ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2202, 14 May 1896, Page 46

ANGLO- COLONIAL NOTES.

(From Oue Owtt Cobeespondeijt.) London, March 21.

Sir Julius Vogel, is, I am glad to a»y, very much better ; indeed, he may now be regarded as convalescent. He has had a narrow eic&pe. having 'passed through an attack of acute double pneumonia ; indeed, afeona time si] hops had been abandoned. ■ He has returned to hfg home at Molesey. Mr H. B. Vogel has beea in close »nd devoted attendance upon hi* father during the late illness of the latter, ba6 I understand he is getting into literary work, and may probably remain in England. It has been suggested that in view of fcha recent manifestation of Imperial fetling in the colonies ib would be a good idea, to invite strong contingencies of the various colonial forces to take part in this year's military tournament at the Agricultural Hall! The idea has been, brought before the various Agentsgtneral, who are considering the best way in which such a plan can be carried out. Some time ago I mentioned that Miss Sievwright, of New Zealand, was studying singing under the renowned Parisian teacher, Madame Marchf si. I row learn that at a concert given in Paris last week by Madame Marohesi and her pupils Miss Sievwright was one of the piiacipal singer;, and achieved an uuquestionable success. In answer to a querist, the Queen Bays tbafe any practical man able to adapt his old country experi nee to colonial requirements would do well in New Zealand, but he must make up his mind to work hard and live simnly at first, unless he buys land already cultivated. In the latter casa he would have .to exercise great cautlpujj* .there. »re (Cbozzleivittisn) Edens even in New Zoaland. The same writer says that there is a large scpe for profitable fruitfarming. Recently I mentioned that the favourite old .New Zealand trader, the White Star s.s. Dorio, had bsen refitted and placed in a diffarenS trade, so that »he would not again be seen in New Zealand waters. I noticed a paragraph going the rounds of New Zealand papers to the dfect that her name had been cbaDged to "Oceanic," and that a new "Doric," a sinter ship to the Gothio, is being " built for the New * Zealand trade. On inquiry at Leadenfaall Btrtiefe I find that the statement is quite unfounded. I learn, however, that either the S ,S ,A. Company or the White Stur Company will probably build a new steamer next jeir for the New Zra'aud trade, bub-th*t at present ib is not at all likely she will be on so magnificent a scale as tbe Gothic Mr .Tamps Mills, msmging director of the Union SS. Company of New Zealand, who arrived in England last we-k, is at present staying at Bailey's Hotel, S >uth J^-nsingtoD, where co many prominent New Z-alandert/btve taken up theit comfortable quartets from time to tirue. Mr George Jamefon is still continuing his endeavours to obtain a suitable training ship | for Lyitelton. Ho finds, however, that thp quest is involved in far more difficulty than i ptobably was anticipate d when the matter wan I first plxced in bm banrii. He finds that in I conuf ction with 13ngli*h training ships of the class required very high charges are made for the course of instruction which student* enjoy. In some casts the tees are as high as 40 or 60 guinens. This would hardiy suit New Zealand, and! is not exactly the sort of thing the colony wants, but he hopes a» scon as Mr Beevas has settled down to his new wmk that he will be »ble to afford some assistance in tb.B matter, ! and that it than may prove feasible to arrange for getting Home old sailing sbip from the Admiralty which would fulfil all reasonable requi'errtmts, and not involve very he&vy expense. Birhop Selwyn is in town just dow, and although his srutohe,s remain ns indispensable as ever, he is otherwise looking remarkably well. A few days ago Bishop Selwyn called on Mt Reives, and they bad a long chat about the Norfolk Island question. The bishop is not at all favourable to the idea of placing ° the island under New South W«iles tntelsge. He would greatly prefer that New Zealand should have <ha gua-diarßbip of Norfolk Island, and he pointed oub that in one sense this is already the c s>, seeing tbafc Melinoeia forms one of the dirce«es cf the church of New Zealabd, and that, the Bishop of Melanesia hss the right to lit intbV New Zealand General Synod, where also tbe Melaneaian clergy and laity are represented. Sir George Grey also had a good deal to say to the new Age nt-general on- this auhjeab. He - al'o i* much oppo<ed to the New South Wales idea, at>d is ucder the impression that come definite arrangement bad been made with the people of Norfolk Is'and that they should sionor or later coroe under the wing of New Zealand. He admits however, that he cannot be quite c?r;a : n "of what wai done in this matter no tnsny years »go, but I believe he is going to look up bis riotas and roenioranf'a in tbe hope of coming aorors something that may asfitat his rrcoll' c4od, srd that may prove useful to the Government when any steps are taken to arrsnge matters. Mr John Tinline is making active preparations for an early departure to New Zralnnd. Although be is now, I believe, an. ootogebarian of iseve'a' years s'aud'ng, he looks a« well and h*le nnd vigorrus as ever, and speaks with ' much an'-'cip^ted enjoyment of his pending revisit to the colony. Mr Harrison Davis appears to have thoroughly recovered bis health, and may daily be seen flying abont the city, ertgaged with his usual indomitable activity in promoting the interests of mining and other companies too numerous to mention. I hear he has already done remark&bly well in thii» direction. | Sir WeMby Perceval has already accepted/ seats on the directorates of several important companies, but I understand that so far he has limited his acceptations to those undertakings that havrtheir cnpital found " firm " by syndicates of capitalist*, and that he has rather kept alcof from those that sre offered to the publio for subscription. Among the companies on whose boards he has already ace 'pted seats are, I believe, the following :— Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand, the Melville Company, and the C.C. and D. Company. Of the first two, indeed, I have definite information ; the last may not yet be definitely oettled. I hear that Mr Edward Wakefield is domg remarkably weli with certain patents for which he has secured the agency, and which I believe he is pushing with great success in America and in France. I heard also that he had been obliged to give up literary work for a time owing to an attack" of writer's cramp, but I hope this is not correct.

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