The Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1895. THE PIPIRIKI SPREE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5203, 10 December 1895, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1895. THE PIPIRIKI SPREE.

Wk published the other.day, a graphic account from a correspondent, of a spree tlio Premier enjoyed at Pipiiiki, Our reporter recorded 1 how the first man in New Zealand, sang " ffilkins and |iis Dinah/ 1 and was supported by the assembled . company, with an uproarious chorus; and how the Hon, Mr Carroll declared that lie and the boss could Hop down in any company, "If there was singing going on, they could make a noise, and if it was cards, they could take a hand." We have since been able to verify the accuracy of the account which we then published. Indeed the Hon. Mr Carroll was in Masterton when it appeared, and after reading it, did not question its correctness. Another reporter "A Tramp Esq" of the Auckla nd Weekly News publishes the following reference to the sanio .spree'J.'q pass the evening pleasantly," Jio wrjtes, " mo and the King organised a Christy Minstrel troupe, which was an immense success. We told the old stories, and sang the old songs wo used to sing by the camp lires, long, long ago. The unsentimentalHatrick called them chestnuts, and the festive bushwhacker, who thinks he alone lias a right to' make night hideous,' with molqdious seances, complained that he could get 110 sleep, on account of the blessed row the blooming toll's were kicking up -the songs may have been a bit 1 toll', 1 but for ourselves, toff ain't our colour. The show was a great .success anyhow." From this wc gather t|m|i R. Seddon Esq., and A. TrampUsq., were the cppief men of the spree in question, and that they yrpre immensely successful in the parts which they played. Tlio preciousrow which " the blooming tolfs " (Messrs Seddon and Tramp)'kicked up, made "night hideous" and prevented tlio working men who were staying in the house from sleeping. Here we got a homely picture of the statesman of to-day who lias undertaken the arduous task of Reorganising our licensing laws, who lias claimed tlw votes and sympathy of many thousands of I temperance nienwlio liavo believed liijn to be on their sido. Hero, too, ' we have the head, tlio supremo head, j . of the police departmei) t, its antocrat, its dictator, and its exemplar I Can wo wonder at .tli.e demoralisation which oxists in this department ? If the humble constable drinks and plays cards at all hours in the seclusion of his favorite pub can Mr Seddon blame him ?