Wellington Jottings.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 97, 10 January 1894, Page 2

Wellington Jottings.

(From our own Correspondent; THAT PETITION. Sir Robert must have done a good old chuckle when he luard of tin* motley trio of electors who had signed Ins death warrant. Just fancy —a whale-tamer, a ituuky and an intelligent comp. Is it not funny ? Surely the trio could not have known the purport of the petition wh< n they attached their signatures ? Tilt* fun of the business h tnat the whale-tamer disclaim* any action in lus part. lam afraid that it is irmtiess to try and oust the knight, tor he li * too strong a hold on the confidence of in electors. ARE TllhV SOCIALISTS? A few gentlemen connected with the movement for the equal distribution ol w 'ith and valuable* are in Wellington, and recently several casts of burglary and theft have been reported. Unfortunately It. M. Martin doe- not fall in with their Socialistic ideas, and deals it out to them. JR EACH MAN -o ’ - WAR. A dirty darK grey warship entered our harbour last week and left again on Sunday. On Saturday afternoon the Duco carried passengers to and fro. the ship Doing thrown open for public inspection. Hie Frenchmen entertained the visitors liberally and well, serving out wines to all those who wished to drink. Many visitors availed thetusoi\es of . the opportunity to air their knowledge of French, but 1 am not prepared to say whether the accent was pure Parisian or not. The warship in spite of her dirty outward appearance, is exceptionally clean inside, and does the sailors credit. THE ISLANDS IN TUF. SOUTH. Since the iiinemoa lias returned from her southern trips to the Islands, ami brought back the ship wrecked crew belonging to the 111-lated barque Spirit of the J fawn, public cm iosity has been aroused. It is said that the Auckland Islands (the largest of which is i’A) miles by 15; con-ist of splendid rich soil, and has two excellent harbours, whilst the Antipodes. Bounty, and Campbell Islands posses* many advantages for settlement. I hear that the < Government official is busily engaged on a report on these island*, and that many pages of copy arc already in the hands of the printers. THE l NEMPLOYED. Australia is supplying in with ship loads of unemployed, and many flock into Wellington from the country. It is a mistake. Laboring work is extremely scarce, and the workshops and offices are full-handed. Somehow or other an idea prevails that in Wellington there is much prosperity, and work plentiful. The holidays have interfered with trade to a considerable extent, and it will be several weeks before any noticeable improvement is effected. THE TRADES PAPER. I hear the organ of the Trades Council will soon be in existence, and published weekly. All matter is to be original, and in the interests of the workers. 1 am doubtful whether il will have a long life, as the unionists and non-organised workers of this city care little whether the paper runs in their interests or not. In mv opinion I think I am not far wrong. NEW OFFICES. The N.Z. Times new building i* fast approaching completion. When finished it will be the largest printing office in Wellington. AUSTRALIAN REDS. Morrisey, King, McDonald the shearer, and many other Australian peds are now in N.Z. competing tor honors and lucre on the track. TlieWyvcm Bros, (better known as Wood; astonished McDonald in the mile ami half mil* at the local Caledonian gathering on New Year's Dsv. Ili* j times of the cider brother 4min (*< <• and 2min fisec. mile and half-mile respectively on a flooded track with turns. ;md in a downpour of rain astonishing the visitors. Billy Arnott, too. annexed the hurdles for the sixth time running, thus keeping up his champion reputation over stick*. The Australian peds have, no doubt, fully realised by this time that ! the Maori landers are not the *• mugs” they expected to meet, and that they can ! maintain their own on the track. Mor I me.v, l hear ran in Dunedin on New : Year’s Day. 1 'ON EKE.