The Wanganui Herald. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1901. COLOSSAL EFFRONTERY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10339, 15 May 1901, Page 2

The Wanganui Herald. [PUBLISHED DAILY.] WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1901. COLOSSAL EFFRONTERY.

The senior member for Wellington City, Mr John Hutcheson, dolivered a pest, or prc-scssional speech last week. 110 had, liko Brer Fos, laid low since ! Parliament was prorogued last year, waitiu^ for tho Premier to speak, hoping, no doubt, that the latter would give hiiu him an opening to plant a few stinging blows. As Mr Seddon did not do so, Mr John Hutcheson was reduced to the necessity of turning on hia now friends on tho Opposition side of the House, and did it "con amore." It was not the first time ho had indulged in the same sort of tactics, as, having found the Liberal camp too hot to hold him, ho turned dpg on its chief men and went over to tho Tory side, from whence to vont his spite on his former loaders and comrades. That he has not bonofittod by tho movement is'diaccrnablo in his lato speech, in which, after abusing tho Government roundly and giving it plainly to bo understood that there is only one member of tho House of Representatives worthy of respect, and that his. name is John. Hutchoßon, tho senior member for Wollington City uncorked tho vials of his malevolence and poured tho eonlonts on the head ot tho loader of tho Opposition, the Hon. .Captain Russell, who he advised to commit political "hari-kari"'! Accord- [ ing to Mr John Hutoheson. Captain .Russell is not only aback number, but his views were hopelessly obsolete and conservative, and that so long as he continued to usurp the position of leader of the Opposition, Mr Seddon would enfoy a lease in perpetuity of tho Premiership. No doubt (lie speaker thought lie was saying bojuclhing very smart, but we doubt if the people of New Zealand would tolorato him for a single, day as Premier, if both Mr Sed-

don and Captain Russell wire obliging enough to' allow him to rliab over them to office. - We have ofte/i adversaly criticised the Coneervativ* party, and no doubt wil do so again as occasion offers, but it never entere'l our mind to con•template the sjieciiicle of A, John Ilutcheeon as Premier ! Ht> doufct, like the members o£ tnb now historic "Left Wing," lie ia one of those who place an immensely higher value on their services and abilities than tho pub^ lie. are. willing to pay for them; indeed, we , 'doubt if> the electors of New Zealand would accept them to-morrow for nothing a-year. If thoy did, we fancy they would soon discover that they were too costly! Contrast the political history of Captain Russell and his assailant, and what is the result? In the one case we have a courteous, highly-educated gentleman of long experience, who has served his country well and fought an uphill political fight with undaunted courage for many years, during which ho has gained the unqualified approval of his own party, and tho entire respect of both sides of the flduse; in tile other, 'wb liaye a blatant; demagogue who, liko : th' 6 aßscnt; member for Patea, after getting a seat in the House of Representatives as ' a supporter of the pro-, sent: Government, lost no time in turning round on its members and subjecting them to a tirade of abuse, going over to the Opposition, who did not relish this unwished-for addition to

their ranks. Finding himself as far. from the goal of his ambition in the Opposition camp as he had been in the' other, the senior member for Wellington became once more splenetic, and included his new leader in the some category as hia old. ■ Neither Mr Seddon nor Captain Russell, according to Mr John Hutcheßon, are fit to lead cither tho Ministerial party of tho Opposition ! The natural inference is that their critic "arrogates to himself that quality, ani' is wishful to impress the electors of Wellington City and the rest of the colony with the same idea.. Wo are afraid ho has set himself a hopeless task, and that he will sink lower and lower in the 'political scale, until lie finds liimself leader of a party of ono, and a hopeless political- failure. Wo are old enough to recall to mind many such, anil it does not come to us •;io a surprise that the senior member' for W ellington should, whi'f t suffering j from "swelled head," make the mistake of fancying himself a .prominent factor in New Zealand politics, whereas he i? the reverse, and likely to fade out of them an suddenly as so many of his predec«Esors have done during, the past thirty years, during which many much cleverer men of unstable political opinions and shifty methodsr havo gone to tho -wall — aud stayed there?

On our first pago mil bo found an interesting paper on "Tho Licjuor Traffic," read at last night's sitting of the J National Council of Women of New Zealand. Captain Edwin wires — Moderate to strong north-east to north and west winds. The objection lodged by Messrs L. D. and N. A Na'dian against the Century Stakes being paid over to the owner of Battleaxa has been withdrawn. Ex-Judge Martih has arrived in Auckland, and is staying at the Waverley Hotel. It is stated that he will practise in Auckland. ' • All accounts against tho Troopers' Reception aro requested to bo sent in to ,Mr S. S. Griffiths on or before Monday next, or they cannot bo acknowledged. Wo are naked to state that the piano used m connection with the Bcception Social on Monday evening was kindly lent for the occasion by the Dresden Company. Those who gave photos for .enlargement to the man Shannon, who was sent to gaol this morning, may have them again on application at the Police Station. Tho fine of £5 inflicted recently on the printing firm of Wright -and Carman, Wellington, for a technical broach of tho Printers and Publishers Act, has been reduced to XI by tho Governor-in-Council. ' • It is stated that Captain Soninierv'illo is to take the command- of the Alexandra Mounted Rifles, and that Captain James Watt, tho officer at present in charge of the troop, is to be promoted to Major. ' ■• An old settler named Alexander Naysmith died at Cartcrton lately, where ho had resided for many years, of hemorrhage of the brain. Ho was an old gold miner at B'allarat and on the West Coast. He leaves a wifo and family. Mr Malcolm Mclntyre, late engineer of tho Longburn Freezing Works, died at the Palmerston Hospital -on Monday. Some weeks ago deceased had his arm caught in the freezing machinery, and as a result it had to bo amputated. Death is attributed to the shock. Between tin; stations of Nikolsk and Baranovskoyc. on tho Ussuri line, a saloon carriage recently took fire, and," according to' a 'Vladivostok message, Major-general Keller, tho director of tho railway, who was travelling by that train on a tour of inspection, was subsequently found on a. seat of tho carriage asphyxiated by the smoke. - The conductor of tho saloon saved himself, by breaking the. window and jumping through it- It 5s stated that the man in charg3 of the heating apparatus also purished in tho flames. x At tho Magistrate's Court this morning, before Messrs T. Bamber and A. A. Browne, J's.P., a prisoner, Herbert Charming, was sentenced to be fed on bread and water for snven days on a charge of wounding. Wiiliam Thomns Shannon was brought xvp on remand on tight charges of false pretences. The Probation Omuor's report was unfavorable, and tho accused was sent to- prison for three weeks on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. George Smith, alias William Kirk, pleading guilty to theft of a decanter containing whisky, the property of Mr P. E. Dover, was ordered to be imprisoned for thirty days, with hard labour. Captain Whi'e, the popular skipper nf the locally owned barquentine St. Kilda, who is shortly to be married., was yesterday invited aboard the s.s. Glenolg, 'in the saloon of which vessel ho was mado the surprised and gratified recipient of a handsome and well fitted up dressing case by his officers and friends, who wished him health and happiness in his matrimonial voy, age, which they trusted would bo mark- j ed with fino weather and fair winds. Captain White suitably replied, thanking the donors for their valuable and useful gift, which he ■ said he wpuld always treasure as a flattering testimonial and expression of much-valued personal friendship. A Village Blacksmith Saved His Little Son's Life.— Mr H. H. Black, tho well-known village blacksmith at Grahamsvillo, Sullivan Co., N.Y., says: — "Our littlo son, fivo years old, has always boon subject to croup, and so bad have tho attacks been that we have feared many times that he would dio. We have had the doctor and used many medicines, but Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is now our sole reliance. It seoms to dissolve the tough mucus, and by giving frequent doses when . the croupy symptoms appear wo have found that the dreaded croup is cured bafore it gets Bottled." Thoro in no dangor in giving this remedy, for it contains, no opium or other injurious drug, and may bo given as confidently to a babo as to an adult. For sale by United Farmors' Co-op. Assn.

In tho civil ca6 at tho local S.M. Court, 'Ritchie v Blair, claim .£4O Bs, judgment was given for plaintiff for .£35 7s, with, costs £Z 6s. On. the counter' claim judgment was given for defendant (Blair) for £i 2Ss 5d and costs JBB 3s 3d. Judgment for defendant iot the difference was iill 15s Bel.The W.J.C,:- Wing heard .that the huolfnMers inferiS; luvotUhg ffie *ac'£ eoucae reserve during the approaching SSjOeplechase .Meeting; have <ha' 4 fee boundary between it and- the .Club's freehold and. leasehold property, surveyed, with the object of , preventing ,tho "knights of the, pencil"- plying their calling -on tabooed ground. If tho bookies attempt to do so, they will be handed over to the police as wilful trespassers and prosecuted.

A fashionably-dressed gentleman hailed a handsom cab outside a restaurant in Oxford Street, London, and gave orders to be driven to Kilburn. Passing Regent's Park the driver heard a shot, and on looking into his cab found his faro lying on the side- bleeding from a temple wound. With all speed he . drove to St. Mary's Hospital, but the ; man died on the way. From cards in his possession it appeared that ihis name was Howard Douglas Campbell, and in. his possession were a number of letters sismed by the Duke of Argyll. His pocket-book contained a sealed letter addressed '"to the coroner.' 1

Lucchesi, the assassin of Ite Empress Elizabeth, now undergoing a life sentence in Geneva, has again displayed such dangerous symptoms that the court has sentenced him. to return to tho underground cell, where no daylight can penetrate. All intercourse! with his fellows is prohibited, his bread and water being passed through an opening turning on a pivot. No visitors are permitted entrance, and even doctors are excluded. These severe regulations are duo to Imcdiesi's repeated threats to murder the warders, and his brutal conduct when brought befu.ro tho court, at whom he cursed and swore.

.The Vienna papers report a remarkable! tragedy as having- taken place' during tho past few days at a little Hungarian country town' not named. It is to the effect that one night there called at tho house of a woman residing alone a tramp of such pitiable aspect tnat she offered him a bed. Before retiring to rest the tramp gave her a packet to keep for him till morning. Finding by examination that this contained a large sum in bank notes, tho woman murdered tho man with a hatchet as he slept. Thon, on going to hide tho body away, Bhe recognised tho featured of her dwn husband who had left her for America many years agd.

In connection with the examinations in music held by the Associated Board of th<> Royal Academy aud Royal College of Music, we are requested to state for • the information of teachers and candidates, that sets of the examination papors in "theory" subjects for thcyears 1896, 1897, and 1898 may bo obtained from tho honorary local representative, Mr Cecil Wray, on payment of a small fee; also, that the music mentioned in last year's syllabus "will be accepted this year." The siibstitution of other pieces for the copyright ones in List A in the senior grade cannot bo allowed, and if candidates cannot obtain the separate piece? they should take up either List B lor List C. '

It is not generally known, points out tho Child's Guardian, that every every statute upon the Statute Book for the protection of tho children subjects ot tho Crown has been passed during tho reign o£ Queen Victoria. They include protection to children in factories, in mines, in brickfields, in chimneys, on canals, and in agricultural gangs; .children of paupers, apprentices on tho Irish seas, street beggars and hawkers, child acrobats, children in pantomimes, and children in dangerous performances, criminal aud semi-criminal children, children ill-treated and starved in the nouses of tho drunkard, of the idle, of tho vicious, and of tho tryannicil parent. j

The following; is from a Paris correspondent: — The police have captured an interesting band of burglars, tho members of which are said to be all of good family. The band comprises four young men and four young women, who lived together in a suburban villa in an extravagant manner, maintaining a large staff of servants and entertaining laVishly. The method of the band was to visit in couples furnished villas which ■were offered' to let. During such visits they noted tho arrangements of tho place and where- all the valuables woro kept, and at night some of tho gang came in an autocar, robbed the house, and carried off the booty in the car. From this practice they were known to tho police as' the autocar gang. The police are trying to ascertain tho identity of the various ' members, but tho latter stata that rather than pormitthis they would all commit suicide.

An enormous, glacier slide across 'the Simplon Stasse has devastated the Hochthul for a distance of two miles in breadth. A Borne correspondent reports that thirty buildings, chiefly Alpino huts and hay-sheds, have been swept away,, and much livo stock has been destroyed. At tho spot there was meadow land, comprising 1400 acres, and it is now so deeply covered with ice-blocks and stone rubbish that the doubt is expressed if the land will" over bo mado arable again. Two persons killed in tho catastrophe wero Frau, Josephine Eachor and her help, Antoinette Arnold, 26 years of age. Both were in the stalls feeding the cows when' the glacier masses came sweeping j over tho buildings. As another observer remarks, in the village of Simplon is the silenco of death, only interrupted by tho thunder of falling avalanches and the church bells calling the inhabitants to prayer.

A terrible crime has been committed at Ivry. 'A Russian nobleman of ecoentrio habits, known inHhe neighbourhood as Prince Siberios, took into his sorvice three years ago a ' handsome girl named Borthe Lafolley. The other evening M. Boussard,' tho police commissary, was startled by tho appearance of tho Prince in his office, who coolly announced' that he had murdered his servant. He added that the girl, who was engaged to a soldier, had resisted his advances. As tho former's terra of military Iservice was nearly over, the thought that sho would marry hor solider lover had made him desperate. Ho 'locked hor up for .three days in a pantry, and then, after effecting his purpose, shot his victim dead. After making this declaration the assassin swallowed some poison, and was carried off to the hopsital in a dying condition. The banns for tho marriage of Bcrtlio Lafolley wero published on Saturday. Her soldier sweetheart is in Africa.

Tha servant girl question (thinks a contributor to an Engli&h paper) is a difficult problem to solve. Female servants to-day aro distinctly at a premium, and they are likely to go higher, to uso a Stock ' Exchange term. Tho cause can be clearly traced, so far as particular neighborhoods aro concerned. The* fact is girls simply prefer factory to domestic work. It is computed that twenty thousand girls are employed daily in local, industries (cocoa, tobacco, stays, tailoriug, tr> say nothing of drapery). As a fact, four Bristol manufactories between thorn give constant employment to ovor ten thousand girls. 'Die females are well looked after, earn good wages, ihavo their evenings off, summer holidays, etc. Doubtless domestics have bettor food, and arc, of course, hotter housed. "But the gulf between tho dr.wing-rooni and the kitchen is so wide, in many, families, that girls simply will not go to service. It is not difficult to see that in tho near futuro many ladies will have, to, do the l.ouschoid work themselves, through inability to got a suitablo servant. Ann, Sarah, Mary (sweetest of names) are going, aud Honora, Blanche, Lctitia arc coming on the scone in the shape of tho mistress. There is truth in the proverb "If thju wilt bo well served serve thyself." v

How to Troat a Troublesome Corn — To remove' a troublesome corn or bunion: First soak the corn or bunion in warm water to soften it, then pare it down as closely as possible without drawing blood and apply Chamborlain's Pain Balm twice daily; rubbing vigorously for five minutes at each application. A corn plaster should bo worn for a low duyb to protect it from the shoe: A» a general liniment' for Bpraius, bruises, lameness ai.tf rheumatism. Pain Balm is unequalled. For salo by United Farmers' Co-op. A6sn.