The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1881

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 735, 5 April 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1881

The Evening Post in its issue of Saturday last again refers to ' Wairarapa interests and the West Coast railway." A portion of its sub-leader on this question is devoted to puffing the circulation of the paper in which it appears, and as by constant practice ourcontomporary has become extremely dexterous in this peculiar journalistic line, we have no fault to find with it in this respect, The Post can of course if it thinks proper, put a private trade mark on each public question which it discusses, and it is evident that if it fails to score,on the public question, it is certain to make a point on the private one. Again our contemporary, like the proverbial spider, invites the Wairarapa fly to walk into' its West Ooast railway parlor, but as there is not the slightest chance of the invitation being responded to, it is hardly worth while dwelling upon the oft-repeated petition. We cannot however, refrain from alluding to a Munchausen proposal on the part of our contemporary, made in the same article, which is almost a staggerer. Tho Post urges that the line at this terminus, should " spread out into several branches, tapping the fine country which lies around and beyond Masterton".—This is what it offers for the sacrifice of the through line to Woodvijle, This is the gorgeous cobweb which it places before the citizens of Masterton: Of course the several branches suggested would cost monev. It would not indeed be safe to estimate them at less than £250,000, and we suppose it is idle to ask where this money is to come from. Will the Government find it ? Can it be subscribed locally in this neighborhood, or is the quarter of a million only to be eliminated from the imagination of our gifted contemporary? Usually the Post, writing on city questions, keeps within tolerably sober limits, but apparently when it gets beyond the confines of the Empire city, it loses its head altogether, Had it promised us a thousand pounds we might have been credulous; had it intimated ,£IO,OOO, we might have been hopeful; had it gone as far as £50,000 or £IOO,OOO wo must have th'oughtthatifchada bee bits bonnet; but when it holds out a prospect of a qu arter of a million we can come to no other conclusion but that our contemporary is humbugging us. If the Post cannot find £50,000 for the West Coast railway how is it to find £250,000 for the Masterton branches? Possibly our contemporary dean itself from this dilemma by claiming along date. It will, perhaps, be willing to give a promissory note for the amount b the year of our Lord 1991. It is, however, extremely probable that as soon as the West Coast railway question is settled we shall hear no more of these Masterton branches, They are simply'a splendid bubble blown to dazzle us into relinquishing a local expenditure of perhaps £50,000, which must come at no verv distant' date to Masterton, if the Public Works policy of the colony is to be carried on, The real issue is between £50,000 of local expenditure in two or three years'.time, or a quarter of a million a century hence, The Post claims that the former is a merely illusory advantage, and that the latter would really enhance the permanent prosperity of the district; therefore it assigns to the West Coast railway what it calls "the illusory advantage," and gives us in place of it the marvellous branches which it has invented for the occasion, What our contemporary wants todo is to give Wellbgtonthe fat oyster, and Masterton the shell, The task which

it has undertaken is a difficult: and delicate one, pel involves % strain on its imaginationwhich carries it appoint beyond, the sublime; '■" In .'conclusion we refer our'.readers; to a letter in another column signed' Hallway 1 , for information as to the.nature of the alliance between Mr Bunny and the Post Our correspondent is evidently well informed as to. the precise object which both have in view, and we can. only advise Wairarapa settlers to watch the little game which, is being played, as, if it be successful they will have to pay the piper.

liinking.ia to be recommenced shortly in Wellington.

Tho Loyal Masterton Lodge I 0.0, F meets this evening.

There was heavy rain in Wellington on Sunday night. The Masterton Borough Council hold a special meeting this evening. ' Tenders are' invited for the erection of il miles of wire fencing at lea station,

Lady Gordon is a passenger from England by the Orient Company's Lusitania,

Wo are-clad to learn that MrH. S. Smith has been appointed postmaster al Claroville.

Sportsmen reports that rabbits are increasing in the neighborhood of Masterton. :.. •

( Mr Andrew McKenzie, of Gartorton, WVltes tenders for the erection ;of a tourroom cottage.

The Customs revenue for the past year is stated to be £60,000 in excess of the estimates.

Prayers were offored for rain in the Anglican churches on Sunday last,' It came the same evening, but then it had been anticipated for several days previously by Captain Edwin, tho Meteorologist., Mr J. Huxley, the well-known Wellington tailor, explains in our advertising columns that ho is now troubled with " local industry" on the brain. Tho following trustees were elected on the 31st ult,, for Castlopoiut Rabbit District, viz., Messrs Mackay, Clifton, Langdon, Williams and Belliss. The electors of Wairarapa are invited to meet their representatives at Carterton on Monday next, Masterton on Tuesday, Groytown on Wednesday, and Featherston on Thursday.

It will be seen by an advertisement of the Wellington District Local Industry Exhibition, that MrT, D'Arcy has been appointed agent to receive exhibits at Masterton,

We understand that Messrs Reid and Gray, of tho Otago implement machine works, are now executing orders for Victoria and New South Wales, which have come to the firm since it carried off the first prize at tho Melbourne Exhibition.

The revenue of Victoria for the past quarter amounted to £1,438,000, beins an increase of £170,000 compared with the March quarter of last year The ™J™y r °™mo shows an increase of £59,000, and Customs an increase of £35,000.

Thero was a large bush fire at Mr Duncans Cameron's property at Moroa Groytown, on Saturday and Sunday last.' Mr Cameron to prevent it spreading to his neighbors, engaged tho services of about twenty men and succeeded at last in kooping it within bounds.

Messrs Bacon,& Wrigley, of the Viaipoua Mills,.,,have- just completed a large addition to'.ihoir buildings, which was necessitated by the recent introducamongst their other- enterprises of the preparation of flour. This latter branch of their trade is now in full swing, and a good sample is produced from this establishment. Their mills now turn out first-class oatmeal, silkdressed flour, and any kind of dressed timbor. This firm is decidedly further advanced in industrial enterprise than any other in Hie district.

The attempt to murder Major Kemp of Taupo is positively ascertained to bo the act of a dtunken Maori. It originated in nothing moro serious than what can readily b 0 disposed of in the Land Court, borne particulars of the alleged attempted murder are given by a Taupo correspondent of tho Wanganui Herald. It appears that a member of Ngatiama, Topia's tribe, named Pohoi, fired two chambors a revolver at Kemp, when he was seized and the weapon taken from him. It is reported that Messrs Batkin and Seed are prepared to recommend reductions in the cost of administering justice oi ft tho North Island to tllfl exteut of £IO,OOO per annum. Yesterday these two gcntlemon Blarted for the South, where no doubt they will be cordially welcomed by Civil Servants. In England a poacher is considered to make the best gamekeeper. Messrs Seed and Batkin have evidontly been seloctod to retrench the Civil Sorvico on the same principle.

regret to record a severe accident to Mr Fogden, an employee in Messrs Bacon and Wrigley's establishment in Masterton. Yesterday, afternoon he was engaged in sending boards through a planing machine when his shirt sleeve, which was han K in K looso from his arm, was caught by a revolving disc and the limb dragged into the machine and severely crushed and lacerated. Dr Hosking, on examining the injuries, found that in addition to laceration, tho elbow joint was completely crushed. He, however, is trying to save the man's arm, recent discoveries in surgical treatmont having rendered it possible to avoid amputation in many cases where it was formorly the' only alternative. Tho Mastortou Hospital, where Mr Fogden now is, will offer special advantages for tho best medical treatment of the sorious injury which he has sustained.

The .committee for the proposed public hall at Kurupiini met last ovenino to consider this matter, Present-Messrs Eaves (chair), W. Wilton, Williams, 0. Wilton, Hopkins, J. Russell, and T. W. Shute. On the motion of Mr Shute, Mr E. Daniels was appointed secretary. Mr J, Kins, who has very kindly promised to give the plan or design of the proposed building, was present with a portion of it, showing enough for the present, but which will be completed by Monday evening; The question whether it should be built by shares or voluntary contributions was considerably discussed, and the latter determined upon. Mr Shute intimated to the committee that Mr Corpe had offered to supply t the timber on very liberal terms. Messrs W. Wilton, John King, and George B, Shute were appointed as trustees, and on Monday evening next matters will be further considered, when the.complete plan is expected to be laid on the table for inspection. The site chosen is at the junction of the four roads near to Mr McGregor's property. When tne matter is broughtup in working order we have hope that by, united efforts the object in view may be obtained, Messrs 0. Wilton, D. Donald, T, W. Shute, and the sebretary were appointed collectors, and Mr Eaves treasurer. Several small sums have been already promised, It was deoided to accept the offer of Mr Oorpe to supply the timber. Tne size of the proposed building is, 40ft long, by 26ft wide, with small offices at the back end.

Information is Stated to have been received by the Government which justifies the supposition that some infernal machines have been despatched from America for some part' of the United Kingdom, and precautions have consequently been taken to prevent their being put to nefarious uses. "'■ '.:••'

On February 7th a disastrous and fatal eyploaion occurred at. Whitfiejd colliery, the property of Ohatterfy' Iron and Coal' Company, near Ohell, North Staffordshire, A number of men and boys were on night shift, and one of the boys mischievously set fire to a quantity of waste in the blaoksmith's shop.at the bottom of the workings, This set lire, to the coal dust in the workings, and the men in the pit, seeing their danger,'tried their best to. put out the fire by stifling the road! Finding this impossible a man went to the surface and sent for the manager of the colliery, who, with his two sons, immediately went to the colliery and sent directions to the bottom of tho pit. Some time after, finding the fire could not be got under one son got into the. cage to descend, when a terrific explosion was heard, and fire and smoke .immediately rushed up the shaft with a noise like thunder. The force of tho fire lifted the cage some distance in tho air, causing perious injury to the young men. The fiames, which continued to burst forth at intervals, ■ destroyed the. whole of the head gear, and set fire to the enginehouse, and the-burning head-gear, falling on some coal trucks near set fire to them. It is feared that sevoral lives have been lost by the calamity, '

The Irish' members who were expelled from'the House have issued a manifesto to the Irish people. The document refers to the expulsions which were effected in violation of the laws and liberties of Parliament; and, having noticed the arrest of Davit, "a counsellor of tolerance, restraint, and prudence," and the "arbitrary arrests", and "illegal suppression" of meetings in Ireland, it concludes- " We-adjure you, in tho midst of these trials and provocations to maintain the noble attitude that has already assured your ultimate victory. Eeject every temptation to conflict, disorder, or crime, Be not terrorised by a brief reign of des potism. If yon are true to yourselves your triumph is certain," The manifesto, which is signed by the thirty-six expelled members, has been telegraphed to America and Australia.

A London armourer is havincr great success with the discovery ho has made of a coat impervious to the bullet of at revolver fired at ten paces. The coat bears no evidence of its purpose, and is in form and texure nothing more than a cnmmon shooting jacket. Outwardly lies the Scoth tweed, then a thin wadding of cotton, next a layer of narrow, thin bands of. tempered steel, kept in place much as whalebone is put into corsets, only the steel bandß are very close together, being sewn into the canvas, and with only a line of stiching between each peice. Three layers of these steel bands sewn into canvas complete the armour of the coat. Auother piece of wadding is placed between the bands and the final lining and that is all. The steel bands are supple, and not long, so that the coat hangs in a natural manner, and would never attract notice, It is somewhat heavy, but the weight falls principally upon the sholders, The jackets are sold at £25

A parliamentary return shows that the total number of judgments for the recovery of land entered up in the Hi»h Court of Justice (Ireland), from tho Ist day of January, 1880, to the 31st day of August, 1880, upon foot of which writs of possession have not been issued was 76 ;• and the total amount of rent in arrear in respect of which the judgments were marked was 1850517s 3kl. Tho number of ejectment decrees granted at the late Michaelmas Sessions for all Ireland, in cases of ejectment for non-payment of rent was G74; in.'cases of ojectments for ovorholding and on title, 252; total number of decrees granted, 826. The total amount of rent in arrear in respect of which these decrees were granted was £21,970 16s 3d. The total number of decrees granted in Leinstor was 227 • in Munster, 305; in Ulster, 359; in Connaught, 135.

_ At Edinburgh, on tho night of the 4th mst., a commercial traveller, his father and iiistor, were shot by two men whom they met in the street. Later on the same men wounded three policemen, who saw them near the Custom House and challenged them. One of tho men then shot himself through the head and tho other attempted to do the same, but was prevented and' captured. When chafed with the offence he refused to give any account of himself or his companions. Their nanies are said to bo Grant and Seymour.. .They are stated to havo belonged to Kelly's gang of bushrangers, and after that gang was broken up to have come to London from Australia to assist tho Land League or other Irish agency. The three policemen and the persons shot in Edinburgh, it is believed by the sarno men, are likely to recover. The New York papers are full of descriptions of the fixing the Obelisk in the Central Park, which was successfully accomplished on January 22nd. The work was more difficult than the erection of Cleopatra's needle on the Thames Embankment, for not only was the Atlantic to be crossed, but tho Obelisk, which weighed 219 tons, or 34 tons more than tho needle, wasconveyedovertwo miles by land Itwaslsnded.atNew York on September 17th, and it took two months to get it to its present site in the Central Park, Its maximum rate of progress was 180 ft in the twentyfour honrs, Lieutenant-Com-mander Gorringe appears to have successfully surmounted every obstacle with great skill and indomitable perseverrnce and fortunatly the enterprise was unattended by any loss' of life. The Obelisk now stands at 101 ft elevation above high water mark, and weighs, with its pedestal and foundations, 356 tons. Hungary .is a' great grain-producing country, and there is a keen competition going on between the Hungarian and the Yankeo farmers and millers in the market of Vienna. An .America* gentleman has : recently gone to Hungary to study the flour-mills there, which are said to be greatly-superior to those of tho United States, producing 80 per cent of flour from the wheat while the Amorican mills only produce 09 per cent. The Hungarians use a large number of rollers-be-tween 30 and 40-made of chilled iron and porcelain, in place of the " burr" stones used in other countries ; but' their machinery is more expensive than that of the American mills.. They have sent a commission.to America to study the construction of the mills there

We hear from reliable authority that it » the intention of Messrs Schroder Hooper & Co, to make their first grand display of Autumn and Winter Millinery Drapery, and Clothing at the Hall of Commerce, on Saturday, March 19th consisting of 71 packages and bales. As the bulk of their magnificient stock has been imported, direct from the, manufacturers, the public can rely upon obtaining all the latest fashions and designs of the season at extremely low prices. We would advise all-purchasers and lovers of ■fashion to make an early call at the Hall of Commerw and inspect their stock. Iheir advertiseiMnt will be found on the front page of fhia paper,—[Adytl;

In New York ifcis.cotiaraoh for beggars to carry two-sided; placards. On one side may be read;" Blind.since 1852," arid when the beggar gets tired of being blind he turns over the card, and the pitying are informed that he has been paralysed torayear. •" >

Some women entertain strange'fancies. A young lady of Kingston, New York, named AdaDeyo, possessed bothof wealth and education, was so determined to marry a negro servant of her uncle's, that when all the ministers in the vicinity had refused to marry them she blackened her face and hands, curled her hair with a I pair of frizzing tongs, and got married as a negress, washing herself white again after the conclusion' of the ceremony, A Paris correspondent writes:—" As soon as the Empress Eugenie shall have definitely settled down in her new residence _ at Farnborough Hill, it is her intention, to publish.a.volume she herself has written during: her-residence at Chiselhurst, to be entitled "History"of the Life and .Death of the Prince Imperial," compiled from hitherto unpublished documents. After this history, the Empress .purposes to give to the world another work containing unexpected revelations concerning certain political men of : the present day who are not as yet sufficiently known. An ex-Minister of the Empire in possession of his Sovereign's confidence supposed to be no other than M. Rouher himself, has assisted the Empress inputting together the notes that Napoleon 111. was wont to write every day during the course of his reign, and which, in 18/U, formed several parcels which have Deen preserved,"

Some interesting facts were given at a meeting held under the presidency of the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House on the 4th January, under the auspices of the JNational Temperance League, to receive information a3 to the progress of temperance in the Army and Navy. Mr Richard Rae, the secretary of the National lemperance League said it had been estimated that there were not fewer than 20 000 teetotal soldiers in the Army Of these about 8,000 belong to regiments stationed in India, where the proportion of abstainers was higher than at home, llie progress of temperance in the Royal Wavy had not been less cheering. Of the 60,000 men in the Navy, upwards of TO were registered abstainers, and the officers' branch consisted of 158 members. Much attention had been given to the 4000 boys on board her Majesty's training Ships of whom more than one half were pledged abstainers.

The Scotsman" givos an account of an almost nicrediblescare of which the people ofSkyehave recently bsen the victims, A Free church minister made the startling announcement on Sunday morning that the Russians had invaded England and ho warned his congregation to betake themselves at once to the defence of their hearths and homes. The Russian invasion was further declared to bo prompted by domestic treason, and the Queen, acting on her own responsibility, had committed Mr Gladstone to prison for complicity therein. The story was accepted in good faith by tho simple islanders, and their consternation was unbounded until some superior person discovered it to be a hallucination. The explanation of the whole affair was not that the minister had been hoaxed or had gone mad, or had played oft a practical joke upon his people nor was the story of Mr Gladstone's imprisonment a distorted version of recent events in the Houae of Commons. • The innocent cause of the scare was an English comic papor, containing some sorry jest about the Russians invading England and Mr Gladstone being sent to the Tower. It had somehow found its way to Skye and, falling into the bnds of the minister' was mistaken by that worthy man for a serious newspaper. All Scotland is laughing at the joke and wondering how many ministers of like simplicity aro still to he found in the Highlands or in the Free Kirk.

Tho inconvenience among the officials of tho. House, whose services are commensurato with the length of thesittins hi*(tie "Daily News' 1 says) been except tlonally great. Between Monday and Tuesday the Speaker was in the chair for thirteen hours without other interval than the usual quarter of an hour "for tea " On Tuesday he sat for nearly 9 hours The SorgeanUt-Avms kept watch about with tho Deputy-Sergeant since four o clock on Monday atternoon. Tho doorkeepers began to . keep single tides only when nearly exhausted. Tho custodian of the Ladies' Gallery remained on duty the whole of the night, The policemen were on duty for eighteen hours at a stretch, with intervals of six hours for rest. Tho Post and Telegraph Offices were open all night, and as no arrantments were made for reliefs, the clerks jvere practically on duty for twenty-four hours. 'The engineer in charge of the ventilating and warming apparatus had at midnight been on duty for thirty-three hours. ■ "