AN EMINENT PHILOSOPHER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7718, 12 December 1903, Page 4

AN EMINENT PHILOSOPHER.

Herbebt Spenceb, one of the fc most eminent philosophers of the Nineteenth Century, whose death took place in London* this week, not only attained a reputation in his own country as a writer, but he also exercised a great influence on English! thought. In Germany and in Russia he has been more thoroughly studied in the most abstruse and least popularly attractive parts of his books. To Englishmen he was best known as an ardent and uncompromising advocate of individualism as opposed both to State socialism and to what he considered, an undue extension of the ordinary functions of government. He was thought by many to have sought to confine the functions of government within too narrow limits. Buthe stopped far short of the extreme opinions of some of his professed followers.' In the present day, when socialistic schemes are floating everywhere in the air, it is an excellent thing that the world should be compelled to see that there are two sides to the question, and that, m the judgment of 'one of our most eminent thinkers, socialism in some of its forms will do more mischief than what it attempts to care.

~ Eighteen men, including the manager, are now employed at the • Eketahuna butter factory. :

It is understood that Mr A. Turn bull, S.M., is to b^ removed from Napier, and that District Judge Xettle will be transferred to Auckland. , '

For removing grease stains from clothes of any texture, the Panama Bomb beats everything we have seen:; get it afc Barry's. ~ , ■'/.-,-.

The United Friendly Societies will hold their annual picnic on New Year's Day at Foxton. The programme includes 15 events. Two special trains will run from Feuding and Palmerston.

A practice for instrumentalists an** soloists taking part in the performance of " The Meßsiah " will be held in All Saints' schoolroom on Monday evening at eight o'clock. .. .■•■•'- ■■■...

; The Manawatu Rifle Cadets, under the command of Caj^Sm" Jack and Lier.D. Byles, will parade for'service at the Congregational Church, to-morrow, Sunday morning, when the Rey. Sidney Baker will be the preacher.

To-morrow night the Rev. Isaac Jolly will preach his monthly sermon to young men and women in St. Andrew's Church. The sermon will be based on the words " Son give me thine heart."

Each member of the Manawatu South African Veterans' Association, when sending in subscription, must give his addressj regiment he served with and rank. Several membership cards have not been forwarded in consequence of members haying failed to forward these particulars. On receipt of this information all delayed cards will immediately be despatched by the Secretary. '

• At a meeting of shareholders in Griffin and Sons, Ltd, Nelson, whbse manufacturing confectionery arid biscuit' works were burnt down receu tly, it was decided to carry on the business. During1 the discussion it was pointed out that if the company went into liquidation shares would be worth from 7s to 8s only but to carry on they represented about 1,1a: The capital of the company will be increased by £20,000.

During a speech at a dinner in London, Mr Winston Churchill, M.P., in discussing the power or the Press, asked whether it was possible for the Press to break a man or make a man in politics? Generally, he did not believe the Press could make a permanent success of a really bad man or permanently keep back or crush a really able man. But he believed it possessed a terrible power with regard to the intermediate aegree. He believed the Press could make or mar mediocrities.

The new bridge erected in the Mana-: watu Gorge is-proviug very convenient to drovers of stock. It has been the means of opening up a new route tor those who desire to bring stock to Palmerston from the Wqodville district. Hitherto it was necessary to proceed to Pahiatua in order to reach the Kange road, but the bridge referred to enables a road to be used, resulting in the distance beidg^shortenea by about- 8 miles. Mr Joseph Birchley brought some stock to; Palmerston by this route on Saturday and he reports that the road is m capital order. ' . '■ ■■ ''"; r;'.\ ■'■■■ ■■,-■■■ -.■ :■■■■■•-.

_ ■■■•' Topsy Turvey,' 1 which is to be pro-' duced m Palmerston on Monday evemne by the WillonglibylGeaeL.Company, Has delighted audiences every where in Aine. nca and also m Melbourne and Brisbane, and was recently purchased by no less an authority than Mr ;Charle S Ar nold.; Messrs Willoughby and Geach have gvveu" Topsy Turvy'la^complete production, and it xs said)'they have placed the comedy in the hands^'of '■ an: exceptionally strong andi v?ell:baianced company_of comedians, beaded by Mr George Willoughby. ' :-1-.••: ■■'?. ::™;v, .' Speaking &t Auckland la^ nigh' t the S Wd>the" O u^: ■New Zealander who wasirecently : from landing in San PrSc^if

Margaret Holden; aged fifty, the wife" pi a blacksmith, was, found drowned.on. tne besch atPetone yesterday afternoon.. • The schools sports meeting for scholars'' attending public schools in the Manawatu. will^be held in< Palmerston on ' ! March 31st.

The Hon. Jas. Carroll has,?p.romiseJ, an extensive Maori exhibit for the "pro- ' posed Industrial Exhibition in aid o£ the Dar.nevirke hospital funds. ' Sixty-four new members were elected at the meeting of the A. and P. Association this morning, lhis is stated to be a record for one nieeting. The total roll number is now' 1440. , ',

Land and buildings in Lambton Quay, Wellington, between the Bank o£ New Zealand and the Central He tel were sold yesterday at auction at j>13,483, or J6165 per foot frontage.

The last English mail from New Zealand carried an order from the Government for a number of birds for use oil the State poultry farm. A selection will be made from the -pens of some o£' the principal breeders in England. " k

At tho A. and P. Association's meet* ing to-day, the use of the showgrounds was granted to a fireworks company for a display to be given on December 27th, £15 to be charged for the right, the company to arrange for accident' and fire'insurance. ' - The A. and P. Association this morning instructed the Finance Committee to take steps under the Act passed last seasion to relieve Messrs Mo-Hardy Bros., of the financial responsibility undertaken so generously by them for theAssociation some years ago.

On Mr Gillies' motion the A. and P. Association this morning decided to offer the thanks of the Association to Mr Kennedy, Of the gasworks, for placing a paddock at the disposal of the Associa:tion during Show week, and also to Mr Smith (stationmaster)", and Messrs Henley, Robson, and Falla, the railway staff, for their work during Show week.

The sanatorium for the treatment of consumptives at Maungakawa, near Cambridge, was opened ,by Sir Joseph Ward, yesterday. In a speech Sir Joseph referred to the legislation of last session, empowering Hospital Boards to erect annexes to ordinary hospitals to treat tuberculosis He suggested that such annexes should be built in Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Otaki, Masterton, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Lawrence and Queenstown.

The High Shool Committee hks decided to hold the breaking up cereinbnyof the : schooTat the Theatre: Royal on Friday, night, December the110th; - This cburse has been taken in view of the large attendance expected by reason of the fact that the Premier has consented to distribute the prizes, and that Mr W; Gray Chief Inspector for the District, and first rector of the school, as well as several other visitors have consented to be present and take part in the ceremony.

The Public Schools' Sports Association appKed to the; A'.-; and P.Association this morning for ttoe use of the. Show Ground, for, school sports, pn March. 31st,, 1904. The President -said he understood the gathering; was .to be oa a large scale, 'and , was :to include the schools of Manawatu,,'.,' Hanigitikei, and part of .Hawke's Bay; , On -Mr' Johnston's .motion it \yas' 'decided to charge the Association1: £5 -for' the gro,und, other -expenses 'to Me' borne by the Sports Associatioii.

A meeting O f holders of wheat at Ash-; burton decided, in view of the unsatisfactory state of the market, to ship onefourth of the holdings -to Bnttvin.- The committee appointed to charter vessels and make arrangements t stated that there was tmly one buyer on the market,and that the millers were holding off for a .fall. It is-, expected that the - difference between the local and ..English once will coverithe cost of the shipment while the yalue of the.balance of the holdings will be increased. . - :

v Referring to the local in our yesterday s issue m connection with the pork and bacon industry, Mr J. D. Anderson, Managing Director of the North Island Bacon^Company, informs us;-that the ' .cause leading up to the, unsatisfactory . position of thistrade is, in the firstplace! Africa and Australia. In the former the trade ls^now diverted to America, and m*he Commonw^althStates, "wmg^ >the favourable season,, Queensland and :^ctoria can satisfy: the\dneyniaS S?S*iSs£S! sumption, as the hi 8 h rates ruling for some fcmehad made that arlicle a luLry' M L*n h° P°lice Court this morning ?s tor T T S c<>nvicted and fin e |' J runkt^ess, At accused's - Plv to th P'o^wn order, to ap'rested W St°H n- AccUsed was «: ■SSTSk £^ y appear?d *or Mondav at a rem^nd till 'StA 6 /r^te'd, as, accused bv i^ £ b? dealt with suinmarily i. aimeraton had become of surh auty. The Bench observed that repeated representations had beet made without effect. The matter dropped W ith a rem^k by Mr HurSI atly k? pt flower gardens,

. A. letter for Miss. ,A, Morme is .lying Jit the Standabd office; " .

When purchasing Xmas cards and presents don't forget J. Swallow.

To-morow night at the Broad-street Methodist church, Miss M. Wells, of Christchurch, who^ is .the happy possessor of a remarkbly. fine soprano voice, -willsing, with orchestral accompaniment, " 0 Divine Sede emer" during the offertory. _ ,j • .:'■. . . .". ; ■ ' -..-.]_

The Band Contest committee will meet on Monday evening to make arrange'm'ents to postpone the contest1 for two weeks, also to transact other'important business! ' ' . - ; ' ;.

News has been received by the Veterinary Department of. another.-.outbreak of anthrax at Woodland's, in Southland. Specimens sent to tne Government laboratory leave no doubt as : to the nature .of the disease. The outbreak, has occurred on the farm of Mr. Neill, where a cow died on a paddock manured with Calcutta bonedast.; ,

At 4.30 this morning a seven-year-old son of Mr and Mrs B. Burns, of Tenny-son-street, got up from bed and told his parents he was going outside. The parents thought the child intended playing about the house, but he : seems to have wandered away as .he has - not been heard o" since and his absence is causing someanxiety.

At a meeting of delegates of athletic clubs at Feilding last night the action of the Feilding clu'j was strongly supported and, ultimately, a resolution was passed:—" That a league be formed to control athletics in the colony." This was carried unanimously. A provisional council of five was set up to deal with matters of emergency.

A telegram from Oamaru states that a disastrous hailstorm was experienced in many parts of that district yesterday. Crops were badly damaged,- and the loss will amount to several thousand pounds. The hail m many places was the size of small hen eggs and more like pieces of ice than ordinary hailstones. ;., '

On beliaif of the Palmerston. Rifles, Captain Hounsey this morning applied to the A. and P. Association for the.use of- the Showground for the annual training camp, commencing January 25tb, 1904. The President observed that this date was in the week preceding the Earn Fair. It was decided that the Volunteers have the use of the ground provided the date araanged be at least a week before the Earn Eair.

At a meeting of the Cycling Club last evening it was decided to hold a sports meeting in Palmerston on December 23rd, commencing at 4.30 p.m. and terminatirg at 8 p.m. The proposal to hold the sports meeting at night has been abandoned, it being found impossible to have_ the grounds lighted with gas. Major Taylor, the American cyclist, and Sutherland, of New Zealand, will be among the competitors. The programme is published in to-day's issue.

An eager demand for land continnes in Wellington, and any suburban properties putj on the market are rapidly bought up, especially if on the line of the prospective tramway3. A notable deal has just been made in Karori Borough, where 20 acres have been purchased by a local syndicate, m order to be subdivided for building purposes. There is also much inquiry for land in other suburban places.

The following bands have entered for the band contest to be held in carnival week at Eotorua:—Cambridge, Hamilton, fiotorua Town, Eotorua Maori, Te Aroha, Waihr, Thames, Devonport, Gisborne Eifles, and Napier City. At a meeting of the Carnival Committee the receipt 'of subscriptions amounting to £120 aid a guarantee of £200 was announced. The prospects look much brighter than at tie previous meeting. It was resolved to hold the carnival.

The reports from all round the Hawera ■district as to crops continues very unsatisfactory. The blight, its precise character is as yet unascertained, seems to effect the oats worst, but wheat is not exempt, considerable damage being reported from Waverley. Barley appears to have best resisted the attack. Specimens of affected plants have been sent to Mr Kirk, of the Agricultural Department, for examination, but so far no reply has been received. On the plains several farmers are trying to convert the crop into ensilage. It is understood that crops in the Waikato are similarly affected.—Star.

The Christchurch. Prohibition League at its annual meeting last evening expressed its gratitude to Messrs James Allen , Laurenson. McNab, and Tanner for their successful organisation of the opposition to the Licensing Bill last session. The meeting also expressed sympathy with Mr F. W. Isitt in connection with the ballot papers incident, and affirmed its conviction that Mr Isitt had acted in the best interests of . the people of New Zealand.

The Premier was entertained at a smoke concert at Auckland last night by the Liberal and Labour Federation. Mr Seddon presented a charter to the 3?eleration and made a speech defending the action of the Government during the past session, which he said was one of the best in point of work done for many years past. The only serious charge against him during the session was that of placing on the Supplementary Estimates' £15000 for the Queen Victoria ttemorial^ He defended this vote, also the 'Frisco mail seryice.

The annual meeting of the Stoney Creek Hall Trustees was held last Monday evening. The Chairman (MrLloyd) congratulated' the Committee on the very satisfactory progress which had-been made during the year, a profit of £38 3s 7d being the result for the last twelve months. It was suggested that the Hall should bs enlarged, which possibly will be done before next season. Mr B. Lloyd was elected Chairman, and Mr N. C. Hansen secretary and treasurer for the incoming year. A. hearty vote . of- thanks was passed to those ladies who so liberally provided the refreshments during the season.