Melbourne, March 27. Sir Bry&n O'Loughlin, Premier, has received a telegram from Earl Kini berley, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating that Bryant's infor mation to the Melbourne Age, regarding the alleged Russian designs upon the Colonies is wholly ineradibla and adding,

The two candidates for Wakanui are profassing Liberals, and hence they are both objectionable to the Government. There is a wide difference between them however. Mr Ivess is a party man, and will, if returned, be a consis tent supporter of the Opposition. Mr Saunders, on the other hand merely professes to hold Liberal views. He is an Independent member, and believes only in Saunders. He is neither fish, flesh, fowl, or good red herring. Like Dame Quickly, no man knows where to have him. On one momentous occasion he made a strong speech against a Go vernment proposal, and ended by voting for it. Nobody would be surprised, were he to terminate his political career, a Tory of Tories, like Mr Roe buck, who died a £erce Imperialist. He is fond of talking, and therefore a great deal of nonsense issues from his lips. His rashness is continually get ting him into trouble. Recently he has been telling the Wakanui electors that he is a power behind the scenes, and insinuating that he has been driv ing an unwilling Government in the right path. In the course of one of his speeches, he is reported to have made some extraordinary re marks. The now famous comparison between himself and Mr Swanson will not soon be forgotten. He seema to wish people to believe that Liberals ought not to go to balls and parties, and should always be made to one pattern, rather short and thick set, a la Swan son- Saunderi. Liberal electors will now know how to choose their repre sentatives. Each constituency should be furnished with an accurate bill of Mr Saunders'a physical dimensions. They must sternly reject any fraudulent Liberal an inch too tailor short. A narrow cheat or undue length of leg should be fatal to a candidate. The Conservatives may elect the short, the tall, the fat, the thin, The Liberals are confined to a particular model. Then again, s Liberal must not go into society. Ha mast not get his hair cut. Above all let him beware of " •wallow tail" 60Mi } «Q*p »n<3 water. 