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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 22, 11 April 1890, Page 3

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(From Our Own Correspondent.) Another loan is on the tapis in Wellington, the object alleged being to promote settlement of Waste Lands. The Government are growing tired of their masterly inactivity policy. The 21st inst. is the last day for receiving petitions against the new electoral boundaries. Re the volunteer services, it is understood that the re-organisation system will comprise a part paid force, a volunteer auxiliary force, a cadet corps, with provisions for drill training and military exercises upon a larger scale, and more improved regulations than have hitherto existed. Parties ot excursionists in a small steamer for Waiwera and Taratara were out on Easter Monday, and only got back last night owing to severe weather, a larger steamer was sent for them. They subsisted on stewed and curried rabbit.

The body of Captain Daniels, formerly of the steamer Herald drowned in the Mannkau some months,ago, was found up on the beech yesterday, The Mercantile Marine Insurance Company is to be wound up. Varley, the evangelist, attacks the holiness party, and replies to Pastor Birch, of the Tabernacle (spurgeon’s successor), by saying it is absurd for a man to strut about a public platform in a towering passion talking of himself as being in a perfect state of holiness. He believes it was the doctrine of the devil.

The Davis Brothers were hanged in London on April Bth, notwithstanding many appeals. The Queen is alleged to have been favourable to a reprieve. The hangman was hooted, and the Press indignant. Sir Roger Tichborne has announced to the world that his cases are to be re-opened this month, a fund of £150,000 being guaranteed towards the necessary legal expenses. The claimant, who is looking remarkably well, resides for , the nonce at Hanley, where he delivers lectures each evening upon the points of lh« last trial. The Sydney Herald says O’Connor’s claim to the scuffing championship is absurd, searle, it is pointed out, won the title from Kemp, and the title reverted to the latter at searle’s decease.

Distressing accounts come from Brisbane of the damage done by the floods are still coming in. One station lost forty thousand sheep, including ten :by starvation. The south African goldfields are alleged to be the veriest shadow and Australians are warned against them. Re New Caledonian affair, Mr Higginson considers the New Hebrides a natural dependency of New Caledonia, and says surely Australia does not want | France to give up a natural dependency —something she wants, and which Australia does not require. If the colonies make reasonable proposals for a settlement of the difficulty he will use his influence to induce France to accept them. The London Chronicle is urging the Porte to grant a real annesty to the Cretans, and to abolish martial law. a labour meeting representing one hundred and twenty thousand employees was held on April 8, at which resolutions were passed in favour of the formation of a union, with the object of amending the factory laws, and the creating of sick and accident assurance funds. General Caprivi, Bismarck’s successor, and signor Cnspi, Premier of Italy, have exchanged the strongest assurances that the policy hitherto pursued by Germany and Italy will remain unchanged. a division of the Italian fleet joins the French naval escort to President Carnot during his visit to Corsica.