Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1895. COLONEL HUME'S VISIT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5150, 8 October 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1895. COLONEL HUME'S VISIT.

Eighty householders in Masterton recently requested the Commissioner of Police to reorganise tlielocal police staff, it being inellicient as at present constituted, This practically was a pretty plain declaration of public opinion as it now exists in the town, although we understand a counterpetition, signed by a considerable number of ladies, has also been presented, and must bo considered. This action on the part of the eighty householders, Ims caused a considerable amount of excitement amongst the police and the publicans, and \vc, as the promoter of the petition, have especially been promised somewhat severe penalties, On Saturday night Colonel Hume appeared on the scene in person, coining up unannounced to ascertain for himself the state of things in his department, in this town. Colonel Hume, has, we believe, interviewed prominent residents who oppose and who support the staffas at present constituted—and is probably in the position to form an independent and a trustworthy opinion. In due course, no doubt, the result 'of his porsonal investigation will be conveyed to a Minister in a responsible report, and wo have every faitii in the result being satisfactory to the community. As far as we ourselves are concerned, we have no personal feeling in the matlet against the police whom we attacked directly or against the publicans whom we are supposed to have indirectly assailed, Public feeling in this town demanded a change in the police staff, it required that police prosecutions, in which there was a possibility of malice, should be abandoned, and that police threats against priyutc residents should be repressed, We took it upon ourselves "to bell the cat," and to represent what we knew to be the wishes of tho community, As far as the head of tho police hero is concerned, we have known him for a great many years as an honest, woil-meaning, but occasionally indiscreet man, and any personal sentiment we entertain for him is certainly kindly and sympathetic. None the less it was our duty, as a public journalist, to insist upon an efficient police staff for thotown, and to call attention to certain matters, which, in thopublic interest, required rectifying. We have done our duty, and the issue now lies in the hands of Colonel Hume. We do not for one moment doubt that it will be fairly nnd impartially determined by that officer, ' '

Mr W. Eades, of Wellington, died yesterday, at the age of 76.

Light raitt fell in this district, last night,

To-morrow being " Labor Day" is a Government-holiday. The Pnhiatua Knights of Labor hold their next annual sports on Uoxing Day

_ Mr F. H. Wood makes further additions to tho entries for his next Taratnhi stork sale.

The cases brought by Mr A. Black against the Pahktua Herald Company have been set back till next month.

Tho Pnhiatua Jockoy Club has changed its name to tho Pahiatun lacing Club. Somo burning gorse in a paddock near the Mnsterton Hospital caused an alarm of Arc at eight o'clock last eveningMr John Drummond, the well-known Stock Inspector, Ims been paying a Hying visit to Masterlon.

Messrs Simms and Mowlem make sevoral valuable additions to their list of properties advertised for sale. The lots embrace housesin Villa, Bcntloy, Hessey and Queen-streets, The Rev. W. E. Paige has recently inherited a small but comfortable estate in the West of England, All Masterton will wish Mr and Mrs I'nige a long enjoyment of their new prosperity, Squirrels have recently been added to the biological collection in the Acclimatisation grounds at Mastcrton,

Mr P. H. Wood wiH sell at his Carterton Dooms on Saturday, October 12th, at 2 p.m., the privileges in connection with the Wairarapa A, and P. Society's noxt Show, after which he will hold an important unreserved sale of general merchandise. Inspector Fleming commenced the annual examination of the Mastcrton School, yesterday. Inspector Lee will be here to-day. The new gas tank at the Mastcrton Gas Works has been iramped out and found to be in good order. Mr E. Burton, of Mastcrton, left yesterday for the Auckland District, where he has taken a large tiniber-hauline; contract.

Messrs Simms and Mowlem withdraw from their sale list for Wednesday, the ;10 2 and 21-year-old steers which haye been advertised for some days.

The meeting of (lie Mastcrton Borough Council will be held at 7.30 this evening, and at that hour during the summer months.

During last month 3:1 tons l'Jewt of coal was carbonised at the Masterton gasworks, 350,800 cubic feet of gas being made. For the corresponding period of last year,' the gas made was 314,1)00 cubic feet. Mr District Judge Keltic will hold n silting of the District Court at Master' ton to-morrow.

Messrs Simms and Mowlcm hold their usual fortnightly stock sale in the yards Quccn-strcct, to-morrow, Wednesday commencing at one o'clock. The entries embrace sheep and cattle of all classes, also a large catalogue of store audweancr pigs.

The Wellington Meat Export Company notify that single carcases of frozen lambs or sheep, will be delivered in London, through the Company, at 20s each for lambs, and 25s for sheep. An English mail riu Brindisi, will close at Masterton, on Friday, October 11th, at 0.15 a.m,

Acceptances for the Hack Guineas and general nominations for the TaratahiCarterton Eacing Club's next meeting, close on Saturday next, October 12th.

The annual meeting of the MauriceTille Athletic Club will bo hold on Saturday October 12th 1895, at 8 p.m., at Mr Gundcrson's store. The business will be to receive the annual balance sheet and report, election of officers, etc.

Messrs Lowes and lores add to their Ekctiiliuna stock sale for to-morrow, (it) hoggcts,'lsprii)gingcows, 2 ycarliugs.and 8 very prime fat cows, and to their Maslerton stock sale for Wednesday, October lGtli, GO d-ycar old good quality bullocks, 110 18-months mixed cattle, .101) first-class hoggets, 50 good hoggets. Also under bill of sale, wool, waggon, cattle, spring cart, etc.

Tho Gas and Library Committee of tho Mastei'ton Jlorough Council met hist evening. Present, His Worship the Mayor, and Crs Feist, Yates and Hornblow. The Manager's report was read aud adopted. Accounts were passed as presented and other unimportant business transacted.

A youth named Fred Parish, aged 18, was accidentally shot near East Oxford last uight. He had been out during the day with a shooting party, andwascarrying a game-bag home, and also two guns. Getting tired, he was being relieved of the game-bag, when one of the guns exploded, tho charge entering his right side. Death was almost instantaneous.

The quality of Suratura Tea is unassailable, and in consequence the sale has increased enormously, driving other packet teas and blended teas out of the market. Tho penalty imposed by the tariff on imported packet teas will not affect the patrons of Suratura, as the retail prico has been reduced, as will he seen by an advertisement in another column,

Attention is directed to Messrs Lowes and lorns' advertisement re a combined spado and poison-layer. The article is ouo that made its first appearance in Maslcrton last week, and was shown to numbers of settlers on Saturday. The trial was highly satisfactory, andtliero will, no doubt, be numbers in use before long,

A private letter recently received in Masterton from Mr li. J. Dash (for some time connected with the W.F.C.A,), states that he has quite recovered from his late severe illness. Last season he was able to lake a prominent place in the cricket field, and played in some cigiitecn matches with a Bath team. Mr Jiash now holds a position on the staff of the Ball■■ Argus.

The firmness of the London wool market has raised the expectations of our sheep-farmers as (o the price to bo obtained for (he wool now being clipped. There is no doubt much of this season's clip will be sold iu the colony, and the Wellington sales which open on tho 6th December promiso to be exceptionally successful. The wool-brokers of the Empire City arc preparing for the changed aspect, and Messrs Laery and Co., of Willis-street, Wellington, who during the past two seasons havo held successful sales, are making special efforts on behalf of their clients. Commodious premises in Victoria-street have been made arailablo for storing and disploying wool, while the entire Wool Department is under special and expert management. Wool-growers who intend to take advantage of the local market should carefully peruse the announcement by Messrs Laery and Co., in another columu,

A Buddhist magazine in Japan prophesies that the greatest movement of the twentieth century will be an invasion of the East with " great armies of Christian missionaries backed up by the wealth of Christendom." Tho Buddhists, it says, must arouse themselves to meet these invaders,

Tho Bishop of Christchuvch conducted service at Hokitika rcecutly. The Guardian says that before proceeding with his evening discourse the Bishop remarked upon the morning collection "Incvorsawso much bad coin in my life," he said. "To offer to the Church —the cause of God—money that tho baker or the butcher would not accept, shocked him. The man who would do that sort of thing wanted the Grace of God-or threo months. Ho bolicvcd in straight giving. If the Church cannot bo run on such linos, bettor wind it up, He trusted that evening the special collection would be sufficient to pay off the bank overdraft." At the conclusion of the service the Itey. Vicar announced that sufficient for tlio puvposc (£?3) had been collected that day,

Vory great interest 1 is being taken' everywhere in the Sydnoy poisoning case. The Masterton Borongh Council meets this eycning. ':-,. The Gazette notifies that the re-nam-ing of Hawera, Forty-milo Bush, shall take effect from 6th April, 181)6, after which date it will be known as Haniua. A great throng attended the late M. Pasteur's funeral, The route of tho cortege was lined with soldiers.

The Anti-Gamblers' Society has summoned the Master of tho Sussex Foxhounds for hunting with unmuzzled dogs, contrary to the County Council regulations. Two hoys named Parker and Johnstou, while making fireworks at Adelaide, exploded 1| lbs of powder. Parker was killed, and four others were badly injured. The house was wrecked.

A gruesome tale comes from Vicksburg, U.S., where a man named Grant Wilson, who was handed with two others for murder, recovered in a remarkable manner. When the oxecution took place, nervous twitchings of his body, diffcreut from those ordinarily observed, were noticed, and ho was accordingly not cut down until the expiration of seven minutes after his two.comrades in death, and he was then thought to be (lead. The body was placed in a coffin and was driven away. He was, it appears, really in a state of coma, and the jolting of the waggon restored him to consciousness. He soon made out where he was, and his repealed knocks at the lid of his coffin, frightened the driver so, that he made all hasto to deliver his burden at the houso of Wilson's friends, to whom the body had been ordered to bo surrendered nftorthe sentence of the law had been carried out. The driver told them of the noises in tho coffin, and these being repeated, the relatives sent for a doctor, who restored the hanged man to complete consciousness. Wilson was nursed for several days, and then went into hiding. 'He is, however, absolutely dumb. It is believed the shock of the hanging, and tho consequent shock to the system, have destroyed the vocal cords. Now that he has already been hanged the law will not trouble him again, but Ids friends fear that the populace will lynch liim if they discover where ho is. One ol the drawbacks ot country life, at least to tho small settler, is undoubtedly the increased price lie has to pay for any articles ot clothing or general drapery, by reason of the extra oVuwrcs for freight or carriage. This drawback need exist no longer, (or extra charges are done atfay with under the new system which has been inaugurated at Te Aro Uouse, Wellington. Under this system, any of the parco's Advertised, will be sent to any address in New Zealand, post hike, the prices charged being exactly the same as those at which the goods are sold over tho counter in Wellington. As may bo imagined, however, this liberal otter is only extended to cash customers, and all orders for advertised parcels, must be accompanied by cash for ' the amount, befnre the order can be e.xcI cuted at Tk Auo House, Wellington. In illustration of this system, wo will . give an example. Take for iustunce N'o. 3 Parcel, which contains 1 Lady's White Mainsook Blouse, trimmed with embroidery and with the new butterfly collar; 1 Navy or Black Sateen lilouso, with white spots, new ■ style; 1 pair of Black or Coloured Taiteta : Gloves.aml 2 pairs of Ladies Black Cashmere Hose, This complete pared will bo sent, ; post free, to any address, on receipt of 12/G, from Te Ano House Minjton.—Advt.