Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1894. "THE VOICE OF THE FLYING DAY."

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4666, 10 March 1894, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1894. "THE VOICE OF THE FLYING DAY."

SECOND EDITION,

"Walter Besant," under (lie above beading discourses on tbe evil of Centralism. "Walter Besant," instead; of being.an up-to-date London novelist, mightwell be areaident of an'up country town : like Masterton. "His words of wißddui are as applicable to this communityiiw'-; they are to the | housewives 7 of, iingland;|- ; His "gospel I is throld one of' H Live and let live,". and if it be riot quite thebnebn which] fortunes are wont to; be made, it is certainly that which nukes happy and contented communities. The following are " Walter BeSant's" words:'—. Said the aged lady: "Things'when 1 married were different- in many respects. In some ways, I am sure they were tetter. For instance, we did not sand to London for everything/ It was considered right that we should support the : local tradespeople and the tonn. That was only' fair, for the town supported .us." Her husband was, I believe, the principal solicitor in theplaoe,> What happens now ?" The young married couple get a tioketfpr the Army and Navy Stores,' They send to London for their groceries 1 and thoir wine, Formerly; these were all supplied by tbe local people. If they'buy bookß they get them from London at twenty-five per cent, royalty. Formerly they got them in the town. Now "all: the ladies go to London for their dresses. Formerly there were dressmakers and milliners in every town, who were thought able to make things for the greatest ladies oF the place, Here is an instan:e. In the country town of B, where there are 16,000 people, two dressmakers in succession within the last thirty years made a small fortune each out of a. certain dressmaking shop. The third has. just been obliged to give up tbe business, and to send away her work women, what becomes of them 1 The ladies', you see, all go to London. But, if the people who live by thetown refuse to support the.town, they will obviously get less from the town. It ie certainly cheaper to get tea at'2s. from the London stores than tea at 2s.Bd, fromthe local grocer. But the housewife who saves the 3d inflicts a , loss of at least 6d. on the local grocer, Everybody in the town has to share I in the loss of 6d.—lawyers, doctor, clergymen, church arid chapels ! charities, schoolmasters, show teen, tradesmen,workingmen-everybody, j Apply this little sum, dear reader, to j everything that you ; purchase out of j your town, and, so long as it supports' I you, remember,that it is your duty to' support it..,..; ;.- '.■",■'-,■, ; j