Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1895. CHEAP MONEY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5208, 16 December 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1895. CHEAP MONEY.

We linve cheap money at last, in Now Zealand! Tlio three Australian Banks finding in this Col- ( ony, have reduced their rates for deposits, to live per cent., and have made a corresponding reduction in their rates for advances. It is, however, quite possible that money may become even cheaper in New Zealand, than it is at the present time. When the Bank of New Zealand was under a clotill, the three Australian Banks took big slices off its business. Now that tlio sun shines inorcon this institution, ifcis making a vigorous effort to regain its old prestige. It is pushing for business against tiie Australian Banks, but tlio latter ip quite strong enough to maintain - a vigorous campaign against it.. The result must, for a time, bo a cutting of rates, and comparatively; small baiik profits. Of courso the public will, pro tern, benefit ■ largely by a financial condition of tlijs character, There ;\yijl jjp consequently a launching of many now enterprises, not only in the commercial world, but also on stations and farms where improvements can bo profitably made as long as money remains cheap. If, as yve anticipate, the rivalry between the Bank pf 'Key Zeala/id apd the three Australian Banks b'e protracted forsevcralycars, wo may lookforward to a time of prosperity and plenty right in front of us, Ultimately values will, as they always do, adjust themselves. The Bank rivalry will ftejay jfcliig (adjustment, but cannot, in fchp Qor lean years in N&y SJeaJnni are,"for£lio time bojqjjf, (it »]) end, and tlio fat ones must follow th|3R|. 'fliose jylip have held their own during tlio loan period may be oxpected to make money during the fat season, but tliero are many people who must jue.oossarily fail to profit even in years of- .abundance, Taking the 'fiojopjr Wjbol.o it has weathered tvell ise Wo of'adyersity and niusfc ndvnopp during the ' coming time of plenty, 'i'lip real danger lies in tlio next stage when speculation is apt to abound, wild- ! c&fi to be launched, and fioti- j t(6us ' valines' to bp attached to all tilassoS of property',' we have encountered iii thtfpnsl'and ■ from'which we havo emerged seithed 1 and Jj.oJplp?3. We shall probably 1 have to {>o'through'if, agairii ite ;his- ! jtory 'is 'alwairs" repeliting' itself aiid j ,phe lessonl' taught by'past' niisfor- ■ readily "'forgotten

In the match Matarawa v. Featherston, tlio latter won by 40 runs. Hay-making is going on all round ! Mastcrtoii.

A good deal of rain fell in Mastcrton again yesterday afternoon.

Business in Mastorton last Saturday seemed a little moro brisk than usual. The Itcv. A. C, Yorkc visited the Taueru yesterday. The Groytown cricketers defeated Carterton on Saturday by seven runs.

The Works and Finance Committee of the Mastcrton Uorough Council mcot this eyening.

Mr Evelyn Macdonald lias disposed of his property, known as the Otoliuia Bun, Alfredton to Mr John Bowie,

Acceptances for the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club's Boxing Day Meeting, appear in another column. Feed right through the North Wnirnrapa is at present more luxuriant than for many years past.

The Yen. Archdeacon Fancourt conducted services at St, Matthew's Church, Mastcrton", yesterday. At both services lie made a stirring appeal on behalf of tlio General Church Fund.

It is reported that the body of the young mau JamesDalgitty was found by the search party organised at Gladstone yesterday, Lord Brasscy attended the thirteenth annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association in Melbourne, and delivered a sympathetic speech The Dev. S. H. D, Peryman, of Eketiihuna, preached at the Mastcrton Wcsleynn Church, yesterday, both morning and evening.

An aged man named Joseph Oakley, has been convicted in Melbourne, on the evidence of his own son, of conspiring to defraud,

A child named Ilrown, died at Cunna'nulla (Queensland), from the effects of drinking a quarter of a pint of gin, which hud been incautiously left within his reach.

The expenditure on strong drink in New Zealand for 1894 was £2l7s Id per inhabitant. Ten years previously it was £4 5s per inhabitant, and 15 years back (in 1873) it is alleged to have been as high as £G 10s. A good shearing record is reported from Waipawa. Hccently, at JJlackhead, 23 shearers shore 24,000 dry sheep in six days, an average of 4000 per day, or 170 per man,

During an all'ray with disorderly kanakas at a Salvation Army meeting at Bockhampton, two constables and a I civilian were injured and three while children were roughly handled.

At Adelaide the other day four oflicers of the Taxation Department who had recently been discovered playing pitch and toss in the basement of the public ollices during office hours, were dismissed from the civil service,

His Honor Mr District Judge Kettle lias hud a very busy time at the present sitting of the Wairarapa District Court, the cases occupying much longer than was anticipated. The funeral of the late Mr Bobert Hare, took place yesterday afternoon, many friends from other parts attending and a large number of residents and old settlers following to pay a last mark of respect to the deceased. During a thunderstorm at Tc Puke on Wednesday, two cows belonging to Mr Capper, nativcschool teacher,iverestanding near a wire fence, when they were struck by lightning and killed. The wire in the fence was fused, and one post charred,

The return of railway receipts aud expenditure for the four weeks ending 9th November, shows the former to have been £87,434 5s 4d, and latter £55,91)2 9s 9d. In tho corresponding period of the previous year the figures were £81,714 13s Id aud £53,00G lis lid respectively,

The committee of the Pahiatua Musical Society has mado the final caste of Pirates of Penzance as follows Major Mr W, Ilray; Pirate King, Mr F. Wilson; Samuel, MrC. Cooper; Frederick, Mr Mowbray ; Sergeant of Police, Mr C. Morris; Mabel, Miss E. Wood ; Until, Miss L. Hall; Edith, Miss E. Knightj Kate, Miss Jones; Isabel, Miss F. Knight. An old custom that prevails among the Maoris is that any weapon which has iullielcd injury should be handed over to the partyinjured.and, it is understood, that in accordance with this custom, the Maorics have claimed the gun with which the youth James Humphrey accidentally shot the Maori, Ike, at Okato on Sunday, November 24th. The gun will, it is understood, be handed over to the chief Molu, who is at the head of the hapu of which Ike is a member.— lamimh llmM.

Gt tlio eleven duchesses who are English, one is married to a duke who is Scottish, and one to a duke who is mostly Scottish, and one to a duke who is Irish. Of the five duchesses who are Scottish, two are married to dukes who are English, and the duchess who is Irish, is married to a duke who is Scottish. It should be lidded that, although there are only nineteen " reigning" duchesses, there are (excluding royalties), twenty-seven "reigning" dukes, But five of these are unmarried, aud three more are widowers.

A Sunday-school supcrintendcut at the i-lose of an address on the Creation which he was surp he had kept within the comprehension of the smallest scholars, smilingly invited questions. A tiny boy, with a white eager face aud large brow, at once held up his hand. ' I'lease sir,''why was Adam never a baby?' The snperintendant coughed in some doubt as to what answer to give, but a little girl of nine, the eldest of several brothers aud sisters, came promptly to his aid. ' Please sir,' said she smartly, ' there was nobody to nttss him!

An intricate ease was, m the Court of Session, drawing it dreary length along before the late Lord-lVcsidont Inglis, The clerk of court, who had bcou idly occupied for several hours, ,got drowsy, and it last went fflE into a pleasant sleep. The Lord-President desired to consult liifti, aud leaning over the bench, he whispered, "Brown." There was no response. "Brown,"repeatedthn Judge; but still the elert slumbered; Headline; over and touching the drowsy official on the slioulder,"tho distinguished lawyer once iiiore said,',-B^oWn.'.' 1 Turning his head lazily to one side, Brown renlarked, ■'Well, dear; what is it P" A stylishly dressed young man named Clias. Louis Becker applied to Mr Martin, S.M., •to cancel an order made against him at Featherston, for payment to JjiSsicfcmvick forthc support of'an illegitimate elijld, on the ground that he had a letter fromlier dceiariiig that he was not the fatlier.. Mt'Hihqmawji, instructed by Mr Wilford, appeared for him. In cross-examination by Mr Young, who appeared for Miss Pcnwick lie admitted that he had subsequently signed documents acknowledging the paternity and promising to pay for ni'aiitdknce, lina 'that ho had since been in' frequent' cWrc'spoiiddliUe jyifh hpr. ffjj letters being'produced, Mr 'Martin said t|iat wilder' the'circumstances lie .would refuse to oanpel (lib order- ffe dismissed the application, with #1 lis fld costs,'-Post.

The great interest which Lady Aberdeen always takes in her servants is wellknown, but some of her ideas concerning their treatment do not seein to meet Vjlh tipptoval iu fapjiionablc circles in Ppada. Sot long afc) 1 (|ays the JJJs/. whiter) ft couple \yell-k)iown $ Qttawi' society, were invited to ite ri liidew Hall. The absento of the li!isbi)u<| from the city caused his wife to deelino. Lady Aberdeen sent her an imitation to dine lliftpmlle, and on her arrival explained, ■ B -T|iis'isf Ifiiddo flouse night, when wo all dino with'the servants' in thpir .4jnjhgroom. Lord Aberdeen will takoyouinto dinner, and the butler will take m" The visitor declined the honor. She had not ; ,understood that the invitation 'to dino ''Vitlftho family jnpluded the 'servants 1 Tjady'Abbriieon has giyerta mm meaning to the phrase en/aiilille, ■<

Nineteen trucks of sheep wero despatched from Masterton this morning. !"i Mrs Young, of " Holly Houso," is wanting a general servant at onco. ''Tatesall," of consultation fame,! will after the end of the year conduct lus sweeps from Lauuceston. A baker in Brisbane made an attempt to kill his wife 011 Saturday night, Ho hit hor on the head with a bar of iron, An alleged case of leprosy is reported from Toovioomba, but the supposed leper, whois a Chinoso vegetable hawker, lias so far evaded the police.

The services in the Masterton Presbyterian Church wero conducted on Hun- % by Messrs D, McGregor and E. Foist, morning and ovening respectively. Archdeacon Fancourt will explain the working of the General Church Fund, at a meeting to be held in St. Matthew's ; Schoolroom at 7.30 this evening.

The time for the closing of tenders for the Publican's Booth at the Mauriceville bports, lias been extended till December 19th,

Lord Hampden, tho new Governor of Now South Wales, isaddictedto cricket and all field sports, and the whole family ride their bicycles,

Of the <IOO head of cattle rcceutly dehorned on the Edcudalo Estate, Southland, not one suffered any serious after effects.

Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their ncit stock sale at Masterton, for Tuesday, Dccember2lth. The alteration from Wednesday to Tuesday, is in consequence of Christmas Day falling on their usual day. A resident of Kalf(oorlic has written to Adelaide, warning miners not to go there, He slates that numerous advertisements appear in newspapers for miners, but when the men apply for the work they are told that the complete number has been obtained.

lii the North Canterbury district the continued showers are causing the grain crops to become gross and so heavy iu the ricli laud that they are iu some instances laid. Oats are rapidly coining into ear, aiid the crop everywhere is looking well,

A shocking accident happened to n boy aged eight years, at Collingwood, New South Wales. While playing in his nightdress, at the bedroom window, lie overbalanced himself and fall through a glass-roof verandah to tho ground, and was so badly cut about that 112 stitches were required in the treatment of his injuries. On the ft ellington section of tho Government liailways, tho receipts during the four weeks ended on November fltli, amoimtod to £5332 ]2s 'Jd, as against £lioooßs lid | the number of passengers carried was 27,415, as against 29,549; the fares amounted to £2,18517s Id, as against £2,47119s Gil.

Mr J. Paul, of Wanganui, contemplates retiring from racing as soon as liis horse s present engagements arc fulfilled. Pom Pom and Caribou are being spelled and Itoyal Buck is to be shortly added to the list.

Hie Melbourne Sportsman says in referring to his Metropolitan Handicap win" The Artist must be an excellent liye-year-old to put down such cracks as Skirmisher, Lady Zetland, North Atlantic, Impulse, and Pegasus in 2min i3Bsec."

Mr llalph Ooc caught a splendid trout in the Selwyii river, Canterbury, the other day. It weighed 181b, and was2ft 7in lons and 21Mn round the girth. The Selwyn has always been famed among anglers for the quantity and quality of its trout, which so far run from the small weight right up to 231b, a fish of that weight having been taken two years ago on tho rod by Mr Meddings, of the Telegraph Department, Christehurch. The Queensland Acclimatisation So-

cicty is nothing if not practical, and lias just received from Persia 130 suckers of the date palm. Most of these liavo been 'planted at Bora Park for the supply of young stock, and others have ocen forwarded to different parts of the colony. When Australia has become fairly settled from the Gulf and the Promontory, and has passed her experimental stage, there will be few ot the natural products required by her people which cannot bo produced iu abundance from some part of her vast area, Sir William ltobinson, brother of Sir Hercules, who lias recently resigned the Governorship of Western Australia, wa?

private secretary to Sir Hercules when the latter was Governor of Hongkong. According to a colonial story, reprinted by " South Africa," strained relations existed between the brothers for a time, owing to the senior, Sir Hercules, exclaiming, when the junior received his first Viceregal appointment, " What! Sly brother Bill made a Governor! I never thought he would be anything but a tiddler." Sir William is an accomplished musician and composer. In our opinion (says the Referee) four and live furlongs is quite far enough to let two-year-olds race in the spring, when it would, perhaps, he advisable not to allow tkiem to compete with older horses. Later oil, say up to the end of January, tlicy might bo allowed to rim in races up to six furlongs and after that date dp to a mile, a distance which is really far enough for the best of them. At the regular fortnightly meeting of Court Makakahi, Eketalniiia, Nq. 8382, A.0.F., hci<j on Wednesday last, J}ro T. Gore, C.li.,in the cjiair, the following members wore nominated for ollico formic ensuing term:-C.U., Bro. J. Carter; 5.C.11., Bros. E. l'eliing andC.lieeve; S.W, Bro. J.T.Pawson; J. W.,Bros. AY. Hodges and J. G. Stewart; 5.8., Eros. A. Anderson and AY, Hodges; J. 8,, Bros. J. G. Stewart, A. Anderson and AY. Hodges; Secretary, Bro. .T, ]{. Juggins; Treasurer, Bros. C, licevo and E. l'eliing.

Thus Mr Buttle, au Auckland sharebroker, on the prospects of the mining boom—" 1 made a rough cstimato some little time ago, and then I found there was about half a millioii already pledged to be sent out of our goldficlds. 'With this jt js absurd to s#y opp mining business is dead. What wo are suffering from just now is want of battery poworjwe have the lodes carrying the bullion, but we have no means of extracting that. Wo want large plants with skilled workmen, When we have these and dividends arc being paid, there wilt bo no doubt as to the business in the Auckland mining market," —Napier Telegraph.

i TJio North Otago Times saysWe have yet'"some hopes bi being able to make something of mon and boys. At . the Dunedin Industrial Exhibition a hoy , was highly commended for scohe-mak- ; iug in the class for under the age of twelve, and in the" alleged class" a man took first prize. The malo'sex did not travel outside scones. In the region of Ijjiliofi spohge,cream cakes and Victoria sponge' they mixed up with what, in our ignorance of the technical term, we may be permitted to call " batter," and come out of the contest hardly distinguishable from a lemon sponge themselves. In the meantime they have proved their superiority at scone-making, and " trifles light as air "fill come jn due time.' Maijamp Cope, thepplebfated soprano, wfio has so kindly come to thj assistance of tho Masterton Amateur' Operatic Society, in consenting to play tho part " Germaino" at the production of" Les Cloehcs do Corncville" on Boxing Night, December 26th, has received numerous requests to give lessons in singing and voice production during her stay in Masterton. In acceding to these requests fyjiadameCopo notifies in another column that sl|o iylll'gift! iujtjoji jn theiirbof rendering and proper phrasing of" songs for tho ooneert plsfont and for drawing room entertainments, In selecting fjjpjp special subjects, Madamo Cope seems to bo aware of tho agony concert halitues in'Masterton oftimcs have to suffer, Maiiy-'ofoHP local sjngers: ought to visit Madamo Cope at the Club Hotel .vljpire she is staying and'avail themselveb of tho opportunity to remedy these'defects, I which are so common, and which tend so muoh todostroy the effects of otherwise I'gWil foices'r . v. ' "<■

I Public tenders are invited by the Wairarapa North County Coancil for cart., i iiJg 526 cubic yards of While walking along the beach at Opunake on Wednesday afternoon Bishop Wallis slipped from a boulder and sprained his ankle.

Tenders are invited for the Masterton Hospital supplies from January Ist to December 31st, 1896. B. E. Maunscll was, on Saturday, granted his discharge from bankruptcy, by District Judge Kettle, on tho application of Mr W. G. Beard. A communication from Mr James Huir, with ro?ard to his Zealandia wool press and Mr Dudson's challenge, appears in our advertising columns,

Iho Wairarapa District Court it still occupied with tho appeal case Madden a. Tlirupp, and it is likely to last all day. Entries for the Mauriceville Handicap, must bo sent in to the Secretary, Mr Geo. Franklin, on or before Decernbor 19th. Entries for tho Hewing Competition, close on December 21st, Messrs Simms and Mowlem add to the list of entries for their noxt stock salo in their yards, Queen-street on Wednesday 18th inst 2 milch cows, 1 springing cow, 1 fat cow, a cow and .calf and 2 yearlings. Sir Bruco and Lady Burnsidc, Mr Thomas Salt (Chairman of Directors of the Midland liailwav Company), Mr H. I'. Salt, aud Miss Helen L, Salt, ate on a visit to Masterton. They reached hero on Saturday evening, and stayed at Mr J. Mandel's Club Hotel.

_ On Saturday last at Wellington, Miss Jithel Constance l'oung, daughter of Mr John Young, inspector of agents for the National -Mutual Life Association of Australasia, was married to Mr H, Ainslie Parkinson, of To Aro State School, Wc have received a number of a society _ paper called the "Southern Queen, l and with some little improvement this monthly serial might supply the need ciperieuccd by many ladies for a journal specially adapted to their interests aud requirements,

Mr F. H. Wood holds an entirely unreserved sale of household furniture and effects (new and second-hand), general merchandise, produce, vehicles, etc., at his Greytown rooms on Friday next, the 20th inst. \A r e have been requested to call special attention to the fact that owing to other engagements for Saturday, this, the last goncral sale at the Greytown rooms for the year 18U5, will be held on Friday next, Full particulars are advertised.

J-he dead body of a newly-born infant was found near the Wellington Public Library yesterday morning by a man named Alfred Yates, who reported the matter to Acting-Constable Gunner Surgenor, The body was wrapped in a llannel petticoat and a piece of calico, and tied up |with tape, and was much decomposed. It was remoyod to the Morgue, whero an inquest will be held. —iY,'L Thus. A farmer in a far Western American settlement writes to an exchange:— "Pat referred to his pig in reverent terms as" the gintlemau who pays the rint." Here in tlio Wost the hog lias more than paid the rent. It has paid for thousands of farms, It has also built fine homes all over these prairies. It has afforded the means to send sons and daughters of farmers to tlio schools, thus giving some of the polish as well as the basis of our civilisation, Indeed, many a poor farmer has been carried over the slough of despondency, or across the miio of debt and bankruptcy, upon the backs of his faithful swine, Swine breeding lias contributed more largely to the prosperity of the West than any other single liue of industry, Many prejudices have been and aro being overcomo. And people of themost fastidious tastes have learned that the flesh of the swine, properly fed aud well cured, att'ords a most palatable aud wholesome article of diet for all classes of people, brother farmers of tho Soutli cast your lot in with tho hog; raise your own bacon, lard aud hams, enough for home consumption and some to sell, and my word for it, the gloomy mist of despair will soon fade away in the distance, and yours will bo comfort and joy around the home circle."

When a buby gets old and strong cnouqh to take a little solid food, says n contemporary, about tlie Grst thing pre. pared for thp little one, is mashed potato with a littlo gravy ovor it. The good mother is suro that tliisis extremely harmless and wholesome. Aloro danger does lurk iu a Welsh rarohit, it is true, and the taste of toasted cheese would probably not bo as grateful to an infont's palate, but it may be that there is more lasting harm iu tho potato than in the clieoso. The potato provokes our great national ailment, dyspepsia, and the sooner the consumption of the mealy tubers begins, the sooner will the dread fangs of the dyspepsia appear. To be sure, there aro some digestivo organs so strong, that the fortunate owners of them can eat any. thing and everything ivith impunity. The eating of potatoes will not bring dyspopsia to such as these, but ovou to them potatoes may bo dangerous. That hideous uric acijt which proyokos the rheumatism and the gout, these drpad diseases which af'tack t|ie sfrong with a greater feropity than the wpak, is moro surely produced by a potato diet than by any other. If these things bo so, conservative and health-loving persons will not need any labonrod argument to convince them that tliey ought to bo modernto in their use of potatoes. Jit a meeting of the Mauriccville Athletic Club held on the 14th December, the following tenders for privileges were acceptedHefreslunent booth, A. Williams, £2; fruit and fancy goods stall, .J, Scorar, £2; catering for ball, J. Cottiss, Is 3d per head. Tho right of games was sold privately to Mr J. McKeown for 30s. It was decided to extend the time for closing of tenders ; for publicans booth until l'Jth December. The teuder of the Greytown Drass .Band (sixteen players) was accepted. This Band should be an attraction at the Sports. Mr Oreo. and Mr W, Day have been added to llio committoe as judges, Young New Wanders require healthy constitutions to fit thcin for tho struggle for existence. Give them Dr Kirk's Farinaceous Food in their by the faculty.

" Merrio England " deals with tho problem of bow to raise tho masses; but to raise /our bread, cakes, and scones there is nothing to tqual Anderson's Jumbo Brand Baking Powder. Sold bj nllstorekeopers, s "" ■ . —r