THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE. FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1901.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 17, 19 July 1901, Page 3

THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE. FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1901.

.Informationreceived hi 'Wsllcigtcn reveals k mo^h deplorable condition hi affairs iii the GroTm Colony 01 Fiji. T.bp (^rtyeraor, Sir G. O'Brieii^ who -is a bureaucrat of the true Eastern typo,is apparently doing all'; that lies lil Ms power to justify-the complaints of the Isev?. Zealand: Government, He seems to have liijjrrelieci with* everybody, and' s now on the point of leaving1 r'or pome to face the music in :he Colonial Office. According ;o the information alluded to ibove, the Attorney-General ind^ acting-Chief Justice, Mr. Edlin, v/hp holds the former^ )ffice from the king, sent in hisj; resignation for the -transmissiohJ :o the Secretary of. State, but J ;he Qoy&mov jcook it upon Mm--self to accept it then and there,' appointed the Collector of Cus- '- ■bins acting-Clfief justice, and j practically aftqlislied the office | )f Attorney-General. The cor- i respondent,yhose letter appears I ;a the Wellington Times, goes j m to say, ■" Jt is impossible to } sxo.ggerate the seriousness of] )f the position in Fiji. On Sat- ] irday last the Governor sum- - aioned a special meeting of the i Council, and passed an ordininee rendering any person liable ! to^fiix jnontfe imprisonment, ! svitii or~ without hard "labourjji md without the-option of.a fine,J who, in the opinion of any mag-f Lstrate, should cause: any Fijian \ to be disaffected towards the!i Government, or induce any Fiji-' into, lake any action havingfor its object the alteration of: the present form of Government' Mr. Burton, manager of the . Bank of New Zealand, ' strongly opposed the passage of ; the Bill, pointing out that there was only one duly qualifiedi* magistrate., in Fiji, and that to ] place such powers in the bands ! 3f one unqualified would bo n - source of serious danger iv tliejl public of Fiji." .The correspond-; 1 snt further says:—aThis isn more especially, so -when thep Governor, according to his "' us- ) Lial custom, directs .the magistr- \ lies as to the course they are!] to pursue. Mr. Ed]b has tele-j graphed Home to the Secreiniyj' 3f State on tho subject A m^time ago the Governor sent for';' Mr. Edlin, 'the Attorney-Glenor-ji :iL mid in coiiFiequeiieo of .wls&tipassed nt uiat mteryie-\y 'I^YJ' Humphrey B ? rMy ba;? i^iod' ■x wr.t c^ahiat 'Via* -GovFvnr.j-' for £100 i) '.■i,p- i jtj.-.r,T. a v.-v,; <M -.~J position now obtsius. Qoeii:a;i that tlio Governor o[ & ;;} color;?j hay been sued in i)'.s c^-ii courts| for ?Janvb-iv J Oleady the sooiiev! Fiji, is lian;led oy;tIo ihe .-firw; of eitln-r Jngvf Zcida^d or the' (./Oiumoii-KTJilrh thy oettcv. j SECTAEIAH AKD TEE. TH'KOHfe. of the I^ishop of (.'hristchurch on ilio oceaf-iioni of the Orn n g e D.sinoEstration: has not gone hy witlioid some! condemnation." The T? ellin^ton | morning journal thus refers to the matter, and we endorse the remaiiw very cordially:—-It will be a surprise to many peo-i pie to GzA that the broad-mind-ed Jiisrop of the Anglican body in--;bri~tt:hurchhas just -deliv-c^-d an address to .Uirm^emen Tr"hi-;.-.3i L-: (.■■ouched hi tio langn;as:.c of mtoierance and r^a^^rr^oi:J ;; .•'■.v,.?v-on of u^ tA'^i

jofcploniai thought. The secul3(arising of education is .a greatei ;|stride .away *froi.i■. Konip than, il .'.is from Pi-otestanism -with' its "right of private judgement," and the yf'-ry last that is likely to happen, in these conntrios is a dominant :,liurch~'of any' kind. Ii any religioups domination j^erc possible, should oxpoci ]it to talto the shape of a mixture oi B:.ilvati.onisi'n and politics with Mr. Sedd<>n. aa high i)riost as sagges'tcd by Mr. Witheford in a recent address at Auckland, T-ie tendency -of thothnos is aho in the direction uf fsecalliviscia; iz<i- oj^o^yn. ana K.:ijf; .I'-a'xVO}.•(;. iift^'hfip^iiy reco^oii'ed t'mt tendescy by reducing the auiiiber of-the (hvrt chu^uins. As » further ctep to^ravcl'? raakng tlie crown absoiutely hn~ partial, at least in E-yDpearanee, it is ..daily" Gjroeeted (Lot L.A will foilowi--gt&o e^imple set Dy Gersrgs . IV., by ve;-i<7i::n^' the position of Grand Master of ; English FreemiisoEs, It is by wise, conciliatory and -even-., handed-meayures that the men-l arehy will retain its hold upon; the British people, and it is a: pleasing anguiy to find EdwardVII. and his. cpunsellors fully alive to this f^ot, and resolved^ to^ pursue a policy in accord:' with, popular sentiment.,. .: i A public meeting was held at'the'; boraiy on Monday evening, to take' tuto consideration the matter of giving < Private H. M'cLeod—who is returning < mom- tiie South Afi-icnn War—a pub°- 1 lie welcome home, Thyre- waa an . at- ' tanc'q of representative ladies and'« gentlemen -Mr.' 'Such,' ''" bein.^< jroted to thochah'.' Mesars'Stacy,- Such" 1 La Eoeho,-Hamilton E. Walker,' Eay-1, aer, Q. Wilson, ani joinera spoke on i the matter. Mr. Rayner explained: i chat a number of' gentlemen met on the previous Friday and decided- to jive a banquet but no date could be ! axed a,B it depended on the movements ' 3f tlio troops at tho South ports, ala'o/ j upon what was decided to do at the! present meeting. After some discuss-2 ion it^was decided to give a social in : the MasoniclTail/atanearly date after] 1 Mr._ McLeod's amval home, the social I ■ to bo separate function from the'r banquet. The ladies present, Mescfemes "'. Shoesmith, Eayner and Southsate*1 and Misses SQivlbgate 3 and Stacy:' anrl jt^rf^'xai^fe^^.-vdasmrCfj - Haxilton andPhiiipJliidMiss^X Morrisonj! appointed a comnuttoe with power to: j add to their number. We trust everyone interested will work harmoniously i together to give our "sodier laddie": a real hearty welcomo.. We note hisJi confreres in the Auckland Postal De- ! partment of whicli Mr. McLeod is a : member, is" giving him a social urjon '. his arrival there. , " • " The Accidents Compensation Bill, - which the HonJSir J.. G. Ward has introduced, provides that where any i person injured, By an accident, through < tho wrongful act or neglect of any < person, claims compensation on account « of the injury, the judge' may order < liim tp be examined by one or more < loctorswhoarenotwi'nesses on either i side, and may make such order with - '"■ '[I'.'Ct to the costs ofthis^xaminatioi) < is he thinks fit. -If the person injured i refuses to submit himselr to examin- i icion, his right to -'compensation shall be lost. This Act shall apply to the i Jrown, and to every depai-tinent of < the public sendee. None of its provis- < ions shall affect those of .tho Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act of Lsr.l; session. •* The Hon. T.~ Duncan's Land and . livestock Auction.?- Bills is iuton^?-:! to h ;'<invent ''■'■ trotting' 5' at auctions,. a.nd! ( -tatcs tliat it shall be the duty of the!i -iiioticaeor-, v.dien offering land or live!sto^k of s?y khid: 'i'or saio, to disimci-t I.y ;ume the vendor, also the last Hd-j d< v, whot'J.ior .the prop^rtv has be.-.-a-sold cr not. It shnli not bo la-iv Ivl ior!tor. vendor to bid, or to employ :-v.l-{ :-^--ni io do so ;; cxcc;:f; in ■. cs^o whore: hi:'-. In tuca criso tho auf;:oiXi.Vi-raust'i cu'iDance the f»oL i Tho e.H. E-ose Cat;ey ; " on Monday! kot while r.n her way to Auckland*.! got nshor^ on'a mud bank at tho on-i t"?.nce oi'the Ji.'i ß.huj'M..v;fii river, d^lav-' 'jHf>' her for several hcuv« w;n:ln>!- for' the next tide to float nor off. Wo" ero! info:rm?d that tbr> company .consider-; ate.iy -sont tl;o passengoi-i "on by thoi s.s. Kapsn-ii. '".- j FOOTPATH COMMITTEE'S > SOCIAL. A! A very -pleasant and succesafu.]! social took place lost vre.ek in lbs; Masonic Ha % Warkworth. Tho ladies; took this method pi showing th-oir ap-! preeifition of the efforts of the committee and subscribers, who formed thjj footpath through the Wnrkworfti township, which- enables pedestrians to. get about dry-shod and with souk degree of ease and comfort; a grer contrast to former winters, whej ihorses were girth-doop in a sea c i mud K'hW it i? v'ar'to iioual to ssq tli ladies—some with pramc—pai .■.■•'['.a Ala Btrx-EVADE along-the Strahi. it mn.°.t be highly pleasing to those fr.d:ia?'t goT'tlemen w },o jonecived Lias ! cchowe, that thOy -#t; successfully touchled the tender ciionl of the iair sex l^-hioli e£dn<inn"yod in. their nrrangLi^ ,tl\<- /."oscaiit gath-r-rir-g' of the 'othov

- evening.' Mrs. Shoesmith who acto [• a-3 Hostess for the ' .evening, carrier j. out her duties with much tact and ac t ceptauce of the guests, anrl to the as '• 'si'sfcnee rendered by M'osdames Rayner ' Hamiltoriv Rayner junr. Phillips - Ramsay, and the Misses Soathgate (2). Staeoy. Morrison, Kerr anfL others. ■ was due ranch of. the pleasure of the evening. Dancing, instrunv ntal and vocai oinsie, and card tables for the more s;-date, with abundance of good •r.hhigs for the inner man, made up the programme of the evening. During an interval Mr, E. Walker'proposed a vote oi rumis to the guests (the committee) and also to the subscribers Mr. Stacy's nauio being particulaviy •r.r^n'j.n«(i. Mr. Pavner. secretory r<-'----tfp'.r.Cifio. on behalx ot tc.o ec-'oiruitree t'.nu read the ha-ance-shoot v'vie]) bhowed ti'iat about £?J) had been coilooted f.-\\\i expended on tho .-ooip.'-'ih. Mr. Stacy responded for bbussii m itonguag'* rao-Tf; app/copnai;- sua by-the-wuy p,6tieai. The following items were gives' upon v.'Lioh vre ourv no comments, as the nam sc r tho wvrfovrnors n?o euffk>| :ev.t for e\f.rll-;iOoy oi' the render-hi^..; Mi 3. Bhoftsnuth _ sukJJ Wh-i YouHa:r Orowa'Whiter " Mrs. ciuoesTcith, and Mr. 4u. Grar^ three duels. -Mry Grant comic r-sorig,. Miss [verr Manofcrto selection. Mrs. Bayner Pianoforto selection.. Mrs. Bayner assistedby Mr3. A. Eayn«r and. Miss '-JCerr presided at the piano' for the danes music. Mrs. Rayner-'3 kindness in com-; ing forward a#d giving her .'valuable; assistance on .he.se occasion's being very much appreciated, . We n.re pleased to bo able to announce that the 'Coastal Go. hiivegivefr the handsome donatio a of £100, to be paid in yearly installments to the' fund in aid -of "Mr. J, W. Darroch This-'sum, in addition to about £100 given "by the Directors personally and aMed by the liberal subscriptions- of the public bids fair to realize the to-, tai of five or six hundred pounds aimed at. by the secretary .to the fund, Owing to a rumour havin been circulated, that a large proportion of t&e subscriptions will be swallowed up byaccounts owed to the doctors and others, we are- requested to state ' that . this is not correct, and that about £40 ; will cover these expenses. We trust that all side issues be dropped and all ■ unite.to help a brother in distress-. At the inquest on the victims of the Grand Hotel fire, the jury brought in a verdict to the effect that Leonora, Eva and Nina Johnston came by their ( death from suffocation and burning • in. the fire at the -Grand Hotel; that , Dora Wallace came by her death from injvries and shock received in having' to jump from the top. storey of the Grand Hotel, a height of some thirty ?eet in consequence of "the building being on fire, and feat the jury is fully of the opinion that the fire was notj the result of accident, but the wilful! act of Jessica Minns and other persons unknown, Wesleyan Church Services, Sunday next. Warkworth 21 lla.m f Mr. J. Harrison, 6.30 p.m. Rev. G.Frost, Sub ject, "The Perpetual Plea of Evil." Dome Yallfiy 11 a.m. Key. Q-, Frost j Kaipara Plats 2.30 p.m. Ue v , CL Frost, j Mullet Point 2.30 p.m. Mr. J, Jebson.) Wharehine 2.30 p.m. M r ' j. Legge. Port Albert 2.30 p.m. Mr. M. Stof;. Even now the alterations in the nomenclature of the State prayers are' causing dismay and confusion. It was only a few. days ago that one of the eminent ecclesiastics in London offered'a prayer for the "Duke" of Yawnwell q.ncl Cork." He even proceeded ro intercede for 'the Duchess of Yawnwell aad Cork. At this point confusion overcame hirq. as he recognised his mistake. He hurredly altered his petition to a prayer for the ' 'Duke of York- j well and Corn." This is almost as basl! as the clergyman who, instead of "Con-j quering Kings their titlo take," gavel out the hymn as "Kinkor'ingj Kongs.' J | There aro several alteration!? in the; electoral law made by the amending j Act of 1900 that doservo attention. If! a porsor; hns been absent from the' colour on public business or if not: mf.ro tiian three years, he ~;3 enti'dod) to have hh name replaced on the roll; oji his return without waiting- three! rv.or;ih.:: to qualify as to his residence.1 .h is made uma^.viul to canvass fori vote*; whether for payment or other-; wise. Mock holier-papers f.re declared! iPegai. Tho day of olrction :o a. holf-i holiday fron noon, and hotels are to j close from neon till 7 p,m. Claim fo:-1 by an elector of the district in whu-h-i tho claimant re.^uos (fovrierly any! eioct.o.r -'ouia attest a dgn-ituro, v. he-hev ho revd-d in tie district or n,<t). Anplicaut? ici> electorv rights (Roamon. commercial tra/t-ilors, ehearera s.Tvij: mvfLoior^) need not attend ijer'^nalU' bsiore th-; ; Sf gistrra- of El-'-C'tcr.v, hr± can sigri ai: applk-atio.o. b.r?oi--:. a Justice of tbo X^j-acj O"." S-ipendiary Magiy-I I rave and iorv.-;;rd to" the Eeg-istrarJ vrho, it catisiied that the. claimant is' duly enrolled as an elector ©f tho dis-i tvict, s'ia'l is3^e an electcs' rights. No Eogistiar of Electors can act as! ______________________^^^^^^______________j j Mr. H. MuLood, the Warkwor^rll_! jrasaut.^tive at tlte Beer War, is expect'i^drc s~cv\\-e hero in about tiro v?£-szs, ; There h some tfilk s.--.t ghing him ,: 'ilir-irvy "bac"'c= Wf nre rleasec 'J to Ja.>*£t -y9. this.

3 W© have 'seen the gold mode •« awarded to Messrs E. Morrison "anc - Soias at the Dunedin Agricultural Society -iety Conference and Sk,.w held las: , month. The uiedaj. r-epr^sojits ih< First Prize for citrus fruits which jwere grown at the' famous Red . Blufi Orchards and Nurserfosj; Warkworth. The-medal is of very choice design enclosed in a handsome case. We were shown two pictures of a wedding group—Mr. Halliday and bride with, bridal party and tho wedding breakfast table, lioth pictures are first class and rgJlect much credit upon the artist, Mr. S. Tracy photogrsper, of Warkworth. Our ~ Mahuraagi correspondent o? the Auckland Weekly -1 Newa w.ji-ys: — oome time ago I had occas-J ion to men ion that pmdtry farming) c.ras ii vaiuab'o industry, and worthy] "'. t'h-.- 1 oi settlers in tho pre-*?*-;v.c3-cf ,-rie of our most prosperous! settlors, ;vho takes great interest'inl the improvement cf our sheep, cattle, 1 audhorses, when that gentleman pcoh-j poohed the matter as of no 'interest, and hardly worthy of attention. Since-' taut tii-iie I hive 'taken 'tho trohblo to!. ••:• ons-ult .our '<.:>%&[ t^Qj -nkeepers on thej subject, and (-.hey agreed"" to furnish] mo with tin; uvevatf-o'Vatpvd' of c;"g:~j. they receive in tho course of tho \*:;iaV. *■ and the- amount »•/>« 50Trn?whai of a' surprise to me, for I iind that st'\in; aveyage of $d. per dozt'j, y/hbh is' author under the mark, tho Value in eggs from the three stores in" Wavk-j. worth amounts to £ISOQ per an^uzh,;. \ besides which a large number go' io[-{ fc'io Autiklaiid grocei;j direct, and if * we take "into account thesf and the|i quantities that go : from tho Maliu-:, rasgi Heads and Maiakana,"the export.: s 3f eggs alone will not be fa-- -short of: { £3000, if not overthis amount; and if ive add to this the poultry I should be: ifraid to even mention fl.rn.ount ropre-. jented hj this business which is weir b'stributed amongst the small settlers. 3ne gentleman, who is a sheepbreeder.' said he considered from Ms experienf e)i poultry and sheep that one hundred' lens were about equal.in value for ex-: >ort y s fifty sheep. From all that I can] .eafift* the industry i,s well" worth .the" itfcention of settlers for production of iggs"for the local market, and moie especially in the production of chick- j ms for freezing for the London mark a *t. For this latter purpose we are sad-. Yin want of information as to the; jest, most suitable, and economical. jreeds to keep. Any experience in this lirection if made known, wonld be in - 'ormation valuable to a large portioij )f the community. } Our Port Albert correspondent1 ■vired us, to the effect that two Aus.-i .rian gum-diggers were drowned o;-i; :he 17th, inst. and that so far oxLy me body has been recovered, . y In a summary note oh tho increase ty'the number of suicides, in tktij 3hurch Chronicle, which is .the. officii! j M-gan for the Anglican diocese of We 1.-] Ling-ton. says:—lt is urged that aj strict observance by the clergy'of the'l Rubic as to the burial of feuicides i' respective of/the vuraicts of coroners' juries, would have cansiderable effect in deepening the sense of the guilt <>f the act and changing its froquen •-.-.'' The matter is one of great perplex;'; ./, md it is plain that any clergyman r icleavouring to carry out this direct\.a,' unjustified by some fresh pronoui e:tnent of high authority, would pi jc' himself hi a position not only, painful to himswlf, but questionably defensible. - ' ' ' . The horrors of war are vividly d> picted in a letter received locally fro.n i district member of,the sixth centing3nt (sa3 7s the Mataitra Ensign), He relates that during a skirmish outs' le Petersburg, in wliieh some of the Australians were engaged, a Bcw Tressed in the Australian's uhifo:.ii.i rras concealed behind at. ant hiil.j When, the Australians rose to fire ai volley, he stood up among them and) picked off a man. each thy.3. In th;s! ; y- laer he killed two lieutenants', o:isj trooper and five horses. Eventually hoj was discovered, and bogged for more;.-.! instead he was fiddled with, bullet, j and the mon tore hi-3 arms and logs; o.u. i; The Australians aro rough mom-: hers whe i they start," adds the nr -! i-ator ponsivsiy. Tho Tffiporndme1 Act Amendment Bill. intromit sd by rlu, ■ Hon. 'Kavn S -war/!, doflnos iky n;>■) v;.i povo'd Lo tuc-a-n ih n p.dVl?"!Cl wh;ch ? !<a\i;c-^ rec3 ; . to ilie cwL'. r-.i'-i.'vi nf v~£-c)^ or rip-cis, curbo mosL c;'ir..v.'-ni<--ntiy r-rchocb A comiaittoe moct-'r.g for iurangj; -.- Tnattors in connection wirhtho ba,o.oiv.-: to, b" given to Mr. McLc-od taJrr-s pin.<:, st i]\>> bbrary tonight ftt 7.80. /' Mr. Harrison haa Ia:-ge pl.*ta eir-.-M-. windoiv^ htted into his new dxe'-^c * shop. T'LiA is the rlvst plate gb..sa ;•> maiif-s its aj'peuranee in Warkworth. Mr. Harrison is <; up-to-date !' s.rai»." The gi;i Jessica v^dio q;avr such sonf-tiiionai evidr-.r-v-,-, at the Grand Hotel inquest has boen ar/osted for murder Bhe ciime before tho Auckland Police Court on Tuesday and was emandod till Srturdav, bat! beinc ilowed in two sureties of £50C- each. A very pleasing crren;ony vr,?.:> perormecl on Wednesday last at "tho ionee_of Mr. James Crozer, when he sio7. G. Frost ot Warkworth '•olemnized matrimony for the first •Am^ in the hi-tory 0 f Whangarrao nnd united u"r. Prpn'k. Brown ar-.i bliss Richards in holy bonds. - The bride who wore a ha.no som ■■ Ivfkh'o dress, tast.fuEy trinr'-ried wh'[f.'dlc and lace, was R Nv-on :«^av l-1 ,|3I-. Q-eorge C■ j;er,' hev> by-i^er-ji '■-w. .T/'j ■«•;?!: the biiT>v.T coupl I rrcvy py -reri^y >^ "5 hb.= ??^r.;.