NEWS BY CABLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3270, 31 July 1889, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

ENGLISH. London, July 29, Before the Times. Farnell Commission, adjourned to-day, the cashier of the National Bank was examined. He stated that the books and papers of the Bank for eight years previous to 1886, had boon destroyed by order of the vice-chairman. It was subsequently elicited that the destruction took place in the ordinary course, and not at the instigation of the Pamellite party. The books destroyed con : tained the accounts of Mr J. G. Biggar, and other members of the National League. The women of England have deoided to present Gladstone with a portrait of himself painted by Sir John Millais.

The Houso of Commons has passei tho Scotch Local Government Bill,

FOREIGN. Beklin, July 20. Thirty-four persons who took part in the recent riots iu Silesia have been sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. The different companies from whoso works men wont out on strike have dismissed a large number of their officials.

Cairo, July 29. The Dervishes in tho neighborhood of Assouan have been roinforced by large numbers who eluded the Egyptian troops by making a long detour.

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydnev, July 30. Aga has been scratohed for th Groat Metropolitan Stakes am •Hawkesbury Grand Handicap.

The crew of the schooner Nicoll, which foundered off the Seal Rocks during the recent gale, were rescued by a passing steamer and brought on to Sydney. The Co-operative Colliery Company's mine at Pittsburg has been flooded by stormwate'r and 500 men are thrown out of employment. Brisbane, July 80, Tho mate and ten men belonging to the wrecked barque Mallsgate are missing, Telegraphic. Amva ol the Arawa. Wellington, Wednesday. Tho Arawa, which arrived from London last uight, liad.au unevenliul passage, She brings G4 passengers for New Zealand ports and 2,800 tons of cargo. The officers are the same as tho last voyage, with the exception of Mr Moffatt, who has been appointed to the command of tho Company's now steamer Marmari. Mr Prosser, lato second officer, has therefore been appointed chief officer, and Mr Holland, late oi the steamer Tonqariro, is second.

Supposed Suicide.

Dunedin, Wednesday,

Win. Trimble, a farmer, has been found drowned in a creek near ', his residence, at Waitahuna. He has been despondent for some time past and it is believed to be a case oi suicide.

Labor Difficulty SettledWkstpom. Wednesday, The Cado Foulwind labor difficulty lias been settled. The contractor's agree to the Union terms, viz: That 'ail employees on the wits must be Union men, The standard rate of wages will be paid. An agreement to this effect is signed, Non-llniouists will bo eligible for admission into the Uniou.

Earthquake. Westpoet, Wednesday. ■A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at 9.20 last night.

Kekfion, Wednesday. An earthquake of 10 seconds duration with strong percussive movement was felt here at 5.80 last night.

Extensive. Fire.

Dunedin, Wednesday,

A lire broko out at one o'clock this morning !n Glon Mornihgton, by which Carrie's general store and dwelling hoase attached, also fourroomed cottage adjoining wore burnt to the ground. The fire is supposed to lave started in a room at the back of the shop. The flames spread to the cotlago adjoining, occupied bv Howes and family, but few offects wero saved, The stock iu the store is insured for £ : M, and Currie's furniture for £SO, while the furnituro at Howes was covered by ,£l5O. A Lucky Council. Beefton, Wednesday, The Merman Co to-day declared a dividend of sixpence per slisre. making the total dividend this month £5,150. The County Council gets over £IOOO from the gold duty from the months production.

TYPHOID IN WELLINGTON

Wellington, Wednesday. The city doctors have been interviewed respecting the alleged prevalence of typhoid fever. So far as can be-ascertained there are ten cases in the city,

Mr Beetliam Def ejids the Colony' Mrjeetham M.H.E., left town, yesterday on a visit to some frieudsin Lincolnshire. Some roinarks' which fell from Lords Laraington and Norton in the course of the recent' discussion m the Lords re again sending Imperial troops to garrison Australia aud Now Zealand appear' to have roused Mr Beethani'u ico, since he writes to The Times as follows: a I notice in your Purlianj|pry report of June 4, on the question of sending small bodies of troops to the Australian colonies, that Lord Lamington is reported to have said "That it was a wise policy, the j withdrawal of British troops in 1870." J Then, evidently alluding to New. f Zealand, he gives his reasons: f "Because their presence caused the {•.■ colonists to carry on wars with tho| Maoris, or at all ovents, these t''""! ceased when the troops were jW Jg drawn." Lord Norton is repo!gw§l have said: "That the keeping'M| troops in Now Zealand had at onei' time led to litttlo wars being kopt npW;. for the purpose oi retaining the«| British troops, there, and thus '$ securing this pecuniary advantage to ''' the colony." Charges of this nature were freely made against the colonists during the continuance of the Native wars in New Zealand, and were then I - thought, successfully refuted. Such, however, does not appear to . be the caso in the minds of the noble lords,

I, as an old colonist, am (Jl|iL;ghly aware of the heavy losses sWained by the settlers of Now Zealand daring the continuance of hostilities. Many valuable lives were lost, homesteads aud property destroyed, and and for a long pariod the work and progress of colonisation were almost paralysed. Li endeavouring to show the real financial aspect of the question, it is difficult at this distance from my base of information to give perfectly accurate figures. // can only profess to give an app: estimate ot the heavy responsibilities undertaken by the colonists in assisting the Imperial authorities to subdue the hostile tribes of Now Zealand,

Great Britain, up to the period ot the withdrawal of the troops in 1870 had expended a little more than £0,000,000. The colonists during the same period had expended nearly £3,500,000, the total population of New Zealand being ill the year 1370, only 240,000, After the British troops wero withdrawn tho csMinuance of hostilities must havafcised an expenditure of at least £1,0w,000 so that tho expenditure of the colonists cannot be estimated at less than £4,500,000 up to tho end of 1872, Offing to the gradually changing relative positions of the European and Native races there has fortunately been no state of actual warfare since the abovo. Yet tho position of the Native race has necessitated a heavy continuous expenditure to render successful rebellion on the : part of the Natives impossible. This expend:; "jjijwnct the providing of means for the (iefence of our harbours against external enemies has necessitated a further expenditure of not less than £8,000,000 From these figures it will he seen that tho colony of New Zealand has expended £7,500,000 on " internal and external defence. Thisproves, I think, incontestibly, that the spirit of self-reliance has not been wanting in the colonists of New Zealand, who are now again unjustly accused of fermenting war and bloodied in their midst for the purpose jSnsuring tho expenditure of a few vnllions of Imperial funds in their colony. New Zealand in its now vigorous manhood requires no nursing, In 1870 the colonists cheerfully supported Sir Frederick Weld in his self-reliant policy. They accepted; manfully the additional burden that tho withdrawal of the British troops entailed upon them, They have ever shown a readiness to co-operate in any fair proposal that has been instituted for the protection of Imperial interests, aud I consider that they are entitled to have; efforts in tho noblo work of s&tliQltg in the expansion of the Empire more justly acknowledged that' has been the case by Lords Lamington and Norton, - London correspondent Dunedin Star.

Fire Protection at Carterton. The Public Meeting. Tho publio meeting at Coiterton last night regarding the forSßion of a fire brigado was vory well attended the large number of business people and property owners present indicating that considerable interest was taken in tho question. The Mayor (Mr Fairbrother), occupied the chair. The Chairman, Messrs Wm Booth, H. Callister, Dudsou, Liudop, G. A. ! Fairbrother, Middleton, Campin, I Haines and others addressed the j meeting, and the subject of fire pro- | tection was discussed at some length. j Tho feeling ot the meeting was in ! favour of procuring efficient fire extinguishing plant and obtaining a good water supply; and also of securing that the cost of these inm«ta- j meats should fall on owner! in ' proportion to the extent of property I at risk, by the creation of a fira radius, Several speakors advocated ' paying the firemen at stipulated ' rates for pumping according to tho .'; time occupied. It was stated that ' the Borongh Council was legally j empowered to levy a firo' protective purposes, and also\that it ! could levy it on special areas, if | desired, Ultimately, Mr Booth j moved the three following resolutions j (each being seconded by Mr Callister), j saying that ho thought the Borough .) Council should look into tho question, | see how things stood, and then j prepare a scheme and report. The | resolutions, which were all duly I passed, were as follows: I

(1) "That this meeting warmly approves the proposal to establish an offloient Fire Brigade for the Borough of Carterton," ' (2) " That this meeting requests the Borough Council to prepare a scheme by which, from its ordinary funds for special rating, fin adequate water supply,- andtui engine and hose can be provided." (3) " That bo soon as the Borough Council is prepared to submit a scheme as above, another publio meeting be called at which thoso present promise to attend and render, every possible help iu fojffiing an efficient brigade."

The Chairman (the Mayor) mentioned that he would undertake to place the resolutions and the wishes oftho meeting before the Borough Council at an early date, so that they could consider the question. He would then another public meeting and report the result,

Mr J, Barnard we hear has purchased the Btcam engino in use recently at Mr Eetiall's Masterton Flour Mill, for tho purpose, of the electric light supply in (Ireytown,