The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1871.

Waikato Times, 8 January 1874, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1871.

Hi» Honor tli<* oupuuntencleiit, y>'ao vi i be aceonipariied b-r the Hon the Colonial Scon* uirj Dr. Pollen, will turn the first cod of the Wmkiito R-iilwii> at Horohu, oppo»ite >{jaruawahia, on S'turrl it nnt, 10th Jnnuary, at 12, noon. We understand that tiio Government will issue invitations to a coM ™lhit-on to nKnut 50 of the leading settlers. Wmt </ h -nifi.'i^iiilv 1.-r«f room will prrvent more being a «ki>d V^' 1 * ''"""f fliaf tht ' (Jlt >- ua tar ** PUaBl^P Ua81^' 0 » Wl^ u Wp ur» ni rcivi|tnf a copy of Mfsira Heed and Brett • Mm inn" Inr tin* r>umi»r. rfir. Piiblii'ationi of this deBci'pu^n m-c ir.-ufil in eac.ioi on. \ivovun.to, but without dt-.irni • lulUlt. Jieoneigan. and unUTju-iHing publishers Mo }nu i-o h»'(.'t«non in w.vujg that it w equal to, if not the l'<^-! |H'..iiiiMil r.t iid ciM., i3*uud in the colony. A \aM t'uiii "f iiii.jinmiiuii is iA>n.dinod in its p«g«i; indeed, there l- lmit n .uiikhlioii that, the settler can pOilibly require that cannot be itiuliU Dumlin Una unr u;tl ; it is a linie woik. thr spaco of wmoli is well tilled. \Vorucommetd t»at all should add tli« tilmanacs to their book .helro* —in f«<-t A-itliout it no Auckland library can be considered Omni 'eit y^>' pi"^" <> i'o-printiug > n our columns some ol tl .' niuiM niti resting particulars related in t*iw book cyi)iernln_ ti .■ -'k.itu _ The Hun Dr Pollen arrived at Kangmri last evening en route for Ng.nm.'shia Mr Mackay left the latter pkee yesterday iv ordor to couier with the Colonial Secretary on OaUdjre'jo'.itica},

Our AloxaiiJiu luiiuspuiiJimt, writing on tf»u &!"* i»*l» nt i ■ vs. "that although he would muoh rather have soon ft more satisfactory result to thu contest for the prizo in the pony raco, ho 10 extremely sorry that tho aftair has fallon into" tho hands of mh-Ii ai» unprincipled writer as the man nho signed hi-r.self " Subscriber," and who hai garbled the .illair in suoh 9 manner as to mike it unmistakably palpable tr> tho stewards and tho public, that it is out of no love lor fun- play, but m cro prrsoiml pique, and hatred of hi 3 supo- ( rioi», tn'at lie wiotc th.it untrutuful production. Of course, we canaot now expect tho stewards to Uke notice of the ilF.ur, until tome one who can stick to tho truth, and statethe case fairly, will take it up. For tho information of j«ur r. aders, and the s-.it uf.iotion .if some of tho-r gentlemen who w,*rc advertised u« aiowar.ls, I must, aUo state that two had r. signed before, the iar.w took place, and one, (that terrible Major.) never heard uoout tlie measuring of Fidget until the decision of tho lenient Squire, and the Captain,— swelled into thru — and a. Major, (how uncorafortab'e he must feel?) lud bee given. And a* for sending the maro to have her sloes taken off and her feet pared, this i» simply ,\ faUeliood, nlthough, as I said in my report, the shoes were ttike off by fie owner. The ponies 'should have been measured before they ran, and then there could have boen no dispute ; but, m a place like this, where we get up races for the sake of a ciav's sport, and where all tho uork falls on oae or two unfortunate individuals, allowances should be made, and owners of hones should •stist m providing a«»inst contingencies. If everybody was so sure that Fidget was above the adveri ised height, why did not some one suggest a standard, or » hy did not the'other owners of other ponies demand a measurement before the race? I never henrd a word abo it hor being over-height till after. If a standard had been suggested, the whole trouble might have been avoided, and ilr Subscriber would have lost the opportunity of venting his spleen against his superiors," A boat, built of kauri, oopper-ftwtened, w ith a pouoata stem and stern, has drifted aslmre about eight mi'es south of the c-ntronce to tho Waikato ITead?. It appears to be not more than Wo 3 earn old, ond to have been 111 the water a considerable time, as the bottom is overgrown thickly with barnacles. Tho top sides are painted block and the bottom whitp, and the name. (' Kmulous,' Dum'dm) in painted m vtliite letters on the black ctern. It appears to have prcvi-ou'-lv borne another name, but at that time it was pmntrd in black letrers on white ground. We have been oareful to give lull pnrticulws io order that the boat may be the more easily identilled. . The first detachment of the militia that has been raised for service in the Waikato arrived at Rangiriri on WednesI day morning about 1 o'clock. They were under the command of Capt Howell ; the men |ppear to be well adapttd to work on the roads and railway. Wo learn that another detachment will arrive at Taupin this evening. Mails for the Australian Colonies, via Melbourne, will close at 1 p m., on Friday, 9th instant, at Jdokitik.-v. This 1 will afford those who are desirous of communicating with t the Australian Colonies an opportunity ot doing so by telegraph.