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The children of the Boman Catholic of the Thames , will-hold , their annual treat at

theTararu Gardens to-day, Vie understand that the proprietor, Mr Gr*ham, has, through Mr Wilson, given the children , free admission, to the gardens. There will, no doubt, be : a large number of parents and friends,present as well, to assist in providing amusement for the little ones.

The Quarterly Licensing Meeting under the provisions of the new Licensing' Act for tho districts of the Thames and flaitraki will be held in. the Court-house, Phortland, to day.; Th e Wsines3 of tbe ; Commissioners'will be jto consider applications for licenses and transfers of licenses and for the renewal or removal of licenses The provisions of the Act are stringent, and those interested would do well to see that nothing is left undone on their parts to obtain their certificates or transfers.

What might have beeu a very serious acci. dent occurred yesterday afternoon on the Parawai Road, near the Rob Roy Hotel. A spring cart belonging to Mr Deeble, of Shortland, and containing a number of women and children, who had been out for a days' pleasure, was being driven home when the horse shied and the cart capsized. The women and children were thrown violently into the gutter, and one baby was completely stunned, The women were also considerably shaken, MrT. L. Murray observed the occurrence, and obtaining ahorse, he at once rode for medical assistance. Dr Kilgour promptly attended, but finding that the injuries did not appear to be serious, herecommended that those injured should be taken horns and attended to. Mr Foughey, who was passing at the time, rendered valuable assistance in removing the children from their perilous positions.

The s.s. 1 Hero' from Sydney and Melbourne with his Excellency the Marquis of Normanby, the new Governor of the colony, had not arrived in Auckland up to 8 o'clock last evening. It is provable that her arrival will Jbe delayed as the strong easterly winds which halve been experienced would retard her jirogreas to some extent, but from her non-arrival up;to last evening the probability s that she was detained in Sydney beyond her advertised date of loving.

The following is the state of the Thames Gold-, field Hospital for the week ending Nov. 28:—. Kemaiued from last week, 18.j admitted, 6; discharged, 6; died, 0; remaining, 18. The diseases are as follows Fracture, 3'j debility,, 1; wounds and injuria, 3; bronchitis, 1; dropsy, 2; hip joint. disease, 1; delirium tremens, 2; phthisis, 1; cerebral disease, 1; disease of heart, 1; asthma, 1; rheumatism, 1. —Remaining—Males. 13; females, 5.; total, 18 Outpatients, 2?,.

The Union Bank shipped, on Saturday, two boxes of gold, containing l,Booozs. The Auckland Harbour Board wilt receive tenders until the 15th instant, for the construction ?f a wharf at Stokes' Point, in terms of specifications to be seen at the Harbour Board Office. Alfred Anderson, R.A.M, who is at present professionally engaged in Dunedin, has received a private letter to the effect that the Italian Opera Company has broken up at Melbourne, and that Tambourini Coy, Signor Dondi, and others have combined to make a tour of New Zealaud. Anderson has been offered the position of conductor, The Gmmandel Mail says;—" Mr William Kowe writes to the Thames Advertiser that he was ' not one of the influential parties who tried to induce Air George Staines to come to the lhames, the telegram you have referred to notwithstanding,' If Mr Howe had known the lying propensities of the Mews as well as we do, he would have been spared the necessity of contradicting the telegram. No one believed the st-itement here, and we are only'surprise I that a respectable paper like the: Advertiser should have copied from so disreputable a print as the News, unless it was to give Mr Howe a chance of denying a, canard which might be hereafter used to damage his election," . The subject of wife-beating is receiving atten&ion not only in Australia but at Home, The 'difficulty in dealing with' wife-beaters is that to send them to gaol deprives the family of the bread-winner—such as he is,-and it is on thin account .that undue leniency is shewn by magistrates in such cases. In referring to one of these case's which recently came before the Auckland Bench, we suggested that the cat should take the place of the prison, as then the brutal husband would receive his'punishment in kind, whije he would not have the excuse to offer of inability to provide for his family through being imprisoned.— Htmld, From the last number of The Wain Maori we make the following extract:—"Hone Heihi, of Beporua, Turanga, writes us along letter, the gist of which is that when he meets old friends and jovial 1 companions,', he cannot resist the temptation to drink,, and that, therefore,.the Government ought to stop the flow of ' rum' at its source-ought to ' erect a stone bulwark against it.'. He says the 'Parliament is about to abolish provinces;' how is it that it cannot suppress ' King. Alcohol ?' If Hone Heihi cannot of himself resist the temptation to'drink when he 'meets his'jovial'friends,' how.'can the: Government restrain his inclinations! If the Government were to prohibit the introduction of spirits into any district, they, would be obtained surreptitiously, and the evil would become, greater than before." . The editor goes' at considerabla length into the question, and then addsWe are receiving so many letters'from'6ur: : h ; ative correspondents ou this subject, air written apparently under the impression that the Government have absolute power to stay : the importation of spirituous liquors that 'we have thought it necessary to go into the question at somewhat greater length than we should otherwise have done." . .

A correspondent who .has lately, visited Rotorua writes from.Taupo under date of the 20th ult:—"There have been a great number of deaths among the Arawas lately. Ruihi Kawana, a woman of high rank of the Ngatipikia and Tuhourangi tribes, died on Sunday; the • 15th,: at . Wairoa;;' from; ■ excessive drinking. A very large number of natives have gone to the 'Tangihanga,' A gentleman from the Wairoa says,. that great quantities of rum are ; being distributed, and all the natives are t drunk. He. saw the chief mourners engaged 'in a drunken squabble, falling over the corpse, which was laid out in state, dressed in feathers and mats. , lit is lamentable to see* what a change for the worst has taken place in the Tuhourangi (Tarawera natives) tribe. Formerly they were; the best conducted hapu of the Arawa; they are now the most dissipated and imnural.' It is a shame that strong. measures are. not taken to put down this universal sly 'grog selling; it has a mist debasing effect upon the natives, It is quite a common occurrence,to sea children and young girls iu a state of intoxication."

Some few weeks since (says the Poverty Bay Herald) m chronicled the murder, of. an old man, named Pohipi, by two natives of the same hapu, merely on the suspicion that'he was a disciple of the black art; ;; Another cise of murdcr.oii the samei grounds, though infinitely more far fetched in detail, occurred a few days ago at.Te Kaha, a place .on]the coast, some forty miles from Opotiki It appears that Morgan paid a visit to this place, amongst others on the coast, and shortly after bis departure a, young girl died. The natives at once gave Morgan thie credit of 'having caused her death by witchcraft, but as by this time he was beyond their reach, it ■'was Considered that everything would be very satisfactorily arranged by killing the nearest relative of 'Morgan, who happened to be at hand; ; This was accordingly carried into effect;. one of Morgan's • grandsons,. a young fellow named Fatara, was selected as the victim) and shot iu,the place. of :Morgaa. These murders, for there is no. other name for them, occur periodically.. . The Maoris appear to think that it is all right, and the '.Government take no notice; but we consider that they are strongly suggestive of the a Ivisability of stationing, police in such lawless neighbour* hoods.

It is gratifying to' learn (says the Gross) that the Tauranga Special Settlement is likely to be a'succes?, so far.'at least a£ the first step is concerned.. Mr Stewart .has, it .appears, had no ; difficulty ' in ! getting' suitable'' people to enter into the project •on his return to Ireland. This is gratifying in more respects than'one." It is so because-of! the benefits-., likely: • -toaccrue' ' from this specialisettleinent'if it is judiciously managed. Fromthe intelligence received it would' appear that the scheme might have been very greatly extended, and might, at' the same time, hare been successful.i: 'Perhaps it is as well/.how* ever, not to make the first venture on too.large a scale. The 10,000 acre block will, afford a good basis for trying the experiment, as. it will give Mr Stewart an excellent opportunity of choosing' his companions. Where"- the land is to excellent as it is. known to be at Katikati, nothing can be wanting to. ensure success but a selection''of men who are practically acquainted with the work they yill haveto do, and "at the same time have" the energy and the capacity necessary for doing it. The eager competition which thsre is reported to : exist amongst those anxious,, to : join the settlement will enable, the. leader to provide for all this.. It is true that the minimuni capital fixed by him as that which jffould entitle a man to join is a small one.-. One hundred pounds clear upon landing in Auckland will not go very far; nnd we could wish to see it doubled; but on the other hand even this amount of capital will do wonders in the hands of practical men who, are. at ( once ; settled on. good land.

A correspondent of the Hawke's Bay Daily Telegraph, criticising .the speeches .of Sir Donald McLean and Mr Ormond, says" Mr Ormond ia thoroughly Vogelian in his views, and evidently rules his constituency and the province as, completely as the'Great-Julius does the colony. Nobody seems to dispute the position —it is admitted on all- sides; down on yourfaces then before the victor's car, -and'be thankful that.you"are put out" of existence in such an easy and painless manner? -One por« tion of Mr Ormond's speech, certainly, the re« suit of a wonderful oversight on his part,' con« tains an exact admission of the autocratic rules of government." We were told that .we deserved'increased representationbut because the measure was brought forward by an outsider (Mr Mieehan), he,' Mr 0., was compelled to vo.e against it. I suppose'Mr Ormond was an outsider once, and had no recognised position in the House. (Yes, that is the properphrase). I presume outsiders are to be kept outside,\and the political ring is to. be preserved, from any. influx of younger politicians who represent constituencies, for fear possibly that, ia time the political ring would, represent the colony and not as now, simply represent itself.,'; Did it at present pretend to represent the colony, it would not bj afraid to appeal to the country and take its voice upon the intended revolutioa in que forms c£ Government., '

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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1907, 1 December 1874, Page 2

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Untitled Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1907, 1 December 1874, Page 2

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