North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1891.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7265, 13 October 1891, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1891.

Thk result of tho Christchurch election shows that tho Governmoiit—whether their notion was strictly legal or not remains to bo seen — were justifiod in acting, as they did, on tho powers said to bo eonferrod by statuto for rectifying cortain mistakes *nd blunders in elootion matters. Mr Edon George olaims to ho oleotod for tho Christchurch seat, but the fiction of tho Government, no matter what it might be from a party point of view, places him in no worse position than he was in before tho Ordor-in-Oounail was insuod. If the action of tho Government in illegal Mr Georgo will bo able to upset 'the election, and if it was legal it was hotter th.it it should bo taken beforo than after rho election. No doubt tho Government appeared anxious to put the election proceedings straight because it was almost a foregone conclusion for thoir cindirt.ite, but any Govern mpnt would have exhibited tho same anxiety. Mr Edvn Gforgo polled about a. Jifth of tho other two candidates combined, and it would bo hard indeed if the electors of Christehurch wure compelled, through a bhmdor of the re- | turning officer— for it was primarily that blunder that led to the cmtietenipa— to accept as their representative a man that the poll showed they did not want. This is the point of view we look at tho quos1 tion from. Let Mr Georgo now take what steps ho pleases to upaot the election, and if ho succeeds it is to bu hoped ho will not have tho hardihood to tuko tho Boat. Wo are no believers in tho Ministry, but wo aro in the electors having every facility for tho gratification of their choice of a candidate. Tho olection, however, shows that in Ohriatchurch at anyrate the Government aro not bo strong as they wero at tho ponod of the goneral election, for Messrs Smith and George, who wore against tho Ministerial candidate, polled within 105 of his total votes. \Ve take it that if Mr George had not stood Mr Smith would have obtained tho votes that wero cast for him. At the general olection the difference was much greater than this, so that looked at from a purely party point of view the Ministry have sunk considerably in the estimation of tho people of tho Christchurch electorate. It is probably true that very littlo' intorest was takon in tho election, but this apathy would apply to one side as much as to tho other.

Tho Oamnru portion of tho San Francisco mail arrived by tho express train last evening. Tlio Kev. Hugh C. Froro is gazetted chnpluin to the North Otago Mounted Rifles. Tho alteration of tho namo of tho North Otivgo Hussars to tho North Otago Mounted Rifles is guzetted. The Akarman-Canaris Company opened ab Timaru on Monday night, and play there for three nights. Tho concert which was to bo hold in the Weston Hall on Thursday, the 15th instant, in aid of the Hall fund, has been postponed till tho 20th instant. There it such a glut of deposits in Adelaide banks bearing interest that tho banks decline to take any inoro, exoept in email sums. J'ho Daily Times umlcn»t.inda that Mr A, T. Scrymgeour has purchased Toviot atation, hotter known as Cargill and Anderson's. Tho shooting season of tho I Battery commences tomorrow morning, when Dr de Lantour's trophy will bo fired for, Ihc conditions are 10 shots at 300 yards. A aorvico of song, entitled " John Tregonoweth," will bo given by the Duntroon Church choir in Harris's Hall on Friday evening next, commencing at 7.30. At the last meeting of tho VVaitahuna FannerB 1 Club Mr Cowon brought up a motion expressive of confidence in the Government and their taxation measures, bub it was rejected by a good majority. In Western Australia a newspaper editor recently fared very badly. It is reported that Mr Glover, a shurebrokor, of Perth, cow-hided tho editor of a Freomantle papor called Liberty, for publishing a personal paragraph concerning Mr Glover's family. The newspaper man .vowa vengeance, Acceptances for the following events to be run at tho North Otago Jockey Club's spring meeting close on Friday with Mr G. k. Ilifllop : Oamaru Hurdles, Spring Handicap, October Trot, Novol Handicap, Flying Handicap, and District Hundicap. General entries for tho Maiden Plato will bo received a f ' tho same time. The Oamaru Naval Artillery will open their shooting season on Thursday morning with a match, Oflieers v. Seamen : Officers— Lieut. -Commander Taylor, Lieut. Grenfell, Lieut. Mahan, Q.M. Symons ; First Class Petty Officers Swinard, Meldrum, and Cooper. Seamen— Rule, Grant, Barnes, Hcrron, Townsend, Butt, James, and Ward; emergencies— Evans aud Barraclough. The Sydney Morning Herald is of opinion that if tho Government is to undortako to rectify tho inequalities of lifo, it will sooner or later perish through exhaustion, becauso there is no end to them, But, if success were attainable, it would bo purchased at tho price of some of tho best qualities of manhood, and tho demoralisation of the community. In another column will be found tho programme of tho military sports to bo held on Thursday next under tho auspices of the North Otago Mounted Rifles. Tho sports will bo held in Lewis' paddock, at tho rear of tho Hon. Mr Shrimski's residence. It is a capital placo for tho purpose, and is within easy access of tho town. A capital programme has boen drawn up, and with fino woather there should bo a largo attendance, as many feats now to these parts will bo presented. Tho Mounted Rifles Camp is a quiet placo to visit, but tho officers and men put in a good deal of useful drill yesterday. Two dismounted and one mounted drill were gone through under Captain Column. Wo aro glad to state that tho men exprcEs every satisfaction with tho catering of Mr Joseph Greenfield. The mounted drill took place in Lewis' paddock, North road, and two hours good work was put in there. Tho company has mustered well, and tho week's work will bo of great value to tho men. The Daily Times' Auckland correspondent wires to that paper : Tho Herald, commenting on tho Premier's speech at Wanganui, and tho contemplated borrowing of money within the colony, saya : "The first duty of a Premier at the present timo is to regulate tho expenditu.ro and tho finance of tho colony that it shall bo independent of all means of obtaining monoy oxcept by tho revenue derived from the people. Thao duty, wo are afraid, Mr Ballauco is not keeping in view. Financially wo are again drifting to the leeward." A romarkablo caso of somnambulism is reported from Bourkc, Victoria. A man walked from his seat to the platform of a railway carriage, and jumped off while tho ttain was going full speed. An alarm was raised, tho train pulled up, and tho guard with eome passengers went back, expecbing to find the dead body near tho track. To thoir surprise thoy discovered the man quite uninjured, and without any know- I ledgo of how he got off the train. Ho was i porfeetly sober, and assorted that ho had always neon a somuambulist. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Honry Mathio was held in tho Courtljouso yesterday aftornoon. Tho Deputy-Assignee piesidod. Mr Leo (Hislop and Creagh) appeared on behalf of tho Deputy-Assignee, Mr Newton for Mm Mathio, and Mr Crawford for the bankrupt. The Deputy.

Assignoo said his solicitors had given it as their opinion that thoro was a probability that tlio deed of settlement coula bo upset. It was decided, on the motion of Mr A. Johnston, that tho Assignee bo instructed to tuko action to test tho validity of the deed of settlement. This was all tho business, and tho meeting adJDurned: An examination of apple trees will «how that tho insect known as Boalo blight is now beginning to hatch out, and tho hatching continues usually front now till tho end of November. Now, th< lefore, is tho time to attack tho insect, and tho moat successful method is to spiay tho trees two or thiec times at intervals of a week or ao, with Little's blight specific (letter known n.-j Little's sheep dip). Grout success attended tho use of this specific lnst year, except in a few cases where it was used too strong whilst tho frait was sotting. The strength at which it seems to havn answered best is 1 to 100 or 1 to 120, ond this appears sufficient to kill (he blight without any injury whatever to tho trees. The Oamaru agent for the specific is Mr George R. Hialop, who advertises tho sale of tho specific iu another column, Referring to tho outbreak of influenza in Melbourne, tho Daily Telegraph remarks that aa " there is no wealth but life," it ia fitting to point out to tho hardy and to tho sceptical that there is a real danger in influenza that none win claim positive immunity from its attacks, aud that tho ptoscnl appears to be u tituo for taking or renewing reasonable precautions. Tho awful mortality duo to influenza nt Chicago this year will bo atill fresh in memory. Last year between 5000 and 6000 persons fell victims to tho diaoaso in tho United States, 1500 in Now York alono. Tho official recommendations of tho board of health in that city are promulgated tersely and simply in tho following terms : " Dress warmly, avoid draughts, be very careful about exposing yourself to bad %vcather, avoid stimulants, eat generously but plainly, and preservo a ohoerful frame of mind." Just ps wo (Tuapeka Times) predicted, the Government have come to tho rescue oi their floundering nominee in tho Christchurch contest. After some searching they appear to have disentombed tho 74th section of an Act passed in 1881 for tho purpose ol protecting muddle-headed politicians, particularly when they aro on tho right side oi tho Houso. Whether the resurrected section in question has any relation to the particular circumstances to which it has been applied h not, of com so, a matter for much consideration. Tho important point is that something was needed to be done, and speedily, to save a voto from being sacrificed ; and what easier, therefore, than for tho Government with a simple notification in the " Gazette' 1 to put everything straight for their nominee. Naturally Eden Georgo feels a bit nonplussed at the sudden turn things hnvo taken, and he swears he ia tho victim of a Ministerial conspiracy. Mr Rccs, Chairman of Committees in the Hou?o of Representatives, recently delivered a speech in Auckland in which ho endorsed the taxation measures of tho Government, and went a little further, advocating Henry deorge's theory that the State has a right to a large proportion of the return from land, so that ultimately tho landowner will find it to his advantage to turn his property over to tho State, to get out of a difficulty. In dealing with Mr Rees' Bpeech, tho Auckland Herald says: "One would never imagine from tho very slight mention which Mr Rces makes of tho subject of taxation, and the largo economic changes inaugurated last session, that he has been a writer on political economy. And yet it is so. A year or two ago ho wont to England to float a 8chomo of immigration in connection with the East Coast Lands Company, a company which ho created, and which has been an awful misfortuno to everybody concerned excopt Mr Rees. Tho European shareholder! have lost between L80,000 and Ll 00,000 in cash, while the natives have lost land to tho amount of perhaps L150.000. Tho colony has not seen the last of it. The only result was Mr Rees' trip to England." This was Mr Roes' effort in land nationalisation, and perhaps it was his utter failure as a monopolist that caused him to turn nationaliaor. Ask your gcocer for Ninian Hyslop and Co.'s "Imperial " Indian and Ceylon Teas. | Best in tho market. 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