The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3861, 18 July 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1891.

The Labour Representatives in the As sembly, are, doubtless, great and influential men, but their masters.; are beginning to speak, and to remind them that they are mere delegates of the will of those who sent them there. After the last general election a working mansaid to ourown member, "We have put him in, but if he don't do what we want we will chuck him out again," which means that M.H.R.'fl are not supposed to think and act for themselves, but to follow the lines laid down for them by the organisations which have put them in power. The Wellington Assembly of Knight." of Labour have, for example, passed the following resolutions: —'' Whereas the principal planks in the platform of the Labour Party before the last general election were— (») "Abolition of the property tax; (b) remission of Customs duties on the necessaries of life to the extent of a free breakfast table; (c) a tax upon bare land (exempting all improvements) to the extent of 1 per cent, on the capital value. And as it appears from the debate on the FinancialStatenientthatnoneof these conditions are likely to be fulfilled, it is resolved by this Assembly that the members cf the House of Representatives known as Labour members—and all other members of the Liberal party—be written to, drawing their attention to the pledges made by ttiebi 1 during the election contest, with a request thai they will adhere to the same." This is virtually a vote of want of confidence ia the Ministry by an influential and organised section of the Labour party, and if the Ministry does not meet it by concessions which will materially alter their policy and take d'pwn the banting nailed to the mast, the Labour party will be forced to secede and take shelter under the wing of that ancient brood bird, the member for Newton. The masters are beginning to talk, and : M.H.R.'s who have fancied themserves to b<j the Lords of Creation will begin to shrink into the size of ordinary mortals and to wonder how they can evade the interference from without, which, they dare not resent because if they .did they know that their sky rocketing would soon be over, and their return to mother earth as insignificant stioka would be speedy.

The various schools in this district resume duties on Monday next after the winter vacation. Mr Eli Smith returns thanks to those who voted for him at the recent County election.

A tea meeting and dance were held in the Dreyerton schooihouse last evening in connection with the school of that district. Tbe affair was enjoyable in every respect. The Hawse's Bay Fanners' Cooperative Association h?s now three hundred and seventy shareholders. The promotion of Lieut-Cotonel Butt 3 to be Colonel on the honorary unattached list of the New Zealand Volunteers has been cancelled at his own request. Mr. James Sinclair has been appointed postmaster at Ballance, and Mr. W. H. S. Nicholls at Woodyille,

The British Empire Goldmining Company of Mahakipawa has been voluntarily wound up. The men on the relief works at Pahiatua complain that through some mistake made by the Government they can only earn three shillings a day.

The Natives have no less than 80,000 sheep ru.ining oo the Awarua block, over wh.'ch the Government has a mortgage of £SOOO.

The Federatio-i resolutions have been passed by both Houses of the Victorian Parliament amid cheers.

A Book Purchasers Protection Bill has been brought in by Mr George Fisher on account of it having been brought under his notice during a visit to the South that large numbers ot people had been victimised by the "book vampires." The sale of unredeemed pledges by Mr. G. W. Smart, which commenced yesterday was well attended, and bargains were the order qf the day. The sale is being contiuued to-day (Saturday). A petit'on is to be present id to Parliament by sportsmen of the Lower Va'ley, praying that black swans be again brought within the meaning of the " Animals Protection Act, 1880."

In each of the two tr.'als of Mr Cole* man Phillips for dummyum, eleven of the jurymen were : t favour of bis acquittal.

The contest for the new Licensing Committee tor the Borough of Masterton promises to be even more exciting than the last, We hear that a number of strong candidates are to be brought forward on both sides.

Tnere is room for s few shearers by next Tuesday's boat for Sydney. If those who have booked telegraph Mr. Henry Wright, ef Wellington, to-day, they will be immediately informed if there is room, and will require to bo in the Empire City o.i Monday night. Arthur Francis, a pugilist who is eaid to have an unbroken record, and who bas distinguished himself somewhat in Masterion and the Forty-nv'e Bush of late, was yesterday fined ten shillings and M (is costs by Colonel Roberts, R. M., for having assaulted a man named Robinson. His Excellency, the Governor was pre\ented, through unforseen circumstances, from visiting the dcg show in the Drill' Ball yesterday had intended. An apology was sent to the President through Mr. W. H. Beitha^i. The first annual. ball in connection with the Eketahnna Rifle Club was held last evening and was a brilliant eucceßS. Visitors were present from Masterton, Alfredton, and Pahiatua, and the floor was occupied by about forty couples. Geod niusic was provided, and the floor was in first-class condition. The hall was elaborately decorated for the occasion. Dancing was kept up till the early hours of the morning. Mr Thomas Ballinger, house and ship plumber, gas fitter and coppersmith, of Willis-street, Wellington, announces that he has iust landed, ex "Caruaua," two hundred and eighty cases of "Orb" brand corrugated iron, which will be sold at lowest possible cash prices, together with about twenty-five tons of damaged iron. The price list which appears in his advertisement mil repay perusal.

It is to be regretted, that there is a certain portion of this community whose refinement ot nature and love for decencs is exceeded only by their lack of human sympathy. During the hearing of the case ; esterday in which young Volheim was.charged with having illicit intercourse with a girl under fourteen years of age, a crowd of about a hundred persons assembled in the vicinity of the Courthouse, and displayed a great anxiety to see and hear all that was going on. Fortunately. His Worship cleared the Court at the commencement of the case, and the desire •<! the sensual and I uncharitable was therefore not gratified.

Mr H. H. Hayter, Victorian Government Statist, has" issued a return giving the population of Australia, as shown by the Census, as follows:—Victoria, 1,140, 405; New South Wales, 1,340.207; Queensland, 393,908; South Australia, 320,006 ; Western Australia, 49,835; total for the five colonies, 3,088,891. The population of Tasmania he gives as 146,607, and New Zealand as 626,830 ; the total population of Australasia as 3.811,888.

A famous B-shop on being asked what was. the difference between orthodoxy and heterodoxy replied ;—" Orthodoxy, my lord, is my doxy, hetorodoxy, is another man's doxy." So it is all through life, we all fancy, we are each individually correct in our opiuions. The Roman Catholics tell the Protestant 1 ) they are certain o; everlasting damnation. The Pretasiants tell the Catholics thao they are on the direct road to Hell, and so one sect has no pood wordforanother, consequently, no matter how good o Jives we a e goi >g to have everlasting misery and frizzling after this "life's titfuifeyer "is past. Jealousy is the most 'pro-rinent feature of man's nature ; for instaice. Count M.itteihas undoubtedly cured cases of pronounced c?ueerwith his wonderful discovery. The doctors : cry aloud " lie is a quack," and will not iuvesiipate his treatment or acknowledge thepowers of bis remedy. We want to know is there a single medical mau in the profession who would not prefer to be cured by a quack than die through the prejudices ot the faculty I These prejudices so retard the advances ef true science that mankind has no alternative but to have iecourse to some reliable standard article and, so far, Clements Tonic has proved itielf (he most effective remedy extant. The niarvell ous cures°efleeced in cases of Liver and Kidney disease, Neuralgia, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, end General Nervous Debility, are of so patounding a character that no remedy can compare to it for me.it. Clements Tonic is really and honestly a genuine avcicle, and the patronage bestowed upon it prove it worth itß we'ght in diamonds. Thomas E. Pyman, Ecq., Public School, Roth* bury, N.S.W., writes!—"l luwe great pleasure in adding my testimony to the efficiency of Clements Touic. Duriug the latter portion of last year and the beginning of th's I suffencl from severe pains iu the head, due to close application to Btudy, I lobt flesh rapidly, and my wUole nervous system was upset. I tiled several treatments iu vain, but after using Clements Toaic the effect was wonderfnl, after taking a bix we«ka couise I was completely cured, gained a stone in weight and never felt better in my life'. To students other.* who at times become brain weavy, ClemeDts Tonic it worth its weight iu gold." Insist on the genuine Clements Tonic, it is «>'d everywhere. Laboratories. Sydney, N.S.W.

Sporting men wou'd find it greatly to their advantage by cwrespond'.u? with A. J. Jacobs, the professional Taxider nrtfj from London. Birds, fish, animals and reptiles preserved and mounted iu, the hujhest style. Every description of sbins preserved or tanned and rcade into rugs, etc. Work done in all its branches ac lowest rates. Correspon denceinall parts of the globe. 30 years' experience. All work guaranteed. Highest price given, or work done in exchange for huias, crows. New Zealand quail, and other birds. N. Z. birds wanted in any quantity. Orders left at Vlr. Williams,' tobacconist, Masterton, or Mr. Catt's, hairdresser, Cart erton, | will be attended to,— /utt.

Diphtheria has made its appearance in Halcombo, and already several children have succumbed to its effects.

A man of much observation remarked the other day "How calmly placid is the expression on the face of even the skittish horse, when it is hitched up outaide of a public house." The only way to check the wind bags who waste so much time in the House is to bring in a Bill to authorise the deduction from the "salaries" of the cost of compiling and printing Hansard. Even the threat to do this thing would have a beneficially deterrent eftec*,. A lecture was given at Eketahuna on Thursday evening last, ty Paster n. Gaustad, on tbe subject of his travels in many lands, the chair being occupied by Mr. W. Bsyliss. A fairly large audience was present the pastor's lecture being listened to with deep attention.

Messrs. M. Caselberg & Co., of the Co-operative Stores, notify th»t they have just landed, ex Aorant'i, five cases oC Imperial accordenns, direct from Germany.

We are informed that the road between Alfredton and Eketahuna is in a very bad state, even worse than it has been for a nun-ber of years. Yesterday's Advocate Ins the following :—Wo loam with regret that Mr Mac Arthur is seriously ill at his home in Feildmg. No information was obtainable in towii about his condition yesterday, but on the previous day orders were given by his medical attendants that no one calling was to be allowed to see him.

The following items are from the Fielding Star:—A case of diphtheria is, .eported at Halcombe, and a case of typhoid fever in Warwick street, Fielding —Local industry should always be encouraged. Mr W. Reading has made some carbon sheets wh*ch are super ior even to the imported article.— Some time ago we mentioned that Mr S.iottall had sent home a Very fine lot of lamb? frozen, He received the returns a few diys ago and they netted 9s 9d. A man named Edward Lewis met with a painful accidert on Mr Napier's run at Tiraumea yesterday. He had placed a carttidge into a breach-loading gun, and finding the stock would not close, took the barrel off and struck the primer with a nail. The result was an explosion, in which Lewis's hand was fearfully shattered. He was attended to at Eketahuna by Dr McLennan, and was brought down to Masterton Hospital this morning.

George Dew was charged before Colonel .Roberts, R.M., this morning, with falling to obey an order of the Court to contribute the sum of 13s Gd

per week towards the maintenance of his wife and family. The Clerk of the Court deposed that the sum of £6 8s 6d was now owing. The accusid stated that as he was only getting 15s a week he was unable to pay the 13s Cd. Be had only been in work thirteen weeks since the order was made. He had sent his wife the sum of M and had paid £2 lis into Court. The Bench Baid it was an extraordinary thing that the accused could not find 18s 6d a week to support his family. He woild be remanded till one o'clock to permit of enquires being made as to th 3 Mi alleged to htye been paid. [On re= umiiig, His Worship stated he was picked to find that the accused had endeavoured to support his family by sending the £4 as stated, and he would therefore be discharged.]

Hamlet : " The air bites shrewdly ; it is very cold. Horatio: It is a nippin? and an eager air, my Lord." Hamlet, Scene 4, Act 1.

As in the time of the Royal Dane and Courtly Horatio, so of late, to use a very common expression, the weather has been "bitterly cold." For the present Winter Season there have been iniported thousands of yards of the best Flannels and bales upon bales ot Kxcellent Blankets at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Of Flannels we have at preaenta stock of about 20,000 (twenty thousand) yards, in all the best English and Colonial makes, in white, Shetland, Orkney,

scarlet and fancy colors, and the prices range from 9id to 3/- per yard, at Te Arq House, Wellington.

We are noted throughout the Province for the Excellent Value we give in Flaunela, in that customers may rely on getting their orders executed most advantageously at Te Aro House, Wellmgon. Our usual stock of blankets is between 600 and 700 pairs in both the best English and Colonial makes. We buy at first hand in the English markets,from the very best manufacture! s, and at the lowest cash terms, and our Colonial blankets are picked with great care from the best mills. We are thus able to sell our blankets cheaper than nine tenths of the trade in the Colony can do. Our ptices range from 6s lid to 50s per pair at Te Aro House, Wellington. As orders sometimes come addrossed to hands in our o'nploy, and delay is therebj caused, we would notify that all orders and business letters shonld be addressed on'y to James Smith, Te Aro House. Welli op'.ou