MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD AND POHANGINA GAZETTE. Circulation, 2,800 Copies Daily FRIDAY OCTOBER, 3, 1902. VICTORIAN ELECTIONS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7415, 3 October 1902, Page 2

MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD AND POHANGINA GAZETTE. Circulation, 2,800 Copies Daily FRIDAY OCTOBER, 3, 1902. VICTORIAN ELECTIONS.

The outcome of the polling for the Victorian elections, which has returned tho Government to power with a sweeping majority, must be set down as a complete surprise. The question at stake; was the retrenchment of the Civil Service, and tingular to state both the Labour vote.and the Civil Service vote was pitted against the Government. Although in the city this combination had the desired effect of defeating some of the Ministers, the country, where tho power tf the Civil Service is not felt, was .evidently, deadly in earnest in retaining tho Government in power and thercforo in favor of tho curtailment of Civil' Service expenditure. Any movement in the direction of cutting down salaries is always an unsavory dish for any set of men to tackle, but tho yearly deficits in Victoria have evidently rendered this. course, one of absolute necessity, and no doubt the peoplecountry residents—who have .to bear the burden of increased taxation, preferred that the Civil Service expenditure should be curtailed instead of facing in the near future something more hurtful to their interests, possibly repudiation. The State must, in ordor to bo in a satisfactory financial" position, live within its income or as near as possible, and when it is found that the revenue is : not by a long way sufficient to moet the expenditure, something must be done to stem the tide of adversity.. It is a yery unwise policy to pay wages or construct public buildings out of borrowed' mbney,'and if a 'similar course was pursued in regard'to. private businesses, the.firnis doing so would soon go to the wall. .In England large sums are paid in wars, in constructing, war-ships, &c, and therefore it is only natural that the public debt there -hduld be a large one, but after aU;the,national debt of Kng--land is only.about one third per head of popuktion fibmpared to that of: the colonies, Furthermore, Victoria aa g not to keep'up a largo standing army and ntvvy, und'tlie same .remark 13 also applicabletb New tlierefore 'it is higli time.some moye was made in the direction "both [" 'ends meet;^.vWeiiwbuld;;;be; sorry to. see;retrenchment resorted to in No w j but'; lie'; sehfcin^ybgae,-:^^^and; so .much admired, yrill^"assure^ly^briiig^iis; ;':fc> Ibat^un--statt;bf affairs; befoie tengi^ f X: :

The balance now at credit of the New South Wales C;vil Sorvice supermnuation fund is £33.219 11 •> Uf'-

During the September qua'Ur, 11 inpliLitioiis vveie n. toned at th ■ b.M. Court foi o'it ug-' pension,. 10 were granted. 1 rcfu-e 1 ur d ) ire ponding. Two Southdown rams, consigned loMr X E!l;s of Wellington, and one, » Shropshire r.-im, for 11. H Bri<R_<.ofiluNapier district, arrived by Ihcßimiit.aka yesterday from England., Tlie total receipt, from all sources at the recent agricultural show m Melbourne were £6510 2i Bd, and the total expenses £3G03 9s, leaving a proht of £2934 lis Bd. . A magnificent suite of diamond, pearl, and emerald jewels, valued at £10,000. was tho ottici- day cdmpl«te.-i by a Sydney firm of jewellers to the order of a SyJnoy lady. According to the W6?tport News, the crew of the s.s. Selsdou, now lying m Westport harbour, is composed of men from all parts of the world. Amongst them is ono Abdulia Hauiid, a relative of the King of Abyssinia. Stockowners in the Goulburn Valley are obtaining cheap supplies of waste cabbages from Cheltenham market gardeners, near Melbourne, at £1 per ton, the rai'way authorities carrying them at starving stock rates, viz., 12s per ton The Poit »ays:—Tlicro was landed by the Monowai this morning an immense ironing machine weighing somo six toiifr.Sl This machine is for a local laundry, and it is believed to bo one ol the largest pieces of lauudry machinery over imported into the colonies.

Tho greatest meat eaters in the world are the people of America, whose average consumption is 1751b per annum. The English come next with an average of a little over 1101b. The French eat only half as much meats as tho Er.glisli ; aud the peop'e of Germany, Austri i, and Italy si ill less.

Tno members of the Pa'mersion Guards are remind-jd tbat tlio weekly parade will take placs to-night. Every member muss bo present, as on election of a junior subaltern will bo held «ftor tbo parcdo. Members of the corps who cannot attend tho parade are particularly requested to endeavour to bo present in tho later part of tha evening so as to be able to record (heir votes.

A middle-aged man named McLean, a third-class passenger from London by the Riuiutnka, died from apoplexy, during the voyage, and was buried at sea. McLean was a native of Now Zealand and is said to havo resided at Lyttelton. He had been on a visit to the Old Country, and was bringing a nephew to the colony.

The Christchurch Press says :—Detectives Herbert and Quirko arrested a young woman at ten o'clock last night on a charge of stealing, m Wellington, a hamper containing ladies' clothes to the value of £15. the property of Mrs Charles Dahl, o!: PalmcrstonNorth. The accused will appear before the Court this morning, and a remand will probibly be asked for to Palmerston North.

The bankruptcy returns for the 'past quarter show there wore only two schedules filed during the past three months, making 17 in hand at the present lime. Ass its realised totalled £287 2s Id, paid in dividends £120 Is 10.?, costs of administration £14 8s lid. Releases granted 196, transfers 2, annulled 2, open 17, total 217.

Tho following are the S.M. Court returns for the past quarter:—Aggregate amount surd for, £2092 lv>.s lid; amountrecovercd,£ll6ols lid; pluints entered, 21G; fees pad in stumps, £121 8s; licensing fees paid, £3 12s. The criminal returns for the seme period show 236 persons were apprehended, 37 were discharged for want of evidence, 23 were dismissed, 3 committed for trial, 151 were summarily convicted, ond 19 were otherwise dealt with. Criminal fees paid totalled £10 14s 6d, and fines £21 2s.

In his speech on the Public Works Estimates Mr Laurenson (Lyttelton) declared that even the local bodies had gone in for a regular saturnalia ol borrowing. In the lour principal cities there were proposals for loans totalling £2,200,000. The figures were as folJaws : — Auckland Harbour Board, jEIdO.UOO ; Auckland City Council, £150.000 ; .Wellington Harbour Board, £500.000; Wellington City Council, £250,000; Christchurch City Council, £550,000; Duuediu City Council, £500,000.

The '"wind up" social of the Palmerston North Eiiles' Club was held in the Drill HaU last night. There was a good attendance of members and Lieutenant Pcrrin occupied the chair. Trophies won during the season were presented by the chairman to the successful competitors in tho various tournaments as follows: —Euchre, album give.' by A rol. J. D. Smith, won by Lance-Corporal Ilickey; skittles, pocket be ok given by tho Club, won by Sergeant Archer; skittles, album given by Sergeant Archer,

won by Colour-Sergeant Parkcs The draughts, cribb and ping-ping tournaments are not yet completed.

In view of the probability of the dates of the geuci-al election, if hold in the

middle of November, clashing with the dates of tho Manawatu A. and P. Show, and thus causing not only loss to the Sorjiety hue great ineonveuioncc fo country settlers and visitors to the Show, the secretary of the Association wired to the Aciii'g-Premier yesterday expressing tho hope that sa'isfactory arrangements as to dates could be fixed. Sir Joseph Ward replied that he would arrange so a^ not to clash with the Show datos, November 12th, 13th and 14th. All interested in the social aod moral uplifting of tha native races tf Polynesia should avail themselves of the opportunity of hearing tho Rev Archibald Hunt this evening at tbe Congregational Church, when he will give a mosl graphio story entitled " Darkness to dawn in New Guinea," illustrated with magnificent limelight view.. Mr Hunt has known tho New Guinean iv his primitive savagery and cannibal habits, and will tell the marvellous transformation wrought in tho coast tribes through the agency of tho London Missionary Society. As a colleague ot James Chalmers (Tainate), the murdered missionary, Mr Hunt will also havo a thrilling account to givo of his friend aud of the search made for his remains. The inhabitants of tho little Kentish town of Swansooinbe had a terrifying experience on a recent evening (says a London paper).. AH at once great clouds rolled up j it grew dark and oppressive, and then a vivid flash of lightning made everything bright. A terrific clap ot thunder followed immediately, and in a [few minutes one of the severest stcrms ever experienced was raging. While at its height a strange lightening phenomenon occurred. A giganic sheet of blue flame swept through the streets, and passed into the ancient parish church. In a moment the building fired, and soon it was a a roaring furnace. In a short time the roof of the church. Ml with a terrific crash,. earryinc; with it, of course, the splendid! oak coiling. The storm died down, and now there stands a blackened chancel and a pile of ruins to mark the site of the venerable building. ThoWanganui Herald says that the dog fiend has ag .in" been athjis djstardly work in Wanganui, and yesterday afternoon several more canines were poisoned. Quite a sensation was caused, in the

Avenue yesterday afternoon; when a largo crowd witnessed the dying struggles of a fine larje dog. owned by a wellknown settler. Emetics were freely used but proved ot no syail, and the poor brute suceumbed.fJudging by the remarks.that fell from the onlookers, the cowardly wretch who was responsible for scattering the poison would have had a had time had he faUen into the hands of the crowd, some of whom suggested that anything but lynching was too mild a punishment for such a heartless act.

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