SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1884.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 55, 21 June 1884, Page 2

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1884.

On the House assembling on Tuesday the Premier announced to the expectant members that His Excellency the Governor had been pleased to grant a dissolution of Parliament. Accompanying the announcement was an intimation that the prorogation would likely take place on the 24fch instant, and that immediately thereafter arrangements would be made for the election of a new House of Representatives, which will be summoned to meet in the" month of August next. For some 'days it had been surmised that this was the result to be expected, though the members of the Cabinet kept their intentions so quiet that np "to the hour of the House assembling, much doubt existed as to what would be the actual course decided on. Without doubt it is a matter for regret that such a decision should be come to, and, we believe it would have been much more to the advantage of the country generally had even a short session been first held, during which time much important business could have befen got through.

Th^t " credit is the life of trade" is in ayertain sense perhaps tine, but only to a certain extent is it true, and unfortnnately it is liable to gross abuse. In the past, even more tkanjn the present, fur too much credit has been the rule amongst all classes '©f the community. Previous to the commencement of our commercial depression everybody seemed to trust everybody. Anyone not having money at command found they could get credit, which many thought was just as good. But as was to be expected this sort of thing eventually did great injury to all concerned. People quickly got into the way of living beyond their means, simply because it was so easy to get goods on credit. Many finding their credit good began to invest in land and shares with money not really their own, and which had to be accounted for sooner :or later. Over speculation was ft result, and land, and shares, and nearly all clashes of goods rose far beyond their intrinsic value. But, as was tube expected, after a while a reaction set in, and credit was greatly curtailed. Bills were largely dishonoured, bankers called up o\ erdran>. and bankruptcies were numerous. Every one tried to realise with the result, prices rapidly declined. Merchants have been severely bitten, and are not now so anxious to force goods on storekeepers about whose true financial position they know but little as they were once. How many instances could he cited within the past few years of men with little or no capital starting in stores and hotels, and quickly running into debt a few thousands. It is scarcely necessary to refer to what has happened at our very doors within the last year or two. During the past few years in nearly every case of bankruptcy " book debts" form a large proportion of the assets. It is a good thing that traders of late are not so free to let people run up scores out of all proportion to their means. The public should be taught that they will be expected to pay for what they get. Much good will iiave been done by the depression if it puts an end to the reckles giving of credit. If merchants would sell goods on shorter terms to storekeepers, the latter would likewise refuse to pan with their goods unless they were speedily paid for them, and everybody would learn to pay promptly. Whilst considerable reform has taken place — still even now far too much credit is given, and with the natural result ; the man who intends to .pay, and does pay, is charged a higher price than is necessary, to make up for the losses sustained through those who prove " bad marks." It's an old and true saying that " short reckonings make long friends." It is the absolute duty of every trader and business man in our district to encourage in every possible way the payment of cash. Traders themselves would quickly find it far more remunerative to sell for cash at a small profit, saving tne expense and worry of so much extra bookkeeping, and the writing off of many accounts as bad debts, than the booking of goods at high prices with the uncertainty of ever getting paid. There are of course many cases in which the cash system cannot be, enforced, but without doubt it deserves to be encouraged far more than it is in our midst.

We regret being unable to present our readers with the financial wtateiuent, owing to its length, and the pressure on tho wire?? but half had come through by 12 30 last night. The heavy rain which set in on Monday night, and has continued up to the time we go to press, has caused .considerable,' damage to the roads throughout the district, in some places, the npwly metalled road allows a horse to sink to rhe knet,B, and i<i other places it ifi from a l ; ew inches to two ieet under wat«r. Two trees were blown down across the Owharoa road on Wednesday, but they

have beeni since removed by the i ifoJpfttaiM of Worka!^ At a point on tlje\n)>ti's7r<rnra "jieyond Mackaytown, where the^ihad/Was dangeroufcantf a fence had beintereeted by the Oounty Cnuneil, the t fence has curried away and the mad with Jit. All the Puk»-Paeroa riverside^ paddocks are underwater. Snodgrasa' Midge is lifted' out' of position, and Thorp's bi'idgo is about three feet under water. The mail buggy had a narrow escape of a capsize on Wednesday : the water was u» io the passenger- knees in crossing the Komata creek. The Puke people have to come up toPaeroain boats. No accidents have, been reported.-VTribuno. From general report it would seem* that there will not be nearly so large a breadth of wlFeat sown in Waikato thisseason as was sown last year. This is partly owing to ihe low price obtained this year for wheat, coupled witlr' the apprehension that the same cause which has lowered the price of wheat all over the world — the export of this grain from India — will operate in the same manner in the inture, anrl partly from the fact that the crop this year, in a large number of instances, did not come up to the regulations. A great deal of it was prematurely ripened by the warm weather which suddenly followed the long protracted rains, and the ears were not well and fully filled.— Herald. The p s. Pdtiki received serious damage this week by being- struck by some heavy timber logs that had broken loose in the river, and were being carried down by the floodi She ha» had to lie up for repairs, but is expected to resume her place in a few days. It has been arranged to hold the annual public Wosloyan foreign Mission meeting in the Wesleyan Church, Te Aroha, on Tuesday evening next at 7.30. The Rev. H. Bull, from the Thames, will be one of tho speakers. At the Thames the flood was very severe, water, lodging in parts of Pollen street to a considerable depth of 3ft As was to be expected considerable damage wa* done to storekeepers and others. The long spell of fine weather with which we have been favour jd came to an end on Monday last, when heavy rain set in and contiuued with scarcely any intermission during the three following d-.ys. The river rose uipidly, and to a great height, and several pieces of timber, intended for use in constructing the new railway bridge, were curried away, but no part of the structure itself has been in jured. The conch was unable to got further than Murrmsvillo on Wednesday night, and was unable to cross the river la^t night also. The road to Hamilton has been considerably cut, but up so far we have not heard, of any serious damage being done in that direction. We regret to know that Mr G-. Lipsey had no less than twelve sheep worried and killed in his paddock, close to the town, on Wednesday night last by dogs. Two dogs were found by Mr Lipsey amongst the sheep when he made the discovery, whose owners are known. We would strongly advise the parties to at once destroy the brute<. as having once shown a propensity in tin, diiection, it is pretty certain they will still further develope it liist opportunity. The election of officers for the ensuingsix months ..f the Loyal Te Aroha Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U.. took place at the Lodge Loom, Warren's Hotel, on Tuesiay even ing last, uiul resulted as follows : — X.G., Bro. Hairi.; V.G., Bro. Gammie ; G.M. and Lecture Master, Bro. Burbridge ; Pel S>'c. and E.y., Bro. Baines ; Treasurer, Bro. Burke; Warden. Bro. Bond; 1.G., Bro. McSweeney ; Trustee:-., Bros. Harris, Johnston, and B trues. A hearty vote of thanks was accoided to the retiring officers. We believe that since the starting of the Lodge iii this distiict it has been steadily inoi easing its number of members. It is tin* intention of the Order at no distant date to eiect a Lodge room. After a trial of about two months Mr G. S. O'Halloran has arranged to give up possession of the Hot Springs Hotel, and is, we understand, proposing to leave the district altogether, as soon as he cm arrange hi* business affairs. We rogret Mr O'Halloran should lind ituecesoary to take this step. The following notes of a speech recently delivered in Dublin are not without interest. Speaking on the much vexed Jiish «land question, the speaker said — '" The country is overrun by absentee landlords," and after a magnificent peroration, delivered from the tub on which he was standing, he said, " 1 tell you the cup of old Ireland's inißcry is overflowing ; aye, and and it's not full yet." The entertainment advertised for Wednesday last in the Public Hall by the celebrated Harpist, Signor Padula, had, through the inclemency of the weather, to be postponed, and will now take place on Monday evening next. Signor Padula is a highly accomplished musician and his entertainment will no doubt be a great success. A meeting of the Waioronghmai M.I and P.D. Society took place on Saturday 7th inst. at 7.30 p.m. The business of the evening wns a debate on the subject, "Is the Mental Capacity of the Sexes equal ?" The Ministry who argued in the negative, won by a majority of 7. Mr Purdie, the Premier, opened with a speech, in which he endeavoured to prove th.it the mental capacity of man was greater than that of woman. Mr Cronin followed in opposition, and then Mr Munro in favour of the Ministry tried to prove the inequality of the mental capacity of the sexes by an argument, showing that woman's mental capacity waia greater than man's. Mr O'Keefe then spoke against the Ministry, and Mr Craig in favour of it. Mr Hawkins next spoke at some length, trying to show that the sexes were equal in regard to mental capacity, to controvert the arguments of the Premiei 1 . Mr Purdie then exercised his ( right of reply, and endeavoured to put aside the arguments adduced by the Opposition. The house then divided, when it was found that the Ministry had gained the victoiy by a majority of seven. It was decided th.-t the business of the next evening should be irnp,r,Qmstu debate.—[Communicated.] ' '",(•' The attention of the foreman of works or whf>ev,er else has charge of the roads in this p-frt'of th- County i* again directed to the state, qf the pack track to the, mines. Tt was bad enough in places before the recent wet weather set in, pwi the heavy rain of the last few days has mow rendered parts of-, it almost impass'iHe; One ' or two slips have also occurred ou" the

ijdwer side^ and h^fe%3Si'we<i the't^aQk sn iijuieh tli*t it will ||^ifft%i^r • a lf»fded Kobe to pass. "Sofae.'of .portions are alao jnVv&ry dangfeVofts Btate, and should be seen to' atlohoe.'* Work on the tnimwnv*to the mines win for softie titnpintferrnpteU-on Thursday and Friday by a landslip which blocked up' the line between the fcnnfit?l'ftnd the bridge! below the bottom of Butler's Spur. , The tramway workmen were at once sent to remove the debris, and it was expected Hint the line would be sufficiently clear to allow of traffic being resumed this morning' An order has bepn issued prohibiting all publicans within the Pinko .County from supplying liquor to Alexander Rus'wil for twelve months, commencing June 17th. A provious order against th > unfortunate man had only recently expired, but the old infatuation again taking possession of him it was considered n^ces^ary by the Bench to renew the prohibition for another year. In a case tried at, the Police Court on Tuesday the Bench took occasion to censuiv the carelessness displayed by many country hotel-keepers in allowing drunken men to sleep and lie about in their outbuildings. In the case referred to, particulars of which will be found in another column, a circumstance-oil this kind nearly led to a serious conflagration and a probable large destruction of property, and perhaps of life. There is good reason to suppose that many of the fires by which so much hotel property is destroyed are traceable to thi^ cause, and were more attention given by publicans generally in the direction indicated, there would be fewer disasters of this kind to record. An information has been laid against certain porbon" who on Sunday last forced their way into one of the bath-houses. It has been determined that the new regulations for the management of the baths shall be strictly enforced, and the present action has been taken to show that no larrikinism will in future be tolerated. The case will be heard at the ne"xt sitting of the 11. M. Court, and will doubtless excite Fonio interest. We would draw special attention to Mr McLernon'b advertisement in our columns. Tlioho about to purchase any articles of jewellery, or to invest in a new timekeeper (whether for the pocket or the house) will do well to pay Mr McLernon'x shop a visit, as they can safely rely on potting first-class value for their money. A teacher's meeting in connection with the Waiorongomai Wesleyan Sunday School was held at Mr LovelPs house on Monday evening last. The Rev. IV J. Wills in the chair. Seven teachers' were reported and sixty-four children on the r6li. It was seen that there is a steady increase. The Secretary was instructed to write to the manager of the Wesleyan Book Depot for hymn books and catechisms for school use. Tue Superintendent, Mr Devey, spoke enthusiastically of the interest taken by all concerned, and with hopefulness for the future. The Chairman urged upon all the teachers to live near to God and to aim at the con/ersion )f the children. A veiy interesting ueeting was closed with prayer and the Benediction. M. De Les^eps says that his company pays out £3125 a day for work on the Manama Cmal. It is estimated that thero are now in America 35,000 manufacturing establish■nents, employing 6,000,000 workmen an** C900,000,U00 c.tpital, and that the pi od net is worth £1,000,000,000 a-year, £400,000,000 .nore than that of Gre'>t Bribiiii. The New York people i»re being gratified by the erection of a huge double-decker bill-board, 30Ct high, on the four sides of the Mdthbon Square Garden. It will be covered with 30,000 square feet of pictorial printing of B trnum's show bills and oth. % r announcements. Mr Fallon will shortly have his railway formation contract between Oxford and Lichfield completed. One of the camps is now close nn to Lichfield. The erection of the principal bridges on the line will, however, require some little time yet The Bay of Plenty Times says :—": — " The natives at Ohinomutu have at last agreed to accept the offer of Government of live shillings per acre for 20,000 acres. This land is to be handed over, as our readers know, to the Thame-ltotoiua Kailwaj'." If this be aecuiate, the matter as to th*- 1 construction of the railway hn> happily been put beyond doubt, and i yon if a Ministry came in who are disinclined to push ahcau the development of the North Island (as seems likely enough), the Jiotorua railway will nut be delayed. Hoe, the pi in ting-press manufacturer, anticipates in the early future the invention of a photographic press that will turn out 960,000 papers an hour. Professor Leone Levi states that in England the ann'ial wages of operatives, domestic servants, and others may be estimated at £458,000,000. London consumes annually about 800,000 head of cattle, 100,000,000 of eggs and 130,000 tons of fish. , J^" " Society papers," £brsQ^4^Sl^Tt \vn* a day of degradation to tlftiH^^^ when the fiist of them saw the Hghbin«fTie colonies, and ever since honest journalisni'lius had to blush for the manifold atrocities which have been published, in their foul columns. 'Hie latter provide cover from behind which the reptiles of journalism can project their venom, and no time and no place but affords them opportunity. Private life is no longer private ; people can no longer travel in safety, the anonymity of scui'ility has destroyed it. The evil eye is everywhere distorting objects to suit its malignant vision. In fact these ghouls of the Press don't write of wlmtthey see and hear absolutely, but of what >in utterly corrupt and perverted imagination prose nt? to them. They are, in fact, a sort of social night carts conveying' everything that is nasty and impure, and strewing it over the surface of the manure depots, for which they labour. Truly may • a " Society Journal" jj.q, termed" aoiUul paper/ " Their existence is- -a' scandal- to society, and aiso" a humiliatinsr reminder that there is a foul stratum in .society which is in harmony with -such publications. Nothing wouldbe easier than the suppression of "such papers if. the, .people would only do it.Just withhold patronage ann the thing-is done, but us long, as demand exists supply I will meet it.— s,Z.' Mai I. . , } - Spepial, advantage* are offered by t\]Q Auok'land Timber Company, Auckland, to\i< pur-oiiUiiurtj OJ?;Vi'iUrtwr, busujs, Doork f \

taduifiin^s; Turnery" F^vrirk, &c. Send desi^rv«-,\>;itli'pnco ( liBtfl. j" The womnn, Ellcri ,(3hrtiH,who wasftuind liy the policeVri F,nda\Mveek, lying on ti vacant allotment in Lornentrbet,' Auckland, in a state of debility and want, and removed to the Hospital, died there last Tuesday 'afternoon., Curtis had been lying in the allotment for 16 hours,, her mother having- declined to give her shdltor, or to admit her to her home. Deceased had led an übmdoncd life, and had (up to her illness) beep cohabiting with an ouster-man, named Kirk, who, when she became ill, had deserted her. Our worthy H.M., Mr Kenriok, has been appointed by His Excellency the Governor, to hold ah inquiry into the validity op the Oliiuemuri Separation Petition, and will take evidence in the matter at the Paeroa Public Hall on the 25th inst. Mr J. D, Whyte. on account of his illness, has not yet boen able to attend to his duties. So far we have not heard of any probable opponent re the coming election. For Waipa Mr F. A. Whitaker will be opposed by Major Jackson, who has already issued his address. Wo have much pleasure in drawing the attention of our renders to Mr Laidlaw's new advertisement in this issue. Mr Laidlaw has detei mined to {rive the cash system a trial, and offers to all his customer* the very handsome discount of twenty per cent on all goods paid for on delivery. This is a step in the »ight direction, and we hope that Mr L.iidlaw will be very liberally supported by the public in this effort on his part to give the \ery best 1 possible value to his customers. It is needless to point out the great saving to be effected yearly in many households by availing of so large a discount. We hope other shopkeepers will follow, and offer as large an inducement a< possible- to all cash customers. The Te Aroha Band of Hope meeting, announced to take place last Tuesday evening, had to be postponed on account of the very wet night. As next Tuesday evening the Wesleyan (Jhurch will be otherwise occupied, the Band of Hope meeting will now be held on luesday evening, July Ist. There appears to bo quite a suicidal maniri in Auckland lately. On Tuesday evening List another man shot himself. Bernard Jones, a member of the Naval Artillery, went to his home in Alexandra street about six o'clock on the evening in question, proceeded upstairs to his badroom, and taking his carbine from the peg beside his naval uniform, shot himself as he stood leaning against his bed. The bullet entered the breast a little above the heart, making a gaping wound some inches in circumference, the skin also being scorched, and came out at the shoulderblade, striking against the wooden partition of the roein. Word was at once sent to Dr Stockwell, who lives at the top of the street, and also to Father O'Gara, 0.5.8., both of whom wore speedily in attendance. The former, on examining the wounds, at •mcc stated that the unfortunate man was past all earthly aid, and that he would probably die in a couple of hours or so. He dressed the wounds, however, and made the man as comfortable as possible before he left. Jone^ expressed his regret to Father O'G.ira that he had attempted his life, and hopeu that God would forgive him. The cause of the rash dei'd was that his sweetheart, a a;irl named Mary Ann McKenna, had refused to marry him at once, or until she had formally broken off with an old sweetheart. Shortly before committing the rn-h deed Jonc- paited with the gill, telling her she would nev'-r see him alive again. An inquest was held last Tuesday afternoon, by Dr. Tennent, coroner, at Mount Eden Gaol, on the body of Henry Malone, who died there on Monday afternoon. He had been arrested on Saturday for delirium tremens. The evHence w^nt to show that death uro-ie from exp >sure and excessive drinkiug. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. D^cea^ed was a gimidigger, fiom the Northern Wairoa. It is snid there are a number of spuriou j five pound not >s in circulation in Auckland and it is possible a lew of these curiosities may find their way here. Tho^e lucky individuils to whom a " liver" is not altogether a rara avis, ou Jit therefore, to keep an eye to the genuineness of the notes they receive.