Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1892.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4200, 24 August 1892, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1892.

Beino tue extended title or ins Wairarapa Daily, with whioii it b IDENTICAL.

Sir George Gkky's eightieth birthday lias been celebrated by an ovation in the Empire City. His political foes, and they are many, will not grudge him this triumph, and his friendß will not fail to take advantage of the occasion to smother him with fulsome flattery. The duty of the independent journalist is, as far as possible, to dispassionately weigh his claims to the honour which has been conferred, upon him rather than to be carried away by the enthusiasm which such an assemblage is apt to evoke. Tliiß task is somewhat difficult, because the Octogenariai who calls for notice is, and always has been, an enigma, and men never quite know whether to regard him as an inspired prophet or a clever humbug, It may ue doubted whether Sir George quite knows himself whether he is "on the side of the Angels" or exactly understands the gospel whioh hepreaohes and his own reasons for preaching it. It- has bean said that in one individual there are three persons, There is the man aB he knows himself, then the man as other people know him, and lastly, tho man as his Maker knows him, But in'the instance of the hero of the late ovation there are almost a dozen individuals, Sir George, speaking of himself, said, and the words were doubtloss as true as they are pathetic:— .

All through bis eighty years he had boen subject to feelings of melancholy and sadness, which he had had great difficulty in shaking off, and it was oniy by working by his follow men and teeing happiness depicted ill the /aces of others that he could cure that melancholy which had so often dopressed him.

We have in him a man suffering at ono time from undue depression and drspondency, altogether unlike the man who, at certain stages of undue exaltation, has astonished tho little world in which he has lived, We have another man a bravo soldier, a man of action; and yet others who are poets, artists, and philanthropists, Wo can grasp the different phazes of his character and life, but we fail to project them into one image upon one pedestal. We have greut and heroio material, but we have also mean and contemptible material, and bow are tbev lo be reconciled.

Perhaps, after Sir Georgo has passed away, it may bo possible to make a true estimate of him ns a whole, but while we are yet impressed with liis vanities and insincerities we fail to give duo weight to his nobler qualities. If he lias been a great personage amongst us, be has been a lonely one, with few but hired dependents to do him service or to give him friendly counsel. The voice of the people has palled Jiim Cresor, but such oi them as may )iave come ipto perponal contaot wjth hip lmye bpen wpnt to dislike a|id distrust their cjiiif. Hp is, p doubt, a distinguished philanthropist, but it is equally certain that Jie js a gross egotist, He loves his fellow men, no doubt; but wbon he"was Premier he treated his colleagues as lacqueys. He has often uttered wise words and done noble deeds, but still oftener ho has drivelled arrant nonsense and performed actions unworthy of a much smaller man. He professes to despise place and power, and yet lie basnever missed an opportunity of taking them, and if hehasnot been Premier for n second term it was because men whom he to york with him jield aloof. iipiopding t,o our Wellington moping contemporary New recognizes in him the grandest (igpre in her history, but to this we would demur, Jf we p> to d,o homage to a hero in ibis Colpny w0 would vatjiej: turn to ft greater (pan like Jppu Bfyce, to one who has ever been pot only without fear but without reproach, to one who lias not blown liis own trumpet fro® the North Cape to Southland, but who has left others to praise or blame him. Sir George Grey undoubtedly possesses heroic qualities, but the true ring of the grand man has been wanting. He is not the man who at all times has said what is right and done what is right, speaking the truth "though

the heavens fell," Great he may be, but grand as a man lie may not be 1 True grandeur shines out in the character of a man like Bryoe, who counted hifl life and career as a, 'smaller thin? than hispersonal honour and integrity, who effaced himself from a high position in our legislature rather thnn take back a true word which had once passed his lips, rather than bend to the bidding of blatant Ministers and the Speaker of their choice. The most we o.an say o( Sir George, even in his eightieth year, is that at tim'es he has shown himself to ba brave and great, and that when, like thoinoahe becomes, extinct he will leave behind him some records of which both he and the Colony may be But if he be the grandest figure in our history it will be well for the Colony ifit never breeds or imports historians.

Carl Moeller, of Wellington, who ii wanted on a charge of alleged forgery, was arrested on tho arrival of the i.e. Tekapo at Sydnoy,

hundred bushels of wheat are advertised for sale. The sample miy be seen at this office.

A' boy has died in the Wellington Hospital froiri blood poisoning, It appears that about three weeks ago he sustained a slight scratch, and it is believed that It was then bis blood was poisoned. A Bill is being. promoted by Mr Hogg, M.H,11.,t0 create a new Hospital District for Woodville, tobe taken from the existing districts of Wairarapa, Wellington and Hawke's Bay, and to consist ul the County of Pahiatua, and the Wocdvillo and Danevirke Ridings of the Waipawa County. Powor is given to remove the bodies from the old cemetery reserve, and build a hospital on the site.

Wo remind our readers of the grand conc3rt to be held in the Temperance Hall this (Wednesday) evening under the auspices of the Phoenix lodge, 1.0. G.T. The programme is an attractive one, and should induce a large attendance of the public.

It :s proposed by the Eketahuna Road Board to raise a loan of LI2C J under the Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886, for the formation and metalling of three and a half miles of the Mungaoronga road. Notice of such proposal is given in our advertising columns.

Notice is given by the Eketahuna Road Board of its intention to strike certain rates for the current year, Great jnterest is being centred in the Pahiatua Mayoral election, which takos place on September 2nd. Both candidates—Messrs Vile and Dawson—are confident of success, Tho betting is slightly in favour of the former, who, from his longconnection witl\local bodies, is specially qualified for the position. In the year 1866 Ma&terton boast'd of one hotel, kept by Mr Tuok, and one temperance boarding-house, kept by Mr E. Jones,

The Pahiatua Horticultural Society has decided to hold one show only during the year, tho general opinion being that tho district is not yet ripe for two. A co-operative butcheiy is talked of in Pahiatua, owing to the rise in tho price of meat.

The difference, says tho Pahiatua Star, between "now and then" may be seen by comparison of the terms on which land was bought in the" good old days," and the terms on which it is oifered now. On tho 23rd of I'ebruary, 18G6, Mr Donald (afterwards Sir Donald) McLean bought 8000 acres at Akiteo for 5a per aore,

A human skull and portion of the bones of a leg were found on Sunday by one of the parties employed on the cooperative works at Mangatainoka. Tho remains, whioh are iu an advanced state of decay, are, says the Pahiatua paper, probably those of a Maori, Subsequent search for any articles that might give a due to identity was unsuccessful,

At the Woodvillo B, M. Court on Monday, 'Walter Stannard pleaded not guilty to assaulting and beating Maty Stannard! hta wife, The evidence of the woman showed that the accused went home very drunk, hit her several blows, knocked her down, and tried to choke her. The accused denied having hit or attempted to choice his wife. A slight domostic altercation in words took place, whereupon his wife took, him by the whiskers, and pullod fiercely,' He simply caught her by the wrist, and pushed hor away, she fell and hit her head against a shelf. She had habitually attacked him in this way, and proved herself a perfect demon. The Bench, after considering the case, Btated that tho accused was severely cautioned on Gth Aptil, 1888, on a similar charge, and found the charge proved! and would convict him. Ho would be cSnvicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, The Woodville Examiner says:—We are glad tu see that the residents of Maaterton have shown their appreciation of those settlors who exposed the cruelty of the (joodgames to their child, and who tolunteored their evidence to prove it, at much trouble and expense. The Sally Times suggests that tho expenses to which thoy were put in sustaining public morality should be refunded to them, and so they should, Wo have no doubt all wellwishers of society in the district will contribute to the fund proposed to be raised.

| Professor Mason thinks tho expenditure of a few pounds would put the Mas> terton Theatre Royal in repair, The skylight at the top of the building is, he says, a great nuisance, as it completely breaks tbe volume of sound.

The petition praylug the Government to make the Makuri-Aohonga road has been forwarded to Mr Hogg, M.H.tt,

Complaint* have been made of tho damage caused to the sheep ou the bush farms of Sandou and Carnarvon by weasels and stoats, which, in that neighborhood, aro becoming very prevalent, Fears are entertained for the safety of the young lambs, The " Musical Quintette" which is travelling with Professor Mason intends giving a sacred concert in the Masterton Theatre Royal on Sunday evening next,

The Woodville paper regrets to learn that the past Beason has been an un« remunerative one to the different freezing companies. The prico of sheep for freezing provesto have been higher than the market warranted, and the result is that Mossi's Nelson Bros, and the other companies will have to reduce their prices, nest'sea?on lor sheep purchased outside the guarantee. ' i

Pfiring the sitting of the Court of Enquiry at Mssterfoni Uo|piijsioner Bakep remarked that in his opinion compensation should have been given to those Volunteers who had seen active service instead of to those who had served for five years.

Mr Geo. Fannin, who some years ago was orohitect in Masterton, is at present acting as Secretary to Mr J, H. Baker, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

A FUTTERINO VERDlCT.—Speaking of ono .of the most noted of colonial specialities, the press says"Sharland's Baking Poydflr deserves more than a passing notice,for the'"Moa • Brand Baking Powder enjoyp a reputation, Becond to none. From one end of New Zealand Jo the other, large orders are received for this popular brand. Even in the mosji out of jthe. 'way districts the careful posseiisefl with the laudable amliiti.on to'jjiake her bread an'fj her scopes better thaii her. neighbours', buys Sharland's Baling Powder, and triumphs _ oyer the few pf her less sensible sisters, who, from a mistaken sense of economy, ■ buy apparently cheaper brands, Tito recipe of a good Baking Powder is anything but a secret ( but how very few manufacturers use, as Messrs Sharland & Co. do, the best only of materials; carefully tested before mixture and exactly proportioned,' l Readers, who require an economical, sdtisfactbi; and healthful 'Baking Powder, cannot do better than uso the- " Moa" brand.—Aim.

The Manawatu Standard Bays ii is rumoured that Mr E. 0. Jellicoe ia to succeed tho late Mr Lowther Broad as Distriot Judge.

' JNolson Wiedman, aged 69, a native of bwitzerland.andaViotorian colonist of 44 yoarß' standing was gored to death by a bull in the presence of his wife and daughter at Balwyn last weet. Wiedman went with a young employi to bring the bull from the paddock. Wiodinsn struok the animal with , a stick, and the bull shook its head. Wiedman then struck it a violent blow on the nose, The young man warned Wiedman to run to a fence which was only a few yards away, as he could see tho bull intendedlo make a charge. Wiedman started, but the bull charged, tossed him up in the air, and manned his body. The bull was afterwards shot.

Twenty-one faotories In Masterlon have been registered under the Factories Act.

The codlin moth has attacked tho berrieß of the Karaka trees in the North Island in several parts of the Auckland province.

The success attending the.'businois of the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, which was recontly formed in Masterton, has induced Messrs - J. Nathan & Co., of Palmorstou North, to convert their business into a co-operative company,

The sale of 300 acres of land at Taratahl from Mr J. Baylies to Mr J. Fisher at £9 per acre, and 850 acres at Waiuuioru, the price of which has not transpired, is reported by Mr D. H. MacKinnon, Land and Commission Agent, of Wellington, The Adolaide Commissioner of Police has given tho Press a report which discloses some remarkable frauds practised in various parts of the world by a peraon calling himself Dr Augustus Wilhelm Meyers, who stated that he was dent ot Adelaide, a momber of tho South Australian Legislative Council, and Com*, missioner for South Australia at the Chicago Exhibition, Meyera was last heard of in Penang. He speaks thirteen different languages, and has a remarkably good address. The claims of sovontoen old .soldietß were heard before the Court of Enquiry at Masterton yesterday, The evidence taken will be presented to the Government, with the recommendations of tho Commissioner. A number ot applicants for compensation did not put in an appearance, and their claims will therefore lapse.

The Municipal Corporations Bill, which is to be introduced by the Premier, gives effect to the recommendations made by the recent Municipal Conference in Wellington, ItßUggeßts a number of amendments, suoh as giying corporations power to alter tho names of streets (boating names which have come to be associated with odiouß circumstances), and to borrow from banks, by way of overdraft, up to the amount of total annual income, instead of merely the ordinary' income- as at present, Clause 196 proposes an important amendment in regard to loans. At preaonta clear majority of votes and voters is nocessary, but the proposal is that two» thirds of the total number of voters polled shall be Bufhoient to sanotion a special loan.

Bemember 1 Onr big Sale of Surplus Winter Drapery and Clothing, commencing on Friday, July Ist at Te Aro House, Remember! II you want to receive wonderful bargains you should visit or send to the Big Salo at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Remember I Thero are wonderful bar-, gains in every department suoh as wils make a trip to our Big Salo remunerative You will save far more than your exponscs by visiting tho Big Salo at To Aro Housol Wellington Bemember I Sale Prioe Lists will on !ap» plication be forwarded post free, Sale lasts 15 days only, If a visit is impossible, send your orders, enolosing oash, So that you may share in the good things going at the Big Sale, Te Aro HousoiWellington—Anvr,