Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1894. WATER RACES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4671, 16 March 1894, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1894. WATER RACES.

Mr Coleman Phillips, with commendable persistency, is endeavouring to-secure the co-operation oE Greytown town and country residents to a water race project,' by which, at a cost of three thousand pounds, some fifteen thousand aures of arid land can be irrigated by tome six distributing channels, four being allocated to the country and two to the town, In America snob enterprises as these find a ready acceptance Rtnpngßt settlers, beoauße the prosperity of a distriot is frequently absolutely dependent upon thepi. There, necessity compels settlers to resorlto such expeJients or starve, and under Ibis pressure the weter rape.becotneßi in rpapy parts of the country, as much a patter of course as a road or a fence, Enterprising Afflerigans, Joo, h.ava settled in different parts gf the world and brought their practical experience pf water races to bear in other pommunities. The magnificent suoseea of the Mildura irrigation works is a striking example of this. Even in Canterbury, sottlers in some places reached a point where .they must either starve or lrri. gate, and so they too went in for water races, and we brieve have every reason to be satisfied with the result of their investment. From Oanterbury " the water race" became known to Wairarapa South, and one or two settlers there have, we understand, as a'priyate venture, takep advantage of. He beneficent aid j and oven in Wairarapa North' one enterprising firm, Messrs Williams#Beetbam, havesuocessfolly irrigated the Lansdowne estflte.Thedifficaltyie,bowever,toindupß a body of settlers to combine to eeoure the advantages which one or two private settlers who possess adequate capital have secured. This is the task whiob Mr Coleman Phillips has wt himself to accomplish, and in whioh he has our hearty good wishes. We are glad to see that he has some measure of support, but it. is by no means an em matter to carry out his project. He lias tilth in the enterprise, he is able to demonstrate its practicability, but the real difficulty is the apathy of settlers,, Maoyof them can make an easy living without a pater race, and while this ia the case'they are indifferent to 'the projeot, It is much the same ip this distriot. Onr Upper Plain settlers have suffered for many years from .drought, and yet they have never done f)uJ grumble during i dry Reason, when a little enternriie would hare given them all that they needed. They even opposed a proposal to bring pfer into Masterton fropi the Wain' gawa through their own properties, When we Bee things lifce these we realise the. difficulties which, the prorpojters of advanced ideas have Jo oontend with, Wafer' races are indispensable to an adequate development of pastoral, agricultural, and pomological interests in'this distriot. We trust their prophet, Mr Coleman Phillips will be successful, but we do not envy him his task. ■

MAIAHHmML . i.., in" ■ ~,'"'■. k eoaple of 'professional horsebreakers attractep a email crojvd to Messrs JJowea ar4 turpi yards yeit'erday■ afternoon; to' witness.»contest' w'jfl which was, ilw best man at handling ! unbroken 'atepdSf The result iraa declared a draw,

In respeot to rumours which hare been circulated to the effect that,*. large number of settlers who have fiken. up land it' Oheyiot are throwing it" up, inquiries prove (says the Lyttelton 2'i/n«), that they have no foundation In fast, Oply two oueß of forfeiture are known of, but jo nejther case 11 the reason assigned, connected jyith value placed on the land. Iu ,ow case this action is being taken on account of loss sustained by the settler, so that he has not sußioient funds to work the land; and in tho'other case the area secured is too small to, satisfy Jhe person who drew it at

';t«j».ionrtliiadi-;oftipegrapes; of thV Pinair; variety,;wereto on; Wednesday lait; (tXanidowne;: andieoafeyed to Perry. Street .fori vintftgo piirposeß. ? |< With tliig ißsiie, we circulate Mesata K. F. Tefeple, and Co'i prioe-' list for tha presehl month. Our' rearloriaro inv ted to peruse Urn prices. ' 'i: ;' >:An advertiser requires a first-class sheepdog.: V> ; ■.■ v.-'.■■ ..•:

. Theßev 4.0. Yorke, who will proi bablytakeup the work of Sr. Matthew's Parish rieit May.ia hujhly recommended by "At nh cteaoqii Fan onurt. >• .;••'<....;

A: Wellington naper is advocating whist tournaments.'*;';

"On (WMbat the bit •• of scenery whioh the Postal deltgatea must admired in all New Zealand was the fair face of a weaver in the Petoue woollen mill. ■• Itisonrious but we suppose after all there is" a'great deal of human naturp" even, in grave MinisteM of the OroWn.—Pt-esi. v , v MrF, H.; Wood announces himself in' another column os a.candidate for the Wairarapa Licensing distriot." Whenever Mr Wood has come forward' to fill a public position .he has proved himself to he a capable and reliable public servant, If the Act is to be administered in the Wairarapa distriot in the interests of the public rather than in the inierests of party, Mr Wood ought to.bave a seat on the Comu.ittee. " ,

A 100 yardarace between two yoiing members of the W.A.A. and 0. Olub took plaoeMm the. Park Oval yesferday afternoon, B, Bowser just winning from T. D'Arcy by four inches. Messrs' Blyth and Wilton, acted bb Judges and Mr R, A. Scott as starter, The Wellington Acclimatisation Society notifies that the Beason for shooting both imported and native game will commence this year on May Ist and close on July 81.. . The Home Secretary has granted His Excellency Lord Glasgow the necessary leave of ahaonce (o visit Karatonga, aod his Honour Sir James Prehdergaat wili he gazetted Acting-Governorduring Lord Glapgiiw's absence.

Mr N. L. flurr, formerly of Wellington has been elected secretary of the Bawke's Bay Amateur Athletic Club,

Mr D.Crewe adds to his Eketahuna stock sale 130 mixed ewes.

Mrs John Drummond and family leave Masterton for JNapier to-day Messrs Dawson, Stewart and Sy versen announce their candidature for seats on the Licensing Committee.

To.morrow being St. Patrick's Day, the' various banks will not be open for business,' ../?;■'"■■ '

-Judging from the present outlook, the races at the Opaki, next-Monday, should be as successful as any ever held there.' ' Betting on the University boat race is how at 7 to: 2 on Oxford.

. The Feilding Football Club' bag aocepted the chailengo of the .Eketahuna Football Club to play a match'afc*feildi'dr on March 28th, It has refused, however, to give gate money. , The export of frozen lambs this summer from Wellington (says the Press) will be very poor as they have nob thriven noil during the paßt fen months. Of the few thoußtuidß that have been slaughtered the quality ib not up to the high level of former years. The frequent spring rains don't do good to young lambs, and the feed im too watery, A publio meeting of village settlers was held at Mr ltolglaso'a residence on Monday evening list, says the Pahiatuu Herald. Mr 0. H. Romper, (chairman), explained theobjeot of the meeting, and read a lotter from a friond of his, advising those who had not exchanged their lease for '! a lease in perpetuity " to do so. The following motion was proposed and parried• unanimously: "That the meeting would urge upon thoße settler* who havo not surrendered their lease for a Mease in perpetuity' to do so with as little delay as possible." Several signified their intention of doing so at once, A voteof thanks to Mr Polglase for the uso of his room and the chairman iorpresidinir closed the meeting. A ireeting of Parishioners,of 8t Matthew's, Maßterton, was held last evening. A letter from the Rev. W. K, Paige, intimating that ho had applied for and been granted twelve months leave of absence, and that as. far as he could foreeo he should not return to Maßterton again._ pi readland discussed, The finanpial position ot the church wap considered, and it was decided that the ladies of the congregation make a special effort to raise enough to pay the arrears of the incumbent's salary, prior to his departure, , .

To »eo the priacipal part of the local Poljce force hopping oyer logs, skipping through swamps and wading through creeks in the vain endeavour to paptare a party of boya, who bad concealed themselves in Adams' Bush, must have been good fun for the youngsters,, who were probably up a tree looking serenely down upon their perspiring pursuers, ' However, the force will be able to laugh when the boys are brought before the S.M.unless the parents reverse matters by having the Sergeant and Constable May arrested for the larceny of their children's clothing I ■■'■»'

His Honor Mr Justice Connolly commented in pretty strong'tormß at the Auckland Supreme Court on the unintelligibility of the handwriting in which some deposition'had been taken. Such Illegibility he added caused considerable trope where there were was a conflict between the statements made by a witness In the two Courts, The remarks of thelearned Judge are worthy of notice by all tho legal and clerical fraternity, often we have seen depositions and documents that resemble nothing so much at theefforto of the proverbial spider, with a quantity of ink.

Mr Seymour T, Georje and an old native named Kit!, a messenger from the chief Rewi, interviewed Mr Seddon In reference to a memorial Rewi wished raised) and of which he recently wrote to Sir George Grey. Eiti mentioned that they had met toselect a suitable timo and arrange for an inscription. A suggestion was made that the monument should, on one side, bear a representation of the signing of the Twaty of Waitangi, that on the next aide there should be a scene representing fighting between the two forces; en the third, partial peace, and on the last a Maori and European shaking hands behind the figures'of Sir George Grey and itewi; Rewt has also expressed a hope that when he died a brass baud ehbald go to Purin and play the "Dead'Maj-oh" in l !Saul," Mr Seddon readily undertook to do all he could in the matter.

..Mr J. Rea, offlreytown, has just completed a double-sealed boggy and gig for Mr E, J, Bear), pf Featfierston, who intends opening livery and bait stable, The buggy Is of first olsbb workmanship, peine English undercarriage of all steel, Mr Rea ia ajso building to the Order of the same- gentleman » single-seated buggy and a 'twenty passenger drag,' tp bu .completed within'two months.

Mr Jjsb very kindly offered to presant tps Biim dq| to (iipi for op' thp Opaki race* opurie to. the Jookey Club, provided it: is expended in the purchase and planting of! ornamental trees round the conrie. \

A woman named Bailey, vending at Balmals, butohered her. five-year-old child to death with an "American axe, The woman was found to be iniane, and has been removed to, the lunatjp asylum

.The Great Bealiaing Bala laaltof; for 20 days; ; nopses to /be". a'.' gigantic- suiccss •ftp whole atooVia to lie offete'd pi gohujne | rednoedpHeeßi-ni'anypi the lines' will ha marked at less than Hugh's? cost at Te Ajip How Wellington;.;.. -During tbe-.pwt Bale,ilW!P§ #ons will be eold at 4}, 4 Button Kid OJovea all new fresh goods at Is lid per pair,. Whits aniCrcamlaoesatfld per dos, Ladies Linen Collars new shapes at 3d eaoh, Boys Sailor Collars at 3d each, aold everywhere at 6d, at Te Abo Hones Wellington,

It will pay country customers to take a' ran down to ftp great Realising Bale. They will save all and bq mopoj In 1 pocket by buying ail they waut' while, good are so oheap. Orders from the Counter 1 will be carefully selfoled and sent carriage > paid from the Great Realising is iso Houssv-AnvT, ,

;•;• Mrs iicßhiihß and famiiy hive deoided ito reuiun in''Feathßmbn,' and.'willjro* i Bide in tbo hbuiie occupied by: Mrs -YeliMerte: •i''. i ; : ; i;: Tl:,Vi':- J rl./. : i f;'; ■;s£.;;;

4 Thei.' : Jißridicappera';fpr orioket reserve are tn'j be obt gratu|ated,' 88 only fire nomiuatow have' not accepted, ' ..'■ .'/|;-, ..... ■ ■;/-\ ' ■■.'■;■■ ,:

Mr 0. E. Daniell has been ■engaged to carry.out a scheme for supplying water from Lansdowne dam to the homestead, andjalso, we understand, to any of the houses below the dnin, whoso owners are prepafe'd-to co-operate, .'■"■'■■;'' "■.' A very difficult operation was successfully performed on, Mrs Agnes Thompson, of.; Masterton, yesterday, by • Drs Hoikin»,.< Dooi>laß,->aDd Bey.. Mrs Thompson'smany .friends will ob pleaßed are entertained for her speedy recovery. • : t ; Mr P.. Q: Wood, the well-known auctioneer, purposes holding periodical •aleaatTauherenikau.-. 1 !

Court Loyal Bnterprisei': A.O.F. Masterton, meets this evening. 1 Residonta of Dixon Street, near the Park, wero much annoyed last knight by the disturbance made by a drunken and | degraded female and a number of men. - Our attention has been called to the fact that the dirty state of Queen-street ia largely due to shopkeepers sweeping the rubbish from their premises into the street, If this is the case it is impossible for the Borough staff to keepthi streets clean,:

. The Bev. John Dukes returned to Masterton from the Wesleyan : Conference, last evening. Very (general satisfaction it expressed at the rev. gentleman 1 ! ap> polntmeut to Masterton for' the fourth i year. . ■'-.".

After several hours chase the police gave up looking fortheyoungstera who were discovered pnaohing trout yesterday niorning.and it is probable that they remained conoealed until nightfall.in Adam'e Bush. Three of the' boys are known and summonses are to be issued against, them in due course. We might add that information was first cfiyen to the police by a wflhknowhMaori resident who is indignant that the natives should be accused of poaching when European boys'and men are-he asaorte—the principal culprits round about Masterton, The Brazilian insurgents have unconditionally surrendered and the war may therefore he considered at an end. It is remarked by the London Standard, that as a result oi last summer's drought in England supplies of hay came from places as distant as New Zealand.

Acoording to a Melbonrne paper a young man in Ballarat is applylngfor an order of divorce afainst .his .wife, The eo-respoa-dentisaChinamanwhohaß put in bb a counterclaim for a year's vegetables.. Sir Westby Perceval has renewed for a year the agreement with the New Zealand Shipping Company' for reduced fares for emigrants, •Si-J. it. Juggins oi Eketahuna makes additions to his list of properties for sale, On Monday next a train will leave Masterton for Eketahuna at 6p.m stopping opposite the Opaki racecourse to piok up passengers. ..

The Masterton branch of the Australasian Home Beading Union held their fortnightly msetiug last night-' There was a goof attendance and amongst those present was MrT.E. Fleming, the Secretary for the Northlslanil, whogave some valuable hints and suggestions for the working of the elrole.

Mr F. H. Wood will sell by pcbllo auolion on Thursday next at .ffaihakeke dairy oows horses, farming lrapl.eme.ntp, etc,

MrW. B. Ohennells, D, 0, A, is in Wellington torday for.lhe purpose of attending the-meeting of George Anderson's creditors,

' Dowisit|? Why is it? There are con tinual complaints down town about the slackness ot tafde.:". it is said that customers are scarce and the shops are empty, that in more than ono large establishment the grass is growing through the floor boards, and there being nothing to do shopwalkers no) longer prowl. _ Change the Boene with a bop, step, and jumri and you are in the Bon .Marohe, the premises of Messrs Hooper el j Co. |[Be wise and remain there till you've done your shopping: they are always busy, they are never slaok, they know not" de< pression, the grass doesn't grow between their .floor boards, During their great sale, which is now on, two expert carpenters are required to keep the floor border, The Bale will oontinue for another week.—Apvi. We beg to notiij that the following lines of Messrs Bock & Co,, Manufacturing Chemists, fa be obtained at the W.F.OiA's Fancy Goods Department i-Non Mercurial Plating Fluid, price la Gd, unsurpassed for cleaning gold or silver and re-plating brass and copper, Bock'B Waterproof Cement, price Is, • will resist hot or cold water ana repair china glass, delf, etc,, etc, Camphylene Balls, in neat air-tight jars, containing 18 balls, price Is, to keep moths out of clothing, also a perfect disinfectant. Herb Extract, price Ib, an Infalliablo cure (or toothache, gpan{eed not injurious to the teeth or health jit «topa the most acute pain iramedUtely, and proves a permanent cure in nearly all cases where the teeft are hollow, (rtnntm'ouro'for corns and warts, price Is, tills famous Remedy will speedily and painlessly cure soft or hard corns, also warts, bunions and chilblains. Moitiin Insect Powder is without doubt the most rcliablo insect destroyer ia tho "world, being quite harmless to animal life it is unequalled in destroying F.ies, Mosquitoes, Fleas, Bugs, Lice, Cockroaches,'j Ants, Caterpillars, Aphis, Moths, Silverflsh, and all insects known, To use Mortoln with profit it is best to get one of our Insect Powder Spreaders, through which, by gehtlo pressure with the hand, tho powder is ejected and well diffused. Price Is. each.— The Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association Ltd. Advi