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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5058, 22 June 1895, Page 2

Wii-f. tho thousand The guineas be raised, Thosuakd , which has been promGuineas, ised to Mrs Seddou, by ardent Liberals ? We think it will, although there may be but few golden coins jingling in the Liberal pockets. Ono class in the community ought to contribute nearly tho whole of it. Wo refer to the lawyers, whose business has been enlarged, and whose gaius have been increased enormously by the bad legislation of the past three years. Each Act has been so roughly drafted, that it is like a sieve through which anything can be sifted, and the legal fraternity has made a perfect harvest of fees. The last three or four volumes of Liberal Statutes, have been a perfect

gold mine to'the legal fraternity, and i fchore ought to bo some acknowledgment, on their part, of gratitude for the unlimited litigation placed at their disposal, by our 'prentice lawmakers.

Now Parliament lias met The , wo aro anxious to know Ply how it is that the in Colonial Bank has got Amber, hold ot £150,000 of our puulicfunds PTIio money is in tho Bank, but, liko the fly in amber, people want to know how it got there. Last year the Government became tho happy parent of a Bank, now, we suppose, another bantling or bankling is on its way, and this £150,000 is the "welcomo little stranger's" pincushion. Can we stand a birth of this kind every year ? Is the announcement of a well-known American author "Joy in the House of Ward "to signal during tho coming session another addition to the Ministerial Banking family ?

Our whirligig MinWantki) istry find that its

A work tells upon it, Tiiavmuxg and want to increase Showman, its nuinorical strength. Not, of course, its work proper at headquarters. Mr Seddou '' could do all that Binglo handed " without turning a hair—but its nigger dance all over the Colony. As a travelling circus it requires to be recruited! If every Liberal member fancies that ho is going to have the new portfolio, tho increase will be carried by a- considerable majority, but if it leaks out before hand who the lucky man is, on whom the Ministerial eye is fixed, then a patriotic regard for economy will alienato much of the likeial support on this particular proposal.

Additions arc made to Mr F. 11. Wood's entries for next Thursday's Fcathcrston sale. A burning Hue iu tho West Ward of the Borough, was (lie cause of an alarm on the Mastpiton firebells last evening.

Mrs Dean has boon sentenced to death foi'theWiuton child murders.

Messrs Artavright (liaugilikeil, W. C. Smith (Hawkcs Bay), T. Thomson (Auckland), and Geo. Jones (Oiimaru) are mentioned as likely appointees to the Upper House, The Khedivo has arranged a visit to the Sultan at Constantinople, to obtain support against the members of his own family, who are alleged to bo plotting against him. The inline of the Hon. Mr Lnniaeh is (he most freely mentioned in connection with the proposed strengthening of (he Ministeiialtcam. Loans amounting (o about £300,01)0 have already been authorised by the Lending Board under the Advances to Settlers Ael.

Colonel Fox received a gratuity of £2OOO from Ihe Imperial Government upon his retirement from the Service last year.

The New Zealand Midland liailway Company is urging the Stock Exchange to withhold the settling day of the last loan until the New Zealand Governmen! has equitably arranged the company's claims. A powerful argument in favourof international arbitration lias been ndvauccd by Sir J. Lubbock. One-third of our national income he declares is spent in paying for past wars, .and one-third iu preparing for future wars, so that only a third is left for the Government of tho country.

The Grcyimtttlt Star recently published an article anything but complimentaiy to the Hon. Mr SedJou. In the course of its remarks it said—" It is quite evident that the Hokitika folk, whatever they may think of their Premier, are very much displeased with their representative."

Mr Walker of the New. Zealand Aliiante, addressing a band of hope meeting at. North-East Valley, says the Otup Daily Timet, said there were 18,01)0 birllis in New Zciiluml every year, or 54,00 every tlircc years After allowing for Mortality in infancy and youth, it was a very moderate estimate that at least!'2s,Oo young people came to voters' age every three years, and through the influence of bands of hope and other agencies the bulk of the young people were on the side of prohibition. This enormous accession of strength every three years gave a very early prospect of colonial prohibition in New Zealand. It would not surprise liiin if the scale ivers turned for colonial prohibition within liye years in this colony. It was at least a happy possibility. The licv. Mr Ellis, of the Baptist Church, North Adelaide, the other Sunday took for his subject "Australian Jdols," and in the course of his discourse held aloft to the admiring gaze of his congregation two tobacco pipes, a brandy and whisky bottle (empty of course), a jockey whip, a box of dice, cards, dancing pumps, a mirror, a novel, and a lump ■of imitation gold. " These be thy gods, 0 Australia?" he exclaimed, and then the band played, or rather, the. organ struck up, According to a London paper, a worthy dame having found out that bachelors throw away their socks when the slightest hole appears in them, conceived the idea of teaching them how to darn, but instead of forming a club for girls to darn .the defenceless bachelors' soeks, as she might have done a few years ago, she inyited a number of young men, Riid sat them in a row round the room, to learn the whole art of darning their own socks.

The briskness of the timber industry is shown by the fact that local mills arc still running day and night 'says the. Auckland Star). At Mercury Iky Mill a contract has just been givcu out by the manager, Mr Edwards, on behalf of the Kauri Timber Company, for the cutting of 20,CC0,000 feet of timber. This mill is now lit by electric light, as it is running niajit and day. Over eighty hands are employed in the mill itself, and fully two hundred in tho mill and bush.

The following is (ho programme for the Sixpenny Concert, to be held in the Masterlon Wcsleyan Schoolroom on Monday evening next, June 24th : Overture, Mastcrton Orchestra; recitation, " Catching Prawns," Miss Nellie Hogg i song," Maid of Alliens," Mr S. H. ltalph; piano solo, Miss Fanny Elltins; song, " The Meeting of the Waters," Miss Dennan; violin solo, Miss Alice lioolcs; song, (selected) Miss Johnston jiccilation," Amelia's Unfortunate young Man," Mr H. Cliisholm ; song, (selected) Miss Bennington; selection, Mastcrton Orchestra j song, " Tho Ship I Love," Mr 1(. G. langto'n; piano solo, Miss Jessie Hogg; song, " After Sundown," Miss Corbelt; violin solo, Master A, Elkins; song, "The Bedouin Love Song," Mr Meadows. . '• It is explained in a touching little anecdote in Good Words, by Dr. Macleod: Professor Blackie frequently stayed at my house when lecturing in Glasgow. .He was always at his best when one had him alone. One night when we were sitting up together he said in his brusque way, "Whatever other faults I have, I am free from vanity." An incredulous smilo on my face nroused him. " You don't believe that:, give mc an instance." Being thus challenged, I said, "Why do you walk about flourishing a plaid continuallyP" "I'll give you the history of that, sir. When I was a poor man, and when my wife and 1 had our difficulties; she one day drew attention to the thrcad-baro character of my surlout, and asked me to order a new one. I told her I could not afford it just then when she went like a noble woman and put hor own plaid shawl on my shoulders, and I We. worn a plaid ever since in memory of her loving deed,"

A 'Frisco mail reached Masterton at noon to-day. ■

A Forester!' Lodge is to to opened at Eketahuna shortly. The Bev. J. Dukes preaches at Masterton Wcsleyan Church to-morrow evening,

The address recently presented to Mr J Wallace Smith Ims been yery artistically illuminated on vellum, by Mr W. Sellar, and is now on yierr at Messrs Hounslowand Hoar's shop, Masterton. Viscount Hinton, who for many years jhas been grinding an organ through tho j streets of London, is non- acting as showmanforaliinotoscope.

The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough mil only bo received by the uccn as Lady William Beresford, so that her new husband has cost her a title,

Colonel Fox to Volunteer So-and-So of the Blenhiom Bides:-" What would you do if you saw tho enemy approaching?" Volunteer: "Mako it pretty 'ot for 'cm, sir,

The Official Assignee has summoned John Cummings, bankrupt, to appear before Mr District Judge Kettle, to show cause why he should not sign tho lease of his Village Settlement section at Tutaeliara.

C. L. Taylor, land agent for the Marquis of Ely, was shot and killed on May 2ud,whilo standing ousidotho courthouse at New Boss, County Cork, by a bailiff whom ho had threatened td evict from his holding. Tho affair caused groat excitement,

A mysterious explosion took place on May _ 17th in a railway carriage which' was just arriving at the Walworth railway station, on the London, Chatham, and Dover road. The sole occupant of the carriage was badly injured. Near him Was found a brass cylinder nine i inches long. The Primitive Methodist Conference, in session at Dudloy, England, expelled on May 7th, the Eev. Jonathan Bell 1 from the ministry and communion. Bell had been running amuck in a moral sense, it is alleged, in both Europe and the United States. On the 7th, the Pall Mall Ga:dle printed a column article alleged to be based on police inquiries, suggesting that an ox-soldier named Grainger, a native of Cork, is tho real "Jack the Hipper." Gra-'ngcr is now serving a 10years' term of penal servitude for stabbing a woman in the Whitechapel District, last March.

it last night's meeting of Court Loyal Enterprise, A.0.P., Mastortou, the following officers were elected for the enmine term :-C.H.—Bro, E. Pragndl' P.C.E.-Bro. A. Gardiner; Treas.llro. W. Candy ; Secretary-Bro. E. H, Waddington; S.W.-Bro. W. Blinkhorn; J.W.-Bro. W. H. Cole; 5.8.Bro. J. Sillars; J.B-Bro. A. Nirol. Three new menibors were proposed, the receipts for the evening amounted to £2l Ms 2d, The Court decided to nominate Bro. C. P. Worth, senr., of Wellington, for the office of District S,B. The Qucon returned to London from the Continent, on May 3rd, with her daughter Beatrice and son-in-law Prince Henry of Batteuburg. The Prince, with the Duke of Orleans, went junketing in Spain, and had a narrow escape of his life at a fair in Andalusia, where lie kissed a rustic beauty. Her sweetheart and several hundred of his fellow peasants resented it, and there was a regular fight withknives. Had it not been for the police, both Batteuburg and Orleans would have been killed. As it is, the Frenchman, according to common report, is now laid up from the wounds received in the fray.

The following is the programme for the entertainment to be giv.m on Tuesday evening next iu St. Matthew's schoolroom.in aid of the Parish Band funds : Overture, Mr J, Kcarslcy'i Orchestra; Maypole Dance by twenty children; song,Mr ]). Langton; sonj;, Miss C, Coruclt; humorous dialogue, Misses Joyce; Tableau," Sally in Our Alley"; song, Mr Meadows; song, Mr Light; instrumental selection, Gray Brothers; Tableau, " Mary Queen of Scots"; violin solo, Master Elkins; song, MrLilley; song, MissO. Jago; Humorous rending, llcv. A. 0. Yorke; violin duct, Miss and Master Elkins; Tableau, "The Apple of Discord"; song, Mr C, Cinders; song, Master Alt. Elkins; instrumental selection, Mr ,1. Arthur; duet, Misses Cran and Preulice; violin solo, Mr B. Binders; Tableau, "At the statue of Venus"; selection, Orchestra.

A great gathering look place at the Sydney Town Hall, on May 30th, when the 3fllh annual meeting of the Church Society took place. A lady, who was present, writing to a friend in Masterton, says:—" No less than 2.50J pcoplo sal down to tea, in the basement of (he Town Hall, and at the public meeting, held at 7.30 in the Grand Hall of the building, it was packed and hundreds had to go away. When the Dean of Sydney rose to move a resolution the people cheered him to such an extent, that for a. long time he was unable to speak. This shows, I think, that there is much warmth and life in Church matters yet in Australia. Such a gathering had never been in Australia before."

The master of the ship Imberbome. wliijh has arrived at Sydney from London, sailed through GOO miles of icebergs. This chain of ice mountains extended from the l'Jth degree to the 31st of cast longitude, The course of the ship was repeatedly altered, the vessel hcadiug south from 42.30 • south to 45 south latitude in the attempt to get round tho gigantic masses of ice. They are directly in tho track of shipping bound to Australia.

The North Otui/o Times says:—As an evidence of the number of hares in the Hakatcramea Valley, we may mention that from one property alone it is estimated that close on ICOO head have been killed by various shooting parties since the opening of the shooting season, Hares arc not so prolific as the rabbit, but they have increased more rapidly ill tho Hakatcrnmca Valley, and all over South Canterbury, in fact. There is no close season for hares in Canterbury.

Some millionaires lay tho foundations of their fortunes by picking un a pin, others by entering London with half-a-crown in their pockets. Mr Loiter, the father of Mrs George Curzon, began his successful career, according to the Morning, by washing windows. Thirtyliye years ago lie was in Chicago without cither tho pin or the half-crown, but with a letter of recommendation to Mr Jonu V. Farwell, the head of the great " dry goods" firm. Mr Farwell had nothing for him; but as he turned to go, young Leiter looked at the office windows, and said," Tour windows need washing, sir. Let me. clean them, anything to do is better than nothing." At lunch time, Mr Farwell handed the young man two dollars, and said, " Hang your coat up in the outer office. I like your pluck, and will find you something else to do," Mr Leiter, in course of time became head of the fum, and his fortune is now said to be 20,000,000 dollars. *

It is reported that many landed proprietors in France are adopting what is known as the Metayage system of cultirating their lands, which is simply the principle of "profits sharing "applied to husbandry, The owner of, say, 250 acres, sub-divides them into six divisions between as many piutners with himself called colons; he supplies the rolling stock at a fixed interest; the colon and his family contribute their labour and supervision, and at the end of tho year the net profits are divided, When the landlord is scientific and interested and the colon modem and unobstinate, the plan works well. The landowner can cancel the arrangement by giving notico on 24th June, and the colon moves out with military exactitude on the 11th of the following November. There is no' difficulty, and'he leaves without eviction, the police request the colon to depart "in the name of the law." .Should he resist hois imprisoned simply for-disobeying the law, If he has any claim against his partner it is settled like any other debt suit

Messrs Lowes Aloms add to their . nextWednesday's]sale list 08fat ewes. ' A beautiful' Aurora Australk was , visible at Mastcrton, at an early hour iliii morning. On Friday evening next the Mastcrton . Mutual Improvement Society hold a social gathering. Captain Fred Thomas, the "Whistling Ventriloquist," is at present in Oimiaru. | On Thursday evening last he assisted at • a concert in aid of a public baths. The daughter of a Molbourne oystersaloon keeper, who is an accomplished singer, is known as the" Oyster Patti," The Bcnovolcnt Societies of Hobart and Lannccston have scouted the Premier's proposal to supply poor children with |d breakfasts.* MrS. G. Radford, draper, of Master ton, still continues his clearing sale. A new advertisement from him will appear in Monday's issue. . Professor; "What's the difference between idealism and realism P" Girton Girl: "The marriage ceremony." Glasgow, like Paris and London, has begun to eat horseflesh. During tne last fortnight of March forty liorses were slaughtered in the western city for human food. Tliorc was no meeting of the Masterton Mutual Improvement Society last night, owing to the inclemency of tho weather. A public trial of the Walter A. Wood graiu and manure drill, is to he held at Captain Holmwood's farm, Opaki, on Tuesday next at 2, p.m. The Houso was occupied yesterday with the Address in Hcply, at 10.40 p.m. the debate being adjourned, on tho motion of Mr 0. H. Mills, until Tuesday next. As showing the severity of tho weather on Friday, the still-running water in parts of the Euamahmtga river was covered with a thick coating of ice, '. a thing almost unknown before. _ Wo are requested to state that a meeting of all interested in the promotion of

the Bcntley benefit social, will be held at Mr J. Williams' rooms, this evening, 1 at 8 o'clock. Ladies willing to contribute ' refreshments, etc., are requested lo send I in their mimes to Mr J. Williams. When nsljed whether she had any '_ reason to offer why sentence should not r be passed upon her, Mrs Deanrose, and, I in a firm clear voice, said, " No; I have only to thank Detective McGrath for his kindness to me." The police have obtained a warrant for the arrest of a eoniniision agent lately ; carrying on business in Wellington, says . the Times, on a charge of making away with moneys he had collected on bohalf [ of a tradesman. Ho is believed to have loft tho Colony. At Birkenhead recently Ilic captain of i a steamship from Buenos Ayrcs was i lined 132 for omitting lo slaughter three oxen which had been landed in a most shocking condition from broken limbs, broken ribs, and other injuries, From j the evidence it transpired that over fifty r cuttle, and nearly 100 sheep were lost , overboard or died during the voyage, l Tlii) sale o( drapery and clothing an- ! nounced in another columu, will comence s on Saturday June Ist, at the Bon Marche. 3 Messrs h J. Hooper and Co., have deeidcii . to dispose of tuc whole of their new season's slock ot drapery, millinery, clothing, household furnishing, woollens, blankets, etc, 1 This is a chauoe tint very seldom occurs 1 and buyers would do well to visit the sale I early as there is no doubt the goods will be t sold independent of cost prices and at great i jacrilice.-AnvT,