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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume III, Issue 297, 14 October 1881, Page 2

Mr W. Evans announces that lie will make liberal cash advances on wool, flax, grain or other produce consigned to his agent, London. The Bank of New Zealand will he closed on Monday next, that day being the amiiversay of the opening of the bank. Wc remind those interested that a meeting will he held at the Club Hotel to-mor-row to discuss the subject of the alarming increase of i,-dibits throughout the district and to decide upon some definite line of action to he taken. Messrs I.’urkiss and Nosworthy have received instructions from Mr 8. Coleman, who is leaving the district, to sell at his residence, High-street, at 2 p.m., on Monday next, the whole of his household furniture and effects. particulars of which will be found in our advertising columns. A friendly contest between Messrs Ryan and Beale of this town, at throwing the cricket ball took place yesterday in Mr A. MeColl’s paddock. The former won the match, throwing 105 yards 2 feet 9 inches, white the latter only threw 100 yards 2 feet. This is not the first occasion noon which Mr Ryan has distinguished himself at the same feat. The following telegram was received yesterday By the local agent of the New .Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company, dated London, 11th October: —“Wheat market quiet —Adelaide, worth 581; New Zealand, 55.1. fallow, firm—Mutton, 43 ; Beef, 30. New Zealand Hemp (brisk demand) worth £2B per ton.” From the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s priced circular, under date August 24th, wc learn the following prices were realised for Marlborough wools :—W. Atkinson, Junr., Burtergill,— scoured superior pieces, 8 bales Is. Old. ; do locks, 2 hales at Is. oil; grease superior combing, 27 at Is. lid. J. O. Chav tor, — grease combing, light, 23 bales at 1?.; do. damaged, 1 at I Id.

The Committee appointed by the Spring Creek Rides to arrange for the Volunteer Ball met last night at the Public Hall, Marlboroughtown, Lieutenant Rowdrn Soper occupied the chair. It was unanimously resolved that Private Dickens he Secret iry. It was decided to hold the Ball ou the 25th instant, and all Volunteers having uniforms must appear in them. When a wheelbarrow or other equally important article is advertised for sale in the A’.iy>mvi the oditor devotes half a column or so to drawing attention to the fact, hut when tenders arc invited for an important public work, such as the extension of our local railway line, tlie occurrence is treated with silence. In last issue our contemporary published an advertisement inviting tenders for the Vernon Contract, but neglected to call the attention of its readers to the matter, of course because this A-ery undesirable work bad been undertaken by the Hall Ministry. Amongst the pleasant dinners given in honour of the Hon. IV. J. Clarke, was that by the bankers of Melbourne, says JEgles, in the Auslralxi-iian. Just as the olives and the claret were placed upon the table, said one of the entertainers who had been counting Imads, “By Jove! there arc just forty of us.” “Yus,” said one present, who is not exactly a banker, “ and I am Ali Baba !”

The Benevolent Society of Wellington recently received from a lady in the country an application for a domestic servant. She required a good-looking young woman, who could cook well, Avas quiet, ladylike, domesticated, and would, as occasion required, he a friend and companion to her mistress. The Society Avere not in a position to supply the kind of article asked for.

Thc cats which Messrs Beethani liave succeeded in accumulating on their station do not appeal 1 to be altogether an unmixed blessing. Says the Wairarapa JJailj/ : The 700 odd pussies at Braneepeth are under a delusion that their mission there is not to hunt rabbits, but to purr round the domestic hearth. The eonscipiencj is that when a window is left open in the house, a string of cats, several chains in length, parses through the orifice and takes charge of the dwelling with almost as much d termination as Bishop Hatto's rats.” The Manaia correspondent of the Pntei Mail writes “It is reported that a pakcha-Maori, who lias lately been ventilating his grievances in printing and quoting Scripture in vindicating his conduct towards the Government, has joined Te Whiti, and last week might have been seen assisting the natives in fencing operations. This man has evidently determined that it is his duty to ‘ leave father and mother, sister and brother, to cling to his wife*’ and henceforth should be regarded as a Maori. If the reports he true, he deserves being made an examp’e of. Madame Blanc is dead. She was the second wife of Rhine, the farmer of the .Mining tables at Spa and Monaco. The latter "is now worked by a joint stock company, of whom the deceased lady, aged hut .10, was the chief shareholder, and the guiding business spirit. She was immense ]y rich, and equally charitable. Her ambition was to have her two daughters married to princes—not a difficult matter, as her gilds had large fortunes, and the husbands, Radssivill and lloland Napoleon, not a sous. Her son is a distinguished turfist. and Ins established a private racecourse fop the amusement of himself and his friends.

It would seem “ Oqida” is not dead after all. The London correspondent of the Brisbane Courier writes -r— ‘‘Howdid the rumor of ‘ Qaida's’ death arise ? I handed to a friend of hers for transference to Florence, where the novelist was last week playing happily amongst her dogs, a highly laudatory obituary notice clipped from a Sydney paper. ‘ Ouida’ will never be yoijng again in this world hut she shows no signs of decay yet, and has nearly finished another novel. ‘ Moths,’ abused and denounced, has been an enormous siioooss gt Home and abroad, forsomcof the characters, pgt;ibly the bad mother of the heroine, are sketchesut wtlbknowu living individuals. ’’

The Picton Pre-s-s thus alludes to thecandidates for that electorate :—“lt will be satis-' factory to a number of the electors to learn that Mr E. T. Conolly becomes a candidate for the representation of the Picton District in the House of Assembly. The decision was only arrived at Avhcn it became publicly known than Captain Kenny would not again come forward, as Mr Conolly would not oppose the old member. No formal announcement lias yet been made as Mr Conolly is at present in Wellington, but avg learn that it is his intention to visit Havelock, Deep Creek, Kaituna, Tua Marina, and Waitohi Valley, when he will publicly announce his views on the political questions of the day. We feel sure that Mr Conolly will meet with a warm welcome and with such a candidate in the field all opposition will be futile, and bis return may be looked upon as certain.” Referring to MrEyles our contemporary says : —Mr W. H. Eyes lias issued an address stating that owing to the request of many of bis friends be will stand for the forthcoming Parliamentary election, as a candidate for the Picton District, and will address the electors at various populated parts of the dissriot shortly. It will he remembered by many of the old Picton residents that just at the time of the Separation of this Province from Nelson in November, 1850, when the Stafford Ministry were in power, Mr AY eld stood for the AVairau, and Mr Eyes successfully opposed him. Mr Eyes occupied several posts of distinction, possessed great influence, and worked hard to gain any point he had set his mind upon. He was at one time a member of the old Provincial Council, and later Superintendent of Marlborough. It will also be remembered that on the occasion that our Railway ami Loan Bill, to provide funds for this purpose, had passed both Houses of Legislature, Mr Eyes, owing to opposition, went dead against onr interests, and opposed it. The bill av as referred to England, and was vetoed. We have given this brief sketch of Mr Eyes’ political life, owing to the fact of his being brought forward to contest the next election. Captain Kenny’s resignation aa ill make a difference in the support lie Avillbe likely to receive, the more especially that Mr Conolly has consented to come forward.”

Alluding to the retirement of Captain Kenny the /Ve*s says : —Captain Kenny, as will he seen by an address to the electors of the Picton District, has relinquished his membership on the score of ill-health, which we regret to say has prevented him from again offering his services, and which has proved a considerable drawback to him for some time past. He thanks the electors for the considerate indulgence extended to him and in parting with the gallant Captain in his capacity as a public servant, we cannot do less than Avisb him avcll again and in re-ifju-d* to his late services, accept the Avill for the deed, for his ill-healthhascompletely disqualified him from work, physical ormental. His first election took place in 18(H), when he was opposed. He was elected on a second occasion against strong opposition, and a third time he succeeded in aaiiiing the head of the poll, having secured 00 votes more than his opponent, Mr J. Godfrey. In Pieton the voting on this occasion was 70 to 22, Havelock, 57 to 30, Tua Marina 33 to Mi, and at Rockferry 2 to 20, Captain Kenny polling above his opponent at every place but the last. The last election was three years ago, Avlien he was returned unopposed. During last session Captain Kenny was unable to take an active part in debates in consequence of his medical advisers having given strict injunctions that he must avoid all excitement. It Avas mainly through Captain Kenny that the Picton and Blenheim Railway was constructed, and at Havelock tlie Government are now undertaking the eighth contract for public Avorks through his representation. Privately lie was most courteous and obliging, being always ready to advance individual interest as well as the general weal.

The Mataura Liberal Association tried a rather novel experiment the other day, by inviting all Liberal candidates to attend a meeting, so that their eligibility could be determined. Three candidates appeared in response to the request but tilings got rather mixed, and the meeting separated without arriving at any definite conclusion. One of the candidates expressed his regret that the other gentleman had come forward, but lie determined to stand himself even though the splitting of votes should lend to a Conservative being returned. The idea of the meeting for competitive purposes avg recommend to the carefcl consideration of the local sham Liberal party, as a better means of deciding who shall represent it than the rather shady tactics Avhicli it is said Avere adopted by the present leader to gain that position.

It will he remembered that under the old Act, no penalty was provided for shooting natiye game, Mr Seymour, M.H.R., during last session of Parliament induced the Government to bring down a Bill and the Parliament passed “The Animals Protection Act Amendment Act ISSI,” which in Clause 4 provide* that “if any person shall fail or neglect to observe all or any of the provisions of the said Act or this Act, or shall do or commit anything contrary to the true interest and meaning thereof respectively, he shall for every such offence, if no penalty is provided he liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.” This will prevent the wholesale destruction or grey and paradise ducks that lias taken place lately in this district. The Act came into force on the 23rd .September last. Lady Florence Dixie, who when last heard of was in the camp at Bonnet’s Drift, camping out and cooking her own rations with the help of Sir Beaumont, has reestablished the somewhat damaged reputation of her countrymen for shooting. There was there a Dutch Boer—one off the four told off to guard the Boer leaders attending the Royal Commission. This Boer talked very big about his shooting powers and very small about those of the English. Lady Florence challenged him thereupon to a trial of skill. The match was arranged. The Boer shot with a Martini-Henri rifle, Lady Florence with a Winchester, at bottles placed at a distance of 200 yards. To the delight of the onlookers, Lady Florence hit her bottles one after the other as if they were elephants, and the Boer went away signally defeated, and with the conviction that if all Englishmen can’t shoot, some Englishwomen can. The Rangitikei Advocate thus alludes to one of the favorite criesof the sham liberals: “As each successive election comes round “the working mail” is trotted out by unscrupuloqs demagogues, political charlatans, aqd all the rest of the quacks and swindlers as an object of commiseration, for whom they pledge themselves in the most solemn manner to do their utmost. He is a “downtrodden serf," and if he only put them into Parliament a complete revolution will be wrought in no time. Not satisfied with holding “ the working man ” up for pity on political platforms, these modern “ Cleons ” try to bamboozle him witli bogus letters in the Press, signed “ A working man,” “A real working man” “ A genuine working man,” and so on to absolute nausea. Nqw, wc take it that nine-tenths of the people of New j

are, in tlie proper sense of the term, “ working men.” They have not been born with silver spoons in their mouths, but rather with wooden ladles, and all that they possess, whether'much or little, has been acquired by their own unassisted efforts as “working men.” We would give a word of warning to “ working men!” of ail grades : Beware of the politician who come forward as the champion of the “ working man ; for be sure that, in the words of “Poor Richard,” he has an axe to (/rind and he wants i/Oio to turn the rjrindstone.”

A noticeable instance, remarks the A ustralasian of a recent date, of the way in which the beneficial influence of the financial policy of Mr Hall and Major Atkinson is recognised in outside critics of the financial condition of the colony is afforded by a r ecent article in Truth. This journal, in the portion of its pages devoted to the consideration of finance and monetary matters, last year severely denounced the system on which New Zealand public affairs were conducted. The same paper, which was then the strictest critic of the colony, now makes a cordial aird liberal acknowledgment of the improvement which has taken place in its affairs. Writing in its issue of August 4th, of the state of things before it came under the reforming rule of the present Government “Truth ” says : —“There was a permanent deficit ; loans were being issued for public works, and in some cases these proceeds were devoted to making good the deficit.” Contrasting this with the present state of affairs it remarks, “The New Zealanders are, however, like ourselves, a practical and sensible people. They saw that the game of perpetually borrowing from us could not go on for ever, as it was only a question of time when we should decline to lend. lam happy to find that they h.»vo set their house in order. They are now raising taxes to cover their administrative expenditure and the interest on their debt, and they are expending on public works the funds that they derive from the sale of public lands. The result has been that New Zealand bonds are again regarded as a safe inresment, and that the credit of the colony is re established.” It continues, “There is no reason why New Zealand should not be one of the wealthiest and most prosperous of our colonies. Nature has done much for her, and her people are energetic and intelligent. They have proved this by being ready to make sacrifice in order to maintain their credit, and if they only jiersevere in the sound path that they are now treading, neither they nor their creditors need fear bankruptcy.” From which it is evident that the services of the Hall Government meet with juster appreciation abroad, even among those thought to be hostile critics, than they receive at home from many who profess friendship and patriotic zeal for the credit of the colony.

How does the population of Great Britain subsist.? Says a Home paper : —“ Mr Chamberlain reminded the guests at the Trinity House on Wednesday that even in a decade of years tlie population of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain only, by the way, not of Ireland) had increased by nearly three and a half millions—more than the total population of our prosperous Australasian colonies, and that ineiease was coincident with tlie fact that during the same period we have been able to send half a million to the colonics to found communities all over the world, and at the same time we have sent out something like a million of inhabitants to add to the prosperity of the United States. Well, what have these three and a half millions of new comers been doing to get a living? There has been no industrial expansion in any branch manufacturing or agricultural. On the contrary, as we know, there lias been a marked depression. Nearly every trade in the country professes to have been doing badly, and there has never been so small an increase in the amount of capital applied to domestic production. How, then, has this large new percentage of population found employment? We wonder how the President of the Board of Trade would answer this economic riddle ?

The vagaries of jurymen are proverbial as wc’l as infinite, but the objection of a petty juror yesterday, at the criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, savors somewhat of a desire to obtain publicity. The gentleman referred to, upon being empanelled, objected to be sworn upon King James’ edition of the “ Bible,” and upon his Honor inquiring the reason of his objection, he stated that he preferred being sworn upon the new edition of the sacred book. That Mr Justice. Richmond sympathised with the objector was evident as his Honor stated that lie firmly believed the revised edition of the New Testament was superior as a correct translation ; still lie did not see his way clearly to administer the oath on it to any witness in his Court, and furthermore he doubted if the law permitted them to swear a person on the revised edition. After a mild persuasion on the part of His Honor, the juror took the oath pleasantly.— A'.Z. Tims*.

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