TINUI NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4628, 24 January 1894, Page 2

TINUI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)'^ Prosaio Tinuil- Bad Eip;Vaif: Winkle lived here be would not haye 1 expressed surprise after a fifty years'' nap instead of twenty. He found that several changes had taken place, duringthat twentyjeais' sleep,hut no material changes have taken place' in this'district for the last quarter of a century. Other colonial townships have grown apace, but not Tinuii There is no township of' any import-: between Masterton and Alfredtbn,ahd Cftßtle Point, tbougb distant only 12 miles from Tinui.ia practically ueeless as a port, aB all, or nearly aU the prodace goes to Wellington via Master ton. This district is ajjkejjxinuijjr Thousands of sheep are sent to Wellington both staples of produce finallj shipped home. Brittle energy and enter prise were ahflfe their products might he shipped Castle Point direct for England, without sottlera being put to the expense of tranship, ping etc. There is plenty of money in the district, but no energy, no enterprise, nodeaireto develop resources and encourage and foster, looai industries, Ahuuidrurn life is all prevalent. take a tiip to MastertoD even the excitement is so great that wo are quite nervous on arrival, and look like "fish out of water." The bustle upsetß us' quite a week, and our.: heads are " fit 10 split." Not through whisky, though, Oh! no, .we are all teetotallers, A good Btory is told of some from .the "back," who visited Masterton on the occasion of an. agricultural show, or some other show—Maaterton has so many shows -and had to take their mothers with them to take care. of them. They were constantly oalling for their mothers, as they were afraid of being lost among the orowd!

"fiuba-dub-dub, Throe men in a tub, ...;L- r A butcher, a baker, and a shoe-I" maker." Abatohjof three very useful and essential tradesmen, Instead of them being iu a tub, they are greatly needed in Tenui, Why our old rhymers put them in a tub, goodness knows, Perhaps it was thought they wanted—Well,your readers must find the missing word. The necessitiessupplied by theaeindispensable tradesmen have to be drained from Masterton at no littlffWpense. If our boots need repairing we must send them to the "City of the Plain," bj-nthoby it will be a city some day, • and ,by the time we have paid carriage, etc,, we might as well purchase new ones,

The local cricket club was formed with a flourish of trumpets, but like everything else here' it is dying a natural death, and rill be buried without funeral honours,

Those who have formed themselves into a rile olub to defend hearts, hearths, and homes, seem to have had enough of firing at dummies, as there was a marked falling off yesterday when the " Handyside trophy" was competed for at the Tenui range, There was a splendid attendance of five members,while last year fourteen shot for it. Mr E, Maunsell, junr., went to a lot of trouble' in making arrangements for event, The following was the result as far as Tenui is concerned :

Hep. 200 400 COO Tl. W.Speedy... 8 31 32 21-02 A. Nioholls... 8 24 25 15-72 R.Sercombe 9 25 22 14-70 O, Cameron ser. 26 15 22-68 lUlaunsell 16 21 17 7—61

The Wbakataki scores are not to hand,

CABLE BREVITIES.

Wool market; brink. Anarchist plot discovered in Bon

Destructive fire in Hayti, 6000 people homeless. Alleged conspiracy to depose King of Servia,

Brilliant reception accorded to new Viceroy of India. \... Queen of Qreoce orelitea honorary Admiral of Russian fleet.

Arrangement agreed to by Russia regarding Behring Sea, fisheries, French force defeated by Chinese pirates. 22 killed and wounded. Russian warship Rurik of 11,000 tons ordered to Mediterranean, Retrenchment continues in Victoria. No pay to school teachers absent on sick leave,

Crispi thinks Italy's inability lo cope with Sicilian revolt shows unpreparedness for war.

Proposal made to reduce compulsory militia service in Europe to ono year,thus alleviating tho people's burdens, i

Sydney Joint Stock Hank paying a 5 per cent dividend, £51,000 profit for the half year.

Strike of dock labourers in Melbourne against reduced wages, Nonunion men doing the work. ,- . Accident to A. J, BodyylrvN.Z', oyclist, practising in Melbourne to break a record. Labour Conference at Sydney affirms Government should provide work for unemployed, and urges tho establisbment of Labour, JDepartLorimer and shipping Qcm ruined by defalcations of confidential clerk. Tho estate to be assigned to the creditors. Twenty-seven lives lost during the recent hurricane in If ,W. district of Western Australia,