The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE, AND KAWHIA ADVOCATE. Established Thirty-Four Years. THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN THE WAIKATO. THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY DAILY PAPER SOUTH OF AUCKLAND. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1906, THE TRANSVAAL RISING.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8055, 13 November 1906, Page 2

The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE, AND KAWHIA ADVOCATE. Established Thirty-Four Years. THE OLDEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN THE WAIKATO. THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY DAILY PAPER SOUTH OF AUCKLAND. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1906, THE TRANSVAAL RISING.

V! m i:i;pay's cables brought disipiietin«r intelligence from South Africa. Tlio.se who .since the consummation of pt-H.ce with the Boers haveprophesied j that England had not reached with the conclusion of I lie lit*! war the end of trouble in South Africa, and they were not a few, may yet have their gloomy predictions justified. The news before us is too meagre to render an accurate estimate of the position possible, but with what we ' already know of the unrest which has i been so zealously fostered by mal- j contents since the cessation yf hos- j tilities, it is Kulficieutly grave Tin, methods of Ferreira, who is reported j to be leading the present raids, are more those of the reckless adventurer than the accredited leader of an organised revolt, but under any circumstances the itCt'ence such a man is bound to attain constitutes a serious and lasting menace to the | peaceful settlement of the country. It oeeiiixd probable until the present that the hostile relations of Briton j and Boer would gradually disappear, and that both nations would stand shoulder to shoulder as citizens of prosperous country, under a common j flag. The old feeling of hostility I still lingers in the Uoer however, and j I lie filibustering expedition of Ferreira, unless it is promptly checked, might ijiiickly fan the spark of discontent into the 11 ante of open insurrection. ft is a fortunate tiling foj the prospects of a speedy settlement of the trouble that Ferreira has selected the least profitable part of the territoiV for the initial, stages of his enterprise. The great Bushman Land is sparsely populated by graziers, who so far as is known are | the least disaffected of the Trans- j vaalers. Recruits do not appear to j be flocking to h'\ standard with ; much enthusiasm; the brief cable; messages of yesterday went so far as , co say ib.it he had to resort to force j Co raise u strenytii sufficient to com- I

mcnce liis march, and insurrectionists I enrolled by such means are not likelv to prove ft> 'rffidable opponents. It is ' when Feri.'ra and his band reach the more thickly populated parts of! the country. however, wlic v the feel- j i of disallectioii is more pro- ; noniieed. that the real trouble is likely to commence, unless the movement is nipped in the bud. Last ; nifflit s cables would appear to in- ! dicate that Kerreira's march has not : the sympathy of any responsible section ot the Hour community, who have resolved to adhere to the Government. It is therefore probable that the prompt action the authorities are taking will result in I"erreira's capture or permanent discomfiture, and the dispersal of his followers, before the peace of the country is seriously menaced. Till-] Kill"IT CROWING JNDI'STKY. In connection with the chilling of fruit, referred to by us some daws ago, the question lias been raised as to whether the (ioverninent should not assist in developing the industrv, as it has done in several instances, f uti 1 two years ago the (ioverninent paid -id per box towards the cost of freezing butter for the Home market, and at present there is a subsidy paid in respect to the poultry export trade, ihe latter has been so much encouraged that now one of the chillinc rooms at the Auckland freezing works is entirely devoted to eggs, and one of the freezing rooms had to be converted into a chilling room. The Government carries eggs for export free on the railways, and some such concession could easily be granted to encourage the fruit growing industrv, Fruit being of a much more delicate nature than eggs, would require special rooms for its reception and a different treatment. Experiments lately carried out by .Mr \V. A. Boucher, Government pomologist, prove that fruit gives oil a gas which, if not carried out of the chamber, would cause decomposition. _Mr Boucher estimates that, were this provisions made, there would be no dillieulty in getting from 50 to lOU tons of fruit during the coming seaSon, which could be preserved at a time when fruit is a drug on the market and be retailed just when the prices lor imported Iruit are most extortionate. The cost of keeping colonial fruit in a chilling room for four mouths, would not exceed 4 L d per lb, so it will be seen that fruit, considerably cheaper than at present, would be within the reach of all during what is now our off season. i'he Auckland province is admittedly one of the tinest fruit growing districts in New Zealand, and a good deal of good might be done were the chilling of fruit to become a staple industry. The freezing works in Auckland are available for tlii-, but sjajiuu cost would be involved in converting the present chambers into suitable chilling rooms loi fruit, and it has been suggested, with, we think, reason, that, at any rate, a portion of this expense might be borne by the Government. We hope to see the proposals take definite shape very shortly.