FIRST EDITION. The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4003, 4 January 1892, Page 2

FIRST EDITION. The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1892.

The sensible settlers of Manawatu have agreed to constitute an association for the protection of their political interests, They aro not prepaied to allow tho great liberal associa'.iou, the trades unions and the Knights of Labour to govern the country, and so they aro taking the only step which will carry out their wishes, and that is organising. Tho /points of their charter appear to be-four in number, viz., (1) economy in the public administration, (2) equitable taxation, (8) freehold tenure, and (4) the dual vote. We should bo disposed to believe that nine out of every ten settlers in tho Colony could be induced to accept a simple programme of this kind and act together to give effect to it, We certainly do not now possess an economical administration, indeed, New Zealand novoryet had one under a liberal Ministry. Our new sysiem of taxation is so grossly inequitable that it will seriously embarass the Colony if it is persisted in. The freehold tenuro is in danger, and its abolition is a' plank in the platforms of the unionists and socialists who throng our towns and who dictate to Minisn ters. The dual vote is necessary as a protest against the silly " one man one vote cry " which has been successfully promulgated by Sir George Gi ey. Is the man who pays a thousand a year in r taxes and employs perhaps fifty men under him to have no move veighfc in the counsels of the colony than a scamp who has just come out of gaol and been pitchforked into our electoral roll by some Liberal scavenger ? "The need of the hour" is a hundred associations throughout the country alectorates of the colony on similar "lines to the ono established by Mr Macartbur and his friends. These conld affiliate and arrange a common basis of action in whioh main issues might be agreed upon and minor questions left open. Ten thousand pounds would be none too little as a fund to carry on the war, and we believe that if fifty settlers of the right stamp were asked to guarantee such a sum they would comply with the request, and that the revenue from ordinary subspriptions would be adequate to supply tbo necessary expenditure without the guarantee. We'are asbamod of the leading settlers of this district that thoy have absolutely made no effort in the direction taken by their Manawatu friends. They have the money, and they possess the intelligence to co-operate, but they seem altogether lacking in. energy and purpose. A. loader of some kind is badly wanted, and no doubt could bo found if settlers took counsel together, Their success at tbo next election demands immediate organisation, and it is time that they realised this very important fact,

Racing in this district, for some time past, has been degenerating, and we are not surprised at the scandalous scene reported in another column, Unless we can have honest sport ni good bands, jt would fie far better to have none at all. We regret that a number of the members of tlje Wairarapa Baring Club have thought fit to resign. Their mission should have been to stand by tho Club and stamp out all the iniqnity they were able to detect, They ought to put an end to abusoß, instead of running away from them I

A good fire insurance agent is ad> vertieud for through our columns. The lawest bush fire ever known in Kiverina is raging at, Brookong. Tens of thousands of acres have been laid waste, and crops, sheep and grass destroyed. Eight stations aro on fire in the district. , It is generally understood that Sir W. D- .Tervoiß is willing to accept a further term as Governor of New Zealand. The name of Viscount Gormaiiston, Governor of British Guiana, is mohtionod in connection with the position. Shearing on moat of. the stations around Masterton. is now completed. The yields of wool have, on tho whole, been exceptionally Mod, Most of the East Coast clip has been shipped from OastlofOint,

Tho grass in the Masterton district presents a parched and dry appearance at the ■ present time. Too much oare cannot be practiced by those who uso matches, so that a repetition of the disastrous grass fires of last year' may not occur. Wo aro sorry to hear that' Mr Ayson, the curator of tho Masterton fishponds, has been confined to his room for some days, and is at present extiemely unwell. During the past fow months Mr Aysun has effected great improvements to the fishponds, which are now a credit to the district. . The Mauriceville Road Board invites tenders for metalling about forty chainß on Jackson's road. Mr Donald Cross, an old settlor' of Morrison's Bush, died on New Year's Day, He had been ailing for some time," his constitution having fairly broken up, It is expected that the (jrattau Kigijs Dramatic Company, which has been playing to bumper houses in the Rangitikei, Manawatu' and flawke's Bay distrusts, will visit the Wairarapa at an early date,

A handsome sheet almanac lor the ; year 1892 has just been published by the < Wellington Evening Press. Besides being a capital advertising medium, it gives an adequate idea of the excellent scenery this coluny possesses by a series of ' interesting views', Id the centre of the sheet appears a very good picture of Mr H, D. Bell, the present Mayor of Wellington, The Ha»-ke'a Bay Bet aid says : Another block of .10,000 acres (this tune in tho Puketoi district) has been printed to the Knights of Labor for a special settlement. As was shrewdly observed by a Woodville "knight," there is money in these things, and the K lights of Labor will soon have to bo re-chriafcened the society for picking out the eyes of tho country, A lively scene occurred at the Tauherenikuu races on Saturday last, and ono which will not easily be forgotten, In the big event, James, the rider of Tuhitarata, (tho winuing horse), was seen on entering the straight to swerve, and run Comet and Mahara on to the rails. The owner of Comet entered a protest against Tuhitarata, which was upheld by the Stewards of the Club, and the jockey was disqualified for a month. The decision of the Stewards did not meet with public favour, as it was considered the foul was purely accidental, and the officers of the Club were hooted and hissed by the crowd, . Sovtnl prominent members of tho Club aho resigned their membership, and one delivered an excited speech, in which lie referred in strong terms to the action of the Stewards. Tho officers maim ain that the course they adopted was justifiable, inasmuch no the running throughout tho whole meeting was anything but straight,

Tho Christmas Art Union held by Mr W, B. Woods, chemist, Cuba street, Wellington, was a great success, much interest being taken in the result. Mr Woods is to be complimented upon at least two features of it, inasmuch as the prizes wero handsome and valuable, and the drawing took placo precisely on the day he had promised it should, As many of Mr Woods' Wairarapiv customers were presented with tickets, na teproduco tho list of winning numberr as published in the Wellington newspapers:-Ist prize, 1250; 2nd, 1218; 3rd, 558; 4th, 1245' sth, 549 ; 6th, 1283 ; 7th, 1222; Bth, 880; 9th, 785; lOtli, 612, 11th, 553; 12th, 1358; 13th, 1560; 14th, 1313; 15th, 812; lGth, 1301; 17th, 844; 18th, 1322; 19th, GO2; 20th, 1373. The numbors were drawn by a committee, consisting of Messrs T. Dwnn, Weekly Herald; J. R Gibbons, Evening Post; H. Hart, Evening Press; and J. King, Cuba street, • •

There has just been imported direct from the manufactory in America by Mr F. J. Pinny, of Manners«Bt, a massive and handsome Worcester Organ for the Baptist Church in Wellington, The organ, too, is as good as it looks, for as tested by our representative the general tone of tho instrument was found to bo very fine, being both bright and clear in sound and full and round in power, Tho stops, every one of whioh was effective, and several of which wore exceedingly beautiful, all hayo an active influence and connect with some exceptionally good sets of reeds. The organ is a credit to the manufacturers, its importer, and its purchasers, and we can understand the reputation Mr Pinny is acquiring as tho agent for a yery superior make of Amerii can organ. At the present time he has, we noticed, a particularly full and first class stook of most of the ordinary run of musical instruments, including pianos, organs, violins, banjos and accordeons, and he has, we understand, shortly more to arrive.

An extensive shipment of "Light of the Age? kerosine, consisting often thousand cases, will arrive'ln Wellington later on this month, consigned to Messrs W. M. Bannatyne and Co,, the wholesale agents, and that firm notifies the fact in our advertising ojltuuns, men* tiouing also that quotations will be supplied on' application. Nothing is more unsatisfactory than tad kerosine, for it will neither burn nor will it sell. A guaravtcetl good oil'on the contrary is the most marketablo thing a storekeeper can keep, and the Light of the Age in this connection needs no recommendation beyond the advice to give it a trial, for it is simply- tho foremost brand of the time, In Australia, for instance, it coipmands sixpence a gallon more than any-other brands in the market: its quality sells it..

Sergeant Hannao, of Masterton, received notice on Saturday last of his transfer to Staffordtown, West Coaßt, where he was previously stationed for some years! The Sergeant has been only a few months in this district, but he lias, by his strict attention to duty and courteous demeanour, become deservedly popular amongst all classesofthe community, and his early departure will be sincerely regretted- The reasons for his transfer are best known to the Department, At any rate, in" bis new 'station he will have greater convenience for his family and will doubtless derive qther advantages. Tlie Sergeant leaves Masterton in a few days, and will bo succeeded by Sergeant Barratt, of Wellington, who is also a West Coaster, and is knqwn, to bs a most efljejent oftjeer.

We shall be oyer ready to welcome the crowds who may take advantage of these desirable opportunities, and the more widely to distribute our Ohrjstmag gifts the bpttor shall webe ploased at Te Aro House, \Yol ingtou, • ' In addition to offering exceptional advantages to customers, such as an 'nimenae varioty, a carefully selected and fashionable stock of goods,in every department of tho warehouse, we intend, during the remainder of tho. present month to present all cash customers to the extent ot 20s and upwards with an attractive Christmas gift, at To Aro fjouse Wellington. 'Aye have a' regular, devised scale for the things, and in proportion to the amount q purph'ases bo'will be the value of the present 'ibis scale \yill be on'the" |'am'o lines, as .on previous years, ahd'nq doubt jyill give equal safisfaciion, ot Te Aro House, Wellington, One thing should Denoted especially, and that it is that this gift djptrjbulipn wjj| extend during the present month up to the very last day of December, 1891, neither more or less, Those that are wise will j therefore take oare to be in time at To Aro 1 HouseWcllington.-ADvr'. ' '.

The small black grub which has been causing such destruction amongst (ho wheat crops at the Makon end of Masterton, has fortunately not extended its operations (n the whole of the district, On the Opaki tho crops are in an exceedingly flourishing condition, and on the Upper Plain they are quito up to the usual standard. Harvesting will bo in full swing in a few days; A meteor of extraordinary brilliancy fell to the north of Masterton about half-past nine o'clock last ovening. Just beforo reaching the earth it burst into a thousand fragments, illuminating the whole township .for aomo seconds and causing a magnifioenb pyrotechnic diß-

Tenders for privileges in connection with the annual Bports of the Grey town] Fire Brigade, to be held on the Recreation Beßorve on the 22nd January, close on Thursday, tho 7th January, at 6 p.m. It was reported at the last Sports Oommittee mooting of tho Greytowu Fire Brkrado, that 4 teams from Masterton, 1 from Feilding, 1 from Palmerston, 1 from Ghristchurch, and probably 1 from Wanganui would compete in the Engine Competitions at the Spirts to be held on Anniversary Day.

The Treasurer of tho Masterton Hospital acknowledges the receipt of the following subscriptions, with thanks : Commercial Hotel box, Pahiatua, £ll2s 4d; Mr John Mcßae, Bowlands, H ; employees of Bowlands Station,J6 13s. Tho'first prizes for hewing and sawing competitions at tbo Caledonian Society's sports were contributed by Mr Alexander McLcod, of Opaki, A man named William Hogg was brought to Masterton from Tinui yesterday by Constable Collerton, having been sentenced to two months' hsrd labonrby Messrs Maunsell and Andrew, J.'sl',, for the larceny of a pair of trousers, containing £ll9s, the property of William Riddle, The prisoner was taken to Wellington by Constable O'Leary this afternoon,

A first offond'er who appeared in 'the Masterton R.M. Court this mining was dealt with alter the manner of his offence

Mr Barr, of the Wholesale, Drapery Company, returned to Maßtorton from Pahiatua on Saturday afternoon, When j he left, the whole of the victims to the poisoning were progressing favourably. It appears that there was no foundation for the report of the death of Mr Naylor's child, Two deaths only had occurred at the time Mr Barr left.

The credit of originally introducing puro tea into New Zealand undoubtedly lies with Mobsi'B Nelson, Moate and Co,, tho now widely-known firm. ot India, China, and Ceylon tea merchants, and that they still maintain their premier position is plainly proved by the marvellous extent of thoir importations, which tho Customs returns disoloae. No other tea firm can even compare with them. They have received much fluttering testimony in tho way of imitation, which has. been as little beneficial to its practices as it is harmful to this professional firm of tea importers, who have an unrivalled reputation for supplying a uniformly good-'quality and pure article. Thoy have an ample range of prices, and it is a noteworthy fact that purchasers of Messrs Nelson, Moate and Co.'s teas havelearnod to implicitly roly on their uniformly choice properties. They are honest value, and in that is the secret of their success. Although the firm have a most extensive assortment of high-olass Indian and Coylon teas, and transact large sales of them, tho demand for thoir superior China and blended teas has in no wise decreased, and it still assumes enormous proportions,