THE WAIPAWA SEAT.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6916, 21 July 1884, Page 2

THE WAIPAWA SEAT.

To-morrow the Waipawa electors will decide whether Mr Smith or Mr Tanner shall represent them in Parliament for the next three years, and so far as we can gather the contest promises to be very much closer than many people expeot. We have never disguised our pre*ference for Mr Tanner, who would, we think, in many points be a better representative. We frankly admit— and we make tho admission with pleasure, as an act of justice to an old opponent— that Mr 1 Smith has done his very best to serve the 1 interests of his constituents, and that he 1 has acquitted himself better than those 1 who opposed him at the last election be--3 lieved he would do. Still, his services 5 have been those of a looal delegate only. ■■ As a politician he has been content to run - with the crowd, and to adopt the ideas of 1 others. Mr Tanner's past career shows that he puts all his might and mind to ' do that which he takes in hand, and if he ' is returned the Waipawa electorate will ■ not findl_i-_r«ag-a_t__---o_-looal interests. ' His platform speeches, too, show that he - thinks for himself, and will blindly follow ' no man's lead. But the greatest reason 1 why Mr Tanner should be returned is supplied by a warm friend of Mr Smith. ► It 18 that Mr Smith will not work with i Mr Ormond. As Mr Ormond is certain to be returned for Napier, and as it is desirable that all the members of the district should pull together — for in Parliament, as else whero. union is strength 1 —we hope to see Mr Tanner at the head of the poll to morrow.

On tbe fourth page will be found- reports of Mr Sbeehan's meeting at tho Theatre Boyal 1 last Saturday evening, and of Mr Sutton's • meeting at Hastings on tbe same evening. i The polling booths in all tho Hawke's Bay , electorates will open at 9 a.m. to-morrow, i aud olose at 6 o'olook in the evening. The polling for the Eastern Maori Distriot takes pfa c to-day. The Council Chamber is the polling place for Napier. A Porangahau correspondent writes : — On Thursday evening Mr Tanner addressed a meeting of the electors at Porangahau. He was enthusiastically received, and at the close three hearty cheers were given for him. Mr Tanner will poll a large majority here. A scratch football matoh wai played on the Becreation Ground on Saturday, between sidos chosen by Messr- Eraser and Gibbons respectively. A detailed deicription of the game is unavoidably held over till to-morrow, in consequence of the pressure upon our space due to the elections. Professor Anderson -will not appear at the Theatre Boyal to-morrow evening, as at first announced, the opening night being put off till Wednesday, in consequence of Tuesday beiqg polling day. The professor's season will be for five nights only. At the Resident Magistrate's Court on Saturday, before Captain Preece, 8.M., Robert Hart was charged, on the information of Constable Laurenson, with drunkenness. The offence was proved, and defendant was fined 5s and ooats, or 48 hours' hard labor in default. The money was paid. Mr T. "K. Bishop, distriot president of the Order of Druids, arrived on Saturday by steamer, leaving the same day for Gisborne. tie has arranged to return on Saturday next, when a special summoned meeting of the Napier Lodges, for important business, will be arranged fer with the local representatives of the Order. ■ '-, ' A very heavy sea was rolling into the bay 1 on Saturday night, and during that time the waves undermined tho foundation of the se. wall opposite the Hire station for a disttnee of about 40 feet. The Marine-parade at this point has sunk in considerably, and the part of the retaining wall damaged was yesterday ov rhanging the beach, and threatening to fall. The repairs will involve a considerable sum. A well-known native, Pohuka Hapuku, a son of the late chief Hapuku, attempted to address the electors at Mr Sutton's meeting on Saturday evening, after the latter had concluded his address, but those present would not tolerate the attempt, and Pohuka, after a few ineffeotunl efforts to obtain a hearing had to retire. At hia meeting on Saturday night Mr Sheehan admitted that the Grey Gbvernment raised the price of deferred-payment land by free selection from 80s to £3 an , acre, and explained that it was to enable small men to get holdings. To raise^ the price of a thing in order to place it within the reach of the working man is a funny kind of proceeding. Miss t>argon, the accomplished lady elooutionißt and olever tragedienne, will open a short season at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday, July 29th. Her entertainment, which consists of dramatic sketches, and recitals, and readings from the best authors, will constitute an intellectual treat whioh no lover of genuine entertainment should miss. A preliminary notice will be found in another column. The Boy. J. E. Stenberg sends us a translation of a long sermon whioh he preached at Makaretu recently., with a request that we should publish it. Mr S.tenberg'B reason for the request is that what he said has been distorted and. misrepresented by the local Mail. •, We have no room for the discourse, of whioh, however, we can ; say that it is free from" political bias, and oannot be twisted iptd the advocacy of the claims of any . particular candidate. Several gentlemen who were at Mr Sheahan's meeting on Saturday evening, and held , up. their, hands T for ths^vote .of. confidence, ' have called upon.u. 't» > te|t-gi|b^-thM.^y.^f_a^;<' . many others did so in the belief that it was

mmmmmc^anmmmwmmmmnt*mmm»mmamn,mtm*mmm^ : .'-: z : }i %y a vote of thanks' only "which was -pr9pb_ed;X|T|l| At tlieir request wo make this eiplitu-tidbf ftllli though it is hardly -wbrth while to ■wisw;^||'^ space over such a lnatter. Votes of confl^X^fll fidence at publio -ieetihgs mean just. nothi-gX>f^ at. all. The only vote worth talking $bdu67^sfl is thit taken in the polling booth. .> Mr Sheehan, at his meeting on Saturdiy,'X7Ns explained the arrangements maae for the 7X-7-polling to-morrow. By r lawonly six voters. yXM oan be in the polling booth at one time, and- 7 XX if any more force an entrance they .can. be"X!'^ given into custody. This will necessarily be .'--• -Vr.' strictly enforced, as only the utmos. order .XX will enable all the votes to betaken. --Outside ". y\ X the booth there must be no noise or disturb- fXX'-i ance,. or the Returning Officer -will at .once -- ' r X olose the booth. The voteia will enter by, th© '7. 7 front door, one at a time, those whose name. 777 b<"%i*j with any letter from Ato M voting on 7■ " one side of the room, and those from Mto Z .77 on the other. Having registered their V-te_, y.,X ths eleotors will leave by another door. . ; 7.' No better contrast between the manner in Xy : *.■-'- ----which the Napier election is being cdh^ I *^ ducted by the. respective sides' could be -.•:•: afforded than an announcement whioh ap- " ; '7 pears this morning, that Mr Sheehan will ■ address the electors this evening; Mir •■ -:. Ormond most courteously gave up ths ' , theatre on Saturday to Mr Sheehan, thoughX it waa engaged for Mr Ormond. Mr Sheehan - .»..-'.' made an hour's personal attack on Mr Ormond, distorting and misrepresenting hia : '.;.; opponent's actions, and, in order to prevent his supporters hearing Mr OmondV.reply)' X. 7 MrSheeharl ndw calls another meeting for Xi to-night. We shall be much surprised ffxX this unfair and un-English mode of fighting 7: does not recoil on the head of Mr Sheejjian 77,/ at the polling-booth to-morrow. '* ; . 'i'.'X On Saturday Mr Sheehan again referred to : the fact that both papers ih Napier' are opposing his candidature. We are sorry that : it is so. We Bhould prefer Mr Sheehan hay* ing a paper, because then, to use his own metaphor, we "could take the gloves of-." ": We have dealt with him very gently— even tenderly — and have kept a very Boft pen for use when writing about him. We have con- ; - *- fined ourselves to pointing out -tow-ja^ar*-^--^ cie_, and though our . correspondence7co_u__ns "•;' have been open, and though Mr Sheehan bois : spoken three times, there has not been even an attempt to show tbat we have made '"it " : *. misatatement, or distorted fat ts to" prejudice XT; Mr Sheehan. "No one knows better than Mr"; * Sheehan himself that we could have brought - f '■'•' forward many things which we have allowed : to he quietly concealed in Hansard, and- Have- "•' ■ r : not even remotely referred to those matters. 1 / When the eleotion is over we are 1 sure he '*; will do us the justice to say, not only thatX" ' we have fought fairly, but that we have kept 1 our hands well gloved. 7* [ , An attempt was made on Saturday even- "*' ing to create political capital over the fact . .77 that the committee of , the Holiday Assooia- ■ tion prevailed upon the Mayor. not, to pro- ;* claim a public holiday to-morrow. Mr. y Sheehan more .than insinuated; that this waa XX a device of the enemy to prevent working '■- men registering their votes. Aa a matter of ■ 7 . ; fact, that point was discussed beforehand by ;' 7 the objectors, and each of those who\wa.ted7t;" on Dr Spencer previously pledged himself •td'/xX allow his employes sufficient time for voting, ;^f during the- working hours, so that a great ''XX crush may be avoided at dinner time md' X \ '• just before the closing of the booth. There XX was not time to see all employers, but we --,-.*" --7 urge* upon all to adopt the same course. 77 '; Everyman is entitled Both in law trad jtia-X* X tice to hia vote, and it ia ; theduty of'em-'' I X"7 Eloyers to see that those employed by them :7;j aye a full opportunity pf exercising the X franchise without let or hindrance. Thei' 7 T reason that the publio holiday was opposed - '-■''" was that it was feared that there might be a ' v '' disturbance, in which case the poll would be 7 - closed. The committee of the* Holiday ABX 77 sociation met some days ago and on that J ' *•'■ ground decided not to deolare a holiday. ' 'X'X-r Judge Brookfield finished up his long list of ' succession claims in the Native Land Court at 7 Hastings on Saturday morning. The7ad-^v { j. urned Mangaohaue case was then called oh.' 77/ Or Buller, who appeared as counsel ; fa? 7 j Rendto Kawapo, applied to. have the- ease. X7 ! further adjourned, onthe "ground that cer- v tain counter-claimants were detained at the Wanganui Court in proseouting 7> claims to other blocks of land, ana....,; could not therefore be. in attendance. He produced a list of some thirty "Xy v claims, in the present Gazette,' in which - Renata Kawepo was very largely interested, X comprising altogether an area of about half -a- ' V). million acres, and applied to have all these -' cases placed at the bottom of the list for the • forthcoming Wairoa County, on the under- : X, standing that immediately on the conclusion X *■■ of the sittings there these oases would be 7' adjourned baok to Hastings. Dr Buller ex- ' plained, that this would give the counterclaimants, who_ were more or less interested 7X in all tbe. principal cases, an opportunity of finishing their business at Wanganui before 7 coming over. His Honor agreed . in thatX-^ view, and ordered the adjournment accord- ';• ; ingly. Renata Kawapo then came forward, and addressed the . Court. He said that all." -V s his own witnesses were present, but that he' ;'". believed in fighting fairly, and had no wish " X to take advantage of the unavoidable absence. • .-;■ , r of some of his opponents. Judge Brookfield .7 said he felt bound 1 to commend Renata: for 7 the open and straightforward manner in which he had acted towards the Court. The, 77 remarks he had made were much to his X credit. He said he regretted the clashing of - the Courts, but thought the present arrange- XXX ment would meet the case. The'Courf was',, .7 then adjourned to Wednesday next. Enj -y Life. — What a truly beautitu world we live in I We can desire no better 7 •-...' when in good health ; but how often do the -.-.,.- ----majority of people feel like giving" it up : .,.-.-; disheartened, discouraged and worried out with disease, when there is no occasion for this feeling. Green's August Flower will ■ make them as free from disease as when boru. Dyspepsia and liver complaint are. the direct cause of seventy-five per oent. of suoh '.■:" maladies as biliousness, indigestion, B.ok headache,' costiveness, nervous prostration, dizziness of the bead, palpitation of tlie - 7 heart; and other distressing symptoms. Three doses of August Flower will prove its . Wonderful effect. Sold by all Druggists at. 8s 6d per bottle. Sample bottles, 6d. Try it. 226 Good Resolutions. — At the commencement , of every new year hundreds and thousands of our young mon— and old as well— form resolt.tions for their guidance for the coming year. Many keep them, while others break. them. '.. To such we wish to give a word of adrioe. "* In order to sustain your determination of leading a better life in the future you. should use Hop Bitters. The judicious use of Hop -y Bitters strengthens, cleanses, and purifies the . stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, and kidneys, and is just what you want to build up and invigorate yourself. — Ghreenbush Dem. Read. 228 .Kidney and Urinary Complaints . of al] *~ % -s. kinds permanently cured with Hop Bitters. Read. -.«• 229 : SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Mr Edward Lyndon will sell at the * b-'eastwwk, Port Ahuriri, this, morning, immediately after the arrival of the schooner ... Onward, from Timaru, oats, wheat, barley, bran, and wheat meal. " . Messrs 0. B. Hoadley and Co.'s Eaikora land sale, advertised for to-morrow, is postponed till a future date in consequence of ■ the Government refusing a speoial train. Messrs Banner and Liddle will sell at their rooms to-morrow morning oranges, lemons,, ar-plea, peara, kerosene, and sugar. Messrs C. B. Hoadley and Co. will offer at their monthly land sale next Thursday- a corner section at Awatoto. ' A meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Association will be held at 2.30 this af tarnoon. Mr Ormond's committee will meet at 7 o'clock, this evening in the ante-room of the ,7 ■ Theatre Rbyah Mr Ormond will addresi the electors in the Theatre Boyal at 8 o'clock this evening. Mr Desmond's commiteee room is at Mr Harker's office, Tennyson-street. Tenders are invited by Mr Donald Macdonald fer building a cottage at Pukahu. Mr Desmond inserts an address urging every intelligent man to vote for the Liberal party. XX--Tom Waterworth's whisky is not to "be X,"~ ';;' rubbed out. X; The /merits of the billiard-room at the " ; Caledonian Hotel are referred to in an advertisement.*-' Mr Desmond will address the eleotors* of the Hawke's, Bay County this evening in the ' Oddfellows* Hall, Taradale. Mr Sheehan will address the electors of .7 7 Napier this, evening at 8 o'clock in Messrs -. . Monteith and Co.'s Horse Bazaar. 7 • X Miss; Augusta" L. Dargon will make her 7"! 77 firfltappearance at the* Theatre Royal in her. X .-» dravring-ropnfi ientertainroent on- tl)®!' 89th ' :vihstani. ; 7XX-f'-;X-i* : -J 77/ '''XX:-X',X : 7 "XXXX' 7-'^7:

;IKXAE^arelw'to-tlrt e_ebt6.£ of Hike's Bay -M-j®*an^'i_ biserted, in Which the-adSertiser pit^-y'%rtrth*3^ real struggle now. lies fa s§7ltw^ gfS^SJ^fej^ first \appearance at <7-X?bKe r^MM^- -Royal is now nxed for next > , ' Wednesday "evening, - instead of to-morrow „ ' as previously advertised. '-" .In a, double column advertisement reasons are given -why the eleotors bf Hawke's Boy' *- County should not vote for Mr Sutton; but ," should record their votes for Captain Bussell. Several new advertisements of vaoant situations are inserted in tbe " wanted " column * on the front page; <^| Men's hats in a variety of shapes suitable for electioneering pprpoaes Neal and Close are offering very oheap. SALES. &e.—THIB DAT. Oats, wheat, barley, bran, and wheat meal, Mr Edward Lyndon, at the breastwork, Port Ahuriri, 2, Polling for Eastern Maori District, Council Chambers, Napier, and other polling places in the distriot. - Porangahau distriot sohool re-opens. Meeting Licensed Victuallers Association, 2.30. Mr Tanner's address, sohool-room, Takapau, 12. Mr Sutten's address, Publio Hall, Olive, 7. Meeting Mr Ormond's" committee, anteroom, Theatre Boyal, 7. Mr Desmond*, address, Oddfellows' HaU, Taradale, 7. Mr Smith's address, sohool- house, Kaikora, 7.30. Mr Ormond's address, Theatre Boyal, 8. Mr Sheehan's address, Messrs Monteith and Co.'s Horse Bazaar, Hastings-street, 8.