Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1893.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6850, 12 December 1893, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1893.

THE ANARCHIST OUTRAGE. When railways first commenced running jn England there were numerous acci* dents, for which the conaparilea were blamed. Some one (we think it was Sydney Smith) said that proper pre. cautions would not be taken until a bishop was killed. We are not aware that the Ohurch had been drawn upon for a sacrifice of the kind mentioned, but certain it is that fewer accidents occurred with the progress of time, taking into account the increased amount of travelling. A deliberate attempt at wholesale killing members of Parliament should be the swiftest means of bringing into force a law of draconian severity to put down the authors of such diabolical efforts to destroy human life. The throwing of a bomb, filled with nitro-glycerene, in the French Chamber of Deputies, will probably lead to international action to exterminate the miscreants who every, where have declared war against all law and society. There can be no truce with men whose mission is to plot the destruction of life in order to force the world back to a state of barbarism. Anarchists regard law as an artificial restriction on natural freedom. Th e 7. are infinitely worse than Russian Nihilists, who hope to tear down the whole fabric of rule and sooiety of a great depotism in order that something better may take its place. The Nihilist idea is that chaos must firsfc obtain before order of the right kind can be established. Things arc co bad in Russia that they cannot be mended by the process of revolution or reform. The whole building must be removed to its deepest foundation. Nihilistic methods,

though .murderous, differ in one important respect from those of the Anarchists. Nihilists nearly always confine their attacks to the Czar and the authorised instruments of Russian tyranny. Ifc is true that they have displayed great callousness for the life of unoffending persons, and against whom they could have no animus, in order that the object of their vengeance should be reached. They wreck a whole railway train full of passengers on the chance of killing the Czar or the obnoxious governor of a province. The world has little sympathy, and very properly, for meu who seek to redress the wrongs of their country by such methods. No end can justify crimes of that olass. But the Anarchist is no more an enemy of Government than he is of ordinary citizens. A short time ago the cable announced that a deadly bomb had been exploded in a theatre in Brus«els. From Spain came the intelligence that a band of miscreants had plotted to deal injury and death amongst a street crowd. From Vienna to San Franoisco, the Anarchist has declared war on his kind. Life is to be made not worth living under the existing state of things. Governments, armies, magistrates, and police are to be abolished, and each individual is to do just what he likea in his own eyes. Summed up, that appears to be the creed of the Anarchists. Up to the present, the world has paid little attention to their doctrines, it being thought that such ideas could make n« headway amongst any considerable number of persons ; that they would only be acceptable to the most reckless of the criminal classes, who were already at war with society. Doubtless, the ranks of the Anarchists are recruited from the most criminal and ignorant members of society, though there may be a few mad-brained enthusiasts amongst them. Modern discoveries in explosive compounds place great powers of mischief in the hands of a few desperate men. Bufe it Bhould not be beyond the resources of civilization to suppress the new scourge of mankind. Society must with a relentless hand deal with the evil. The British Governmant stamped out Thugism in India. The Governments of Europe and America can by combined action put down the Anarchists, though the scaffold may have to be employed more freely than is in keeping with the humane ideas of tho present. The Anarchiets have resolved th&t the world shall be made too hot to hold people who do not share their ideas. The world will be first made too hot for the Anarchists. The French dealt in a most summary way with the Communists, who were angels compared to the miscreants who are now seeking to bring about terror and chaos. Republican America also is not apfe to be soft-hearted in dealing with public enemies. No one ueed feel surprised if the two great Republics give the world a lead as to the best means of removing the evil.

Mrs Rosie notifies in another column that she has opened up her Christmas and New Year goods.

A man named William Penfold was to-day at Tolago Bay committed to trial of a charge of horse-stealing.

Messrs Cooper and Co., the famous sheep dip manufacturers send us a profusely illustrated pamphlet entitled " The World's Sheep-farming for Fifty Years."

Captain Shaw of the s.s. Star of Victoria states that when steaming past the Mahia at an early hour this morning a great number of sheep were observed floating about in the water. These will be carcases of animals drowned in the Hawke's Bay flood.

The almanacs for the new year are coming in. We have to acknowledge the receipt from Mr H. C. Boylan, agent for the Royal Insurance Co., of a useful calendar and blotting pad ; from Mr D. A. Chinnery-Brown, agent for the South British, aud from Mr J. Coleman, agent for the New Zealand office, of two showy calendars.

The monthly meeting of the Library Com" mittee was held last evening. Present : Messrs D. Johnston (chairman), VV. Barton, Featon, Pettie, Symes, and Lucas (secretary) The librarian stated the number of subscribers to be the same as last month. The secretary reported that the new agreements with their tenants (the County and Borough Councils) were now completed, making with the rent of the tennis court a total annual rental of £118. The Gas Company's offer to fit up the reading room with burners and supply gas was accepted, the completion of details to be lefb to the chairman.

A meeting of the Hospital Sports Committee was held last night, Mr R. Watson being voted to the chair. All accounts in connection with the late meeting were passed for payment. The secretary submitted the balance-sheet, showing a profit of £84 15s Sd, which was adopted, and it was resolved that this amount be paid to the Hospital Trustees as soon as all outstanding subscriptions were received. A vote of thanks was passed to tbe subscribers and donors of prizes, and also to the City Band for their attendance at the gathering.

]n yesterday's issue we mentioned that a man named Harris had set Bail for Lytbelton in a large boat with several companions, and that their departure was accompanied with heavy w«ather. Yesterday the dingy which Harris had with him was found on the Kaiti beach. It is thought that this was simply towing behind the boat and broke loose, and although there is some uneasiness for the safety of tbe people, it is hoped that they are safely pursuing their journey. Those on board the boat were Mr Harris and his two boys, Mr and Mrs Morris and two boys, and a Chinaman named Looee Sin.

On Saturday poloists were again able to play after an enforced idleness of many weeks owing to the wet weather. The ground at Makaraka being still too wet, the game took place at Te Arai, where the match against Auckland will be played in a paddock kindly lent to the Club by Mr Evans. The following sides were formed : — Probables: V. Barker, H. Evans, H. N. Watson, and C. H. Evans. Possibles : W. K. Chambers, S. Williamson, F. Barker, and G. Bradley. The game was fast all through, though both men and ponies were far from their best form. The Probables gained one goal in the first spell and another in the second, while the Possibles gained one in the third. C. H. Evans and Bradley played well for their respective sides. After the match H. Evans, Watson, Bradley, and C. H. Evans were selected to represent the Club against Auckland. It is to be hoped that members will turn up in force at Te Arai next Saturday so as to give the team a good trial.

A young girl, who gave her name as Maude Hartnell, was landed from the steamer Talune on Saturday, having gone on board that steamer at Auckland without a ticket and without the means of paying her fare. The girl knew no one here, and was kindly taken charge of by a gentleman, who took her to his home with the view to placing iier in a situation at a friend's house. On Sunday the' girl, on the pretence that she was going to church, wandered away, and did not return. She wandered about in the open on Sunday night, and on Monday was begging food at some households, going last evening to Mr Martin Casey's, where she again received shelter. This morning the girl, who is only about 17 years of age, and who seems much unsettled in her mind, was discovered taking the heads off some matches, which she had in a box, with the evident intention of eating them to destroy her life. The police, who had meanwhile had the girl under surveillance and had asked Mtb Casey to watch her actions, were communicated with, and she was taken in custody under the Lunatics Act. The young woman said her parents resided in Christchurch, her father living separate from her mother, and her sisUis married and well-to-do. She said that she had gone from Chriatchnrch to Auckland, and thence come to Gisborne. She said she would not go into a situation in Gisborne, but wan tad to get borne, and would walk to Napier. Mr Booth, R.M., questioned the girl at the Police Court) this morning. She gave intelligent answers, and the Magistrate told her she was a silly girl to think of eating matches. He ordered that she be detained in custody until her parents ha 4 befcn communicated with.

The hearing of the Speight v. Syme libel case in Melbourne is expected to extend to 100 days.

John Clare, who was reported to have been drowned in the Hawke's Bay flood, is alive and well.

From eight acres of land at Lawrence, New South Wales, a farmer named Berry has dug up over £300 worth of potatoes.

The Auckland Board of Education have on their list nearly 100 persons of both sexes who have passed their examinations, but for whom at present there is no employment.

A snake, measuring about 16 inches, was captured on the Wellington wharf last Thursday morning. It was among some bananas brought from Fiji by the Taviuni.

The Australian shipping companies contemplate raising the measurement freights by the mail steamers to 35s per ton.

A reporter of the Napier Telegraph says : — After having travelled round fche whole of the flooded country near Napier, I estimate that 31,000 sheep have been drowned, besides other stock.

A man named Swanston, who had been missing at Sidmouth, West Tamar, Tasmania, has been found dead at Beaconafield. The body was much decomposed. Thirtytwo sovereigns and a gold watch and chain were found in the pockets of deceased's clothes.

A visitor from Stawtll (Victoria) namad Crerer was recently victimised to the extent of £100 in Melbourne. A forged letter was sent to hia daughter, directing her to sand him money, and a Btrange man, saying he was the person charged by Crerer to get the money, called and obtained it. Crerer only discovered the fraud on his return.

Distress in the Newcastle (New South Wales) district ia increasing, and the various relief committees are once more getting short of funds. At Carrington, on Saturday week, 27 families, consisting of 134 women and children, were assisted, 170 at Lambton, over 200 at Wallsend, and 500 at other plases, while the Newcastle soilp kitchen is doing an immense business.

A Napier paper says : There have been some big tallies at the Edenham station, 16 men having shorn 2496 sheep in one day, for the most part Lincoln and longwool heavy sheep, the Wolseley machine being used. Knao, a native of somewhat slight build, passed up 227 in one day to his tally, and Raihania 216.

Writing of Messrs Huddart Parker and Co.'s boat, the Post says : — The Tasmania is the forerunner of what promises to be an extensive fleet running in the coastal and intercolonial trades. Mr J. Murrel, the New Zealand manager, is obtaining information throughout the colony as to the prospects of such a trade, and if the experiment) with the Tasmania proves successful, and opens out sufficient inducement, we will ere long be visited by other boats belonging to the same line. It ia intended to make a special feature of the coastal service. Though no definite plans have yet been made on this head, we are assured that agencies will shortly be established throughout the colony, under direction from Mr Murrel at the Wellington headquarters.

One effect of the coal war hail been a proposal by Sir George Elliott that the coal trade should form one vast trust for the purpose of consolidating the various colliery interest! throughout the United Kingdom. Its object is stated to be " not to create a monopoly for the benefit of the colliery proprietors, but to form a combination which it is believed will be equally advantageous to the coal owners, colliery proprietors, workmen and purchasers and consumers of all classes, and therefore permanently beneficial to the nation at large." With regard to the royalty owners, it is intended to purchase their interest from time to timfe as oppotunity occurs. Every colliery proprietor in the United Kingdom will be

invited to join the company, and an experiment in profit sharing is to be made by giving the workmen, in addition to their wages, a share in the profits.

Amongat the large losses by floods in Hawke's Bay these are mentioned : — Mr A. M'Hardy, of Longlands, has lost nsarly £1200 in crops alone by the floods. At Edenham Mr J. N. Williams' loss in sheep is 1200, and the Rev. S. Williams at Te Aute has loss about 3500. Paramena, a Native of Paki Paki, lost all his sheep, numbering 1200. Mr Midgeley, at Royaton, lost all his flock of 2500 except 150. Mr Ormond has lost over £1000 in destruction of crops at Earamu, and it is expected that Captain Russell's loss will amount to nearly as much. The flood was especially severe in the Wallingford district. The roadman, who with his family resided in a house near the Wallingford bridge upon a section given to him by Mr Ormond, lost everything he had in ihe world, house included. The waters rose so rapidly that the family had soma difficulty in getting away with their lives to higher ground, leaving behind them all their belongings. The house was smashed to fragments by the rushing flood. Mr A. R. W. Lascelles is a very heavy loser.

The Government, through the Colonial Sectretary, decline to render any assistance to the sufferers by the floods in Hawke's Bay on th« ground that there is no appropriation out of which aid can be voted. Their telegram is as follows : — " His Worship the Mayor, Napier. He your telegram of to-day, the matter appears to be one for the local authorities to deal with. In any case, deeply as they sympathise with the sufferers, the Government regret they will not be able to accede to your request, in the absence of any appropriation out of which th« desired aid Gould be given. — P. Bucklby, Wellington." The telegram referred to from Mr Swan was as follows : — " On behalf of the sufferers by the disastrous flood allow me to thank you most heartily for offer of aid. I do not think, however, that the men of artillery or torpedo corps would be of much service under circumstances. Plenty of men here to do all work required, and if you will kindly authorise an officer to engage men to get rid of dead stock or otherwise to assist settlers, I will be greatly obliged.— G. H. SWAN, Mayor."