The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1879.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 171, 29 May 1879, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1879.

Tim election for Ik new Mayor of the little Empire City of this lit'tie Colony was decided on Tuesday lust, and we •wminotsurprised that a greater number of votes were not recorded, Either candidate was a fairly good aspirant for the Civic chair, but neither was likely 'to accomplish any great good for Wellington, to raise it aloft among the cities of the land, or to make the end of the current year memorable in history. These are days in which it is almost better in public mattsrs to sit with folded hands. We cannot go to warfare at our own cost, and we have not much chance of shooting ahead at anybody else's. Of tho two gentlemen who have been lighting for the, Crown

at Port Nicltolson we much prefer the defeated candidate, Mr Hunter, and at ihis outset of the campaign declared in his favor. lie is no lioro, lie is no genius; lie is not even a statesman, but lie is also no sham, Everybody has known him for years, some few for a generation, and all persons are pretty well agreed to what he is—viz., a shrewd honest man of business, with no great breadth of intellect—a little hottempered, very obstinate, but devoted at heart as any man in the Umpire City to its progress ami prosperity. He has been called a model of deportment, and contrasted very unfairly with one of Dickens' heroes—very unfairly we say, because the great novelist sketched a splendid humbug, and the distinguishing characteristic of Mr Hunter is the utter absence of that trait. Mr Hutchison—' pawky Hutchison,' as he was wittily described by a contemporaryis altogether a horse of another color. Humbug with him is cither natural or assimilated, traces of it being more or less apparent in all his public acts and utterances. He is a democrat because by democracy lie will some day become an aristocrat. Probably the day that sees liiin as the Hon. Mr Hutchison, will wean liiin from the fountain from which lie now draws nourishment. Should lie ever become Sir William Hutchison, his democratic garments will certainly know him no more. We do not see why Mr Hutchison should not be a great man some day. He possesses ability, good nature, a smooth tongue, a scheming head, and that check which, in < r t Colonial curcer, docs so much for its owner. He is, too, one of those men who, if securely placed on fortune's ladder, would not be wanting in consistency, would cease to pander to popular prejudices, and who would possibly develop from his present demagogue position into a New Zealand - statesman. He lacks Mr Hunter's independence of character and fortune. He is, on the other hand, his superior in capacity. It was not very material which candidate was returned, and we are not sure that Mr Hutchison is to be congratulated on his succes.;. The man who acts the part of a demagogue occupies a very precarious position.

On June 11 the Oddfellows of Mastertun celebrate their second anniversary by ;i concert and ball. The Featherston Highway ];oard holds its usual monthly meeting on Saturday next, Tenders are invited l>y Mr Dovoton, architect, for the erection of two shops for Mr Walter Perry in Queen-sHeet, Masterton. We notice that the promoters of the entertainment in aid of St. Matthew's Church are engaged practising for the coming concert, ! Mr Davis, photographer, expresses in another column his inability to visit Carterton this season, as he is compelled to return to his rooms in Cuba-street, Wellington. A bailiff seized the other day under a distress warrant of the RM. Com i, a pet pig. The mistress of the animal dared the auctioneer to sell it, but poor piggy,, was knocked down for five shillings.' The,' purchaser went to claim his piggy, IniHlioj pet was ensconced in the arms of i!:i mis| tress. Delivery of it still remains to b6J given. ,i|

The Mastorton Town . Hall li:w painted and decorated by Mr Lawlor, and'' is no longer, the .gloomy unsightly usod to bo, but a light cheerful a:«cmbiy} room, TliC'stage has .been madu .largerand more convenient. Thisj with other! improvements, reflects credit on llie contractor mid on the enterprising lessee of the hall, •' AVe had till this week a runner for. ;otir paper at the Knripuni end of the town who varied the monotony of his daily task by missing a certain number of bis customers per diem in rotation, and relying upon his invention to find excuses for his transgressions. When we heard one day at Knripuni that we were seriously ill, and that as a conscquonce the AVaimaiiai'a Daily was not being published, we coneluded that this runner of ours had bettor find some other occupation, more congenial to his vivid imagination, and he now runs (which means walking slowly) for us 110 longer,

•Yesterday was the Ceutetiary of thb birth of Irelar)cl'fi poet" Tom Moore."

A meeting .of the . Directors of the Wairarapa Pioneer Prospecting Assooia-. tion is convened for Monday ovbriing next.. Mr E, A. S. Wyllie is appointed to Collect all debts in the estate of W. J. .Prsntice,.baker,., . t ...

Notice is given that in consequonco of damage done to the grounds by dogs and fowls poison is laid in the Masterton Public Park, ■

A meeting of the creditors of Karl Mueller, of Masterton, convened for Tuesday last, 'was adjourned till yesterday 'for want of a quorum.

The next sale at the Featherston Salo Yards is on June 4th. -Messrs F. H. Wood & Co. advertise for salo 300 fat sheep, cattle, horses, &e. The agent of the Georgia.Minstrels has arrived at Masterton. The troupe will probably play here On 'either Saturday or Monday. A densely crowded meeting was, held on Friday night at the Public Hall, Oar-tertyn,-for the election of officers to the newly-formed local Volunteer corps, which resulted as followsJ. Snodgrass, Captain; T. Bennett, Lieutenant; W, M. Ward, Sub-Lieutenant; J. Marsh, ColorSergeant. The various officers made suit' able acknowledgements of the honor done them.-

A number of the traders in Eapier, it is said, have it in contemplation to co-ope-rate together for the prevention of fraudulent bankruptcies, and for adopting means to have all bankruptcy cases properly sifted. This is all very fine, but it is something like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted,

The new offices of the County Council East are now sufficiently finished by the contractor, Mr Petherick, for the business of the Council and of the Highway Board to be transacted therein.

From the report of the Masterton Park Trustees published in our issue of yesterday, it will ho seen that there is a good oval available for cricket, This leaves the Borough Cricket Club with no excuse next season for want of practice and for want of a suitable ground but laziness. The average price of wool in England in the year 1872 wi s £2610s per bale. In 1773 the price was £24 os In the following years it fell LI per bale. For 1877 and 1878 the price came down to Llßlss. A Nevada woman scolded her Chinese servant for not properly cleaning a fish, and going into the kitchen soon after, found liin enevgotciilly washing it with brown soap. " The First Prayer Meeting in Hell" is the title of a sermon preached at Providence Rhode Island, recently, by the Rev. Mr Jones, a Methodist minister.

Mr Anthony Trollope was to commence a new novel, Wales being the scene of the story, entitled, "Cousin Henry,"in the Manchester" Weekly Times" of March 8, It will be some consolation to the many friends of the late Mr Dickson, contractor, to learn that his widow is comparatively well provided for, as Mr Dickson's life was insured for £6OO. '

The following is the Maori cure for diarrhoea and dysentery Take, say, a handful of loaf buds of a common shrub known as koromiko, kok'omuka, or kogoromiko, and boil-for half an hour in a quart saucepan ; strain of! and set to cool; when cold, take (wo or three wineglasses at intervals during tho day,

His Honor the Chief Justice held a sitting in Bankruptcy on Tuesday last. In the case of H. J. Edmonds, of Greytown, builder, the. deed of assignment was declared to he completely executed. In the matter of D. and A, Blyth, Mr FitzGorald moved for the discharge of A, Blyth, and the application" was granted. The case of George J. Farmer was adjourned until Tuesday next.

Wo regret, says the Post, lo notice the death at Melbourne of a very old Wellington settler, Mr William Rowlands, aged 50 years, Mr Rowlands left Wellington a few month ago in consequence of failing health, He leaves n widow and a large family, all resident in Wellington.

A rigid investigation has been held into the circumstances connected with the failure of the West of England Bank, and a searching examination has been made of the accounts. The result of the examination appeared to disclose criminally fraudulent praesices on the part of the directors, and the Government lias directed the prosecution of the hitter. A most extraodinary freak of nature (says the Moruya Liberal) was related by Dr King to several gentlemen, which forms quite a study for naturalists. Some short time since Mrs King lost her wedding ring whilst mixing up some food for tiie fowls, and had given up all hopes of finding it. Yesterday morning, whilst partaking of an egg' she felt something hard inside, and upon examination found her ring embedded in the white of the egg. This circumstance is really wonderful, and appears almost incredible, but as Dr King vouches for its accuracy, we believe it to be true. It is certainly a " nut" we cannot'crack, and will from a problem for the scientific to solve.

The Hoh, John Sheehan receives the following notice from the Tiinaru Herald: —" He lias lived among them, and studied their peculiarities, and managed their affairs, from his earliest youth, lie speaks their language like one of themselves. He lias travelled all over the North Island, and dwelt in Maori fashion in almost every Maori settlement of any importance. He has made his reputation as a Maori lawyer. He is in short, so thoroughly Maori, that but for the imnuikWe'lWof,physiology, it would be,a retained his.^hite^^olink is moreover talents a great . give him iWithout saySir Sheehan, J cunning Ryg|i^^P^; : ™testl»e Times, ty accident in conncc\ffi.n vitlrffio |r| fey occurred on Tues/ffi#MiSf illis - streot ,' The tram JpcK.p a man, when a passengaA|rali6'''flppoi'tuiiity of the tram's stopping W.ahglit, He could not see where the. incoming passenger was grfing to ascend the tram, and made the best' of his way to the nearest door,, On the platform, as usual, there was a crowd, and in pushing his way through lie either missed iiis footing or received a push from behind just as ho reached the steps, and was shot forward off the car, coming into contact with and carrying with him the man who was ascending the car, Both fell heavily into the street, but the latter was by some means caught by the tfamcar and carried a short distance. An alarm, was raised, and the engine-driver pulled up within a very short distance. The man, who proved to be James Turner, a chimney-sweep,

wasf when'the iram was :i stbpped, lying riglib across .one of the a wheel had already begun to pass over him, but the engine'was immediately .'reversed, and 'he was extricated from his dreadful position,' On being taken into Mi' Fife's chemist shop, Dr Kestevan attended the sufferer, and found ho liad, in addition to a considerable.shock to the system,, sustained a fracture of three ribs, He was remo'viid homo, with all speed, and it is to be hoped will get over the accident speedily - ' ' • Y* r e are sorry to learn that Mr Wiltshire surveyor, broko his leg at Featherston on Monday last, by an accidental alip. The Te Ore Ore natives gave a Haka and War Danco in the Town Hall, Masterton last evening, and wo were glad to notice that they had a good audience, which testified its opinion of the merits of the performance by frequent bursts-of applause, The programme was delivered under difficulties, the stage in the Hall

being as yet unfinished, and the twenty odd members of the Troupe had not room to move in. However, we are informed that this obstacle will bo removed on Saturday, when the second entertainment is given. The Haka has been regarded by some good people as a wicked dance, but as presented last evening it was altogether unobjectionable: We must say that it was almost too civilized for our taste,'and that we do not care to see the performers arrayed in European costume. However, next to seeing, the bright brown bare pelts all aglow on the green sward in the varied excitement of the' exercise, we would be contented with the Haka in flannel shirts, as represented on the stage All the wonderful muscular quivering, the lovely facial expression, the magic rhythm, and' the unearthly sounds were there. There were somofine muscular forms both male and female among the actors, and it was evident that the performance as a whole produced a favorable impression on the audience. A Haka is a thing that should be seen at least once, in order to e.n rapport with, not, the Maori in European costume, but with the -Maori as he was before tfte white man came to civilize New Zealand, We noticed that some members of the Masterton String Band kindly gave their services to assist in the performance. The programme was concluded with a selection of native songs, which were well received.