Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1874.] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1895 THE COLONIAL TREASURER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5103, 14 August 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1874.] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1895 THE COLONIAL TREASURER.

It was a disappointment to us when tho Colonial Treasurer failed, in tho House, to gjye a reasonable explanation of tlio charges pf inveracity brought against him. We felt that even a political opponent, who occupied the prominent position which he fills, ought to bo a man of high character, and that for the good of the Colony generally, something more on his behalf ought to have been said thai! the words of exculpa-tion-and recrimination indulged in by "Joseph and his brethren." Strangely enough, that possible explanation which we looked for and desired, comes to us at last from an outside source altogether. The last number of tho Bedew of Betim, in its leading columns, refers to the Ward incident, in the following terms:—

Thero is no doubt that Mr Ward talked in London with a quite different accent to that ho employed in New Zealand, A Treasurer trying to pass a tax through a reluctant Houso puts emphasis on ono set ol facts, and dwells at length on the Colony's need j when floating a loan in London ho naturally emphasises another sot'of facts, and grows eloquent over his Colony's credit. Both utterances may bo honest, though perhaps not equally frank. Tho House of Representatives supported Mr Ward, and a3 a mattor ot fact tho Government has had a great and visible inorease ot strength,

No % this is ,a solution ,ofi the difficulty which Mi 1 . Ward's political oppononts may fairly accept, and one to which his political friends- could not very well tako objection, It affirms the 'essential honesty of the Colonial Treasurer, and attributes his alleged laches to some loosenessof expression which, under certain circumstances, may not havo been unnatural. If Mr Ward's colleagues, friends and journalistic supporters had exercised the discrimination exhibited by the editor of tho lleview of Reviews, tho episode would have left behind less bitterness.

The Masterton Borough overdraft now stands at £660.

A proclamation in connection with, the taking of lands for tho Kaiwhata Valley lload, is published in another column of this issue.

, Tho Masterton Hospital Trustees find that their revenue suffers instead of Rains by the Hospital Balls. Many people help the Ball and afterwards object to subscribe. Greytown has experienced the same thing. Elviss Pointon, painter of Eketahuna, has filed a declaration of insolvency.

The Eketahuna Mo Club's social has been fixed for the 20th inst.

The Eketahuna ministrels gave a performance on Monday evening in aid of the local library fund. Owing to the bad weather, the attendance was only moderate, but a good programme was gone through in first-class style.

Mr Fleming, the Education Board's Inspector, is at present visiting the schools in the Forty-mile Bush. The monthly meeting of the Eketahuna School Committee lo have been held on Monday evening last, lapsed for want of a quorum, and now stands adjourned till nest Monday. It is unlikely that the football match between Hawera and Elteiahuna, which wns ordered to bo re-played, will now eventuate, as the result cannot affect the position of the latter club, who are the winners of the senior championship in the Forty-mile Bush. During the month of July, 46 tons loewt of coal was carbonized at the Masterton Gas Works. Tho quautity of gas manufactured during the month, was 471.2 CD cubic feet against 392,C0D cubic feet for the corresponding period of last year, being an increase of 79.2C3 feet. 11l the plant is reported by the manager, to be in good working order. Since she assumed possession of the llnilway Hotel, Eketahuna, Mrs E. J. Low lias made many improvements in the house for the comfort of her many patrons which are fully appreciated by them—so much so that this hotel may be reckoned as one of the most convenient in the bush district and being close to the railway station, it is bound to command a large, and growing trade. Lately Mrs Low has been joined in the business by her sister,' Miss Oulaghan, and together they will continue to carry on the hotel business, sparing no effort to do their utmost to successfully cater for the public, indeed, the house shows every sign of careful attention and good management, for the rooms are all well furnished and have a comfortable and attractive appearance, Messrs Pcryman, Greville, Lewis and Stewart, representing the Eketahuna Debating Society, journeyed to Pahiatua on Monday evening, to hold the debate with the Pahiatua Society, on the motion proposed by Mr Greville, "That the Federation of the Australian Colonies is Not Desirable." After an animated display of elocutionary talent from the members of the two Societies, a vote on thequestioii resulted in the verdict that Federation is desirable. A most enjoyable evening was spent by those present.

A meeting is to be held in Eketahuna on Thursday, to endeavour to establish a Female Foresters' Lodge. A'tnnerous promises of membership and support lead the promoters to expect no difficulty iu the establishment of a strong lodge.

Owing to the mutilation of papers by the tearing out of pictures from the periodicals at the Masterton Heading Boom, a reward of £5 is to be offend for such information as will lead to the conviction of the culprits.

The Gas and Library Committee of the Masterton Borough Council met 011 Monday evening. Present—His Worship the Mayor, and Crs Hornblow, Wagg and J. Yates, The Manager's lieport whs received and adopted and accounts passed for payment. J Mrs McKellicr, the wife of one of the special settlers-iu the Chrislchurch Block, sustained serious injury on Friday last, One of the trees which she was cutting felled her to the ground. Dr Dawson, of Tenui, attended her and found four ribs broken, two of which penetrated the lungs. Her position is critical.

Kucheng is not shown on any of tho ordinary maps of China, but the Napier Tclcfiraphnys it is n small town of about 20,(X)3 inhabitants from (10 to 80 miles inland from Fooehow, and is 011 the Min Hiver, in the provinccof FoKicn. Tho latter is situated opposite the island of Formosa, sndFoociioWjitsprincipal port, is in latitude 20 north and longitude 119'20 east. Fung Full, where the American mission station was burned, is close to Kiiclieng, standing to it in somewhat the same relation as Meanee docs to iVapier,

Just now the road leading through the Christcluirch Special Settlement Block is (writes a correspondent) tho worst in the whole district—i£ not in the colony. Although only a short distance from Alfrcdton towship, flour is sold at 20s per lOlbs, and everything else in like proportion. If it had not been for tlio week or so of lino weathor just past, the settlors would have had nothing to cat, as it would have been impossible to get in stores.

■ The following resolution ks been passed by the Wellington District lodgo of Good Templars:-" This Loclrc approves the four proposals to be submitted to the electors as provided in the Government Licensing Bill; all the i provisions of section 7, for taking the licensing poll on general election day; i the logical complelenncss ot the scope given to the district aud the national no. license vote; the very satisfactory provisions forcnforciug national Prohibition; the abolition of bottle and NewZealaud wine licenses, and the prohibition of the sale of liquor to aboriginal natiyo women—but maintains that (he only equitable arrangement for the popular option voting will be to give every voter the option of voting for or against any one, two, or three of the proposals; that the fixed minimum for reduction should be much higher than o per cent, j that, no provision should be made for any increase of the existing number of licenses; that cither a bare majority, or I something much less than a three-fifths vole, should be required to carry cither district or national Prohibition; and that in the event of a national vote for restoration of licenses, a district vote should bp alsq provided for upon the voting pap.er." Taupo Moana, the greijt Jfyori inland sea of the North Island, in the centre of the tourist traffic, lias a splendid river system running with it, well suited for extensive troiitflshcrjes. On the eastern side, live fine rivers i)nd streams, that seem well-suited for trout, run down from tli2 back of tho Kaimanawarango, Six very suitablo streams empty into the upper waters of the Waikato, while on the western side there aro three line streams, all suitable for troiit. It is a curious fact that there aro no eels in these waters, which abound with small fish. This is probably due to the high falls in the Waikato, which preclude the possibility of the eels having access to iho sea—a necessity for breeding, Trout have already been liberated in some of these waters and aro reported to be thriving well. As a rule tourists run through the great central block of land in tho North Island, which presents a magnificent 'field for the acclimatisation of game and tjsh,'and no better Colonial investment could he !foun'd thifli to make tho" Tonsariro National Park " (most of which is unfit for close settlement) amagnificent deer park, full of game with its rivers looming'jrith trout, Many a touristand eolonist'now running through wopld spend a week or two for tho sake of sport, and bo tempted to makohis homeinNcwssc»lai(U, Thero are difficulties in the ivay, of course, but' this year a start is being made in this direc- i tiop, the Government having agreed to assist the Wellington snd Hawko's Lay 1 Acclimatisation Societies by a grant of 1 t £IOO for the purpose .of sending trout 1 ova to Taupo and the West Coast, of the ' South Island, Arrangements aro now j being made to send 100,000 trout ova to Lake Taupo, whero Mr Park, the Post- , master (an enthusiast in tboso matters), , has undertaken- to superintend the i hatching out of tho ova and distribution ipfthefr. ,

•The Masterton Masonic Lodge meets tins evening, ■AjJ English mail, via Brindisi, closes at Masterton tomorrow (Thursday) morning at 6.15 a.m.

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce 1 UjwrjieitMastcrtonstock sale for August

Mrs Ballance, widow of tlio late Hon. J. Ballance, returned from Eucland bv tlio Euahine.

Mr J. R, Blair lias been appointed a director of the Gear Meat Company, in place of the late Mr 1!. M. Greenfield, The United States Government is sending a warship to Syria to enquire into an attack on the American College in Tarsus.

Mr David Gage, the well-known footballer, is now a farmer at Kihikihi, Auckland, His scryictfs were not available to the Auckland footballers. for the present tour, says an exchange, The Macedonians have appealed to Mr Gladstone to assist them in their struggles against Turkish oppression. _ The population of the earth doubles in 260 years,

_ Germany boasts the healthiest army in Europe. Belgium is second best, and England comes in third. A public meeting is to be held at Mangatainoka this evening for the purpose of again asking the Government to complete the railway between Woodvillo and Pahiatua.

Mr J, Dawson, tlio contractor for the Mangahao Bridge, will have the work, completed in about threo weeks' tiino, The first portion of the Mangatainoka Bridge, for which Mr Dawson is con-! tractor, is also being pushed on. We learn that the Eev. Eobcrt McGregor, of FTawera, brother to Messrs Duncan and James McGregor, of Masterton, is at present confined to his home with a very serious illness. Mr G. S. VT. Dalrymplc points out that some of (lie unemployed might bo profitably employed sweeping crossings in Queen-street. He informs us that lie will provide a broom for the first unemployed person-willing to tackle the job-who will call at his office. A meeting of ladies of St. Matthew's Parish, was held at- the Parsonage yesterday afternoon, when it was decided to hold a bazaar or sale of work during Easier week next, the| proceeds to be devoted to extinguishing the debt on the Parsonage, A. requisition has been forwarded to tlio Minister of Dofcnco, signed by most of the principal business people of Masterton, _ pointing out the need of polico protection for the town at night, as during the hours when no policeman is on duty, the town is practically at the mercy of burglars and other undesirable characters.

The Mnslerton Amateur Operatic Society held a most successful rehearsal of "Les Cloches do Cornovillc," last evening, the attendance being large in spite ot the bad weather. All the choruses were most successfully gono through under the direction of Mr A. von Keisonberg. The Imperial Institute Jmrml for June, 1 contains the following The Imperial Government having conceded to New Zealand an extension of the Coinage Act, that Colony will, it is expected, undertake the coinage of its own money."

Groat Britain has protested against the cession, by China, of a portion of Kinlrang, which extends tlio French territory in Further India to the' Mekong, and practically abolishes (lie I'ulTor State intended to prevent the two European Powers coming into contact, _ House furnishing is reduced to a positive pleasure, by the exceptionally good quality, moderate prices and easy terms oflcreu by the D.1.0., Wellington, and we commend to tlio attention of thoso contemplating house-keeping, the D.LC. announcement in another column.

The prisoner Plank, charged at the Supremo Court with the Greytown burglary, is said to have concluded his letter of instructions to his counsel as I follows" Mctliinks 'tis a strong point; 'many things will suggest themselves to you if —l3llOll eat. Jitnlilla fiat, ctcluni nut.''

There is still a large sum of money seeking investment, andthose with firstclass freehold securities to submit, can obtain money at exceptionally low rates of intere st. Messrs Chapman andTripp, solicitors, Brandon-street, Wellington, are prepared to lend at 5J per cent, on approved securities, and in another column they make a special announcement of money to lend,

The section of the main road from Ilawera to Eketahuna is in a most disgraceful condition, being nothing more nor less than a sludge channel, says the PiihktM Herald, in the ruts of which vehicles sink almost to the axles. We know of 110 main road which can be at all compared to the mud canal botweeu the two points named. Tlio settlors in that district arc a long suffering lot to have for so long tolerated tho neglect of the Wairarapa North County Council. Government timber traffic is blamed for having caused a good deal of the trouble and in these circumstances a special effort should be made to seenro a grant towards electing repairs. Unless something is speedily done the road will be impassable.

The creditors of O. L. Becker, draper, Fcatherston—an estate transferred from Masterton at the request of the creditors—met in tho Official Assignee's office yesterday afternoon. There were seven creditors present. On the motion of Mr Dodgshun, seconded by Mr C. F. Juki, it was decided that the stock be sold by auction by MrF.H. Wood. On the motion of Mr Laing, seconded by Mr Lambert, it was resolved that Messrs Cook & Gray's cost, £7 9s Gd, less £2 8s 3d collected, and costs of bailiff, £i las Od be paid preferentially. Tho debtor, jxamincd by the Official Assignee, stated that his living expenses had amounted to £3 per week. He had not told'Hi: Laing, of Snrgood, Son' and EtvenV, that he had £IOO oTcrhis liabilities. His marriage trip had cost him £ls. His wife had lent him £3O in February, On the motion of Mr Juhl, seconded by Mr Dodgshun, it was decided that the debtor's discharge bo opposed! The mooting then adjourned until next morning.—ffl'mcf. Messrs Lowes and lorns announce a general sale for Saturday next.

A pair of eya-glassea await an owner a| this pQioe,

One ol the sights ot Wollinßton, at auy timo is undoubtedly the magnificent oslablishnjont,known as Tfl Aro House, and now that over; department within its walls is filled to overtlowing, with a bewildering variety of tho season's novelties in millinery, mantles, dresses, eto,, it is more than over a pleasure and profit to visit the wholesale family drapery warehouse, Te Aro Uonse.

Particular attention has been paid this year to the requirements ot country customers, and tho result is 10 be seen in the immense and varied stock of calicoes, shirtings, lUnrels, flanne'lettes, strong wearing dress materials, men's and boys' clothing &o. The choice in eaoh depart* ment, is almost unlimited, as maj bo imagined, when it is stated that of flannelette alone, over 50,000 yards havo this season been imported at Te Aro House, Wellington.—Advi.

If you study practical economy you will buy your drapery and clothing at Hooper's BonMarohi. You ask why? We'll tell you why I You've twenty pounds to spond or twenty shillings if you like. Your object is to get all you require for'the money you have. If you buy of Hooper's you will get all you determined to eeoure and a bit left for Boccething e?ao. A)so you yill get the beat of everything; tbo goods of standard manufacturer, If you buy clsowhero your twenty ponnds or tweaiy Bbil'injs/'as the caco may be, will not go qs far as you I thought and yoa will eithor have tq sink the quality or shell out more cush. Will thai suit you ? Weirownol, You're no fool; you've been wandering up and down this blessed world for years and you know your book. Ono may say this is only aisertion, whero'a your proof? We reply, use your ayes, exercise your judgment and oritioiso and compare, and your verdict must be for Hooper & Co., ready money Bon 'MawH Maslertoa.-AWi