STANLEY'S DIFFICULTIES.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 202, 28 August 1888, Page 4

STANLEY'S DIFFICULTIES.

" Unmercotul disaster " still follows in the wake of African exploration, and seem 8 likely to overtake the Stanley expedition. Tidings which we publish to- day bring down our knowledge of the progress of the party to.within about three months of the present time, arid these tidings leave Stanley's whereabouts shrouded in; complete darknoss, while the' expedition -which set forth to relieve him has-been baffled and all its members made, prisoner?. A third division of the original expedition had at the date of last advices set forth to: rescue the imprisoned rescuers, and to all appearances the French and -German relief expeditions which _ are being organised in Europe will find sufficient work to db in releasing. all. three divisions of' Stanley's party from their difficulties, or in rescuing each other from the dangers that are sure to- beset them. It is ominous of disaster to learn that Stanley's forces had more than three months ago been sadly weakened by war and disease, and even the most sanguine believers in his intrepidity and resource may be*: pardoned for harbouring grave doubts as to hissafety. ■ iMr Meltou Prior, a London artist now in Melbourne, has adopted this -gloomy view of the situation. He questions whether Stanley is > alive, and in reply; to the suggestion that/ Stanley is the "White Pasha" advancing on Khartoum, ehook . his head and said: — -■■>", No, no Stanley would have been only too glad to let us know where he was. I; have lived with Stanley, and somehow, or another 1 feel that he is not alive. Call it a. presentiment if you will. I have nothing to base an argument on, but ever since! left England I. hrive felt that we shall see no more of Stanley." ■■■:;■■ •■■•■/•vi' ■ "■ r':' It is difficult to reconcile the cable messages of to-day, relating the difficulties which the Stanley expedition has encountered, with the theory that Stanley is the conquering White Pasha who was lately ;reported;-:to ibe in the Bahr-el-Ghazel district, advancing on Khartoum.: It is still possible that it may be Emm, and: not Stanley;l but a wilder theory than • either has received acceptance in some quarters. It is firmly believed by certain enthusiasts that the victorious white man is none other than General Gordon himself, who having escaped with sqme of his black troops from Khartoum instead of being massacred in it, as is generally believed," has raised an army among the numerous enomies of the new Mahdi in Kordofan, and is Attempting the recapture of his old province.; Sir Richard' Bjurton disbelieves to this d^y thecircumsfcantial accounts of : the death ij.of Gordon, although "given bsteri&ibly by eye witnesses. Whoever the White Pash may prove to be, ; if it is not Stanley, there is every reason to apprehend that the career of the latter has in disaster, and that he has been added ,to the long list Of martyrs in the cause of African exploration.- There is still a ray; pf hope,j but we confess it is a very feeble one.

A boy, the son of Mr TJewson, carter, while) playing in Brown-streec, leaped on a glass bottle, cutting through the sinews of Ms right foot. He was picked up by Mr George Rhodes, builder, and conveyed home. His parent being absent, and the boy. getting weak" through1 the loss of blood, Mr Rhodes went for a doctor, -who stitched up the wound', and saved the boy from bleeding to death.

■One of the most noteS mountains in Maori' song and tradition is the Muehau peak, the botany, etc., of which were described bjr Mr Jj Adamsi1 B.'A?, in a pajier which he .read before, the Auckland Institute last evening. Mr Adams, in touching on the" native, legends connected with V the mountain, omitted to mention the fact of the peak being strictly tapu in Maori eyes.; owing to the fact .that one of the greatest, native chiefs; of olden" time, Tamatekapua, who, came over *in the Arawa canoe from Hawaiki, was buried on the summit of the ridge^ and also his Bon ; Tuhoro.; The full name of the is Moehau-o-Ta,matekapua, or "the sleeping sacredness of Tamatekapua." > The Maoris of some tribes in the vicinity have a, belief that when the lightning is seen tof flash in a certain direction byer the burying-place of Tama on, * s ' lofty M oehau, "death' or severe disaster will fall upon some of their people. .■.■■:■■./■■: -■ ./ : " :. - -.- .: .' :•- ■ ;.', ~ -.•■■; \ ■, .

The public presentation of diplomas in comiecbidri With tHo New Zealand University, to • Otago, students, took place ylast night at the Princess Theatre,' Dunedin. Those Who received diplomas were :■— M.A.: Mies A, l?orlert, Messrs T, B. ; Allen, J. R, Don, R;- Donald. J. R. Montgomery, 6. E: Sumner, W. E.TSpencer, C. Milton. 8.A.: Misses F...A11en,.M. Ferguson, R. Fraser, Messrs J. Aibken, J. Beei C. Little, W; Macalister, W.: Smith, A. H. Treadwell, professor Salmond presided, and addresses were given by Dr. Brown and the Rev; A. R. Fitchett. The students sang songs in the various intervals, but beyond this everyl thing ;waa most prderjy. : „ t ■

incidents 8 CodSfetf The 8 ro!her " JJrtf ! n SSS'jB Zealand Famil^fe^ ' tbfA and serial stories Zr * o! SB be noted several VwT *bftßi traversing a variety O f B ZL *SSB to gay, from lively t Jcta-!«CBI trated biographical rL , Kv«i <&W the late Sir 1} ™Jj^ a* *JB| _ and under the heading of K^*B ments will bo found g w^^Ri " New ztkndOfcifcl^ ' booSS d of ull ifiSH' and DobE ln| 0 d 6 [J o,^;!^iM } the question of borrowito n l!tfli * should bo°re & t7icf ****** a comparatively e ema i][ °" * o ; Uanthcdi,K,c U lCColo? | f« thrown into through hoi bnr - *■! r Sykes replied, and was foWnNMI voJtted merab,ers, i^JjBI fcho»gh one sjakor waffiy I|fl| J promptly crushed^ bT %#«#£ speakers. The next (febai^tfW S yeiyihteresting, as it i 8 t^3B§ reject of "Female Suffrage"., -^Bffr J ; Committee and muXp'Ji.^JMpi ; Poultry Association, l'ft,enta!'4^^B Ck construction, as aslight'te^S^^S ■ 3 trouble they had gone to oiv t Yv-'J^B^ of the. Association, andforthamTJi^B* 01 * i ance they had been in mkiniftVi2^B Tt Mr Hulme, in making 15st*'p3^R!'ot'' ! made a neat little speech ■Bja3i^^K''^fi' gentlemen for their eervieeg.■ ; Ttl^Hl^ 01 tation was suitably ackno\vled J[ [M W :>A , A meeting of wharf labo^^^^^Bflal ' About 50 attended,. 1 hand°was the question ,; 'reii^^HEaf Lumpers' Union. ■ Mr £ft&*|^Btiie \, :"That this meeting is ofourcf^^Bbr^ i ; Wharf Labourers' Union dioail jgffi^H^'pi formed," He said that he Mtfj^^^El' Tl ; at the disruption of the:Lnlije^^^R(3), and he could see the want at K'»%^Bquai sent time. He was (tfitccj^^Bcom I a time was near '&t/lujdOi||j^^Bquiri effort was to be mvle-ti'^i^Hpngl'! labourerb' waged uM f^roti^liiiiS^^BkieE Tlie matter was discussed 'at wkfeH«or h ' during which time oneo^fej^^Bfl t attention to the fact t.ha:■ tktt«|HH|the graged on the wharf pre.*eii|>ttiiD*^^Bwero . Someone called out. stttbite^i'^^^Rnstia are afraid of their emAwj||HH|jte mark caused several f^j^|Htl]^' : motion was adopted 9 j^H^^" tern., and took lio^'iy'^. "•'■B'?*^ canvass for members, sec : e^ - The much-vexed quetlii' .^^^-cblig site for the Refuges againJMffitfejgjl" es Hospital and CliarJblue^Ejw^KiA ver night, when tll^^|^mHHJ^Hmy M ih^ at Epsom, was ''^JJiIH Bpyas a affirmed as the opinii ti vl §&Mjmm \y the present site neoritheflospU'.W^BL '' most suitable. This "^"'VjJ^^^kj Vi step further, ami no ao'?^l|j*f^HK n !dir poses for which it wl?''|£y§«a§^H['lfe b ( Christchurch l«op'«'Wf to persevere in "1« l'JrtJ ßi*{sS^R ) S ~ Corporation gas works. WJ^BR, 6 T] decided last night to.WV&BpcM prepared eii.-iblirisTOfflg^H^™^ works, and to prepare ment for signature by (!lte%if^Hi''thn repeal of '|'ara fc Tai*>cbw:;»j™; n( . n° 1 Municipal Corporations'AMWMr. 1 vents municipalitiw fro^Ji^^^B.'^'his works without first ohtaimiiga«l^M|elivor The cooperation of other'BDiii^^Muspice the colony is to be sougjit. | . .^■brovem Mr Melton Prior, a artist., now in Jlelbc',uni^'?|^Hcporitl interviewed as to tho c, luUr^M|rico o Europe. He said lov ! troubles would , ! L?anythinj 6a3 Jn °u^.jK^ o?; ' became Empeior; *rd «gj» « » 1 any moment, S^S^B^ch •possibihcy of it oevig *». ., j^g^K . the comins winter. >>« SjlflK, 7, w.e : tween France an 1 (' eruiinJiib,jßKr.e of it will be thai J?w™ friiMP^g's ■ bered. There has got »Rdj«J n. in i war as we havo e*f VYOUhavet fuce '"•- ' *JNBFS ft ■ II coming ■f-'W^ 1 to conceive of herevw » give us the war between 1 many to an end, »nrt w » j^M&ualled, ' Europe will be "JJ§. rem r year. As for all the yai?"£^jiL^^V supp] the waning -str^W «' ™Mms g j have eot to say w H'«* ; our strength, J'j'^JWf', i fndher DSis^^W 6l'-*! [ it wero necesWl^ l ' nt , aan >rt;^B(BV tf.l ' plain about is that ff£ «-■ Ji^Bjt WiJ so fast as «^ ~;*«eatf ships lying idle when , vid'ed with armameDt. :;^»aca tldi ! linetonfromSydney^^ Wpetit,-, on board have not ""« jv» be « ; upon the mystoiX so>^ e»«"'sber f, uarini-Walker qti^df- • ~JMn>ir the ■ SJoffiw 6! that the co.»v»ct- «|A w f^J assert that the search al. |^fct w Uhj ; ""The Gas CmM /j|B ftuSfc column an p« jl HEs' and atfentL*to a Ptu brated Black^g^lJlgtahic ceiieral wear; d-° ?■ *

• ' 52--^ ■ "^~~~': >r^lTnftxb Dr. -Murray -2*tu^ Idwl treat of the following ;:toi«.lP°r 3£ Zealand, his patriotic Lnysonl" ? e,- r ,; |lS "In Memonam," ! ' *S*.SitaS other friends have IS- MrSSfcdeal of trouble to make the Tlnniversaryof the Pitt-street The m»^ aT O f Hope was celebrated We3lß>' aD ■&»* . thec hurch sohoolroom, >rf^.e^3cr crowded. The chair , ieb^to^tor, the Kev.E. Best W^ iSooened with a hymn, and , jliaprpcseo I"^,,- j v y \yi sei nau, then 1 {ba fa'6oretaryu| ': fcan d balance-sheet, ua^ ep a yery sat i s factory! I i.^H":: latter showing a 'credit | I *&"' Jf £4 2a" sd: The Rev. W. i I 'balance oi. * ■ address O n the snbv rwJ&*£*" and the sf?r ns I :ject :0f : ~«"^. rr j ed out successfully :— I ■■W.Mi^lHss Best; quartette, I jotf, '**"* ,; M|gses Marbroo k and 1 ''^Ambury and Rosser; recitation, I* S'-S; harmonium solo, Mr I-^ 2? "Steering Home," Mr ■ Xatabcrt, K^, ~ H y peasants," liSlarJrobfc und Messrs Ambury and t-'.JlusesWßl^ ~R ev enge," Miss Hams; I" WpoworGatherers," Mis.es PhUlipps If dufbu!kSirn; violin solo, " Home, Sweet | I »dßi«*J^; iß . dialogue, Misses Jluth, I Florence Brown. Tho accom-I 3°° mts wero excellently taken by Misses 1 Loriinary meeting of the ProgreK- | . ,Ina took place lasD ovening I ■ ?&. & Rooms. The President pecuI -Jicbair. Ihe adjourned discussion I" Pl|£fc of "Free Trade and I'rotecI rfw opened by Mr T. West, Viceif'll in a lsngtty and instructive tid--1 S He is an out-and-out freetrader, i 'Sevoted his remarks principally toremWmmtuhi inade_by the, proteclionB '■:-."> tic* meeting His remarks were tv-- ■ ■SSSSma and interesting dis-, 1 Sr at the close of which it was dei Lto continue the -discussion at next I Sbtg to bo held;on the 3rd prox,, com, I ■Sn"'at 7.30 p.m. The progress which I ■■■■j]yiie?gne.i3making is.very noticeable. I , Dar in? ihe day a great nuraber visited I %Raikay Wharf to witness^the howos I hrlnlia shipped on tho s.s. Bucephalus. I Jlborses . are a good - looking I lot and will no doubt find a ready market. I Among tho number is the well-known racei iqrs'&The Cat. . ■ . . i A vocal and instrumental concert, in con--1 wotion with; the Beresford-street CongreH' citional Church' was held in St. James's ■< -ill last evening. .."There was a large at■"Wance, The following glees were pen- ■ te(i by tho choir :—" Rataplan, "Tell I iteWhere is Fancy Bred," "The Bhine B 'EaffSon",";an'd-" The; War Song," from B ftef'Jngiienbtß." solos were played ■' ly'iiiaaA. Colegrove, Beethoven's sonata 1 ■4tbetique ) '1 and Mr G. F. Grierson, m "The Polish Dances." The Missea Chew H C) and Mr Chow, jun., played as a stringed 1 prtette one of Haydn's sonatas, and, in R cw2pany«'ith'MissO. Wright, performed the ■fe«tte ".Marionettes," tJie latter presid- ■ innt'tho piano with her accustomed ability. 1 libiA. Buckland was,deservedly encored X iorhecexquisite rendition of" Ernani'.' as H j solo upon the violin. This .and E tie .quintette Were .the only, "encores ■'-putted during the performance. Other* ■ wo jpplfmdfcd and recalled, but in .these B ■ binces tVe audience would net bo denied. X Vs HoyleJ accompanied 'the soloist upon' m t'^piano. -MissjOfcie Chew also received a W Jltmmloi appliuise for iior solo upon the I V»\u\,ak\\tesuvitora"Luciedi Lamnier-j I inoOT." Moft^t fte vocal items Miss j I Davies'arichaltovqwewftsheard toad vantage I in' Pinsuti's beautiful song " White Wings." j ;:rMr Forbesofficiabdasiaccompauist. M s -Webb sang.the old,-,favourite "Kathleen Mavourneen," and Mrs Bartlett sangJudd's ''Betterlaud," Miss 0. Chew playing an obligato upon tie violin. Mr Harbiitt sang "Eesoued," and Sir James ."Anchored.' ,'A very amusing reading was well .'delivered . ijiy Jlr Pdwlds.s'Thronghout, the cdncert was a decided success.; ; \Veunderstand that a "Handbook of the iiAuckland Uoldtielda" ie -now in the press, ,'aidwill be-published shortly. Anything tending to draw public attention to our ; joldfields must assuredly benefit; Auckland. ■ TSebook is writ ten in a lively and entertain- : m*style, and igsure to be aiavourite with 'pildminers. ■ Mr Humphreys, barristor and wlieitor, who has • lived in Oh ineinuri and ; lie Thames7or.some years, and; has paid piaV attention : to1 goldrnining, is the | iiiihor, and the public, will jno doubt, be iterested in its publication. Mr Wildman 1 »tho .publisher.,, 1,000 copies are to be |B,tb,the Melbourne Exhibition.. . -This evening, tho Rev. 'Mr Spurgeon will %et ; a lecbure; 6n ? ".fileep,>".under the fapicea of the ; Tabernacle Mutual ImpiOYemenfc.Society. The rev. gentleman :.|i!l. treat of trances, dreams, sleep-walking, •Wing, sleeping in chiirch, insomnia, and .; ; BNficß, etc. ■ To meet the times,, the rW»,ol admission1 has been fixed at the iffy low rate of '• nothing."-1 v •■.; "' r■' ~ i^ 9 Pr otestant Hall was well attended at Sunday, evening on the occasion of the ,M!y,meeting 6f the Gospel Temperance m». Mr f. Kenshaw gave an address | K'uunstrucfcive character oh " The In™nco of Alcohol on the Will." Mr R. "well presided. "" "■■■*.■' .-■;-. ■.-;• ■ This evening JJ r J o hn % sa , instructor '«m '* ! de I'M'O.A. Gyir,nasium, ; will give an iji|*fflßtoyoung;nicnon " Physical Eclucam ;' n - c Lcctllre Hul1' afc 7 ? 30: Those yl H aiV f!t, eresk'd in ath'etic exercises M Re! ' S3 iuformation of value will jl t.Sita^ 01? is f e sinooueat form of flatwlSki Tm, ltate« °n .all sicle^, seldom Sl-ffiS,' nevei' «weelleJ, Hannah and Si te a'l truo ■l 0 their determination m ekf PPy l be" Seneral public with firstSmff^ :ti enJ^ ncl r?ceive the best «'■ MfeWn^h's,,Cash-Boob Palace, 172, ■[» Ntl' eeb--(ADVT.)