TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12535, 24 June 1901, Page 6

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association has fixed the dates of its pext show for November 13, 14, and 16. j A good few people went from Timaru to Dunedin on Saturday,’ many of them being interested in the Winter Show or; the Horticulturists’ Conference. In a taxidermist's window in Hereford Street is exhibited a stuffed pheasant, which was shot at Sandringham by his Majesty the King while the late LieutenantColonel Francis was his Majesty’s guest. ' There is no truth in the rumour that the, Commissioners in charge of the receptions to the Royal visitors will receive the distinction of C/M.G. Toe number of such honours has already exceeded the limits originally intended. A fine of 5s was inflicted up on a man at the Police Station yesterday morning, and as he could not pay the sum it would have necessitated his being sent tt> Lyttelton., This fact being known amongst a group of persons waiting to be sworn in as special constables, they made a collection, and the amount required was handed over to the Clerk of . the Court in sixpenny and threepenny , bits and the man discharged. The Dunedin correspondent of this journal telegraphs that he hears that Colonel Gudgeon refused a knighthood, and was content with the minor, honour conferred on him. Tips was granted because, by the prompt d'nfomation supplied by him 1 to the British Government of the French design on islands lately, annexed, he enabled France to* be checkmated and these islands secured to Great Britain. Tho statement that the Hon J. Carroll haa bean summoned south with a view to Ms investiture with a title is absolutely without. foundation. The Duke and Duchess of York being under the impression that Mr Carroll would travel to Wei-, lington, immediately after the Rotorua celebrations; omitted to say farewell to Mm, and being anxious to remtedy the omission and express their person®! thanks to Mm for his efforts at Rotorua, ho has been' asked to journey south,and meet their Royal Highnesses. , An unrehearsed incident took place at the ceremonies iff Victoria Square on Saturday. A well-known ’ Orangeman', who brought up the rear of the Friendly Societies, lagged behind after the procession had passed in front of the Royal dais, and waving his tall hat .and bowln g low, he approached the platform and said, “ Long live tho King and Queen, and the Duke and Duchess of York.” His Royal Highness, who was standing next to the Premier, remarked to that gentleman, “ That, Mr Ekddon, was an address wMch was not provided for in the programme.” Saturday was the fifty-sixth, birthday of the Right Honourable R. J. Seddon, and as might have been expected with so popular a personage, Mr Seddon* was deluged after, his arrival in Christchurch in the morning with congratulatory cable messages and telegrams. Amongst the messages conveying good wishes received by the Premier -were s telegrams from the Duke and Duchess of York, arid his Excellency the Governor, while the scope of the others ranged from as far as Port Darwin, Adelaide, and from the North Cape to the Bluff, including both public and private messages. “ The Mohammedan goes to Mecca,” said Mr T. Price, of South Australia, at a banquet in Wellington on Thursday night, “ the Catholic likes to pay a visit to Rome, but no 0 true Democrat in Australia seeks to go anywhere but to New Zealand.” (Applause.) 'He was. proud, he added, to be alongside that great High Priest of Democracy, Diok Seddon. They were proud of him in the great continent of Australia. They had watched his dealings with social questions, and whilst they would like to see New Zealand join the Federation, yet he believed this colony had a mission of her own to perform, and that she would rise to the occasion. Mr Price’s remarks were, says the “Post,” received with loud applause. Mr Adcock, father of the two young hopefuls Who trekked from Invercargill to Dunedin to see the Duke and Duchess, informs the “ Southland Times ” that ho has 'received two letters from Dunedin formally asking for his consent to the boys remaining there till after the great events of next week! Mr Adcock says he would rather that tho children had never attained this singular notoriety, but in view of the kindness shown to them in this city he cannot gracefully refuse consent. Regarding .their pedestrian feat and fearlessness in leaving home and shelter, Mr Adcock says his immediate relatives were tireless walkers and that active men have remarked upon the rapidity with which these boys get over the ground and also their endurance. The ages of the children the boys wanted to bring with them are five and three years respecti^y.

The Post Office -will be closed from eleven to one to-day.

A car on the 9 a.m. tram from Sumner yesterday left the rails. It was replaced after some delay, the only damage being some badly bent couplings. Owing to the holiday tie members of tie Musical Union orchestra will not meet tonight, but to-morrow evening There will be no cbcral practice this week. The public were most rigorously excluded from the railway station on Saturday night, presumbably lest they might damage the decorations. A large and annoyed crowd was collected outside on the arrival of the express. Mr R. C. Bishop has presented the Christchurch Garrison Band with £25 towards the purchase of instruments, in acknowledgment of their services during the Royal visit, and as a memento of the historical event. On Saturday afternoon as a tramcar laden with passengers was passing over the Colombo Street railway crossing, a long train which was standing on the line backed into it, damaging the, car slightly, but none of the passengers were hurt. Mr W. W. Collins gave. the concluding lecture of his astronomical lectures in the Choral Hall last night to a large audience. At the. conclusion, the Chairman, on behalf of those present, wished Mr Collins good-bye, as he will proceed this week to Wellington for the Parliamentary session. Mr L. C. Williams, the Deputy-Registrar of Old Age Pensions, on Saturday morning procured a quantity of . waterproof ‘ felting, had dib cut up into two feet squares, one of which he caused to be handed to each pensioner as he or she ascended the pensioners’ stand in Victoria Square. This thoughtful action on bis part was much appreciated by the old people. Saturday was observed as ai close holiday in Lyttelton, and a large proportion of the residents, after the Royal visitors had departed, made their way to Christchurch. During the day the railway carried 1894 ordinary passengers from the Port, in addition to some 1200 volunteers, most of whom went by special trains at 12,30 and 2.30 p.m., 200 going by the 10.20 a.m. ordinary train.

The Premier has assured MrWilfcrd that there will be an inquiry- into the Newtown Park Volunteer scandal,, JVIr Wolford,however, is no'll satisfied with a mere departmental enquiry, and presses for a public enquiry before three commissionera, one nominated by the men, another by the Department, and a third, Who will be chairman and be a Stipendiary Magistrate, with experience in Volunteering. A very large number, of people went to Lyttelton yesterday, Jtod the railway officials were kept so busy as to recall to their minds the work of New Year’s Day. Some of tho visitors patronised the steamers Cygnet and John Anderson, which ran special trips to H.M.S. Royal Arthur, anchored in tho stream, but the majority preferred to remain on shore, and either walked along the Sumner Road, whence they obtained a view of the men-of-war anchored in the stream, or proceeded to the vicinity of No; 7 Wharf, there to gaze'' upon tho Royal yacht Ophir. In order that there might be no misapprehension in respect, to the- absence of Bishop Grimes from the Ducal reception, the Premier gives the substance of a telegram he has received from the Bishop, who is at Hokitika. Bishop Grimes informs Mr Seddon that three weeks ago he went south to Jackson’s Bay, and wats at sea eight days and nights, unable to land. He had then some thrilling overland experiences through flood and slips going from Jackson’s Bay to Hokitika. He deeply deplored his inability to be present in Christchurch, and asked, the Governor to convey to their Royal Highnesses - his assurance of the. Catholics’ united loyalty fo the present sovereign and to the welfare of the Empire. The concludes :—“I rely upon you to let this become known, otherwise some misapprehension may arise. I am very disappointed not to be present in Chmtchurcb on such an historical and interesting Occasion.” The Imprisonment for Debt Limitation Act of last session practically destroys tho remedy by judgment summons, except “ where it is proved or by the debtor admitted that he has money of his own, which he has refused to qpay to the judgment creditor” ; but, the Act does not say how much money, or money sufficient wherewith to satisfy the debt, but money merely, without reference to amount. The “Otago Daily Times” says that the first question asked a judgment debtor by counsel in ,a judgment summons case heard at the /Dunedin Magistrate's Court on Friday morning was : “ Have yoii any money in your pockets?” To this the debtor replied! at first that he had not. Pressed to admit 6s or even Is, he admitted’he had, but' added tliat it wasn’t Ms owni The object of the question was to obtain from the defendant, first, an admission that he had money of his own., and than a refusal to pay it. If, therefore, cotinsel had,succeeded in .getting the admission sought for, he would practically have got round the provisions of the recent Act, and have been enabled' to claim an order under the socalled Imprisonment for Debt Abolition Act of 1874. i

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The Rotorua, which arrived from the north last, evening, brought to Lyttelton 250 Volunteers from Auckland, As some difficulty was experienced in finding accommodation for them, the Premier arranged for them to be camped in St Mary’s Sunday School at Addington. Sir Donald- Wallace, who occupies the . position of assistant private secretary in the' Duke of York’s suite, was for some time editor-in-chief of the foreign department of the London “Times.” Speaking to a representative of the “Lyttelton Times ” yesterday, he expressed his high appreciation of the newspaper Press in these colonies. He said that in epeh city at which the Royal party had touched, there were several very good newspapers, which supplied excellent reading matter. A feature of journalism ont her© seemed to be the variety of news collected, and the;, readers were kept well acquainted with ..what .was passing in all walks of life in the Old Country. Sir Donald added that the number of good newspapers supported by this polony was an indication of the genera] properity which prevails. Sir Charles Cast, who is a member of the Duka of York’s suite, is connected with Canterbury, though in a somewhat distant manner. In the days when the province was young. Sir Edward Oust, hearing that there was a river named Gust in this district, determined to send out a, bell for the i church in the township. He stipulated that the bell should be taken up the river, but as his knowledge of the district was limited to a map of New Zealand, and he had; evidently mistaken the stream marked “R. Cust” for a second MisSissipi, he stipulated that the bell was to be taken there by boat, at his expense. As, however, the river is really a creek, the bell was taken up by land. The next difficulty which arose was that, though there was a bell, there , was no tower, to put it in, , so the late Mr B. Chapman generously erected a tower to fit the bell, which is used in Cust to this day. Sir Charles is a grandson of the: late Sir Edward Cust, and the residents have decided to present him with an album., containing views of the district. The inscription on the album is :—-“ Presented to Sir Charles Cust, on the occasion, of his visit to New Zealand, and in recognition of the good deed of Sir Edward Cust.” The album also bears Sir Charles’s coat of arms, and the motto “Opera, illius mea sunt.” 1 The doctor who is accompanying the Royal party on their tour, in conversation u with a representative of this journal yesterday, spoke in very high terms of praise of what he had seen in this colony. He was specially enthusiastic in regard to Rotorua. It had been well described as a wonderland, he said. From a medical point of view, at was a very remarkable place. It was one of Nature’s health resorts, and only required the'expenditure of money to make it an attraction for wealthy people froin, almost all .parts of the world. Americans, ©specially, he thought, would be at- / traeted to it when the medical propertieSs, of the hot springs became better, known. Speaking of the colony generally, so far aa ho has seen it, ■ he praised the physique of the people, and noted! the evidences of general prosperity, which prevails everywhere. The New Zealanders, he says, are essentially English in ideas, speech, manners and 1 customs. A feature of the' scenery in the North was that it was representative of many parts of the British isles. As travellers passed through the country they saw glimpses of England,, Scotland and Ireland l in turn. He expressed a decided'opinion that there was no place like New Zealand, and that, it has a great future before it. With its climate, soil and other natural' advantages, he said,. it was a country of which the people should be proud. - ... WIRE JUMPING EXHIBITION. On Saturday afternoon an exhibition oi wire jumping which had been arranged was given at Te Koraha in the presence of-the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York and several members of the suite. The fences were about three feet in height, and were composed of five black wires tightly stretched. ■ Colonel Pole Penton and Captains Lowin end Pakiret, with Lieutenants! •Wjndham Grey and Bethel, of the Amuri Mounted Rifles, superintended the arrangements, and some of the officers rode over the jumps. The horses were all well-known hunters, and although the light was unfavourable, the obstacles were negotiated: without migliap. The jumping was done in sections, in files and singly, and their Royal Highnesses appeared to. be very pleased' with the exhibition. Later Sergeant Tubman, of the Canterbury Rough Riders, who is acting as the Duke’s orderly, gave an exhibition of riding and handling .a horse, making it lie down at command and going through a number of evolutions, and at'the close was congratulated by his : Royal Highness. THE HON W. HALL-JONES. A report has been induririously circulated to the effect that Mr Hall-Jones’s refusal to vacate his rooms at Seari’s Hotel •in Wellington in order to. accommodate a member of the Royal suite had produced such, strained relatione between- the Minister of Public Works and the Premier that the former would probably be asked to resign his seat in the Cabinet. Mr Sed- ‘ don was approached on the, subject by - i representative of this journal last evening, 1 and said that far too. much had been mad© of the incident. He was sure that his colleague had not the. least intention to bs discourteous, towards Sir John Anderson* indeed, that gentleman bad himself deprecated any idea of the kind, and, in any case, it was a personal not a political matter. The public would, certainly have some ground for complaint 'if it were allowed to affect the constitution of the Cabinet. , They . might rest assured that there wtes ho danger of it bringing about a Ministerial crisis. If there was anything more to be said on the subject Mr Hall-Jones whuld doubtless say it for himself.

A MAGNIFICENT SOUVENIR. No event in the history of New Zealand ■has caused such a r pleasant excitement throughout the colony as visit of tna Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and: York. Everybody will wish to have a souvenir cf this happy occasion, and a most magnificent souvenir indeed is being prepared, and wrUi appear in the form of a special supplement to this week’s number of the Canterbury Times.” This will comprise twenty-eight pages of illustrations, delineating the Royal progress through Australasia, special prominence being given to the most imposing features of the visits to the.chief New Zealand cities and to Rotorua. The number will be the best record which can be obtained of the Royal visit, and it will bo issued at the regular and popular price of sixpence. SIR J G WARD AND THE DUNEDIN /, MEMBERS. The following is the text of the reply of the Minister of Railways to the protest of . the three members for Dunedin City against his acceptance of titular distinction;— "Wellington, June 19. I am in receipt of your telegram of to-day, and in turn I deeply regret that you should take the view ■ expressed therein. I may say that your message is the only discordant one I have received throughout the colony. I will repeat to you a cable received! by me to-day from one of the most democratic leaders ia the Australasian colonies, viz., the Right Hon 0. C. Kingston, which’ is as fellows |— ‘ Hearty congratulations on wellwon honour. May you dive long to wear it’ The following extract from' a telegram received from one of the most democratic) leaders of New Zealand may also be of interest to you:—The signal services you have devoted to your country, the work you have performed for the good of the people and the sacrifices you have made as a man to defend the, public and your own honour under the most trying circumstances that anyone could be called upon to face, give you a distinct claim to recognition at the ; hands of the Crown. ■ The occasion is un- - precedented. We are being visited by ■ land you are - accepting,,

&ect- from the hands of your future King, • and this is compatible with your position as an advanced colonial statesman.’ I ■withhold the signature in this case, as tne gentleman is trusted by and occupies. a foremost position among the democrats of our own country, and! whilst I have no objection to your entertaining your own opinions, I merely place against them these two out of many hundreds of congratulatory communications I have received. I can only add that the honour offered was, •s far as I am concerned, absolutely unsolicited, andi I have every confidence that tven in the face of such an opinion as that ■ expressed hy you my future political life will show that views such as those you have wired to me are entirely unwarranted. Kind regards.—J. G. Ward.” AN. AGED . MAORI WARRIOR. • Old Major Fox, of the Aiwa tribe, who got out of a sick bed to greet the Duke of York at Rotorua, has beei brought _to Auckland and is now in a private hospital IB a very frail state of health. PROPOSED GERMAN TARIFF. The,proposed new German tariff as creating some apprehension in colonial circles m London (writes the London correspondent of this journal), many of. the colonies being seriously affected by its .provisions. Tne Colonial Office, realising the danger to British commerce, suggested to the. AgentGeneral for New South Wales the jieoixabiiity of calling a conference of all the Australian Agents-Generai to consider the matter. As a consequence, meeting has taken place at the New South Wales office. The result of the conference has nob yet been made public, but according to the papers “the Agents-Generai discussed at length the effects of the new tariff should it come into operation, and) the methods by which the interests of British trade could be hest conserved.” . Our correspondent continues;—“The meeting, I may mention, was private, and the Agents-Generai whom I have tackled on the subject are ‘dumb as oysters.’ x\ll that each one could bo persuaded to say was ‘ I can’t < tell you anything, but I should like to know bow it got into the Press. ’ As each man said this same thing in several’ways, I can only ejaculate ‘ I wonder.’ ”

COLONIAL OPINION AND IMPERIAL AFFAIRS. Mt Seddon’s advocacy of the Federal Council, to give diplomatic and commercial attention to affairs in Africa and the Far ■ Fast, and to draw up a plan, for a preferential tariff, has not yet attracted much ' comment in London (writes 'the correspon- ' V jdent of this journal). The “Times,” how- . . ever, an leaders on the opening of the Fede’>vv tal Parliament and the demonstration of the Primrose League, remarks that ' the significance of thy Federal system to the Empire has not yet been fully realised. We are only beginning to understand that things ■which we believed to be incompatible may be joined together, that distance and the growth of new interests are not necessarily sundering influences, and, that the limit of Empire which another generation believed to be at hand, is receding i further and further. One result of the war must be an

increase in the. influence of colonial opinion upon the common affairs of the Empire, Nobody can suppose that after this great proof of the community of thought and sentiment which exists in all parts of the ' British dominions, everything will go on as it has gone on before. There need not be any immediate alterations in the formal relations between the Mother-country and ■ ths colonies, but their mutual attitude must inevitably be changed. They see more clearly that, as they are the heirs to a common'heritage, so -it is their duty do work out together a common future.