THE DIRECT MAIL.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 212, 23 July 1887, Page 8

THE DIRECT MAIL.

The Imperial Institute Tien pevweveranee of the Prince *# Wales fa neaping its fruit ab last, and tlra-Institute 1 lias turned the corner. Including* fine Aus* | feralfewj) astd Canadian contribution^ about | £300,000 oafc of the L 400,000 hst»> been , promised. The quasi-compulsory deviations jof tlite army, navy, and constabulairyy have ; still to com© in, whilst the Indians ohiofs ■inedUM'© making very largo offerir^ to > their Empress by way of mmar. Tinder : these circumstances, tliey have felt justified •hi pa*bli»hing tho general plan of the governing: body of the Institute. There if. to bc-a* General Council of a hundred members, who will bo drawn in the following;! ' proportions from the different parts of tho, empire :—l5: — 15 from India, the method of whose nomination has yet to be determined, 10 from Canada, Newfoundland and the Dominion provinces, 10 from the Australian colonies (two from each), 2 from New Zealand, '2 from Cape Colony, 6 from the vai'Lowft Crown colonies, and 45 from theUnited Kingdom, and 10 to bo nominated I by the Queen from her subjects in all parts of the world. The share which the United Kingdom is to have seems laage, and though it is below its proportion according to population and wealth ; but as it is to include many rearesentative men, such as the (Jovernor of the Bank of England, the Speaker of the Houso of Commons, the Lord Mayor, representatives of the various Societies, Mining, Chemical, Engineers, Trades Union and all public bodies of influence possibly no harm will bo done. Colonial, representatives can be appointed as the individual colonies choose ; but Great Britain is to be divided into about 71 district.-, and the Mayors of tho towns within each district are to meet and elect a member to represent their interests. In addition to this general Council, a smaller executive body is to be appointed by the Council from among it Q own membeis. Until this organisation is completed, a temporary committee id to be nominated by the Prince of Wales to make all necessary arrangements.

New Hebrides. The result of the recent interviews betwoen Lord Salisbury and Mr Waddington has not yet transpired ; the newspapers state officially that there is now an agreement to agiee on something- or other, but that does not take the negotiations much nearer to the issue ; the fact U that the ministerial ciws in France has made the whole thing hang ihe for a time. Perhaps this i» rather fortunate, since a report from Noumea printed in the l{ Temps " betrays the secret that the French Government have pretended to hide, and also the inability of the French for colonising work. The Minister of Maine has been fostering emigration to the New Hebrides by free passages and the promise of large grants of land. But why grants of land if the French are not intending to stay there 1 On arrival the colonists are set to work on a railway (?) which will open up the country and convey them to the promised lands. But the scheme does not prosper ; out of thii ty colonists who landed a short time ago, eleven are dead and seven hi\e gone to New Caledonia. The administration of that island has been overwhelmed with petitions from colonists, who demand to be sent home, probably this report may inilu«nce the French Government to withdraw, whilst it tears aside the veil from their professions. The heavy tariffs that the Canadian Government are imposing on several staple pixxlucts of England may provoke opposition in Parliament to the subsidy in favour of steamers in tho North Pacific which the Government intend to propose. The ministerial suggestions will not be modified at all by this avowed attack on English industries, but the private member whose constituents are affected may make a strong protest to a government grant to the Canadians.

Curious Marital Cases. There are twocases pending which contain amusing links of evidence. One is that of an oldish scientific man, who had married a lady much yo\mger than himself, and who, on having his suspicions aroused, watched this wife of his bosom with scientific procision. Day by day as she returned from her walks he surreptitiously abstracted her jacket, picked off the hairs clinging to it, and arranged them according to colour and size. After some time a particular colour, which corresponded with that of a friend's moustache, ?o far predominated that the professor thought himself on the right trail. Following up the olue.he made further discoveries, which in duo time will be discussed in the Divorce Court. The other case is reported from Dublin, and will come on as an action for breach ot promise of marriage. j A lover, having gone to call on his Jiam-ee, stayed with his future father-in-law for some time, but, finding it rather slow, went in search of the fair one, rapped at the door of another sitting - room, and, on hearing "Come in" shrieked out by the family parrot, walked into the room. He was rather surprised to find his loved one on the sofa with a rival ; and when the parrot began to imitate the sound of kissing he put two and two together, and has instituted an action for breach of promise. The only difficulty is how to take the bird's evidence.

Pauper Immigration. Pauper immigration has caused considerable discussion of late. Mr Arnold White champions the cause of the Eastonder, who ia being displaced in some trades by the outcasts of Germany and Poland. The popular cry speaks of beggars landing on our coasts ; the statistics only show that in certain trades, especially cabinet-making, cheap tailoring, baking, and shoe-making, the frugalandindusfcrious-tTorman is ousting the English ; in baking, for instance, half the " master-bakers " are aliens. Yet,after all, it is a small thing, however aggravated in particular localities ; there are only 135,000 foreigners resident in England, ani they are many of them Americans. Of course, here are man y more naturalised subjects.

I New Zealand Mining. Mr J. C. Brown, after making arrangements with a London syndicate with reference to the Amalgamated Blue Spur claims at Tuapeka, Otago, has utilised the opportunity for inquiring into the frozen meat' trade. He has been visiting Bristol with the hope of initiating a direct trade between that port and his New Zealand constituency. He will return to his Parliamentary duties this month by the 'Frisco mail. I am informed that a sydicate will send Mr Vesey Stewart to New Zealand for the purpose of making terms with the Governme« for the construction of a railway from

Tjauranga to Ohinerautu. If the Govern*ment are in a* liberal mood, driy amount of money, will be forthcoming for the undertaking. ' . ! •. *, Captain Thomas, fonnerlyof the Kapanga Mino, Coromandel, has been offered a good engagement to proceed to the new gold fields at Transvaal. He is not likely to accept tho offer, as, in tho event of the mines afc Coromandel being floated satisfactorily, ho expects to return to Auckland.