Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1895. SIR GEORGE GREY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5069, 5 July 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1895. SIR GEORGE GREY.

!iR George Grey has thrown up the ponge us fiii' as his political career 11 Ni»\' Zealand is concerned, ml we are not quite sure that either Id age or infirmity is the more inmediiite cause of iii.s withdrawal. Vhun Sir Walter Scott was asked fliy he left qlf writiiifj poetry, lie andiillyreplied. "because ]3yron beat ne." I'i the same way Sir George Irey must have discovered i hat as a lemocral, as a man of I he people, as . person to be admired and ban|iietteil," Seddon beat me." There :annot be two star actors 011 any one ilntform, am! when Sir Georn-e .Irey found thatMr Seddon "took" on lie Parliamentary stage better tlwn ie did, lie simply sickened of Hie Jmienil Assembly mid went to Lonlon. It is true that Sir George Grey mil the Auckland iiclil (0 himself, mil 011 tliis particular dung-hill of leniocracy, lie was everything and md Mr Seddon nothing. JS u fc on jvery other democratic dunghill in .lie Colony, II r Seddon was able to :row both louder and longer. The old Knight has many strong points and ionic weak ones. Amongst the latter, "ii unappeasable hunger and thirst for flattery and adulation. His happiest moments arc those when ho is being toadied, and it is easy to imagine what his feelings must have been when bo found that all the toadying in the colony transferred to a younger and more powerful rival. Even the working man representative, for whom lie has done so much, treated him with comparative indifference. In Auckland, Sir George is still an uncrowned absentee King, but outside that City bo is a mere shadow of something that lias been great, which might have been greater, but which never could have been heroic. Everybody treats him with a sort of mock respect, and little honours and attentions flow to him from the Ministerial side to keep him good in much the same way that lollies arc given to children. The frail and feeble body of Sir George is in London, buthisaspiring and indomitable spirit is anywhere, He would doubtless like to make men speak about him or admire him once more boforo ho passes from the stage. Ho may be heard of in the English General Election, or in lotting oil a few political crackers in Africa or Australia, but 110 is bound to be heard of 1 We never liked or respected or trusted Sir Georgo Grey, but we have always admired his wonderful spirit, and his all but miraculous artfulness. If he holds out for another year ho will have some surprise for us, but' we are not sorry that his parliamentary career in this Colony lias closed. It lias been Heither a distinction for himself nor, a benefit ty % pojijmuiiitjr, ](7hen j •J i

in powee he did nothing, and wbon out of power tried his best to prevent anybody else doing anything.

The Mastcrton Park Trustees hold their quarterly meeting this afternoon.

The Mastcrton Town Lands Trustees meet this evening. The various hoardings about Masterton, arc brilliantly decorated again with the Kenncdy-Lucas Company's playbills. Mr I l '. H. Wood adds <lO fat owes ami oilier entries to his next Taratahi stock sale list.

We remind our Grcytown readers of Mr F, H. Wood's great opening auction sale to-morrow, at his new rooms.

JToticc is given by Mr W. M. Mowatt, Chief Inspector ot Machinery, that all drivers of traction engines and locomotives require ceililicales after June Doth. 18®.

The Wairarapa hounds meet at Grcytown on Saturday afternoon. The installation of officers of Court Loyal Enterprise A.0.F., Mastcrton takes place this evening.

The I'osl says" The Midland liailway question is, we are (irmly convinced, the rock on which the Ministry will eventually be wrecked." After everybody had safely reached the Mastcrton Hospital Ball last night, it rained in torrents, but long before the Ball was oyer a very hard frost set in. Sir .T. P. Buxton, the new South Australian Governor, is a very mildlooking gentleman, with a sliaveu upper lip and an air of great humility. A certain Sydney Chinaman who, tlnvc years ago, " broke" in business and filed, paid us in the £. Since getting his certificate lie lias worked up a good business, and has paid his old creditors in full.

Two Warrambool firms have arranged to export to Loudon from 10,01)0 to 20,000 rabbits forluightly. A mau named Francis Ward, of Port Albert, committed suicide, whilst on a vis : t lo Martin Stott at Wharehine. While Stott went for some medicine, Ward hanged himself in a stable.

The Sikh leaves Foochow, for Australian ports, on 141 h July, with l,.SOtl,(!C!jlb lea of the first and second crops, together with 75,(W heavyweight half-chests. This is less than last season.

The Austrian Government is negotiating to secure a European concert, in order to prevent Prince Ferdinand o! Bulgaria raising a rebellion in Macedonia.

We have lo acknowledge from the liVgistrar-Geiieral, Parts ], IJ, and 111, of the Statistics of jS'cw Zealand for 181)1.

In connection with the I'ahiatua Presbyterian Church, services will be held by the liev. W. 11. Philip on Sabbath next as followsi'ahiatua at 11, sermon to children; Ballance at 2..0; Pahialiuial 1.

Mr C. Harding, third son of Mrs Harding, of Woodville, had a fit last Sunday week, and fell into the lire, lie capsized a keltic of boiling water over his left arm and side, and was rather severely scalded.

Messrs jlornbtow and Co. hold an exlensive sale of household furniture and clTeds, the properly of a gentleman leaving Mastcrton, at their rooms on Saturday afternoon. The goods will ho on view the morning of sale. In addition lo the above the same firm sell horses, poultry, etc., in their yards behind the Marl.

James Dalton (a Melbourne policesergeant, of Irish birth) will be best remembered (says a contemporary) as the originator of the now universally-adopted word 'larrikin' '' They were a-hirrikin (larking) down the strale, Your Worship," said he one day. in describing the conduct of some youths; and llie Bench had so much dillicully in understanding what lie meant, and the expression was repeated so often, that it passed into a eatcliwoni, and was soon applied universally lo youthful roughs, The Clirislchurch Pigeon-tlying Club Hew olf a race from Oamaru on Saturday ill eonjunclion willilhe Chrislchuvch Poultry Society's show. Twenty-two birds were nominated. The winner was Mr A. Gapes's Sailor Star, with a velocity of 1315 yards per minute. The dub desires to thank Mr Jack of Oamari', for attending to and liberating the birds. The following are the placed onesMr Gapes's Sailor Star, 11115 yards per minute; Mr Smith's Alma, 1305 yards; Mr Phillips's Lochiel, 1301 yards; Mr Thompson's Encore, 1303 yards; Mr Howe's Matipo, 12112 yards; Mr Earnshaw's Fakir, 1273 yards.— J'r ess.

Liberator, Hitsli willi Aueliland hurdle and steeplechase violories, was a sorry picture ;il. Ilii.' llawke's Day Meeting says the Tchym/ih. At the very commencement lie lacked his old diisli, nntl knoL'kccl llie timber about a good deal. But the worst was sein at, llie norso opposite the grand stand tlie third time round. Liberator, the Dnncdiii Gu]i winner could liardly crawl over! Tiiat abject mass was carrying 118 sovereigns ! It was with dilliciilty that Holmes kept the old horse on his foot. : When the race was over it was seen that the Betrayer gelding, dead beat, had broken a blood vessel and was bleeding freely at the nose. Liberator has served his owner well—better probably than any horse in Australasia lias served an owner, and has in his time won a brace of Cups iii addition to his many hurdle honors. His running in the Steeplechase on Wednesday made his hundredth rare, of which thirty-seven are victories, eighteen seconds, twelve thirds, and unplaced thirty-eight limes, with £3537 won in stakes. It would be a kindness to relegate Liberator to llie paddock. Slavery in fact, without its name, appears to exist in South Africa. A trustworthy account of atrocities perpclratcd 011 Zulu workers at Jagersvouiein, South Africa, shows that the Zulus in question were hired on the understanding that fhey were io be workers above grounds at certain diamond mines at Jagcrsfonteiu. Instead of that they were sent down llie mine, where tliey were not accustomed to work, and tliey declined the task which tliey were not hired to do. They were brought before the magistrate, who rightly ordered them to be sent to work oil the upper part of the mine. Spite of this order, they were again forced down the mine, whereupon tlieyendeavored to escape,werecaptured, and ill-used. Brought again before a magistrate, these unhappy blacks were actually sentenced to be (logged mid to pay a tine fur beyond their means. The doctor saved (hem the Hogging, as lie said they had been' already so badly treated, that if the Hogging were carried out, it would endanger tlieir fives. Two white men were summoned for the assault, and were fined trifling sums, whereupon they closed the little building in which services had been held by the clergyman who had dared to speak up for the Zulus.

A terrible tale of revenge is reported from Michigan. A young man of 21 years named Hale was married to Miss Bella Hairmoud, a girl of eighteen. After the ccromony the young couple went to occupy a new house which Mr Hale, senior, had given to the couple as a wedding present, Early next morning (lames were discovered issuing from the house, which had made such headway that escape for the inmates was impossible. When the firemen succeeded in putting out tho fire the bodies of young Halo and his bride of a day were charred beyond recognition. Jt was i afterwards discovered that the stairs flooring was. saturated with kerosene, and that greasy rags were stuffed under the carpets. A young mas named Jolm Allen has been arrested 011 suspicion of setting lire to the house. It is said that Miss Hammow! ivas engaged' to Allen before sho met Hale, for whojje sake slip jilted her former lover, and it is surmised that for jCvonge ho committed thetorriblo orirno yCportcdaboYf) J

The Fcatherston Oddfellows' Ball takes place on Thursday, August Bth.

Mr T, Hutchison is holding an inquest to-dav on the body of the man Johnston, found dead at Martinborough.

The Premier considers that so soon as a man joins the Permanent Artillery he should give up his membership of football or athlctie clubs.

Mr Collins says the construction of tho Midland lino means industrial lifo and commercial activity. _ Local authorities, Mr Scddon considers, should attend to tho matter of Chinese gambling houses. Tho Well'ngton Acclimatisation Society liai an order for 10,(100 brown trout ova and 2,000 rainbow trout for Ihcßay of Islands.

The forluightly criminal sitting of the j Mastcrton S.M. Court has been adjourned until 10-nionw (Saturday) morning, at 10 o'clock, owing to Hie absence of the S.M. at an inquest.

Miss Lilla Wilde,the leading ladyof the Kennedy-Lucas Company,which opens a season at Uasterton, on Monday, brings with her a very high English reputation as an actress, and we have seen cuttings from nearly one hundred leading Home papers, all referring in plon ins; terms lo Miss Wilde. The Cape and Australian papers also refer to her as a finished actress of marked ability.

A inset is published with this issue bv Mr G. 5. Jiadfoi'd, draper of Mastcrton. announcing still further reductions in winU'r goods. Certain prices quoted arc worthy of consideration. The quarterly meeting of the Masterton licchabile Tent, No. US, was held yesterday in the Foresters' Hall, Jiro. 1 Carpenter, C.li. in the chair. The minutes of the previous mectiug were read and confirmed. The following ollicers were elected for the next six months :~Bro. W, M. Kasthopc, C.Ji.; Bro. W. Hetty, D.K.; Bro. J. J. Falk, re-elected secretary; Bro. J.C. Ingram, re-elected treasurer; Bro. E. J. Jack, 8.5,; Bro. W.ByforJ.junr., C.S.; Bro. G. 11. Jones, Levite; Bro. W. Gillc spio, Guardian; Auditors—J3ros. J. Carpenter, and J. Prentice.

The danger of Spiritualistic seances to wenkminded people has been shown by a sad occurrence at Gubbio, in Italy. A lady named Manolava, the wife of a professor in a public school in the town was persuaded that she could, by attending a seance, communicate with the spirit of her deceased son. The "medium"made certain preparations, and when the moment came for the spiiit to appear flames and sulphurous fumes were seen issuing from a black cabinet, The lady felt so persuaded that her son was suffering for his sins ill the lower regions that slfe became stark staring inad, and il is thought she will not recover. Tho medium is to be prosecuted.

Considerable interest is, says the Ttinmtli Ifmdd, being taken in the discovery of a natural gas on Mr king's property at luglewood. On Wednesday a hole was dug lo a depth of ahout four feet, and an iron bar then driven down two or three feet further; then over the hole thus made a tin was placed with a small aperture at the top.through which such a pressure of gas was obtained, that » continuous flame was kept up, burning to a height of about fourteen inches.

sensational incident happened in North Brighton, on the 7th instant. .Michael M'Kenna, a blacksmith, was engaged welding some iron, when a small Iragiiicut recoiled and struck him on the chest, selling (ire lo his clothing. In an instant he was enveloped in a mass of llame. Prompt efforts were made lo diyert M'Kenna of his clothing by some workmen, but as this way was next to impossible the man was rushed out into the street ami plunged into a water trough standing in front of his shop. lie was badly burned about the legs aud arms.

The 11 mam Herald reports (hat a large paleli of plaster under the skylight well at the courthouse fell during Tuesday night, the debris being spread over a circle six feel in diameter, just where spectators usually sit during 'the Court sessions. A leak in the roof appears to have started the plaster, and as it was apparently not of tho best material, it came away from the laths, As there arc several cracks in the heavy cornice bordering the well, counsel and others engaged in the Court on Wednesday were very shy of silting immediately under (lie well. One of the pieces which had fallen weighed about lOlbs, and if it had struck any person in its tall sudden death or a very serious accident would probably have been the result, The special thanks of the Mastcrton Hospital Ball Committee, are due to the very many Mastcrton business firms, for Hie loan of decorations, etc., for last night's Ball. MrJ, Walt kindly supplied a number of pictures; Mr J. Maiidcl, candelabra for the supper-table; MrT. Jagoand Messrs Simms and Mowlem, furniture; Mr J. Wiekens, cutlery; the W.I'.C.A. and Messrs li, E, Hornblow and Co,, crockery and glassware; MessrsL, J. Hooper and Co., C. Smith and Co., aud the W.F.C.A., mirrors; Mrs W. H. Bectham, pot plants; and Mr Geo. Cork, scenery from tho Theatre lioyal. Mr Montgomery also placed his workshop at the Committee's disposal, and it was used as a gentlemen's cloak and smoking room. A thrilling incident lias occurred at the California Medical College in San Francisco, Dr Wilcox, who fills the chair of anatomy in the college, entered the dissecting room alone on April 12th, and was examining a corpse, when a dead man as it was supposed, lying on aslabnesUlieone the doctor was examining, sprang to its feel, seized the doctor by the throat, snatched up a dissecting knife, and screamed in the doctor's ear, ■' Give me morphine, or I'll cut the heart out of you." The doctor seized a Goz bottle of chloroform, and threw a portion of its contents over tho man's face, just as he raised the knife to strike. This staggered him somewhat, aud Wilcox seized the. opportunity to soak a rag in chloroform, and press it closely over the man's mouth and nose, lie succeeded in keeping it (here, desnile (he man's struggles, until the latter became insensible. The doctor then gave him a sub-cutaneous inject ion of morphine. When the man, a victim of mania-potu, regained consciousness, the crazy fit had passed away. • .

I Some particulars of Oscar Wilde's 1 prison life arc given by a contemporary: ! —Dm-inf[ the first month oil the wheel, l if put Ihore,Wilde will sleep on a plank • bed, n bare board raised n few inclios J above the floor, and supplied with • sheets. Clean sheets arc given (o each I prisoner, two rugs, and a coverlet, but no mattress. His diet will beßreakfust at half-past seven a.m.; cocoa and bread; dinner at noon, bacon dud beans one day, soup another, cold Australian meat_ another, and brown Hour suet pudding another, the last three being repeated twice a week, potatoes with every dinner. After he lias finished his spoil on the wheel he will be put to some industrial employment—not playwriting, although it might be the most profitable to the prison department—but probably post-bag making, tailoring, or meroly picking oakum. He will exercise in the open-air daily for an hour, walking with the rest of his ward in Indian file, 110 talking permitted, He will be allowed no communication with the outside, except by special permission, until he has completed threo months of his sentence. Then lie may write and rcceivo ono letter, and be visited for 20 minutes by threo friends, but in a visiting cell, separated from them by wiro blinds and in the presence of a warder. Tho letter and visit may be repeated at intervals of three months but all these concessions depend first, upon his industry, and next upon his conduct. There is no escape from the plank bed until a certain number of 1 marks are awarded for work done, and J in tho same way letters and visits arc

accordpd. Onliisrpleasf,Wilde, if ho has worked well, and behaved well, will have earned tho magnificent sum of tea 1 shillings, which will be paid to him by an agent 0i the Piscborged Prisoners' 1 Aid SQoiety j

. The Minister for Justice lias a Bill under consideration dealing with the hypothecation of book debts. Tho Kennedy-Lucas Company are smartening up tho Masterton Theatre lioyal, ss much as possible, for their coming season.

G. J. Bruce has been committed for trial for alleged perjury in the Coker's Hold ease

At the Grand National Progress ' Match in England this year, no less than 6,300 birds competed.

Mr J. lorns, of the firm of Lowes and Joins will sell the balanco of provisions, left over from the Hospital Ball, at 3 this afternoon, at the Drill Hall. The Masterton Borough Council notify that the rates for the year ending Diet March 1896, have been made payable on 22ud July inst, Mr .1. N. Brunton of Masterton is leaving Masterton for Auckland to trj his tuck at the gold-fields. The animals Protection Act Amendment Bill, Uniforms Bill, and Dog Registration Act Amendment Bill have passed their final stages in the Legislative Couilr 11.

The friends of Mr E. J. Dash, some (imo ago connected with the W.F.C.A., both at Masterton and Pahiatua, will be pleased tolcatn that he has just got safely over a Tery severe attack of inflammation of the bowels. A letter received by a friend in Masterton, statos that ho is now again at work on the staff of the Bath Art/iu. _ A meeting of tho North Island Council of the Flock breeders' Association was held yesterday. There were present—Messrs J. G. Wilson, M.H.li. (in the clwir), J. Stuckey, A. Matthews, &. Wheeler, J. W. Baker, and E. Dorset (secretary). Ninety entries of purebred _ flocks in the North Island were received, and were carefully gone through. They arc now ready for publication in tho Stud Book, which it is expected will be published by the end of August, says the Wellington Times. During the June quarter, there were 41 sittings of the Masterton Magistrates Court, of which 25 were presided over by the S.M., and 10 by Justices. Seventy civil eases were dealt with by tho Magistrate, the aggrcgato amount sued for being £1257 IBs 3d of which .C8!l(j18s ud was recovered. The number of summonses and other processes served within two miles was 1(55, and 22 over thatdislancc. The amount of civil fees was £B3 3s, and licensing fees £22185. Fifty-seven persons were taken into custody, sumiuoned.orapprclicnded.intlie fame period, of which 7 were discharged for want of evidence; 7 dismissed on their merits; 3 committed for trial and 20 summarily convicted. The fees and lines amounted to £lslßs. One of the sights of Wellington, at any time is undoubtedly tho magnificent establishment,known as Te Avo llouso, and now that every department within its walls is filled to ovcrllowiug, with a bewildering variety of the season's novclfe in millinery, mantles, dresses, etc., it is more than ever a pleasure and profit to visit tho wholesale family drapery warehouse, To Afo Home.

Particular attention lias been paid this .year to tbo requirements ol country customers, and the result is to be noil iu the 'immense nod varied stock of calicoes, shirtings, flannels, tlanuellelics, strong .rearing dress materials, men's and boys' clothing, A-c. The choice in each department, is almost unlimited, as may lie imagined, when it is stated tlmt of llannclj otto alone, over 5G,000 yards have this season been imported at To Aro House, Wellington,

A epccia'ly organised department, has been established to deal with country orders. Patterns of any materials in stock, will he forwarded to any address, post free, Country residents ate invited to write tor prices, or auy information regarding goods wanted. It is confidently asscrM that nowhere can such a wide selection, or such sterling value bo obtained, as at To Aro House Wellington.—Adyt. We aro not in tho habit of boasting, Our ways are modest rather than hold and in bidiug our lijbt under n bushel we luvc often imperilled oi'r chances of success; hut on this occasion with 80-called sales on every side, with firms selling off around us, and people in all =orts of businesses offering their goods tor anything anybody likes to fay, wo fctfl impelled to' offer our services in tho matter of supply. Busy I We are as busy bees, full of customers from morn till night. Crowded are our counters ai.d crowded is our establishment with eager buyers, and the reason is, tho public have found out that our prices aro lower mid our goodi better than can be purchased elsej where. What about the blankets and flannels, and the dresses and mantles and the hosiery and 'iuens and the clothing and mercery ? Why the prices themselves aro an inducement to buy, while the marvellour, quality which accompanies these prices make the goods lion II arch 6 value. Our only address is L. J. Hooper, Bon ,\larclu\ Mnstcrtoi'.-AnvT.