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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume II, Issue 156, 4 March 1874, Page 2

, Captain Turner, District Engineer, is now in tne Waikato district, and may be expected to return to Tauranga at the end of this week. An accident occurred recently to Captain Garraway, of the Elizabeth, whereby ho narrowly escaped losing his life. The Elizabeth was engaged in landing telegraph poles along the coast, near Matata, and the captain went ashore m the dingy. When landing on the beach the natives neglected to run the boat up on the sand A large roller came up, turned the boat completely over, and threw it and Captain Garraway about Kdt. up the beach, the boat striking Captain Garraway on the head. He was stunned for a few minutes, but, with the exception of a severe cut on tho head, was otherwise uninjured. The librarian of the Tauranga Mechanics 8 Institute begs leave to acknowledge the presentatioa by Mr Firth Wrigiey of the “ Autobiography of John Stuart Mill.” i ' There was a good muster of the Tauranga Rifle Volunteers at the monthly parade on Saturday last. Captain Norris was in command. r . T l ho T u r 3llal annual week’s parade of tho Tauranga Eight iloi-so is now being hold.

A number of geutictneu assembled at Mrs Tadhnntoi's Boarding House, Dcvonport Hoad, on Monday evening last, on tho occasion of a tarewoll dinner to Mr VV. 1. Booth, who is leaving lu6 district. Captain lovey, J j?., occupied tho chair, and amongst those present wo noticed--Messrs Edgcumbe, J P., Burrowes, Ogilvio, Firth Wngley, Samuels,_H a ig, Asher, Roberts, Wood, Windsor, Penny, Langbridgo, and others. The dinner was served up in Mr Tadhunter’s best stylo, which is saying a great deal, and, it is .laidly necessary to say, was excellent in every particular. The wines wore supplied by Mr Cook, of tha iauranga Hotel—a sufficient guarantee of their quality. After the usual orthodox toasts had been duly responded to, tho chairman, ia an appropriate speech, proposed the health of the guest of the evening, which was drunk with musical honors. Mr Booth returned thanks in his usual graceful manner, concluding by giving “ Pros» perity to Taurauga,” and Mr Samuels having facetiously responded thereto, conviviality reigned supreme. Mr Booth has, wo understand, determined to leave by the Cross to-day for Auckland, cn route for Melbourne. Since his advent amongst us, Mr Booth has always distinguished himself by his urbanity and many social qualities. He will not only be missed, however, in society, where he has contrived to make himself an universal favourite, but by tho general public, to whom he has become necessary in his position as harmonist, which be has occupied without remuneration for nearly two years. Of the Mechanics’ Institute Mr Booth has always proved himself a useful member, and to him principally may bo attributed the success of the numerous musical entertainments given in aid of that institution by the amateur “ singiats ” of our neighbourhood. In all cases of destitution no one has been more ready to assist the unfortunate either by his talents as a vocalist or with his purse. In fine, to make a long story short, we are about to lose a very useful member of society and a good fellow ; and as we cannot keep him with us, we heartily wish him bon voyage and success wherever be goes—a wish that will be heartily joined in by a host of friends who sincerely regret his departure. “ There is one warning lesson of life,” says Bulwer Lytton, “ which few of us have not received, and no book that I can call to memory has noted down with adequate emphasis. It is this —‘Beware of parting.’ ” It appears to us—and we write feelingly—that tho true sadness is not in tho pain of the parting, it is in the when and the how we are to meet again with tho face about to vanish from our view. A chord, stronger or weaker, is inevitably snapped asunder in every parting, and Time’s busy fingers are ngt practised in re-eplioing broken ties. Meet again one may: will it be in the same way ? with the same sympathies ? with the same sentiments ?

Wo learn that Mr J. O. Young, Native Land Purchase Commissioner, is about completing large purchases in the Taupo district. Mr Young is a great favourite ■with tho natives, and appears altogether to be a most zealous and energetic officer.

We direct attention to Mr Bodell’s auction sale of horses, saddlery, &c., this day at Lit auction mart.

Wo have to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following telegram yesterday from tho Colonial Architect, Wellington :—■“ lie Tauranga public offices ; No tenders received. Fresh tenders are invited for the 9th in Auckland and Wellington. There will be one if not more from Wellington.”

We are glad to perceive that the valuable services rendered to the public of Auckland by Mr Asher, Inspector of Fire Brigades (father of our townsman, Mr David Asher), are likely to be recognised in a substantial manner. The ’Evening Star of a late date says ;—“ Another fire was prevented last evening from bursting out in the city by the vigilant eye of the constable on duty and the prompt action of Mr Asher, Inspector of Fire Brigades. The alarm was given that the bakehouse of Mr Waters was on fire, when an entrance was effected through the back window, and the dry wood was found to be on fire, but was extinguished with a few buckets of water. This is the second time that a fire has been averted by similar means on the premises of Mr Waters. We hope, for the sake of public safety, that greater care will be exercised by the servants of this establishment. Mr Asher is indefatigable in his efforts to extinguish fires in the city, and is always among the first to arrive on the spot when an alarm is raised. It is time that some public acknowledgment was made of this gentleman's services.”

An article on Mr Vogel’s speech at Dunedin, in the Australasian, contains the following complimentary remarks : “ The Premier spoke out ‘ clearly and manfully 1 on immigration ; and with regard to his observation that the manifest duty of New Zealand is to civilise and explore the islands of the South Pacific, ‘ there are a breadth of view and a statesmanlike grasp of the subject exhibited in Mr Vogel’s public deliverances and general policy, which are in creditable contrast with the peddling spirit and hand-to-mouth policy too often manifested by Victorian statesmen ; and we may congratulate New Zealand on the possession of a political leader who is animated by the ambition to make her great, prosperous, populous, and powerful.”

A correspondent of the Canada Farmer writes : —“ Cows are sociable, and understand more than we suppose. The way I came into possession of this choice bit of knowledge, Tim and I used to sing to our cows. They knew vet'y quick when wo changed from one tunc to another. We have tried them repeatedly. When we sang sober church hymns, they’d lop their ears down, look serious and chow their cud very slowly, reminding nle — no irreverence meditated —of nice old ladies in church listening to the words of the preacher, yet all the time munching cloves. Then we’d change to some quick air—“ Yankee Doodle” or the like —and they would shake their heads, open their eye?, blink at us, as much as to say, “ Stop, don’t you know we are the deacon’s cows.” Put when we would stop entirely, every cow would turn her head, as if asking us to go on with our singing. If it was pleasant, wo generally sang together through the entire milking. I love the dear animals that add so much to our comfort. Soys, will you not be kind to the cows ?”