North Otago Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, MAY 7, 1906. THE NATIVE IN NATAL.

North Otago Times, 7 May 1906, Page 2

North Otago Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, MAY 7, 1906. THE NATIVE IN NATAL.

The natives of Natal hail evidently a raoic extensive scheme of insurrection in view when they inailo the demonstration against the police in the collection of the taxes, ami' llombaata's rising may have been but a reflection ol a general inclination to throw oft the British yoke'" Dinizulu, to whom the natives look as their paramount chief, is an enigma. He talks peace, but the whiles do not believe him, anil the failure of the Natal Government to put down Bombaata's rising with the speed that strikes terror into the hearts of the natives, may account for a good tleai of lire unrest that exists in Mai. Tlie Uovei'iiment, who are in the best position to Know the feeling that exists amongst tin; natives, have abandoned their first, expressed idea of depending on their own forces to suppress the r sing and overawe the natives, and have accepted the offer of the imperial. Government, made through the general commanding the forces at I'reloria, to send uwu iroiijifi j|i|;i Naial. .Hr iSiiiythe, the !'jcmii iof Miila), anticipates that' llir irgularx will lit"! lerjiiiiTil for. liiMivc service aganst (lie mi jives, Tlie, suspicion that attaches ip Pinizuln lias ulicioil,-fly something in it, inasmuch as lloml/aala's rising could lie suppressed without the assistance of (lie rcgulais, but witli D'iniziilu wailing for.his opportunity to join in a general insurrection. all the available forces in South Africa may lie required to ileal eltcelively with the rising. Jf the N protestations of tlie peaceful iiiti'iitions' of Dinizulii could be relied upon jUr Smytlie would never have agreed to qpccjft Imperial aid, [or it is hut a matter ol yesterday since lie anil his cabinet resigned owing to the action of the Imperial authorities in suspending the executions of the natives concerned in the murders of the police. At that time the Natal Government expressed its inte.ntion of settling the difficulty without assistance from the Imperial authorities, and something must liflvc arisen"when the offer -of the Imperii)] Authorities is accepted with a request'that tlie troops should move' quickly, Tliu 'development points to serious troiibJo in Natal, although the native mind may realise, when the troops begin to arrive, thai; their chances of success have disappear?;!, ftlid whatever they intended may he iiroP|)P(J because of the impossibility of its attftilllfltnt.

A RUSSIAN ENIGMA. The cable news from St. Petersburg, which appeared on Saturday, offers a lufljflc to the student of politics that wil) occasion him some thought to unravel. j/|J;he first place we arc told that "Count •dc Wift e re " signed because the Czar would not permit him a free hand to throttle tho Duma, and thus deprive the newly-elected' body of all pov/pp of initiative. The Czar's reason for declining Count dc Wltte-s request was that it would create strife and compromise him in the eves of the poople; Here Count de Witte is exMbited in the character of an out and out reactionary, But In Hie next sentence we are informed that the Czar has appointed M, Gorcmykiric to fill Count de Wittc's place.This gentleman is said to be " a violent reactionary, and a protege of General %p(s and M. ' Pobicdonoslseff." General 'l'mipff is held in detestation in Russia #s the instigator of the murders by tfce Ityssi?,? Mjiliery J) thousands of Russian ciuzens, jnu M. I'obMoiiostscff always barred the road of freedom jo the people. 11, then, Count dp Wil# m for a de/iiri! to institute fcaelionary Methods ; In tW()Vcr)ii))'Cllt fl.f the country, why did till.' » greater, reactionary.. than/he'to fill his place ? Changes ai c llghtly made in Russia,;but this change we cannot understand, for i t places the tor in the position of■ protesting a i desire tp extend it'lie freedom, of-- the people, sviiHcflt .the same tune the i Oar.' appailHs ft fftW nn T his wishes who wilj, giy.c-IW l ® no freedom, and whose very natuio is opposed to. an extension pi lie powers of the pooplfl, 'S .probability is thai the dismfssod Count dc Witte, because or his liberal Ideas, and superseded ljini with a man who 'Will curl) the people's liberties in every. direction. Count: dc Witte was never a reactionary, and the cable . creates a tangle (or which there is no reasonable solution unless f)n the assumption that . •it is not true,

mill Ins Ml, In Ire-pieut oul Incite, lirgo J And 'small Ml'iif ifn'eatv Wlnnd ot gut-* 'I tnlg Hi tnxt^lniUts'directness docs not c apt ell native rajnd as a method ] winch lie" should liccc|^| a* l a quU pro 1 (|iio 1 foi Hl'o sclirilyv-' thft Government j lum IJe docs'not to lie tav t eili qr It* taxed at all he :•would .no' doubt . in fer it to lie levied 'ln a mannoi that leaves luii) in idoubt. 1 whether, lie as t-being-* s taxed at. all. • Ilsclt'to' tlic Soulli■.■African:Governments < -to lilcet .such: a' ami The Hps-. ] iilltv o(:the natives has been, allowed to I continue. Possibly no-other lornvoE taxa--tion can heamposcd. Tho natives cannot; bii taxed through the Customs,. tor v; an individual whose, ehthluj; is almost < as ..sparse .-os' that of our first parents, • and: -whoso food is raised by himself, .is not msceptil'lo■ to: this method ol paving in-, directly to tVe country. Ever siiiee; the . tar was-imposed it has met with opposi-; tion from the. natives,niid the present outbreak lir Natal: i=i directly traceable to'the"injustice tlio natives iihaßine*thcyat'e .'subjected to.'- Their apiieais ..have not,'..-arid ptsslbly cannot, he listened 'to, and the resultis. tlio present outbreak. • 'Parana!;!oil '■ shares arc quoted at £52 10s. . The tailings at' Columk Church bazaar amounted to £9B. .. '' ' .-:■' The tiiri.ine s.s, Mahcno avcrapeil; knots an lio\it' on her tup to Vaiicouvci. ■- The annual hall :ot the Kakahiii bachelors will he held.on Friday, 25th inKt.;. commencing at 8.30 p.m. ...' I Mr J. A. Macphcrson, liab p.u-1 ehised Mr Jas. Duncan's lease in 'licrpe-l tiiity oJ 367' acres on the Mactewhenua. l Estate. ■ • • there were 29 teachers, present uti'tho' lecture "given, by Dt; Marshall (ot . the Otago University) oil Saturday, the subject being elementary, geology. vThe general Town Kail Committee will meet lor important business to-iiiofrow evening at.7.30 in the -Borough. Council Clumbers. The Hazaar-Committee will meet at 8 o'clock. .. ... The climatic conditions at Otepppo "for, (he month ot April were: liatometcr— Mean, 29.31 inches;. thcrmoriictcr-Jteaii*-5G.7. degrees; raintiiU, on 10-days, 1.3.7. inches j prevailing winds, S.W. and N:W-. Information gleaned from farmers on Saturday shjows that in some parts ot tin: district ploughing is practically at-a standstill owing to the dryness of the grqur.d consequent on the dry weather and taking winds. A day's rain would be accepted as a decided boon by farmers generally. Mr .1. D., Familton reports having sold bv public auction on Saturday, on accoui.'t of Mr .): C. MlXav, 2 acrd.i 2 roods, situate iu the North Koad, to Mrs Craiir, for the suni of .CH7 10s.. The oilier properties, not reaching the own er's reserve, were withdrawn, but 'ofte.rs received since will in probability lead to business. • ' There is in the harbor'at .the present t me a s.iiart-luoiiiiig'.oii launch propelled by ini Kiiglisb-iiiade oil motor. 'Hie little boat motored up from Dunediu, and gets through "liie water at a rapid rate. li|! till now oil niolot's have been in'Jjoiteil from America, but the first of an Englisli make is decidedly an acquisition, judging from that in the I out under notice. The current jiujiityr of'the Triad is an excellent one, No reader of an inlelligenci will fail to find much to interest and in street. The musical criticisms must be; 1 great assistance to vocalists, allhougl those critciscd do not always relisl ■ what is said. The Triad is doing excel . lent work, and deserves its wide circa latbu and very apparent prosperity.

At the Magistrate's Court on Saturday, k'fore Major luddefl, S.M., John M'lnlosli, remanded from Friday on a charge of drunkdrness, was fined 10s -for-' 48 hours, witli 10s expenses, Robert M'Cutchcon was Charged, on the information oi the Inspector of Nuisances, with.. Lacking a dray into the channelling in lire street without taking the necessaryprecautions for' the protection of the kerbing and channelling. Ths, the Inspector stated,, was becoming a prevalent offence, and one calculated to" lead to damage. He did not press for a heavy fine, and ; defendant was mulcted in 20s and 7s costs. St. Luke's. Guild sale will be liclitoh Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday . next in the Church schoolroom.. It will open on Wednesday evening al. 7.30. ContriW lions of al! kinds have come In very freely, awl the sluts wilt he filled with every kind of useful and fancy articles. A special feature of the sale will, be the evening cnteilaiiimeiits, Oil Wednesday there ii'ill be. a misceilaiieous conceit under l|w d recti|)n of Mr Hurry, anil on Thursday aii'd Ffidav dramatic performances will l:e given," Contributions can be (jcnt.lo the room on Tuesday pd Wednesday afternoons. On Friday night Harry Walter Worley, lately iu the employ of Mr David Dunn, was arrested by Detective Fitzgerald on a charge of the theft of money belonging to his employer. The accused has been in the employ o[ Mr Dunn for some time, and the allegation is that he has not accounted to his employer for moneys collected [rgm customers. Worley cainc before the Magistrate on Saturday morning,charged with the theft of £!)-11s on the stft Ma|tcli,.£lo 0s on (she sfl) May, £l4 13s 7(1 on the sth May, and £1 9$ g» the 4th May, licjng indict.ablp offeiifcs. Mr Lee appeared for accused, and Sergeant Griffiths appeared fpr tlie prosecution. Sergeant Griffiths asked for a remand till Friday next. He said that the amounts in the charge did not represent the, total alleged defalcations, which amounted to close on £330. The remand was granted. Sir Lee asked that accused lie admitted to hail, and this was allowed—accused in £IOO and two sureties ot £,lO pafh.

Radlofo, or farfijim gold, is a reniarkallc new alloy which, iiffiofj|jng to - report, is-destined to work a railjcaj change in the metal industry. TJils new metal is saM to lie brilliant, like gold, /Joes not tarnish, is readily melted, is njs jjafd /jijd clastic as-stool, rind so ductile that it'<%!) Ijc made as thin as lea! Sold.- 'ln (U«W«g, its si|fjace is as smpolli 'as pure gold, awl without (Wghnfss or blisters ot any kind. Willi airthtwiw!!.iturfiil, properties 'it can be sold at a smaller price than copper. The Auckland-police arc in a quandary" (Ijtates the Auckland Herald). A pig was found jetting up Queen street- at midnight on M'ondjy. and as it was wanderUg at large*'"without visible means ot subsistence, a constable t<jok ijb jnlo cust(4v,' but not without spine trouble, and resort to jlfev jiu-jitsu .wrinkles.- |t is not clear whether he tlif pig. or led It with a- piece of string, which all policemen, as Is well-known, jarry about with them. The pig is tied up ill the stiition-vard, and appears to he very happy there, hut it cannot 'remain there long without infringing the city hy-laws, Jn "the meantime, . tho constables, when they pass the animal, think of roast porU and apple-sauce next Sunday. MR J, MWINDLEY, Surgeon Dentist., will visit Hampden on Thursday next, 10th inst, and may Iks consulted at Mrs., i,Horner's Motel. ' •' ■ in wash neck wear the ■ favorites arc jifctte jtoc\s ot linen line lawn, and (lie tuffiovei' collar and-cull scls. Long lacc-scarves are' also 'in: keen demand; jo also, is a yew lace iuni g,i|lul petrous. These arc to be had at Penrose's at the following prices:, Ladies' linen i l«wn st/jok pollars, daintily enibro.deicd i alid hcm-s'litc)ied, ptiC/S 3(1 each., A lew i prc(iy la,co hrnjil .-slgdig vfth scallopod edges, prior Ladies'lcfeniQ jyjipure lace colta aiid cuffs, Is C/l set. Ladies' glace silk:,slock collars trimmed, villi a toy pold Inaid and edged with a pretty silk fringe, price Is lOd.. A good assort-, liicnt of long lacc scarves with heavy lace.guipure ends in all puccs.-I'GN-UOSE'S Diapery Eslablislnncnt Tailor-made Costumes •. arc correct tliing 'fpr \vj)i|e).' wear. Ladies requiring smart up-to-date matcfiais -ajirt. a well-cut garment should- callearly, aptf order torn J. H. AND CO,