The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1897.

Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 103, 6 March 1897, Page 2

The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1897.

The cables wo publish this morning are of more than ordinary interest. The crisis in the Cretan difficulty is to be reached within six days, as the Powers have warned Greece that unless she withdraw her fleet and army within that period coercive measures would be resorted to. The Porte has also received intimation that the Turkish forces will have to he withdrawn, liieciotti Garibaldi is said to have telegraphed to the President of the Greek Chamber that 100,000 Garibaldians will come to the assistance of Greece if she declares war against Turkey. This weans very little, but is

nevertheless calculated to increase the excitement in Greece and make it more difficult for the Government to withdraw from the position they have taken up. It is not in the least probable that the combined Powers would have submitted tin ultimatum and thrown out a threat, if there was not complete agreement that the coercion would be effective under any possible condition that might arise. If Greece declares war against Turkey, as is suggested, she will declare war against the whole of Europe, to whom the maintenance of peace is of very much more importance than the existence of Greece as an independent nation. Lord Salisbury no doubt gave the key to the position when he stated that if Greece were allowed at the present juncture to annex Crete it would be the commencement of the inevitable slicing up of Turkey, which he and all the statesmen of Europe are agreed can only be done by means of a great war. That Europe is not prepared to face this contingency is abundantly proved by the manner in which Turkey has been allowed for the past two years to set at naught all the representations of Ambassadors when acting in "concert, In considering the offer of Garibaldi, it must not be overlooked that the 100,000 men he talks about are subjects of Powers in concert with the other leading nations, and any attempt to give effect to the promise would be nipped in the bud. It appears to us, more than probable that if Greece presists, the country will be taken in hand by the Powers, and any overt act on her part rendered impossible by the landing of a combined army in her territory, the deposition of the King and the establishment of a provisional government. This would be a very extreme measure, but the end would justify the means. The Powers have determined that the great war is not yet to he, and thev arc not likely to allow an insignificant country like Greece to alter this resolution. From the United States we learn that the inaugural address of Mr McKinley will not be jingoistic, and that he will strongly favour general arbitration. It is the Jingoes who have blocked the Hill confirming the arbitration treaty with Great Britain, If it be as stated, there is every reason to expect that the treaty will be confirmed at an early date. President Cleveland has drawn an International Money Conference Pill, which no doubt will be passed, as there is a feeling on the part.of the victorious party at the last Presidential election that the silver parly must be treated with consideration. There is no new argument to be urged in favour of bi-metallism, and it is very questionable whether the nations will think it worth while to hold another Conference for the consideration of the question. The full context of a despatch to the Governor of Victoria from Mr Chamberlain gives fuller particulars of the programme for the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee. Aside altogether from the representation of Xew Zealand at the series of fetes, an opportunity will be afforded lor the discussion of many questions of importance to the Empire by leading men of each of its divisions, and all will agree with Mr Chamberlain that this ia an opportunity which should not be allowed to slip. Ho far as is known, no decision has been arrived at as to whether Mr Seddon will make one at this Conference. The Minister for Lands, has, we learn, sent a circular to all the members of the House asking their opinion upon the matter, whether any suggestion as to the meeting of- Parliament, and the conduct of business was included in the circular we are not informed. It appears to us that the only obstacle which really stands in the way is the fear that the business attaching to the numerous portfolios held by the Premier would be beyond the capacity of bis colleagues to manage. That this is the opinion oF the Premier himself is evidenced by the fact that he holds so many. It is not likely, however, that the people of New Zealand for this reason will be satisfied to be unrepresented at the greatest function of the century. There arc, of course, a lew parish politicians who are proverbially noisy and narrow-minded, who will grudge the cost, and there are others, but fortunately only a very limited number indeed, who are disloyal to their country and Queen, and in consequence sneer at every manifestation of loyalty, These men mostly profess to be enthusiastic supporters of the Seddon Government ; we give the Government credit for being heartily ashamed of this section of their supporters We trust that Mr Seddon will he found in London in company with his brother Premiers to do honour to his Queen on behalf of New Zealand.

An English mail, via "Suez, will close at Hamilton at 1.30 p.m. to-day. A list of inspectors undor "The Slaughterhouse and Abattoirs Act, 1594," will be found on our fourth page. The Rev. Mr Weatherall will conduct the service at the Wcsleyan Church, Hamilton, to-morrow evening. The names of dog registrars for the Waingaro, Ouewhere and Whangapo Districts, Raglan County, are notified elsewhere. A new Volunteer Infantry Company,has been formed in Wellington, to be known as the Kelburne Rifles, after the name of Lord Glasgow's eldest son. There was not any business at (he Cambridge S.M. Court on Thursday. It was held on that day to enable Capt, Jackson to preside at the Licensing Committee meeting. The death of Mr J. G. Pollard, son of Mr Bollard, M.H.R., will cause much regret. The deceased has been one ot the masters of the Prince Albert College since its institution, and was only 2!) years of age at the time of his death. We accord Mr Bollard and family our sympathy in their affliction,

The Wesleyan soiree to be held at Cambridge on the 12th inst. will no doubt be a success from a musical point of view, for Miss Day, who found so much favour at Cainbiidge last year, will be present, and also very probably some other Auckland artistes. A correspondent writes that the road between Ngaruawahia and Te Kowbia is in a, dangerous state for wheel traffic, the approaches to the bridges being washed away in several places, this matter should have the early attention of the Newcastle Road board. The entries for the Cambridge Sports, to be held 011 the 17th inst., aie numerous, and in fact quite equal to last year's. The track being in splendid condition we fully expect to have to record sonib fast time perforauces. It was found impossible to get the handicaps finished time enough for them to appear in this issue, but they will all be in outnext. We understand that Messrs I. Coates, T H. White, R. F. Sandes, G. Edgecumbc, J. B. Teasdale and C. J. Storey will be nominated for the Licensing Committee for the Waikato Licensing District. Should no one else come forward this will necessitate an election, as the committee will consist of five elected members and the S.M. as chairman. The date of the election has not yet been announced. The Whangamarino Road Hoard have just had completed a bridge across the Mangatangi River, inland from the Mangatawhiri Valley. The bridge, a girder one, desicned by Mr E. dc C. Drury, of Hamilton, and engineer to the Board, was erected out of a Government grant of £2OO, and has been inspected and pissed by Mr Bird, Government Engineer, who expressed himself (juite satisfied with the design and the aide manner in which the contractor (Mr Twining) had carried out the conditions of plan and specifications. This bridge now gives access to large blocks of land towards the Miranda district. The following is a list of the boys, all of King's College, Remuera, who were successful at the recent public examinations. In addition 10 the four boys who passed the Matriculation, four have p issed the Senior Civil Service and nine the Junior Civil Service. The names are :—Senior : J. C. Gillespie, W. Uollan, A. Graham and W. Short. Junior : J. A. Gillespie, W. Gollan, V. Bagnall, K. Graham, B. Bayly, F. Wigmort, A. Waller, V. Pyke and C. O.owther. Gillespie occupies the 18th place in New Zealand and Gollau the 38th in a list of 298 names of successful candidates. On Thursday last Dr. McGregor, Inspector of Hospitals, paid an ollicial visit to the Waikato district Hospital and Od Men's Refuge at Hamilton. At a recent meeting ot the Auckland Hospital Board, when a proposal tor th«* introduction of eight hours shifts for the nurses was being discussed, Dr. McGregor said that the only hospital in the colony where this s-ystem was in force was that at Hamilton. This is hardly in accordance with the statement made by the Chairman of the Waikato Board at the January meeting, to the effect that the liuiv-es had been working up to 14 boors a day. In connection with the importation of n.othcd apples into Canterbury, we notice that the Canterbury Fruiterers' Association have taken the matter up warmly, with the result that the firm to whom the fruit was consigned have done everything possible to prevent the spread of the pest, and telegraphed instructions to shippers to discontinue "onsignments. At the meeting <f the Association the Chairman said that there were two different varieties of the pest in the Auckland Province, but there was about as much different between them as between Satan and Beelzebub. He said that if the moth once got into their orchards, in two years it would be all over the province, and property valued at over £200,000 would be destroyed. We quite believe it. At a meeting of the committee of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association in Christchurch Mr J. F. Grierson, Chairman, mentioned that in Auckland the habit of betting was undermining all amateur sport. Personally be had seen no betting, but it was the usual practice for the Auckland bookmakers to make 1 ooks on the sports as for races. In the case of races many men ran, as it wpiv, in the interests of their respective stables. Mr Hood-Williams moved, and Mr P. Selig seconded, " That it having been reported to the Association that betting was rife at the recent Auckland meeting the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association calls on the Auckland and the North Shore Clubs to take steps to put down betting at any future meeting, and that thtir special attention be called to rule 10, also to section B sub-sectir.n 1 rule IS." The motion was carried unanimously. We call attention to the fact that Mr VV. d. Hunter's second sheep fair takes place at Oliaupo on Thursday, March 18th. The shfep to be effered are of an unusually high class, and this, in conjunction with the favourable state of pustules, should render the disposal of the large number entered at good prices an easy matter. We learn that the estimate of 5000 ewes coming from Hawke's Bay is under the mark, there are nearly six thousand on the road. Two thousand of these are choice threequarter and pure hred two-tooth Lincoln ewes. Buyers should not miss this opportunity of securing a healthy good class of sheep, they sro the first lot of ewes from Hawke's Bay that has been offered in the Waikato for some years past. The full-mouth ewes, of which many arc tat, are suitable for taking a crop of lambs from aud then fattening, or can be fattened for this sca«on. There will in addition be fully 5000 other sheep offered from local owners. Among the~c is a line of choice two and four-tooth half-bred wethers and ewes from Mr W. A. Murray of Bothwell Estate. A line of two-tooth RomneyLineoln wetl crs from Thornconibe will also be offered. The re-appearance of Sandow at the Pavilion (writes the London Standard) Mill be noted with interest by all who admire feats of strength combined with physical grace. His muscular system appears to he ijitite pet feet throughout its.four hundred and mote prominent features. First he is shown in statuelike form of pose pltulii/ue, and the pedestal on which he stands rotates. The muscles were shown in repose, in voluntary dancing action, and in tension, linn as sLecl. The biceps muscle of the upper arms, the triceps at the back of the arms, the deltoid muscles of the shoulders are alike extraordinary. Mis chest measures forty-eight inches, and he can distend it to sixty two inches, being an expansion of fourteen inches, whilst it is said that the greatest expansion known in the Roman games was live inches. The scenic effects are excellent. There is a background of well-painted scenery representing an amphitheatre, and there is also an abundance of figures and attendants in picturesque costumes. Amongst the displays hist night by Sandow was lilting with one linger 7501 b. dead weight from the ground, compelling his biceps to dance with 901 b. attached to each, and resisting the dropping of a 901 b. weight attached by a chain to each outstretched arm. Whilst resting on his neck and ankles on two frames, Ik; supported four people standing on bis body. He balanced on his knees a 3001 b. bar-bell, whilst holding in his hands another bar-bell of 1301 b. llis horseback feat of leaning back from the saddle and bringing up a man from the ground was a graceful as well as a remarkable performance. Finally, be supported in a recumbent attitude a platform pedestal on which were over twenty gaily-attired people. The performance from beginuiug to end was attractive.

Since 1850 the world has expended .C'lCO.OOO,<><)(> in waeing war, and four times that sum in holding standing armies in readiness. At the Military Tournament in London recently, Mr Harnett, the Gunnery Instructor of H.M.S. Excellent, performed u feat which is without parallel. Two sailors having lighted their clay pipes, he put a bar of lead across from stem to stem, and then with a swift stroke of his sword severed the bar of lend without any damage to the pipes, and without interfering with the regularity of the "pud's" of the bluejackets. Needless to say, the feat was received with " thunders " of applause. Mr Herbert Spencer has been writing to a Berlin journal to protest against the suggestion that he favours .Socialism. He declares that all his works, from " Social Statics," which appeared in 1850, down to the recentlypublished third volume of " The Elements of Sociology," prove the contrary, and concludes :—" I feel all the more urgently called upon to refute this misrepresentation of my opinions, as I lately found Darwin's name and mine along with tint of Marx on the title page of a German translation of an Italian book. The association of these names is justified on the ground tliat socialistic declines cm be deduced from the biological doctrines of Darwin and myself. In answer to this assertion, however, it is necessary to state that Darwin neither drew such inference himself from the said doctrines, nor allowed others to do sn, and that I myself have derived from them inferences diametrically opposed to those deduced by the Socialists." Ac a battalion parade of volunteers recently a very amusing circumstances took place. The Commander of the Forces was to be present, though not olllcially, to inspect the battalion. A non com missioned officer was stationed at the door of the drillshed in order to warn the Major commanding the battalion of the approach of the distinguished \isitor. Presently a figure, with a goldbanded cap, looked into the shed, and the non-eoinmi-sioned officer g>ivc the signal to his superior. The commands '• Attention," '' Shoulder Arms," " General .Salute,'' followed quickly, and as the visitor stepped inside no one \\as more mystified than he at this mark of special attention, for it was- the bandmaster of one of Her Majesty's ships then in port. What the Colonel in command, or his second, the Major, said on the occasion is not recorded, but the fact remains that perhaps on the first occa-sion-in military history a bandmaster received a battalion general salute. Burns, the diver, who some time ago was frustrated by railway officials in his design to jump from the top of a moving train into the Thames, but vowed a vow that be would perform the feat iu spite of all opposition, has fulfilled his intention, selecting the same locality as before—the West London Extension Bridge. He and a few friends again took tickets from Chelsea to Battersea, hut this time the affair was kept as quiet as possible, in order to prevent the railway authorities from taking measures for preventing the foolish and foolhardy leap. Nevertheless, a considerable crowd of spectators, who had got the tip assembled on the river bank at Battersea to witness the feat. When the train came steaming along Burns was seen sitting on top of a carriage in the centre. Once fairly on the bridge he rose to bis feet and taking a header over the parapet fell gracefully into the river. On rising to the surface he struck out for a boat lying some distance away, and was rowed ashore none the worse for his daring venture. The Sydney Mail has a paragraph on the craze of some musicians for altering their names. It says : —News has been received tint Miss Eileen O'Connor, formerly Eileen O'Moore, originally Bessie Doyle, is about to give a concert in London. After leaving Australia the appeared at. Berliu as Eileen O'Moore, and now has had another christening. Why this constant change of name, by which any reputation which may have been made under one name is immediately lost when another is adopted '! Yet it seems to be a craze with certain temperaments. A talented young pianist who appeared here about eleven years ago at the first Kruse concerts, when Madame Melba was the vocalist, was a good example of it. As Ralph Hood he gained a musical reputation in Auckland, New Zealand. Then coming to Australia he suddenly blossomed forth under the Ouidaesque title, of "M. Cyril de Valmency." In I.SS7 he went to Europe, where lie appeared bs " Ralph Stuart," and we theu lost sight of him, probably through some other alteration of cognomen. Not content with these changes, Mr Hood was in the habit of altering his complexion to suic the name, atr-l at tunes sported long golden hair, blackened eyebrows, and lovely pink and white skin. A pianist of much taste and refinement, selftaught, he thus foolishly had to begin over again at every place the task of making his musical reputation ; and Miss Doyle, or Miss O'Moore, or MLs O'Connor, or whatever she may be known as next, is apparently going on the same lines. She is said, by the way, to be married.

One ni:in in 203 is a " six-footer." The Waikato Hospital Board invite tenders lor the annual supplies. Tenders must lie in by noon on the '22nd inst. In America interchange of pulpits between a Jewish and a Christian minister occasionally takes place. In the London police force there is a rule in force which foibirls the wife of a constable to cany on business as a dressmaker whilejier husband is in the force. Mi W. J. Hunter advertises a large number of additional entries for his Ohaupo sale on Tuesday next, and also for his siicep fair at Ohaupo on Thursday, the 18th inst. All the local bodies in the Waipa, Waikato, ami Viako Counties advertise in Tiik Waikato Auors. This, in itself, proves that the Aitous is the best advertising medium. The Waikato Hospital Board invito applications up to Wednesday, 24th inst.. for the position of cook at the Hospital. The successful candidate will ho required to commence her duties on Friday, 2(ith inst. A useful charity called the London JSprctaclc Mission provides spectacles for needle-women and other deserving persons dependent on their eyesight for a living. Last year 726 applicants were provided with spectacles. Mr W. ,r. Huuter announces a clearing sale on account of Mr K. H. Chainey, who is having Can.bridge for Dhriatohureh. Full particulars of the sale, vhieh is to take ploos after Miss Cnshney's on Saturday next, will appear in a future issue. On the 17th I am told, when the Maori chiefs of old held their sway, a regatta will take place. 'Twill surprise the Maori race right away. Their worthy King Mahuta, rot in watertight or shooter, will be there. But in JDanikj. Nai.:mux's pumps von will twig them wmcx HR J(t.MI'S and will stare. Salmon's is the place tor brogues—for lnnest men, not rogues. lam sure they will lit both stout and lean, and if they keep them clean will endure sure. Joe ard Josh had been invited to a splendid dinner. It was impossible for Josh not to make capital out of such an opportunity ; accordingly ho managed to slip a silver spoon into his boot. Joe was green with envy at Josh's success, for he had not even manipulated a salt spoon. But an idea struck him. "My frent," he said, " I vill show you a conjuring trick." Taking up a spoon, he said, "Yeu x.ec decs spoon? Veil, it ees gone," lie cried, passing it up his sleeve. "You will lind it in Josh's boot," It was found.