The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA" UNKNOWN

Waikato Times, Volume VIII, Issue 448, 1 April 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times. "OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA" UNKNOWN

y <The native meeting At Te Kuiti has as yet rej/sulted itf nothing. Tawhiao is at Kawnia. A cont slderable number of the natives have left. A gyro-pigeon match, between the representatives « of the Waikato Gun Club, in the lateonatoh with -the Haraley Club, and seven other members' 6f the Waikato Club, will take place in Martin'a-paddoek, • on Saturday next. The contemplated' <matoh has'put : all the members on their metal. The representatives are desirons of tipholding thes judgment of the ' committee, and their own prestige;? and their oppo3 nents in the friendly contest are equally anxious to \ prove themselves the best men. Major Gordon has been sitting on 'a- Court of Enquiry for some days at Ngaruawahia. We- learn '» that the object was to investigate certain' changes : made by ex-members of the force against Captains : Sohofield and Howe. We understand that the-en- ■ quiry resulted in honorable acquittal of both offi- "' cere. The principal informant XJraig — an ex-segt. < of the force — was lodged in the gaol on Tuesday '; night. An entertainment was given at Hamilton East on I Monday last, the funds to be devoted to the build- . ing of a' Cathblic' Church; in Hamilton East. Those who attended- were more than satisfied with the ex- < cellent programme furnished, • and « the "manner in which the amateurs who < undertook the conduct of the different portions of the entertainment. The lady who precided at the piano displayed a delicacy ■ of touch and good taste seldom met^with 1 in an ama- • teur. The Negro Melodist, from Alexandra, affor- < dad great amusement by their. jokes, -and charmed *by the touching melodies they discoursed. The programme was not got through till nearly -12 o'clock, which, we may be allowed to suggest, is beyond the limits that committees^shotald confine themselves to. Good as the entertainment was, the old saying M it is possible to have too much 1 6f a good thing," was exemplified. After the room was cleared, dancing commenced and was kept up vigouriously till 4 o'clock. Seldom have the efforts of entertainers been crowned with greater success. We trust that - financially they were^s successfull as they deserve. Another entertainment, under the auspices of t the Hamilton Entertainment • Committee, carae off • ori.Tnesday evening. The attendance of the public -was less than on former occasions. Several amateurs of both sexes gave tlreir services, an*! 1 to" them < great credit is due. We have invariably declined -■ .the task of criticising amateurs ; in our opinion it is unfair to "do so, even when the names oi the' per* • formers are omitted, as member necessarily know -. to whom- each, criticism applies. We may, however', - with propriety diverge from our usual courgpi and alhide<to the recitation by two boys of a piece - from .a 'periodical published under the "auspices of i the Society' for the Protection of Animals. As -a literi ary pioduction we can say little for it, written, as^it - was with the object of making an impression upon -i mankind generally,, it whs much too childish. We ,*-eau^say . this, .however, that the boys were " letter ! , perfect." The~ smaller one, named Frank Stewart, s agod eight-years, said, his part very correctly ; but ' his tender years prevented his being able to make the points so well as his compeer, named Dugal Craw } ford, some two years older. One of the principal" objects of i the entertainments being the of Tational amasement fjr the public aud ijithe enlightenment, of those who attend, it ia harcjly 3r,neceaaary *o say that we are Ktnongly iv favour of talent. It is a wholesome stimu3! font' to both teachers and scholars, to* be brought' bei fore the public periodically. We are not particur:illy {, fond of ibefomng syst-era, in fact, , the only good «M<»rived fvopi it ia that a boy learns, .porhaps, for the jflrst tiia« thai he is capabl i of doing. soni^hing, and < m caees where ho is wcil ,huu:lled,-is. move likely to jlrad to greater exertion - thun to \' false pride. We very plenH.d.Awt-h. Tuesday « night's eutertain3 jnent, and trust th<it the absence .of the veteran,

We have received a copy of tin reply of Mr Vogel to Mr Fellows, who, it will be remembered, wrote the article in Frasers M&gMitie, attacking the Colony of N"evv Zealaud. We have only had time to read it through hurriedly ; but, nevertheless,ljave no hesitation in saying th \.t the statement:) are more than confuted ; if fact, what may almost be termed the " morbi 1 animus " of an unsuccessful man has been completely thwarted. Wegive Mr Fallows credit of not having written anything that had not a scintillation of truth, in this consisted his power for mischief. It is accepted as an axiom that the devil c-m interpret any matter to serve his own ends. We doubt if Mr Fellowes will attempt a reply. Mr Vogel's facts and statement of concomitant circumstances appear to us unanswerable. The natives have brought a considerable quantity of wheat into Alexandra. It is fetching 5s 6d.