Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4564, 23 August 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1893.

Unitbbsities, in. the European sense, are institutions where some fifty professors and upwards teach one or more thousand students. In New Zealand thejr havo come to mean two or three professors teaching a small handful of students. This Colony might, if its strength were concentrated on one point,support one fairly equipped University College, instead of making a sort of sham parade with several. We have not much sympathy with the demand for a University College at Wellington. There are already too m&ny of these establishments and tbe existing ones require to be amalgamated rather than supplemented,

The Wellington Chamber of Commerce has emphatically condemned the Railway Act Amendment Bill, livery business man in the Colony is averse to putting the neoks of the Commissioners under the heel of Mr Seddon. Apart from the principle of Ministerial responsibility wLieh the Colony has surrendered, itisjdvisable to let well alone. Mr Seddon is an able administrator but he is ear marked with the co-operative fad and it would be very inexpedient to subject the railways of the Colony to a socialistic experiment which mußt end in disaster,

We rather like the •' Banks and Companies Accounts Audit Bill," not for the banks which are unlikely to bo touched by it, but. for the sake of innumerable local companies which partly from incapacity and partly from want of honesty aro continually getting into muddles. A good sharp audit from tho Government department would be an excellent tonic for many concerns of this kind. But then there does dot seem muob prospect of real business being done .this j session and thiß useful measure will probably be named when the slaugh ter of tho inuooents is recorded at the olose ol the session.

There is a Stock Bill before the House which is said to bristle with penalties, and vhiob haß been heartily condemned by the supporters of the Government. Poor Mr MoKenzie, under these circumstances, has to keep his temper and trust to Providence. The subject of stook is well uuderstood in the Mouse of Representatives, and still better aprebended in the Legislative Council, We have no fear of the' Hon. John doing mischief, as by the time that his Bill has run the gauntlet of both Houses, it will be a very harmless affair. We are glad to see the Minister for Lands taking an interest in stock, but what his department most needs is not new legislation, j but vigorous administration.

The Corporation of Edinburgh has conferred the Freedom of .the City on Lord Roberts,

H. M ,8. Hood, 14 gunß, has replaced the ill-fated warship Victoria on the Mediterranean

Owing to tho passage of the German Army Bill, 'Russia and France are parlaying aboafc an inoreaao of their military resources. The Shannon correspondent of the Jfauawafu; Daily. Times, writing last week, says:- The framework of our newspaper offico was duly raised this morning in the presence of some of oyr leading citizens. Some pleasing remarks were made by thoao privileged to be present and every success was wished tho proprietor in his enterprising work. We understand that everything tends to the paper being aeued .within a month siid its advent will, no doubt, be welcomed. Mr Nation hat mads a name for himself in social life, and sjjould provo ft good townsman and hearty supporter of all general improvement. Tna new paper is to be called "The Mamwatu Farmer," anil will be published three ttaes a week,

A meeting of creditors in the estate of I B. J. Fittodwill I .be held on'Thuradav. i 31st August. MrF. H. Wood announcec that ho hna for priyate tale at his rooms, (ireytown, a family waggonette. Particulars ftnd price may be seeu in another column Masterton Masonic Lodge, No. 19., N.Z.0., moats at 7.45 this (Wednesday) evening. The unemployed at San Joaquin, California, turned 800 Ohinamen out of the vineyards. Several of the Chinamen were killed, and ; when 'the Sheriffs attempted to stop the fight' the mob turned on and defeated them. The Rev Jatues MoKae, who waa formerly in chcrgo of the Masterton Presbyterian Church, haß, according to the Penrith Times, been induoted to the pastoral charge of the Presbyterian Church, Penrith, New South Wales. The Wairarapa North County Gounoil invite tenders for the erootion of protective works at Te Ore Ore. Mr 0. Robiesoii, who has been assistant at the Carterton Hallway Station for the past twelve month*, has been transferred to £ketaliuna. A footpath is to bo made from the Belvedere Boad to the Carterton Railway Statiou. Notice of intention to levy a general rate of one faalf-psnny in the £ Is given ty the Alfredton Road Board. | During bis recent visit to Invoroargill the Hon J. G. Ward was interviewed by a representative of tin Southern Cross and in reply to a question expressed tbe opinion that members would likely see the end of their labour# about the second week in September. "It is probable,'.' he added, " that the general elections will take place early in December, so that candidates and electors alike will get over all the excitement incidental to ' an election oampaign before Christmas."

Johannesburg, in the Transvaal,] South Africa, is a wonderful little town. It is but five years of ago, and the in* habitants number 40,000. It stands upon a gold reef, and upon this reef 60 companies am at work, giving employment Ito 8370 white men, and over 32,000 natives.

After a fortnight of the cab strike in Paris, the large Companies resolved to put an end to the strike by drastic means and with the approval of the authorities, and relying on the promises of police protection, they made an appeal to all the unemployed in and around Paris who possessed driving attainments up to tbe very moderate standard required of a French Jehu. Licenses were delivered immediately by the Prefecture of Police, and the four-wheeled cabs were out almost in their usual number, The ousted strikers resorted to violent measures. On the following evening a crowd of about 6000 persons gathered in < front of the Compagnie Gtofcrale stores, and insulted the outside men as they turned in. Several drivers were thrown off the boxes and their carriages turned over. Sixty vehicles were out about with knives and otherwise rendered unfit for use.

The largest paper ever published was the Illuminated Quadruple Ooiistellatm, which was issued in New York City on July 4,1859. It wan a 28,000 edition, and was sold at 60 cents per copy, The sizo of the page of this mastodonlo sheet was 70 by 100 inohes,or almost 49 square feet. It waa an eight page paper, thirteen columns to the page, or a total of 104 columns, each forty-eight inches in length. It was illustrated with good portraltsof President Buchanan,Edward Everett, Henry Ward Beeoher, N. P. Banks, E. H, Chapin, Horace Greely, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Alexander Yon Humboldt, JameaG. Bennett, and several others. The paper contained thirty-six poems entire, one of them having as many as sixty-four eight line verses. Among other articles of special note was the celebrated " Moon Hoax," taken from a copy of the New York Sun published in 1835. It required the work of forty persons ten hours per day for oight weeks to 'getout' this mammoth paper.

Some curious experiments in electricity in Canada are told by Lady Dufferin. She writesl don't suppose you could have an 1 electcio evening' in England; but here by rubbing our feet on the carpet and then touching another person, wo can produce a spark, and from any hot metal, such as the fireplace, we set quite a shock. Mr Plumb, of Niagara, showod us a,very curious thing. We wont into a dark room and rubbed the inside of the back of a book with a fur glove, and instantly the gilt pattern on the outside was illuminated by nparks, so that the whole design \m as clearly marked out as it is in the daytime, He discovered this accideutally by passing a piece of fur round his hat, when the name appeared inside in letters of light. Then he tried to light the gas, and 1 had the satisfaction of succeeding - three times myself. •! held a piece of wire or a needle in my hand, rubbed my feet on the oarp<tt, and touohcJ thu burner, A spark was emitted, and the gas instantly blazed up. The children are extremely fond of charging at some unsuspecting victim with a finger on a nose, which instantly emits a perfect Hash of lightning."

One of the most popular photographic studios in Wellington is tb&t of Mis IIJ Herrmann, of Guba-streufc, opposite To Aro House. Mrs Herrmann's pictureßare produced by an expert in his profession, who will take high rank with any othor operator in this colony. For Boftness and perfection of finish, Mrs Herrmann's photographs are not easily approached. The greatest care and trouble Is taken with every picture sent oat from tho studio, and Mro Herrmann is reaping her reward by obtaining a largo aud ever increasing client. For the modest sum of Sile sitters are now provided with 12 cabinets and one enlargement, 15 inches by 21 inches, most beautifully finished. Especial care, is taken with children's portraits, always the most difficult to manipulate. Four hundred deaths by cholera are reported from KiolT, in frusta, where they are said to average 30 a day. It is raging to an alarming extent in Home and Naples, many deaths securing daily. Mr H. Welch, AesistantEabbit Inspector, returned recently to Pahiatua from Makuri, where for the past week he hsd been assisting the settlers to mix and lay the firab lot of poison ever put down in this district, Altogether Mr Welch saw five rabbits, two of which he killed. It would thus seem that the rodonts are slowly but surely spreading themselves over this neighborhood. It would be as well if it were proclaimed a rabbit district'at once and placed under the jurisdiction of an Inspector.—Herald, Borne months ago our paternal Government (says the Pahiatua Herald) a large number of pamphlets on the dairy in. dustry, in which the fact was impressod on the minds of settlers that the necessity of an abundance of cold water was indispensable in all dairy operations. The seed ta sown is beariug fruit, and some Pahiatua residents are paying 3d per quart for "cold water with a little milk thrown in" j

The following Wairanpa residents vere elected members of the Wellington Kennel Olub st tho last raoetiug;— Messrs J. Tocker and W, I H. tficholls; Featherston; G, 8. M'Uermid, Kaiwaiwai; J. Hume, Grojtown, H Willis, S. Burt, E. J. Searl and M. J. M'Lean, Featherston; U, Fain, Martinborough and R. Smith, Pahlatua, A craze lor bargains set in this morning at the Bon Maroho. Wo, that is Hoopor& Concr'vny, have Btarted charing out the balance oi our winter stock. o'ir bargains am always genuine. We don't say .we ceil at cost price, beoaaße.no one 01 v>ry few could test it not knowing what the cost price is. Weren't offer our goods at 201 per cent diswunS because no one can check j ihecalpiMo|),po> lt is I We rely uppn th( prices af wbioh : we offer ov i bargains »nil in nine pjises oiit of nine anA-a-half those nrjeesare ataggorers both for the Publio an' the Trade, Of 1 eouree, weare going to lose money over this job I How could we do otherwisi? But why not? V?hy shouldn't we i» well as othei peoplo ? Everybody's losing money now-a-days, and we arc irepajed to drop our share just for the sake cf company, but that •ve lose we lose in a good cause,. We benefit the Public, so keep your eye on the Bon Marcbe for bargains. Everything at papiOjuiOM, •>

.Entries for Mr D. Ornwe's Kketahuna stock sale appear elsewhere. Tlie Woodvillo Examinor state's that Mr Taylor, who has taken over Chester's faotories, intend to carryout Mr Cheater's agreement anil arrangements with the suppliers. This will be a satisfaction to the suppliers, as it was pointed out, when the factories were being established .the former were tightly bound to Mr Chester or his assignee, whereas there was nothing to bind Mr Ohesior'a buocessor.

Nine hundred acres of good bush land near Pahiatua is offered for sale in another column by Mr Annealey Shekietoh,

The adjourned osse of Kate Carden, late licensee of the Marquis ot Normanby Hotel, Carterton, came on yesterday for hearing, before His Honour Mr Justice Richmond, in the Supreme Court, Wellington, This was a renewed application by the Official Assignee to have reversed a previous order of discharge granted at a formor sitting of the Court, Mr R. B. Williams opposed the application on behalf of Miss Carden, who was called, and deposed that when she had kept back a certain aura of money she did not think she was doing wrong. In the cqurse of her evidenoa she end she had been badly treated through her lease being broken, and that a number of lawyers had robbed her right and left. After smno remarks from the Official Assignee and Mr Williams, His Honour said the case was a most psculiar one. Miss Carden had certainly violated the law, but she, apparently, was under the Impression that the estate would pay 20s in the pound. It had already paid a handsome dividend. Under the oircum stances he did nun think it necessary to reverse the order, and the application would therefore be refused.—Press.

It would appear (says the Post) that some expert cut-purses and pickpockets ! were present in the family circle of the Opera House last night, for at tot three men had the pocltots of their trovers cut clean away, evidently with a sharp knifo or pair of soiasors, their money, of course, disappearing. People, whon enjoying what is going forward upon the stage, should be careful not to permittheir unknown neighbours to press too close to them, as suoh familiarity is frequently, in a crowd, the pretext for an opportunity to pick pockets, There is being exhibited in Berlin (saystho lllustrirle Zeitung) t> dwarf elephant which recently arrived from Sumatra. This unhappy little phenomenon is three years old, and stands at the modeßt height of 36 inches from the ground, It is a trifle over ono yard long, and weighs twelve stone. The normal weight of its kith and kin at the same age is from three to three and a half tons,

Mr Vecht, accompanied by Mr Boydon, architect to the Intra-raarino Supply Company, 1b to proceed to Ohristohurch next week in connection with the erection of the Chriatchurch branch pork» packing factory, for which the machinery ia on board the Kaikoura. The Ohristohurch factory will probably be erected at Islington or Belfast, Mr Boyden is now making investigations with a view to the speedy starting of the Wellington factory, the machinery for which has arrived by the Ruahino. Mr Stockvis, the general manager for Now Zealand, is to leave Sydney in the Wakatipu on the 26th, and brings with him the skilled work-men necessary to inaugurate the industry. Mr Vocht expects to kill the first pig at either Ghristohurch or Wei lington on Ist October.—Post. Mentioning casualty' by drowning oauses me to refer tu what might have proved a fatal accident last Friday (says the Ballancn correspondent of the Fabiatua Herald). A little o year oldann of Mr Hoisted managed to slip off the footbridge crossing the creek at the factory; the screams of his sister brought an eldor brother 10 year old on the spot, who promptly jumped into the creek and succeeded in collaringtbelittle fellow and holding him up on a log until Mr E. Holdaway, who had also heard the screams of the girl, came to their assistance and helped the little fellow on to terra firma again. The creek was partly in flood at the time and might easily have proved a watery grave if the elder brother had not been so prompt in notion.

Two vory artistic lettered windows are being painted for Mr W, B, Chonnells' office Perry Street, by Mr A. Chisholm of theMasterton Blacksmith and Wheelwright Manufacturing Company. One is finished and looks remarkably woll.

Special prizes amounting to £3lO have been already collected for the . Wairarapa and East Coast A. aud P. Society's next show, and three lists have yet to come in, It should have been _ extremely gratitylug lo the promoters to find so many people turn out to the sixpenny entertainment last evening in the Wesleyan sohoolruom, notwithstanding the wretched state of the weather. The programme, ap given in our columns of Saturday, was a good one, there being a pleasing variety ' and every item ass rendered in, excellent stylo. One of the gems of tho evening was uadoubtedly Mies Lilly's rendition of an old and favorite ballad, " Ro;es underneath the Snow," which was sung in a manner which fairly captivated the audience, and tho lady hud to respond to a vociferous enoore. Tho recitation, "The Little Soldier," by Master Albert Donald, and tho duet," At Eventide," by MiBS Perry andMrAstall sere also pleasing items Messrs Lilly, Ralph and Aitken were all in gcod voice, and sang their numbers in fine style. Mr and Miss Lilly each gave an additional song in the absence of others who hud disappointed, and their efforts proved very acceptable to tho music-lovers present. At the conclusion the Chairman (Mr \Y, Qillospie) thanked all the friends who had come firsard to assist in the laudable object of providing comfortable ac. oommodaticn for theschool children, and intimated that baring raised uearly enough monoy to accomplish the purpose forwbiohihe work had been commenced the iiual concert in aid of tins fund would be given in tho renovated building in three or four woekß time wheu a really first-class programme would be submitted. A very pleasant evening's enjoyment was brought to a close by singing the National Anthem. The Alcoholio Liquor Bill was further considered in committee in the House of Representatives last night. A fnll attendance of members and crowded galleries showed the interest taken in the measure. The proposal that the licensing districts should bo co-terminouß with the electoral districts was carried, after a long and animated discussion. The authority to issue a special license in a district because of a sudden inorease of population «as qualified by a provision that it should not be issued if the eleotorshive previously voted for Prohibition, An amendment disqualifying women from seats on licensing committees was negatived The first seven clauses of the Bi'l have now been passed. In the Legislative Council the debate was continued on the question of the second reading of the Electoral Bill, whose progress there-Is eagerly watched beoanse of the women's franchise olauaes.-Tmcj, A Soon T\mi at the present to buy Mens' Bey's, and Youth's Clothing cheaply. You can get thorn at the lowest Sale and Sr.lvage prices, with a disconut of 1. In the £ tbiurned in cash the next 16 days only atTeAroHoase. .

Tub Debt Choice ever vet offered. uiok | to it men. Heavy Scotch Tweed Suits at 32s 6d for 22s 6d, Colonial Tweed Suits at 37s M for 5.5s 6d, with an extra cash gift of Is in the .. One Swumo in the S, Men's Tweed Vests at 2s lid and 3b lid, Heavy ftpqdJo Tweed Trousers af 19b (id ior'l4s 6d. Buy 20s parcel oj ttutyad secure a cath aornis ofh in the £,. , I'Ptees Din Oni; . Men's Tweed Ovefooats 35b foj 16s 6d, • Youth's Troiiser Spito 21b for 13 s pd, aiid to cropmwhole, a discount of h ii. ({«£. This it whifi ./he both torn in, ( Tweed Knickers at 3s 6u for 2s 3d. School anils at Bs6d:for 4s lid. Heavy Setj[e Knioker Suits 10s Gd for 6a 6d. Bun wliat you tcant olthueww.

Now w the Time. All prices both Sale and Salvage with the extra discount of Is in the £ is for 15 days only, on purchases of 20s worth and up, at Te Aro House, Wei isgtOCi ■ . i

The Wairarapa and East Coast P. and A. Sooiety's annuafstallion parade has boen fixed for Saturday, Septembor 80th. The Cyprus correspondant of the Daily News writes that cycling is now very popular in Cyprus, many of the young natives having deyoted themsolves to this healthy exercise. A Cycling Olubhss bceh started at Larnaca, and excursions are.organised from timo to timn to different parts of the island. At a bioyole race meeting the other day there wore mile and two mile handicaps and one competition at 1000 yards.

Tenders are invited by the Masterton Borough Council, for the removal of the Fun Brigade buildings to the new site, at thecornerof Dixon and Church streets.

The WairarapaUugby Union iB authorised to charge for admission to the Masterton Park cn the oncaaton of the Wanganui-Wairarapa football match; News has been received at Cairns (Queensland) that two fairly civilised blacks, Ion; omployed on the Mulgrave and flussoll goldfields, murdered a gin and ate her. Troopers are now after the murderers. Informers state that the tribe were arranging to kill Clarke and i Joss and other well-known miners. Miss Rose Shappere, formerly of Timaru, has passed her final examination in the Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, and is now a certificated trained surgical and medical nuree. The Timaru Herald beleiyes that Miss R. Shappero is the Brat Jowcas in the colonies who has taken up nursing as a profession. William Chase, the man charged with assaulting sellout girls, at Wellington, has been sentenced to twelve months' hard labour.

The planß of the Fire Brigado build ings, as they will stand after removal to the new sito have been completed by Mr C. T. Natusch. The engine-shed will face Church Sveet, with moeting room and store at the back The small cottage will be plaoed on the Dixon Street side of the ciigine-Bhod., The stables will be turned round towards Ohuroh Street, the entrance gates being next to the Wairarapa Daily Thus Office. A suggestion to remove the firebell also to the new site, will be considered at next meeting of the Conncil. 1 My client 1b the bost advised woman In' Wellingtou,'said Mr Williams at yesterday's Bitting of the Wellington Bankruptcy Court. The lady of whom this announcement was made was Miss Kate Carden, an application in respect to whose bankruptcy was being made to Mr.Justice Hichtrond, and thn learned counsnl caused a feeling of wonderment to flow through the minds of thoße present, by adding that the lady in question had had the services of no less than eight lawyers. ' Ah,' said His Honor with a smile, 1 we read in the Bible of a man who had suffered much of many physicians but in this lady's case lawyers have boen substituted for doctorß.—N.Z. Times.

The Wellington Benevolent Society Trustees met yesterday. Rations for a fortnight were granted to a woman and a family. A woman, whose allowance had been stopped, attended and asked that relief should still be granted to her. She stated that her landlord had threatened to turn her into the atreeb if she did not pay her rent. Last week the earnings of her husband and son amounted to 225. Mr Heaton stated that according to the woman's own statement her hasband and children were earning £2 9s per week. The Trustees decided to tako no action, A woman, aged 74 years, who had exceeded her leave of absence from the Home, waited upon ths Trustees, and made a satisfactory explanation'. It was decided that the woman should return to the institution. A man, 45 years of age, who had injured himself at Pahlatus, was sent to tho Home for a fortnight. It was also decided to supply him with an out-door patient's ticket for tho hospital. Several other cases were dealt with, relief being granted in the most deserving.—Times,