The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3614, 15 September 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1890.

It is said that if labor, be unsuccessful in the pressnt struggle, it will triumph Eventually. So be it, for no one grudges labor its fair reward. Half of the rich men ot .New Zealand were once labourers, and their experience of the road to fortune is a very different one to the short cut which working men nowadays fancy they can make. The present struggle is scarcely one between capital and labor, although the power of the purse is very much on one side. The head and heart as well as the pocket is opposed to the strikers. If the latter could claim that the intelligence of tho Colony was on their side, if they could evoke the heartfelt sympathy that was extended to the London dock strike, they could hold their own against capital, but with head, heart and pocket against them they must succumb.

Messhs William MoLean, P. H. Fraser, O. F. Worth, E. G. Jellicoe, G, Fisher, B, P. Johnson, R, Seddon, T, Carter, and E. Seymour are the nine labor candidates of the Empire City, and taken altogether they area queer mixture, The delegates of the labor unions have balloted tliera, and their choice has fallen upon Mr MoLean. We do not know if Mr

McLean is a good pjioico, but we do know that some of t!),o rejected suiters, such as Fisher, Jel|iqop ftt}d Worth would have been a bad choice, The best man in the crowd seems to have been Mr Fraser, but if Mr McLean is at all equal to him tint labour unions have not done badly,

and will improve the representation of Wellington in the Agppmbly.

It is said that a requisition from the bush districts of the Masterton electorate has demanded a thousand registration forms. This looks like business, and there mast be some tolerably lively candidates at work up Pahiatua and Woodville way, We must notthink that the question of who is to represent Masterton is to be settled altogether .in this town. ■ The thousand registration forms that have been sent north are eminently suggestive of a livelier interest in the coming campaign than that existing in this centre. '

The Knights of Labour of Palmerston North have adopted a . political platform of one per cent; tax on the unimproved value of land in lieu of the property tax and Customs duties on necessaries of life to the extent of £250,000, the maintenance of (he i)re? sent primary system of Education, Legislative Council reform, and the abolition of thebankruptcy laws, We think that even the , Knjghts of Palmerston mighlj have decided upoq a programme not absolutely childish and nonsensical;- A one per cent,.tax on the unimproved value of land will jioldiwkymw

ing oil the business colony. The Kpigbtet*' Cvihetf figttws out or get someone to work the thing oiit for; them,! before ; pro-, mulgating"; a proposal yrfiich ifißtterly ftbsutd and liopelessly' impracticable.

A leadihs freethinker and popular oitizen of Mastertou went some time ago to Sunday Island,. where the sound of the ohuroh-gomg bell was unlikely; to annoy km'| jlThe latest published report of'the happy land' in which'oiir'old" friend is sojourning goes to4how that he forms one of a party of thirteen/ the most uuluoky dI numbers, on a hopelessly barren' ; island, where breakfast, dinner and tea is furnished exclusively by mutton birds. If any of the village settlers of the "Wairarapa become discontented with their lot,.they have only to think r of the settlers on the precious rock of Sunday Island, living on a pure mutton bird diet, and be reconciled to the very superior conditions . under which they exist,'

After the last general election Mr Henry Bunny, we believe, expressed an intention to abandon contesting in the future the representation of the Wairarapa. electorate with Mr W. C. Buchanan, and we are somewhat Butpriaed to hear that he is again coming forward, It may be said, perhaps, that ho is tho only representative of the Liberal party in

that electorate who has a fair chance against the-'present member, and probably' for this reason considerable pressure has. . been put upon him to take the field. His nomination will be a guarantee that the campaign in the Wairarapa electorate will be a fight to a finish.

Tenders are invited by the Education Buard for additions tothe Taueru school. Mr Henry Bunny has, we understand) decided to contest the Wairarapa seat in the forthcoming election.

Funcke, the Mangawharo murderer, ias been found "Not Guilty" on the ilea of insanity.

Slow progress is being made in the construction of the dam for Messrs Williams and Beetham, aud it iB expected that it will bo. some months before tho work 1b completed. The number of sheep in the North Wairarapa decreased during the year ending May 31st, by 171, and in South Wairarapa increased by 14,261,

If is intended to hold a Horticultural. Show at Palmerston at the same time as the Agricultural Show in November, The mislress of the Feilding sclio b' has begun an action against the Rev Mr Wilks, claiming £IOOO for libel, and £2OOO for slander.

The preliminary notice of Mr W.' Miller's well-known Clydesdale " Glengame," appears in another column. We are requested to stato that tho fishini; license'fee for'boys will this year be tho same as usual (ss), and not 10a, asat first announced, Mrs Cranmcr, late of Masterton, has puroiiasod the lease of the . Criterion Hotel at Bulls, : > • '" It is expected that the House of Representatives will be prorogued during this week. , Tho price of bread af Reefton has, it is snid, risen lately from-8d to Is the 41b loaf, An auctioneer at Amberley, near Ghrietchurch, has beeu boycotted because he advertised .in a non-union paper. ■ . The usual parade of tho Masterton Rifle Volunteors will bo held on Thursday next, and class . firing; on Saturday., . ' ... A confirmatory meeting of tke'two recently-amalgamated Lower Valley Jockey Clubs wi]t bo hold at Tauheremkau on the 15th inst. ■ A Farmers' Co-opgratiyo Society, has been formed at Hastings, and aqpjher at Taradale, both in the' Hawke's Bay. district., . r Mr Thomaß Carter, the irrepressible, has signified his intontion of becoming a oandidate for one of the Wellington seats at the approaching election.

The Labour Demonstration Committee in Auckland have decided not to havo a war dance. They consider such exhibitions to bedetriinental to publicmorality,

Messrs Lowes and lorns have received instructions to sell on Saturday next a bankrupt stock of bootg afli) shoes.

A meeting of supporters of Mr" G. Beetliaro, M.H.B, was held in the Oddfellowa'-Hall on Saturday last,when a strong Committeo was appointed to ensure his 'return at the forthcoming election.

The Victorian Society for the Preyen tion of Oruelty to Animals is directing

attention to the barbarous practice ot exhibiting dairy cows when over-stuckcd with milk. The various Agricultural Asaochtions have promised to uiova in the matter.

At on several occasions advertise' ments intended for the Waiiuuapa Daily have been handed to Mr K, Ei Hornblow under the impression that he still represents this journal, it may be as well to lemind our iiiends tlmt Mr Hornblow is no longer cunnealed with this office, and has recently been aetintr as a canvasser for ourlocal contemporary, A meeting of Lower Valley farmers is lobe held at Fjatberaton on Saturday next In oonsidor inattors in connection with the newly formed Farmers' Association. • , • ,

The Knights ot Labor in Palmerston North have adopted a political platform of one per oent, tax on the'unimproved value of land in lieu of the property tax and Customs duties on necessaries of life to the extefit 0! £250,000, the maintenance of present primary system of education, Legislative Council reform, and the abolition of the bankruptcy •laws, ;

•1 • * 1 At a meeting. of farmers at Hamilton! when the question of uuionscame on for discußßioiii ond : of the members said he hoped to see high wages prevail, as the prosperity of farming depended upon those who bought produce being able to give good puces for it. , Another farmer, in B|v!)gatine that a scale of prices of produoe ought to he fixed by farmers, said that he thought it would be vory unwise at this juncture tor the farmere to ally themselves with any combination that wished to Wet the rates of wages, If

the working efato received low wages it would be quite impossible for them to giyja high or even moderate prices for 'the gopds the farmers produced,

Q<jr arrangements for the present spring season in i«'Q ol the njost iifipqrtant depart: ments in our warehouse ore now complete in all their details, at Te Aro House, Wei-" lington, The departments alluded to are dresses and dressmaking, Witbregard totheformer, we may say that we are now in possession of a very full supply of ttie most fashionable fabrioa for spring wear, and without going into partioulsra it will be sufficient to Bay that our Home buyer has displayed excellent taste ond judgment, both in fabrics and colourings, We invite an early visit of inspection of our beautiful spring dross materials at To Aro House, Wellington. Tas dressmaking doparlmeuts have ilwefj been the moat successful in the city, and our airanuomcnti for the present season are such as will keep up the prestige already attained in these rooms at Te Aro Houbo, Wellington. Miss Vabhtinb, with a large stall of dressmakers, still osoupies the oommodious auiteof rooms facing Dixon-atreet, and will be glad to Bee all her lady patrons as early during the season as possible. It would save disaMntmeht i! ladies would make their selection as soon as convenient, aij.d plaoe them bands $t Te Aro House, Wei--I,lMils Domost, recently arrived from the Studii flf Madame Seattle, George : «tMot; Sydnby! may be mteryiewed in the suite "of rooms f;9H'ing Cubftrstrefit. In bpth reoms we are prepared to do tlie fullest- justice to all requirements, so at to ensure theutmoit satisfaction with our dressmaking skill It Je Aro Bo«9.'W«W9BirWVt' ■

VAn Assembly of^ljieKbights ol Labor] was formed at Woodville.! on ''Saturday 1 higlitj' -irjVi./v;'--,■ , . A number of fine hauls,of trout were jqiadelthia mprningty MasWlon anglors,whs turned outat an ear# hour to-. G(et the first "nibble,"

We have received a letter from Mr R. Allan Wright, of Paeroa, Auckland, with reference to a destructive insoot which has beeu destroying fruit in New j South Wales, which will appear tomorrow. , ~ . , • . It is proposed to'Btarb in London a system which will enable business men to call a messenger,- a cab, alre-engine, or a doctor by siniply pressing 1 button. A central office will supply all the requirements upon receiving tho alarm, 1 Babies can be bought for £2 id New York, The World recently; sent out a reporter, who declares, with Yankee exaggeration, that" he found the traffic earned on with less ceremony than tho Saleofchiokens,"

We regret to learn that the wife of Mr Geo. Tiller; who is a daughter of the late Charles Dixon, of this town, diedm [Wellington this morning. Mrs Tiller was well-knuwn*in this district, and

leaves a large circle of relatives am friends to mourn her loss.

L, J. Hooper aud 00. will, in the course of a few days, mako their grand! display of new Spring goods, which are now being landed on tteWellington wharf from theTongariro. All the latest Parisian styles and novelties will shortly be displayed in the Bon Marcho, charming millinery such as never before has been shown in the Wairarapa. We' shall show this season the newest and: most

fashionablo styles. designs and materials in dress goods, prints, pongees, cloths zephyrs in all' the new and leading colorings withlrimmipgi&c., to match. The' above goods' have been specially bought for,the Bon Marehe by one of the most experienced biiyors, having a thorough knowledge of the classes, of goods required for the colony, especially ot the Wellington province. Our stock being the pick.of. the whole of tho New Zealand warehouses, together with our own importations re Tongimro, will made tho grandest display of lashionable aud stylish, millinery mantles, jackets, diess goods, &c, Our customers and the

public generally will do themselves justico by reserving their purchases till they have inspected the goods at the Bon Marcho. We shall as in previous yeias mark every line at wholesale priceß and in plain figures. L. J. Hooper and Co., Bon Marcho Fashionable Drapery Warehouse, Queen Street. Masterton,