Wairarapa Daily Times. [Estblished 1874.] FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1895. THE POLICE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5081, 19 July 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Estblished 1874.] FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1895. THE POLICE.

The police, according to Mr Kelly, M.H.R., are doing their duty in 1 regulating the drink traffic at lnvercarg'll, and the S.'/i. Times is satislied that (he same limy bo said of all the cities in New Zealand. The Times must be ignorant of the general condition of the police of the colony, and especially of the way in which the members of it regulate the traffic in the city of Wellington. It is notorious in the Umpire City that drinks can be. obtained at all hours, and that the constables of the town arc in the habit of drinking in the houses which tlicy lire supposed to regulate. This is not a, matter of conjecture, but one of notoriety. The police force has been completely demoralised since the present Government came into power, Very much of its esprit do corps has departed, and members of the force are no longer sufficiently ashamed even to conceal their vices. All this has arisen from the Premier taking the control of the force out of the liniuls of the Inspectors and proper officers, and handing it over to any Liberal who desires, in the interests of the party, to use ti, At the last general election, the attitude of the police was simply scandalous, They were simply po!i tical agents and touts doing their best to secure the return of Government candidates. Subsequently they have been in many instances" political policemen" who can say what they like, do what they like, and trample all regulations under foot as long as they keep in touch with the political party in power. Of couiso there aro still mauy good men in the forco, but the difference between the police as a body now to what it was four or five years ago is very marked.

Tho regular meeting of Court Loyal enterprise, A.0.F., Masterton, takes place this evening. The Rov A. C. Yorko wants to adopt a system popular in many Wcsleyan Churches, for raising revenue-yiz.: the I" envelope system."

The offertories of the Masterton Parish last year, amounted to £175 lCs 10(1; the total revenue was £'l7l) lis Id, and the expenditure £47913s lid. Mr Stewart, Official Deceiver, has declared a dividend of 2s in the liquidation of the Bank of South Australia.

A handsome pendant, purchased by the employes of tho Government Railways, has been presented to Guard Jolm Turner, now on (the liotorua line. The annual meeting of the New Zealand County Councils' Conference, is to begin in Wellington on the iltli August. A resident of Adelaide lias lost, from senile decay, a goose which he hud had 32 years. Night ami Da;/, the organ of Dr. Bnrnardo's Home's, for May, is to hand. The Homes have now nearly 500U children under their care. Messrs Lowes & lorns will soil at their rooms to-morrow a long catalogue of unredeemed pledges, without reserve. Many of the lines are really goodhousehold articles.

Mr J, W, Kelly would like to see legislation compelling husbands to make testamentary provision for their widows, Imt the Minister for Justice considers it would be a dangerous matter to meddle with.

The Masterton Fire Brigade Banc will play on Messrs Townscnd am C'oivper's balcony to-morrow night weather perniiuini>.

Mess's 1!. E. Hornblowct Co will sell at the People's Auction Mart, to-morrow under instructions, blankets, bellows, anvil and vice; also household furniture awl effects, horses, harness, poultry, etc. The Masterton Dorcas Society met on Wednesday in I lie coltagc.Church-slrcet In spile of the wet day there was a good attendance of members. Mrs Hosking sent a generous gift of clothing, and a parcel was also received from Mrs Butemcnt, seur.

The Duuedin City Counc'l lias adopted a motion, that in all future contracts, the person or iirm londeiing, shall undertake to pay all workmen, «■ hcther artisans or labourers,the current rate of wages ruling in the district, and to observe eight hours as the working day for which such wages shall be paid. A correspondent of the A'orll Otmju Times asserts that numbers of young men in Oamaru have become addicted to the opium lmbit, and he knows of three who have become total wrecks—physically and morally. One young man has squandered an inheritance of £S0:) in two yeais through being a devotee of opium, and is now in an indescribable condition. Drink slays its thousands, but opium, when its takes on, its tens of thousands. A. man was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, in London, for stealing a dog collar. He was alleged to have stolen a dog of some value wearing the collar, but that being an offence only punishable on summary conviction, he was sentenced for the more serious offence of stealing the animal's collar.

An American clergyman, before going to Church, placed in one of his pockets some pieces of bread poisoned with strychnine, for the purpose of destroying the English sparrows, which infested his giirdcu; in another pocket a fow lumps of sugar, with which ho was in the lmbit of clearing bis throat during the sermon. Jle had placed his hand in the wrong pocket, swallowed the poison before lie discovered his mistake, aud died in the pulpit.

The second championship exhibition of the New Zealand Poultry Association was opened in conjunction wi:k the thirteenth annual show of the Wellingtod Poultry, Pigeon and Canary As.ocialion, in the Skating liiuk, by His Excellency the Governor yesterday afternoon, The show is ilie largest Ilia t lias ever been held in Weliingion, tlie entries numbering 11211, while the judges speak in tcnis of the highest praise of the exhibiis. In the pigeon division, Mr Burlon Hoys, of Maslekon, gained eleven first- prizes and a gold medal, live second prizes and one third.

Mi' Kaufman, the American mining export, reports tlml the richest stone in the Coolgardie district, is now being raised from the 100 feet level in the Wealth of Nations mine. Great quantities of machinery are being forwarded almost daily to Coolgardie and to the Murchison. Mr Florence O'Driscoll, who is now there, reports glowingly as to the prospects at Menzies' and llannan's. The Great Boulder Mill started crushing in the presence of the Warden and other gentlemen of the field recently. A cleaning up of 33 tons, resulted in Mlozs of gold, or over lOozs to the ton. The mill is still running on good stone. The report of the English Commission appointed to inquire into the effect of of food derived from tuberculous animals on human health commands attention. It clearly indicates that the Commissioners have reason for assuming that " the amount of tuberculous disease amongst ccrtaiu classes of food-animals is so large as to afford to man frequent occasions for contracting tuberculous disease through his food." Cattle and swine are the food-animals most liable to (he disease. It is not always easy to detect the disease in living animals, excepting when itappcars in the udders of milch cows, when, fortunately, it can, in most cases, be discovered without didicully. The great protection against contracting the disease is in cooking. The Commissioners say lhat the ordinary process of cooking applied to meat, even when contaminated en its surface arc sufficient to destroy the disease germs. They condemn the practice of drinking raw milk, so common in this country, as one of the chief sources of danger" on account of possible contamination by pathogenic organisms." Tlicy urge, therefore, that milk should bo boiled before used as food or drink.

One ol the sights ol Wellington, at any time is undoubtedly the magnificent cstablislimeat.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, dresses, etc,, it is more than, cyer a pleasure and profit to visit the wholesale family drapery warehouse, Te Ato House.

Particular attont'on lias beon paid this year to the requirements of county customers, and tho resu't is eo be seen in the immense a'ld varied sioc't of calicoes, shirtings, llanuo's, fiance'ettes, strong wear.'Dj dress mate.'ia's, men's and boys' o'oth ; ng ic. The cho'oe in each depart, ment, is a'ino:t un'lmM, as may be imagined, when it is siaiod uat ol llnnnelotte alone, ove: 50,01)0 yards have this season been imported at To Aro House, Wellington. A specially organised department, has been established to deal with country orders. Patterns of any materials in stock, will be forwarded to nuy ai'dress, post free. Country residents are invited to write for prices, or any information regarding goods wanted. It is confidently asserted that nowhere can such a wide selection, or such Burling value be obtained, as at To Aro House Wellington.—Advt. Wo arc not in the habit of boasting. Our ways are modest rather than bold and in hiding our light under a bushel we have often imperilled our chances of success; but on this occasion with so-called sales on every side, with flops selling off around us, and people in all sorts of businesses offering their goods for anything anybody likes to pay, we feel impelled to offor our services in tho matter of supply. Busy I Wo aro as busy beos, full of customers from morn till night. Crowded are our counters and crowded is our establishment with eager buyers, and tho reason is, the public have found out that our prices are lower and our goods better than can be purchased elsewhere. What about the blankets and flannels, and the dresses and mantles and the hosiery and 'inens and the clothing and mercery 1 Why the prices themselves pre an inducement to buy,, while the marvollouo quality which accompanies these prices make the goods Bon MarchG valuo, Our only address is L. J. Hooper, Bon MarohJ, Maaterton,—Adtt,