MARTINBOROUGH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3591, 19 August 1890, Page 2

MARTINBOROUGH.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.) " ; The lair sox of our township have idderily awakened to the fact that

their sister townships are taking the lead in tho way of social amusements for. the rising generation, and consequently the sterner sey are attracted elsewhere. ■ Of coarse that would ■ never do.' I was not surprised therefore to hear that tho votaries of the light fantastic-.hid resolved , . to promote a Quadrille Club to liavo for its object a double purpose, firstly, as an innocent, amusoment and pleasant, pastime >' during the winter evenings, and • 1 secondly, perhaps for a even more,,, commendable object,-the purchasing '' of a piano for the Town Hall. The ■ promoters aro those who never learnt' '; such a word as failure, and I have every reason to. believe they will be most successful in their present enterprise.: Tho Qnadrillo. Club held its first dance last Saturday, and considering the shortness of the notice ttfero was a very fair attendance. ' A word of thanks in due to Messrs Pane and Greon, the proprietors of the, hall, for with commendable generosity they have'notified their intention of allowing-'llm promoters of the dancing class-the free use of tho hall, tho cost of lighting only to be paid ,for. Your correspondent was present ontheopeningnight. Thefloor '' was in splendid order, the credit : cf which is due to several voung ladies, : moving Bpirits in tho affair. I am [ going to make it tho practice when I i am present to note the bollo' for the i ovening. I know the ladie3 favorthis, although I am aware most reporters are charry of mentioning 1 names for fear of giving offence to } thoso left out. For tho first evening ' I would place them as follows*:- ; 1 Misses Miller, .Amos, Crooto. The

music was supplied gratis by MissesSpeakman, Williams and Oliver 1 think one of the memhers of your recent acquisition, tho Knights of Labour Society, has been makings tour of this district. At. least, if ha is not really a member, his sympathy runs in the same groove. We will call him Mr A, Ho said to his friend Mr 8., I have just been lakin» a tour round the Lower Valley and I called station ao and so and no mistake I got an eyeopener, tho difference in the way boiuo employers treat their men to what otbors do. At one place they were treated as if 'next of kin to the animal with a lont(probo3ciß,and another place they were treated with all due rospoct necessary of course to the supposed line that haa to be drawn but in every other way the inner man wub well provided for and sleeping apartment comfortable. But Mr A., .says, "now to the point, are you' going to Toto for our present member ? If you'do, first, insist that he will support tho eight hours, question.',''■■•' Inmynextlwill.try to show Mr A. that this was very bad advice to his friendß, To regulate the.hours of labour by Act of Parliament would certainly not bring them any nearer the goal, On tie contrary, to their sorrow they would perhaps find when too lata they had made a mistake by forfeiting their privileges. They should, read the opinion of such world renowned i men as Gladstone and Bradkugh on this matter.