THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” [Established November 16, 1861.] DUNEDIN MONDAY JAN 27 1868.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23718, 27 January 1939, Page 2

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” [Established November 16, 1861.] DUNEDIN MONDAY JAN 27 1868.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO

The Panama Mail is, as usual, late, and, as usual, there is a reason for it. . . . From England and Europe the news is not of a cheering nature. The failure of a Conference points to a cause more or less rempte, for future disturbance The failure is not to be wondered at. The positive declaration of the French Minister as to his views must, to Italy at least, have robbed the Conference of its value, and Protestant Prussia is not likely to do anything to perpetuate the temporal power of the Pope. . . Not much weight, we presume, is to be attached to the rumors concerning the Abyssinian prisoners having been ordered for execution; although everyone must feel, and has felt, all along, that there was a great danger the madman Theodorus would take such a course—for mad he must be, if half that is said of him be true.

The intelligence of fresh Fenian excitement, and of the outrage at Clerkenwell, will be received with general and serious regret. The Fenians are doing their best to alienate from Ireland a great deal of sympathy which otherwise is freely accorded to it It is impossible to be blind to the fact that Ireland has much of which to complain. It has been vilely misgoverned. Possessing resources unsurpassed by any European country, its people are in a wretched condition, glad to get away from it, although they love their country, as country was never better loved But the Fenians trade on Ireland’s wrongs: they'do not care to obtain redress for them. To carry outrage into England cannot serve Ireland’s purpose On the part of a large body of people to whom murder is abhorrent, a mistaken sympathy for Fenianism has grown up, and promises to continue it beyond the period when otherwise it might be exterminated.

From the “Lyttelton Times” we learn that the shares in the “Agricultural export Company are scarcely meeting with the demand expected. At present L 2500 of the proposed capital only has been subscribed, and the season for commencing operations is now rapidly drawing near. Under these circumstances it becomes necessary to consider .whether the objects for' which the company has commenced shall be at once carried out on a smaller scale than originally intended, or whether another harvest shall be permitted to lapse j withou* business being entered upon.” The Governor ot the Cape Colony has received leave of absence for six months, and it is not expected he will return.. A strong hope is exoressed by the Cape Colonists that Sir George Grey will be appointed his successor The Burns Anniversary was celebrated in Port Chalmers on the 24th inst.. at Crickmore’s Royal Assembly Rooms. The table was laid for 60. and the viands, including a splendid “Haggis.” were in quantity and quality all that could be desired

All does not invariably go smoothly with Reception Committees At Auckland the Royal Reception Committee have offended the Friendly Societies there by deciding that it is unnecessary for these Societies to be represented on the Committee The slight was resented.