The Thames Star. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1903 PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10409, 9 September 1903, Page 2

The Thames Star. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1903 PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

In the Fortnightly Review for August, M- Yvteis Guyot, a well known, French. economist, contributes a, valuable paper on the preferential tariff proposals of Mr Qhiaiiniberlaian. He first compares M* Cliaim.beriain's 'proposed system: with the systems in vogue in Germ-any andi the United States- The German Zollverein, he says, is a customs union, between the different States, and the custom® duties 1 collect cdl are divided among the different Qtates according to population. Jn America the customs are coilkieted' for ths profit of the Union. ■!),£ a unit ; while under Mr Clwrnnberlain's system the self-governing colonies will preserve their economic autonomy, with the result that their interests will be eternally 'clashing. Every district will imagine itself saeirifieed to other di>tricts, anl every industry to other in dustries. "France," he -says, "is cut into sections by the Protectionist spirit, and) it is a, strange delusion, to suppose that differential tariffs will draw closer .the bonds of solidiairity between the United Kingdom, and the self-governing colonies. Every colony will think tbat it is sacrificed to the ■others." In support of bhiis he points out that 44 per cent of Australasian exports to Great Britain are wool, which! is a raw jnaterial, and to be exempted, therefore there would ;be no resource but to put a ( 'high duty on mutton, thusi favouring 'Nfew Zealand. On the otter 1 hianid, Mr Chamberlain's proposals favor Canada, 55 .per cent of whose exports consist of foodstuffs and timlber- After -showing the fallacy of the assumption that the Protectiveduties will suffice to pay old age pension®, because, when, a Protective, tariff fulfills .its purpose it yields no revenue, ML Guyot goes on to show, by means of statistics, -how the protection of food im France affects retail prices. Picking out the catalogue prices of forty six articles soldi by the leading grocers of London and Paris 1, and .assuming- that the buyer buys one unit of eacih of these commodities, it is foundl' that hoi will lia,ve to pay 109fr. 9-5 in. Paris, and 84fr. 09 in London, or exactly 30-78 per dent mow ia Paris ihm la LoimJou-. But

tihe Fi^aiidh prices inolud'e lOfr- 34 ciustoms amd octroi duty, whereas tlkese represent, only lfr 57 i,n the Effliglisih places, so tha* the net prioe of ths Paaiisi igoaclls is 98iFr. 52, •oar adiifference of 16 francs, imiating 19 per cent to the detrlinienlti of Baris/'

The second! meeting of the Thiaimies Skating Club will be held .at the Miners' Union Hall this evening-

Wellingtonians will farewell Lady Rainfuirly at a 1 reept.ion and ball to be held! on Monday, November 2- No presentation wild be be made.

It is understood that the Dumedin prohibitionists ■will run a "ticket" of tlieir own iait the next, .general election when their ciamdidate. will be Mr A. S. Adaims.

Fainroens who are troubled- with, the small bird! nuisance mia.y obtain poisoned grain at Mr NtohTolson's. It is .prepared by an up-to-date -process and is ai guairainteed exterminator. A! reduction is nnade on- large orders-

The little criauker incident at Fuller's Company in Auckland recently, ■whereby a boy in the ■audience was struck with, the explosive, is likely to cost the Fuller's firm something 1 like £50.

The Wamganuii Education Boaird has resolved to make representa.tiionsi to the Government in regai'd 1. to the mr adequate payments, made to puipil teachers.

The Thiamnesi .representative football team plays its fii'st nuatoh, that against Tairamaki to-anorrow- Mr H. Brownlee, one of the Selection Committee, proceeded to Taranaiki this nnorningl to Tvitn-ess the match-

Mr Alf. Bartiey, well known mi anusical oiiroles, is at present on a visit to Thames on .business oonnectedi -witih his corapany—the Kauri Timber Comr pamy- Mr Bartiey reports that business is. .ass brisk as ever, and .tliafc the oomr pa.ny has it® work out. out to fill all the ordersl.

Our Corainandel coirreispondent writes: —;"Amongstl the ■visitorsi to Coroma.ndel 'ait. the present timie is Mi Geo. 'Harper, of Auckland, Chairmian of Diireatiors of the Hlairbour View G.M- Co. He hiaa be*ni interested in Ooromiandeil 'mines for the past thirty yearsl."

The Rhodes ■9aholar |sh,i.p Conference has ■advocated! 19- to 22 as. the limits of ages for election. Th© comipetitor must have ibeen ten years doinioiled in New "Zealand, and! be: either a graduate or >am undergi-aduato of not less, thain two- years' standing of the (Nbw 1 Zealandi University.

A. Thames 'resident who luas -reitiunied froam a visit to tho Australian !S!ta.tes, found .that there was a good deal of ignorancel in Western Australia regarding New Zealand's attractions fol 1

tourists- He believes that if the colony's attractions were better known there, large nuimlbers of people would com© here for holidays andl in search of health1.

Mr R- T. Tregaski, the energetic

ad:vaniee I'epresentativle of the SteelePayne Family of Bellringere, ha.ving completed the preliminary 'preparation for the company's, visit to- the Thamse, left for the up-icouwtry districts this morning. The popukir camipany we sure to play to; packed houisesl at Thames.

We liiaiVe received a 'copy of a piaimphlet on tlie supeirianiiuiation of teachers, which, is issued for the general information, of teitohersi and others interested in the discussion o,f this 1 question. Anyone whol wishes to peruse this interesting pairnjphlet m,ay do so on applying to this office.

The Hon. ,T. Rigg, Wellington, oriticiised tihie proposail to deal with bil-li,amd-rooim,s to preveniti gambling while other forms of gaiimbling were permitted!- iMoire biami was done by the totailisator tlnan by any other formi of gaimbling. He recogniised, however, that the whole colony was-, permeated by the .spirit of gambling, and iifc was hopeless to try -to eradicate it by legislation- The only way to effect a,n in*proiviement was to lift the people uipi to a liiglier 'Sitate of morality by example and teaching.

The bazaar and sale of work in aid of ISIt. James' Presbyterian Qhufcih building fund, which is being organiised by the ladies guild, assisted' by the young ladies guild, is to be opened on Thursday, the 17th i.nst., at 3 o'clock in. the afternoon, and will be continued in the evening and 1 also on Friday 18th, afternoon and evening. The combined forces of both guilds have been hard Tit work for over a year mating for sale articles both useful and onnumentail, and ihave now on handi a, .parcel of goods of mo mean dimensions. Those together with many otilier tiling® donated by church mera Ibera and friend's will be on sale at tho bazaar- Those in, seairuli of bargains will do well to call at the hall in P-ahiau street on tho 17th 'and lStih, with, empty kits and full purses. They will there be able to 'reverse the order of things and 1 leave the 'hall with full kits and empty purses.

The value of thie 13oz of gold seouwed' ifiromi the reaenti crushingi of 19 loads froimi the Kuinanui Go's mine was £29 12s 4d.

Mr J. Kemiak, secretary, notifies that school duties -will be resumed! ait the Thames High School tomnoraoiw (ThiUirsdaiy)-

The. opening; lecture of tilfe Sib. Johns' Ambulance Association, Ladies class, will ba held at the side room, Central Hall, Pollen street, on Monday next, at 8 pjmi-

"The country is so prosperous just now under the rule of the Premier that it doesn't care .& toss what this Pairliaii);eint does. There must be a period of depression before keen political criticism, will be offei redi by the people" —Mir Taylor, Oiristdlnui'ch.' imember.

At the Presbyterinoi Chuireh. this afternoon the ■wedding' took place of Miss Cati-an a<nd Mr Reginald Mtair, the Rev. Gray-Dixon officiating. Additional details ■will aipjpda* iiro to-mlorl--row"s isisiuie.

Tenders will be received 1 up to 5 p-m- »a iSatuirday next for addition® to the School of 'Mines 1 buildingl at Earangahake. Plans and) specifioations may be seen at Vinson's sitore tat Katfangar hialkie.

Mr Kirkibrida, ineimiber for Mamukau, intends to 'ask the Govorniment whether in the Amending Land! Bill which they have .promised .to introdtaee, this session, the Minister for Lauds will insert a clause providingl for sin improvement In the ballot .system, so as to prevent the gaanbling which goes oim aib present.

Mr W. Montgomery;, of NeiaTeisvi'lle, is iat present oin a bhaisiaies® visi-t to th© Tlui.mes 1 'district. He expresses the opinion that NeaVesville is going to be an activfet imrning districib when the better ■weather sets in, and the work of erecting the battery is oommien^oed 1H« says .trualb the district promises to open up well „and that there is eveiry hope that th© mining properties will prove to be highly payable:

The vwitiei taiktein by the Auck'kund Eduication Boifwd 1 aimong their teachers with regaifdl to a proposal to. hold a suiinimier seihoal during neixt suimmer holidays has resulted in 294 teachers voting for the proposal and 242 against it. The country teachers were generally iru favor of holding at school a*nd the town ■teiveihiers generally nigainsfi" it-

We understand that R- Thompson, who was ohosemi .as one of the Thames representatives to tour the Tar'aniaki and Wanganui district®, has decided not to- imaike the trip as his .absence would interfere with his duties at the High School. While regretting 1 Mr. Thompson inability to play, he is to be commended! for placing duty before pleasure, .and sacrificing a. pleasant trip so that his school duties, will not be interfered with-

We TCigreti to recoiid tihe deaitihi of Mkorima Poutotarai, the well known Native chief, who for years hias resided! >at Totan'a, Point. The deceased who has beam ailing 1 for some timie, was a Nafiive assessor andi interpreter, and attemded the sittings; of t:h,e Land Courts fromi Thames to. the Waifcato. He was twice amairried and his wife, who: S'uirvivesi himi, is tihie well known Mrs Nikoriima, who i*edeived an educational 'and! miusioal tuition, of wkioh any Pa;h©kiiii woman might well bo proud. The deceased' owned a good deal of land, which, we learn j.s entailed- There is sure to be a tamgi and the ibiurial of the deceased is to take plaice at the Haikeimial cemetery, Paifawai 'racecourse, next Sunidiay.

The Wangamiw Gun Club held! a pigeon, matoh, at Wia.ngan-ui, when sercieraJ of the best shots in. the colony competed, 'and there was ai fair attendance of tiho public. The principal event was the Wanganm Gun Club Hamddoap of £90, whicih resulted' in, a tie between, "Dynamite," Fleming, "Ballast-ite," T- Bannber, and C. Hai-r, who eac-ih, killed' all their seven bird's aiwl divided. 'A: sweepstake took place at diiO eon-elusion of the above -competition, and Messrs . Ecules, Riuhdale, and Tucker dividied with seven- kills each- "Dynamite," Fleming, Banniber, and E- H. Efacles- all used 1 the- Colonial Ammunition Company's "Favourite" cartridges loaded with, the company's patent concavte ■wadding.

Wo regret to learn' that a serious iacfeident befell Mr J. darken, of the well known' carting fiiirn in Paeroa, and known to many Thames residemits. It appears that Mr Clark-en was waitching the unlosiding of baskets of coal at tho Junction Wharf, 'and as one of tihe ibiaskets %vas descending and aipr peared to imieet with an; obstruction, he stepped forward! and endeavoured to .right t,Tiei basket. By some means or otW the heavy basket becianne librated and fell on him-, inflicting severe injujrios and' rendjoring himi moral--soious for somo considterable timeThoTighi medical assistance was at once Koourod, the full extent of his injuries was not ascertained. When we last heard) Olarkni hadi recovered eonscriousness, but could not speak. We trust that the arieidont will have less serious results than was anrttoipaited, and) tih,at coon ho nn:ay bo about again-

The Victorian' Civil iService is bioImg! •co-nfipneidt ito isexageniadlaais, and to those who iare entitled to pensions or looiDipen&atiom -allowances.

M* Sinclair, who' was chief engineer of the '"Wiairairapat when she was wreakedl, is 'busy .patenting 1 a new propeller in London.

The ■concert aindi ■sowial in oonlneetion ■with St. George's Church takes -place at the ■Oddfellows' Kail, Richmond street, this evening. As a varied progtiiaimmiei will be presented, there should be ai large attemlaniee, and! the social should be as mjoyiaible as its pmieoessors.

Australian visitors to New Zealand complain that our shows are badly dated, causing them: to clash -with one another; also, that they are too numerous, so that the best stock cannot be exhibited at all the Shows.

The test of a supplier of the Wiaiokura Creamery, Taraouaki, for June was six points for. the first fortnight, amd 6-8 for the second half of the month. For July the anfeirage was 6.6. This isi a record! iround about Mount Egniont-

W- R. Manning, a- kaiapoi .publican, was fined ,£3' and' costs for selling two gallonis &i colonial wine without a publican's license.

Over half a miillion of money has been expended on harbor wotfks at Lyttolton. This includes the cost of the breakwaters', whaaTes and jetties, ■ai graving dock, the dredging work in 'tihlei iinniej* Ihii^trbtorl,, and iai tpowjerfuD steaam tug, built specially for the board.

The Kaiuri Timber 00. has- puroEased the large spa/re boiler belonging: to tihe May-Queen: Co-, and! it is. expected that this will iti& conveyed fromi the vacant allotment in. Pollen street North to-morrow. The boiler, which weighs-about 18 ton®, ha® been planted on one of Mni J. Bawikes' lorries, tihe work ibeing accoirnplished in the most workmanlike nuanner. It will take a goodly nxMnber of horses to shift this hea,vy load.

The amount of royalties received for use of the cyanide process since the Government purchased tihet patent right in 1897 for the colony had been £6,141, whichi is over three fifths of the isum paid to acquire the irigSht-

A, resident of N'«ilsonj who has hitherto been in poor oircumstancesi, receiv'edl ward 'hy the inaomiing. San Erancisco mail' on 'Thursday that he had corn's, into a fortune of £6000.

A goodly niumi;ber of lady novices literally covered the floor a,t tihe Skating Rink yesterday .afieniooii. Ealls were frequent, but with. ;a nappy disregard! of loss of dignity and skioi, tha embryo skaters floundered 1 on, soanie really meritorious feaits being recorded. To .tihe miembier® ol the Hauraki: Band, the tlianks of th© Ladies <mm di\m, for their oarefut assistance—«aind) it is no enviable task to support a /beginner—did imirihi to lessen .the discomfort and terror of a first lesson-

The Christchurchi Lively Stable Woirkeirs' Industrial Unioni lias adopted a ireisolution in favor of the universal tSatuirday hailf-holiday. Copies will be forwardedi to the city memibens of the HiO'iiisei of 'Ejepi^esentaitives, who will be iuir.gedi to support the Shops and Offices Bill.

The Sydney Referee publishes a review of ithe unismuoessful tour of the !N»w Zealand Rugby football teairni in Austaiailia, with a suppjeiuent giving eoccelleat. group photograipihs of the Miaorilandersi amd) the New, South Wales-Queensland 'representatives who foranfidi the Australian combination.

A.% a meeting of the Hawke's Bay Teauhers' District Institute, ,th© question of publishing Inspectors' reports of schools, in detail was unanimously condemned, «nd it was iresolved' to ask the board; to 'have two reports made, one a. general statement that, the school was excellent, good, satisfactory, or weak, and the other., report, coimraiiiuiiciated .through, the board 1, to be ai .etritical report for the teacher only.

A 1 special' meeting of .the Hiaiuralki .Rifles will be lield to-night, the business being the election' of a captain in place of Captain Lucas, who has resignied- Wo understand tbat LieulU Lefevre lias beetn nominated for the position, andl that hisi election/ will take placa to-night. Ai better selection ob <ma not 'ha.ye been >m«de, us Lieut. Lefevro has proved himsolf to be ai first class diril'l instructor, a splendid shot, an enthusiastic voUiiniteer, and a caipa.blo cominiissianedi officer. W© oonr gra.tulate Lieut^ Leferre on his welloairned promotion-

The licenses for the railway refreshment, (rooms at Dunedin and Ghristt'huirdi expire oa Mardh 31st next and it is stated that 'the Minister in change of the Department does nofe intend! to renew them, so that after April Ist next, mo liquor will be obtainable at any refreshment rooms in the four 'centres. Two dining- oar® are being built a* Newmarket far the Aiuaklamd-'Rotorua section. The lease of the dining ciares expires on March 31st, 1905, after which, the Railway Department will assume control of the catering department "on the railway.

Ml 7 Wragge, Australia's weiaither guide, wants to eimilate Dir. McCarthy in trying to rule the watery elements. On the 14th August the Mayor of Brokm Hill wired; .the Premier that Mr Wragge had! offered to come to the Barrier: and' make rain eiperimemts with guns of the Stiger vortex variety, Mr Wragge asked' for .£l5O for personal expenses, and said! the entire cost would beuibout £100, plus freight, for twelve guns. The Premier, however, lind evidently -repented (him of the wasted- 'hundreds on behalf of the doctor, and a reply was sent that the experiment of Ma" Wragge could not be carried 1 out a* public expense.

During tlhe mwtoth of July 69 persons of 65 years of age and upwards died in the colony- The oldest of these was 97.

' Mr Da^dl Ezra, of< Caloutte, hem oi2&redl ifca isiend aomia Himiailiagraia goats, phciasants, etu ,to tihe Qtagtt Aoolirn.atisat.ioii Society, in returni tec native New Zealand birds.

Ai change is to be; laid against Jin Edendaile resident or residents («ays the Southern Standard) for illegally, dealing in liquor, the iiniriagieonient of the la,w> hiaring ooouxred, it is alleged, in conneotion with <a rooenit send-off'social. . . , -

The heaviest rainfall at the eight principal towns in the cwiony last year was Mwrded afc Hokitikai, where 96.07 in fell on 166 days. Dvuiedin caaie next with 53.56 in on 184 days. ■Wellington! bad 38-75i n og 201 days.

The principal buMiers of Ininet««Fgill are ooanibining', «md foctming tbem,BeJiTOH amto « limited' itability oompamy!, ,beli«ving that rery oom*idier«ible BaiVings ©ami he effectedl ml carting!, stiaMing 1, bootkeeipinig, andl «hop eacpenaeß, amdl th« burdlen of the present high, prkes of e-took thereby v«ryi largely offset. ■