Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1904. Federal Politics.

Manawatu Herald, 28 April 1904, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. [Established Aug. 27, 1878.] THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1904. Federal Politics.

We suppose that the present position of political parly warfare in Australia is one of the most interesting in the history of recent times. With the exception of the late short-lived Queens land Ministry, Mr Watson is the first Labour leader in any part of the British dominionns who has been called upon to form a Ministry. That in itself is, of course, sufficient to mark the present moment as an epoch in Parliamentary history. But there are, of course, other features of the situation which will lend additional interest (o it. There is the fact that he can only command a third of the members oi the House, and that if a stable Minis try is to be secured a coalition of one sort or another must be formed. That, we take it, is the immediate problem on which the attention of Australian politicians will be directed. Mr Watson, like a prudent man, appears fully to recognise this aspect of ibe situation, His followers appar*

ently wished to confine his choice of associates to members of their own party. That may have been the result of a very natural desire to retain the sweets of office for themsejves, but if such counsels had prevailed it would have meant the certain defeat of the party. Compromise is the essence o! practical politics, and Mr Watson has the sense to see that. He gained with some difficulty the permission of his party to seek support out of its ranks. He is negotiating with certain politicians outside of the Labour party, and no doubt hopes to improve in this way his position in the House. Had Mr Kingston been able to join him he would have secured an able colleague, although we think one who would have offended as many as he would conciliate.

On the other hand, Mr Deakin is talking about coalition, but it is not easy to follow the drift ot his rather cryptic utterances. In certain circumstances, he is reported to have said, a coalition would follow at once. That, perhaps, means that if Mr Watson fol tows an extreme policy Mr Reid and Mr Deakin would join forces. In other circumstances it would fake time to develop the lines of party cleavage, by which he probably means that if Mr Watson shows himself cautions and moderate Mr Deakin will await further developments before deciding with which party to throw in his lot It noticeable that Mr Reid, who so recently was lauding Mr Deakin to the skies, is now complaining that he has not acted constitutionally, and is evidently not at present making overtures for a coalition to the late Premier.

Mr Watson will probably be allowed a fair trial if he shows prudence. And it seems more than probable (hat he will. The responsibilities of office are apt to be sobering. He is wise enough to admit his inexperience, and he will no doubt find that for the time being a Labour Ministry will be compelled by considerations of £. s. d. to follow much in the tracks of its predecessors. Indeed, it is difficult to see how in the face of the other two parties he can carry out any distinctively Labour policy. If that is so his victory will prove but a barren one, and we imngine that he will find his position untenable. Unless he can come to terms with Mr Deakin we expect that be will, as is already hinted, have resort to a dissolution, when the buttle will be fought out on the lines of the Labour programme. Unless Mr Reid and Mr Deakin can come to terms it is quite possible that Mr Watson might come back with a largely increased majority.

Additions are made to the entries of the Hinutangi stock sale. The Returning officer declares the result ot the election fn - Mayor. Mr P. Hennessy in nnnMvir c-ln-un thanks all those who supported mm at the election yesterday. Messrs J. Mounsey and Co. adrcr tise an auction sale of stock, etc., on behalf of Mr A. Hall on the premises, Avenue Road, next Wednesday, 4th May. A meeting of the Foxton Gymnasium Club committee was held in the Gord Templar’s llall on Tuesday evening. Mr L. Fnrrie was in the chair. Rules were drawn np and will be submitted for confirmation at a general meeting. The Mayoral election in Wellington yesterday resulted in the return of Mr Aitken by a large majority. Tne figures were Aitken 3052, Wilford 1565, Hislop 1530. la i-'.unijrston Mr Hurley was elected, the votes cast being Harley 560, Haydon 438, Abra hams 339. The honeymoon nuisance (says a Christchurch paper) threa'ons to he as annoying to railway travellers as the football nuisance. A carriage on the train from Springfield arrived thickly carpeted with rice, and the passengers complained that they hid been sub jected to a most discomforting bam bardmenl at one of the wayside statu n -. Supposed Lydenlmrg bushrangers, a part of a gang of two hundred, wire recruited with the riffraff of Johannesburg and Pretoria to the number of four hundred. Constabulary and n number of civilian volunteers were summoned to prevent an anticipated attempt to loot the town. They dispersed the gang and split it into two small parties, who fled back into the country.

Yesterday the election for Mayor took place, and resulted as follows : G. A. Simpson, 114; P. J. Hennessy, 93. There was one informal vote. The Returning Officer (Mr Fraser) declared the return of Mr Simpson with a majority of 21 votes shortly after 7.30 o’clock. Mr Simpson, the successful candidate, addressed the burgesses, and promised his best endeavors for the advancement of the borough. He thanked them for plac ing him at the head of. the poll. Cheers were given for the Mayor-elect, and also for Mr Hennessy. “ I have no doubt,” said M, Currie, " that a kilogram of radium would be sufficient to destroy the population of Paris, granting that they came within its influence. They would feel nothing during their exposure to the radium nor realise that they were in any danger. And weeks would pass after their exposure before anything would happen. Then gradually the skin would begin to peel off, and their bodies would become one great sore. Then they would become blind. Then they would die from paralysis and congestion of the spinal cord."

The hempmillers of the colony are, it is understood, moving to carry out the suggestion made some months ago by Mr John Holmes, Wellington for the establishment at the St. Louis Exposition of a working flaxmill to bring the colony’s staple product prominently under the notice of visitors to the Exhibition. The movement is being supported by a large number of landowners interested in the production of the raw material, who recognise with the flaxmillers the importance of establishing fhe product in the markets of the world. The proposed exhibit will undoubtedly mrm one of the chiet features in the New Zealand court and, incidentally, it will draw and compel the attention of inventors who hitherto have heard of the flax industry in only a perfunctory way,

Messrs Abraham and Williams’ Palmerston and Levin stock sales are advertised. A chin ch built of compressed paper, and capable of seating xooo persons, has been erected in Norway. Sir Joseph Ward stated in the South .fiat he does not need to make any formal reply to Mr Massey yet, but later on he will address his own constituents, and will then be able to show he Other side of the story. According to a decision of Mr lla»' ton, S.M., at Gisborne last week (says i contemporary), a school playground is not a public place within the mean-, ing of the law, and a man charged with using filthy language in a school ground, with a crowd of children round him, got off on this ruling. SANDER an<i SON - EUCALPYTI EXTRACT. According to reports of a great number of physicians of the hightest professional standing, there are offered Encaipyti Ex tracts which possess ho curative qualities. In protection ot the World Wide fame _oi Sanders and Sons preparation we puhLh a feW abstracts froth these reports, which hear fully out that H 8 reliance can be placed in other products Dr. W. B, Rush, Oakland F a,, writes ft is sometnn-s difficult to obtain the genuine article (Sander and Sons). I employed differ nt o*.her preparations; they had 30 therapeutic value and no effects. 1 0 one case the effects to the oil oaraphora, the objectionable action 6f Which is we I known.” Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, 0- egun, sa y S _" Since I became acquaints 1 wth this preparation (Sander and Sons) I use no other form of eucalyptus as I think it is by far the best.” Dr L. P. Preston s Lynchburg) Ya., writes—■“ I never used auy preparation other thafl SandCr add Son as I found the others to be almost useless.” Dr J. T. Connell, Kansas City, Kans.-, says «Care has to be exercised not 10 be supplied with spurious preparation-, as done by my supply druggis ..” Dr H. H. Hart, New York, says—“lt goes witho t sayiflg that Sander and Sons’ Buoalvjui Extract is the best in the marki-.t." Dr James Reekie, Fairview, N. M.—“ So wide Is with me the range of japplioations of Sander and Sons Eucalypti Extract that I Carry it with me Wherever 1 go. I find it most useful in diarrhoea, all throat troubles bronchitis, etc." A great slaughter of human animals, °uoh as fleas, flies, lice on plants, on fowls, on horses and on children’s heads, cockroaches, will be effected by using Bock’s “ Mortein " Insect Powder and spreaders. Will kill within five minutes every fly in a closed room Price Is. Bock’s “ Mortem ”is wor d fair and cunningly imitated. The public will kindly see that the proprietor’s nome —" P. Bock and Co.”— is on every tin as none is genuine without it. All chemists and stores, locally of M. H. Walker, Rod Rouse, Foxton. The Best Treatment that can be given cuts, bruises, sprains, scalds or like injuries is a free application of Chamberla n’s Pain Balm. It allays the pain al- - in-tantly and should always be kept on hand. For sale by all dealers. Rheumatism is a stubborn disease to tight bu Chamberlain’s Pain Balm has enred it many times and will do so when evev opportuniiy offers. This remedy is a general family liniment and not only does i- quickly relieve rheumatic pains but it also cures lame back, stiff neck, soreness of the muscles and stiffness of the joints. It is antiseptic and when applied to outs, bruises, burns or scalds, heals such wounds without maturation and in less time than by any other treatment, and, unless the injury is very severe, will not leave a scar, b or sale by all dealers.