AN INDUSTRIAL WAR.

Auckland Star, Issue 153, 1 July 1887, Page 4

AN INDUSTRIAL WAR.

Competent authorities have frequently asserted that the war of the future would be an industrial one, and there arc signs that the world is entering, if it has not actually entered, upon that phase of conflict. From the United States we had lately intimation that the Government had sent back to Ireland a batch of pauper emigrants, and the working classes of the great Republic may well stand aghast at the enormously rapid rate at which the flood of European emigration flows westwards. Not only in the Protectionist States, but in Free-trade England,the pinch of industrial competition is being keenly felt, and there is a great outcry being made against the influx of cheap German labour and the free admission of foreign products and manufactures to the market. Even the Franco-German war, which many people have expected to break out through the' agency of bombs and magazine guns, may not improbably be fought out on industrial lines. The Parisians have tabooed German music and other and more tangible products of the Fatherland, while the Germans have retaliated by practically prohibiting French artisans from plying their calling on German soil. All over the world, in one shape or another, this new phase of the struggle for existence is coming to the front. In some places it takes the form of sugar bounties, in others of protective, tariffs, in others again of speculative "rings" in wheat or cotton, whiei. are .counteracted by movements like $_c Knights of Labour organisation, bounties and tariffs represent the international form of warfare, while" capitalist " rings " and labour unions correspond to "civil" or fratricidal; strife;, but wherever we look '• 'the- • fact is painfully evident that if mcii have beaten their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning -hooks, they have not yet thjeir iiibom love of strife and ""the -accursed lust of conquest. They have changed their weapons, that is alj; .A humane civilisation- has taught'them the folly of hacking and maiming each other on the bloody battle field,'and- they have adopted the tactics of trying'to starve.each other by industrial competition. j In this new war, the Chinese nation will constitute an important element. Industrious, ingenious and economical, the Chinese labourer is- fitted to hold his own against those of any nation on the globe. In America, his competition has already been keenly felt, and the Australasian colonies have for some time been fully alive to the importance of keeping the immigration of Mongolians in check. In nearly all these colonies a lieavy poll-tax is levied on Chinamen'arriving to take up their abode; Queensland and New South Wales have'long been, agitating against

- * J lithe continual influx of Celestials, im now Victoria has'taken up tho c.|| For some time the number of in the latter colony had decreased, M| of late it has be.eh increasing, ail? the Trades HaU* Council of I#| bourna* have been considerpj. | how $ grapple T with the efiV| In the Victorian capital the Chirese have got hold of the cheap furniture trade, and seem likely to drive | the | Melbourne cabinet-makers out of the market. Some speakers at the Trad€& Council pointed put, justly, that it was Melbourne working men themselves who were responsible, as it was they who bought cheap products and manufactures of the Chinese, and the remedy was to " boycott" all Chinamen. It is not improbable that the] true reason of the visit of the Chinese: Commissioners to Australia is to find an o"tlet for the surplus populaj tion... of the Flowery Land; in} deed, so much was almost admitted the other dayby one of these officials General Wong Yung Ho and his felloy commissioner were entertained at the Town- Hall at Ballarat, the former is. reporter! to have said :—" The Chinesb. Were a law-abiding and industrious race, but those of them in the coloiy represented the poor -class of tie race, but those of them' in the colqiy represented the poor 'class of §w Celestial Empire. Chinese in faj'ly good circumstances would never lelye their native land." ••■ From |his it would seem that the Chijese Government in their Celestial srpei| ciliousness towards outer par-, barians, .only look upon Australia in the light of a free shoot for jhe paupers and outcasts of"the Enjpjie, and with that admission..before jtlfeir eyesjthe colonial Governments yojld be imbecile indeed if they did not jat once take moreteffective means.lcf checking the objectionable influx; ihe Melbourne "Age" suggests the complete prohibition of the- landing] of Chinese paupers, and that is certanly not ■an extreme step when the United States Government' (pp- ■ posed to be largely controlled jby the Irish-American party) can (top the immigration of poor Inshnen. Leaving out of sight the moral sice of the Chinese question, it is plain that an Anglo-Saxon combinatioß is! required to defeat the Mongol lordss in the industrial' war now beinj entered upon. '•'■-... :| ;J

About 5.30 last night an elderlyjlady sustained an unpleasant accident in »Pitt- estreet. She was walking in front; of Mr Garriock's drapery establishment, wh|n by some means she slipped and fell lieavily upon the pavement. The result was that a nasty cut was received on the face/ from which the unfortunate woman bled profusely. A good - natured woman who resided in Vincent - street brought a basin of warm water Tand bathed the woman's face, while Dr. Purchas was summoned. Upon arriving that gentleman saw that the cut was not dangerous, and at once ordered the woman.ito be removed to her home, in Claremont-street, Ponsonby. An express was accordingly procured, and che woman was, conxeyedihoine- about anhour after the accident, j

Mr Baddeley, the new sheriff and assistant R.M. for Auckland,-retires from the position of R.M. at Ashburton, Canterbury, on the pension of L22o'a year. He has been nearly 30 years in the public service. He was clerk of the R.M. Court in . Auckland in Captain Beckham's time (18C2-3). As'sheriff of Auckland he 1 would be paid by fees, so that an assistant.magistrate is provided without any further cost to the taxpayers. Mr Baddeley has great experience of criminal cases. i

The remains of the late Mr R. Wood, who was accidentally shot at Tamahere, were interred in the Hafailton East. Cemetery on Wednesday. The funeral cortege was a large one, including about twenty vehicles and a large number of horsemen. The religious service wis conducted by the Rev. R. O'C. Biggs, iincumbent . of' St, Peter's, assisted by the' Rev. W. Calder, of All Saints', Auckland. Universal sympathy is expressed for Ihe bereaved parents in their terrible sorrow.

. The three-masted schooners Abiel Abbot and Wm. Phillips leftf this port bound for New York on March .9th last. They were towed out of "port on. on each side of the s.s. Awhina, and got[a fair start on a long ocean race. The arrhal of the Abiel Abbot is announced- by cable, so* that she has completed the voyage under 92 days, but the Wm. Phillips's arrival has not yet been reported. ■' | -.

Theatre-goers will be pleased to learn that Mr Wybert Rkve has arranged for a 14 weeks' tour of tke colony, commencing at Invercargill on August '2, and visiting Dunedin, Oamaru, iTimarn, Christchurch, Wellington, Nelson, Wanganui, Napier, and Gisborne. Thechief attraction will be a farcical comedy, "A? Night Off," now in its seventh week at fthe:Theatre Royal, Melbourne, the New; Zealand rights of which he has purchased from, Williamson, Garner, and Musgrove; Father Vaggioli.Hvlio proceeds to Italy on Tuesday next, will give a lecture to the Coromandelites on Friday evening, subject —" The Respective Constitutions of Continental Europe, England and New Zealand.' Father Vaggioli is an Italian by birth and education, and has not been long o the colony. The City Halloas! crowded with skateis last evening, antl during to-day a lar<.e number of perSois were present. The man agement having received so much encour agement have resolved that in future the rink will be open all day from 10 a.m. unii 5 p.m., special arrangements being made for ladies during the mornings. The members of the A, Battery o Artillery mustered in" good number at the Drill-shed last niglit, when Captain Payne and Sergt.-Major. Lipscombe put them through a course *of big gun drill. When the parade concluded the captain drew attention to the nef instructions issued for field artillery said that the drill was exactly the same as that in which they had been already instructed. He also mj timated that Mr Hoffman, an honorary member of the feattery. had presented a trophy, and suggested that the Company should pick "their* best members for the com petition. i\ J. ,-•'■■■■- ■ MrC. F. Jani-s, who has been shipping clerk to Messrs Stone Bros., has severed his connection with that firm and entered into partnership with Mr Younghusband. The new firm will carry on the business of shipping, customs, and general commission agents under Tthe title, of C. F. James and Company. Mr James was yesterday, presented with a handsome silver-mounted inkstand by his fellow employees in Messrs Stone Bros establishment. The presentation was made by Mr White, and suitably acknowledged. |. '.';.. * The charge for cutting off and turning on unpaid water supplies, is ten, shillings. Persons who have not paid the water rates clue should, notfe at once,, and save unnecessary .outlay. ..:;;,- ;..,.., < ~,.., ■

• aware! fe^»*»o. 1 i was fhl swn in a m J ie v***- I 3 l Soffe ete,tb9 1 V.furni infthim with exact ™-T- g8 § •theh|ol,b I -™« come|elative to the horizon ha I dwect lo i_ o |he,' C o met . s nucleus* 5 I m nether its il was perpendicular \ n 7v. 1 lf KprI 1! ' cr ***g to note that Lieut I ■ wi,v >een led to address Mr 1 COBvVVf *T? thr °^ h SSJS copy of t*e tab-given'Wnv-hv rw • farquhar.of c fife r<^ her ?Pf of fc he annualmeetins- of tl J ni ro T he c °mmittee: . T. Phillips ' lasfevenSafc 6 CelvHt i 6 y ,cult «ral Hall was v f y «S? ' and P ?? Sed off succes M ffit a T dl ™„ e ? tltled of the SnM Pia i l s^cl fy c ompo-ed for Sr 1 ? 7P& Produced for the first tarne r «iAkland In the'first scena. general, caf an and soldiers are discovered.! WHit delivered by the General re. j S _ tt of the Prince Im-: Penal, whei k flourish of trumpets is heaJd and the Prince enters. 1 ?. c a combat between tho ! a nnce and Jetewayo; and, seeing that 1 Utewayoisisting defeat, two Zulus come! to his-assisHce.-iThe-Prince is equal to' tne;..occash and fights the three. 1 Another;,' C( fole 0 f natives appear, and' stab ■ the,; rihee in the back with* assegais.- h falls and the natives flee/ Martial muV is heard in the distance, and Prince gives a short discourse, a >r which he expires with the words,;' Pa well, mother," upon his lips. Abler is fened with muskets, on which-the-Prince 1 i placed, covered with the| Union Jack A procession follows and concludes the.j irformance. On.the whole a .capitabeve ng's entertainment may ba anticipated : .; ; , / \ Dnringtl quarter ended yesterday there', entered Lairds at the Customs here 54 i vessels reptienting 36,701t0ns with crews { totall[ngil| 8 men ; and outwards for: the I samesperip. here were 47 vessels .of 29,183 ] tons,aiidi 88 men in crews. : During the j preybus';(jtfter there were 61 vessels in- { wara, aikOO outwards.' The passenger! retujns for le June quarter i were 227 in- j warfs, and|63 outwards, and for the March i • quater pMous 1,746 inwards and 1,4721 outrards. These returns. 1 however,- do- nob; inclde eiter coastal shipping or passen-i gere M ~ - - - ! j Re - James Chew: delivered his. hurirous nd. instmctive lecture upon; " Mph Ac i -About Nothing, or the Great- j hesaf Things," to the members of thejßeresfJL-d-street Mutual Improvement • Socity lasinight. As the lecture was open to ti publ_,a;number of ladies and gentle-f mehuncOijiected with the Society were; also|pres«tt.;;iMr:; Airstoh occupied the. chajfanditthe conclusion .of the lecture; pro.se(i, ; .|ie customary vote of thanks,:. whii; by acclamation. ' '-'•"; ! iihe cqirse of an address at Manlynear : Sydly,' urdihal Moran referred to the, spral of union principles. Men, he • saidhadhnded together and formed as-, sociions tie better to assert their rights.' andta6ecvre the fruits-of their industry. WKahbul they not do so? But. there | waaSepitifying and'preserring element whilvli-piid never be absent from such as-. sociatioas-that was religion. , Religion waslarmoiy itself,-and harmonised everythiiSwifchvhich it united. Without re. ligio,-,tra(es unionisni was a- disturbing eleient in society, led to savagery, "and becme suVersive of every principle of socil|brdeii peace and charity. Blended witlrfligid, as in the guilds of the middle. wbid not'only confer benefit on its assoiates.ut by strengthening the bonds, 1 of pa.cc arl charity for the faithful discharf of ech one's individual and .family. :dutip;-itwjuld prove a lasting boon and blesligto he whole commuuity. i Ti&extlecture of the Y.M.C;A.,winter cour^is to.c given by Rev. Thomas Spur-; geonon 'tuck" this evening.; There; will Be : si ; eral musical selections, in« I - ..> cludig a uanoforte chiet by two youngama|irs. i >-' A ; i Tllsecojd Chamber Concert of Herr! Tutshka's cries takes place in the Choral? Hall|iis and is the patron-j ageiHistorshipthe Mayor. The pro-! graDne,whbh appears in another column o j thislsue, ivill be found to be' a most at»] ' tracve onl. and the talent' of the per- j . forirrs andvocalists gives guarantee of an; exc_ent erfertainment. •■••" j Ivllt corumei-s are requested to note. that|o wleitiid Co., butchers, Grey-street, \ havlemovlto more central premises at,- ' the Srner : Queen and Rutland streets, \ opptfteChehdon Hotel.—(Adyt.) | RrRENCi ient. —They were a couple of banlclerks rending their way up Queenstre? after ieir hard day's Siberian slavelikooil. Sddenlyone of the bank clerks tiirfd up Ictoria-street, saying," I don't war!! to mbt this man coming down." " "\hy,"whii has he done to you ?" inquired theather. "Well, you see, my wife hasbeeigrowli g at the hard times and cost of liing, a d said she intended going to sordbf the iheaper shops. I told her she woiM get n thing but rubbish. Anyhow,; lasl&tiirda -she came home with a ki-ful,-an<Jltad t confess that the-- goods were eqiillV as good, if not-' better, than well lad Seen getting. There . priuel Canterbury bacon 6d, half a Caiteirary ham J only 7d a; lb, Taamki frlsh butter' Sd, good pastry do., 4d,brme coined butter 6d, onions 121b for. lsinlfact teri shillings' worth,-that, woildihav- cbst a couple of .pounds: elsflvhre "p'But what has that to do .with thi|m|t?"hquhed the other. ." Oh, that 3 Ea6n,iof' L the Co-operative StoVs.CityMarket, where the wife bought) theMs- -He-knowsallabout.it, andt:onseaienty I ion't like to meet him." Open evey e*n% tih 9 o'olock:. Saturdays tdl 11 celok.-LA.DVT.] ' - • Etill a 4 times are, no one need starve in the present time, for there is ai ablidlnt supply of cheap provisions J , in fJct Jice i are lower than havener been knL | tie oldest residents. The Auck-, lanl Pmdion Company have . opened aniher*of their cheap bacon, shops in Kaangaai; Road, in the premises lately ffiifdbyMrGarrett, McPherfln' drapery estabhshnient. lo„|o|h,re W will be. a splendid show of( . hans, licci '.butter, cheese, ,-.& c., at tlie; Sinlpiees :-Hams, 6d. to Sd perh> , bain, lo 7d; cheese 4d to 6d; besb ; S bM, 6d to lOd ; Taranaki do (uv 3), 9t; do. (salt), 6d; Trinidad, coiba a-il to Van Houten's lsper lb; ( SfteS s 9d; lai-ge bottles' of tomato, Sbo candles, W**£%. dd mahlinegar, 5d per quart; StneeMpeV large bottle f doswrt,frffl^ • oiik Im oh pftcli:also about 4 tons oi SpSKspercwt.; All other goods, X B£HMa n ager,-[Advb,]; ; > . .

' —~~~~~~ ""-nfthe Upper Rsfugedes ■..{ I The fflatf°n^. t _ on> 0 f Devonport, M | to for the use of ; (T inmt& ' tf, n terand Nolan sold to&jkj , •Messrs fl n 7 k r D o W n racehorses :-WoqG. t pecker, Ll&ai.;-brown colt b|lf| It is understood M^ ?* nier ' J hSh* on behalf of and a quag™ £t&* business "I ffSSE* tity 0I '■■-+. -were approved of toils . f t Cr-trn pfi,' W. F. and A W ' Wilson,R..D. «„ d W,JSA Wilson, W. Gc« a 's. Jackson. »jo_ rrta Wmrton and West School._ their usual monthly metik Cmm Tnne 27 An application from the 1 * MiSta-i« &T ? * ewfcon ? a i B ,■ i !•!,. _ frpe niefi* school was granted:** tt XKn horn Mr Glendeiming, free use of the school for the purpose« •*S°lfc was resolved on the motion of' ? r °Ti; Wilcock, seconded by Mr _?;£ £„c" tit the Board bo urgently to supply wanning apparatus for Infants TTnoer fitt-street. It was also SSSrtS.Sman be appointed to act; r carry out the compulsory clause i Act xAIAIeR-ae, agent; j for Ws Charts, showed the same to ; Committee, who were highly pleased with., them as works of art, and also as a simple jneans of teaching physiology. i A man named John Watson was arrested k Detective D-olan to-day on a charge, „f stealing a coat, from the pawn-shop j of Mr D Bloom. The accused is said to kve pawned the stolen coat at Mr Keesings etablishment where it was recovered.Mr Superintendent Thomson has received _ffi<nal notification of his transfer to the Sge of the Wellington Police District. Western Australia is apparently anxious totakeher place among the colonies who Less the privileges and responsibilities of Home Rule. At a recent meeting of the West Australian Council the Governor, Sir Napier Broome, in his address stated that the Secretary of State for the Colonies had intimated that if responsible government were granted to the colony it could not be allowed to retain the northern districts. Ihe majority of members of the council are pledged to obtain responsible government.

■ Two remarkable Iwms nattirm are on view it Melbourne, where they have formed ftgSU-ject of inspection by a number of gjEtlfie and professional gentlemen. They are hybrid animals, the progeny of a male aM and female cat. Each creature is feitaein the appearance of its forequarters, and has the appearance of a rabbit in its posterior parts. They are very healthy jnd eat meat and vegetables. The Sydney, secularists, unabashed by the recent piiplic condemnation of their aggressive behaviour, waited upon Lord Carrmgton, the Governor of New South Wales, at Government House, with a request that his Excellency would forward a cable mess;re to the Queen informing her that the Kcularists of Sydney were much grieved that her .Majesty's Jubilee should be signalised in Sydney by thp closing of the theatres for Sunday entertainments. Lord Carrington. emphatically declined to send any .such, message, and the * deputation withdrew.' i.. - ■

- There are, in America 1,000 Young Men's Christian Associations ; in Germany there are 650 ;• in Great Britain, 570'; in Holland, about 500 ;in France, 80 ; in Russia, 8 ; in Australia, 14; in Africa, 12; in India, 6;. in Japan, 3; in China, 2. There are ninety Association buildings in the United States and Canada, the net value of which 'so. little, over £1,c00,000. About five hundred men are salaried Association officers.

I fir George Spencer, cautions the inhabitants of Union and Napier-streets against a paltry thief and vagabond who is evidently prowling round the back premises in that neighbourhood, as, early on Friday morning or late on Thursday j!night live*pairs of socks and 1 guernsey of snuff coloured merino, nearly new; were taken off the line in his garden.

Mr 6. Rout, shipping and. family butcher, announces elsewhere that he.has shifted his place of business a few doors further up Union-street.