The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1890.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3690, 18 December 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1890.

It is suggested that the Legislative f- Council may be reformed or deformed by diking its members elective on the same basis as the House of Bepreaentativea, though at the sametime . it is poipted oi)t tliatwjth our present 8 superior Lower House the necessity for a second chamber is clearly done away with. Still, if for the Bake of 1 earning honorariuni3 it, is considered expedient to retain an Upper orUppiah Chamber, then at a general' election each voter ia to be stipplied with two voting papers, with one to ; ballot for a member of the House of Eepresenlatives and with the ■ other to vote for a member of thp Legislative Uounoil, The aspiring democrat may then stand for oither . House and have a double ohance of a seat, of perhaps the alternative of saying whethor he will sit. in the legislature as a Lord or a Commoner, This method of reformmg the Upper House will remind the Hon Mr Mantell of his complaint many years ago tliat tlio opponents of the i Chamber were adopting the Chineae i

method of warfare by throwing stinkpots into it, Still wa do not believe that the Legislative Council is doomed just now because a number pf moderate liberals like Mr Ballance will be forced to support measures by the extreme members • of the party which they know will be ruinous to the colony, and they will rely upon the Legislative- Counoil to undo the misohief they will be 1 compelled to.perpfiSrsfe Mr Ballauce 1 ; will require the Legislative Council 1 as a Bafety valve, and lie won't ! let the patriots smash it up. Of i course if the members of the Coun- ( ott themselves get funky aud pusil- i ahimous, they may be in danger, but ' if they are true to themselves their ' chamber will atand the storfn; . 1

' Look for me in Hansard," proudly exclaimed .one of our labor ropresen. tatra to his friends the othey day, The minstrel boy to the war has gone, : and with-a "put me in my little bed" j air, ho cries" look for me in Han- ; Hansard must double its reporting staff, must import more i bales of paper, must employ an extra ; score of compositors, for the labour members are coming singing" look forme." They are going to live and 1 move, anil have theif being in Han- . sard, and to saturate it so that their constituencies may wonder at them, and they may be astoiiished at themselves. As a rule the new M.H.iß'ls wont' to be a modest man, even a lish or a.fjsher does not in.jus. fort session become a mighty orator, or a filler up ojf Hansard, hjut these new •BUB W have come to the top jp'tlje iate election, fling modpsty to the winds, engage Hansard straight away, ear mark it House meets, and say to ■ their fijends you will know where to find us. Who knows what volumes of speeches are Hansard. •When'a member' Hansardizes, he is,wont, to his speech before hand,' then if he does not deliver it quite'aa lie wrote it, lie rpVw tiie repCl"!; of the Hausard; ißiajfanS bpingi it bsokto its original ! shape,,"]rithisway'wjiojp ypljipj.! of Hansard ' may be already, .written, , and only.remain to, be. spoken, tq te ] reported, to be rowed, and.My, Heavtohelpus,to r l>e;read!;' i

Men .iccustoßedtoaowinj} turnips 1 hnnd.ara wanted Bt onc6;byDt Hoskirii sS [™ oelin f! of the Mastertc School Committoo mil be held th evening. Tenders ore ;nntad by the Alfredto Bond, Board for metallic on t\ Metahunii-Tenm road A middle agod Unon at Panhata hi b . e ™ n Knwliina" in honor of tli visit of the Governor, At the Melbourne Oily Court reoentl l ? ii. S^? ears was convicte for the27tli timo'of dninkonness.: Te Kooti,accompanied by /Iften followers, including w omeii and obildrei is uotf on his way to thoWairarapa. H may be expected to arrive in Masterto about Sunday. Mr Cook, manager of the New Zealan Loan and Mercantile Agency Oonipanj lias been appointed manager-uf tb Australian Mortgage and Finant Company, s *

, ,Taraw King, watchmaker and jeweller, of Cuba atreot, Wellington, announces that ho intends during the forthcoming liolidiiyß offering jewellery, watches, clocks and eleotrowaro of every description at- prices irithorto unheard of. A settler of ~the Forty-mile Bush, ( rejoicing under the cognomen of "True i Jilue,' is, we are Informed, to bo oiiliod upon to show cause why ho should not bo mulcted for the liberal application of tho thong whioh ho has made of late upou his noble animal. The Masterton publio sohools "break i up" for the summer holidays to«morrow, Hitherto it has been the practice to distribute prizos on tho day of disbanding, but this custom has been discontinued so far as the Masterton sohools are con* cerhed owing to the financial depression which exists, ■ Mr Si D. Parnell,'; thofoundor of the eight hours' syat'oiu in Wellington, died in tho Empire City atari early hour yesterday morning. "Mr Parnell was born in London in the year 1810, and pas therefore 80 ..years of age. Ho had resided in Wellington for 51 years, and I was hold in . ?reat respect by the labouring classes, in .whose causo he i always displayed tho koenest interest, A grand plain and fancy dress ball, under the auspices of tho Mauriceville Athletic and Cricket Clubs, is to bo held in the Mauriceville Hall on Monday, Noyember 29th. | A strong committee has been former to carry out all necessary arrangements, and the gathering is expected to be one of the most successful over held in the. district. The proceeds ' are to be devoted to paying for the reoreation ground. Mr Frank Feist, of the Taratahi Stow, who recently opened a central store in Carterton itself, has found his business prospects at the latter so good that he has purchased Mr. George Fwrbrothor's corner building opposite' the Uarterton Court house, and will shortly remove to it. Tho advantage of having a large building entiroly to himself, and which he cm equip in a style to adequately accommodate his rapidly trado,is a decided benefit, ,'A mnian named Lucy Webster laidan information against her husband at Chrißtchnrcb for stabbing her in tho thigh with a penknife, but when the caso was called yesterday morning tho prosecutrix declined to give evidence which would criminate her husband, and

denied nil knowledge'of the affair. Inspector Pender said tlio police had been put to trouble And the country to expense over the matter, Ho asked that the .woman should ho ordered to pay tho oxponsoa, The Bench could not see their way clear to make the order. Inspector Pender then said lie would ask the Government to sue for the amount. . TheMasterton Park Trustees held a special meeting ' yesterday. Present Messrs Pay ton (in tho chair), Mooro, Bunny and Buddington. An application for tho use of the Park on Boxing Day at half-price was. received from the managcw of tho>' Wesleyan Sunday Sphool and m discussed at aorno length, It was finally deoided to make the concession asked for, 011 tho understanding that due care be taken against damage to the property of the Trust. It was pointed out by the Chairman that the terms under which a leaso of the oval had been granted to tho Masterton Cricket Club had not yet been fulfilled. Mr F G Mooro, as ono of the lessees, statud that they intended, nnless the Crioket (Ms a* once made

tho necessary arrangements for complying with the terms of the lease, to ask the Park Trust to tako it ovar. Mr Pay ton ?ave notice of motion fur the January meeting to cancel th^lo^,, TJus (Thursday) evening wili see the first appearance in tho Theatre Royal ol the great London Bellringorsand Faust Family combination, Tho . Townsville Bulletin of the 27th Jiuio, Bpeikinsj about the company, says The London Bellringera cantrihuted three aire to 1# night's'programme). "The Marsellaise," ."fling the Hell Watchman," and the "Blue Bells.of Scotland." These wer'o perfectly, rendered by the Bollringers, the last named boini> esppoially pleasing, Ono of the'boat (teiiis wfls flerr Von'der Ifehden's contributions to the programme'wltii the comet and, musical There waa nothing doverer than his wondorful oianipulation of theXylophono andtho ilugh bells. Messrs E, and T. Fausts' irt of musio and bassoon and olanonette burlesque wore extraordinarily qood, it jeing difficult to say whether their genuine music, their grotesque mußio, or -heir pantomimic art is most worthy of iraise. The entertainment was highly appreciated by the. audience, and "it is safe to attract continued food houses during the Company's season here." Tho idrocafe says;— Thore seems to be a tide in the affairs of inseots wbioli somehow or other, britiga the kinds ill their turn into prominenco as pests. Nearly every year some insect family seems 1 to> Bet at defiance the natural checks upon itsnuinbirs, and overflows the country, and this year it is the small , green beeile, ■ which"' in mose seasons generally confines itself {»jjj manuka, They are in such number 8 tjiat they aro attacking frqjttrges, rosp trees, arid every valiiablo liorticultiiral thing, and. will be : to gardeners the cunse of a considerable amount of loss and lamentation, Although they cannot be saidtoswarm,-yet, ona mndy day there are such numbers on the wine that they assault ono like scattered hail' stones, ,

Ifc ia difhcult to say just at present which of the candidates in tho Mastorton district for Parliamentary honours will be auccesafal, hut it is quite truo, bo far as South Wairarapa is con cerned, that R Kairbrother &SOll, of Oar erton, ■ offer the boat. quality of goods at lowest prices.—Aovr. - _ It will undoubtedly bo a mattor cf interest to all mothers and heads of families that tliero is an abundance of tho newest and most useful styles in Children's Boys' and Youtha' clothing at To Aro House, Wellington,

[ We make a special study of how to clothe , the rising voce, and we keep the largest and , best selected stock of any one house in the colony, at To Aro House, Wellington, Mr G J Ferguson, late of Wangauui, has now charge of our Clothing Department, and from his intimate knowledge of the requirements of his country districts will uo able to execute all orders promptly anisatisfaotorily, iie requests his numerous friends to forward them with' every confidence to To Aro Qouse, "Wgllington,. , ■ In forwordjjjg orders, the age of '(lie Boys and the class of.suit wanted,'need only to 1)6 sent to To Aro HguM.'-Wplliii'flton,' . We have ft grand seleotion of Kaiapoi Twged Suits, espeoially 'adapted for sohool wear, from 9/G to 19/0;; a superior lot of, Kaiapoi suits with pleated fronts, from 10/6 to 16/6; and an immense variety of other Colonial Tweed Suitsin'plain pleated fronts and Norfolk shapes, from-lis Gd.t.o 31s at Te Aro House, Wellington',; . >. There are also large quantities of English Tweed suits for Boys' : wcar, from Is lid, oslld, Oslld, 7slld, ! ;8slld, to 10s,lid. Velveteen Suits in threb colors, andinvthe Patience and Sailor shapes; as alßo an immense variety 6fßoys'Jersey Suits, at I priccß : rangirig"irOw 5° il'i'O Wli-isi!-i.MWflrds at.Te Aro House,' Wellington.' ?hfjnjd aljg tyi' miMend -th®t 9U Yvljetfter.' fqr flpjrs* pir Men's " \yeaf,' will entitle the'ouatouier to aChristino? Profit »t Teira House, Wellington, ,

J Tho : eatablishing. of .:®!; telephone !v pxchango,, ia, under. donaidorikfcion at n Palmeratdn North, is Wo have received from the Masterton a- agent of'the. London and : Lancashire i\ Insurance Cwnpany a neat little calendar e for tne year'lß9l. ■; The gates'at tho Masterton Opaki a Jookey Oliib meeting aro open for Bale: e till Saturday next. ' The Masterton Rifle Volunteers hold f, their usual weekly ths eveninj, ' A cottage in Colo-street now In the occupation of Mr, T, M. Brown," is i advertised to let by Messrs M. Oaseli, ber? and Co. e Wo hear that the Rov. Charles dark 11 is going to lecture in the Palace Hall, Greytown,. on Tuesday next, on ''The i : Tower of London." i ■■ Anothor proclamation has been issued 0 in tho Gazette to the effect that Pania--8 mont will meet on 24th instant. • This is, of v course, purely formal, and a 1 further Gazettd will be; issued giving i, the dato when Parliament will meet for e the despatch of business. ■ ~ ' Mr H, A Ewen is temporarily in I' charce of the Bank of New Zealand at 1 Carterton during tho absence of the agent, Mr. F. W, R. Seed, who is away i on one month's holiday leave, . " At this season of . (he year no less, than t from 'seventeeu thousand to twenty f thousand sheep per month are dis-. 9 patched by rail from the Wairarapa, mostly, of course, for freezing purposes and--export. The .sheep tralfio. has doubled itself within the last three '. years, and,the benefit we receive from the foreign meat trade is immeasurable. We tako the following from the Christ* . church Pressln thejiorlhern district j the protracted dry weather is. causing the grain crops to be Vory short in the straw, Oats are pushing into ear's," which J do not promise to be. vory well filled, i Sheep have boon turned into some orops, r Wheats are beginning to Biclten, and show S signs of early ripening, The conclusions | made from present appearances aro that j the harvest will be below the average. 1 Some of tho corn will only bo saved by. ' strippers, so short is the straw. Beaiis, 1 whioh promised so woll at the earlier part of tho season, have stopped growing, and , in places the crop is infested with aphis. i Potato orops are languishing for look of 1 rain, The hay and arass seed crops , are light, Graziers beqin to look j wißtfufly forßhowers to koep their fields . greeu, and all round threo or four days i Btoady rain appears vory necessary to, a I rovival of tho hopes of the harvest. In 1 i tho gardonr fruit ia'falling fioin the i , trees for the lack of moisture, fhe wells on plains are again giving out, Mr B. Damon, railway manager, [ paid an offioial visit to Cartertton yesi terday, "While in conversation with i our representative there, he save sofnc r information concerning the irregular ; : running of fcbo morning trains wilich ; , will be o£ interoab to our readers, and i which will also show that tho Railway I Department is careful and considerate t in nmttora affecting tfa public. Ib ia j oaßy enough, said Mr Damn, to run these trains to time, bub under present | condition, it would have to be by extimetable, and so making * the journey longer. As this is so, and 8 as it is only in the busy saneon that the I trains are lato, it is considered better to j retain the present timetable and übo e every endeavor to keep to it, than to i adopt a slower one, tfhich would necessitate tho trains on every occasion taking j more time on the journey, At present ' the morning down train conveys timber, wool, grain, but only ut proportion of live stook, the remainder having to be attached to the passenger or "mixed" train, It is this burden of sheep trucks which so frequently causes the tralu in Question to run late, and so detains the up train at the crossing placo. There is, honrovor, a remedy in prospective for next BeDßon. Jf the live ■ Btook export increases at the rate it does now, an extra train, specially for live stock, will run daily between Maaterton and the Summit, leavine the former station at about 6 a,m, From the Summit to Wellington goodß tralllo is kept separato . from the passonger traffic on aocount »t IS the runaway tendency of the continuous 8' grades, and on that section there are ® 'several trains daily to carry on stock fc and goods as they reaoh the 3ummit by bi the "mixed" trains from the Wairarapa,

Bv far (bo largest and most' attatiy display of new Summer Millinery, Drese goods and fanoy Drapery is now on view at the Bon March, Messrs L J Hooper and Co Lave this day received their Becond shipment for the season, comprising all tho latest and fashions. English and French millinery, Summer Hats and' Bonnets, Pretty and' Stylish Jaokets, Vista, Mantles, Lace Caps, Dust Cloaks, New Fashionable Dress Materials, . Pongceß, Prints, Zophyra, Muslins, Parasols, Ribbons Embroidery Edging and Insertions, Hosiery aud gloyea A-o The Clothing and gentlemen's Mercery Department at the Bon Marohois fully stocked with now go.ods for the season, A large assortment of Men's, Youth's and Boy's Clothing' manufactured from New Zealand tweeds, Tho Clothing manufactured for tho Boil March is well-known L J Hooper and Co offer better value in this department than any other Houso in the cqlony, Thir suitsto. measure from 60s ore porfeet wonders for prioe,fit and finish,- I; J Hooper and Co nro now showing a. splondid collection of Mens Hard and Soft Felt Hats all shapes, Hens Silk washing scarfs, rohite, oxford and regatta Shirts, Panama and Straw Hats and every description of gentlemen's moteery, ■