The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3751, 11 March 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1891.

' We have but one school of agricul--1 ture in this colony, and it is generally \ regarded as somewhat a failure. Its , ccst has been considerable, but this , perhaps is not deemed to be material > when the expense falls on State En--1 downments, We once saw an estimate of how much each of the very few pupils attending the school cost per annum, and the total was something enormous, but then the institution was neither founded nor ; maintained on commercial principles, and such a result was a foregone conclusion. Sir Robert Stout has recently been making suggestions for popularising this unpopuplar school, and possibly some effort may be made to render it of wider servioe to the community. He has recommended that the University should conduct examinations in agriculture and issue certificates so that ultimately students may graduate m the art. of agriculture, and the scientific farmer may receive academic distinctions which are usually monopolised by lawyers, doctors, parsons and teachers. Whether this particular bunch of carrots will attract the genteel youth of this colony into the study of agriculture we know ngt, but there is no question that having regard to the Over supply in the present learned professions graduates in agriculture, if they could ba obtained, would be far more valuable to the colony. Another suggestion is the establishment of scholarships for the school of agriculture, and though it may be contended that well-to-do farmers are quite in a position to pay for the agricultural training of their sons, the establishment of such scholarships, if it were undertaken by Pastoral Societies distributed throughout the colony, have a tendency to bring home to peopie 2- feet of which they are now oblivious, viz -that there is, real live school of agriculture ia the colony. Farmers as a rule display a want of intelligence by, in ninetynine cases out of a hundred, not giving their sons a scientific training in agriculture. A good plain school of agriculture conducted on business lines ought to be the one thing needful in a community like this. Perhaps the parapharenalia of governors, professors and managers and mismanagers may have a depressing effect on the institution, but now public attention is again called to it let us i hope it will be put on such a basis J that pupils may be counted there by • the hundred, or if this cannot be , done let our Wellington friends, who do not know exactly how to run an j agricultural show, start a school of j agriculture. There is plenty of room j for one of the right sort in the North s Island. .■'•'■;.'

a special meeting of the ftlasterton Foctball Club is to be held this evening. Mr Clime has been appointed Crown Lauda Banger in place of Mr D. MacKay, who was recently auspnnded. In future the Wellington mail will be tiken through the Gorge instead of bv the Bush. Mr A. \V. Sedcole has been elected Chairman of the Pahiatua County Licensing Committee. The statement receutly made that two of the young lady members of the Payne family had died from consumption is incorrect. The Wanganui Premier expresses the opinion that Mr Justice Edwards will not be allowed ti>take the session's work there next month, In the published list of s-uests at the Federation banquet appear the names of Messrs T. R. Roydhouse and H. J. Taperell, two gentlemen originally employed as .compositors on the staff ot the Wairarafa Daily. A meeting ef the Committee of the Wairarapa Hunt Club is to be held at Empire Hotßl, Feathenton, on Saturday next,to make arrangemo? ts for the coming season. Mr John Rayner, who has gone on a tnp to the Old Country, will probably bring back with him a number of prize rams, to improve the strain of sheep in the Wairarapa, Mr Percv C. Freeth, of Master-ton, is about to "try his luck" in Western Australia. In severing his connection with the Observer office, where he has been employed of late, he was presented on Monday with a handsome writing desk, suitably furnished. It is stated that the Rev. W. Rowse is to be succeeded in Masterton by the Rev. J. Dellow, of Grey town. The quantity of bntter exported via the New Plymouth Breakwater for four weeks in February was 102 tons. This does not include the quantity sent from Waitara and by rail to Wellington. The Town Clerk requests us to state, in contradiction of a, statement made by Cr Gapper last night, that three meetings of the Works Committee wore held in January, two in February, and one this month.

Mr F. H. Wood makes an important additiod to his next Taratahi stock sale,

A son of Mr J. Vile, of Pahiatua, sustained a nasty scalp wound on Saturday last by a blow from an axe. The, sufferer was attended te by Mr Ridd, the local chemist.

The Woodville Examiner says it was seriously proposed in town on Saturday to burn the Railway Commissioners in effigy. The idea was to form two figures, hang them near the station, and fire them as the Wellington train camo in. Belter counsels, however, prevailed. The privileges of the Greytown Amalgamated Friendly Societies Sports were sold by Mr F. fl. Wood yesterday. Mr Eunyard was the purchaser of the publican's booth at £8 15s. The refreshment booth was sold to Mr Grigg for £1 10s, and the fancy goods stall to MrH. Cook for 7s fid.

A strike of newspaper boys occurred in Melbourne on Monday evening, in consequence of an extra charge of a penny per dozen being made for evening newspapers. The barque W". Godfrey, timber laden from San Francisco to Melbourne, has been wrecked near Lome. The officers and crew reached the shore in safety. At the Carterton B.M. Court yesterday, James Malcolm was charged on the information of Charles Gurote with altering a cheque from £1 3s to £1 13s, between the 15th and 18th February, with intent to defraud. Mr Acheson appeared for the accused. in the absence of some witnesses from Te Awaite, tho accused was remanded till Saturday next, at nine o'clock. The men Alf, Johnston and Jas. Malcolm, charged with larceny of various articles from a whare on Mr Riddiford's station at Te Awaite, were brought before Lieut.-Col. Roberts, R.M., at Featherstcn on Monday, and as the police offered no evidence they were discharged. Constable Bowden wished the accused to be detained in Court, as he had a charge of forgery to prefer asainst them. Mr Acheson, solicitor for the accused, objected, and on his advice the men left tho Court and made tracks with their swags. A special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council was held last evening to appoint a delegate to attend the conference of municipal bodies proposed to be held in Wellington at an early date and to consider the questions requiring discussion at such a conference. There were present His Worship the Mayor, and Councillors Renall, Hessey, Dixon, Eton, Gapper, Cullen, Jj. Chamberlain and W, Perry. The suggestions of the Wellington City Council were considered at length, most of them being adopted. The Mayor and Councillors Renall and Gapper were appointed a subcommittee to formulate recommendations and report to a future meeting.

A tea-meeting in connection with the local branch of the 3alvation Army was held in the Dixon street Barracks last evening, and was, to use the phraseology of the Army, "a monster success." About a hundred persons sat down at the tables, and a capital spread, provided by the adherents to the Army was done the fullest justice to. After the distri* button of the loaves and fishes, the Army baud marched in procession through the Btreets and held an open-air meeting. A ''musical festival" followed, the barr&clis, despite the fact' that a charge was made fur admission, being crammed. The mu».ical selections given by the band and visitors from Wellington were highly appreciated, and a most enjoyable evening was brought to a close with a "Dutch auction." We understand the rqsuH of the three days' special meetings will be the addition of forty pounds to the Army funds, This is not so bad in the present depressed state of the money market. Staff Captain Robinson and the lasses' band proceed to Eketahuna to-day. A children's tea is to be held in the Masterton barracks to-night, which will cunclude the special services.

The Rev L. M. lsitt, in speaking at a public meeting held in connection with the convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, held in Christchurch on Thursday evening last, made the following strong remarks ; "Women would certainly raise the moral tone ot the Representatives" of the Colony. When Mr Oliver said thai the country had disgraced itself by returning men who were not fit to be touched with a pitchfork he did not speak strong enough by Wellington he knew some young men-r----not sroody-poodyby any means—who had to clear out from an hotel owing to the constant stream of filth, blasphemy and profanity indulged in by throe members of Parliament at the public table. If women had the franchise such men as these would not be returned." j

Dbesses—We haye now opened out our two first shipments of autumn and winter dress fabrics, which have come to us recently by the steamers Aorangi and Arawa., We may conscientiously affirm that no liner, more V4VJe4> or *' selepted goods have ever previously passed, if? the portals of Te Aro House. Dbesses—ln the limited space at our command, there is not room to give anything like an adequate description of our new autumn dress goods, but it is sufiicM to say that they are of excellent value, of superior finish, well assorted in styles and colourings, well adapted to meet the tastes of our numerous lady patrons. We solicit an early inspection of these, at Te Aro House, Dressmasisg—Our two large and corns modious dressmaking rooms are stjll under the same efficient management, and can guarantee in this season, as in all past seasons, instant attention, prompt execution, faultless finish, and perfect fit. Ladies who want their dresses early siuwa at once place their orders at Te Aro House. JACKEKS. MAKTIiBS ANU UMTEBS-rrWe have opened out a very fine assortment gf these, in all fashionable makes, styles, colours, shapes and sizes. Our mantleroom is now filled with all the latest novelties, such as should induce an early visit to Te Aro House,—Apv?.