ANTI-RITUAL CRUSADE.

Evening Star, Issue 10896, 3 April 1899, Page 2

ANTI-RITUAL CRUSADE.

Frees Association—By Telegraph-Copyright. -LONDON, April 2. Numbers of anti-ritualists visited High Churches in Liverpool bn Good Friday. Large detachments of police restrained them from . committing' any mischief, Protection' Was. also afforded, to Rom? n Catholics in their annual ritualistic pncessions at**the London Docks against Kenaitfollowers.

.umpire,/, Amerioan opinion is pumdzMoi - the Erftishj Beitter’s correspondent at Washington . states that America has acoepted Qer- • many’spnmosalforaSamoan compiission, and that /Britain’s adltoaion has been secured. BYtiM% Apbil 2. Fismoh. Fismoh. qiiestioned with referam» to New &aland f s o|br of aid at Samoa, said be Mt surr many ’New South Walef tooopt would voluntaer if .needed. He oohoideNd a field force would be of great assistanoe, 4s the sailors were too weak in number to do work in addition tb their other duties. / BEftLIN, Apbil 2. It is semircmcially reported here that M’Kinley has expressed to Germany surprise and regret at the collision in Samoa, and that ue has inedructed Admiral Kantz to use every care to avoid further conflict. / STILL WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AUCKL AND, Aran. Jl H.M.S. Mildura and Tabanekai are both ready to proceed to Samoa with volunteers, butt so lav the necessary iastrootioDS have not arrived from the Imperial Government.'’ In the meantime there is a good deal of excitement in the volunteer camp and in town. [Bp*oUl( ®h STAB.J . WBffilNGW Apbil 8. 1 had a zoratch interview with the Premier on Saturday afteepooo. Hawns nothraoh in the mood lor (alk, being busily engaged with the Minister of Defence oyer the dstnils connected with the propbaai tb despatch a military contingent, men (Inohttlve of seventy 6! the Permanent Artilleryman .with two Maxjmi); to Samoa, Should the ,oFcc.,made by Uajor Murray (through the Preinierl to the Secretary of , State for the Colonies be acoepted by cable, the Znhanekai will be despatched lor Apia on Monday with 150 men, the remainder of the cootinsenb being conveyed by the Hauroto' on .Wednesday. The trip wonld whilst it wonld take about weeks for troops to arriveirom the fact that the Porpoise and Philadelphia warships are standing off and shelling the villages occupied by Mataafa, it is believed that the British and American, captains prudently hesitate to {and a handfnl of blneiackets and marines against <5,000 Natives. It is understood that Colonel Penton, commandant <{ the foroes in New Zealand, wonld take command of the expedition, with Lieutenantcolonel Murray, of the Auckland volunteers, second in command. believes that if necessary I,oob men in Auckland wonld volunteer for service, to say nothing of other places, which huv&rhad no time to offer their services. Thb Hon. J. Carroll has volunteered to accompany the contingent, and to raise a force of 300 or 400 Maoris, but the latter offer has not recommended itself to the approval of the Cabinet. It is understood, however, that owing to the similarity between the Maori and the Samoan languages Mr Carroll would be able to render valuable service as au interpreter and mediator. f WELLINGTON VOLUNTEERS ANXIOUS FOR THE FRAY. THE ‘NEW ZEALAND TIMES’ ON THE POSITION. JINGOISM AND VAIN PRETENCE. [From Oto Own Cobbbsfokdbkt J WELLINGTON, April 3. The Zeal&ndia Rifles, Wellington batta’ion and East and West-Coast battalions, have offered a contingent lor Sunoa, and Colonel Newali has offered the services of the oavalry. The 4 New Zealand Times *-> condemns the Jingoistic spirit exhibited ih the eagerness of certain volunteers to kill Baked, defencelass Samoans, who have* been driven into | their premnt attitude-by the criminal intrigues of oiviiissd Powers, and condemns as atrocious the proposal to send Maoris to fight men of their own .race. - The psp<r 1 deolarea that the offsr from New Zealand is i a piece of vain pretence, and that the, element of mUitansm is inimical to the welfare of democracy. NO CONTINGENT LIKELY TO GO. DIPLOMATIC REASONS INTERFERING.

LORD RANFURLY’S OPINION,

ANGKLAND, April 3. At the camp yesterday the Governor expressed to Major Murray the opinion that the enlistment of New Zealand volunteers would require the consent not only of Britain but of the other two treaty Powers, and that, for diplomatic reasons, the offer cabled Home was not likely to be accepted. His Excellency, however, expressed great pleasure at the enthusiastic feeling of patriotism that was displayed in camp. He gave his hearty approval to every step that had been taken by and on behalf of the Auckland volunteers. Colonel Pole Penton is also now of opinion that there is little likelihood of the service of the Auckland volunteers being accepted, and it is not likely that any further enrolment will take place until definite news is received from England.