Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOV. 7. 1896. Encouragement to Hemp-Millers.

Manawatu Herald, 7 November 1895, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, NOV. 7. 1896. Encouragement to HempMillers.

— , ♦_ A contemporary only the other day asserted its desire to help the flax industry and suggested application being made to the Government for p bonus per ton on its production during the period when prices rul <i low. Ie was explained that thiBUggestion was made because the Ministry now in power was a people's Ministry pledged to do all that lay in its power to assist labour. This is an apt illustration how easily a mistake may be made and also illustrates how the persistent asser tion of what is not correct becomes to be viewtd as the real truth. Oi course the present Government got into power on the wave of feeling caused by the strike, and because they gave utterance to the sentiments with which, at times, they are still wrongly credited with. They lined the people to climb into power and having got there, what have they donp ? Take this vpi*v industry of flax, can any ne point to a sing c | act by which they have shown the least regard for the thousands of labourers which this trade employs ? Have they done anything lately ? Can they do anything to be of I

assistance to the trade and yet save their being Called upon td find any rrioney ? If this can be proved, and it is shown that no attempt has beeu made to do even this, will it not give in true colours the utter indif ferertce of the Government td the welfare of the " poor working man " who?e interests they pretend to spend their time in conserving ? Well we can do this. After the flax trade had make a start, eorae years ago, it was vn-y apparent thai the prices of the nalt-s of N.Z. hemp cabled out from Hotne was so mi* leading as to b^ wholly useless as a guide td the millers* The same thing is now upon us* If the cable nvw-i is correct we havp to infrr chat the merchant.* ih W 1 ington will make a hoavy losa, as the prices i.hpy ate paying for flix in Wei ing i-on and the prices the cablegram qnoiea hemp in London leave a margin, not of p <.fit but of los*. Of course we do not suppose for on moment that this is so, and there i* evidently other and more. relialiK uif -imation sent, to meichnnis ih.n ire sent for publication. Ir, is also now, ad a:. ih> tiiiie wh have pr»' viou-tiy metiiii n tl, notorious that :he Press new- is some four or five days later than that despatched to buyers in this colony, and thus the miller, the man who makes but cunnot retain the golden eggs; finds he has just entered into & Contract a pound a ton below that which he . ought to have obtained. The Government then in power, upon these points .being laid before them promised to direct the Agent-General in London to watch the Home market and cable out reliable information. This is nothing more than what should be done now and the millers should Call upon the present Government to renew by cable these instructions The intentions of the previous Government were good but the execution w.is bad, very bad, and it will be necessary that more care, more details and more dispatch be shown in sending the information, which it is impossible to think for one moment the Government will " burke " after being reminded of their duty and interests.

For s^me litt'e 'inv 1 onv local creamery has been worked by casual hand-. Weave glad to be abie o state that Mr VV. G. Whit who owns the property jut oppo ite the bui.ding has been induced to take oha<-ge. Thi9 wi Ibe ap^reciat dby al the suppliers. Mr Thimas Bowe, though not getting the first new potatoes in the Borough wil not be far behind, his crop looking r markably wells It is reported that th Prince of Wa'es is lnvlding a yacht to race for tie America Cup. Joe Tos had some of his own ocally« irrown peas for sa c in his shop on Saturday; The Sydney millers have raided the price of rot ci flour to £10 10s. It is not expected in Wellington that Sir Patrick Buck ey will accept the judge^hip offered him. This is going to be a gooJ fruit year. In vi-itiug Mr Hughes' garden wo were pie » ed to notice the cry hea\'y crop of plums he h s, '.ne tree, the Victo ia, being a wonderful sight. We wer p 1 ased wliilst wandering abo >t We lington to n tice that no gr ngrocer had disp ayed such good as.iara^us as hat grown by Mr Richard Gray. The price per tvm el a-o anont twice that which Mr Gray charg s. The Courts of Turin have annulled the ma riage of Bober. Wi cox, of Hawaii, who took a promine.t par in the recent po itical .-vents there, on the ground that he deceived his wif , Bavone s S obrero, by pretending that he was heir to the throne of Hawaii. One milk supplier cannot understand these scientific te-tprs at all at all. Sunday's milk enables him to make f o many pounds of butter from so many pounds of milk which wou'd equal decimal 4, yet when tested it shows 3.3 ! I An Antarctic expedition is being prepared in Berlin. The expedition wi 1 cost 95,000 marks. L. will o mprNe wo vessel-, starting from Eerguelen, and will be absent three years. Mr Young, some ruing person connect d with the N.Z. Dairy Union \ assed i uesday morning at the Foxton Creamery endeavoring to get the suppliers t.» understand h< w low a tea. th ir rai'k should be. We fear be was not over successful. Cook, a member of the first Penry expedition, sails with two American vessels of 100 tons eaoh on an Antaictio » xpedition Long thin cucumbera nearly two feet were on sale in Wellington. We have heard of three settl -rs here who can boast of having cut a cuoumber being Mess-s j J. Ingram, Hughes and Whib ey. Samples are needed as to quality. There i 3 a continued advance at the Sydney wool sacs. We were glad to learn by ocu'av demonstration that M ssr McKee an i G mble are making goo I progress wit i th ir N.Z. Enovclopedia. Th' 1 p rtion p inted showß go id work on the b st of paper, and is also full of portraits and views. A water famine pvavails on the West Australian godflelds. Wa er is being Bold at Coo girdie at 6d per gallon. The ioarcitv ia gr at'y delaying work in th * mines. The Go verm nen. has ad > p. ted 'ann for an e\ten ive sob me to sapp y h fiil Is from \ he Moore River, at aco tof HI 000.000. It is understood t>>a Minist r • are preparing to float a loan of £2,500,000 .n Londo . for th 9 and other public work-. Tmple Chambers is getting a much needed coit of paint on the front. Mr McC osky'a hat dressing room has also been re-papered and panelled with a decided advantageous effect Mr J. R. Stansell.who geu^rally manages to be near the first in early garden growth, showed us hi-< small estate and proved that a the end of this week he will have peas , fit for picking I In another oo'umn our local bak* s explain tha ? after SI nday n xt ihere will be a rise in the price of b eid owing io the increase in the cost of flour. Mr De Mey, supervisor of physical trun- ■ ing for .he Wanganui Education Board I paid the Foxton School a viiit on Tuesday. •

On Sunday last the Methodist Sunday School celebrated its 19th anniversary. Rev. Hamper conducted three services. The scholars, ndmlwing over 70. wefe seated on a deeorat d rising stag-, and gave anumber of specially prepared songs and recitations. On Wednesday th» anniversary was continued. Th> wet night made a thin at'entlince; this, however , was compensated for by a capital meeting. Songs, recitations, reports, and juvenile addressee filled the pr 'gramme. Rev. Baruett, in his addreas, ade recognition of the many willing ser vie a rendered by loving hearts during the year. Sp cia 1 mention was made of the gift of a communion cloth by Mr T. F. Gibsm, and tt pulpit cushion by Miss ! Sp' ing. The choir then made ft presentation to Mr E. Osbome of a conductor's baton, in honeysuckle, silver-mounted and inscribed, The recipient, in reply, ex pressed his surprise and p'easure at the gift. The anniversary proceedings will I conclude with a pub ie picnic in the reserve on Monday nest. There is a great d al of truth in the following remark between two Liberal M.'s H. R., ovt-rheard accidentally the other d«»y. They wre conversing about a hand- ! ful of people in some part of this colony, and ns a tribute of praise said " they Were not Liberals by circumstance." It is wonderful wba* a lot c ome peop'e know, and th • Great L bera 1 Party number among its members a large number who are so "by circumstanc s." We beg to acknowledge the receipt of a compliment u'y ticket for the Peilding Athletic Club's meeting on Boxing Day. Mass will bp heM at St. Mary's, Foxton, on Sunday at 11 a.m., and at Shannon at 8 a.m. What wi'l be of very much interest lo a number of people that it should not be, is the result of the Melbourne Crip, run on Tuesday. Mr t). James' brown filly Au-r.-ria, 3yrs, came in flvst. It is probable that one or two of the residents in the Borough will shortly blosgolii f< rth as duly gazetted J.s P. Some of the first strawberries of the season we were called upon to sample ia Mr Hughes' garden. Our services are available at any nme for this c'ass of work. Mpss'S Gorton nnd Son hold their stock sale at Bulls on Tuesday. The Ruanehu arrived in Wellington on Tuesday. She brought 105 passengers and 2100 tons of cargo for New Zealand. One of our local fishermen caught an eel in his nets last night, which weighed 3iibs. Messrs Gorton and Son's Sanson sale will be held on the 29th instant. The singers in the can fata had a miserable ride oil Tne d«y both to and from Shannon owing to the rain. The cantata was given but owing, probably, to the rain only a sma 1 audience greeted the performers. Otherwise all went well, and it is to be regretted that a well -meant endeavour to add to the finances of the Primitive Methodist Church wc-r ■ thus interfered with. Cabin t l>a= decid -d to appoint Mr A. A. Duncan, who is at present chief clerk in th^ P'uh ie Trrt t office, to be Deputy Public Trns'e°. The position as i carries with it a seat on the newly-cons i uted Appeal Board of the Ad. vane s to Settlers' office. Certainly ih- most effective medicine in rh' 1 world is Sanders and Son's Eucalypti Extract lest its eminently powerful ■ tfec ! iii odu#hßi Oolflsi Influenza ; the relief instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalding?, bruises, sprains, it is the safest rem<dy — no swellings— no inflammation. Like ani-prising effects produced in Croup, Diphtheria, Bronchitis* Inflammation of the Lungs, Swellings, &C, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Disease of ths Kidneys and Urinary Organs. In use at all hospitals and medical clinics ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and eject all others. — [advt.l One of the drawbacks of country life, at least io the small settler, is undoubtedly the increased price he ha 9to pay for any articles of clothing or general drapery ,- by reason of the extra charges for freight or carriage. This drawback need exist uo longer, for extra charges are done away with under the new parcel system which has been inaugurated at Te Aro House, Wellington. Under this system any of the parcels advertised will be s nt to any address in New Zealand, post free, the prices charged being exactly i he same as those at whioh the goods are sold Over the couater in Wellington. As may be imagiud, however, this liberal offer is only extended to cash customers, and a-1 orders for advertised parcels mu«t be accompanied by caßh for the amount, before the order can be executed at Ie Aro House, Wellington. In illustration of the system we will give an exa np c. lake for instance No. 7 parcel, whic'i con ains 7 yard 3of double width stylish fancy check tweed ; 2 dozen buttons and eilk and twist to match ; 2 yards of body lining and 4 yards of skirt lining. This complete parcel will be sent, p#st free, to any address on receipt of 15s 9d, from Te Aro House, Wellington.