The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3934, 9 October 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1891.

We blamed Messrs Buchanan and Booth the other day for advocating a proposal to amalgamate our local Pastoral Shows on a glaringly one sided basis because we did not consider that they, as prominent publicmen, weve right in endeavoaring to secure justice to Carterton by an injustice to Masterton, but Mr Meredith, one Wednesday last, went beyond us by suggesting that they took this course in dder to bribe Mr W. Lowes to adopt their view. This imputation of an evil motive, which can only after all be a matter of surmise, is unworthy of a settler of Mr Meredith's standing. It wai extremely bad form on his pari; to cast a slul* upon Mess's Buchanan and Booth by imputing such uuworthy conduct, and even on Mr Lowes, for if Mr Meredith's conten™ tlon meant anything it indicated that the latter gen'leman was open to be bribed. We ce.n conceive that Messrs Buchanan and Booth have been somewhat selfish in the overlive tbey made, but we cannot imagine that they were mean enough to bait a trap for the ex-president of the Maste.'ton Society. The decision of the Masierton meeting in response to the message from Carterton was extremely creditable to the members present. They might have been almost ex* pected to give Carterton a Eoland for its Oliver, for undoubtedly the motion submitted by the Society was an offensive one. However, by refraining from retaliation and by affirming their willingness to submit the question in dispute to an impartial reference they placed themselves in the right and the other side in the wrong. It is gratifying to us to find that the suggestion we ha ve often made in this journal to refer the question of a district show ground to outside arbitrators has been endorsed by the Masterton Society. It is the only honest solution of the difficulty, and if our southern friends will not accept it the reason is that the} feel that they have a badcase. The Masterton Society has the courage to offer to let the question be settled on its merits, the Society dare not take tbis manly and straightforward stand. Mr W. Lowes struck the right key note when he declared for " amalgamation with honour," and we thank "him for the phrase. For the present the two Societies must work apart, but a word of warning is necessary to the members of the Masterton one. In getting up their bliow they do not display the same zeal and energy as is manifested by members of the Wairarapa Society. They leave the work on the shoulders of a few, and in many respects the results are unsatisfactory, because enough time, care, and attention ip not given to the task of preparation. Financially, the Masterton Show has always been successful, but we would sooiier see a smaller profit made out of the venture, and a larger sum expended in miking it more worthy of the district. The town scarcely does its duty by the Society, land many of the country districts are lukewarm. A good organising committee, if it set to work the right way, might effect wonderful improvements in the Masterton Show by devising and adopting new features of interest, and eliminating some old ones which are practically unattractive, also by creating some intelligent interest in the work iu every local centre in the Masterton and Pahiatua Counties. Brains Bnd hands are wanted and money is required, but more than all " willingness to help " is Deeded.

Mb Ballance, in hia recent speech at Wanganui, appears to explain the defection of half a dozen of his supporters in the following terras: -

There was no difficulty in forming the Government, because the co' leagues he chose were leading members of the party, but it was natural, when there were twelve men, each of whom thought he was capable of holdiug office, and ought to be appointed, that there must be considerable disappointment on the part of those who were not selected. 'When there were twelve candidates for six offices there must be naturally disappointment, and it was not unnatural that some of the disappointed ones should either at once go into Opposition, orendea. vour to form a Middle l'ar.y. He did not oomplain of the action on the part of any considerable number of the Ministeiial I Party to leave the Government.

Had the half dozen gentlemen who have seceded from the Liberal party been made Ministers, the present occupants of the Ministerial portfolios would have been left out in the cold, and would in their turn have thrown over the Liberal party. We gather from Mr Balance's wail over the halt dozen defunct Liberals that when a patriot of the Liberal order ceases to be fed by some salary, emolument or picking, he no longer remains a Liberal, but, a3 a matter of course, becomes hostile to the Liberal cause. Liberals like pigs must be fattened or the best of them will go off colour.

The proceedings in the Christchnrch election case have teen validated by a Gazette published on Wednesday.

The colonial revenue benefitted to the extent of £B2by one day's racing recently held at Hastings. They must be a law-abiding people in Palmerston North. They have only two policemen for a population of five thousand.

The death is announced by c-ible of Sir J. Pope Hennessy, M.P. for Kilkenny No.-th.

Influenza is rampant aiAlbury and Broken Hill, and many of the silver mines are short-handed in consequence. It is said that a New Zealand loan is to be biought down next se.-.sion. Time will tell.

A rabbit can jump nine clear feet on level ground. No wonder the New Zealand fences are useless.

The telegraph werk in Pahiatua is increating. An assistant has been sent there. It is about time direct communication wri established between Maiterton and Pahiatua.

H. H. Godfrey was fined £1 and 9s costs by the Pahiatua Justices for neglecting to aftix a stamp to a receipted account for over £2.

from the New Hebrides states th;.t the white residents of Tanna Island av. about to leave f .here until the tribal war ceases. It is thought that such a consumation will be attained when one side exterminates the other. Sir J, B. Thurston, High Commissioner of the Western Pacific, will shortly visit Tanna to ascertain it any action can be taken to put a stop to the butchei/.

Light-fingered gentry arc becoming very numerous in Wellington, and visitors from the country would do wol! to keep their eyes open and their pockets closed. The other day a lady who was in the General Post Office procuring stomps, turned to sneeze. When she had recovered herself she found that a puise the had placed ou the counter, containing £3 odd, had disappeared. She has not seen it since.

The following notice of motion was given by Mr K. Maunsell at the meeting of the Wairarapa North County Council yesterday:—That in addition to the proposal made to the Akitio Road Board in reference to the contributions from the AkiMo Riding to the Cashpoint Riding, the following words be added:—"That the basis upon which the contribution be made shall be on the last rate struck in the Akitio Riding upon the properties proposed to be transferred to the Castlepoint Riding." The following stewards were appointed at the meeting of the Ma-terton Agricultural and Past'irel Association on Wedne idpy:—Horses : Thoroughbreds, D.J Cameron, VV. J. Hirschberg, and W. B. Buiok ; Miscellaneous, Donald Donald, D. McKenzie, and J. M. Meredith ; Draught, A.Stewart, F.Gray, and T. M. Brown Dattle :C. Bannister, and W. lorns. Sheep: E. Chamberlain, A. R. Perston, R. McKay. J. W. Wavdel!, J. P. Pen-y. Dogs ; F. E. Chalmers, and R.J. Dugg. Pigs; 3. Blatchford andß Campbell. Produce ; W. Perry, and F. Shaw. Vehicles : J, Macara, and J, Macrae, Shoeing] W. Peny and T. K. Qhamberlain. Tiltin? at the ring : W, Lowes, H. G. Wrlliame, J. Macrae, J. Macara, and T. E. Chamberlain.

It has been discover«d by Mr C, E. Bremner, County Engineer, that to secure an efficient water supply and irri.ate the Upper Plain it would be nreessavy to t.ip the Waingawa some ni ! Jt\-!from Ma-tettQu. The fajl is not ne;.rly so great as the Engineer expected.

The following notice appeared in the Cartel con Obs'i-ve; of yesterday ;—The Subscribers to the Picturesque Atlas of Australia are requested to cull upon \V. M. Rundle, Attorney for the Publishers, and arrange for settlement of their claims on or before Saturday, October ICtli, 1891, The Publishers have no dosu'e to put anyone to any unnecessary expense, but in self defence they must issue summonses aa;aiii«t each and every one whose claim ii not settled before the beginning of next week.

Venetian blinds axe so remarkably cheap nowadays that no new building of »nv Kind is satisfactorily finished unless fitted with them. Machine*)' has much th9ir cost, and they can now be had for little more than the price of the uct>< quality of o.dinary blinds, while in the end they become even more economical. The improvement they effect in the appearance of a teaement,and the benefit they are innse and wear, ere such as to cause no regret afc the iMght extra expense incurred by their inclusion, whereas their omission is frequently regretted. In this connection, Mr E. W. He n\of Molesworth street, Wellington, hav a notice in another column which is worthy of the attention of those interested. Mr Henn is the largest manufacturer in his line in the Empire City, and he can be relied upon to do hone t wotk p.t the most moderate prices. Revolving shutters are also a speciality of his. They are both uheup and good, and no shop is considered complete without them. The Patea County Press s. ys:—Patea having been formed into a Roman Ca'Jiolic parish, under the charge of the Iter. Father McEenna, the members of the congregation met on Saturday evening, in the Maconic Hall, for the purpose of arranging a suitable reception for the Pastor, when it was decided to give the Rev. Father a dinner of welcome on the 14th proximo. A strong committee was formed, of which Mr. G. Williams was elected Chairman, and Mr. P. Mabony Secretary and Treasurer, for the purpose of carrying out the project. A resolution was pagoed asking Waverley to assist in making the tcception thoroughly successful, The appearance loo'is externally and icteiiially of our widely known Family Drapery Warehouse is now extremely hrilliant. With the advent of the Spring Se<-iOn comes an Entire Change of Fashions. The daik. sombre tints of winter are now completely effaced by the Ji' s hfc, cheerful, besuti.ul new colors that distinguish the present season's fashions atTE Aro Hoimk, Wellington.

As advantage to customers not possessed by any small traders anywhere jb the immense range of choice in every description of fabric arc! fash'on to be always seen at Te Aro House, Wellington. Visitobs to ou* Warehouse will view with wonderment our vast piles of every description of Spring and Summer Dress Fabrics consisting of Jacqnard Beiges, Natural Homespun, Art Diamonds, French Corduroy, French and Scotch Cheviots, Savouy Suitings, Camel Hair Tweeds, Jacquard Twilled and Plain Ee'ges, French Delaines, Printed Bengaljnes and Foulards, Flora, and Striped Benzines, SilkGrenacJines, I Summer Serges and Foules, Ac. Ac, at' Ts Abo Hocus, Wellington,

Nicholas Jensen, of Mauriceville, was fined 2s (id and £1 5s 6d costs in the B.M. Court this morning for allowing a cow to trespass on the railway line. Annie Martin was fined five shillings and two shillings costs in the Masterton B.M. Court this morning for allowing her chimney to take fire.

Mr Tames Maxwell Boscoe has taken over the Alfre~aton Store and Post Office.

A first offender who appeared in the Masterton B.M. Court this morning was dealt with in the usual summary manner. A distinct shock of earthquake was felt in Masterton about midnight last night. The tremor lasted for fully half a minute.

Entries for the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Show close on Thursday, 12th November. A notification on the cubject appears in another column. At a special meeting of the Wairarapa North County Council held after the ordinary meeting yesterday, a bpecial rate of niue-sixtieths of a penny in the poimd was struck to meet interest on the Tiraumea £2OO loan. The election of the new Babbit Board for the North Wairarapa district takes place on Monday, November 2nd. An important meeting of subscribers to the Picturesque Atlas in Mastertun will be held in the Temperanoe Hail to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at 3.30 p.m.

At the late meeting of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club ll£ per cent was deducted from the totalisator takings instead of 10 per cent, to cover the new 1J per cent tax.

A man named John Scanlon was recently lost in a thirty acre bush paddock at Mah.irahara.

The Examiner says that Mr Harding, of Mount Vernon, has this year planted six or seyen acres of wattles for firewood purposes. Bush fires have already commenced in the Forty-mile Bush. We are informed that a big fire was started in the Mangaone Valley last week, which passed through a large area of country.

The following tenders hare been received by the Wairarapa North County Council for foi-mition on the Eketahuna Tenuiroad; D. Kennedy, L4l (accepted); M. Kerrins L 46 ; J. Walsh LSB ; P. Carr L 64. The tender of Mr Kennedy at Is 8d per chain has also been accepted for maintenance on the same road.

The hv.ge reflection which was observed from Musterton in a northwesterly direction on Sunday evening is as yet a mystery. Besides being seen in Palmereton and Pahiatua, we learn from our exchanges that the glare was distinctly visible in Feilding, Marton, and several o'-.her townships in the Bangitikei district. A first-class men, with good dogs, is required for one month. The work is mustering cattle in the bush. Particulars may be obtained at the Wairarapa Daily oflfce, Mast or ton, or from Mr (J. H. Scales, Wellington, to whom applications are to be forw.rded, andby whom is published a " wanted " notification in our columns.

Cr. R, MMm sell hai given notice to move at the next meeting of the Wairarapa North County Council, that a sum of monoy nequircd for the repairs of the Tinui bridge in ut xordance with the estimate of the County Engineer be advanced to the Castlepomt Riding out of the accrued surplus of the Taueru toll gate by way of loan bearing interest at the rate of fire per cent per annum, the principal to be paid off at the rate of no less than ten per cent yearly out of the Biding revenue. The Hawko's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral show opened yesterday at Hastings. The display of sheep is larger than that of any previous year. A large number of visitors from Australia and from various parts of the colony express pleasure and surprise at the magnificent verdure of the country and the grand quality of the sheep. Inspector Mackay considers that the rabbits in the North Wairarapa District are much less numerous this year than they have been for four or five years past,