TOWN EDITION.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7739, 20 April 1896, Page 3

TOWN EDITION.

THE OUTSIDE WORLD

Oir Friday last we ventured to predict :n this column that Mr Chamberlain would shortly make the Matabele rising an excuse for sending more Imperial troops to Africa. On Saturday we repeated the prediction, on the ground that as Mr Chamberlain was quite as keen to grasp the situation as the French Minister for the Colonies ,was, and as the latter had decided to strengthen French positions in Africa, Mr Chamberlain would certainly send British troops to Matabeleland.

The Colonial Secretary has been prompt to justify our prophecy concerning him. And he does so in the most complete manner, for he announces not only that infantry and cavalry are to be sent to Matabeleland, to co-operate with the troops from the colony of Natal, but Llao that it is intended to permanently increase the garrison at Cape Town. At the same time Mr Chamberlain informs Mr Kruger that this policy does not involve any departure from the lines of British friendliness to him. This is comical, although so true. The British Government cannot afford to waste time in being angry with Kruger. There is one much more exalted in question. Kruger is the fly on the wheel. He thinks he is making all the dust • that the chariot is an incident j and that its drivers and passengers are calculating the break power he exerts. Mr Chamberlain's move is a reply to Germany; not to Mr Kruger.

In the meanwhile Berlin is not idle. The cannon, Maxims, and rifles that are being " poured " into the Transvaal represent a policy " made in Germany," wherever the weapons themselves may have been manufactured. And there is also, we are told, a revival in that country of the bitter anti-British Press feeling of a few months ago. Grave events appear to be shaping themselves.

Suppose Germany and Great Britain to fight, what of the Triple Alliance 1 In the firat place, that holds only with regard to hostilities in Europe. Next, Italy's sympathies are with the Mother Country, but in any case Italy is bankrupt, and her help may be assessed at a low rate by whoever is to get it.

And Austria ? Well Russia appears to be troubling about Austria just now, for one of her inspired journals is recommending the Balkan States to unite to strike at the Empire of Francis Joseph. This looks like the Muscovite seeking to isolate Germany. Can it be that Mr Chamberlain knows a great deal better what he is about than even his friends credit him with knowing?

In other words, is the card up his sleeve an understanding with Russia ?

And France, what of her? She stands to benefit by any embroilment of Germany. If the latter Power chooses to fight Great Britain in Africa, what is to hinder Great Britain saying to France :- —" Go in and win back your stolen provinces ?" In that case France would hurl herself against tbe Rhine frontier once more. Germany, with her ports blockaded, and obliged to keep a large force on her Polish frontier to watch Russia, would not find the "fun" of opposing England sufficient to outweigh the burden of a French invasion on the one hand and an English blockade on the other.

These speculations, we hope, will all prove baseless, for war is a horror even to those who win. But it cannot be denied that the aspect of affairs is very disquieting.

Captain Edwin wired at 1 5 p m to-day aa follows:—" Indications of glaaa rising and frost to-night." Sale of work, Trinity Boho droom, Thursday next. Bare display. Concert in the evening. First-class musioal programme.* A petition for signature by polioy holders of the A.M.P. Sooiety, against the extenaion of the bmineaa of the society to Great Britain, oan be aean at Meeata Wenley ana Lanauzd's, as wail as at the offices ofMesam Williams and X- ttle, Murray, Hoberte, and Co., and of Mr W. Kinross White. The half-yearly general meeting of the Working Mon'a Club will be held in ths aooial hall this evening, at 9 p.m. The poll for the eleotion of committee will take plaoe betwoen 6 and 9 o'olook. Meaers Yates and Co , of Hastings street, who are constcusting the windows for the Port Presbyterian Church, have intimated to the building committee that the threelight gable window ia the gift of the fiem to the ohurch. There ia ou view iv the window of Mr Orerar a large photograph of the Bey. Leonard Isitt, whioh the Rev. O. Dean has received from that gentleman in England. It is taken by Messrs A. and G Taylor, photographero to the Queen and Frinoe and Princess of Wales, and is a very hue speoimeu of the photographic art. A man named John Browu, alias Bennoti;, alias Whito, &c, &o , waa brought to Napier from Wangauui ou Saturday evening to answer a charge hero of btealing goods to tha value of £10 from a 100-U boarding houuo. Browu, or whatever hi* iiumo may bo, is at preaout working out ft sentence of two years for theft ou the west coast. Tho match between tho Xapier and Blofl Hill Bowling Olube, to decide tho oonqueror, whioh was to hiive beeu played ou tho iJill Club's green ou Saturday afternoon, had to be postponed, owing to the vagaries of tho weather. Jt ia probable that the game will be played on the Napier Club's green next Saturday.

Much sympathy will bo felt with Mr aud Mrs B. J. Willmras iv tho loss they have ju-st sustained through the death of their aon Harry ("Paddy";. 'iho laßt mail from Sydney brought news that he w>»a burnt to death iv tho five which destroyed tho Qnatro Briia wool works at Alexandria (N.S.W.) .Deceased wus aged about thirty, aud waa well-kuowu throughout Hawttc'u Bay.

iA benefit was tendered to Parsons by tbo Victorian cyclists iv tho shape of a .tporrs I meeting, held r.'; Melbourne oa Saturday. ! 'Iho International Milo was won by Mognou, who waa a. If-cgth and u-half iv front of .irjjtt'ria, Walker third. Time, 2rnin and H JJ-Sih ii.'' Porta upp-opriinud thn Five Mi;o Xlaeu. Parsons aad Kirk filling tho places, l-'ither, Megaou, and Harris, also competed. Timu. 12tnin 39acc. Tbo Parso/.-a Hnndiciip (two niitan) was won by K. jLowia iv 'liaiu. 49 t-iith sec. Martin foil when in a loading position. The Victorimi Club Championship fell to "eeaou. Time, 2min 47 .Mali see.

The troubles of tho Mauley family were ajht the subject of a long hearing at the Maffiatrato'a Ooatt this morning *-hoa. £l ■*« charged with d*»W«» order of the Ooatt, compel ing him to pay |Xa*«* Wd« tho ttfiUrtenanocJ of h« j wife He t,-nsoted evidence to eu<, ; . i he had for warded pay m-nta whioh Shz ' i\&& not acknowledged. also stated tiiat he was uuubi6 id rent a uoiis3 sJS tfatodale. owing to tbe imsbobavi?: ot his wife, a statement which was corroborated by tlys resident constable. sir Turnbull, after due consideration, «t the *ou*lusion that boiu parlies wei'o to blauio—the doticnaatit for not keeping steady aad meeting the payments, and the oomplainaut for her miscouduot. Tbe arre*rs were assessed at £5, whioh Mr Manley was ordered to pay by instalment? of 10s a fortnight, ia default a month's imprisonment. The order for maintenance was suspended as from March 13th duting the pleasure of the Oourt. Oaptain Bower haa received the following subscriptions to the Brunner Fund since the lust acknowledgments weto made :—T. B. Cooper, £1; Olive Grange Estate list, £3 7a 6d ; total to d'lte, £559 ,2s 3d. The entries for the forthcoming flower show are earning to hand well. There is uo doubt that this will be the finest display of flowers and fruit ever held in Hawke's Bay. Ihe City Band have consented to give their services to-morrow (Tuesday) evening. The meeting of ,t|«e H. B. Oounty Ootinqil, summoned for this morning, lapsed for want of a quorum.

The anniversary services in eoaseotion with the Baptist Churoh were held yesterday, the Rev. O. Dallaßton. of Wellington, preaohing morning and eveninsr- t'ne Rev G. D. Qox delivered ah interesting address to the children in the aftorhooh. 'ihe ahhjeot *»f thß eVouing iecttire was 1 "My Moth&L-," upon whioh Mr J3allaston discoursed with tolling eloquence. .. "The word mother," he said, " ia oh? of the mofli preoiou* words ia tha Ehglieu language. WF.ai'a in a name f ' A rose called by any other name would smell just aa sweet.' True, but there are fond and happy memories that cluster round some words that cling to us. No name oould express the sime feeling aa the word mother." The preacher urged the young people to revere their parents, and to listen to the advice of their tatherß and mothers. On the anniversary will bo further celebrated by a pttblio tea meeting, and later on the t!ev. O. Dallaston will deliver a lecture oh '' The Sayings and Doinga of the Key. 0. H. Bpurgeon."