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The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1891

We are on the threshold of the New Year, —the year of hope which is to console us for past misohanoes. Most people are willing to shut the door on 1891 and take a venture with 1892. To many the past is a disap pointment, and it is only the future which is worth having. Still, there are a few to whom even the past is a bright record. Any man, who, in 1891 has donegood and conscientious work, whether in the field or the office, possesses memories which must yield him satisfaction. The carpenter, who frames a sash or a door, selecting good material, making all his measurements truly,; and fatting piece to piece aceordipg to the rules of his craft, can look b-»pk with pride on his labour, even though it left him a poorer man. Every retrospect lias a sunny as well aa a seamy side, and the vanishing year has its friends. Throughout the country there has been much material prosperity .during the period, and many settlers who have gone through the lean years and waited patiently for the fat ones are reaping a reward. Political misrule may cloud their prosperity, but it cannot altogether arrest it. There was a time when this colony possessed "rulers and £tatpsmen " at the head of its affairs. Mow, alas, ,tha statesmen have disappeared, and we musi look to the future for the time when mere catchpenny politicians will be replaced by worthier men. A Premier, like a carpenter, if he uses his hammer, his saw and his chisel according to right methods.'if he does bis work truly and well as an expert should do it, must leave behind him a record of which he may be proud, but if he happens to possess only a smattering of his trade, andM his work is a misfit and on wrong lines, the true settler will regard his performances with fear and wonder. We trust that '92 will see the end of the political capers cut at the expense cf the settlers of New Zealand. However, the country is sound, and onjy requires to be roused to put an end (o misgovernS2«nt. The town of Maoterton, too, has in a meaSlFe shared in the pro* gress of the country, trade has improvedduring the past twelve months, and house property has risen in value. There is sufficient encouragement for the Borough Council to make a forward movement, and even for tradesmen to strike out new lines. There are men now amongst us with new ideas for buying in the cheapest market and selling in the dearest, men who believe that certain local industries can be fostered and developed by new departures. The year '92 will possibly witness changes in such directions, and we have no objection to ?ee Masterton march whh tlie times, and whenever we find any programme put forth which gives a reasonable prospect pf 9 public advantage we will welcome ft. C.OrOpsra tion appears to be the catch-word ju3t pow ; it is a name to conjuro with, but unless it be founded on an honeat desire to secure a common good rather than an individual advantage it will prove a disappointment. However, we look forward with hope to the changes whjch are likely to come about in the coming .twelvemopth and wish our readers one "and all a HAPfi" .hew Year. ' '' ' The Committee of the athletic Club ' upheld tho protest entered by Lurd } waiudt Woolf in the mile waikJDg ai tho I, Eketahuna Bports. The first prizei t iuereforo goes to W. G. Watwwa. 'I

The Dailv will not; be published ;o*morrow (New "Sear's Day). The Masteiton agent tor the Northern Assurance Company, Mr R. J. Hur-, ;ombe, has forwarded us a very handsome calendar for the year 1892. Property-owners should bear in nund ihat to-day is the last day on which the Land Tax returns can be lodged without a percentage added. The Wairarapa North County douncil invites tenders lor metalling and quarrying contractsThe Foley Dramatic Combination jpens in the Theatre Royal this evening Kith a varietv entertainment. It was repoited in Masterton yesterday that Constable Cooper, of Pahiatua, had died suddenly of heart disease. As the Constable was conducting the inquest us a late hour last evening, the report must be without foundation. Mons. de Mey, the teacher of calis bhenic exercises in the echools of the Wnirarapa, has taken up his residence in Greytown. Mr and Mrs J. D. Cox, who for years have resided in Featherston, intend to remove to Palmerstcn .North during nextmonth, where Mr Cox will find a larger field fcr his abilities as a tradesman. The pay-day of the Masterton Permanent Investment and Bujlding Society has been deferred from Saturday next till January 9fch. The annual picnic in connection with the Presbyterion body, to be held in Wocdroofe's paddock to-morrow (Now Year's Day) promises to be a successful affair. The site for the picnic is convenient to the town, and for pleasureseekers no better place could be found in which to spend the day. ♦Podge' Read, the spieler who was arrested at Masterton on Monday on a charge of damaging a house in Wellington, has been remanded till Tuesday next. We regret to hear that Dr W. Guy M'Len:;an died suddenly at Eketahuna last evening. Messrs Bayesand Wenden, of Greytown, notify that they will run a com • fortable coach between Greytown and Masterton every Wednesday and Saturday. The police ot Masterton have received instructions to vigorously suppress any display of lamkmism which may be made to-night The remains of the late Mr P. Dickaoß were brought to Masterton by tho early train this morning, and will bo interred in the local cemetery at 9.30 on New Year's morn. The funeral will be a Masonic one, and will be headed by Pearson's Brass Band, who, • out of respect for the deceased, have kindly consented to play Handel's beautiful burial masterpiece "The Dead March in Saul.'' A most distressing tragedy has occurred at Glen Iris, Victoria, where a well known Melbourne business man, Mr J. W. Shorvill, committed suicide, caused through losses in several of the commercial institutions. Cn the morning of the occurrence deceased did not go to business, and strolling about his garden, gave some instructions to the gardener, and then left to take a walk over th-i hills. Late that afternoon his wife found him in the orchard, with a terrible gun-shot wound in his roou*h. Attached to the trigger was a piece of string, whioh being tied also to his boot, had been made the means of discharging the gun. The charge came out at the back of the head. The quarterly meeting of the Eketahuna Wesleyan Church was held on Tuesday eveninst,theßev W.Rowse presiding. The members present were Messrs T. and W. Bayliss, J. Jones, Johnston, and Rev Smith. The balance sheet for the quarter showed Income £23, expenditure £23, which was deemed very satisfactory. Satisfaction was expressed at the way the woik had been carried onby MrSmith, tho Home Missionary. Arrangements were made for holding the Church Anniversary on January 31st, the sermons to be preached by the Rev J. Dukes, and to be followed by a tea meeting and musical entertainmeut. The following tenders have been received by the Wairarapa North Coqnty Council fcr metal carting : Mastorfon-Taueru road, M. O'Sullivan, £4O (accepted); P. Carr, 2s 9d per yard. Opaki-Man*watu road (Masterton Riding). M. Kelhher, 2s JOd per yard, (accepted) ; P. Carr, 3s; Larsen and Anderson 2s 9d, 4s 6d and 2s. OpakiManawaturoad (Eketahuna Riding), J. Jacobsen, 2s 4d per yard (accepted); M. Kelhher, 2s 5d ; P. Carr, 3s. MastertonWaimata and Manawatu roads, M. O'Sullivan, 3s per yard (accepted). Eketahuna-Tenui road, M. Kelliher, 3a Cd per yard (accepted); P. Carr 3a (withdrawn). The abridged prospectus of the Pal* nierston North Gas Company, Limited, appears in our advertising columns to.lay, and should be carefully perused by those who are on the look out for a.good and safe investment for money. Gas Gompanies are notorious among the best divideud paying concerns of the age. and fhe Paim'erston Company's prospects are exceptionally bright, Tlje town is not of a size which is at all likely to affected by any general introduction of the electric light, and even if it were the Com« pany now being floated would, we understand, possess most valuable ri«hte in that respect which could not be over ridden by anyone else. The gas works which the new Company will acquire are already in successful operation in J*almerston Nortji, and will be taken over absolutely free of preliminary ex« penses. and with an extensive and inost profitable support in the township. Messrs Harconrt and Co., of Wellington, are the authorised brokers for the disposal of shares, and their connection with it is in itself a guarantee of the substantial nature of the project. There is also a strong and influential city direc torate. The liability of shareholders if striotly limited. The public of Masterton was treated to an exhibition in the Theatre Royal last evening which, fortunately, it if seldom their lot to witness. A fight had been announced to take place between two well known " pugs," and the prices for admission were advertised at 3s, 2s, and Is. When several hundred persons had congregated at the door of the Theatre however, they were refused admission unloss they parted 2s or 3s. After a lot of grumbling ahumber subscribed the re quired amount. Jusfc as the fight was about to commence those who were outBide, nearly a hundred in all, were admiuod on the payment of one shilling. This, of course, create! amongst j-bese who had paid the higtiet charge. About cue fight itself little need be said. In less than two rounds it was at an end. During the progress of the fight a serious disturbance occurred. One of the competing pugilists rushed at the second of his opponent and struck }iim on the jaw. The second jumped intc the ring and declared war. The audience yelled and hooted, and a rush w<js made forthestage. The police were fortunately in attendance and prevented a riot by threatening the combatants. The seen* was a thoroughly disgraceful one and au outraga on public decency. It is quite time the public demanded that these brutal exhibitions were conducted in a proper manner or entirely suspended. VI e shall be ever ready to welcome the crowds who may take advantage of these iesirable opportunities, and the more widely to distribute our Christmas gifts the better shall *ebe pleased at Te Arv Souse, 'Wellington. In addition to offering exceptional advantages to customers, such as an Immense rariety, a carefully selected and fashionable ■took of Roods in every department of the vaieifouse, we intend, during the remainder A the present inoulh Xo present, all cash !ustoK6rE t" the extent of 20u and upwards' vith an attractive Christmas gift, at Te Aro louse Wellington. We have a regular, devised scale for the hings, and in proportion to the amount o lurchases so will be the value of the present .hi 3 scale will be on the same lines as on revjous years, and no doubt wilr give equal atisfactiSc, at Te Arp lEouee, Wellington. One thing should be noted especially, and iatitisthat this gift distribution'will dend during the present month up to the 3ry last day of December, 1891, neither ore or Jess, Those that are wise will lerefore take care to be in time at Te Aro oum Wellington.—4ovt \

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4001, 31 December 1891, Page 2

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The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1891 Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4001, 31 December 1891, Page 2

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