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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8272, 19 September 1888, Page 2

Mr P. O, Morton, who left hero some months back with five tons of tinned butter for Rio, where he went to test the market there for this article, hai continued his journey to England. He wrote from Teneriffe to Mr Douglas, who is in charge of his business here, stating that he wap on his way to England for a trip. He did not, however, state what was the result of the venture at Rio. Matters at the Ironworks at Te Henui are quibt at present. The furnace is all ready for charging, but the charcoal kiln is not yet completed. It will be fully a couple of months, it is considered, before the smelting will take place. IX Mr Minchin, of Ingle wood, has forwarded to us a bottle of his home-nnde wine, which we have sampled, and can recommend as being a pleasant beverage, without Laving intoxicant effects. There should be a good demand for Mr Minchin's manufactures. While the Salvation Army was holding a meeting in Brougham-street on Tuesday night someone threw astoneamongstthem, which struck one of the females in the rank. The matter is now in the hands of the police, who are looking out for the delinquent. Lecturing in Sydney on New Zealand the other day, Major Dane, the great American traveller, said: — They heard that New Zealand was ruined, but he had seen his own country ruined three times — absolutely wiped oat, yet they were in a fairly healthy condition to-day. New Zealand ruined — they might as well tell him the sun was ruined because a cloud was across his face. All that she had to do was to develop a country that would carry fifteen millions of people. With her climate, soil, and mines, how can she be ruined ? Why she could can as much fruit as California, and thi world's marketb are waiting for it, but it was said that she had not got the manufactories that America hud. Neither had America in its boyhood, but it was not the manufactories that made the country what it was, but the agriculture behind it. Everything was in New Zealand to please the eye and charm the soul, end ail that the land was crying for was men and women to come and possess it. The London correspondent of the Auckland Herald Bays :—": — " I find that with some New Zealanders Bishop Cowie's book, " Our Last Year in New Zealand, 1 ' does not realise tbo hopes that were entertained of it. I am told on good authority that Mr John Murray, to whom the manuscript was submitted, declined to publish the book on any terms, and that it is now brought out at the author's risk. A well known New Zealander tells me that he thinks Dr. Cowie will find it easier to write such a book than to sell it." "Is New Zealand a ruined country or not ?" "Is there any prospect of a return to prosperity?" To these questions Sir Charles Clifford — who is, perhaps (says the European Mail), better able to ppeak about the resources and capabilities of New Zealand than any other man in London — gave very decided answers at the annual meeting of the London shareholders of the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company, lie maintained that this much-talked-of depression was very much over-rated, and that the fiuoncial troubles whioh had arisen were to be attributed more to the mismanagement and speculation of individuals, and to the way in which a portion of the Press of this country had mistaken tho situation, than to any defect in the colony itself. As to the splendid resources of the colony, be said, there could be no doubt; and, when they came to consider the short time the colony had taken to develop itself, and that at present thero were not more than 600,000 inhabitants, and, deducting women and children, there were only about 200,000 who were real producers, it was wonderful how it had come up to the point it had. All that was wanted in New Zealand, ho said, was increased population and more confidence in the country. The banner which is to be presented by the ladies o£ New Plymouth to the Taranaki Representative Football Team is now finished, and awaiting an opportunity for the presentation to be made. Silk of the Taranaki colors is the material used — blaok on ono side, and amber on the other — bound with black and amber cord, and fringed along tho bottom with a deep gold fringe. On the blaok aide in the centre there is worked in gold, as a monogram, tbe letters T. P. U. (Taranaki Football Union), and in the left-hand corner at the top, the legend " Auckland, 1887, England, 1888J" sets forth the victories which have been achieved by the " rops."; this also is worked in gold letters. The banner has been beautifully worked by Misß A. Hempton, and when mounted on pole and crossbar forms a most handsome trophy, of whioh tbe Tarunuki footballers may well be proud. Its cost has been contributed to by a large number of ladies, and the work of collecting subscriptions, in this cas* a pleasant task from the readinesß with which applications were met, has fallen chiefly to Mrs W. J. Perm and Miss S. Hempton. The banner will be on view at Messrs Okey & Son's shop for a clay or two. '0 The Post Office authorities hare reported to the police the disappearance of a small mail bag from Ngairo. This bag wob said to have been entered by the stationmaster st Ngaire on Tuesday morning for transmission here by tho morning train. It wob presumably landed at the town station on Tuesday mormnp, but some time afterwards the Post Office officials found out the bag was non est. Inquiries as to the missing bag are now being instituted. Last Friday, sayß tho Wanganui Chronicle, a certain local pigeon fancier sent a couple of those birds by train to New Plymouth, whence they were taken to Onehunga by the Wanakn, and let loose the next morning at 7 o'clock. They did tbe journey, of: about 200 milee, in five boure, or at the rate of 40 miles an hour ; a 8 there was a N.W. gale in their favour, their owner intends to send them the same journey again to guage their power of flight more exactly. By the Rotorua, on Tucsiay, Meeßrs W. Edgecombe, Kirby, and it German left for the Muhakipawa goldfieldn, at Marlborough. A party has left Opunnke for tbe BHvaf. place, including Messrs Prosser and Des Forges. Mr F. Stohr, who bus been well-known in football, 'cycling;, bowling, and athletic circles in New Plymouth for some yearß past, has decided to leave the town for Melbourne, whither he will go in the o uree of a few weeks, after disposing of Mb business and stock. Since his residence in New Plymouth Mi Stohr has made a boßt of friendn,all of whom will, doubtless, wish him success, ia his new sphere..