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FRUIT FAIL IN ENGLAND.

It is only reoontly wo called attention to the failure of tho fruit crop in the West of England, as per reports of agricultural writers, and suggested tho advisability of Wanganui acting in unison with Canterbury and some other fruit producing districts, by sending trial consignments to England. The following extract, tho report in which embraces a wider area, ought to furthor show that the project is worth consideration. The Gardeners' Chronicle has obtained reports on the fruit crops from all parts of the United Kingdom, which Bhow that the prospects throughout tho length and breadth of the land are by no meaus satisfactory. The staple crops, applei and plums, are almost everywhere deficient ; damsons and tho Victoria plum, which may gonorally be counted on, are this year almost an utter failure ; cherries wero fairly plentiful in Kont; wnlnuts and othor nuts show a better record than some other fruits ; strawberrios were abundant, but the wet season spoiled them ; re J cun ants bore well, but blaok currant), were poor. Advices from America and Nova Scotia aro equally unfavorable as to the production of apples. The conditions wore favorable to the potato disease, but up to tho month of August tho amount of disease registered was not correspondingly large.

The McKinley (American) Tariff Bill has been agreed upon by Committees of both branches of the Legislature The London Standard declaros this to be tho most drastic mousuro of protection in the world, and as ten of the Free States have been shown but little consideration, it may lead to agitation for secession. The same journal inserts that the tariff will greatly benoflt tho Australasian tinned meat industry and the New Zealand fisheries, and will also dovolopo profitable industries in Africa and Egypt, while it moans commercial salvation to India. A Government official who was sont on a visit of inspection to Ireland, considors tho effeots of tho potato blight have been ovor-rated. Influenza has again made its appearance at Berlin. Count ' Waldersoe' and General de Verdy dv Vornois have resignod their positions, owing to the Gorman Hmperor witholding his consent to strengthening the army. Tho position of Jews in Russia Iwb been referred to a Special Commission, comprised of Governors of Provinces. A trial in Melboiirno of tho ammunition manufactured by Captain Whitney, of Auckland, has been highly satisfactory. Word has beoii sonfc to Victoria from New Zealand " Any num" bor of froo labourers offering " as shearers' Another bank clerk for conspiring to obtain £35G0 by false pretences at Melbourne has been awarded five years imprisonment. His brother is wanted for forging a cheque for £600. A Rabbit Bill introduced to the N.S. Wales Assembly with a view to oncourago the erection of rabbit proof fen-

cing will recognise it as a substantial improvement under Crown Lands Act, and the cost of maintenance of foneos which have been erected as a burner to the pests by the State will he thrown on the owners of land adjoining that protocted. Information roceived at Thursday Island states that oholera is raging at Shanghai, Ngaoaki, and Hong Kong. Usual monthly meeting of the Education Board this evening. The item from M. C. H. Morton arrived too late, hence its non-appearance. Ferris, the Australian cricketer, has made up his mind to remain in England, and will play for Gloucestershire. Wanganui Band of Hope meeting tonight in Trinity Schoolroom, when in addition to the usual programme, three Bhort essays are to be delivered. The Journeymen Butchers' Union meets this evening at the Newmarket Hotel for the transaction of important business. Madame Patoy, the renowned contralto vocalist, was amongst tho Arawa's passengers, en route to the Australasian colonies, and goeß first to Melbourne. It is stated that tho Government have ordered a further supply of Murtini-Henri rifles, and that they will arrive about December.

Mr Ballance invites electors of Mossto m and Spring Vale to meet him on Friday evening at the Spring Vale Schoolroom at 8 pm.

Both services connected with Bcv. T. Spurgeon's Evangelistic Mission, which wore commenced yesterday in the Oddfellows' Holl, were woll attended, especially the evening service. There will bo another to-morrow evoning.

A serious affray took place recently botween 50 Kanakas belonging to tho Pyramid Plantation, near Cairnß, Queon'land, and 50 belonging toHambledon plantation. Spears and arrows were freely used, und tho fight lasted an hour and a half. Many were injured, eight seriously.

The sum of £2200 has boon subscribed towards the ladies' college which it is proposed to establish in connection with Iho Sydney University, and MiSB Walker, of Concord, has piomised to give £1000 towards £5000 for the founding of the college as soon as the first £4000 has beon subscribed.

Wo learn that the Grand Jury took much trouble and pains to ascertain the nature of the evidence in tho indictment preferred against Mr Craig, and they came to tho conclusion that the evidence for tho prosecution was absolutely worthless, or rather that there was no evidence at all. Soveral of the Grand Jurymen were experts in the matter and brought valuable experience to bear on the investigation. We aro glad to be able to atate this, as it completely removes any stigma that might have rested on Mr Craig's character.

An amateur sailor on tho Penguin writes to the Canterbury Press : -Wo passed tho island of Kapiti and steered Northwards, within easy distance of the West Coast. Tho coastline between Wellington and Taranaki looks more picturesque and inviting than any othor portion of the coast viewed from the sea. Nowhere else can one sco those pleasant green slopes, those broad wooded valleys, and fino backgrounds that ono sees when looking towards the land which lies betweon|the Ruahine Ranges and the Pacifio Ocean.

Tho Bush Advocate leports that some of tho sports at the hunt got into a paddock, and as their horses would not take the iump out of it, and the gate was locked, they wore rather puzzelcd what to do. After trying in vain for a gap in the fences one of the riders espied an unoccupied house with a door opening into the paddock, and he gave a lead through it and brought his horse out at the front door, followed by his comrades in misfortune, to the amusement of onlookers.

Recent advices received at Halifax (N.S.) from Jamaica state that Sergt. White, Ist Batt. West India Hegiment, who has beeD in fliarge of the guard at Fort Augusta for six months, having been frequently refused permission by Captain Norris to visit his family, threatened to shoot Captain Norris and others of his superiors, and while they wero absont scoured sevonty rounds of ammunition and obtained complete control of the Apostles' Batlory. On tho officers attempting to enter the fort, White fired at them and drove them back. The assistance of a number of Sappers of the Koval Engineers was then obtained, and these, after ono of their numbor had beon wounded,succeeded in shooting White dead.

One of the prisoners sentenced at tho recent session of the Supremo Court was greatly addicted to putting his thoughts on the slate which is part of the cell furniture supplied to every prisoner to enable him to improvo his educational acquirements. On tho man being removed from tho loenl prison, tho following was found entered on tho elato : — "Rules for guidance in life :—: — Sycophancy to superiors, '10; flattery, '10; acquisitiveness, '2s ; secrolivenossofourde ' signs, '10; plausibility to equals, but no benevolcuce, "20; unscrupulosity of purpoße or truth, '25 ; total, I'OO. He does not say whether these rules have been the guido of his own life, but adds in largo capitals — " Yanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas."

The Otngo Daily Times ropoits that M»- H. S. Fish, M.H.R. for tho late district of Dunedin South, wus accorded an onthusiastic welcome by bis supporters on his return from Parliament. The railway platform was crowded, as wero tho ovoi Ibridge at tho station and the approaches theroto. A four-horse drag wnsin waiting, and immediately on tho arrival of tho train Mr Fish accompanied by several prominent members of the labor party, took his seat and was driven off. The drag drew up at the Triangle, and Mr Fish addressed a few remarks to the assembled crowd. He returned thanks for the splendid reception they had accorded him, and he took it as a mark, not of recognition of anything ho had dono, but as an expression of sympathy with the cause of unionism. He wob convinced that there was among those in high places a deeply seated determination to assist capital and crush unionism. But ha wa9 convinced that unionism would not bo crushed, but would ariso liko a phoenit from tho dust of its ashes, purer, better, and more powerful than before. On concluding Mr Fish was again cheered by tho crowd, and the drag moved away.

At a conferenoe od tho butter industry recently held in Melbourno. Mr D. Wilson, the Govornineut Dairy Expert, enlarged upon the neccosity whioh existed for keeping up a good supply of fresh butter during tho wholo year, and said this could only be (lone by artificial feeding and the adoption of tho ensilage systom. Tho fnrmers were a comervativc olass, and did not like innovations j but the time would come when they would hare to comidor the question of nrtifioiul feeding. The Agricultural department whs most anxious to assist the farmers in butter factories, and, therefore had to oncourago tho oxport of buttor. It had been taxed with raising the prico of butter by encouraging its export, but notwithstanding that 400 tons wero exported last year ho could now tako them to tho storos in Melbourno and show them 2000 casks of lash season's butter, which might bo purchased for 3d. or 3Jd. per lb. That showed that they had not over exported. The fact was that in epring there was top much bntter produoed, and not enough in the summer. Tho buttor factories should associate and they would then bo ablo to regulate the market and to produce ten times the quantity of butter, at greater profit to tho maker, while tho consumer would be no worse off. The department had taken charge of the buttor export trade, and it was found that it had to engage space for 100 or 120 tons in a stearaor, while very often tho farmers could not send more than 25 tons. The daparfanent then allowed the merchants to take up tho remainder of the available space with mixed butters, and this was no benefit to tho factory farmers.

The Battalion Parade postponed from last Tuesday will be held to-morrow evening at 7.30. The annual general meeting of the Union Boat Club will be held at the Commercial Hotel on Tuesday, 7th October.

Wavorley correspondent's letter and other correspondence shall appear tomorrow.

Mr Hutchison start* another northerly tour of his wide electorate to-morrow (Tuesday) the first placed call being Waitofcara. Meeting at 8 p.m.

Plans are now being prepared by the foreman of works for the proposed pathway up the Durietown zig-zag, and will be submitted at the Wanganui County Council's meeting on 7th October.

The total liabilities in the bunkrupt estate of C. Sweeney amount to £67 3s 6d, the assets being nil. Mr G. Caiman, £20, is the largeot creditor. The first mooting of creditors will be held on Friday 3rd October.

We have been requested to mention that Messrs Hogan and Co. (Limited) having resolved to give up the retail grocery trade, tho whole of this stock will be offered at auction on Saturday, of which particulars will be advertised. The London Economist, in commenting on eleven Queensland mines recently floated into companies with a capital of £2,684,000, warns investors against ventures which aro unprovided with a fair working capital.

The Town Clerk received to-day from Mr Ifephan Ferguson, of Melbourne, the schedule of prices in connection with the malleable iron pipes for the auxiliary water suppV Tho information will bo laid on the table at the Council's fortnightly meeting to-morrow night.

The benefit performance^ the mimagemonfc of the Baby Ogden Company on Saturday night was but thinly attended nnd included the production of " Stella and Festus," sketches from " Hans the Boatman " by Mr C. Campbell, and concluding with a sketch by Mr Cowan and Miss Howardo. The Company play at Bulls tonight, Feilding on Tuesday.and Palraerston on Wednesday and Thursday. ~j...

After the horse-fair on Saturday, an animal broke loose from the sale yards and travelled up the Avenue until reaching the corner of Ridgway Street, when some bystandors attemptod to stop his progress. One of them threw a coat at the horse, who then made a bee-line for the N.Z. Clothing Factory, eventually falling down in close proximity to one of tho large windows. After plunging about he regained his footing, and continued his career for Borne little time until eventually stopped.

The Wanganui City Rifles commence their shooting season next Monday, when the handsome marble clock presented by Mrs A. D. Willis will be competed for. The prized to be won twice in succession, or three times at intervals, and the ranges for the first competition are 200 and 500 yard?, seven shots at each. The following three Mondays in the month the members will fire for five Martini-Henry rifles presented by the Company, for which there will be six competitions— five to count, and tho five highest aggregates wiil be the winners.

As competition in trade becomes keoner year after year, it has occurred to us that in order to change a Credit into a Cash system we must show tho advantage of the latter over the former, and this we have been doing by giving away an Extra Pair of Trousers with each Suit. The present reduced income, not only of that large class who live on the interest of invested capital, but also of farmers and the middle olass generally, will necessarily compel people to study more and more how they can purchase to the very best advantage, and to gain all possible advantages purchases must of course be made on the Cash principle, ready money alone giving you the liberty to purchase where you choose. On this principle, then, you cannot do better than buy from us at our Reduced Priees,to which we call your attention in another part of this papor. In soliciting your support, permit U9 to remind you that to us the merit is due of having introduced all the concessions which cash buyers now enjoy, as it was only after we had proved by our success that our new policy was in accordance with the spirit of the age that other houses (and then very reluctantly) followed our example. If imitation is, as it is said, the sincerest form of flattery, we have certainly been highly fluttered, a? in everything we have done our appreciative rivals have taken up our system after us. J. H. Damok, Tailor, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. — Abvt.

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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7226, 29 September 1890, Page 2

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FRUIT FAIL IN ENGLAND. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7226, 29 September 1890, Page 2

FRUIT FAIL IN ENGLAND. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7226, 29 September 1890, Page 2

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