The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4745, 22 March 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1884.

Becbnt accounts of the way in which immigrants hare been treated when en route to the colony, should not only arouse the indignation of all right minded people in a general way, but cause the authorities to inquire into the truth of the statements made. We have heard of all ■sorts of charges both published and spoken, and the gravamen of them ap« pears to be that the carrying firms—the owners of the conveying steamers—are sending their passengers out in overcrowded vessels, as if they were sheep in pens; and not only were they packed closely together, but they were not ap» par en tly provided with necessary attend- | ance, and were very considerably underfed —in fact, according to a letter written by « passenger, almost starved. All these «oflßj»laints form a subject which should be wai* #*tter for an enquiry without delay, and ike iaw flfeouJd be at once laid down that the travottiag ppfrlip should not be subjected to snob-^ gross ffii4ees£ment as they have suffered, if the isyinplaJDt^ of iimwigrante wlio haye

recently arrived be true. When we read of the comfortable appearance of cabins and saloons looking attractively furnished when in London, and upon getting to sea all the gay apparel is removed, and greasy floors and dirty table cloths accompany insufficient food, which is badly cooked, it seems time some steps were taken to put a stop to such proceedings. Doubtless competition decreases fares, and those shipping companies cut things remarkably fine, but that is no reason why health should be disregarded, and human life placed in the balance with a few pounds per head in the pocket of greedy shareholders, whose interest reposes in the interest they get from their i investments. It is clearly theduty of the I Government to cause a searching enquiry ! to be made into the truth of the statements, and measures adopted with a view to a discontinuance of the practices complained of. _^

Capt. Edwin telegraphed this afternoon as follows: —"Watch barometer; bad weather approaching between east and north and northwest ; glass farther fall within 10 hours, and after 16 hours heavy fall of rain." Mb E. H. Tatlob lectures in the Odd* fellows Hall, Shortland, to-morrow evening on " The dying thief V prayer." The Is call announced in the Deep Lerel Cross G-.M.Co. is payable in four monthly instalments of 3d, payable on the 2lßt of April, May, June, and July respectively. - , Owing to the condition in which the police found the horses used by the Tauranga mail contractor an information has been laid against E. Robertson for cruelty to animals, and against an employe of his on a similar charge. The cricket match, Married t. Single, was [ finished to-day, resulting in a victory for the former by six wibkets. Dv&WGt the course of a case being heard in the Police Court this morning, it transpired that the cost of maintenance of the inmates of the Orphanage had been set down at one shilling and two pence per diem per head by the authorities. Bomb very large apples were on Tiew to* day at Mr Smith's fruit shop, Pollen street. One weighed no less than 17ozs. DIBECT steam communication with Paeroa is not to remain in abeyance long. Captain Fernandez, a man well-known and respected in nautical circles, has ohartered the s.s. Vivid and will enter into the Thames-Paeroa trade at once, making his first trip on Monday next. The time-table of the steamer appears in its usual place. While backing a horse and dray on the inner end of the wharf to-day, the driver backed so carelessly that one wheel went oret the side, and the cart and horse rolled down the bank. Fortunately neither was injured by the mishap. The Rifle Bangers competed at the range to-day for the Manning belt, which is at present held by Vol. Gentry. The weather was favorable, and the ranges were 200, 300, and 500 yards, 7 shots at each. The following are the scores made by the morning squad :—Downie, 82 5 Gilpin, .78; Lucas, 69 ; Hawk, 67; Inglis, 59; and Sherlock, 57. To show the poor quality of the ammunition served out at the recent Association meeting in Auckland, it may be mentioned that Inglis fired with it this morning, and though everything was favorable to good shooting, his score was considerably below his usual average. The principal scores in the afternoon *quad were—j. Thomas (who takes the belt for the next three months), 83; A. Thomas, 77; Simpson, 76; Climo, 73; McLean, 73. At the Academy of Music last night. Bobson's Colosßal Mirror of the Egyptian War was presented to a bumper house—chairs, gallery, and pit being well filled, and amongst the first, the ladies occupied a goodly number .of the seats. The lecturer, before commencing, enjoined silence and attention from "the gods," an by their observance of such, a greater number of scenes would be exhibited—which, we • are happy to say, had the desired eflVct; and throughout the lecturer's description of the different subjects thrown on the screen, the greatest attention was given, and frequently merited applause was bestowed —as suggested by the ..lecturer—not in too boisterous a manner. The lecturer gave a vivid description of the horrors of war, which he described as intonsifiod a hundredfold by the tremendous engines of destruction now in use by civilised nations. What was done by the English fleet in Alexandria may occur again on any outbreak of war between the powers of civilized Europe. There were also a large number of beautiful figures} shown—copies from the magnificent Btatuary of the old world. At the close of the entertainment some very funny scenes for the delectation of the younger fry, —and for the matter of that, the older, too— were thrown on the canvas, and caused much amusement. The very enjoyable evening wound up by a distribution of prizes, or gifts. To-night the same performance will be gone through, with a fresh selection of interesting scenes.

The R. M. Court sat till nearly eight o'clock last night, hearing the case of public entry against seven of the Onion Co's men. six of them being 1 finally committed for trial. Another long case was expected this morning, when the cross-action charging four of Blair's men with the same offence was called on, but counsel for the prosecution withdrew the charge. In the remaining case, an application for a resident Bite where the whare was destroyed, was decided ia favor of the applicant, one of Mr Blair's men, so that gentleman has hitherto come off best in each instance. A MAN named Morrison whose three children are inmates of the Orphanage, was ordered by the R.M. this morning to pay nine shillings per week towards their maintenance. A ', ' The ketch Wild Duck, which has been lying at Shortland for some weeks past being prepared for a cruise to the Islands, is now nearly ready, and presents a much more trim appearance than when brought down here. The hull has been paiuted white, the masts and spars scraped, and the rigging attended to, while the Vessel's interior has been fitted up comfortably. Borne delay has occurred through one of the original purchasers backing out, but it jVexpected that the vessel will be cleared at the Customs towards the end of next week, and will sail a day or two later. The party are primarily bound for Torres Strai 8, but intend bo trade further north than is usually the custom. Thb man who ran into the arms of the law yesterday by becoming an auditor in tba Resident Magistrate's Court while intoxicated was this morning fined ss, or ordered to be imprisoned till the rising of the Court. The missing man Watters, who was supposed to have committed suicide in Auckland, has been discovered in the hospital. ; DtrNEDIN appears to be fond of new coin? panics. At a general meeting of the shareholders in the New Zealand Plate Glass Insursnpe Company, held at the company's office* yesterday afternoon, there wero about 30 shareholders pra*aat, $nd i£ was stated that the shares in the company w&ss applied for twice over, and that the allotment of shaves had been made satisfactorily. In one week 20,000 shares were applied for in the new ■"Asfl/flpji.t Insurance Company being floated there, aud £o,fi{s in Chustchurch. la WeJ< liugton in. one (Jay their* we»'e»?,o<s ?

Jambs Mulhoiland, Clerk in the Deeds Oflice, underwent a delioate surgical operation last evening, in Auckland. It was per* formed by Dr. Stalker in five minutes, under chloroform, but Mulholland never recovered consciousness and died. Mulholland was formerly of Dunedin. He leaves a wife and family. Ths tender of Allan MacGuire, for reclamation for the Auckland Station ground and the Freezing Company's works' site, was accepted at £23,052. The highest tender was £39,000. The annual report of the Auckland Board of Education to Government advocates the abolition of cumulative voting at the elections of School Committees.' : At the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company's second annual meeting, the directors showed a net profit of £3448. £1000 was appro- f priated to a dividend of 8 per cent. I ,We would call the attention of our musical readers to the aivertisement of Mr W. S. Evans, in another column. As he is likely to be here only a short time, orders must be sent in without delay. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs JF. and J. Wateon, of the Grand Hotel, Dunedin., it was resolved that the property be vested in, three trustees to be carried on for the benefit of the creditors. Qhe Messrs Watson are to act als managers of the business. It was stated that the profits of the buniness amounted to £3CG V per month, and there should, therefore be no> doubt of its being very shortly put on a satisfactory footing and paying 20s in tee £. ci Ax the Horticultural Show Auckland, Mr Shad well obtains the' beat prize for the best sample of beeswax,' and Mr Hopkins prizes for best samples of comb-foundations, for sections and brood frames respectively, while Messrs Bagnall Bros, carry off honours for the most neatly got up tins of extracted honey and best collection of apiarian appliances. There were also highly creditable samples of tinned honey ready for the market from the Auckland district, the Thames, Kstikati, Matamata, and Poverty Bay, Shakespbab says, " Steal! To be sure they may; and egad, eerveyour best thoughts as gipsies do stolen children—disfigure them to to make 'em pass for their own." And so do some, people try to pagß off a lot of rubbish as a curative, when it is nought but some vile imitation. How many cures do we read about for that great enemy of mankind—rheumatism ! Some are good, some are bad, bat thers is no mistake about Hixchbns' Blood Bbstobbb being one of, the best remedies yet discovered. Obtainable of all chemists and respectable storekeepers in New Zealand. I A Lovelx Chaplbt.—A late fashion says:' " Nothing can be prettier than a chaplet of hop vines in blossom." A recent medical review says: "Nothing can be a better renovator of the health than Hop Bitters. They aid in all the operations of nature; toning up the stomach, assisting the food to become properly assimilated, and promote healthy action in all the eigans. The dictates of fashion, as well as the laws of health, alike favor a right application of hops." Bead. Weixs' "Kottgh on Cobns."—Ask for Wells' "Rough -on Corns." Quick relief, complete permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney General Agents.