The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo. FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1890.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 156, 4 July 1890, Page 2

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News, and Echo.

FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1890.

For the cat-BO that laois aasistanoß, For the -wrong that needs reslotaooo, For the future m ths oistanoo, jjsd the _-co_ that -wo can do.

Mr W. S. Came, the Liberal Unionist who, On Wednesday last, was ousted from his seat in the House of Commons as member for Barrow, is a victim of misplaced confidence. Perhaps no man in England is more highly re" spected personally than Mr Came, and before his defection from tbe Liberal party's mighty chief, " England's Grand Old Man," he was called the life and soul of the Liberals. No one has done half so. much o£ the drudgery of political work as he, and when he severed his connection from the party of the people, and entered into an unnatural alliance with the Tories, he must have suffered a good deal in secret. An ill-assorted union of this description, however, could not last long in the case of a man like Mr Came. He found that the ways of a Conservative Government were not his ways, and although still strangely prejudiced on the question of self-government for Ireland, and willing to give his vote for the maintenance of coercion in that division' of the Kingdom, he kicked over the traces when the Salisbury Cabinet endeavoured to force through the principle of compensation for loss of iiquor licenses. He was one of the leaders of the popular agitation in England against that Bill, and bis speeches quoted with approval even by Mr Gladstone, when speaking on this Subject at Norwich on the _6th Of May last. His remarks on that occasion may perhaps not inappropriately be reproduced here. Mr Gladstone said; —' What is the effecbof these licenses? Ib has been stated, with plenty of particulars in -roof, by Mr Came some days ago, in a speech of. great ability, _ttd, I believe, with no attempt ab confutation, so far as I am aware, bhab if you compare two blocks of buildings—bhab expression Won t quibe do, I ought to say two systems of Btreets-m Liverpool, of the same character-wibh bhe same class of houses, each being 400 or 500 houses, and one of them being a square 0 f houses Where no licenses had been given and the obher being a square of houses where the eight licenses have been given, KlfeSulb is that the houses of the sqttare where no licenses have been given, both squares being inhabited. by the working classes-those where no licenses have been given produced £8,000 a year in rent, and those whero the licenses have been given produced £6,000 a year in rent, (Cheers.) Undor bhese circumsbances, how do we iiow sband ? We have now got a law under which a boay nob perfecbly consbibuted, bub still a body possessing some claims to our respecb and

confidence, administers the licencing of tho country, and that body possesses the power, without any limit of number, of refusing to renew the existing licenses. The law gives no claim whatever for the payment of public money to the persons wlioso licenses Wero nob refused. (Cheers.) Ono of the first improvements the Liberal party has desired to bring into the law has been this—they have desired to provide a body purely representative and olective, and bo place in tho hands of thab body whore licenses continue tho power of issuing those licenses. That would be a great improvement of the law, and I don't doubt that ib would lead to a moro free, aud -1 am sure a just and careful exorcise of the power of non-renewal. But, observe, the power of non-renewal is at the present moment the only element in the constitution of your liquor laws. They are extremely bad laws, in most particulars ; but there is this ono particle of health and of hope which belongs to them. After vainly opposing the Licensing Bill in Parliament, Mr Cain, resigned and sought re-election, with the avowed object of demonstrating that public feeling was on his side. Having done this, he found himself treated with great shabbiness by the party for which he had made such sacrifices. The compensation clauses having meanwhile been abandoned by the Government, public feeling on that subject had cooled down, and there was no blemish . upon Mr Caine's escutcheon as a Liberal Unionist, except that he had shown himself too independent to servilely follow the Ministerial lead. However, unquestioning submission is what the Government demand. Moreover, the liquor interest is very powerful, and its leaders were determined to pay Mr Came out, so Mr Wainwright, another Liberal Unionist, was set up against him and received the active support of the Tories, headed by that erratic politician Lord Randolph Churchill, who was innocently quoted by a correspondent signing himself" Local Option" in our columns the other night, as being on the side of prohibition. Mr Gladstone, of course, felt bound to support the candidate who was prepared to assist him in carrying the important measures with which the Liberal leader has identified himself during the past few years. The result is that Mr Came, deprived of the Tory vote, found himself at the bottom of the poll. In 1886, as a Liberal Unionist, he polled 3,212 votes, but in the present election he received only 1,208, upwards oi 2,000 votes loss. His majority in ISB6, against the Gladstonian candidate, Mr J. S. Ainsworth, was 1,330 j now Mr Duncan, with the support of Mr Gladstone, puts him in a minority of 786. The three-cornered nature of the election diminishes its value as a test of public feeling on the question of Home Rule. Still, it is significant that , the combined votes of the two Unionist , candidates, which included all that the Tory and liquor interest could do, amounted to 142 votes less than were polled by Mr Came alone in 1886. The Radical victory in Barrow reduces the Government majority by another vote. In his speech at Norwich on the results of the bye-elections, Mr Gladstone said: We have seen a majority which was 116 —although we have only had tho casual opportunity of reducing ib ab bye-elections —lias been broughb down until now it is only a little over 80. Ib has been brought down by one-third, and tho intention seems to bo to make its progress downwards as slow as possible. A great ' vicbory, obtained by sounding professions and by confident promises—bhab is, the first thing. The second is the observation of those promises and the violation Of those pledges. Tho third thing is that the people, speaking through i the bye-elections, have spoken more effectually than ever bhrough bhab imperfecb in--1 sbrumenbality they have done before, and f they have givon the most conclusive proofs that ab this moment, if a dissolution wore 1 to take place, the position of political ■ power would be utterly reversed in the House of Commons. (Cheers.) Those who i represent your political principles would bo invested with the conduct of the affairs of 1 the country, and with the duty of giving justice to Ireland and tho United Kingdom of Her Majesty. A man named Robinson was sentenced •at the Ngaruawahia R,M. Court at its sitting 'on Tuesday lasb to seven days' hard labour, for riding in a railway carriage from Auckland to Ngaruawahia using a return ticket which had been issued to another party. His pleading ignorance that ho was committing any offence did not avail. This should neb as a caution now thab the return ticket system is in force. An English exchange of a late date says : H.M.s. Orlando has just completed a three months' cruise with Lord Carrington on board. She visited the chief porbs of Now Zealand, and her officers have very little save good to report of her. Her men, hcvever, complain that in bad weather their mess deck Is very Wet and uncomfortable ; and one hears similar stories from the Undaunted, a sister ship. A young man named Edward Palmer attempted to commit suicide ab Dunedin last evening by t hooting himself. Palmer, who is clerk in the Farmers' Agency Company, was engaged to a young lady who left rabher suddenly 'yesterday in the Monowai for Melbourne, apparently without his knowledge. He went to. her residence lasb evening, and afber some conversation wibh her brobher tho latter entered the house. A few seconds later ho heard the repbrt of a pistol, and going out found Palmer by the door with a revolver by his side. It was found that he had shot himself in the left breast. The bullet has been extracted, and hopes are entertained for his recovery. A telegram to-day states that Palmer is progressing favourably. The schooner Sarah and Mary, from In- , vercargill, with a full cargo of sawn timber, labely completed a very stormy voyage across to Melbourne. On the 23rd ultimo a heavy gale set in and lasbed for 18 hours, daring <frhich time the vessel had to be kept i hdvo-to. A tremendous sea accompanied tho storm, the schooner's decks being rarely free from water, and on several occasions \ she shipped such large bodies of water that \ a considerable amount of damage wes done about the decks, a great portion of the bulwarks being carried away, besides harness, casks, etc; Some excitement was caused at Mosgiel : last night by the conduct of John Allen, Who, after causing the landlord of the Railway Hotel considerable annoyance, fired a gun just outside the door. The constable, hearing tho report, hurried to the spot, and wh.n Allen broughb bhe gun bo his shoulder the cohsbable pushed ib aside and closed with the man, and a sbrUggle ensued unbll assistance dame to hand, when Allen was disarmed. His demeanour and actions in Court were co peculiar bhab he was remanded for medical examination.

Tho remains of the late Mr Robert Robertson were interred at tho Presbyterian Church cemetery, Otara, yesterday. A very large number of relatives and friends observed tho last offices to one who had endeared himself to the community in which he lived by storling worth and kindness of, heart. The services wero conducted . by the-lev. Mr Steelo. A number of inebriates were dealt with at the Police Court this morning before Messrs J. Baber and S. Y. Collins, justices. James Evers, Thomas Smith, and Catherine lieaton were each fined 10s or in default 48 hours' hard labour. John Calvert was charged with being drunk whilst in charge of a vehicle this morning. He pleaded guilty, and was fined £1 and costs. It having becomo known' to Lord and Lady Carrington that tho ladies of Sydney intended making a presentation to her ladyship prior to her departure for England, His Excellency has written to tho ladies at the head of the movement courteously declining tho honour intended to bo conferred. Lord Carrington explained that he took such action in con&erjuence of a firm determination on tho part of Lady Carrington ' and himself to accept no presentations, and at tho same tirno expressing Lady Carrington's deep sensibility of the kindly feeling which prompted the movement. His Excellency's letter concludes: "And she wishos mo to say that the intention is as precious to her as tho gift could have been, and will over remain ono of the most lasting remembrances of the undeserved kindness which she has met with during tho five happy years eho has spent in New South Wales." There was a great assembly of Masons last night at Lodge Beta, Hamilton. Yesterday, 16 members of tho Grand Lodge of New Zealand arrived from Auckland to take part in tho ceremony of opening a Lodge under the new constitution. There were a large number of visitors to tho Lodge from the Waikato districts gonorally. The Auckland strangers yesterday visited the District Hospital, beingshown round by Mr Primrose, chairman of the Hospital Board. The general opinion was that the Hospital occupies a splendid sito, and the interior arrangements compare favourably with any Otlior similar institution in tho colony. Tho installation was a great success. There was a large gathering of brethren from all parts, including the Grand Lodge officers and fourteen past-masters and twenty brethren from Auckland. Wirbli's Circus still continues to draw largo audiences. Such success could not have been achieved had not tho members bten possessed of undoubted ability in their respective roles. Last night thcro was a tine attendance and tho various acts were performed in fine stylo. Now features will be introduced this evening, and to-morrow afternoon will bo held tho customary matiueo. Marshal Ballington Booth, commanding tho Salvation Army forces in the United States, said to-night, says a Now York cable of recent date, that tho annual mooting of the organisation begins to-morrow, and that statistics will show the enormous growth of tho work in America. " Wo have now in the United States," said Booth, "1,105 olliciers at 360 stations and fortyeight outposts. No less than 93,450 people attend our meetings every Sunday, and during the week tho number roacbed 251,130, according to our records. Last month thcro wero 2,100 souls saved at our meotings and that is a fair monthly average. Three iiundred and seventy-five halls and buildings aroused for our religious work throughout tho United States, and our trained followers visit upwards of 5,324 home 3 every week." " Blood and fire " is thuiSiiotto of the Savntion Army. Twentysix editions of the " War Cry " are published simultaneously in ac many cities. Tho revised rules for Resident Magistrates'.Courts under the Abolition of Debt Act, 1874, aro publishod in the "New Zealand Gazette;" also the amended regulations undor which Commissions in tho British army may bo obtained 03' officers of colonial military forces. In these it is stated that, until further notice, two army commissions will be allotted annually to each of the following colonies : —New South W;des, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Now Zealan . and the Cape; six to Canada, and ono to I'-iemania. The usual meeting of the Newmarket Borough Council last evening was attended by Messrs Morgan (Mayor), Holmes, Kent, Lumpkin, Randall, Lowe, Rose, Angus, and Whyman. Mr S. Westlake asked the Council for sufficient Bcoria to repair the approach leading to his coal and firewood yard in Carlton Gore Road. It was decided to accedo to the request and construct a crossing, Mr Westlake to pay half cost. Mr Wm. Earlo asked permission to hang outside his shop verandah in Manukau Road a calico screen, running the whole length of the verandah and hanging 3ft from the top. The requesta was declined as being contrary to the by-laws. Messrs Jos. Burton and John Fleming wrote requisitioning tho Council to complete the footpath from Mr Keesing's residence, Park Road, to tho Carlton Gore Road corner. The work was much needed, especially in wet weather. On the motion of'Cr. Holmes it was decided to continue the footpath. Tho Mangero Farmers' Club wrote in reply to a letter asking what support would be given by them to a market in the borough, stating that a memo, would be drawn up for signature bj those willing to give a guarantee to sell ten loads of produce at the market during the first six months of its establishment. Mr Bruce, foreman, of works, asked for 100 additional yards of scoria for roads and footpaths, and tho request was granted. Mr Morris, Railway-street, appeared before the Council asking that a portion of bis rates be refunded. The Council went into Committee to oonsider tho request. A Grafton (New South Wales) correspondent reports the discovery, by T. Grundy, Boree Creek, of an interesting aboriginal relic in the shape of a bronze breastplate, bearing the following inscription :—" King John, Manggamo, chief of the Gurangalow tribe, Argyle." The plate is of a half-moon shape. In the left-haud corner is the figure of a black fellow taking aim with a gun at a kangaroo sitting in the opposite corner. It is of excellent workmanship, and was found in a mound raised by white ants Some portions of rotten wood show that a. large tree once stood on the spotl It is probably 60 years since the plate was made, the oldest residents having no recollection of a king bearing that name. With the plate was found a tinder box, a short clay pipe, and several pieces of tin. It is supposed that the body of the king is interred near. The last king who inhabited the part of the district referred to was Miranda, chief of tbe Burra Burra tribe. He has been dead 38 years. Aucklanders will remember tho little schooner Hawk, formerly a revenue cruiser belonging to the New Zealand Government. She is now a pilot schooner at' Melbourne. From Melbourne advices ib appears thab she had a very" narrow escape from being wrecked in one of the heavy gales on the Australian coast lasb week. Several small vessels had gone ashore in and around Porb Phillip on Tuesday, and the Hawk was descried two miles outside of the Rip, and dragging 1 . Signals of distress wero flying. Having damaged her rudder, and being unable to steer, she was in a nasty position, the sea breaking right over her al times. She was eventually towed into porb in safety by a Steamer. The Martini-Henry Rifle Club holds its second competition for prizes to-morrow afternoon on the Mount Eden Rifle Range, at 2 o'clock. .To-morrow afternoon also the Ponsonby Navals and Auckland Navale fire for gold medals.

The New Zealand Shipping Company are making some extensive alterations in the second cabin accommodation on board their steamers Tongariro, Rimutaka, Ruapehu, Aorangi and Kaikoura. A large number of the berths have been removed to the upper deck, which will add greatly to tho comfort of their occupants during the Home voyage. _he steamer Te Anau, on her trip across from here to Sydney last week, met the full force of the recent bad weather, and. made a lengthy passage of six days. . She fell in with the storm two days after leaving Auckland, and it raged with almost unabated fury from west and south-west, accompanied by a high sea, until Sydney was reached. The inmates of the Whau Asylum aro to be entertained by a concert party from the Caledonian Society next Thursday evening. A strong concert party is going out to Avondale, and it is hoped that something may be done to brighten the lives of the inmates of the Asylum. The party will leavo'Newboii about 6 p.m. Some doubt Has existed in the minds of footballers and football enthusiasts as to whether or no the Rugby Union would decide on the continuation of th© Senior Cup matches for a third round. This doubt need exist no longer, for there is nothing to prevent a third round being played, and the Union have decided that it shall be done. John Rasmussen was charged at the Police Court this morning with having on the 2nd of July deserted irom the American' barque Alice, now lying in port. Captain Swain deposed that the man had deserted, and that he would sail in about a fortnight. The Bench, Messrs J. Baber and S. Y. Collins, sentenced the man to four weeks' imprisonment, to be put on board should the vessel sail before that date. The Auckland Rugby Union have decided to make a new departure in regard to the admission of ladies to the football matches at Epsom. They will henceforth charge ladies 6d for admission, but the stand will bo free as hitherto. In point of fact, the new regulation will hardly affect the ladies at all, as their return tram tickets will give them admission to the ground. At present it costs them Is to get out to the grounds and back, and in future it Will cost them the same sum. It will be ladies who walk out who will suffer to the extent of 6d. Constable John Cotter died at the District Hospital early this morning. The deceased was formerly in the Field Force, and was transferred soma years ago. His steady attention to duty caused him to be placed in charge of the Newmarket Station. This was considered good fortune, but, apparently, it has proved the reverse. His family was attacked by typhoid fever, and, at length, Cotter was laid up. He got so bad that his removal to the Hospital was deemed advisable. Whilst in that institution, his wifo had her hands full in attending to her sick children, and only last week ono of the boys died from typhoid, and now he is followed by his father. Mrs Cotter is thus left with five young children to snpporb. The deceased was in the prime of life, and his death is deeply regretted by all his comrades and other friends. In addition to being the anniversary of the declaration of American Independence, to-day brings back memories of import to old Aucklanders. On the 4th of July, 1863, there arrived in port here the good ship Elizabeth Ann Bright, under the command of Captain Starkey. On board were the 10th Royal Irish under command of Colonel A. A. Chapman, 1,014 souls in all. They disembarked at once and proceeded in heavy marching order to Otahuhu, where they wero welcomed and banquetted by their old comrados, the 14th Buckinghamshire. Thirteen days later both regiments were under fire, being the first to engage, Captain and Brevet-Major T. T. Ring being killed near Martin's farm. There still remain amongst us, many of the Royal Irish. Lieutenant - Colonel J. G. Butt at present commands the Wellington Volunteers. Lieuten-ant-Colonel C. Dawson, Major C. Goring Minett and the genial Captain R. Swindley aro Btill with us, whilst the regimental _urgeon now flourishes as Dr. Spencer, late Mayor of Napier. The Star of Newton Lodge, 1.0. G.T., No. 4, held their usual weekly meeting in the Protestant Hall, Newton, last evoning. The Lodge was 'opened- by Bro. Preston, W.C.T.', and after the general business was gone through there were several communications read.* One was from the Early Closing Association (who have now changed their name to New Zealand Assistants' Union), which was heartily received by all the members present. Several members expressed their sympathy with the movement, and the following resolution was unanimously carried, "That the members of this Lodge pledge themselves not to shop after the hours stated in the rules of the Early Closing Association, nor to patronise those shops which do not close in accordance with those rules." Bro. J. S, Dickson, D.M., was elected as deputy to wait on the Committee of the Early Closing Association to convey their sympathy to the movement. The offices of O.G. and A. S. wero declared vacant, and two members were duly elected to these posts, being installed by Bro. Lightfoot, L,D. Songs were rendered by Bros. A. Dimond and Lye, and Sis. Mills. The Otahuhu Wesleyan Choir, assisted by friends from Onehunga, held a service of song lasb night in the Wesleyan Chapel, Otahuhu. The piece chosen was entitled "Adrift," and was most beautifully rendered by the performers. The Rev. Mr Rishworth read tbe story, whilst) Mr Me : Alpine conducted the choir, Miss Burns being organist. There was a fair number present, who were well pleaeed with the musical treat placed before them. The solos and choruses were choice, and the rendering of them effective. The attention of architects, engineers,, builders, and others interested in the use of corrugated iron is directed to an advertisement appearing in another column, inviting an inspection of the- walls and roof of a new auction mart extending from Queen-street to Elliott-street, now in course of erection. By doing so a good opportunity is afforded to see and judge of the many advantages attaching to the use of the "Acme" batten, and also as to the simplicity in the manner of applying the same to corrugated iron. This invention is coming rapMly into use, and patents have* been granted for it in Victoria, New South Wales, and America, as well as New Zealand. It is claimed to be a substantial improvement in corrugated structures, as all shaking, loosening, rattle, leakage, condensation, and bird nuisance are said to be prevented by adopting the Acme batten. The guano trade from a number of islands iv the Central Pacific to these colonies and to Europe has attained large dimensions, and many thousands of tons of guano are exported annually from Howland Island, Maiden Island, and various coral islets in the Phmnix Group, besides other localities in the vicinity of the line. Within the past five months one guano firm alone, that of J. T. Arundel and Co. of London, have despatched five vessels from Auckland for Howland Island to load guano for colonial ports, and this island is perhaps the richest guano depdt in the Pacific. Staarbuck Island, another guano station, which will be remembered as the scene of the sensational Garston wreck last year, is to be worked again shdrtly, after having been temporarily abandoned for some years. The last vessel despatched by Arundel .-and Co, for Howland Island for euano, the barque Notero, left this port this morning.

Tho Burns Club had a most enjoyable little dance' lasb evening in tho Masonic Hall, Newton. The room was comfortably filled, the floor was good, the music supplied by Messrs B.eed and Davis was all that could be des-irod ; so what more was needed for enjoyment ? Those present seemed to think they needed nothing more. Mr Henry made an efficient M.C. A pleasant evening's entertainment was provided last nighb at the Mount Eden Congregational Church, when a conversazione was hold under bhe auspices of the Young M on's Association. There was a largo attendance of friends. The interior of the building was nicely decorated with flowers and evergreens. On tables around the sides of the building were arranged various articles of interest, including Maori gods, th. goddess Vishnu, curios from the South Sea Islands, collections of .shells and kauri. gum, also pictures, photographs, and sketches. Mr A. Hosking also; exhibited his ingenious in vention fordemonstrating the seasons, which attracted an amount oi attention. Ab inbervals bhe following glees were rendered by the choir : — "The Dawn of Day," and "Oh, Who Will O'er,.the Downs so Free?" -Miss Pilcher Hood (piano and Violin) played selections from " Les Cloches de Cornyille. Miss Grinrod delivered a recitation. Mrs Mears sang -'The Gates of the West," and Mrs Hudson " The Pilgrim Father?." Amusemenb was also caused by a waxworks exhibition. The conversazione will be continued to-night. , Mr Goodson, of the London Arcade, by his recent visit to Sydney has added largely to his stock, having secured tho latest novelties not obtainable in Auckland. This added to the directly imported goods from England and tho Continent, the result of Mr Goodson's own selection, renders his stock very comprehensive, and will amply repay a visit to the London Arcade Japanese and Art Bazaar. ,-