MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4314, 9 January 1893, Page 2

MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1893.

We miss the honesty which was ever displayed when Conservative Ministries appointed man to vacancies in our Waste Lands Board. No peraon used to be appointed who did not possess a good general knowledge of the district which he was called upon to repre?ent. The Commissioner and the members of the Board were all land experts, and were qualified to discharge efficiently the responsibilities which devolvsd upon'them. Now rank dishonesty and disregard for the publio welfare characterises the appointments made. The Commissioner knows a good deal about the Canterbury plains, and very little about the hills and valleys of the Wairarapa and Rangitikei dislriot. The members are simply seleoted for their general want of knowledge for the duties which they have to perform, The last man to be pitchforked into the Wellington Waste Lands Board is Mr Pirani, a printer of Palmerston North, Mr Pirani has been prominent as a Knight of Labour, and for bis secret services to a secret society upon which the Government relies, is, no doubt, entitled to some reward; but it is to be regretted that compensation should com'o to him in an offioe which he cannot possibly fill to the advantage of the Colony. Still, liberal lions must be fed, ant Mr Pirani is one of them, He ii suspected, too, of being either a land' jobber or an abettor of land jobbers Whatmorecould be said in his favour i

Foea and friends of the Ministry, alike, condemn the appointment of Mr Pirani. The Government, doubtless, considers itself strong enough to defy publio opinion if not to outrage it, It must not be thought that the commission of acts like the selection of Mr Pirani indicate Ministerial weakness. It is because the Government feels strong that it has the courage to do these things. Of course, there will be a Nemesis for oaoh wrong doing, but the time for this is not, as yet, at hand.

Mr Tennyson Smith opened his campaign with a fair crop of pledges last evening, We are not altogether in favour of encouraging persons to take a lifelong pledge during a moment of temporary exoitement but many of those who signed last night wereyoung people who may be reasonably expected to be faithful to their vow, Even Temperanoe reformers do not quite realise the tremendous responsibility involved in asking a man to bind his whole future existence by a hasty promise, However, we may fairly assume that Temperance reformers understand their business and after half a century of experience know how to gather in and retain their disciples,

Tue Beading Boom and Library at Masterton are not managed quite ■ as successfully as they might be by the members of the Borough Counoil, It js fonpd in other centres, more pretentious than Masterton,'that civio fathers either do not possess'literary tastes sufficiently developed to make them suitable managers of libraries rooms, or do not take sufficient interest in the selection of books and' periodicals to make an' advantageous .choice, Ajfc Auckjand (bis difficulty has bepn met by appointing

an honorary Committee Of Management, the "members of which are selected from the ranks of known literary men. The MayorofAuckland is ex'offloio Chairman of the Committee and as such keeps it in touch with the Municipal Counoil. The experiment has answered very well so far and might with advantage herniated in Masterton, The weak point of our local library is that fow works of other than the. lightest and most ephemeral oharaeter are added to Its shelves, and of the reading room that it is not fairly representative of any but New Zealand literature,

Eighty-seven applications have been received by the Wellington City (Journal, for the position of Hesideut Engineer to to carry out the city drainage scheme. i Parliament has been further prorogued until Thursday, April 18th. The English mails ex Arawaareexj peoted to arrive iu Wellington next Friday.

The Hawera Star has been sold by Mr J. 0. York, to Mr W. A. Parkinson, who has been connected with the paper for several years, The Wellington Trades and Labour Council, with the view of getting more jdireotlyin touoh with the public has decided to hold light reoreative enberx tainmenta at intervals,

Sir William Ularke, of Vlotoria, is paying the expenses of twelve privates and an officer of the Victorian Defenoe Force, if ho are to be sent home to take part in tho British Military Tournament at Islington, London, The tender of Mr M. Kerrins, for the formation of three and a-half miles of the Wuinuioru to East Coast road, has been accepted at £591, Mr D, Crewe makes several additions to his .Pahiatua stock sale, The sale takes place on Wednesday noxt, at eleven o'clock. An old man, seventy-eighi years of age attempted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor at Ohristohureh on Friday night last, Extreme poverty drove him to the deed, Mr Thomas Hounslow met with a naßty acoidentyeiterday. He wasriding his bioycle at Belvedere, near Carterton, when goinp down a steep hill a stone caused the machine to swerve and turn off the road, throwing Mr Hounslow violently against a wire fence and severely injuring his hand, He was driven to Masterton by a friend, and on consulting Dr Beard it was found necessary to put Beyoral stitches in the injured member,

Tattle Barrier Island is to be strictly sot aside for the preservation of New Zealand fauna and flora. No one will be allowed to reside there except a curator.

The Pahiatua Horticultural Society's second annual show takos place next Friday.

Mr T. Teesdale, of Pahiatua, was thrown from his horse ore day last week, _ Ho was found in an unconscious condition, Medical examination Bhowed him to be [suffering from conoußßira of the brain.

Two youngsters playingat fire brigades sot awarding on fire on Lambton Quay, Wellington, on Saturday mornine; last. The consequences might have been serious but for the timely interference of Detective Campbell who saw the fire from the police station, and running over managed to beat it out with a sack, On Thursday next, January 12th, at o'clock, Mr D. Crewe will offer at Pahiatua by publie auotlon several valuable pieces of land under Education Board leases. The land is situated in Hastwells, Newman, Mangahao, and Makuri districts, and we are informed that it Is of good quality, Those In search of a good Bush farm should attend the sale. Dilemma has been soratched for all engagements at the Wellington Summor Meeting. Tho officers at present in chargo of the Masterton branch of the Salvation Army (Captain and Mrs Field) are to bo transferred next week. During Captain Field's sojourn in Masterton he has earned the reputation of being a thoroughly straight-forward man and a good many Masterton people will be sorry to lose him, A Hawera land agent reports tho salo of 61,684 acreß of the Pohukura Block, in Hawko's Bay, to F, Eiddiford and a number of others. Last Saturday was the anniversary of the outbreak of'the war with the Maoris in 1845, Tho Pahiatua Star writing concerning a gentleman who is about to act as canvasser and colleotor for this journal says:—" Mr Robertson, who for soma time past has boen acting as agent for the Examiner in Pahiatua, has received an appointment on the Waibakapa Daily Times. Mr Robertson has provod himself a most energetic and conscientious worker sinco he has been in the diatriot, and the Times has eocured a really good man. Mr Robertson leaves on Monday, and wi feel sure the members of the Pahiatua Chess Club, as well as a number of others, will miss him greatly."

Tho Pahiatua cricketers were unable io play a single match in Napior owing to the bad weather,

Owing to tho large quantity of ice on tho Thames several vessels aro impriaoned in the London docks,

It is stated that the profits made by one London middleman, by substituting Canadian for English beef, amounted to £200,000.

The managing directorof tho Liberator Permanent Building Society has fled from England, and Mr Jabez Spencer Balfour, who held tho position of honarary director, is reported to be in hiding on the Continent,

Notwithstanding the political perfection and ultra-personal propriety claimed by Ministers on behalf of themselves and also their prohges, still there are mombors of that great brotherhood, who, in spite of the general impeccablenGßSof the order, lovo the proverbial oakesandale. Unoof those, a co-oper-ative worker from up country, tried to paint the oity as red as he could after his own fashion during the recent holidays, This gentleman, while in intimate endowment with a friendly lamp post, waa discovered by one of the politically unelect, who he affably addressed as follows;—" Hullo, oje man, New Year t'ye," Outer Barbarian !"Bamo to you, mate. How are you getting on ?" Govt. Pot: •' Splendid, you jes kum along o' me Twelve bob a day an' lotso'lnsh." O.Bi " Why did you oome down here to get in this state, then?" G.P: "Kum down hero! Why of course to spend last blessed fardin, Lot's o' more work while Dick Seddon'a boss o' the show. You bet I" And then the Outer Bar. barian, finding that his interlocutor was wedded to the lamp post, went on his way mUßing on the purposes to which ! the publio money is sometimes applied by the protegsi of a Government whose distinguishing role is the manufacture of employment for the unemployed—with a view to their becoming of the right coloun— Btminq Pros.

Inspector Pender, whbia bßing : transferred from Ohriatchuroh to WellinotoD, was publicly presented with, .1 address and & purse of £SOO on Saturday last b the Ohmtohuroh people, Sir John Hall made the presentation. A_ first offender brought before Mr Burton Boys at Maiterton this morning charged with drunkenness, was convicted and discharged.

The Manawatu Standard states-that Constable Moon on Thursday arrested a man named Edmond O'Neill at Marlon, on axjharge of attempted suicide. The man had come alone from Rah by train, with his throat cut from ear to ear, one Bide almost touching the windpipe, He oatne from Victoria a fow months ago, and was despondent over some money which he thinkß ought to havo come to him.

The s<vitohmon all over America threaten to striko next May, and cripple the business of the railways in connootion with the Chicago Exhibition. The New South Wales Agent-General i! making enquiries from leading graziers as to the yield of mutton and wool from'certain breeds' of sheep. The Post says that the Minister for Labour hna received a letter from the ut „ "''ration Board of Massachusetts, United States, asking him to for. watd it a copy of the Conciliation Bill of last session, together with a report of any debates upon it, and also any papers relating to his department. The Board also forwarded a number of papers containing information about the working of the organisation. Mr Keevea intends to accede to the request. The Conciliation Bill is at present being oarefully revised by the Crown Law officers.

A young couplo while travelling on a tram near Jesaup, suddenly decided to got married. A minister wbb found on the train was found on the train who performed the coremony, while the train was gohjgattherateof forty miles an hour.

A missionary at Siam declares that the besotting sins of the Siamese ate drunkenness and smoking. Many boys of U Binoko opium and Indian hemp,

- The German Government will not use any white horses in the army in tho future. In a battlo the enemy can dis. cern white horses at a considerable distance.

Mr J. Lucena, well-known in the Wairarapa, especially in football oiroles, has been transferred from Bulls, to the Pahiatua branch of the Bank of Now Zealand.

The monthly meeting of the Mastorton Hospital Trustees will be held to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon, Rudyard Kipling haß, it Is said, now decided not to settle down in the United States. -An American contemporary which announoestho fact odds, "This is a glorious year for thanksgiving all round."

A negro woman at New York gave birth recontly to her twenty-Ofth living child, all single births. Sho was married at 15, and is only 42 years of age, "Slavery," says the Madagascar News, '_' prevails all over Madagascar. There is no limit to it. Families can be sold into slavery for debt,"

Two land sharks, who lived by decoying and robbing sailors on their arrival in East London, were sentenced one to seven and tho other to ten years penal servitude.

I have jußt witnessed, writes a correspondent (a clergyman) of the Mori Lam Express, such an extraordinary act of intelligence on the part of a sheep that I venture to send you an account of it, 1 was on my trioycle, and was passing a very largo field where a number of sheep were grazing, Ab I passed, ft sheep ran towards mo inanexcited state, looking up at rao like a pet dog, and bleatinp in a moßt piteous way, I was so interested In what I saw that I stopped, and instantly the sheep galloped to the further end of the field in thesania exoited manner, and then raced back to me again, bleating and looking at me in the samo beseeching way aB it did at first, Had it spoken it would not have boon plainer in its request that I should go with it to the other end of the field, I could see nothing but a few troes; still I folt compellodtogowith the sheep, so unmistakably did it let me know that it wan. ted mo to go with it, So I went, tho sheep galloping on before rao, till it reached the spot at the end of the field where I felt sure it wanted me to go. Till I reached tho place, the animal ran round and round tho same particular spot in tho samo exoited way, as if it wanted to say, " Make hasto, como as fast its you oan," When I arrived; I found there was a deep stream of water, and one of the Bhoep had fallon into it, and was struggling to get out, Mr (J, A. Sala attributed the peouliar rowdinessofthe Australian "larrikin' to his consumption of too much animal food, "Whether or not this is physiologically correct, it is beyond dispute that the labouring classes of Europe, in elusive of Eneland work fat longer houra on less than half the quantity of meat than Is consumed in Australia. In fact in some of the southern counties of Europe, even whoro the peasants are well-to-do, a man who frequently patronises the butoher is regarded as a reok. leßsspendthrift, muoh as if he wnro an habitual frequenter of the dram shop, Various additions are mado to Mr F, H, Wood's atook Bale af the Tatatahi yards on Thursday next. The Mastortou Kara and Ewe Fair is to be hold in Menu Lowes and lorns' Baleyardß on Wednesday and Thursday, Ist and 2nd February, commencing each day at twelve o'nlock, Entries close on 27th January,

The Rev. J. 0, Andrew, who once represented the Wairarapa dietrint in the house, has been spoken of as a probable candidate at the next genoral eleotion, No doubt Mr Andrew would be willing to come forward if a strong party in the district doeirod him to do so, but' this is unlikely as in certain sections of the electorate he ia almost a stanger and his advanced age discounts the brilliant ability whioh he formerly displayed in politioal circles.

A contemporary points out that a daughter of the late owner of the Cheviot Estate is married to Mr Hi D, BeU of Wollington and hints grimly that the parties concerned in the estate are quite capable of holding their own against the Government. The tun only carries 72,0Q shoep and the ministers will have all their work to dispose of it without loss.

A meeting of prominent settlers in this district who are opposed to the present Government was held in the Central Chambers, Masterton, on Saturday afternoon, The various committees reported everything to bo progress, ing in a satisfactory manner. No candidate for Parliament has yet been, selected by the party.

We notice that Mr W> Hawke's station omnibus has recently had a complete overhaul at the hands of those expert oarriage builders, Messrs Thos, Wagg and Co., of Queen Street, Masterton, The big 'bus is now a credit both to the firm which renovated it and to the Club Hotel Stables, . Inside it has been varnished and thoroughly done up, while outside it baa been most tastefully painted in dark green, relieved with gold. The decorations and lettering are especially ornate, and show the vehicle off to the greatest advantage, We are pleased to see that The United Farmers' Alliance, Limited, Is making very rapid stridos in the estimation of the agricultural and pastoral community, The first issue of the share capital olosed on the Brd instant .with 929 shareholders, subscribing 8886 shares, and the second issue will open on the 10th Instant, as ffill be seen from our advertising columns. When we think that this Company, practically speaking, has been only a few months in existence, there can be no doubt as to the" want supplied by it in agricultural circles, and we' are gladto'see that farmers are awakening to the advantage pf shpwing that they can attend to 'thoic own interests and conduct their own affairs, By this means only will farmers learn ana understand the full benefits to be' derived Mrora conpat}ont :; '■ '\ : :

Those; who. heard Mr E. Tennyson Smith's recent recital of John JJ. famous oration, "For the Sake of Others" woro charmed by his wonderful elocutionary powers, and alternately moved to laughter and tears na tho leoturer dwelt upon the comio or tragio aide of the drink'question. Tonight Mr Tennyson Smithwillgive another recital frpm the orations of Gough, entitled "Safe and Eight" and considered one of tho most interesting of his lectures. Itcontainß Qough's own story of his degradation, his rescue, his fight with the appetite, and ultimate victory. 7 Also a thrilling deEoriptiou of hia tour through the slums of Whiteohapel, London, at midnight, accompanied byadetective, his beautiful apostrophe to water, and numbers of those droll stories with whioh he used to oonvuhe his audience with laughter, Gough'a orations are of course entirely unlike the somewhat Bad and stern denunciation of the liquor traffic presented in Dr'Talmage's sermon delivered last night, but deal with the lighter and humourous side of nature Admission will be froe,so that an opportunity is given to all to hear this entertaining oration. Owing totheorowded state of the Theatre last evening it has been thought advisable to reservo a few front chairs to-night and each free evening, so that those who wish to seoure a seaUan do so by the payment of a nominal charge of one shilling. On Friday next the'lecturer's special subject "The Humourous Phases of Lifo" will be given, an evening which will be especially attractive to all clasaos. From Tasmania comes the news of a disease which has been discovered in the rabbits at Melton, Mobray, aud Green Ponds districts generally, whioh may prove very, olose to a natural destroyer of the rodents. Mr Alfred Page, U L.O. having noticed that the rabbits on his estate were very sluggish in movement, had a number caught, and some thirty carcasses have been brought to Hobart and submitted to Mr Archibald Park, the Government vetorinary surgeon, , who identified the symptoms as those of Cocoideumoviforme, a. complaint,; dis« covered of lata years, whiohur ikia in a measure to cancer in the human body. In many warrens the dißeaee is found to becomo a severe epidemio, bo that hardly a single healthy rabbit can be found in them when they are examined. There can bo no doubt about the fatal character of the complaint. Mr.T. J. Rowse, Secretary of the Greytown Orloket Club has received a letter from the Wellington Cricket Club suggesting a representative match between Wellington and Wairarapa at au early date. The Annual Earn Fair In connection with the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association will bo held in Messrs Lowes and loma' Bale yards on Wednesday and Thursday and Thuraday, Ist and 2nd February, 1893, commencine; at 12 o'clock each day. Largo entries have boen received and a complete catalogue will be prepared before the sale.

The ordinary meeting of directors of the Maaterton Wheelwright and Black. smith Company was held in the Company's offloo Perry Stroet on Saturday last. Acoounto as presented were passed for payment, no other business of importance coming before the meeting. A good story ia going the round of the town just now concerning a hat of a particular description, whloli was wanted oy one of our local magnates, He tried everywhere in search of it, and lound it at moat places; there was no difficulty about that. But the prices, Oh Fie I nine shillings at one shop, eight at an. other, seven and six at a third, and a crown somewhere else. Then Hooper and Company's was reached, and soon the seeker wont home delighted, singing 'ThatHat, That Hat, that wonderful Hat; I got it at Hooper's for two and sprat,"—Advt

A runaway occurred from the Mas* terton Eailway Station this morning, when a horse attached to a light gig bolted while the ownor waa on the plat, form, Fortunately the wheel waß chained, which prevented the horse jotting up a great speed, but notwithstanding this it was not stopped until it reached the bank of the Waipona river in Hope street, Curiously enough all tho turnings were safely negotiated without any collision occurring, and not the least damage was done to eithor horse or vehicle.

A cottoge on Mrs Matthews' property atWeaternLake,Featherston|V\aßburned to tho ground on Saturday night. No further particulars are to hand. Mra Dickens, tho wife of a well known resident of Featheraton died on Friday night. The deceased lady had been invalid for some time past. Influenza in a mild form is very prevalent in Masterton again, At the recent mooting of the Oroua .Rabbit Extermination Society, says the Adyooate, over 4000 skins wore paid for This represents the number of rabbits killed in the district for a period of a little under three months. Sixpence per skin was paid for tho whole number, with tho exception of about 300 inferior or damaged ones,, for which fourpence per akin was given. One party o£ three men secured 800 skins in live weeks,

An Auckland press wire states that amongst the passengers by the Talune, which sailed for Sydney yesterday, were Mr and Mrs Bous-Marteu, who are on theirway to England, ■ Messrs Lowes and lorns notify our readers of an addition of 600 woolly lambs to the onirics for the stook sale on Wednesday 11th instant,

Mr John Blackoti 0.E., lato consulting engineer for New Zealand, died at Lancaster House, Wellington Terrace, at noon yesterday, at the ripe age of 74 years. Mr Blackett came to this colony in 1851 and was among the earliost settlors in Taranaki, He afterwards removed to Nelson where in 1859 he was appointed Frovinoial Engineer. Mr Blackett held office inNolsori until 1871, and when Mr Garruthers, the Engineer-in-Ohief for the colony, left New Zeal, and, Mr Blackett was appointed Chief Engineer fur the North Island. Subsequently, in 1884, Mr Blackett \m appointed Engineer-in-Ohief for the whole Colony. This office he filled up to 1890, when he went to London as Consulting and Inspecting Engineer, returned a month ago to sleep tho long sleep in the country of his adoption. Mr Blaokett was very highly, esteemed throughout New Zealand. He leaves a widow and one son (Mr John Blackett, who is engaged in the Argentine Eopublic in railway work) and two erown up daughters. The funeral takes place to-morrow (Tuesday) morning at 9 o'olock, from Lancaster Houße, the Terrace. Hippomenes and Tempest have been scratched for all engagements at the Wellington Summer Meeting. 1