Goyernment. There was a sicli Premier who was keeping tho Ministry in power, and if lie could only be —well, we will say, disposed of, " there was a dean .field for the other side." The session is well advanced, and the Premier is still alive, but the worry policy is beginning to tell. Tho Wellington correspondent of a leading Opposition paper writes as follows "I am sorry to have to tell you that Sir Harry Atkinson's health instead of improving lately, grows distinctly worso. He sleeps badly, is nervously fretful, and worries himself about every contretemps which opcurs in the House. The fpmahawkmg of the estimates has been gall ajjd w.pmivood ,t.o him. But what has irritated liinj most has ' been Mr Hutchison's {he events which have been tli.a sequel." A record of this kind must be putting new heart iuto the Opposition. Worriers of the Hutchison jjjid Fisher type are-doing the work of their pgty, and will, no doubt, in duo time receiyo their reward. Of course they are unfalgiicdly spt;t'y that the Premier is ill, but that id hoi i their look out, the obvious duty ,of tho Opposition-aud tlie path of duty is tho way to glory—is to m'akohim worse. It is a feath.er jji J}# politicai cap that ho is now nervously, fretful and sleeps badly > their charm is working, and (hay have only to persist a little longer ip Jjis political demise, Of .courso if his; political extinction caip.fi shout through his pnysical dissolution tlioy would be immensely distressed, but uope the less they appear to be 1 determined to Mil him oil' ono way or the other, ill js fair in love and war and politics, but that yso should not caro to undertake the task -uliiph appears so congenial to' sotno members of {hp Hfluse. We : can 31) honorable' tseiflber making an m&M taty for tho sick man, and that he' had slept badly, and \v2S suffering from nervous prostration, saying "so sorry! but IliaVe prepared a pill for him to-night, must give it to him, 'tis my duty to the Colony to do so." This may be politics,.but it is not exactly humanity, and wt fancy tho country would sooner see a little moro humanity, and a little less polities. That tho policy of worrying a sick Premier is tho line which the Opposition is taking this session tliero can be but little doubt, aud we almost wish that Sir Robert Stout was once moro at its head, for with all his little weaknesses ho would not take part in ft pitiful struggle of this kind, .

The / Wellington ' Oity Council has at last resolved to drain that city, and, it may be expected that a bjir loan will bo raised to do the work at ah early date, An Auckland telegraph operator lately filed his sohodule, srivmi> as the reason of. tlip disaster "tlmt. lie was induced to endorse bills fur his stepfather,"

~ A man named Walton has been , missing from Woudvilb fur some days, and as search 'parties have been muuccassful I it is'impocte'd be has met wiU foul play,

The ship .Asaaye, from Londou, was poatcd at Lloyd's on Thursday, having bcou lSO.dtiya out. Very little topes are now.entertamed fur her safety, This is given as ono result of the labor movement;—Muthor '• "Rock the oradle, Joey." Joey (rising six): "What are you going to pay'mo? Ko one works for nothing nowadays," MrsP, Ware is about to erect in Worktop road a magnificent. residence of the latest design and most modern improvements, Tenders for tbe w)rk

are invited through our columns. Mt Fred Wright, of tho .Railway 1 Boardingb'ouse, Mastorton, lias an an> : nouncemont of interost to travellers, and to those who may be in want of a comfortable place of residence at a moderate rate, It has been stated that' there is in Masterton a prohibited person, wbo is > continually drunk, and aspersions have > been cast upon the police tor not taking action. It may not generally bo known • that the Aot gives.practieally no power to the pbhou to deal with cases such as ' the 0110' fiueation., • . ! ,1 liitelliijence m received, by telegram from Woodvillo on Konday last that a

requisition, "had been sent" to Mr A. W, How, of this towu, asking liiin toco Ut the forthcoming election wilh Messrs Beetham • and McUardle. .Wo are

informed, however, that the memorial Ims uot yet arrived ao that it may be presumed it has been drawn up and 'is awaiting signatures. ■

It would be perlmpj as well if the Poultry Society throw their Committee meetings open to the press, a glaringly 0110 sided roport of the late meeting of the joimuitteo. having been published. Wo aro, however, noi quite sure that'the proceedings of this budy would stand too I much publicity.

Private advices received in Diinodm yesterday from Sydney, Btate that the Steamship Owners' Association has decided that in the event of the men boiiif called out to open up tho whole question of conditions and rate of pay for maritime labour, Tho Australian Officers Association called out their officers to-day, but members refused to strike. l'ho Wnipawa Mail says " A requisition has been sent from Woodvilla to Mr A \Y Ho?g, of Masterton, asking him to cuntett that seat iu opposition to Messrs and McUatdlo. Mr McCardlo is not likely

to hud many supporters, in any case, as the memory of his crooked tactics at liist election has not yet faded, 1 ' Wo ( Emiiwj Press) hear that an understandim? is being coiue to between merchants and capitalists and there is a possibility of a very powerful Association being formed to consider how far tnoy will allow themselves to be dictated to by labor, There aro rumors of sums reaching into millions botween Now Zealand and Australia to bo devoted towards importing labor from Home and foreign ports,. Says the Kaugitikei jMvomlc: —" Yesterday 5,000 trout fry, from the Masterton Hatchery, wero received in Bulls by the Eangl ikei Acclimatisation Society. They wme fine healthy fish, and arrived in excellent condi'ion. These are the first instalment of 20,000. which uro to be received from the same sourco during the prosent season, and wore widely distributed. Mr Dalziell took 1,001 for a creek on his property, 2,000

were liberated iu thellangitikei near the Hangitikei Bndify and Mesats Koillor Bros, had the remaining 2,000 to stock a suitable .jreek"- on their' property at Parowaniii."

Sceno: Office of a Masterton accountant ; hour, 10 a.m. Enter Mr MeAnvil (sleeves rolled up, chest expanded) ' I say jinkeraon, what's tine requisition? Who wrote it? Where is, the man? I'll have Ilia blood!'' Jinkorson (terrifiol): Who? What? Hoif ? Who do you refer to? MoAnvil: "I'll teach you wliuni 1 refer to I (placing his fist in dangerously close proximity to Jwkerson's nasal organ). By God 1 will I I'm not going to be ruined by the like's of yuul" "Oh, iny God I Dontl Murder! Police I" and in less tLie than it takes to utter " Co-operativo Blacksmith Company," Jiukersoti finds kiniseli beunath the table, and thcnco in the street, his hair on ends, lus heart Seating at tlio rato of a thousand to tho ininuto, and his dangerous foe at his hoels. Hushing into an adjoining hotel the oscttod accountant" slips" his pursuer, ifwida Ilia footsteps to tho nearest bar, pours his soul out to the sympathetic Hebe, and drowns his fear in the bitter cup. M'Anvil, indignant", "thirsting for blood," makes his way to tho bosom of some of his friends, and swears by all that is holy he'll make that same accountant" see stars.' .

The Catholic Times discourses on legal manners in tho following termslt is timo that judicial and publio attention wore directed to tho insults and annoyances to which witnesses are frequently subjected by seme counsel in the Courts of Justice iu this city, but more especially in the lower courts. At tho hearing, for inetence, of a recent and remarkably simplu civil case the defendant's solicitor's language, muttered comments-so muttered that they were inaudible to-the presiding magiatrato—: and general tunoand manner wero so Wantonly insulting and off-jiißivo that the plaintiffs witness under examination, appealing to the magistrate, declared that if no one else would piotest against the lawyer's brutality of manner, ho (the witness) would bo iu 'tho public interest do so; be the coiisequencos what they might. ■\V e cheerfully concede that very' few lawyers' in this city take unworthy a'ivaiitagb of "their position asadyocatos; t')at some do is evident; tjjat ope 4o.es jg notorious. 9'he bajority of tlie profession wplb.9 wise tnci'j!#li out "legal" brutality aud bla'ckgjjardisjii among tho minority! .and t u <J« so i|U■ndiately. If- tlie majority oombe to show they are determined to protect their privileges by.preveiitiiig that abuse, that abuse can be prevented in a week. If, however, neither magistrates, lawyers n'<r 'legislator.? jpip curb the license ot the persons to whom jre hjyo alluded, •thon must citizenß take the iniatjtpr In their owu hands aud domonstrato thai tiio law which protects an insulting iayyeV from. a horsewhipping iu the streets cjn jjpt' also protect , the layman from being driv.?n by jfysults to inflict such caßtlgatlon!' 1 Bcsidonls would do well to tni Kstraordinai? Sale of W'.wftegsjijjii 1-tMa.y 'Arap.nt Ist at'the Wholesale Caiijily I)'} pcrj' Warehouse To Aro Hqusc VVoliipgton Tukm will be b.wi!|js.cilllipiently' great aiidsuOioieutly minmwio te'D? ffl'W pay R visit to Wellington and &r (hflse will caauot conveniently leave their hollies wo areprcpftfoilio ezooulo their order with the utmost cavefulucsß autl aospatcu ut i e Avo HcpseWolliiiiiton. ' ' •Aitorto iviugt be acoomrauiotl by cMh in the shape ol Post .Office orders, postal notes, (toques .or .where these ore not ayaiJsJjic, br.uk ijotes.aiid wW linvc.oui' best aSiio'if." Ify feye' issued ii price list of the Bl'CSt reduotio|j.s mdp lyljieli wo will Te ' Aro House Weluilgltlifi „ , Asu of wliiit docs this fcuipjos consist 11t consists ot Wintor dress fabrics of every description, Miliary, Underclothing, Calicoes, tfheet-ini-s'l'iaßUelß, Shirting, Blankets, Carpets, Linoleums,' Hosiery, H/m'S. Hoy s mil Youths' clothing and a tnoiffld oilier useful and desirable articles at the .WJ olesaletaily Drapery Warehouse; Wolluig'tlie genuineness of onr soles liitherto has been thoroughly well known and tho present one'will be lolly lip to the character of its prediccssors. Oge tl)iilg staid however, be borne in mind, apd that i? ftft fta ivho wish to participate i'i its advantage should dosonuieily. It lasts only 15 dftjs and terminates Qii.(he IPth .-iugast ot fe Art House, AvVi. ■

Tenders! aro invitod by '•. Mesar Williams and. Beethaln' for the oonBti'uutiun of a dam at Landaclowne, 'Mewa Lowes and lorns advertis bonedusk. for silo, to gardeners and partios planting this is an Invaluable raauure.: Captain Edwin wired at nrfon to-day:. -"Northeast to north and west galoaoon iudicationa rain; glass further fall." Mr J B Innes, of. the Qieoo-street b.iok and stationery warehouse, requests usto.Btatetkthohasjiiit opened up a large assortment of books and fancy goods./ The New Zealand Times of to-day states that there is a probability ot the prosont session of Parliament only list ■ ing throe weeks longer.

Tho Wairarapa North Rabbit Board offer a subsidy of ton shilling per pair to ratepayers under the Board wno breed and turn out' ferrots, This subsidy will bo paid only on the condition that the animals aro bred by ratepayers,'and not imported,"(ib it is not the intention ot the Board to encourago a trade in them from other districts in'the colony.

Wo hear that a collision ocoarred in Mastorton tho other day between a flaxgatherer And a piiblicau, It appears that that tho former was proceeding along Queen street, mollis dray, when his "leader".made a half rkht turn towards the niain'entrancn of tho pub, tearing away the protecting fenoo and miking straight for tho dnor. Tlie only way to squaro the matter was to "wet it," and the flax gatherer accordingly called together his friends aud treated them so liberally that litigation on the matter-was tlwro and then abandoned.

' Wo are glad to notice that the Fieldin? hounds are coming to the Wairarapa, and that a drag hunt will bo held in the vicinity of Feathoraton 011 the 26th inst. ,Tho recent hunt or the Peninsula

was a mat succors, and those of our Wairarapa friends who participated in it will bo pleased to learn that they are to have another opportunity of. following tho hounds, A meetin» to make arrangement? is to bo hold at the Empire Hotel, Feathoraton, on Wednesday next.

A mail named William Barton, a laborer of Masterton, was arrested by Sergeant Price this morning for the larceny of a chenuo drawn by William Cameron on the Hunk of Australasia • iu favor of E 0 ijihith for tho sum of throo pounds It appears that Barton, who had evidently found tho cheque, purchased a pair ofbuuts from Mr Johnston, bootmaker, tendering thechequein payment. Mr Johnston on taking the order to the bank, founU tint payment had been stopped, the cheque having broil lost, Accused will be charged with the offence before the Magistrate on Monday mom-

mg. Uunroadera will be pleased to learn that Messrs li, J. Hoopor and Co start this morning one ot their half yearly cloaring sales. Tho whole of.tho stock in the Bon Marche is reduced to prices that must tempt every ono wanting drapery, millinery and clothing to' purchase _■ large parcels during this great stl«, The great sale of drapery and clothing i« now being held at the Bon Marclio, Messrs L>. J Hooper aud Co have determined 10 roduco their stock to about half tho present valao. Bargains in overy department will be offered during the next Jew duys. Purchases of the Drapery, Millinery and boys clothing should not fail to attend at' once the great sale n >w going on at the Bon Marche, every article is reduced, Cost pricenot being considered tho slock must be reduced beforo stock