Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4397, 19 April 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1893.

Being the extended title of the Wairarapa Daily, with whioii it is IDENTICAL

Travellers say that the trip irom Wellington to Mastettou is more uncomfortablo than a jaunt oyer any other length of railway in the Colony. This experience should interest Wellington people, and even concern residents in the Wnirarapa, It may he a solace to the Masterton man and the Wellington man to know that in other parts of the Colony their friendx, when they move about, enjoy some immunity from tho discomforts to, which they have btcomo inured; but there is, after all, some reason for repining. As an old colonist, we do not object to " roughing it," and we do not oxpeot too luxurious travel' ling; but it is a shock to our feelings to be told that our railway is the slowest, dirtiest, bone-shaking line in the Colony. We do not want to keep a race-horse, but if it were our fate to possess one; we should not choose a broken-winded spavined brute that could not galop,. We pay for our railway, and we have someright to expect that it should be on a par with other railways in neighbouring districts, Why should the dilapidated rolling stock of tho colony be concentrated upon our lino, why should our timetable give a phenomenally low running speed ? Who has not witnessed, when journeying between Masterton j and Wellington the frantic struggles of conscientious officials to go slow. The traip bumps along, resting a few minutes here aid there, so that it Bhouldnotovertakeitsregulatipn speed of fifteen miles an hour. In an unguarded moment a driver occasionally lets his engine go at a natural pace, and to his consternation finds himself at a station ten minutes before bis time, We have heard of such a man pulling up dead in a cutting just in time to avoid this error and indulging in a short siesta. Then, after a quarter of an hour's spell, slowly sailing in to his station and hitting the timetable to a minute. Experienced drivers, however, know that their salvation depends upon imitating a funeral procession and saving coal. The only place where the train wont halt for ten minutes is the Kaitoke refreshment room. This "oasis" like the rest of the line is somewhat rougb and ready, but passengers do not see Tvby, if time is to be wasted, some of it at least could not ,bo put in at this spot, It is a mystery to us why Wellington people who are j supposed to represent a fair share of the commercial intelligence of the Colony put up with so inferjorlitie

when other centres in the Colony are batter served. Wo can understand why a journal like the Evening Post never criticises the palpable defects of the line, but wo do not comprehend why Wellington residents should not notice them, The lime table between Wellington and Masterton could be made an hour shorter, but if all that could be dune, i 9 not to be expected, why'should it not be icduced by half an hour?. Of course it is managed on its prestnt unsatisfactory basis to save expense, but if expense has to be saved why should not other lines in the Colony make similar sacrifice. Our own opinion is that if the line was smartened up a little and a liveniaua«er appointed to look after Wairampa business the section would pay better—better than it does now. The cheap and nasty iBUOt a financial success, and we question whether the Commissioners oro not blundering in sacrificing too much on the altar of economy. They are foroing people to come round to the opinion that it would be belter for Parliament to resumo control of the railways. This is a rich district, which can utt'ord to pay for good railway Mcommodation and it ought not to tolerate the slow moving, dirty, uncomfortable trains ■ which are so charableristio of our railway,

A Bon of Mr George Edwards, butohor, of Eketahnna, met with an accident on Monday last by falling ovor a log, and dialocutino his collarbone.

Mr and Mrs James Ridgway, of Maß. terton, loft by this morning's train, en mtt for London, to join the Buahine at Lyttolton, which loaves on Saturday noxt. Mr and Mrs Ridgway expect to be absent about twelve months. An election of three members for the Castlcpoint Road Board will be held on May Cth. Vacancies aro cawed by the retiroroentof Messrs Eldor, Maunsell and Sutherland. Nominationsclosoon Bat" urday, 27th inst. The annual meeting of ratepayers will also take -place on May 6th, at 2 p.m. In this issuo we publish the amonded programme of the Otaki Maori Racing Club. The meeting will be held on 24th May, and nominations close on Monday, 24th April at 4 p.m. The stakes offered, which are exceptionally good, should attract numerous entries.

Moonlighters in West Limerick shot a farmer named Quirko and his son, The condition of the victims is pre. carious.

Shares in tho London Chartered Ban! ot Australia have declined to £9.

During the week tho Sydney Posl Oflico Savings Bank Doposita have increased by £9,000.

The Mothodist Church of Iroland has addressed to the Methodists of England a manifesto against Homo Rule. Tho Duke of Devonshire, in a speech on Home Rule, said it was hypocritical to argue that England is ignorant of Irish needs, and incapable of supplying them,

Harvest Thanksgiving Services will be held at St Mark's Church, Carterton, this eveniuK. Tho Rev J. Jones will oiclate, Mr F. H, Wood' notifies that on the 25th mat, at Morrison's Bush, and immediately after tho salo of the froehold land in the estato of Mr T. Cross, he will sell the stock, including 100 full mouth ewes, eighty four-tooth owe 3 (in lamb), twenty lambs, several head of oattlo, and one Zealandia wool press, Some very incorrect and exaggerated reports regarding the finding of coal at Tirauinea nave been circulated recently -at least so Mr Holmes Warren, on whose land the coal has been found, < informs us, We shall be in a position to publish the correct particulars shortly.

The Pabiatua Star states that a narrow escape from a serious aceidont occurred on Saturday. The Woodvillo footballers wore on their way to Pahiatua, and when near Mr 'James' house- a buggy was mot. Thofootballors waved their flags and yelled lustily, with (he result that the buggy horse shied into the ditch alongside the road, 'ibe occupants wero thrown out, but, fortunately, no damage was done. This should be a warning to football teams. An English paper publishes the following tolling advertisement:-- Now Zoa< land Butters,—lo,ooo toiiß just imported. Rich, mild, creamy; new grass make, better than farmora fresh—Ja to Is 8d por lb. Stevens Brother!, importers, Haryleport Street. Referring to the Woodvillo races, the Reforeo says: -Without a doubt Mr Nicholson is entitled to be included in the list of Grst-olaßs secretaries, and much of the club's progress and success is due to him for the efficient way everything was arranged, combined with his complaisant and buainoss-like manner The Stewards worked splendidly and amicably together, all endeavouring to do their utmost to make the meeting go of! pleasantly and onjoyably. A meoting of settlers interested is to bo held at Mr A. Gardner's house, Mangahao, on Monday, April 24th, to consider to possibility of starting a butter factory in the district. The Examiner says that this is a move in the right direction, for tho Mangahao is one of the finest districts in the Forty-Mile Bush for grazing and dairying purposes. The settlors ought to roll up in full force and got the building erected as soon as possible, it is thought there are enough farmers within two or throe miles of tho proposod site to guarantee between 300 and 400 gallons of milk per day, and factories hare started on far less than that,

A youus girl residing in Walworth, London, left her bed while asleep and walked nearly a third of a mile along the streets before she was observed, A policeman carried her home, but she ex» pirod almost immediately afterwards, death being occasioned by tho exposure to tho cold,

Mr John Strang, of Uladstono, and his nephew—young Cooper—went out wild cattle hunting the othorday, when Cooperwhowas riding ayoung thorough, bred, got separated from his companion, and was thrown from his horse, He alighted ou his head, and was found by a passer-by in an unconcious condition. It is fortunate, says the Observer, he was discovered so soon, es he was lying with his head in such a position that he might have been suffocated, An exchange says:—The proposal to make polling day a compulsory holiday is thus roferred to by an English paper: —" If the country is going to pay members of Parliament, and shut voters out from working, they ought to be paid also. Every votor on handing in his ballot : paper should receive a day's wages, He would then be able to go and enjoy himself, knowing that, like Nelson, he hsd done his duty." This will never do, if for no other reason than that conserve tiye old England would be stealing a march on the great Ballanceice party in the matter of latter day ''Liberalism," Lot our political demigods look to it. Wanted, from our lady customers, numcr ous : orders for the celebrated C.B, Corsets of which we have just opened out a large parcel. Wewill forward a pair, post free, for 6/6, from Te Aro House, Wellington, Fob Sue, a splendid lot of Ladies Underclothing, bought very much under usual prices. Night-dresses from 4/9, Chemises from 2/11, Knickers from 2/11, Ihese are from •. the best Home Factories, and are wonderful yalile at Te Aro House.

A New L'oi';' Wo have just received from the mauufaisli)rcrs, a first shipment of the " Ideal," aU'woolMencsts, for Ladies and Children, and omselling them for wholesale prices at Te Aro House Post Free. We will send any quantityof these beautiful goods by parcel post ou receipt of order. Prices for Ladies sizes 1/11 to 6/6, Childrens l/3.t0 2/11, May bo had in whito and plain colours from Te Aro House. ■ .',".'.:

_ Shoppiso dx Post. We make this a leading feature in our business. Country customers served at .Wellington, prices, We keep i> large 'staff specially for executing country orders; bo send them on early, Itenieniberl All goods charged town prices from James Mb, To Aw Hqhsc, Wellingtoo

Mr J. Fairburo, of Renall Street, notifies that fowl trespassing on his property after this date will be destroyed. Ex-King Milan and Queen Natalie are returning to Servia. Tho European courts have congratulated the young King Alexander on his vigorous action, In a new advertisement Mr Watt, Stationer, of Masterton, publishes a list of prices of stationery and books which is worthy of attention. There are certain prominent Liberals in Ekotalinna who find a resident constnblo highly inconvenient, Tho Minister and the M.H.R, for the district have'tned to send a man the.ro who will suit them, but the man cannot bo found. These patriots want, it is said, to petition against the officer who has just arrived there to take tho place of Constable Roclio. Of course they do 1

Tho Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, the leador of the ".Forward Movement" of Wcsleyan Methodism and editor of the Methodist Times, puts forth a suggestion as a compromise in temperance legislation. Ho thinks that the line of least resistance could bo found in deciding that all lioensesshould cease at a particular date, to hereafter be defined, and that from that time forward no town should have more than one publio house per 1000 inhabitants, and no rural district more than one publio houso lor every (iOO people, Mrfluehes is willing to give the liquor trade three years' notice to quit The direct veto,'he thinks, must be conceded, but it must be hedged round with such restrictions as to protect the legitimate rights of important minorities. If there is to be a new

licensing authority he would have it decided by tho people, like the school

ward. Mr F; H, Wood adds to his sale on

Saturday at the Grey town auction rooms sloven pairs of youug fowls, The waste from the Oity of London

(the sweepings of the streets and the clearings of the dustbins) last year realised over £lllO. Old corks fetched £SO, old bottles over £IOO, bits of string £l3, pieces of paper £4OO, A cheque for a large amount was discovered amongst the rubbish, The Danevirke paper says:—That necessity is the mother of invention, was illustrated the other day at Oringl, whero the station manager wished to transfer 2500 lambs from one side of the Manawatu river to tho other. If there

had boon a bridge there' the matter would not have required much thought, but aathero wasno bridge they made one, Throe drays were taken into tho river and placed at equal distances, plonks were laid down whore necessary, and the lambs were crossed without mishap. The idea was ingenious, and it* practico quite satisfactory. A contrivance for ascertaining the

times when trains startforany destination has beon placed on the platform of one nf the Melbourne railway stations. It is called a'' teller," and is in effect a large cabinet containing a number of drawers, each drawer being labelled with the name of a Btation or a railway line, suoh aB" Box Hill,"" 8t JSildA." Tho inquiring passenger, instead of bothering a porter, pulls a knob attached to one of these, a card is projected from a slot immediately above tho drawer, which bears a complete list of all the trains ho wants to know about. It is notified in another column that the annual general meeting of the United Farmers Alliance, will bo held at the companies' office, Falmerston North; at noon on Saturday, May 13th. Tenders are invited by the Mauriceville Road Board, for tho erection of a bridge ovor the Kopuaranga River at Dorset's Grossing. Tenders are invited by the Wellington Education Board, for the erection of school buildings at Mangaouo, Mr W, W. McOardle was in Maßterton to-day.

Mosquitos have boen unusually troublesome in Mastetton lately, Tho N.Z. Agricultural Department has resolved upon starting an agricultural museum consisting of farming appliances samples of seeds, grasses, noxious weeds, insects and so forth. Promises have

boon made by several firms to contribute models of iniplomenta and samples of eooda, and (he department is open to receive any other contributions that come under the same category. _ The museum, when once established) will be open for the inspection ofeveryono interested. The Eev. H, Van Staveren (ohairman of the Benevolent Institution) reported at yesterday's meeting that he had asked Mr L, L. Harris to become one of the Trustees in place of Mr Coleman Phillips (who had forfeited his seat through oontinued absence) but that gentleman had declined with thanks. He had also nuked Mr W, C. Buchanan, M.H.U., if he would accept tho vacant position, but he too had deolined the honour. It seemed to him (Mr Van Stavern) thot there were plenty of peoplo ready to find fault, but when it came to assisting in tho administration, they did not wish to have anything to do with th society, The Trustees, now, of courso, must taiio action to appoint someone elso. The question of seleoting another gentleman to act as Trustee was deferred until next meeting.—Times. The case Tracoy v. Travers, alleged larceny, has been further remanded until Friday morning at 10 o'clock, The Pahiatua Jockey Club will endeavour to hold its first race meeting in November next,

At theß.M.Court, Foatherstonyesterday, John Dunn, who was remanded for medical treatment for drunkenness, was brought up and discharged with an order to pav costs,

We hear that Mr T, L. Thompson, of To OroOre, has sold through Mr G. S. W, Dalrymple, Land Agent, Masterton, his Waitawhitai property, near Tenui, con> sitting of some 6,700 acres to Mr James Stewart. The priee Has not transpired, but we understand that it was satisfactory to all parties, A well-known gontleman in tho North of England sends to the Newcastle Journal the following story;-Some years ago a youth was employed by a large firm of jewellers in Nowcaßtlo, Being highly trustworthy he was com. missioned to take a very valuable diamond ring to a lady residing in the vicinity of Gosforth, The young man had ono fault, however, and that was in. qujsitiveness, so, when he got as far as the bridge near Bulman village, the temptation to peep at the treasure ho was carrying becamo too strong for him. Putting the parcel on tho parapet of the bridge, he opened it with great caro. Alas I "The best-laid sohemos of mice and men gang aftagley." The ring slipped out of his bands and fell into the stream below. In vain he searched for It. Night came and no ring was to be found, Afraid to face his employers, and not daring to return home, the unfortunate lad wont down to the quay and shipped on board an Australian bound vessel, A long time, after having made his' pile' in the colonies, ho returned to the old town, One day, whilst out walking with a friend, he was received with an irresistible desire to revisit the scene of the catastrophe, Arrived at the memorable spot, he stood gazing down at the wator, "Lookhere," he said at last, plunging his cane into the mud," I foel certain it fell just here," What was his amaze* ment on withdrawing the cane to find the long lost ring firmly fixed on the end 1

Naturo iu her wisdom has bo ordered that all animals and birds are provided with a change of clothing to suit the season. Human beings alone, being left to their own devices; but in order .to: atone somewhat for this neglect, she has tested some with the brains to design, arid'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 first intimation of what is going to be the thing, and wheri'that information has been gained to scour the markets for the choicest of fashions productions. Wc have now oponed up our first instalment of Autumn and Winter Novelties and invite the public to inspect. Our Show Hooms are full of the newest and nobbiest. Millinery, Ladies Mantles, Jaokets, etc. Our Dress Depart- \ ment is crowded out with the latest fashions and designs and all other departments are similarly constituted, /We would impress upon our public not to delay making tha first selection, Hooper and Company, Bqj woue.

The ■Wellington agents (Levin and Co,) received a cable yesterday Btating that the Maraari left Plymouth on April 8 (or Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Fort Chalmers, A strong and influential committee has been formed, for tho purpose of erecting a memorial to the late Rev. Amos Knoll, in the form of a stained glass window, in St Lnke's Church, Greytown, A committee meeting will be held at Mr F. H, Wood's rooms, .on Monday noxt at 4 o'olook,

A meeting of the Masterton Prohibition League was held last night to make tinal arrangements for tho Rev. L. M. Isitt's visit to Maßterton. He will probably arrive here on Saturday, May 27th, preaching in tho Presbyterian Church on tho morning of the 28th, and at the Wesloyan Church id the evening, Mr Isitt will also deliver lectures on Monday and Tuesday, the 29th and 30th.

Almost every circus company, says the Post, which visited the colony hat a clown in the ring, acticg the part of" dummy." Tho attention of the Minister for Lands has been directed to this practice at a demoralising one, tending to familiarise the public mind with dummies and dummyism, and to cause both to bo regarded as amusing rather than reprehensible, It is not desirable that the public should be led toregard adummy as other than a monster, or dummyißm as any thing short of a crime, and it is therefore intended to promote legislation forbidding the employment or appearance of dummieß in the ring, and insisting that even the speaking downs shall be guaranteed of " tho right colour." Cable tramways are also to be forbidden to run dummy cars,

A meeting of the Loyal Masterton Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., was held last! night, in the Lodge Room, Perry-street, tho following officers being appolntod for the ensuing term: N,J,, J, Morris, junr; V.G., Bro. Allen; Wardens, Bro. G. Dayßh; P.S., Bro. Minifie; E. S. Bro. Jessen; Treasurer, Bro, Brown; Auditors, Bros, Ohennells and Jessen. The appointment of new Trustees was postponed for the present, It was deoided to hold a special meeting at 8 o'clock on Saturday noit to receive Grand Lodge offioers, and to invito members and intending members to be present.