The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3687, 15 December 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1890.

We have spoken on more than, one occasion recentlyjh eulogistic terms of the Knights of Labour in this district, because wehavefound on inquiry tliat they possess'. worthy aims and objects, and advocate many right principled But, unfortunately they do not appear to be always true to themselves and to their own principles. We are informed that in Masterton the Knights have called upon one ojthpjr numjifir to resign because he did not vote with the majority at the late election. Now, by the constitution of tho order it is enacted that no 'one shall k compelled to vole with tho majority, and. tho Masterton Knights, if they deliberately violate the fundamental upon wjiloh thjs' order is ■ based,'will forfeit all claim to public respect. It is not the lawful lets of labor organisations whioh are a danger to the public, hut theirlawloss deeds!

The labour unions working early in the present year lor commercial supremacy failed in their efforts and • .were routed all along the line. Now they are seeking political supremacy and have succeeded in placing a number of special representatives of their views in the House of Representatives, Their organisations have been effective in the late general election because those who. were opposed tq them ljold them too cheaply and did not ta|e the trouble to vote against them, But this apathy will not last, and the next struggle will show a very different result. ifverynowaud again thelabour unions working below the surface aim a blow I j* the established social, commercial and poii'il" 11 ! conditions under which people live anu .have their being. During tho present yeaf two such blows have been delivered, the first' being tho strike which for a time paralysed industrial progress in thin Colony, and the second the return of labor candidate's to the House of Representatives. Forces unknown and unsuspected in their operations havo prodaced results which have been undesired and unexpected by the majority of colonists, .

Time are working men in this Colony who arc fitted by moral worth to legislate for all clasisesin the community. Who would not be gratified for example to see a man like Joseph Arch in our Parliament ? Unfortunately moral worth is not considered a strong point in< the selection of representatives, and even in thepast the mostaboininable stories have been told of the private lives of some men'who have time after time been voted as fit to sit in parliament, and were generally deemed to be unfit to enterany decent mail's house, The labour unions of course, like all other human institutions, are fallible: and bear evil Iruit as well an goodi Let us hope that we shall find the latter predominating iu our new pavliaijjpnt, though wo fear- the former will be also' preset in some 'measure,. Foituuately, worthies men and worthless causes, do M?t e ff eo ' much, whatever may' b£ the' organisa|tjon tbem.jOfoyorfchy men, wba^eyet'mjajr.Jjs in lfe, and of woiitiiy" one has need tgbe afraid^:';'

lalour mo\ement from one *v; e Hiii(vvo the" Mans raising the moral and physical coriaition of ■ thouWandb oi" oiiv follow h%, astruggle upwai'cls and onwards I (or improved conditions and relations

in nidua trial society .So far as; it works' ; for the greatestgood for the greatest a niiniber \ve would: Tvisli it" success, a If,the return of.a number of Wring ? ton : -to our-geribral /'assembly ,will' , help'the struggle, so muoli the better, d brit wedonot believe that this special ji representation will/he of much ayail,.'' The experience of 'the colonies lias J; been that when a working: man gets into Parliament be is-apt to array t ■lihriself in gorgeous' apparel,':to l adorn hirnself "with the frock coat and the bell topper of 'the aristocrat, j and to get out of touch with the i workers who set him on horsebaok; i Tins is; not the first : time in the ] history of -,a state when a-batch of working men has been; returned to a senate, and there is not much occasion for alarm in tbe acquisition ' of this new element, ' Even in Eng- ' land a really great and true -worker, • Joseph Arch, a man who was above the weaknesses to which most : labor delegates succumbed, proved adisap- ■■ pointment to his friends and the constituency which returned him ' refused at the first subsequent

■ I eleo tion to reinstate him.' We do not object to seeing labour. delegates in m House of Eepreseniatives, -It is 411 experience which sooner or later we were 'bound to undergo. .;

"But wliat is the lesson wWwo see constituencies in various parts" of the Colony returning men as legislators whom private life are regarded as distinctly vicious and unworthy. Should not the forces on the side of purity be equipped aud strengthened against the apostles •of impurity ? Eaoli individual. who baa a stake in the Colony, and who is the father of a family, should see that as far as possible he has a worthy man in his neighborhood as a minister of his religion, a worthy man as the te&oher of his'children, and a worthy man as his representative, not only in parliament, but also in those more local bodies which serve often as a stopping stone to the House. The labor unions in their upward struggle will take the hand of an evil counsellor as well as a good one when it is proffered. We do not fear:the unions themselves, indeed we sympathise, with many of their aims and objects, it is'the evil coworkers who will do the mischief, In time the working man, the Christian minister, and the politician will cometo understand one another, and to help one another. That which is . pure, right, and just will be accepted on all sides, and the key note of the new and better political and social life will be in harmony with the ' gospel which was preached in Galileo ' some eighteen hundred odd years ago,

The present Government- claims to have thirty six supporters out of a total of seventy three members. It is now generally recognised tint the Manaivatn Gorge line of railway will not be opened before March next, The Wellington Education. Board have constituted school districts lit Balance, Kaitajya, Leyin/aiid To fioro. A raaidotit dogtor is about to commence practice in' the Pahlatua district. Hitherto the responsibility - of sotting fractured limbs and adjusting dislocated necks has rested upon a well-known chemist,

It is reported in London tl)ojSjrE[ A Atkinson,Premier of ilew Zealand, succeeds Sir P Dillon Bell as AgentGeneral ~ Hayxmaking operations in this district are now in* full spying,-and although in : Bop cases, the yields aro yery goad,. thpy w not. taken on a whole, np to the usual standard. A farmer in this district informs ,us that if the weather whioh has prevailed during the past week continues, he will commence harvesting a few days after Christum A member of the Novf South 'Wales Parliament lias niado the startling assertion that during six weeks he has seen thirty five of his follow members drunk in the House, Heedless to say ho was accused of drunkenness himself. Messrs Truebriojge anij Bpjc.l) ajo the successful feijdorors fpr tho' right of advertising on the Wellington Ekotalmna railway lino. Mr A, Henderson, watchmaker, of Queen street, calls attention 'to the fact that ho has just received a larqo stock ot Christmas presents. Another old Maori chief is dead, Namana Tukitakitu, of the Hurunuiorangi pah, near Gladstone, passed away on Friday evening, and a tangi is being held by' the ; nat}yes' then,' Natna'iia was much respected bj 'all' Europeans with w)iom He'haj pqme jntp. contact, and another link between tho past and the present severed by his death.,

The practice of dynamiting fop trout is still being continued in the streams around Masterton, and huudrods of small fish have oeen found dead< in various pools We understand the name 3 of the poachers are known to the police, so that we may expect ere long to sco tho delinquents brought to justice. Thore isnow on view in the window of Messrs. Honmlow & Hoar, cabinetmakers, Queen Street, a very handsome enlarged photograph, representing a well-known nativo of this district, Miss ilanihera, which is a work of art seldom seen in the colonies.. The artjst, MrT. Donnelly, claims to havo discovered a process whereby _ photographs may bo enlarged to life sige, and all we can say is, that if he can produce them with as faithful a representation oa tho figure under notice, he has fulfilled a task which, in the colonics at lease, has not hitherto been accomplished, It is diflicult to say' just at present which of the candidates in the Masterton district for Parliamentaiy honours will be successful, but it is quite true, so far as South Wairarapa is con cerned, that R Kairbrother &Son, o£Car ertun, pffprthe best quality of goods at lowest priceSiwAMi, It will undoubtedly ho a matter pf interest to all mothers aud heads of families thatthcro is an abundanoe of the newest aud most useful styles in Children's Boys' and Youths' clothing at To Aro Houso, Wellington, , , We make a special study ol how to clotho the riuing raoo, end we keep the largest and best selected Btock of any op house in tho colouyV at Te Aro House, Wellington, Mr G J Ferguson, late of Wangaiiui, has now charge of our Clothing Department, 'aud from his intiniato knowledge of the requirements of his country districts will be able to execute a)l orders promptly and satisfactorily. Ho requests his numerous friends to forward them with every confidence to To Aro Houso, Wellington. In forwarding onions, the age of tho Boys, and the class of suit vented, need '.only to be sent to To Are House; Wellington,;We have a grand selection of Jvaiapol Tweed Suits, 1 especially adapted for school wcar,froni!)/Oto 12/0 ja superior lot of Kaiapoi suite with pleated fronts, from 10/b to 15/C;'andan injinpnse.yar«ly.ol!■ otto Colonial'Tveed Suits jo plain Bloated front? and Norfolk shapes, frpni JlsM 1,9 .fin at' Te Aro Honße, Wellington. There ore also large quantities of English Twcedsuits for Boys' wear, from 4s 1 d, 5s lid, us ltd, 7s lid, Bs.Ud, to 10s Id, Velvetc/uMduthrcecolow,andiiillio Patience und «ailoi' Bhopesj ; as uso an immense variety ofßoys Jerse, at prices raiigil)gfronrsslldto7slld, and upwards at Te Aw Hflu.se, Wellington. - It should alsobev remembered Ihgj si 'iurohaSea'-.ia our Clothiog pepartm.ei) Uether-ifor-BoyS'-.0r.-Men'? w?ar, ; .wil eitlitleUie cusloraei"lo;a Chri6jn)aß,Ffeße))t .atTeAroloiißeLWelliagton,-, ~

.Ail application ot D. Dixon fob his dischargo from bankruptcy was adjoined this mornm* till the next Bitting of tlio District Court, by consonl, Wo understand thnt counsellor tha plaintiff m the caso Sedoole v Beese intends moving for a new trial, on tho grounds that tho verdict wpb against the weight of evidence,

Tho Now Zealand Times considers the ' appointment of D. Ormond ' and to- the tipper House ,Says the Examiner; -Mr McU? iardle is '. deserving.'(if the "greatest icredit; for' insistinc on having: the idummyishi . inquiry ; hold oil 'Wednesdayopen to tlie public in spito of Jlf''Coleman Phillips' request that it should be conducted hi private, Mr;McOardle's attitude all through the enquiry is deserving of the highest commendation. '.- Tho Chairman of the Wellington Education Board (Mr J R Blair), accompanied by Dr Nowman, Mr Buimy and the Secretary, ; Mr Dorset; arrive in Mastertou to-day aud procoed 1 to-the 1 Forty Milo Bush-to-deal with, cbrtain matters relegated to them by the Board. IThey will leavo Mnatortou by buggy early to-morrow morning, calling at Mauricevillo East andDroyer's JRock on their way to Eketnhuna, and from there proceed to Newman, Ballanco, Mikakahi, Pahiatua, and Kaitawa, returning

to town at the ond of the weok, ; Mr ..Maher, tho oourteuos station master of. Eketahona, has been tho recipient of 'a handsome. silver cup, presented by the carriers ot Wellington. Special arrangements have been made with' tho- railway authorities for the running ofa special train to Ekotahuna on Boxing Day, on account of the sports to be hold there. .'■■.- \. irfr Bunny, on behalf ■" of- 'tho Offioia Assignee, made, application before His Honour District Judge Robinson'this mornm£! r for an order for the imprison' inent of Joseph Ingley, under Section 171 of tho. Bankruptcy Act,on account of certain charges made in connection with his recent .bankruptcy. Mr Beard contended tint as tho examination had closed, the charges had practically been dealt with.- After,some discussion the Court decided to reserve its decision till the following day,

Some years ago a witness who was giving hinißelf airs in a local Magistrate's Court was "suddenly brought up by learned counsel on the opposite Bide starting his cross examination with "And what are you?" The witness, apparently a notch above a bullook puncher, replied ho was "a propeller of licrued cattle." Auother witness, more recently, iti Australia, on being askod if ho know tho nature of an oath, replied, " My blooming word, don't I though ; why we dreve bullocks over the bloom' ineafc roads botwoen hero and Sheol." The South Wairarapa team, which i» to po to the New Zealand Rifle Association's annual mooting at Napier on 20th January next, has just sent In its.entries, The following are the namos of the Yalley representatives,—Lieutenant Benton (Foatherston), Privates T P Wiljaeon.and J Tooker (Featheraton), Whiteman, and probably Private 6 Oates, The men complain greatly that they, cannot get Martiui-Henry rifles to practice with, Indeed, they say that unless they como soon they will withdraw thoir nomination for tho meeting.

The Bishop of Wellington held a confirmation service at (Jreytown .yesterday .afternoon, St. Lnke's Church wsb tilled to the doore with an interested assemblage ? of. sight-seers, , and n spriuklirigof worshippers. The Bishop conducted the whole sorvlce himself and addressed those confirmed in a fairly, long discourse ( aftcr : the rite had been performed! There were; twenty ; nino candidates, The girls, of whom thoro were seventeen, rande the customary display of tasteful white costumes, indicating a careful study of tho milliners, and dressmakers'art, while the,'boys (twelve)'escopt'for one ortwospasmodic grins at the' most solemn part'of tho ceremony, behavedexonptionally vfe.ll,

An olopemont was pipped In the bud $ Qr<sy tflwn on Saturday last. A youn& follow and a maiden of inexperiorioe and youth were on the point olleaving for Wellington by the afternoon train, when the father ol the damsel appeared on. the scene, and quickly and congluiivoly assured the young man of his superior tjclo to % H'portablo property" which was the object of that individual's special attention, We do not'regret that this eloporaent ended with tho attompt. In-daylight and by train! Oh ye shades of tradition, whore aro thy moonlight nights, thy coal black horses, and all that givos to romanco its halo j 'When lovers cease to steal away by the union's fair beams and choose rather to transport themselves to hoavenly bliss by afternoon traius, then let all such going's-on cease, for we've k$ (inough of thorn. .

hi a small township not a thousand miles from, Masterton there arc four pubs.jrathor'.too many for tho district). The inhabitants not bolng numerous, each and overyono of.tljo proprietors do their level best to. provide attraction. Up till lately the main attraction baß been Miss Blank, A few nights apo the whole of the dude; left for tho opposition Miss Blank, This was too much for tho former, so alio determined she would at any ratq get ppo hack', And sho, did, but that happened tq 'he the lattor'a right boweri A challenge was immediately sent to Miss Blank, oft'ermcc to fight to a finish for tbo dudo. Both partjes. are now in active traiuine for the event. Opp of tlioni has engaged at a great expense two champion boxers, The match' is to come off on Boxing Day, and a large amount of money has been staked. The odds are in favour of the heavy one.

The accidents which are at present occurring- almost daily to our. ecclesiastical friends in-the Wairarapa would, if thoy had happened to any other class of mon, havo been regarded as just retribution ' for ovil deeds, Their extraordinary even division oil round, and their rowarljable recurrence, poir|t \o some, djstinct c'opplusion whicli has yet to he arrived at. The iverape " mystery man" would say that eithor the "parsons" wero precious poor riders and drivers, or else that someone had piled a mighty rough lot of horses into them. We should be inclined tp think that both deductions are entirely sound ones. Tho Rev. Mr Wyatt, of St Luke's' Greytown, is tho latest to come to grief. Ho made his appearanoo in church yesterday with his arm lira sling and a genoral appearance of disablement, His horse had trodden on a stone and fell with him. Mr Wyatt, indeed, had a narrow escape from a very serious accident, for the animal was goim? at a good pace at the time, and in coming down |t fe]l p." the log of its rider, The horse arose rapjdly will) Mr Wyatt's root in the stirrup, hut fortunately it being quiet, detachment was soon oflectod, The injuries are BOino small bones in the arm broken, f and a stiff and bruised legWo are sincerely glad, a» will be the friends of the reverend gentleman, that ho lias escaped so-well, Bv far the largest anil pst attractiv display of how' Summer Millinery, prcso goods and fancy Drapery is now on view at the Bon Marche, Messrs Ii J Hooper and Co havo this day received their second shipment for tho Bcoson,comprising all tho latest'styles .and fssblomi. Knells)} ajid French millinery, Summer flats and JJoii. nets, Pretty'and Stylish Jackets, Visiles, Mantle's, Lace Caps, Dust Cloaks, Now Fashionable Dress Materials, ■■: Pongooß, Prints, Zephyrs, Muslins, Parasols, Ribbons Embroidery Edging and Insertions, Hosiery and cloves :■"-'■. '•'■ TfißOlotln'ng"and.gentlemen's Mercery DopaHiiiehi at (lie IJQn l||aroheis fully sipfked'fijb new goods for the "sea'sqn. A jargca9sorti)ient qi Men's, Youth's and Jjoy's Djijtliin'g ■■ ipanufactu'rcd' bin Ne'f Zealand tiyecdj, w C|otl)|ng uia!iu(actared for the Bop Marclieis 'well-.kuqwji. L J Hooper and Op offer belter, value, iii UiisdeprlntPui piM any other flop in tho colony, Their suits to measure from SOsare porfeot, wonders for price, fit and finish, L J Hooper and Co hro now of -Mens Hard and Soft Felt Hats all shapes, Mens Silk washing scarfs,'frchitc,'' oxford and regatta Shirts, Panama and Bfr»w' Hats andover'ydosoription bf : gentlewop's ;mer.sty; .%'-:Kw\'-'--v". ?$.

: ■; iWellin'ijtonftMnouw } . a'graiid>hd;ajiepiai.Balo'fpt ; short time agoapot jtioii.iwas got up '| fortho;removal:'of;;tho .^Ooriatablo^at: : Ekotahunaonthcrground^thtttviid-did ' not fulfil'his duty, of viaaiely Vtho, ; soap : prohibitionist, induced rather freely on • Saturday last,with .the: result: to iho \ras_^run. in.'; In durance,vile had to remain till .Monday moriiini?.': Bo flays that he oaunot understand why the constable'sliould fulfil-his dutjr-.ihvhis case, : At anyrat.e ;• he -might have kllbwed hirri a smokel v■■ ; ;^'- .';'■• ■"■ -. •The rofrcshmont/roomin conneotioti with London Housb, Greytownyis now open, arid Messrs Deff & M'Ooy arodoing a roariu? trade. .A very'artistio. wedding; cake of -two tiers,' tho ■ ombollish' ments skilfully wrought in sugar bytLie firm's pastry cook, is well worth looking at, ami their, creain cakes,by the same clever tradesman, arb equally we'l worth '• testing. _Tlio broad, from tho tamo 1 establishmentis' also'said to be partiou" arly good.