Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4526, 18 September 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1893.

SECOND .EDITION

Mr Seddon is fighting out bis vendetta with the Railway Ooramißsioners on the floor of the Houm wiih Booie success, hitting at men w!io from the nature of their position cannot reply to him. He is finding all sons of faults with their administration although every business - man in the Colony says that their administration is satisfactory, The business point of view is " let well alone," but the Seddon point of view is " out Caiar ant ndlus." Mr Seddon brooks no rival near his throne and in a certain sense the Chief Commissioner is a rival. He will not phy the part of a Seddonian lacquey, he will not black the Ministerial boot and so he' must go, and a Minister of the Crown, a Seddon or a deputy Seddon must fill his place, We presume the Premier will carry bis Bill, he has only to keep the House open all night to carry anything, but be may have to p*y a dear price for his victory, Business men as a rule leave politics alone, they find their own affairs take up all their time and energy. If the Premier were wise he would reciprocate by leaving business interests alone and the management of our railways is a business interest, If he interferes with this particular business interest, business men may be roused to take an interest in politics. If they took the field at the coming general election they are strong enough to make things very uncomfortable for the Ministry. ■ We fear tbey will not be roused, but Mr Seddon is doing bis very best to bring them into the fray. Ministerial management would not be unpopular even with newspapers. The press would get baok its free passes which were cruelly confiscated by the Commissioners a few yean ago, and the parcel Btampduty on newspaper packages, another atrocious not of the Commissioners, would be abolished. Deadheads would once more swarm in the passenger carriages, and fancy tariffs "to oblige Benson " would be the order of the .day, Our own experience is that even under the Commissioners the Colony is robbed in the matter of railway, jobbery, but the robbery is trivial compared with that which prevailed when the railways wero under Ministerial control, Let us hope that the Legislative Council will give the country the option of expressing an opinion on tbiß question of railway management, On the eve of a General Eleotion the Premier is not justified in bringing about a great change of this kind, but a considem tion of this will not stop him if be feels strong enough to effect it. He possesses a majority, and he iB riding this favorite steed of his a little too hard. -_•____

. The Fahiatua Choral Society intend i producing "H.M.B, Pinafore,' . at an earl; date, '. Immense preparations are being made in France to entertain the Russian fleet, which is to visit Toulon, while the British fleet is visiting the Italian ports, - Mr Valentine, the New Zealand dairy expert, now in London, has scoured the latest improvements in Danish machinery. Bethinks it unlikely that the Daues will further reduce the price of butter. Pearson's. Private Band have beon requested to, lead the Boys' Olub on the march, in honor of the Governor's visit to Hastertcn, en Thursday afternoon next.

Tonders close to-day for alterations to tho Taratahi hotel.

Bain on the hills still keeps the rivers too biqb for fishermen to do much good.

The Masterton School Committee meet this evening at 7.30.

- The Woodville Examiner reports a heavy loss of kmba in that distriot owing to wet weather,

It is now reported that Mr W, 0, j Smith will stand for Napier, and Mr 0. Hall for Waipawa at the noxt eleotion, A little girl named Ethel May Backhouse, aged stven years, died at Wei. lingkon Hospital on Saturday from the cffeols of injuries received through her dress catching fire, . At the Wellington E.M, Court on Saturday the man Oharles Dowsett, who was remanded from Masterton lait week for medical treatment for the effects of drink, was fined 5s and 29s costs or in default sis days' imprisonment. Another effort is being made by the Italian residents of Wellington to obtain the release of Louis Ohemis,

The" demon coinp" was at his tricks in theßeefcon Guardian office ono day last week, At a church soireo a lady sang a song entitled " Pass under the I Hod," The primer improved upon that and made it " Pass under tho Bed."— Post,

We notice by the' Wookly Scotsman' that Mr E, 11, Porntt' has passed his first professional examination in medicine at the Edinburgh University Medical Degrees examination.

The Whareama Football Club intend winding up the season wi'.h a ball to take place on the 22nd inst, at the public hall. The Committee is working hard to make it a success, and it is hoped tho ball will be well patronised, •

In another column in this issue brooders are notified, that Mr Hayward baa decided to close Derringer's list on the 30th instant, Several additions aro made to the entries for Mr D. Crewe's Ekctahuim stock sale, which takes place on Friday, the 22nd inst, at 1 o'clock, Admiral Tryon's will has been proved under L.31,000,

Asa result of the examination of pupil'toacherships, (says the Press) which took place at the Education Board's office on Saturday, the following have been selected:—Fred Gregory, Charles Haslam, Alfred Wetherilt, Henry Christie, Fred Broomo, Balfour Kean, Kalph Uaybittle, Florence Hall, Elizabeth Allander, Harrietts ■ Cooper, Edith Evans, Frances Benzone, Florence Bird, Nelly Sinuett, Margaret Walton, May Hannay, For tho country, Miss Emma Newton, Miss Fleming (trans ferred from Nelson), and Miss Maud Beavia (transferred from Napier), A meeting of membors of the Pahiatua gymnasium was held on Wednesday evening, when the following wore elected to take chargo of various departmentsi-Captain, Mr T, Hall; vice-Onptain, Mr K. J, Dash; instructor of Indian clubs, Mr B, Darroch; assistant, Mr Spargo {trapeze, horizontal bar, dumbells, and ainglo-Bticka, Mr K. Williams; Eoman rings, MessrsH, YileandA.E. irtorlcy; parallol bars, Meßsrs Dash and dark ; boxing, Mr Grevillo, -Herald. TheFrenoh and Belgian miners havo ordered a general strike for advance in wages,

Sir Horaco Davy, Q. 0,, has been ap> pointed ut Lord of Appeal.

SirC. Dilke, holds that England cannot dream of joining the Triple Alliance, which is essentially an instrument of war.

Slavin iB arranging a rowing match between Stanbury, the Champion of the world, and . the winner of the race between Bubear and Sullivan, on September 25th,

Twelve years ago one sailor in every 100 who went to bci lost his life; now only one in 266 is lost, A showman and his wife at Wakefield, England, have been prosecuted for dyeing the skin of an imbecile girl and exhibiting her as a " human leopard."

A Canterbury farmer is mourning the loss of a goose ho has had for twenty-one years, and which was " aged" when ho purchased it, The goose is reported to have reared a (lock of goslings every year.

Two large firms in London have notified to thoir employees that during the tropical weather thoy may discard the orthodox tall hat and frock coat, and appear in straw hats and flannels, or in any other light raiment that may commend itself to their judgment,

It was in a leading hotel in Woodville, and two citizens wsre discussing their dinner and football at the same time, while opposite them sat a tall, dark, athletic-looking stranger. Said one of the friends! ''You may talk nbiut your D'Arcy Bnd your Wilson as full-back, but. give mo Orchard j he's the daddy of tho crowd." The tall stranger smiled, unnotioed, Said the other," 1 wonder bow the team deoided who should got that trophy for moat serviceable play. What was to stop them giving it to D'Arcy or jßrvis ?" " 1 don't kno;v," said the other, whereupon the stranger, who was smiling still, ohipped m with, " Well, it was a moot point, but soon decided," "Oh I and how do you know that?" queried tho first. " Well, I'm D'Aroy," said the stranger, and straightway the citizen began s stream of apologies for having ventured to disparage his play as compared with that of the Manawatu crack, Moral: Don't talk slightingly of crack athletes when there are any Btrangers present, One neyer knowß whnsß corns ho may be treading on, Pahiatua Herald,

Mr 0. J, Cooze, of Carterton, has lately taken out three patents in New Zealand for inventions wbioh experts pronounce to be novel and practical, The first (says the Post) is a stump extractor of such power as to withdiaw the stump wholly from the ground in one operation, and being fixed on wheels the stump can then be conveyed to any convenient place for burning. The second is a window in whioh the sashes reverse for cleaning, and will remain at any heif ht without the use of eash-enrd. Tho third Ib a fire escape, which is so constructed that,by turning a screw.platforms can be presented to any part of the building to be used by firemen for the esoape of the inhabitants, It oan also be manipulated in such a way as to escape contact with verandahs and telegraph wires, The model is to he sent to a well known American firm of fire appliance manufacturers, and designs will be forwarded to English manufacturers,

JLcrazo for bargains set In this morning at tho Bon Marohe, We, (bat is Hooper* have started clearing out the balance of our winter stock. Our bargains are always genuine, 'We do&'t say we sell at cost price, because no one 01 y«ry few could test it not knowing what tho cost price iB. We don't offer our goods at 20 | per cent discount because no one can cheek ilie calculation, not Lnarfing ,'n what it is Sased, We relj npoa ih( prices at which we offer oc i bargains and in nine cases out of nine ana-a-balf those pricosare staggerers both tor the Publio and the Trade, Of course, weare going to loße money over this job T How could we do otherwist? But why not ? ' V?hy shouldn't wo lis well • as other people ? Everybody's losing money nowadays, and we are prepared to drop our share just for the sake cf company, but that ""e lose we lose in a good cause, ■' We benefitthePublio, so keep your eye on the Bon Marche'for-.bargains, -Everything at panicp'llcesv..:.:-.. ■■''.'.,

The Maßterton Presbyterian, Üburch was tairly well filled lut evening, on the occasion of the second of a series of lectures by the Hev It. Wood. 'The snbject was •' The Hero as a Poet, in the lite and writing! of Alfred Tennyson," A very impressive discourse was : delivered by the Rev. gentleman, and hymns suitable to the occasion were sung, among them being Tennyson's "In Memoriara," which was excellently rendered by tho choir. The subject for next Sunday evening will be" The Hero as a Preacher, in the life of Oharles Kingslay."

In seven of the principal centres of agriculture in Franco tho prospects of the oat harvest are officially described m good, in 12 as fairly good, in 16 as satisfactory, in 37 as middling, and in 10 as bad. The hay crop is reported good iu five departments, fairly good in eight, satisfactory in 11, middling in 32, and bad in 28.

An English paper states''that the destiny of New Zealand is to become the garden of New South Wales. Christ* church Truth adds:—Just so -the cabbage garden. And the gardeners, as far as we can see, will be exclusively evil smelling Mongolians. The calling of mußio teaohers is one not to be envied in North London, where, according to a correspondent- of the Mußical Times, until recently an advertisement appeared regularly in a looal paper, stating that lessons were given un tho pianoforte at fourpenoo a lesson I The advertiser was a woman,

The British Government ten. years ago offered a reward to any of its army officers inßurmah who, should learn Chinese. As not one has beeu tempted so far, the reward has been raised to' £2OO. After passing a preliminary examination, officers hiay go to China for a year to study, drawing full pay meanwhile,

Not so very many years ago the Island of Ceylon was devasted by the ravages of a particular kind of blight whose visit entirely ruined tho large coffee plantations for which the Inland has from time immemorial ken famous, Joarly till the planters were ruined by tho failure of their coffee crops and sought other dimes or turned thoir attention to the production of something else. Now quits as on experiment tea planting was commenced, The experiment was an instantaneous success. Ceylon toa speedily became known as the choicest grown and tho half-ruiued Inland speedily became prußperous .again, as the number of the tea plantations increased. They took the place infaot of the coffee plantations, Ceylon tea is now eagerly sought after and luoky is the person who buys the genuine article. The Union Paokmg Company, howovor, mako a speciality of Ceylon blends and claim that they make a special study of tho choicest growths, We have tasted and we believe, hence wo fcavo much pleasure in informing onr readers that the Wairarapa Farmers' 00-Operative Association are agents for these teas in Masterton.

The Rev. John Mos delivered an intewßtiug address on " The Infloence.of Musio," to a large oongreaation at the Masterton Wesleyau Ohurch last evening. Special items were rendered by the Choi', which considerably helped the service,

The collection at the Mastertou Wes< leyau Ohurch last evening amounted to £3Bssd,

The death is announced at California Gully, n9ar Bendigo, Victoria, of W. Midwintor, father of the well known cricketer of that name, He was found doad in a house, partially dressed,

Services at St, Matthew's Church, Mastorton, we're conducted yesterday bj the R«v. J. Rnssoll, ofOpotiki, the congregations being largo both morning and evoning.

Messrs Lowes and loms add to their Masterton stock sale for Wednesday next, Sept, 20th, 3 good horses, the property of the 'Government, and two ponies,

The Rangitikoi Advocate of Friday says that "a young woman named Miss Lizzio Hodges, lately from I'oxton, had a very painful experience this morning, and is Btill in what is probably a critical | condition. She came to Marton on Tuesday last and entered tho service of

Mrs Carter, of Gladstone House. On the following day she attended to her duties, but this morning she complained of pain,

which sho explained resulted from swallowing a pin some three months since. About 8 o'clock this morning she started to call on a doctor, hut, having got as far as Mr Tartalini's she fell to tho ground unconscious, She was pickod up and taken into Mr Tartalini's whore Dr McCarthy, who was at once called in, did all that was possible to recover the

Bufferor." Mr William Giaborno, who was for many years in the Colonial secretary's office in New Zealand, leada a purely rural life in England, noivadays either at Lingen, in Herefordshire, or on his estate.at Allestrco, in Derbyshire. A London correspondent writes:- "He paid one of his rare visits to London a few dcys ago and called on me, Ho was looking remarkably well and cheerful, mid took warm interest in Now Zealand affairs. He has grown a thick, snowy beard, which suits him admirably, and giyes him a most imposing, patriarchal aspect,"

A distressing mistake occurred at the old cemetery, Ballarat, recently. The body of a young lady was interred, and as tho mourners were dispersing it was found that the remains had been placed in the wrong grave. The grave was re opened and the coffin withdrawn, and justasthiß was done the body destined for the reopened grave was brought for interment. The funeral service wsb conducted over the second body, and when the mournorsat tho first funeral carried the disinterred coffin to the place whore It was to be buried it was found that no grave had been dug for its reception, the person entrusted with the order for burial having failed to deliver it to the sexton. Eventually the order was obtained, and the interrjpted interment was resumed and completed just as night sot in. ' The fallowing paragraph, from tho London correspondent of the Man-

chcator Courier, will be read with Borne amusement by New Zealauderu:— " From a Now Zealand politician at present in town, I - Jearn that trouble may be expected from the natives before long, Wo have educated the Maoris, and the result ie that they demand Homo Rule, Nothing less than a double-chambered Constitution will satisfy them, with a Home of Lords for the chiefs, and a liouse of Commons elected on manhood suffrage, In particular they .are anxious that the supervision of the sale of native, land should be taken from the New Zealand Government and committed ■ to some Maori Council of State. It is hardly necessary to. Bay that suoh a change would produce the utmost confusion, and that the natives would bo victimised by designing land speculators." If a Ohinaman saves a man's life he is compelled by law to support him for tho ml of his days, The result of this is that very often a drowning man will perish in tho Bight of a score of sturdy swimmers, kind-hearted men vory likely, but too poor to undertake the feeding of

another mouth, v7<r beg to notify that Messes Book & Co,, Manufacturing Chemiste have appointed tho Waibabapa Fabmebs Co-operative Association Sole Agents for iVairabapa for tho Mowingl-NON-MBBOURIAL TIATIXO FLUID, price 1b Gd, unsurpassed for cleaning gold, silver, and re-plating brass and copper. Fire aid . Waterproof Ceme.-t, Is, specially adapted for trending china, glassware and met»l articles | it can bo used without heating, and will, when dried in a stove, resisthot water and fire, Waterproof Cement, piipe Ib, for repairing leather, india-rubber, also eioollorit for delf. Oamphtlenb Balis, in neat air-tight jars containing 18 balls, ptlcols. to keep moths out of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant and a safeguard against whooping cough, Herb Extract, price Is 6d,. an infallible cure for' toothache, .guaranteed freo. from any thing Injurious to the teeth or health; it - stops - the most acute pain immediately, and proves a permanent cure in nearly all canes where the teeth are hollow, German Cube for corns and warts, price Is; a speedy and painless remedy, also.highly recpm-. imendedfri chilblaini. Sole* Agents—The Waibabapa''■,-Farmers 1 "!. 'JJoOperative. |AEsortAl|te,--Asvi, .. -.

There were forty-five members of St, Luke's Church, Greytown, present at the icelebration'- of the Holy Communion [yesterday, morning at 8 o'olookj and thirty at the eleven o'olook celebration.

The Roy. T. B, Maolean announced at St. Lake's Church. Groytown, -yesterday' morning, that he would preaoh his farewell sermon on Sunday evening next.

MrF. H, Wood adds to his next Taratahi stock saio 200 woolly hottgets, 120 four tooth wethers, seventy-mixed ■heap, and twenty forward three year old bullocks.

The Masterton A,and P.. Association's Horse Parade takes place on Wednesday uext.

The funeral of the late Mr W.H, Levin, whioh took plaoe at Wellington yeßterdny was a very Jmoreasive oiremony. The Bttendanco of spec tators in the Btroets and at the cemetery, is estimated from 12,000 to 13,000, which togethor with those who took part In the prooosaion, set duwn at 2000, would make a total of about 16,000 people. Thoyast orowd of-sorrowful citizens was indeed a splendid tribute to the memory of the man whose death all Wellington mourns,

The following appeaud in the Kumara Timeß:—A. rfiaident of this district insured some years ago, and at the time declared himself tohave been born in a certain year, At his death his eldest son madoa declaration that his father was a certain age, and the department on comparing the statements found that the deceased must, If the son'a statoments were true, have beon reaping the benefit of entry at an age he was not entitled to, They thereto signified their intention of paying tho policy, less the deduction necessary for the error in birth dato. .Recently, however, the family discovered a certificate of deceased's birth, and on comparison the department discovered that when he insured he was really youngnr than be had made himself out to be, Immediately they reversed the method of procedure, and credited the sum asaured with a handsome addition.

Patrick Maxwell Hastie, rabbitcr, of] Bowlands, was declared a bankrupt on Saturday last, and (ho first meeting of orcditora wiU he bidd on Wednesday, the 21st insfc., at 2.30 p.m. Tho amount of liabilities is £B2, inoluding-Masterton oreditora :-J. A. MoKenzie, £3; 0. Winchester, jEB 6s; Walter Perry, £ 9; Hooper &l)o., £2l7s; 0. A. Pownall, amount not ascertained; Won? You, £2 10a; J. J. Smith, £5; Goo. Douglas, £2 10s i Wm. Kiddle, £4; Graham k Co,, £2 7a. Wollington-Robt, Brown, £l9 13s; Mrs Crawford, £2; Porte; Js Cn„ £8 8s; John Moßae (Bowlands), £8! Hancock (Tend), £7los. SnoFHNfl at To Aro Houso means getting the choice of the largest stock of now ashionable. Drapery. It means you are buying at the lowest cash price and getting a bonus discount, Wa make speoial oilorts to please our country customers. All goods ate charged at Wellington cash prices, and carriage is paid on all parcels of 20s and upwards, Send for patterns of our now Dresses and Delaines, our now Prints and Orepous, you will find the oboico largo jind tho colorings select.

Escwse cash with all orders, and they will bo promptly executed, and a Bonus Discount of 5% wJI bo returned on all pur chases of 20s and upwards from TeAio House, Wellington,