THE ANGLO-JAPANESE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7388, 14 February 1902, Page 2

THE ANGLO-JAPANESE

TKEATY.

VARIOUS CRITICISMS.

Received February 14, 0.22 a.m.

London, February 13. The treaty everywhere came as a surprise. It has received the moral support of the American Government, while the German Government is sympathetic.

The Kaiser paid his yearly visit to Sir F. Lascelles, British Minister at Berlin, who afterwards visited Count Bulow. German newspapers recognise that the South African war has not disabled Great Britain.

French newspapers consider the treaty as being a pledge of peaca and removing elements of uncertainty, especially with regard to Korea.

Austrian papers fear that if Russian activity is chocked in the far East it will reappear in the near East.

American papers unanimously and cordially acclaim tbe treaty as a guarantee of an ll open door."

The Radicals favor tho friendship of Japan, but fear the treaty is too onerous. The Daily Mail says that Marquis Ho was the author of the treaty, and previously drew Russia into overtures embodying more exacting conditions.

The Royal Mint issued 14,000.000 fewer coins last year than in 1900. All departments of the Imperial ooinage showed a falling off, and the greatest decrease was in gold.

Hawera and Palmerston are to play a polo match on Wednesday next on the former's ground.

Commissioner MoKie, of the Salvation Army, passed through to Wanganui by oxpress train to-day. The looal detachment attended: in full force to see him.

The Committee of the. Public Library havo in hand an impro\ement which will be much appreciated, in the establishment of a handsomely fitted lavatory and waiting-room for lady Bnbsoribers.

The latest additions to the Telephone Exohange are: 111, Roy McGregor, livery Btables; 112, H. T. Lovell, agent for Lovell and Christmas; 113, Hawera Club. The extension of hours to 10 p.m. and the connection with Patea are much appreciated bj subscribers.

The city of Paris has thrown open a musical competition to stimulate the rivalry of French composers. The compositions may be symphonies or dramatic, but must be for soli, chorus, and orchestra. If symphonic, the accepted work will be publioly performed at the expense .of the city, and the composer will receive a prize of £400. If dramalio,* v the city will either produce the work without staging, and award the prize of L4OO or will hand over £1000 to the manager of a solected theatre to produce the work, awarding a prize of £200 to the composer. The award will be made on December Ist, 1903.

South Afrioa will keep men alive for years when our English winter would have killed, but the end sometimes comes suddenly all tbe same, and thus has it been with George Lohmann. When he was in his ntu^.,Snr/J!^n«L^ jma&jlch mdstd with the two Beads, Mr Roller, Abel, and his matchless self ! Lohmann was the keenest cricketer that ever put on flannels. He was like a cat in the Blips, he batted as if hia life depended on every stroke, and bowled as though he could win a fortune with every ball. A fair-haired, shapely athlete, he was comely to look upon, and the Oval has never been quite the same since he left it.— Pall Mall.

Entries are published for Egmont Farmers' Union next Manaia Bale which is to be held a day earlier than usual owing to Hawera raoos.

TWO STRONG REASONS.

W. J Mollroy, Esq., Kumara, N.Z., said recently : — " From actual use in my own family, and remarks made by all who have ever used Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy, I know it to be the best cough mixture in the market. I have had the agency for over four years, have sold many dozens, and have never had. a Bingle oomplaint. For sale at Haweta General Store,— AdAt.