Correspondence. (IK« <i» hot hold ounelm possible/or (he Mhitoht expreaied by over correspondence). THE OPHIR COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR: The Black correspondent takes the liberty of assuming far more than truth in his recent report upon the result of the Ophir Company’s crushing. It simply amounts to unlimited presumption, his reporting upon the affairs of a purely private company. The shareholders know very well what they are about, and have every faith in their property, the result obtained is quite satisfactory, but through the uncalled-for remarks made upon their operations, etc., will not give the coveted information. Your correspondent would earn a much better name for himself if he [quietly attends for the future to his own affairs and spends his time in improving his at present scant knowledge of quartz mining by the better use of the pick and shovel instead of the pen, which ill becomes him. The Ophir Company intend to crush again immediately stone which prospects well. In his reference to the charge for crushing, the idea must have originated in his own feeble mind. Had he come and asked in a straightforward way, he would have been informed of the figure at once. His custom is not sought after, or, in fact, others, for the company has quite enough to keep the battery going regularly. As far as studying the public is concerned, I am of opinion that if your correspondent studied his own pocket a little better he would be thought just as well of. He would do well to remember that self-preservation is the first law of nature. Of course, his liberality to the public generally accounts for his independent position, but unfortunately everyone cannot follow in his footsteps.—I am, etc., One Who Knows. (We are afraid “One Who Knows” is very wide of the mark in his guess as to the identity of our 'correspondent” However that may be, we perfectly agree with our own that the withholding of information by mine owners is a grave mistake; we even go so far as to think that it is one of the flaws in our mining laws that the giving of results in not compulsory. In so far as registered companies are concerned, in Victoria it is compulsory, and we can see no difference between the Ophir Company and a registered company, as both alike are liable to be dealt with in the open market.— Ed. D.T. DUNSTAN RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING. (Friday, the 11th inst., the date of this meeting, broke in with a steady downpour of rain, and up to nearly noon it continued, and showing no signs of abatement, the management deemed it the wiser to adjourn till the following day, and accordingly despatched telegrams to all the surrounding centres notifying that fact. The following day, Saturday, the weather was fair, and though a biting cold wind blew the programme was gone through, and on the whole most successfully. Through the break the attendance was not what it otherwise would have been; yet with all there was a good representative gathering, all the neighboring centres being represented. The racing detailed below was above the average, yet it cannot be denied that the generalship displayed in riding by Labghlan gave him a shade the advantage of other Thiers, if even his cattle were not always the best. The amount put through the Walisatcr, though not large in comparison with other places, showed that the public had an opinion of its own and freely backed it. The total was 407, and Mr Roberts (Mason and Roberts), who had charge of the machine, passed it through without either hitch or comment. The total was 407, and Mr Roberts (Mason and Roberts), who had charge of the machine, passed it through without either hitch or comment. The total was 407, and Mr Roberts (Mason and Roberts), who had charge of the machine, passed it through without either hitch or comment. The total was 407, and Mr Roberts (Mason and Roberts), who had charge of the machine, passed it through without either hitch or comment. The total was 407, and Mr Roberts (Mason and Roberts), who had charge of the machine, passed it through without either hitch or comment. The total was 407, and Mr Roberts (Mason and Roberts), who had charge of the machine, passed it through without either hitch or comment. On the day, Mr. J. Mitchell's b g Butcher Boy, 4yrs, 5th (Campbell) 2 8-Mr. J. M'Naughton's b g Sentation, 3yrs, 7th Sib 0 v—Mr. D. Boll's b g Sensation, 3yrs, 7th Sib 0 v—Mr. D. Boll's b g Enterprise, 1 yrs, 0 There was a mishap going round the Turn. Butcher Boy somehow got entangled with Enterprise, and the latter and his rider came to grief and were thus thrown out of the race, otherwise no great harm was done. Hanlon, with the generalship of Laughlan, after the troubles above alluded to got into the lead and won a Well-contested race by a short neck. Totalisator, 55. On winner, 15; divided, L 3 6s. Spring Handicap, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Laughlan and Condh's, of 20sovs. One and a half miles. To—Messrs Banks....0 Barrabas had the race in hand from the start, and not till within 100 yards from home did he fairly exert himself, when he came away and won easily though on the post. Totalisator, 53. On winner, 36 ; divided, LI Os., Barrabas was afterwards bought in by his owner at LI 10s. Handicap Time Trotting Race, of 10 sovs. No weight under list. Twice round the course (in saddle). 4 llr T. Altcheson’s blk g g First Attempt, 60seo «... (Owner) 1 p-Mt J. Holt’s eh g Scamp, SOsee.-. (W. Holt) 2 14— Mr Wong dye's b m Polly, 65sec (J. Holt, jr.) 3 Cameron’s Nelly (aor), Cameron’s Polly (sor), Ailchison’s Johnny (55seo), W. Allan’s Stella (30acc), Holt’s Bessie (15seo), Rivers’ Roger (15sec), Neville’s Mu'vina (50sce), and V l l ll tosh's Maori (55scc) also started. Rivers’ Old Joe (50sec) did not heccpt. Tolly kept her Start for three-quarters of a mile. Totalisator, 45. On winner, 23: divi, 1. Ifis. THE CABINET. (Otago Daily Times.) Wellington, October 11. This morning Mr Hislop notified the Premier of his acceptance of the offer to rejoin the Government, and the information was immediately forwarded to the Governor at Nelson by telegraph. On receipt of His Excellency’s acknowledgment this afternoon, Mr Hislop’s determination was made public. Mr Hislop will be sworn in as soon as the Governor’s consent is obtained. Later Mr Hislop will be sworn in tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock as Minister of Education, to which will be added the department of Charitable Aid. Captain Russell will be Colonial Secretary and Minister of Justice or Defence. October 13. It was expected that the contemplated redistribution of Ministerial portfolios would have been finally settled yesterday, but it appears that one or two matters have arisen which prevent the re-arrangement being conclusively determined until Captain Russell’s arrival. He is expected by rail tomorrow night at 10 o'clock, so it is possible that nothing may positively be known before Tuesday. Meanwhile, rumor is very busy on the subject. The reports that Captain Russell will be Colonial Secretary as well as Minister of Defence, and that Mr Hislop will take Education and Hospitals, and that Mr Mitchelson will be Postmaster-General, have previously been referred to. I see no reason to doubt their accuracy. It was further reported yesterday in usually Well-informed circles, that Mr Richardson will be Minister of Agriculture as well as of Lands, and that Mr Mitchelson will be Postmaster-General, but will transfer Justice as well as Defence to Captain Russell. I am inclined to think that these are very probable rearrangements, but, of course, I cannot speak with any authority, as the Government preserve strict reticence on the subject pending the final settlement. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CABINET. WELINGTON, October 15. Captain Russell was sworn in today as a member of the Executive Council, and the Ministerial reconstitution was completed this evening. It is on the lines already telegraphed as probable. EXHIBITION NOTES. In order to give some idea of the extent of the exhibition buildings and grounds to persons in other districts who have had no opportunity of seeing them, the commissioners have decided to issue a lithographed bird’s eye view of the scene. The work of preparing the drawing was entrusted to Mr Walter Leslie, who has produced a sketch that will no doubt serve the purpose for which it is intended. It is perhaps to be regretted that the Artist does not convey a better idea of Dunedin and its surroundings. Additional acceptances to be presented at the opening ceremony of the exhibition have been received from the following: lamoara Love (chief, Lower Hutt), Kaniora Euhano (chief, Waikanae), Taori Taki (chief, Rapalti), Hon. E. Vickery (M.L.C., Sydney). The commissioners wish to impress on exhibitors the desirability of getting their bays or courts ready in time for the opening ceremony, as a great deal of extra trouble and annoyance will be caused when the “rush” sets in, if operations are delayed at the present time. With this view of making early provision for tourists, the Government have sent an overseer and working party to Milford Sound for the purpose of making good the track to Sutherland Falls; and also over the saddle to Lake To Anaui BALCKS. For the Correspondent, The survey of the Ophir Hydraulic Co.'s race is nearly completed, and as soon thereafter as plans can be prepared, the Work will be started. The work is to be done by day labor, so it is said, Which I certainly think a mistake. A heavy slip took place in Ewing's pace northbound of the work, and a tunnel is now to be driven through the point, which will prevent the recurrence of such a disaster at that point at any time. It is said that the Deep Lead, No. 3, has struck very good wash again. Several claims have been reported out on the side of the claim, and the chances are quite as good that they will prove payable as in the former case. I hear nothing from the deep load at Tinkers farther than that work is being steadily carried on, the shaft being over 240 feet deep, and no change. Contracts have been accepted for sinking a shaft on one of the claims near the Black Bush, and work will soon be started. We have lately lost our postmaster, Mr Alexander, who has resolved to try his hand at farming, and it is to be hoped that he will be successful in that line. If he proves as satisfactory a farmer as he has shown himself a postmaster he will have no reason to regret the change. Not so the public, however, for it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to find another who will give such general satisfaction for such a long period. Ou Thursday eveniug last a banquet was given in the Vincent County Hotel to Mr Charles Holden, who, after a residence in Clyde of nearly a quarter of a century. ; 3 about moving away to take charge of the Queensberry Hotel, on the Upper Clutha. The affair was got up by the members of the Lodge Court Star of the Dunstan, A.0.F., of which body Mr Holden had been a member for a number of years, and for a good few occupying the honorable post of Secretary in a manner satisfactory to his Brothers and with credit to himself, but the attendance was not confined to the members—a good few other gentlemen being present. The spread Was laid out in the large dining room, and reflected great credit on the caterer. Mr Fache occupied the chair, and Mr A. M'Swau, C.R., was in the vice Full justice having been done to the good things provided, the cloth was cleared, and over the social glaSs a couple of hours were most agreeably spent, so.ig, sentiment, and recitation following each other in quick succession. No high eulo giurns in praise of the guest were indulged, in the toast to his health and future pros perity, reference was made to his long resi dence in the town of Clyde and district, to the highly creditable manner he had brought up his large family, and he was assured of the hearty good wishes of all following him to his new home. The other customary toasts were drunk and responded to, the host and hostess and their no small family coming in for a well-merited share of praise for the manner in which they had provided for the evening’s entertainment, and good wishes for their future happiness. Altogether, a most enjoyable time was spent. THE NAVIGATION OF THE MOLYNEUX. The report of Mr. G. M. Barr, C.E., on the navigation of the Molyneux, goes to show that Mr. Vincent Pyke was quite within the mark when he said the day was not far distant when the whistle of the steamboat would be heard on the Molyneux at Clyde, and that he had sufficient faith in the energy and go of the people as to believe he would hear it. Mr. Barr, acting for the Clutha River Board, has made a survey of the Clutha from the Beaumont—a distance of 53 miles—and says from the low state of the river during the time he was engaged on the work—it having less water in it than at any time since 1862—die had the most favorable opportunity of estimating the cost of removing all obstructions to its navigation. A previous survey he had made up to the Beaumont, and the work of completing improvements to permit the free passage of a steamer to the mouth of the Tuapeka River would be completed in a few weeks. The estimated cost of clearing the way to Coal Creek—a distance of 28 miles from Beaumont; and which, as our readers well know, is some four miles on this or Alexandra side of Roxburgh—Mr. Barr sets down at L 23,650, or at the rate of LB3O per mile; while for the further distance of 944 miles it would be L 41,250, making in all a total of L 64,900. This is a formidable sum, doubtless less, but, yet a mere drop in the bucket when taking into consideration the vast ends it would serve and the enormous advantage it would be to the residents along the route. The following extract from Mr. Barr’s report speaks for itself: By the execution of these works between Beaumont and Coal creek, as ill the (Blowing) Estimate, a highway peculiarly adapted to the carriage of heavy goods would be secured at a moderate cost, and of a character such that absolutely no expenditure would be required in its maintenance. Much larger sums could doubtless be expended, but the aim of this report has been to Show how the river can be utilized at the least cost to suit the probable requirements of the traffic for a great many years to come. We may be twitted with being late in the day in our advocacy of this waterway which we have at our doors being made available; but we will console ourselves that it is better late than never. The great benefits that have accrued from the waterways of Australia being utilized, are beyond credit; all that magnificent country to the north of the Murray River so far back as MenindiC and Cooper’s Creek, that so few years ago was a, howling wilderness and the death-beds of those gallant men Burke and Wills, by its means is now a land of plenty and the home of thousands, and that the same would follow here we unhesitatingly say, and our hills and valleys that now teem with nought but rabbits would be the homes—and happy homes at that—of thousands of our fellows. The cost should not be considered for an hour, as against the great utility of the work it is a mere nothing, and our Vincent County Council we hope at its next meeting will find time to take it into consideration. A resident in Flaxbourne district writing to the Minister of Lands says the rabbits that have taken to cutting down cabbage trees for food, and instances one no loss than 17 in diameter being gnawed through. The English admiral made their report (in the recent maneuvers of the British fleet on September 13. They find that the machinery of their host vessels and of the torpedo boats was constantly in need of repair, and the rate of speed attained fell far below what is considered necessary for effective work. Almost all the fast brushers failed to steam up to the high-pressure speed, or to maintain the pressure when it was readied. In winding up their criticism on the Wlachintry trial, the authorities say that in view of the failure of ordinary boilers at high steam pressure, experiments as to the practical employment of tubular or coil high pressure boilers will be followed with increased interest. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, in a speech at Birmingham on September 2, advised the Government, before introducing an Irish Land Bill, to submit to Parliament a resolution declaring Ireland equally with England and Scotland entitled to denomi national endowments for educational purposes. In reference to this subject, Mr. Michael Davitt writes to the Pall Mall Gazette denouncing the abandonment of a single plank of the Home Rule platform for the mess of a Catholic University pottage. He declares the stand taken upon the question, together with the vote of the Irish members upon the Royal grants is a very sorry exhibition of parliamentary opportunism. The following despatch was received from St. Paul’s Minnesota, under date August 20: A young Australian named Charles Watson, employed during the last three months as a common laborer in this city, has today received news of the death of his father. J. B. Watson, known to fame as the Australian Bonanza King; by which he succeeds to an inheritance of £3,000,000. Ferguson. Young Watson and his family had been at loggerheads on account of his marriage with an actress, who died recently whilst filling an engagement with the San Francisco Variety Theatre. The fortune consists of mining property, including the famous Bendigo mine at Ballarat, and several business blocks in Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland. Watson is reported to have sailed for Sydney from San Francisco by the steamer on September 21, but his name does not appear in the passenger list of the Zealandia, which left for Sydney, via Auckland, on that date; and the officers of the Zealandia, in reply to questions asked whilst the vessel was in Auckland harbor, said they knew of no such person being on board the boat. Some missionaries recently returned from China have managed to get up a wild scare by giving out that China intends to invade the United States out of revenge for the Exclusion Act. Sir Edmund Arnold arrived in Philadelphia from England on September 11. His first visit was to Walter Whitman, whom he greeted most affectionately and with effusion. A party of workmen were imprisoned by water in the Alleghany coal mine, Cumberland (Maryland), on August 30. One of the number, Michael Brady, volunteered to take the news of his companions' safety to the surface. To do this he had to dive down about twenty feet and then swim through an incline under water off long before he could reach the mouth of the shaft. At a base ball game played at Darlington, New York, September 4, the umpire, Win. Marshall, was instantly killed by Louis Dargan, for giving what he considered a wrong decision. American ship Gavonius was also fired. She was in port bound to 'Frisco. The sea rose in New York Bay on September 10 and did considerable damage. The Manhattan Beach Hotel, Coney Island, was flooded to the doors, and the occupants had to leave. The Oriental Hotel was in much the same condition. The Coastera Hotel was submerged, and the water flowed over to Sheep Head Bay. Manhattan Beach was washed away. There was great damage at Rockaway, where the sea ran very high. The cellars in West street, New York were flooded, the village of Florence, Wisconsin, was visited by an earthquake on Sunday, September B. The earth's crust cracked open wide. The machinery of a paper mill was also thrown off the line and the shafts bent. A terrible gale commenced on Tuesday, September 10, and lasting until the 13th, had wrought great destruction along the eastern sea board. The disturbance was near Cape Henry. Thirty vessels went down off Wilmington, Delaware, and reports of wrecked vessels with many lost lives came from all parts of the coast. Ocean City, Maryland, was reduced to wreckage, and the damage to Lewis, Delaware, and vicinity will not fall short of 2,000,000d01. At Long Branch, the watering-place on the New Jersey coast, the topographical features of the coast line were completely altered by the violence of the surf. The bluff from the branch will soon fall into the sea. Coney Island, the next New York popular summer retreat, was a scene of desolation, being strewn with wreckage from one end to the other, and those who built houses on the sands more than their losses running into millions. Here, also, the old topographical lines hit the beach completely obliterated. At the height of the storm, the waves at the harbor were completely obliterated. At the height of the storm, the waves at the harbor were completely obliterated. In some cellars along the city front, off of water, I was reported. The pier at Atlantic, New Jersey, was swept away, and the Sea also destroyed one of the largest hotels, and several houses have disappeared. A number of people from New York were compelled to make involuntary trips to Europe on that ocean, steamships not being able to disembark. It is conceded this was the greatest storm on the Atlantic seaboard in 2 years. At Lewis, the loss is estimated at 3,000,000d01. The relief committee has decided to distribute more than a million and a half dollars to the Concomaugh Valley flood sufferers. An engineer named Henry was killed at New York on September 2. He was fixing the wires of an incandescent dynamo when the ladder slipped, and while holding one wire, his free hand caught another, completing the circuit, and he was killed by an alternating current of 1006 volts. A similar death is reported from Buffalo. The British Warship Lily was wrecked off the Labrador coast early in September, and seven of her crew lost. She was a screw steamer of 720 tons. The warship EipOrald brought the survivors to Halifax. There is a decided movement in Mexico on the part of English and American capitalists in the direction of acquiring sugar estates. The press in America is much exercised over a letter addressed by a pugilist, John L. Sullivan, of Boston, in the New York Evening Sun, announcing himself as a candidate for Congress. He expects to be elected to his seat by the Democratic constituency in Boston, where he was born, and says that his fellow countrymen ought to feel proud of him as an American, because he can lick any man. On the face of the earth. London, October 11. The Manchester ship canal has been much damaged by a gale which raged with unexampled fury over the Irish Sea and adjacent coasts. General M. Tver apologized at the Pond Street Police Court, for libeling Mr. Kerry, the New Guinea explorer. St. Petersburg, October 11. The Novoe Vremya says the Czar has renounced a policy of unrequited friendship with Germany, and his present visit to Berlin, will not affect his attitude. Cape Town, October 11. The Czar, accompanied by his second son, Grand Duke George, was at Kiel yesterday, where the German admirals were banqueted on board the Imperial yacht. The Czar will arrive at Berlin today. SyDney, October 11. Mr. O’Connor, Postmaster-general, it is likely to represent the New South Wales Ministry at the opening of the Dunedin Exhibition. The British India Company’s steamer Larohi, with 500 immigrants aboard, struck on a rock near Mackay. As she was making water rapidly, the captain headed her for the shore and beached the vessel safely. She will probably be floated off without difficulty. Berlin, October 11. The Czar and his second son Grand Duke George met with a cold reception on their arrival at this city. The leader in the atrocities which have recently taken place in Armenia, has been tried on the charge and condemned for murder, but the final sentence of the court has been deferred, Mexico, October 11. The Indians made a raid today on two companies of Mexican soldiers, and murdered the whole of them. New York, October 12. Nine arrests have been made in connection with the murder of Dr. Cronin. London, October 14. Mr. Burks claims that the recent strike has resulted in increasing the number of trade unionists by over 10,000 in London alone. He asserts that workers at 160 trades have gained 10 percent increase of wages, and 15 percent reduction in the number of hours worked. Belgrade, October 14. The correspondents of the London Daily News and the Standard have been expelled from Servia owing to their comments on the political situation. London, October 13. Sir J. Boehm’s memorial bust of the late Mr. W. B. Dilley, of New South Wales, will be erected in St. Paul's Cathedral in January. Belgrade, October 13. Ex-King Milan insisted on the Servian Regents prohibiting an interview between the young monarch and his mother Natalie, asserting that the latter was insane. Subsequently, however, he gave way, and the interview took place. Sydney, October 14. The Sydney XHt Society is arranging to send a collection of pictures to the London Exhibition. The body of one of the girls drowned in the yachting accident was found floating in the harbor. A number of sharks were endeavoring to devour the body, and two boats’ crews who attempted to save it were driven off. Eventually, the police launch, at great risk, recovered the body and while it was being hauled on board a shark tore off one of the arms. New York, October 14. The Sydney XHt Society is arranging to send a collection of pictures to the London Exhibition. The body of one of the girls drowned in the yachting accident was found floating in the harbor. A number of sharks were endeavoring to devour the body, and while it was being hauled on board a shark tore off one of the arms. New York, October 14. The Sydney XHt Society is arranging to send a collection of pictures to the London Exhibition. The body of one of the girls drowned in the yachting accident was found floating in the harbor. Christchurch, October 12. During the voyage of the ship Marl; borough from London to Lyttelton, a sea man named Oliver Jokes was lost overboard. The occurrence happened on September 14, when the vessel was in 42 S., 46 E. Jones was aloft in the foreroyal yard taking in the sail as a gale of wind was expected. The vessel was running before a freshing breeze and high sea at the rate of 13 knots. It was dark at the time. As showing the influence of the English language throughout the world, it is asserted that no bill of lading is made out in any port, a copy of which is not made out in English. ATTEMPTED STRIKE OF SCHOOL BOYS IN WELLINGTON. Welmnotov, October 12, In an article on the schoolboy strike at Horse the New Zealand Times this morning says it does not take long for such a connection to spread, and distance is no obstacle to the efficiency of the contagion. In the empire city of Wellington a few days ago, immediately after publication of the first cable message relating to the action of the schoolboys in Scotland, the pupils of the sixth standard in one of the largest of our city schools resolved upon a similar strike. The whole of the class sighed a petition stating that they objected, that such long home lessons as are imposed upon them. The boys also passed a unanimous resolution that on that night they were determined to do no lessons at home. The petition was placed upon the desk of the master, and next morning no home lessons were presented, with two exceptions. There was treachery in the camp. The ringleader of the strike—a boy who had most to say in the matter—turned traitor, perhaps from fear of consequences, and quietly persuaded another weak-minded mortal to join him, and these two had the usual home lessons ready for the master’s eye. The ringleader of the strike—the ringleader of the strike—brought traitor, perhaps from fear of consequences, and quietly persuaded another weak-minded mortal to join him, and these two had the usual home lessons ready for the master’s eye. The ringleader of the strike—the ringleader of the strike—brought traitor, perhaps from fear of consequences, and quietly persuaded another weak-minded mortal to join him, and these two had the usual home lessons ready for the master’s eye. A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE, Wellington, October 11, , The sheep returns for the colony have just been completed, and show a total of 15,388,915 sheep, being an increase of 336,728 on the number at the end of Mav 1888. EASTERN NEWS. ANOTHER CALAMITY IN JAPAN. Thursday Island, October 13. The following has been received per steamer : At Foochow 11 persons, who had been found guilty of robbery, have been executed. The Japanese coast, bordering on the £ulfs of Ovvarai and Migaga, have been swept by huge waves, and it is estimated that fully 1009 lives were lost. The Penang Gazette says that the Kether iand Indian Government intended despatch ing a large number of troops to Achoen, but, as cholera had broken out, probably they would delay them. A SAD FATAL ACCIDENT. Sydney, October 15. A sad, accident occurred on the Murray river. A man named Gurney was going Uu the river in a boat containing his wife and seven children, when suddenly a mass of earth fell from the bank, knocking the bottom out of the. boat. All the occu pants were thrown into the water-, and six df the 'children were drowned. Gurney hiriiself was seriously injured, and his con dition i? considered critical. , Mrs Gurney received a severe shock, and her mind is unhinged. THE SCHOOLBOYS’ STRIKE. A BIG DEMONSTRATION. London, October 10. The scholars at a dozen board and other Schools in London are following the example of the Scotch boys, and have gone out on “strike,” and display banners inscribed, “Shorter hours, no home lessons, more holidays.” Following the example of their elders they are intimidating “blacklegs,” who, in this instance, are children who prefer to go to school. Five hundred of the recalcitrant youngsters formed a procession to parade the streets, but some of them were driven into school by their parents or neighbors. OUR MELBOURNE LETTER. (from our own correspondent.) The Melbourne police seem to be invested with powers which would be considered arbitrary; as they certainly would be unconstitutional, in London. Not long ago a policeman locked up a respectable-looking man who had the to “ask for his number.” And only last week a respectable-looking man was charged at the city court with the heinous crime of “being an unwilling witness.” No wonder that several persons who heard the charge expressed surprise that any person should be liable to be arrested, without a warrant, and brought up in custody simply on account of unwillingness to give evidence in any case. Judges and magistrates are very properly invested with certain powers in respect of refractory witnesses. But discretionary powers of arrest, without any sort of warrant, are not usually given to policemen in well-ordered countries. Inspector Thomas asked for the discharge of the mail in Question, as he was wanted as witness in a case, and was then willing to give evidence. One would think he was. A taste of the “colls” had unsealed his lips; and no wonder. The question is: How had Inspector Thomas come to include the man amongst his usually interesting clients? Such an incident would have created little or no surprise in St Petersburg or Moscow. The Government of these cities is almost intolerably despotic; the government of Melbourne is almost intolerably despotic; the government of Melbourne is almost intolerably despotic. And the only explanation I can find why it is possible for similarly unpleasant incidents to occur in both is that— extremes meet. I give here an answer to the double acrostic which appeared in the letter of last week: It seems that we are not to have a Sunday newspaper. It is perhaps, as well that it should be so. There will be one Sunday nuisance, the less. A pack of noisy newsboys, screaming 'night the sensational contents of a newspaper specially compiled for the delectation of the class who would patronize such a sheet, would neither increase the attractions of Melbourne thoroughfares, nor improve the minds of the readers. At the same time, it is doubtful whether over-legislation for Sabbath observance either improves the morals of a people or increases their religious aspirations. There is a very old book, in which are contained the sayings of the greatest religious teacher that ever lived, from which some useful lessons on this subject may be learned. There is something said there about whited sepulchres, which is applicable to the inhabitants of Melbourne today as it was to the people spoken to nearly two thousand years ago. However, if people think the better of us because we prohibit the sale of newspapers on Sunday, while we legalize the sale of fruits, pastry, lollies, “summer drinks,” and similar notions, well and good. Though, to the thinking of plain people, it is not easy, on religious grounds, to discover the difference. A man who has forgotten to replenish his tobacco pouch on Saturday must go without his pipe until Monday morning; and smokers best know how much the deprivation will help forward his religious devotions on Sunday—especially when he meets crowds of people regaling themselves with oranges, etc., which they may purchase on their way from church. citizens who may be suspected of carrying money about them will have to go about their ordinary business armed with revolvers. Not only that; they should be empowered to shoot whomsoever molests them. If the law is powerless to protect the ordinary taxpayer, the least it can do is to authorize the said taxpayer to protect himself as best he may. It is not so very long ago that a young man was robbed of nearly $200 in broad daylight in sight of several persons, in a thoroughfare in Carlton. Put, in the meantime, what are we coming to 1 We are apt to wonder at the feats of Claude i)iival, Dick Turpin, the footpads of Blaokheath, Paddington, add elsewhere. But things are nearly as bad in Melbourne to-day as they were in London a hundred years ago. There is hardly an hour passes that does not witness a robbery of some sort in one or other of the suburb's. These have become so common that hardly one case in ten gets into the newspapers. It is not too much to say that lawlessness is rampant throughout the Metropolitan area, and that the authorities are powerless to grapple with it. As for these daylight robberies of large sums from pay-clerks and others who have to move about with large slims of money, those who are so employed will have to go about armed ; and even then it will not be quite safe to go alone. Fuller particulars just received by the mail reveal what was only suspected before, namely, that comparatively few of the people who have been out 6n strike in London are really dock laborers. The bulk of the nuniber was made up of coal porters, carmen, seed crushers, chemical, copper ore, and phosphate workers, tailors, tailofesses, and inahy others who have no grievance to complain of. They threw away their bread and butter out of sym pathy with the dockers. These facts may perhaps to some extent explain the reason why Mr John Burns has over LIO,OOO of Victorian money in his hands, which he hardly knows what to do with. The filial representations of “The Silver Falls,” an excellent drama of its kind, will be given at the Theatre Royal, next Friday evening, and on the following night “Human Nature", will be revived. The powerful combination cast of London and Australian artists, combined with the completeness of the mounting of the piece, have resulted in “The Silver Falls” being a pronounced success, and doubtless the theatre will be very largely patronized during the final performances. “A Doll’s House” was presented for the last time at the Princes Theatre on Friday, and on Saturday night Miss Achnrch appeared as Mercy Merrick, in “The New Magdalen.” Mr Charles Charrington taking the part of the Rev. Julian Gray. 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