Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1890.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 8, 10 January 1890, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1890.

Thkre is something very disheartening, and which calls for a remedy, in the low prices secured for .New Zealand produce in the London markets as compared with those realised by the produots of other countries. There is no reason why New Zealand Bhould not turn out butter that could not be beaten j by any other country in the world, yet we find in the latest circulars from London that while French and Danish is quoted at prices ranging from 94s to 1303 per cwt, New Zealand figures at 38s to 60s. This is probably owing' to the arrival during the month of the Rimutaka, the whole of whose consignments "proved to be of very poor quality, a considerable portion being only saleable as grease." The same complaint here that ha 3 been so frequently made of the New Zealand hemp - want of care, How long will it be before New Zealand manufacturers and exporters learn the lesson that what is worth doing is worth doing well, and that unless it be done well it were better that it were not dono at all; better for those immediately interested, and better for all concerned in the trade. Again, we find that while American cheese is selling freely at 55s to 57a per owt, Now Zealand only ranges from 42s to 445. In tho matter of mutton, the discrepancy between the New Zealand aud the home article is more easily understood, as the prejudice against the imported article, though gradually breaking down, still exists with muoh force. Still, it iB difficult to conceive that there should be such a difference between the qualities as that represented by the figures 3s 2d per stone of 81bs for New Zealand "prime selected," and 5s 6d to 5s lOd for the same class of prime Sootch, and 5s 2d to 6s 6d for prime English. Onh indication of the improvement in trade in Gre«t Britain is afforded by the following Courts : — The imports for th« first two months of the year amounted to 348 millions sterling, Bgainst 313^ millions for the corresponding period of 1888 ; the exports for the same periods were 205, against 195 millions. Bbtwbkn the 25th of Ootober and the same date of November four steamers arrived in London from New Zealand with 109,000 carcasses of mutton, and three from Australia with 16,000 carcasses. Dubino the first ton months of the year the imports of Australian wool into London amounted to 376 £ million pounds, against 366} millions during the corresponding period of 1889. Bbcbntlt. published statistics show that ths number of sheep and lambs in the United Kingdom on the 4th June 1&»\ was 29,484,774, or half a million more than on the same date of the previous year. A Ohxhakar named Loo Ghong has been committed for trial at the nest sittings of the District Court at Westport under rather peculiar choumstanoes. A Mis Haynes eallod at a shop kept by Mrs Boms, a baker, to pay a bill of £2, and tendered a £10 note. Mrs BurDß, not having enough change in the , house, sent a child with the note to a watchmaker over the way for change. Loo Hong was ia the latter'a shop, and offered to ohange the note. This he did by giving the ohild 303 in silver, The mistake was shortly afterwards discovered, and the osleetial money ohanger hunttd up, but he denied all knowledge of a A lO note, and declared that he only received a£l note. He was arrested and nothing found upon him, but a rigorous search npon the premises where he was engaged as cook, led to the disoovery of a £10 note folded up and plaoed under some phingleß in the yard.

Ok the application of Mr Harley, Mr Turnball, Begistrar of the Supreme Court, granted 1 probata of the will of William Fieldes to | Walter Fieldes, the surviving executor, and probata of the will of Benjamin Strachan to Jean Fringle Siraohan, the executrix named in the will. He also made an order for registration of probate of the will of Robert Jeffrey Durrant, Of Hugo's Buffalo Minstrels, who ore to perform here next week, commencingon Tuesday, the Dunedin Star thus speake:— A pleasing speotacle was presented when tha curtain roee : The performers, oppropriately and no&tly dresso', sealed about what wes intended to represent a garden ; a smell hue efficient orobeptrrt ranged at tbe back j with til end men — throe at eaoh corner. The audience eeemed to be in holiday humor, .md wax d enthusiastic iv their applause on Governl occasions, the songs and icaentricitics of Ch- rles Hugo eliciting hearty laughier. Mr Alf. Santley has again thrown in his. lot with Mr Hugo, and tbe corner men proved ihemeelves capital performers, the cotnio ' songs being loudly applauded. A finale, in which" Chnrlfs Hugo caused all the fun, ' ooncluded tbe firßt portion of a lengthy and varied programme. The second part oonsis'.ed of an olla podri<fa of vocal and instrumental selections, ferio-comio eocge, negro comioalitiep, a vautriloqniftl entertainment entitled 'Voices from Shadow Land,' musical specialties, danoing, parodies, and a furor, and the audience seemed quite sottisficd.witb the bill of fare presented. The Spanish Students played selections in their usually finished style, and wero deservedly applauded. Mies Verne was heard to advantage in a number of serio-comic songs. Cbarles Hugo's absurd parodies, su!>g in hia own peculiar style, caused roars of laughter ; while a bono solo by Dick Moora, and an enjoyable vooal selection from Mies Teesie Cltivt'lacd (who sings in finished style) wera all duly recognised. Oaonr Smith in his entertainment ably demonstrated bis powers as a ventriloquist, and Horry Hastings, a comique of the Harry Riokarda type, installed himself a favourifco with his comic songs, The L°Blie Brothers, the ' Musical Monarohs,' pleased, interested, and t>t times astonished tbe audience with their playing of peculiar musical instruments, tumbling, and danoing; and with these two performers ise company's sntertainment should be a success." The first cup match betwean our local b.ams will be played on Saturday next in Crufalgar Park between the Prince Albert snd Star Clubs. Tho match will commence it two o'olook, aud a small charge will bo aao> for admission,

A fiHßtmo of the Help Myself Soolflty waa held last evening at Sigley's Hall. Owing probably to the insufficient announcement and the school holidays the attendance waa not go large aa usual. Mr JE. Hooper gave An interesting address on thoughts suggested by the name of th 9 Sooiety, and an acoount of the work being carried on by the Auckland Gospel Temperanoe Mission, of which he had been Seoretary for two years. It was announced that a tea will be given to the members at an early data, after which another of their popular entertainments will be held. The last of the eeries of meetings for Uniied Prayer was hold last evening in tho V.M.C.A. Booms, Tbe Rev, L. Moors preBide;], who road, and triefly commented on, suitable portions of (scripture, and cvlled for prayer for eaoh Bnbj9ot, families, schools, and governments separately. Before orooseding with prayer for governments, tho Most I R»v. ihs Primate, in a f aw well obosan wor le, referred to the Premier and his illnf-ss, and asked sptoial prc.ycr for him. He also later on in tho nams of the masting thanked the ComrmtteaoftheYM.O.A.foroalliDg them tognfher for vrayer and illustrating Christian friendship, and read a brief note from Dr Pearson, of Philadelphia, a Presbyterian whose acquaintance he had made while visiting America, and with whom he had crossed the Atlantic, and who said in the note, in a very kindly manner, " Anything I can do for the Bishop of Nelson and his land, I shall be most happy to do." The Primate stated that Dr Pearson had thrown up a very large church to enter very heartily into the great missionary movement now going on in America. The Rev W. C. Oliver, Messrs F. Jeffreys, R. Snodgrass, R. I. Kingsley, and the Primate led the meeting in prayer. The meetings have been well attended throughout, and so much appreciated, that the desire was expressed tc meet oftener for united prayer than once a year. The Committee of the Y.M.O.A desire to acknowledge with thanks the very effective assistance given by Miss Arming at the organ, and thank all those who, unsolicited, helped with the singing. At a fi6'd tiial of reapers atd bindtrs held near Auckland lha oth-r d-y, at whioii iht Roed & Gray, McCormaclr, Horceby, Wood's and tho new "Bran I ford"," cMnpttHl, the nr'z'j waa awarded to the lsticr, which if rapidly increasing in popularity in th( oolony on aoooutxt of its lightness of draughl and other reoommaodiiiot-s. Messra Bialej Bros. & Co. are the local agents. A GOOD mauy people were surprised to eef by oar yesterday's telegrams that the Rima> taka had arrived at Hobart, as, aeoording tc her time table date, 3'e ia no; duo there foi a fortuighr. We understand, however, thai she is on this oooasion taking up the running of the Ooptio, which, it will be remembered met with a mishap near Rio Janeiro on hei way home. The house and two acrtS of land belonging to Mr W. J. Hird, who has left Nelson, wil be offered for sale by Sharp and Sons at theii rooms tcatnorrow at noon. The properly wil be sold oteap. The auctioneers also hold t sale of horses at noon.