MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD. POHANGINA GAZETTE. Circulation, 3,000 Copies Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1904. GERMAN INTERFERENCE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7938, 20 October 1904, Page 4

MANAWATU EVENING STANDARD. POHANGINA GAZETTE. Circulation, 3,000 Copies Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1904. GERMAN INTERFERENCE.

In view of the cable news yesterday in reference to affairs in China, it is interesting to note that Dr lilorrison, the PeMn correspondent of the London Times, whose full and accurate knowledge of international politics in the Far East has been so often and so conspicuously demonstrated, makes no secret of his belief that the relations between, Biissia and Germany in that part of the world are part of a settled scheme of aggrandisement, largely at our expense in the Yangtsze Valley, which Germany has adopted, and which she is sedulously putting into execution with her customary thoroughness. He says:—"lt is a dangerous game that Germany is playing. Bitterly disappointed as she is at the collapse of the Eussians, she finds that the position she has created for herself -with such unscrupulous energy in the province of, Shantung has been jeopardised. Her cherished scheme of developing in this great province of 30 million people a -position as paramount Power analogous to that of Bussia in Manchuria seems destined, should Port Arthur fall, never to be realised, and that Port Arthur will fall no student who has intelligently followed the course of the war can have any doubt whatever. In Europe even.yet you fail to realise how great has been the energy devoted by Germany to the Germanisation of the. Province of Shantung. Long ago, she secured practical railway and mining monopolies throughput the entire - province. The weak old Governor plays,into her hands. She has an extensive postal system, and has* even refused to carry the Imperial Chinese mails on the German trains. There are more than 500 German officials and civilians scattered through.the province. In Tsinanfu, the capital, for example, there is a German infantry instructor, a German supervisor of. the construction of roads, a German professor in the Shantung Provincial College, a German postmaster, a German Consul, a German Chancellor, a German oculist, besides business men, hotelkeepers, railway employees, and mining ..engineers. In the Customs at Kiaochau there is an exclusively German'staff, and the name of every employee has to be submitted first by Sir Bobert.;Hart to the German Governor for approval. Recently China officially announced to the Powers that it was : her, intention to open three new towns in the province to foreign trade-^-namely,; Tsinanfu, Weihsien, and Chou Ts'un.. An attempt was at once made by the German authorities to have the Customs offices at these places manned exclusively by Germans*. Even in Chifu, the treaty port of the province, the harbourmaster is a German and the Imperial Chinese postmaster : is also a German, and German influence is every

day more firmly asserting itself. German activity in China/shows no; diminution. She" has her bwi.-^.'guntosits^patrblri ling -the;; lower 'JangisM.V H^ "sul-General in Shanghai, always intriguing against-the" British, and believing tliat the British concession of this very railway would lapse, has been endeayouring to secpire the reversibn of the 'railway from Shanghai vto Hangchow, in the -Yangtsze/Valley) ancf in his negotiatibhs he^;is emphasising the importance of giving to XJermany. cbricessiorism the Yangtsze Valley in order to', "counteract :what he 'describes: as theattempt of.. Great Britain "to secure a.preferential.position in what has been! termedi the British sphere..'of:;influe;nce."V ii the matter of supplying' armsvio the Chinesej - German;. 'agenial have•'• been more . than^;-eyer.^v;'a ! c'tiye r; refitting. arsenals v and < supplying;, 'all. .nian-'ixer-V of J munitiolis, ..'of .-'-war to .the Viceroys. bf nearly; . province in , China; The visit of King Edward to /Kiel,■'■'the speeches of the German Emperor, and-the:'protestations; of friendship ' of the German-inspired press have attracted much attention in the ■ Fair East. "WHat price we will have to pay in ; China for the manifestations, of friendship of a country which is our most formidable rival in the Par East, we do not yet know) but we do know from past experience that every exchange of international courtesies between. England and Germany has been followed by graceful concessions on our part and renewed activity against us on the part of GermaDyJ

The change in British legal documents from '• God Save the Queen" to " God Save the King " cost a total of .£400,000.

Consumption is on the increase, in j Paris. About 12,000 persons annually die there from this'disease. A contractor named H.-Dillon was fined 20s and costs.at Eketahuna for rescuing horses from the local ranger. A grocery store will be opened at the Lower Hutt early next month by Mr Caleb Smith, formerly proprietor of the Terrace End Store, Palmerston North. - Informations have been laid against several persons in Wellington charging them with adulterating milk and extract-' ing butter, fat from it. - The annual meeting of delegates to the Manawatu Cricket Association, to have been held last night, has been adjourned till next Wednesday bight. At Patea two Maoris were each fined £3, with costs £5 13s each, for supplying whisky to a native woman. The case, which has occupied the Court for two days, was remarkable for the amount of "hard " swearing and total disregard for facts. AUJbricks and pipes used at Longbeaeh (Canterbury) are manufactured on the estate. Over 300 miles' of drain pipes have already been manufactured and laid on the Longbeaeh Estate. '

It is stated at Hokitika that His Honor .Judge Ward had resigned from the Dis-. trict Court Bench. It is an open secret (says the Times) that the Judge had wished to retire for some time, having been on the Bench now for 42 years* and only stayed on at the "urgent request of the Government. - Says the Wellington- correspondent of the Wanganni Chronicle:—A^circumstantial story has been circulating to the effect that the libel action, Seddon v. Taylor, has ]been settled by compromise. There is, I learn, not a single word of truth in it, aid I know that, both parties have been ,t6 the trouble to authorise a contradictiottin their names.. . ■ Mr Alfred Brake, who a year or two ago resided in Wellington and left for Europe-on Saturday after a flying visit to the colony, has been.higbly successful in disposing of the patent rights for his rerated water machine in many parts of the world. The South African patents have just been sold to. a company which has been formed for the purchase with a capital of £33,000. . ~ :'. A-very careful, local poultry raiser " fell in " the other day. He hadbought a new incubator and was carefully tending his first batch of eggs. One morning he noticed that one of the eggs was chipped, and.thinking that an accident had happened, and seeking to repair "the damage, forthwith covered up the crack with sticking plaster. But next morninghe saw little beaks protruding from other.eggs, and then he guessed what was happening! Fact. ;■ At a meeting of Court Manawatu, A.0.F., held on Tuesday evening, the question of a; Subsidiary High Court for New Zealand was discussed. . There was a large attendance of members, including P.C.D.R. Bro. Baldwin, ofthe Wellington District Court, who spoke very i strongly against the question. The matter was thoroughly discussed and notwithstanding the opposition: of Bro. Baldwin a motion was carried by a very large majority in favour of the proposal/ One new member; was initiated durin» the evening. ::. . .■■.■■■■ '■ -. °

The prospects are excellent for a record show in the Wairarapa next week Jintnes have come in beyond expectations, and ,the. public visiting^ Carterton on Thursday- the 27th' (People's Day) wiU seelsplendid exhibits in all classes of stock. • Shorthorn cattle wiU again be a feature of the Show, Ayrshires and Jerseys being well represented. Entries in draught"horses have been received from various parts, and this class will equal if not surpass the splendid exhibit of last" $ear.- ■ ■/ ..:. .. .-. ■;.:,.,:; .. . \.. -... ■-..

Next year being, the first centenary of Britain s most famous naval victory, that of Trafalgar, the.Earl's Court authorities .have resolved to celebrate it by a "Naval Shaping, and Fisheries Exhibition,", which is to be the most complete of its kind ever got- together. , There will be models and real specimens of our old-time '.'wooden walls,"ahdpresent,dayfi R htinff ships, placed together for: comparison #W^i all submarines,, torpedoes, sea-mines,: and all the appli: ancesofnayalwarfare. Contrasting with these will be fishing and mercantile craft and everything that is used by those who pursue the varied peaceful traffics of the sea. There will also be a great collection of naval and-other historical relics and articles relating to navigation anddiscovery. Even the entertainments are to have the.flavour of sea, lake, and' river Admiral Sir Edmund Premantle is the" vice president, and Admirals Sir Albert Markham and Sir Arthur TrendelTthe hon. secretaries of the. Advisory. Com-' mittee, formed for the purpose of organising the exhibition on the most instructive "and practical lines possible;; '-."

:.; Siro6seph! W^d^Muiister, JmrMJl--'-'----ay«P??;.ann6unced^hia intention to be;V jires&t at the Jfana^iata.spring;show. ;■?•s ;v; Tfco<lrifXstiy Cotfaca^aidopteci/;; a':bjpla\vv; making : puhii6nary r:c6nstirnpi ;: tioja:iiotifiable diseased .-V. ;;■;':; : .'}, :}'-\ Krs:p&'Mpr:ice- -senr.; 'of ihe-;'\^est.l ■C«^j^B;at""pte^nfriKeOTest^6f;Mrs:-W."-T^ooirf/^ y^lfi/-^:; : . .•;■;■/';' -../<- ± V ~ /Entries stil! continue to arriVe froni ? outside dwtrictsfpr'theVA; and P. Show,-,' :lasfcttf.;cbmei forward being a batch ■ pf horses from |;Hawke's Bay. v; '; At the: S:3i.: ;Coart,v: tßis morning, be-,: ;toe:^lri^l)^;rabmsd^:^M., John;. each : for. the. supporfe -of tMs three chili; ■ dren^^ ■•/'•-'.>•* ■.••■.■;;,■■■ ';•*'*;';'"vA;-^^''>■'•"•■': .- ::■•'■}■

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:The;;Salyatipn. i'Army Bibrama Coinpany concluded its season in Palnierston v last night }when;there was .another v.cry./ satisfactory.house. ■ The pictures were : r fully appreciated and several were loudly 1 . applauded.'. ■; i -,'■..; :. v. '".' ■ • '.''..':£.

.The j interesting/; ; batch. of sportingnotes published!in:theiST/VJiDAED:- last: week; under the -hoin-de-plunie of. " Searchlight" provided <juite a feast for; the Wellington correspondent' of the Canterbury . Times. This enterprising scribe' altered some of the paragraphs, slightly and then wired them as ihe product of his own "fertile." brain.

It is announced that, the Government has purchased the Green-field Estate in Southern Otago at £4 per acre. When the statement was, made in the House Mr McKenzie congratulated the Premier; and that may be takenas certain proof that the buyis good enough. It is understood the prouerty comprises something, 'like twenty-thousand icres and it has a reputation for great fertility and cattle carrying power,, and is essentially a good, dairy country. ; . ,

Messrs C. Andreae, of Wellington,. Auckland and London, have donated to the A.- and P. Association a special prize of £2 2s for the best.five fleeces of cross bred wopVtb be grown by/a bona fide farmer. The prize will be awarded at the next Winter Show, it being too late to allot it at the forthcoming show. The extension of time-will permit the farmers to make a good selection of fleeces during the present shearing season. The lucky winner will not only obtain.the. prize, but will also retain his "fleeces, worth almost as much as the trophy. , The 29th anniversary.of Court Manawatu, A.0.F., was celebrated last night, a social and dance, being held in the Foresters' Hall. There was a good attendance, including : representatives from the other local lodges, and P.C.D.R. Bro. Baldwin was also present. The committee responsible for the arrangements in connection with the social were Bros. Cooper, Eosonoski (2), Hancock, Dredge, Fentqn, Anderson and Yoitfc (hon_. secretary). A ladies' committee,, consisting of Mesdames Dredge, Hancock, Eosonoski and Hudson, also rendered valuable assistance. The music was supplied by Messrs F. Meyrick and F. Kirk. Bros. Dredge.antf | Feriton carried out the duties of M.C'e. in a very efficient, manner. During the evening several of the brethren rendered songs. .. ' . _ '

In movingthe committal of the Fires Brigades Bill on Tuesday, the Honv. James Carroll said .the proposal of the Fire ißrigades ; Conference that there should-be a lire.board for each provincial district had been objected to from all pairts of the colony. He had therefore reconsidered the position and given notice of. amendments doing away with the provincial theory and providing for boroughs.being made into fire districts and for the constitution of combined districts. He thought that proposal would give general satisfaction, .especially as the scheme could jbeexpa'nded later on. Under the Bill as now amended the Fire Brigade Board would take the place of the local aufchoritj'. As to contributions, half would be paid by the insurance companies and half by the local bodies. The Government would not contribute directly, but its" property would be rateable for tlie purposes of the Act.' The (Joyernmehfc would also appomtran inspector of fire brigades,.which he urged was necessary for the proper carrying out of the Act and increasing the efficiency of the brigades. .We Jare, requested by Mr. Bert Koyle, Mr J-C. Williamson's representative in New. Zealand, to mentiohvthat Miss Gertie Campion, well knowmas a member of.Pollard's Opera Company, is in a fmrban sanatorium seriously ill, suffering from hemorrhage of the'lungs, and destitute. Mr Bert Royle invites subscriptions from friends of the popular actress, who desires to leave South Africa, for Melbourne; but is penniless. -Lhe New .Zealand public have pleasant recollections of; the enjoyment they received from Miss Campion's performapces and numbers. of them may feel disposed to assist the lady, who is badly m need of funds, Tn a letter to Mr Koyle, . Misg; Campipn says :—"We haven't got a single penny in the world, l iiave^hadjielp, as you know, from Mr Pollard and Mr Williamson and friends here, butthe Sanatorium and doctors' fees have swallowed it all up long ago and-I am .as ill as ever—perfectly helpless '..What can I do■? The charge, at the Sanatorium alpiie is £5 5s a week apart;from -doctors-fees1 and medicine and mvahd foods;, I was well-known in New Zealand, and- although: I hate to have to, could you secure a benefit of some description ? .The doctor, orders me out of this (to mejdreadfulcountrv as soon ; as possible;Mf I can' only, get away-to Melbourne-I ma.f get better.: Please, old. friend, do; what you can to neJp me in my desperate need." r . ->■

-, rT£ e Pronoun ced ,'.-•■ success of the McComnek Binder operating under adverse :condition in. rough or, muddy fields is largely due to ithespiendid construction of the main wheel.-' fl,Sv- .™wn:'jc».am ;separator fi]& It.combmes cl^an- skimming with dura- , bijity and simplicity.- ■ : _ : French dress matem? , Is 6d and isUd,: Collinson and Cunninghame s.:>- ';■:■• . v Asfefor Puponga coal; : It makes the best nre, no. soot and little cleaning in the grate or. range. First class for steaming purposes.* " '. ■_ Spotted utelanies". for blouses and dresses, 6d per yard. - Collinson and t-unninghames.* .- Spectacles to suit all sights, at White-" ford's Pharmacy, the Square.*. See them, sample lace curtains Is lid 2s lid, 3s lid, up to 12s 6d perpair at LolJinson and Cunninghame's.* . There's riotning humble about our.hoots except the. prices.—Payne's * •

• On- page 2: Cables and telegrams. On page 3: General news. On page 6: Hawke's Bay Show results. On page 7: Report.of presentation to Mr F. E. Watson last night.

Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day:— Moderate to strong winds from between west and south-west and south; glass rise. .

The local volunteers will parade :for inspection to-morrow night by Colonel Webb. No leave will be granted for this parade. •

The'many friends of Miss Clara Wood, and her parents, will be pleased to learn that she is now out of immediate danger from the severe illness she has experienced. • . ■ .-:■

The .Eailway Hotel, Main street; has; we understand, changed hands r the new proprietor being Mr J. Prendergast, for many years barman and assistanfrmariager for Mr M. Hpdgins, at the Phoenix Hotel. Mr Prendergast assumes possession at an early date.

The unfortunate omission of a signature was the probable cause of a local contractor losing, the contract to lay the drainage pipes in the Borough. The tender received was only £2 in excess of the accepted tender, but owing to the omission stated it had to be ruled out of order.' The contractor^ had previously done good work in the Borough and it is most unlikely the £2 difference in price would have been considered.

We have been.requested to draw the attention of the Municipal authorities to the block that exists in the sewer in Fer-guson-street, almost opposite the brewery. The block has been apparent for some days past, and residents in the immediate locality have experienced great inconvenience, their yards being flooded, while,-in some, instances, water has lain for days under the houses, each heavy shower, and there have been several during the week,-adding to the accumulation.

Dr. Campbell, who examined the' ladies of the ambulance class in home nursing and hygiene, in his remarks on the examination, says the oral work was first-class and the .practice excellent, a reference which must be satisfactory alike to the lecturer, Dr. Stowe, and the ladies. The following is the list of those who passed, in order of merit:—First year, certificate—Misses Glanville, Sandberg, Cherrett, Mrs Carville, Misses Fitzgerald, Kerslake, and Heaton. Second, year and final, medallion—Mrs Schwartz, Miss Gascoigne, Mrs McGregor, Mrs Hanna, Miss McDowall, Miss Edwards, Mrs Morgan, Mrs Mowlem, Miss Vincent, Miss Milverton. .-.-..

A wedding which attracted considerable attention owing to the popularity of the contracting parties was celebrated at St. Patrick's Church this morning, ■when Mr M. Kennedy, manager of the Palmerston gasworks, was married to Miss Herring, of the Kairanga-Bunny-thorpe road. The ceremony, which was fully choral, was performed by the Rev. Father Tymons.—Among those present at the presentation to Mr Kennedy, by the gasworks staff, recorded in yester- ; day's issue, was Mr M. Kennedy, senr., who is manager of the gasworks at "Greymouth. He expressed his pleasure at hearing the expressions of goodwill towards Ids son. As the directors of the gas company had expressed themselves in a similar way, he was doubly pleased.

Before Mr W. P. James, S.M., at Wooclville yesterday the case of the North Island Mild-Cure Bacon Company v. Henry Fisk, claim £4 19s, was -heard. Mr Maclean (Palmerston), appeared for the company and Mr McSherry. fordefendant, 'The defence disputed "the receipt of a notice of allotment. Evidence was given by R. T. Clarke, secretary,. to, the effect that he had posted a notice of allotment. Mr McSherry raised.the point that the !defendant joined' the company on the distinct understanding that it was to be cooperative. The directors had altered the name and the defendant was entitled to withdraw. His Worship reserved judgment on these points. Defendant said he had written to the company asking to withdraw from it. Mr McLean pointed out that the company was entitled by its articles to alter the name if it chose, and defendant's course if he had objected was to take steps to have his name removed'from the register. Judgment was reserved, his "Worship stating there was no doubt defendant was morally liable.' -; ' ' ■'<

A case was.heard at Wanganui last ■week in which John Rendell, produce merchant, of ■ Wanganui, claimed the sum of £95 los from John O'Leary, of Wanganui, drover, damages for loss and injury done to sheep by the defendant's dogs between the 26th and 28th August. Defendant -paid £18 14s into Court in full satisfaction of the claim. . Plaintiff stated that he was the owner of a farm between Arainoho and Westmere. Prior to August 26th, and at that date, he had some 318 sheep in a paddock of about 100 acres, portion of which was rough. In his flock there were 8 or 10 wethers, the rest being ewes and Jambs. Hearing that the' sheep had been worried, he went to the paddock, which presented the appearance of a shambles. In the • afternoon witness went- to Mr Bristol's (a neighbour) and heard that Mr Bristol had gone with his gun to shoot' dogs which were in witness' paddock. Went to the paddock and met young Bristol carrying a gun in one hand and a dog's collar in the other. The lad said, ".I'ye shot him," and witness and. Bristol then went to where tho dog was lying dead. The dog was O'Leary's.. Witness counted .28 dead ewes; Witness then in the evening went" to O'Leary's house and saw a dog answering to the description of another which was worrying the sheep. "Witness met O'Leary hi Ridgway-street, and invited him to examine the carcases and the skins of the sheep which had been killed. : O'Leary said,-"What is the use of me seeing them ? I suppose I'll have to pay for it." It was subsequently agreed that Mr T. Bristol should assess the damage which had been done. O'Leary afterwards (on a Sunday) declined to accept Bristol's decision and asked to be allowed to see the sheep. Witness agreed .and went over the paddock with O'Leary and a 'man named Malone. . After v this O'Leary asked to see where the sheep had'been ; buried. This witness agreed to. The percentage of lambs in witness's flock usually averaged nearly 100. Witness valued the ewes which had been skilled at 14s each, in fact he thought this figure was too low. Eighteen sheep were more or less damaged, and these he had assessed at half value. Had claimed for 44 lambs dead. The fair value of these was 10s though he.could have get 13s for some of them. Judgment 'was reserved till Tuesday, when the Magistrate gave his decision as follows :—Judgment for plaintiff, .£61155; less amount paid into Court, £16 19s. Total, £4.4 16s; Costs: Witnesses, £6 16s; Court expenses, £2 14s; solicitor's fee,jE4 ; ls9a.