SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1884.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 81, 20 December 1884, Page 2

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1884.

CtfaitfTMAS t will have come ami gone once more before anothe.' iss'nu ' our journal- meets tho eyes of our many readers. In every lam I the timehonoured festival will be kept, and in a variety of wajs. A time of joy and glarings it should be to all. To many of ns it will forcibly bring bnclc memories of days long, «ince gone by, of niany near all 1 <faar to' us too, nssoiiated with those early days who have long since parsed away. In this snnny land we shall look forward to the hippy reunions customary at this season, although the holly and mistletoe will be missing ; and we take this opportunity of wishing our friends the ** compliments ot the Season," and sincerely trust that for each me of them this may prjve » truly HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

Owing to the number of advertisements and other matter coming in at ft lute hour yesterday we regret we are again unable to give onr usual budget of mining news. A full report will,. without fail, be given in «ur next issued Thursday, next being Christmas Day the Post and Telegraph Offices at Te Arnha | and Wa 'orongonmi will be closed entirely upon that day. On Friday next (Boxing Diiv) the offices will ho open from 9 to 10 a.R«. only. Mails for all stations close nt 9,30 a.m. on Friday. Te Aroha Baftd or Hope meeting next ! Tuesday evening. An uttractive proi gramme will be. submitted. ' Mr D'Arcey Hyland, tbe celebrated horse-breaker, who sailed for San Francisco the other day appears to have achieved wonderful victories over the equine tribe all along the line. In Auckland, Waikuto, Te Aroha, Thames, etc., his exhibitions have been wonderfully suecissfnl When here Mr Byluud convinced the most sceptical that he was indeed a perfect master of the art of horse-break-ing, and certainly there is something really* wonderful in the fact of wild, unbroken, unhandled, colts being sufficiently .broken in before one's eyes to quietly submit to be ridden and turned abott at the will of the rider, in less than an hour : from the time first taken in hind. The one leading feature of Mr Hyhiud's treatment is that he deals with horses as with animals capable of reasoning, and win will be quite willing, as a rule, to do that which is required of them, once they understand what that is. This they can only be taught. Mr Hyland contends, by kindness aed gentleness, and that ooce a colt gets greatly excited and heated it is 1 useleas to proceed with, the training, far betterieave him alone until he cools down again. , In confirmation of this it was a very noticeable feature in Mr Hylands exhibition that the colts he operated on were quite free from sweat or excitement, at the conclusion of his brief course of « raining. It would be very interesting to detail Mr Hylaud'ts mode of operation did space permit, we can but Vefer briefly tosome of his views as expressed during his' exhibition in Aroha. He advises that in first handling an unbroken colt he should not be touched about the nose or legs, or below the level of the eye. Never drag a colt by the halter, or let him feel more than about 51 bs weight of pressure. Haudle your colt equally on both sides* no matter how quietly h^ may submit tm being bundled on one side, the same trouble will have to be gone through with ' regard to the other side. Great mistake ever tying up a colt with bearing reins, etc., learns nothing by it, except to keep ! his head into his chest for the sake of relief. Tie him back slightly from' eacli side separately about 10 minutes nt'a tiineV and caress him when lie turns the w«y .required ,' he'll soon tenrn \vlmt f s Wanted of him. Ift breaking in, never tne a jointed frit, always a straight bnr, and caver with r«£«t first Unt.il accustomed to it always let the bridle out a few holes when putting off' and off. NeVer'flog a'Jiofae, greatest mistake possible, and very ,wi;ong. On first mounting touch him "gently 1 with the heel, or as best yotf can nntil moves, thenjuHip off a nd caress hiniv' With regard to shoeiDg, Mr Hyland went to a lot of trouble explaining to those ( present, a very pimply way o% holding, uptime horse's ,foot fof Shoeing, k by t jiieanß.ofc a rope with .leaf her )onp at ihe^end, which ifl slipped over thejf rtnt;* and> ! thfe>(>t>e' tfosftes flftpi/gb twn< rings, attache*) *° straddle marfe* | 'on pHrpo^/and'^hen^Hfter^ being put, ~ sir add le. and \~, ra6ti ? '- u tljrojiffh^aftotJier/J t o,ojß[

\t\msbvto suoueevU ■ih'-UiSL" H^ M^i do fteCßpH foot tnaho gronnuajrain, he willf Ife a Tot moret^le;;' tlnijiindfaoti# the easiest to take up (as described), for the fore foot, tho rop^mint of course be | differently arranged. vEvory one. prysdnt i nt Mr Hviand'a exlji&tion here /expressed themselves as' much 1 pleased ''witli what thf-y paw Mind lparnt. , The Sunday School,. B.wl of Hope, and. T")«y School have "united to give a pic-nic tcritoa-uhildren w .\ T ew Year's Day; " ~~ X Keep it Dark Minstrel^ Sfivfe a concert tfnH dance at Waiorongomai on Boxing Night. ' " ' ' Visitors to 'tlie Baths since last issue :— Mr Bmdie, Mr Alex. Aitken, Mr Jas Forguson,Thames ; Mr W.J. Hunter, Ohattpo; Messrs T. Wick'iam, J. B. Hnnnn, J. Bell, A.' McCooey, Miss Probert, Auckland ; Mr and Mrs Cassri>ls,Miss Brodziak, Mesar* 1 awkltt* and Mc-Combin, Paeroa; Mr J. Ronkton, Pukekqhe ; Mr S. Gorman, Dunedin, The racem to t dny nre likely to be very successful. Yesterday evening there were ei^htjentrioafor the Maiden lPtate, and for the other open eventß the 'entrieß nre expected to he equally good. Mr W. Hyde wfll have clmrge of the gatea. There will be a general suspension of work nt the mines from Tuesdny or Wenne^day next till the first Monday in January. Crushing operations will also be stopped during the same period, hut the berdans, both of the tailings plant and vt the battiTy, will he kept steadily going to reduce the large heap of tailing's atill on hand, and which there is no opportunity of treating Vxcept at a time when all other work is at a standstill. Mutamnta Estate is well worth visiting at any time, and in addition to the ordinary attractions, and enjoyable ride such n journey holds out to the pleasure-seeker, the farmer and bee keeper will find much of RpeHiil internst. But on Boxing Day (as will be seen by advertisement) tho annual sports will take place, and afford a pleHsant day's amusement. As will be seen by advertisement in another eolnmn Mr John Lloyd (late Ser» geant Field Force, Waikato) has succeeded Mr Coleman as proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, Waiorongomai. Travellers and others in this district may rely upon receiving every utteution from Mr and Mrs Lloyd. Messrs Brodie (Chairman) and .Me Corabi", of the Thames County Council, accompanied by Messrs A. Aitken aud F. Pavitt, Engineers, visited on Wednesday that portion of the Waitoa district .lying wifhin the Thames Couuty boundary, and inspected certain road works suggested by the settlers there, and which will connect by an easy route the outlying farms with the Wttitoa township and railway station. The road at present stops at Mr Edward's propeity, but he and other settlers aro willing to give the land for its extension to Mr Strange's farm provided the Council will do the necessary fencing. Aft.-r the requirements of the residents had been explained by Messrs Edwards, Mellon. Bowler, Mr Brodie said he would bring the matter up at next meeting of Council, and would comjmumcate to tljpm the result which he*- thought would in all piobability mt?6t the views of those interested. The Auckland Herald's 'correspondent writing from WlmtawhataJ Wednesday of last week, saya : — "The pig' 'nuisance is i about tt> be abated. The by-law of the County Council, which renders thb" owner of a pig or goat at large in any part of tho county liable to a fisie not exceeding '20s, in addition to the impounding fee and damages, is to be put strictly iv iorce, and the County Engineer appointed to lay information against offending parties on^ complaints made by private penons." V\fevery sincerely wish the Piako CountyCouncil would strictly enforce the -same by-law in this township, as the pig nuisance is becoming intolerable. No one's premises or gardens are safe from the damaging effects of a visit from some dozens of these animals (whose- ownersappear to be only too pleased for them to trenpuan) which Hie contiuuaJly roaming about to t the great annoyance of m.ujy residents., It is too bad this pig nuisuuee as it now exists here. s The mother of General Garfield is eighty throe years of age, and in good. health. Dr Howe, of America, in his report on idiocy, sayn that the habits of the parents of 300 of the : idiots being ascertuinnd, 145 Droved to be habitual drunkards, The petition to the Government protesting against the new i;ailvyay ; (;i;nertab|e, and Holioittng the re-establishment ot th j -old Hyttfc»in f 'has been 1 numeric^usiy/ signed , at Kihikihi, The*,nevv tiu^e-taWe ia.uuiversally disfavoured* \- ' * '; > Durirtg ( Navembef la>t. ( 4M pw*onji nmyed ihYAuck^nd 1 by ' ka^ , MhVlli^ iooi their dejparture^ shoWinfg a dear g-ain of m.'\ !f . ' ; J ,L; )•■ ''*-„' \,::! : '' \ Meclmhics s 'hav ( e arriV^^Kntf/Aijicisfand jto put together the^m^.jp^^^ol^tlie railway brid^e.^tU'e^iroh.^^^

■«'»'e<jtl)B'"trip of .the "ti'ee^i^tlu^/ way/ thh distkno) from the roftt^frf^h^j^e'e equals ! the" height, yhis pJan—nnye/ei^^Jund of ''cmirae— vi, aflaertod to h&Q it is "' * - v-~v -~ , V «*S\ - 4 " Tho Hqknowledicmenta of the,ComirJittee and >()£ the subscribers tumour, Public FjiHroVy nr^ aj?nin due to'Mr Jrtmos Qraig.' *Tlvlirt&Vf° r «" () thFr dr>jvrtti|)trof -boftkfl." Mr Gni.ic i« entitled to the warm tlmnka of the readiuju: portion of the cotntnunity for the notivfr interest he Ims' taken in^promoting the usefulness of the institution which on vnrifMia ociwiaions, !i;ih been in(iobted to him for nhnihir • . ' . A flnnk of some 2^oo sheep from N>pier reached Wj'toa in, t;he be^inninff of the week. They were for Mr" Bailey, ol' the Agricultural Compimy's Station, and travelled by way of Tutipo «nd Onmbrid^e, reaching their destination/ in good condition. - ,