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OBITUARY. Fross Association. WELLINGTON, Oct. 31. Noivs was rccoived l>y private cable of tlio deatli at, Sydney yesterday of Mr. William H. Nisbet., M.1.C.E., managing director of the Westinghouse Brake Company of Australasia. Mr. Nisbet possessed many friends in New Zealand, and also had a large professional acquaintance throughout both the Commonwealth and the Dominion. Mis death at a comparatively early ago will be much regretted. Ho has a brother in Dunedin (Rev, Dr. Nisbet), a sister in Wellington (Mrs. J. A. l’ike) and a daughter in London. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. Press Association. WELLINGTON, Oct. 31. The value of goods imported into New Zealand during the quarter ended September 30th last was. £4,820,953, as against £•1,931,875 for the corresponding quarter of 190 G. Exports during the same quarter this year were worth £3,251,-159, as compared with £2,703,429 for the similar period last year. A SHIPPING DISPUTE. Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Oct. 31. The Magistrate gave judgment today in tlio ease in which Francisco Sambolino sued W. S. Waterson for £23 10s lOd, wages, etc., in connection with the stay of the barque Stcfano Razetto at the Bluff. Judgment went for plaintiff for £23 8s 4d, with £4 4s costs. Stay of execution was refused. AGRICULTURAL SHOWS. Press Association. ASHBURTON, Oct. 31. The Ashburton A. and P. Association’s annual show was opened to-day under perfect weather conditions. The attendance was hardly up to the corresponding day of last year, and tlio number of entries is likewise lower, thought the quality was in no wiso diminished. Judging was proceeded with to-day, but will not lie .completed till to-morrow (People's Day). There were record entries in tlio English and Border Leicester classes, and some fmo animals were shown. PALMERSTON N., Oct. 31. Tlio weather is again fine for tlio second day of the show. The attendance is exceptionally good. In sheep tlio principal prize-winners are: Lincolns, W. Penny; Romney Marsh, champion. Short; Leicester, champion ewe, Slack Bros. ; Leicester, cliamuioii ewe and lamb, J. D. Ormond; Shropshire Down, champion ram, IV. Raynor; ewe, IV. J, Birch; Southdowns, ram, J. Knight: ewe, A. R. Lancaster. In cattle the principal winners are : Shorthorns. Mount Herbert Estate, A. M. Williams. Mount Herbert estato won tlio championship jin the bull classes. A. M. Williams secured similar distinction for cows. Ayrshire.-;, J, Kyle, Slack Bros., W. P. Harre. Jersevs, P. J. Quirke, T. Exley, ,T. McCrea, E. Eagle. Holsteins, Ffic-san, J. King, W., Lovelock, Mrs. Donald. Horses: J G. Duncan’s Conqueror, first and championslinp in draughts. The principal winners so far arc J. D. Mitchell, Perhani, Larsen and Co., T. Edlin, and J. W. Harding. The show was favored with glorious sunshine, and it is anticipated that fully 20,000 people were present. A notable feature was the arrival from Wellington of Sir Joseph Ward, Mr. Massey, and several members of Parliament, who got a good reception. The judging of live stock continued during the day. With the exception of a few ring competitions, there is very little judging to be done to-nior-row. Mr. Duncan’s Conqueror was the champion thoroughbred stallion shown, and Mr. Niven’s Juggler the champion hack. 11l the cattle section the Mount .Herbert’s estate’s Duke of Beaufort was the champion hull in the shown division. G. F. More’s Ensign gained the championship in the Hereford class. There was only one award in the Aberdeen Angus class. The champion in the Ayrshire class was J. Kvlo’s Union Jack. Sheep made a fine exhibit, and the judge’s remarks were complimentary. TIMARU, Oct. 31.

People’s Day at the Timarti show was favored with very fine, weather. The attendance was abont the same as last year, estimated at about 7000. In the draught horse classes the prizes all went to Oamarn and Ashburton. Mr. Gardiner, of the former place, too'k the championship in the stallion and mare classes. The lumping (five events) was highly interesting, and passed off without accident. As on the first day the prizes for light horses were distributed locally. Other classes introduced on the second day were of comparatively little importance. Tho show passed off well without mishap.

THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIALISM. (Special to Times.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 31. Tlio supporters of the Government must be a. good deal bewildered by the various statements that are being made in regard to the land legislation submitted to Parliament during the past two sessions. The New Zealand Times, which is the Ministerial organ, declared that “There lias been no backing down and there is not likely to be any.” On the other, the Post, which has constituted itself of late a 'kind of unofficial Ministerial journal, expressed the' hope that the Premier and Mr. McNab “Realise by tills timo that if they divest themselves of any more of their political clothing there will not bo left the bare minimum that decency demands.” On top of these two diverse statements came the speech of tlio Attorney-General in the Upper House, Commenting upon this the Dominion points out that while the Premier has been exhausting the arts of tlio old Parliament--ary hand in protesting that his land policy is a leasehold policy, not in any wav related either to socialism or land nationalisation, the AttorneyGeneral is frankly admitting what his colleagues have been frantically denying. <4 One Dominion, “but admire the candor of tlio Attorney-General, and his courage in admitting what his colleagues are too timid and too uncandid to confess. On the point of his candor, and courage wo give Dr. Findlay without reserve the praise which is always merited by these qualities. Whether his colleagues will bo pleased is quite ’another matter, nor will there bo an over-flowering of gratitude in the quarters outside Parliament which tiro thus constrained to praise for its Socialism a policy wlucli, when it was the Premier who was speaking, they bad to defend as being nothing even approaching Socialism. More important than either the Ministers’ or'Govcrmiieiit’s unofficial champions is the general public. Does the public feel as pleased as the At-torney-Gcheral seems to expect at this frank avowal of the direction in which tlio Government desires to steer the ship of State? On October 10, Dr. Findlay'declared the ■ Government's readiness to make the graduated tax more drastic than, ever as an indication of tlio tendency of tlio Government’s ideas. _ That statement was sufficiently disturbing, but what is to bo said of the AttorneyGenoral’s broad hint that the Land Tliil for all its Socialistic direction is only one step in a programme. In this disquieting suggestion of worse things to come lie did not, lie said, for ono moment claim that the Bill was the last word on the land question—they could only take one step at a timo. This coming from a Minister who ‘glories’ in being a Socialist can mean but one tiling—that as I ’me goes on tlio Government will iko stride after stride W tile dir•tion of land nationalisation. dhe ttorney-Gcncral is courageous, but - Jr. nuifn wi«n in sllOWlll£t lllS J ’o is quite wise in showing his hand, 'ho public has a right to know what 10 means and what further it- has to •xpoct,”