Notes and Events.

Manawatu Herald, 22 December 1894, Page 3

Notes and Events.

The South Clifton Colliery in the Southern District, of New South Wales, has notified a reduction in the hewing rate to an average of Is 9d. A meeting of the Miners' Delegates Board at Newcastle discussed the notices of reduction issued lately, ond resolved not to submit to thorn. It was also decided to recommend the miners in the several districts to demand an advance of 4d per ton, to take effect on January 14th. If this resolution is endorsed by the districts a gpnoral strike must follow.

A newspaper published afc Quean-> beyan, 194 miles from Sydney gives currency to a report; that a high authority states that the identity of William Oresswell with Roger Tich* bovne will shortly be established beyond doubt. Cresswell is at propent an inmate of the Parramatta Lunatic Asylum, Orton, the claimant, lived for some time with Cress* well, and this, it la alleged, will account for his knowledge of the facts that has enabled him to make the claim. Some documents written by Cresswell, who had previously known Castro, have been identified as in the handwriting of Koger Tichborne. Fac similes of Cresswell's writing have been forwarded to the Marquis of Zatland, Lord Petre, and the London Times. A medical examination of Cresswell reveals marks known to be on the body of Sir Roger.

The Argu>* writes :— The facts about New Zealand appear to be that she was put upon the upward grade bp Ihe heroic and enlightened efforts of Sir Harry Atkinson, who shortened his life by his patriotic labours, and that she has been put on the downward grade by the Seddon party, which has abandoned the honest Atkinson programme of strict economy, fair all-round taxation, and no borrowing. To-day population is leaving New Zealand ; capital is leaving there ; and as a desperate effort to keep affairs straight another hugo borrowing scheme has beon formulated. If the New Zealand people could have been shown in a. glass the present consequences of reduced values, a stagnant market, and tottering, encumbered institutions, they would have shrunk from the Henry George policy — or they would have been remarkably foolish and blameworthy.