EAST COAST NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 9696, 27 December 1890, Page 2

EAST COAST NOTES.

'' •'.';■ (Fiom Out Own Correspondent,) , :' Since'rny.laat notoß tlie weatlier : is all that could be teed, and we ' simply only want a''swcefc_ smilhg 1 shower" now and then, to rafres'j 1 our luxuriant herbage, and quieten the dußt storms-on our "Saba"a" »• "of .New Zealand, the Tinui-Alfredto'n 5 road. To give you an idea how the | repairs on this road are attended to, i I;may notice that you would • some- ,_ timetiraess imagine thal : ; Manuka i scrub sprang up spontaneously right ) irt.the middle of.;it, 'for/', when a ' oulv.ort breaks -, dbwii and jtko bole 3 becomes very oohspioiious ft piece of f Eorab stuckinto this aperature is the |. only remedial measure adopted;, As | looal correspondents are generally i oredited with being possessed of,a little exaggeration on any local 3 question, I would propose to send j one of your staff's up here and report i ou the state of this road, and then I i think the supposed exaggerations i will invisibly diminish. f Shearing is now finished on all the ' stations, and all parties concerned, f seemed to bo satisfied with the f -result.' ■- ; . r I The news of Mr Beetham's defeat f at {lie late Mastertou election took 3 us'by surprise.' I attribute this' to 1 his making too sure of his being at the head of the poll/and some of his > supporters did not trouble to go to the s polling boothsi' expressly declaring a. that theiv votoa were not needed in | securing Mr Bcethaui's return by an '■ overwhelming majority. J Poor Tom Flaherty drowned in'tlie i Aubiri river noar Alfredton,, Many t strange rumours concerning this ,-. fatality,' One report affirms that he r wont to the Eketahuna Police station' '• and ordered the local Constable ? to putuinj: intlie-'-t.oell;'; and jtjie I pqlifomp stoutly, refusedias he was n only suffering from D.T's. Nothing ~ more was heard of him until his body 0 was discovered as above. I quite d agree with the law officer hi main--8 taining that the police cell is not to , be converted '''into an asyliiiii for ir. pMßbnpjind!9r.de/u-™^/toii«n'«,lhiit:l a consider he was justified in looking « after the man and seeing that n - nothing wrong occurred to him/, " How'mauy of t|ese fatalities have 1S ocourre'd' in the Wellington province ; 0 wjtlp the last twelve months all a through imbibing too freely in strong 3. drink. . I understand in Great '/ Britain certain officers are appointed a to test these liquors and see that any ' of the ingredients are not poisonous, d Consequently fow deaths/occur m through drink when . put; in s,' comparison with ; New Zealand. 4 s A Mil, Shannon' waj appitod, I'tcj it inspopt;aJj doubtful'parcels'some one II pH'otyd j periodically inspeot our > hreweriea and pubs and reoordthe [ t strongth of the" never faiiing brook," ,[ At home such an officer is called an ;' Excise Offioer or Guager. ■* .Fancy [an opposition lino of tl coaches from Masterton'toWhaka,l taki and vioa versa, It is widely is circulated up here %t the opposition, s poach js run' by tlip blacksraiths of ir Ma'st'erton in order to "pull down " 1. Mr T. ?.' Lett "(Mj'jcgdpt o] the_ ' aotiofl. he'tobl w, forming thb.Mas; !'• terton Cp-operfttiye Farriers Absq. ;' oiation, '-'As Froedom shrieked i) when : Koskuisko fell," so would the k Whareamaites shriek if they should \ \m the tjervig'e,? of so able, so puno- ' tual, a contractor as M.' Invariably 5 he has givqn flatisfaction to .all 9 parties who required his services, and 1. 1 hope the No ■ 2 coaoh will be a y thing of the pest in a month or two, : S Upheld opposition when carried out i in a straightforward, constitutional ' manner, but when under, such a ' rovengeful banner then I say, begone! ' As Ohristmas is approaching,,all , .parties are busily engaged in propari ing for the usual sports, We will > notbebßqjn.il %$ §lls \\\ vn/& 1 amusements, A very successful ' concert and danoo lias already been 1 held at Alfredton, Atheletie Sports ' on Boxing Day, and ! Races at Grassendale on January 22, »iß9i. .-. ■ .; ■' i As fireside amusements fer children i and adults, I give the foUp.win.B ; arithmetical puzales ! 45 from 45 and tho remainder must | be 45. ; (2) Tike 1- from 19 and 20 , must remain, (8) Prove Jof 18-8, i (4) The year I wrote this if to my i age you add \, J, 1-5 thereof; and and 4-otbs more 1 The number 74 I will then be had. Ingenious youths imy age explore. ' -