"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1874.

Waikato Times, Volume VI, Issue 327, 18 June 1874, Page 2

"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1874.

A gloom was thrown over tlie township of Ngaruawahin jesterday by the accidental drowning of a man named William Couoi)/, who in his position in life commanded the respect of all. It appears that a boy, about seven years of nge, wns playing in a canoe ; the canoe by some means or tlie otlier broke adrift and floated down the river. The accuhntwas leporled to the deceased, who itnrted in a small canoe, accompanied by a man named Thomas Wright, in pursuit of the fugitive which, befoie they caught it, bud become entangled between two logs, and (he strength of the current prevented its being extricated. Tke two men determined to leave her wheie she was and return to the township in the small canoe; in getting into her she was swamped. The survivor, Thomas Wright, succeeded in seumg hold of the boy and Retting ashore with him, but Conolly drifted down the river. Wright «ays he called out to him to strike ior the shore ; whether he attempted to do so or not he ennnot say, however that may be the unfortunate deceased sank. This tragic termination to the common practice of children playing in boats and canoes moored alongside the river should be a leison to parenti to soundly thrash any of their children caught indulging in this dangerous reciention. Conolly leaves an aged and infirm widow to mourn his loss, for whom great commisseration is felt. Mr Wilson got the following motion agreed to by the Provincial Council :—" That a respectful address be presented to his Honor the Superintendent, requesting him to use his mfluenco with the General Government with the view of connecting Banglan with the Waikuto district by electric telegraph." We trust that his Honor will mccecd in convincing the Government ol the necessity for the above work being performed. Raglan at the present time ji cut ofF from the rest of the world by_ a range of hills, and communication by telegraph would |be a great boon to the inhabitants. Large areas of grass country were burnt off last summer nnd now that the young glass is springing so rapidly from the late rams, sheep aie found to ecour severely. A correspondent recommends the free use in this case of rock salt us a partial remedy, and ndvises a greater mixture of artificial grasses than that at present generally sown. Tlie common practice is, in Hawke's Bay, to chiefly sow merely clover and rye gras*, and by confining slock to that food ill effects on all weally constituted animals are certain to bo produced. These ill effocts are greatly increased by overstocking in the late nutumn nnd spring months. It would be found brnrficial if a greater variety of grasses was sown, amongst winch cocksfoot would bo found most valuable. — Rapier Telegraph. Labour is so scarce, and that to be obtained 10 little skilled, i bat the use of labour-saving macliines is most important. One of the latest that has been introduced into this province is that known by the name of the 'American Blower,' for grass seed sowing. It is constructed on the same principle os the well-known machine drawn by horses, but it is carried hung from the shoulders oi a man and the distributor worked by hand. In hilly country inaccessible to a horse machine, the American Blower will be found most useful, as any one who con walk and turn a handle can bo ict to work with it. — Ibid. A man working for Mr Luks, a contractor, was on Wednesday morning found dead i>ntMi!i- \ i Sherley's Hotel, Jlanginri. It appears that th>. pieviotu i-u-iunghe had been dunking and lighting. An inquest was being held when Jlio coach passed through ; tho verdict or particulars have not ypt reached us. Creditor* ii tho estate of Robert Uliphant Stewart are requeued to send in their claims to the trustee before tho 25th instant.

The c nntnitti c appu'iilul to coiwulu- te »ihi-j').liM oi evteii hn;j fie Kupain hue to Ai.iLl iml liua ic|iortid in luror 01 tli ■ti nit it'ikiujj. Tde quc-tiou la ono that. very vitnlly oftWi tlna distikt. The tuau-ityof tiin'yer 111 the Wuikuto iu,i M.rj si>i ions di an back, this would to a very gre'it ex tent be ohvnted if dueot tiiilttaycoumiuineation wereeatabhslifd nit 1,, tlie timbi r beiumg portion of tho province. A meetmjrof those' intero-ti-d m tho (onnation ofasociety for the cneouragetm>rt of tlie practice of music will he held at Alexandra o,i the 20th instant. Wo trml that the meeting will bo largely attended, as nothing is ao much calculotod to improve the tone of society aa the meetings necessary to carry out the above object. Tho meeting of the Wuikato Turf Club, on Tuesday, was adjourned sine die. It will be seen by our advertising columns that Mr J. P. Npill \\ ill trll a quantity of cattle and horses at Te Awamutu, on the 23rd instant. The Jlangapiko Road Bill has passed the Council.