The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 4007, 8 January 1892, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1892.

It is rumoured that Mr Jelliooe—the only Jellicoa —is lobe rewarded for retiring from the Wellington city election, by being appointed to a seat in the Upper House. The report appears to be uncontradicted, and may be true, for it is difficult to conceive any possible ground on which Mr Jellicoe can claim the position other than his withdrawal as a candidate {ok the j/owor House. If the rumour be fi'ue, Mini&tors have done an extremely stupid thing, In the first place they have put on their shoulders a sort of '■" old man of the sea ■" who will golf there like grjin death. " The only Jellicoe" ifl unlikely to l)e satisfied with the step he is supposedi to have gained, he will want to mount i higher still, anil if tlie (Jovernraent place him on a vantage ground tkey may be continually harassed by the man they have benefitted. Then again' Ministers would soem to have lajd down the principle that a man who retire! fc'ojji a contest at their request has a claim for the Jjegislalive Poor Mr MoCardle, when he gave way at the last election, made no stipulation to be rewjiiAcd. lf,ljike" the only Jellicoe," he had heUj!'fliit for a seat in tbe Upper Hou4 hp "jvpukl now be the Hon. W. W, McGardie, giU Government has been exceedingly stupid, because if" the only Jellicoe r ' has shown the great liberals how to secure preferment, he is likely to have any number of humble imitators. WnenevfiV an ujepljflfj fata F lace thero is likely to be *flve&l ljb&ral candidates who will naiUheir colours to the mast until the Government offers them sufficient inducement to jjuyrepder. The Premior, wo fear, will pay dejjrly for his Jellicoe whistle, and we can alm.o3.fc fancy the time will come when Mr Mlaiice will want to abolish the Upper House in order to rid him self of the men ho jiaj a#)t fjiere, It is his friends, not his enemies, »lw sf§ his principal trouble. MrGoo.Baetham, to whom we for'." warded a sample of the grain from Makora containing the little black grub which has been so destructive to' the wheat crops, has written us as follows; —I had an interview with Sir Jamos Hector yesterday re the pest. He expressed the opinion that it was some vegetable pest, and it was not until the otherday that he discovered that it was some animal life that was forwarded. Will you send some more specimens to be dealt pith and I will bob him again ? Ee says that the pupa which he has discovered (he cuuld see no animal life in the parcel) is not the Heaßiin fly egg, but he does not yet know what it'is. '

5 Tlie election of a member for tho \Vd« lington aoat in the House of Ropreaentativoa takes place on Friday next, - the 15th inat. The betting on the reault is slightly in favour of Mr Bell. The installation of the newly-elected officers )f tho. ■ Maaterton Lodge of ! Foresters took place last evening. Bro. B.E. Hornblow, P.0.R., presided. During the mouth of December there nere 1050 inoro arrivals initio oolooy than departures, Most of the arrivals' were returning shearers and those who had been induced to go to Australia by falso reports. { ' Mr A. E. Saunders, of the Coonoor Special Settlement, sustained a sevoro cut on the nnkle'the other day, He was taken- in to* Pahiatua by Mr W. F. Sinclair.

Thero is said to be no more laud avail* able for special settlement in the Pahia" tua district. Several Asso:iatious with large membership, have been formed of late.

£31915s fid was the amount of a bill that was hnnded to an unsuccessful candidate for a Mayoralty in the South Island after the battle,

The officers or the Tararua Lodge of Masons, N.ZC, are to bo installed at Pahiatua on Wednesday next. Bro. T. E. Price, P.M„of Maaterton, is to perform the ceremony, We regret to hear of tbe death at Patea of a daughter of Major-Smith, late of Mast'orton, The irionds in Maaterton of Messrs John lioydhouso and Frederick Gardner, who have tor several years been in Adelaide, will road with interest a notice appearing in our marriage column. Wo wish the happy couple? all joy and prosperity, A fifty-acro dairy farm, situate in Moreton Boad, Oai terton, haa juat been sold for £9OO, Mr W. A. Herrick'beiug: the purchaser. Improved dairying prospects have increased tho value of this class of land. Thore seems little doubt that -the country east ot the Pukeloiß will eventually be opened troih Pahiatua, in Bpite of the fact that the road parallel to the range on tho eastern side is to be made first. It is pointed out that for several years this can only be a fine weather road, whereas (lie road ihrou'li .tho Makuri to the coast will be metalled, and therefore lit for traffic winter or summer,—Pahiatua Star.

The Hon. John Ballanco was yesterday sorved with a writ in an action for

libel at tlie suit of Mr G, Hutchison, M.H,R„ arising out of the speeoh delivered by the Premier at Patea on tho 7th of last mouth, when he was reported to have stated that although Mr Hutcln son had before his constituents described the Payment of Members Bill as a dis-

honest measure, he had not told them ho had signed a paper in the lobby of the House in favour of the Bill. The latter part of tho statement is declared to be false and malicious, and the Premier not

having retracted the allegation when naked to do ao, tbe action is the result. The publisher of the Wanganni Herald, in which newspaper the report appeared, is joined as a defendant. The damages claimed are nominal, 40s wo believe, Mr Hutchison declaring his object to be a public vindication. Mr Hopg, M.H.1!., has received the following letter from a Pahiatua contractor:—Dear Sir, I write to ask you if the whole of the Govommont work' on the Eket<thuna»Woodville line' are let, and if so, ia it a fact that one well known contractor has got £4OOO worth of work ? I may state that 1 and several others will be out of employment in a few weeks' time, and we would be glad of half that amount, especially at such a high rate." Mr Bogg has replied " that the big railway contracts, ao far as ho is aware, exist only in the brains of certain niigchievous printers' imps who have beon hoaxing their editors." It is not

the slightest uso for Mr Hogg to try to conceal the real state of the case, It ia not a question of mischievous printers' imps, but one of ugly facts supported by respectable' and credible witnesses. Tho annual meeting of the inhabitants of Masterton, to receive the balancesheet of the Park Trustees for the past year, was held in the Tamperanoq Hall yesterday afternoon. The only persons present were tho members of. the Trußt and tho press representatives. Mr J. 0, Boddington was voted to the chair, and called upon tho Secretary to read the balance-sheet, This was done, and the Chairman announced, ''this is the balance-sheet, gentlemen, I beg to present it to you," Mr Feist: "1 propose a vote of thanks to the Uhairman," (laughter), Mr Moore; '•! socond this," The resolution was carried by reclamation, and the proceedings, which were altogether farcical, were brought to a close.

The quarterly meeting of the Master* ton Tent, 1.0. U., was hold last eyoning. Thore was a good attendance of mem bars, Five candidates were admitted to membership, and one proposed, The following officers were elected and in stalled for the ensuing six months : (i.R.,Bro.\V. M.Easj;hopejD,R„Bru, D, Finlayson; Sec, Bro, J, Carpenter, 'teas., Bro, J, O, Ingram j Ijevite, Bro. J. Fulk ; Guardian, Bro, F, Joneß. Dr Beard, who is Tent Surgeon, was reported t» be giving gen oral satisfaction to the membsrs, The financial state of the Order is thoroughly sound, and the membership is increasing. The entrance fco has been reduced to one half, which is an inducement for many to join.

Tho Feathorston correspondent of the Post Bays:—The Stewards of the Wairarapa Racing Club meet on Saturday afternoon to fix the stakes for the Easter Monday meeting at Tauhorenikau, mid no doubt'the enquiiy into Comet's runtiing demanded by Wi Hutana will bo held on that day. The Ooinet-Tuhi tarata case is the one topic of conversation here, and opinions are freely expressed that tho in and but running of other "horses engaged at the meeting should he flie subjecf of exhaustive euquiry. The club cleared abouf £'3oo, over'the meeting, and is in a'strong jfnancialposifion, ' T(io Pahiatua Star regrets. fo learn that Mr T, McCarthy had'tl|e misfortune to lose a valuable horse last wcek> While turning sharply the shatter backed the dray ovor the embankment forming the approach to one of the bridges ou the Tiraumea Valley Eoad. The horse had. his neck broken, and the dray was smashed ; considerably, The driver, however, luckily escaped, The following resolution was passed at tho meeting of the' Masterton Park Trustees yesterday afternoon :—" That tho Trust, recognising the publio character of the Sports held by the amalgamated jFijondlyandCalsdonian Societies, wi}l bo prepared Jo giy'e 'preferonco' to (tinge bldiesjnflelectjng a day on whioh to hold their'. galhejings \f panting them until the Ist November it) elicft year in which to make such' Beleotion, all applications tube made m writing and accompanied by a deposit of five pounds," HousehoUersresident in country districts ftfe fifteujt q loss to know which is the best place in Wellington" /or linoleums, Floor Cloths, Carpets," Curtsiijs, tjuilk' ?&b}e Cloths, Tabfo Covers, Cretonnes, Damasks and all other avHolgi' of home furnishing, For the following reasons the reply must most emphatically be Te Aro House, Well* mgton. '"lst Rehear-All cur gcods are splendid value, having been bought in the best and cheapest markets, not only direct from the mtkcrs but from the. foremost manufacturers, We buy therefore at the lowest passible prices and our customers' reap a toesiiondips advantage at Te Aro House, wimgr*' ;V •'-'■"' " . SnS «eas.Qn.-Our goods sre hjysrlabjv well seleclod, We nis> 9 faeoiajjfy # Linoleums, Floor Cloths, and carpet?, -pur styles, designs and colourings are not only in tho most perfect taste but are superior to anything to bo seen elsewhere. For these things it is not easy for anyone to rival To Aro House, Wellington. 3rd Reasoi},—Qarftopk is at all times large, and tho-cboiije all but unlimited, The variety is something extragidlnlifyj and is capable of satisfying toe most fasti, ous taste, Those who oontemplato re furnishing, and young people intent on matrimony should remember that the best place in which toget their wants satisfactorily supplied is the Wholesale : Family (Drapery Warehouse—Te Aro Houao, WeiiDKtoUi' ,