The Evening Star MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1874.

Evening Star, Issue 3631, 12 October 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1874.

news by the Mikado, announcing ‘that, the annexation of is at last accomplished, is in some respects .the most; r satisfactory intelligence yet brought -to these shores by that' highly subsidised liile of San Francisco steamers. One hot-bed and nursery of South,! Sea slavery is now within the protecting oegrw of British institutions. Henceforth “ Carl” atrocities will be things'ofthe past, and all the inhabitants of Fiji will* possess the skme rights and privileges as'the inhabitants of . the British. Isles or. any other portion of Her Majesty’s extensive dominions. The intelligence almost takes us by surprise, as we were quite prepared for many months more of official delay. For good or for evil Mr Disraeli has followed the traditional colonising policy of the Empire. At a recent public dinner in London he openly .avowed that it was the policy of hia Govern-

meat “ to preserve the Empire intact; but, in order to do so, it was sometimes necessary to extend its boundaries.” Doubtless the Fijis were the extension then alluded to. Much ci’edit is

due Sir Hercules S(^^ or ' the energetic o|ii|d which he nMpmn. The report vofi : tl|^Con^^sic^>ti — Commodore*; Gool)EsbtJ<a||| knM'yMr Layard—to Mr who' appointed them, Commons, 'ex "Satisfaction with the iudicious selection he had made of men able to_deal with a somewhat complicated " question. " Under the “ peaceful shadow of British rule,” botticapital and labor _may possibly now "fl<sW tAth'e'Eijts "withTatmdsOhe’sarne rapidity as a vacuum,, is filled bytfte' surrounding atmosphere when admitted. Capital may, perhaps will, collect there from England, from the Colonies, and elsewhere with unusual rapidity, whilst Chinese or Coolie labor may possibly flow in from the sge Going' myriads of Ihdli and the East. If all should go well for years hence, these islands will be converted* irttcri another West Indies, free from all but the incipient drawbacks inherent ia centuries} qi ; African slavery. We c(o not think the British authorities will have a"beth

of roses.in efforts to, government.' The chief difficulty wilf not be the Natives but the Colonists?" w of human rights,’and incapable of selifcontrol.; ;Thei will secure them r urQpevtyv, but they will And it gall WknP ifl 1 ‘^hea- 7 'iustitutions. Yet,- :to,.,t?p in. T !sb»3go»/Isib matter possesses unusual interest. We produce a"sh?pliis T of J ’ tle/- wilT what we heed and cannot dispense with. Sense? a JhUtttallyspfolitablefihtdrchaiigd of products may be arranged for; hx&io acb^Aiplisli wfe ; ffiu^%i^Jroi! their trade, and bid competitois being in the field. We Wvaotages to k» , whole Province by eslablishiug a I sugar refinery iijiT ,onr‘ 1 midst ViiWf only must this be decidedoofn f wiUi- ; out delay, but a : 6oit 6u ! Scl6ry ailfV j b^qi^ovv’Ag | e|4 > f^ > well asya -.li^ lof fast steamships capable of developing jthe traffic and diverting it in its infancy* {towards this Jfow tQr npyep'ivig imust act, for it is most assuredly a, critical point in our history—a period jat which'lhddstiy' fs ' biing 1 Ibl-ged like ;red-hot iron. If neglected now,, this tjs,de may be. no" sacrifices should thereforelbe-: spqret.i jby the community tp divert,tMs i’ade.to. louhpbrK 1 . It if Iwe miss our opportunity. shall {look forwartlh £ Wioi.;. nmpSusdr iilft’tesb' the next session of the Provincial iCouncil to see what action our local, 'legislators will take in. this important 'matter. A • bcfcife of % jof pounds may Tfccomplish all that is (necessary —the seed being of thousands, the prospective crop, in a series of years, of millions. That time should (not be lost is evident from the attention refinery imAnckbiAd: iTh& SHerald ’ of -the 3rd inst, quotes at sppi^i, length the - leader worn this out the advantages ' derivable. from establishirig a refinery.' Two days previously a longi article appeared on the subject, f the .foUoyipg.'is an extract:—

■ singles of sugar received lately frorn the hj ijiau Islands HaVe J excited much interest, and proved conclusively nf what tb&. gfoup'-iS’ i&pattle. ■' The islands ‘kre cbiufefa? turely small and numerous. ■ Therr' wh'olb' area 1 fa less than four millions ofi«er6sf,.' add' their position and physical characteristics save them fr s» IPSPY 1 pf the drawbacks' to Which, «rthet v sugar-growing countries,'ate: Uable. The frosts which destroy the cane on - continents, and the locusts andmsecta fatU in Nhtf Caledopia and other large islands, are unknown in iThe'-hativetf'haW k. tradition* of'^stdhe 1 ram having ono* fkllefr; bht ndTivfng matfhkl' seen hail—still less has he the least idea of frost Sugar th S ?°,4„? f £ tke ,, n . v ? r r , va^eys^ (i not; to, be aur-, fh tne world. The snirty forty timfi tier 'foqmres to be gr«wn‘ iti' plahßs'Vhere carriagi l to the 1 mills Is.' and -iri ! this respect also the -als ! hmal lands of ,- Fiji are' hot to 1 be surpassed. In . every sense, the natural conditions ; are !bo faVdrable ’ .that v the i(!; Bug«P,. i* ,sltt-e;ito [ increase.: rapwiy and, to, assume ■in a,>few, years, • propori “WF. Which,.only,those who lqiow the .wonder-, ful for * its growth' cpiid anticipate. Cottoh ®P ra hgr,ug 'there in' a few years from a tew pouhds tb a hundred and'twenty thousand pounds in annual value: Already, after onlv twoje&rs’ wofk 'wifclr sugar/lhe hdton market of. th* Islands supplied—a' market far from l 0^ 111 ?. le in itself, with a population of iSOO^W^ d 130,000 narivesi;- The suiplus growth will new be available for. exportation , and the amount will soon be considerable It becomes, then, a qu«atinn ■ whether' \vfe > are to see the bulk of this trade, as of the cptton.and. jther Island produce, go to Sydhey'and Klel--lotittie; we are to secure k'fair share of it for New Zealand. -

In reapefctTNew Zea&ridihas a great advantage, lUftstnibb iia Tijian sun- ar i n “• n will find only m itself the impoiiKhWßW'ftoni o th6r countfiea. i ißdt l fafocfi' will depend on whether the planters find it moi i e ) P?9htablq ,to expert the fq(ugh raw, sugar, or to,prepare it of thq best qualities for immediate use. , Ip .the forjner case , they will naturally prefer sending, it .to Sydney or Melbpiltne; where thers are refiberiesr and in the latter to NewZ&akhd/ ‘Miere there Wilf be the ; readiest and best market. We have had opportunities of. hearing jOiiichl that Is ,td be-Baad on this subject, and the balance of opinion is strongly m favor of the expprt of raw sugar, or of what is now called “ SohCr'ete:” The raw stigar contains the molasses untouched, and is liable to ,considferable loss'on the voyage. The concrete contains the same molasses, but dried after leaving the boiMg'.pantTby process which sends it into boxes, where it settles into an almost solid block. .-The boxes are of each, j.od.are tlmeasily hanmed. -The loss, on even long woyngcsy is found not to exceed half per cent, of the original weight, and there are no casks to provide. If fine sugar be made, the machinery is of, a much more expensive order. Where 1,1 000 or 1,5,000 might suffice, for concrete, it would require five-times the sum for refining properly ihe cane grower is likely, therefore, to find it more profitable to uiie his capital In increasing me prpductionthan in addings© expensively tohifr machinery. A mill to toako toyato two ana a-half ■> .‘‘if . 'h \1 i>a«

concre^ e a day will not cost more than an( l will suffice for a large plantation. a dd to this the important consideraflMKiiat no store rooms would be needed for thlvmolasses and no distilleries for cellars for the rum made from the refuse. If these views be correct, it folio ws that a large export of raw their among^

We are obliged to ho d over a quantity of corresponden e aud some original matt* r. Telegraphic communication with all stations nor hj of Cheviot has by* n interrupted -buriag-.te^ay...—_ thereforebe due at Port Chalmers at day- • light to-morrow. , -The barometer continues to fall rapidly. ‘ ' 'n .Saturday it stood at~29 30, and to-day at i 28-84. Mr Wood, of Stafford street, informs j us that the baiometer has never been so low this winter. On dit that two actions for malicious prosecution are likely to arise out of recent .proceedings before the Supreme .Court, and ■ that damages will be ‘Claimed in each »f the Actions. ■*" . r , T ,h e rg r aßd>ry found true bills in all the eases submitted to them at the Supreme . _C.ourt to-day, with the exception of the charge of embezzlement against .lex. Grant, ’up.which the hill- w'asthtowa out. The grand jury were then discharged. Hemv Pearce was afc fbo i.ooiiUni x-i,.

jgis irate's Gourt -jbhis mqrning pomrujtttd for trial ~at A tlie next Oriminaf Session of the Court on a charge of stealing money and jewellety to the value of Lls. from the person of John Qo*iii T d'jiiiaer. ■ I 1 Another Auckland poustitupney iaa. declared »n favor of the On the drat, Major Jackson,addressed, thp electors of the Waikatd,'and rchefved an expression of entire approval.of hk aqtiomkst session. The> meeting v.f the resolutions proposing the.abolition oLthe : €rlH&3•t’royS'icfes.'' ( ‘*‘ •' - ‘ A man naqaeil.WjlJ veryrdeterminedly committed smeide at 1 ilampden da the 7th m&tant, by swallowing- ar-umiutity.-ioh/ijab joisou. Ilf Muffat, of I amieratou/ who happeutd to be in sent for, but hla efforts'were unavailing m being asked-why-ha took-iheqpoisom-Villiama repfted that'be was'tired of his |Ufe * . , ctfi v-O!' •;/! vIHTKIH'-l 7/1--Ail parts of the Princess Theatre were ; oi| .widths Wherf .the Smith aud Combination Troupes I gave a verg i leparture of the Bunker Hiil being again i poatpoqedjnipitjl; ■ TSftbtfibr i cormance is announced for to-morrow night, I on whkfr'O.Cfpqion thg hf lailmiaaiohi'ld the dress circle and stalls wffl be reduced. “—St the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port 'hei'we Mr Mamford, d, M. ,‘Charles Peterson and Frederick an---k«.-80Q were each fined ss, or twtnty-four drunkenness,, tpr assaulting, pou>table J ’MFh^%&-’Hied f 4os, ,a an -i ; . otdeie'd to : oay J2s the conalablo’s-m^i-

Four cases were disposed of by petty (Jpuit; to •; -WjX-i ; ijaTm- wiMins,'- charged with stealing ‘‘V 1 i 4«Jw i^^gre^epv: .ior a-brutal assault, was to eighteen months’ impris mment, -.ydney -Aisprge Alexander, obtain ng money by false pretences (two chargs), to two yea. s’j and ’ hagfryj tKtdjafe mom ha’. , \t its vising this afternoon, tftiaLcpurt aclj turned till Wednesday to adow Mr otout,. who defends Dodd, the remaining person for trial, to get up his ease. Maerewhenua is to retain its new name of • Livingstone for which the Goldfields Secre- . , It appears that t.h» r si dents applied that. the-.township should in some way be assobi&T&'-w'fth Mr Taylor, of amaru, who ha-, been largely indeutifieiT ivvith < ft3- , dW«lhpment. ! . tary, writing under date «'ctober 7, replies : i —“lt was named Livingstone by .ir VFKeUw/ the.; -Oldfields atecretkVy, fin; jggprauee of such a pefion as Mr Taylor, whose pame of Ramsay would otherwise, been given' to it: Tlfc riamir is' ifdwWall the maps, and it wohlcl be incouveuieut take place in about two months from this time.” ~ ■

Tiie police'Mve recently madeV^cbesi- 1 ' tul raid upon the unlicensed houses in 'MacfSfciQ; wiiecbfife. Woulcitippehp house j*as hitherto been a _grog shop licensed or ot -^^i 6 V and . d‘>Hruce Herald,’) areohdjbW mfirlned';:n&egro| supplied ‘the - require mepta drinking eight »■ uropedn'tuiii&s’:' pjesidpd oyer by; » Wa&Sle; rorun’d, for What pui pdVe.ya »e ,‘at a loss to conceive, unless he happens ,to he a good drinking man. U fold, appearUat some inknng had 1 ’.got "as. 'to frxe iufcnti6ns # of thy police 1 od a certq.in;day, and previous, djiy, in' couswqneuee, packing cases great I ,demand, and TOdry "plants #/e c said;V’have been dropped* across tmexpecte'liy in outolthe- * 3 ’ * U & B ,UCr> hfee, ' a,,d “he lucky disc ver’ers are reported" to nave quenched"; ;th‘eir. thirst';'' to taeir hearts’ contepty 1 . r *"" ~ . 'PyW 'A Cargill, and Connell , waited, upon the superintendent this• morning,, ,to .bring under; his Honor’s notice ancj to,support the resolutions of a public meeting, which, affirmed i,ho,: desirability of con tcucting a new, road bfitw<een the heaumont township and the : son'h of Island block. - TJra. advantages ciain.vd.for the new road were that ito would, be shorter than the present dine of, traffic, b.e over instead of hilly ground, that a large, quantify - at .present inaccessible, would,-,he rendered available to rths,mining population of iuapeka, AAd;,thafcdhS' height ,of wifpi by .thßipropriefors of, ; the Ll ßeaum.ynt who, in addition to other-,privileges obUffi )the. scrub ami timber within five chains on - each aide of the proposed road, but they agree to supply timber along the line of road for 15s a cord. -Over 300 residents in the district.SMppo.rt the proposals, which the Go verrim, hit agreed to, hut the license; Ito, cut timber hah. to .hd granted by the Waste Land Board. _i

■Spiritltaliani_^^.noC 4 familiarised ns with ghosts, wbi'ch l iifcftl*']terrtfy unheli-ivisis, evident from the following incident at Fdrt Jackson. —-£ few ni&tsf'ago a boat’was employed to talre a ofliew mat trapses ,( * op e , of the the Stream, and whife ,on the one Of.thdtri fell into the water, and, not 'being noticed at the time, 'remained floating about. Sotne time afterwards a second boat was engaged ’to tak.‘ an officer to his ship in Farm Cove, tiie only occupants being’the passenger and boittmeu. It was going along quietly, and when soma; distance from theshorv, the boat suddenly ceased to nuke headway, and on the boatman turning round.seethe caqse the white ends of the hist niattrass showed above the head of the boat, as if rising out of the water j and, wituput a moment’s thought or signal to his passenger, the man took the water and madefor the land as fast as ha *. lisurra .imjxv.a*

could. The passenger, thinking, no doubt, | that somethtaa|4&u*y about to j happen, follovyqg^roVf^and for the I land as fast deserted boat \vafc \up j with the aferea head, the j to.,its abalh | i f Tbe|||6e ra r and Pirovjtn&al are aM I for rup|dpn §>. a, bridge: at agrte3n{? the sum General ins plans should be submitted for the approval of the Colonial Engineer, and that thy W«r-k~B*tmtd be subj :Ct to the approval of the Minister of Public Works. These are conditions imposed by he Advances o Provinces Act, nd insisted upon in respect of all Provincial wo ks in Of whiolrUolonial funds are ’gTven. r *The' Prpv ncial, pyernmeut say the conditions aiv such as to preclude them availing them* Be l v of the vote. Mr Held -writes ihat,rfKis is so serious ah innovation', aud one - ! which, by giving divided 'FespSSsioility .nd I ■control in carrying out public' works, would { have the most 1 injurious that the ! xecutiye have be n*compelled, however re-j lactantlyp tb leh'the Work Until i >of the Provincial Cou oil i cah be- ta&Te. ! iThis, Government cannot agree-to- ! Wllo«« thb; 1 Minister of-Pub I io-Works to have ian ovOrtMi- j ; iug control over the 'expenditure'd; Pfrovrti-1 • c ak fuidds, aiidi confide/ that such expendi- i , ture should be c , Executive, responsible only to the Provincial! ! Council," jo'/. !)U ! ?T :J‘! j

r. Eire Brigade, who claim i exemption' from service 'oh' 1 jbVies, must Be ‘ earelul thill? they have cpildpiied wfjfi tne • bwo t ' f fohdidbhs-' , 6f 1 the Act of*'lasV^^Pn: wluch-'bhlitlea tbeai il to 1)6 J So ' tebopd J Section : of $0 Afy f if a l jjy : \ pear abd .seVvi :, hs' a jurdf'shall' prpdbce To the Jiidgh of ‘the* Cburt' Kt whitffi he hhitl have been, summoned ‘to' a|ipeat a certificate undStffiehirifd of a fire inspector, ‘oPbl the captain or other’pripcipal officer of.,a yplun teer lire brigade,d!o the' effect tliat’suifb per- ?-? / j , a ?. active member of ,a tp:e Wigadej **aud lias regularly attended the meetings of such brigade practice or drill, lor a period' cf not less J thali twelyrj mouths before: f the‘ ait{;ug li of ; at WmchftSi oefeti ps’albrosai^, , S ‘,'l’dih6r ' I ’dih6r the i*egm‘AtiohS'-efl 1 1 he'fti’id brigade in' resfilfjt f!u attendance at aiid Wa.” ' wul'b6 f: ebsei(Ved froth' the 1 above that the : firsfrand-principal condition that the person claiming 'slikil 1 btf an activt j member oi the Brigade - ; and the second that ihe sbaH. Vro iUcef a fn>& capi tain or other officer of - tub Brigade that he ! kßis 1 regularly attended' 1 p^tiefe, f %S .twelve months prior to.claiming exemptiom : Mr F. Erall, 1 whe tfhs ibfdh a i&ehlber df 'Afif jßrigade for two years, claimed exemption, .hut being unable to pfoddce" the - certificate, his Honor refused'his apßlicatiotr, ;wh.clx at. a' ldtPr ;dntld' ©f ’tbe day was jahowed, it being represented to the Judge ( cpititieate was,itt;BxiStedce(, Md hid i been sent for. t I ?.•'.! bo . ail nl Ji.iij oi ! ,A meeting of the Pioneer Lodge 1.0. G.T. | w^.b9/held[to evejiißg, .7,30. T w-: / ■ . r f' h ® weekly practice of the Artillery Band jwill be held iiui'the . Hidli'shad to-monrov^ 1 . evening. ihe Colored Opera troupe’s .concert, which was to have ‘h6eu given this v 'evening, is postponed till further notice on account of the inclemency of the weather. '