THE Bay of Plenty Times

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXII, Issue 3071, 22 January 1894, Page 2

THE Bay of Plenty Times

AKD j [',TH>MgS'VALtg^"WARit)Bk_V r/>»_o'>" nr-iht Times shall teaoh me speed. —Bag Job, Act i». -VtoNDAY,' January 22, 1894. The name of Sir Archibald Alison as a njanie^ualjlj ablelto wield the sword or ihe peii T^ith judgment and telling effect, is almost a? h^se^ld -^9|d-. in Girdles ' where "m___ta_^ _mits of paramount importance; His latest! contribution with the pen is one which' will be read with yet keen ifi--terest Jby all who csiuf o]bta% ing as it dbe_ with^the prosplcts " of feaceor War in Europe. As few probably of our readers have the opportunity Cif perusing BlacfewoodV Do-agazwe; in whiph the article 7 now alluded to finds a prominent place, wel will briefly allude to it here. The writer commences by pointing out that the chief countries of Europe have been maintaining and increasing year byf| year for a considerable period, armaments totally out of proportion to their industrial population and their finances . Of the powers forming the two great alliances at present esdsting, viz., Russia and France on the one hand, and Germany, Austria and Italy on the other, it appears that ! France has gone the farthest on this I road to ruin and has now about reached the utmost limit to which she can drain her resources of men and money in order to prepare for a probable war. The whole of the file countries mentioned- jiave been li^JJg during the last decade as if any week might call on their armies to take the field ; in Italy the financial strain has reduced the country ta the ■ terge bjt bankruptcy anct the present threaten-^ ing of an internal revolt is probably due in a great measure to the grinding oppression necessary to maintain her present superabundant armament. Perhaps the most curious and interesting information supplied is that witii reference to the movements and disposition of the Russian forces at the present time and during the past few years. A general but erroneous impression, we believe, prevails that Russia is maintaining a vast force in her Asian and trans-Caspian provinces, threatening alike the Afghan, Indian and Chinese frontiers. For five years past her forces have been moving away from the quarters mentioned and have been massing in south western Russia along the line ofthe Grennan frontier atid- supported after rank of reserves behind it. Of her vast peace establishment b? 977,500 men, 784,000 are thus employed, while only 51,000 now watch the length of the Afghan, Indian and (_hinese frontiers, the remaining force being* spread over the vast expanse of European Russia. Sir Archibald reasoning from this and from the fact that Russia is far -behind other conntries in her railway system and means of mobilising her forces, concludes that steady preparation is going on for an attack on Germany and that for the time the idea of seizing Constantinople has been subordinated to the task of first crushing or cripjding the Triple Alliance. That the time is nearly ripe seehfcs eWderit i£dh£ the manifest impracticability of much

longer sustaining the acute tension, financial and industrial, caused by the enormous armaments that have been massed together by the probable belligerents. 7

The next English mail via San Francisco will close at the post office here fear morrow evening at 7.3Q o'clock. / ""' '__ young native chief Tawhaio died at died at Oponui, a settlement near Rangiwaea last Friday, and a^very large tangi has been going on since. He was one of the party V 1 a which capsized sonic ? twe^te ;_nontl_s ago with fatal results to some of the occupants. * _iere is to be a very large gathering of natives at Maungatapu invitations have been issued td all the Ngatirangi chiefs. -The object of this meeting is discussion upon certain messages from the King's head quarters, Maungakawa, Waikato. Lieutenant Fleming of the Salvation Army is to visit Katikati to-moif6w night with tie limelight exhibition; The tJnder Secretary of Justice arrived by the Clansman on Saturday on the usual visit of inspection, and leftagain by the outgoing steamer in the evening. The trip to Mayor Island on Saturday night did not eventuate as bad weather was anticipated. The repairs to the Teacher's No 2 School house are now proceeding. Mr H. Stallibras the successful contractor having commenced work last week. On Saturday three natives were arrested injlhie neighbourhood of Rotorua charged -with jbeing connected with the recent larcenies at Mr Bennett's store at Te Puke and wit-h^ the, "burning down of the building. The po_i_e deserve" great credit for the expeditious matiner in which they have unravelled this case and traced the, deUnqijents. A considerable amount of the stolen property 7 was unearthed at places in the neighbourliood of Rotoiti. The prisoners arrived from Rotorua yesterday afternoon in charge of. Sergeant Kiely. morning as Mr Maxwell's bakerfa cart was;about to leave Msestab- 1 lishment the lySrse became /frightened and/loacked ove/tha breakwater with the cart. The driver jumped off and a little boy who was jin the cart with him was thrown off fortunatly both escaped without injury as also did the horse. One of the wheels of the part was broken and it was strained in oth.r places besides. Curlew poaching was perpetrated in a most barefaced manner on Sundayevening at the mouth of the Waikareao estuary and it is to be hoped that the police will be able to make an example of the offenders* I < While coniing through the old road near Te Puke, last week, Mr Ay C. GLUnan had several spokes |of one of his waggon wheals broken throjigh a piece of the wood laid\on the road getting jainbed in the wheel. \ We are told that pieces of wtlibiw and^titree quite two inches jihd^are lying bare on this road. I 'The harvesting of pair at Te Poke is nearly concnlded, and most nas been "stacked without wet. $he value of stock in Auckland is still keeping Tip), at Messrs 7 Hunter and Nolan's last sale fat steers realised £9 m, M 10s;ai-_7£Sl C6ws/£aoslo M 17s ;9d. Fat tf fetters; 10s 9d to*3s M. In t_^ Waikato prices have apparently fallen sotoeivnalf^and at mcNic^s Tlast sale dairy co#S7_old at £4 toi Wo ; fiat stock; £6. ' •, .. „.-. _ '^TWRAmA. 3_CA_ikET.--Butter ,Is per lb ; eggs, Is to Is Id doz ; tomatoes, 4d to od per lb-; cucumbers, l£d to _d each ,* I onions, 2d per lb ; marrows, 3£d ; string beans, 8d to Is peck ; rhubarb, 4d to 8d bundle; peaches, 3d to4ddoz£4jd to s^d per lb ; apples, codking, |^d; dessert, 2|d lb j potatoes, $& tof&lW; cabbages, Id each^ piltuns, M to 4d lb ; lemons*, 8d doz. race privileges were- offered, but only the fruit stall was soJbi-^bjiiali^aOn ; it brought £1. / A large shark was seen disporting itself a few yards from the bathing this morning. The sale of Mrs Home's furniture is unavoidably postponed until Thursday, February Ist. A chestnut mare has been impounded and will be sold on Thursday next unless previously claimed. The following appeared in Christchurch Truth :— --Scene — Eire atJManniug'sstable : Policeman—' Come out of that, young fellow.' Truth Y.vo^oT^r—' Bnt I'm a reporter, and must get the porticulars.' 'Nevermind! you'll find all about it in the evening papers.'-— Oh ! Truth, we d^d nbtthink it Of you. - The Churciy of, England; Garden Fete will take place on Thurday, February Ist, in the Domain, and if the weather is favourable, no doubt a large number of people will attend* The Tanranga Band has consented to pl&y during the; afternoon, while foot-races, may-pole dance, and other attractions • will eventuate for the benefit of those ipsesent.' In the evening a concert wilt take place in the Public tHsIIj "when the prizes "won by those taking part in the races . will ;_ie distribute^ by the Mayoress. At the Police Court this morning, Ropiha, one of the natives arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the larceny and fire fat Bennettfs 7 store; Te Puke, was broughttui ifefbre ; €£ Arnold Ward, Esq., T.V., and remanded till the 30th inst. The limelight exhibition illustrative of ' Darkest England,' ft th|fcTheatrej£toyal to-night, given by o|_ce^\of llie tion Army, will|be£ well "%or|h seeing, andto those who are Colonial born and bred,^^inßight;into tisuiY strange places andwayj of pss4_» h_flpj| ;<sfcjttntrj| xMjM l^-Mullfl i_4ty__t__%^_yd instructive, and to all alike th^ pictures will convey in a startling" manner the truth of tbe maxim that one half of the world does not know how tiie other half lives. On another page may be seen an advertisement announcing a. grand I yariety e_rteilaii^ent and dance ta be held at the Theati« itoyal on race ; night, January 29th. This will introduce tb the public Mr Chas. Voss' * Marrionette troupe ' a complete set of life size mechanical arid talking figures. This is quite a novel entertainment and should be a great source of amusement. Mr H. Riley, IMjss, BeU Hindes, Miss Ethel Gordon,* (Mrs Toss), and a number of local amateurs will also take part in the performance which will conclude with , a dance. ■■ - ; .77^. The Government have decided to eradicate; the vines in the phylloxera infected areas ii the Bendigo district