North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8001, 14 June 1894, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1894.

On tho first page of this issue there appours an article with the heading 4< Let well onough alono," and tho Hon. the Colonial Treasurer »hould carefully consider tho facts demonstrated in that articlo before he assiits to commit tho country to a aystem of Stato banking that may land it in irretrievable ruin. Tho articlo is from tho Buenos Ayres Herald, and deals with tho subject of Stato banking in such a way that anyone who is opon to roason — and the Hon. Mr Ward is more amenable" to the influenco of this desirable quality than any membor of tho Ministry — should pauso before ho even commits himself to the enuncia tion of doctrines that can do tho colony no good, but probably agreat deal of harm. Tho subject of a Stato bank has been fully discussed alroady, and we do not intend to tako up the subject at tho prosent Htage. We would, however, liko to say that Buenos Ayros has boon practically ruined through tho operations of its Stato banking, and no country is therefore bettor qualified to offer a solemn warning to other countrios about to onler on a similar ruinous course. A cablo mo^sngo received the othor day conveyed tho information that tho Province of Buenos Ay res had admitted its insolvency, and tho papor wo have quoted from is therefore in a position to speak on the Rubject withjauthority, and convincingly. To-morrow wo shall publish from tho same napsr a further contribution on Stato banking.

The date of the North School concert has been altered to Wednesday, the 20th inst. The annual concert in aid of the Windsor School takes place on the night of Friday, the 22nd instant. Mr Joseph Hcatley, of Dunedin, will de« liver a political address in Oamaru on Thursday evening next, tho 21at mat. Mails for Australian Colonies, via Sydney, per Wakatipn, close at Wellington on Friday, the 22nd instant, at 11 a.m. Mails for Australian colonies only, via Sydney, close at Wellington, per Taluuo, on Saturday, tho 16th instant, at 3 p.m. Tho Grey Star lays : Mr Stratford, Chairman of the Grey Licensing Bench, ycitorday entertained the member* of the Bench at lunch *t the Post Office Hotel. A concert and dance will be held in the Weston Hall this ovcuing in aid of the hall funds. A number of Oamaru friends will assist, and ft conveyance will leave tho Post Oflicc at 7 o'clock this evening. We understand that an alteration will be made in the running of the oxprecs trains. Hitherto the express has atopned ab only a few stations, but on the Ist July it will stop at nearly all the stations, and still run up to the present time tablo. At the Biiggostion of Mr Joseph Williams, the secretary to the N.O.A. and P. Society was instructed to write to the Messrs Deans and to tho Government with a view to their milking machines being exhibited at the show. The Athletic second meet tho first fifteen of the Excelsior Club to-day on the North Road Ground, play commencing at 3 o'clock sharp. The admission will be Gd, ladies, as usual, being admitted free. Should tht wcathor be fine, a good game should be watched by tho spectators. An interesting entertainment will be given in the Mechanics' Hall, Hampdon, tomorrow night ifi aid of the building fund of tho R (J. Church at Hampden. The entertainment will bo of a miscellaneous character, and amongst those who will assist arc Mrs T. J. Lynch and Mr J. Jago. Tho programme should therefore bo an attractive one. Mr S. Boroham has received a telegram from tho Lands Department stating that tho area tho men will bo allowed to take up at Catlins will bo from 10 to 100 acros, Those chosen to proceed to Catlins can obtain further information from Mr Boreham The men must bo prepared to leave for Catlins by Friday's train. Mr M. A. d. Middleton, an old Australian journalist, died on tho 28th ult. He came out to the colonies in 1849, and after being asiociatcd with the Hobart Town Advertiser joined Sir G. Berry on the Geelong Register and Advertiser. He afterwards became sub-editor of the Age. He wa« married in 1844 to Miss Gifforu, sister of the Uov. A. Gifford, Oamaru. Mr A. Murdoch, speaking at the N.O. \. and P. Associations meeting yesterday, said that he had soen the benofits of single judges, and at Inveroargill tho single judge had given tho greatest satisfaction. Mr Holmes al6o gave testimony to tho utility „' «iuglo judging, and as far as tho results were cT l^ 6lo6^ ' l 0 wal!l a^ w *y s wc^ B&US' ficd.' A visitor from Victoria, who wiled at our office yesterday, informs us that in Victoria tho many palace* founded, as temperance hotels are now Ukintf «tcp« to obtain licenses to sell spirituous liquora >D order that they might bo enabled to pay their way. The Grand Coffee Palace Company, he informed un, was in this predicament, but the only way the company could obtain a licenso was by Act of parliament, or by purchasing a license from a smaller hotel. The Blind Musical Students, who appear in Oamaru on Saturday night, form an intorcsting company — interesting from the fact that they show to what extent the minds of even the blind can be educated, for thoir musical skill depends almost entirely on tho retentiveness of their memories. The ■tudonts aro all capable musicians, and according to our contemporaries can charm an audience better than most companies. Tho following comprise the company : Miss Wotton, age 18 years, born blind; Miss Millvogue, ago 23 years, blind from infancy ; Mr Irwin, age 23 years, blind from infancy ; Mr Blind, ago 26 year«, blind from infancy ; Master Knrtlott, age 19 years, blind from accident at 6 ye;vr» old ; MUa Bartlctt, accompanist (not blind ) Our correspondent writes : A special meeting {of householders was held in the Marcwncnua Schoolhousa on Monday evening, Juno 11th, for tho purpose of electing a new School Committee for the ensuing year, there being present twelvo householders. Mr Bailey was voted to tho chair. Tho retiring secretary (Mr John Adams) read tho balance sheet, which showed a credit balance in tho bank of LI 10s lid, and L 2 6s Id in hand for the newly -elected committee. There wero seveu mombtis nominated and duly elected at follows : Messrs Thomas Howe, Hugh Lozelly, Win, Bailoy, John Adams, Thomas Howhind, Win. M'Renald, and Edwin Gatchell. Mr Bailey was re-olected chairman, and Mr John Adams was re-elected secretary and treasurer. The newly elected committee decided to hold a concert and dance in aid of the «chool funds on Friday, J une 22ad, and Messrs Hugh Lozelly, Ihomas Howe, and Thomas Howland were chosen from the seven as a committeo to carry out the neceisary work attached to it, Tho ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Papakaio Debating Society was held on Monday evening, when there was a good attendance of members of tho Society. For the first timo since the Society started a number of ladies were present, attracted by a desiro to hear Mr Bisaet'a paper on "Lovo, Courtship, and Marriage. Mr Bisset handled his subject in a very able manner, and treated it in an exceedingly sensible way, giving somo good advice to those thinking of marrying. Ha spoko strongly againit intemperance, smoking, and indifference to religiou, and remarked on tho necessity for similarity in tastes and dispositions, Mr Bisset'* remarks were

afterwards criticised by members. and by some of the lady vistors, the matter of smoking on the part of husbands specially taking up the attention of the ladiea. A vote of thanks was heartily accorded to Mr Bisset for his able paper. It was arranged that the bimncss of next meeting shoula be a debate (" Ha*, the frozen meat trad* been beneficial to Now Zealand?") by Meur* Gibson and Walker. At the auction rooms of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Mr R. P. Burbury, under instructions from the Registrar of the Supreme Court, submitted to public competition the farm recently in the occupation of Messrs Holmei and Laird. There was a small attendance of buyers. After the conditions of sale had been read by Mr Newton, solicitor, several questions were asked the auctiouter, which led to some remarks being made by him to the effect that the rectnt occupier** statements that tho day they met the auctioneer their troubles commenced, and thab he had baen tho cause of their failure, wero absolutely groundless. Tho auctioneer added that someone had always to bear the brunt of the losses caused by failures ; bud that so far as he was concerned in this case all that ho had done in bringing the parties together was to solicit from •> personal friond the loan made to the recent occupiers of the farm, and that they had nob paid either principal or interest, not evan the cost of the stamp) on tho bills, and thab that also applied as far as the Company*! advances wore concerned. Tho bidding for the equity of the farm was then started at L 5, and was oventually knocked down to the mortgagee, Dr Stewart, at LI 3O. Tho Wellington correspondent of the Daily Times telegraphs to tint paper : Th« Treasurer proposes to leave for the south on : Thursday, ami purno»es delivering an im« | portant political address at Oamaru on Friday. Thence he will proceed to Dunedin on a flying visit, the necessity of instant return to Wellington for parliamentary work precluding the possibility of a public utterance, in that city. The Treasurer's will be an important and! ambitious utterance, in which, I venture to think, he will rather indicate what should] be than what will be. He will, as I hava already said, state that the Government! have decided intentions with regard to * national currency and cheap money to agriculturists But he will naturally nob disclose his methods, sinco such a course would give his opponents an advantage) that ho can by silence avoid. With regard to the fiscal question and the clamor of certain manufacturers for an increased duty to stimulate local production, I incline to the belief that there will be no tinkering with the tariff, and I feel certain that if so false a move is made it will be recognised that above all things uo further duties will be imposed upon any things necessary to production from tht land — that it will be recognised abovo all things that agricuh tural produce must, as far as may be poi« sible, be made to pay by cheapening the coah of production.

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