THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES WAITEMATA & KAIPARA. GAZETTE. Friday, September 20, 1901.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 26, 20 September 1901, Page 2

THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES WAITEMATA & KAIPARA. GAZETTE. Friday, September 20, 1901.

Tup, s«ul news of flic assassin.4tion of x>osidnt Mclviitfoy. hqs beei; nn absorbing topic of conversation intlns rlistpiot, ami m tlu'ongbQut the wkoh of the British Empire. ar t (l the pivilisr eel world, sorrow and sympathy is nmifested, It is with foel', ings of bovi-ov uiul indignation that wo lieur of snob roonrrcut diabolical crimes being- perpettratocl, and that the lives of such noblo men as Ameno^'s lato "resident should bo sacrificed or even endangered by viper*' who aro allowed to encumber the earth with their vilo presence. We feol that wo re-echo the genuine sentiment of all true Britons throughout the districts by our expressions of sorrow and sympathy to the American nation— ourbrothers across the sea—and the bereaved wife and family in this great affliction owing to this dastardy attack. America has been all too free in providing a home for," and nestling to its bosom the malcontents and scum of other countries, who seem to bo too low in the soalo or order of humanity to understand the quality of gratitude or even appreciate the I privileges-—exoont for the convenience it affords them for the development of their devilry of citizenship under a free, enlightened and glorious constitution, the very' freedom of which has made it possible for Anarchism and Fenianism to thrive in festering horda concocting villainous plots against the institutions of society; this very freedom only having the effect of the warm hearth on the the snake, which with its returning vitality and true to its instincts lodges its poisonous fangs into the breast that had with mistaken kindness nursed it back to life. It is difficult to conjecture how long this noxious monster will exist before the suppression, as it must be ultimately; for the fact of its existexistence under the freest nagin the world proves it to be an unnatural quality, and as such cannot survive, »or permanently triumph. The pity of it is, that in the meantime so many splendid and valuable lives succumb under the influence of so despicable a source. The whole thing is deplorable and we find it hard to conciliate ourselves with the theological expression that " the ways of Providence are inscrutable."

T;he President of America died on .Seit. 14th. 1901.

Mr, P. Shannon of To Arai, has been stocking some of the st-r§ams in his district with trout. This gentleman is provirg himself a good public man* The Rodney County Council meets tomorrow. The Upper Mahurangi E-tad Board meets on Monday Sept. 30th. The Salvation Army will receive a visit from the Auckland Melodistf on Saturday and Sunday next, when Club, Bar, and Tambouiine Prills, Action songs etc., wij form an interesting part of the programme, The Masonic Lodge has an intimation in our advertising eohunns. Shepherd & Co,, the well-known Port Albert business men are responding to the impulse of the times and doing all that could be expected of! them to merit their large trade.

There are good openings here for1 the following business-men iv this thriving district viz :—Watchmaker and Jeweller, Saddler and harnessmaker, and a Tinsmith who is also a handy mechanic, who know their business. We will give all information to anyone applying—business premises can be arranged for.

We are pleased to learn that Mr. i Under>yppd, who has been seiiously ill with pleurisy, since Jxe took over the Warkwpr.tj| Ifo*cl, is now convalespent, The now ga\v»miU being erocted by Mr. West, on the Hoteo Hivei', is neaving completion. Wo »'ish tlio entorpvi.sin^ proprietor every success in l^i^ veuj.^re.

Mr, Harrisqij of Warkwqi'tlj, if making further jm r proveiu(^nts to lj.is premises. Fqr real enterprise this bus»nes(S.,man deseryp^ nj.iioh kudo?,

Pnuinocti«,l gales iivojhe order of the day. The slipping- qll along- the Mew Zealand fu^isfs js experiencing hefty}' weathfV and muoh i?i(;qiiyeiiience,

The 3|odn«y Agrioultuval Sooiety holds its next meeting on Saturday, September 28th. The nieoting for thp purpose of forming a Fannors' Unioji also takes pl^o« on the samp evening at tlie Masonic Hall nt 7,30 o'clock.

We dvnvf partioiilftv attention fcp Mi-. Snook'j» advertised dates of s?)les.. The Warkwurth Spring Cattle Fair takes place uext Wednesday and wijl be a bjg aff^iv, lh\)}ri Thur.sdav 25. Wade 2G. ■ " "

M, Chvistqphov Di'4\)lo has ft ne\y-advei-tiseinent in tills issue aimimno, ing tHe dqtefi of Ins n xt sales,

_ Huntev and Wilspn of Whungarei, anmmTiue »a iftvge sale of horses at tliojr yards WHangarei, ,

Mr, Dibble's stock reports • Te Arai all the advertised stock Avas yarded, but most of it failed to reach reserves advertised number yarded, Springers mado £4 ss. to £4 12s, yearlings £;2 12s 6d, to £2 l§s, 6d, 'TauJioa, advertised number came forward. Fat cows made from £.5 os. to £5 10s. Springers 44 10s, Wark worth, adyer:sed number wei'e yawled. Fat wethers made up to 145." Pea of 7 yearling steers £2 15s. pen H heifers £2, 10s. and a pen of dioioe yearlings £3 Is. The large, cattle not reaching- reserve owing to the absence of Auckland buyers, caused through an oversight on'the part of bhe Kftpanui in arranging dates of gailii-g to meet this sale. Puhoi, advertised number Game forward. Grown .steers, £6 to £6 6s. 2 year old £5 9s. The Puhoi cattle yarded did justice tobreeders, showing both, Quality andcondition.

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On another page will be seen mi 'advertisement of J. Wilson & Go's, drawing attention to their lime and cement^ The excellent quality of these products are too well and favourably known throughout this district to need special mention by us. In a series of article«[Under the heading of " Industries of the North" in which this industry will be particularly dealt with, will shortly appear in our columns, and will be interesting rea iino- I We note by our exchanges that influenza is raging all over the colony.

Two prominent New Zealanders have passed the " great divide" Mr. Seobie McKenzie, late M.H.B. and Colonel Frazer, Sergeant-at-Anns of the House of Bepresentatives. Both have been good useful colonists.

M<\ Jas. Cahill & Co., Produce Merchants, Auckland, have a new advertisement m this issue.

Mr. A. "Woodcock, Junr. advertises a bullock dray for sale.

Don't forget the dance at Tauhoa in aid of fh© Library fund, on Friday evening- next. An evening's pleasant amusement, with, refreshments given in for Is. 801 lup and help the Libr ary. All-. Hill,\vhoalwTight and coach'milder Ka -angahape Bo id ( has an advertisement in this issue, and appeals for share of patranage from this district. The Presbyterian Concert takes place at the Masonic Hall jon Friday next 27th. It is anticipated that the hall will be crowded.

The following letter referring to the above has been received by us:— Departmen^of Agriculture. Office of the Bairf'Commissioner. Wellington,' Sept. 14. 1901. C. La Eoche Esq. J.P. Editor of Eodnoy & utamatea Times Warkworth.

Dear Sir,

Your letter of -9th. instant to the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, with reference to co-opeiative dairying, has been referred to this division of the Department. In reply I have to say that the matter has been noted, with a view to the Eodney and Otamatea districts being visited as desired. The Dairy Commissioner, who is at present in the South, is contemplating an early visit to the Auckland districts, and might arrange to meet | the Eodney and Otamatea settlers I himself; if not, he will send a member of the staff. You will be communicated with later on as to dates etc.

Yours faithfully E. H. Hooper. Pro. Dairy Commissioner

Wesleyan Church, Sunday Sept. 22. SPECIAL GIFT SUNDAY will be observed in all the preaching places in the Circuit, when offerings will be received in aid' of the Circuit Debt.

The Eev. Joseph Belton of Auckland will pi-ea%. in Warkworth morning 11 a,m., evening Service 6.30 p.m. and at Kaipar-Ji Flats School 2.30 p.m. The Eev. George Frost will preach Wharehino I'l a.m. Port Albert 2.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. Mr. H. E, French preaches Pakiri 10.30 a.m. Leigh 3 p.m. and Jjig Omaha 7 p.m. Mr. John Grimmer preaches Dome Valley 11 a.m. Gift Sunday will be, kept .at Mullet Point Sept, 29th. and \t \ Whangaripo and Matafeana Oct, 6th,

We issued from this office last week a ''Circular Letter from the Circuit Stewards of tho We4eyan Church, to r.IL fie meiiibei's an J wellwishers of the church in tho district, notifying them that next Sunday, Sept, 2^n(!. is set apart for lvuuiviiig offerings to clear off a. pebif balance of £;*;5 on itlui Circuit Pund, The Stewards appeal with confidence to a generous people and fully expect to wipe this I debt out of the way a' one stroke. W? understand that during the las two years this ohui-cli has paid off a,A? r qer sum tv{ *n tuo amount of t!tc Circuit ])()bt, besides repairing the Pars.qn>«g-<! at a cost of over £100 and erecting a now church at a cost of nearly more, a tangible pr of of the great liberal tv of its members. " ... .

The United "Kingdom used 9,000,000 Qns of w<K.l during tho last century, Frnnqe abqus same Qermanv o,OOQ, 000 and Italy l,()0(),0Q0. '' " ■ T/he ITnitecl States -sets apart one thjrty=sixth of nil pubjjo Jand to pay foreidou.-itiqnal expenses. Seventy-one million aqres \yere granted to schpolp betwoo.'i JSOQ a. rid }90.0. Therp /ire wore written nqtfoes in the shop windows cd Inglewood than in any Other town in Tqr.naki, It is wonder-fid to notice the number of people who believe in. the fairness of the prinoiplP of '*liyo and Jet live," and begrudge the,local uewsp.por the cost Of a small ady.erfi-e.ment,--Tara* naki Record. Some good stories aye going -round about tHe difficulties of the 300 people who were thrown on the Thames lios. pitfllity on the night after the football match was played, «nd. the steam r Whakaiere was neaped, ft appears that the victors soon had tko Thames as bare of food as a degevt, the sleeping accommodation w«,s also greatly overtaxed on that Saturday night. One of the Iteps., describing; the .state of the case, says another y<'ung man and lie were prowling- round to" see if they could possibly get a "doss " s. -mewhere, when ia one of the already crowded hotels tl\-y Inokily discovered •i gentleman occupying' a double bed, so they asked him to move over a bit— which he did, very much against feis will, and they turned in and' slept goundly v til the morning They were told next day that it was one of the Governnie it school inspectors whose repose they had disturbed, "Within the last twelve months no less a sum than £110 has been raised in the township of Cambridge for the local brass band, and over £36 of that amount;1 was'by direct subscription towards purchasing a uniform ipr the performer-:. Warkworth migh" take a leaf out of this book. Newspapers are so generally regarded as ephemeral that it is comforting to find a contrary opinion, It is the view of Di\ E. Garnett, late keeper of the printed books at the British Museum : ' Nothing grows in value I ike a newspaper. The sheets of to--day, which perhaps contain nothing of interest to any contemporary reader, will be priceless to the historian and antiquary of the centuries to come. Nothing so faithfully depicts an age for its successors ; they are worth all the histories and all the novels. Their preservation—which involves their as-

preservation—which involves their assemblage in on-f place for the sake of accessibility and of compai'ison with each o her and with books—is a mo-

nientous trust, neglect of which would strike a heavy blow at historical, archaeological, and sociological research, t and inflict a grievous injury upon the •ages to come.' ' Once read, mnrked, learned, and inwardly digested,' the ■use of the newspaper is by no means over, and the careful housekeeper need never complain of the accumulat-

on as long a-- she has "a house to ket-p warm and comfortable in winter, and woollens and furs and furniture to protect again--'t moths in the summer. The smallest camels belongto Persia They are not more than 20 inches high.