Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4316, 11 January 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1893.

Being; the extenoed title of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is idemtioal

According to the Lytteltoo Times, the Knights of Lnbour hare put in an application to the premier for the Cheviot estate, to be worked on a 00-operativo industrial principle, and the Premier has expressed sympathy with their wishes. The Knights of Labour constitute a secret society, with advanced views of an extremely speculative chnracter. How far it is the duty of a Government to place itself in relation with any secret' society or to allow any secret society] to control it, is a very grave question,

It is difficult to believe that even the present Government will go so far as to place virtually a quarter of a million of trust funds at the disposal of a secret Society in order to work out a new idea in Socialism,

Of course such experiments are of interest, and all Australia as well as Europe will watch the progress of them in New Zealand, But is this Colony to pay the piper for all sorts of Sooialistio experiments for the benefit of the human race?

That tho Colony is wasting an enormous sum annually on co-opera-tive fads haß been demonstrated, but then this money which is being squandered is borrowed money, and the pinch of this waste will not be immediately felt. Ultimately all money wasted in these experiments will have to be extracted in taxes from the pookets of the settlers, The Government and the Knights of Labour and the. Trade Unions make costly experiments and the bill for them will ultimately be presented to the up-country settler.

The Salvation Army Lassos' Band is announced to'again visit Pahiatua about tho 27th instant, Mr John Gregory of Pahiatua is seriously ill, The usual monthly meeting of the Masterton Masonic Lodge Ho 19, H.Z.0., will be held this evening. The business is the oleoticn of officers for the ensuing term,

Sweet-brier is becoming a great nuisance in some parts of the Carterton district,

Mossrs John Rayner and MrW.JJ. Allen, of (ho Taratahi, the former o f Lincoln bred sheep fame, an the latter isofEomney Marah, have had enauirios from New South Wales rospeotiug the price of sheop and quantities they have at their disposal. Others have been written to in like manner; This Is due to the fact of this colony having a olean bill of health in respect to aheepand the prospect of the ombargoon their importaion being removed by the Australasian Uweromants.^-Observer. To-night at the Masterton Theatre 1 Mr Tennyson Smith will deal with the question "Is Prohibition Bight ?" Discussions and questions have always been invited on this night and it has generally proved an exceptionally interesting meeting as Mr Smith is often opposed by opponents of Prohibition, and a number of puzzling questions are put, Representatives of "The trade," opponents to Prohibition, and all interested in the drink problem are inyitea" to j;!f ■ Questions of the leoturer, eijther vocally or In tie i%" of Pwhibitfofy or in writing, or to state what they deem to be' in',the way of iProhibiuoh, or' to propose 'some fair ' Solution of the'drink prople'm, ."

I Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their ftetahuna Stock Sale for Wednesday, January 18th, 160 ewes and laps, on,e Romuey ram and ono dairy ?ow,', ' j

Dr Alexander Douglas has been appointed assistant Burgeon at the Masterton Hospital."" The Eketahuna Road Board is to be asked to repair the road leading to the proposod library building,

The Masterton Hospital has now an overdraft of JE39 2s 3d. Mr A, Yule's new saw-mill at Hawera, Forty Mile Bush, will bo in working order before the end of tho month. Several hundred acres on the Taratahi have been sown down in turnips, ' An information laid against John Col< lins, of Featheraton, for cruelty to a horse, came, before Colonel Roberts, R.M., on Monday, and was dismissed without calling a defence. River Hate mutton is being sold in large quantities in Liverpool at 3|d*

Several arrests havo been made in Paris in connection with the reoenii discovery of infernal maohines.

Lady Kintore and family will short) visit New Zealand.

A meeting of the oommittee appointed in connection with the proposed Public Libary and Reading Room at Eketahuna was held on Monday last. There were present: Messrs Bonnett (in the chair) J. son, Smith at; 1 Matthews. A letter was received from Mr T. 0. Williams (who has presented the site for the building) stating that ho did not agree with tho plans forwarded, as in his opinion the bnildiug shouldbelargeonoughto provide for futurerequirernents. He alsostatedhe would bo in Eketahuna in a few days and would then meet the committee and discuss the matter.

Nominations tor the United Friendly Societies Demonstration Sport* to beheld on the Basin Reserve, Anniversary Day, close on Thursday, 12th instant, at 9 p.m. with Mr J. A. Capper, tile Seoretary, 6, Manners Street, Wellington. The prize money' in the Demonstration Handicap alone, aggrogates £45, and the other event* have proportionately liberal awards, The following team is picked to represent the Masterton Orientals in a match against the Carterton Junior Cnckot Club, at Carterton, on Thursday noxt: —Wickens, Galloway, Jackson, Webb, Wrigley, Warner, Doughty, Gardner, Greathead, ling, and Henry. The team loaveß Mr J. Williams' shop at 1,15 on Thursday afternoon, His Worship the Mayor of Masterton (Mr 0. A. Pownall) presided at the meet, lng of the Borough Council last evening, He is looking very muoh improved in health after bis holiday. MrR. A. Bherriu, who about a dozen years ago, edited the Wairarapa Standard, has died at tho Costley Home, Auokland. He was one of Sir George Grey's literary followers. Another very large audience assom< bled at the Masterton Theatre Royal last night to hear Mr E. Tennyson Smith deliver his oration," Man and His Mas* tors."

Soveral settlers on the East Coaßt who havo fired their bush are reported to have had good burns. The Examiner says that Mr Knight, of Eaitawa, contemplates starting a private dairy factory. Ho hopes to he able to commence operations at the beginning of next season.

New and special lines in floorcloths and linoleums are advertised in this issue by the Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Limited. They havo all widths from eighteen inehes to six feet. We hear that Boveral Masterton'residents intend paying a visit to tliu Old Country within the fen months.

The United Manawatu Lodge, No 1721, E.O, Palmeraton North, has unanimously asked the District Grand Lodge to recommend the Grand Lodge of England to recognise the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, ■

Gamos of chance haye heen forbidden by the Vienna Jockey Club owing to the increase of gambling among the nobility. Four hundred and oighty vessols, representing 850,000 tons, are lying idle at English and Scotch ports,

It is stated that Sherman, a membor of a Paris secret sooiety who neglected the orders of the society, was traced for ten years, and eventually x murdered in Michigan, U.S, Murry, a oollea|un has confessed to the crime,

Cbinese oabinetmakers in Melbourne, to the number of 200, have struck against a reduction in wayes.

The Carterton Observer Bays:—"Tliera is not much prospect of the Wairarapa Ram Fairs proving a gro»t success this year for there is hardly a broedor in the place, unless we except Mr B, \V. Dorset and two or three others, but haß dißposod of all the rams, and ram lambs he can afford to sell, The bulk has be™ for tho West Coast and Hawko'a Bay districts. Itis reported that there is dißcaeo amongst the West Coast flocks, and many sheep have died there through an unknown csuse. The sheep seem fo suffer from no acute affection, hut hang their heads, droop, and die. One of our Wairarapa farmers who has just returned from that diatriot, and is capable of giving an opinion, says the cause' ia starvation; that tho runs are overstocked. By the same token he says the cause of the excessive mortality amongat the. hogguts on some of our own runs on the East Coast is nothing but starvation, the runs being stocked beyond their pastoral capaoity." Among somo interesting anthropological discoveries made in the large shell inoundß found on the banks of the Fraser Rivor in Britieh Columbia are bones of two distinct races of men, A very anoient human skull, differing completely from those of the Coast Indians, has been the subject of much learned discussion. Among the implements found were three or tour of polished greenstone similar to sailors'belaying pins. There is also a chisel made.trom the horn oi a deer, first shaped by ohipping and then polished by rubbing. One of the spearheads is exactly like the barbed bone weapons of the Pacifio Islanders, and also resombles the spears of the Australian aborigines. A sharp and double edged spearhead is made from a fine quality of slate, and has evidently beeii used as a knife, Among theotherobjeots isastono bowl composed of volcanic tufa, liko that used in Japan for pavements and walls. The mounds wore found in excavating for a road, They are from two to five feet deep. The low bottom land that separates them from the river is covered with a dense forest from 200 to 300 years old.

Notice is giyen by the Masterton Borough, that Mr William Lowes has been licensed to sell by auction for twelve months from the the 2nd January, 1893.

Mr John Laurence Engel, the popular manager of the Occidental Hotel, Masterton, has been eleoted an honary member of the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade,

On Thursday February 2nd, a Steam Fiie Engine Competition for L 5 will take place in connection with the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade. On the same day Mr E, Pragnell's silver medal will also be competed for.

Those in want ol Carpel Coverings for their floor at economical prices are reminded hereby that the best place in the Province for these goods is tho Wholesale Family Prapery Warehouse, Te Am Hops,E, Wellington; Just now wo p showjng some capital Jute Kidderminster Squares with border'at the followlng : prices :—9 feet by 7 feet' 6 Inohes for'7s 6d, 9 feet by 0 feet for 10s 6d, 9 leet by 12 feet for 15s 6d, and 13 feet by 12 feet for 18s 6d, at Te Ano House, Wellington, Some very effectivo Juto Brussels Squares with border all round aro to be had at 25s 6d for 9 feet by 7 feet 6 inobes, at 42s Cd for 9 feet by 12 feet, and 52s Gd for 11 feet 3 inches by 12 feet, These are very handsome carpets, are easily laid and as'easily taken 'up, aim i ra im "!.??f to' e «t importations, at Te Abo House, Wellington, 'Then there are some excellent designs in i Superiir Velvet' Pile Squares jn tjie following sizes and prices:—6 feet by 9 leet for 25s 6d, 9 feet by 9 feet for 37s 6d, 9 feet by i2'fcet for 49s ft}, aud 1} feet 3 -inobes by 12 feet for pi a) To ''Alio HgcsE; 'Wellingtpp.—Apfr., .'■■'.■• '. '•

MesßrsE, R, S. and P. 0, Rutherford of the Grcytown Rifle Club, leave to-day , for the N.Z, Rifle Association meeting at Trentham.

At the meeting, of tho Masterton' Borough Council last night Councillors Yates and lessey spoke strongly with reference to the stray cattlo nuisance on the Upper Plain, and expressed the opinion that the ranger was not paying sufficient attention to his duties in that quarter.

The collections must have been large at Mr Tennyson Smith's lecture in Masterton last night, or else the Temperance people have enough and to spare, for the caretaker of the Theatre this morning discovered a collection plate, containing the Bum of 9s.l>d,whioh had presumably been considered too trifling to remove.

The tender of Mr I. Allen for tho formation of Albert Streot, Upper Plain has been accepted, his price being £2l. The other tenders received for the work were :-J. 0. Keefe £29 j Jenkins £32 18s j 0. Bentley £35. The young man Harry Torapkinson, who broke out of the Masterton lock-up yesterday afternoon, was'captured in Mr Warden's wool-shed, at Te Wniti, by Constable May at about five o'clock in the evening, He made no rosiatanoe, and was quietly led baok to Masterton. All he gained by his attempt to obtain freedom was an additional three months added on to his previous sentence, Tompkinson made his escape by.sawingouta portion of the framework of the window in the passage leading to the cells, His tools were a piece of a ziuo reflector and a scrap of glass he broke from the window, Owing to the day being rather hot, Sergoant MoArdle had allowed his prisoner to remain in the passage, where he could obtain more air than in tho oulls, and his kindness was rewarded by the man decamping.

Upwards of thirty thousand sheep were shorn in the Kumoroa district last year, Twelve years ago there was nothing but standing bush there. A somewhat novel band contest was arranged to take place in the Centennial Hall, Sydney, recently, the competing bands being entirely composed of blind musicians.

An extensive shipment of uew sanitary wall papers has just been received by Messrs John Graham & Co., of Queen Streot, Masterton, and they invite their oustomers and the public to call and inspect tho many beautiful designs in paporhangings they now htve in stock, As the firm import diroct from the manufacturers and have no middle-men's profits to pay, those deal* tag with them seoure exceptional advantages in lowness of price. Full discount will be allowed to the trade.

A boy named Ivan Sinclair, 6 years old, died on Monday at Uarnaru from eating the poisonous berries of datura stramonium, commonly known as the thorn apple.

MrF. H. Wood makes addition to his Taratahi Sale on Thursday, anions which are 105 forward wethow, 95 good two-tooth wethers and 55 good twotooth fiomney ewes. A capable cook applies through our Wanted column for a situation in good Hotel or station whero his wife could also be enployed,

A striking illustration of the superior wharfage facilities possessed by Wolliu?ton over those obtainable at Auckland, says the Times, has just been brought under our notice. In the Northern port a small coasting steamer needed some repairs, to her boiler which made it necessary to lift it out, As the biggest crane at present in use haa only a lifting capacity oi five tuns, tho boiler had to be 'jacked' up and turned over, inBtead of being lifted straight out, and the entire job cost just LBOO more than if it had been done with the ordinary facilities,

Tile Wellington and Wairarapa entries for the New Zealand Rifle Association meeting are as follows :-Bidwill Bros., Feist, Tocker Bros., Benton (Featherston Rifle Club), A. Ballingor (Welling, ton Guards), Captain Brandon (Wellington Rifles), Cameron Bros, (Tenui Rifle Club), Lieutenant Commandinit Davy (Petono Navals), Franco (Wellington Navals), Healey (Permanent Artillery), Holmeß (Petone Navals) G. Howe (D. Battery), 0, Hollard, A. Moore, and Trovethick (Petono Rifle Club), W. Johnßton (Marlon Rifles), Sub-Lioutenant Eirk (Petone Navals), A, Monk (Palmerston Rifle Club), Pringle <Heretaunga Mounted Infantry), D. Rait (D Battery), Speedy (Tenui Rifle Club), J. Warring (Bangitijiei Cavalry), Williams (Wellington Navals). F. Wilkie (Upper Hutt Rifle Club), Stitt.(Wellington Navals), .Tpokson (Petone Rifle Club), Guise (Petone Riflo Club), Burns (Wellington Navals),

A case was heard in the Wellington R.M, Court yesterday aftornoon in which a man named John Varnham was charged with failing to contribute towards the support of the illegitimate ohild of Emily Smut, of which he wag the putative father. The Resident Magistrate made an order against defendant for the payment of 7sper weak, ruling that a deed by which the complainant released defendant from all subsequent charge on the payment of i'so was noil and void, as ;t had not received the magisterial sanction. Air Hislop appeared for tho mother of the child and Mr Chapman for tho defendant.—N. Z. Times.

A good story is going the round of the town just now concerning a hat of a particular description, which was wanted by one of our local magnates, He tried everywhere in search of it, and iound it at most places; there was no difficulty about that. But the prices, Oh Fie I nine shillings at one shop, eight at another, seven and six at a third, and a crown somewhere else' Thon Huoper and Company's was reached, and soon the seeker went home delighted, singing 'That Hat, That Hat, that wonderful Hat; I got it at Hooper's for two and sprat, "-Advt/