Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1892. PARLIAMENTARY AMENITIES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4192, 15 August 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1892. PARLIAMENTARY AMENITIES.

Being the extended title of the Wairakapa Daily, with which it is IDENTIOAIi. I

The New Zealand Times iB quite cook-a-hoop over the success which lias attended its Ministerial manager in its effort to-offer impertinence to Mr Bryce. There are two ways of malting up a difference—the gracious and tho ungracious, Mr W. P. Beeves, not this time playing a lone hand, but aoting as agent for the Cabinet, fulfilled expectation when he chose the latter method; and we think that among the newspapers'of this Colony the Wellington morning journal enjoys a monopoly of satisfaction at the result. That Mr Bryce should be re-habilitated, was inevitable, considering the strong expressions ol opinion on the point both in the House and outside. The only question was how the re-habilitation could best be brought about. To rescind the resolution standing in the records of the House was a plan at once too simple and too magnanimous to commend itself to the Premier and bis colleagues, It is reserved for minds of a certain class to discover tortuous and disagreeable ways of doing things, which would never occur to plain folk anxious only to do what is right, And we can well believe that Ministers were indebted to the high-toned and clever representative of Education and Labour, for fhe suggestion of a resolution which, while it pretended to whitewash Mr Bryce, managed to ignore Mr Bryce's actual case. A batch ofparliamentary criminals could be collected, Mr Bryce's name could be included among them, a free pardon could be extended to them by the clemenoy of the House—and the point on which Mrßryco and the intelligent publio are insisting could he completely shelved. In adopting this contemptible course Ministers have made themselves ridiculous. They hftve actually gone back nearly forty years, in order to produce a lengthy list of "offenders") they have extended a patronising and insulting ■"forgiveness" to a number of persons who do not care a button about being forgiven {they hayejnyited the House to express an opinion on cases of which it knows nothing—and all this to gratify their vindictive feeling towards Mr Bryce. Thewliole thing is a Bolcmn mockery of propriety aod common sense. And the best; of it is tjjfit jn their anxiety to be offensive they,! have pyer ; reached themselves. They have absolved the iiiipgnitent. Mr Bryce withdraws nothing of the statements contained in his petition; and what lie had to say about the Premier remains on the parliamentary fejordp. Mr Reeves must feel ' i

But there is & very funny sequel to: this tale of ingenuity defeated. The; very next night, the House was treated- to an interesting exhibition of the impartiality with wbioh sjjarpnessof tongue lias been dealt but to mortals. Lest it might be contended that p.eraojialjtieß are tbe peculiar prerogative of Her Majesty's Opposition, and lest people should co)ip,eiyp jlje fallacious idea that peters in Bpeepb p aooij as th.ey 1)1053,0m into Ministers, fate provided a delightful rencontre between Mr Sgo&ie' Mapr konzie and the Minister of Lands, Tbe member for Mt. Ida was recite enough to express doubts of the Minister's verooity. This was as foolish as it was wrong, since one man's word is as good as another's - apfl a great deal better. Nay, do not our Police Cpufts show us, every day, that of hiutuuily contradiptpry statements, boih sworn W, hos may jje true 1 It is strange, but there 1 it is, Ppt tp proceed, 'fhfi Minister's retort Ifopipels'tli/) aifyairatibh o.f debaters, 'if pigcL fpr its originality of conception as for its' delicacy ancl s.ejfrestraint, "(sir," eaicl the jbtftragej} Mackenzie to his "reptile contemporary" of that ilk, "Sir, you're no gentleman!" Year)! ago, Mr Bernal Osborne, the licensed fool of the Hopsp of Com; Dions, rose in bis place and began]

" Gentlemen I" There was a laugh, and an interposition by the Speaker, for which the hon. member had carefully laid himself out. Then he went oil, " I beg your pardon, sir; I supposed lliey were gentlemen," We do not think that the joke could be made in tho New Zealand House of Representatives. It wbb not particularly fanny in England; it would not be funny at all among ourselves, The Minister of Lands, was, we respectfully suggest, unreasonable; he expected too much, A Ministry which aims at obliterating social distinctions, which virtually makes it penal to live in the Colony otherwise than by the literal sweat of the brow, should not express surprise if it finds the first fruits of its efforts exhibited in the constitution of the Legislative Chamber,

No doubt Captain Russell was quite justified in moving that the words should be taken down—but it was not worth while, Differences of definition on this subject are so numerous and so marked, that it is impossible lo say whether Mr Scobie MoKenzie was injured by being told that the term" gentleman" coHld not be applied to him. There are so many standards—and tbe hon. member slight not have cared greatly about the Minister's standard. But all's well that ends well—we make our acknowledgments to the New Zealand Tims for this saying, The Minister was a man; he frankly apologised, and tho apology was properly received. The incident is only remarkable as a commentary on the studiously strong language used by Ministers about Mr Bryce. But then, of course, Mr Bryce was in Opposition, One word more. Mr Fish has essayed to bo funny, To achieve his object, he thoughtproper to mimio the accent of Mr W. P. Reeves. We shall not be suspected of any special bias in favour of Mr Reeves, when we say with equal warmth and deliberation thathebasalloursympathy,and that we agree with every word which has been uttered in condemnation of the man irho attacked him in such« way, It is a strong testimony to the inherent vitality of the present Opposition, that it can stand against, such a shock from within as the inoiusion of a person like Mr Fish in its ranks.

A mild consternation was oreated in St. Matthew's Ohurob, Masterton, last evening by tho eccentric conduct of an excited individual of the laboring olass: Tho service was about half over when he rose to his feet, and walking towards tho door shook his fist at the officiating clergyman and expressed tho greatness of hi; disgust at tho proceedings. As he was being hurried through tho door by the verger he exclaimed in loud tones, " You're an ignorant lot of fools 1" The services in St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, were conducted yestorday by the Eov. A. M, Bradbury, of Wellington, the congregations both morning and evening being large. In the afternoon a ohildron's service was held, when the rev. gentleman gave an interesting and instructive address to tho little ones,

The curator of the Masterton ponds states that the trout in the rivers are in forward condition and are feeding well, so it has been decided to recommend the adoption of last season's regulations, and Gx the same dates for opening and closing the trout fishing season—viz., 15th (September to 15th April. Trout are reported us being exceedingly numerous, and good sport is anticipated An open-air musical contest between the Salvation Army band and a prodigy rejoicing in the cognomen of ''Piccolo Charlie," took place in the main thoroughfare of Masterton on Saturday night, The medley produced was a sort of cross between the howl of a thousand cats and the roar of a sea-serpent.

The Agricultural Department intends issuing a pamphlet giving practical directions as to dairying. Mr Hogg, M.H.R,, has presented a petition to tho House from Hastwell settlers, praying that tbo .EketahunaMangamahoe railway line be fenced. Captain Fossj late of the Edith May has been committed for trial on two charges of forging receipts for £lO and £1 Us, Bail in the sum of £3OO was allowed,

An information has boen laid against a settler of Alfredton for having written a letter, threatening to kill a person with whom he had a quarrel. The case iB to heard at Masterton,

A good many residents of Masterton will remember tho figure cut by Mr Earnshaw, M.H.H., on the stage of the Theatre Koyal some months ago when a public meeting was being held. His contempt for what he termed the " bloated capitalist" and his Socialistic proclamations generally earned him con> siderable ridicule. . The following reference to him, which recently appeared in the '• Parliamentary Portraits " in tho Christchuroh Press, will therefore be of interestMr Karnsliaw is simply a good, hystorical creature, who has read but not digested, a vast quantity of 'the "Rightsof Man" and cognate literal ture. Sometimes, when ho is very hysterical, to hear him howl you would really suppose he carried a dynamite bomb in ono pocket and a mitrailleuse in tho other. But that is only his playful little way. The chances aro he never let off a live gun in his lile, and wouldn't kill a mouse of determined disposition, even if it ran at him openmouthed. Tho writer has encountered a large number of Earnahaws in earlier days. They were to be found at the same fillies ?iidjn the' sau}o places tlie A, W. Hoggs of" commerce were to bp 'met in all their glory -Sunday afterpflow op Kenning; ton Common, astride of rubbish heap/, Tho popular orators of that pro-historic epoch were not all weMeshed and warm-coated. Thero wore men, lean, livid men, .whose handß were grimed with real toil, whose young backs were bent with the heat and" burden of a fourteen hour working day, These men, filled' Jyjfh a' real passion, voiced, however inartloulately,' hoVeyej: chaoti- ' ca'ly, the crnt'l wrongs which they and their class suffered, Their vocabulary was limited, their ideas crudo, their deductions often erroneous, but they were in deadly earnest, and were therefore respectable and admiraWjrij} & 'larger' sense. 'The genu'ftp w° r %9 crowded" tqjjml fheso men, and the workings of thoir faceii —many of them wan, famine-stricken faces—testified that the pictures of woe, misery, and class oppression drawn by I the orator were no mere faney sketches. Mr Earnshaw Is at times suggestive of fhisolasa of agitator—Mr Hogg is not.?

Be oareful, when you bay, where you buy buy and hew you liliyMfyou do not watch these' cardinal points 'irt the Epience of 'bqyipg,' lively enough yoit will 'stop', buy yliat dop't w-aril, jsncf pjy fnore tnanls jt jl| jjecessiry." pi'eQdhe'it\rill'"jje'yijur owi} fault, h(j 9fje i.s'ip hjame'i yonr fortune arises frooj your own dppspess,and lack of caution and foresight in floundering into the first hole in the wall you come across in your shopping rambles, Th?ro is only one way out of the difficulty; only one plan by which the thousand distinct evils that are in your path can be avoided; and the thousand blessings that are-waitiogforyoucan be embraced, viz., Buy everything at Hooper and Company Boft Mftrfhp, JlaL'e it a rule of your life and sea that yonmin'ily'tlo so Jijtgwisg,; It ia io your interest j -jusb tlii sams as it isti insure your life in & sound society, or build yotir house on a seourc foundation, by roing the whole hffg; in other words, by determining to buy everything at Hooper and .Co&panyjs, Bon' 'Marohe. Take- your grocftybill'ou <fte drapsVo on tho the other Give us' ydiir Vcekljri order for family stores; for tea, coffee butter; and other eatables, and you wil Bave enough to buy your own olothes, with something to put in the pockets. . Buy everything at Hooper and {Company's, Bon Blarche—Apr? ...

Thirty-three miles ot toad have been laid off by the surveyor! in a Pahiatua Spocial Settlement blnok.

Mr Walter Perry, whn has auccesafully conducted a butchery business in Masterton for'the past twenty years, intends selling out and retiring to his farm at the Wangaeliu.

A ballast train is now engaged making certain improvements at the Masterton railway station.

It is interesting (says the Post) to find that the red deer which have so long taken up their quarters on the southeastern ranges of Wairarapa, between the Kuamahungariverand theses, are beginning to wander away and stock other parts of the district. A stag and hind wore seen last week, near Alfredton, in the Forty-Mile Bush district, and several stags have at times been Been iu the Bush districts. Once they are fairly established in the fine forest reserves on the Tararua ranges, there should be excellent sport in deor-shooting, as these mountain fastnesses are full of food, and have shelter from which it will be difficulty dislodge them,

There are now eleven patients in the Masterton Hospital, all of whom are progressing favourably. The young man Trass, of the Upper Plain, who was crushed the other day, is not seriously hurt, and expects to be about again in a few days,

A freak of nature in the shapß of a lamb with a ho.id resembling that of a trout has boen discovered on tho farm of Mr Cotter, at Miki-Miki, near Masterton, The mouth of the animal is precisely the same as that of a trout, the only difference in the head being that a couple of sheep's ears are attached to the lower jaw. The E. 0. Smith whose name was called out in the Mastorton R.M, Court on Thursday last as defendant in a civil action, was not Mr E, 0. Smith, of the Lower Taueru.

Mr E. A. Haggen, of the Woodville Examiner, in a petition to the House, points out that ho has been committed for trial for criminal libel without being allowed to state his defence, although he considered it good, He prays that the Libel Bill ma; become law. ' The work of liberating trout and sending out ova from the Masterton fish ponds is steadily progressing, From last reports tho result of the fish egg harvests this season have been the best on record here, viz., 111,000 Fontinalisova, 90,000 Loch Levcn trout ova, 799,000 brown trout ova, 6000 Scotch bum trout ova, making a total of 1,005,000, Prom this there have been sent out 3d,000 ova to Hew South Wales, 15,000 to Poverty Bay, 41,000 to Hawke's Bay, and 20,000 to Totara Flat, near Greymouth, When all outside orders hare been executed it is estimated that there will be about 600,000 fry available for liberation in the waters in this district, out of which it is proposed to stock the Hutt river heavily by turning out about 150,000, and to decote a large proportion of the balance to stocking tho rivers in tho Horowhenua County, such as the Otabi, Waikonae, and Ohau, etc,, and the streams in tho Manawatu watershed.

Wo make noapology for again directing the attention of land purchasers to the sale by Mr William Coworn, ofMr W. J. Arundell's Maungaporau Block, near Hiruarama, on the Wanganui River, which takes place at the Fire Brigade Hall, Wanganui, on Thursday, tho 25th inst. 'J ho bright prospects of this district, which is unsurpassed In tho Colony for pastoral purposes, are attracting settlers from all parts of Now Zealand, and this oxcellent opportunity of acquiring a piece of tho best availablo land in the locality should certainly be taken advantage of. The Block is on the route of the main road from Napier to the Patoa district, and it is also intersected by a road from Wanganui. In addition, it is accessible by a grand navigable river, which no doubt in time will become one of tho most popular waterways into tho interior of'the North Island. Full particulars may be seen in the advertisement on our third page, and plans may be obtained by writing or tolographing to the auctioneer, Mr W. (Jowern, Patoa,

The additions and alterations to the Masterton Hospital are now just about completed. The old surgery has been extended and converted into a ward, and an additional ward, twenty feet square, has been erected. The ceilings of both are match-lined and varnished, and the walls plastered. The rooms' aro well ventilated and comfortable, and reflect great credit upon the architect, Mr U. T. Natusoh, and tho contractor; Mr J. Montgomery. The walla of the interior of the main ward havo been covered with oilcloth Messrs Oole and I'ayiie, and tbe room is now proot against draughts, Further evidence regarding the potition of tho Mastorton lload Board in ! reference to the Weraiti road has been taken by the VVaßte Lands Oomnuttoe. Mr. Jackson, of the Survey Department, doposedto Uossrs, Georgo and William Beetham having cume to him in 1873 in reference to taking a road through Weraiti, when ho said that it was useless surveying a road through it, as it was native land. Dr, JHosking related the circum. stances of his purchaso of Weraiti, and also amplified the particulars already given respecting the stops taken to obtain the road, and theopposition which he showed it. Further evidence is to be taken,

Tho West Bush road, on tho outskirts of Masterton, is in a frightful condition, Although the weather for the past fortnight has been fine, tho road is impassable, the ruts in some places being ovor two feet deep. Some idea of its state may be gathered from the fact that an empty cart was the other day stranded in the mud and cannot be extricated. There are only a few chains of the road within the Borough, and this portion should be metalled at once. The firewood supply, ing a largo proportion of the town is brought through it, and the Borough Council would therefore be exorcising tho strictest economy in expondine a portion of the general rates in its repair. The three Maoris \jrho walked from Greytown to Masterton on Saturday (vere'Saip Mahupjikii, U, I>, Tunuinrangi arid Ratipia jldpehapi.'' Tho feat performed by the trio was a able one, inasmuch as a Native has never been known to walk the distance before, On their arrival in Masierton they were accorded a hearty reception by their dusky friends. A number of olderly temales were so astonished at the performance that they fell at the feet of the heroes and wept bitterly, crying aloud (ioihe .Maori tongue) '""How are your poor feet ? How aro your poor feet I 1 The Natives returned to Grey* town yesterday. Mr John Hossey, of tho Uppor Plain, has now in use on his farm one of Cockjejl's 'patent stump extractors, This ! ipaehjnp ij) 'Bjmpte' jn cbnstr|i'ction an| can be'worked by a couple of men, The leverage is so great that the most stubborn roots have at once to give way to its power. The gear has been greatly improved of late, and may now be ranked as ono of the most successful of itß kind constructed in the colony, By ifs use a thirteen acre paddock has been stamped by Kr Betsey in a remarkably short space of time; Mr Cockreli, of In: Vcrchrgill,' is the patentee.' 1

A fUTTERiMJ verdiot.—Speaking of one of ijip' most' (joted (j£ colonial 'specialities! t|ie pregs says 1 'Sharland'e Baking 'Powder d'espr'ves pre than passing notice,for the "Moa" Brand Bak, ing Powder enjoys a reputation second to none, From ono end of New Zealand to the othtpr, large orders are received fpr this popular brand, Even in the most out of the way districts the careful house-wife, possessed with the laudable ambition to make her bread and her scones better than her neighbours', buys Sharlaud's Baking Powder, and triumphs, oyer- (shei:few of her. less set»iblo sisters, who, from,' a mistajien sense' of iecouomy, bny apparently cheaper brands. The recipe of: a good Baking Powder is anything but a secret; but how verv few manufacturers use, as Mtssra Sharland k Uo: do, 1 the btiafc only of'nlatoiials,'paj;efi)l)y •tested' before mixture and exactly proportioned, l ' | Readers, who require an economical, satisfactory and healthful Baking Puw dor, cannot do better than uso the ! "Moa" brand.—Ab'. 4i