Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 431, 25 December 1889, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

' Thia abov« all — to thine own self bo true, it must follow as the night the day Thou cansb nob then be false to any man.' SHAKKSPKAUK.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1889.

Christmas ! What a host of pleasant associations rnsh info memory at the very name. Christmas is a household word in every English speaking land, and now, on this another of its anniversary's, we may well remember the beanti ful and sublime words that heralded its birth, "On earth Peace and Goodwill towards Men." Does not the motto strike home to all hearts ? When the Cluistnias bells ring out the triumphal peal from many a hnmhle spire on far distant shores ; from many a lofty tower $n crowded, pcnt-np cities ; from many £ belfry in many a land ; may we not recall (hat first Christmas when th^ shepherds kept watch at night, and the one bright star shone out so conppicopasly that gnided the wise men to the monger where the little child v»a« born, " because thpre was no room for Him 1 11 the inn." Our celebration of Cnrjstmas is in itself ar acknowledgment of the principles proclaimed upon the plains of Jnlea nearly nineteen cntuyics ago. Too qften dp we forget the teaching when the celebration of its proclamation has passed away. And yet the message of peace and goodwill that was then delivered to a world living in comparative moral daiknes:*, has been the fteacon of human hopes for nearly nineteen hundred years. Kingdoms nndprincipaM- \'\ s have come and gone, and little repiains to niaik.th'ir course, yet steuli'y hiongl- all, shining with a blighter nn still brighter lisjlit, Cluisti-miiy has stendily ppisw'd its. way, fill we now see it acknowledged all the world over, ati'l wherever man i-« found, there the divine ynessH^e of th* birth of a S iviour is to be found also, makingits way despite opposition, and the futile oUtrqction of b!in>. superstition. How many there me to-day \vlio, having rented tlieir faifh on the tupssqge vouchsafe I on that memorable pighfc, can testify that th.ey have been pustained calmly and indomitably through every atpnn and struggle of lifa, anil ii mnst be acknoivledge I that the si longest power in the world to day is tlx 1 CiirUtian religion .Christmas is a tiine when $he b,eart is warmed tqq by old memories Bui} feelings, Many in the Colqnie* jTiflember the "past Chii-tn?:is days ai JJopie-r the family re-qnjons from \yhich t-h^y arp nr>\v so far removed — an . tljeir heart's are-stirred. In many 1 homef,hi3 Christmas there \yill be foun'' a vacant chair, and a loved fnce Uli^sinL> that was jn'f^eut last year, W^ all ijvi-

daily nn-lor con ! ition* whu'h givo no patent against the changes of time, ami at Christm isti'le we are especially reminded of the absence of those who so often joinett us in making niPiry. Lot auch riMneinbor theivare inony tilings for us still to love, many true friends to welcome, many happj' mamories to cheri.-h, miny blessings to be tlmnkfnl forTo ench nnd nil, whether connected with'-- us socially, or oppose I to us politically, to them nil 1 theiis, both far aiul 'near,,-we wish A HAPPY OH JUST \I AS.

Judging! from the comments o ! the intercolonial press generally', and the lengthy reports given from time to tiuip in ont own papers, it cannot be doubted thnt the Now Zealand and Si nth Seas Exhibition, at Duaeilin is a pronounced success. This is pleasing to note, inasmuch as no exhibition hitlurto held in this colony has come up to public anticipation. The first considerable display of New Zealand products and manufactures, held in Dunedin in 18G5, was seriously interfered wi'h by the Maori war thiii in progress, and several other causes, and could not be accounted successful. The next, held at Christchurch in 1882, under the management of Messrs Joubert and Twoprnny, the genth'tnen who stand at the helm of the present undertaking, was a heavy financial failure, while by no means fully representing the geneial products of the colony. This was followed by the Wellington Exhibition of 1885. the first of a series proposed by Julius Vookl to be held at different 'res of population throughout the two e _ ' — »nd the last of that series, also. I l.lm incurred in this qase was conThe loss ' gnv ° a " ccl " ci ' uheck to • , ' , i 'labit. sideral X au . , , . .. the exhibition . -oted at a public meetBut the id, a ,n. "«tyeur, of holdunr i:.ffhpldinP.im.diiw 'I»«K8 n 8 noul.l ala.ger display uf such "*, N™ Zeaadveitise- tlxe- capab.U'ies . nfl £***{ Inn I, and show what she u Ss^ was accomplished i.n the way of progu ""l engeily accepted by the rmbUe. v ' sidemhle ii)t->nsi.ibin in connection wu the [)ioje«-t c^vas evinced, and 1050 ?nbscribcrswere found to guarantee the sum c neai^v sixteen thousand pounds, augmented by n Government vote Ol . "*'». is »u. defray the cost of the whic.i, wOIKw 0IK a pnr,lofthem,ne\ ot £l(,ut -Mito: form of direct present aLxiulm - , . ... , . m . i i i win is possible contributed lias bei . _ l r . . donations for which no . frmti tln? > n to the ilonors ; but, apiri lter may safely be assume f that ti. *«'* number of guaiantor«, or shnreh. became so less fiom any idea of jut, than fiom public spirit. The t»xpe»i»Mici of past expeiiments was hanlly such as to enconingf* anyone to embark capital in an ex'iii'ition for investments sake, and it is with much pleasuie that we learn the probability of the niivlertaUing proving monetarily sati-fac'oiy. The large number ami fine quality o!' the exhibits, the encomium* pa^ed upon them by the visitors, an I th«* thorcuirhly representative diameter of the display, prove that it is even more satisfactory in a large and national sense than \va^ expected T'iere lias be"ii nt last something like unanimity of purrose between North and South, and an Exhibition of New Zealand's products, physical features, and geneia^ capacity for ministering to human needs, such a* cannot fail to prove educati ->nal to its many visitors, and highly advantageous to ourselves, has been the outcome. All the pro vinces of New Zealand have contributed well, ami Auckland, although only aware at the eleventh hour oF the magni tude of the proposed show, and then awakened to the advisability of doins? her best, is not behind. Out wealth ol timber, anu flax, and corn, and our m dustries an-l manufactures, such as the tinning of mullet and schnapper, have had a wide attention attracted to them, and the large number of strangers who have been brought to Dunedin from the Australasian colonies, will be enabled to form an opinion, based on actual evidence, as to what the capabilities of tljit? country really are. And as most of these visitors will not leave our shores without seeing something: of New Zea- i land, apart from the Exhibition altogether, the good in the way of making ourselves known is hardly to be measured by the success of the mt -rnational display at Dunedin. Already in all parts of the Colony are to be found tourists and travellers who, having come over for the- Inhibition, are now engaged in ex ploring the country from end to end. And as among these are several representatives of leading Australian newspapers, specially sent to report on the progress of New Zealand, its Land Acts, ami its general desirability as a field for settlement, or the investment of capital ; we may take it for granted that our friends ncioss the sea will, in the couise of a few months, know a great d,ea.l more about us than they have hitherto known. It is said that the Exhibition is being run at the minimum of cost to its promoters, and this is probably the case, for Messrs Joubbut and Twopenny should, by this time, have thoroughly learned the art of conducting such undertakings in the most effective and economical manner possible, and it is confidently anticipated th .t M. Joubbht's proposi tion to hold a New Zealand Exhibition in London at an early date, an 1 which, it is understood, the Premier and other prominent public men strongly support, will be adopted. What J\l . Joiuhskt suggests is thaf a selection of the exhibus now shown ub Dune.dni, be sent, wij.l) such ail> 1 I lions as may be thought necesssary, to London : such a collec-^ tion as will far y show what life an I pipluction in thjs cplony really arc lil>o. It is propused too, to es-tablL»b *' London, Ggvpinnicnt offices fgr. !._.,

Mipplyim/ of all nem-ssarj information ' and guidance rosjnrdii # routes, Lnml Acts, land available for selection, or purchase, pic., to intending emiirrnnts oF a drsii able kind. If this project is judiciously earned out, ami without any undue expenditure from the puMic purse, much substantial benefit may acciue to us from it. It cannot be denied that that such a display would be of infinitely value thnn a show qf exhibits to Quivown people can prove to us. The larger part of those who visit the Dunodin Exhibition will necessarily be New Zenlanders, or those who have some little knowledge of this Oniony. But hi case of an exhibition in London, nrarHrnlly new grnnnrrwould be brwk.en Certainly it is a matter worthy the erraveat attention on the pare of our legislators.

The Waiorongnmai reduction works, close.l for the Ch-istmiis holidays, will re-open about the 2nd or 3rd of Jnmmry. MaUm.ita races will be held on Thursday next, Boxing Day. A good days sport is anticipated. Mr H. Ross, of Wnihoii Nursery, lm« ripe peaches, « Briars'-. Red May," whicli are a grand sample botli for colour and flavour. The following tend era .vere received by the Wuihnti School Committee, for paintinsr tlie Wailuni Public Hall, used for school purposes: J.F. Cocks, €7; G. L^vesrrovo ami Son, £5 4s 7d ; G. Gapes, 4-4 19s. Mr Gapes' tender was accepted, subject to the approval of the Board of Education. The London correspondent of the New Zealand FTeruld write- : " Count Jonfr'r.iy d'Al>l'ims states that the paintings of Maori scenes at the Paris Exhibition sent by Mrs Gilbert Mair have been much admired, and are likely to be disposed of at high prices." The funeral of Searle, the late champion | senile-, which took place in Sydney the other day, was m ide an event of international impoitance, representatives of sill the Austialian Colonies, the United States, England, and Canada being present. The business of the city was almost entirely suspended for the time being, and it is said that two hundred thousand persona joined in tho cortege, all the principal 'uisiness pi .ices being draped in black. ' « late tragic suicide at ChrMclinrrh ; -i followed by another at Dnnedin, ' \ K '»• CI • 11. Ashnoft, the local .ha-* bee. . s]int l,i Inse lf dead with *lien», J> iKMOfti KM0ft WiUJ ,l}Rhl, l}RhI popnljir j.stutioinjmte. -llent position, but i,a pteloL Mr A* refJt Jike 80 m;iny and lichf ai> cxc -ecessful mining ? supposed to Tiiiv-fr siu " 'otliors, through unsu . . Bp,-oiiJation. * nra ln tht> '< r,-., a- . „ 'ntractor, Ihe hrst meeting of ertdu 'ville' estate of John I-Towland,. furs-h ex, " ,f . a bsinkinpt, was held at Mr "Bask. ' >Vaioron»omai v on SatnnHy Ik Babkivillc p< eliding. The othei r s present were : Messrs A» A. and p v -'iipboll ; Win,. Adams junr M'ritMe'c. L. aml C^ M *"i'^ r / .? ) -) 5 (fc.r Te Arolm h. 'vestnt.— lbc Chsiirthe debtor was also « Wi ' m statement m.in re.id tho (l,.btor-H to ih^wieetmß befoie ihe Oirii'ial Assigns liwt nt ) (whii'b was published iv out lanK- to - -The d< l)tor that he was „ noi produce his books, as he coulit i>et them on the nion-iug he left Aucklai. by train," his soh'citor's (.flice not bein^ opi'ii. It \VK i theit'f'oio lesolved on the motion of Mr A. \. Wall. ice, secondeii by Mr 0. Ciimpbell, that in order to enable the delitor to produce his books that the meeting stand adjourned till the middle of January. A special meeting of the To A roll a Hot Springs lOoni.un Board was held on Morday evening last for the purpo-e of opening tenders for ihe erection of a new bath house at the Sulphur Spting. The building is to be 10 x 12, two rooms, with a b.ith in each 6t't Gin lon^, 20in wide, 2 ft deep The house to be built of kauri piovidt;d by the contractor, the Board finding the necepsay doors and windows ; time allowed for the. completion of the contract, three weeks, under a time penalty of 10s per day Tenders : J . Currie and M. Byrne, £37 !5a ;Jas. West, £37 1 0s ;J. Mills and (J. H. A.Tonge, £37 9s 6d ; R. O'Connor and G. Devey, Junr., £30. — On the motion of Mr Ilott, seconded by the Chairman, the tender of Messrs Devey and O'Connor was accepted. - It was decided to adjourn the meeting for one week, in order that Mr Lipsey might be present, when Mr Ahier's motion re advertising at Dunedin comes on for discussion. — Considerable conversation took place relative to the best form of bath ticket. The Chairman laid on the table ( no like those in me at the Gcverment Sanatorium, Rntorua. — Mr Ilott suggested the advisability of inviting tenders for the sole right of having an advertisement printed on the back of the bath tickets, the style and wording of the advertisement to be subject to the Board's approval. — The Chairman thought it would prove a valuable way of advertising, and prove a source of revenue to the Board. — It was ultimately decided to further discuss this matter also at the adjourned meeting.