Wanganui Herald. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884. THE COLONIAL EXHIBITION.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 5495, 15 December 1884, Page 2

Wanganui Herald. (PUBLISHED DAILY.) MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1884. THE COLONIAL EXHIBITION.

The proposal to hold a Colonial Exhibition in London ought to be warmly taken up by the colonies, as it is just the best way of advertising the different resources of each exhibiting colony that could well be devised. As the Prince of Wales is taking more than an ordinary interest in the proposed exhibition, of which he is to be president, there is no fear of it being a failure in any sense, if the colonies only do their part and see that they are properly represented in the list of exhibits, and that all their chief products are to the front in proper condition and quantities. By this means Western Australian would shew her splendid woods and pearl shells, to say nothing of her other staple products ; South Australia, her glorious wines, which are fast rivalling those of the Continent, her olive oils of golden brilliancy and perfect flavour, her -wheat, which is without a rival for milling purposes, and her numerous other sources of wealth and progress. Close on her heels would tread Victoria in her exhibits of corn and wine, though the oil would be wanting, and its place be supplied by the golden produce of her famous mines. New South Wales, rich in gold, silver, copper, tin, and coal, would make a goodly show, whilst Queensland, with her sugars and other tropical products, would not be last in interest. Coming to our own islands, which possess a wide range of climate and soil, there is no reason why the New Zealand Court of the Colonial Exhibition should not be made the most attractive of the whole, as with our animal, mineral, and vegetable wealth, we ought to be able to put forth such a catalogue of exhibits as would convince the most sceptical of bondholders that the, natural wealth of New Zealand is good security for ten times our present public debt. There is hardly a product of the whole of the Australian Colonies, which New Zealand cannot boast of also, and in many instances of better quality, as New Zealand frozen and preserved meats have long taken top place in the London quotations. If a proper show of the 'natural and other products of the soil of this colony is made, and every requisite information afforded to visitors, the proposed exhibition ought to be of exceeding value to us as a means of inducing British capitalists to turn their attention this way, and to cause intending emigrants to make choice of New Zealand as their new home. Farmers with a small amount of capital and industrious families are the sort of immigrants we requira, and not the worn out castoffs of the factories, who are frequently sent us as useful additions to our population, but who turn out to be a drag and a hindrance more than otherwise. The doll's eye and spectacle frame-makers sent out some years since were a standing joke against the then Agent-General, and we do not want any more such expensive jokes played on the colony. On the contrary, we want the very class of people the Home papers do all they can to keep at home ; the yoemen and the small tenant farmers ; the small manufacturers of articles of everyday use ; and the wealthy capitalist, who is tired of life in the old world, and wants the stimulus of the free and ' unfettered political atmosphere of the colonies, where he can build up a new home and enjoy life untrammelled and undisturbed after his own particular fashion. Several have already done so in New Zealand, and are well satisfied with their experience so far and will probably pave the way for a further addition to the ranks of our too small monied class. New Zealand wants capital and she wants labour, the rest she has, and it is only a matter of time, how long the immense natural wealth of what has been not inaptly dubbed "The Britain of the South" will be allowed to lie dormant and undeveloped for want of money and bone and muscle to bring it to the front. Much has been done, and now is the time to shew it, by sending to the proposed | exhibition a complete and plentiful list of all the sources of wealth from which the people of New Zealand are deriving their living at the present moment. With our splendid long stapled wools of the finest fibre, highly finished phwmium flax suitable for all kinds of cordage and fine matting, frozen and preserved meats of the very highest quality, splendid cabinet woods of many varieties, tallow and hides, cereals, tobacco, gum, gold, silver copper, iron, coal &c, there should be no difficulty in so displaying the natural wealth of New Zealand in London next year, as to convince any intending emigrants that taken all in all, this colony presents a better inducement for people to settle in it than any of its Australian neighbours, as it is healthier and freer from disastrous climatic vagaries than any of the other colonies, and is in every way better suited to the constitution and tastes of people bailing from the Old Conntry, who take years to get acclimatised to the torrid, rainless summers of Australia, and frequently die in the attempt. The death rate of New Zealand is in marked contrast to that of even the healthiest of the other colonies, and should alone be the means of making this colony the favorite one with intending immigrants, if the fact was properly ventilated at Home, instead of dry as dust statistics and papers on the geology of the

glacial regions, which no one bothers their head about. A shilling leg of mutton and a prospectus of a Small Farm Association on the £1 an acre sale would be the best means of convincing the small tenant farmers of England that at the other side of the globe food at all events is cheap and plentiful and land not extravagantly dear.

The Taranaki Herald says that a lawntennis team is expected from Wanganui this month, and the looal players are practising assiduously for the match.

The Dunedin Star of Friday last saya :— "We underatand that Mr James Fulton, M.H.R., has returned to the Treasury the sum of £100 voted to him last aeaaion as Chairman of the Waste Lands Committee.

According to the London correspondent of the Auckland Star, W. G. George, the {>edestrian, whose extraordinary feats this aßt Bummer have eolipsed numbeless records, nails for a professional tour in Australiaand New Zealand early next March.

At the Wangaehu Road Board on Saturday the following business was transacted after we wont to press. An application from Mr Jacobs to be allowed to erect a gate on the Waikupa road waß referred to Meßsrs McGregor and Higgle to repoit on, Accounts amounting to £42 12s were passed for payment.

M r Willis informs us that ho has squared up all accounts in connection with the late Banquet, and that the balance-sheet, duly audited, will be submitted to the Executive Committee. He does not deem it necessary to call the general committee together for this purpose.

The death is announced of Vice* Admiral R. J. Otway, of Castle Otway, County Tipperary. When senior lieutenant of the Castle he was second in command of the Naval Brigade during the operations in New Zealand, andat the capture of Kaiwitti'a pah in 1846, for which service he waa promoted,

The following are the names of the fifteen chosen from the cricketers to practice for the match against Nelson in January, and from these will be chosen the eleven playerß :— W. Armstrong, C. Aaraodt, Beechy, Gray, Jaoomb, Kitchen, Lockett, Marshall, T. Parkes, S. Powell, Turner, Temperley, White, Watt, Wicksteed.

The eruptions on White Island, which commenced last March, and compelled the workmen to leave, have now diminished, but fire is atill visible. A number of men are now getting sulphur. The company have sold 180 tons of superphosphate to the Farmers' Cooperative Association, of Auckland.

The Collegiates and the Lilly white clubs had a cricket on match Saturday, when the former were beaten by 19 runs* The Lillywhrtes made 26 in their first innings and 55 in the second ; the Collegiates making 32 in their first and only 30 in the second, thus losing the match by 19 runs.

The Maori who was the principal witness in the alleged conspiracy case beard In the Magistrate's Court caused a loud laugh by stating that he believed the accused wanted him to kill Campbell so that he (the accused) might have the job of hanging hi m.

The Auckland Star had the following paragraph last week:— There should be no dearth of employment amongst labouring men for some time to come. The City Council have at the present time contracts let to the extent of over £30,000, and the majority of these will require a great deal of labour. Several are only in the preliminary stages, and will take on many more men than are at present employed, while others have just been let. Besides these, several extra contracts are at present advertised. The Council is evidently determined this year to take advantasre of the fine weather for the prosecution of road works.

As marking the advance of Maori ideas, it is satisfactory to note that the Natives of the King Country are evincing their anxiety to have the whole country opened up to European settlement, and especially anxious are they to see the iron horse rushing past their kaingas. As old Rewi so eloquent ! y expressed himself, " Let me ride on the iron horse before I die." The Native Minister has received quite a number of letters from leading Native chiefs in the King Country and Upper Wanganui, all of them expressive of a desire that the construction of the North Island Main Trunk railway should be pushed on with the greatest possible Bpeed, — Lytteltbn Times.

Sir John Macdonald, the pr sent Premier of Canada, is Baid to have started in life as a bootblack in Glasgow. He emigrated to Canada at an early nge. When only 18 the daughter of a wealthy Canadian fell in love with him, and he ran away with her to a clergyman, who consented to marry them. The bride's father after a time forgave this escapade and started him in business. Thence he drifted into politics, and displayed so much shrewdness and tact that in a short he was a leading member of the Ministerial party in the Dominion Parliament. Sir John's personal resemblance to the late Earl of Beaconsfield is so great that when he was in London he was not unfrequently taken for him.

Rewi has addressed the following letter to the Hon. Mr Ballance, Native Minister :—: — " I have read your letter of the 21st November from Mr Rochfort. This is my reply to it : Yes, we will assist Mr Rocbfort and others engaged with him upon the survey of a railway line, and will remove any difficulties that may arise, but there will be no obstruction to the construction of a railway which has been agreed to by my people. But, friend, there is one question which we consider of great importance which we are apprehensive about, and that is the legislation affecting us. I request that you will visit us and let us know all your intentions j do not withhold any of them as your predecessors did, who came to us and told us some of their proposals, while they withheld others. Let us be satisfied before laws are made affecting us. Ended. From your friend, Rewi Maniapoto."

The following is given as a true story, and the little comedy was played in the night •• Pullman " bound from Scotland to London. The car was full, and, as the ladies' ooropartment was occupied, the next berths to it were partitioned off with curtains from the reßt of the car for a married couple, who had taken their places late. About an hour after everyone had retired, and when everything waß quiet, » l° w vo ' cc waa nea ? d from benin « the curtain : " Sophie, Sophie, give me a kiss, and Bay you forgive me." Then a little louder ; " Sophie, I can't sleep unless you eav von forgive me j give me a kiss and say you forgive me," Still no response, At last the voice of the evidently penitent husband (he was quite regardles of the tittering and smothered laughter from the neighbouring berths) pleaded again: "Sophie, Sophie, just one kiss— one, and say you forgive me." Unable to stand this sort of thing any longer, a cholerio old Indian officer popped his head out of his berth, and ahouted : " Sophie, for Heaven's sake give him a kiss, and let us get some sleep!" Even after that the troubles of the poor husband were not over. A voice said sharply, amid the general laughter of the people in I the car, "There 1 I told you so. Now you see what you have done. I knew everyone could hear you."

The following is the letter from the Royal Colloge of Surgeons in Ireland which has led to the name of the notorious " Dr Sinclair " being struck off the New Zealand roll of dental surgeons :•—" Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Dublin, 13th October, 1884. To Arthur Hoby, Esq, L.D.5.R.C.5.1., Willis Street, Wellington. Sir, — Referring to your letter of the 28th March, I am directed by the President, Vice-President, and Council of the College to inform you that no person named Louis Sinclair has ever held the license in dentristy of this College. On the 19th day of June, 1882, the license was granted to one 'Louis Sinolair Schlesinger,' whose name was, therefore, signed in our books by himself, The President and Council have directed me to communicate this fact to you, fa the Deputy-Registrar for. New Zealand, and to send oopy of the correspondent to the Registrar of the General Medical Council for Great Britain, I regret that the death of the secretary of my Council has caused delay in replying to your note. — I ana, Sir, yours iaithful, fl. A, Jaoobs, Secretary of Couuoil,"— Post,

, MridV. H. Bsnbow, late in the employ of the Union Steamship Company, .has been np« Pointed secretary to the Patea Meat and roduce Export Company.

Captin Edwin wired at 12.60 p.m. : -Tndioationa of class further rise during the next 12 hours, but falling after that time, and wind backing*

In this issue will be found a notice to tho effect that the partnership existing between Messrs MoDonnell and Davis, has been dissolved by mutual consent, and that Mr D. Eyre has taken Mr Davis into partuerahip with him. The new firm will adopt the name of Eyre and Davis.

We have received tho New Zealand Insurance Company's oard Almanac for 1885 This handy office perquisite is in appearance' similar to that issued in previous years, and will be found equally as useful, we have no doubt. Mr T. Culpan is the local agent for the New Zealand Insurance Company.

The Volunteers had just grounds for complaint this morning at the quality of the ammunition supplied by the Government for the district; prize-firing. The packages were marked 1871. The consequences of having this old powder were apparent at the range this morning, all the shots falling short until the sights were re-adjusted. In one caso five rounds of the fifteen supplied to one man missed fire at first, and the cartridges had to be turned round to see if tho cap was good at the other side. Out of a possible 70 the highest score made was 45, and several of the best shots failed to get near even the lowest prize.

We have to thank the editor and publisher of the Wanganui Collegian for the December number of that rapidly improving and very readable school magazine. It is full of most interesting matter, and ia evidently carefully and intelligently edited, and will make a very pleasant souvenir of the halcyon time of life for those who are now imbibing knowledge and manners under the able rule of the Rev. Mr Harvey and lm very competent staff of assistants. As the subscription to the Wanganui Collegian is only 3s per annum, post free, we hope it will be largely subscribed for outside the ranks of the scholars, and that it may continue to improve. It is turned out by Mr A. D Willis in his usual good style.

In addition to the usual services, there took place at St. Mary's Church yesterday the reception of two new members into the society of the children of Mary. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Father Kirk at half-past three in the afternoon, several of the congregation being present. In the evening there was a procession of the Blessed Sacrement. Before the procession Father Kirk in a few, words recalled to the minds of his hearers what he had said a short time ago in a sermon on processions, and exhorted them to assist devoutly at the one to be then formed. The procession headed as prescribed, by the cross-bearer, was then formed, it consisted of the various societies connected with the Catholic Church, and of the school children. When all were in order the procession moved round the church,

A lady has been taken up for child-stealing in London (says a writer in a contemporary) under very remarkable circumstances. Her husband seems to have had a passion tor babies very unusual with the paterfamilias of ordinary life ; and as he was blessed with none of her own, whenever he found his flagging affection needed a stimulus she stole a baby, and represented it to him as his offspring. As infants of very tender age ar« nore difficult to kidnap from their mothers than those who take their airings in the streets in the arms of Mary Jane of Jemima Ann, these importations into the family circle were considered (and no wonder) extraordinarily fine for their age, and gave the greatest satisfaction. After six years of domestic happiness, however, the system has broken down, and it is only too probable that paterfamilias will be deprived of all his little ones at one fell swoop. Such wholesale bereavement, if not absolutely unparalleled, may be certainly considered as very unusual.

At the Police Court to-day the only business on was a charge brought by Mr J. Hawlings against Robert McLean for assault on the 10th December. Mr Barnicoat appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Hutchison for defendant. Mr Hutchison stated that his client desired to express, in the most unqualified manner, his great regret for the occurrence, and Mr Rawlings, on his part, had agreed to accept this expression of regret and apology. He understood that proceedings would now ba withdrawn, as Mr McLean would personally acknowledge that he had neither justification nor provocation. The defendant then stepped forward and said that he begged to apologise to Mr Rawlings, and to express his sincere regret for what had occurred. He was really thankful that Mr Rawliuga had withdrawn the information, and he desired to publicly express his thanks for the withdrawal. The dase was then struck out,as was an application that McLean be bound over to keep the peace. Mr Barnicoat stated that it was understood that defendant paid all costs. This concluded the business. Mr H. K. Dymock occupied the bench.

Tho Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times says ;— There has been aome mistake made about the statement that the Natives intended to hold a large meeting at Aramoho, just outside the town of Wanganui. The meeting will take, place at Eanana, a settlement forty or fifty miles up the Wanganui river. The Wellington morning paper has referred to this meeting, predicting all sorts of horrible scenes of druakennass and debauchery by way of lecturing the Native Minister, and suggesting that he should take steps to prevent the meeting of perhaps a couple of thousand Natives. Mr Ballanoe has no intention of interfering with the Natives so long as they conduct themselves properly, and he has no reason to believe that they will misbehave themselves. He does not fear that there will be any such aceaga of ctrunkonness as have been so graphicali^s>ictured by those whose wish is father to thfe thought. One good reBult of the Native Minister's visit to the North will be the thorough opening of the Mokau to the European enterprise and setjblement. Hitherto the Mokau .country has been a sort of Alsatia of the North Island, and without further legislation (which is to be attempted next session) things must remain in statu quo.

The following applications for patents were gazetted last week : — Harding and Stevens' fire locator, by Alpha Harding, of Waikato, draughtsman, and James Hopkins Stevens, of Feilding, postmaster; an improvement in artificial manure distributors, consisting of right and left-hand wortnecrews, for agitating and conveying manure to distributing gear, by Peter Duncan, of Chrißtchurch, agricultural and implement manufacturer ; an improved wire-strainer for fencingpurposes, to be called " Malet's Ne Plus Ultra Wire-strainer," by Francis Blundell Warre Malet, of Christchurch, accountant; an invention for use by engineers and ironworkers generally, to be termed "J. D. Arnaboldi's improved Stock and Dies for Bolt-cutting," by John Daniel Arnaboldi, of Cambridge, contractor; an invention for the use of builders, to be t rmed "J. D. Arnaboldi's Flooringcramp," by John Daniel Arnaboldi, of Cambridge, contractor; an improved wireBtrainer for tightening wires on fences, to be called "Malet's Triuniph Strainer," by Francis Blundell Ware Malet, of Christ-

church, accountant ; an improved wire roofing nail, by Alfred Shaw, of Melbourne, merchant ; apparatus for combustion of liquid fuel, by Edward Clinton Burgess, of Middlesex, England, engineer ; an improvement on kiln for dying malt, grain, or other materials, by Alfred Savill Tomkins, Frederick Michael Courage, and Frank Arthur Cracknall, all of Mark Lane, London, factors ; an invention for manufacturing brushes and brooms out of New Zealand grass, named danthonia raoulia, more commonly known aa "snow grass," by Henry James Shaw, of Christohurcb. Tea, Coffee, and Sugar— Alexander Munro, although he Rives the best value in every article in the Grocery Trade, gives his principal attention to excel in the most important articles-Tea, Coffee, and Sugar. Benefactors. — ''When a board of eminent phyaicians and chemists announced the discovery that by cpmbining some wellknown remedies a most wonderful medicine was produced, which would cure such a wide ranee of diseases that most all other remedies could be dispensed with, many were sceptical, bat proof of its merits by actual trial has dispelled all doubt, and to-day the disooverera of that great medicine, Hop Bittere, are honored and blessed by all as benefactor*." &»&