The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3739, 18 February 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1891.

The proposal of His Worship the Mayor to purchase Mr Renall's water supply at a yearly rental of £2O has been negatived, and the G.O.M. has signified his intention of leaving the town in jig original desert, condition. This will ntfleisiiate the water tables being again filled in, and more of Jthe public funds will be fooled away. Such a game may be pleasing to our civic fatherhood, but it is certainly a thing that the ratepayers of the Borough vij.ll nojsjtolerate,

In his speech before the Chamber ■ of Commerce, the President of thar institution is reported to have said he felt sure that if they had tbe nationalisation of the land as far as the perpetual leaping was concerned, they w.ould not be able .to get tbe large mass of the people, which he thought it was desirable that they should, get, on the land. They constantly beard the cry that the la&d was intended for the people, and at the Bame time it seemed to him that they wCffl Disking restrictions, and preventing that- settlement which was so necessary. He hau always believed in free trade trade in laud; The present idea xsf cutting up the land into small holdings and peeping the capitalists out would, he thought, result in failure. They sent the working man on to the land, the only capital he had being his labour, and he could not get that labour em-1 ployed unless the country was in part j settled by the capitalist to keep him' going aatH such time as the land was brought into cultivation. He thought that they should get settlement ia every direction without any clause cr hindrances, except simple occupation. These sen*ia\eut# will, we feel sure, be endorsed by many in th£g district who ***** £ha£ land nationalisation snd *"'• ~* **d# i? the end desired by ! consequent -"'- tf $# a large proportion ' £»rjjamembers of our New ment.

A lady's jacket, which haa been lost between the Club Hotel stables and the Te Ore Ore gate, is advertised for. Mr P. Freeth has resigned his position as Secretary to the Carterton Social Club, and has been succeeded by Mr Moore.

It ib stated that five Natives were drowned up the Wanganui river during the recent floods owing to the capsizing of a canoe.

Mr Henry Bunny's life was insured in the Government Insurance office for £2OOO, but the premiums being considerably in arrear the policy has lapsed.

A resident in the Manawatu district has SHstained a loss of L 5 on a shipment of butter sent to the Home market. The number of sheep and lambs shipped to England last year was 1,633,000, an increase of 25 per cent, on the previous year. An exciting public meeting was held at Hawera on Monday night, the Hon. Mr. Seddon and Mr. John Bryce having a pitched battle.

The Native Land Court has opened in Palmerston North, and is considering applications for land in the Horowhenua block.

Information has been received from Sydney that a collision has occurred between the ships Tabussa and Talokda by which the latter sank in five minutes, all her officers and nineteen of her crew being drowned, A coach containing the Hon. E. Seddon and other passengers was capsized on Saturday on the road from Marton to JVanganui. Beyond a severe shaking of the liver of the honorable gentleman little injury was done. The man who was arrested in connection with the recent Whitechapel murder is a fireman named Saddler. He admits having had a dispute with the woman, whose name is Frances Coles. The evidence strongly points to him as the actual murderer in this instance, but there is nothing to indicate that he is Jack the Bipper. The Sydney Bulletin says: - "Gallagher who shot his wife dead and committed suicide at Hawera, New Zealand, on Christmas Day, was one of three brothers who sold out their interest in the Bonanza silver mine to Flood, Mackay, and Co. for about twenty-five years ago. Gallagher dropped his money at the Thames and other New Zealand diggings, and lately kept a hotel, from which he sold out just before the tragedy. An action has been commenced in the Vice Admiralty Court by Pareone Pohoro, a Wairarapa native chief, against the s. s. Rowena, which formerly belonged to the port of AucklandThe plaintiff, says the Post, seeks to have it declared that he is the owner of the veasel, and that the registered owner, J. F. Boss., an infant under 21 years of ape, is merely his nominee. A warrant for the arrest of the vessel was issued yesterday, and was executed by Mr. W. P. Jaraos, the marshal of the Court. Mr. Jellicoe is acting for the plaintiff, and also for Captain Lambert, the crew, and Messrs. Cottrell and Co., the agents, who, it is understood, have claims agai n the vessel, and have lodged caveats againßt her release.

The Clothing Stock at Hooper's Bon Marche will be Sold at Nefct Cost during the Great Sale, Mens', Boys' and Cliildrens' Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Seeks Ties, etc, at exceptionally low prices. A Monster Clearing Sale of Drapery and Clothing will be held during the next few days at L. J. Hooper and Cos' Bon Marche. Every artiole in the warehouse will be offered at greatly reduced prices. The Sale will commence on Saturday morning, January 31st, at 8 o'clock, & tremendous sacrifice) of Dress Goads, Millinery, Ladies' Jackets,. Mantles, Corsets, Straw Goods, Hosiery and Gloves, Umbrellas and Parasols, etc etc, will be made to make room for Fresh Shipments to arrive. So be ready for bargains in every i department at Hooper's Monster Sale commencing Saturday morning, January 31st, at 8 o'clock. We shall sell, and those that patro nize the Bon Marche Monster Clearing Sale will reapthe benefit of our being overstocked. Hooper and Go, Bon Marche.—advx.