The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1895. NOTE AND COMMENT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7882, 26 July 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1895. NOTE AND COMMENT.

A new organisation has lately com.' •into e-xistcnc.'. It is call 'd POTENT!A. I'otentia ami is an international organisation, formed by. and with', the nssistanc;', patronage, supervision nnd control of committees of the most representative and itKluiiundcnl public men of all Kuropvan countries and in the I'.iitnd States and Canada. Its object is) U establish amongst the nations a mutual relntlionship and co-operation for tin; diffusion of accurate information and honest, unbiassed opinion concerning international events and movements that affect the. welfare ann progress* and peat* of uhe whole worid : anil to combat narrow, prejudice'- and often interested vioivs and news that contribute so much to international mistrust and mis-in-dcrslanding, and that. -aidnnger the peace of the world and the progress and prosperity of nations nnd individuals. The foundation of the Volenti'! organisation is based upon a desire for thv spread of truth, and of exact knowledge of national and international ideas and actions*, it is proposed to publish throughout (he world, through the medium of news-papet'-s an'l l-cviews, statements of simple £icts and expression or opinion by the twist eminent public men Of all nations w\ all important political, social, ipbilvxsiqAical, economic, scienlitic and artistic questions : t« present the absdhtUvy sincere views of the most <iuaiil'K<l .cXjPerte on all current -international events., und equally to Jcfuto false or biased nvws and views iMlculated to spread teiTor and j to endanger tic i>oace and progress <«f the world. In order 1 (1 accomplish so lufty and useful an undertaking, the IVtentiu organisation has l>een ! place*) ui«ler the supervision nnd con- ; trol of commit t;?os constituted in each country of men representing all shades uf opinion, and nil spheres of action, mtJtud by a common Ucsire to discover and disseminate the truth' in a spirit u»' Zealand honeKty. 'Jl.ii»,organisation is now couiuk'ncing operations by Hie publication of article* from the greiit<est writers in all countries. The time is ripe ami the need is great for such' a. movement nnd the support, co-operation and its.sMance of all th'oy who wish to spivad throughout the worl'.l ideas and principles of peace, of esteem, and of mutual tcsp et among the nations are as-iuivd to the organisation.

Jn the course of an frUi-viuw with «, representative of thy llawcI'MK m Stur Mr James Kouin,. DAIItY representative of Messrs THAIM-:. Lovell amj-qiil-istiuas. T.trl., produce merchants of West Smithtiehl, l.ofilon, who tins just returned from a trip Id the ol<i country, said that as to lptisiness r. natters ihe season hail proved rxtivmelv satisfactory, so far ns ron-i-il-n'il <"■ character of lh.' output ~|- New Zealand uooils. anil the prires' Ih'i'.v Inul realised in London, lie hurt heard nothing lint prtti.se <if the ttatu jo which our buttur had hee n

placed qt, the market. It had been well iin,l-, well put up, n nd well Jinndhxl. uid the rrsiilt was that It had erilr.Wished itself bct'lcr than over Willi :l e general trade. It was not t:o i, UK |h to say that it had never hill a stronger position, and I this was prove 1 1 by the tact that not- ' wi!hsliii.,::ng all the advantages the Hani !i ' -:. l in ivs|k-cI m' a short transit disi..:.<-p. Xow butter had come i: • rer to it Winn in any previous : i ■ son, and had on several occasions run it wry closely in tho marti" ■ KvojUsationH had proved very satisff t'iry right through, but especially- so in the latter part of the 'icasof, <s an instance of which Mr Kowin mentioned l that (apart altogeth:i (r< in the main scascn, which clos <l -\l the end of February and was :hn "squared up" for) for the bal-v c? of the se-.son extending from Ist Mai eh to Slst Hoy. after 'inving pairi Ihe usual advances his firm wvro able 'o send out to clients with their account sales, surpluses totalling ovc-- £9700, practically it maybe H'l.i. £IO,OOO. The prospects for the coming season were undoubtedly

good-V'Uor than they were at hie commencement of last year, The mirkct was clear of colonial goods, and in spit' of Some depression in general trade ihe demand for dairy produce promised 'to Iw excellent. Expressing a puvjnnl opinion which, of course, might i e modified l>y fluctuations and Imppenings that could not be fors;"'p. he wrAild not t<e surprised if it proved a record season as regard* prices. But, however, that may be, IHe-o were distinctly good prospect-: for a buoyant market.