Wairarapa Daily Times [Established 1874.] MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1895. MINISTERIAL DIRECTORS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5161, 21 October 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times [Established 1874.] MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1895. MINISTERIAL DIRECTORS.

The question lias been raised latter as to whetherMinislersshouldoccu] positions as directors of public coi panics. It is very evident that ; though in some instances a Minist may, with little impropriety, ho such an office, lie cannot as a ni retain a position of this kind wit out damaging his political positii ami injuring the Cabinet with wliv he is associated, Mr Ward and 2 Jolm McKenzie have both accept positions in connection with apubl company which carry with the considerable emoluments and soi responsibility. There can be i doubt that such a position has hei offered to Mr ,1 ohn McKenzie becnn he is it Minister, and because t! company in question may desire require the friendly countenance the Cabinet with which lie is ass ciated, The thousand pounds it ye which Mr John McKenzie drai from the public purse ought to snllicient for the wants of a dem cratic working-man ruler. Agai Mr John McKenzie's friends ha' ui'ged that Lis health is breakii down under tho strain of his publ duties and it does seem absurd lb lie should, at such a time, bo nnde taking additional and snperlluoi responsibilities in connection wil a public company, Our Pahiati contemporary urges that to debi a Minister of the Crown fro taking an active part in ai business other than that of tl country, would be to shut out fro political life numbers of men em ncntly suited to lill the liighe office, but we think a distinctic might be drawn hero. A .shrew man who hold, by virtue of h shrewdness, positions in public con panics need not necessarily resig them becauso lie is called upon ' serve as a Minister of the Crown but a man who is called upon i servo as a Minister, who has nevi enjoyed the distinction of being director of an important compair ought not to take such a positic simply because he is a Minister i the Crown, As a matter of fact, tl shrewdest and most successful con mercial men in the country won have anything to do with politiei life and political preferment. Plat and power gravitate into the ham of mediocrities only, In Ainerici shrewd and wealthy men have goi: a step further than this, and say; is cheaper to buy politicians rig] out than to give time i}nd service t State legislatures. We would hav been glad if men like Mr Seddon an Mr John McKeniie had occupied big commanding positions in thecommei cial world prior to their politic; preferment,' but unfortunately the have held no recognised pos tion in commercial circles. If the had enjoyed some commercial exper: ence thoy would have governed ut much better than they have done,

The drought continues in South Axis Iralia, and llic harvest outlook is gloomy one. A small yossel capsized near Lam Boston, Tasmania, on Sunday niglil October 13thi and soren persons'Vr drowned, ' The Works aud Finance Comraitte of the Masterton Borough Council mee this evening. The price of butter has advanced ii the London market. A short supply i, fe.arci .until ])eecniber. The engagement is announced (say; the Auckland Ohsemr) of MissVoi Siurper, daughter of Judge Von Stur fliej, foj||ier|y of Masterton, to MrW it cWton.'ofi'arn'ell/Auck^ndi'

Palmerston North A. and I'. Show opens noxt Thursday. The Poverty Buy races take place to-morrow and Wednesday, Mr Pirnni considers the " ballot system " the curso of the land policy. The "Merry Men of Sherwood Forest" is to ue staged by Greytown amateurs next concert season. A library and reading-room is to be erected at Feather,stou. Mr 0. E. ITugo gives his final lecture in Masterton this evening, on " Forehead and Chin " Mr W. Sussex, of Fealherston, condueled services at the Masterton Wcslcyun Church yesterday. The Caulfield Cup, run on Saturday last, was won by Waterfall, with Trenchant second, anil Quiver third. No less than live drags, loaded with [excursionists left llie Masterlon Posl Oilice corner yesterday afternoon, foi different places. A Dr. Crook, of Cootainundra, assert: that Deim is insane, lie snys Dean': mollicr and sister were mad, and hi: father blew his brains out. The word " Hocks" was wrongly in scried in Mr li. Hale's advortisemeiii on Saturday, It should have reii' " phlox." Captain Fairchild reports that tin beach at the Auckland Islands is strewi with wreckage, apparently that of large vessel. liain set in at Maslcrton yestcrda, evening and continued until an eurl hour this morning. Shearing is in full swing all roun this district now, and the wool waggon are busily employed. Anniversary Services in connectio with the Carterton Wcs'cyan Chuivl were conducted by the iiev. S. J. Gibso yesterday. II lias been found that owing lo th lateness of the season a Wairurapa teai cannot visit l'ahiatua this season. A letter received in Adelaide, from tl: Now Australia colony in l'aragua; reports great distress amongthe colonisi there. Father John Mclicnna broke tl bicycle record in a journey from Ma terlon to Carterton on Saturday su] the Ohscrrev, which lie did, carryir lGst fib, in ;)7 minutes. Humours are afloat that Mahaki wi not fulfil his engagement in the Nci Zealand Cup, and during the last fc days lie has been knocked back from tl position of favourite to 100 to 5. An unseemly struggle for preccdcn' between certain well-known socio' ladies, took place at Government llou in Melbourne, and blows would pro ably have, been struck but for the intc vciition of a constable. A clever operation was performed Adelaide a few days, when ayounglai who had injured her hand so that t lingers became still and dead, had h forearm opened, and the tendons which had come twisted—were p right. She is now able to use lier ii I gers freely. A shocking fatality occurred at Gi gong, New South Wales. Elsie Com ; lon, aged six, whilst passing a horse li up in the main street, was kicked in t stomach. She died ill lialf-an-hoi i The horse was a quiet one, but soi . hoys were throwing stones at il, a made the animal restive. A curious sentence was passed bj | Judge at Melbourne the other day oi , girl who had attempted suicide. I , Judge held that the law regardedsuici , in a similar light to murder, and therefore formally sentenced her death, leaving it open for the Kxecut: to grant a free parden. Subsequeni the girl was released and ordered come up for sentence when called upi At a meeting of the Executive of t New Zealand Alliance, held at Wcllii ton on Friday, (he following resoluti was adopted'" That in the opinion the New Zealand Alliance Executi the action of the Legislative Council respect to Alcoholic Liquors Sale C'( Irol Act Amendment Dill has shown utterly unreasonable and unjustifial disregard of public opinion." The Lower Valley is becoming fanio for its artesian wells, says the Obmn Mr F. I'earce has had one bored lati and after going 100 ft a very good 11 was obtained, but the water being lin and irony it was decided to continue t boring, and at a depth of 175 feel splendid How of beautiful soft vra , was obtained, rising loft above I surface, and the watccr is now (illii tanks at that height for household pi poses. The boring plant used was tl of Messrs Bidwill Jlros., who have w over a score of these wells on th station. The Directors of the Wellingl Woollen Manufacturing Company, llieir annual report, slate thai they r satisfied that the changes made in t /icrmitel of the staff liavc been hei liciul, As the producing power of t machinery has not been fully utilis for some time, the directors have dccid to start the manufacture of hosiery a the making up into clothing of a part the output of tweeds. As we ha already stated, the Directors ha decided not to recommend the paymc of a dividend, says the I'm'/. Th hayt! written down the value of the pla and properties by .C2OOO, restored £2O 10 the reserve account, and, in view the expenditure on new plant and buil ings, have deemed it prudent to car forward the balance of £2200 7s to ne year's account. /He was ut visitor from tlio City, a; his clothes bore the hall-mark of t Wellington tailor. He had stray to Musterton, to waste a few days the soothing atmosphere of our stead going and salubrious town. The s' shone brightly, and the birds sa: sweetly—as is proper and usual on su occasions—while the dude gaily skippi round to the residence of a friend, irhi is charmingly situated not far frc the Masterton Post Ollicc, and is si rounded by a pleasant garden. Lat he strolled in the above-mentioned ga den, with the ladies of tho house. Ai as he waltzed from flower to flower, ai said pretty things, his heart was st gay, and the birds and sun continui their afore-mentioned ordinary pursuit But he knew not what before him laj And it happened that in a certain sliac nook, the hired man had felled a trc ami the same being of mature and coi fortablc size, the old axc-sliuger hf fashioned the stump into the form of i arm-chair, and having completed li task, had departed into another plat The yisitor spied the seat, and n knowing what hidden trouble lurkc therein, thoughtlessly sat upon it, lea: iug idly hack. He looked nice ai comfortable; the ladies told him so, an he really felt that way—for a brii Then a presentiment of a preaching evil came o'er him. 1: attempted to rise, but could not; tl tree had him! For, while he sal, stickpliastguni, of ten million lly-papi power, had silently climbed up tin treacherous stump, and nailed him to by the bosom of his bloomers I H back was also fixed more firmly tha shingles to a shed. " Merciful Moses, muttered the miserable mortal,'"l'i struck amucilagc farm!" "Mr Blanl come and look at these flowers," at th moment called out a youthful niaidci "Certainly; I'm coming," said Blanl hut he blushed for his untruthfulne-s for lie knew he couldn't. He felt vor nervous, tpo, about the stitches in hi clothes, if a supreme effort to quit wer made, so as lie felt that the flowers migl get tired of waiting for him to look s them, |w thought lie ha 4 better tako risk, and admit how ho had been snared Of course everybody was awful sorrj and they all camo up a clothes line round Blauk, and gave a great pull He came off the seat all right, andthanks to _ that Wellington ("Moun Cook") tailor—the stitches stood tin strain, but he borrowed a big patch o. guni from the tree, which two wlioh hars of 1 monkey Wnd! soap'failed ti eradicate. In future, his motto will be 11 Look before you take a seat,"—at any cafe in a garden 1

Miss Smith, sistor ot the late Mrs Woodroofe, of Masterton, died yesterday in her eighty-eighth year. The Hastwell school has been closed on account of the outbreak of diphthoria amongst tie childron. The proposal to raise a loan of £IBO for acquiring and forming a continuation of the Black Creek .Road, lias been carried, Entries to date for Mr P. H. Wood's Taratahi stock salo, which takes place on Tuesday, October 29th, appear in another column. The Wairarapa Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club hold their sports on the Masterton Park Oval oa Thursday next. A lad named Percy Murphy, aged lit, died at Wileannia from blood-poisoniug, which supervened on a pimple on his face being pricked by a pin. Messrs Wallace and Masson of the South Wairarapa Implement and Carriage Works, will make an extensive exhibit at the Carterton Show, theii entries numbering twenty-seven. Onr local contemporary has spreac abroad a report that Jlr G. llcroi is retiring (roni the llitj'oral contest Mr Heron says its statement is "ai impudent untruth." In another column, Mr F, H. Wood agent for the Massey-llarris wido opei binder, draws attention to tie man; triumphs of this celebrated reaper. We have to acknowledge receipt o the usual complimentary tickets for lb Wellington A. and I'. Show, which take place on .November 13th and 14th. The Key. A. C. Yorkc preached ver; eloquent sermons at St. Matthew' Church yesterday, both morning am evening. A portrait of Miss Violet Smylhsot attired in an Admiral's uniform, for he part as Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.R, i '•H.M.S. Pinafore," is to be seen i Messrs Hood and Johnson's window i Queen-street. The opium curse has gained a footliol in Oamaru. It is slated one young ma lias squandered an inheritance of £'BU(I i two years through being a devotee c opium, and is now in an iudcscribabl , condition. The North Queensland Insurant i Company, Liniited («liichis represente ; in ellington by Messrs John Kolnie & Co.), invites, by notification in on [ wanted column, applications from pei sons desirous of obtaining the positio . of Agent for the Masterton district. > Owing to the somewhat inclemei weather, the licv, liobcrt Wood pos , poncd the delivering of his first of tli , Christian Evidence Lectures until ne: , Sabbath evening, when lie purposi J , delivering them every other Lord's Da . evening, and evangelical addresses b tweenand after cadi oflhc four intendf Christian Evidence Lectures to be Rive , The appointment of Dr. l'ercival rais' ~ the number of ex-headmasters upon tli J, Episcopal Bench to live, They are; . follows Archbishop Denson, Wellin I ton; Bishop Temple, llugby; Bisln . Lloyd, Bangor; Bishop Bidding, Wi chcster; Bishop Perciyal, Clifton ai Itugby. A man met his death at Alexandra tl | other day through not having his boc e laced. He was oiling tie bearings of dredge when the llaps of his boots caug ~ in the cogs of a wheel and his leg w j drawn in and crushed to tie km Amputation was resorted to, but t unfortunate man succumbed to t a shock. a Among the French conscript* dra\ e during the present year wore two womc e four dwarfs, and one "fat man." T e women were victims of a registra: 0 mistake. The heights of the dwai ® work out at dft.oin., 4ft,lin., 3ft. 9i )' and Sft.Gin. The "fat man" turned tl 5 scale at twenty-four stone, and wi '• rejected as being "useless for milila B or any other service," - We liayc to draw the attention of o .1 readers to an alteration in the N.Z. Lo; f & Mercantile Agency Company's advi p tisement from which we are pleased ii learu that the Company is about . establish fortnightly sales of shcepskh ii hides, and tallow. This is a very desi e able innovation, and we have no don it will be received with satisfaclii s by its numerous clients. A tough fishing story comes fro y England. A lawyer was fishing f v trout from a boat, when lie lost his go 1 watch overboard. A year after he w b fishing at tie same spot, when ho caug n an Blb trout, and in its throat he foui r his gold watch, still going and showii e correct time. The theory to account f ; its going is that it was a stem windc • and that in masticating its food it turm t tho stem and kept it wound up. A caterpillar in the space of oncmon r will consume six thousand times i weight in food. Fruit-growers wi i understand by this illustration tl i ravages made by iusecls. Tie Bish< ? who was unable to answer tie schoc ' boy's question as to how many legs • catcrpillcr had got, would, we thin ! liavo been far more nonplussed at I question on the subject of voracity i ' caterpillars, - The annuil show of the Welliugtc , Agricultural and Pastoral Associatic ; which is to be held on the 13th and lit ' November, promiscß to be exceptionall \ good, Larfje entries are expected, an already a fair number have been receive j from outside the Province, withpromin : of more. The entries dose on Thursda 7 tli November, and Wairarapa exhibitoi , cm make their entries through Messi Lowci and lorns, F. H. Wood, ] Dorset and W. V. Bock. Tho Seen tary of the Society, Mr Goo. H. Scale 1 will bo ploased to furnish any inform! ; tion that may be required. ' The typewriter is as necessary to man of business, as a sewing machine to a housewifo, but much depends upo ! the class of machines that find their wa into tho counting-house and dwellim 1 house. Of sewing machines, one of tli finest and most roliablo is undoubted tho Wonderful Wertheim, which has a established reputation throughout tl world. In another column, Messi Grace, Clarke & Co., the solo agents, as the ladies to remember certain facl bearing on tic importance of tli Wertheim machino in the home. Wo remind our readers of Mossi Simms and Mowlem's great unreserve clearing salo of furniture at Mr h Peat's private hoarding-house, Ilal street, to-morrow (Tuesday) at 1 o'elocl Tho cataloguo ombraces tho whole t tho furniture, bedding, house linei crockery, cutlery, cooking utensils, pit tures, carpets, baths, pot plants, etc and at Mr Peat has only recently fui nished, tie whole of tho goods ai almost as new as the day they left tli manufacturer's hands, The final rehearsals of "H.M.I Pinafore" will be held this evening am to-morrow evening at the Theatre Royal Everything is now complete for tie sue cessful working of tie opera, tie scenor alone, with its mechauical effects, boini far before anything that has yot boo: staged in the district. Miss Kearsley of Wellington has been engaged to leai the orchestra, wiici will be compoHet of twelve instrumentalists. Mr J' Kearsloy wields the baton, and Mr G Gray, junr, occupies the responsi.bh position of stage manager. A Chinese " wegetable man " went t< tie Masterton Railway Station, on Sat. nrday, to load up potatoes. Ho backet his cart up to the platform, and hackee it a Mo too far in, for unnoticed, the hinder part of tie vehicle rested on tit projection. Then ho started to load up, giving an occasional look at tho springs to see how they wero standing the strain, Presently he judged that ho had about enough on, as the iorse's knees began to shake, so putting two or thrco more bags on the back end of the dray, he tied his load on, climbed on top and gave the Celestial equivalent for" gee-up," The horse would not "gee" at first, but with an extra effort, got a start. Th» result was a complete surprise for all hands, for up went tie horso in tho a\r. and down went the Chinaman and his potatoes to the grpunjl. It took him all the Test of tie daj to pick up the loose potatoes!, several bags having burst.

The Mastertoa-Opaki Jockey Club's Boxing Day Programme lias l>een "submitted to and approyed" by tho Metropolitan Ulub. Messrs Lowes and lornsadd||to their sale list for October 30th, 300 hoggets, and 35 3-ycar steers. The biggest orange tree in America, is claimed to be in Terrebone, La. It is fifteen feet in circumference and fifty feet high. The yield this year is expected to reach ten thousand oranges. lleferying to the New Zealand decision, that women should not be allowed to sit in the House of Representatives, tho IFettminstcr Gazette states that woman have the right tositin the Parliament of one of the American States—that of Colorado, At first special note has taken of them in the House. Tlicy were singled out and made to feel liko intruders. Some of the male M.P.'s put bouquets on their desks, and that kind of thing, so as to create ridicule against them. But that soon passed away, and now woman arc recognised in the Colorado Parliament on equal terms with the men, and liayc, it is said,proved to be very useful members. Lady Archibald Campbell writes tc the World-.-" Having tried the various ikirt patents, all of them, as I think, absolutely irrational in conception, anc after haying also tried the mysterious convertible blind or curtain arrange mcnls in the way of skirts constructed so as to tuck up or let down, to show oi conceal, as occasion requires, the harnv less knickerbocker, I most cordially dis approve of all. I agree with aciorn plished cyclists of both sexes win cultivate cycling as an art, that an; skirt is out of the question which is no lut short enough tn clear cranks am and pedals when the cyclist is seated and make dress-guards unnecessary." A young married man in one of th Paris suburbs liai had a novel experience He had been married a few months wliei quarrels arose, aud his wife returned t her parents. Eventually she wa induced to return to her husband, am all appeared to lie going oil satisfactorily Tho mother-in-law, howevor, was no mtistied, and calling lier rcmainin daughters together, sallied out, aud afte breaking all the windows of he son-in-law's house obtained a large bear and battered in tho door. The victori ous beseigers rushed into the house, sui rounded and seized tho unhappy Bent . diet, and beat him until the arriyal c the police put an end to his punislimen So penetrating is water at high pre: sure that only special qualities of cai iron will be tight againstit. In tl ' early days of the hydraulic jack it wr | no uncommon thing to see water issuiu ; like a lino needle through tho meta ' and the water needle would penetrai | the unwary finger just as readily as slcel one, I One of the drawbacks o! country iitn, . least to the small settler, is undoubted the increased price he has to pay for ai ! articles ot clothing or general drapery, i reason ot the extra charges for freight i s carriage. This drawback need exist i • longer, for extra charges are done iwi i with under the now system which lias bo . inaugurated at Te Alio House, Wellingto 1 Under this system, any ot the pavci advertised, will bo sent to auy address Hew Zealand, tost hibh, the prices charg ] being exactly the same as those at wliicli t s goods are sold over the counter in Wi i lington, As may he imagined, howevi t. this liberal oiler is only extended to ca s customers, and all orders for advertis parcels, must be accompanied by cash I e the amount, before the order can be c> cutcd atTK Alio House, Wellington. In illustration of this system, we w eive an example. Take for instance No n Parcel, which contains 1 Lady's Wh , Mainsook Blouse, trimmed with embroid< e aud with the new buttcrlly coilar; 1 Navy 3 Black Sateen lilousc, with white spots, n s style; 1 pair of Black or Coloured Taffi Gloves,and 2 pairs of Ladies Black Cashnv ' Hose. This complete parcel will bo se ' post tree, to any address, on receipt o( 19 from Tn Abo Housb Wellington,—Advt f