Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1874.] SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 1894.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 48368, 29 September 1894, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1874.] SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 1894.

SECOND EDITION

Nmrauii wealth nor high social position Would lmvo commanded in this town the fine funeral which was accorded yesterday to the late Mr J. Baumber. This is as it should be, for "the man's the gowld for a' that," and he who has received such marks of honourfrom his fellow men was 111 every respect worthy of them. Who has not seen tho late Mr Baumber walking to and fro from his daily employ, with Lead erect, "looking the whole world in tho face," who did not recognise in him unpretentious mauliness and worth. I Though lie laboured from Monday morning till Saturday night for a weekly wage, and had but little leisure, yet ho found timo : in his spare hours to associate himself with those who worked for tho benefit of their fellow men, and to givo also time, care, and attention to the children of tlio church of which he was a member. In an unostentatious manner ho was always on duty, and he served his employers, his fellow men and the little ones whom he loved with equal, faithfulness and singleness of purposo, There are grand working men in this and other communities, and Mr Baumber was ono of the first of them. Tho tributes paid to his memory yesterday, show that true worth is still appreciated amongst us, and that the people of Masterton, whatever be their failings, love an honest man.

If is nice now the amalgamation: has fallen through to see how the two banks, which were but yesterday on the friendliest terms, aro banging away at one another. The first volley seems to have been fired from Dunedin by the Hon. George McLean, whose feelings appear to have been too much for his judgmont, To this Mr Murray replied by a mild •manifesto. Then comes on the Parliamentary stage, the Hon Mr Larnach, executing a war dunco and hurling spear after spear at tlio Bank of New Zealand, If this goes on the : public < will soon get at the i weak spots in both institutions, The Colonial' Bank seems to bo giving itself away judging from the indi screet utterances of Messrs McLean and Larnacb. Mr Larnaeh is the last man in the world who should tallc Ilank in the House of Bepresetitativesi Even if he were capable of doing so in ajj. impartial spirit he would .not giit tlio pj'edit of being disinterested/ He -is, no' doiibt,' a man with a grievance,but then people do. not., pay much, attention to snch j ffien, '.