Wairarapa Daily Times Established 1874. MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1895. THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4978, 18 March 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times Established 1874. MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1895. THE MONETARY CONFERENCE.

Tm: conference 011 the currency question which must, as a result of recent Legislative action in several Parliaments, shortly come about, will no doubt have for its main consideration, the rehabilitation of silver. The white metal has been ostracised as legal tender in most of the civilised countries, but it is during the past four or five years, that the change from silver to gold has chiefly occurred, and it is freely 1 admitted, that this disturbance in tho currency has occasioned, to a slight degree, a fall in the price of commodities. Up to a very shorttime ago, bi-metallism or a doable standard, was looked upon as a "fad,"J but the bi-nietalli.st has proved himself a persistent fellow and has brought his theories outho currency question well before the public. Whether the claims of the bimetallists be correct or incorrect it is difficult to pronounce judgment. The breadth and complexity of the subject necessitate very careful consideration, and who can decide on it, when according to a French Statesman "those who approach the qucs- " tion for the first time decide it at " once; those who study it with care " hesitate; those who are obliged to " decide it doubt and stop, over- " whelmed with the weight of thß " enormous responsibility. Certain facts at least present themselves in a clear light, Since 1875 silver has been refused admittance at the principal mints of the world, except in limited quantities, Prior to 1875, and when the demonetisation of silver was advocated, several distinguished economists such as Ernest Seyd, Laveleye and Dana Horton, predicteda crushing fall in the prices of commodities, attended by aworld-widedepression. This prediction lias been amply fulfilled, and the produce of the soil of all countries has since fallen from 30 to 50 per cent, Is it merely a chance circumstance that the fall in prices should l)e so closely associated with the banishment of silver, or does it come nnder the category of cause and effect P Bimetallists stand iby the latter contention, and advocate a return to the freo coinage of both gold and fcilver to restore the trade of tho world. Monometallists on the other hand assort that the prevailing depression is dne to increased competition, increased production, and increased fapiijties for distribution, and can only be relieved by accepting the yellow metftl asthp .standard 'of Value, and in time the

prices of commodities will adjust themselves to tbe new conditions, A remedy for the existing state of things is one of extreme importance and special interest to the Australian colonics. The downhill career of the prices of our produce is emharassing to say the least of it, and the hopeless tone of the world's markets makes us doubt whether the bedrock of prices has been reached. The monetary conference that must shortly sit will seek the remedy, and seeing the important bearing the issue will have for us, it is desirable that Australasia as a whole should bo represented at that conference. We are no advocates for eacli colony being represented apart, but we do think that the colonies as a wholo have a fair right to send one representative to the conference. A colonial delegate may not have, and probably will not have much weight, but that does not discount the desirability of representation. Whatever good is to be obtained will be best secured by the colonies seeking to be represented as a whole, instead of each one sending a Commissioner of its own. Mr Seddon's reply to the Bimetallic League of Dnnedin indicates that the Goycrnment will favourably consider colonial representation at the approaching monetary conference.

Liglit rain fell in Masterlonou Saturday afternoon. The weekly meeting of the North Wairarapa Liberal Association takes place this evening. A widow lias died at Gostrce, Ireland, aged 112, leaving a daughter oyer DO years old. Flammarion says that the oartli is cooling very rapidly. Europe has lost o deg. this century. Important addition's are made to the entries for Mr P. H. Wood's Xaratalii stock sale, which takes place on Tuesday. The Hiiwcra Sports are being held today. Two or three Masterton runners are competing in several events. A nice little nuggetot pure gold,sixtytwo ounces in weight was picked up at Coolgardie the other day. At Bombay twenty-four inches of rain have fallen in a day; at Genoa, thirty; at Gibralter, thirty-three. Mr llobertHorsley, who has just died at Soham, aged 103, leaves three sons, aged respectively, 74, 70, and 78. The Anniversary Services of the Belvedere Weslcyan Church were conducted yesterday by Mr J. W. Burton. Although yesterday (he weather looked very threatening, no raiu fell in Masterton. Mr John Hare, of the GarriekTheatre, with a company, will tour tlie Australasian colonics early next year. It is stated that the Plymouth breakwater contains the same quantity of stone—3,Boo,ooo tons—as the great pyramid of Cheops. _ On Saturday night one of the principal _ shops in Masterton was suddenly left in total darkness, through water unaccountably getting into the gas pipes. The pjacc was filled with customers and their surprise can be better imagined than described.

The Congregational meeting in connection with the Masterton Weslcyan Church, takes place next Thursday evening at 7 p.m. t The fier. J. Dukes returned from kelson on Saturday and yeslerilay preached at the Masterton Weslcyan Church, both morning and evening, lo large congregations. The Armenians confined in Turkish prisons include eight bishops and 2|! priests and doctors, Tliey were all arrested for political reasons, and none were tried prior to being thrown into prison. The prisoners arc restricted to 21b of bread daily. A rumour was current in Masterton yesterday, that a young man had been (lroivued while fording the Ituamahunga riycr, but it lacks confirmation,

The licy. A. C. Yorke's confirmation class is still gaining in numbers, and there are now over eighty applicants. This js, we believe, the record for the province,

Notwithstanding the dry weather wc have experienced of late, it has -been raining hard for several days on the hills, and all the rivers arc in a high state of Hood, the Waingawa and lluamahunga being bank high on Saturday. Tiro of Wellington's champion cyclists, Messrs Hcrbort and Hunt, have nominated for the forthcoming Amateur Sports, to beheld on the 28th inst. Q A large number of people including representatives of the Municipal, Volunteer and Kuripuni Fire Brigades, loft llasterton this morning for the Brigade Sports at Greytown. There is a likelihood of a special train being put on for the Ekctahuna Exhibition 011 the 28th inst, and a large number of llasterton people will probably attend. It is rather a pity the exhibition and the Waivarapa Amateur Sports are fixed for the same date. The Excelsior Cricket Club aremaking arrangements for holding their annual social and dance 011 Easter Monday, for the wind up of the season. The bicycle of a Continental tourist was found by the Dover custom-house officer to lie filled with tobacco instead of air. ■

Mr G. Kabonc, of Woodvillc, landed a fine trout out of the Tamaki on Wednesday, says the Examiner. It weighed 71bs„ which is the record for heaviest fish in this district this season.

Mr Geo. Humphries, of Greytown, has applied for letters patent for a wire strainer, which is said to bo a great improvement on the old styles, The Pollard Opera Company arc very heavy losers by the fire at the Theatre at Palmerston North of Thursday last. Their loss is estimated at fully £IOOO. Maslerton was well filled with renrcscuta tires of "Ould Ireland " yesterday, and the " wearing of the green" denoted that St. Patrick's Day was being duly celebrated. Special serrices were held in St. Patrick s Church, and very large congregations assembled, A few weeks ago a gang ot eight men were cutting a road over a huge cliff at Kangitikei, The cook's clock, by some unaccountable means,gained 15 minutes during the forenoon, and ho called the men to dinner at a quarter to one. About ten minutes to one a dozen tons of rock fell on the spot where they had been working, and buried all their tools beneath the ruins. Thirty hands are always employed at Flcmington Eacecourse, all the year round—gardeners, painters, and carters. It takes four men three years to do all the painting at Flcmington. When they have finished, they commence again, | The four and a half miles of training track require nearly 3103 loads of sand and tan and ashes, to keep them in good order. The ladies' rooms hare been specially decorated tliis season. A 25ft sun-dial, the hours planted in flowers, is au artistic norolty, and the joint production of Mr Byron Moore and Mr Ellery.

The writer of the atliletie chat in the Canterbury Times says that W. Burrell, \rlio won the Half-mile and ran second to Norton in the Quarter at Eeilding in 1891, is now running as an amateur at Wanganui The Clmiich, however, states that it was E. Burrell who ran at Feilding. and it is his brother- David who competes as an amateur, " Gus" Norton is waiting to be reinstated into the amateur ranks, and judging by the form shown at Napier, I should say that Norton and Holder will have tho flat and hprdlp events up to at least the 'quarter all their own way when once | they get reinstated.

The Bight Eev. Dr. Pearson, formerly ; Bishop of Newcastle (N.S.W ), is dead. ( The Waihi Company, in the 28 days | ending 9th March, crushed and treated 213° tons, wl/ich yielded £7459 worth of bullion. _ •

It is reported that China has offered ! Japan the supervision of the Customs revenue as a guarantee of the payment of the war indemnity. TheDunedin Jockey Club has disqualified for five years nine persons who though previously dealt with for laying tatalisator odds, committed a further offence at the Cup meeting, Christchurch Horticultural Society's Autumn bull) and rose shows show a deficit of oyer £6O,

Grave sneaks at Hangiora are said to steal the nbbou from vrreaths placed on the graves. j How to fill the churches is the latest conundrum the daily paper correspondent has sot himself to solve. Wo suegest a counter lunch.—Melbourne Punch, A giant is on exhibition in London. Ho comes from Egypt, his name being Hassan Ali. Though only 17 years of age, lie is already Bft in height. The Banks are all dosed to-day, in honor of St Patrick. The ladies of America prefer the study of medicine to that of theology; there are about 275 ladies in the ministry, but 2,600 arc doctors, Messrs Cole and Bartlett run their palace car to Carterton next Thursday afternoon, leaving the Mastcrton Post Office corner at 1.30 p.m. The twenty-first verse of the seventh chapter of Ezra contains every letter in the alphabet, and is the only Bible Terse thus distinguished. Lady Fitzgerald's baggage, on arriving at Southampton from Jersey, was found to contain SOU) of tobacco, besides ut (piaiitily of perfumed spirits, She was fined £7O. The Empress of Austria is said to nave beaten the record in regard to bciii" a juvenile grandmother, for she wasonly 3fl when her first grandchild was presented to her. Messrs Lowes & lorns add to thei r Wednesday's sale list, 1300 ewes, 5 rains, 200 wethers, 27 store pigs, 3 sheep dogs, 1 mare, saddle and hndlo. Consumption kills nearly 100,000 jieople iu the United States every year, lliat is more thau cholera, yellow fever, of small-pox ever killed in any year. Captain liussell, is to speak on political matters at Wangamii on the 23rd inst,, aud at Christchurch about the 10th of April, after which he will speak in Auckland.

General Booth intends visiting Australia in October. His visit luis reference to the spiritual, rather than the social work of the Army. Chicago clergymen have formed a club (o instruct prospective missionaries in foreign languages by means of a phonograph. A painful all air is reported from Chatham, where 11 yournc woman, respectably connected, was found lying dead in (lie parlour of her residence, while in a bedroom upstairs were the bodies of two newly-born children. Messrs Cole and Eartlctt arc determined to popularise their bus services, and arc using every means to suit tlio | requirements of country, as well as townspeople. They have now arranged to run a bus to Masterton every Wednesday, from Wilton's corner, (Upper Plain road) at ouc o'clock, making the return journey, from the Masterton Post Office corner, at 4.30 p.m. At Manchester, a married woman Mined Munro was charged with burning her three-year-old daughter with a red-hot poker. Because she did not like the child, the woman in a fit of passion took the poker red-hot from the fire and terribly burned her in four different places. When accused, she said she had done it, and would do it again. The magistrate remarked that it was the worse case lie had Imown Sentence of six months' imprisonment was passed.

t ilic ]ciiaclr of looking at tlic bright side of things was never developed to such perfection as in the case of a mini, who, aflov railway accident, telegraphed to his friend's wife-" Your husband killed in railway accident; head, both arms, and both legs cut off.' But later this correction was received: ' First report exaggerated; your husband killed; head and legs cut off, but only one arm.' . The other day, a servants'ball was given at Hawarden Castle, Mr and Mrs Gladstone, Mrs W. H. Gladstone and family, MrArmi stead, Miss Gladstone, lady F. Cavendish, and Mr and Mrs Drew beiug present. The ball was opened by Mrs Gladstone (who, it will be remembered, is eighty-two) dancing with the butler. We may fairly presume that the Grand Old Man took hii turn with the housekeeper, though, to be sure, no mention was made of the matter.

s _ Specialists on throat diseases are be-1 ginning to take itnusihl interest in culinary methods. They adyiso a kitchen quarantine on wash days and boiled ; dinner days, giving a reason that the ' steam from boiling clothes and pickled meats that require heat, produces many , illnesses of the respiratory organs, aud aggravates slight or chronic diseases of the nose, throat, and luugs. Patients ' are advised to vacate dark or illventilated kitchens, and to keep all babies or ailing children out of the kitchen when cookingis going on. The New Zealaud liailway Department have arranged to grant special fares by ordinary trains for school excursions in parlies of not less than twenty scholars, upon giving three days notice in the caso of small school excursions, Managers accompanying such excursions will 1» allowed at special fares in the proportion of one for every four scholars under fifteen years, and one for every two scholars over fifteen years. On the certificate of the teacher, one child (not otherwise able to join the excursion) will he carried free for every nine scholars for whom fares are paid, The fares will be the same as charged for the lato excursions for distances over 50 miles; for 2o miles aud not exceeding fifty miles, one shilling for passengers under fifteen years, and two shillings for scholars oyer fifteen and adults in charge of children; for distances of from seven up to twenty-five miles, children under fifteen, sixpence, adults and scholars over fifteen, one shilling, What can't lovely woman do when she has ft mind to try ?—asks the C'ineinnati Fos(. She has made an Adamless Eden out of the village of Montclair, N.J., so that there is no lord of creation there in the shape of man. About a year and a half ago some strolling theatrical persons posted the town with a lot of pictures of very scantily attired females. The ladies of the decorous village determined to put down what they regarded as a menace to the morals of the town, and forthwith organised a committee, and compelled the owners of the houses upon which offending theatrical bills were posted to tear the pictures down. Inflated with their success the adies took other municipal affairs in hand, and soon had a committee on sanitation, a committee on sidewalks and : streets, ahumane committee, a landscape art committee, a young folks' committee, a Sabbath observance committee, and 1 goodness only knows how many more. ' Presently these various bodies ' formed themselves into the Women's Town Improvement Association of , Montclair. There arc 200 mem- 1 hers. They number more than the City Council and all the otherpolitical boards 1 puttogother. They aroaotive in season ' and out of season,and the whole physical face of the town looks like a newly swopt parlor, while its morals would be < a model for Salem of the Puritan days. ( It has all been brought about by "a woman'fl way/; which no man, it seems, in all .Montclair, could resist. Surely tho better half ,of the taco needs not to f despair of getting hor rights and mak- . lng lior powor fait in the governing of ( this happy land of ours.'

A tenant is required for a house in Dixon-street. Mr J. Handel of the Club Hotel, Masterton, advertises for eggs and poultry. Mr J. Baggc Postmaster at Masterton, retires from active duty at the end of this week, Mr J. L. Murray of Masterton, has secured the contract to supply jerseys, etc., to the Parkvale Football Club, at Carterton. The Government of the Netherlands has voted £BOO,OOO to supply tho Dutch army with Mannlielier rifles. _ The Customs duties collected at Wellington last week amounted to £8797 8s 10J, and the beer duty to £l3B Is 6d. It has now been decided to allow Village Settlers to make applications for advances under the Advances to Settlers Act, A number of members of the Carterton Cycling Club, take part in the Grcytowu Sports to-day. Theliev. Charles Murray, of Carterton, conducted services at the Masterton Presbyterian Church yesterday. Mr T. Hutchison, S.M., will sit at Tenui, to-morrow, to deal with liyc informations under the Babbit Act. A, sale of work and concert, in aid of Dr. Uarnardo's Homes, will be held at the Masterton Temperance Hall, on Tuesday, March 26tb. A brake returning from Island Bay, loaded with passengers, capsized in Vivian Street, Wellington, yesterday. All the passengers escaped serious injury except one, who had his ancle dislocated. Mr J. Redmond, of the Queen's Hotel Masterton, has presented a bat to the Iwcclsior Cricket Club, to be given to the member obtaining the best batting average during the present season. Special services in connection with the Masterton branch of the Salvation Army, were conducted yesterdav, by Stall-Captain Edwards, assisted by some Wellington officers. The attendances were large. _ L. J. Hooper and Co, notify the arrival of their lirst shipments of autumn and winter drapery, millinery dress goods, jackets, mantles, macintoshes, etc.—Advt. Tho announcement is made in another port o! this paper that a sole ol greater magnitude than ever yet attempted by Te Aro House is now being held, and should arrest the at tsntion, ot everyone in this part of the Colony. Te Aro Houso has long held the premier position as the leading Family ; Drapery Warehouse in tho city, and further developments are now taking place to inaugurate the new year of 1895. Early in the year Mr Smith admits to a partnership in his business, a commercial gentleman who has long been associated 1 with the London buying for To Aro House. To thoroughly reduce and prepare the , stock previous to the partnership stock- ; taking, sweeping reductions will be made , in all departments. The slock must bo reduced by £l-5.000, mid will be offered to tho , purchasing public almost tempting prices, ■ Heads of families, storekeepers, settlers, : careful housewives, youug and old, rich and poor, alike will save heaps of money by re- , serving their purchases for this great partnership sale, which commences on Friday, ■lth January, 181)5, at Te Aro Houbc.