The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1880.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 514, 13 July 1880, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1880.

Last week the second ".reading of aBill to restrict the immigration of the "heathen Chinee" was carried by 31 votes to ,12 in the House of Represent tatives. There is some question whether shutting the door of the Colony on the Celestials is 'consistent with treaty obligations, but it is understood that the British Governmont will not coerce the Colony in this direction, and that we are free to let the swarm come, 1 or.to.drive it off to some other shore. 1 It is also against the traditions of Englishmen to say no to the members of any nationality that desires to find a resting-place on British soil. England can afford to be chivalrous in these matters, having a big income and a big estate.. New Zealand, on the contrary, is but a struggling colony,' and its progress has been much retarded by a similar sentiment extended to another alien race. Charity begins at home, and it is just as well that we should look the Chinese intruders in the face when they come to our door, and ask if they will make us richer or poorer,! better or worse. • They Come in aswaiW to'make money, anil, having made 'ifcj they depart in a similar manner. ; This 1 process tends to impoverish the Colonyj in which it is accomplished, and to; enrich the ; Chinese. Empire. Their : habits are unoleanlyjtheir morals are 1 lower than those of other nationalities, and wherever they cluster dirt, disease, and crime are engendered. It is said that there are only 500 of them now in New Zealand, and hence it is not necessary at present to grapple with, the evil. The limited number now in the Colony is, however, an argument in favor of dealing with the question. It is much easier to put on the break now than it would bj.when there are 5,000 or 10,000 .Celestials on our shores. The settlers in New Zealand don't want "John Chinaman" to,settle among them, and itis just as we'll to tell him at once to take his pigtails to another market.

'"Mewi F, R Wood & do. hold their periodical sale at the Featherston yards to-morrow.

The ordinary monthly meeting'of the Maiterton Hoipital Committee takes place this afternoon. ■■■'■'<■- - : -i ,

There is a summoned meeting of the of the Loyal, Masterton Lodge, M.U., at the Empire Hotel this.Zoning. . The" annual \ examination <A pupil teacheri for this district takes place at the Sohoolhoui'e, Greytown, to-day; "On the'lit of August ,i new icale of court fee* will be introduced in tnVoblonji.' : At preisnt if A-sue* B for say £3 he pays a fw of ss, which includes- costs of ; hear : ins; aid[judgment,."; [Sjiit : of summoni.i, faring judgment3i,total The expeniei.to ( the plaintiff or defendant of,taking a case through the court will be more, but if the ease ii*settled out |t of court 'they will,be

We would remind those mtorested in ploughmg'matches that it is time to make preparations for the same. * > t An orange flag was displayed yesterday new the Club Hotel by a citizen, who evidently possessed the Hibernian longing for a free fight. Bacon and Wrigley,' are pushing the erection of their Oatme.il Mill on as rapidy as possible, and expect to be ready for grist in about two months' time. Mr, Walter Morrison, farmer, of this district, has filed his schedule Tn.our report of the case Dalrymple v Lang, in our yesterday's,issue,the judgment was given as for Li 7s, and Lll 2s costs. \\ e are requested to state that the con cot amount of costs is L6lss. The usual monthly meeting of the North Waiiarapa-Benevolcut Society was held yesterday afternoon JPresent—Mrs Feist (in the chair), Mrs McKee, Mrs Gapper, and Messrs McKee and Payton, There were no new applications for relief, and the pioceedings were merely foimal.

A special meeting .of the Greytown Football Club was' held on Saturday last. Fourteen members were present, with Mr Konaldson (captain) in'the "chair. The principal business was to consider a. challenge from the. Masterton Club to play a matoh in Masterton : on the 31st July. After considerable discussion it was resolved that the Masterton Club be asked to follow their challenge and play the match in Greytown,.as the majority of the matches had been played outside Greytown. Re the return match between the combined team and the Greytown Club, it was resolved it must be played in Greytown. The matter of the dangerous state of the Carterton ground, as played upon that day,.was severely commented upon, The team selected to, meet the Wellington Club were as follows [-MessrsRonaldson, Porter, McMaster, G. andF. Tully, W. Hirschberg, Cameron, Cuff, Webster, Beard, Udy, Palmer.Desmoiid, Saywell, aud O'Connor. Emergencies, W. Maxton, A. Hirschberg, and Bishop'. A praotice was arranged for Thursday next—the fifteen v allcomers'. The offer of Mr Bock for the use of a paddock, for matches only, waß accepted. It. was resolved that a soiree in connection with tho : Olub be held at an early date, and that the following be elected a committee, vk, Messrs Porter, A. Hirschberg, J. Maguii-o, W. Maxton, Webster, the captain, and the secretary. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. At the R.M. Court, Carterton, yesterday morning, before Messrs B. Boys aud W. Booth, J.P.'s James Hearn was Brought up, charged with an a«sault, which had been remanded from the 9th inst. The case was dismissed. The same prisoner was then charged with, stealing | certain articles, the property of John Evans, of Woodside, The Carterton constable had been apprised'of the theft, and in looking over the prisoner's swag found sufficient -evidence' to trace ' the crime home. In consideration of -the facts that two; previous convictions were recorded against the prisoner—one of Udays,and the other 12 months for stealing—the Justices sentenced him to three months' hard labor for this offence, which was appropriating a canister of tea and a few pounds of bacon, Another laborer, for 4runkeriness and riotous conduct, was sent to gaol for 14 days, the Justices renarking that they intended putting a stop to the impression so long existing of accepting the plea of {drunkenness, as a sufficient excuse for-the excesses often met with. We should like to see an effort made to make those who allow these individuals to: become maddened with drink responsible for their actions, and then our Justices' well-meant intentions may bear; fruit;. as it is we fear they only add to the misery of poor wretches who probably lose all control over themselves wh'oh supplied with liquor ad lib.