Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1895. FIRE INSURANCE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5075, 12 July 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1895. FIRE INSURANCE.

Mi! A. W. Hogg advocating State Fire Insurance is reported in lhusurd to have said:—" In the town of Masterton there were tradesmen pitying what was virtually a heavy rent to fire insurance companies. And who was it that had to pay this money 'i It was not those who contributed directly—the tradesmen —but the unfoi'tuiitito customers. There was not a man, woman, or child in New Zealand but was levied upon through the medium of these atrocious lire insurance rales. The rates were simply inhuman, outrageous, and preposterous. And, notwithstanding all that was said about the poor insurance companies, some of them had within the last few months been able to declare dividends of 10 and 15 per centmost extraordinary dividends when tlioy considered the price at which money was invested at the present time. There was great reason why the Government should ho called upon to deal with the matter. They knew for a fact that a very large amount of money was swept completely out of the colony into foreign channels; that the money that was contributed to these companies was not allowed to rest in New Zealand ; that it did not circulate among the community, but passed to other parts of the world, into the hands of merciless Shylocksand speculators." Mr Hogg had a good case, but he somewhat spoiled it by needless exaggeration, After all the right remedy for high premiums in Masterton is a high pressure water supply. Our tradesmen have not the pluck enough to help themselves to this, and so they call upon Jupiter Hogg to do for them what they ought to accomplish for themsolves.

It| has never yet been The the custom in New Lower Zetland toeither speak. Classes, thiiik or write about "the lower classes." This particular phrase, so common in England, and so detestable anywhere, was used for the first time by a New Zealand politician on Wednesday, when Mr Ward, as reported by the New Unml Times, said" He waa a young Now Zealander, and to him tho highest results of political advantage wore not so much coveted as the general well-being and amelioration of the lower and most popular classes." We suppose that after this, it must be taken for granted that "a lower class" exists in this land, and that Mr Ward is its prophet. All the same we wish he had not discovered it.

Duiuxo the debate on Scolding tho Addrcss-in-Roply, The Mr Buchanan brought Prbmibb some figures to boar on the Premier with considerable effect. The Premier could only take refuge in a retort that the member for Waii-arupadid not undorstand the figures he was using. Then Mr Buchanan said:—" In that case 1 should only be on a level with the honourable gentleman himself, for he lias given ample proof to the House and to the Colony that if there is anything which he understands it certainly is not finance. The fact is that the present Government are becoming notorious throughout New Zealand for tbeirdeliberate disregard of facts, not only in this House, but before the public throughout the Colony. I have only taken n few samples of the gross misstatements which the Premier himself cannot by any manipulation show to be consistent with facts. I regret extremely that the honor of the Colony should be degraded in this manner. 1 say that it cannot but be an evil day for the Colony of New Zealand when the honor of her public men can thus be called into question, and with such good reason." Now Mr Buchanan is one of the few men who never say anything which they are notprepared to prove, ltistrue hewas scolding the Premier, but every word he was uttering was a red hot indictment of an unanswerable character.

The Premier says that " Unauthorised " expenditure is very low this year, _ There is a demand for dwelling-houses in Carterton, and not one of any sort is to be had says the Olmmr. Mil'. Crewe, of Gladstone, killed a pig of the Berkshire breed,which turned the scale at Solilb. Miss Agnes Murphy, of Melbourne has sold to the Jioutledges, her Australian novel, on high terms. Altogether about 200 shrubs were planted on the Thorndon Esplanade, Wellington, in connection with the Arbor Day proceedings. About W different County Councils have so far intimated their intention of sending delegates to the coming Conference, at Wellington. Mr J. L, Kimbell, formerly of Carterton, and Dancvirkc, has taken over the Commercial Hotel, Palmerston N. The House has refused lea ye to introduce the Estates Company's proposed Lottery Bill, on division by 4!) to 13. .Nearly 120,000 snakes were killed in India last year, and there were 21,000 deaths among men from bites. For the year up to 31st March last 207 totalisator permits, for 208 days, were issued, and the revenue derived was £10,44.6. During the year ending 31st March last 40 permits to hold art unions were granted to religious bodies. Of these 0 were Church of England, 22 lioman Catholic, and 11 Presbyterian.

Following the example of Paris, there is a proposal to establish a system by which Londoners will he able to obtain a supply of boiling water by placing a penny in the slot, The chimes at the lioyal Exchange haye worn out after being in use for half a century, and arc to be replaced by others representing English, Scotch, and f risli airs, each nationality having a week for itself. A hymn tune will be played on Sunday. The sum of £B2 was received by a Rapier Park Club steward last week for investment in the Hurdles. £75 of this was put on one horse, Kahurangi, and when the amount was rung on there was a mild sensation. Kahurangi won.

To-night at the Maslertou Theatre lioyal, the Kennedy-Lucas Company will stage the comedy " David Garrick," apiece quite new to most Mastcrlon play-goers, Mr Albert Lucas will take the principal character. A Wellington correspondent writes: —" The Ward banquet in the Drill Hill on Wednesday evening, though well patronised by leading citizens, was a disappointment. The weather was cold and inclement; the collation cold and indifferent; the building draughty; the songs 100 limited; and the only redeemiug feature was the speeches, which were good; while the approbation was enthusiastic"

Protective works to the river hank beneath the wesl approach of the To Ore Ore bridge, arc almost completed. The hank here was considerably wasted by the force of current during the April Hoods, and it became necessary (o construct works for its protection to prevent the abutment of the bridge from being exposed to the risk of washing out,

There is many a garment parading in the daylight that has been rejuvenated and there is many a feather adorning the sweetest tiling iu hats that at one time was looked upon us past the age of usefulness; the art of the dyer bus managed to resuscitate and restore to (heir original splendour the frayed and napless garment, and the outraged feather. _ The dyer is a boon to the community, and when he studies the conveniences as well as the wants of his customers he becomes doubly so; it is this position that Messrs W. Barber it Co., the well-known stcain dyers and cleaners, of Cuba Slrcet.Wclliuglon, take up. In order lo meet the convenience of their numerous customers in tho Wai. rarapa, they have appointed Mis Goodail, Queen Street, Maslcrton, their agent, thus saving their clients all the trouble and expense of forwarding their goods to Wellington, In another column Messrs Barber & Co. notify the arrangements they have made in the interests of their patrons, There are some exuberant spirits in the hamlet of Gladstone, who arc compelled to find it vent for their superabundant vitality, says the Observer. From time to time, with regret we have had to record some act of vandalism, which must have made our readers blush for the Gladstonians, For a long period, there has been a lull In these mischievous acts, and it was thought they had ceased entirely. Last week, A IJIH lust number' of however, this scorning peacefulness Tomfoou Hansard, proclaims the was rudely broken in a way that Ground. House of Bepresenta- showed the perpetrators of the tives to- bo a tomfool C) ,lrc "° "spectors of person, immud. H contains some idiotic The liov. C. Murray, M.A., was over at verses composed by a Member of the b }t °, uc "° d ' cft hl, i outsid ? is it, that we feel ashamed even to vehicle he found one of the wheels had quote the stanzas. Is there no self- been removed, and, although search was respect left, in either the House or made high and low for it, it tho Ministry, that such opon mani- could not be found, nor has its wheretestations' as these, cannot lie al)outs teen brought to light up to the 'restrained! 1 If the member in ques- F s <4, .Comcidcntlytwp.orthreqresi. tion "don't know wl.ere 'o are,"' iß^fflK^'^S 1 ' ~ f, . i •', itiou of the act nave been made to suffer there ought to bo someone, surely, by'Lavbg thoir horses (ails docked. The in charge pt Uawrd, who is matter is in the hands of the police, apd empowered to stop tomfoolery ef this j doubtless something more wjll hp heard kiud, . • Jof it.

The Elective Exeoutiro Bill has been Med in tho House.

Tiro trains convoying Catholic pil.j gnms came into collision near Quebec, It is believed that 25 have been killed and 40 injurod therebj, Mr T. K, Macdonald's salary as Valuer under the Advances to Settlers Act is £SOO per annum and 10s Gd per diem travelling allowance The report of Buxton, Eonald, and 1 Co., wool brokers, states that the outlook for the wool market is morereasluring than for a long time past. The Kennedy-Lucas Company intend •'.aging "Fighting Fortune," at Greytown, on Monday evening, and "The Bolls," at Carterton, on Tuesday evening.

The Minister for Labour says that people at Eotorua prefer wallowing in any pool to going to the Sanatorium and paying a small sum for proper baths, and people have died through this. A private wire from Wellington slates that the number of entries for the Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association's Show, to be held on Thursday next is over eleven hundred and forty, and of these three hundred nnd eleven entries arc in the pigeon department.

At Earatonga the Liquor Law has worked well, and drunkenness is rare, but in the orange season some of the natives stupefy themselves by secretly drinking the fermented juicc'prepared and consumed in the virgin bush.

In the crush to obtain admission to an entertainment at the City Hall, Auckland, recently, a young lady came in contact with a hat pin in auother lady's headgear, with the result that a portion of the pin entered her arm and broke off. Messrs 11. E Hornblow & Co hold their usual weekly sale of miscellaneous goods, household furniture, fruit trees, and also horses, poultry, etc., at the People's Auction Mart, to-morrow.

The audience at the Theatre lioyal last evening were apparently wellsatisfied with the entertainment. At anyrate, like Oliver Twist, they wanted more, for they continued sitting for several minutes after the fall of the curtain.

Mr JamesWickens has disposed of his outside bread business to Messrs Cliamberlain Bros.

The body of a man was found floating in the Wellington Harbour yesterday. He has not been identified. The annual meeting of parishioners, of St. Matthew's, Masterton, will take place on Thursday evening next. On the Park Oval, to-morrow, the l Star lecond meet the Eotahitanga team, and a tight natch is expected,

The German fleet is assembling off Taugiers, to enforco the demand for tho murder of a German subject.

The Captain Cook Brewery Company (Auckland) offered £IOO,OOO preference and ordinary shares, in London, and the stated amount has been subscribed.

Tho Rev, J. Patcrson, of Wellington, visited Masterton to-day. He is en route for Paliiatua, where he will open a new Presbyterian Church. The Kami, from Chatham Islands, brings news that on July 6th, a man named Gibbs, storeman for Mr Hodd, committed suicide by shooting himself.

Auckland Liberals arc divided as to whom they will support at the coming olection. The Hon Mr Beeves now says the statement that he sent a telegram to the Auckland meeting, urging that a Minister should go up and try to heal tho breach, is a mistake, as he never sent any such message. The Colonial Treasurer is to move at 7.3othis evening, "That the circular issued to the public in Loudon by the Agent-General in respect to the 3 per icent loan for £1,500,000 bo laid before this House." Messrs Simms and Mowlem hold an unreserved sale of furniture, crockery, bedding,poultry, etc, in their rooms tomorrow (Saturday) at 2 o'clock. AtChvistchurch yesterday, the Prohibitionists withdrew the remaining informations against publicans for alleged Sunday trading, on the ground that the purpose sought in the proceedings would, if served at all, be as well served by the six cases which have been heard as by the whole twelve. It is stated that tho church-goers of the Waverley district have been very much scandalised by the conviction of J). Dickie, of Momohaki, for defrauding the revenue by working an illicit still, Dickie having been a local preacher and leading light in Wcsleyan Church circles.

MrLawry wanted to know on Tuesday whether it wrs true that one of the speakers at the Temperance deputation to tlie Premier had proposed to compound a felony, The Premier said that the deputation hid been very correctly reported by the Wellington press, and Mr Isitt's statements would he found there. Mr Isilt had since declared that his only mission in life would be to destroy llie Government and especially himself (the Premier).—Pw/. Mr TV. Hutchison preached against the Homes Protection Bill on Tuesday night from the text, "Thou shall not steal." Mr Heno Me said there was another admonition, "Thou shalt not covet," and he hoped Mr Hutchison would remember this in regard to some of the legislation he approved, says the Post.

The following hands have been entered for the Timaru contest:-Wellington Garrison, Clirislclmrch Garrison, Canterbury Engineers, Stanmorc, Sydenham, Timaru Garrison, OamaruK avals, JJuuedin JN'avals, Kaikorai, Invcrearglll Garrison, Invercargill City Guards, Information has been received that the skeleton of a raau in a good state of preservation has been found near the root of a tree about a mile from Kawarua, on the const below Hokianga Heads. A bullet-hole has been found in the skull. A constable has been despatched to the place. At Hawcra, John Farrcll, on seven charges of fraudulent preference and other offences under the Bankruptcy Act, has been sentenced, at the District Court, to throo months' imprisonment on each conviction. At the Christchurch Police Court, Fredk. Win. Drummond, formerly i draper, pleaded guilty to a breach of the Bankruptcy Act, in not delivering up the whole of his property to the Official Assignee. He was placed on probation for six months, and ordered to pay £5 costs of the prosecution. The following Bills were introduced and read a first time in the Houso yesterday :-Mr IMerton, the Truck Act Amendment Bill; Mr Duthie, the Wellington City Loans Conversion Bill; Mr Lawry, for Hon. Sir Maurice O'Kourkc, the Charitable Gifts Duties Exemption Bill; Mr Duthie, the Weilington (City) Streets Bill and the Weilington (City) Suburbs Water-supply Bill; Mr W.Hutchison, a Bill to Kegulate the Sale of Second-hand Goods and Articles, and to provide for the Licensing of Second-hand Dealers.

The Queen has conferred the Albert medal on Hercward Hewison for saving his brother'! life at Newcastle (N.S.W.) on the 28lh November. Hewison's valour consisted in' driving off a ihark which had attacked his brother, taken off his arm, and otherwise mutilated him, and in bringing the maimed lad ashore.

At the conclusion of " East Lyunc," at the Mastorlon Theatre lioyal on Thursday night, the audience seemed undecided whether to Icayc or not, and many continued sitting in their places. Iho genial J. J. Kennedy was standing in the pit, and someone appealed to him, and asked if the play was over. "Well," said Mr Kennedy, "the poor woman's dead, isn't she ? How on earth do you expect her to act anymore!"

The Southland Times states that before commencing his sermou in St, Paul's, on Sunday forenoon, the liev, Georgo Lindsay, who has been attending Mrs Dean, as her spiritual adviser, since her sentence, intimated that she had requested the prayers of tho congregation. Mr Lindsay then offered up a short, earnest prayer, specially devoted to her case. The Paris Chariton makes a novel suggestion for doing away with the theatre hat. It asks:" Why not separate the audience, placing the women on one side and the men on the other side of the house ? If the women had to choose between the separation of the sexes and the adoption of a less objectionable style of hat at the theatre, the presumption is is that they would not hesitate to discard the hats and reclaim tlieirescorts. Such a measure would prove more effective than all the laws that Legislatures could pass." The trial of the drain plough manufactured by the Southland Farmers' Implement Manufacturing Company, held yesterday oi the farm of Mr John Jtayner, Taratahi, was witnessed by a large number of farmers from all parts of the district. Excellent work is being dono and many who had not previously seen the plough at work were agreeably surprised at the vast improvement made on the land. The ground on which the trial was held adjoined that of Mr Reynolds, who was also working a plough by the same makers,and alongside was a paddock which had been similarly drained some two years ago, and here ample evidence of the value of the work was obtained, there being a good sward of grass, while noar by, the ground which had not been drained, had a comparatively barren appearance, giving the most convincing proof of tho usefulness of systematic draining, to ensure profitable cultivation, Mr Chisholm, Manager for the Mastcrlon Blacksmith and Wheelwright Company, was present, (bis firm being the local agents), and hooked several orders.

The Indian papers announce the death of an extraordinary being, who had for a long time been regarded by the natives, as a god among men. No one knew to what race or sect he belonged, but he was supposed to be a Hindu. He was discovered one dav, under a banyan tree, near the Padmathcerlham lank, aud at first took food that was offered to him, hut for three years he rejected all offers, and lay huddled up before a lire, night and day, looking at no one, heeding no sounds, and never speaking. One day the Maharajah of Travaucorc spoke lo him, but he did not reply. liecently, he died. The ceremonies connected with his interment, wero peculiar, The body, on a bier, was conveyed to the burial ground near Jlanakad, where a pit was excavated, and spread with a number of paras of salt. The corpse was then placod in a sitting posture, and covered with salt, camphor, and other substauccs, till nothing but the occiput was visible, One hundred and one cocoanuts were broken on the head, with the object of making a crack in the skull, to allow the essenco of life to escape. The bits of cocoanuts were eagerly. secured as relics.

On and after Monday, railway season tickets available for three mouths will be isßued on the Government railways as follows :—For students and scholars not exceeding sixteen years of ace, firstclass 30s, second-class 10s; for students and scholars over lli and not exceeding 20 years, first-class 10s, second-class 20s; for students and scholars over 20 years of age half the rate for ordinary threemonthly season tickets will he charged, minimum chargo first-class 50s, secondclass ;!(k The tickets will lie available for any distance not exceeding 55 miles, l Teachers' Saturday tickets will ho issued at the following rate per term not exceeding four months, or fractional part of a term, for public school teachers attending Saturday training classes : (a) Allowing teachers to travel to class on Friday and return on Saturday, firstclass 30s; (b) allowing teachers to travel to class on Saturday and return on Monday, first-class 30s ; (c) allowing teachers to travel to class on Saturday and return the same day, firsklass, 20s. We arc not in the habit of boasting. Our wn;-s are modest rather than hold nnd in hiding our light under a bushel we have ottcn imperilled our chances ot success; but on this occasion with so-called Ealcs on every side, with firms selling oil around us, nnd people in all sorts of businesses offering i their goods for anything anybody likes to pay, we feel impelled to offer our services in the matter of supply, Busy I We arc aj busy bees, full o! customers from morn till night, Crowded are our counters and crowded is our establishment with eager buyers, and the reason is, the public have found out that our prices aro lower end our good* better than can be purchased elsewhere, What about the blaukots and flannels, and the dresses and mantles nnd the hosiery and 'inens and the clothing and mercery ? Why the prices themselves ore an inducement to buy, while the marvollouc quality which accompanies these prices make tho goods Bon Marche value, Our only address is L. J. Hooper, lion Marcho, Mastorton.—Advt,

One ol the sights of Wellington, at any time is undoubtedly the magnificent cslahlishnieat.known as To Aro House, and now that every department within its walls is filled to overflowing, with a bewildering variety of the season's novelties in millinery, mantles, dressos, etc, it is more than ever a pleasure and profit to visit the wholesale family drapery warehouse, To Aro House.

Particular attention has been paid this year to tbo requirements ot country customers, and the result is to be seen in the immense and varied stock oi calicoes, shirtings, flanno's, flannellottcs, strong wearing dress materials, men's and boys' clothing, &c, The ohoico in each depart, ment, is almost unlimited, as may bo imagined, when it is slated tbat of flannelette alone, over 60,000 yards have this season been imported at Te Aro House, Wellington.

A specially organised department, has been established to deal with country orders. Patterns of any materie's in slock, will be forwarded to any address, post free. Country residents are invited to write for prices, or any information regarding goods wanted. It is confidently asserted that nowhere can suoh a wide selection, or such sterling value be obtained, as at Te Aro House Wellington.-ADVT.

Not long ago (according to a lively Texas story chronicled by the Daily Graphic) a" petrified man" was found in tnc sands of the Hirer Bragos. His discoverers exhibited him to the carious at a shilling a head, and enhanced the attraction of their rare show by suggesting that the petrefaction was a notod desperado named Bill Johnson, who had been shot jn a free fight 30 years before. Whereupon one Johnson, of Tennessee, claimed the corpse as next of kin. It wag now necessary to disprovo the Johnsou theory; but witnesses are cheap in Texas, and thero was no difficulty in showing that the deceased brigand's head had been blown to pieces at the time of his death. Thoaidof spiritualism was now evoked in order to ascertain the identity of the stone man, who proved to have been "aToxan ranger killed at Clear Fork in a battle with Indians," There was a further legal conflict, however, a riparian owner laying claim to the petrified body, whjlo the Texan and United States authorities asserted their right to it as "• flotsam and jetsam," or " treasure trove." Eventually it proved that the whole affair was an irnposture. The ■'••jctrified man, v ii|though a '•■ plant,' belonged to neither the animal nor the vegetable kingdom, He was nothing more or Jess than as imjg»of cement i