Daily Times [Established 1874.] THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1895. THE TREASURER'S DEPARTURE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4923, 17 January 1895, Page 2

Daily Times [Established 1874.] THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1895. THE TREASURER'S DEPARTURE.

Oun only financier -011 the liberal side—leaves Wellington this day and people are a little anxious about him and about his 'colleagues who know more of pickle bottles than of finance, and who in his absence will he very miich at sea on any arithmetical conundrum which may crop up. When first we heard that the Hon, Joseph George Ward was going away to leave -us,for a trip round the world, wo felt that something serf, ous was about to happen, tlmteither there was a screw loose with a hi" Ming company which calls him father, or that there was a rivet slack with the finances of the Colony. We are now told that Mr Ward is going on public business and we must rest assured that somethingisup with the Colonial finances, that things are not working as smoothly as Ministers would have us to believe. But to allay our apprehension, the Ministerial organ ' lets us know that Mr Ward's mission is delicate and dillicult, and we can quite believe this. We are also told that lie goes with the unanimous consent of his colleagues, and even this is not altogether incredible. It almost looks as if his trip were a case of 11 must." Still no indication is given of the real object of his visit. This is a State secret, and the time has arrived when the Liberal payty with all its outspoken candour must indulge in secret methods. The tendency of Liberal financiers in New Zealand has always been to run into danger. That there is a danger now to be faced we may fairly assume, and it would be better if the Govern, ment told us straight out what it was. Is. there a hitch in getting money for Advances to Settlers 'i The thousand and one settlers who are now looking to the. Government for promised aid have a right to an answer on'ih'S point. It is somewhat significant that the Loll W'tW declares that profound distrust is iu!t concerning New Zpalantj finance,and jthat if is of pp oxperjj

Lady Glasgow is expected lo visit llotorua next week.

Tlw first meeting of the Advances to Settlers Lending Board was held yesterday.

Mr A, Clark, Postmaster at Otnki, and lather of Mr Geo. Clark, telegraph, isl, Masterton, is at present visiting Masterton, 011 his annual holiday. The jockey Hedge, whoso body was found in the Timaru harbour on Sunday afternoon, achieved in 1881 at Timaru the unique feat of riding the first and second horses in the Grand National Steeplechase. 'J'he Agent, who was ridden by H. Limn, fell some distance from the winning post and stunned his rider, and Hedge, after passing the postfirst on Clarence, caught The Agont and rode that- horse home second— Times,

Mr E. H. Waddington, secretary of the Stonehcngo Lodge of Druids, has received a telegram that the Grand Lodge officers of the order in Victoria, will shortly arrive in Wellington, and institute a Grand Lodge for New Zealand on the 2nd of February. Tlio King of Ashantcc is defying the Governor of the British Gold Coast Colony, and Lord iiipou, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has refined to receive a native embassy from that country. Services will be held in the Opaki Schoolroom on Sunday next at 11 a.m, by the Rev A. C. Yorke. In the afternoon services will beheld atHaiigituinau if arrangements can be made. M essrs Lowes and loms make several additions to their Maslerton stock sale for Wednesday, January 23rd. Messrs Lowes and loms announce a sale nf t iirs, rugs and clothing, on behalf of a \\ elliugton livm giving up business, for Saturday next, January lilth, at 2 o clock, at their Q.ueen Street rooms.

Messrs Lowes aud Toms ami-miiee, Unit tlicy have for private sale, twelve shorthorn heifers iu calf to purebred shorthorn bull.

Messrs Simms and Mowleiu announce that their next stock sale will be held i;i tiieiryards, Queen-street,on Wednesday, 30th January, at 1 o'clock, for which, the following entries have been received: —4oo woolly lambs; ISO ewes, mixed calves; 1 dairy cow in milk ; 1 dairy cow to calve in a month.

liev A. C. Yorke desires to acknowledge with thanks, iurlhcr sums In the Morgan fund, viz: Mrs F. G. Palmer os; Mrs P. G. Moore £1; Mrs Candy and son 10s; Mrs Bruce os. Air J. JSorriman os. Total to date £U ;ls. Who will give the 17s required to make it 11)) to £ls ?

Mr W. Kcdmond lakes possession of the Star Hotel, Jlasterton this afternoon

This morning three persons- !wo men and a woman-from Wellington, applied to the Secretary of the Maslerton benevoieut Society for relief. One of the men lias been an inmate of most of the hospitals in the colony, and the woman has been receiving relief in Wellington for the past twelve months. I lie question is what shall we do with them i'

Au incident occurred on the voyage oftheMararoa from Auckland to Gisborne, says the Poverty Hay llmli, which goes to show the care necessary in navigating through a fog. At about !Uit) at night, some three hours after leaving Auckland, the weather being Ihick, Captain Ciwtlield, knowing he was in the vicinity of The WatchI mail Island, stopped the engines, j after waiting for a few minutes, the fog lilted, and right abreast of the steamer, apparently only a few hundred yards away, loomed out of the darkness the rocky clilfs of Ihe Watchman. Having found his position, the Captain ordered full steam ahead. .Notwithstanding the delay, the steamer made a passage of slightly under 20 hours from Auckland. The Picnic Commit tee in connection with the Masterton Municipal Fire Brigade met last evening, Captain Pickering in the chair. A letter from Ihe Volunteer Fire Brigade intimating their willingness to assist to make the gathering a success was read, The price of admission lo the Oval on Anniversary Pay was lixed as follows: —Gentlemen Is, ladies fid, children 3d. The Brigade decided to do their own catering on account- of tenders for the privilege being too low. Messrs Pickering, .Prentice, Ewington, and E. liraggius, were appointed to purchase trophies for the races. Messrs C. Ewington. T. Hudson and W.Morris were appointed liandicappers. Other committees reported progress and the meeting adjourned till Saturday, January tilth, Mr,). Charlton whose rcputiition in this district is established as a reliable Inner of pianosand organs, is now on one of his regular trips. Kesidcnts may safely trust their instruments lo his charge, but this cannot be said of everyone who conies round this way in liis line of business.

News has just been received of the death of a young man who recently left here to try his luck at Coolgavdie, says the Poverty Uay Jkmld. His name is Edward Oweu.and he took his departure from Gisborno about three months ago, By the last mail a letter was received written by Owen,tellingof liisail ventures on the road,aiul picturing in very gloomy terms the condition of C'oolgardie. .Enclosed with the same letter was another from his chum, telling of his sad lute. Owen,it seems,utterly disappointed with Coolgardie, returned to Freenianlle, and whilst there vent-out lishingwithanother man. "When they were about three miles oil' land, a squall struck the boat, and il capsized. Owen was drowned, ami the other man reached shore in an exhausted condition, after having been seven hours in the water. The sad airiclent tool; place on the lJth December. Messrs Oetzcs and Gcrritsen, and Chate aud Harris, two London provision firms, slate that if the Australian exporters arc willing to accept (id each for rabbits, they can be certain of an enorlnous sale among the- poorer classes. Mr F. H, Wood holds an important Horse Fair on Tuesday, 12 th of February, at 1 o'clock, when some line thoroughbred and draught stallions, coachers and hacks ivill be oll'ercd for sale. Amongst the onirics arc included Administrator, some of whose stock arc literally treading in his footsteps on the turf. Voltigeur, sire of such horses as Dromedary, and the Toad; Director, sire of Banker the champion gold medalist of the North Island; Laird of Kilbride, a champion medalist of Ihe South Island; Hero, a splendid specimen of the Clydesdale whose stock are in great favor in the district; Tom King another useful draught sire. These will be followed by alargc number of fillies, mares, and geldings, draught and thoroughbred, hacks, draught and harness horses. The sale oll'ct's an exceptional opportunity to anyone wishing either to buy or sell, and will bo held at Mr W. Hercock's stables, South Carterton.

Attention is directed to Messrs D.W. Virtue and Co.'s (Hunter Street-, Wellington) announcement in our advertising column This firm arc acents for the Atlas Holler Flour Mills, Timaru; the Zealandia condensed milk Co., Auckland ; and for R. Fuincss, Auckland, manufacturer of jams, sauces, curry powder, vinegar etc. Alargc stock of produce of all kinds is constantly kept m stock and country communications are promptly attended to, Thel'rcmiciMs to deliver apolitical address iu Napier, on Friday evening.

An old and respected resident at the Upper Hutt, Mrs Greenwood, died at her residence yesterday afternoon, Mr Stewart, Official Receiver, who has examined thp acopuntq of the |ank South of Australia (in liquidation! reports that it will be necessary to make a call of £8 per share, in easy instalments. STlie total quantity of wool catalogued at London for the coming sale, up to date, is 8500 bales. With the exception of the New South Wales and Queensland consignments, it is of poor quality,

übitie petsons still persist hi taking clippings from the papers at the Masterton Instituto, much to the annoyance of other, yisijors, , .

Our lord contemporary caught redhanded in a tlariug pimtic feat owns up in the following terms: "If there is one thing in the newspaper business that is wrong and wicked and bud it is piracy." This, wo suppose is (lie reason why he is a pirate.

Light showers (ell in Masterton last night.

Mr A. W.Hogg, addresses Ins constituents at Jinsterton to-morrow evening.

the liev. A. B. Todd, of Oamaru, has during his ministry baptised 1100 cliildvcn, and nmvrietl 591) couples. P. Watson charged on remand at Masterton yesterday with drunkenness, was discharged on payment of 17s Gd costs.

Tenders for the Masterton Gas Tank will be dealt with by the Eorough Council this evening. A third and final dividend of 2s in £ is now payable in the estate of Henry Stevens, of Miatua. Mr P. H. Wood adds several lines to the entries for his next Taralahi Stock Sale,

Tin.' Hon. Thomas Byrnes, AttorneyGeneral of Queensland, is on a visit to Wellington.

Mr Woodley A. IYouse, of Wellington, on Monday caught a splendid basket of trout in a stream at Masterton in less than three hours. His take was ;l!.tisli, their total weight being iillb. 1 he lly used was a " Jlardcy favourite," which Mr Prouse considers more deadly to the spoiled beauties than the red " flovernor," Last year, says the I'n.tl, he tookaaJlliin one (lav with a " llardey" lly, The Loudon committee of shareholders of Ihe Bank of Aew Zealand lias convened a meeting of shareholdings to protest against the call, and ask for details < from the New Zealand Government regarding the position of the Bank. The election of olliccrs of the Masterton Masonic Lodge, took place last evening. The following are the olllcers for the ensuing termW. M.—Bro. F. H. Ibbctson; S. W.-Bro. W. C, Cargill; J. W.—iiro. P. H, DeLisle; Treasurer —lira. J. A. McKcnzic; Secretary—Bro W. Sellar; Organist - Bro. A. von Keisenberg; S.D.-Bro. ]i. IL' Eton; J. J).—iiro. T. Brown, 1. G.-Bro. it. Baker; Tyler—lira. E. S. liichards; Auditors—Bros. Cargill and Eton. The old order elmi.Reth and they who do not move with the times and keep abreast with the new order, will lind themselves siuking into depths of despair. It's the fashion to tuove on; it pays to'hurry up, " lJeup and doing" the Pout sings!" Move on " the Bolilij cries! We remodel our prices with the New Year I,ecause a smull profit suits a large business, We intend in the future to work on a vdij- much smaller profit, and do a more cash business, therefore, it you want a sued article at a low price, ttie Bon Marchc is the place tor you aul y iii: 1 ninney! Have you made up your mi ni that although you ivant several things ;<!U wil! no. buy them unless tiiuy can ;e bought under such circumstances as wih enable you to say " lW..ght them at a low rice"? it so, you will find what you \va;,latL. J. Hooper and (Vs. Is there any ut ntil in tho ruinoii" that you are a ni'inbcr of au Association t-.nned for ihe purpose 3f doing away wilh promiscuous shopping, and that your ' pals and pall-iassi-s" and all the bhkc< and lilokesscs of your acquaiiitance are sworn under fearful penalties, invoivii g all kimls of 10.-scs to buy nothing, even if you are tattered and tern, unless the articles you require can be got at a low pric; ? 'However stringent your rules may he they cannot touch you it you buy Ir an L.J, liooperaud Co.'sßon Jlarche,—juvr.

One of (he most cruel and crucifying pains mar.kiuil is altiictcd with, is undoubtedly toothache. It will be of interest to know that instant r. lief can be obtamni by applying a little of Hetb Extract, and Ir.fallib'e Cure for Toothache, which jjita'. a a permanent cure in neatly all cases where the teeth are hollow, Everybody atall lkely to got to.th ache should he provided with a bottle, which can he lwd for 1/• esch (ginniiitecd not to injure the teeth w health') at the \V,F,U.A,'s Rinoy Goods Department, alf.o the following: German cure for corns, 1 /■; Mort in Insect powder anil «|)rcai Ws, 1/• each ; B'ick'a waterproof cement, 1/-; Hook's I'atz piste, lar»e tins, 1/-.—l'. ISot'K k Co,, Manufacturing Chemists and Importers.—Ann.

The announcement is made in another put of this paper th.-.t a sale of gn ater magnitude than ever yet attempted by To Aro House is now being held, and should arrest the attention, of everyone in this part of Ihe Colony, 'l'e Aro House has lon.' held the P'cmicr position as the leailin,- Family Drapery Warehouse in the city, and further developments arc now t iking place to inaugurate the new year of 18!lo. Early in the year Mr Smith admits to a partnership in his business, a commercial gentleman who has long hceu associated will) the London buying for Tc Aro House.

To thoroughly reduce and prepare the stock previous to the partnership stocktaking, sweeping icJuctions will be made in all departments. The stock must be reduced by £15,(100, and will be offered to the purchasing piibbc at most tempting prices, Heads of families, storekeepers, s ttlers, careful housewives, youn? and old, rich and poor, a'ike will save heaps of money by reserving their purchases for this great partnership sale, whi-.di commences on Friday, •Ith January, 18115, at Te Aro House,