Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] MONDAY, JULY 17, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4472, 17 July 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878.] MONDAY, JULY 17, 1893.

Mr Hoas, M.H.R, advocates a Saturday half-holiday, and in addition llio privilege of commonoing business at a later hour ou Monday. He calls it" the half holiday and , something more," which we presume '' means two half holiday a week. Now there is not a man in the community but would gladly welcome a respite from noon on Saturday till Doon on ~ Monday, but Mr Hogg ought by this time to have had sufliciencexperionco to know that a man who gets one half holiday per week forfeits in the long run about ten per cent of his wages, and that if a man enjoyed two , half holidays a week he would lose about twenty per cent of his wages. No employer can afford to pay six ■ daya wages for fivo days «ork, and no employer in the long run will pay , eix days wages for oven five and ahalf ! day's work. He may pretend to bo t quite satisfied with the decision of the ) legislature, but either openly or Becretly he takes care that tie only ' pays for the five and a half days, , Should an increase of salary ,bo due to an employe he ' bears iu mind that the latter gets its equivalent with the half day off, and if he gets a new hand, he bears in mind the half-holiday in 6xing the rate of wages, Practically, there is no objection to an employe having as many holidays as he likes, but he has to pay for each and every holiday. Mr Hogg talks as if every holiday were a gift from the State, a boon from the Liberal Government, but in doing so he deceives and misleads employe's, Id Wellington, shop assistants have discovered that the statutory half- > holiday has to be paid for, the same knowledge will come home to Mas» ' terton employes in time. If tho ' Government labelled their measure 'i A Bill to lower the wages of shop J assistants and others," the title would , be perfectly just and truthful, but , would the bill be as popular as it is now ? When a professor of legerdomain announces from tho stage a • monster gift distribution, the audience \ usually understand that the payment ] of the gifte cornea out of their own J pockets, but they are not always r equally intelligent when the professor of political legerdemain makes them a . precisely similar offer.

The proposal to increase the North Wairarapa County staff seeing to he a reasonable one. Latterly the Engineer and the Qversecr have been run oil' their Jogs and the Clerk has only kept Lis work up to date by toiling through long boors of overtime, The cost of the staff to'the County at presect is s>Bp per annum, a very moderate eum as compared with the revenue.of the local body in question and tho very laborious duties essential to its administration, The county rates bring in nearly £4,500 per annum and subsidy and license fees nearly a thousand'pounds'a year, bo that the revenue will' aland the salaries of the two junior officers whose servioes are asked for. -There nro of course other local: bodies affiliated with the County which conj. tribnto towards both the cost .arid the work of the staff, The most profitable work is essentially that work which is done well and fairly paid, The high character of tho County work is generally, admitted and; we do not suppose either the ratepayers or their representatives :wjll demur tp wh§W adMuatfl payment for the admirable' BervlcVwliiqli are' rendered to tbew.'

A resident in Maßterton sent word to ask US on PatiirJey if we could recommend Mm a good digger. We feel considerable difficulty in meeting a request of 'Hiw kind. There are iwmy.good diggers in Mnsterton, but lliey are pretty constantly engaged. We asM one of them three weeks ago to give us bis first spare day. He has not been near us yet. Good men aro scarce, always have been soaroe and always will be scarce. They do not run after jobs, bat employers inn after them, Our friend, ,vbo wants a good digger, can get a hundred delvera by holding up his hand, but he. will bo a lucky man, indeed, if be succeeds in obtaining a single good digger. All the good diggers we know are in full work, and likely to remain bo till tho end of the chapter.

Weller Bros, advertise that they will run a special coaoh lo the Hunt Ulub's ateepleclmeo meeting to bo held on the Tuuherenikau race course on Thursday next.

Mr P. H. Wood ndda to his do at the farm of Win. .Burrows, White's Line, Carterton, one double-seated bu«gy, and 250 sacks of first otau chaff,

TlieMastertonSohoolCommitteo meets this evening.

Our readers are again reminded of the performance of tho Wairarapa Minstrels which takos placo in the Temperance Hall to night. Mr Guinness is to ask the Premier whether the Government will bring in a Billduriiif(thepri.'sontße?siontoregulute the sale of tobacco by issuing licenses to tobacconists.

The Matanra (Utago) rabbit factory" has closed for the season aftor having put through 100,000 rabbits.

t MrW.Hawko notifies to-day that on Thursday next he will run his new brake to tho Tauheranikau racecourse the Hunt Club's Steeplechase meeting twing hold on that dato, By a advortisment in another column, Mr F. H.Wood notifies, that he has a number of sections in the best part of Grey town for salo, on particularly easy terms,

The raanufacturoof threahingmaohinos is one of tbe latest additions to colonial industries and we are pleiißed to learn that the Colonial-made combino has givonovety satisfaction and contains improvements specially adapted to the work of this country. As they can be supplied at a prico equal to the imported artiolo, the nwkor-Mr John Anderson, of Christchurch-may look forward to on early dab when ho will be able to Bhut out tlio English machine. Anderson's foundry and engineering business is one of the largest in tho Colony, and it is highly creditable to the firm to lead the way in tho manufacture of an article that iB so largely used in New Zealand. The firm also make selffeeders, chaff-blowers, and the' Eclipse' elevator, patonted by Mr E. Burton, of Masterton. Mr Burton, who is the local agent, for Mr Anderson, notifies that he has on hand for sale several second-hand pnginea of six, eight, ton, twelve, and twenty-five horse power, also that he is prepared to book orders for Aveling and Porter's traction and road engines. Wo would romind our readers that Mr A, Levi, sight testing specialist for N.Lazsrusand Co, will arrive in Masterton by the train this morning and may be consulted at the local agent (Mr H. E. Eton's) duily, until next Friday. We expect Mr Levi v, ill bo kept busy during his stay in M isterton. A number of ladies of Masterton, who have for some time past been holding a Sowing-Bee, are to commence a Sale of Work in tho Tempi r race Hall c n Thun. day next, in aid of Br, Barnardo'a Homes.

A young fellow from th 9 country marched up tho aislo of one of our churches laat evening, at tho latter end of the service, evidently desirous of interviewing the minister. Ho altered his mind, however, before reaching the pulpit, and waß escorted outside by an elder. The Rev, Dukes preached a special sermon on "Bichosand Wretchedness" in tho Wesleyan Church last evening, to a very largo congregation. To illustrate tho dißcourso, the rev. gentleman exemplified tho life and doings of tho lato Jay Gould, the American millionaire. During the offertory, Mr D. It. ltobinson saug Gounod's famous" Nazareth," Captain and Mrs Ward are tho new Salvation Army officers at Pahiatua,

No ono who has'lived in Pahiatua was bolter liked or had fewer enemies than the genial Tim Cotter, who has now settled down to make a fortune at Mnkuri. From tho" bunk and tucker" of our old friend Howlott to tbo comfortable hostelry now prodded over by Mr and Mrs Cotter is indeed a far cry; but it is only another instance of the progress made by Makuri during the pasttwolve months.—Pahiatua Star.

The following " fishy" tale appears in the Pahiatua Heralds -"Trout appear to be getting plentiful in the rivers iu this district, and occasionally some of fair size are seen, A day or two ago Mr i, McCardle was fording the Mangatainoka river on horseback, when bis steed trod uprni and severely injured a two and a-half pound fish. This particular "denizen of the deep," had evidently been caught napping before, as its tail borol marks of a similar mishap."

Tho tomato has lon» been recognised as a remarkably prolific plant Bays the Pahiatua Herald, but a gentleman residing in Pahiatua can probably take precedeuco as tho charnpipn cultivator of thjs Bucculent fruit, A few years ago, when living in MBsterton, within a couple ofhundred yards of Queen-street, thiß gontloman gathered from 3(i tomato plants 856 pounds weight of fruit, which, after deducting the amount retained for home use and giving to friends, realised £lO, at an average of sixpenceper pound. Tho whole area under cultivation was ouly eleven yards square, yet a large quantity of vegetables wbb grown, the tomato plants only occupying the borders, _ This is economy of space and prodigality of results with a vengeance. Moat of our Masterton readers will recoiled Air Wakeman to whom the above alludes,

Mr R. 0. Maclaurin, whose name was rocciitly cabled out as the winner of a mathematical scholarship at Oambridgo Uuivorsity, is a brother-in-law to Mr E, H. Waddington of this town. Mr Maclaurin was in Masterton for some months before going Home.

The Masterton Sohools opened to-day after the winter vacation. Mr E.H. Waddington, who has the welfare of the North Wairarapa Gun Olub thoroughly at heart, has just| erected a capacious wire cage in which to store pigeons for the-forthcoming matches, He is thus able to keep a good supply on hand by buying up small lots whenever offered. Hitherto tho greatest difficulty haß always boen experienced in procuring a sufficient number of birds at the time of a matoh.

Salvage Sale of goods saved from the burning ship "Port Jackson" in Sydney harbour bought at 10s in £ commences on Friday Juue 30tb, at To Aro House, Wellington. cheap at 8s (id,now selljng for. Bs. Hfl. 350 heavy Melton Jesses, in nivy'a,nd fed', worth as M for 4511 d,, 8,-vlvageSale.' 300 heavy Cheviot Dresses, valfled at 88s (Id, for 12s fld, 150 splendid Cashmere Dresses, in all ca'ors usual price 12s 6d for OsCd. ' Salvage Sale. Heavy Striped Flannelettes Is dper dozen yards, TwilledDaunelettcs 2s lid per dozen yards, These are esactly halfprioßi . Salvago'Salo. 6000 yards Slout Grev Ca 100 8s 6d for Is 11.1 dozen. HeavyC Calicoes, Iyd wide, 0s Od for 3s lid dozen yards. . Salvage Sale. 1250 yards White Calicoes "3™ hi" ' Sailvage Salp.from burning ship '-Port Jao|Son commences on Friday, June 30ib 5 l e A»? H 9HE. e , WplUngton. ,Hwry up for

In a lecture on "Theosophio Vapour-, inga," at Dunedin, Mr. Corrie Johnston, '■ formerly of Auckland, and;not unknown in Masterton, maintained that Theosophy was "devilry," and that it was one of tho signs of tho second advent..

The congregations of churches in Maatertou of Sunday evening are often, times' greatly ann„yed at the disgraceful noises emanating from tho hoodlums and larrikins leaving the Salvation Army Barracks. Surely the police can regulate this nuisance, by maMnii a severe example of some of the principal offenders. When a steady-goiug, WidUmducted evening newspaper like tho Post, goe.B quite out of its ivay and origiimtes from tho wilderness uf pdiameutary debate a really brilliant epigram, that journal must be congratulated and the rfiraso must bo placed on record by a generous, reproduction by all worthy journalists, When the " Post" tries to bo fanny, which fortunately for its numerous readors is but seldom, it only succeeds in becoming maudlin, and our hair turns grey as we peruse the perpetration: humour, in short, jb not the strong point of our respected contemporaiy, however admirable its other qualities may bo. But the" Post's" leading articles are good. They aro wollwritten, and its capable editor succeeds in keeping pretty much "on the spot" with a groat variety of subjects to deal with, We must not forget our epigram, though. It is bright enough and clover enough to travel further and moet with much approbation. Mr Auckland, M.H.R., speaks loud, ho speaks long, and he speaks strong. As our friend the' Post" aptly puts it, " when Mr Buckland blasts, he unequivocally damns," This is neatly said. Indeed, tho political noto we quote from is crisp and clover throughout its length. We can't say we ever loved tho " Evoning Post" much, and we know that it does not like üb, still we cannot let this interfere with our recognition of budding latent, and so we perpetuate its one neat epigram. Good old, matter-of-fact "Post"! We praise you, let others pray for you, and some day you'll be happy. _ Eight malos and one female are now in the Masterton Hospital,

The social in aid of tho funds of St. Matthew'b Church, to bo hold on tho 27th inst., promises to bo oven a greater success than the previous onoa, and a number of gentlemen who aro coming irom a distance to tho Assembly Ball on the 28th, have signified their intention of being present ai tho Bocial, Mr Wm. Wight Smith, land and estate agent,hasanew advertisements another column, and it will repay those who require farms, or have farms to let, to peruse it,

The late floods have very seriously interfered with Mr. Ayson's work of securing trout ova, and he estimatos that up to the present it moans a loss of from three to four hundred thousand eggs. Early lambs have made their appear 1 anoo on several farina round about Masterton.

The attention of the North Wnirarapa County Council should bo drawn to tliß dangerous statn of a culvert on the Main road at Hawera, near Price's sawmill, which unless aeon to at once will result in an accident and possibly a claim on the Council for damages,

There is likely to be an exciting con« test for tho Pahiatua County Pukimiku seat, no less than four candidates being out already, including MrR. Cade, late of Masterton,

A boxing exhibition took place at tho Theatro Royal on Saturday evening Irbl, but was stopped by Sergeant McArdle, who wont on tbo stage and patted two ; young amatuors, one of whom had just received a knock-down blow. The promoter of tho affair appealed against the interference of the police on tbo ground that it was not a boxing contest, but merely an exhibition. The Theatre waß however, cleared.

Tho Sunday drinkers at Cardiff (England) ihavo again turned the flank of the Prohibitionists. As Bhoebeen after shebeen is dug out, they meet openly in public spaco, subscribe and buy casks of beer at tho nearest wholesalo store. Then they drink-long, deep, and without rebuke. For the law-the dear old law—holds that they constitute a clu'o. Last Sunday there wero liro hundred people boozing in the open on one spot, The Sunday closers havo put the Cardiff I working men on their mettle, and now it is a point of honour with the latter to getdrunk on Sunday.-Modern Society. John Fleming, well known in Maitorton, was arrested on Saturday evening, and after violently resisting the police and creating a great disturbance In Queen atreet, was finally lodged in the lock-up. He was brought before the Court this morning and charged with (1) wilful damage to property by breaking a glass door pauel, at Mr Elkins' Club Hotel; (Si) using profane language; (8) violently resisting Constables Stewart and Murdoch, and (4) violently assaulting the police, to wit, Sergeant Mo Ardlo, and Oonstablds Stewart and Murdoch, while in tho execution of thei: duly, The accused pleaded guilty to oacli charge, Sergeant MoArdlo said that as Fleming had pleaded guilty he wished to inform the Bench that this waa tbe first time he bad evor been arrested duringthe ten yearshe (Sergeaut MoArdle)had known the man, and there was nothing whatever against him previously. Conßtables Murdoch and Stewart gavo evidence which went to show that the accused was very violent but being under the Influence of drink

did not know what ho w« doing, The profano language complained of was not used in the hearing of females. Tho Bench (MossruT. B. Price and M.Sraith J.P's.) said it was fortunate for the accused that tho police had not pressed the olwrges, olhcrmso it would have tfoneray hard with him, Taking all tho circumstances of the case into consideration th» Bonch decided to deal leniently with tho matter, and ordered Fleming to pay the coib of repairing the damage on the first charge | to be oonvicted and discharged on the second; fined £1 and coats on the third ; and 5b and costs on the last, or in default 48 hourj' and 24 Hours' reapictively, It is now claimed that tho largest butter factory in the World Is in Melbourne, "Tho FreshFopdaud Frozen Storage Company, Limited." The average mput for tho past si* months has been ei»ht tons ef butter per day. The tt\i|k is received at the CO creainetioa belonging to tho company, thore soparatod, and the cream sent down to the head promises in Bourke-streot, the farmers taking'dolivery of the ekim milk each day a it is separated. About 60 hands are employed in tho country, and during tho months of November, December, and January, when the work never ceases except on Sunday, oVer 80 hands are employed at the factory,

The Sydney Dally Telegraph states i that Mr Lonnen brought with bim from New Zealand a brand now Maori song i with which he proposes to roako some stir, either in Melbourne or in London, This song, several Maori ouriositios, and ono Dunedin black oye, aro Mr Loiroon's trophies from the land of the Maori and the mat, The black eye, aa announced, he got" from someono who struck him from behind "-though how he could be atruck on the eye in that way, and what the comedian was doing with, hjs back to the enemy, when it is clear that he had defeated most of the Workman staff, tc . quires e^p\anatton. Aoraio'tor bargains set in this morning at the Hon Marohe. We, that is Hooper * Company, have started obaring out the balance of our winter stock. Our barwlna are always Renuine. We don't say we eell at cost price, because no one or very few could test it, not knowing what the cost price is,. We don't offer our goods at 20 per cent discount becauso no one can oheck .be calculation, not knowing on what it is. based. We rely upon the prices at whioh ' wc offer our bargains' and in olqo cases out of nine and-a-half those nricesare staggerers ' both for the Public and-the Trade? Of course, woar« going to lose money over this ] joM.Ho,wcoil«>edQ otherwise? M i whjnol? Why shouldn't to'as well as other people? Everybody's losing money now-a-days, and we aro prepared to drop our share just for the sake of company, hut whatwelose.TOloseln'agopi'cauM. : We ' benefit the jour. eye Ton the < .Bod MarcheJoi;, brains, .Everything at I

Charles Dunn, an old man in receipt of relief from the North Wairarapa Benevolent Bocioty, was fined Bs and coats for dcunltonuoaa, in tho Maßterton R.M.Court this morning. John Brown charged with the same offence wus lined ft lib amount, an iiilormation wml him forasßMiltint'tliopolicebeinßwitlwrann,

_ MrF, H. Wood has received the follow" ineentricsforhianextlaratahi stock salo: - 200 four and six tontb ewes in lamb, 300 ewes in lamb, five dairy cows, ten calves, and two com in calf.

Fhe public meeting. In tho Theatre Royal to-night should nttrjict a largo audience. AmoiigaHlwse present will he Mr W. Hutchison, M.U.K., who arrived un Saturday last, and Messrs Pmkerton, Eamshaw and Hogg, M.H.R's, who arrived at noon to-day. Mr W. McLean maycomo by this evening's train, but Mr 0. Mills is unable to be present.

Misfortunes rarely oome singly I Mr W. E. Woods, druggist of Cuba street, Wellington, who just a few days ago lost Ins wile afior a short illness, on Friday received a telegram from Wanganui to say that his sister-in-law, Mibs Isabella Gray, a young lady of twenty>fivo, had been lound drowned near her house at Lonj Acres Valley. Mr Woods will have tho further sympathy of many friends in tho additional trouble which has come upon him,

We remind our readers of tho first performance by tho Wairarapa Minstrels, in aid of tho Masterton Hospital, which takes place in the Temperance Hall this evening.

Parishioners of St. Matthew's Church' Masterton, moet In the schoolroom at 8 o'clock this evening.

A meeting of creditors in the eßtato of (key & Co, will take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon,

Coiißfablo O'Rourko telegraphed to Inspector Pendor on Saturday that at 9 o'clock on Friday night, Mr Ooitello, local manager of the Otaki branoh of the Bank of Australasia, discovered a burglar attempting to break open tho safe On seeing he was discovered the burglar exploded «ome substance, »nd decamped before the manager had recovered from the shock. Nothing was remoyed from the bank. No further developments in the affair hare yet been reported.—N.Z. Timcß,

Tho North Wairawpa gun Club wil hold a handicap pigeon match on Thura day 27th instant. The entries close witl tho secretary, Mr. Wflddington on Satur day next, and handicaps will bo declaro: on Monday 24th instant,

Writos ut London correspondent:— Miss Lottio Collins, of * Ta-ra»ra-boom-de-ay' fame, sprained her ankle the other overling, and, strange to say, tho doctor pre3o«t, who was called on to attend to her, was from Now Zealand—Dr. G. W, Shatuian, of Onehnnga. Miss Collinß was at the time giving a new danco at the end of the song ' Queen of Paris,' It is described as a mad, riotous, highkicking, low-bending, hair-waiving, olbow-jerkiug dance, in which she covers thewliole stage. Juatat tho very climax as she was making her wildest, highest, kick, her anklo slipped in an ovcrlarge shoe and she came down on her back on thestago with a terrible blow, and was oarried off insensible. She was found to be suffering only from a severely sprainod anklo, which will confine her to her room for a lottnight,"

What might bavo proved a serious accident (says tho N.Z. Times) happoned on tho Island Epy road on Saturday afternoon. Ono of Lauo's brakes, which was briuginjf the tliird liftcen of the Athletic Club b*ck to Wellington, had reached the top of tho first hill from tho Hay, whon one of the splintcrbara broke. The members of the team alighted, and Cumiinsham, ono of tho pl»yers, endeavoured to repair the damage The horses, howover, protcd very restive and the driver, Charles May, a recent arrival from Auckland, got down from his scat to assist the footballer,the ribbons being handed to Will, a mornbor of the Athlutioteam. Owing to Will taking hie foot off the break tho animals could nut be pacified, and after turning deliberately round they dashed off at a gallop down tho hill At the foot of tho slope they came into collision with the' Wellington ' brake (owned by Mrs Ritson), containing tho Wellington College team and several of the studonta,tog9th» with Mr and Mrs J. P. Firth and Miss Moßao, a aialor of Mm Firth. James Sutherland, the driver of Mrs Riteon'a vehicle, saw what was about to happon, and endeavoured to pull his horsos round in order to allow tho runaways to pass, but his team failed to do what was required of them, the rcsu.lt boing that tho vehicle was overtured, and the Prinoipal and Mrs Firth and the majority of the occupants were thrown to the ground. On examination nobody was found to be any tho worao for the mishap with the exception of the driver,who was savorely shaken. Before Lane's brake had roachod the foot of tho hill Will jumped off, but did not meet with any injury in consequence, Miss Mcßao was also assisted to tho ground before the accident occurred, Tho polei of Hie two brakes were broken, end the top Beat (bohind tho box) of Lanea's brake and the right row ol seats woro severoly damaged, but to what oi* tont cannot bo ascertained until a com. petent man has made an examination, The two polers of Mrs Bitaon's team were soveroly winded, but tho other animals got off very lightly. Tho Collego boys did not make any exclamation bofore or after tho collison, which they seemed to think was an every day occurrence. Both football teams had to walk into town, and tho College boys discussed the eioifc. ing episode at a dance which was held at tho College in the evening, at which both Mr and Mrs Firth attended.

The Marian WiJHs Dramatic Company, [which opem in the Theatre Royal to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, has been playing to crowded homes in the lower Valley. An outline of the plot forthoir opening production "Erma," will appear in our columns to-morrow, and the Company may anticipate a bumper house and an enthusiastic, reception,

I Mr \V, Hutchison, M.H.R., ocoupied thoMaeterton Presbytorian pulpit last evening. His sormon, a model of simplicity and earnestness, was muoh appreciated by the congregation.

The announcement of the conversion of the {teat tobacco firm of W. D. and H, 0, Wills into a limited liability company, with a capital of nearly two millions sterling, is worthy of notice as being on unique inatanoo of tlto wholo of the share and debenture capital of Buch a gigantio undertaking being held entirely by the members of the firm, without any appoal to the public for suk scriptions, The original firm was founded in. somewhat of a small way as long am asnOOibutearlyintheDceßentcentuty Wi ham Day Wills andlienry Overton Wilsßuccoedea to the business of their lather, and, owing to a discovery in respect to the manufacture of " Bird's 5" tobajco, a very greatly increased trade quickly followed, and from that day until the present time tho progress of the firm has been continuous. In one day Mossrs Wills have paid into her : Majesty s Customs ovet U60.00Q for duty. ' l

ThofliMijtanTwiM man ruminates thualy:—a» is peace iu Clyde. The playful cow browseth in the gardens of the oitßoni when mi,dni<(ht approacheth. J-he high mountains, clad in their, garments of snow, look down upon tho gardensm tbe moonlight, and watch the slab-footed.bovino as she pursiieth her Appointed work of destruction. In the owning, tho happy and unconscious cttiiena aruse from their couches, and bo forth into their garden,; and'lo I the cow has come, and Men, wd conquered, ani*. her slab-foot hath destroyed mora thp n shehasturnejintothefluidvulgarlyk/aow as milk,, Andwoe.and.lamentation la h?ard in the houses of those who grow KreenandliMcifluaherbj, bright flowers »nd wrubsof many kinds. :Btill r ß |i jj peace, cow :goeth.whera,bjL