THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1879.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3205, 28 May 1879, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1879.

1 , , 1 >• t Mattebs in New Plymouth are not 1 at all reassuring. 'Those who ' remember'the events preceding'the' outbreak of the formerjwa/in the Waitara cannot but see a£ recurrenceK-inrcthe^.pr^Bent situation; Vigorous measures will-hare to be taken

,by the. Government, ancUeren if war were >tdtrestilt from their action, tne>s'uppOTt*of the whole Colony-might be relied uponi There ris a "certain 1 stage Jat' Which? for< : bearance ceases to be respected ; and the ; good intentions of our .rulers may happen ttoibetmiSoonstrupduttyiiboth ftietMa^wrid ; enemies. The steps !lay^'takcfi'b^'Te ■ W'hiti''s;fondw"ers-r*iefcting rthe!iaw/ at%deI name, knowing they .are^ doing so—ex* ; • Rjudejs jfr^.,^ny i)^liMmA fop. d^g- | sideration, and calls for, at the hands of | the Gorernment,'''me«Bare8 itb r vindicatej thV'jiaiVr'wf'theiiittid, and,;to;p«O?id^;f()r; I prd^ection df; the'.*Ja^^ttiditaW.V,^oloiiist.i Tu ; e; ngfl ( , in, pj^r,,, tele-; graphic columns;cannot be looked'at as! ! 'tSe' nact 'of a fe^isolatcd^ indivi'da'al^bUt) I show tb < |^t,phe^|^BMji(J(^ipy Vlr ta^en are a; I J&r|iaP'-of-^VeU-JVE*n«e3L platf, with a; ! definite pbjeptiviai^ievr.);.jEC© Whiti has; | continually „of "late; announced^ Jtiiat no { blood is to be shed, that only possession; ! he restrain^tlje fanaticism/of men who, at: ! his bidding, are willing to take the law! ! into their own handi; in so far as forcibly! , I taking- possesiion of land in the occupation I of theie Eur^peto, neighbours, and i may-r/.CegVJbemsf}Tes. t^itov'ja^tifiejl;in ai , I breach,) by using violence ? The ; atlmission • of' tlfe!' lifttiye claims tW * the I tl^i^tt^Plkins^bnV ;tlie df'grb'u^ ;;^ha¥, although" confiscated, the land*'jfas, not occupied by tjioiConquerora, and retained ' by the vanquished, nSayj have'induced these men tOiiprefer.a, claim to all the land confiscated, even if occupied, and taking possession is a step in that'direction. "Wliaiiibver the 6 uie,ct in view,M)i Je peril^ to the .Qolpnyjjis imminent, an^any. %Uf L the 'country may be plunged into a war occasioned by a rash or inconsiderate action on the part of European or native. It is all . very^^Bnyi^to'' preach i !foVbMra'nc le - to ] !the settler, to advisei him 1 not to offer resist ■ anceSttd.'tiJult ft6;tKe: Goverhm'entirwho will in a day or so settle the matter; but in the meantime he witnesses, perhaps, his most valuable fields .broken up^ his fences destroyed, and feels his. life in danger. 1 FndeCj suchi.circumstances ..would,, it.be ' surprising that men annoyed-by such lawless' idts-sKduld'be 1 tempted to take the i law also ifi their hands, and forcibly toeject the' ihirMers, daring which operation

blows migiit'be' siruck: and blood spilt. Trusting to the. Government, tho people of '.Parannki hare had painful experience of during the former war, when, although compensation was granted for injury done to their homesteads and furms, yet it never recouped them for their losses, and was years before it was paid. The Taranaki Herald, in an article in yesterday's paper, tays: " The position is undoubtedly serious. If the men were not ,so^ utterly fauatic...it would.be ;j .^osjs.ilb.l i e,|Q|. deal with them by force of reason, but reasonable argument is .lost on mefa 'who'. talk/ as ; . r t|iej dp. .of. being ..lords ..of the, pakelia, and the pakeha must come under the soles of theirfeet.' What, then, is to be done? Is it to be a protracted negotia.'tiPh'l iHroiigh Gdfernnient oMoersf^iCncL after months of deluy a reluctant withdrawn], or is the Government to exercise

it^B andi deaFisu^marilytiwith the matter, and saye , a repetition of such scenes'all orer the district's.? J Jf7e think prompt action necessary. Nothing but the t th;e Government' has the power to suppress such lawless acts, with a strong 'hand, will have the leastleffeo! thesenatives/ iWitHout, howe7er, desiring to chalk out a course of action for "thevGovcrnmeht in this matter, ,yo hope vtheyjW^ll Me ( -to{fche fl occasion and 'act with firmness, and judgment at zsucli^-a^ crisis r'?ic(-'; bur affairs/ If a journal published on the spot, and with the best information on the.subject, writes^n'suon a strainVwo mlty We'll consider the position unsatisfactory. The influence of Sewi may be, perhaps, (utilised:Jy the ftofernin©tit£ but^ribh^en so utterly fenatjcal^^aa^the writer says,' what iDflue^cVcan^Beh^rought to bear oh< 1 them;,. jeicept J IsfiiJwledgeSthat7|h;e ab^pbss^ksfd's thw p '-Wet; t& punish 1, Stid 1 has' ihe 5 inte.ntibij'of 'd^ing^so? jtrust, that the danger may be ay, I i,fDrewarned is forearmed^an.d^tiAltfe'dohe-'rdup^nafac'tef-pf^^he" Ityw jZeala'fiidbr^ 'especially;^ctin^..',urider'-^ fanaticism, is so well known,'that measuress should be::taken,lsho.wiffg fatJoffce the de-, tefminatiotf to .have, .the ;law of «■ the land' respected,.' andprotectioii: tj* efiiry'isubjedt,! guarantee^ '.''.; '." hoSkViKt ' I "

Aii>thß R">M..Court thin morning; beforjs" A. JV-Allom, Esq.,J.PJ,one?>pers6n waji' punished in the usual manner fpr,dr,un«, Mit J. P. Hydes is^playlngiftfcvGhrUt. church., T ..,_.. ,( . fi.vyftr\'.i\Z) !. A! mongVt n the passengers by "the mail steamert'Zeala'ndia for '(Pifiscb yesterdajr Awas Mr McKay,! Who ba^for the past sii or seren jears been intimately connected' with the timber industry here. He has' left to;setflf with-^his femily ;ia Nevada/ U.S.Asl^- -* "Z:- -Ci ,vi j

Mb StilfrelU':-Qf'JEara^ai, brought to our office this morning a large bough of a tobacco Ipla'iit gFowfr by" him aC Parawai. It is the kind known as the Virginian!, h6M Jwhicli > WbmeTof t\He-: fiQeWftobaccob are made. It may be seen at our pub;Thk . large boiler manufactured v by Messrs Price Bros. ibr/the'.newiGoxbmSnj' del steamer, and pronounced by Mr Jobf son to be one of the'bWt 1 boilers he had seen, wjls itaken to Stoortland to-day fo? the pui-jpc^e of, having it placed aboard. ( Me J. li. Byers vwill !give his "lecture 'on jlT^W jsoldfields of California," at the Academy of Music this evening. W$ ?hop;ejtpja,ee)f gpodjattejidance;.. ul>Mt-M De It. H. Andrews intends to apply for the«position of Surgeon ,to xhe Thames Hospital. He holds testimonials fronj officersWliigli^farik ifllHe"British army^ under whom he served for a number "of }y'da¥», all bf.\wMch]spegk{in praisd.)o|?Ki^ Mbilijtylandknowledge; 6f|Msprofessjoii. j . A ,organ .recital,;the; proceeds of whitih'^wiir go' tbw'rii'ds the'iiqui'a'ation of ot the debt pn St.'George's Church, wil( be held W^th^ 1 ftfiuMtif on Tuesday erening next. - l_he choir uave been ,assid,uously practising fpEjsome time pastj §nd ( ,iwe' believe that' ii; Tfjll^ f jbe , aiv.igrJeat SUCfieSS. n-V'a-i ..."ncijM? «-?''")ir'H'v;i'|i ■ . By thHs^ mornin^g mail"' we' received from the Colonial Secretary the, bo,ok| 'published by order; ■ of?^t!ife|;GoVdrnmept containing theJ'Sh"eep';' iA!c,t'''bfJlß^S r,''withi „ajil...npcessary* u?fbrm's' !'re^uire v& byj' ikhat ordinance, and a^Memorandum 'on thq ,parasitic ( ins|f c,tsj^yc ( ji, infest sheep. ;-[The; 'pub l licaUon., yfi\\, x pe,. o£;,.|s^jb t ' in I teir,e'«t n to i sheeplbjWjners.pan^.., breeders, , r ani s ,r gives woodcuts of the insects" treated on in thq memoraridum written 'by'!pr(iiector. ; 1 The small locomotive used by Messrs O'Brien and party in the work of the! Srailwayi reclaraatibn/is leviddritly an object ot cbusiderable/intbrest to/thbfimall fry,: who stand along. <the /line and watch the) engine passing to-and fro withjts.tr.ain ofi : trucks. 'Theirocfbm^ti^e'' islunder suchj excellent control that- it ia perhaps evenl less dangeVbusf/£han.horses, butTgrilD we think parents should^prohibit their chil'dreW* 'going' neai" tlieJJlitie(i-¥s '"railWay; accidents sometimes 'Hi iJ>fc^ most' unac.co,unta'ble/'manh'er; i.'!f.iin'jttiific6f t& ithe!.i contractors' tr'e Wiust'skfy^that every carej is*Take fn :Jbythl^'taensurc r the, safety of I 'pedestrians. •■•■'■ «° ■'' •••"-• ••"-■ ■■;-;^- i!i w j Sometime ago w©i;publißh;ed^tfee,;.(Jopy! of a le-tter «cut ,by, Mr. -A.«^tto, re thei Karaka -ojp'd" ;Tarkru .!Tiinnel l scheme,,4o' the'tjnder-Secretary for Goldiields. ''Mrl O|t£b"has received a reply to theeffect, thata'aXli'efe isihb doubt a clepres'sijsnTri"Shining i matters, whichThadi interfered with the; promoters' proceedings, the wished for! extension *'ot'/i .tlif.ee.' ■ hionthsi I^ould be j approved of. * - - j

The 5 Quarterly, Review" contains janf interesti]pg,a/,ticjip!oii^tbe';.probable ..age bfl ,tbe'world, ririd'it'gives aniiiWesiing and ■ Intelligible popular account of a curious%viiffl>veray onitlie age "of rtl l e -world 25w raging between .geologists and, physicist^.: •The'bulk *df-^geologists- have 'fiiiliferEo assumedr that ijthe, same] forces jthat are now modiryiog the suriace^of the globe are ''thW'only 6rics l that'Jiave- opefatbd on it in times past ;* and as tliose forces j .arefeitreaTelyisldw: iii their "ojieration;" sp account for tkeLp'resent. condition of the globe they require- epochs which are measured by hundreds'rofijimiliipnSC of 'years. Oa the contraryisithe physicists, looking-at the phenomena -of. solar heat, the t configuration of the glojbe, an^ the gra^iial -decUne |(a miliigu^'of^ars for the existence of tlie solar systeiu,^ andmore tliau a fraction of that time lor the existence of the globe.

Tim Thames will make a very creditable show nmongst the New Zealand Exhibits at the Sydney Exhibition. We append a list'of those who have applied for space, and the nature of the articles they intend exhibiting: --A. GrOUghY colonial wines and eider; F. Drtnn/ cabinet work; H. Fisher, colon i&lfoven: and grate ; H.-L. Koefoed, tomato isalieej' Thames Produce Co., kauri'guin'; Me^srr Me'nnie and Dey, biscuits of various sort; Messrs Ehrenfried Bros., beer, draft and bottle; Thames Brewery, ale ; John Regan, coLl,ection,..ofcoloniaV,ferns. ;,J3:., Driver, rock stone clay; 0. D. Grant, biscuits f.Messrs Foy Bros:, photographic views of Thames; Messrs Kelly and Fraser, mineral water; ' Wrm' Plafftf pottery ware; B,ev,.,:{R. Laishley, oil .paintings. '■".'....''. ".!']''.'.'.' | „

„ In one of his w.orks; on r.Cjeylpn^Sir Samuel 'BakerVm.sp'ea.kmg, 'Qflt^o\ciiy of Aridaapoorah, the rains'' of' which tie ( , discoTei;ed-s|.ates it to be-sojextensive that v ''{\ie modefn 'London is,but' a'villa"ge;cq*papared to what it milsVhave been, arid he , cora.Dut.es, from the,sizer.and.> age ; s, of? thie Wees grown' 'amidst fallen' temples', and tablets inscribed _«Ith 'the unknown ehaJJc^ r/ r ° r f a,, no^ v Jo rgp#,W,]a ; ngu;^ge,/4iiat pVJo^tpl^Jtfliud;;©^ Ravage 'and hail'f-clothed ancestor's, 1 Ceylon must have been a country far- advanced-in civilisation, and owning, perhaps, fjeefcsanjl armiesiof;lifer|^n3 sohie pf> jfae'imShiteoj. tural ruins, such, as dams and aqueducts, which he desoribes,musrt have exceeded in maguitude many of the gigantic engineerj-■-iagfundertakitig?^^ Qftiie.:p»fe|ent; diy/'.r" A Mrs Absalom Countaway, of Terrace Bay, Nova Scotia, astonished the natives by .gMng birth 1 I'd folir c'h'ildfe'rii^bme time ago. Tlie operation,, has now been relpeated, Mrs-'Coitntaway having given birth to another four recently. Since hejr marriage in 1865, Mrs Countaway has given birth., to seventeen..childr.en;,in r> ;tb.b ;Ww-ffi^ -tixm V^e one i f2riartsms I; .3rd, twius; 4th, twins; sth, twins; Gtll, if6.ur ; 7th, four. :— j

,Am-okg3s the exhibits being^isßurtefronji jMkMrMt^ke Sox^f E^flMfHsayji the Dunedin, .Herald) ia- a violin made from .New Zfi.alSjnd!. wood, winch is no!t only a highly finished article, regarded ais a p ( iece p| workmanship, J}ut yip spi-d^p!3? .in 4pae, It waS( mader by JM!f .-yoab'g,, jV nf;artv^ai'iDor«^(>ii. This is, we belieye, jthp firgt,.in.str,unaentno!f r the-k;ind Ihatrh.as ever been niadekofitN"ew -.Zealand timber :;• indeed it hds lohgf been ...supposed.ntjiatt there w^re vbii'i; *tliree rfbt fottrkinds of> wood which" could "be* tis'ed. nfotrsdeh.a'!purpose. '-'■'■■ ■'•' ''° '■'■I"''i"- f ; ' herb/is a,' great •!jj£!,,rip,ns;enso jamppg.,.,pars.ons/3but ,aJitfle] jqcidjentithat recently, seems jtOnSubstantiate the often-made rjemarfc: "This is a.fin^ country,, sir, but not fenced in yet,,'' r Ijb. appjipfi fci^it' :j.tho fatheri 6? a'! fam'ilylojf >;irls,.a merchant in a.,norther-nrpity, wen|; out"! d6ck J shooting 'and returnca 'in th^ ( eyeniti|g, w,ith,a Jarg^> string,of jgajmei^iAs r v)\o.l'ip i a's i sed' ''tlie^minister's house. J cpn> aljuded ta s 16p and leave, the, gop^ t i ypuug ctergyman. .a; couple of braceKiiiiJ^'f .^au^ the bell, and it was Answered by the cleri6 himself. ijThq flatter ga7Q'aJfudd|in grosn, and dropping, on..his..knres before the : covered gunner, lielexclaimjed,Jidon't shoot, and I'll marryJMaria.in the mprning.-''? And^theJstound.ed;: t bia.Cg6nttelnan had the r pce J ße.nce p.fr.m.ind.. > tp/graßp th^ situaUpb'"anH feply!,J ;'»V^ry:well-, sir ; see that you do." ; And ;be< did.«r-Ex. tfSJftti T is * (se{e¥min'ed- !lto? -^eep ahead. -First in 'wKeaT,'first in wine, and| as ajl .jthe w0r1,4 knpw,s, in .gold,,she is determined to distance all competitdrs iii the iuelegant'ft'museWe'nts of the Ameri* can, • continent. is a r tig-ht- ; rope '• dancrer 5 tHe?e"at! '.present, ,wt|6s,e < ,sa l it iatpry soul'ls incensed, at M lonsieur t'Blbndrn—• famous^ foj; hisf pe^for^iance ,iu o nud-.ajri 'The''CaliFQ!rnian 'a'riist^ro^i^es'^'lorjejßfißs^ ;'knythiti^ "tfiej 'Frenchman''|ias ..'yeiu&qpjej He announces thathei|.j^i^^danc.o;a;hpi3i| pipe on a tight-ropej,stretched at a disj r tan qe-,. pf. ; '&*£)'ss" ffS^t> from ; , the irgrot(Bdi ..ss&,s, rppeiio^nd his-neck,.the other end ,p|,y^icl|,,wiJ[i:-bß;fastene^a4h^ limb >-obq stout oak tree, so that a slipopfj the- foot will be likelyLifo'sMffglelKim. He has -vnofcxy'efcipmfcihis -pfomigwdifeat ;M(:o^^xe'cu» xtionjfbutsGJaliforhia•mus'tlh*vls compi'e'tely! departed .froA iiiTfcqA(ci|.ftfjr>fei6 lilf)liß'aSi« t not supply 1 an-la'b'iindaftc^^^^ '"da Jals«ready fto pu'ti'lheipm fbney"ohMm,': ai;'all r sorr^,sl^uld;he r .;ha)ig;^i^ '•eTentuatidh 'of which' catastrophe will be one less/(o^ish-man in the United ,Spates o,f;A,mer^ca.Tr^;.<?h j 0.. !T so!rf . t !- r .Tj.n a f Me David Liv.ie f ;b6atbtiilderi ©tthd^ej has just finißtTrfd fa WHalo.bbat, which is tq be sent ? .ou.t to-I?itcairn Island}!situated in| the Papi.^cjrOcean,; andiiwhiobqwas'drigi-l iirallyninhabited!in. 179Q byothejmutikieers; •lot the Bounty. A lifeboat is a?lsb' f6^Be! provided by the Board of Trade for the; iskinchersi Y^S ?fh*l^,bjpajjiaß3bleff Jbuiltj of Itussian pine,is.copper- fastened, andi sat^ach^end are airtight cbnipfrtme Iht|.|io! that, like-at lifeboat, she will be .illf-; righting ihr^e^water.-j ( Tbp boat, which! is , intended; s "for five .pars, ,}s ,pjamed\ the! Adt'nir'al'Drew;:ia' acikno'wledgment'of the; deep inte^iestUtak reii''in Kthe Welfare of: the( islanders by tha,t gentleman. A| supply of stores, harpoons,,.ancLJiues.is. to' ''lie'J^Sn't'' wVth'' !7thb'-j-BBkt:';ib^'Vna'ble iVi''ijite| islKtvd^,rs;36' prosec^ •GiVpiliiin 'Ddlphiiij of KerV^ajesty'a shjpj .'Vnrcprii',';'^J^'ayal',^eserte,,.drill'!;" ship,! jtte|spnally'Bjiperin|e^de of the boat. ".There are at !presenfe;4l! male{,a : nd^49 n femaJe > ; L -ji > n A ha,b;i.tan(B,-.)'.dn this! ,'lpnely island. T,l);e jjgrjound •! is t.dirided! amongst tliefamUi^ '-"proSnee" of their small crofts, on "Which.! they rear goats, pigs, and fowls. Fish is; also vervvplentifulabout tbe'.island. |' BooKs for self instruction on the piano*! forte, 2s ;,do."for harmonium, same price.] Pianofortes * for " sale and hire, new and! second hand. J. Gbigg, Pollen street.— 1 [Advt.] ' j