THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; juntice to all TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1894.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7959, 30 October 1894, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; juntice to all TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1894.

Ojjß cablegrams yesterTuk Secket (lay morning brought of A us news of another Succkss. crushing defeat which

s the Ohineso have suffered at the hands of the Japanese, and as tho success of the Japanese in tho war with tho Ohineso has been so remarkable and uuinterr ruptcd, one can hardly help asking what arc causes of their marked superiority both by land and sea ovor the Chinese. A good deal of light has been thrown upon tho subject by Captain John Inglis, who, for six years has been naval adviser to the Japanese Government and whoso views coramunicatod to a representative Outer's agency, are published in tho " T lm .QSi" , Ho states that the Japanese navy is uisi']r.?fcly comparable with a European navy as regards ships, ofliccrs, and men; and that in discipline it is <|iiite European. J The officers arc hard working and extremely studious in all naval science. I Tlie engineers are especially good, and the way the engines arc kept and worked is admirable. As sailors tho Japanese are not in the least like or-| jdinary Orientals. They are smart; | and eonsiauMy on the alert whether j j in swoepiri'!' a deck op in liring big' ! giMis, and !'.;v, in fact, just like EuroSpivn!:-'.' \r : ih .'i">;;>ru in the Heat, | ''.ipi.ain f ii< *-1» s. -points out that alI :';!iM!ii_'!i t!i*> f'liines'f have norni'iclly' j:id-ii'i; ii:t!:ilesini)S than ihoir rivals;! 1 tiiree of flu- aaoaiiOKe c^ist : defence! I ships are really battleship in diygniso | ' and they carry guns thai ure far nuv.-oj I powerful than any others in the East, i ' and arc only slightly inferior to the ! .British 110 ton guns. The superior I weight of metal, coupled with tho fact that the menu speed of the [Japanese ships is a good deal higher than that of the Chinese, helps to ac- , count for the late defeat of the latter at the Yaloii river, without taking into account the superior seamanship of the victors, The army of tho Mikado is also declared to bo an entirely new factor in tho Far East, as it is tho only Asiatic force that has been drilled according to tho most modern rnothods. From a physical point of view, tho English officer considers that tho Japanoso is an ideal soldier, as tho muscles of his legs arc { strongly dovoloped whilo the upper ! part of tho body is comparatively light They arc thus tiroloss when on tho , inarch, and Captain Inglis pronounces I them to bo the wiriest race under the 1 sun. One groat source of superiority ' which tho Japanese have ovor the Chinese is tho possession of an an- * ciont hereditary aristocracy, who aro , able to furnish a largo number of „ (skilful and well trained officol'f), both v

naval and military, who by reason of their social position aro looked up to and readily obeyed by their countrymen. Tho value of such a body of men has been amply proved by England in tho past, and it is one of the chiof sources of strength of iho German army. In this respect Japan stands alone among the Asiatic nations, and it helps to explain the wonderful readiness with whicli she has adapted herself to Western civilisation. In view of the information allordcd by Captain Inglis as to the naval and military capabilities of the Japanese, which has been fully confirmed by subsequent events, it is evident that iu future they will have to bo considered as a European rather than as an Asiatic power, and that an entirely new chapter in tho history of tho East has commenced. On Thursday next Mr R. R. McGregor, auctioned', will soil' at his mart, the slock of fin nil uny etc., in the estate of tho late Mr .Limes docks. MrMcGmvan, M.H.It for tho Thames, returned last evening, and ho looks exceedingly well after his sojourn in the city of wind and Captain Edwin. Mr George Walker, the proprietor of the Kauacranga Dairy, Pollen street, Shortland, advertises this morning thai ho supplies new milk at 2] per quart. Mr Oarpunisr, Town Clerk, incites lenders for the in occupy the ihphana.ue land, .Kaiiaerauga, with or •viihout the biiildinss erected thereon, j l;\ii' particulars see advertisement. j r-xlii')'!.i')i;s veq:,i:e long periods! of ;iivparui<jii i' lipyuri io achieve any-1 ihi;:.g liki' ■'yhv p "~. sn i- is no' surprisinjr i I" | ; -.i| iho I'Yoneli 'rDvnriirii^iiravr-iniT'i!-.': i'i; :.-; early fiiv t:;; (-xlii'DiiiMi which is'ui 'ak" place m Paris in VM). ■ rj'';;vi-.s Friiier Bro-, !,:iu:i and Hom- ; 'liii-don Ac-'T-n!.-■. !).->vo di- f ;'o<ed <>f ''r T i'Sro;'n's i v, o'' i; ri-v at, Tiir.M-n tn * ,! i'J. Vy : [V..ii..n.ii. . ;!r"W.i. .or n,, :< 1, ; . 1V : : -,v; for T-> Ai'Vn ;-J.t i! - ,' i : :i s f mirciiased ■■ the Unabka bloek. " ' ; The Nft'iier "Toiegraili" says:—' There can be no doubt ihaii the moral; ebullition of the colonial youth is simply ! lamentable, and there is just as little: doubt that tho main cause.of the evil lies i in the general neglect of domestic discip- j line. , The no country districts are midoubtedy going ahead, and as tho po illation "is increasing, it is a recognised fact that peoph', wherever they may be, must, at some time die, so the possessions of Paeroa have been an "merited by the inclusion of a hearse. Wo do not suppose, howover, that the prospect of bavins a cheap ride in such an elegant hearse, will tempt people to give up tho ghost. There are now about 40 men working in the John Bull Gully (Coromandel mine), inclusive of tributcrs and wages men. The Company are pushing on with tho work of erecting the pumping machinery, and this locality—which was until ioccntlv looked on with disfavoris now a scene of great activity and is turning out a considerable quantity of tho precious motal, Tho Rov. W, J. Habcns, Inspector* General of Schools, is at present on a visit to the Thames, and yesterday ho inspected tho Thames High School, In tho afternoon a deputation representing tho Board of Governors, consisting of Messrs Radford' (chairman), Smith, and Gillespie, waited upon Mr Habensregarding the dilapidated state of tho buildings. Mr Habens promised to lay tho matter before tho Minister of Education upon his arrival at Wellington. Mr ft, Walker, an old resident of tho Thames, and who had a livery stable alonasido tho Commercial Hotel, Paeroa, for some months, has recently added to bis establishment a now buggy built for him by Messrs Cousins and Cousins, of Auckland, Now that the fine weather has set in, Mr Walker is making every preparation for the busy season which he anticipates, and will'be ready to meet all demands from the travelling public with which ho may be favoured. Telegrams and letters will be m'omptly attended to. At tho Police Court yesterdav bofor c Mr H. Eyre Kenny. S.M., John Redwood, charged with being the owner of a cow found wandering at largo in Richv mond street, was fined 2s 6'd with costs Ps; C?r. 01 '} Ibc owner of a horse wandering in Grcv street, was similarly fined; Edward Rice, with being the owner of a cow, a heifer, and a calf wandering in Queen street, was fhed 5a wiili costs fis; Charles Brimmer was fined ->:and costs &;, or in default, 48 hours' imorisonnv-nt, for having bef-n drunk iu Brown street on Sunday. Tho failure of Yce K>e, a Chinese s'orn-kee.ni-r at N-inier, s;i vs Fair Play—'affords food for ivfioeMor.', W' 1 should just rlihik it did. Tho ( ,f tho'Pa!ii!;ii;:s ii ■ ( : , 20')d and assets u.ro under l-.j'iO. A little fii-lnr on in tin same j.torn; l ! we reiid of iho jjolico niakim; onijoirirs irt.o Mic hidden mysteries of the Ch-hies'' d.m.s in Napier, several whiteor': - of to'idei' yero's being eonC'i'iied in the iiivC'liga'ion. Tho question is— When are wo going to put it stop !o this sort of thing? A business man has "noogh to hear in being ' let in ' by one of his own race; but whoi; it comes to being ' taken down' by a Heathen Clunky it is time to cry a go. Of the other matter referred to, the less said the better. A Launceston message in a Sydney paper states that a saloon passenger by tho steamer Ooogco, from Melbourne, named Leffer, or Lefflcr, jumped over* board in Bass' Straits on October 10. Tho man had no luggago on board. ITo had dinner and supper and a glass of brandy, and lator on, about 11 o'clock, ho wont hn deck, and was seen lying about. Tho bedroom steward suggested that he should go below, as the lights were about to be put out. Tho man answered "All right." In a few minntos the second steward went to to iho deck smoking-room and saw tho man sitting ou tho vessel's rail aft. On approaching him with tho intention of earning him of his dangerous nositiou. [iofl'er, without spoaking, slid off into tho ion. Tho alarm was raised and the 3oog©> cruised about tho spot for an lour without finding any trace of him. ['ho steamer then resumed hor voyage, L'ho night was dark and a mountainous oa preveulod a boat from boing loworcd. "ho steward roportod that just before saving Molbourne a man iu an agitated tatecamo on board and askod forLoffor, rho it is bolioyed was hiding.

It is jost a little over 26years since the first private execution took place in England, and it was at Maidstone that "the hoistiyg of the black flag -vas first witnessed, a railway porter being then hanged for shooting a station-master at Dover. It was not until th >e weeks afterwards I hut the first exeni ; nn under the now plan whs canied on'at Newgate, tliecuL.rifc being a young fellow who woman in No-ton Folgafco. Bniialising as thejorrner scenes had been, it is curious io recall the fact that several members of ilio Koyal Commission on Capital Punishment, and some of the judges and witnesses of importance, were averse to the change, be'loving that executions in public had a doterrent effect. Nor was the fresh system popular with prison officials, upon whom Greater onus was thrown, while the presence of the public had seemed to give them more nerve to carry run their gb-'iy work. The old prejudices against privacy have, however, been well nigh entirely dispelled.