SHIPPING NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 378, 2 May 1910, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

I MONDAY, MAY 2. HIGH WATER. High (Water at New Plymouth to-day 1.3S a.m. and '2.5 p.m. To-morrow 2.36 a.m. and 3.7 p.m. SUN. Rises to-day 0.53, to-morrow 6.54, Sets to-day 5.7, to-morrow 5.6. ARRIVED. April 30.—Putiki, s .s., 409 tons, Dewhirst, from Westport. April 30. Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, from Onehunea. ' May I.—Corinna, s.s° 1271 tons, Cameron. from Onehunga. SAILED. April 30.—Rosamond, s.s., 721 tons, Watson, for Wellington. April 30.—Putiki, s ISfJ 409 tons, Dewhirst, for Westport, - ' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ' ... ( ( Rarawa, from Jforth. Monday. Koonya, from South, Tuesday. Rarawa, from North, vVcdnesday. Rosamond, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. j Rosamond, from South, Saturday. Corinna, from North, Sunday. : Otiehunga, Saturday.—Arrived, at 9 a.m., Rarawa, from New Plymouth; at 9.55 a.m., Corinna, from New Plymouth. Lyttelton, Sunday. Arrived", early, barque Helen Denny, from Newcastle. Wellington, Sunday—Arrived, at 10.50 a.m., Rosamond, from New Plymouth. Westport, Last Night. Arrived, at 4.25 p.m. on Saturday, Te Anau, from New Plymouth. •s — 1 ' I .. SAILED. Onehunga, Last Night.—Sailed, at 3.35 p.m., Rarawa, for New Plymouth, crossing the bar at 5.20 p.m. Onehunga, Last Night.—Sailed, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Corinna, for New Plymouth, crossing the bar at 5.25 p.m.

COAL FROM WESTPORT. The Putiki arrived from Westport on Saturday morning with 320 tons of coal. After discharging this the vessel left again for Westport, . , •'1 .m '' rT% ' DAIRY PRODUCE FOR CORINNA. At Onehunga tin Saturday the Corinna loaded 2880 boxes of butter and 80 crates of chees6. To-day she "vill load about 3000 boxes of butter at the breakwater. On tirrival at Wellington the Corinna will ,go alongside the Home liner Turakina to tranship cargo. THE ROSAMOND. The Rosamond arrived from Onehunga on Saturday morning, and landed 300 packages of explosives for the New Plymouth Harbor Board and a number of telegraph poles. She left for Wellington about midday with 105 ton*; of cargo, including 2GGB crates of cheese for transhipment to the Turalcina, arriving at the latter port about 11 a.m. yesterday.

The Kaipara, which met with a mishap at Auckland recently and had to be docked for repairs, was to have left Auckland on Saturday for Waitara and Wellington, to continue Homeward loading. The Manapouri now laid up in Australian waters, is to remain out- of commission for an indefinite period. The steel steamer Inga has been purchased by the Inga Steamship Company Proprietary, Ltd., who will employ her in the Sydney and New Zealand trade. A very fast passage from Fiji to Sydney bv the Union Company's new island trader To'fuaiS recorded. According to an exchange she covered the distance in 5 days Ohr. 52min., constituting a record for the Island steamer. OVERSEAS VESSELS. FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. Viganella. left Liverpool March 12, due about end of June. Pfirit.utu (dredge) sailed from Clyde on March 24. FOR WELLINGTON. From London— Star of Scotland (due about April 30), sailed on Feb. 23, via Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser Line). Opawa (due about April 30), sailed on March 10, via Auckland. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) Ton'gariro (due about May 3), sailed on March 17, Plymouth March 19, via Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z. Shipping Co.) _ Mfttatua (due about May 19), sailed on March 31, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Nerehana (due about May 26), sailed on March 23, via Melbourne Sydney, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Corinthic (due about May 17), sailed on March 31, Plymouth April 2, via Teneriffe, Capetown and Ilobart. (Shaw, Savill). Grange (due about May 7), sailed on March 5, vi# Sydney and Auckland. (F.H.S. Line). Delphic (due about May 2), sailed on March 21, 'via Auckland. (Shaw, Sayill). From Liverpool— Fifeshire (due about April 28), sailed on February 5. via Melbourne. Sydney. Auf-'»lr.nd and Napier (F.TL.O From New York— Aberlour (due about May 2), sailed on .January 27, via Melbourne. Sydney Indrnlenia (due about May 7), sailed on February 25, via Melbourne, Sydr.o and Auckland. (Tyser). Mimiro (due about June 6), sailed on April 3, via Melbourne, Sydney and Auokland. (U.S. and A.S. Line). From Calcutta— Aparima (due about May 12), sailed April (!, via SamaTansr. Singapore and Auckland. (U.S.S.' Co.) SAILERS. Count)' of Inverness, barque, sailed from Liverpool on March 17.

CIVIC MFE IN THE STATES

municipal corruption. * " WARD-lIEELERS " AND •' RAKEOFFS.''' INTERVIEW WITH DR. HENRY, EVANGELIST. Dr. Henry's evangelical addresses in Wellington give no hint of the strenuous time lie has spent in reform efforts in the United Staffs, but an address to the New Zealand Club last week indicated the close grip of this question possessed by the well-known evangelist. As a result, he was approached by a New Zealand Times representative with a desire to kn ( w more of the much-dis-cussed Am<s'i(-.'aii municipal corruption, and the methods of eradicating the evil.

"THE SUPREME PERIL.'' "The municipal 'graft' constitutes the supreme peril of the Republic," declared Dr. Henry. He would have been prepared with facts and figures to back up this statement had there been time, but under the drcumstances he was obliged to speak in generalities, and those were convincing enough. ''During the .past few years,'' he said, "bribery, .blackmail, and 'graft' have flourished almost beyond description in many of the cities. During the last twelve months, for illstance, was unearthed the rotten rascality in connection with the city of Pittsburg. It was generally supposed that Pittsburg >vas about as well governed as any city in the Union of its size—between 500,000 and 000,000 inhabitants — but all at once, a revelation was made concerning bribery and 'graft' which led to an investigation, the result of which brought scandal even to several of the bankers of the city as well as members of the council. It is a singular thing that it does not matter whether a city's rule is Republican .or Democratic; it is dominated by corrupt and scandalous politicians. A " CLEAN '' MAX'S WONDERFUL INFLUENCE. . ...

"The hopeful thing about this extensive corruption is that during the .past seven or eight years, largely through the influence of Roosevelt, a new civic conscience lias been, developed. More men have been phnis'hed for scandalous practices in city government within the last ten years than probably in the whole .previous history of the Republic, Roosevelt, not only by his but by his example, 'has stirred multitudes Qf 'clean' mean to take municipal government seriously, and, through this, better city officers are being appointed, and the civic government is being taken out of the hands of the low-browed and coarse politicians—taken out of the hands of thieves. "Until Roosevelt was elected President, a man of ins sort was looked upon as a crank, and his election as a freak affair. The whole position is now so changed that the type of man ■for which be .stands is wanted all over America for State governors and mayors. GOVERNOR HUGHES OF NEW YORK. "Men like Governor Hughes of New York are of this class. A born reformer, 'he' held the Corrupt legislation of that (State in his hands. He probed the insurance scandals, and went further than investigation, doing a tremendous service to millions of policy-holders by securing legislation which put these great corporations upon a proper basis. You can imagine how the public conscience has awakened when you find a Methodist minister, the Rev. Dr. Bushtell, elected Governor of Colorado. In almost every city are to be found clubs composed of' the decent and self-respect-ing men, generally Christians, who are using their influence very definitely to break the power of 'gang rule,' and to put in a Government which will be in ;the best interests of the best people."

LOS ANGELES CLEANED UP. Tersely, as is his style, the evangelist told how his native city, Los Angeles, was "cleaned up" municipally. '"We have probably the best municipal government in any State of its size in the Union," he said. "And it came about through tl?<> influence of the Federation Club, the City Club, and the Good-Go-vernment Club. Those clubs had in them the best elements in the community, and through their influence a Christian man was elected last time for Mayor, in the face of tremendous odds. The leading paper \yas against him, and the Southern Pacific Bail way Company, which had dominated and debauched the city almost ever since it was a city, lent its inliuence to his opponent. But in spite of it the 'clean' man was elected by an overwhelming' majority. Prior to this, the old Mayor had been voted out of office by a referendum of the citizens on the ground of complicity in corruption. The investigation which led to this referendum blotted out the 'red light' district, the resort of the immoral. It was found that the, Mayor, the Chief of Police, and the Police Commissioners were hand in glove with the man who was known as 'The Bed-ligM King,' and that they were getting a 'rake-off' on ■his profits. All these people were replaced by new officers and the 'red-light' district closed up.

SOME GOOD THINGS. * "Strikes mo, you don't hear of all the {rood we have done in America. We have only three race meetings whore in 1 ;11 ny is allowed. The vice can only ■be legally followed at cigar stores, whore customers gamble with machines for cigars or other articles—this is called 'trade gambling.' Gambling has received a terrific blow, bookmakers are not tolerated oil the tracks, and wherever betting is done, it is subject to a heavy fina. Of course the representatives of gambling prophesied that the country fairs would 'go smash' when the betting on their race meetings was stopped. Each State, you know, has an annual fair, an.l it has been' demonstrated that more people now attend than ever before.

THE REAL TROUBLE. "Yes, the alien question is at the root of the trouble. The immigrants who have Hocked in from Southern Europe have been suckled on hatred to government. Without understanding the meaning of liberty or the purpose of humane legislation, they are organised and feasted by unscrupulous 'ward-heelers,' who inarch these poor ignorant immigrants to the polls to vote just like so many .sheep.''' The reason for the "White Australia" policy is fully appreciated by Dr. Henry. '"No doubt.'' he remarked, "the determination of Australia on this question,' is due to what they conceive to be tile* bitter consequences of alienism in the , States.' But there are aliens, and aliens. Of the immigrants from Northern Europe Dr. TTenry could onlv speak in liiL'h terms. "Tho'v have added tremendously to (he brawn as -well as the ' brain of our country. Minnesota, on« "f Hi- irro-t Str/es in the

I nion, is dominated by Swedes, and its Governor, one of the best men we have, is of that nationality," NEARING THE END OF CORRUPTION. "When will we kill corruption?" Dr. ITenry .repeated this question and promptly answered it with most reassuring facts. The time has gone by, he pointed out, when anarchists, nihilists and similar ruffians may enter the Uniteu States from outside. Having got it's millions of undesirables, the United States has shut is doors and is applying itself with earnestness to the ta>k of educating those inside up to ideals pf citizenship, and evangelising them in their own diverse tongues. Scientific temperance teaching is given in the schools, and the children are rrowin™ up teetotallers. The most hopefirt thins of aH is that the Amerian-born child of an alien is invariable loyal to the eoun- 1 try- of its adoption, and shows none of the anti-social vices which make th<> alien so great a problem in the world's biggest republic.