Rangitikei Advocate. WEDMNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1907. SECOND EDITION. EDITORIAL NOTES.

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Rangitikei Advocate. WEDMNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1907. SECOND EDITION. EDITORIAL NOTES.

! THE 'problem of a "White Ausi tralia" is a far more difficult one than that cf a "White Now Zealand, " becauso it has not yet been - proved that the white race can live '': and perform manual labour in the tropical climate of Northern Australia. In New Zealand, on the other hand, we know that no portion of the colony from the North Capo to the Bluff is unsuitable for white settlement. In pursuit of tho policy » of keeping Australia free from the coloured element, the kanakas, who were formerly employed on the ■ sugar plantations of Queensland, have been deported, and large sub- j sidles have been offered for all sugar , produced by white labour. It is as ! ' yet too early to offer an opinion as ] to whether this system will prove j , successful iu inducing "white men to work under' the sweltering heat of j the sugar plantations, but it is J already apparent that the experiment j will prove a very one. Tiie present selling price of Queensland sugar is about £8 a ton higher 1 than German beet sugar could be sold for in Australia if there were no i duty on imported sugar, and the planters are already demanding an increased duty in order to enable them to maintain the local industry on a white basis and to pay current rates of wages. If this new concession be granted it is calculated that consumers would pay £2,000,000 a year for tlio privilege of having sugar grown by white labour in Australia. We do not deny that it is' worth making a large sacrifice to keep Australia, whilo, but it is doubtful whether the same end could not be attained by other means than those adopted. The enormous sum spent in bolstering tip the sugar imdustry would, if devoted to a policy of .immigration, produce marvellous results. Two million pounds a year would provide an immigration scheme such as the world has never - seen, and would go far to .All up the 'vast areas of the Australian continent which are undoubtedly suitable for white occupation. | WHEN we read tlio cabled reports , of tho speeches of Irish members of : tho House of Commons, we havo to < remember that'they, are appeals to a - larger audience than that to which ' J they are delivered. Tho existonce t ( of the party depends on its ability to -\ Collect subscriptions from , gym- J pathisers in America and the colonice, and it would never do to admit a that the grievances of Ireland were a being removed, because such a con-1 B

fession would quickly dry up the flow of contributions from outside. \Vo hardly therefore expect any measure short of absolute independence to meet with approval from the Irish Parliamentary Party though it is by no" "means certain that the granting of Homo Rule would not ruin the party financially. Still, as there seems no prospect that a Home I Rule Bill will ever pass the House of Oommous, it seems probable that Irishmen will always have a grievance. Looked at in the light of an appeal to subscribers abroad* and With due allowance for the picturesque language of a Celtic orator, the latest utterance of Mr John Redmond hardly needs the condemnation which it would otherwise deserve. Mr Redmond-' warned the Government that-'- must " lloose between j i' rru=tms tiie people and passing a ] I scheme! whether short of Home Rule or not, upon broad popular democratic principles, and the alternative of breaking with Ireland and i' the Katioual party with the prospect Qf a<nim attempting to govern by moans of the rusty,and discredited weapon of coercion. This is of course simply a statement that outrages will "begin again unless the British Ministry does a good deal towards satisfyiMf the demands of Mr Rodmond's party. Wo do not, for the reasons given above, read it too literally, but wo regret that statements of the bind should be made-, as ;they give opportunity for blaspheming. to those who oppose even a reasonable measure of local self government for Ireland,.;

i -WHILE contending factions strive, I the immigration problem is becoming [' acute. About a year ago, says the Adelaide Observer, Mr Beakin met the Premiers,of tlie various States in Sydnov, and "impresosd upon thorn tlio wisdom of joint action in the. ! matter." As a result of his eloquent' j advocacy the conference passed resoi lutions endorsing most of his proi posals, and a vote of £SOOO was placed on tlio Federal Estimates for tlio purpose of advertising JAus-; tralia iu accordance V, T itb. the plan adopted. The subsequent history of ! tho Premiers' scheme was revealed \ to the public by Mr Deakin in his! recent address at a meeting of the provisional committee of the Victorian Immigration League. The Primo Minister said:—"'With one 1 scanty exception, after twelve | months' correspondence-, lie was yet 1 without plans and particulars, and almost without data. -Two .or tlirec J States had not answered the series iof inquiries, and others, after various suggestions about taking over members of their staff, came to the conclusion that they did not desire to come under one roof in London, and above all things that they desired to manage the question of immigration themselves. The unfortunate „ conclusion to which he wished to I draw attention was that, as the result of twelve months' correspondence, following an agreement, tliey il'hiul arrived at another disagreement. The demand for immigrants of the class desired was getting keener and keener, while the urgency as far as Australia was concerned went on increasing and our condition as a country was more un- ; satisfactory—in plain tonus more I perilous—than it was five or ten years ago. I The Mamari which left "Wellington on | January 31st, arrived in London last I Sunday. 8 The Agricultural Department estimates | that owing to tlio drought our oat yield | will be only hah: that of last year. Prices 3 should therefore advance. I At Kelson Supreme Court yesterday .1. 1 T ,V. Hawkes was found guilty of assault--1 iug a child, with a strong recorurnciidatiou J to mtrcy.

| Feiiding Dramatic and Variety Club last I evening decided to commence rehearsal | next week for an entertainment in aid of S Manchester Band.

The drink bill of the colony for Last year is estimated by tho Iter. Edward Walker at an average of £3 lis If d per head of the population, being nearly three shillings per head more than the previous yoar. Mr W. W, Corpo, of Makino, who. for so many years was tho principal exporter of butter from that district, leaves Feiiding today on an extended trip to Europe, not on business but on pleasure bent. Lord Phmket and suite left Wellington for the south by the Kotomahana last night. Tho Hon. Hall-Jones also left for Chrisiclmreh and returns to Wellington

on Sunday, The Patients and Prisoners Aid Society at Dunedin proposes to register under the HospitaU and Charitable Institutions Act, which will unable it to undertake tho care of habitual drunkards.

At the conference of tho Grand Lodge, 1.0.G-.T., at Oaniaru yesterday it was stated that during tho last seventeen years the membership had increased from 1230 to 3564, and lodges from 20 to 42. Last year there was a gain of 164 members.

There is at present at the police station, Ashburton, beer in barrels aggregating in quantity close upon a hundred gallons. In addition to this there is a collection of whisky, beer and stout, the bulk of which has been seized within the few days. A man whd'is in touch with the sheep market, and the conditions as to stock and feed generally in Otago and South Canterbury, informs the Clutha Leader that many drdors and sheep-buyers havo had a good i..>?. - out of tho drought scare, which he hiuti has been engineered to some purpose

j A patent excavator has been offered to the Wellington City Oowncil for a month's trial. It is claimed that tlie machino can lift spoil for l ! d per yard, against 6d for hand labor. The price is ,£950. The city engineer reported at last I meeting that if tlio machine accomplished ' what was promised, it wotdd be a good | investment.

; A carelessly worded paragraph in j yesterday's issue may havo led some i readers to suppose that Mr Clapham, j the noted herbalist, had cured the Nelson Oity Council of consumption. i Tliis claim was not made, but Mr j Clapham stated that he had treated i with tho happiest result a test caso provided through tho agency of the Oity Council. Nicholas Sweetman, farmer, of Cattle Flat, Waimea Plains, single, aged 67 years, had dinner as usual on Monday and went, for a walk. As he did not return to tea, a search was mado and Mr Sweetman was found hanging over hi 3 gate dead. The body was quite warm. Deceased was very charitable and much

' respected. At the Tai Rawhiti Land Board the : other day, a native claimed an interest in a block of land. His claim was proved, and it was a sixth of a quarter of an acre, about enough land to put a billiard table on. The native whoso claim was next to -bo heard was very scornful at so much time being sjpent over this " bit of property." "Not enough to bury him in," ho ejaculated, " less you put him up and down all the same strainer post." John Fishlock,. Inglewood, Vic. •toria, writes:—"Last winter I contracted a very severe cold, for which I tried nearly every medicine under the sun witliout obtaining the slightest relief. A friend recommended me to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which I did with very gratifying results, and was scon well." For sale by T. H. Bredin, Marton; Ellis Bros., Hunterville; •and W. D. Clark, Bulls. Our Milliners are now ready to'receive your orders. They are prepared to show you everything that is new, fresh and becoming. Consult them about your Easter Hat at Me'Eldowney's Stores, Marton, I Hunterville and Taihape, . Our boot-man makes boots of every description to order. Those are ywple who cannot get ready r inade,boot3 to fit. Ifyoa are oae. of these • he will fit you. The heavy rains' we have had will find out where the holes are. Bring you boots along. We use only best English leathers and good workmanship at McEldowncy'd, j ; Marton. ,

In consequence of the nufflbeiof pnpils who wish to cp to the-Ex-hibition, the Easter holidays of Marton school will begin on Saturday , March 23rd. This will allow the . scholars four days more thatt lisual,.. The annual meeting of tlie Council of New Zealand Fire Underwriters_ ■, Association opened m Wellington to: , day and is expected to last until the , end of the week. Mrßuttle, general - manager of the New Zealand Insur- \ ance Company, is president. j It is announced that Mr. A, Hook, , the well-known butcher, of liigh ; street Martou,? has transferred Jus., Sst to Marsh., Mr Marsh is an old resident of the dis- 1 trict and has been in business both, in Sandon and Bulls for many years,; An accident tlirough which Mr T. Nolan, of Bulls, lost two valuable draught horses occurred on the Main Trunk road near Utiku on Monday. The spot where the accident occurred has been considered dangerous for a longtime and the authorities have signified their intention of erecting a fence as a protection. Now that this has happened no doubt steps will be taken to insure safety m U lMs"interestiug £0 record tliat.tUe late Archdeacon Sanraei Y lU i could remember the arrival oi the first British Eesident, Mr Busby, &* the Bay of Islands, in 1833, the arrival'of Mr Colenso, with the tost first printing, press, m lS6i, the arrival of Charles Darwin in Uo Beagle in 1835, the signing, of the Treaty of Waitaugi m 1840, .bheappointment of the first Bitish Governor, Lieutenant Hobson, m 1841, and the arrival of Bishop gelwyn m 1843. • _

A mooting of Marton Athletic Club was hold last evening, Mr M. Man- presiding. It was decided to hold the sports on .'Wednesday, April 17th, and to draw up a new programme of running and cycling events. K'o alteration will be made in the equestrian events as it _ was considered the entries were highly satisfactory. The programme, lor wlrch fre'sh nominations are to be received, will bo (submitted to a "•eneral meeting of the Olub on Thursday evening. The concert will be hold on the night of the sports and the programme already drawn up will bo'gone through. Ruapehu Lodge; No. 123, 75 ; 7:0 , held its annual meeting at Slarton I last evening, when the installation of W. Bro. A. Gould as Worshipful Master, and iavostituro of officers, took place". The installing Master upon Uliis was U.W. Bro.. Fletcher, Grand Superintendent oi the Wellington district, and he..was ably assisted by W. Bro. 'Martin, of Auckland, as Director of Ceremonies and the P.M.'s of lodges St. Andrew, Kilwinning, Kaugitilioi, Kangatira, Otaihaps, and Ruapehu. The newly elected officers were invested by W. Bro. D. McFarlane, Wanganui. After the ceremony was concluded the brethren retired to the supper room, where full justice was dono to the good things provided, The usual Masonic toasts were duly honoured, interspersed With music, song, and story. Rheumatism can bo cured—then -whywill you continue to suffer. Eheijik> has effected wondoriul euros tor others, after all else hud failed, It will euro you, Try it. ' . _