Te Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 12, 25 August 1883, Page 2

Te Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

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bATL'KDAY, AUUUST 25, 1S»:1.

I Tr is by no means surprising bhat th< people of Ohinemuri are making stienuou elfoit« to be emancipate I from the iv' of (he Thames County Ccum-il. <md m siuely is to bo hoped tin* tv>ir aijil.t tion \\ ill be Miccc^t'n], Ohinciuiii u.t~ u\ii and substantial i>iie\«Mu'Cs to to.llplain of, ami the Thames C mm d a-. . whole ha*? cortainh in a great de^r'-e i-> nor^d the ie<|iiiioiiioni> of that riding In the lirst place it has never been properly represented, only t\o m >tnb r out of a conned of nine holding authority in connection with it. In the seeoii ])lace, as mioht very natuudly l»e ex pected, a minoi ity of this kind ha little or power in tnufc bo y, an for all practical piirpo^e* the distiict mi^ht as well liave not be<Mi icpi'j-rtnte-l ab all. As a* c< >n-« i q nonce the- Ohinomuri ratepayers trot lolerabh tired of tlii', aii'l petitioned for -v< ipaiation from tlie Thamc?, and the er»ctioii of Ohinemuri into a county of iK'elf The petition, was most rea-oirttdo. an ' the grounds on which it wa^ ba^cd wci.' so conclusive that ther 1 is every prolu bilifcy of its prayer beiii^- i» ran fed. V I proof were wanted as to the ntlc ne^ect of the Thames County Council it could be easily found by am equestrian or pedestrian w ioso uniiapj y lot it has been duri.i^ the past few months to flounder alo" > what has 1> ( mm' facetiously termed aroaw between heie ;\n i} the Thames, or who even have to tra\ er^c it during the present time. The Thames Couiify has become a I yeword, and its neglect of o'iinemuri and its outei liinit^ has been such that a< radio v change became necessary. Jt is to the credit of the inhabitants of the netrlected .outlying parts that they have risen in what promises to he a successful re bellion, and the people '>f Te Aroha mu^t cordially hope that a ncv power will be created in the terms of the petition, aiv ! thai t')o Ohinemuri Counly will speedily be constituted as asked under its conditions. The tactics of its opponents cannot but be stigmafcis • 1 as more than somewhat mean, for no attempts to combat the arguments adduce I wa^ made, no real defence in fact set up, but only an endeavour made on technical grounds to shelve the petition. There \va3no allegation possible of a frau I or concealment of any kind being at tempted by the Council rebels, but the majority of the Council had only one escape, viz., to plead th it the requisite uumlvi' of shareholders had not signed ' the petition. tlero fclus weakness of the opposition wag shown, and It tmi*t

lie also said that t'lo petitioners hardh showed the intelligence that - might ha\e ben expected. It penis' that intc.i.l «>f faking (he roll of 188'J as the -roll of raiep^ers, t.'iey took the roll of 18<SJ}. The former w.is in Forrc- till Inly, when tie signatures weie obtained, the latter haung no virtue of course (ill (he expiration.) of the former's term. Thus, on the enquiry recently 'held by Mr JO'iiriek, who w.i^t appointed commissioner, he found (hut no less •I ban 41 signaimes, though admittedly i;iven i»y persons on the 18."'3 V roll, were invalid, as they did not appear oiv that of the previous year, and the consequence was that they were dif allowed. There were originally ]G1 to the petition, but this caused a sad falling off, r> hieing the number to 120. The contention of the opponents of the petition was that tsiree had signed twice, and that one of Hie was under atj'e. Tiii 1 comiiii^ioner allowed these objections aho, and the ne(t list was therefore re luce 1, but the n-unes were ovr the three-fifths of the i\i(ep.i\ei*3 on the roll re«;nired to irivc tie petition eiTcct. A further objection was nr<>ed tiiaf several of those si^nin;; In 1 npp mi le 1 tl.eir n.i.nes to bl-.nk sheets of paper, fo which no petition was attache 1. T ie»v the imiu nissiouer declined to decile on, but, i-u'wiutt-d them to the (icuoiml (jJov MMimeut. At the cnq'iiiy lie declined '° rfive any opinion, :neicl\ •«( ttiu^ that he would foiward t!ie c\ i ieiu'e to head-ipiurters to be (ball with a* there venv 1 best. We can nio-'t. coidiail) con^ialulale our Ohinemuii nMn'ib«>UiN on. lie action they hi\e tAen, and sincerely hope, it wiil be crowu"d u,i{)| .should biich be I'iimj.is' 1 we have a \oun ; and vii^f iou> .idj.ic")! 'oc.il uov^rnnieji 1 . and iniin oftheeompl nuts of th" ]) ist will dou.'tks-h !)' 1 lily reni'du-l. T." wants of Oiiiiicmuri and t!io<e of Te Aro')\ -ire i>lent!cal. and the two dUtricl> can heartily go h.m 1-in-hand with mutual benefit to each. The present Government are mo 4 anxious to further every rea-on ibl ' ext-Mi^ion of local self-government. T.i* 1 O'diifiuuri poi tion of tne Th.unes County, though a most important, di^tiict, Jias b»cn, through its member^ being non-resident, through the fact of only two being apportioned, and tlif* coiwe.juGnt non-posse.^-ion of voting power, virtually an 1 now is di.-Jranchhud as it were. This fact s lould lie specially borne in mm 1 when the petition is considered, and we have eveiy rea&o i to suppose on the strong ficts stated by the petitioners, the re'[uisite number of signatures being obtaine 1, and the entire ab^enoe of any argumeu's in oj>posi tion, there will be no hesitation in the prayed-for severance Icing eiLvted. .snd ciiat we shall shortly have to welcoiiie ( ) uueni'iri as. the latent, n*id w 1 hop. 1 one of th" most, \igoiou-. ofiV? too s of tlie C")unty system ol N rt \v Zealan 1.

We undeistiu.d that Mr u. S. O'llalloiviii has sent in his losi^nntion as a member of the lur.il srhoi 1 commUtce. "Mr O'Halloian, in fi-1 lilion I') Ining an ;icti\c member, fulfills I the duties nt honoiary sec etaiy, an 1 we cannot but le^iefc hit. letnement. Theie will be a mooting ef fho Pubhc Libian Committee this evening at ihe Public 13 ill. The Lbi.ir> King now lcgrteie 1, and \\eiv pu lnnjn ii \ complied vulh, it v, ill be cnliiled to sliaie m the giant which has been made to institutions of the kind for tlio piesent >ear. The. conditions ha\e been, so .illeie 1 lh.it ihe largei o:nnm.iitit)<i, as last >eai, will obt.'iii mo nn hie a Iv intake -., an I Te Vioh'i m u vi li ( onii k 'ice. at the outset oi us l.ibr.m, claim ii lt;!^i L'~)(>. Weun h>rst m I mat at ibis mini's mteung mle-, an 1 rej; llations will be piopo*-ed, an I nKps taken iowai Is sei tuiug the fiist. nistahueut of bpokb an 1 papei . A. Rickimui, of \Vpllinirton 4 an il'p^'tmafe son caii'> i ii j_< on a l.uj/i' boot business. h,is been pio.ee.ile 1 .i^.uiihi b,> ihe. police ioi lailnif; to buji,iui t lih luoilui, Kebecta i'aiuell, dii inmate of ih ' l'ui.itic .i-.;, him time, wiieie she has been bine leieiul.iii' v <is fo'ir >eai s oM, twen'.y-siK. yeais a^o. Defendant fiat he w.is eonti lbiilmg .'3(Js. pel" week for the maiiiicnaiiee ot jus piitamu LilJiei, wlio was\ei\ iiulepcii Ion 1 , an 1 lull lefr,-.^ I to accept a l.'\'u > of CCOO l''tt linn by his fatlier. The cast was'li-ii'i--^'*. The popula'ion of the colony on the 151-t Dec ,u l. «t I-- 1, pvelusn c of M'toiis was e->nuute,l ot 517.707. The meiea.se by I irths in excels oi deaths was 1.>,j0->, Jin i uy i!X< fni ol liiun. ;iation o>Ui cmi (laLiou JJIM.I. Hit; lcUun.i ol biuhs, deaths, anl nixrua^eo t \c s lLspeflnel.) oT''32, 1 i-'J, anl 7 07. Kcfeiiiii'^ to Uic da-unal Jcintn-,, v\g I'm- 1 tl'cma viinnni pei UOO ol biiihs v,,ia in 187.), when it ic.u he 1 iI'US ; m iv-mim of fleatl's in 187."), w lien it stjo 1 at I.V',)J; and the 1 m«x muni »[ nii'i a^'i vi 18m, when it was B'llt — in t a t j!i (:a c c jhm 1 l(j(i() of tlu.> }icpuUition T'lie population of the chi> f p'OMiioial dis-tn-'ts sJoo lon the *J Ist ])?->. as folli- /s:— Aucid.inl, 10""j,0' i' 'vVellii]o! t )n, 01,11.38: Ca-iteibu. y, lln 800 ; Olago, lii,Ul— iot»l foi the -I'oilh Ls and, 20t,171; total foj- tiiy Soiuh Island, 313,53.'*. At the Noith Ganterbnr Coursinrj erecting hd' on the 9Lh, a v-tv !a u,e black c-u tha liad cleat ly come out to do u litile sport on its own account, was put uj) In the beaters an 1 ha 1 a n at row escape of the fat- j of tlio.se it Imnicd. Pu-s'y w is, however, equal to the emer^enc- „ nid skclaldlol as q-i k'y as :i\\y haie voul li'ive done, in. fi/ldihon to which the .cieylio m'l.s, 1 al they been shppel, wonl 1 ha\e hardly had as cuiet a time of it it the finish an they would hid with i heir rao'o peaceful proy. The cat was -'l.iilplafc a snot several miles distant from, a :y liou«e oi dNvllin^. According to a- statement in one of the Hoinu jjapers, fij/ypt ou<fht to be a ve.itablo gold mine. At least if; is calcnlatel that; a fabulous quantib' of gold has gone into the oountiy which has never conic out a^ain, an ! cannot bo tiacol. Tlie caloula^'in lie^'ii'S with the statement that £10,000,000 in bull. on has fioni time to time been iinportel into tbo country. About £6,000,000 of tliw ia in circulation, an 1 it has recently transpired, , that during the vice-royalty of Ismail Pasha £f>,000,000 was secretly transported to Constantinople. Thi.s loaves £28,000,000 nn- ! accounted for, and this sum must either have been absorbed in the gold ornaments of the country, or hidden away. With a good Government, bringing peace and security, a considerable sum of this will return into cirLuhition, and assist in the <levolopmonk of the ' country. The people of Waitoa reoenUv pufc theinssii^ ja co.mm.unjcati.on. wi.fch the tejegra^h

authorities!, asking that a telephone wiro shoull bo extendel to that i township in 'or lor to connoct then with Tf» Aroha.' TV application was favorably on J e:i'i.i i on n small guarantee being g.ven, an i as this was atoncc foiibeoming, it j H piobable that in a short time the woik will be completed. This will be a great boon to reagents in that part of the dismet, as it has already proved tp bo to the residents of Waiorongomni. . A correspondent sends its the following': - The good people of Slnflosbury were 'last ■week fuwmred with a pleasing break in, upon • the usual very "e\on tonor of their way " by a lecture from the liev. G. T. Mar-hall. It \s as the first lecture that has been delivered upon the Shafiosbury block, tho chairman told the meeting, anl, nptwithslaiylmg the inclement \\eathe>\ the school' was comfortably tilled. E. Y. Cox, Esq., occupiel the chair, and intiolucod the looUirer wilh a few remarks expressive of tho oneness of aim among the different section-? of the Christian Chinch. The subject of the Jcutuic was: "Angels: good and evil;" anl the lecturer handlql it with ability ; first dealing with the natuial pioofs of the existence of saints, anl the universal, belief of man in the supernatural ; and then treating of the nature, chaiacter, employments, <fee, of sinless angelic beings, as gather I from revelation • and especially of their levelaiion to men as ministeiing sphiis. Lastly, fallen angels weie passol briefly in review : Milton's gun 1 conceptions of Satan, and (roothe's in Faust, being conLiaslod. The lectmer dnplayo I extensive acquaintance tfftil his subject, which he eulivoiurl by quotations from" the poets, and peeps mto the fabled conclave of the ancient Giocinn deities. A ollection male on behalf of the Bazaar Fund, realise 1 "27s Hi. Votes of lhanks weie aecoidel to the lcctiuer ani ohnirmm. anl tho meeting was close 1 witn .i hymn a '. 1 the ban » hction. At a locenj; meeting of shareholders of the Yennont Ijicen-.pl I[i>lding i . was reiohet to foun a company with "20.0 J0 shai ■_•-„ .jOOO to he leserve I tor tho wo-kinc; of the enterprise Mr 10. K. Cooper was iti the eh itr. Tins claim, is noxf. to tJie valuiM' 1 Wol.-ome, the lii'hness of which has proved co unmistakably, n•> 1 fi"re will 1)0 liitlo di'liculty in tloating the new company. j Mr Mome is lopaiiing' damages caused' by the sitK.n ,i f >iv \uv\s ago. The i'>jmy was moie than wis at fiw suppose 1, ri I it wi- foun 1 ne vss,u / to c Mist the services of Mr Pa\ ill to piepuv uhus, <Vx , for the restoration of tho wio *k >1 buil liiv^. A " consultation " on a snull >v tie is being cot up in this township on Lhe Mch.juiuo Cup. The Waik.ito Co nnany wi'l i-s i ■ t>0!) ten shilling shaies, and the 1 rawer of th" first lior.su will get CtOO, lh<> >,i 1 ?J>(), tho rhird C.'X), and f'JO will be divide! amongst the Waiters. Ah thpie will be about thuty come to the post beyond, the first tlnee this will give Piu-h lucky holder about £1. Fuither p.nticulaid appear in our ad vcu Using "columns. I We weip in erroi last week in st-iMng that the meeting of those favjiablc to getting up races was to bo held on Satmday" last. It will come off thise\ening at Quinlan's Hotel, and is lii.f-ly to be well afcljuLjl. A gieit main persons have expicssfl Uioh intp'estin the object, of the gathering, aul a p< )giamme has ahcaly been prepaid, inch ling vmougst the prizes a To Aioha Clip of HH); so\s. Should the programme in question be adopted theie ii> no doubt that it wilj. ajitinct many of the best hoi ,es in the Njrlh Island and possible even some of the crack i^Soiitlicrneis. The Auckland Conceit Company g<m their )>romiscd enleitfiininents on S'lturhiy and j^Tonday lust", and on both opwwimis dtew very fair audiences. Tiio >\i i!i>ei on eich niglit thicifciDng. tho uh no rain act ially fell, bu 1 no donbt it leienel many fiom being pi< -,ent. The ealrit-.iiiinenfs MCio, as .intHpotcd, a most pleasant bu -.k - 4 i our hum-dium life, and the troupe weiewel. omel he.milv. and we ho])e profitably, at the somewhat de-citel Te Aioha, do'-erted t'i,it is to say as fai as ainuseiiipnt cnierers We are gla I to say that J. B Whyto, Ksq., M. If. X. for this distiii't, has been one of the first to set a good example 1 in Mippmtuv.,' the new public libiaiy. In reply to then anplie; - tion om member has most gencionsly forwiudt'd a cheque foi- C." 5s to the Committee, who, we need hardly say, are grateful for such a liboral' donation. Thongh the Court-house Ins now been completed and leady for occupation, it is somewhat singulai that the police qnaiieis ;ui I locl.-up aie hoc h u'vv; }<f> .».«'ol wiMi. much as (hey aie le^iiiel. They have been commenced and pai fci-illy cm tiunlel but on account of some propose 1 alterations tho work is at a anl theie loes not se^m to ho jinvthmg definite as to when it will a,o on. This is absurl, <md it i- fo be hopel that the (n)vemment will not permit fuither delay. The rule of red tape must have something to do with the stoppage, v.'uch u lot'i i ie >'ivenient an 1 unue^'n- lr^ 1 . Tn connection wish the Couit-lipus» we may snv tha< Mr Wilsonmo\o 1 in yesteiday, and any ii.M. or Warden's bnsir.MS will in fntuio b.> ii'insa-'ie I I ■ i T-e tvhv bud ling. This mfoMiiifiou miy pro'a.iMy be of <-eiwee to those coining m fioin tho coiuih\ oi i'.io .niivs, vho hi\o not h.iJ public | nouficalion of the lumoval. We aie ,orry to s-(/y, I hat IVT' 1 Parker this week sustainc 1 a se\cie loss through one of his h'Vsps ""yng fiom int^-nal '.lliiiin'nai'on. The animal was one of the finest ih aught hoises in tho di4iict anl woith, it is stated, about DiO. Mi Paiker is, w.> mg^*- ti le.nn, lail up in Auckland .suffering from lheiun nism. Amongst other arrivals we may mention Mi Hunt, of Shoto\er celebrity. lie has i evolved on cn c t;ing in h<s lot at Te Arohn and again try mg-3j is fort mi< in. ".jjd'u'nnvj. TJio fact of so good a judge oomvpif r-> i his iosoliuion is an abun hint otoof of i>is faith in tho futine oi the di.stii/rL.. The Te Aroha Soho^l Com.-nittoc has roconunen io 1 lhe- Boa 1 i of. Elm anon LoiK'iiopt the site f)f two acios at. Wiio 1 >n (o-.iai for fdiool pniposerwii'ferc I i\y Mr Mackav. Tliis will be condiiioual on a clear title being given, mil is considered bv tn. '. >inniHtcc as much ill" best , ; te for the use it is intende Ito be put. The Oa.pla.in. Barry Claim, clo « to this township, has beo.i again a;jnliel for, and a complaint lodged in ihe Wanien's Court for uon-coniplianpe with lejrulations in nonworking. Tneie is a good le-f in this ground, sai I to carry both gold an 1 s lyer, and Cap tain Bany talKel of working it for the silvtn only, an Iho had some ol the stone teste ! with satisfactory results. As tho Captain has boon in Dunodiu on a ci.-i.i--e with his, skeleton whale for some months past he his ovidcnUy ovcrlooko! his claim, and should the Warden a 1 here to his lately express 1 declaration ho will forfeit the interest, instead of inflicting a finr. Tho gallsnt Captain !ui-i no'v sold his whale bones to the Dunolin Institule, fcheieforc he may have time tj look aftoi what is likely to yield far more golden oil, but he will perhaps leam^th's fact too late. The B,M. anl Warden will hold liis usual Courts on Tuesday next, and we arc quite sure that he will appreciate his more comfortable quarters in the coitage jourt-hou<-p. T e business is very light, and no case of any impor fcan.eo will be brought on in either juiis3iction. On Thursday last, after tho very heavy rain that had fallen during the day, in the evening it became piercingly cold, colder probably than at any periol during the win tor. Yesterday nio.^.u^ o reai)y io Uio surprise of even the oft-quoied individual, the oldest in-

habitant, tlio tops of (.lie hills wore clothe! in snow and drizzling showers fell. Such a rmowy visitation hns never been seen in the th ili mt, and, however iiictun s.ju i it, might be, the accompanying cully weather was anything but welcomed. A meeting of the shareholders of the Young Caledonian Licenser! Holding was held on Saturday last, Mr Cleary in the chair. The meeting had buen called for the purpose of considering the desirability of making a call. On the motion of Mr Donovan, seconded by Mr Niuphfon, it was resolved that a call of £2 on each full share shoull be male, to be payable on the 25th inst. Mr Cleary was appointel Secretary and Treasurer.- This conclude 1 the business. A charge under the Gaming and Lotteiies Act came before the Resident Magistrate at Cro.uwell a few days ago. The Cromwell Argus leportsthe ease as follow^ : — " J. Millar was charged by Inspector Hickson with a breach of the Gaming and Lotteries Act. Accuse 1 had been holding a series of " Cheap JfHc" sales in Cromwell, disposing of goods by Dufc''h auctions an 1> otherwise. Dhe]'evidence of the police went to show that Millar sold a number of watch-chains for 2-t., and to every purchaser prescntel an envelope containing a number, and gifts were distributed to some of the holders. Mr Wilson, for defen lant, argue 1 that the articles coul 1 only be looked upon as personal property, t '"not as prizes. The Bench held that the accused had been guilty of a bleach of the law, and inflicted a fiuo of £10, with the alternative of one mpnth's imprisonment. The liao was paid. His Australasian lour has been to Archibald Forbes " n revel ition of delight, a umij-io experience." Ho has heard oaths m many countries, but for vau nf y an 1 ski 1 , m pi vo'v ■in thin lm:;ual acco'uplis'niiyni. die Australasian lairikin can surpass all others. Mr 1 5iacken, sp>a\ing recently in tho Houho on the question of Centralism, r<iil tlieic seemed to be greaM comnrinily of in-ioiest-s between Auckland an 1 Sylney thin between Auckland and Dunehu, and a greater community of inteiosts between Dunelm an 1 Melbourne tlnn lielween Dimedin nnl AiK i\? >u.I. New Zealand was forme i to be govet.iM bv a Felctal Union, etch State beaung tbf> same relation to the Unite 1 Government as ouch Suite of America bore to the General Govcmmeni.at^Was'nngton. At a meeting, held on Tuesday evening last, to consider a challenge sent by the Thames Football Club to To Aroha, it was unanimously agiecd to accept tho challenge, unA a letter to that effect was sent to the Thames Club. In order that the To Aioha team may play well together a scratch game will be played to-day at 2 .'-50 p. m. on the racecourse, fifteen against all comers. The team to play against tho visitors will be picked accorling to tho play. to-da> The scratch game will bo played in spite o( we ithor, except it be lauim^ harl. in ten ling players arc requested to be on the groun I eaily. In another column Jiiallev (t- Co announce that they will comment; inn un^tluju Thames line of euaches on the 11th oC next month. Conches will also urn. on to an from \V;uolongomai in conjunction with the above. It is only to be hope 1 that th : linn's int^ntiom will not 1-8 baulked by the default of the County Councils jji making the 10a 1:, passable. Mr Kilian has obtamel the trxinfor of license from Mr Ashley i,n the JSemior Hotel, Wnioroiigomai. He has comm.'ucj I bu^iuesb with ever> pnnpeci ol s.icceas. A Foiluna Melbouii.e Oap Sweep. on. rather a large .scale is advei.isol at Moirinsville. Partictihm app rt ir eUo>\-'iere. an I \[t ChiToi 1 i i acting as secretaiy to tiie undertaking.