Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4409, 3 May 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1893.

SECOND EDITION

■ In the late Ministry the mvitcr i.i - modo was supplied by Mr Eallance, and the fafliler in re by Mr Reddon, the combination being very successful. In tha present one there will be ■■■ less of ihemvitw in modo, but tte ' Mr Seddon of to-day is not quito the same man as ihe Mr Seddon of three years ago. The cari and responsi- ( bililies of a high position have toned j him down somewhat, the free lance ' we once knew is now drilled and . trained into a steady-going politician, who asp'res to take rank as a statesman. . E::erci,e in a large political arena improves most men. Even the member for Masterton displays less of certain asperities which cbaraclericed bis speech and conduct when first ho came to occupy a public position. Ho has rubbed shoulders with some of the leading men of the Colony, and his intercourse with them has been ' beneficial to him. Mr Seddon, whoa few years ago auswered to the name of" Dick," Las now corao into a prominent place in which he might be supposed to rest and he thankful, but if we do not misjudge his character bis ambition is not as yet fully satisfied, He has still to make his mark as a statesman and it is very probable that he may succeed. His natural sagacity will show him that the reputation which will bring honour to his name and satisfy his noblest aspirations will rest on his being just to all classes in the community. We expect to see him abandon the plan of setting class against class to secure political sppport and endeavouring to be fair to" wards all, Though the most illiterate Minister who ever ruled New Zealand, lie possesses many strong qualifications for the position, and it remains for him to shew that a man, despite educational disadvantages, may become great by high purpose, integrity and intelligence. We believe that tho time has come when tl j elected representatives of democracy in the Colony believe that socialistic experiments in legislation havo gone as far as they may safely be takeu, and that t!iey will e;,peot Mr Seddon to take Borne sort of a stand against further extravagant proposals which will doubtlessemanato from the camp followers of the party. The selection of Mr Seddon as Premier indicates a desire to have at the head of the party the most practical man in it. All sorts of hobbiei have been ridden latterly, ridden somewhat 1 too hard, but in the long run a re- J course to common sense, a return to ; the ordinary rules by which good I government alone is obtainable would > seem to be inevitable, If Mr Seddon 1 truckles to any class in the comtru- j inity, if ho even iscrificss the interests ;

of the colony, to those of his party, be will never take rank as a statesman; but wo believe ho is capable of taking higher ground than this, and of adding another honoured name to the roll of New Zealand politicians.

Although the weather has been so to. y wet in this district for tlio past fortnight, no rain has fallen at Wainuioru.

Mr A. W, Hogg, M.H.R., is to bo banquatted at Mangatainoka.

Chrysanthemum Shows do not appear a great sucoe-s in this Island, 'iho Nopior Society's last show resulted in a loss of 125.

A Spainh gunboat hai left New York to assist In quelling the revolution in Cuba, but it is believed that Iho revolt will fizzle out.

Sevonty persons have been poisoned iu Llanolly, South Wales, through eating brawn. One case bar ro?\ilted fatally.

Tho Ist of May Labour processionß on the Continent have passrd off quietly. Measels is very prevalent in Dunedin, and two of the oity schools have had to be closed,

A Mnsteiion resident lately returned I'fora Rangitikei,wr, sui prised to find how wet we bavo hp j it, as in tho district lie has just left fino warm weather has been otpenonced. Marlborough aheep ta'mers who have modorate-sized farms aro obbiuing as much as 12b to 15s a head out of their sheep.

Mr Patcheit Martin's "Life and Lct» tora of Lord Sherbrooke" has been published by Me3srs kiiguiau, Hie press refer to it as a good solid histori. oal work.

Messrs Bidwill Bros, aro reported to bare closed lhe :, .'flax mills fur tho season Mr Burt and Mr Dnwinau will continue tboir mills 8? long ai tho weather permits. Speaking; at tho Royal Aoidemy banquot, nt London', tho I'rlnce of Waleß said he was unable w predict the tuturo ot the Impeiial Institute, but ill objects were coiiainly good, According to tho Examiner, Mr Nicbolls, postmaster of Woodvi'le, was one of those who fought with the lato Mr Ballance in the Maori war.

We understand that Mr J. 3. Breeds has signified his intention to present a silver cup to tho North Wairarapa Gun Club, The cup matches will probably be arranged at the meeting on Saturday, Mr J, W. Middleton, of Carterton, received a painful injuiy to ono of his eys on Sunday evening that, it is feared, says our Carterton coutemporaty, may result in partial blindnesß. He wears spectacles, beinp somewhat near sighted, and a3 ho was engaged in some literal; work iu his libraiy ho rose from his chair and crossed the room to get a book of reference. As he did so, the pen ho had given temporaiy lodgment at the back of hie ear fell to the floor. Mr Middleton stooped hurriedly to rogaiti the article, and in doing so his head came In contact with the back of a chair, striking and smashing the pebble of one of hb sfecLcleß, the piecr.i o; which entered b*s eye. What may resr't from the inju;/ cannot yet be detornrned, but it is hoped tho sight may bo srved,

It is notified elsewhere that a general meeting of the North Wairarapa Gun Cub, will be held in the Club Hotol, Masterton, at three o'ekek on Saturday next. Tho meeting Is convened for the purpose of making arr&n»einonts for matohei for the present season,

_ By advertisement in another column it is announced that the annual meeting of the Alfrcdton Licensing District, will be held ot tho Ekctahuna Iload Boind Office at noon on Wednesday, Juno 7th. Applications for renewals, transfors, or new licensos must bo lodged with the Clerk, (Mr W. Bayl'ss), not later than Tuesday 16th instant.

About ten days back Frank Eobi'son, j a 'ittle twelve year old ton of Mr J. | Kobieaon, of Cavolands, wai setting a rat trap, one of the latest now wire patents. Ho thought he had it set,when suddenly it went off and in doing so, the wiro check flew back and struck littlo Frank in the eye, inflicting a severe injuiy. Owing to the rivers being up it was two or three days before tho lad could be taken out to Masterton for surgical treatment. Thero he was attended to and sent home but the injuiy getting more paiiuV he was hken to I)r McKenzie, at Wellington, who, after consultation oil tho case removed tho eye altogether, lest inflammation should supervene and the lad's life be aaciiGced. LiUle Frank, minus o,ie eye, is otherwise in got 1 health.—Observer.

Nowhere on earth is thero such a cluster of children as in London. Their trouble? begin young. In the lai report of the Registrar-General of births, deaths, and marriages iu England, Sir Budges Henniker speaks of 1544 ch ; !- dren euffooated in bed. This was a larger pnmber than in any preceding ye-r, and indeed the number ha: been slowly increasing for the pa':t five yeirs. In evety 100,000 birihs no le,.i th.,n 174 childron are suffocated in bed. On subjecting (hose deaths to moro minute examination, It is fonnd that tho proportion of in'jnts killed by overlying is more than twke as high on Saturday night as on any other night of the week. Tho nest ":fc proportion is on a Monday night, and ai'ter on Sunday. Thoro is but ono explanation of th'o curious distribution of infant immolality from overlying, and that is determined by the prevalent indication on Saturdays. The mosi general pay day and holiday is Saturday, and ita day on which public-houses are in iuil blast of activity, Monday nighc passed, the working week begins, and the infantile dejtliß fall off in number, ihe proportion getting less and less as the week's money isgrp'ually exhausted, until on Friday night thero is egaiu a slight rise, probably deteiininid, as tho RegistrarGeneral surmisei, by that day being in some Industries vid places a pay day. Out of 2020 inqussfa on_ the deaths of infants in vaiious parts in tho count,;, 76j oases the cuvse of death is returned as saffocation in bed. But it is a curious fact that tto deathß f.'om other causes are al L o far more numoroui on the night between Saturday and Sunday than on any other day of the week. It is to believe that a child ißmoro l J, iely to die on one day of the week than another from_ 1 convulsions,' and tho conclusion ia irresistable that these findings by juries are mere «!■'«.«: for the destruction of an infaot by iti drunken mother.

The question of what rale Mr Huoohi sou E.M'.i would lay down in reject to allowing coats in small debt cases wai referred to in tho Featherston court on Monday last. Mr Achesnn Informed the Bench that Colonel Robei«3 had made a practice of disallowing counsels' fee In defended caws urdor £3. Mr Pownall pointed out that cou,ocon; also needed attention. Taking an extreme case he said that if n Nan was summoned for £IOO and judgment wbb entered up against him for £l, he would have to pay £i 10s Court fee'), instead uf 6s, the charges on a claim of £l. Mr AcVion sa : d in a recent claim against the Grey, town Borough Council tho amount sued for was £BO and judgment was given fir £3 and costs, with Court fees on the h'glier amount. Hia Worship promised to givo the question due consideration and make his ruling known,--Observer.

Nature in her wisaom has so ordered that all animals and birds are provided with a change of clothing to suit tho season. Human beings alone being left to their own devices; but in order to atone somewhat for this negloct, she has invested some with the brains to design, and others with skill to oxecute. 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 ihe thing, and when that inform&tion has been gained to scour the markets for the choicest of fashions productions. Wo have now opened up our first instalment of Autumn and Winter Novelties and invite the public to inspeot. Our Show llomis are full of the newest and nobbiest Millinery. Ladies Mantles, Jaokets, eto. Our Dress Department is crowded out with the lateßt fashions and designs and all other departments are similarly constituted.' We would -impress npon our publio not to delay making the first selection, Hooper and Company, Bon Marche.

In a letter to a London newspaper a Queensland farmer nays the Government gulls people in Great Britain to emigrate to Queensland to starve,

Only those who are able to read and write have the power to vote in Bolivia and several other South American Republics.

Every time a bank in China fai'a they cut off the bank officors' heads, a proceeding which sesniß to have a good effect, as no bank has failed there for over five hundred years. • A thief stole the ashes of Columbus from the Chicago Exhibition, and decamped with his booty, but it was eventually recovered by a watchman who pursued him.

In an engagement between tho Government troops and the insurgents in Rio Grande, 800 were killed, half of whom were rebels. Both tho Government and tho insurgents claimed to havo secured tho victory.

A South Australian clergyman, who postponed a confirmation class to attend the final performance of an opera Company, is now looking out for a fresh living.

A doctor p .'aotieing at Hunterrille i; reported to havo come in for a baronetoj and a large lortutie.

The flawera Star nys that tho set' tlors in that district are only getting oc per lb for their butter from store' keepers, the latter in Hawera aro retail ing itattenpenceper lb for household purposes.

In a new advertisement, Mr 0. Prajnell, draper, of Maaterton, notifies that he han received a further supply of seasonable drapery and clothing. It is well to have a reason for everything, An up -countiy settlor objected to having a ro.'d mado into h's section because the metal would wear out his horscß shoes, which money. This is tho sort of man who would l : ko to walk to h ! s own fanowl.—FeildingStar,

Ballet-dancing is becoming quite a fpshionable pcoomplishmont among th? ladies of the United States. The bat b Hot and tambourine dances are spent favorites among the amateurs, who acquirn an almost profersionnl «kill, Other vuiieties arothe serpentine, the Amazon march, and the Rusuan dance. That opator oil may be taken without being tasted will be ha\ipy news for the many who behove in tie efficacy of this mcdicino above all other kinds. The method is detailed as follows'• You must half fill a wineglass with water, then add theo ; !, taking oaro that it does not touch the glass, and then let half a tei -pootiful of brandy trickle down tho inner edge of tho glass. With a sort of spn6m tho brandy completely surrounds the oil, spier, ling itself between that and tho water. It the dose is then taken at a gulp, tho oi! Is swallowed without its touching tho mouth or throat, Partioul ;va are to hand A'om Atheiin of the accident by which tho governess o; Piince Georpo of Greece, Mies Mary Webor, lost her life. On Maroh Bth the young iady asked the watchman on the icropolia to give her the koy of the door leading up to the Parthenon. She stood hereabout s quarteruf an hour looking at the uquisico view. Sho then stepped to the which i 3 flways a most dangerous spot. As there wa", a stroig wind blowing, a Greek architect, who also happened to bo on I'ie Acropohs, called outto her to goaway from thin dangerous place, and ho hurried to tho Parthenon. Ho had cc.ircely reached the foot of the pillar when the girl fell on the Btono payement a few feet pway from him, and lay there motionless. The architect at opco summoned aid, and the seriously injured girl was taken to tho military hospital st tho foot of tho Acropolis, whence news wps sent to tho Crown Prince's Palace. She had sustained such serious injuries, that she died shortly afterwards. It is supposed that the youoglady, whowa3 not quite twenty, committed sutcido. Her intended husband, a m'litary doctor in the Greek Army, took his life a day after, out of despair,

We a!! know, at least we have been told, that in cheeso there are millions of bacteria. But who would have conjectured that there were bacilli in butter ? It appears, however, to bo a fact an analyst having lately discovered auch to be the case. The thing appears incredible, but it is said that with a tolerably largo piece of bread and butter there are more organisms swallowed than there are human beings in Europe. Of course, it requires a large amount of iaith to swallow Buch a statement. But when scientists allogojtind possibly opn demonatr„to, that the thing is tiae, why, what can wo do? Ever roady to giye good advice, the Lancet comes to the re„cuo, and says that butter should he boiled or rathorthatit bo melted up to boi ling poin t, soas to kill these wretched organisms, Although after all they do not soem to do vei/much harm, for people live on until 90 or ICO years, after eating bread and butter all their lives. But this may bo owing to the faot, ri suggested by the Lancet, that" nature hn probably fortified omnivorous man against many bacteriologicfl dangers by the efficient ant-septic of a healthy ingestion."— change,

Poor married men in Grey town are In tho dolruma. Sino ,he recent burglaiy their wiyos wont let them leave their houaoa Rfter nightfall, At a meeting ot the Wellington Benevolent Trustees yesterday a young married woman, who wanted an infant to take care of, was referred to Mra Fitzgerald (Young ffomen'i Ohriatian Aaaoointion). Mrs Janishe (Beorotary of bt Paul's Belief and Dorcas Sooiety) note drawing attention to the case of a woman who was begging through the streets. The Chairman said this woman, who walked on crutoliQß, and had no roof to her mouth, had left the Homo without permission. She could return when sht pleased. A penniless woman (with ohildren) who had nrnyed from Sydney and received a week's rations after arrival, was granted another week's rations. It was decided to con. tinue help to a family, the father of which was suffering from lung and heart disease, and the mother suffering from a miscarriage, whiloontof the daughters had her eye out. Their house was said to be just like a Maori whare-so deatitute was it of ordinary comforts, A middle-aged woman (six weeks arrived from Ohristchurch), whose husband had gone up country to a bushfelling contrack, and whoso daughter was a oripple, was granted rations for a week for herself and three children. A young married woman with two children and a husband out of work appeared before the Trustees, They had just arrived from i Rockhampton, Queensland, without a ■ shilling. The woman said she was sufi fering from quinsey, and she certainly loeked very ill. It was decided to allow tho woman and hor children rations in the meantime, and to Bend the man to the Labour Bureau. In the caso of a girl of 18 living in Adelaide road, who had not the means of burying her illeci. timato child, and had no shoes to hor feet, it wai resolved to undertake the expense of the infant's interment. Rations were ordered for a woman whose husband had lately died, leaving her six young children to support, She was expecting another, A variety of other cases was dealt with.—N.Z. Timss, Wanted, from our lady customers, numerous orders for the celebrated 0.8, Corsets of which we have just opened out a largo parcel. We will forward & pair, post freo for 6/6, from Te Aro Houso, Wellington, Fop Sam, a splendid lot of Ladies Underolothmg,bought very much under usual KntnT frO V' 9 ' Chemi s« 3 from the best Home Factories, and are wonderful value at Xe Aro House, A New Lot, We have just received from the manufacturers, a first shipment of the Ideal, all-wool Under vests, for Ladies and Post Free, We will send any quantltyof these beau lful goods by parcel post on reS rW te Lafa «i»B 1/n to 6/0, Children 1/3 to 2/11. May be had in white and plam colours from Te Aro House. _ ShophkomPost, We make this»leading feature in our business, Country customers sereed at Wellington prices. Wo keep a large staff specially for enecniing country orders ; so send them on early! Eemembsr I All goods charged town prices from James Smith Te Aro Houst, WellingMi |

Tho Moaterton Town Lands Trnitees (meet on Friday ovening next. Messrs John Graham and Co. havo s new advertisement in this issue,

A tromenduus explosion o{ flour duat took place in the Kehlor'a Planet steam flour mills, Lichfield, Illinois, on March 21st, involving a loss of 1,000 OOOdollara' worth of property, loaa of life, and many bodily injuries. The head of tho mill, Mr Wright John Carve, in attempting to jave hia tools, was thrown against the smokestack, pinned there, and burned to death.

Tho third fixtnro of the Wiiranpa Hunt Club, for this season, was held at Longwood, the residence o( Mr O. Pharasyn, on Saturday last, but owing to the unfavourable weather the attendance was not large. Full hospitality waa extended to all-coiners by Mr Pharazyn, a'ter which an excellent run took pluci, several small accidents occurring, but nothing of a aerloua nature happening. Amongal those present wero the folloir|iiik gentlemen :-Meßsra O. F. Vallance (Master), 0. Tully, W. It. Bliwill. 0. Bidvrill, Fred. Pearco, C. Ramsden, W, Buckeridge, JR. Buukeridge, O.B.Phata- ' zyn, J. Angeratein, A. Toogood, 0. Oar. tor, J, McUarty, A meeting of tho Loyal Maatorton Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.0., was hold in the Oddfellow' Hall, Perry-street, last evening, Bro, John Morris, junr., presiding. There w as a good attendance of member! and visitors. One new member wai proposed. It was decided to apply for the use of the Foresters' Hall for holding future meetings j the regular night to be Tueaday, JohnCowen, ofEketahuna has been committed to the Wellington Lunatio Asylum.

Oonatable Roche, lato of Eketahuna, writosto a friend in Masterton to say ho likes his qnarters at Amborly very well. As an evidence of tho sobriety of the place, he afates he has not yet had to lockup a single drunk,

Dishonest thrift in its corporate form continues(sa|s a London despatch, March 12th)to receive severe blows in England. A great aeries of frauds upon the socalled provident societies i 8 being exposed, The last example Is particularly outrageous. The Clerks' Provident, Society of London pays benefits not only to sick members but to those out of employment. Itappears that a great many boys earning ten and twelve shillings a week have joined the Beciety, Becured their dismissal from employment, and lived In comparative luxury for twontylive weeks on thirty shillings a week, allowed from the benefit fund. Tho agents received live shillings for eaob member secured, and the initiation fee was only one shilling. Hundreds of bogus names havo been put on tho lists by those agents, who paid tho initiation feo, and pocketed four shillings profit. Naturally, the treasury of thi Society ia now empty.