ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1967, 17 April 1885, Page 2

ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

The gravity of the present relations of England and Russia is clearly shown by the removal of the latter's fleet to the Ealtic. England is by no means seeking a war—the onus of creating a emsus belli resting entirely with Russia, therefore, if that power, while having the option of going to war in her own lands, takes so decided a step as this of moving the fleet, the inference to be drawn is obvious, The reason for getting the fleet out of the Mediteranean- is plain. There could be no safety for it there, nor could it be o l much service in the Black Sea, oxcept to repeat the costly experiment of forming a sunken barrier to Sebastopol, But once in the Batty) it would be a constant menace to the coast# and shipping of England, But in the matter of fleets England islikely tohaye twopoworf id allief, Turkey and Italy—a combination.which would preponderate over any p.ower in Europe, Russia hasloiigsotighttoshakjlhp rule of England in the East, but we see no reason why, in the ovent of.'waiya serious blow could not be struok at -; hoi' influence in that part of the world, MajorGeneral Rawiinson, in his -work on Russia in ih EasJ, long ago showed that Russian aggression only required a check to recoil on itself. By a careful absopp.tion of only a small state at a timo this aggression has so far been successful, but all these small States cannot be contented under .the rjujlo fmposed on them, so that, if once a sorious blow were given to this grasping power in Afghanistan the effects pujd be as Berious to Russia as ill-fortune to English arms would be England's influence in India, jf. Afghanistan, as seems obvious, istpbothe main battle-ground., then Ejgjand has tins, advantage, that a majority of the sy.arjjke people of the country are on her side, though thero is undoubtedly a counteraction of the followers of the deposed ' Ameer, who might side with Russia, Afghanistan haj an unhappy history as the border lands through which for ages the northern hordos have swept to the repeated conquests of India. The new feature in her history is that a power has risen in that vast continent which must s.tem iJjis northern tide, and Afghanistan soil has long been recognised »s the point of resistance, One glance at the fliaj) of Asia will show a Rsssian aim worthy to be mentioned in the Avill of Peter the Great, Take Kainschatka and Finland as the base of a triangle, and the southern cost of Persia as its apex and thore lies a territory lit fcp call an empire, with coasttf commanding gygryjeaof the world. Afghanistan has long been the' thorn in the side of Persia, Lot Russia secure Afghanistan and the road to the Poriian Gulf is easy. To maintain tho autonomy of Turkey, Persia, and Afghanistan is the herculean task imposed on England. This task is lightened- •by a fact which must be patent to these states, which is, that England soeks their friendship, Russia their destruction,. and that their only hope i 3 in.'alliance with the former. It is this treaty-breaking, underhand agression, which has placed our too.-Qf.ten dilatory Governments at so much disadvantage }n.tfojs Eastern game of ohoss; and, if war js n#w degiired, nothing but a move of Bueh vigor that check-mato is tho issue can give England any hope of some rest in that quartor of the Empire. As was said in the Crimean War—a blow to Russian powor meant a blow to Autocratic Government. Disaster to Russian arms now would almost surely lead to an upheaval of the segtjung lower classes. Onco start them on the road to freedom, and for many years to.come;the attention of the nation will be ocoupied with 1 its internal, affairs. At the end of the tranistion from little better than slavery to freedom, which cannotbe long delayed, we shall find a nation more civilized and less aggressive. Until that time comes Russian rulers must be constantly seeking outlet for energies they cannot control—an unenvious duty, with failure as a certain end,

Mr Normau Campbell is about to start a sawmill at Pahiatua. The site selected is opposite the residence of Mr W, W. McCardle, •••■'•" .•. ~v; ■'.■Tho Pahiatua-Pllketoi Special .-Settlement Association has decided to invite tenders for its surveying \york. ■. The proposal to- start a' butter and •cheese factory .at Pahiatua has been abaiidonded for this season. '■ Mr John Montgomery is the successful tenderer for the erection of a. lock-up in Masterton. ':].■:■ . ' . ..,_•; The Napier Telegraph states that' one hundred and. seventy thousand sheep were' exported from Hawk'e's Bay last year, seventy thousand of which wont to Wellington, •• In a cricket match at Napier between drapers and jewellers, the latter made a good innings of 222, of which one player scored 110. ■' An effort is being made to form a football club in Carterton, and a meeting on the subject Jias been called for to-morrow evening, Messrs Wrigley and Rose are the successful tenderers for the erection of an hotel for Mr Carswell, on the Timii road. The contract price has not transpired. Messrs Lowes and lorns announce their usual Saturday's sale, Among the goods tobeoffered will bea quantity of groceries, clothing, poultry etc., The sale begins at two p.m. It is said that many of the runholders in the neighborhood of Pakowai have decided to substitute cattlo for sheep, as by this means they. will assist in eradicating scab from the district. The persons who- "ran" the totalisator at the recent Kakanui (Oamaru)' races, and the recipient of a £6O dividend at the same meeting, have been served with summonses (says an Oamaru exchange), the said totalisator having been used without the necessary permit. It appears that application was put in ten days before the meeting, but owing, it is supposed, to official negligence, no warrant was received by the secretary. As it was proved that the parties concerned had done all in their power to obtain the permit, a nominal fine of twenty shillings was inflicted. Once upon a time there was a company formed to conduct a newspaper in a little town called Waipawa (says a Napier paper), and the said company was placed in the hands of a certain pentleman to wind up, The winderup sold to a gentleman named Mr Johnson, who in his turn sold out to another company and got the money, The original shareholders want to know what the Mr Johnson referred to paid the gentleman who wound up the company's affairs, and also what money will como to them from the sale. The Glasgow Mail relates the following anecdote of General Gordon; In the last fortnight of his stay in England, before his departure for Khartoum, he met a beggar in the lanes of Hampshire, near Southampton, and that beggar, mere suo, pitched to him a wonderful pitiful tale, Gordon had but one coin in his pocket, and that coin was a sovereign, which he readily subscribed for the benefit of thebeggar. An hour later lie discovered from a police constable that the beggar was a hoary impostor, Gordon immediately proceeded to select the thickest ash cudgel his house could suppk He walked fifteen miles, and succeeded in laying hands upon the . delinquent whom he' trounced within a few niches of his'life. Ijfp 'forgot to ask for the soyereign'jjack i}gajn> and k'hrpe days l.ater he went to Ei)art.qiini'. ..' . '. . The annual meeting in connection with the Town Lands Trust, which' wasjicld last night, can probably claim to be among the shortest on record. At the appointed time there wore only two voters'pi'qsihit, and they went away during the next thirty minutes. The Chairman and Secretary, who had.been attending another meeting, Jhen arrived, and two other voters turning up,'they proceeded to business. After a brief reference to the absence of interest in the matter on the part of the public, the Chairman, who added that he supposed it indicated that the public had confidence in them, Mr Feist moved, and Mr Sellar seconded that tho report and balance sheet presented be adopted, and this having been earned the' retiring auditors, Messrs Sellar and J. Brown, were re-elec-ted.' This torminateci 'the' proceedings. We believe the shortness of the meeting soraewh.4 a.etonished one or two who were wafting outside, ajid .who intended to bring forward several for discussion, No doubt they wjll m'ake their voices heard. We may adef that tlje' proceedings were perfectly legal. Tho following is an interesting extract from a letter written from Wellington, which was recently published in a London newspaper:—" If any of your readers aro thinking of coming out to New Zealand, I tender them Punch's advice to those about (ionjOTy—'Don't,' You cannot believe anything that i# prfotod and sown broadoast over England by fte'sliippjng companies and the paid (sic) jegturers. '"ss over here to delude English people 'to. come out here. In tho various villages I have to stay at while travelling I havo seen much more poverty than you will see in any Lancaster towns of the same size. 1 will give you a wrinkle to grow on your •' editorial liOoj as Sam Slick says: Never believe a N/ew'\i!esaiider ; for of all colonials lie is the bjggesj;bar fin'tlje faw of the earth,' whether by tongue or in print, although the oliunjegj; ai> the job. New Zealand is completely behind the age, without the pale of civilisation, primitive in everything but rascality and lying. To obtain the closest and best description jof jts towns, as well as the most truthful, Is to picture to yourself a slice cut out of the Seven Dja)sy Tendon, and placed on ft desolate jsjan,<|.' .' s'3s}' cin nijfc jp imagination such a patch be|n^'Sll.oot ; ei i | Hill you have a good ifl> of tin's cquijtry —one stretch of bleak and black; hills wherever you look, with these so-called townships jumbled in here and there." The writer of the above letter must, by Jus own showing, bean old colonist, because he has apparently acquired the art of lying to perfection.' A meeting' of the Library Committee was held-.it the Institute yesterday even? ing, there boing present Mosul's Gaseb berg (Chairman), R. Brown, Hogg,. Hare, Muir, Redman, and Papworth. A work on orange culture in New Zealand was received from the Government, and was ordered to bo acknowledged with thank's! 'Letters werp received, from Mr D, S, papwortlfj asking for information it) reference, to sending hp'oks to country townships, which he 'desired to place 'before a public meeting at Pahiatija; from Mr R. G. Shelton, of Paliiato, pn the same subject; from the Secretary of the , Wairarapa Institute, in reply to inquiries made, stating that the.. Institute had no book stations at present, but that the plan formerly adopted was to lend members, resting over six miles from the library, six'books, sfca time, for two montjis; from Mr W. Sellar, Secretary to the School Committee, acknowjedgjnp the receipt of ton books for the school, It was decided to recommend to the now Committee the adoption. of. a system of forwarding books to outlying stations. The following accounts were passed for payment :—Wood & Cavanagh, 6s ; Lyttelton Times, 15s; Canterbury Times, 18s; auditors, £4 4s;. total, £6 3s. The Committee then< proceeded to consider matters connected with the preparation of the annual report, but eventually adjourned tjje meeting tjllthis evening. i i .■ - f ... p,

A meeting of creditors in the estate- of T. A. Dillon, farmer, has been called for tho 23rd inst. An' old Masterton favorite, in the person, of Miss Beaufort, will mako her appearance at the Theatre Royal on Mpn : day ..next in conjunction with Messrs Foley and Berkley in tho sixth entertainment of their season. . A- really capital programme has been prepared, embracing three new pieces and a. very powerful olio. : A very 'humorous local and topical skit is in rapid, rehearsal on the calling out and. enrolling, of tho Militia,' entitled ■''.' Twenty minutes with tho Russians." "The Masterton 'Militia" or "Alone we did it." This, introducing as it does, many local celebrities; should be most laughable, and alone worthy of; tho price, paid for admission, Thecleverlittlelady before mentioned will appear as Kitty Gaythorne in "Matched not Mated,"-and after,wa'rds asFanny Newberry in the screaming farce, " Romance under Difficulties". It goes withoutsaying that a mostcoi'dialreception is waiting her by her many admirers when she will mako her initial curtsey,on Monday night, "-.', • ''■'• Some idea of the state.of that portion of tho Eketahuna to Alfredtori road generally known as "theswamp,"may be be gathered from the statement of are-' cent traveller. Be says ".that when, he reached the swamp, a mob of sheep were being driven through; There were three men, one of whom was driving, while the other two were busily engaged in releasing those animals which ept bogged. If the road is in such a state at the end of summer, those who are compelled to uso it during the. .ensuing winter have anything but a pleasant prospect before them.

We call attention to an announcement in our colums to-day (over tlie leader), referring to the opening of the Empire English and Colonial Furniture Warehouse to-morrow evening, by which a good opportunity is offered the public of obtaining a class of furniture that has hitherto been unobtainable in the district. We had the pleasure of inspecting a portion of the stock this morning, and we can assure our readers that the quality of the goods and the prices at which they can be obtained, will well repay a visit on Saturday night, It will be seen that Mr T. Wrigley has been appointed managor, under whose supervision tl)o public may rely upon every attention being given to any orders that may be received.

Messrs Lowes, and Jorns had another field day in their yards yesterday.. Before noon they Continued disposing-of t)ie unsold lines of the previous day. Twenty head of mixed store cattle were sold at £3 10s per head ; dairy cows from £8 to £5; ordinary crossbred ewes from 5s 94 to (is 9d ; small fat sheep from 8s to 9s; lambs, 4s Bd, At one o'clock they sold, by order of the mortgagee, scotions 60, 01, and G6 Bentley's estate, at £SO, Mr Brandon being the purohascr, At two o'clock they commenced the sale of horsos for the executors of the lateMrH. W. Vallancc, Out of the catalogue 30 were sold under the hammer, the highest bid obtained being £IOO for a filly, Honeysucklo, half sister to Pasha and Rumour, at which Mr J. C. Vallance elected to buy her in. The next highest figure was £45 for the prize hack "Moire," For four other hacks £lB, £2O, £2O, and £2l; pair ponies, £2O; for two and three year olds prices ranged from £lO to £ls; yearlings £3 to £5. Sundry saddlery and gear fetched good prices. ■

The new Temperance Hall, UhapelStreet, ftfasjtei'j;onv>y'as l Jasb "liight by a concert), in')ylnfilfJ;he'Catter|on'}}Jue Ribbon choir, unlfer thVleaHership of'.Sjr Beechertflojc a prominent part, fhefihair was occupied • by-. })\i (tiler' Hplda'way, Gran4Lft(Jgp Pepityy of |!ni P)icenix Lodge .of Good Templars, who opuiiopj the meeting by giving a brief acgoirnt of his gonne'otion with the Good Templars, for the past twenty yours, Ho tlion introduced the Cartorton Ohoir members, who were received with cheers, and they sang with taste and skill their opening chorus. The meeting was then addressed by Messrs Baiwiker, Easthope, and S. Hart, on Temperance matters, thoir addresses boing vivacioiw, earnest,' and interesting. Tho Oartertcm Choir 'gave effective choruses andgleos. Mrs Gratton, Miss 'Marshall, '• Mis 3 White, and Messrs Wickerson arid' Gant' contributed considerably tp tho ovening's'pleasure'b'y the'manner in vtiich theirfongs were rendered. 'Messrs' Smith ' and IJebre ga*e recitations and' Mr" Beecher delivered a ' very humourous reading. i£rs Gap'ner and Mr Keisenberg accompanied tho so'lqs pri the pjano,'and Miss—,of Carierjton. accompanied the choir on tlje harmonium. Miss Jessie Galloway pl.ayecj a symphony, which was well received,, fjeforp the parfertqn visitors started on their return jqupney t|jey we're invited to partake of refreshments,' w])jjjj were provided in profusions and they thoroughly appreciated the kindness of the sisters of the Phtenix Lodgo in thus studying their creature comforts. The .Qarjfcerfoi} choir is now rehearsing "Eva," wjrjclj'vrjil be gjven in Masterton next montji, Meanwlvjle step's hive l)een lajjc)} to form a Teinperanpe choir jnMastertpn, and'whon It Is sufficiently advanced open meetings will be hold at frequent intervals. Several persons from amongst tho rudience "donned tho blue" at the finish of the programme, at the invitation of Mr Hart, Aheartyvoteof thankstotheCarter.tbji ph.ojr ani} all who had assisted in the 'eyenjng's ajjipmelit sas gjven bofpre t)ie broke up. "".'''' ;|

A mqetlfig of the Mastoid Oemetefy Trustees was held afc the Inßtitute nt three o'clock yesterday. : The members present were Messrs Feist (chairman). Hare, Vilo, and Hourigan. The minutes of the previous meeting were- read and confirmed, The Treasurer reported the amount to the ifedii of the Trust on 31st March last to pe£M'}6s"3,d;"flie following acqqunts were nasjjed for' bala'nc> sjjeefc |1 jfjj";- niqying J. 0. Ingram,-aajaiy, jabgr,an|} ceinmisaion, £8 7s 9d:p.{Feist, sundries, 4s |d. A letter was from • Mr Rawson offering his services: as Surveyor to the trust. It was resolved that Mr Rawson's qfferlje accepted,.providing Mr Fannin was willing ttf I'efeiiouJßl) {jjo same. The Secretary reported tije cemetery tfl be fn passable order, and suggested pome further work to be done In filling up holes in the Presbyterian ground,. and making more pathß. It was resolved that the matter bo left in the hands of the sub-committee with powor to act. The Secretary reported that the bathing places were a nuisance to the cemetery, and a gomplaint had, been made to that effect, Pp,qpfe!""Ajfer§ n g $ nom ' B of the day, arjd' t]}e 'cemetery was very seldom free.' He suggested K) the Trustees t!)at tfre bathing place at tfio preßont was detrimental to the Qerrnejej.-y. It was resolved that notice be given to the public through tho press, and a notice board be placed in the Cemetery, to the effect that no bathing will be allowed at tho bathing sheds between the hours of 8 a.m., and 7 p.m. on any day. Mr Jago wrote stating that his ii'p-o()iji)tfy business had prevented'him from leaking the adati for the Cemetery, He promised to complete them nest week, It. wan resolved/ that one woek more be'glvon to Mr Jag 6 to completo the work. The Secretary applied for a box to kqep the Cemetery books in, and it was resolved that Mr Feist be authorised to procure a box for the Trust. Messrs J. PaytonapdE. Feist were appoin,ted a sub-committee for the ensuing quarter. The meeting then adjourned.

Captain Edwin telegraphed at 1.30 to-day :—Bad weather between northeast and north and west, Glass further fall. Indications of rain after sixteen hours from now. Mr W. • Selkr,;' Deputy. Assignee, announces that dividends of one shilling in the£ will be payable,on or after tomorrow, in the estates'of Harvey and Sons, and D, . . ATemperanco -orator.says that-colonial canaries may be seen any Sunday, perched .qn the Hotel balconies'in Mastertqii-lopk-ing out for the "Boy'in Blue.": ■ '"•".'.' Mr P. F. Tancred's horse The traror. won the Timaru cup yesterday, his time, over the'distance being the fastest on record in New-Zealand. v.The Observer states that the Bishop .of Wellington is at present visiting'' the' natives in the Lower Valley* The appointment of Henry Aldborough Stratforf Esq,, asßesident Magistrate for the Wairarapa,, with extended jurisdiction to £IOO, is notified in the last Gazette. The' Hon. J. A.' Tole, Minister of Education, arrived from Napiei'./iby way of the Forty-Mile Bush, shortly j&ftcr midday to-day, and left again fotf Wellington by-the-afternoon train. : i -.-.-';'|-!.. Mr J, H, Kibblewhite has been appqin : ted Deputy Registrar of Births; Marriages!' and Deaths, for the district of Maste'rton.; People have within the last few days revived several humerous tales of orders given by militia officers in the- old New Zealand war times, but the following (says the Wanganui Chronicle) may be new to some of our readers:—" The battalion will be reviewed by MajorGeneral—at sunset to-morrow. The aun will set at 6,37 p.m. By order of Major—, commanding." According to. a notification in the Gazette there are 126,783 scabby sheep im the colony, the number of flocks infeoted being 18, nearly the whole of these being in the Marlborough districts. The Wairarapa has only the three flocks at Pabwai, The only other infected flock in the colony is one of 195 sheep in the Wanganui district, At the sale of Messrs Lowes and lorns and Iqwib yesterday Mi* \\. Neil, of the Prince of Wales Livery Stables, Masterton, was the purchaser of a hjndsomc pair of three year old gelding ponies, which as a pair of well matched harness ponies it would be impossible to beat in the Wairarapa. The ponies were bred afc ftahu: mjngj, which js alone a guarantee pf their q^iity. The last Gazette contains a ljst pf tjie loqal bodies towhqm the Gflyorninfintliap paid over rates on native lands. Among these appear the names of the following Road Boards:—Ciietle Point, £1 (is 44; Featherston, £7O 7sld: Masterton, £133 16s 8d; Pahiatua, £129 6s; and Tara-tahi-Oarterton, £49 7b 6d, The county of Wairarapa East is the recipient of £lO5 15s 7d. A narrow escape from what might have proved a fatal accident, ooourred on one of the up country roads, one wet and stormy night recently. A gentleman, driving his family in a buggy towards home, on turning a sharp bend in the road, leading to a gully, across which only a narrow, bridge, without handrails was placed, perceived, within a short distance, another vehicle approaching at a rapid pace from the oppoaite direction, No room tj pass, a collision seemed inevitable. But the drivers of the two conveyances were equal to the occasion and with admirable presence of mind applied 1 fcjieil- trTakes, bringing the horses to'a fctilntjstfll "'within'a'few feet, and the qccu'panjtr were able to congratujate eadh - qth i er" , cjif jMiig'-jfail' ftted; I ''pdwerful bates,' an,d gMdlampj fr jfyejj; nM' by M;nr and, fyxon pf Pie Gqaclf Factqrjr, wjfq are i}pw buying iill kinds qf vehicles at fafoulqusly l'qw price's. ' ''"■■■",