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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9537, 24 November 1893, Page 2

A r6pott of the political addresses to women, delivered at the Gaiety Theatre lasb night, v. ill l>o found on the fourth p»RO. Mr Roardon will speak at Hnvelock on Saturday night. Mr Carlile had a large and enthusiastic meeting at Kumeroa on Wednesday night, and received a unanimous voto of tbanka and confidence. Mr W. C. Smibh, who l>cause of illhealth could not contest the Waipswa seat, is self-sacrificing enough to pub his own feelings on one side, and to call a meeting at Hastings for Saturday in order to try to Induoe the elector* to voto for Mr Keardon. Here is a ready-made commentary upon the theory that it is good for the State to ba landlord, for it will he seen by our o ible messages that ia Victoria the jrents of selectors and Crown lessees are in arrears to tlie extent of £600,000. Thoughtful persons can draw the only rational deduction. Mr Sutton addressed the electors at the Spit last evening, aud considering the wet weather there was a fair attendance. Mr T. M'Carthy was voted to the chair. The candidate spoke for an hour and a half and was listened to attentively. At the conclusion a vote of thanks was accorded to him on the motion of Mr Spiller. The Napier .Rowing Club's trial fours will be rowed in the Inner harbor tomorrow afternoon, weather permitting. The Napier 'Bus Company will ran 'buses to the Western Spit) at> 2.20 and at 2.50. Tea and other refreshments will be kindly provided by the ladies, and the winners of the trial fours will receive the medals whioh have been presented to the club by Mr Gooch, We have received a small book entitled "The Bare Justice of Woman." It purports to be a sketch of an election episode in 1896, and the motif ie a candidate for Parliament hopelessly beaten because he had behaved in a cruel manner towards a youn? woman he had wronged. The villain is an aristocrat, who "saunters leisurely to bis luxurious rooms," and the hero (who gets in) a confectioner, The brochure is on sale at' Mr J. W. Craig's. The sports in connection with the opening of the Porb Ahurlri Swimming Club, which were postponed on account of the late wet weather, will be held in the Iron Pod this evening, weather permitting, commencing at 5.30 o'clock. The sports include swimming raoes, obstacle race, duck hunt, diving competition, and will be wound up with a water polo match between chosen sides. The committee will gat the events off as quickly an possible, so as to enable spectators to get home in time for tea. A telegram in another column refers to Mr Seddon's story that Mr Ballance on his dying bed desired that Mr Seddon should be Premier. Sir Robert Stout, while declining to answer a question put to him, says that "the timo will no <loubtj come wuen the truth regarding my late frlend'a wishes will be said." That is good enough. The truth has nob been yeb said. This is another accusation against Mr Seddon, ox licensee of the " pub " at Kumara known as the Queen's Arms. What is be going to do about it —sit down under the accusation that he has told falsehoods, or make some attempt to prove that the charges against him are false 1

The following players will lepresenti the Napier Cricket Club in their onp matches against the United Cricket Club at Farndon Park to morrow (weather permitting) : -First eleven: R. Auhoroft, ieard, Gardiner, Knapp, Fulton, J. C. tfartin, H. Martin, A. Martin, Laws, (J. White, and Wolstenbolme. S^ond eleven : S. White, Parton, P. Asheroft, Cunningham, Morley, PriesMy, Yonog, H. White, Bear, Hill, and F. Williams. ; emergencies, Spenoe and S. Ashorofo. The players are to leave the Masonio at 1 30, and if any of them cannot go they are requested to let the secretary know. The writer of » Byo-the-way," In the Dnnedin Star, strongly condemns the. Minister for Lands for statlog that the reporter of Mr Scobie Mackenzie's speech at Palmerston had omit f ■ 1 to ohroniole at the letter's request the personal allusion he made respecting himself (Mr John M'Keofcie). He says :— " The gentleman who reported both the Macs is one of the ablest shdrthand writers in the da'ooy, is absolutely impartial, and would not stoop to the raeanaeas involved in the Minister's wretched insinuation. 'Scobie' can answer for himself, bnt the reporter should have been above suspicion, because no man better knows his trae worth than the Hon. ' John. Such tactics are slfflply despicable." The inclement weather interfered with the atl indance at the Cathedral lost night, wbon Mr Maughan Barnett gave a mO3t enjoyable organ recital. Those who were present, however, were fully repaid for braving the elements, as a really excellent programme was played in an artistic manner by Mr Barnett, The following wern the items submitted s— Overture, " Xerxe3 " (Handel) ; "Pilgrims' March" (Mendelssohn)) air and chorus from " Samson " (Handel) ', " Cantilend" (Salome*); improvisation by Mr Barnett j "Berceuse" (Gounod); "Allegretto cantabile" and " Offertoire " ( Wely) j " Communion " (Boyton Smith) ; " Offertoire " (Batial i). We are requested to state that the recital will be repeated Che week after next, Mr Scobie Mackenzie's candidature is still a prominent subject of discussion in Otago, and it wonld appear by the latest reports that the Minister for Lands has lost ground considerably, whilst "Scobie" is securing complimentary votea even in the very heart ot tho enemy's country. One correspondent says : — " The fighting will be bot when they get to close quarters, and if 1 mistake not 'Scobie' has a card up bis sleeve which he intends to use with some effect. Anyhow, he was 'cute onough to fix up the Palmerston Town Hall for the night before the election, and from the same platform that the Hon. John M'Kenzie designated him an ' unadulterated political liar ' he will doubtless cause his Ministerial opponent to ' sit up ' when ho opens on him with a broadside or two from his battery of invective, and exposes him to the full glare of a searching, merciless criticism." Did Dr, Innes really feel sure of whut he meant when talking at the meeting last night? We eik because he quoted education as one of those functions which the State ought to undertake, because It could do no more successfully than piivate enterprise could, and then in the same breath he advocated a subsidy to Catholic schools. As if that were given every other sect would demand the same (and rightly so), that would simply mean a return to the piivate enterprise which the existing system displaced. Dr Innes apparently is not quite clear in his ideas. If the State should educate the young, as Dr, Innas says, then the State should not delegate its functions to others, either wholly or in part. This must be so clear to tbo3e who think with precision, or in logical order, that it must appear absurd for tbem to hear anybody advooatiDg that <"ie State should take charge of education and at the same time subsidise the sects to compete with it. Mr Swan had a veiy successful meeting at Taradale last evening. la spite of the rain their was a large attendance, including 67 ladles. Mr Rymer wrs voted to the chair. Mr S van's speech was listened to with great all mtion, and he whb frequently applauded. A number of Huestionß were ai-ked and answered satisfactorily, and at the conclusion a vote ot thanks and confidence wfi almost nnaiiimously carried. In thinking the meeting and moving the customary vote to the chair, Mr Swan took occasion to say he hoped the contest would V ) carried on in a fair and honorable manner, and whatever the result was he trotted that no ill-feeling would remain. The chairman stated that be had never previous to that night bad tho pleasure of presiding at such an orderly meeting. He liked to see the ladies present, and hoped to see them present at Road Boaid meetings. He was confident that all the ladies at Taradale would endorse what he said when he stated that Mr Swan was the fit and proper candidate to represent the Napier constituency. Mr Rymer resumed his Beat amid deafening applause. At tbe special meeting of the Patangata County Council on Wednesday Mr W. White was elected chairman for the year. It was decided to make (ihe dog t&x 3i per head per year, the only exemption to be dogs used by employe's of the Rabbit Board. It was decided to obtain the concurrence! of the V\ aipawa County Council in tequesting the Government to sanction the present arrangement for the joint maintenance of the Te Aute-road, and the road overseer was directed to repair certain portions of the road at once, Tbe following tenders for road works we r e acoepted : — Formation and metalling at Kokomoko Hill : T, Butter, £125 for formation and 4* lid per yard for metal. Formation and metalling, Mangamare Valley : J. Forsyth, £123 ss. Delivery of 800 yards metal, Patangataroad: A. J, Duncan, 1b 7d per yard. Tenders for two contracts Nob. 0 and 7, formation and metalling at Wimbledon, were declinedi The Council then went into committee to deal with a communication from the clerk. It was decided to appoint a workiug overseer at a salaiy of £120 per annum, aud to reduce the clerk and road inspuctor's salary to £3DO, to cover travelling allowance, Our Waipawa correspondent writing yeslO'dr.y s*ys : — The "Flower Q'ieen," which has been iv preparation for some monihd, was produced to a large audience lit tbe Oddfellows' Hall last eyenins, and proved most successful. Various flowers were impertjonat ;d by appropriate dresses, aud they looked lovely. Mrs Earaes is to be congramlated on tbe success attending her labors iv training the young people, and Mrs Bennett deserves tnanks for her greit assistance at the practices. An orchestra consisting of Mr Loaghnan (violin), Miss Lee (violin), Mr Shanly ("cello), Mr Prltehnrd (fhte), Mr Terrell (clarioner), aud Mis Bennett (piano) accompunicd the f-lnpere. The stage was decorated with flowers to represent o (1 jwer dell. Among so many successful interpretations as there were it Is difficult to particularise, but I may say that the parts of The Recluse, of Rose, Sunflower, Hollyhock, and Touch-me-not were perhaps the best, Rose gaining an encore ani bonquet for her song "Filled With Gratitude aud Love ; " Recluse an encore for "I Bless tho Hand ;" Hollyhock for her solo also got an encore, and so did Touch«me-not and "I Will." Of the duets Heliotrope and Mignonette sang sweetly and Rose and Lily were very good, and a pretty programme closed with the chorus and quartette by the company, " Light of Eternal Love." It is usual ia many of the old world cities to bring relief to impoverished artists by art unions of their pictures, not ouly securing relief by the money raised, but often establishing a marked for the future works of men who but for this introduction to the world's buyers might have labored unsuccessfully for years, Here at the antipodes the art union principle is applied in seeking to reali c uoon tbe assets of the Queensland Deposit ii iuk, by tbe Equitable Building Society, of Brisbane, which is believed will enable tbe bank to keep faith with its depositors and save hardship and suffering to many hundreds connected with it. The effort has attracted sympathy on all sides, and the committee of management (who are men of high standing) are to be congratulated upon being able to declare the date of closing of the share list, which it will be seen by advertisement in our columns is fixed for the 30th November instant, Tbe Equitable Building Society— duly incorporated by Act of Parliament, under authority of the Crown Law Officers— aims at no profit from the properties to be distributed, and the names associated with it have from the first carried to the publio an absolute assurance of its bona fides. The share list is now rapidly filliog, and with the list closing on 30th November, Intending investors will do well to secure their shares without delay. The following is tbe comment upon the receut wet weather made by the overseer of the Patanqato Countiy Council :— Tbe last fortnight or three weeks having been uninterruptedly wet, all formation and metalling on the Wanstead-Wallingford road has been at a standstill. The contractor for this work at the Maori Flat has been put to greit inconvenience through tho deluge of the 13ch instant ; ail hands beiug flooded out of the oamp had to wade breast high through water on the main road to reach shelter. The roads are now nearly as sodden as in winter, and no doubb the metal carting will Injure them still further, It is, however, hopeless to wait for fine weather in tbis country, and the work must be continued in order that the quarry at Pakekora may be cleared of the broken metal ready tor the stone breaking contract whioh has been delayed too long as it is. On the Walhngford road the flood water reached a level equal to the ott-quoted inundation of March, 1880, and swept over portion's of the low-lying road, which are rarely covered. This was notably the case in Ormond's swamp, where a good deal of metal was washed off the embaakoienti

I have to ask for an additional grant of £55 to repair the damage done by the storm in this particular locality. The extra metalling can be added to the con-, tract for Improvements at the Eokomoko to be let this day. Fortunately none of the bridges were carried away, althongb. Id Borne instances the handrails were under water. ' With reference to the corruption and bribery now going on ail over the colony in tbe iateresls of Ministers, the Post nicely nails the Government on tbe ques» tlon of tbe bribe of £150 a year and a seat in tbe Upper Homse offered by the Premier to Mr Fraser, one of the candidates for Wellington, on condition that he would retire in favor of Mr T, X, Macdonald. The latter and the Government paper, the New Zeiland Times, do not go tbe length of denying the statement), but they challenge Mr Fraser to produce a written offer from the Premier. Upon tbis the Post remarks :— " It is, of course, very safe for Mr T. X, Macdonald to challenge Mr Fraser to produce a letter offering him a seat in tbe Legislative Conncil. No one knows better than Mr Macdonald, that offers of tbe kind, and nndei the circumstances of the case, are not usually made in writing, and no one knows better than Mr T. K. Macdonald that the offer was made verbally by the Premier to Mr Fraser, who named the date at which it weald be fulfilled if accepted. Mr Macdonald professes Ignorance that Mr Eraser has made any statement to the effect that such an offer was made. We are glad to be able to pat an end to Mr Maodonald's doubts on this subject, for we have heard the partionlais from Mr Eraser's own month. Mr Macdonald's friend the Premier did not, therefore, break faith with him. He made the offer as he had promised to make it, and we are able to assert that Mr Macdonald perfectly understood that the offer was going to be made." The following is from the "Salmaeuudy " column of the Neacattlt Evening News of the 6tih of Ootober last:—" They say that there are now on Tyneside a number of our kith and kin from ' Britain of the Southern Cross.' I had the pleasure of a long conversation with one of these visitors to the old country last evening. He is Mr Fred. G. Smith, of Napier, New Zealand. He has come back, after a long absence, iO pass a whi'e among his friends and relations in the old country. I wish the editor would give me space to set down even a half of the interesting things that he told me. One thing, at anyrate, lam fain to get room for. It is respecting emigration. Mr Smith assures me that nobody should attempt to go to New Zealand now-a-days without one or two qualifications. He must either have some capital or he must be able and willing to work at BOine handicraft. A farm servant who knows bis business and the first-rate artisan may do well, but the man who cannot make a living at home and is without capital had better suffer poverty in the land ot his fathers than go beyond the ocean to endure it. He gives me an excellent account of Napier, which is a seaport on the North Island. It has buildings in it, publio and private, whiob, for substantiality and display, throw far into the shede the very best that we 1 have in Newcastle. There are descendants of many well-known North of Eoglond families in Mr Smith's part of the world. There is a well-known public) man and successful brewe", a brother of Mr Joseph •wan. the electrician, among the rest ; there are several of the Newblfiins of Brigetou, to which old family Mr Smith claims kin."