THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 43, 24 January 1902, Page 2

THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAI PARA GAZETTE.

Tenders are - called for sole right of Refreshment Booths- etc on the Show grounds.

It has been decided to send a'i ninth contingent from New Zealand to the war. A tenth is also spoken of.

The animal meeting of subscribers of the Wane worth Public : Library is called for Monday evening next.

Mrs Lushington wants a housem dd

The Rodney "Agricultural committee met on Saturday last, a full meeting being present. The principal business of the evening was the matter of again arranging the show day as it was found that the Auckland "SheepFaira were fixed for the. same date. The committee wisely decided, to postpone tho show -until February I*2th

.: The Warkworth Sports came off on Saturday last, the attenda-ice not being so large as might have been expected, attributable—we are sure— to the committee apparently being too keen to keep down expences, It is the very life of such events to see that they are properly advertised, . aud. without wishing to appear to be catering for business, we know from a -wide experience in such matters that the policy of not using tlie columns of the local newspaper for such events is bad business. Now that a newspaper is published in this district which takes the news into the very houses of the people, it is nut sufficient to advertise on a few posters, which the peo_)le had in the good old days to go perhaps for miles to sec by chance. Our subscribers of whom there are several hundred in the country can only conclude when they do not see such events mentioned in their jiaper they most certain] v don't eo;ist.

Tn.e next sitting of the S. M. Court are as follows: Port Albert, Wednesday Febttrary 19 at 7 p. m. at Warkworth, Thursday, Febttrary 20. at noon

Wesleyan Church Services, Sunday next:,. Warkworth, 11 a:m.. Rev, G. Fros-t, Subject "God's image in Man" 7 p.m. Rev. G. Frost, Subject " God's revelation in His'Wfird;'' Dome Valley 11 a.m. Mr. J.Jebson; Matakana Presbyterian Church 3 p.m. Rev. G. Frost;. Warehino 2.30 p.m. ,alt. J. Grant; Port Albert 2.30. p.m Mr. A. Neil; 7 p.m. Mr. J. Logge.; "Whangaripo 2.30- p.m. Mr. W. Moore. .

We notice by tho Wesleyan Oliurch Plans just issued ironi this office, the name "Methodist Church of Australasia"' ; ppears at the' head, To some of the admirers of John Wesley, thus errasing his. 'name from this church may, be viewed with/regret, but the title, in sinking the name of New Zealand is suggestive of federation with Australian^ Commonwealth.

The Methodist Choir of Warkworth assisted by friends-are., practising the popular Service of song, ;*The"~ Roll Call" which will most lie rendered on Good Friday.. Mr. Syms will be pleased for lovers of music to assist, 'Practise:-—Friday and Sunday evenings; . ... '

/ There is. a movement on foot to establish a High-School at Warkworth. upon which we will deal: in our next.

It was our intention to go fully into the Dairy question in this issue, but it was thought wise to wait the events of .the meeting tonight. At our instigation Mr. M..- Gowan the Government Dairy Ins'rue*.or, will ;be at Warkworth to meet the Committee, besides the Secretary lias a volume of information, which he in 1 lis capacity as Secretary declines to hand over to the newspaper man, before placing .it before his commit' c-1. We will however pat the whole matter before our readers, in oiir'nexiissue,

The settlers right throughout the are now taking up the' Dairy question most earnestly, They are begining to'realise its great importance to themselves an 1 the district.

j The committee of the Mahurangi , ..Heads Regatta, are straining every nerve to make the event which, takes place on February Bth: a big success. ;An'angemeuts have been made to run excursions by the S. S.. Kapanui from Warkworth, and every thing is being pushed on,and considered, .which might. ;tend to; the., pleasure of the general We anticipate a v<4'y large gathering from all parts of the district. The management is in very capable hands, and we can confidently assure our readers that for tho^e who attend a splendid days outing awaits them. The excursion alone riFa good opportunity to take . the yo imgsters out for a day by tho sea-shore^

Major Eonnett of■•jJh.e, Salvation •Army paid a~ visit to^Yarkv^ortli on Sunday last.... Captain,Hdl from Gisborne has arrived hero, to take charge of the local corps. It will be interesting to some of our readers to know that Miss Pern ice Phillips who recently left Warkworth for the Melbourne training Home of the Army, is back to New Zealand and is a Lieutenant of a Corps in Christchureh.

The American Tobacco Company have behaved very generously towards our Eighth Contingent for South Africa. Their donation i<- 1000 lbs of navy cut tobacco, which will pan out a dividend of 1 lb jier man. Besides contributing £100 to the Patriotic Fund, the Con.pany have already distributed tobacco to the value of between £600 and£7oo amongst former contingents." This is something like practical sympathy.

There seems to be little fear that tlie smallpox now; raging with so much severity at Home will reach here. Our quarantine laws aro very stringent, and are carried out to the letter when occasion demands. But the fact [hat by far tho highest morality in the present outbreak is occurring amongst those who have not been vaccinated, [ is surely a proof that the operation is I at least beneficial. - If lymph —pure I lymph—can be had, vaccination is a ; splendid thing, not only as a preventive but as an assurence that in cases where the vaccinated arc afterwards attacked, the attack will be mild instead of severe, There-is one recommendation that might de made py the Government Health Officer, and that is that in every centre in.New Zealand — in fact in every town, large or small — a supply of pure lymph should be J kept in stock, and that nothing but that lymph should ■be used. But under the present or arin-tb-arm system, our advice to parents is to take the fullest advantage of the exemption clauses of the Act, and let vaccination go. Its dangerous.—Waiki Daily Telegraph.

Conscription for a nation that does not play cricket or football, and which is physically weak, is absolutely necessary in order to procure soldiers at the point of the bayonet. But for a nation whose men are, by very reason of their striving to excel in sport, anxious to excel in the game of war, conscription robs patriotism of its fervour. It also makes war a trade, and tends to degrade the citizen by converting him into a kind of military marionette.—Pree Lance.

The labour unions have run the Government blind, have forced out of it legislation upon legislation until every act m our statute books bristles with labour absurdities and commercekillers. At last the spirit of unity and set of protection has found the farmers, and th.-ir little play has begurij and. unless we mistake not legislation will have to be fairly merry and very twisted to suit all the demands of unions.—Taranaki Record.

ilt is expected that the representation commissioners will commence their.business shortly, and define the boundaries of the electoral districts of the colony, as altered by tlie census returns;. The commissioners are— No rt h Island, the Surveyor General, Mr. Richardson,of papier; Dr. Gile**,". S.M., and the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Auckland and Taranaki;, Squill Island, the Commissioners of Crown Lands for. Westland, Canterbury and Otago, Dp. Hislop, of Dunedin, and Mr,'T. &, Watson, solicitor of Chiistchureh.. The next House of Representatives will consist oi 76 European .members, and four Mao-is, so: that the. Commissioners wil! have to provide for six new districts. Of the six additional members it is under- j stood that four will, be alloted to the j North • Maud, which will give 38 j members for oa Ivislanl.

Addressing the Farmer's Union at Oautau, Sir J. G. Ward said that less than three years ago the mon yof the people on deposit in. the banks was no: sufficient for tlie commercial requirements of the colony, but now the savings of tlie people were move than enough for tho commercial and industrial requirements of the c- lony. True, mutton aud wool were low in price, but he did not think they could continue so. and if the people would hold on fo their wool it would soon rise; Referring to the F liner's Union,he welcomed it and wished it every success. The more creation of a union would not change the polities of its individual mombe-s, but its formation fouhl not f::il to benefit fanners... As to tlvis Government being other than the friends of the farmers, ho- .would point out that Vao total Laud tax of the colony amounted to only £900,000 per annum, while .the concession oi railway freights to £283,000,

If unionists carry their industrial disputes to the Arbitration Court for judgment, they must he prepared "to accopt with'equanimity the decision of that tribunal. To- abuse tho judge, impute corrupt motives, and agitate for his removal fi*om the Bench because they cannot get all they want, will-not help their cause at all, The good sense of the entire community willirevolt at once against- auSht that savours of intimidation.—Free Lance.

According to the Hot Lakes Chronicle,'the sil-er grey rabbit, is slowly but surely' taking possess'on of thecountry between Rotorua and the Waikato Riveri

At Rotorua, the o her day,, a trout weighing 7*lbs, was taken with a string of gut hanging, from each side of its mouth, ■ and on dissection two hooks wore found at the ends of the gut one of which penetrated the heart.

Within the last sixty years the London burial Grounds have received 3,00(},o.)0 dead bodies.