HON. MR. WARD'S MISSION AGAIN.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 43, 19 August 1895, Page 2

HON. MR. WARD'S MISSION AGAIN.

Some people ure easily pleased. The Chairman of the National Bank of New Zealand said in his speeoh <o bis shareholders the following abont Mr. Ward's mission :— " The visit of the Finance " Minister of the oolony, Mr. Ward, to this " country has served to disseminate a good " deal of useful and valuable information " regarding New Zealand and its oapabili- " ties, and the ease with whioh he sncoeedcd " in placing the loan he negotiated here " shows that, in this market at all events. " there is still confidence felt in the future "of the colony in no small degree." On this statement, the Ministerial journal remarks that this .is proof of the good impression made by Mr Ward in financial oiroles. We donbt if any expressions referring to the visit oonld bo more guarded. The Chairman does not say Mr. Ward made a good impression, nor docs he Bay he raised the colonial credit. He Bays the colonial oredit keeps good, and that Mr. Ward disseminated a good deal of useful information regarding Now Zealand. He does not refer to the securities question. Perhaps the Chairman knew Mr. Ward was not accurate in his statements. We do not say but that, to thoae unacquainted with the statistics of the colony, Mr. Ward 's condensation of them from our Year Book may have disseminated some useful information, but never on slighter grounds could it be said that Mr. Maoandrew, the Chairman, sayß that Mr. Ward's mission was a buocobb. The oheapness of money— deposits only earning about 17s 6d per cent, per year— aooounts for the ease with which onr loan was floated, and it wonld have floated jnst as well if Mr. Ward had never left the Bluff. Football and golf new 3, and the vital Btatißtics of the oalony for July, will be found on the fourth page. The New Zealand portion of the Canadian mail by the Miowera arrived in Auckland from Fiji by the Tanpo on Saturday. The following sentence in Mr. O'Regan's letter on Saturday waa mutilated by the omission of the word not :— " Ships can leave onr shores .laden with cargoes for other lands and return empty." It should have read " bbips cannot leave," Ac. "Observer" writes :— " On examining the lists of the subscribers to the unemployed fund, one cannot but be struck by the singular unanimity displayed by Ministers and Liberal members in refraining from subscribing. Neither do their names appear on lists in other parts of the oolony. As the lists are not yet closed, it may be concluded that they are holding baok with a view to suddenly swell the private lists to the .£IOOO which the Committee are anxioua to raise." The sitting of the Conrt for hearing and determining the demand made by the Government for the compulsory acquisition of the Ardgowan Estate, near Oania.ru, under the Land for Settlements Act, has been fixed to take place at Dnnedin on the 2nd prox. The Court will be constituted as follows : — Mr Justice Williims will preside, and will have the assistance as assessors of Mr. Donald Beid (representing the oompany owning the estate), and Mr. R Hay,, C.E. (on behalf of the Governmeut). The time allowed for receiving tenders fpr the ereotionof the new Evening Post offioe is extended to the 28th inst. The Secretary of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce has received from the London Chamber a oiroular calling attention to the great depreciation in the value of hides caused by the present system of branding cattle, and especially in the oolonies. where tho brands are considerably larger than in 'South A marie i and som? other foroign countries. It is suggested that a smaller brand, placed on a leas valuable part of the hide, or a distinctive mark on the horns or hoof*, would result in an improvement advantageous to produoer, distributor, and oonsumer alike. The twin • screw steel corvette H.M.S. Riugarooma, eight gnus, Captain S. A. Johnson, put in an appearance unexpectedly at this port at 9 o'clock on Saturday night, having left Auckland at 10.30 on Thursday morning. She Btays here until Tuesday next, when she returns to Auckland, and from that port goes to the Bay of Islands. H.M.S. Lizard, which arrived at Auoldand yesterday from Fiji, is to be relieved on the New Zealand station by the Goldfinch. The • Lizard goes on to Sydney from Auokland ; while the Pylades, now in Auokland, will proceed to Fiji. The Goldfinch is shortly due in Wellington from the Islands The Bishop of Wellington conduoted the first anniversary Berrioe at the Kilbirnio Churohroom yesterday afternoon. His Lordship preached an eloquent sermon, in the course of which he emphasised the necessity for the creation of a cathedral in the oity. The Lessons were read by Mr. Herbert Baillie, and Mr. Chaa. Gaby presided at the harmonium. A collection in aid of the Debt Extinction Fnnd realised abont £3. Mr Frank Allen, Qeneral Manager of the Commercial Union Insurance Company, has returned from his visit to the Old Country. He went Home via the Suez Canal, and oame baok vis. America. The trip oooupied nearly six months. An application made by Mr Thomas Garland, Molesworth-street, for letters patent for a dairy buoket, wan opposed by Mr. Alfred Billone, of Cliriatouuroh, who alleged that he was the real inventor. The application was withdrawn this morning. Mr. W. R. Haselden appoared for Mr. Garland, and Mr. Henry Hughes represented Mr. Billens. The Coroner is holding; an inquest this afternoon on the body of an infant named Fanny Violot Golding, the daughter of Mr. H. A. Golding, of Kaiwarra, which died yesterday morning. On Mrs. Q olding waking yesterday morning, Bhe noticed froth coming from the child's mouth, and found that it was dead. Dr. Talbot attended tin ohild about a week after its birth. The first prize in the Poultry Show Art Union was only claimed on Saturday, and proved to have been won by Mrs. D Munroe, -of Ohariu. The second and third prize-winners were Miss M'Donald, of Hopper-street, and Mrs. James, of Adelaideroad The delay in olaiming the first prize has caused the delay in announcing the names of these winners. A case of Sunday trading came before the Magistrate's Court this morning. Julius Abel, tobacconist, of Manners-street, was oharged with having kept his shop open on Sunday, the 11th inst. Constable Foster deposed that ha saw the son of the dafeudant, who had been left f n oharga of the shop, sell Borne oigarettes to a customer. Mr. Martin, S.M., fined Abel ss, with 9s costs. Two first offenders were fined for drunkenness, while for similar offencesAnnie Diamond wat fined 10s, in default 48 hour»'. imprisonment, And Martin Neilson . was -fined 40*, or in default ordered to go to prison for seven days. John Goldridge, ' on remand for theft, was oonvieted, and ordered to come up for sentence wheii oalled upon.' W. E. Tyson, who pleaded Guilty to hvr'mg loitered on the footpath, was fined l«,.*nd oosta fs. An expresiman nmmed^phn Brown was charged with having failed to keep proper light* on his express •He pleaded guilty, and was finsd 10s, and oosta 7s. Jas. Armstrong, who had deserted his wife and children, wan ordered to pay £1 •'week towards the support of his wife, and Is. a* to each of his two ohildren, and was alßo sent to gaol JEor jjix months. The case against Walter Gal'achan. who" was obaf/red with having used insulting language to his wife, wh adjourned for 1+ days, with a view to settlement. Mr. Wilford appeared for the wife. Cesar? Perotti, Ik-bom Mm -wife. ' wished to be bound ortt io Jceep.thepsaoe, was remanded for 14 days. ' Mr. Wilford 1 and Mr. Hindmargh appeared fur the man 1 and hi* wife respectively. , A reproduction ofSigoor Nerlfo portrait ■ of the -late Robert LonU Stevenson, lately i exhibited in Wellington, together miijh. the '■ verses written by the poet on seeing the , picture, bare the first plaoe in the July number of the American . magazine The [ Coimopoljtan. At the Terrace Congregational Church on ' Thursday, Mr. T.V.Vinablea, well known in 1 insuranoe oirplee, wat.marrjtd to Mil* Mary ' M'Gieford Cleland, daughter ot the late Mr. ' JR. iM. Oleland. The oeremony was per. | formed by the Rev. Messrs. Baumber and 1 Glasson. . The bride was given away by her ' unole, Mr. J. M. Olelaud, and Mr. W. Ben1 dall acted as best man. The bridesmaids 1 were Miss Elsie Oleland (oonsin of the bride), ' and Misses Nora and Kathleen Anderson ' (nic-os of the bridegroom^, the two latter ' carrying orooks trimmed with gpjden-w»ttle. •i Each of the bridesmaids 1 wore a 'gold ' broooh, the gift of the bridegroom. The ' ohuroh was very prettily deograted/Mr. K. ' F. Page, organist, played a wedding march ■ as the party withdrew Mr, and Mrs' 1 Venable* left by the afternoon train for ■. Wapier. ; A pieoe of clever plumbing work on view , at Mr. B. A. Hearn's Olyde Works, St. Hill- [ street, has exoited muoh interest in the ) trade. It is a design showing all the dif- . ferent kinds of traps and lead-work required . under tha Sanitary Bylaw, all forged by Mr. ) James Smith, foreman of trie works, out-pf i flat metal, and is well worth inspection. ' Dnring last Friday's meeting of 'the 1 Petone Band of Hope, held in the local 1 Wesleyan Ghnroh, three or four larrikins 1 persisted in interrupting the proooedinga. ; Remonstranoe having no effeot, the Supenn. j tendent told them that they must either behave themselves or leave the building. 1 At this they Jeft in a body, and immediately ! after a large stone was sent through tha ; ohuroh window and struck Mr. E. Godber ■ on tha shoulder. Tho names of the voting | miscreants are known. A lecture was delivered in the' Criterion ; Theatre last eveningby Mr. W..W. Collins. , tha subject being " Drummond's ' Ascent of „ Man '; or, Orthodox Concessions to Soienoe."

The trial of the men Andrew Kennedy and Joseph Jewett for manslaughter, arising out of the death of Louie Smith from injnries rroeived through a lamp being thrown down during a row in a house in Haining-street, is to be begun in the bnpreme Court to morrow. News oomeß by the San FranoißOo mail to ex-residentß of Birmingham to the effeot that tho ReT. Dr. J. H Jowett, late of Newcastle -on - Tyne, has succeeded the famous Rev. Dr. Dale in the pastorate of the Carr's-lane Congregational Chapel. Last week aboard with the word "Comet" painted upon it was found on the beaoh between Foxton and the Rangitikei River. A quantity of wreckage painted white was also found in the same neighbourhood. The ketoa Comet, it will be recolleotod, left Lyttelton for Greymonth several months ago, and bos never since been heard of. She was owned by Cook Bros , of Lyttelton, and was painted white. Some wcoks ago a young man name Benjamin >houre, a Russian Jew, who had just arrived from Amorica, attempted to commit suioido in a lodging-house on Lambton-quay by taking a largo dose of morphia. A letter whioh ho wrote before ho took the poison contained some extraordinary statements as to the way in which the oolpny was governed. The prompt measures taken by Mr. W. C. HtzQerald and the Hospital authorities saved his life, and he was sent aorcss to Sydney by the Bey. H. Van Staveren, -who had interested himself on the young man's behalf. We now learn from our Australian files that Shoure was recently found in a dazed condition in the yard of a warehouse in Sydney, where he had been employed. He was seated on a case of glass, and in reply to querieß said he had taken morphia in mistake, and had then tried the effeot of an emetic He was removed to the Sydney Hospital, and when the mail left he was in a precarious state. " T." writes as follows :—" I see by your issue of a faw days ago that the Government of Victoria are favourable to setting aside an area of ground for a State Preserve I trust that the Government here will do likewise ; the neoessity for it is manifest I understand that some time baok the Government were negotiating for a blook of native land lying to the north of, and not far from, Cape Palliser, and whioh I am told would be admirably adapted for the purpose, and could be got at a low figure. Now Parliament is sitting should be the time to movr. I therefore commend the idea to the Acclimatisation Society and our sportsmen generally." In view of tho Bhaking-up whioh the Taupo district reoeived on Saturday night, Mr. A. J. Rntherfurd, Secretary of the Wellington Acclimatisation Sooiety, telegraphed yesterday to Mr. Park, tho local Postmaster, enquiring how the 109,000 trout ova lately sent to tho distriot had fared. The following is Mr. Park's reply .-—Deferred wiring till this morning's inspection. Ora was thrown into beaps in tho boxes,bnt not damaged in the least. Only 170 bad ova taken ont to-day. Total bad ova taken ont to date 1500 out of 100,000." Chief Detective Campbell returned from tho South yesterday by the Penguin, after an absence of a week. Ho has to go back to give evidence at the Supreme Court in Dnnedin on Monday next. Tho employe's of Mr. T. G. McCarthy's j brewery have presented Mr. R. Shand, brewor, with & handaomo set o£ carrara, on the eve of his marriage. Mr. S. Parsons was spokosman. The Christchnroh Press writes as follows of the new Undesirable Immigrants Bill: — " The Bill begins by exoluding all Asiatios, or rather, all persons whom two Justices of the Peace in the plenitude of their wisdom may «aep?ot to be Asiatics. This is practically a re-en4otment of the existing law as regards Chinese immigration—to which neither we nor any other reasonable person offer any opposition — with an extension to all & siaties, which, of course, covers hundreds of millions of British Bubjeots in India and e'sewbere. All parties seem prepared to accept the principle of this part of the Act We have only to Bay that we hope all parties will be logical enough therefore to abandon all efforts to create a trade between lndii, Japan, and other countries in tbo Kast. Wo trust also that they will recognise how unfairly we British irct in forcing om way into Eastern couutries, and getting the best positions in trade and manufacture which we oan win by fair means, or, if necessary, by t ade trickery. Wo are a Christian people, and believe in doing unto others as we would that they should do unto ns. We Bhould, therefore, welcome all aotion by the nations of the Fast which shall seek to drive the British from their shores. Our maxim should be in the future,' Let eaoh cock live and die on his own dunghill. Let no nation have anything to do with any other nation unlois it becomes expedient.to kill eaoh other in war.' " We take tho following from London files to hand: —" The President of the Marine Engineers' Institute (Mr. A. J. Durston), who is also Engineer-in-Chief of the Navy, having been created a C.B. by Her Majesty the Queen, tbo Secretary of the Institute wrote him a letter offering him the hearty congratulations of the members, who were more than pleased that he had'received the hoi onr. Mr. Durston has replied in a letter | of thank?, stating that he aooepted the hononr as a recognition of the good work done by hia brother engineers of the royal and also of the meroantilo marine. Savin? his duty to his Sovereign, the most pleasiug part to him was the knowledge tbat the selection was appreciated by his brother engineers." The Australian Merrymakers, reinforced with new talent, made their reappearance at the Criterion Theatre on Saturday night before a large and enthusiastic audience. The first part of the performance introduced Miss Lizzie Smith to the Wellington public. Her seriooomio. Boug, " Ma Jeanette," was enoored, as also was a skipping-rope dance whiob she gave later on. Mr. T. Woods' eoconcrio dancing was warmly applauded; and Mr. J. Miller interested the audience dnring his dancing "turn." Mr. Peroy shannon made a notable bit with his songa, whioh in every case were re-domanded. Misses Cnllen and Montgomerie were fairly successful in their items. Messrs. R. Hell and R. Horton supplied the comio element. A number of sleight-of-hand tricks were performed by Profosßor Hausmann; and a faroe, " The Telephone," oonoluded the performanoe. The company appear again this evening, and on Wednesday a. new programme will be given. The Rev. John Parker and bis wife, members of the London Missionary Sooiety, conduoted ser'vioes at the Congregational Churohes of the oity yesterday. Mrs. Parker spoke at the Courteniy- plaoe Church in tbe morning and afternoon, and at the Terrace Ohnroh in tho evening; while her husband preached at the Terraoe Churoh in the morning and afternoon, and at Conrtenay-place in tho evening. Both Mr. and Mrs Parker having' spent some yearß in missionary work in China, their addresses were of special interest. Tonight they will address a publio meeting in the Terrace Chnroh, when they will appear in Chinese costume, exhibit curios, and give information as to the preaont condition of the country. The Hunt Club met on Saturday afternoon at Mr. Earp's residenoe, Tawa Flat. The run was from there to Forirua, about four miles, and was over some splendid oonntry. Tho drag was laid by Mr. Hyde, junr., and tbe hounds were in oharge of Mr. George M'Donald, huntsman; on Judas. Amongst other mißbapa, Mr. 0. P. Skerrett, on Hali- ■ aore, came to grief at a wire fenoe. The field included j— Lady Alice Boyle, on Fly ; Mr. Arthur Cooper (deputy-master), on How'b That; Mr. G. Gathorne Hardy, on Pink'Uuj Mr. J. O. Honna, on Freshfield ; Mr. W. Morley, on Rangatira; and Mr. J. F. Mills, on Toprail, . The mnsioal world of -Melbourne is very much excited just now about the performances of Herr Johann Kruae, a native of Melbourne, who went Home 20 yean ago to pursue his studies under Joachim, of whose famous quartet he is now a member. In the Bijou Theatre on Saturday, 3rd instant, with the .assistance of Professor Marshall "Hall's orchestra, *nd-nnder the management, of Mr. it. S. Smythe, Professor Erase gave & oonoert whioh is described by the Argus as the moßt delightful musical entertainment given in Melbourne for many years. Six hundred reserved saats at 5s were disposed of, and an hour before the oonoert commenoed it was impossible to obtain admission to any port of tho theatre. The. entertainment to be given by the Juvenile Club at St. Mask's Parochial Room takes place on the 20th instant, not on Thursday as notifiedtm Saturday. The lecture by the Rev. C. H. Dallaßton on the late Rev. C. S. Bpurgeon will be delivered -to-morrow evening, in the Primitive Methodist Sohoolroom, Sydney-street. Lantern views will be exhibited. Job, E. LjjjdberK, tJUe cheap draper, Cubastreet, will commence a monster sale en Tuursday morning 1. E. A. Hearn, plumber, St. Hill-street, licensed under the Sanitory.BjJawa, advertiasi feiareadv ness to undertake all kinds of worjcjnaonnention with the drainage simtation ajstem. F. H. Wood will sell to-morrow, at Tkratahl, stock. Oeonr* Thomas and Co. will cell to-morrow, i at tha Harris-street aalejarda, sails, anchors, &c, salvage from the wrecked barque Tburto.