The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3752, 12 March 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1891.

The Hon. Mr Seddon is evidently the corner man of the new Ministry. His latest joke is a .eduction of £23,700 per annum in the Defence, Police, and Public Works Departments. The Post, which is friendly to th? Government, severely denounces this * move ' as one made to court popularity and as a flagrant example of Ministerial incapacity. The Press, on the other hand suggests that the Ministry is chucking a lot of old civil servants out of employ in order to make room for their own friends. There is probably a degree of truth in both contentions. Much sympathy will be felt with Seddon's victims, for the beloved of Eumara has stuck the knife into his son Isaac with a vengeance, but there remains the consolation that the Ministry are giving Bro. Seddira rope and the usual 'hanging' is pretty certain to conclude the episode.

As was expected the three Wellington candidates for the Education Board are re-elected and the three Wairarapa canc* : dates are rejected. Another seat is now vacant, and it would only be a fair thing if Mr McCardle were air lowed to take the latter unopposed. This district is somewhat weakly represented on the Board, and if it be unable,to secure adequate representation it would be desirable for it to consider the expediency of agitating for separation from Wellington. Ministers have promised to provide a coroner for trie WoodviJle district. ; Ben Bolt has been scratched for St. Patrick's Handicap at the forthcoming Hack Race Meeting. A trotting match lor £SJQ a-side between Yates' Jumbo and Falloou' Yeung Berlin is to come off on the Opaki course on Easter Monday. Considerable interest is bjing taken in the event, . I It is expected that a number of new •Justices of the Peace for this district will shortly be gazetted. Several residents are reading up the Police Offences and Justice of the Peace Acts in anticipation.

o The privileges tfa ? Sports have been disposed 0»... —Publicans booth, Mr T. Parsons, ±,„ 2s; Refreshment booth, Mr Hodges, £1 7s 6d; fruit stall, Mr Hodges, 12s Gd. On St. Patrick's Day a special train will run through to Eketahuna, leaving Carterton at 8.20 a.m., Masterton 9 a. m., Mauricevelle 9.35, Mangamahoe 9.55, arriving at Eketahuna 10.20. At the meeting of the Wairarapa North Rabbit Board yesterday, a letter was read from the Bev J.C. Andrew, stating that amongst other species of the natural enemy found on his property was a badger. It will be remembered that some years ago a couple of badgers were turned out in that district.

I By shooting rabbits and ty : ng them to the tops of poles among bis crops, an Oamaru farmer attracts the hawks in the locality, which the? protect fs crops from the war" b : '

*The Government is making arrange"]" nwntahfor'the erection of a police station and residence at Fahiatua. >Bush fires are now raging in the . Forty-mile Busb, the • whole district being enveloped in smoke. Mr. and Mrs. D. Crewe, of Pahiatua, leave this week on a trip to the Old Country. It is satisfactory ta find that settlers in this district are devoting themselves o breeding the natural enemy. At the meetmc of the Babbit Board yesterday Inspector Mackay reported that 144 ferrets had baen turned out by various settlers of late, and others were turning their attention to breeding. . The Evening Post says Mr. Seddon's retrenchment coup will make the judicious j»rieve, and amongst thoughtful and moderate men ic will tend greatly to shake confidence in the trustworthiness, fairness and administrative capacity of the Ministry as a whole. A paddock containing 216 acres, the greater proportion of which is in crass, is advertised to let by Mr. L. Johnstone, of Mauriceville. Three Frenchmen who were studying a volume of Shakespearj in their native language endeavored to translate into f English the well known opening to Hamlet's soliloquy—"To be, or not be." i The following was the result:—First i Frenchman: To was, or not to am. Second ditto: To where, or is to not. I Third ditto: To should, or not to will Kef erring to "Parson Jackman," as the I Bidler Miner calls him, it says : "Just I fancy an ordinal/ lump of humanity, < (a perfect stranger) calling on a business lady in her husband's absence and getting permission to carefully scrutinise his trade books. There is an immense lot of the cunning sneak displayed in such an action which really does the gentleman credit in so ignoble a profession. The Phoenix Lodge. No 203,1.0. G.T., held its usual weekly session in the Temperance Hall last evening. Bro. 1 Freethy, C.T., presided. There was a good attendance of members. A visitor from Sydney was present, and one gentleman was initiated. A question of discipline was referred to a committee. Clearance cards were granted to a brother and a sister who were leaying the | district. Tickets for the picnic next , Tuesday were handed for disposal to the members present. All routine business haying been disposed of, the Lodge went iuto harmony, several brothers and sisters contributing recitations, songs, &c. The Lodge closed at 9.30 p.m. I hi meeting ef the St. Patrick's Day 1 Sports Committee was held in the Eketahuna Hotel on Tuesday, Mr ■ Parsons occupying the chair. Pearson's brass band wrote, offering their services for the day, with fifteen performers, for the sum of £9 and expenses. The Secretary was instructed to communicate with the Band, offering them £5 for a , portion of the players, with refreshments for the day.. Messrs Parsons, Pelling, Brenmuhl, Goddaid, and Wallace were appointed a sub-committen to get the groun-1 in order. The time for receiving I acceptances was altered to Saturday, the 14th inst.

Jh a letter to the London Daily News —one of the leading journals—a Mr F. J. Millar makes the following remarkable statement: —"lt has been proved that two sparrows during the breeding season will destroy as many as 3300 caterpillars in one week, and efforts have lately been made in New Zealand to introduce the sparrow, in order to saye the corn crops from the attacks of insects."

Thomas Dyke rushed into the Roadside Arms, on tho.Darling, one day recently, yelling for help. Soon it was ascertained that a fair-sized black snake had climbed up the inside of one leg of his trousers. Willing hands helped Thomas, and the reptile was, when extracted, found-dead. As Thomas had felt many punctures, he was dosed with brandy for the next two days, and then danger being past, tended like a prince for the rest of the week, at the end of which he took up his swag and proceeded on his lonely tramp. A few day's after, the driver of Cobb's coach dropped in, and beine told the tale, knocked the publican into extravagant profanity by explaining that Tom had played the same game at rally a dozen pubs and shanties along the road. The plan the gentle boozer adopted was to find a snake, kill it, and when in sight of a pub, lodge it in his breeks. Dbesses—We have 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 finer, more varied, or well selected goods have ever previously passed in the portals of Te Aro House. Dresses—ln the limited space at our command, there is not room to give any thing like an adequate description ol our new .autumn dress goods, but it is sufficient to say that they are of excellent value, of superior finish, well assorted in styles and colourings, well adapted to mee, the tastes of our numerous lady patrons We solicit an early inspection of these, at fe Aro House, Dr-sssuAKiNo—Our two large and oom-t modious dressmaking rooms are still under the same efficient management, and can guarantee in this season, as in all past seasons, instant attention, prompt execution, faultless finish, and perfect fitt Ladies who want their dresses early should at once place their-orders at Te Axo Souse.

Jackets. Mantles and Ulsters—We have opened out a very fine assortment of these, in all fashionable makes, styles, colours, shapes and sizes. Ourmantleroom is now filled with all the latest novelties, such as should induce an early visit to Te Aro House.—Advt.