Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1886.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1912, 22 July 1886, Page 2

Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1886.

Colonial readers must by this time be heartily tired of the cablegrams sent to the colonies descriptive of the high jinks at Home in honor of “ leading colonists ” visiting the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. For “ leading ” colonists read wealthy ” colonists and the truth will probably be arrived at. So far as we can judge our leading colonists are still South of the lino attending to the business of the countries of their adoption. We don’t desire to rebuke our colonial friends became they are enjoying themselves, but who cares to hear that a number of leading colonists are being lionised by the Jingoes of the Old Country 1 The money spent in such entertainments to a loc of nobodies could Lave been far better employed in alleviating the distress of “ Outcast London.” These colonists have been taken on a tour through England, banquetted and feted at several palaces, and have guzzled to their hearts, or their stomachs’, content. We hope non • of them, fancyirg they w<re out on the Bullygru'ogrub Plains, or in the Yakarabborabbo Gully, have been j

noisy at night in the West End ; we hope none of them have tried to light the gas with the latch-key or put their boots under the pillow and laid themselves outside the door to be cleaned in the morning. Though, we are sure they have done none of these things; for, had they so distinguished themselves, Reuter would almost certainly have cabled the news to the colonies. It is a, fine thing to be a “ leading colonist ” at Homo just now. But the samples of “ leading colonists " one hears so much about are doing the colonies a deal of harm. r ihc/ are being so inflate \ wilh vanity and conceit that they feel compelled to talk, and, after five ar six champagne toasts, “ leading colonists ” are promulgating some very queer opinions which, coming from such distinguished visitors, are accepted as gospel truths. That is where our trouble is, and if these visitors must guzzle and talk nonsense we wish Reuter would not bother us with what they say ancl'do.

A “ special ” to the Press Association informs us the English and American Governments are arranging to extradite dynamiters and Socialists. This step is, of course, considered necessary in the face of the defeat of Mr G’adstone’s Home Rule proposals at the hustings, We have always be. lieved that most of the dynamite and other outrages, attributed to the Irish people, have been prompted if not actually committed, by the emissaries of 'he so-called sympathisers. As one remit of the recent elections in Great Britain it might naturally be expected that there would bo a repetition of the outrages which' during the past few years have shocked the civilised world, and we are glad that steps are co be taken to render the position of the veal culprits less secure than it has formerly been

Te Whiti and Titokowaru have been at their old pranks again, but, we ore pleased to see, have bean promptly and successfully dealt with by the settlers on the Waimate Plains. Thanks to Mr Ballance’s excellent policy,this difficulty is likely to be effectually opei with by the civil law. A few ytars ago we should have teen the Maoris irritated by tbo production of an armed force with glittering bayonets to quell the “ rebellion.” Nowadays, and under the “ one policeman policy”, the ringleaders are arrested and marched to gaol, where we hope they will bo confined until they learn to behave themselves. -