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Oamaru Mail, Volume XIV, Issue 4457, 26 August 1889, Page 2

The steamer Hinemoa will sail from Russell for the Keimadec Islands on Wednesday next. The Catholic times cays "An old man named Anderson was found wandering in the bush on Augast 10th, outside Oamard, wrapped in a blanket. He proved to be the burglar who had. entered aud stolen several articles from the premises of a storekeeper the previous n'ght. Poor old bnrglar!" Baby Ogden was again the means of drawing a good bouse at the Public Hall on Saturday night. Her impersonation of Oliver Twist was admirable. Au a rule the "phenomenal child" bears the impress of having been taught every gesture as well as every word, and Baby Ogden's success ia due in a great measure to her ease and natura'ness. Mr D'Oraay Og'en made a splendid Fagln, and Mr Harry Power scored a hit as the Artful Dodger. Miss Helen Fergus appeared to advantage as Nancy, but labored under a difficulty with the requisite " Cockney." Mr Dunbar as Bill Sykes was made up to such an extent aa to seriously detract from his effectiveness. The play was decently staged, and, taken as a whole, was well rendered. The orofters' agitation has led to a great reduction in their rentals. In 141 cases on the lev. H. A. Macpherson'e Glendale estate the Commissioners have granted a reduction of 35J per cent, on the rental and cancelled 77 per cent, of the arrears. The total rental has been reduced from L 632 to L 409, and from the arrears, amounting to L 2884, an amount of L 2240 has been deducted. On the Glendale estate of Mr Nicol Martin, of Husabost, similar reductions have been made. This is better than sending men-of-war to frighten the crofters into a quiet resignation to misery, starvation, and death. Yet, had it not b;en for the rebe'lion, whioh the Government would have put down with the iron hand, if they had had a less determined race to deal with, there oan be no doubt that thousands of people wculd have been thrust out of their homeß to starve. The rebellioa was not of the crofters' making—it was produced by land laws that were inapplicable to the present time. It too often happens that a Government cannot be moved to do what is unavoidable by anything lesß tban a revolution. If the crofters had not been determined, persistent men, the present exoedients for the amelioration of their condition would not have taken place. The orofters and not the Government have settled this mcst serioua difficulty. In anßwerto an inquiry : The following are the particulars of the public debt of New Zealand (exclusive of local debts): —On March 31. 1839, the amount outstanding was L 33.375.050; sinking fund accrued, L 1,395,389; net indebtedness, L 36,979,661 ; total annual charge for interest, L 1,866,583. The Wellington Poßt, commenting on the fact tbat "many hundreds" would-be purahaßers thronged the Wellington band Office on the 25th and 16th inst., saya "It is all very well for the Minister of Lands to make speeches in the House, and for him and his colleagues to boast there of the great things they have done to open the oountry and advance settlement. What they have done has been simply forced upon them. It is not owing to them nor to their polioy that the present demand for land has set in, but it is owing to their most culpable negligence that people who are anxious to obtain land for the purpoies of bona fide settlement are unable to get it, and in so many instances are driven from the colony. It is a crying shame that where ten 3 of thousands of acres would be readily taken up, only hundreds are offered for Bale, and that month after month the balance of emigration over immigration should continue. If wise provision for opening the country were made, population would not drift from us as it has been, and, we are sorry to say, ttill is, doing. If the Government understood its duties and its responsibilities, the tide would soon turn the other way." Malta for the Australian oolonies, olosing at Wellington, have been postponed as under :—Per Wakatipu, 2 pm. Tnesdsy, 27th ; per Hauroto, 11 a.m., and Jubilee, 2 p.m., on Wednesday, 28th inst. We have received a oopy of the Oamaruvian—the Waitaki Boys' High School magazine. It is a capital number, contuning various chatty little articles by present and old boys, school news, football notes, and a correspondence column. The editor contributes au appeal for subscribers that ought to induce even the " pie-eating " members of the school to put their hands in their pockets, The question of asking the Girls' High Sohool to co-operate in the production of the magazine has been raised, and has been produotive of diverse opinions In the correspondence column. One old boy, with mere inoisivenesa than gallantry, states it aB his opinion that if "once the girls get a start in it they will soon monopolise the whole magazine with large paragraphs with nothing in them." Under judicious editorship "Old Boy "might be sure this could not happen, even were we to admit hla estimate of the girls' capabilities as correct. The amalgamation of the two schools In the matter would be sure to produce a largely augmented subscription list, and would also be a pleasant bond of union. Indeed, it is the rule, rather than the exception, where a magazine ia in existence, to make it a joint production, if there be two branches of the eohool. The following dates for Agricultural and Pastoral Shows have been fixed reoently At Timarn, Tueaday and Wednesday, Oct. 29 and 30; at Aahburton, Friday, Nov. 1; at Oamatu, Tharsday and Friday, Nov. 21 and 22. The Horse Parade for Christchurch is fixed for Saturday, fc'ept. 12. The Tablet Bays :—Lettera have been received from the Moat Rev, Dr Moran announcing that hla return passage to the Colonies had been taken in the Orient steamer Orizaba, to leave London on August 16. The Bishop had desired to return by a direct steamer to Port Chalmers, but found that, although his Lordship's party would comprise some eleven or twelve persona, consisting of priesta for the mission and poßtulants foe the Dominican Convent, the New Zealand Shipping Company could not make the arrangements desired. A Wellington contemporary sayaThose of our readers who have had the pleasure of hearing Miss Ellen Atkins, the talented young vooaliab, in Wellington, will, we are sure, be gratified to know that she has bo;n appreciated in a high quarter. Mr Santiey, the celebrated baritone, has engaged her for a concert tour through Queensland. Intimation to this effect has been received by Mra Kemp, of the Terrace, from Miss Atkinß. The Catholic Times saya:—" The local bank managers in New Plymouth are, at the request of the Chamber c-f Commerce, considering whether th?y will or will not k?ep banks open until 3 p.m. on Saturdays. We solemnly protest against anything of the sort. We will not have tha health of our gilded youth trifled with in th's heartless manne". Next, the barbarians will be asking bank clerks to come at 9 30 in the morning and stay until 4 p.m. Where is the Society for the prevention of Crnelty to —bank clerk3l And who is to play lawn tennia with the manager'a daughter a, and the ourate, and the equattah's aunt ?" The bakers of Oamsru decided to hold their annual ball cn the 16th of October. The master bakers, in order to facilitate the arrangements and afford their employee] an opportunity of enjoying the gathering, have agreed to allow them to use the following day (17th inst.) as a holiday, Mr J. C. Firth, of Mata-mata and Auckland eight-houra flour mill renown, is at present on a visit to Oamaru. The annual Papakaio ploughing match will be held on the farm of Messrs Jardine, at Peebles, on Thursday, sth cf September. Prizes amounting in the aggregate to_ LSO will be given. The programme ia published in this issue. Entries c'ose on the day of the match with the secretary, Mr Dunn. The Warden will hold his Court at Livingstone on Friday, 27th September, at 11 am, The settlers in the Upper Waitaki district are determined to have the Station Peak Bun cut up for settlement. A notice calling a public iqseting at Kurow appears in another column.

The Auckland Herald, In a notice of Mr Toad's mistion in the interest cf tho New Zealand Alliance, Bays. — Mr Coad is a ready fluent epeiker, and possesses a powerful sonorous voloe. Hla addresses are rooy, pungent, freely illustrated, and characterised by strong good san:e and a touch of quaint humor, and frequently fn England he addressed audiences of 4000 for nights together, His daughter is an offioer In the Salvation Army, and volunteered for se-vices In India, where sh9 is studying the Tamil language, and wearing tho garb and living tho life of tha native women, [ln order to thoroughly master their social system and win their affections from heathenism to Christianity. The Nelson Colonist says:—"We have received from a correspondent at Auckland the following telegram, which speat a for itsself : "Typhoid fever.—& child wbb given up by the dootor. Another doctor applied sliced raw onions to the solas of the feet, and in twelve boura the obild slept and recovered, The ontona are supposed to havo r'rrn the poison. Had better mako this known." This may or may not be uteful Information ; we really do not know anything about that. But, in such oiicumstancea, even Buch a simple tbing as the application of an onion outwardly should not be resorted to-, except by medioal advice. Much valuable time might be lost in trying experiments. At the Courthouse to-day, Nathaniel Swinard v, Alexander Smith, claim L 3 lis, judgment summons. Mr Butt appeared for plaintiff, defendant, who did nut appear, was ordered to pay the amount bythe 23rd September. In default five days' imprisonment. William Allison sued David Heron for L2 103 Gd; Mr Scott-Smith for plaintiff. The olaim wje for balance of wages, which defendant denied owing, having let the work to a man named J. White, who had employed the plaintiff. A nonsuit was recorded. Jonas Hartley v. James Harvey, olaim Ll2 16a Id, Defendant put In a set off for L 8 ss. Mr Crawford appeared for the plaintiff, aud Mr Newton for the defendant. The olaim was for horse feed, eto,, and tho hearing of the oase is taking a considerable time. Gaoler M'Donald left Oaroaru on Saturday to give evidence In the Ward-Sislop caso before the Committee appointed to report on the matter. fo much has been said and written about butter and how to make it, aud tho contrivances and inventions of the very latest kind placed within the reach of almost every owner of a dairy, that the wonder is that a pound of bad butter should bo found in tho market. 7he testimony of the storekeepers, however, show* that good butter is the exception, nnd bad tha rule. The liberal prizes offered by the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and the valuable speolala give by the business people, combined with the opportunities of comparing notes at the sho*p, seem to be all thrown away. Exhibitors of d'»lry produce who take prizes at our shows appear to be oontent, and imagine they know all that is worth learning of their bnslneas, while those who do not get prizes think they have been badly treated by the judges, and maintain their'a is the best butter in the show. At anyrrlea l e they are Batisfiad and eo, they think, the public ought to be. There are few things more pleasing to the to the palate than good sweet butter, and few things ao utterly abominable as butter that is bad. While tbe maker is chiefly to blame for the rubbish produoud, grocers are not altogether free from fault, for by purchasing what Is praotioally unfit for food they encourage makers to continue in a business of which they know next to nothing. So long as thera are purchasers to bo found, there is little chanoe of butter of good quality being generally made.