LATEST TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1310, 17 April 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONji DUNEDIN, Yesterday. Mr Stout delivered his address last Friday night, which was entitled “ Politics atiq Poverty. ” It was principally a criticism of Major Atkinson’s scheme. The ground taken by Mr Stout was that the scheme woB 6 gigantic special tax, which would fall the heaviest on the working class, and he pointed out that while the Property Tax yielded £156,000 yearly, the proposal of Major At 3 kinson would result in the receipt of close oil a million per annum. He pointed out also one strong objection, viz., that compelling t weekly payment from young people of 16 and 18 years would have the tendency of sending them earlier t work, and thus depriving them of higher education. He argued that the State should interfere less and less With individuals ; there was no royal road to th® prevention of poverty ; that the only Way tU lessen pauperism was to gradually educate mankind to live better, to do away with thf* causes of poverty, and so socially and morally improve tnemselves. Such a special tax a< proposed by the Colonial Treasurer cottld only prove a complete failure The inquest on the Dane, Henry Longford who shot himself, has been held. His wif®j in evidence, said she had had words with dcceaaed about a young woman to whom hi had been paying attentions, and with whom he corresponded, The night he shot himself she complained of this, and threatened id leave him. He promised not to write to the girl any more, A verdict of suicide whild temporarily insane was returned. AUCKLAND, Yesterday. There was a heavy thundestorm with much rain yesterday, lhe flagstaff in Albert Park was struck by lightuingr It is reported from Alexandra that Taonuij a powerful Ngatimaniapoto chief, is unfavor* able to Mr Bryce’s journey. There was digraceful larrikinlsm at the Salvation Army meeting held last night, for I two hours. The larrikins threw gravel through the windows of the Temperance Hull, where the meeting was being held. Capt. Wright found a youth endeavoring to kick open the back doer, and called for a constable. Thirty men and youths rushed the Salvationist, knocked him down, kicked him, and tore his uniform. ALEXANDRA, Yesterday. Mr Bryce and party left here this morning en route for Taranaki, through the King Country. VVetere, with his escort of Ngatfmaniapotos, will join at To Uuia, which is about the end of tho first day’s journey. Owing to the floods the journey to the Upper Mokau is expected to take three days instead of two, and from there to New Plymouth two more. No opposition ia now expected. Nothing of interest has transpired at the Native meeting at Te Kuiti.