The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1893.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 9724, 15 June 1893, Page 2

The Taranaki Herald. PUBLISHED DAILY THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1893.

Those; who style themselves the Liberal Association in Auckland are making themselves look very ridiculous in the eyea of sensible persons in the colony by their childish actions ; and the Hon. MrSeddon must have felt he could have kicked his " would be" friends for their conduct to him on his arrival by the steamer at Onehunga last Saturday evening from Wellington. According to tho local papers, the Mayor, who is the chosen of tho citizens of Auckland, hearing that the Premier was about to visit the city of wh'ch he was the elected head, telegraphed to tho lion. MrSeddon, offering to send a oarriago to convey him from Onchunga to Auckland. The Premi r accepted tho courtesy shown him by the Mayor, but added in his telegram of reply, " provided no previous arrangement had been made." No previous arrangement h<id been made, but owing to tho Mayor not being a man of quito the (t right color" thoro was at tho last moment quito a flutter amongst tho membeis of the Liberal Association, and it was decided that Mr Seddon should travel in no other carriage than the one provided by themselves, who represented tho horny handed class, so that the " poople s (?)" representative could then keep the groat man all to themselves. Without informing tho Mayor that his carriage would not bo required, as the Liboral Association would pro/ido one, the leading members of that body proferred rather to mn one in opposition, and the coußCijuence was that there were two cHrriavcs in waiting for the Premier at the Uuehunga wharf, when tho steamer ai rived. The Liberal Party then rushed on board in a most unseemly manner and

secured their man, be 'ore those who had lomo as representatives of the city of Auckland to welcome Mr Seddon to their ; city could get near him. The Liberal Party turned up their nosps at the Civic . Authority and surrounded the Premier so : that none but themselves should come near his person for fear he would bo contami- ' ! nated by the very breath of the " wrong co'ored" men ; and them we are told by one of t'e Auckland papeß that " Mr Shera, taking the chance at the opportune moment, took the Premier's arm and led' him to the Liberal carriage," This was a very uncourteouß way of showing respect to a visitor, and Mr Seddon, no doubt, viewed it in that light, for at a smoke concert in the evening at which he was present, he took occasion to say, " If one party expected others to receive opinions and views with respect, the same liberal mindedness inuet be extended to opponents" but we expect those who treated Mr Seddon on his landing in such an ungentlemanly manner aro too obtuse to see or understand his well merited rebuke. j It is understood that the public meeting ! to consider the question of/ais'ng the rates 'n the Borough will bo held on Friday week. Thoße interested are reminded of Professor T. Lichtwark's lecture on the Education of the Horse, at the Alexandra Hall, this evening. Amongst many others, tho following testimoninl has been received by Professor L : chtwark :— "I have had over fifty year*' experience i* high-claßß horse?, but was not awaro that a horse would co soou become subservient to tho will of man until I saw your manner of acting with them. I strongly recommend all young men, and ladies', too, to see you perform. Your manner of putting into harness is the proper method. Wishing you every success. — I am, &p., Henby Redwood." Such a testimonial speaks for itsnlf. No charge is made for the lecture this evening. The mail steamer Monow^i arrived at Auckland from San Francisco, Honolulu, and Apia, on Wednesday evening. Her passengers arc— Mrs and Mies Postlewaite, Miss Standford, Messrs F. Reeves, Probert«, El. P. Barber, H. W, Weston, and 16 steerage. Tho first o£ a 6erios of entertainments at 3t. Mary's School will tako place on Friday, 23rd June The direct steamer Aorangi, from London, via way porU, arrived at Wellington this (Thursday) morning. Tho steamer left Londen April 28th, and had, moderate weather throughout. The health' of the passengers and crow is goo I. She has sixty passengers, those for New Plymouth being — Missos Carter (3), Mr and Mrs P J. Carter, Messrs J. Gunn, W. Hammoml, and H. Cook. Tho Public Un!!, Tikorangi, we hear, is bum inudo longer aud broader. Wlnn completed it will be capable of accommodating from two to three hundred portions. A meeting was held at Tariki, on June 14th, when it was desided to form a football club. Another meeting is to be held on June 21st. Mr G. Garry, who has been loading the orchestra for the Mhs Maggie Moore Company, returned home by train this (Thursday) morning. Mr Garry left the company in Wellington. The continuous wet weather in tho past has, we un 'eratand, delayed the work in tho erection of t _the r l.«ige at Tikorangi. Thi r auilier having, however, now cleared up, the remainder of the piles will soon be driven, when the work of putting on thestringera will begone on with. On returning from the levee at Government Houso Sir Henry Parkes was loudly cheered by the assembled populace, but Sir George Dibbs did not experience at' flattering reception. On the contrary, he was surrounded and jeerod at by an excited crowd, which had to be kept back by the police. Sir George Dibba was once the people's favorite