AUCKLAND PLUMPTON PARK MEETING.

The Auckland Coursing Club meeting at Plumpton Park on Saturday! was favoured with splendid weather. It is estimated that between 300 and 400 spectators were present, and the coursing was all that could be desired, the hares running strongly and well. Mr J. Henderson officiated as judge, Mr W. Cunningham as slipper, Messrs W. F. O'Sullivan and R. B. Isaacs slip stewards, and Mr J. Alexander flag-steward. Appended are the results:

Champion Stake, CAb eac'v 10s to expenses. Winner, £37 ; ru: xter-up, £16 ; third and fourth dogs, £5 eac«i.

First Round.

Mr J. Hunt's blk and w d Magpie, by Stair Lad—Poison, beat Mr Cairns's blk and w d Maraschino, by Champagne Charlie— Racket

Mr Griffiths's r and w d Caradoc, by Stair Lad—Poison, beat Mr F. North's w and br d Lucifer, by Pinfire—Chloroform. Sir A. Cairns's w and red d Union Jack, by Bridegroom—White Flag, beat Mr J. Hunt's blk b Black Rose, by Wel come Jack —Lady Nelson. Mr Jas. Otway's r d King Quail, by Totara 11. — Bellisle, ran a bye, Mr J. McCabe, junr.'s r b Meteor 11., by Totara—Beauty, failing to put in an ap pearance. Mr T. Stafford's br d Favo, by Pinfire— Chloroform, beat Mr W. Mays's b and w d Waxy, by Tairoa —Gitania. Mr J. Hunt's b d Sailor Boy, by Welcome Jack—Lady Nelson, beat Mr McGrady's blue d Blue Rock, by Mornington— Swallow. Mr S. Brown's b b Sylvia, by Welcome Jack—Valentine, beat Mr G. Hope's blue d Smuggler, by Mornington—Swallow. Second Round. Magpie beat Caradoc Union Jack beat King Quail Sailor Boy beat Favo Sylvia ran a bye Third Round. Union Jack beat Magpie Sylvia beat Sailor Boy Final. Mr S. Brown's b b Sylvia (Welcome Jack ' —Valentine) beat Mr Cairns's w and r d ,■ Union Jack (Bridegroom—White Flag) A and won.

S,t, Leger Stake.—£2 10s each, 10s to ex penses. Winner, £15 ; runner-up, £6 ; third and fourth dogs, £2 10s each.

First Round. Mr T. Patterson's r d Lady Hinemoa, by Joker—East Lynn, beat Mr Wm. Fer guson's f and w b Braw Lass, by Ivanhoe —Leonora Mr J. B. Bull's blue b Blue Bell, by Yv-"el come Jack—Como, beat Mr ' Wm. S. Brown's blk b Doraß., by Welcome Jack —Valentine Mr J. B. Williamson's ns. blue and w b Frailty, by Welcome Jack —Valentine, beat Mr Jas. Wheeler's w b Yatberina, by Wharfdale —Killeadey MrO. Hope's br d Happy Nap, by King Don—Sting, beat Mr A- E* Isaacs'a blk d Lynnhurst, by Lord Lynn—Lucretia, Mr F. Foster's blue d Blue fiat, by Blue ' Lupin—Riot, beat Mr F. Sport's blk and w d Nelson, by Welcome Jack—Valen tine , . . Mr E. Kelly's br and w d Foul Shot, by Stair Lad—L-ady McGrath, beat Mr • A. E. Isaacs's blk d Master Crichope, by Lord Lynn—Lucretia Mr A. EA Isaaos's blue b Lady Lynn, by Lord Lynn—Lucretia, ran a bye , Second Round.

Blue Bell beat Lady Hinemoa Happynap beat Frailty Blue Hat beat Lady Lynn Foul Shot iran a bye Third Roitkd. Happynap beat Blue Bell Foul Shot beat Blue Hat Final.. Mr Ey'Kelly's br and wd Foul Shot (Stair Lad—Lady MeGrath) beat Mr G. Hope's br d Happynap (King Don—Sting), and won.

The, eighteen entries for the Sapling Stake were divided into a six-dog stake, the winners being Mr J. Porter's r and w b Lady Agnes, by Darkie—Daisy, Mr J. McCabe's w and blk b Mystery, by Wel come Jack—Mermaid, and Mi- T. Broad wood's blk and wd Master John; by Wel come Jack—Mermaid.

The Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

A general meeting of the Association was held last Friday afternoon, when there were present: Mr A. Buckland (president), Mr J. Bainbridge (vice-president), and Messrs J. Dilworth, D. Nolan, J. Wallace, Way mouth, J. Phillips, C. Atkin, J. Wills, F. C; Lewis, G. Harrett, B. J. Esam, M. Wood ward, A. Anderson, W. Massey, R. Hall, R,N.Ryburn, and W.F-Lawry,. Amongst the business to bo considered was a proposal to alter the date of the annual show from November to tho autumn. Mr R. Hall proposed," That" the Association hold its annual show in March." He supported the motion by pointing out the advantages which would ensue ir the show were held in the autumn, nat the least of them being.that exhibits of fruit, grain.- and other produce, from the country districts could be-shown, and that the show would be much more re presentative of the general products of the country. Mr C. Atkin seconded the motion pro forflia. Mr James Wallace opposed the resolution, and pointed out that sheep were Unfit to show in- March. He thought it better to adhere to the oldseason. Mr Nolan supported the. motion, iand geneiv ally endorsed the remarks of Mr Hall, es-, pecially those referring to the country settlers, as it was only in the autumn that the country settlers had their stock in a condition to show. Mr Dil worth supported the motion, urging that upon financial grounds alone it behoved the Association to alter the season for its show, especially as experience had shown that eeunter attractions in the form of sports, infinitely less in importance to the community, had attracted the peoplo from the spring exhibitions. . He be lieved that these counter attractions would be less in the autumn than in the spring, and that the autumn show would have the effect of making the exhibits more representative of the products of the country. Mr Waymouth also supported the motion, and upon its being put to the meet ing it was passed with a large majority. ■ Mr Waymouth suggested that a sub-committee should be appointed, in order to effectually secure the aid and co-operation of the Horti cultural Society, but this was allowed to stand over for a time. -:: - The Executive Committee of the Associa tion met after the general meeting.. The first business was to appoint a secretary for the Association.and after a full investigation into the merits of the various applicants Mr Sloane*Morpeth received the.appointment. Mr R Hall was elected a member of the easi_»itt©o. A .üb-comtmttea consisting oi the president, vice-president, Measurer, and MrHallwasappointedtodealwiththeleasing of the Association's property at Green Lane, and Messrs Phillips Atkin and garrefct were constituted a Legal Committee. A hearty of thanks was passed to Mr B. J. m&mSt having .acted gratuitously as ScrSary. Thanks were also tended to Mr Waymouth for havins givento.services to theKciation aa aul^itatremuner, gtibnV •w?'

CORRESPONDENCE.

The Zenana Mission.

(To the Editor.)

" Zamiel," in his " Random Shots," has been guilty of a cruel injustice to the young lady who was here last week in con nection with the Zenana mission. A more modest girl is not to be found in Auckland, or one who would be more in clined to shrink from any liberty such as he describes. Mr Spurgeon is quite able to defend himself if he cares to do it; but I may say that if such conduct as " Zamiel" represents had taken place, my wife and daughters would hare been told of it, as my niece was living here. I am sure, then, that those of your readers who noticed the slander will condemn it, and will agree with me that, as it affects this earnest, pure-minded girl who has elected to leave her home to teach the unhappy women who are enslaved in India, it is a disgrace to the writer, and, I fear, I must add to the paper in which it appears, until the libel is retracted.

C. P. Newcbmbe,

Park Road, Auckland, August 27,1887,

[Surely our correspondent is super-sen sitive. We have read the verses carefully through, and can detect nothing sug gestive of anything approaching im modesty or distantly indicative of any " liberty" which the most sensitive and highly proper young lady should "shrink" from or resent. Even suppos ing the verses to be written otherwise than in fun, they would not be open to the construction Mr New combe seems to have placed upon them, but when the purely humorous and highly imaginative nature of "Zamiel's" notes on current events is considered, it is quite unnecessary to discuss the matter seriously.—Ed. E.S.]

The Sabbath Question.

(To, the Editor.)

Sir,—ln your issue of last Monday you published an extract from the " Oamaru Mail" of a sermon given by Mr Seth Smith on the interesting question whether Saturday or Sunday should be recog nised as the Sabbath. With your per mission I should like to make a few ren-yarks on Mr Setli Smith's views. There seems to be little difference of opinion respecting the Sabbath question from creation to the cross. All, or nearly all, 'are agreed that the seventh day of the weok was kept in obedience to the fourth commandment of tho decalogue. The whole difficulty lies right here: all the churches acknowledge and teach that the ten commandments are as binding as they ever' were, the fourth included; and in the face of this they work on the seventh day, which is expressly forbidden by the dectdogue, and rest on the first day, an act not enjoined by any commandment in the Bible. In the sermon alluded to above, Mr Seth Smith offers no proof for what he says on this point. He simply takes things for granted, and seems to sup pose tho rest of us will do the same; but it is impossible for me to take for granted that which all the facts in the caso disprove. It is unreasonable to sup pose that a command -which enjoined the observance of the seventh day for four thousand years can now, without the slightest change being mado in it, enjoin the observance of the first day of the week. By no principle of logic nor legal twisting can this be done. Now, what we all want in this Sabbath controversy is a little Bible authority for tho change. What if Christ did rise on tho first day? Who has said we should observe that day in memory thereof? Let Mr Seth Smith or anyone else answer. How does he know the Holy Spirit descended on the first day of the week ? Let us have the proof. Even if it did, is that any evidence we should keep'the day? Did the Holy Spirit never descend any other day ? _ If we wore to keep every day on which the Holy Spirit descended, should we not be obliged to keep all the days of the week ? Again, who told Mr Seth Smith that the apostles "could haidly have dreamt for a moment of keeping Sabbath on any other day than the first day of the week?" True, he says so ; but that does not make it so. I suppose all will admit that while all truth can be expressed by statements, yet all statements do not express truth. For me I should like very much to have someone give the Scriptures on which we can stand.—Yours truly, Charles Clayton.

The Financial Depression.

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —By. almost every mail that arrives from Europe we find that some of the lead ing magazines contain able articles demon strating that the present stagnation of industry in gold-standard countries is simply the natural result of the appreciation of that metal, and it is very remarkable that no public writer has hitherto even attempted to refute, that theory. Will our business men never comprehend the self-evident facts that general prices must inevitably continue to fall in precisely the same ratio as gold —our measure ot wealth —rises in ex change value from its growing scarcity, and that speculating upon a falling market is like touching the rigging of a frozen ship, which you do at your peril ? It is. very strange that the un usual development of industries in silver- Using countries dui-ing the last few years— while ours have been declining—has not opened the eyes of our settlers to the indis putable fact that each fall in the exchange Of .silver for gold enables silver-standard countries to undersell us by that amount. Some absurdly pretend that legislation cannot affect prices, but can they deny that the present scarcity of gold, and consequent fall of prices, has been greatly aggravated by the demonitisation of silver since 1873? International bimetallism would' greatly steady prices by putting all currencies upon an equal, footing, and if the supply of the two precious metals combined was found insufficient to keep prices from falling, they could be economised" to any de sired extent by simply mci easing the size of coins, or using bars of gold and silver instead, and thus forcing convertible bank notes to supersede them more and more for domestic use. This system, based upon Ricardo's famous suggestion, is called " stable bi-metallism " by Professor Marshall, who fully explains it in the "Contemporary Review" of March last, where he says, " it could be begun at once, and without risk, by any nation: If 'adopted by several nations, it would con stitute at once a perfect international basis of currency and prices."—Yours,etc., R. D. <L. Duffus.

About Protectionism.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—l Will you grant me space for a small curse on protectionism, and a sinister bless ing on its defenders? First, then, for the last 70 years no nation has had free trade, „c., been without the Customs House. About 40 years ago England, after a ter rible struggle (aristocrats now should be ashamed), won free trade for one item- oa tbo ta-iff — corn — and it proved salvation. All nations are protectionist, and as an inevitable conse quence, all periodically suffer, as now, an extraordinary stroke of dire adversity. Custom Houses are tbe great curse of the commercial world—a big stone in the deli cate machinery of the world's business. On Saturday night I read the whole qf the paper by W. Leys, and more, with fixation .of thought, attracted by its lucidity and ;ter_6_e.ofisa,of style and by tbe concise narra

tive of Auckland events and vicissitudes, with which I felt familiar. On the whole a good paper; bub what little there is in it about free trade and protection is shallow. And when he comes to fane cloth-coat free traders and coatiess protectionists ho is flippant, panders to the low, and deals in impudence instead of reasoning-a poor, unacceptable substitute. The fact is, there never was an argument for pohtical tauii protectionism. The thing is related to the opinion that one man should go through the world with 9s a week income, and an other with £90 a week, and that fellows should get into the House purposely and expressly to frame, to manipulate, and to shuffle the laws so as to bring it about, in one word it is iniquitous Toryism. Messrs Withy and Connell are not real free traders. They sanction political tariffs, and assume that the Custom-house must be. The ulti mate desideratum is, freedom of trade .and free ports all the world over.-1 ours, etc., W. E. Sadler.

Trade Depression.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—l confess to being not a little surprised to see the reprint of Mr Williamson's paper from " Blackwood in your Friday's paper. My surprise arises mainly from the fact that I sup pose there is not a single _ article ot the creed of politics advocated in Black wood" that would be supported by you. ihe positions taken up in this paper have been replied to many times and exposed as sophisms ; some of them lie on the sur face, others require searching for. lam not going to undertake a reply, but would ask you to reprint Mr Mongredieu s short paper on trade depression written two years ago; but still applicable. It is a careful- and intelligent examination of the whole question, and will throw con siderable light on the course of trade not generally understood.—l am, etc., John Milne.

The Mortality from Typhoid Fever at the Hospital.

(To tbe Editor.)

Sir,—l observe in a report in your paper of a lecture by Dr. Oirdler, atthe V.M.C.A. Rooms, that he speaks of the deaths among the cases of typhoid fever treated at the Auckland Hospital as only seventeen (17) in ninety-one cases. Surely lie must be speak ing ironically. Seventeen deaths in ninety one cases amounts to a percentage of 188— according to my experience an enormous mortality. Either there must be a most malignant type of the disease here, or there i 3 something wrong with the wards, the nursing, or the medical treatment. I have before me an abstract of a paper written by me, and read be fore tli9 Royal Medical and Chiur urgical Society of London, on April 14, 1808, in which an account is given of ninety (90) Ciises of typhoid treated by me in Trinidad, 8.W.1., by Dr. King Chambers's method, with some modifications, rendered necessary by the climate, etc. The number of deaths among these ninety cases was only three (3), and one of those had beeh under the care of another practitioner, and I was only called in at the last. Now, Dr King Chambers's treatment is very simple ; it was amply tried by him at St, Mary's Hospital, and the account published in his ' Clinical Lectures in 1864.

Tho mortality in my cases was at the rate of 33 per cent; in Auckland Hospital, 186 per cent. ; in 121 cases reported in King Chambers's Clinical Lectures, the deaths were four (4) being at the rate of 3'l per cent., or almost exactly the same as tha rate in my cases. Before Dr. Chambers adopted this plan the mortality in his cases in the same Hospital was 23 per cent. It is said that figures may bo made to prove anything, but it would be difficult to show that the difference iii the treatment' is "not the cause of the difference in the mortality in this instance. I may say that I have had the same success both in England and else where, when 1 have been able to carry out King Chambers's plan of treatment. —I am, etc., R. H. Bakewell, M.D., Auckland, August 27th, 1887. .

The School Syllabus.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—As you are aware, the advisability of reducing the syllabus is now engaging the attention of teachers. An article appeared in the columns of the " Herald," a few days ago, favouring the idea, and represent ing those who opposed it as ignorant, and as having failed to grasp the salient points at issue. The Star gave extracts from Inspectors'reports, and published opinions expressed by the convener of the Dunedin Education Beard's Committee, which favoured the idea that the syllabus aimed at too much, and required modification. Since this side of the question has thus re ceived wide publicity, I would like to give some reasons why the proposals of last con ference should be opposed. In reference to what the "Herald" says respecting the difference between true education and the mere storing of dates and facts, any first year pupil teacher is able to discriminate. No teacher will, I think, be charged with this kind of ignorance by his fellow teaohers.

The point at issue is simply whether it is advisable to limit the pass subjects to read ing, writing, arithemetic, and composition ; the other subjects to be regarded as class subjects. These are in fact the requirements for Standard IV. at present. The change is opposed not because individuality and originality are underrated or despised in the assumed liberty thus given to the teacher, but because it is likely that this liberty may be abused, and the general standard of efficiency lowered. This was the state of England when the three R's were the only pass subjects. " Only one-fourth of the children in the aided schools were said to receive a sound elementary education." That good schools existed goe3 without say ing, but they, were the exception. There would be good schools here, too, I am sure ; but, if a standard creditable to our country is to be maintained, we must exact more than these proposals demand. Those who take the view that it is irregular atten dances that interfere with the successful working of the syllabus advance the assertion that in twelve months, with a reasonable number of attendances, the subjects can be efficiently taught; that cramming becomes a necessity only in re gard to preparing the irregular attenders. They assume that the teacher in his methods aims at educating as well as instructing. The average percentage of passes obtained by our schools is fair ; and the fact is ad vanced, not as encouraging the notion that to aim at passing high percentages should be the main idea, but that the results were obtained in the face of the requirements that children who have only attended one half of the number of time 3 of assembling of the school during the three quarters pre ceding the examination must be examined for passes. This requirement is objection able, as it is likely to lead to cramming ; and passing children under this condition encourages low average attendances. "It is possible," says the " Herald," " that chil dren may pa3s standard after standard, year by year, and yet not be educated." If this assertion appijoa Vo fe> children who attend regularly, it says very little for their teachers. If, in the p.<OCCtis of teaching, the lessons have not been prepared with the i«ea- of educating thei** why blame fche syllabus? A good teacSSv may make al most any subject educative by his methods. In reference to what appears in the Star on this subject, you will find that Mr Bindon precedes the remarks quoted with the words, "Speaking on behalf <>f the small schools more particularly." Without, taking Into

account these words, his remarks would bo misapplied. There is no, difference of opinion with regard to small schools^ We all believe with Inspector Bindon, me unaided teacher in a small school witnsix standards to teach, and a heavy sy labus, and irregular attendances to contend witn, has no easy task." . , The writer in' the Star, referring to tne hankering for percentages, quotes spector Robinson, bub overlooks what -He has to say in respect to the way be is in clined to apply the syllabus, lhe in spector says: " Teachers of small schools who, without assistance, are required bo teach an infant class and six standards may, if they cover as much of the programme as possible, well be allowed to fall back on the regulations. In schools favoured with better advantages and opportunities it cannot be considered satisfactory for teachers to shov; too great a tendency to take shelter behind the regulations. In every standard the teaching should be in advance of the ex amination requirements." He apologises for dwelling on this subject thus: "The effect, however, upon educational matters would be so lamentable if what the Ameri cans call' the pay-day and term-end teacher' were bo get a "footing amongst us that J may be excused for anticipating the possi bility of such a calamity." Similar opinions may be adduced from other reports, but enough has been said to show there aro reasonable grounds of opposi tion to the radical change proposed. In the adoption of the syllabus bhe country has chosen the less of two evils. Air Lowe said of the English code, "If the new system is costly, ib shall at least be efficient; if ib is inefficienb, ib shall be cheap." And now, sir, let mo thank you in antici pation for the space allowed. I offer this in the full belief that any material alteration of the syllabus is playing into the hands of that Conservative party against whom you have been so ably doing batble in bheir abbacks on the Education Act.—Yours, &c, Home Rule.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, MONDAY^ AUGUST 29, 1887,

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Election Notices. ■FIRANKL IN NORTH. MR F. LA WRY will Address the Electors : On MONDAY, the 29th., West TAMAKI School-room. At Half-past Seven O'clock. -%T E Vv 7 TO N ELECTO RTtT Mr Withy's Central Committee will meet THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, in the Eden Hall, Summer-street, Mount Eden Road, at 7.30 o'clock. A full attendance requested. vyAITEMATA ELECTION. f ' MR READER WOOD Will address the ELECTORS OF WAITEMATA, At the TOWN HALL, HELENSVILLE, . THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, At Eight o'Clock; And AT KAUKAPAKAPA ON TUESDAY EVENING NEXT,; At Eight o'Clock. "jVTR READER WOOD'S COMMITTEE will MEET at the Committee-room, Devonport, on TUESDAYS and FRIDAYS, at 7.30 p.m. All Electors interested in his return are invited to attend. EDEN ELECTORATE. Mr J. AITKEN CONNELL will have much pleasure in meeting the Electors of Eden at— Public Hall, Mount Albert, on MONDAY EVENING, August 29, .at 8 o'clock. School-house, Titirangi, on TUESDAY EVENING, August"3o, at 7 o'clock. Public Hall. Svanson, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, August 31, at 7.3 J o'clock. Meetings at other places will bo duly advertised. mO THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. Gentlemen,— I am a Candidate for the honour of represent ing your district in the new Parliament, and will continue to address you at tho various centres throughout the district. The dates and places of meetings will be duly advertised. J. AITKEN CONNELL. T7-IDEN ELECTORATE. Mr MITCHELSON will address the Electorsof Eden as follows :— In the School-house. THREE KINGS, on MONDAY EVENING, the 29th instant, at 8 o'clock. In the School-house. WAIKOMITI, on TUESDAY EVENING, the 30th inst., at 7 o'clock. In tho School-house, TITIBANGI, on SATURDAY, the 3rd September, at 2.30 p.m. mo THE ELECTORS OF WAITE- M A T A. Gentlemen,—l beg to ofter myself for re election tc represent you in the General Assembly. I shall shortly do myself thehonour of address ing you at some of the principal centres in the Electorate. RD. MONK. July 7,1887. mO THE ELECTORS OF EDEN. Gentlemen,— I have pleasure in offering myself as a Candidate for your electorate, and will, at an early date, do myself the honour of addressing you on political matters, EDWIN MITCHELSON. Auckland. 30th June, 1887. TO THE ELECTORS OF AUCKLAND NORTH. Gentlemen.—l have the honour to offer myself as a Candidate for your suffrages. I SHALL CERTAINLY GO TO THE POLL FOR Auckland North, and, if you are pleased to elect me as your representative, will do every thing in my power to promote the interests of the colony generally and of your district in particular. Very faithfully yours. SAMUEL VAILE. mO THE ELECTORS OH" AUCKLAND NORTH. G_NT__MBN, I respectfully beg to offer myself for Re election to Represeat your District in the House of Representatives, . Yours faithfuUf, T. THOMPSON, June.lo.lßß7.



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Sir,—Wo have now beon using your Patent Porridge Meal at this school for two months, and I consider it but right to inform you that we all (staff as well as boys) like it so well that I would ilnd it a difficult matter to get them to return to using oatmeal. It is without a doubt a splendid article of diet. I may add on my representing to the Education Department in Wellington that I was using your Patent Por ridge Meal instead of Oatmeal. I received authority from Rev. Mr Habens, Secretary for Education, to continue its use in the school —Yours faithfully, (Signed) GEORGE P. HOGAN, Manager. Ponsonby, Auckland, May 30,1887. Mr John Lam Dear Sir,—l think it a duty to let you know results of your Patent Porridge Mai on our youngest boy. He was weakly, and refused every food preparation that cou d be got. but upon getting some of yours he took to it at once and afterwards nothing would satisfy niiq hut this porridge. 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