Comments on Passing Events.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1902, 15 November 1886, Page 2

Comments on Passing Events.

(Bt Colonial ) Wellington, Not 10, 1086. Dkubidk Tbikenb. Hospital Boards are objecting to these cases being treated In the Hospital. This is rather hard on these patriots of this conn, try. These men work hard and then in a tpiriUd manner go in for contributing towards the revenue of the state. It is as bad in the case of an ordinary drunkard who contributes more to the tevenue than most people, and when ha gets ieeapable of taking care of himself in consequence of bis ezoss* give zeal for the good of the state, he is brought before i Bli. and asked to contribute five shillings more to his already large contributions. It seems a strange anomaly to supply a man with drink and then to fine him for retting drank, but so it is. Indeed, human beings are as strange in their collective capacity as in their singular. Thee wo allow people to sell crackers to children, and if they are eangbt firing them off they are brought before a Justice for punishment and so it goes on ad infinitum. The Timabd Poisoning Oases. One has been disposed of. but the other alleged case is likely to continue its sensational element fur some time to come 1 But I am inclined to think that very little notice would have been taken of it uad it uot been for the position of the chief actor, and lor that reaeou will have its additional moral eff t on the public mind iu putting people on their guard, and d-terriug any one villain* one or foolish enough from a like attempt. It is not the first poisooiug case by many a dozen, but it is to be hoped it will be the last attempt made, when tt is seen how utterly hopeless it is to evade detection. Wise people have now discovered thet Hall hae a villainous expression showing him quite capable o! anything of the kind. It ie a pity that people who courted hie compear enly a short time back should now be so fond of “ hitting him now he ie down.” People of tbia kind always display wisdom where they have bean placed in possession of it by other people. There is no doubt be is as bed as be possibly can be, bat no good can be accomplished by throwing mad at out (ally paniehed by the law of the land. Auckland Vibsci Wellington. There ie e loag standing difference between these two towns, which may possibly have some chance of being heeled when they ere linked together with the iron rail. In old times the Frees end the statesmen of oeoh pleee used to " go "for each other regardless of the consequences. Now another generation has sprang up, and this time it is another class of the community—namely, the foot* bailers—who are continuing the quarrel of their forefathers Although the controversy is practically at an end with regard to the late Auckland match, the wound is not yet healed up, and from all appearances not likely to be. Eeoh party consider* it has been insulted, end both being right rather then wrong. What is the cause of the disturbing element between the two places is a problem not to be solved in a hurry, and therefore a remedy is not forthcoming. Wellinoton-Manawuid Kailwat. This great work has at last been aoeom* pUshed to the satisfaction of all concerned, bat whether it is going to realize the expectations anticipated of it is a matter of opinion. There are two great things in it* favour, and which ought to go a good way towards realizing the hopes of those who hare worked for its completion. One, thet it baa the richest piece of lend in New Zeeland ; and another, that it is worked by e company on common sense, business .like principles. From my own experience of the way the line is worked, a passenger gets treated as though ho wee a customer of the Company’s, not as though he was under an obligation to the company, aa is too generally the oese on Government lines. On thie line liberality and civility in its management is a distinguished character' istic.