Tuapeka Times AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1885. "MEASURES, NOT MEN." Local and General Intelligence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1165, 25 July 1885, Page 2

Tuapeka Times AND GOLDFIELDS REPORTER AND ADVERTISER. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1885. "MEASURES, NOT MEN." Local and General Intelligence.

There were nine male and three female patients in the Hospital last evening. Two patients were discharged during the week, but none admitted. The Auckland "Star" states that the material for the uniforms of the Queen's Own Volunteers is being manufactured by the Oamaru Woollen Factory. At the ordinary meeting of the Waitahuna Farmers' Club, which will be held this evening, a paper on " Farmers' Clubs : their use and benefit, '' will be read by the President (Mr R. Craig.) It is rnmored in Wellington that the barmaids intend giving Mr Pyke a dinner in recognition of the service he has done them in espousing their cause in the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, Mr J. C. Brown presented a petition to the House of Representatives from Edward Peters, who claims to be the discoverer of gold in the Tuapeka district, asking for some recompense, as he 'is now in reduced circumstances. A messenger who arrived at Alexandria from Assouan on Wednesday, stated that the Mahdi died of smallpox at Gal-Ra, on the 29th June. This would appear to confirm previous rumors, and, if true, deprives English fire-eaters of the privilege of smashing the Mahdi. The newly discovered reef (says the Reef ton paper) in' the Lucid lease, chiefly owned by Mr John M'Gregor, shows a thick ess of four feet where intersected, and carries a fair show of , gold. It is in close proximity to the Golden ' Treasure battery, and promises to turn out a very valuable property. It can be opened up at a very small expense. , A statement made by the Hon. H. F. Stanley in the House of Commons on Tuesday night would seem to indicate that the prospect of a peaceful settlement of the Anglo-Russian dispute is practically assured. Mr Stanley stated that a gradual reduction of the Imperial forces would take place, bo far as was consistent with the safety of the British Empire., The following from an exchange should act as a warning to practical jokers :— A little boy died a few days ago at Hawera from the effects of a fright. Some boy, in passing, threw a large dead fowl over the fence alongside the little boy, who never anticipated any such surprise, and the shock to his nervous system was so great that his mind gave way, and after an illness lasting about a week, he succumbed to the effects. Mb ADAMS (manager of the Gabriels Tailings Company) has communicated with Mr J. C. Brown, M.H.R., in reference to having the Exhibition model of his cement-crushing machine sent down, so' that the miners and shareholders at Blue Spur and elsewhere in the district might see it. Mr Brown has replied that he is very much pleased with the machine, but that the model cannot be forwarded to Lawrence until the Exhibition closes at the end of October. The Parliamentary correspondent of the " Grey River Argus " says :— Sir George Grey has another scheme on, hand to benefit the whole human race. He is going to buy up all the big estates, issue debentures at current interest to the owners, cut up the land into small farms, and let them out on perpetual leases. As Sir George is always practical, I should like to see his island home at Kawau cut up into 20 small farms, and debentures given to him'as payment. I wonder how he would like that ! The funeral of the Rev.W. H. Gaulter, late pastor of the Dunedin First Church, took place on 'Thursday afternoon. Several • hundred people followed the remains, to the Northern Cemetery, and nearly all the Presbyterian clergy resident in Dunedin were present, besides Bishop Nevill and several clergymen of other denominations. The funeral service was conducted by the Revs. Bannerman, A. C. Gillies, and; Dr Salmond, and the closing prayer was delivered by the Rev. Dr Stuart. A football match will be played between Lawrence and Roxburgh on the' local Recreation Ground to-day. Play will commence at 1.30|p.m,, and the match will be played in two three-quarter hour spells. The following are the Lawrence players :— Meisrs Porter, Murray, M'Lean, Roscow (captain), Fowler, O. Potts, A. Rolfe, Fraser, Brooks, Arthur, Ferguson, Matthews, M. Potts, Moule, and Hart. As* the local men have been practising freely of late, a good game may be anticipated; and Bhonld the weather prove fine, a fair number of onlookers may be expected. The Egyptian Government have received intelligence that the garrison at Kassala was attacked by rebel Arabs about the middle of June. A severe engagement took place and lasted for a couple of days, during which 3000 of the assailants were killed and the remainder finally repulsed. Kassala, is in, the Upper Soudan, near the Abyssinian frontier, and throughout the rebellion the brave garrison have held out. ■ The' King of Abyssinia' promised to assist the garrisun • but up to the, present he has not done so, though he is expected now ito send troops to the aid of the beleagured garrison. The cholera in Spain, which it 'was hoped had ; abated, has increased in virulence. One thousand nine hundred cases were reported to, the authorities in Madrid on the ,19th instant, and of these eight hundred terminated fatally, Some time ago the Spanish authorities announced that some of the leading physicians had ,been very successful in fortifying individuals against cholera by inoculation of the' virus ; but the claims of these medicos were received with grave doubt in England, and a few celebrated physicians from the latter country went to Madrid for the express purpose of inquiring into the matter personally. The sequel has proved that the inoculation of the Spanish doctors has resulted in complete failure. The gum trade, which is one of the great in dustries in Auckland, is, at present, in a very low state. The supplies to hand are too abundant, and in consequence prices have been materially reduced. Three thousand tons were recently sent to the London and New York markets, which are already overstocked, so that the life of the gum digger, precarious at any time, is one of great hardship indeed. If we remember aright, in addressing the electors -of Auckland a year ago, Sir George Grey stated that 6,000 men were employed on the Auckland gum-fields. Many of these are barely able to eke out a living, and of them wilhbe/ forced into the ranks of the unemployed now that the price of gum has depreciated. • '' In concluding a strongly-worded article on the East and West Coast and Nelson Railways proposals, the "New Zealand Times "says j— " We should like to have a truthful explanation of that nice little item 'Expense of underwriting, £385,000,' which is added to the original estimate of £2,500,000, but we shall not get it. We have a very strong suspicion, however, what it really means. The scheme is in all respects radically bad, even apart from its ruinous extravagance, and we trust that Parlia ment will not only unhesitatingly reject it, but that it will place on record ■ a-, very strong expression of opinion as to such a scheme even being brought forward at all. It might with advantage go still further and declare plainly that the Colony has now had quite enough of , Sir Julias Yogel and bis precious schemes."

Fox-poisoning, in addition to rabbit-poisoi-ing, occupies the attention of "Victorian fatmeis.

A bepoet from Port Darwin last 1 weeE- states that: the Christmas claim crushed ten tons of picked stone, which yielded 360 ounces of gold ytk pretty good yield this. New Zealand frozen mutton is still realising over pd peri lb. The difficulties of freezin&nave s ajlb6en overcome" now, and nearly all the meat reaches England in firsftclass condition.

In the House of Commons, Lord Randolph Churchill gave the statement made by the "Standard," that Maruchak had been ceded to Russia in exchange for the Zulfikar Pass, an emphatic denial. j iNHhe^Vietbriatf-'ParHament.Mr Service referred to the great success which attended 'th'e.'ipauction of telegraphic charges from 6d to Is per ten words, and the reduction called for no official change. The " Woodville Examiner" favorably opticea a letter on the land question which appeared in our correspondence columns some time ago, and reprints that part of it relating to cheap land and the ballot-system. Mb Pyke presented a petition to the House of Representatives on Tuesday from settlers and landowners in the Heriot Hundred, praying for the promised four miles extension of the Waipahi-Heriot railway. At a sale of Crown lands in Dunedin on Thursday, the pastoral license for section 5, block vin., Teviot, containing 182 acres, was secured by Messrs Cargill and Anderson at the upset price of £5 per annum. The Zealandia, which Bailed from Auckland on Monday, had among her passengers Maxwell, charged with the murder of Preller, at St. Louis. Maxwell was in charge of Tracey and Badger, two American detectives. : The Gordon Memorial Fund now amounts to £21,000, and will be devoted to the establishment of a home for friendless boys, in memoriam of Gordon's great work of rescuing children from , the gutter. No more fitting memorial to the brave and good hero who devoted his life to and received his death in the cause of humanity could be made. While the Salvation Army procession, headed by "Marshal" Booth, was passing through the street's of Christchurch on Monday night, a^ man named Dall, who was on horseback, tried to break through the ranks. Dall was arrested along with two ringleaders of the larrikins who attempted to create a disturbance. The arresting constable was severely assaulted by the roughs. Some of the members of the local Parliamentary Union complain of the personal tone of the debates. Here is a specimen from the New Zealand House of Representatives :— Mr Fergus in a red-hot speech denounced everything and everybody ; whereupon, "Mr Hatch, in a humorous speech, reminded the hon. member that he did not possess all the knowledge in the world, notwithstanding that he (Mr Fergus) had been a few years ago engaged in saving souls and singing hymns in the sable and sanctified character of a Baptist parson." (Great laughter.) The H North Otago Times " is responsible for ttbe following good story : —A gentleman up'the Waitaki, being about to give a. lecture on Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, sketched out on a long stretch of calico various drawings to illustrate his subject, and then hung the calico round the lecture-room. One of the scenes was Christian with a heavy load on his back struggling up a hill. The lecturer took a person of the same name as he that had the heavy load on his back in to see the pictures, to obtain his opinion on the work of art, and to criticise generally. On coming to Christian ' with the load on his back, and on being told the name, the critic exclaimed : " Veil J veil ! - By yove ! Have Ito carry that schwag over'ze Pass?" ■ New Zealand kauri has gained a world-wide reputation for ships' sours. The "Northern Wairoa Gazette," referring to the matter, says : " In the halcyon days of the Wairoa a considerable trade was done in exporting kauri spars to China, the Mauritus, and to the Imperial dock* yards, Woolwich, How is it this trade has languished ? Can nothing be done to revive it ? Shall we not renew the marvels of Cherbourg ? We think that a few spars exhibited at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition of 1866 in London would not be a bad advertisement for the Wairoa, and if the matter be properly set about we doubt not either the Admiral in the Australian waters or the New Zealand shipping Company would transport them free ' over the pond.' " The report of the Inspector of Prisons shows that there are thirteen large gaols in the Colony, and the cost of maintaining these amounts to £34,000. The " Evening Herald " takes exception to this enormous expenditure, and, in the course of its remarks, says : — The attempt of the Inspector to prove that prison labor is remunerative is absurd. A separate staff of officials for an average of 46 prisoners must eat up all profit, real or imaginary. Moreover, we condemn the system which brings prison labor into competition with honest labor. The whole matter requires careful consideration and revision. We venture to suggest, as the most economical method of dealing with the question, and also as one which would best lay the foundation of industrious habits, that a large agricultural farm be established in each Island, where prisoners could be trained to use* .fulwork and be able to maintain themselves from the fruits of their own industry. Thb following business was transacted at the Roxburgh Warden's Court on Wednesday before J. T. Hickson, Esq., Warden :— W. Rigney v. Currie (adjourned from last Court-day) : Action for trespassing .on plaintiff's claim. Defendant was fined 10a and costs (6s) r with 'witnesses' expenses,' £3.— Burton v. Bennetts and, party: Neglecting to ,renew water-race. Fined 2s 64, and costs (l6sj,,;.W,itlv, order for renewal.— Same v.;Rigney : Similar 'complaint. No , appearance pf defendant. ' Complainant withdrew the action;— Ryan and Cb; applied for an extended claim at Roxburgh East and for ;the " cancellation^ of an old certificate.. Granted. -p3u Lee and another : Application for .water-race at Waikaia. . jGranted.-rA.gri- . cultural leases were granted'to Francis Tubman for section 4} {and; Robert Crossan section 10, ■ block xm.,'Benger district.— S.-Grogan's and' Robert Tubman's applications for section 8 were to be decided by auction next day. Mr Grogan objected to Mr Tubman's application, as the former had received a certificate last Court-day. The Warden explained that the Land Board had refused to issue a lease in accordance with his decision, as being the holder of a pastoral deferred-payment lease did not ( debar Mr Tubman from holding an agricultural leaoe ; consequently he was • requested to place' both applicants on the same footing.— An application by E. Manuel for a goldminjog lease was recommended. ' " Mr FINLATSOtj's no-confidence motion, notice of which was given at the previous meeting pf the Parliamentary Union, attracted a good attendance on Wednesday evening of members and visitors' in the ladies' gallery, which is always full when there is a good ■ fight on. After the routine business, was disposed of, Mr Finlayson was called upon to move the motion standing in his name, which he did in one of the best speeches he has yet made in the Union. He reviewed the history of the different Governments, and compared the' present. Ministry unfavorably with their predecessors. Mr Hindmarsh seconded the motion, but was sd frequently interrupted by members of the Government springing to their feet on points of order and interjecting remarks that he .resumed his seat; Such' treatment of unassuming young members,' who are striving to overcome' the' difficulties of public speaking, is very upbecom-, ing; And we trust for the good of the Union that, while attacking boisterous members as they deserve, young members' battling with their own nervousneis will not be snuffed out with unseemly interruptions. Mr Griffin followed Mr Hindmarsh; and defended his Government in a 'slashing speech— the best, in fact, which' we have heard jn the Union. He whs followed j by speakers from members on both sides of the* House, and at times the tone of the debate was, pretty fiery. Mr Tyndall , who, having deserte'd 1 his party, has associated himself with the' Go' vernmant party, came in for a rather severecastigation, and not even the Premier, was allowed to get off unscathed. Mr .Cages moved, the "previous question" as a eurprjpo move, and it was 1 seconded by Mr Woods'. 'The' mover made a spirited speech, but the seconder reserved his remarks for some future occasion M The debate was carried on till near , the hour of closing, when the previous question, was put, and some 'little* confusion arose,.. Eventually Mr Pilling moved the adjournment of the debate on the previous question, which Mr ' Tucker seconded, and the Government, who were anxious to force on a division, were foiled for that evening. The House then adjourned ; but the no.confidence debate will be resumed next night.

The residents of Tuapeka and Roxburgh districts will be pleased to learn that, in reply to a questbn by our member, the Minister _.of Railways tcknowledged in the House of Kepresentativesyesterday the importance of railway extension ;o Roxburgh, and promised to have a survey nude with a view to ascertaining the most suitsble route. The Laid Board at an adjourned meeting on Thursday considered the cases of fourteen defaulting deferred - payment selectors, and decided t» get reports as to the exact circumstances of the settlers and as to the improvements on their sections. Two licensees having promised to pay, consideration of their cases was postponed ; but another is to receive notice .that his 4cense,will4i9jforf«itgd*unleßs.he pays his rent within a month. A prisoner named, Thomas^Wilsdn, undergoing tlree months' imprisonment in the Lawrence goal for vagrancy, was brought before Visjfing Justice-, J.-Harrop?Esq.,at the Police 1 Court oa Thursday, charged with disobedience of brders, refusing to give up his blankets, using personal violence, also with being grossly insubordinate in gaol, and making use of filthy and' insulting language. Mr Dennehy (gaoler), Constable Daubney, and Wm. Morrison gave evidence in support of the charges. The language used byjwisoner was of a most disgusting nature. His Worship asked the prisoner if he had anything to say in respect to the charges. Prisoner said he would like to be removed to another gaol, as he did not get i enough to eat, and that he was ill-treated. His Worship remarked that the charges were clearly proved. Prisoner, who would stand convicted of 'the five' breaches of the prison regulations, would not be removed, and if he again came before His Worship he would order him to be put in irons. On the present charges, prisoner would be 'sentenced to an additional six months' imprisonment, with hard labor, in I Lawrence gaol. After sentence was passed, i thejprisoner swore that he would not serve the sentence, and continued speaking until outside the precincts of the building. — A "drunk" i was brought before W. H. Revell, Esq., R.M., i on the same day, and fined 7s and medical ! attendance (103 6d) for being drunk and dis- ; orderly in a public place on the previous evenj »ng; At the usual monthly meeting of the Lawrence Blue Ribbon Society, held in the Presbyterian Church last night, there. was a very large attendance. After the meeting had been opened in the customary manner, the Rev. R. Waddell, of Dunedin, delivered an address on temperance. The choir sang a hymn, after which the lecturer gave another address on the Blue Ribbon Army. At the close of the address, Mr Stenhouse moved a vote of thanks to Mr Waddell for his most interesting addresses, which was carried by acclamation, and the meeting closed in the usual way. The interprovincial football nratch—Wellington v. Otago— was played off on the Dunedin Caledonian Grounds on Wednesday afternoon. About four thousand spectators were on the grounds, and great interest wag taken in the game throughout. At the commencement, the Wellington team were decidedly the favorites ; but the finish proved that Otago had been under-rated, as they won the' match with two goals and one try, Wellington failing to score a single point. Otago i and Wellington have met on three previous \ occasions — at Wellington in 1877. when Otago wai victorious by two tries to nil ; at Christchurch in 1879, when Wellington won by one try to nil ; and at Wellington in 1883, when the Northerners were again successful by one try to nil. A scene of wild excitement (Bays the "Daily Times") was witnessed in Princesstreet shortly after five o'clock on Wednesday evening. Juit as the street was crowded by persons returning from the football match, they were startled by a loud explosion, followed by a shower of broken glass, and then for a second a sheet of flame was noticeable issuing from the windows of the first floor of Wain's Hotel, fronting Princes-street. A large crowd immediately gathered, when it was ascertained -that a gas explosion had takes place. It was speedily discovered that no serious damage had resulted, and after the arrival of the Fire Brigade, whose services were fortunately not required, the crowd dispersed. It appears that ono of the waiters had. discovered that a gasalier in the ladies' drayring-room was leaking from want of sufficient water in the tube. He proceeded to , place some water in it, and, overlooking the fact' that the gas had been escaping for some lime, he foolishly proceeded to teat it with a match, when the explosion followed. Rhfeerino- to the Maori mission io England, the London correspondent of the "Star " says: — At the annual meeting of the Aborigines' Protection Society the other day, Mr Cheson (the aeorptary) gave details of the recent visit of the Maori chiefs to England, j opining it would be followed by " highly beneficial results in their own country." Later Mr Alexander M 'Arthur moved, and ,the Rev. H. P. Chase (chief of the pbjebways) seconded a careful and sage resolution which proclaimed "great need for,,wiselydirected effort on the part of friends of the Aborigines' Protection Society, in order to secure Justice for the Natives of New Zealand." Truth to tell, the Maori mission was an unspeakable boon to the Aborigines' Protection Society. Without it they would have had no nigger notoriety to show about last season, and an occasional nigger notoriety is an absolute necessity to their existence. This, year they have got hold of Lamsnun Ghose, an eminent Hindoo, who stands for Greenk wich at the coming election, and is known' at the National Liberal Club by the familiar but irreverent nickname of " Goosey." The Wellington correspondent of the <I* Daily Times," telegraphing .on Tuesday, 'says : — In the House this afternoon Mr Maeandrew gave notice' to move, on Wednesday, the 12th August — "That,' in the opinion of this House, the time has oome when efforts should be raade to unite the whole English-speaking people throughout the world in one grand political confederation j having for its object mutual defence against foreign aggression, the maintenance of peace, and the promotion of the brotherhood of nations. That a respectful address be presented to his Excellency the Governor, requesting that he may oe pleased to transmit this resolution to the Queen, in the hope that her Majesty may still further distinguish her illustrious reign by endeavoring to bring about a conference that shall represent the whole of the British dominions and the TTnited State's of America, to meet | either at London or at Washington to consider, the question of political confederation hereinbefore mentioned." Rkfbebinq to the comments of the Wellington papers on clause 26 of the State Forests > Bill, the "North Otago Times " gives the following touches. o£' sarcasm : — Where now is the evil pointed to by the Wellington papers ?. Would it really be the fault of Parliament if any wrong were done under clause 26 ? We think' it would be. • Some, however, may look uponj the latter part of the clause as purely Jesuitical — as intended to make the whole clause acceptable to . the J representatives of the people ; the Government; being anxious for its acceptance as a whole, and knowing that the supervision of Parliament ever agreements; onoevfeiitered into l must; be purely nominal, .and"of no moment tef'thjose interested in getting.- their personal ends served at-the^public expanse. .And, ifi those who think in' that' way are right,, then* the clause is most objectionable., But ire cahoot bring oursolvos tp think* of any] Gover'n1 mint proceeding in ! hat way, and especially a Government > of ' which that- 'incomparable the Colonial' Treasurer, happen* ' { tb j ibe at once the core and the four corners. It is vulgar and wicked to Suppose, I 'm the face of that inestimable' statesman's glorious career, that his object should be to serve a private company , at,, the , expense; of the country, through the medium of clause 26 of the State Forests Bill". We therefore think that the Wellington papers should be punished or exposed in some shape or other for their insinuations against the Government in conned ion with that clause of the bill.

LATEST PARLIAMENTARY NEWS

• [By Telegraph.] (From our Speciul Correspondent) Wellington, July 24th. ' The Minister of Public Works this afternoon, in answer to a.question by the memberMpr Tnapeka, said the Government recognise the importance of extendingf'the' railway from Lawrence to Roxburgh,, and a survey would be made with a view of ascertaining the best route to the interior goldfields of Otago.also in the interests ,of settlement. , Me . Brown pointed out the large area of Crown land such a line would give access to, also that centres of population on the goldfields would thereby benefit.

The Minister of Mines is now (8 p.m.) reading a statement of his tour through the , goldfields. The necessity of prospecting for the deep lead at Waipori has been favorably recognised by the Government.

The San Francisco mail subsidy resolutions were debated this afternoon. Considerable opposition has been shown to them, and in all probability they will be lost. The East and West Coast railway proposals were also discussed. The position of the Government is critical, but they will pull through the session.