Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4318, 13 January 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1893.

Being the extended iiiib of the WAIRABAPA DAIIiY, WITH which it IS IDENTICAL

We have received a pamphlet entitled " Compulsory Insurance in order to make a provision for old age," being an opening address delivered before tho Wellington Liberal Assooiotion by Alfred A, Barnett, J.P. Tho author of this address is one of the new lights of the party of progress and robbery and we are not surprised to find in his proposals elements of injustice and an utter disregard for ordinary rules of political economy.

If moii are to be treated as children or as beasts of burden, compulsory insurance is no doubt desirable, but if the man of the future is to be a free

individual with a brain to think for himself and a will to decide, the less compulsion he has applied to tho conditions of his existence the better, The men of to-day are somewhat weak in brain and will, with a tendency to fall in with any proposal like a flock of sheep and to follow a bell, wether of the stamp of Mr A. A, Barnett, The proposal we have to consider is a gigantic insurance fund partly drawn from the pockets of the wealthy. Mr Burnett finds that tho estates'duty of deoeased persons now range from two to ten per cent on the value of their properties and it has occurred to him to morease this impost up to 25 per cent in order to form a fund for old age pensions. Imagine the feelings of a thrifty man who has by a life of self denial amassed a fortune when be is told by Mr Barnett that at his death one-fourth of all he possesses must be annexed by the Stato to support those who have been reckless, unthrifty and extravagant all their lives. The laws of God and of morality are to be set at defiance by tbe new ideas of men like Mr Barnett. These say that the man who throughout his existence spends every sixpence which be earns in sensual indulgence must reap as he has sown, and bear tbe punishment of his life long sin against bis family and against Sooiety, Mr Barnett takes a different view, and says we will rob the estates of dead men who have been careful and thrifty, and give the drunkard and the loafer a pension in their old age, Mr Barnett may propose a thing of this kind and he may enlist the sympathies of the Ministry with it, but he can never, even with their aid, carry it out, Men who by thrift, self denial and intelligence accumulate large fortunes, are not likely to allow either their heirs or themselves to be robbed for the benefit of those who do not deserve consideration at their hands. They oould easily defeat the intentions of a Ministry of progress, robbery and jobbery by investing their wealth in some other country, Slowly but surely the Sooialietio robbers in the Colony would find out that tbe family plate. was locked up out of their reach, and that unless they robbed one another they would be unable to gratify their predatory instinctg. Is there to be no provision made for the old age of persons who never attempt to provide for the future, and who even do not fulfil their responsibilities in the present towards those dependent upon them t The other day wo referred to an instance of a man lying drunk in tliobjflway, ivhjlo liia

naked children were crying for food. IsapeDsion to be. found for a man when his constitution breaks down under the strain of intemperance? What ia wanted here is that a man should be compelled to workpunished till he did his duty by society, not that society should be taxed to support him and to provide for his offspring, If Mr Barnett could devise a scheme to cure vice and laziness, instead of concooting one to reward them, he might be of some service to the coinmuuity,

A telegraph, office is now open at the Riflo Camp, Trontbani, Hours of at. tendance, Ca.m. to sp.m.and 7to 8 p.m. AtDunmow. inEßsex, two brothers bearing the name of Matthowß, married two sisters named Barnard, and shortly after the double marriage had been gone through, the father of the brides, who was a widower, married the widowed mother of the bridegrooms,

The Pahiatua Horticultural Society's Show is taking place to-day (Friday). The entries are large and do oredit to the place.

Another butter factory was inaugurated last week at Mikakabi, near Pahlatni, for Mr George Perry, late of Nelson,

The eutrios for tho Wellington Ram Fair aro expected to roach 2000.

No leas than 23,000 trout have been liberated in the Otaki river this year. The Pahiatua people are not fond of the Salvation Army. The officer lately iu charge of the local corps was literally staryed out, and has removed to Petone, where he is following hia trade as a cbipenter, Tho formation ot the Pahiatua racecourse is now nearly oomplefced. ■ Mr Herbert Chester in now inspecting the Forty -mile Bush Butter Factories. Mr W. G. Crawford, of Woodville, has di6posod uf a forty-five acre farm, near that township at £2l an acre.

The subscription to tho Mnsterton Hospital for tho year ending 31st December last amounted to £267, or £l3 leas than tho sum subscribed during the previous twelve months. The income from patients'-fees, which was £9B ia Ih9l, had also depressed by a similar amount and only totalled £BS, After paying fer the reoent additions to the building aud extinguishing current liabilities there will be an overdraft at the bank of £66. Any voluntary monetary support would, therefore, be particularly wolcome at the present juncture. The Masterton Hospital has always been eelf-eopporting—that is, it has not had to have recourse to a rate —and we hope it will long continue to remain so, as a result of tho sympathetic gonerosity of its many kind helpers.

Mr L. D. Bickerton, of Woodville has had to undorgo an operation' for his eyesight at Wellington. His many friends will be glad to learn that the operation has been successfully performed, and that the popular host will soon bo himself again,—Examinor. The New Year's meeting of the Woodville Jockey Club gained a net profit of £l3O. Wo must congratulate Mr W. Nicholson, the Secretary, on the result of his capablo management. Messes J, 0. Boddington and W..H, rJoetham were unanimously re-elected Trustees of the Masterton Hospital at the annual meeting of contributors held yesterday afternoon. The businets was purely of a formal character, and apatt from the appointment of Trustees, con' sisted mainly of the reading of a statement of the financial position by the Secretary (Mr \V, Sellar) and a short address by the Chairman. There wore present at the meeting:—Messrs J. O, Roddington (m the ohair) G. Heron, J. I). Keith, C.F;Gawith,E. H. Waddmgton, W. B. Chennells, H. H. Smith, J, Macrae, W. Sollar, Arthur Hathawny and Richard Brown.

The Woodvillo Examiner Bays that another large Blip is likely to come down in tho Gorge, at the same place as the last one. A brass baud with nineteen members has been formed at Mangatainoko. Thero is still a large demand for land in the Makuri. Messrs Murray and Casey, of Queenstreet, Masterton, advertise for a smart boy, Tho quostion of the erection of a tollgate between Ekotahuna and Pahiatua has been shelved for tho present. Residents at Clareville have been a good deal annoyed lately at finding their parcels and articles delivered by rail, stolon, The Pahiatua Star Bays;—"Mr Kohertson, late of tho Examiner, left for Masterton yesterday. On Monday night tho members of tho Chess and Draughts Club met, and presented Mr Roberson with a handsome silver-mounted pipe, silver match-box, and a pouch, In making the presentation, Mr Godtschalk referred to tho great service rendered the Club by Mr Robertson, find oxpressed a hope that in his new held of labor he would meet with the success he deserved,—Mr Robertson briefly returned thanks, and said lie had not exported any recognition for his servioes; what he had done had been purely out of love for tho gsmo. He would ever remember the kind send-off they had given him."

A man, aged about 40 years, name unknown, but apparently a labourer, was found dead behind a packing case at the rear of the premises of ficath and Co., drapers, Cashcl-street, Ohrlttohuroh. Thero are no marks of a struggle or violence on the body. Mr Llowellyn Smith, of Masterton, has been engaged to value tho blocks of the Pahiatua Farm Homestead Associations,

According to a member of tho New Zealand Educational Institute, nays the Post, there is a perfect reign of terror in the town of Wanganui among State school teachers who' are groaning under their burdens and afraid to cry out, This unhappy state of affairs is asoribed to the system of estimating results by percentage, It was stated that if the percentage nf passes in any of the Wanganui schools falls below U0 the teacher forfeits all claims to his bonus and classification, | and Btands a very good chance of losing his appointment. As an instance of this, it was elated that a master of 30 years English and colonial experience, twelve and a half of whioh were in a Wanganui Bchool had been dismissed, although he had just previously receivod a very favourable report, It was also stated that in a little over a year teachers had been dismissed from nine schools in the Wanganui distriot without any reason being given for bucli an extreme step, and one master who had been dismissed immediately after he had been recommended for promotion was likely to seek for a remedy in the law courts, ' Tho Institute passed a resolution condemning the system of estimating results by percentage, and the cruel wrong it had done all over the Colony, particularly in the Wanganui district,

Those in want of Carpet Coverings for their floor at economical prices are reminded hereby that tho best place In tho Provinco tor these goods is the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aso House, Wellington. Just now wo are showing some capital Jnto Kidderminster Squares with border at the following prices:—9 feet by 7 feet 6 inches lor 7s 64,9 feet by 9 feet for 10s 64, 9 feet by 12 feet for 15s 6d, and 12 feet by, 12 feet for 18s 64, at Te Abo House, Wellington, ' . Some very effective Jute Brussels Squares with border all round are to bo had at 25s 64 for 9 feet by 7 feet 6 inches, at 42s 64 for 9 feet by 12 feet, and 52s 6d foj : 11 feet 8 inches by 12 feet, These ard very ha'u4soiuo carpets, are easily lakl and as easily taken! up, and aro some of our latest importations, at TeAiio House, Wellington. Then there are some excellent designs in Superior Velvet Eile Squares in the following sizes and prices H) feet by 9 feet for 25s 64,9 feet by 9 feet for 87s 04,'!)' feet by 12 feet for 49s 64, and U feet 3 inches by 12 feet for 63s at Te Ano House, Welling toUrADYt..

la the popularity of the totaliaator waning ? Of late our telegrams have chronicled'severe falling off in the amounts passed through the machine, and in to-day's issue we have the reports of two race meoiings held in Very strong sporting districts—those ot the Poverty Bay Turf Club and the Napier Park Racing Olub-and in eaoh case the totalisator receipts show a falling off upon the amount passed through at the oorresponding moetmg laßt year—a deficiency of £3988 on a total of JEoos9—Post.

Miss Emma Morris; daughter of a well-known and highly respected settler in the Newman township, near Eketahuna, was married to Mr Henry Godtschalk, of Pahiatua, on Sunday last. Messrs Murray and Casoy the Cash Draper, of Ouba Street, Wellington, have a preliminary announcement in this issue. They have taken premises in Queen Street Masterton, opposite the Fire Bell, in which they will open on Saturday with a specially selected stock of genoral drapery imported direct from the Home markets.

I It is perhaps unnecessary to remind our readers of Mr Tennyson Smith's speoial literary and musical entertainment this evening in the Theatre, when, for the first time, his recital will be of a miscellaneous charaoter. We learn that ihetiokete have sold rapidly and it may be fairly expected that a very largo house will greet Mr Tennyson Smith on this his special night of the mission. The Mastertun Orchestra, conducted by Mr Clifford, has consented to gi?e selections in the course of the evening and an attractive programme of songs, duets, etc, will be rendered by Misses Williams auu ferry, Messrs Nicholls, ClilLrd, Candy, and Master Walhe Jogu. Poaching is being oarried on in a scandalous mannor round abuut Masterton at die present time. Last evening, withiu view of several people, some person shot a number of wild ducks, near the Maßterton Railway station, Sportsmen are naturally much annoyed, as the birds are simply being driven away to uko Wairarapa, A horse attached to a spring irap belonging to MrO. E. Dauioll,. tojk flight this morning and cleared out down Queen Street. At the corner of Church iitreet the animal ran on to the footpath and colliding with the verandah posis.outside Messrs Hughes and Syversun's shops, knocked a couple of them down. The runaway continued its course to Mr Daniell's timber yard waere it came to a standstill of its own accord. The damage done is of a trilling nature. An information has been laid against Wong You, storekeeper, of Masterton, for depositing rotten fruit, bones and othor rubbish in the Waipoua river. The case was oalled on in the iUI, Court this morning and adjourned for a fortnight,

The Rev H. Van Staveren acknowled ges the receipt of two puineas from Mi U. Phillips, of Mastortun, for the Be' uevolent Home.

Another most iutorentitiß evoning was spent at tho Theatre Royal, Maatertou, lost night with Mr E, Teunyson Smith. The chair was occupied by Mr W. M. Easthope.

Constable Roche, of Eketahuoa, has bßen authorised to represent the Wairarapa North County Council in the R. M. Court, in all cases arising in tho fiketahuna and Alfredton ridings. The Wairarapa North County Council has decided to allow its Engineer to lake wh at steps he considers necessary to protect the Waingawa bridge,

A large concourse of natives are assembled at the house known as "Stuarts" in GroytowD, relatives and friends of HoeraTarowa, who died on the East Coast recently, who are going round the district holding tangis to commemorate his death, They were recently at Gladstone, and intend staying in Grey town for a week, when they proceed to tho Lower Valley, Natives from all parts of the district are expected to visit Greytown during the week.

There will be no meeting at the Theatre on Saturday evening, as Mr Tennyson ■Smith h»3 a heavy task in the lengthy programmo he renders to-night, and will need an evening's rest,

Leave of absence for ten days has been granted to Mr F. 6, Moore, Clerk to tho Wairavapa North County Oouncil. We understand Mr Moore intends spending his holiday in Kelson,

The special order in conNeotion will the £3OO loan for metalling the mi metalled portions of the Kketahuua. Tinui road has beeu paused by the Wairarapa North. County Council,

A resident on tlio Whareama Coas informs us that the recent heav; weather experienced, drove largo numbers of Bea-birds on' to the beach Amongst the number wore some specimens very Boldoin seen in that part,

Yesterday afternoon a oeremony of a vory phasing nature took nlace at the residenco of Inspector Thomson, the member of the lucal police force present ing Mrs Thomson with a marble clock, together with a biscuit barrel, eggstand, breakfast cruet, butter dish and a set of serviette rings, The olook—all exceedingly handsome one-was in scribed bb follows:—'Presented to Mrs J. BbII Thomson by tho police of the Y/ellington district, as a token of esteem and goodwill entertained by them for her husband, Inßpeutor Thomson, January, 1893,' Miss Thomson was also presented with a braoelet sot with pearls. The members of tho force present were— Sergernt-Major Ramsay, Sergeant Buiford (district clerk), Sergeant Donnelly and Constables Johnßton, Fatten, Murphy and Mctiill. At tho request of the Sergeant-Major, Sergeant Bulford, who had served under Inspeotor Thomson longer than any of the othors, mado tho presentation and in doing so he said tho force deeply regretted the departure of Inspector Thorn ; bod, who had always been so kind and considerate to the men. Sergeant-Major Kamsay stated that he had been in tho force oyer 81 yeara, and ho had never served under a more considerate or kindhearted officer than Inspector Thomson. Inspector Thomson, having heartily thanked the mon on behalf of his -wife and daughter, for their rood wishes and handsomo gifts, the ceremony ended,— M. Times,

The Wellington Education Board Invite tenders for gravelling at the Mastorton Infant School. Tenders close on Saturday 21st tnsb-, and specifications may be seen at the office of Mr W. Sollar,

Tho Stewards of tho Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club meet to-morrow (Saturday; evening to draw up a programme for the St Patrick's Day Meeting.

Tho meeting of tho New Zealand Rifle Association, at Trentham, seems likely to prove a failure, and Major Sommer» villo-fully reoogniaing this faot-han spoken strongly on the subject, blaming the Government for not giving the Association more assistance. Certainly the Government might ba mere liberal, but we think Major Sommerville is himself somewhat to blame for his persistance in holding tho meeting at the present time. The New Year's Holidays are only just over and many who take a great interest in rifle shooting cannot afford to take another woek'i holiday from their ordinary avocations. It must also be remembered that harvesting claims the full attention of our farmers just now and doubtless prevents many country shots from taking part in tho meeting. Formerly the meetings tookplaoe later in the year and we consider that Major Sommerville was himself in error in appointing the meeting for the Becqnd week in January.

A good story is going tho 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 Bearch of it, and found it at most plaoes; 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. Then Hooper and Company's was reached, and soon the seeker went home delighted, singing 'ThatHat, That' Hat, that wonderful Hat; I got it at Hooper'B for two apd a sprat,"'--ApvT