The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-13

children. and gratuities aggregating
EGO.
The New Zealand parliament is fur
Their prorogued till April 18th.
The new railway viaduct over the
Mangatera, near Dannevlrke, N H.,
has been commenced.
The New Zealand government have
decided that May "a shall continue to
be observed as a public holiday
The extension of the railway from
Waiotu to Hukerenui, New Zealand,
was opened for traffic on March 1.
The Union -Company's steamer Mo-
ana will take up the Warrimoo's run
ming in the Vancouver-Australia trade.
The Wellington Friendly Societies
Council have decided to convene a
colonial conference of friendly societies
to be held in Wellington six months
hence.
1t is stated that the New Zealand
government has decided to acquire the
Mangatoro Estate, in the Dannevirke
district, from the Assets Realization
Board.
The imperial government supports a
proclamation issued by Lord Kitchener
prohibiting the circulation of newspa-
pers and books calculated to encourage
the Beers in continuing resistance
The first batch of twenty prisoners
from the Auckland prison, with their
officers. have left for Waiotapu, to
commence the forest tree planting In
that portion of the thermal springs
district.
The Wellington Trades Council Sc
lected three members to give evidence
before the Federation Commission.
with instructions to oppose strongly
the entrance of New Zealand into the
commonwealth.
The United States transport Abar-
enda flew Old Glory at the main and
fore trucks on February %, in honor
of the anniversary of the birth OF
George Washington. The Stars and
Stripes were also flown by H. NJ. S.
Archer, now at Auckland, out of com
ptiment to the American cousins
The English operators employed at
St Pierre and Miguelon, Newfound-
land, in connection with the French ca
bles, have been notified that they must
take the oath of allegiance to France
or leave. The notification has caused
much surprise since the stations are
neither a naval nor military base.
The New Zealand Minister of Public
Works has given instructions to sur
vey the country between Inangahua
Junction and Reefton, with view to
extension of the Midland Railway to
the latter town, so as to join the pro-
jected line between Westport and In
angahua Junction.
The New Zealand Railway Depart
ment has been advised that the balance
of the carriages (4S) manufactured to
its order by the American Car and
Foundry Company, at Jeffersonville,
Indiana, are on board the steamer Roy
alist, which left San Francisco for
New Zealand on the 10Th of February
Wellington New Zealand) City
Council, with three dissentients re-
solved that steps be taken to abolish
the ward system in connection with the
municipality. The council has resolved
to ask the ratepayers for authority to
borrow $4,000 for the purpose of
erecting town hall, in accordance
with Mr. J. Charlesworth's design
Mr.. Barton, the federal premier of
Australia, speaking at Toowoomba,
said the policy of the federal govern
ment would be to terminate the impor-
tation of kanakas at the end of a term
of years. The last time the Queens
land government dealt with the mat
ter, importation was fixed to continue
for ten years. That term expires next
year. He advocated a gradual aboli-
ton of the Importation of kanakas by
the end of another ten years.
a whirlwind was experienced at Ku-
aotunu. New Zealand, a few days ago.
1t lifted the cyanide sheds at the
Great Mercury as though they We're
constructed of paper, and spread the
material about the country. One log,
about sixteen feet long, and fully sixty
pounds in weight, was lifted and car
RED about forty yards, over the tops
of houses, and sheets of corrugated
iron were crumpled and twisted to
such an extent as to be useless.
A committee of the Invercargin (New
Zealand) Chamber of Commerce on
Saturday, February %. drew attention
to the fact that on the Australian mes
sages the new rates for cablegrams of
over eight words, are higher than the
old rates. 1t was resolved: That this
matter be laid before the Postmaster
General. with request that he will
endeavor to obtain lower rate, failing
which, that the government consider
the propriety of laying a colonial cable
The premier speaking at a banquet
TO the imperial officers, said the time
was ripe for asking the imperial au-
sian squadron. New Zealand would
have to lead the way in this as in
other projects, and if extra contribu-
tons We're required the colony would
willingly pay them. He repeated a
former statement that he did not APP
prove of standing army in New Zea-
land. but he would strengthen the vol
unteer system.
His EXcellency DR.. Solf, Governor of
the German colony of Samoa, arrived
in Auckland on February IL by the s.
=. Manapouri on a brief holiday trip.
In the course of an interview with a
Star representative Dr. Solf, in reply
to question, said that all was work
ing smoothly among the Islands The
opposing sides were living in amity,
and there seemed to be no difficulties
peared to be contented with German
rule, but he experienced difficulty with
regard to labor, the natives being very
lazy. tTrade was Furnishing