LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1811, 20 March 1891, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Bagg, an accountant of the Storage Co., Melbourne, is missing with very large liabilities. The Queensland Pastoralists Union have announced that they will introduce laiior to take the place of the strikers, and they guarantee extended emplojment to those engaging before the 20tii.

London, March 18. The Marquis of Hartington presides over the Labour Commission.

Prince Napoleon died at Rome. News from Chili says that the garrison and their major at Valpariso have joined the insurgents. The Anchor line's Letopia, from Genoa, with 850 emi s rants for New York, collided with an ironclad off Gibraltar. The Letopia sank in ten minutes, and 570 of the persons were drowned. A decis'on has been given in the Ah Toy case, upholding the action of the Victorian Government re. the Chinese.

All those lynched at New Orleans are American citizens.

" Judicious advertising is the keystone of success." This axiom, for it can be called by no other name, has been fully accepted in the mercantile world during the last half century. The immense sums spent in advertising such wares as Holloway's Pills, Pear's Soap, etc., et"., would cause no small astonishment to our forefathers; but they would be still more surprised if they realized the prodigous revenue that has been and is being realized by these announcements This is an advertising age, and no matter how small a business, or how unimportant a community, it must be nurtured by parading its advantages before the community. The Lakes District possesses, as all our readers are fully aware, greater advantages to tourists, globe trotters, and health seekers, than probably any other simiiar amount of square miles on the face of the globe. But these facts are only known to a few—and even in our colony, not excepting Otago, a large portion of the community have uo idea of the fairyland that exists so near their doors. Without in any manner disparaging the other sights of New Zealand, it is certain that no other district can shew such a wealth and variety of scenery at as small an expense as that of the Wakatipu and Wanaka. Our reason for the remarks is because we have been informed that a business scheme has heen proposed for properly making known the Southern Lakes throughout the Australian colouies at a comparatively small expense. But in order to do this it is necessary that the whole community should subscribe towards it in proportion to their means and probable benefits to be ultimately derived therefrom. At present the Shipping Company and the various hotelkeepers each advertise according to their lights and no doubt to advantage in most instances. If, on the other hand, they were to combine in a more extended system, it is certain that the district, as well as themselves, would be greatly benefited. The prosperity of the district means the prosperity of the individual, and the sooner that fact is realized here the better for all. At present we cannot do more than hint at the proposed scheme, but it will probably be laid before those principally concerned in a few days. Mr J. G. Smith, for many years the much respected secretary to the Southland Education Board, and latterly treasurer to it, passed away on Wednesday at the ripe old age of 67 years. The Railway Department announce the issue of the usual excursion tickets for Easter holiday makers.

Another climatic change has come over the district since Tuesday, and the season i 9 now wet and wintry. Fortunately, the greater portion of the cereal crops (and tiue ones too) have fallen under the reaper's teeth, and a week's dry weather will make them a marketable commodity.

By the s.s. Invercargill, which has returned from one of her periodical trips to Milford Sound, a letter has been received by Mr Inspector Hickson from K. Coneys, gaoler, stating that Mr Thomson and the two brothers of Mr W. Quill, had discovered portions of a skull which they are satisfied are part of the remains of the last-named who, it will be remembered, has been missing since January last, he having, doubtless lost his life when attempting to cross over to Milford Sound. The skull was discovered iu a water-course at the head of the Cleddau Valley, and about 2000 ft aimo«t perpendicular br-low the saddle. Consequently, the unfortunate mountaineer must have met with an almost instautaneous death.

We are informed that Craig and Co.'s mail coach will leave Queenstown at 4.30 a.m. instead of 5 o'clock in consequence of difficulty of getting packages, etc., across the Molyneux during the erection of the new bridge at Cromwell—the only means being by a chair crossing. Farmers having wheat for sale are invited to communicate with the manager of the Mount Ida Flour Mill—quoting cash prices. Mr H. W. Witchell, manager of the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has been appointed to take charge of the bank at New Plymouth, but the date of his departure is not yet known. During his stay here this gentleman has been treasurer to the Wakatipn Hospital and also to the Jockey Club and also a member of the Acclimatisation Society. We congratulate Mr Witchell on his promotion, and althongh his departure will be a loss to the community we hope it will, personally, be a gain to him in every respect. Mrs Witchell, who lias rendered valuable aid, by her good taste and exertions, in the getting up of entertainments, etc,, for praiseworthy objects, will also be rr.issed on future similar occasions of the kind.

According to the Wanaka correspondent of the Otago Witness the cause of the failure of the Makarora flax mill (which was sold under the bailiffs hammer at £9O) was that it was erected almost solely on credit and, as a consequence, some of the workmen, storekeepers and others who aided in its erection, have been almost ruined.

A letter has been received by the secretary of che local Football Club from ihe se« retary of the Gore Club asking them to play the return match at Gore at Easter, but, as the Club have not yet had any practice, they are unable to accept the invitation. It will be seen by announcement elsewhere that the annual meeting of the local club is to be held on Wednesday evening when, no doubt, an early start will be decided upon. In a case at Napier lately, where £BOO damages were claimed, the jury very liberally returned a verdict for £looo—which, of course, had to be reduced to the original amount. The valuation data of the Government Insurance Department for the quinquennium ended 31st December last, was forwarded to the eminent British actuaries, Messrs Bailey, Hardy, and King, by the Arawa. It is anticipated that the investigation the result of which will most probably be announced in about five months' time, will show a handsome surplus for division amongst the policyholders. The the total business of the department in existence on the 31st December last was 28,000 policies for £7,807,792, besides 102 annuity policies for £5658 yearly. The Southland County engineer has reported that the bridge through which the traction engine fell lately, killing a man, was built 17 years ago to carry five tons and that the engine weighed 10. The Council has, very naturally been threatened with an action.

A radical paper, published in Sydney, writes " The New Zealand Government is almost wholly composed of self-made men. Then the labor party has little to hope from it. The self-making of one usually necessitates the undoing of teu thousand.

The Nelson line of the New Zealand r ailway is 23 miles long; it cost £177,948; and has hitherto beeu nothing like a paying concern ; indeed the latest return shows the receipts for January to have been £697 and the expenditure £864. Thus it required au expenditure of £132 to earn £IOO. Two fresh Dunedin business notices appear in the present issue, namely those ef Messrs Scoullar and Chisholm, the well-known house furnishers, and Messrs Thomson, Bridger and Co., hard and wood ware manufacturers, etc. A reward of 10s is offered to the finder who is honest enough to return a massive silver brooch lately lost by a lady visitor to the district. The latest and most novel inftance of the spread of unionism comes from the Strath Taieri, the rabbiters in that region, in keeping with the modern ideas of progress, having determined on forming a union, the more effectually to compel the redress of a number of alleged grievances. They complain that the remuneration given by the squatters is inadequate, just enabling them to make bare " tucker," and that the cost of shooting a rahl.it is greater than the price they receive for the skin.

A baker in Napier lately sought to recover the sum of £5 from a defendant. The claim, says the 1 elegraph stated only the number of loaves supplied, and counsel for the other side contended that the statute provided that the bread should be claimed by weight and not by the number of loaves, except incases of French and fancy bread. The R.M. upheld counsel's contention, and granted a nonsuit. At Christchurch last week Mr Justice Denniston gave an important decision by granting leave to enforce a sentence of four weeks' imprisonment in default of the paying of the amount of judgment in the R.M. Court, made against a man who had filed his schedule just after the order of the magistrate was made, and who had had means to pay the judgment but would not do so. His Honor held that a m m had no right tu - file merely to avoid satisfying a judgment, and not for the purpose of dividing his assets among his creditors.

It is computed that South Australia has a sur" plus of about 10,000,000 bushels of wheat, from an estimated yield of 6£ bushels per acre. And, according to the estimate of the Australasian Victoria has a surplus of 10,042,750 bushels of wheat from a yield of 14'8 bushels per acre, the harvest having been a particularly good one. The Sydney Mail, however, reports that the past season for wheat growing in New South Wales has not been a favorable one. The total production is estimated at 4,300,000 bushels, representing an average yield of 11*17 bushels per acre from 385,000 acres. The result is disappointing as compared with the good harvest of last year, when 15 86 bushels were reaped. The principal cause of the deficiency was the unfavorable character of the early part of the season in the Western and Southern districts. Some loss of crop was also caused by the rainfall at harvest time.

There is much speculation (writes a correspondent) in Melbourne, Sydney and London as to what was the real amount sent to Auatralia during the late strike. It was boasted at the time, both here and at home, that the total amount cabled was £14,000, but all that can really be accounted for is £6478 —leaving £8522 to be accounted for. Fltzge;ald, when in London, tried his best to find out where the balance went to. The question is—Did it go anywhere ? Was it not a " bounce " like many other statements as to the money rolling into already plethoric coffers ? The following words, with which the Oamaru Mail concludes an article on the Christchurch child murder case, must meet with the approval of every virtuously-minded man :—" The real culprit has got off scot-free. It is the coward, whose conduct, in the first instance, gave rise to the girl's grievous error, her unhappy condition, and her subsequent revolting guilt, who should have been in the dock. But, it is the old story, ' The woman's dishonor is the man's glory.' Social usuage, with all its obliquities, has ruled it, and it is, we suppose, a convenient safeguard for the rotten bulwarks of ' society,' as it is known. The principal offender is, however, beyond the reach of law, and, perhaps, after his fashion, enjoying the freedom which an immunity from disgrace gives him. The day will, we hopo, come when such conscienceless liberties will be paid back in their own coin, when they will be accounted social outcasts, and when a civilised and truly Christianised people will marvel that a wretched fallen woman should have to bear all the moral disgrace and the social ostracism while her betrayer may pursue his wanton and selfish course under the auspices and with the apparent approval, of those who are deemed to be the mainstay of religious and national purity." The official report on experiments with Koch's remedy shows that of 1061 patients treated for internal tuberculosis 13 were cured, 171 improved, 588 unimproved, and 46 died. Of 708 treated for external disease 15 were cured, 385 improved, 298 unimproved, snd 9 died. An application for a mandamus to compel the Sydenham Borough Council to place certain names ou the burgess list came before Mr Justice Denniston at Christchurch on the 12th instant, when his Honour pointed out forcibly that it is the business of a public body to do its duty, no matter what the private feelings or opinons of members might be, so that if applicants were entitled to be on the list the Council should place them there, no matter * hat their object was in seeking to get there. The applications came from opponents of prohibition, and the temperance party, who are stroug in the Council, allege it is an attempt at roll-stuffing.

This is how " Mercutio" of the N.Z. Herald sums up Mr Goliie's action in resigning his seat for Newton The citizens of Auckland have not yet got over the stunning effect of the Goldie mystery. The electors of Newton especially are confounded. A mystery is always profoundly interesting, because it fulfils the double purpose of teasing and irritating people, and at the same time gratifying them by affording a scope for conjecture and speculation. Mr Goldie was elected without opposition for Newton and at almost no expense to himself. He does not hurry to Wellington, but gets down there, and draws the honorarium of £l5O He then returns to Auckland and throws up his position, without tendering a reason to his supporters, who have put themselves to labor and expense to elect him. Mr Goldie was at the head of the retrenchment party, and led the "Skinflints" in all their assaults. Mr John Abbott's theory is that Mr Goldie resigned because be was horrified at having to take £l5O out of the Treasury for three or four days' stay at Wellington, « bile at the same time he had been chief of the " Skinflints."

The Wellington Times says:—The law has certainly always proved and is now proving an avenue to greatness. Sir George Grey overcrowded the aveuue a little, but he was right. " Per contra " the law is a lottery. An ingenious calculator has lately computed that in England the profession is so crowded that the average wage of every man is just 19s 4d per week. What it is in this colony n-i one has attempted to calculate. What it will be in a few years may be beyond the power of the most ingenious calculator. For a slovenly drawn up Act the "Triennial Licensing Committees Act, 1889," is perhaps the worst of any statute now in force in New Zealand. According to subsection 1 of clause 3 of the Act of 18S9, " The Returning Officer henceforth shall appoint the day for the taking of the poll of ratepavers as mentioned in section 46 of the said Act (1881), as well as appoint the day for the election of the Licensing Committee." Further on, in subsection 2, clause 4, we read that "section 46 of the said Act (1881) is hereby amended by the omission of the words 'the chairman of the licensing committee,' and the insertion in lieu thereof of the words'the returning officer.'" If we are to suppose that that is the only amendment of section 46 and that all the rtst remains good laws we immediately find ourselves in a muddle. The section in question, amended as above, will then read as follows, "The returning Officer of every licensirg district shall, by public advertisement appoint some convenient day in the year 1882, and thereafter in the. same month in every third year, but not earlier than fourteen days after the first publication of the aforesaid advertisement for *akiug the aforesaid determination of the ratepayers by a poll, to be takes in manner prescribed by the ' Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876."' It will be seen at once that while the Triennial Licensing Committees' Act provides that the committees elected last year shall hold office for twelve months, and that the election of new committees shall be held simultaneously with the unrepealed Act of 1881 compels the poll to be taken in the same month in which it always has been held. The only way a returning officer can get over the auomalies of the Act of 1889 is by ignoring some of the Act of 1881—for the two measures clash. This has been the reason why the licensing elections have not been held at one time throughout the colony. There are several other blunders in the Act which renders the measure a difficult for the retnrning officers to work ; but we suppose next session another amended Act will be passed to rectify the errors made, and the returning officers will te indemnified.

it is very hard on the New Plymouth people (says a contemporary) that by returning E. M. Smith, Esq., turn-cock and lamplighter to the Borough, they should seud up to Parliament the best man they had. It says little for the local patriotism of the place that the best thing they could do for the best man they had was to make an M.H.R. of him. Even a turn cock and a lamplighter who has achieved such local distinction as E. M. Smith, Esq., deserves something better at the hands of the thousands who profess to regard him m the best of the crowd.

The history of our own time, says the Detroit Free Press furnishes no case in which a man of public eminedce has fallen so suddenly and so far is has Parnell. Had he died before the O'Shea case was began he would have been a fortunate man, for his name would have gone into history in company with the greatest patriots of his race. Now he is only contemptible, and every day makes him more so by virtue of his owu obstinate folly. It is pitiful to see one who but yesterday was great and honoured, to-day a scoff and a mockery in " the mouths of men."

Au Auckland clergyman says he has 180 heads of families on his church roll of membership, and he is very pleased if he see 30 to 40 of them at church of a Sunday ; whilst the Rev. O. B. M ruro says that he believes there are 20,000 men in Auckland who never enter a church.

Raisins; fat lambs (says the Tuapeka Timet) »■ * branch of farming which seems to offer especial in* ducements to the small holder. By judicious breeding and feeding a farmer can produce 90 per cent, of lambf) each season, which, in four months' time, should weigh at least 501b each. A simple calculation, taking the value of the meat at 2£il, a °d the skin and offal at 3s, will show that very little is required from the fleece of the ewe to bring the gross results from the pair up to 16s and 17s. A recent experiment in Eugland showed that the daily increase in the weight of lambs of different breeds varied from 9£oz to 13oz. These were probably selected sheep, but if the average may be taken as 9oz it will offer an ample margin and suggest a safe good trade for the struggling farmer.

The death sentences on the Flanagans (mother and daughter) for murder of the latter's child have bees commuted to life imprisonment. The temperance party in Danedin have decided, in connection with the election of a licensing committee for the city, that if the moderate party will put forward candidates pledged to abolish bottle licenses and to the closiug of the hotels at 10 o'clock, no temperance candidates will be nominated. The Hinemoa has returned from her trip to the Antipodes and Bounty Islands, where a careful search was made, but without finding any trace of the missing Kakauui or learning anything that might serve to throw any light on her mysterioM disappearance. According to the Wellington correspondent of the Christchnrch Pre**, the position of Agent-general has been offered to Mr W. B. Percival, M.H.R. for Christchurch, and he will probably accept it. The Levels Road Board bill of mortality am< uj small birds this season (says the Timaru Herald) totals 20,455J dozen. Ic is stated that this destruction has made no appreciable diffeience in their numbers.

There is every reason to believe that the Hessian fly has made its appearance in the Taieri district. A correspondent writing on the 10th instant says: " The mode of attack seems generally to be that the fly perforates the straw or stalk at the second nut or joint, and deposits the egg. The act of doing this causes the stalk to fall over. Most of the later crops around here are very tadly infected. The attack has been confined chiefly to wheat and barley. I have not noticed any on the oat crop." A somewhat unusual entry figures among trad* maiks in last week's Gazette. It is an application by the Rev, Father Grezier, for registration of a series o! trade marks for the celebrated liqeur manufactured by monks of the Monartry of La Grande Chartreuse, near Voiron, in France. A deputation from the Nelson City Council waited last week on the Hon. Mr Seddon, relative to certain local requirements, one being a diversion ef the railway line to Belgrove, whereby heavy working expenses would be saved and the public greatly convenienced. The Hon. Mr Seddon said this was more a matter for the consideration of the Railway Commissioners, and he thought they would promote the public interest if they were to mix more with the people, and to ascertain their requirements. It was on this priuciple that Ministers were acting in travelling about the country. Speaking on General Sir J. Elwards' paper. Sir W. Jervois claimed that Geueral Edwards' scheme is identical with his advice in 1880. Raids on Australia are improbable, especially on a large scale. The sole land defence required are forces at the capitals and Thursday Island, and these forces should be under federal control. He claimed ciedit for advising the doubliug of the Australian naval forces in 1881. Sir C. Dilke, who also spoke, thought light cruisers wonld frequently attack Australia. The security of coaling stations was not yet perfect, and it would be advisable to garrison them before war broke out. Lord Brassey said that much remained to be done in the way of providing garrisous for coaling stations. Colonial troops would often be able to assist the Imperial flefct. After the Sydney Convention was over it wouid be desirable to hold a conference in London ou the subject of defence. General Edwards, in replying, mentioned that each coaling station could be ready at six hours' notice, so far as its own resources were concerned.

Four road districts in the neighborhood of Wanganui contributed between them £2lO to the Charitable Aid Board and had not a single case of relief among them during the year. The borjugh of Palmerston North had to pay £39 2s Id and drew out £315. This is a striking illustration of the pre»eut system and the inequality of its incidence. In the latter-named place, a small country town, there were recently nine children's funerals in fifteea days. The grave-digger has dug 230 graves during the last years. Sickness is said to be very prevalent in the town.

Messrs Stone and 0., whose excellent " Otago and Southland Directory," is so unanimously praised and high[y valued, have extendeded their operations to the North Island, and are preparing a directory for the Auckland Provincial district, which will be published in July. During a gale at Masterton the other day the top of a baker's cart was lifted off with neatness an I despatch and thrown on to the back of the horse which was harnessed to the vehicle. The animal, bolting, deposited itself, its owner autl the cart in the Waipoua river. An interesting point has been raised in the District Couat, Reefton, in winding up the Gulden Hill Company. It appears that a call was made by the directors, a number of whom had vacated office by non-payment of calls. A number of shereholdorv also did not pay this call, and their shares became forfeited. It was now contended by some of the contributors that the call was invalid, therefore the shares were not forfeited. It transpired during the hearing that the names of these holders of so ealled forfeited shares had not been removed from the register antil after the winding-up order was made. Judge Broad ordered the liquidator to prepare fresh lists, and said that the names of all persous who were on the register at the date of lodging the petition must appear as contributors, or it must be shown why they should be taken off. The decision affects a large number of persons, who fancied that they had escaped contributions, and the eventual outcome of the cases is looked for with much interest The judge adjourned the further hearing of the case until next sitting.

In reply to the letter from the Minister of Education, the Auckland Branch of the Education Institute have passed a resolution expressing the opinion that the article in the New Zealnnd Herald of February 7 misrepresents the results of the system of education ; that it can in no sense be said to set forth the rrue state of education in the Auckland district; and that it does not need the further consideration of the Minister. Another resolution was to the effect that the branch believed that if the recommendation of the Council of the Institute already brought under the notice of Ministers of Education were given effect to the system of education would be improved. These resolutions do not come up to the ontspoken language given on our fourth page, and said to have been used by the Westland Education Board.

The Tuapeka Times states that the following receipt for bottling winter fruit has befn tested for several years and found to answer admirably : Bottled fruit: Make a syrup of 31b of white sugar to a gallon of water, let it boil 20 minutes. Put in your fruit and let it simmer till it changes color. Plums and gooseberries require scarcely more than a scald ; peaches 10 to 15 minut«s. Have your jars boiling hot, put the fruit in, and screw down immediately. Two gallons of syrup will do about 301 bs of fruit. Pnt a pinch of salicylic acid in each jar. All fruit is better done before quite ripe. The salicylic acid is a matter of choice as I have several times done without it.

Holloway's Pills.—With changing tempeiature the digestion becomes impaired, liver disordered, and mind despondent. The cause of these irregularities is easily removed by the use of Holloway's Ointment and Pills. They directly attack the source of the evil, remove all impurities from the circulation, restore the affected organs to their natural state, and correct all defected secretions. An easy means of restoring health and strength is supplied hy Holloway's Pills and Ointment These famous medicines are blood renovating remedies, whose influence reaches the great centres of the riervoas system, purifies the circulation, healthy state of the bodily powers, gives tone to q|e stom cb aud brain, producing a desire for food, and all the proper rsquirments for lifulth and vigour. -