THE ENGLISH MAIL

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 266, 10 November 1888, Page 5

THE ENGLISH MAIL

(VIA SAN IT.AKCISCO).

ANGLO.-COLONIAL SOTES^

(m »i OUR SOCIAL COBBESTOSDBST.)

Londok, October 5,

THE -BASK: OF NEWZEALA2OX | recently, bovne^ possible character. Many of tie bngiwh &ld« are deiymen, widow, and tested to buy Aaro, by the h*l. Laters , paid -r ,o tong, and whose 'hoto income was swept; away by the passing of the dividend tot yea, | Those who bought afc^fi tind £27 are now | ■ ; hi* nlisrht Nevertheless there do; £iSrSredi»gart^™tobetL«wi* X tie committee of shareholders, ami seem . £ think there id hope for the future. J. lie Sancisl New." of Thursday ea«o out w it!iu S mashn>s article, from which i ex(Tirf; the following : — the sinister secresy wnicli bus hitaorto sur--1 , ded .the Bank. That haviuggoue, and &ight of day having been let into this foul corner of New Zealand finance the work may be begun with -oodho^O 3success. -But it ought to betmdcrtalien in a horoogh a BpiritMbM boo applied o oho £ sure itself! If so, it will have to extend further than the Bank rf-. New Zealand. Here we have not an ordinary single-handed j Stution to deal with: The Baukof New "Zealand has been the parent of a Imonmai brood, all of which bear traced or thenparentage. Closely associated with it is the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, with a capital cf threeondahalt millions sterling aud nearly as much raoroin debeiftur&Tand deposits. Another of its off-shoots, the New Zealaud Land Mortgage Company, has a capita! of two millions stferlinf with nearly halfa million oi debentures; tliaAucklaud Agricultural Company v vespongibie for £530,000 of capital and over £540.000 of debentures ; the Waikido Land Association has in capital and debentures absorbed about £550,000; while the Wellington and Manawatu liailway has, by persistent lion-owing ifl Lhis country, niibed about three quarter? of si million on bonds of very doubtful quality. It km, oeaide?, a subscribed capital of £85;->,000, with ±•16-2,500 paid up. •' The whole of these financing ventures have issued from one prolitic brain—that of ilr Thomas Russell, U.M.G , who was also, we bolisve, the founder of the Bank of New Zealand. Ilia associates in their admir.ittwiiioa are the Itij?ht Hon. A. J. Muiidella, 3d.P.,■Sir B. W. Stafford, K.G.M.U., Messrs H. J. Bristowe, F. Larkworthy, and W. X.'-Graham. These half-dozen gentlemen have been the busy bees of New Zealand finance. They have covered the unfortunate colony with their speculative hives, 'and when ■ the other hives come to be examined it may. be found that they contain quite as little honey as the Bank of Mew Zealand itself. Hence our" recommendation that tho inquiry, which has led to such startling results in the case of 'the parent institution, should- be extended to the whole brood. Before the credit of New Zealand can'bo thoroughly restored all the tinanciai rottenness which has been accumulating there for years past must be mercilessly eradicated. Then, with a fresh start on r.ew and more prudent lines, it may soon recover the high position it once deservedly held." "HEW ZEALAND FEOZEN BEEF OR HORSEFLESH ? A' Liverpool butcher named Speed was summoned last Friday on a charge of having exposed for sale several pieces of meat uniit for human food. Two experienced meat inspectors attended and swore .•that not only was the meat " offvery much off" (as Arthur Roberts sings), but that it had been cut from the carcass of a-horse. This last statement greatly outraged the defendant, who passionately alarmed that the meat was " a delicious viand," to wit, New Zealand frozen beef, and that auy one might partake of it without tear. He himself, he added, and Mrs Speed and all the little Speeds had dined oil just such prime cuts tho previous day. The 'Bench on viewing," not to say scenting the said " prime cuts " seemed to think Mr Speed and family liked their meat extrawell hung. Upon,'however,, two veterinary surgeons, who mi^ht be presumed to know what they were about, pronouncing the meat to be undoubtedly ox fiesi;, I the case was dismissed; Subsequently experts explained that though in appearance New Zealand beef was often far from tempting, it usually ato-woll, and was perfectlywholesome. „'Workhouses, gaols, etc., j use a yreat deal of it nowadays, and find it j answer very well. j

JOE -SCOTTS s RETURN.

1 Joe Scott returns to ISfew Zealand undefeatsrl and-full of honours. His \onr has i'rom Jirsb to last been a. great success and ■both he and histraiuer, Mr Austin, are perfectly satisfied with ib. They leave for New Zealand per Orient, s.s., on October 26th, and will open at either Auckland or Wellington about Christmas, . When it transpired publicly that Suofct Jiad taken liis passage, both Hibberd and Hancock .suddenly professed to bo anxious to •walk him again... As, however, Scotl's challenges since July had, remained dmegurded and he had already beaten bothssen soundly there .seamed reason {or doubting tho genuine character, of the Englkh pods. Wshea, Scott is now pursuing a ui-oiit-able tour in the wkit of England at the Victoria Hall, Exeter. j.Je and Austin return to London next week, when the desirability of. meeting either or both the iirighsh peds. will bs taken into consideration. I do not fancy, however that anything, will como of these challenges/- Hibberd U a poor man, and Would have-to liad a. backer, which might be dithcu'b, as Hcofcb lias twice walked him Clean oft his leg?. For similar reasons no Sane b^ing would think now of matching 4ancock ugainst the i\ resv. Zealand chauH pion.i

MRS GORDON-BAJLLIE,

Mrs Uordon-Bai!lie'.s trial is iked for the *»cl insfc. I bear tijafc upon her inoarcera«oii in Hollo\vay she aimounced howel.f very unwell, so umvelf; indeed, that she wan \ as once removed to the iniirmary whcrQ'dio I ao»vlives comfortably on dainty fare. Beincr »nuntried prisoner tho lady is allowed per," PJfc etc., and (to be well up to the times') l*m started writing her autobiography. Rh» 11 ,Memoi" of Mrs Gordon-Baillie "• X -f i a mo;it excifcln X narrative, espaciravr I! " l' Bal adventuro3 are truthfully the? v V There arß f«'by-five ebunt-8 in LtK I ment a- ftingti lier- Hei> sole pica ggat she acted on her husband ,I'ercival Sy??1 to which the Prosecution J orf ?l tl\ ahifosb is not her husband, S£el5 cv'- IVOT fro™ Knight.Aaton is SS. bl n 8 hunted up in Molbourne. ■ BtSSIS 8 , sfcill pleDfcy gf friends 'na se» e rnlf ?^ she was dways lavishly we gaveiS ; pe°ples cash when her

BISHOP SUTER AND- THE PHONOGRAPH.

At, a phonographic soiree at Colonel Gourand s house in Norwood, the Bishop of Nelson (llev. Dr. Andrew Burn Muter) spoke into tho instrument. When ho heard his own voice reproduced ho thought ib like his mother's, and it was to him full of " strange impressive memories." The next day he sent, tho following message to Mr Eaison :—

i hoard a voice last night; 'twas paasiu" strange: 'f was not my father's, though it told of him • 'Twasuot my mother's, though it her recalled* "I'was uol my brother's, t have !:ad but two • ' Quo is, and out; is uot. and yet. the voice Uw\ noinvthit:^ in it. y. hii.-cAiicl both recall, t ntver hoard the voice be; ore, tho' oft I've caught its echo r'voin the hills ol' life. To-night 1 heard it, ana my soul rejoiced t I've seen mysoii before, bur jiow to-uig'ht * I've heard uiyseUiiatl trembled as I heard, () nv-ui pi s.ciuncc, wl a' is uj'.a ot yours .' You liu'vo nia every u.ut. ami SJiiphasis. I dare not say •• I did not raise my voice," I cannot c'en deny its softened touoa. On, ijloriouiJ truth. My God, hu hua a heart Which treasures up my sentences In full; As Uavi't siuga, '•'l'lusso tears are safely stored Within Thy bottle, noted ill Thy baok " The Eternal mind unil memory i-btalud Each groan, each shout, or jufjilum or grave, boar not, U Edi.--.ou, one triumph more Kor truiii. uo on, and prosper, truly thou t 'lii:d u'.' true science umniri-sliug.all, For what doth inail'.eHt, .tliui. that U ligUt. Mr Kees hu.s gone to MaticheHtoc to at■fend the Church Congress. Ho was interviewed the other day Uy the '•Star." OaiiOH (..'urtws's ''Story of Bishop Selw:n " will be one of the more promiuent of the serious biographies of the present

season

It is authoritatively stated hi "Vanity Fair " thai; the Australian cricketers' tour has been a great financial success. The meri will receive fully i'l,ooo apiece after ull expenses have been paid. They leave by the Cuzco next week. Mrs Oeo. H. Rhodes, of Clarcmont, New Zealand, who is now staying at Princes Uate, S. W., has presented her spouse with a line boy. Sir Thomas Brady returned from hia antipodean tour by the Cu/.co. Mr HenuiUer Heafcon ia working hard towards the establishment of a mail service between Yancovef and Australia uudrNfcW Zealand. Jle hns even succeeded in interesting Mr Rakes therein. I hear Vo^ei means to have a finger in this pic. j Unless New. /Jtialaad m?ans to have a really respectable anil representative Court at Paris, it would be far better to leave the thing alone altogether. Mr Montgomery is talked of as SirT. D. Bell's .-oadjutor and ! brother commissioner, bub why not Sir Waiter Euller ? ■Mr Douglas Sladen, the "Australian Poet," is oil'for a trip to the States' where he will lecture on "Australasian LiCo an:! ' Literature." He iilso contemplates coai- | piling another Anthology of Antipodean i Poets, which will be quite distinct from 1 Water Scott is publication.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Sir Julius Voxel's novel, which h ny.v complex has been submitted to Bentleyfor uonsideratiot!. Mr W. J. SeSbra's " Early Settlcmer.} of New Zealand" is appearing serially in tho " European Mail." "The Vagabond" (Mr \V. .T. Thomas)returns to Australia immediately. The friends ol tho Key. E. Austin, v.-lo is about leaving for New Zealand, have presanted him wibli a purso of sovereigns. Mr H. O. Forbes will*soe his new took, " Far- South," through tho press btfore leaving for New Zealand. Dr. Fraser. has been compelled to (foj the present at any rats) decline tho coidial invitation-recently forwarded him to visit New Zealand. • j A son of the late Mr Creswick, alo an actor of some repute, leaves Euglandhext .week to join one of tho numerous cothiiniod now touring at the Antip<isles. Both the Redmonds are now in pao!. Mrs W. ltedmond, who was wooed anc won in Australia, is much distressed at he/husband's perversity. "I know," she bid a friend the other day, " he'd never bi content till he was locked up. :> Mr and Mrs H. O. Forbjs svill be through passengers to Port Lyttellon by the Orient liner Cu/.co next week.

POSTCRITT.

Saturday afternoon, Ocfobe' 5.

The Maoris have a briliant day forthcir second match. The A'iinl U cold and easterly, but the sun shines brightly. My assistant went down to Northampton1 with the tqftrn this morning, and will tulie full noto of all that happen?!

Joß"Warbricjs annoumes that he o.x{icctr< to be well enough to pl«y in the masch v. " All Ireland "at Dublii on December Ist.

I notice that the sevjre matches r. tha various crack Lnncaahre teams are fixed for the end of the tour ii March.

Mr Ceo. It. West w.ites from Glasgow that the Dunedin beer le brouprht over has been adjudged by comptent experts'equal to Burton ale.

Mr VV. L. Rees's ' From Poverty to Plenty " is out in ono lit, squabby \olumo at 6a. He lectured thlßalloon Society (^o called from the txivy lot to c-ay "^as^y" character of its,conferdce?) on Wodiesday on the subject of " Kug Malietoa snd his grievances."

The timber tnagnafcs in London tell me that the big New Zetland syndicate aro making a bit? mistake f they ivly on jaising the piice ot kanri ever there. Directly ib becomes a litte more expensive people will use tie- American whitewood (which i.3 far proferablo ftv tiio purposes for winch iauri h used) iastcatl. xMoro about thin in in; next; I have heard a lot on the subject. Another city fricncitells mo there should bo a j^ood market fi- Now Zeal^ld hujw about AJbv next.

Nobhiug new do\w Whitechaptl wyEither to-night or lijxt Friday ot Saturday I expeci; " Jacl tho Hipper ""ill try another aasasgiuatiouoil so mill then he will bo causjhfc. I still sivow/]/ inclin? tj the uluughtermnn theory