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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3965, 17 November 1891, Page 2

Mr William Crowther has been elected Mayor of Auckland unopposed.

The Eketahuna Ro»d Biard gives notice of its iutention t i raise a loan under "The Local Bodies Loans Act, JBst>, " for fchfl purpose »f erecting a bridge on' m TajvajL'* Mi-

The only matte? s.et down jfor consideration at the forthcoming sitting of the Masterton Borough Licensing Bench is the appligabion pf Enirna Leonard for a permanent transfer of the license of the Star Hotel to E J. Searle.

A lante congregation assembled in the Presbyterian Church last evening, when the second of a series of evangelistic services y/as held. At this period of the season in former years, says the Argentine Standard of August 21, speculators and other* used to scour the camps of Buenos Ayres and pester eheepfaraiers with offers to purchase wools. To-day the sheepfarmer is running after buyers, but none are forthjjomiug: a buyer is now anira avis. f#&ny Australians and New Zealanders who Jim the late Miss Marianne North during her tour through the Antipodes a few years ago uiay be invested to learn that her sister, Mrsj John Adduiglfcon Symgnds, is editing the; autobiography of f/i#.c intrepid traveler and aitist. In this, Misa Koch's co'o-; nial experiences arc fully djalt w'thSteps are about to be taken by the Wellington Builders' Association to enable a c'auso *o be inserted in all contracts by which disputes between architects and builders shall be referred to a^bi^rJtion.

There are two classes of supporters of Projection—the mhuou,ol.Vitg who benefit by i.t and the working man .wiio hoyjs for it The former are ieloiuous aiK '| the latter foolish. Fere js an. of how Protection worka at beijyeen \ America and Canada, taken from thej Western Advertiser (Ontario) of September 25th, 1891:—"Mrs Ansie Willott, wife of a French farmer, living near Winds jr,Ontario,?ays a Detroit dispatoh, cjojjc aeposs the river this morning. She fcalargejTjgman, but her appearance below the syaist arojuue,d the auspicious of the Customs officers, 3ad was 6b. tamed and searched. An inspecting showed that suspended from her waist were two large sacks, and in these were found four nice spring chickens, four fXewn pgss, and two pairs of heavy woollen homemade men's half hose. The eroods were coi pscated and soljl. Mrs Wdibit admitted that sheh'adfceeh smuggling couds of this kind right along and selling them to a grocer. '*

James Wright, labourer, of Carterton, has been adjudged a bankrupt. Cyril P StaintOh, who was yesterday sentenced to one month's hard labour for larceny, was taken to Wellington this morning in the custody of Constable

Cushion,

It is stated that two thousand shares iu the Great Eastern Silver Mining Coy., (i'aamauia), have been taken up iu Masterton.

A tour roomed house owned by Messrs Siddell Bros, was destroyed by fire at Falmerston North on Sunday.

Mr John Rayner, of the Taratahi. has expressed himself as so dissatisfied with the judging at the Palmerston show that lie will not exhibit there again.

To escape the influenza epidemic, a fugitive from Melbourne waa drowued in the Murray, and thus met a surer death.

Mr and Mrs Arthur Clampett are now giving a series of concerts in Wanganui.

Messrs Lowes and lorns remind our readers of their stock sale to"morrow at the yards, Renall St, commencing at I o'clock sharp. The 130 nogtrets in the w«ol have been withdrawn from sale.

A shert time ago we suggested " chop* ping and sawing " competitions in connection with local sports. Wo are pleased to notice that at Ormondville the suggestion has been adopted. We are informed that owing t.> a large number of shearers having been attacked by the prevailing epidemic, la grippe, the sheds at Brancepeth were temporarily closed during last week. At a special meeting of the .Nelson Diocesan Synod last evening, the Ven. Archdeacon Mules was nominated Bishop in place of Dr Suter, resigned, and on a ballot boinsr taken there was but one dissentient. The Palmerston Times learns on good authority that there will be some peculiar complications in that district in connection with the new taxation, and that its operation in connection with local rating will be severely felt by many. On the other hand some who . have had to pay property tax hitherto, wiil have to pay no tax under the new system. An instance has been quoted to us in which a man with .£3500 will be tax free next year, though his property has increased in value. Lord Onalow has placed hiß resignation as Governor of New Zealand in the hands of the Secretary for State, and if accepted he leaves for Homo early iu January. Important private business connected with his estates ia the cause of this step. The present influenza epidemic has made itself severely felt at the Taueru. Quite half the residents haye been at- : tacked, and in some instances business has been seriously interfered with. Mr Geo. Xownaend'a blacksmith's shop has been closed 3ince Thursday last, himself • and all his employes having been taken ba'd simultaneously. We are, however, pleased to say that Mr Townsendcan now get about again. It is understood that the Midland Railway Company will very sLortly send ' a general cargo of (>oo,oGoft of timber to London as an experiment to see how it ' will suit the English market. If they ? could send a quantity cf our ornamental ' woods it might sell.- well amongst the * cabinetmakers, ' This is how the Feilding Star puts it: The Ministers at Woodville have apulo- ' gised to the Knights of Labor for failing f to obey all their behests, and have . promised not to offend again. The j Premier also promised that it the nomi i nated chamber persisted in defying the expressed wish of the people (that is the ' K.0.L.) the Legislative Council will have I to go. This is very satisfactory. ' The following paragraph from rttej ' Melbourne Bcrali ot October 12th will be road with some amusement by the New > Zealand people:—" The Premier had a t visit this morning from the Hon. Jack- : son Palmer, a member of the House of , Representatives ot New Zealand, who is , travelling with his private secretary. Mr Palmer was introduced by the Hon. Mr 1 Buttors, M.L.C. The object of Mr ■ Palmer's visit is to inquire into the i working of the agricultural department : of this colony, for which, it is understood, he is unofficially commissioned by , tke Government of New Zealand. The Premier furnished Mr Palmer with the ' necessary facilities to pursue his inquiry." It is satisfactory to learn th?t despite the heavy premiums offered fo~ I fine sheep by the Government of i Uruguay, River Plate frozen mutton is still far behind New Zealand in the matter of quality. Speaking at the annual meeting of the River Plate Frozen Meat Company last weak the i Chairman, in a rather depressing report, lamer, ted the carelessness and indifference of the Plate sheep farmors in not trying , to produce a better article. He added, however, that their sheep could never attempt to rival New Zealand till some proper scab laws were in operation. The local agent of the Cooperative and Farmers' Alliance of New Zealaad (Mr W, Sellar) has supplied us with a memorandum of the arrangements made by the Directors fop commencing business on December Ist. Tempprary arrangements haye been made for the supply of goods on vety advantageous terms by some of the leading firms of Wellington, and a man from Canterbury who is thoroughly conversant with the needs of farmers is being appointed manager. The disposal of this year's wool clip will be made in conjunction wit}} the other Farmers' Associations in the polony, thereby' reaping all the benefits to be d. erived iron) concerted agtfon. Fair advances on consign •nents will be piade.

The six hundred men who left New Zealand to help the Australian sheepfnriuers during the shearing troubles in Queensland and New South Wales are gradually returning to their homes, in this C'''°ny« These men were not " man" here to-uSJ ana Soue to-morrow, (flit were f>.>f |hp niost part the sons Cf small farmers, .ytyo raajte #kparijjg a regular business. It was understood Wnpn fhpy jeft for Australia that 'they would be able to ge£ back i" New Zealand in time for shearing. "l?|).eir return to these shores during last mnn£h has helped to swell the number of arrivals to the colony, and to make it appear that, the policy of the Ministry is inducing a turn cf the tide. A comparison I t)f the return of arrivals and deparduping last month, in the light thus thrown upon it, shows that the exodus still continues. Tlje total number ot arriya's was 1051, as' against 1118 depaitures. There 's nothing "to be surprised at iu these figures. The Gov-

ernment have don 6 their best to block against our young men erery avenue to advancement. It is these men—small capitalists, and for that matter, large ones, too—who are leaving us for fields yhere their enterprise and money will ijqt .be regarded as a nuisance and a pest. Even a small place like Napier has lost many a good man .that we could ill afford to spate, hut under a policy that squelches getjtiemenjt there was no opening for them ju ijiip colony.—Daily Telegraph. Boys' Blue Serge Sailor SHits, Whitt Braided Collar, White Flannel Front?, Arm Badges, Lanyards. Sec., from 6/9 e.rtch at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Boys' Blue Serge Sailor Suits, Collars trimmed Red Braid, with White Singlets and Lanyards, Beautiful Badgo on rjje Ami. from 12/0 each at To Aro B Weliintitort. BoYs sumnierclofhiiisjiust at the Wholesale Fainjly Drapery W&rehouß«, Tp Apo House. The following are all made to pur special prder:— Boys' White Drill "Sailor' Suits, (iijt Bijtinns trimmed Blue Braid, from i/9 eacij at Te Aro House. Wellington. Bors' Drab Drill Sailor Sui**, Collars trimmed Blue and White Braid, Gild Buttons, from 6/6 each at Te Aro House Wellington.