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Timaru Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 1628, 9 December 1879, Page 2

Caledonian Societs's SronTß.-iMcßsr» Maclean and Sto wart will soil on' Saturday noxt tho right to tirect general license and refreshment booths on tho grounds at the above sports. / i Caledohian LODaE.— Tho regular monthly meeting of this Lodge wi'l bo held at tho hall, Bank streeT, at eight o'clock this ovening. Tlfo installation of officers will form' a portion of , tho businoss of tho evening. .-...■ ,-. l?OBr,io Vaocinatob.-'-Wo learn from tlio Gazette that Dr J. S. Hayes, of Temuka, lins I been appointed a public Tnccinntor, undor tho ■ Hoalth Act, for tho district of Temuka, to por form gratuitous vaccination, according to tho provisions of that Act. Lahobny.— A caso of stealing valunblo documents from a house on tho Main South road, Temuka, during the absence of tlio occupier, on Saturday last, will mosb likely como before tlio Toinuka Rcsidont Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. Ariuvai, ob iMMianiNTS.— From a tclogram received by tho Immigration Ofllcor yesterday, wo learn that eight families, equal to twenty- thrcostatuto adults, forty single men, and twonty-throo singlo girls, immigrants arrived by tho ship Lady Jbcelyn, will be forwarded by tho late train from Christchurch noxt ■VVcdnesclay. Several of theso are. nominated immigrants, and have, friends m this district. ■ Athletic. — Wo understand that a number of our local athletes contemplate going to Christchurch to compoto m tho sports which will bo held thcro on tho ICth inst. Tho athlotos of this district aro, wo f eol confident, fit totako part m any sporta m Now Zealand, and will doubtless give a good account of themselves m Chrislchurch. Acoidunt at Waimatk. — A man who was cleaning a well for Messrs Martin and Fin-laj-Bon yesterday morning, received n, Bcalp wound through the fulling uf uoino stones uuil

earth into the well, which was 4OFt deep. Ho was immediately hauled up by his inato, and Dr Deano attended to him. He was momentarily stunned, but tho wound is not Berious. Fisnwa Wmror/T a.. Licbnsb.—Complninlfl liinc reached usV» tho effect that for tome timb pnst a considerable numbor of unlicensed persons hate been fishing for trout m tho Waihi river at Winchester. v lt would bo well for tho South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society to direct their Ranger'i attention to tho matter, ao as to prevent such Tub Waterworks Schejik. — An advertisement appears this morning, which notifies that tho Borough Council propose to rniso a loan of £(30,000, for the prosecution of tho Tiiuaru-Parcora Waterworks Bchcme. After this notification has been before tho public for four, weeks, the Mayor will call a public meeting of ratepayers, to decide upon tho adoption of tho proposal. Woukino OF tii 8 Poht.— Wo notico by an advertisement that eomo experienced stevedores i'ltend to take up their rcsidenco amongst ua. Tho wool Benson has now arrived and the grain season i» approaching, and if wo nro to despatch as many ships direct Homo ns last year, thcro should be so much work for professional stevedoros hs to remove the coming of Messrs Wilson and Co. ! from tho category of hazardous enterprises. On the other hand, the stowing of a cargo for a long voyngo by experienced men should bo so much bettor and more rapidly dono that shippers will boo tho advantage of employing the new comers. For tho credit of tho port itself, we hope that Wilson and Co. willhavc no rauso to regret their coming. Who ever heard of a port without regular stevedores ? Anmvkbbaby Day. — At tho meeting of the Borough Council last night a petition was read, signed by tho leading merchants and tradesmen of tho Borough, praying- His Worship tho Mayor to proclaim the 16th inst. a public holiday. No action was taken m the. matter last night, but His Worship had previously communicated with tho Government, requesting that the day might be proclaimed a Bank holiday. Wo learn by a Gazette received last night, that tho Governor has proclaimed that day a Bank holiday throughout Canterbury, and tho M ayor also received a letter to that effect after tho Council rose. He will thcrcfovo fcate the necessary steps to comply with the prayer of tho petition. Tins Regatta. — A mscting of tho Timaru Regatta Committee was held m the Criterion hotel lust ovening. Present — Copt. Mills (m the chair), Messrs Chapman, Graham, J. Bruoo, MeMcekin, Warrington, Nowbcry, ond King (secretary). The prize list for the regatta was adopted as published this morning. It was resolved that entries, with colors, bo mado at tho Criterion Hotel on or before 8 p.m. on Friday next. Iho meeting then adjourned until tho 12th inst. Wo arc Bowy to learn that tho Gcorgo street Landing Sorvice do not possess a boat capable of taking part m tho Landing Service Raco at the forthcoming regotta. At tho same time wo nro glad to know that tho boatmen there have obtained two boats, which will be entered for tho Pair-oared Race, and one of which will bo entered for tho Sculling event. Tho Bluetailed Fly w. ; H bo pullo lin tho Pair-oared Race by two of tho Clarksons, and better men cannot bo found on tho beach. For tho Champion Raco tho favorites are; Mr Graham's new whaloboat, and Mr Brace's boat, but tho Timaru Service's now purchnso is considered a dark horso. TitE Bookkt BBlGApn.-^We trust that tho entertainment to bo giVen m tho Mechanics' Institute on tho 15th instant, m aid of the Timaru Toluntccr .Rocket Brigade, w : U bo most numerously 'attended. It must bb remembered that the members of tho Brigade give their sorviccs for nothing, and that on the wildost nights, and when . other pcoplo are thanking their stars they are m their warm beds, the young 'fellows who compose tho Brigade oro oiifon duty, watching nnudst rain and galo tho positions of tha various vessels m port. Wo sha'l havo more to say on this matter oro tho conccrttakcs place. 1 Narrow Escape. — A lad named Woods had. a very narrow, escapo from drowning yesterday ovening. lie, with several other youngsters, was larking nbont on tho beach close to tho dry -rubbish shoot boyond LoGrqn's Gully when a heavy roller came m, caught him," and washed him into deep water. Fortunately ho was observed by a man who was standing on tho cliff abovb, who, without hesitation, rushed to his rescue, and at the cost of a ducking and no littio danger, to We own life, succeeded m dragging him beyphd tho reach ff' : tbo waves. There k "little doubt that , tho youngster m question would havo lost trio number of His tricss had it not boon for tho. person ihehtionod, and pprhaps parents and guardians will toko a hint from tho event. Thr Russian and German Pbes's.— Tho London Mail of October 6th says that notwithstanding tho caution which the Russian Minister of tho Interior 'recently gave to threo St. Petersburg journals, tho animosity against Germany, which ' constituted their offence, has not yot disappeared from tho columns of tho Russian Press. In an article on "Tho Isolation . of Russia," thb Qolos ngain makes \iso of expressions at -which some of the semiofficial jourrmlsof Prussia havo taken umbrage. Affirming that sinco tho outbreak of tho Crimean war, Russia lias been compelled to stand alono and unsupported m tno great question, of European politics, tho Qolos entirely ignores the friondly nssistanco rendered by Prnssiant that period, as well ns on occasions. .. Tho iro of the NorddcttUcke Allffcmeine Zeilung is roused by this slight, and m nn articlo, obviously inspired, tho German Chancellor's special organ says that,Witlioub discussing tho future, it la bound, m reference to tho past, to mention certain practical and historical facts m correction of Iho statements of tho Russian organ. " Tho assertion," says tho Berlin journal, "that Russia has m recent times repeatedly had to go' through poriods of 'absolute isolation' is a now proof how particularly active n moniory ■people m Russia havo for their own performances, and how keen that memory has boon made as regards their own merits by tho daily glorification of tho nation, while for the sorviccs rendered by friends to thoir country their recollection is extremely feeble. As early as tho Crimean war, Prussia, then comparatively pjworlcss, resisted all the threats of tho European coalition, and maintained her benevolent rioutrality- towards Russia to tho end of tho' war, m opposition fo thb State which was tho nucleus of tho prosot'if kingdom of Itily, and which sent troops to the Crimea. So, again, m tha year 18C3 r Prussia stuck firmly to tho sido of , Russia, and had to enduro , tho chiof attacks and threats of tho Ambassadors of tho Western Powers. Tho , coalition m ..favor of tho Polos m 18G3 did not not i against fiussia'with a 1 unanimity never shown sinco tho tirno of Napoleon 1.,' nor was it on tho opposition of Kussia alono that it ' went to pieces,' but oh tho opposition of Russia m allianco with Prussia. If at that time Prussia had adhered less strictly to the agreement of February Bth, tho situation would probably hare turned out something different. It is, ns » matter of fact, incorrect that Russia has ever been completely isolated m Europe during tho present century tip to very recently. Prussia, and with ficr tho German Stated friondly to Prussia, havo constantly stuck to Russia. In order to ignoro and loosen this relationship wo rcquiro first to have tho coarso and uncandid languogo which tho Russian politicnl Press has been employing against Germany sinco last year's Congress. .Wo will not go so far back as to cnlargo upon tho assistance rendered by Prussia to Russia m tho Pence of Adrinnoplo m 1829, and the support she afforded m tho Polish campaign m 1831. But the present generation m Kussia ought not yet to havo forgotten that, ns m tho Berlin Congress, so m tho European crises, of 1853, 1854, and 18G3 Russia was never completely isolated, hut had Prussia, and, virtually, Qormony, at her sido. If tho friends of tho Qolos no longer attach any value to thoso things they will have to put it down to their own conduct if Gornmny is compelled to seek elsowhero tho support which sho formerly found m tho snfo mutual relations with Russia, after which we shall calmly wnit to boo whether Russian policy m futuro will become friendly or hostilo to Germany. In all ciroumstancos the poliay of Germany will bo and will remain peaceloving, and will accordingly only have to seek ponce-loving alliances. If tho Qolos and its allies think to show their country a service by offending and driving away Iho only firm and trustworthy friend that Kussia could count upon, it is by no moans improbablo that by purmiing this path Ihuy may nltuin thoir object."

The Webxbbn Phovinces of Canada.— Wo (Qiaxgom Herald of Oct. 2nd) have received a lrtter from Mr fl. D. Young, secretary to tho Minnesota Board of Immigration, with reference to some observations, recently made by Lord Beaconsfleld at Aylos-i bury concerning emigration from tlio United States to tho Western Provinces of Canada Tho writer (who dates from St. Paul, Minnesota, September 10) acknowledges that thore is an immense fertile region embraced .m Control British America j that it has nn eminently hcnlt-lif ul clim;itc, bub little colder than that of somo of the Northern States, with summers (mfllciontly lengthy for wheat, oats, rye, barley, potatoes, cabbages, parsnips carrots, and all tlio ordinary garden vegetables to grow to enormous sizo end full maturity ; ho is confident that maize -and several varieties of fruit may be grown there successfully, nnd ho believes that m the enrly futuro that region will becomo the homo of populous and prosperous communities. But ho denies that people from tho Western States arc rushing thither j that the coHntry ' is, m any respect, more desirable than tho unoccupied territory of the States, or that the taxation is lighter. He says that the people of tho NorthWestern. States iv the Union are by no moans jealous of tho Western Canadian Provinces. On the contrary, they desire to bco them settled, believing that such settlement will contribntc largely to their own prosperity. They welcomo any futuro Tivnl'y, however formidable, of their neighbors iv supplying tho world with bread, because they Itnow that whatever may be lost m that way will be more thnn compensated m other respects. And as to any intention of sending tho produce to market via Hudson Bay, or Thunder Bay and Lake Superior, they feel no apprehension, beoauso they are satisfied that not a tenth of tho increased carrying trndo which the settlement of tho Western Canadian Provinces can bring with it can bo diverted from them. A Nation Wrrnorx Ihok. — Mr A. Woeikof, m .a nnrrativo of his travels m Yucatan and* the south-eastern States of Mexico, published m Peterman's Mettheilungen, introduces us to a so-called "civilised" people, who are practically unacquainted 1 with tho. uses of iron. Writing of the northern portion of the State of Clvapas, ho says that tho inhabitant's employ iron only m the shape of axes and hatchets, which are imported from tho United States. For the distance of ono ; hundred kilometers round about Palenque, not. one blacksmith, is to bo found. Not a single nail is to bo seen m their houses ; everything is held together ■with cords or ■witk yinps. Eyon m the preparation of tbeir principal article of food — tortillas— tho apparatus _they_ employ is equally primitive, though m this respect they follow the custom which is universal throughout all Mexico and Central America. The grains of ma : zo are crushod between two stones, ono of which, the nether ono, is rather large, with a sloping upper surface A woman kneels by this stonp and strews upon it somo grains of maize, over which blic works to and fro Another stone of cylindrical form, to grinding the maize. Tho coarse meal so obtained is baked into flat tortilla-cakos m the ashes. This is exactly tho niodo of preparing meal m vogue m central and South Africa 5 tho African riogroes, however, show a higher grado oi culture, inasmuch aa thoy understand the working of iron.