The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1873.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 216, 27 September 1873, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1873.

returned to tho noigbourhood of Cambridge As to tlip other story tha'i^ there is mOrdorinthpair.it appears that the JNgalilmna lnve built a home at Te Kuiti for Tawhino. It is native custom to have some ceremony upon the opening of a house, and a couple' of generations back the custom was to propitiate the gods on tlieM« occasions by offering human sacrifices It is said that on this particular occtaion Purm-atu suggested that a pakeba would be acceptable as tm offering, but, the idea was never seriously entertai cd. The Kuiti people are holding high festival just no>v— fasting-, hakas,- fee. j Ihis has, however, no relation whatovor to our I position with the natives ; it is purely a social affair. The natives are intensely amused at our warlike j propensities. There gaino now is to' keep quiet, i : It is impossible to say how lon<; this may last, but we shall know soon onou^h if there is to be a change. Il appeal « to us that there are people in the Waika'o who iqiagiue that it is to their "interest to picture the nat-vos as in an unsettled and e.v< itcd state of mind, but fortunately for the country they have acted in so bare-laced a manner that they have defeated themselves.

It will be seen by our advertising columns Hint a meeting re the Ngaruawithia Ko wing Club will be held tluaj&rening ut» tt o'eloeH, Wo trust Hint there will be a good attendance, as it is of importance that athletic sports of all descriptions ihould be encouraged to the utmost. "• It is rumored that Mr J. Sheehan, M.H.E., is liltcly to come forward ns a candidate for tlie Superintemlency of this province. We give no credence to the report, as Mr Sheehan, although a young and inexperienced politician, is a lawyer, •nd therefore not likely \o court an inevitable defeat. A lodge of Good Templars has opened in Taranaki. On the opening night 40 members were,initiatcd. This society is rapidly gttvnvßg in tueiubcrs and, influence, and Lv a few years, if it progresses at the same rate ns at present, it cannot fail to have a most salutary effect on the morals and prosperity of the people. .An inquest was held on Thursday afternoon at the Railway Terminus Hotel, before T. 11. Pliilion, Esq., coroner, on the body of Jeremiah McQueen, who was drowned from (he cutter Triad on the 15th inst. Alter hearing a great deal of evidence, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased was accidentally drowned. It will be seen by a telegram that another succesaful trial of New Zealand iron ore has been made in Melbourne; the quality of the metal is spolon of as splendid. Tho mineral resources of this colony will eventually pluco her in the first rank of colonies in spite of all the mismanagement of her rulers. We learn thnt the tenders for the railway from Mercer to Ngtruawahia « ill shortly be called for. The trial surveys as far as Alexandra and Cambridge arc completed. The engineering staff in the district will now be free to make the working surveys on the first part of the extension beyond Mercer. Wo tiust that there will bo no delny in pressing the works form it rd, as the possession or non-possession of railway communication is of vital importance to this district It is purposed to hold the following religious services in the Waikato District to-morrow:— Church of England : CambiUge. 11 ?v.m. ; Hamilton. G 30 p.ui ; 'Ngaruawahia, 11 a.ra. ;Te Aivnmutu, 3 p.m. . Catholic : Nuaruawahia, 8 a.m. ; Hamilton, 11 a.m. Presbyterian: Cambridge, 11 a.m ; Ngaruawahia, 7 p.m. Wesleyam Methodiat : Te Awamutu, 11 a.m ; Fukerinui, 3 p.m. ; Cambridge, G3O p.m. We beg to acknowledge the receipt of £18 for the Church of England fro m Mr Cippen, Secretary, proceeds of nn entertainment heht-wt, J *«T--S^teiiibgi!-fL.._1873.; ".alfoto thank the members of the Constabulary and gcutlemrn^TTS bo kindly got np the entertainment for the above-mentimipd purpose. ' Yours, &c, W. Bkuxskill, CHAraus EwtN, Church u ardons. — [ADVERTISEMENT ] The first result of the strikes in the iron and coal trades in Oreat Britain has been the importation of one hundred tons of American iron into Liverpool ; the importers were able to undersell the home manufacturer*. We learn that a reinforcement of 20 men of tho Armed Constabulary will arrive in the Waikato to-day. They will proceed io Cambridge, and from thence be drafted to the different posts. The Suez mail arrived at the Bluff on Thursday. The papers and letten may therefore be expected in tho Waikato on Wednesday. Major Jackson, M.n.H., returned to tho Waiknlo last evening.

We have no hesititiou iv stating that nearly all the PnuikuU b Lories that have beeu in circnlttion lately are tittle more than pure inventions. Puiukata is now at Te Kuiti, and has nut been five mile* distant from that place since he went there in June lust. ■ Food being scarce at Kuiti, some of the Nga>ib*ua living at Te Kuiti propose to go to Wharepapa and adjacent settlements to collect what little lemains there, and, at the same time, remove pigs, horses, implements. &c, to Te Kqiti. This is the fffr ill" '•■'\'" rh that Purukutu bad