The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3936, 12 October 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1891.

Anothes uncompromising patriot, the meinbtr for Auckland city, and Sir George Grey's humble and faithful servant has been addressing his constituents and pouring forth in their sympathetic ears the troubles which befall the representatives of the people. During the past eight months Mr W. L. Bees, the member in question, has only received public money to the value of £320. He has pre ferred to take this miserable pittance, when had he minded his own business be might have earned a thousand pounds. Mr W, U Bees is a lawyer, and if he has sacrificed the gum he has suggested it is extremely probable that be will regard the colony as deotor to him 41000 less 4320 received on account and that sooner or later, in money or marbles he will expect a settlement. However, we get from him the actual direct cost of a patriot during an incubatory period of eight months, and no one can doubt but that the colony his a bargain, jn him. Of course a single patriot like Mjf J&es does not cost much, but unhappily these gre a swarm of them and they all mj-rp on one string. If New Zealand is to be regenerated, if the working man is to rule, members must be paid hand somely J Thsy toll us candidly that if members are not paid thejr price, they will pay themselves with th? little pickings and unconsidered trifles that are apt to come in their way. Still, even in an intensely democratic quarter like Auakland, the electors don't like the Payment of Members Bill, and after Mr W. L. Bees had talked their hind legs off at the Lome Street Hall, they got a little restless and when that precious liberal Mr B. J. Duncan proposed a vote of thanks and confidence in Mr W. L. Kees, they commenced to bolt out of the hall. Of course as true liberals they had to stand by Messrs gees and Duncan and djd allow the Vote to be carried, but even then, one of them lifted up his voice against the Payment of Members Pill, The electors can stand a good deal, but they draw the line at this Bill and it is pretty certain that the patriots will be compelled to pass it in the teeth of public opinion throughout New Zealand.

The Southern Standard reports that on Mr James Scott's farm, Chatton, a flock of 70 crossbred ewes have given birth to 140 lambs—2oo per cent. I And the youngsters are daing immensely.

A contemporary states that there is a lady resident in that district with what is called a marriage craze—she keeps a diary in which is inscribed the dates of the marriageß of all her friends and the dates they have giyen hostages to fortune in the shape of olive branches. As the volume extends over a period ot twenty years, the contents afford much amusement to the few privileged to gaze upon them. In the Taranaki Herald's report of the last meeting of the Stratford County Council we came across the following : A Strange request.-Mr J. Barleyman wrote asking the Council to remove the bank of earth which had been deposited in front of his town section on the Mountain Koad. It was pointed out tbftt the alleged obstruction was the new footpath recently formed by the lown Board. The matter was referred to that body. I

Messrs William Jessen, F. W. H. Rummer and E. Pederaen, have been nominated for an extraordinary vacanc; ou the Mauriceville Eoad Board. Notice of intention to strike a genera rate of 5-lCtna of a penny in the £ is eivenby the Castlepoint Boad Board. An very rich silver lode has jußt deen discovered at Slocura, in British Columbia.

Baron Hirsch is reported to have recently purchased a thousand squaro miles of land from the Argentine Government. This will enable him to place a large number of the refugees from Russia.

The unfortunate sufferer from mental derangement, to whom we alluded a few days ago, has been sent to Wellington on the certificate of Drs. Hosking and Beard.

The Salvation Army opened fire on the Newman township on Sunday last. A well known "brother" and "sister" from Masterton led the assault and the inhabitants had a good time.

At the Rangiora produce market recently, owing to a glut, potatoes s )ld at from 5s to 6s per ton in lots of from ten to thirty bags. The unfortunate man Dean, who in an insane moment during the late labour troubles in Wellington, killed his little daughter with an axe, escaped from the , Porirua Asylum on Thursday last but was re-captured at Kaiwarra and taken to Mount View.

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the entertainment given in the Theatre Royal on Saturday was not so largely patronised as it deserved to be only ft moderate number being present." Daniel O'Rioden was charged at Kke» tahuna. before Mr H. Aulin, J.P., on Saturday morning with being drunk and incapable while in charge of a horse, and using insulting language to Mr A. Anderson. The charge was proved and he was fined 4s 6d and expenses 15s 6d, the fine being paid.

Sergeant Griffiths, whose sudden dtsapperance from Melbourne on the eve ot his marriage created such a sensation, has now put In an appearance at the military barracks. He has «iyen no explanation of his disappearance beyond thit it was necessary to go to Adelaide on prh ate business.

A. correspondent who resides in the dej-ths and innermost recesses of the Forty-mile Bush and who in the lucid intervals which occur between an existence made endurable by bush-whiskey in Winter and unendurable by mosquitoes in Summer, propounds «onundrums of a more or less inspiring character, has sent us the following fearful concoction : "that an ocean steamer will travel for fully a mile after her engines have been stopped, provided no steps are taken to retard her by reversing them. This being so, how far will an express train run, if when it is going at the rate of sixty miles an hour, the driver turns off steam and does not "down his brakes' 1" Well, we really cannot meet our bewildering friend to the extent of solving problems of this intricate nature. We might also add that we fear New Zealand railway lines are not adapted for experimental purposes, in case he should have the notion of applying a practical test. The Rimutaka Incline, fir instance, would lend an air of uncertainty to the affair which would render the experiment quite valueless from a practical point of view, although no doubt there would be a degree of exhilaration felt while it was in progress, which would be encouraging to any enthusiast on the train, if he lived Ion? enough to realise its existence. If, however, all that our speculative correspondent wishes to establish is a " record " for long distance travelling after the natural laws of propulsion have been suspended, we think we can help him. Some time ago a resident of Maßtcrton owed us twenty pounds for a printing account. Now not only did we do nothing to set this gentleman going, but we actually toek steps to control his movements. Well, will it be believed that in spite of all this, that man did not stop until he reached San Francisco—nor did he ' unload' even then. This is bald, convincing fact, which eoes a long way, and it should do much to satisfy our simple and earnest enquirer of the backwoods. But we have not done with the latter jet 1 There is that three years' subscription which . he owes us. If he will be food enough to send it along he will not only to some extent renew our confidence in human nature which has of late been somewhat shaken, but he will at tbe same time get us into a much better frame of mind for treating in a gentle but firm manner such advanced cases as his own.

A Sydney paper fathers the following little tale:—He is an irascible old gentlemen at the best of times, and he livei at Eandwick. Last Saturday nip-ht he took his wife into town to hear the organ recital, leaving his 16 year-old daughter and a young lady friend to mind ihe house. After the departure of the old people, the girls started to make toffee, and there being no tire in the kitchen, they brought their materials and bo on into the dining room, and the ingredients were soon fizzling merrily oyer the blue. The molten toffee had just teen poured into a flat pin when horror, the latch key was heard in the front door, and the frightened girls had only time to shove saucepan and toffee under fshe table, when in marched pa and ma. Tbey were amongst the thousands turned away from the Town Hall. Pa, grumpier even than usual, took off his boots and yelled for his slippers, but, awaiting their arrival, he had the ill-luck to draw up to the table, and, putting his legs under the mahogany, he plumped bath feet into the biiling sugar. You should have heard pa howl. An aristocratic forger came before the Sydney Quarter Sessions last week. His name was Richard Dayidson Greatorex Fitzgerald and he was found guilty of forging and uttering a cheque for £5. He was sentenced to eighteen months' bard labor. Before Being sentenpe/l Fitzgerald handed in a statement to the judge, in which he had attributed his present position to d.ink, He was he said, for seven years an officer in the grjtjsh Army; being gazetted capiajn when oniy twenty-three years of ago in August, 1884. Heserve'din the Egyptjah campaign in 1882, and was present at Kassassin and Tel-el-Kebir. His fortune was lost on the turf, and in 1886 he was declared a bankrupt, and had to resign his commission, He is paid to be a nephew of Lord Bossmojre.. The Napier News says:—'-'One of the best stories we have heard comes to us from a private school not ten thousand miles from Hastings. One of the smart boys of the school had sucked an orange till there wasn't a scrap of anything left inside but stringy pulp. It then dawned upon him that there was a chance for a bit of fun. He filled the skin with iuk, and adjusted the bit he had previously cut out, and theorange looked as pulp and innocent as possible. But an eagle eye was on the boy. 'What are you doing with tßaj; orange )' came in cold but startling tones fi?om the matgr. 'Please £ir,' the b<iy began, not riotic'ng fche twinkle in the teacher's eye. 'Get on that form, and eat that orange before the whole class ?' That boy's face wa« a study. He mounted the form as any pulprjt wculd who was soon afterwards to be beheaded. One long look round about, then an awful pifusp, then one wrpnch with the teeth, and down in" a

shower ran the ink all oyer his clothes 1 It was no use trying to check the other boys. Thay fairfy howled B tt)h delight at such a sra'nd instance of a would-be bite)* bir,"

Li. J. Hooper and Co are now showing, the most fashionable and largest assortment of new spring goods ever shown in the district. English and French Milli neiy, Trimmed, and Untrimmed Hats and Bonnets, Flowers, and Feathers, &c.

Stylish and Pretty Jackets. Dorothy Capes, Mantles, Gust Cloaks, Garaboldi Jackets, &o. We are showing a splendid btook of Fashionable Delaines, Prints, Cambrics, Zephyrs, Ac. We ho'd the best assortment and largest stock of new dress materials in the Wairarapa- All the leading shades, de> signs, satins, and materials for the season, single and double widths.

The Fancy Department is full of the atest' novelties, pretty aprons, ribbons, frillings, collars, cuffs, and parasols, &c, *c.

The friends of Mr F. Shaw are invite* to attend the funeral of his late wife which takes place to-morrow afternoon. A truant officer hag been appointed in Southland, at a salary of £220 per annum.

A large shipment of horses to Australia is likely to be made from the Taieri shortly.

We live in a queer oountry as regards law.. It it legal to raffle the picture of a dog by Art Union, but it is illegal to raffle the do:*. At a meeting of subscribers to the Picturesqe Atlas, held on Saturday afternoon, it was decided to defend the caseß and to retain Mr W. G. Beard only. We regret to have to record the decease of Mr Philip M. Reynolds, the well known builder and contractor. Mr Reynolds has been, for some years, a | sufferer from chronic liver complaint, and last nipht succumbed to that malady.

At a sawmill a few miles from Palmerston a gentleman went to catch his horse which was crazin? near a large half-decayed rimu. He stood by the tree a moment, but feeling uneasy moved away, an 1 next moment a huge branch fell where he had been standing. There was no wind.— Waipawa Mail.

The 'Mount Ida Chronicle * has received intimation from the Minister of Lands that 10,000 acres in Maniototo will be available for settlement in about ten weeks.

It has been computed that a lady wh° attends a dance and takes part in every item on »n average programme, gets over about 19 miles of ground FromTaranaki there »as exported more butter to the London market during the quarter ending June 30 than from the whole of the other districts of New Zealand.

It is believed that the Napier Harbour Board and Napier Borough Council will be two ot the wealthiest bodies in the Colony when they can utilise their re» serves and endowments. Thousands of acres of bush are being felled in the Manawatu district. It is s*id there is quite a rush for ary leasehold property the freehold ot which can eventually be obtained, A co-operative bartering association is to be formed in Kiverton. presume, says a contemporary, that each momberof the association barbers the other, and thus sires the profit of the I middleman.

The remains of the late Mrs Robert Rowe, of Gladstone, were interred at the Carterton cemetery yesterday aftert noon. A large number of relatives and friends followed to pay their last respects to the deceased, who was held in very high esteem by all who knew her. _ The funeral service was conducted in an impressive manner by the Rev. J. Hope of the Lower Hutt.

Arrangements have now been completed for the tour of the Trehair Osborne Concert Company, to open at the Masterton Theatre Royal on Thursday evening next. The party then proceeds to Pahiatua,where they sing on Saturday night,appeanug at Woodville on Monday. About 2C concerts w'll be given and our readers will be -fortunate in being able to hear this excellent oorapany in two concerts, each programme being changed. Popular items are to be given at all the concerts, and the prices fixed are the usual rates ruling here. Most of our musical folk will doubtless have an intimate acquaintance with the several members of the party, but for the information of the publio in general we may state that Miss Osborne has a wide reputation as a vocalist, her yoice beintr a very cultured one, and her musical knowledge very great. She has appeared at musical festivals in England, and Mr Stanley, the great baritone singer paid her the compliment of selecting her to tour the South island with him. She aftorwards sang at the Duneriin Exhibition. Miss Osborne has what is kuown among musical people as a contralto voice without a "break" very I much resembling Madame Patey's. I Misses Johnson and Parsons have been very successful since they first appeared I in public and both have wonderfully rich and well-trained voices, which they use in a thoroughly artistic manner, la some of Miss Johnson's songs her voice is stated by those who have heard it, to more resemble the warbling of a lark than a human voice. Miss Gardner is the accompanyist, and has always proved heuelf a thoroughly efficient pianist. Mr Frank Bang, the wellknown violinist will also probably join the party. Messrs JNairn and Kilner are the tenor and bass of the compiny. Mr Nairn has many successes to his credit, he is the solo tenor of St Mary's Cathedral Choir, and is east for the part of Leonard Meryll in the forthcoming production of the"Yeoman of the Guard" in Wellington. He took a leading part in "RobJßoy," the scenery for whioh he painted. Mr Kilner has for some time past been singinp at all the leading concerts in and around Wellington. He has a treat reputation as the possessor of a wonderful bas3 voice. He took the pait of private Willis (" lolanthe ") and is set down for that of Lieutenant of the Tower in the "Yeoman" Bumper houses should greet oar visitors while they are in Masterton. Av advantage to customers not possessed by any small traders anywhere is the immense range of choice in every description of fabric and fashion to be always seen at Te Aro House, Wellington. Visitobs to ou' Warehouse will view with' wonderment our vast pjlea of every description uf Spring and Summer Dress Fabrics consisting of Jacqt'aro Beiges, Natural Homespun, Art Diagonals, French Corduroy, French and Scotch Cheviots, Savouy Suitings, Camel Hair Tweeds, Jacquard Vigoneaux, Twilled and Plain Beiges, French Delaines, Printed Bengaline3 and Foulards, Flora, and Striped Bengalines, Silk Grenadines, Summer Sorges and Foules, &c.' &c, at Tv Ajw House, Wellington. i