The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1891.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3981, 5 December 1891, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1891.

Mr W. McLean, when addressing the electors of Wellington as a candidate for the vacant seat, gave them that kind of toifee in which many of them are wont to take a delight. lie pictured New Zealand fifty years hence, with a population of two millions, and only two hundred thousand of them owning land. He drew a sketch of eighteen hundred thousand landless slaves, and, no doabt, a thrill of horror passed through his audience at the appalling idea presented. Of course Mr McLean is aware that in a population of two millions there would only be about four hundred thousand adults, and that if one-half of these owned land, a satisfactory per centage of the people would be wedded to the soil. Of course Mr McLean is well aware that, according to his own figures, every other in the colony would be a landowner, and that he was simply making capital out of the gross ignorance of his audience when he gave them this illustration. The Landless Slave idea is pure bunkum, thousands of spouting Liberals can't be e;ot by hook or by crook to settle on land. Why did not that landless slave, the mem • ber for Musteiton, settle on it, when, as one of an Association, he drew a valuable section in a good block? Why did he, and scores more like him, drop their portion in the land flowing with milk and honey like a hot putalo ? And who is Mr McLean that he should talk bunkum about land? We haye heard that he is connected with a loan and discount office, and was a promoter of Terawhiti gold companies. It mi.y safely be said that a nian of this stamp is jjot quite tlje model settler who is needed in -New Zealand. His friend, the Chairman, ruled a personal question out of order, but we venture to affirm that electors have a perfect right to know the personal history aud reputation of a candidate who asks them for their votes, and that a man who cannot stand inquiry of this kind does not deserve support. However, he fed the crowd with a strong dose of the Liberal bunkum. He threatened employers that the Working classes would no longer accept duitgljeu at their hands, but omjtte4 to add the Qnly persons who ever really tq fchtj working classes were the Secretaries and Committees of fcljeir Unions. We fancy there lias been a iiuio dictation on the part of the latter, who, xiow and again, have imposed enormous fines and penalties on the working just to keep tliem up to the mark." "The ODly slavery which the working classes of this colony have known, has been the terrible tyranny gi their own Unions and Associations, a tyranny jyh.icb iiy-3 brought many aien |to the v^-ga of eiupvati.on, and; has made house-to bouse keggztp ofj their wives and children.- A>jd then Air McLean made a iltclti j'gjifi about the people in Russia eating one another, and there was a loud laughter at this exceedingly funny idea. The civilised world has been thrilled and saddened by the fearful tales of and suffering that have come from Russia, hut to Mr McLean this sort of thing is the material for a mild joke. However, he told the j.eople that lie never would deceive them, and Mr Ballance solemnly guaranteed that J;a wpuld deceive them, He evidently" means Well J *

The man Ryan, who had his broken at Makuri On Tuesday, was admitted to the Masterton Hospital on Thursday afternoon. The earthquake on Friday morning was felt very severely at Hastwell. A quantity of crockery was broken, and the chimney of the residence of Mr Ole Anderson was thrown down.

The English Grand Lodge of Masons has decided that the minority of the New Zealand lodges is entitled to refcaiu its allegiance to England, though the majority have seceded to the local Grand Lodge. The Hon. W. P. Reeves, accompanied i>y his Secretary, Mr Waldegra\e, returned to Wellington to-day. Owing to pressing business engagements in Wellington, the Hon Mr Ward, Postmaster-General, was unable to be present at the Eketahuna banquet last night. «

A drawing examination in second grade art takes place-at the Masterton school to day. About a dozen young lady coinpotitors, mostly pupil teachers, arrived from the Forty-mile Bush by the early train this morning. Mr Arthur Hathaway is gazetted .an assessor fjr Masterton under the Land and Income Assessment Act.

A village settler at Fahiatua named Barlow died cu Thursday from the effects ofiufluenza.

There is a good deal of sickness at Featherston just now, and it is feared that a case of scarlet fever has been discovered.

Owing to the next regular meeting of tho Town Lands Tru3t falling on New tear's Lay, it has been decided to adjourn until the Bth of January. Nominations for the Boxing Day Handicap, Mile Walk, Hurdle Race, Mile Handicap and Footballer's Race, in connection with the Eketahuna Athletic Olub's Sports, close wjth the secretary ou Saturday, the 12th mst., at 8 p. in.

The Masterton Town Lands Trustees decided at their meeting last night to take over the Masterton Park Trust liability of £4OO.

The Crown Prosecutor entered a nolh prosequi with respect to the -two further indictments for forgery (involving five

items) found against Murdoch M'Kenzie, intimating, however, that he could not

indicate what course would be taken as to other matters than the forgery charged against the accused. A cottage and building in the grounds of Pigeon Bush, the property of Mr C. Tringham, have been destroyed by lire, the orii'in of which is a mystery. There was only a nominal insurance.

The Pahiatua Cricket Club has been vainly endeavouring to arrange a "latch with Masterfon. Letters have been written, verbal communications sent, and telegrams remitted, but so far we are informed the Masterton Club has not considered it worth their while to forward a reply. It is rumoured that the members the legal profession inteud to move in the direction of getting the order rescinded which at present limits solicitor's fee to amounts recovered of over £5, so that fees will be allowed for smaller amounts.

A Miisterton boy, niDO years of aire, was attacked by a savase dog whilst standing in Queen-street yesterday afternoon. It was with great difficulty the ferocious cur was inducpd to release its hold of tae boy's leg, which was severely lacerated and bruised by the bite.

About two' thousand five hundred hales of wool have been despatched from the Maaterton railway station since the beginning of the season. The dip is coming in very slowly this year, owing, 110 doubt, to the prevalence of influenza in the shearing sheds.

The weather during the past few weeks has been particularly favourable for the crops in this district, and farmers are looking; forward to a good hardest. On the Ooaki, .however, the abnormal growth of sorrel will materally affect the returns.

A man named Palmer, between thirty ana forty years of age, who was brought in from Mat likuna on Tuesday last, died at the Mastercon Hospital on Thursday night. He was suffering from a complication of diseases.

Sheepfarmers and others should not forget the important sale by Messrs Lowes and lorns of Dr Hosking's wellknown Weraite flock on Tuesday next. The list will embrace about four thousand sheep of various descriptions. Cattle and horses will also be sold. Coaches will leave Masterton f.ir the farm, where the sale is to be held, at noon.

The Timaru Herald says:—A strange fish was caught in tho roadstead on Friday morning. It is about 17 incheß Ions;, with a head something like a rat's, a mouth like a shark's, far back under its head, very large eyes, both tapering from head to tail, very rough on the back, and of amottled sandy colour. None of the fishermen, we hear, know it, and Mr Jones the stationmaster obtained it and sent it to Mr Forbes, curator of the Clniatchurch museum, for identification.

Says the Waimate Times : —A unbycla is the latest local invention. Mr P. Henderson, of the Waihao, and captain of the Waimate Cycling Club, is, we understand, about to take out a patent for an original invention called a unioicle. As the name implies, the machine is one-wheeled ; it carries two person?, and is easily driven at an average spebd of 40 miles an hour, thouah it is stated a speed of 60 miles can be attained.

lV>r Alexander Reese, who responded to the toast of " the visitors " at the Ministerial banquet at. Eketahuna last nisrht, can hardly be said to be of the " riyht colour." Havin? the courage of lus convictions he expressed his opinion upon the administration of tho lands by the present Ministry. He said the efforts of the Government had been totally insufficient to meet the requirements of the poor man. Hie advances made on village homesteads had been withdrawn, and the miserable pittance of £lO was being offered for the con : struucion of huts, etc. This he maintained was simply disastrous,* 1 and unless the Government made liberal adyancea and offered selectors enough mqney with which to hu,t, tljeir administration would be a failure.

A deputation consisting of Messrs Harris and Halliday, two settlers of the Woodville-Tiraumea Special Settlement, waited upon the Hon Mr Reeves yesterday and requested permission to expend £9OO out of the £IOOO allocated for constructing tho Tirumea-Makairo bridge without raising the usual pro rata loan. The Minister promised to lay the matter before his colleagues, and jfive it che fullest consideration. He expressed the opinion that the people were already sufficiently rated.

Mr T. Jj. Buict, JfHl, the travelling organiser for the" £ibera| Federation, is now in the Fort'y-Mip Bijsh, endeavouring to establish of the in«tjttj t .;on ffe represents?. He espects $o conduct % njigsipn ijt Mistertou at an early date-

V\ o shall be evor ready to welcome the crowds who may take advantago of these desirable opportunities, and the more widely our Christmis gifts the better sliall fi ebe pleased at Te Aro House, Wellington. _ ' In addition to offering exceptional auvantfrzps to' customers, such as an immense y&riety/a Stock "of'goods Uieviffjf' \yarel\ou3e, \ve In'teijd, during the remainder of tfte present month to present all cash customers toihu i»tenf of 20s and upwards with an attractive Christinas gift, ftt 'f;- Aro j House Wellington. We have a regular, devised scale for the things, and in proportion to the amount of purchases so will be the value of the present. 'ihis scale will he on the samo lines as on previous years, and no doubt will give equal satisfaction, at Te Aro House, Wellington. One thing should be noted especially, and that it is that this gift distaibution will extend during the present month up to the very last day of December, 1890, neither more or less. Those that are wise will therefore take care to be in time at Te Aro Aim - := _