SECOND EDITION The Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] BEING THE EXTENDED TITLE OF THE Wairarapa Daily, with which it is identical WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4385, 5 April 1893, Page 2

SECOND EDITION The Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] BEING THE EXTENDED TITLE OF THE Wairarapa Daily, with which it is identical WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1893.

We havo received from Mr Gus. j Douglas a well-written pamphlet on j " Women Suffrage," and any of our readers who desire to get up all the i current arguments in this controversy, 1 cannot do better than invest a sixpence iD this publication. It is written in the form of a dialogue, and the conclusion to wbioh it comes is: that women have a right to the franchise, and that accordingly "Fiat justitia ruat ocelum." What, after all, is the iranohiso? It is a privilege granted by the Crown to certain subjects j and, boing a privilege, the very essence of it is that it constitutes a right for some which is not common to others. Universal suffrage, the goal of radicals and socialists, is the very antipodes to the plain literal and legal sense of the franchise. The making of the franchise universal, iB simply destroying it for all real use and purpose, The delegation of authority implied by the possession of a franchise should be limited, if that authority is to bo maintained. It is reasonable that it should be limited to thoso who are capable of exercising it for the advantage of the State, As an abstract proposition, we admit that men, women, and even youths and maidens may olaim the franchiso; but if it comes to the question of all men, all women, all youths, and all maidens exeroising it we should raise to a decided objection, Already the franchise has become in New Zealand aU most valueless from the indiscriminate manner in which it has been extended, To many ofthe best settlers in the Colony it lias almost ceased to be regarded as a privilege. There are already too many names on the eloctoral roll for tho good government of the colony and the main objection we Bee to the extension of it to women is the increase of names it will bring to an already overloaded list, We would like to see tho suffrage extended t® women as well as to men,' but we would wish to eecit limited to those who ore fitted by conduct, character and position to exercise it. The franchise now is a doubtful privilege, a questionable honour, but if it were so limited that men and women would seek to acquire it as a privilege rather ' than having it thrust upon them unasked and unsought, New Zealand would become one of the grandest countries on the face of tho globe, Female frail- ~ chise now is a mere shutllecook for political parties to play with, but were the franchise itself that which it j should he according to law, tradition ' and right the possession of it by duly qualified female's would be worth :• fighting for. The franchise of to-day if is an\uuolean thing, for which men " care little rad ..women less. Parties are drifting 'towards a chaos of lfc universal suffrage in which it matters is but little who possess it, The Liberals >f offer it to females with one hand and take it away fitli the other, the lv Conservatives i| order to stand well with the peoplejlre Liberals in the matter of francljlee.and have ceased to declare what tlfy know to be true, viz,, that the iffranchise itself has become a worthless and despioable privilege. : -

The Mastorton Blacksmiths and Wheelwrighia Company hap boen proved to be a Found concern doing a profitable business. The weak point in it is that a sufficient number of shares have not beon placed to give the Directors a capital adequate for working the concern, If the directors were to place more s'mres in the mark this difficulty would bo entiroly removed. Wo are decidedly of the opinion that the share list could be immediately enlarged if the directors went to work in the right way to place them.

A party of fifteen bushfallors, of which Mr Gordon McOormack is the head, left Masterton for Westmere Station this morning, whore thev will start work at once.

In the recent football match under Assooiationruloa, England defeated Scotland,

Two guns are advertised for sale in another column.

The Mastorton Park and Oometery Trustees meet on Thursday, not to-day, as incorrectly stated in our last issue,

The London Observer, commenting on the Colonial Office report respecting the facilities to readily alter tho constitutions of the colonies, considers them a striking contrast to the safeguards in America,

Mr ltudyard Kipling has written a national poom for the opening of the Imperial lustitute.

Notice of polls to betakon for raisins; loans is given by the Eketahuna Poad Board,

Notice of confirmation of special order is given by the Alfredton Road Board. A two-tooth wether lately killed by Mr 0. Witt, of Parkville, turned tho scale at 125 lbs after being dressed. Two Wellington sports, who had been shooting in the Bush since Friday last, went down to Wellington by the after-j noon train, yesterday, with three large j sacks of pigeons. j News received from the New Hebrides states that an epidemio of dysontary has broken out amongst the natives at Pu. tuna, and that forty deaths have beon recorded in a fortnight. Three children of the missionary, Dr Gunn, have succumbed to the diseaso, and the reverend gentleman himself is vory ill, Mr George Johnston, of Masterton, started on a holiday trip to Sydnoy, Melbourne and Brisbane yesterday, Mr Johnston has been in indifforent health for somotime and hopes to benefitbythe change, He will bo absent irom ilew Zealand for about sis weeks, Messrs Lowes and lorns add to the entries foi their next Kketahuna Stook Sale, 000 Romney and Lincoln ewes, 6 strong calves andl Shorthorn Bull, also 350 Lambs for their Masterton Stock Sale.

It is understood, sayß the Post, that th e proceedings at the meeting of the llew Zealand Times Company (Limited) yesterday, wero of so miubml a character that Mr E. U, Jellicoe lwa instructed Mr Goorge Hntchisjn to tako action against the Hon W. P. Reeves, M.H.R., the Chairman and Managing Director, aw other directors to restrain them from acting as directors. It is said that thu directors during thß past year, have noli been a happy family, and that some amusing revelations of how a " Ministerial " paper is mwiaged will shortly come j'efotjthopubllf- _ ' WeinotMilner Stephen yestorday. A-j an octogenarian ho looks quite aa young an he did when ho last visited us as 4 septuagenarian. Some of his chatty aneodntos of his London oxperionces are very interesting, He informed us that amongst his illustrious patients in the metropolis he numbered the Priucoss of Wales, and that on ono occasion he was summoned to Sandringhaiu to attend H.R.H. himself, who was suffering from neuralgia. Milnor Stephen blew through \ silver tube on tho affected part and said, "I think the pain has gone,"—" Yes," said H.K.H. putting his hand tohis check " and tho swelling has subsided also.'' In the course of business at the Wonleyan Methodist Conference (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph), when tho afiaira of the Board of Missions were in progress, tho General Secretary to the Board, tho Rev. Dr Brown, referred to what ho called an "unfortunate accident" that had occurred to a native teacher. Tho teacher, ho said, was coming homo from his garden, when his wife, who was yery jealons of him, said something that mado him angry, Tho teacher struck her—without any intention of killing her —but she went outside, took a turn round and fell dead, The matter was rsported to the authorities, and tho teacher was romoved and put In charge of another station. The authorities gave the delinquent seven or seren and a halt months' imprisonment. "It was" the Secretary conoluded, "ono of the vmfor. tunato accidents which from timeto time cause so much harm." The monthly meeting ot the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade was held st the station, Church street, last night, There was a full attendance of member?, Capt. Pickering presiding. Lieut, Morris, of the Kurupuni Braucb, was the recipient of a Bilvor bar for long service,this being his second long service badge. Lieut, Morris haß nowcompletod 18 years of unbroken service in the Masterton Fire Brigade. Fireman J. Symes, who represented the Brigado at tho Conference, rocontly held in Wanganui, gave a roport of the business transacted; and was accorded a yoto of thanks for his service. Mr A. Hausimn lato of the Woudville Fire Brigade was eleoted a member of the Brigado. Tho nomination of officers for the ensuing yoar resulted as follows:—Central Branch—LieutJ. Prentice, J, Symss, M, o'Meara,o. Ewington; Socretary:E, Pragnell, J. Symes j Treasurer, J, Baumber; Foreman :-C. Ewington, J. Prontice, E. Braggins, J. Symea; Assistant Foreman, W. Hay, B. Brti;gins, J. Symos ; Branchmen :-J, Prentico, VV, Hay, ,T, Symos, H, Ewington, 0. Ewington, F,Matthews,D, Jaok« Bon, P, Murray, A. Peate,E. Bragging; Messengor—H. Marsh. Kurupuni Branch —LieutenantS.Sheppard; Foreman : P. Hunter, (re-elected) Secretary:—F. Shute, A Wilton; Branohmen;—H.lUgniuasen, W. Greathead, J, Roberts,

MrT. Leap, liconsee of the Martinborough Hotel was brought before Meews Cundy and Reynolds J.P'b yesterday, on a charge of montal derangement, On the evidence of Drs, Bey and Spratt, Mr Leap was remanded to Wellington tos a week's medical treatment. The total amount of Customs duties received last month was £140,961 l'Js 'ld, as against 1145,040 16b 3d for the corresponding month of last year, and £163,071 18s 7d for the previous month (February) of this year. The total amount received for the finanoial year was £1,612,502 lis, or £67,692 lis ovor the oßtimato. Tho amoant of beer duty received was f5531 Is, as against £5634 4s 9d, for March of last year, and £6OBB Is dd for February of tbiß year. The beer duty collected for tho financial year was £69,877 Bs, _or £1378 7b 8d above the estimate.—Timeß. The News-Wg havo now opened cutout now dresa goods for the Autumn and Winter Season, Tho variety is greater, tho valuo bettor, ana tho prices lower that, in any previous season at Tc Aro Houbo, Wei lington,

The Need,-For winter wear ovory good houeewifo will need warm dresseß for herself and daughters. Try a full dress of our useful Kmgker Tweed at 7/6, carriage paid from Te Aro House, The Place.—Where to get the beat value for money from To Aro House. You may procure a full dresa of "wear to tho lact" Diagonal Cheviot Tweed for 7/6 and " ever durable" Bannookburn Tweed for 11/6 carriage paid. The Time.—Buywhen you want and that should be now. Delays are dangemus, Don't miss the ohance of buying full dreaa lengths of" woar resisting" heavy Scotoh Cheviot Tweeds, double width, 13/6, carriage free, from Te Aro House. Tue W«,—Buy for cash. That is the proper end best way. You will find it the cheapest way, Try it in our "Btroup. as leather" Diagonal Cheviots, 21sthe full dress, and "nevor wearing out" "V/ylwyowyl" Welch Tweed 26/-, enrriago [paid rom Te Aro House, Wellington,

MrWm, Wight Smith, Land Agent, publishes in our present issue n revised tint of eligible properties which are now placed in the market through his hands. The Kuripuni larrikins' are bocoming a very great nuisance, and some of thorn are likely to get into trouble for their stupid and wanton destruction of property. To some of these youths a letter from the l(ev J. Dukes, which appears elsewhere, will bo of interest. Tenders are invited by Mr John Kins for the erection of a stablest Lansdowue. Mr Miluer Stephen notifies that during his Btay in Masterton he may be consuited privately at Holly House, Dixon Street. . By the prematurooxplosionofacharge in a mine near Orange, two men, named Nlohollsand Dobaon, woro blown to pieces.

A now oiplosive has beon tried by the German military authorities with success. It is almost smokeless, and there is little recoil or detonation. The material does not explode by a blow or on ignition from a spark, but only upon the introduction of fresh substances,

Bishop Selwyn, late of Melanesia, has been elocted to the mastership of Selwyn College, Cambridge. Three Railway officials have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in a plot to explode bombs in thecarriage in whicK Prince Ferdinand was travelling on his wedding journey to Viaregsjio, In Tuscany. M. Stambouloll declares it to bo a Russian plot. The wedding is postponed until the 16th.

Madame Melba has appeared in Verdi's opera of "fiigoletto" at Milan, The Italian newspapers pronounce her the biggest suocess for twenty years. The British Foreign Office has discovered that in the American translation of the Russian documents respecting the Behriug Sea dispute important points ; were falsified in favour of the Amerioan claim. Tho United States Government i admits that an orror was made, j In an inset published with to-day's i paper, Morns Greville and Co., land and estate agents, Pabiatua, circulate a list of properties placed in their hands for sale. Most of the land is situated in the Forty-Mile Bush and largely improved. Mr F. H. Wood, of Greytown, has purchased the section of four acroß, opposite the residonoe of Mrs Hastwell, in Main Street, Greytown, and we understand, intends having it surveyed, and divided into building allotments, for which there is at present a ready domsnd. Wm. Joseph Smith will be charged on romand at the Wellington R.M, Court to-morrrow morning with the murder of Jacob Jacobson, Tutaekaro. There is a 'arge number of witnesses—about 23 in all—and the case is expected to last two days. The richest football club in Britain is the Bradford, which in addition to claiming to have the strongest Rugby tootball fifteen in the Kingdom, have £IO,OOO in hand. The Executive recognise tho necessity of being backed up by the best players, and consequently leave no stone unturned to obtain thein, Nature in hor wisdom has so ordered that all animals and birds arc provided with a change of clothing to suit the season. Human beings alone being left to thoir own devices; but in order to atone somewhat for this ncgleot, she has investciJ/SOiho with tho brains to design, and other's with skill to execute. Ever jciJeti's of our reputation wehavo our ..representatives always on the loojwutfn haunts of fashion to glean the '"first intimation of what is going to bo the thing, and when that information has been i gainod to sconr the markets for the ohoicesl I of fashions productions, We have non | opened up our first instalment of Autumn , and Winter Novelties and invite the public , to inspect, Our Show lloomsaro full of tht . newest and nobbiost Millinery, ladies ' Mantles, Jackets, eto. Our Cress Depart' ! ment is crowded out with the latest fashion; ' and designs and all other departments art 1 similarly constituted. We would imprcsi upon our public not to delay making th; i first selection, Hooper and Compauy, Bor i Marche.