THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIEMS AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1901.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 10, 14 June 1901, Page 2

THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIEMS AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1901.

k. few weeks;ago we liad occas- _ ion to congratulate .the :-Ivaipara !* Flats settlers upon their haying practically secured a" teleplione service to that place, but recent ] event seems to point to our be- \ ing somewhat premature in the '; matter. At the time .mentioned; a meeting comprising most' of the influential settlers formed,, a Farmer's Club, and several matters affecting; the welfare of that district were discussed and jresolutions thereon duly passed, i One, (the telephone question) 'was acted upon-, in-as-nmch as the Upper Mahnraiigi Road Board were asked by depuitation from this club, (as a responsible' body,) to grant t@ the Postal Department the necessary three years' guarantee of <£!£>.. per annum, which the Board in a public spirited -way decided to do, subject, and rightly, to the club undertaking to reimburse the Board in the event of a loss, which, oy the way, would be o very improbable contingency, and in any c'as'o .'could simo'im! to a very trifiidg sum cornp'areci to the great conyenenienci) tc

tlieir scttleih^jft ■= The gentleman deputed by tin's club to make, tliis request, oil behalf of the club, willingly agreed to tlie proviso. However a 'few days ago, this club which .started under such auspicious circumstances with every promise of being a useful body, held its second meeting and we understand that very few gentlemen attended and held,a meeting in which they reversed most of the good resolutions previously passed, am ongs t them bern g this, v c Hay - ing heard the answer of the Upper Mahurangi Tioad Board in connection ■ with the guarantee required before establishing a telephone station. here.' It was unanimously resolved 'That the the Club, uuder the cirounistaiiceSj cannot see .its Way to guarantee any loss which may arise through .getting a tel3phone otnee-jp Kaipara Flats'." , We are very muck surprised i LJiat matters which have impor-! :ant bearings oh tlm district, 1 such as these.-should have been lealt with by .a- meeting when ] >o few were present, also that j i club of this kind should exist \ yithout having rules and regn-: ations to prevent a small minor- : ty overruliirig the expressed \ vish of a large number of set-j----lers, who may have, had they )een consulted, gladly stood J conjointly responsible for any \ oss that might occur. i We can hardly believe that"! hose present. quite appreciated j he position they were placing)j heir club in." They certainly . mild not have thought that-; heir action greatly discredited itr n the -eyes of those to whom hey may proffer a similar re- \ [nest-, aiii also belittled their < •esponsible .deputation t6 the' iioad Board mentioned, to say ; lothing of the impression they nust give to the public as tohe sincerii^ and usefukiess of inch cl\Lbs or societies in genThey could not have thought :hat such procedure is injurous .to the besitjnterest of their li^trict. ancl-llie step a decided.yrretrogressiA^oiie, and a bM Precedent. Undofi-ying this acton tlicri may be some reason,( ,\ rhich in their own interests; md tht)se of the chib, theyj should "make.public.)- l:or there! nust be reasons, and weighty )ries too, for, a small minority )f any club to,.take upoii itself lie responsibility of reversing in importciTib i-eslutioii psssed maiiiimously at a large [meeting; committing the club to an in.tiative position, acting on it, md tlicn withdrawing on what ip-pears on the surface to be the :,fivial matter of a very improbibh sinail loss. There can be 10 two opinions 6i the uselcssjesri oi these ekibs, societies or mions, if tiie^\6xist,as.-.somany! sccin to, for the ■purpose of mak-| .ng Buggestioils for some one I ?lse to follow, but achieve noth-; .ng or of themselves, of the use-, kilness of such institutions when ;hey do something for the genial good, and keep on doing so, vvhich, because of their unity :hey are enabled to do. We trust that those in embers vvill tender such an explanation is will justify the Kdipara Flats 3lub being placed with the latter and not fonncr class. The f orrnev, we look upon as useless humbugs, and the sooner "hey are snufied out of existence, the less people will be deceived by th om. Of the lattei we take "it to be our public duty to assist and encourage in every way in our power. Our idea in pointing out this matter, is not to in any way discourage anj who take an interest in public affairs, nor with any unkindly intention; but it is sometimes necessary, and to their benefi.l and future usefulness that the} should know what view an impartial public may take in sucl matters, We believe this'club will-" i: it continues as'it :"began, a useful purpose in the distric and this little slip will, perils not be a tad thing m the on-d,

Sir. falter Besant, tlie well known uovelist, is doad. Frisco mail leaves tomorrow, Tlio Duke reviewed 4309 troops nf Auckland on IVcdnesday. It is very probable that peace will soon be declared. England is allowiug the TV,er authorities to freely utilise the cables to this end; negotiations are in progress between Kruger. Botha, Do Wet, Leys and Smut, and the British Authorities. The Department of agriculture has fust issued the 89th1 of its leaflets for gardeners and fruitgrowers. It deals with, the Plum, and gives useful hints as to the ■methods of growing, the varieties available, and the way of fighting insect pests. Mr. C, Lewis M.ILE. has forwarded his resignation to the Speaker. It is undeistood, that he is dissatisfied with the amount of interest in politics displayed by his supporters. Mr. C« Dibble draws our attention ;o a report of the Police Court held it Wnrkworth, charging him with ;t riding on the footpath," whereas it should have read "for a horse stray- ■ ng." Thi° is no douK, an error on juv part, for we know that Mr. Dib- ] oie is too worthy a citizen to doliber- 1 itely "ride"- on tho-patli which cost so « nuch trouble to obtain, and'..we also' icknowledge that it is a difficult mat- ] er to prevent stock, whilst being driv- I ai, getting on these paths. • '' Weslcyan Church Services-, Sunday ■ text. Warkwortli, morning and evenng, Rev. Ct. Frost. Dome Valley 11 1 L.m Mr. Wilson.. Matakana-, 3 p.m., ■ Aev.^G. Frost, Wharehine, 2.30 p.m. j \ir, Legge. Port Albert 11 a.m. Mr. , xaiue, 2.30 p.m. Mr. Legge. "Wells- ! ord II a.m. Mr, Jebson-. Whang&ripa!; 1-.30 p,ur. Mr: French. The s.&. Kapanui arrived - from., Auckland yesterday afternoon having ] experienced a very rough passage. A Lumber of intending passengers (es- ' iecially ladies) on the advice of the j .areful captain, decided not to face he elements, and they did wisely, as ! hose who did venture- had an uncom- ' ortable time. - Dr. Mountaine of Maungaturoto is j xb/crtishig 'for sale, grape vine cuttings. < riiis is a good opportunity for those , kinking of grape culture, 'to secure 1 uttings from a reliable source, as the < Lbctor has special knowledge in this ( Lirection, liaving for some years ■ de-i' i roted his spare tijne with great success, j o the sludy of the vine, and the kinds -, nost suitable for cultivation North of . Auckland. . .' On Monday the rough weather with ;he wind from the South-east; gave he passengers by the Kapanui and [lose Casey, on their w ; ay to see the Duke, p. bad time, and prevented the steamers from keeping" their time-ta-oles, with "the result- that a number of if intending passengers from outside districts, were stranded in Warkworth for a dajr, . . ' - i T t ■■ .{ An error (Jtcurre^i in oilr rejiort" of | :he Chairman's report of tile Coastal) Steamship tUompafy, iii oir Ifct issue,! which read, "Our indebtednefci, after' leducting' AA T]iS,t is cwingto us, amounts ;o the respectaWe snin of '£?241 Is. lid." Tlie projpe).'- statement shcilkl lave read thus, 'c Our indebtedness, ifter deducting1 what is owing- to us, imoimts only to'a few hundred pounds, ivhilsl our paid up capital amounts to respectable sum of £7241 Is. lid," Tlie steanlers have been very busy lately conveying a large portion of the inhabitants of.the Eodney/County, to /Vucklaiid to see the Duke. .Warkworth lias'quite the appearance of "Goldsmith's " deserted village, wearing a leserted air, in sympathy, no doubt with those who are compelled to stay! it home to mind -tilings-, Never mind, :hoy can console :hemse-i\;es in years to come, that t}*ey have the honour of being related to those who have seen a real live Duke.and ft Koyal one at that, and probably the Jving of the 2,'reat; British Empire. The Eodney County Council give uotice of its intention to strike a general rate of threo-farthings in ,the lonnd, and a Charitable Aid rate of one-farthing in the pound, on all rateable, property appearing on the valuation roll of the county, and a separate rate of three-fai tilings in the pound on all rateable property in the outlying disricfc of Hotoo. The rate book is now open for inspection at the Council Chambers at Warkworth. The Albertland South Ec'ad Board notify-that-they in" end. to strike a general race of e/irae-faithmgs in the prnxvd at their next meeting, to be held on July 17th. ■ Tlie long spell of line weather seems to have broken up and winter 13 with us again. We learn from travellers that the last few day's rain has already converted the unmetailed roads into mvid and. made travelling "no pleasure. —The Mayor of Hydenhnm has received a rnthcr remarkable letter from England. The envelope bears the foljlowing lavish, address:— "To his Worshipful the Lord. Mayor of Sydejir lhain, The District Council Chambers, jin the town of Sytlonham, Canterbury, New Zealand. By Canadian Paciiie I Railway.. Care of the Clerk of the j Council Chamber." The letter, which appear-Vi/k, 'be a. few degrees strange* jthan t.Ho address, coramencetl':—"Tc 'his Worshipful the Lord Mayor ni Syddenham:-—I beg. to apologise. " 1 ~oeg to state that tlie people in Christcliurch appear disposed to have a Deceased Wife's Sister-Bill. It is wrong to covet. It is wrong to have what if not lawful." £This should be.'gocu enough for r.i "order to his taylor, to make his Lordfihip.a much more extended yert, Ed]

The Duke and Ducho:-:-; have come ami gone, and tlie daily papers are full of tho great event, chronicling the do-i ings of all and sundry. Tke Premier! presented an address of welcome on; beliali cf tke Q-overnnient, and Dr.j Logan Campbell Mayor, on. behalf of: >f tlie citizeils of Auckland. It is osti-i nated tkat 100.000 people took part; n tke welcome and such a-display ofj ieeoration, and ceremony, i.-: unique inj ke sliort history of tlie colory well ro-i paying tke expense and trouble of! hose who flocked from ' a'J parts, toj1 >ask in the smiles of Royalty, Cm'j space is tofliniited. too attempt anythi.^lurtker than a few comments. We are ■ is loyal as most people hut cannot re-; 'rain from thinking, tke people of this; ;ountry, witk its past year or more otii yoblic dissipation may now tkat they.': Liave past tke "grand elinvnx" and ac-'i .ually been face to face witk Royalityj tself, be satisfied to return to tke more 1 serious side of life, as a siirfit of eon- 1 ;tant joy of tkis class mast tend to tke '. mpoveriskment of a large class of our!no'st industrious settlers, who few will , hank in a short wkile, wken all will ( >c forgotten. We kave seen tkese pub- , ie demonstrations in other parts of tke rorlcl, and know, tkat many' worthy . teople kave been led away witk' tlie aiblic cry and landed into ir^etviey- "■ ■ble debt, and, we|fear. tke strain causdby tkese successive ea'ls upon, the , aiblic purse for these lavish extxiava- J ;ances will cause a slump in tke ( olohy and' Aucklaud which will be everely felt, and tke reactien extend ts influence to tke backbone of our olony tke producers, and .especially he eoimtay settler. We trust *the ( 3remier will now see fit to call a halt , sst his best friends suspect tkat bis , ft reiterated statment of tke colony's • >rosperity may be bui]t too muck iipen ( rtificial principles. ( Among Warkwortk's "missing; riends" may bo counted a Medico. ; d\o lias taken liis departure so snd-' enly tkat many of his friends are:: aaking most anxious inquiries as to: is wkereabouts. Tkat old song "He's ' rone O'er tke Ocean in a Great Eig; Skip" witk tke refrain "Ok! Will He Return?" has been resurrected, and is teing*" wkistled by those who-' keenly elt tke unkind cut of being oveiiookd: in tke good-bye ceremony. One •entleman felt it so badly tkat. ke fol-' awed kirn to Auckland witk tke reult (we are pleased to xiote) tkat tke ; octor made Mm, a thesest of five : iounds and promised kirn another hree. someday just as a token of riendsliip you know. Tkis medical jentleiriai?. lias always been a donbtul acquisition to- our community^ so. ke charm of kis feociety will never be nissed. An 3dea •of tlie delusion "current imoiig tile ? figkting Boers, and fed argely bytke pro-Boer Press in Engand, is furiisked by a despatck from :ke Times correspondent at Aasyog^ [vop, near s ßloemfontein. Tke com1.; uandant *tt Bishof being approached* ;>y a BrilisK" officdr on tke subject jof ;urrendergave 2C/reasons fo/no^t -layng down kis arms. Tkese included a )vediciion of the dovi nf all of * England >y Mr; Stead f'Ji the Review of Kevibws, i similar prediction by Olive Schreiner,. he reception to Nr. Kruger by Presid-' mt Loubct, ,tke hostility of tke Ger-. nan Press to England, and tke pro3oer resolution passed by tke " Ooun-' :il of the Dublin Commiine.'' Absurd is these "reasons" are tkey skow kat th.c efforts of the British and Oonineivtal pro-Buers are only to efneacous in pursuading tke Burghers to. sontinue a useless and desolating var. ■ It seems tke military gathering in Dhristckurch is to be in honour of the Duke 'of York, we are told that there s a greater and bolder purpose behind. Tke Tsar of Russia, and others who nay have designs on New Zealand, ire, according to the. Wellington Post, ivhich is the glamour of reception preparations has lost its usual practical sense, to be awed by the" cable iashing to Europe the fact tkat the Duke reviewed 10,000 in one body in Ni'ew Zealand. So that tke main pos-t-ion is to impress Europe, and to give certain reigning sovereign^ ufew sleepess 'nights. ' . We notic-3 tke wail of the daily papers at the less' of New Zealand curious, but AucWancl can' lay somo claim to its inexhatibtable qiiality ior some of its curios, . -The Hatters there bougkt up all tlie "Top" hats in tke market in '-'job" lots from everywhere, and sold clean out, Second hand shops also did a booming 'trn.de hiring out Toppers of all descriptions and of tke sights to be seen in Auckland on Duke day, both these kats and their wearprs, played He- end of merriment. One of, if not tke most pleasing feature in collection witk tke Royal reception, is the magnificent gift of land comprising-an area of about 230 acres known as One Tree Hill; which Auckland's grand old pioneer 13r. J. Logan Campbell tke present, Mayor of Auckland lias donated to tke citizens and which will in future be known as the Cornwall Part. Surely Auckland is blessed beyond all qtke'r centres in its' public spirited benifactors. Mr. Roose tke well knoAvn traveller for the D. S. 0. firm, has let to Messrs Phillips and Grice, Builders'of Warkworth" a contract to erect a shop on the site •j.'eee'n'tly purchased by him situated'opposite tke Warkworth Hotel, It is Mr. Roose's intention to'; open, a Drapery and Purntufe establishment attacked to which will be a millinery anrl\')re i ssinalimg.doi)artriient. W^ im.ders Land tlio building is to have a'irontage'of 30 ft. ard will extend back 4C |ft. and. UiG contractors are to kave vi finished in twelve vr^eks.

I Mr. G. Thomson of j' ' -•■ jajinou'i os bj r.clYerfast"-: » • ■■-■•■■■ [has p. chased the go-"1- >•■•■'■■" [Sir-^h-.T.-l's butchery bus..i- -■ ■■ ■.fi::it>> a coutinuaTu;:: o' (iie .■ -;' ;- e;;:tMifl'."i to Mr. Jdheph o ..■<"'. . - : • builrb^g .1 shop "svhicii y/i'n ■ othorn.(Lliti«:-i to-'i'io bus';; . r^o«ntiy :i«,di;tl to ■hrdiwxn '■■■ ■ : be glad tc chronk'lf"' wK 1 k?-:::'. utlvanceino-Lt in a i pui'ts of t. . iiGv a;icl Ounnaiei- oouuLjc-'i . • ■ Albert and Wav^v^ih ".)P.. during tlio Last year or so. The 3.) i.ike and Duel. 'S3 <'' went to ?.Ielbou» no St. Pa, Js Oj. ', on Sunday, a ? ud t]\o rush of we- ■ '1 hypocritical who a!sn;. :o '■ worship the Father" ai >^' -j-! i ne tuid place, beggars descrip^n. It is- -"SkhU time IJ;iah llt-op wascroßint , sv ;—G.vtlr.ey ISTe wslottor. -_ That Avhich is popaiurly^ knovrc as. die "fmmy bcno!) just at the -lo^it oi: the elbow, is in reality not boy.c aL all but a nerve that lies near the sariac.-'----and which, oti getting a lenoe"1-: vr.-bloF causes the well-known tiug-Lng roiisation in the arms and iingers/ / A serpent m confinoni<?nt lias osen know to refuse all fodct for a pcoiod 6? twenty-nine weeks. A vipe'.- 'vyiil. live ten mbnth.-?, And a bear ''?s*. ikoatlis, while even a horse will live, twentvive days without solid food, merely Irinkirig water. ...