THE GERMAN PRESS ON THE BRITISH DEFEAT IN THE TRANSVAAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 769, 16 May 1881, Page 2

THE GERMAN PRESS ON THE BRITISH DEFEAT IN THE TRANSVAAL.

The operations of the British against ' the revolted Boers have from the first attracted much notice on the'Odntinent, and especially in Germany. An impression widely prevails that the war is really , one_o{, T races, ,an,d .that.it,ushers. in, a,.,..,, genera! uprising of Cape';sutlers Against' 1 ' British rule. Some of our' Fatherland contemporaries, as will be observed by the-extract below, even go so far ; as to predict that England hag no better course . than to'accede to'th'e fulldemanda of the "" Boers; and make peace at any price ' " Neue Freie Press The brilliant 'qualities displayed by the Boers do not by any uieans suffice to account for the de : feat of the EngUsh. The causes of thai defeat must be'sought in the laok .of-skill and., talent of Englisfi arid, ia ■ .the fault of underrating the enemy. England will never inofe enjoy her South Africa possessions.^,Her-,selfish,, unscrupulous, and unprincipled ig; gression, the continual incitement.of the negroj against the Africander, not only in the Transvaal and the Orange-free state, but Oapeland, Natal, West Griqualand and Kaffraria, has brought on a social . and political r[feeling/,'of <j hatred.j betwegn;r.English.Rutch .p,,. .,_ whioHjWiii ißonsiateiitly 'fie periodical risirigtf. tw ThereforeHhr best -s»fa England can do is to conclude peace with the Boers,and to restore them to lnde« v pendence; or,arrange for their annmtlon to the Orange Free States. - ■ t.

the poulthy; YAED. 11 ' The poultry yard should receive ft degree of attention,-' Its produce' besides bringing in a .little reailyfooney cpiitiu,- ' ually, greatly lesßons : hoiiseliold expendi'-.' ure._ Their- food''costs' liitioj oh-'a faim;; and if about 166 fowls iire th6y will be found a. valuable itom in.malung ends settlers have i wretched dwindling, pining lot of poultry; any number of chickens are, hatchod each year, and ' thoy-nearly all die off; the reason is-broeding—in-and-in Some (trouble should obo, taken?, to! get ; occa-; sionally -newboosters; ibrkfreslr sitting eggs, as pure.-'as.possible,".ofsome of the ' best breeds. Brahmas are. large, heavy birds, as ; much;aß two ordinary hence they are suit-, able for the'table; '■ They'are alio hardy and are famous as sitting'fowls; ni ci'bss with them improves the poultry in these' points. Spanish fowls do not sit, nnd therefore are preferred for laying. The large white eggs they lay aro .superior to the Brahmas or auy other breed which lay kown .eggs.- A sod,hen-house'is. often up by. the settlers, in the walls of swavnis of rats take up ■ tlieii' abode, making havoc among the chickens, till at length 1 iii ■ desperation •it is pulled down and a timber one erected, which should havebeeiT'done" at" first. Nests should be covered over on top, to keep them clean, or the hens will not lay long in them if dirty. Turkeys - should be on every farm and, if water is'convenient, ducks, -Geese are not ;so .desirable, because they spoil the pasture, no stock caring to graze after them, Turkeys are reckoned more difficult to rear. They are housed care.My at night, fed on hard boiled eggs, and sometimes after'all scarcely .one is .reared, The writer has seen brood after brood reared for-years in succession, with scarcely one ever lost.. They must be reared naturally. All that is required is not to let' them hatch ■ too early, whilst the cold is still severe, and then when hatched, 'let them roam about the fields W»ht and'day without interfering with them; then- mother will find them insects and a variety of diot suited to them-—"Excelsior" in Otago Witness. .(TiTi TT-. iT/. - Heminiscrkces os njsLiuiMTOX.-ln the year 1845 a worthy .citron ipioaded his, way with some difficulty through fern and ti-tree toTe bsiqg in search-of the survey's opeg- which had b'een'driveh in at the comer of - what is-now-Cuba and Dixon streets, , Upon this spot wasjreoted a small houso, in which a very successful drapery business was .cartied on'byitwo -ladies of remarkable talent and energy, who have long since retired from the scene, to the 1 nd of their birthr- I "Land.o'.tliß mountain and tlie.flood, Land of brown heat hand shaggy wood. In the year 18GG it passed, into the hands of MnJamks Smith, .the present,proprietor, who gave to, the .premises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and under whose management business has steadily progressed with the rising fortunes of the city, until at length it was found that a considerable enlargement was necessary, and the result was, To Aro House, as at present, one of the most' complete and Extensive Drapery' Establishments in tlio colony o New Zealand. The Jeneral Drapery oceu pies a large space, being 49 feet by 25 feet, amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dresses; i Silks, Gloves, Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, &e. Tho Men's, Boy's, and Youths' Clothing Department measures 24 feet by 14 feet, and has attached a comfort able fitting-room.' Carpets and Household furnishings have a similar space allotted to them, The Show-room for the sile of Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, &c., is a very spacious apartment, elegantly'fitted up, and beautifully lighted from, the roof, and meadpes 39 feet by 22 feet. The stock of goods % st all times large and well selected, and patterns are forwarded post free on, application. A special feature at Te Aro House is the Order Department, and . very careful attention' is paid, to the wants of Country Residents, Allordersare executed under the immediato supervision of the proprietor. and securely packed and forwarded ' to their destination with that promptness and dospatch which have always distin guished Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Welling on—Udvt.l