Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] Being the extended title of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is identical WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4381, 29 March 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] Being the extended title of the Wairarapa Daily, with which it is identical WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1893.

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A copy of an old Wairarapa newspaper, published twonty-five years ago in the neighbourhood of Greytown, lies before us, and suggests to us, and will probably to many other old settlors interesting reminisences, It giveß us a glimpse, a sort of bird's eye view, of life in this district in the year 18G8, and of the people who then lived and moved in it. Glancing through it? pages we notice that W. R. Hastwell's coaches are timed to leave Dixon's accommodation house, Masterton, every Monday, Wednesday, ans Friday mornings, Something, too, js said concerning the respective merits of future meana of communication either by r'aij pr tramway. Mr A. {. Skipper is advertised as doing tho heavy carriage for the district. Wellington advertisers are prominent in the paper.. The latest novelties in drapery are described by our old friends Meesra Kirkcaldie and Stains end by an equally enterprising, but ta fortunate trader, the once renowned Warnwll, In tho Wellington lißh J, Dixon brews beer for the community, Soinerville,of the Victoria Hotel, caters for Wairarapa visitors, and B H. Elliotte, of Whitowood's Hotel, Lower Hutt, are duly noted, The genial Oharlw Russell sells mnslc, we wonder where he is now? In and near Greytown, Mr 0. W, Hornblow is announced as a storekeeper and Gordon Baillie aB a photographer, The Wairarapa race meeting, Mr Wardell, E.M., secretary, is taking place at Greytown and another littlo flutter is spoken of at Hurinuiorangi, Madame Garadini'eiaga in tho Greytown Schoolroom, a convenient slicd, about thirty feet long and fifteen wide, Tho Wajohine is cutting into the Greytown bank and th.e Provincial Government are offering the Jqcsl body tho usual aubaidy two thirds of the cost, (.grepajr the damage, Subsidies were subsidies and not shams in those days. Touching upon politics it is shown that unless the power of theContral.tiovernment and legislature be limited there never will be an economical administration, The prophet of tpjity.-fivo years ago is right, All such ijmlUi or.) now abolished, taxation js doubled ap4 trebled 'and all hope of economical administration is abandoned. The items of news in the old paper before us are not numerous. There are some athletic sports in which Messrs D. MoMastor, Yule, 0, Tice< hurst, Gallagher,E, A, Groathead and G K.Wakelin carry offprizos, but perhaps we have gleaned enough from tho old rag to interest old settlers and to bore new ones. We believe in the good old timet when there were nofailwaysandno telegraphie wires (they were on the way though), no property tax, no land tax, linger customs duties and uo paupers,The working man thon instead of talking and scheming—worked—toiled from day. light todark and sometimes did a little by mwnlight, That working man is A. working man no low. He la now a Somebody Esq., of Somewhere, and is bettor .off than'the man or to-day ever will be, the man pho has discovered'!) toyai roa/J ty indigene? through co-'operft. tiv.e jaboflr afld trade .ufiionism-bjr shortened hours of moment stroke." " '"" '' " J

Visitors to Wellington at Easter will be able to book through to le Ato, Out readers are again reminded of the social gathering .which takes place at the Masterton Prill Hall this evening in connection with the W.A.A.and CyolingOlub, Mr_ Fleming's lecture oa the ">ustralaßian Home Reading Union " takes place at the Masterton Presbyterian Church this (Wednesday) evening, Additions are made to Mr D. Crewe's Eketahuna Btook sale for Friday April 7thatlo*olock.

Mr D. Orewenojifiesin auothercolumn that his nsual fortnightly stock sale takes place at Pahiatua, oa Wednesday, April 6th at 11 o'clock,

The question of a water aupply for Masterton from Landsdowao will be dieerased with Mr Beethamon Thursday next.

The next meeting of Ihe Masterton Borough Council will take place at 1 o'clock ioatead of 7.C0 p.m.

The Maßterton Borouga Council has deferred the consi leration of the erection of a house for the gas manager, and the question of the suspension of tho gas rate until noxt meeting, The Pahiatua Star stales that Mr J. P. Clark has instructed Mr Manisty, of Woodville, to take criminal proceedings against Mr E, A. Haggen, of tho Woodville Examiner, for libel in connection with articles written on the Boxing Day poisoning calamity. We understand the writ will be served this week.

At a meeting of the Eketahuna Library committee heM on Tuesday evening ft was decidod to proceed with the erection of the building as soon as the plans and specifications vere rosdy. Mr Carter was elected Secretary, and Treasurer in place of Mi" Smith, who is leaving the district, A vote of tharks was passed to Mr Smith for his past services to the committee.

Two notorious spielers arrived in Pahiatua by coaoh on Friday night, says the Examiner, but the police were on their tracks in a few minutes, and gave them the option of an iramediato depart* lire or a visit to the cells. They elected to travel. .As there is an unusual number of these gentry on the warpath just now, householders should look to their bolts and door-locks boforo retiring. A good deal of stock is bolng carried over the Wairarapa Railway line at the present time. Twenty-one trucks of sheep went down to Wellington from Masterton yesterday.

The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Herald wire 3 re the Rees» Cadtuan episode as follows :—" In accor dance with your instructions I had an interview to-day with Mr Cadraan regarding the charges made against him by Mr \V. 1. Baca, and obtained his per. mission to publish the following. Tho Native Minister said—" Ido not pnrpose to make any statement on the Bubject at present. Certain charges have been made, They will have to be met, I shall meet them at the proper time and in tbo proper place. Tin's must be later on, I cannot say anything further on the subject now. Kicking cows, likokicking horses, says the Pahiatua Star, aro a nuisance, and any remedy will no doubt be hailed with delight, MrJ.Polglaije.MangataJjajJail has a son at ishurst, epMu is what a Palmerston paper_ba"i? to say of an invetion of..hw:'—slr J, J'olglaae has the Lwsrit of introducing a new and effective method of preventing k cow from kioking. Jt may have been practised olso' where, but on bis part it is quite original i those to whom it haa been related all seem struck with the novelty of the idea, and never heard of it hefore.' Tie a rope to one of the cow's hind legs, pass it along her back to the top cross-bar of tho bail, bore a hole, put it through that, and fasten it to the horn on the same side as the leg is tied. Whon she kicks she pulls her head down; Bhe doesn't I like it, Boon leaves off, and is cured on the tamo principle as fastening a rope to the bit and under tho tail of a horse inclined to run back and break the bridle.

Tho London corespondent of tho Dunedin Star writer as follows:-"A brand-new hotel swindle, which has the merit of ingenuity combined with the advantage of extreme implicit?, has just been reported from the States. Two men with trunks, apparently entire Btraygers to one another, arrived at a Western Hotel and teak adjacent rooms on tho Bame floor. Tho morniog aftor their arrival one of them sought tho mand.7or,and with bated breath informed that dignitary that his trunk had been stolen. A strict search all over the premises gavo no c'.uo to either the whereabouts of the missing box or to tho thiol, Be the proprietor was obliged to compensate tho man who was roobed to the alleged value of the trunk and its contents. Next day the strangers both left the hotel, but rt different hours, No suspicion of a swindle occurred to the manager r.ntil ono flno day he was acquainted with a similar occurrence at an hostelry in an adjixent township. A •comparison of notes proved that the robberies were identical ;n every particular, The swindlers' very simple mudvs operandi consisted in having trunks which fitted into one another, and, at a favourable opportunity, conveying the Bmaller into the room occupied by tho owner of the larger box, and fitting it into it, By tho timo this solution became apparent the precious pair wen hundreds of miles away; but, though their game could not be played any longer in tho States except at great risk, tlioy will most likely try it in some other part of tho world. Hotelkeepers should, therefore, beware of American gents whu get their trunks stolen whilst staying with them, Beierring to the gathering of temperance advocates at Auckland, f he Weekly News says:—The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars meets in Auckland' for tho first timo sinpe the of the North, with the South was ejfeoted, tome years ego, at Easter, and will form the largest representative gathering of temperance reformers ever held jn tho colony. The names of ilOrepreaenJatjvesliave already been reoeived by Brother Captain Leßoy, District Deputy, and reception committee, Every lodge in the colony being entitled to send one, the Grand Lodge, from the fund provided, defraying the travelling expenies. As there is a Lodge in eveiy electorate, and in some moro than one, it is expected that some very important polit : cal resolutions will be carried dealing with the liquor questton and the coming Parliamentary elections. Every lodge has now a political deputy, whose duty ; ,t is specially to see to the working out of these resolutions by the members. Sisters form a part of the Order, and the extension of the franchise, if carried out, will! make it a still more' influential organisation, Arrangementshavebeonmadefgrlpdgipg the representatives within oasy distance of the place of meeting, Wesley Ball, where the session will be held. The Grand Secretaiy will report an Increase of 400 members since the last session at Nelson, and a nurahor of now lodges, Brot)|e'f T. W. Glover, P.G.0.T., has acted a? Grand Lodge lejjtaret sines last session, Tab Kews-Wo hive now opened out: our new dress goods fortheAutupp and Winter Season. The variety is greater, the value better, ana the prices lower than in any previous emm-i To Aro House, Wol lington.

TraNEED.-For winter wear every good housewife will need'Tarmdresßes for herself and daughters. Try a full dress of obr useful Knicker Tweed at 7/C, carriago paid from Te Aro Hoaße,

The Pnoi.-V/ke to gel the best value for money from To Aro House, Yon may procure a fulldrcsa ct "wear to the last" Diagonal Cheviot Twied for 7/6 and" evor lyjrgbje" BannooltbuMj Tweed for 11/6 carrWpaia;' ; .Tp .TiME.-Bny w&n you want and that Bhoiild'be now. pe!ays'»rd dangerous. Don't misß the ohancr. of buying full dress lengths of "wear resisting," heavy Scotoh .Cheviot Tweeds, dorblo width, 13/G, caririßgefrec, fromTe'AVo Hfiuse: ] ''lm W.-Bny ;!or'cash; That is the prober andfcesfway.; XoawillJhiti.it the otieapestway.'' te ■ i.t'jn-ojjr,"^trong.a's .leather" Diagonal Cheviots,' 21b tjiejull idress, and' ."never wearing out" !'Wylfryowyl" Welch Tvrted 26/-, oarrisge paid IpToAroHouio^ellingloi),

Railway arrangements for the Easter Holidays are advertised in this issue.

The death is announced of Sit G. Findlay, manager of the London and North Western Railway Company. Mr Gladstone is being shadowed by detectives, as it is feared some attempt may be made to injure him. News received from Madagascar states that the island has been visited by a oyolone. Great damage was'done, and Tamatave, the principal pott on the eastern coast, was almost demolished. The residents are suffering much distress. News concerning the recent hurricane at the Islands has reached Auckland from Noumea, and shows that heavy loEsea have been caused.

At a meeting of the Colonial Institute ft was decided that, whilo working in harmony with the Imperial Institute, the Colonial Institate should maintain its own independence. There are sixty three married Chinamen in Now Zealand, An Edinburgh paper montioim that Messrs Anderson and Sod, Castle Btreet, were snowing a specimen of the New Zealand frost fish, five feet loo.?, whioli had been taken Home freien. The fish was to be sent to the New University Museum,

A man was admitted to the Greytown Hospital on Sunday night, having fallen over a cliff to a depth of COit, whilst travelling in the Lower Val'ey. Dr Bey j attended him and found he had miraculously escaped with only a broken rib and a few abrasions of tho face.—Observer.

Hobbs, contractor, and Wright, solicitor, convicted of defrauding the Liberator Building Society of large sums of monoy, have been sentonced to twenty years' imprisonment each. Newman, direetor of several companies, who w*as associated with them, received five years. . Tho following aro the entries for the President of the Carterton Social Club's (Dr Johnston) gold medal, to be run on tho Recreation Keeserve, on Easter Monday at 2.80 p.m. :-N, Dixon, W. J. MoKenzie, F. Dixon, T. Teal, T. Hart, A. Moßwen, 0. DeLacey, J. G. Parker, 0. Moore, H. E. Moore, J. Shaw. It must be won twice in succession or three times at intervals, and the distance is 440 yds, J.G.Parker has a leg in.

An advertisement of that most popular re-union, theGieytown Hospital Ball, will be found in another column, giving in full the Ladieß' Committee, the Catering and Decoration Committees, and the j M.O.'b.

Through a private channel we loam that there will be a morning train from Mastorton to Wellington on Easter Sunday. If such a train bo run, ought not the Dopartraent to announce it pro bono publico, and if it be not run should the Department allow the train to be announced priyatoly, The arrangement of our local traffic appears to be a conundrum.

Mr J. L, Murray will not close tomorrow (Thursday) owing to the next day being a public holiday. The Tapanni Courier estimates that the yield of grain this year will bo 50,000 bushels less than last year. Messrs Lowes and fcsannounce a Bale of vato# freehold land, situate in Masterton, for Saturday, April 15th, full particulars of which appear in our advertising columns.

Mr J, Jetsop, of Pahiatua has received the following reply from the Under-Secretary for public Works, in answer to his last letter re the employment of single men on Railway works: —''l haye the honor, by direction of the Minister for Publio Works, to acknowledge receipt of your letter on the 10th mat. in reference to the selection of workmon in carrying out the co-opera-tive workß. In reply, I am directed by the Minister, to state that the present system of selection m adopted by the Government after careful consideration of all the circumstances in relation to the matter, and that he is enable to see bis way at present to disturb it, "With reference to your remarks as to single men, I am to suggest that single young men residing on the land in the locality might probably be able to remove the difficulty complained of by getting married,"

The quarterly summonsed meeting of Stonhenge Lodee, rj;A.O,D,, Masterton, waa held last night at 8 o'clock, Bro. 8. J. Russell, A.0., presiding. The usual routine business was gone through and one new member initiated. It was decided to purchase an harmonium and a sword for lodge use,

Mr Mitchelson has announced his determination to offer himself at the next election for his present seat.

Thp quarterly meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A. O. F,, Masterton, will take place this ovening.

Mr J, J, Boagey returns thanks to thoso who assisted at the late ooncort in aid of the Wesleyan Ohurch,

An important meeting of the directors of the W-F.O.A. was hold yesterday (Tuesday) at Masterton. It was decided to accept Mr .1. Barnard's tonder of £573 for the erection of additions to the Caitatou premises. The reports from tho various branches showed a steady improvement in trado. It was blbo shown that applications from 42 shareholders for 1476 shares had been received since February 24th and duly allotted, The advisability of creating other important local industries was discussed, and finally the question was held ovor till next meeting It was intimated to the meetinc that Messrs Booth and Pharazyn will shortly join the Directorate to represent the Lower Vail;". The matter ot establishing a dairy l'actory at Foatherston was left in tho hands of the Managing Director to arrange, A general meeting of the shareholders will be held at an early date to gfve effect tq a number qf reso. lutions,

Somo of the Maßterton Justices are not at all particular about lteoping tho Court officials—and everybody else concerned—waiting when summoned to sit on tho Bench, This morning a good deal of time was waßted, Master Wm, Black will comruenco duties as messenger In the Greytown Post Office to-morrow, In place of Mr Morris E, Wood, who leaves by to-mor. row'B train for the Post Office, Pabiatua.

Mr J, Uillierof Greytown, delivered a lecture at tho Morrison's Bush Church last evening, in aid of the Morrison's Bush Church improvement funds, Rev. J.Lymburnin the chair, Tho subject waß 'Trom Log Cabin to White house," tho pioneer boy who becarao President of the United States of America or Bkotohes from the life of James Garfield, Tho Greytown Wealeyan Choir rendered several very pretty masical selections at Intervals. v -

A monster tea in connection with the Masterton branoh of (he Salvation Army was held last nighty about 150 people being present. Ths after meeting was particularly well attended, and the sale of harvest gifts went off splendidly, most of the things fetcsing high prjees, The I whole affair was * thbrpiigh success and reflects great credit upon Captain and MrsVeltch. A children's tea takes place this afternoon.

Nature in her wisdom baa so ordered that all animals and birds are provided with achango of dotting to suit the'season, Human beings alone being lelt to their own devices; but,in order to alone somewhat for this neglect, she has invested some with the brains t» design, and others with skill to execute. Ever jealous of our reputation we have our representatives always on the look out in haunts of fashion to glean the firstintunationof what is going to be the thing, and when that information has been gained to scour the markets for the choicest 'of''fasbfpps productions, We have now opon'ea up ouf'first'te'stataont of Autumn and -Whiter Novelties tod Invite the -tinblio to inspect. Our ShowUbomo are full of 'the newest and nobbiest Millinery, ladies Manllcs; Jackets, etc. Qur. Dress Department is crowded out with the latest fashions and designs and all other departments are Wilarjy Constituted. 1 We 'would impress inpphbnrpppriqtlo flelay making* ths ifrstseleotion, Hooper ana* Company. Bon Mwohe, '

A case in which one rabbitet charged another with the larceny of a number of skins occupied the R.M. Court all this morning. One would have thought hall the rabbiters in the district werepresent, the Court was so well filled with these gentlemen.