Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, OCT. 21,1905.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10494, 21 October 1905, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, OCT. 21,1905.

Mr J. A. Kinsella, Dairy Commissioner, J arrived in Gisborne this morning. He will be present' at the local Show. The Huddart Parker steamer Victoria landed 175 passengers at this port this morning, including a large number of ' visitors for the Show and races. The steamei* was very crowded last night and shakedowns Mere mado up all over the ship. I Quite a contingent of Gis-borneites re- { turned home by this morning's steamer, : majority having been South .to visit', the Hawke's Bay Show— in fact, the stea-j mer .last night presented quite the appearance -of a farmers' conference, as .'■£■*.- tiers discussed various purchases of .stock' that had been effected. The Woodvillc correspondent of the . Hawke's 'Bay Herald estates: — Mr Horace ' Cato, of the Bank of New Zealand, Gis- ' borne, who was for many years stationed I in Woodville, passed through this week': ou his way to Oamaru. There he will be I married to Miss Manisty, daughter of j Mr Robert Manisty, lately of Woodvillc. ; During the week Mr R. Hay and liis ! assistant, Mr Coustin, have been engaged! on the survey of the reticulation of the' town, which' is now well forward. On 1 Tuesday they inspected the proposed 1 site of the waterworks at Te Arai, being accompanied on the trip by the Mayor, j A report on the preliminary work done 1 will bo made, to -the Council meeting on Tuesday. After an extended round-the-world honeymoon tour, Mr and Mrs -John Murphy returned home by the Victoria, this! morning. They crossed through America ! en route for London, where they spent! some weeks visiting numerous relatives! and cx-Gisborncite«. Having explored i the vastness of the "Hiib of the Univeire," Mr and Mrs Murphy «ct out- on the homeward voyage through France, stopping to view "Gay Paree," and joining the P. and 0. Mongolia at Marseilles. Needless to add, they luive" thoroughly enjoyed their holiday. As tlie result of their visit to Motu, the Laud Board have decided to recommend the Minister for Lands to accept Mr Han-sen's offer of 15 acres for a township site at Motu in return for an l.i.p. grant of the accommodation house propcity. In regard to the proposed cutting up of suburban .actions of 50 acres adjacent- to the township, the Board held tlie view that no action should be taken at present. There is a large quantity of valuable milling timber on this land, aud so thick are the trees that if felled the land would . not be serviceable for many years, as it would be difficult to obtain a satisfactory burn. ; Leonard Courtney, who pleaded guiltv on Thursday to the theft of a lady's silver watch and bangle, was admitted to six months' probation by Mr Barton, S.M. at the Police Court this morning. His Worship said he did not believe ac-cuj-ed's story that he had accidentally put thc articles in liis pocket while working at the owner's place, and it would have been better if accused had made a true •statement. The probation officer's report was favorable, and Courtney would be admitted to six months' probation on condition tluit he paid the costs of' the ■prosecuition, 19s 6d, and also £1 ss, the value of the bangle, which had not been recovered. *-. Richard o'Rou.ke, a bushman, was before the Police Court this morning charged with assaulting two men in the Coronation hotel last evening. Erom the statement of Sergeant Mackenzie, it appeared that tliere was some little disturbance when accus-ed came along, and he immediately took a hand, knocking Thomas Palmer down, and striking the porter, Henry Christ, who endeavored to niake peace. The two men who were struck Avero paraded before liis Worship. There were not much signs of combat about ■ I aimer, but he claimed that his lip was cut inside. Christ, however, had a very black eye,- O'Rourke, in pleading guiltv, said he had not had a drink for three montlis, and it was the first time he luid been before the Court. Mr Barton, S.M.. tined accujied £2, costs 2s. for each offence, in default, four days' imprisonment. Mr James Craig, who has been, on, a visit to the Old Country, returned home tlus ■ morning, having "been absent from the district just six* montl**. After investigating a little of the wonders' of Loudon, Mr Craig visited his brothers at their old home, near. Belfast, and.subsequently toured the north-east coast of Ireland, around the loealitv of Giants' Causeway. "The farmers at Home are not go-ahead," declares the Gii-borne-ite of long standing. They seem quite satisfied to earn, enough to pay their -■•way. They seem to be giving up .cultivation, for much more land is now down , in grass." Mr Craig, who is looking well after hia trip, voyaged back to New Zealand in the P. and O, Mongolia, via Suez. On thij- voyage Home he had. the company of an ex-Gisborne boy. the son of Mr G. L. • Greenwood, formerly registrar of the Supremo Court liere, \vho was going Home for prosecution pf ids studies., '■ The monthly- meeting pf the Gisbome School Committee was held last evening, when there were present : Messrs Graham (chairman), Filei Church, Colley, Gepujesou, Nield, Wildrajr*, ■ Fyson, ; : and Somervell. — The member-' went' into Committee to deal with application's for the caretakership of. fhe"s,ohooi. Eighteen were received,' and Mr'K F. Stuckey was appointed, liis duties commencing on- November Ist.— Mr W- D. File ■\Viis elected to tlie position of secretary to the Committee.. The appointment necessitated Mr' File's resignation from the Committee, ' and he accordingly resigned. On the motion of Mr Somervell, it was resolved that the salary be the {--ine a* that paid to the, late secretary.—lt was d.cided,to grant a. holiday to the school lor Wwlnesd&y next (People's: Show, Day).-^Mr>Fyson, on' belialf of tlie Visiting Committee, reported on various ''requirements of the school. The ' incoming Visiting Committee, Mewas Georgeson, Nield, and Somervell, wero deputed to ■ inspect the caretaker's house and a- -certain what was required. — It wa. decided to have the .accounts settled up to date, and to get outstanding aceo_nts iu. -

Messrs Williams and Kettle hold thoir annual horse sale at Ormond on Monday. I On behalf of Mrs Harris Messrs Bain 1 Bros, offered at the mart this morning, suction 141, containing 20 perches, but . it was p'wed iti without a bid. I < Tenders for the erection of three cottages at the abattoirs and for painting i and tarring three bridges clo.-e at the ; Borough Council office on Tuesday next, 1 * at 7 p.m. *■ By the s.s. Victoria this morning tho racehorses Benefactor, Taura, Inspan, While Squall and Soultina arrived to take part in the Poverty Bay Turf Clubs meeting. Tenders were received by the East Coast Trust Board this morning for the leasing of sections 48 and 73, of the Pare. : nmta block. The highest tenderers' were : Section 48, Charles Waide ; section 73, E. B. Boland. Harry Eklund was arrested at Auckland yesterday on a charge of attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself. When arrested he admitted tlie charge. A woman at whose house the man lodged states that she found accused hanging by a rope in one of the rooms, partly strangled, and she released him. She also states that Eklund had been iu very low spirit ta lately. The following crews have been picked for the opening fours in the Gisborne Rowing Club, tor trophies pres-iiled by J. A. Harding, Esq. (vice-president) -.— Bayly, Smith, Butler, and Luttrell; Swinnerton, Nolan, Hamilton, and Rowe; Donkin, Richard-, Bu_hiiell, and Parnell; Adair, DeLautour, Coleman, and Dobr-on; W. Johnston, Puflett, Williamson, and B. Johnstone; Wauchop, Davidson, Nat use h, and Harding. Union and United cricket teams met on the Domain yesterdav, and resulted in a win for the Union ll', who put up 109 in their first essay with the bat. Harker 25, M. Sheridan 31, Ferris 16, O-'Hara 16, and Davis 11 were the highest scorers. United replied' with 36 and 88. Halhunore batted well for 22 and 41, and Rutledge contributed 10. Torkington in the first innings bowled with great success. Union made the necessary runs witli. the loss of two wickets. At a meeting of the Waiapu Licensing Committee tlus morning the following applications were, granted :— John Thomas Wright, leave of absence for three months' from his premises, Port Awanui ; J. H. Ai.slabie, conditional license for the show, 24th and 25th, inst., inside and outside booths ; eame applicant for conditional license for Matawhero saleyards, November 16th ; Joseph John Martin was also granted conditional Kcense - for inside i booth 'at the races on 26bh and 27th inst ; and J. H. ■ Aislabie for the outside booths on the same occasion. The famous Westwood family, from Foxton, arrived in Gisborne this morning and will give an exhibition at the Theatre Royal this evening. The family include Wilfred, aged eight years, and weiglung 16st 51b; Ruby, aged eight years, 15st 101b ; the father and mother, and another son. Wilfred is claimed to be hot only the biggest boy in the world, but the largest child who has ever lived to that age. The children are mid to he exceedingly active for their weight. The parents are of ordinary stature and phy- | ***ique, as arc also their other seven children. The Poverty Bay Caledonian Society will hold an ingleside for the members and their friends in Whinray's Hal] on Wednesday evening next. All arrangements for an enjoyable evening have been made. It is expected that all the pipers in the district will bo present, and among other events of the evening national songs will be rendered bv both ladies and gentlemen, and some "of -the Old Country dances will be introduced. As this gathering wiUl be held principally m the interest of country members who will be in town during Stiow Week, they arc specially requested to be present. Following is thc list of visitors last week at the Hot Springs hotel, Morere: Mi*, and Mrs Jack.von (Sydnev), Mr J. Hogan, Mj.* J. N. Thoma;* (South Australia), Mr and Mrs W. N. Hen-old (Napier), Mr Jas. Irwin, Mr J. Murphy. Mr , Staples, Mr Highet, Mr D. Gillanders : (Mangaone), Mr W. McLean (Waihuka), Mr W. Huston (Ashburton), Mr Hallet (Napier), Mr Craig (Waipawa), Mr'Johnston (Maugaonc), JMr C. W. Langstone, Mr G. H. Major (Christchurch), Mr W. Tobm, Mr P. Nowlan, J. Maskell (Auok- ! land), Mr R. P. Nesbitt (Hastings), Mr ; W. J. Vicker (Wairoa), Mr R, Coop (Ma- , hia), Mr Cha/pman (Tarewa), Mr A. | Wachsmann, Mr N. Red--*tone i (Gisbome). J "It is the usual thing in New Zealand . to expect the Government to do everything you want," ironically remarked his . Excellency th© Governor, iu opening, on 1 Saturday afternoon, the 17th annual annual exhibition of tlio Academy of. Fine j Arts in Wellington. This remark was ': made apropos the demand for permanent j public art gallery in Wellington, wliich ; liis Excellency pointed out could only be ; got through philanthropic people or the ! Government. Aa an Irishman, Lord : Pluukct expressed some sympathy with ! the "Go to the Government" view. Con. j sideling , how badly off Wellington was , hi the matter of an ait gallery compared with Auckland and Christchurch, ■ he thought, speaking veiy unofficially, j that the Society had a strong case for j some support from the Government. Mi* John Mackenzie, wool and shecp'dipping, expert- for the well knoAvn Qui bell's Dip, is •'visiting Gisbome for the j Show. Mr Mackenzie states that the dip, I an advertisement relating to wliich apI pears in another column, is used and I highly recommended by wuch famous i stations as Widgrewa, " Kerabury, and Belltree, in. New South Wales, the latter having recently placed an order for dip for 100,000 sheep. The Belltree clip this year consisted of 1529 bales, and reached record prices, 99 bales of fleece selling at 16d, and the average for 434 bales of fleece being 14£d. The fleece wool, states a report from the owner, opened in beautiful order, and was in every way suitable for the wants of the American market, being elastic in staple, of great lustre, bright, and showy, an. the condition was exceptionally good. Messrs Dalgety and Co. have been appointed agents for the North Island. Mr J. G. Cox writes:— "Sir,— Most, if not- all, were doubtless pleased with the speeches,. at the Centenary yenterday, and some of us particularly so with the broadminded reference made by our worthy Mayor regarding France. Without, however, -wishing to indulge in captious criticism, I Avould like to ask Mr W. L. Rees_why he described Nelson's sacrifice and Irafalgar. as in "defence of our country and faith?" Why the latter? may I ask. The Bonapartist policy might deem it advisable, from reason,-- of political expediency, to restore Catholicism in France, but it was too alertly intelligent in a word, too "masterly," to include in its programme an attack on the religious "faith" of any nation. May it uot be fairly pi*esumed that the man who told his friends that 'he had been a Mahometan at Cairo and would be a Papist at Paris for the good of the people' would be Protestant in London." The following stock was p_rch_sed in Hawke's Bay by local pastor-list, this week, most of which will probably be on exhibition at the forthcoming Show: — Cattle : Purchased by Mr J. R. Murphy, roan 'yearling Shorthorn bull (bv Mat_whero), bred by the trustees of 'Mr McMa, iters. Featherstou; roan Shorthorn heifer (Baroness Abbotsford) and roan Shorthorn cow, both bred by Mr W. Rath-bone,' May Queen III.', short horn cow. Purchased by Mr T. Holden : Roan heifer, Baroness Abbotsford XII. (by Beaulieu Duke), bred bv Mr W. Rathbone; red heifer, Baroness Abbotsford 11. , 6ame breeder; roan heifer, Beaulieu Duchess of Abbotaford VI.. bred by McHardy Bros. Sheep : Mr W. D. Lysnar. * one three-year-old English Leicester ram, bred by Nelson Bros, (this animal secured first- and championship' at Hastings) ; one two-tooth Southdown, bred by Nelson Bros; one two-tooth Lincoln, bred by Hon. J. D. Ormond. Mr J. C. Field: Two two-tooth Roiriney bred by Mr Wheeler. Mr. J. L. Perry :' One six-tooth Romney, bred by Mr J.. S. T. Goodwin, England. Mr Reynoldp* Two two-tooth Rointieys, bred by Mr Wheeler. Mr Sherratt: Two Romney rams, bred by Mr Wheeler. Mr Jobson : One Shropshu-edown ram, bred byMescrs Nelson Bros. Mr C. Gray : Two' English Leicester rams, bred .by Nelson Bros. The Labor Journal, of October 10, states:— Tolaga Bay— Most local hands are engaged bushfelling and scrub-cutting the remainder are busy oh their sectiongetting in their crops". Poor wages are beiug earned at bush-work this season due to bad weather and bad roads. Unskilled labor: Tiie cost of packing stores is uow much greater than Avhen the bush was beiug cleared near the townships, and the low price given by rtinholders for this class of work makes it exceedingly difficult for men to earn, a decent wage; ;in .order to do so they have to work long hours and in all "weathers. Bushmen say that now wool; mutton, and ■ beef are- bringing > such high - prices some advauce should be made in- the price of bushfelling, which was re_uced in bad seasons and has not again been raised. Gisborne— Building trades : Very brisk, several new buildings being erected. Only two local men reported out of employment, but several newcomers in the carpentering trade have not as yet found work.. Engineering trade.: Steady. Boot trade: Quiet. Clothing trade: Nothing very much doing in tailoriug factories. Hands have not been reduced, but still no room for others. Retail trado (general) *. Quiet. Miscellaneous: The freeziug companies will not start again till about, the end; of the mouth, and as there is every prospect of an early season work in these lines should be plentiful. Un^ skilled labor: During the month 11 per- , sou- have applied to me for work, but ', there are more men than- tliis number out of work, but many •Of these have just finished bush contracts and are not yet readv to start again. ''

So far 107,845 names have been added to tlie electoral rolls and 48,374 alterations made, at a- cost of £6200. The Dunedin Star says that "the genoral elections will probably take place on Wednesday, November 29." The Auckland Education Board havo decided to appoint an expert at £400 to instruct teachers in agriculture and nature study. The A-hburloiii retail traders have decided to close their premises on November 10, People's Day at the Christclturch Show. The Government have provided a sum of £1500 for tlie erection of the Dannevirke High School. The building is to be of brick, and is to consist of three rooms. "If I live, and have power, I would like, as a masterstroke, to make provision for all Maoris to be placed upon a piece of land of their own holding.' — Mi* "Seddon, wlujn .'speaking on the settlement of Maori Rinds. Tlie cash takings at the gates for the Hawke's Bay spring show on Wednesday were exactly fifty per cent, better than for tho first day last year, and the number of persons present was estimated at about 4000. A lady iu the Inangahua district petitioned Parliament recent lv for a grant of 600 acres on account of her having been the first white child born in the Inangahua district. This remarkable feat failed to find approval from the Petitions Com. inittce, which has now reported ou It, remarking, with cold brevity, that it has no recommendation to make. A couple of deer were found swimming in the Nelson harbor a few days ago, both being captured. Mr Trediga •secured one. which he afterwards liberated, and a lad named Bennett the other one, which was taken to the Nelson Acclimatisation Society's enclosure. The deer, it wag stated, came from the Glen, and travelled along the Boulder Bank before taking to the water. The cultivation of cotton in the Egyptian Soudan will assume larger proportion within a short time. Tliis will be due to the opening, in March, 1906, of the railroad between Su-akim, on tlie R-jcl Sea, and Atbara, in the Nile regioti.» This line has been undertaken, and it will be completed by the AngloEgyptian Government at the date above mentioned. The producer of the Soudan, instead of travelling, as* now, in boats or on railroad for 2200 kilometers, a trip which requires six days and three tran-.--hip»ings, or portages, will be carried in 24 hours from Khartoum to tha Egyptian ports. A rather amusing scramble for a debtor's effects recently took place in a district town a few days ago (says the Mataura Ensign). A rumor had been circulated that the man intended to seek fresh fields, whicii induced several of his creditors to make a descent upon his dwelling. It is asserted that the door of the house wan forced open with' a spade, and each creditor then took what he recognised as having been sold by him. The house Avas speedily stripped, the creditors on the spot thus summarily dividing the available portions of the estate. -Those creditors who unfortunately lived at a distance, not having had an opportunity to shave in the dividend, are now, not unnaturally, complaiinng of the want of consideration shown by tlios*e nearer at hand. They consider that a false start was made, and there is talk of an attempt to compel the dividend-takers to share the spoil when the estate is being wound up by the deputy official assignee. Regarding the boring for petroleum, the Taranaki Herald of Saturday lastsays : — "Mr Fair succeeded in. catching hold of the broken rod on Friday evening and raising, the detached portion. After effecting repairs the pump was set to work again this morning, and almot*t immediately encouraging results were obtained, the water containing an appreciable quantity of oil, and the proportion appearing to increase. Before pumping was commenced some 50 gallons of oil, whicii luid come away during the night from between the sin casing and the 3in pipes in whicii the pump works, was gathered up. Tliis afternoon the pump was still working smoothly, and the proportion of oil in tlie water was steadily increasing. Mr Fair declares that it now amounts to 15 or 20 barrels a day, and he i s confident that the water will soon be exhausted, and that the oil will come in far greater quantity." Mr D. S. Chamberlain, of Des Moines, U.S.A., President of the Chamberlain Medicine Company, in company with the Australian representative of the company, is now on a visit to Wellington. Speaking to a reporter on his impression!* of New Zealand, the visitor s-.iid : "il tell you what I do miss, that'-? the black smoke belching out of chimney-stacks, with a big pay-roll below."— it was his way of saying that our manufacl ures are neglected. "I hear," he said, "that you send your raw material away and then import it again made up. That won't do. Commerce and manufactures must be given, first place — .churches, society, and the arts will follow— but the backbone of a country is itn commerce and manufactures, and they are No. 1. Yes, sir! But there, they'll come in time, no doubt, aiid I don't know of any country in the world that has advanced so wonderfully 'from the raw 1 as New Zealand has iu 50 years. What will it be in future?" A* The new Hamburg-American- liner Kaiserin Augusle Victoria, thc largest steamer afloat, -was launched on. August. 29th from the yard of the Vulcan Shipbuilding Company at Stettin, in the piesence of the German Emperor and tho Empress. Tlie Empreits uttered thc name of. the vessel in a clear voice as the contents of a champagne bottle were dashed over the steel bow. Tlie Kaiserin Au-' guste Victoria,, wliich the Hamburg-Am-erican , line lias had built for passenger and freight service between Germanv and the United States, is 705ft long, 77ft wide, and 53ft 9in deep ; is constructed to carry 16,000 ton.-' of cargo, with a displacement of about 40,000 tons, and her engines are designed to develop 17,500 horse-power. The speed of tlie Kaiserin Auguste Victoria will be moderate^ — 17 knots an hour. This speed will enable her to reach Plymouth and Cherbourg in about seven and a half days, and Hamburg in nine days. A most welcome feature will be the three great promenade decks of enormous length and width, one of which will be reserved exclusively for promenading, while the others will be used for the placing of deck chairs. „ike her sister ship, the America, the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria will have accommodation for 600 first-class passengers. 300 secondclass, 250 third-claims, and 2139 steerage, a total of 3289 pa&sengers, wliile the crew, including stewards, will number some 600 officers and men. The employees past and present of the Tomoana freezing works assembled in one of the cooling chambers on Wednesday eveniug for the purpose of presenting an address and silver tea -jnd coffee service to Mr William Nelson to mark the occasion of. the 25th anniversary of the works, Snd to record the regard and af- s fection, in which they hold him as a man and as an -employer. Mr G. L. Sunderland, who presided, made the presentation, which was from, 406 employees of the firm. Mr Nelson made an excellent speech in reply, in which he referred to the pleasure it gave him to see a fair sprinkling of the Gisborne. staff present. _wenty-nve years ago he liad often occasion to dismiss men from the works, but to-day it was an unknown thing for a man to leave, unless there was no work. A quarter of .a century ago six men came out from Home with him and helped him to" turn the first sod of the present works. One had died, another had. disagreed with him (tbe speaker) and left. The other four Mere there that evening. About the same time he gave four Cornishmen a job on the works and three were present, making seven out of tire ten who started with him originally who were with liim still. This showed that he could stick to a man who did his duty. Mr H. G. Warren mentioned in the course of a speech that although tho majority of the company's sliares were held in the United Kingdom, yet the New Zealand shareholders represented a respectable portion. The New Zealand 6liai*eholders had not had altogether a rosy time. Three years after investment, owing to -depression, a decline set in, and, for four years, they got no return, the shares dropping to £2. They were, however, loyal, and found that, spread 'over 13 vears, they got a very fair .return for their money Mr Nelson proposed "The Tyser Line," and in doing so said they provided the best fleet for carrying mutton that sailed on the seas. He (the speaker) and Mr Robert Dobson "invented" the line which, in 18 years, had grown from a few ragged ships into an Al fleet. Mr G. Anderson, responding to the toast of the meat freezing industry, congratulated Mr Nelson on the kiudly feeling existing between him and his employees. It was meet they should celebrate the 25th anniversary of the, works a few days before the anniversary of Trafalgar, won by the great Nelson. (Cheers.) He was a Socialist inasmuch as he beKeved in raising the stand-: ard of living, but what would the world: be without' master minds like Mr Nel.on to organise labor? Since the frozen meat industry was started it had brought to the country 37 millions sterling, but when Mr Nelson j took it up the country wain a bad way aud sheep Mere being driven, oyer cliffs in the South. , Mr Nelson declared ■ something could be done with sheep besides sending them to the boiling down works, iind he backed his opinion- with his dollars'. . (Cheers.) The government, ,of the present . Ministry would not have been such a success were it not for the prosperity induced by the frozen meat" industry. "Mr Nelson built up the trade by his honorable character and organising ability, backed up by his great heart. (Cheers). "Thc mercantile firms of Hawke's Bay" was proposed by Mr Dewing and replied to by Mr N. Kettle. During the evening Mr A. ' F. Kennedy contribute^ » recitation. I

Two first offenders, young men, were convicted of drunkenness at the Police Court this morning, and discharged with the usual caution. It is stated in Christchurch that tlie anticipated increase in the colony's railway revenue for the year ending March next has been realised already, although only six months of the financial year have passed. As this is the worst half r-f tlie year, from a railway point of view, the total increase for tlie year should be more tlian double what was anticipated. Some time ago (say. (the Clutha Leader) Messrs Begg Bros., Hillend Estate, weie the Victims of the genus sheep-stcalcr. Suspicions were first aroused in regard to a lot of wetliers, and when a full murvter was made it was found that the lofc*s luad run into ■•everal hundreds. Investigatiojis were set on foot quietly with a view to raise no alarm, but so far no trace of tlie missing sheep has been found. Why Seddon and Co. display such violent anxiety to carry on the South African steamship service at £30,000 per annum, and such contemptuous indifference about the Canadian service at £10,000 per annum, is* a very curious thing. Let us take stock' of the position. New Zealand had a service with Canada, wlnich Seddon and Co. let drop without an effort to retain it just when it was beginning to pay, and which they haven't made a real effort to recover since, although £20,000 subsidy would have kept it going without a break. On the other hand, Seddon and Co. liave a service -with Africa, which costs them £30,000 per annum, which only carried 8000 tons of cargo last year, aiid which the farmers, whose produce it is alleged to carry, recommend should be allowed to drop. Yet Seddon and Co. aro straining every nerve to retain that service (which chiefly benefits Australia at New Zealand's expense). If the African service is worth continuing at £30,000 a year, the Canadian service is worth continuing at twice that amount. Why are Seddon and Co. so interested in the African line?—Christclrarch Press. •* *— " '*— — — _^— i— —