The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 544, 13 November 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Eqtiil and exact justice to all men, Of whaterer state or persuasion, religious or political # # # # # Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribcd by gain.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1575.

The "New Zealand Herald" seems to hang, like Mahomet's coffin, between Heaven and earth. It fears to commit itself too decidedly to Sir George Grey, and yet is Afraid to entirely renounce alliegance to that It is alarmed at the extreme reticence of the Opposition and yet scarcely dares to display open hostility to the formidable seventeen. In its issue of November Bth there is only a short paragraph referring to the speech of Mr Stout, at Caversham, which concludes as follows : — " We are afraid that Mr Stout's opinions are not likely to be adopted as the programme oj anybody but himsdf." Then we are told on Thursday last that there are before the country " three solutions of the Constitutional difficulty," — those of the Government, Mr Macandrew, and Mr Stout. Surely a programme " not likely to be adopted by anybody but himself' cannot be considered " a solution of the difficulty." The fact is that the « Herald" is at it's wits end, in common with other Opposition journals, to know what course to adopt, and in trying to say something, becomes lamentably confused. Why not openly tell their readers this- -That Stout's proposition is absurd, because Abolition of Provincial institutions has been already decreed by the House of Assembly, and the substitution of four Provinces for the number already existing, is a shallow subterfuge, to secure tlwir maintenance, Why not say that Macandrew's separation scheme is nothing more than what we all have been in the habit of openly discussing since 1866, and that the same difficulty that has always existed, exists yet — the adjustment of the Land Fund account? And lastly why not admit definitely that the only " solution" practically before the people at present is the Government proposal of total Abolition, Surely candour and firmness in the direction of public opinion is preferable to a vacillation which is apparent to all. Of all the faults which are destructive to those, who aspire to be leaders of public opinion that of " sitting on a rail" is the most fatal. We recommend onr contemporary to come down from the rail, to make its mind up once for all, and no longer to exhibit the painful indecision which must be so obvious to all who interest themselves afc all in political matters.

Wjc observe that the « Herald " of Auckland, a strong supporter of Sir George Grey, and hia party in one point takes the same view of the political situation as ourselves. In the issue of that journal of the 1 lth instant, they give vent in the following words to the sentiments expressed by us on tho same day. They *re speaking of thfl necessity of tb« Opposition, pli'?iii^

before the public without delay their rauchvaunted policy : — "It is obvious, ho werer, ttvafc some proposal mu«l be made, and thit soou.*^ The elections will bo upon us in a few w^eki, and if i^othiirg is put forward by the Opposition,- fch«ra •no possibility of electors taking 1 any-.^fjEfcotiv* action. There will, in fact, b$ na distinct i«m«, before the country, and eloctors will be apt *t(* conolude that the only practicable tolutfoi Qf difficulty in wMoh the colony flndi-itSGif/U t™s/ propounded by th« Crovernmerit " i When this comes from the " Herald," Sir George Grey and his party must be hard pushed indeed if they do not inf e'rit some* 1 kind of scheme to satisfy publio . expectay tion and to retain th' 3 retnnants of their friends and followers. _ , . .»-.. .«

Ecclesiastical.— Wo understand thai flip Key H. D. Sparling, B,A,< will officiate in ttyj morning of Sunday next, November 14,, at Te A.wamntu, and in the evening at Alexandra. The l»ev gentleman is supplying the place of the Key L. C. Brady, who w suffering from aijight indisposition.

Matbimonial. — A resolution wa» pasted at the last session of the Church of England Synod' making the fee for the solemnization of matrimony five shillings. The tax is a very reasonable one for suoh a luxury. We would adviae single young men to make a note of thi«.

Drill Instbuction.— The Armed Constabulary are now going through a course of musketry drill. Capt Morrison has arrived at Hamilton from Alexandra, to superintend the proceedings, and is actively engaged in putting through the first squad. It will be about three months before the musketry drill of the fore© is finished.

Large Pubohasi o* Lahd. — We underaand | that large section of Piako land is *>9ut to change hands. The purchaser it a gentleman who ha 9 been for sosae time residing in Victoria, and the seller ft weU«known settler in Waitato. It augurs well for the future prosperity of the district that foreign capital is finding its way into it to suck an extent as has lately been the case.

Gasettb Notices. — We have received a sapplementto the " New Zealand Gazette," dated November 2, 1876. It contains regulations to be employed in the workshops of the railway under the control of the G-eeeral Government. A notice that all objection* to the .granting of a patent to Obaples I>. Ivirra must bp put in on or before the 36th day of October last. A statement of the acoeta and liabilities of the various Banks in New Zealand; and notices with respect to & number of other matters.

Melbourne Our* — Oar H»miltooi*ui w*r| very unlucky in their venturet in Abbotts Melbourne Cup Sweep No 2. No less then 40 tiokeU were the property of one firm Gwynne and Co, and out-of this number only one starting horse wa« drawn. Another company, the owner of seven chances only drew one herse and out of the number of tickets ovrned by private persons there are scarcely any prizes. Itather a contrast to the Cambridge sweep, where as reported m our columns a few issues since 7 peraona holding 2 tickets each drew 2 horses apiece.

Coxckrt. —Wo perceive by advertisement thnt the Zingari Cricket Olub propo c giviog a varied entertainment on Thursday next, Nov. IBbh, in sid ef the funds of the Club. The performance, which will be gone through at the G-jinuafioim, A 0 Barracks, will oonapme music, vocal and inßtrumental, and a screaming faroe. " Million" prices are advertised and a filming jello* hand- . bill announces that thoie prices are 2i 61 to all parti of the hou»e— cheap enough in all conscience to see " new scenery, new drosses, and new effecte." The only drawback we see to th» "million prices" is that not one in a million in HtmiltOD, in these hard tim»s, has hall-a-ernwn to *r»il himself of the pririlege offered. VVj feel certain, however, that by Home means or other there will be a number of spectators there.

Township Imfbovements. — Jlaviuc lon* felt in Hamilton is gradually being supplied. Wit'iin the last few weeks a number of buildings have been commenced, and the ereclion of osiers is in contemplation by Tarious tetHere. The oM Ham'lton Hall, bo long used as the ofllje of this paper, is rapidly g ;ing up and in its metamorphosed state will no doubt assume a more respectable outward appearance than heretofore. Mr Jackson's now building in A ngleasey street, is neailj completed. It in to be opened a» a prirate boarding bouae and restaurant, and will be a great boon to those who prefer comfortable, quiet lodgings to the noide and bustle of a Hotel, lhe timber for the new Eng'iuh Church is, after much delay, on the ground. The building when Cnislied will fee a very compact structure, and go far toward* improvng the general appearance of the township.

Thh Demise ok thb " Echo —Our telegram* informs us that the Auckland " Eoho" has bid a "long farewell to all its greatness," and like Lucifer has " fallen never to bopa again." It is little more than 12 manths since the paper was started with the avowed purpose of Bating the " Star" on behajf of certain speoulntive A uckland men. But the "Star," amongst other pecujiari ties, possesses the remarkable faoultyin common with Aaron's rod-serpent, of devouring its rivaU and antagonist. It has swallowed the " Echo," goodwill, plant, typo, and all. The "Eoho" •night have succeeded hotter hid it boen established and conducted upon a broarl and intelligent policy, instead of upon the basis of personal antagonism to the proprietor of another journal. "De portaia nil nisi homini" is a good motto. It had its good ue«B whilst it lived. — " Eequie3cat in Pace."

What is a Fctkcttonaky. — We are always treading on soniebodys corn*. We don't mean it, but a certaia amount of incapacity to understand a joke characteristic on tho part of some persons occasionally gets uj into trouble. The latest instance of this ia raf her a good joke. We happened in ono of the locals in our last iflsuo to refer to a certain settler as a " functionary-" He called us mysteriously into a corner and upbraided us for calling him names. B~ing in blissful ignorance of thepreciie termi of abuse we had indulged in, we enqiirred what ho meant. Why, said he. you eaid I was a " function/ or something li-ke that, what do you mean by it. Weexploded. Mottperaons remember (he famoui •tory of the old fish-wonan, who engaged iv a dispute with Daniel O'Connoll. The pair exhausted every adjective in their respective vituperative vocabularies, without victory inclining to one or the other, until Daniel O'ContmU, with one of those flashes of genius for which ha was so justly celebrated, remarked that the (kit opponent) was a right angled prallelgram. Toil was too muoh and the unfortunate creature hiding her face in her hands wept bitterly. We suppose it waß on thit principle that " functionary " fetched poor Gl-eorge.

Kvipk and Fohk Telbgkapht. — The following is taken from a Victorian exchange : *' Two young telegraph olerk', of a somewhat hilarious disposition, found great amusement iv carrying on conversation with each other at a hofel table by ticking on then* plates with knife, fork, or spoon. For the information of thoie not acquainted with telegraphy, it may be well to state that a combination of sounds constitute the telegraphic alphabet, and persons familiar with (hose Bouoda can converse thereby as intalhgentiy as with spoken worda. While these fun-loving youths were seated at breakfast a young man entered the diniug-rooro, with a handsome girl on his arm. The telegraphic tioken commenced ac soon as tho hiuband and wife had seated themselves. No. 1 opened the discourse as follows :— • What a lovely pigeon this is alongside of me — ain't she V No. 3—' Perfectly charming ; looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. Just married, I guess ; don't you think to ?' No. I—'1 — ' Yes, I should think she was. If that country bumpkin beside her was out of tho road, I'd give her a kies for luck.' No. 2 — 'Suppose jou try it, anyhow.' The reader may form some idea of the young men's consternation when the partne •of ih.j lady picked up his liAto and ticked ot tae following vigorous message : — ' This lady is my wife, and as &jon ai> she getj through witii bet b oakfdit, I projio^ to Wiujj c> fh yjjr neck-i

Auction 1 . — We a*o requested to draw attention to Mr Knot's |M« at tbe Hamilton Hotel tp-da/,V consisting fcfVbedstiifcit, mittrAsie*, kUth»n • utenitt, *c, The loMtftkei place at 2 p.m.

The Goob <)lt> Tixss —A atory Untold of an old •tajtfc^oaebinan i who prided himwif upon hU immunity from cold, Hi« theory was that the ate ofspfd water w»« bad. HaTinj pat up with » shivering companion on (he box-i«*£ for idme hoar», lie at lilt approaohed him in jbb* following thita^ 1*!1 *! a«*ay yer washai yer feet Wfll, thf rV» a pair of feet In them Wiere ehott ©f mine at 'ftßn't been washed tin' I were a bftbby. Wash my feet ! I'd a» won think of waihing my *cad."

Examination oj Tkaohbrs. — It will be teen from ow Advertising columns that the exarainatioa of candidates and for certificates, of proiloiefiojr, will begin. mt.Aiiokland, oa Wednesday the 15th December next. The examination of _ rajuiifottn for "fniaflcatftff dL compttano^ -•» teachers, nnd for the classification as assistant ' pupil teachers will takt place on Tuesday, De•cember 21. AH non-certificated teaoheri of ; schools situated somth of the Pakiri Eiver, and { north ol Waiiwto, 1 with the exception of the Thames, and also assistant pupil teachers for the M.m« districts are required- to be in attendance.

Thb Immigeint Browic.— ln our issue or Xucidaj last, we publiib«d a report of the suppoied drowning in the Piako River of an imuiigrant named Henry Brown, who we ■ tated had been «ent by Mr Wallace to' purchase provisions from Meain Mowbray and Evans store, oh tfhe other side of the Piako River. Mr Wallace has called upon us and requested us to correct this, as the impression of many is that he was to blameia seeding the man, who wat a new arrival, ecroas »Tiv«r he did not know while it \vas in • flooded state. Mr Wallace asserts that he asked one of two men to go to the store for goods, and that BrowH volunteered to do so.

Rkcobd Of Colqnbii MoDoNNiM.-r-We ha»« received a printed circular containing the record of the service* of Colonel McDonnell. It comraences in October 23, ISGB, with a letter of thanks to Yon Tempsky and McDonnell, signed by Lieutenant-Colonel Gamble, and directed to Lieutenant-Colonel Nixon, for the cervices of the former gentlemen in the neigh-bour-hood- of the enemy's position af Paparata. Through a long naotber of years the testimonials multiplyi th« last one being a letter from Sir Trevor Chute, dated Ist January, 1875. In the unfortunate position in which recent events have placed the gallant Coloael, testimony such as this must be invaluable, and w« cannot feat think that the colony owe a debt of gratitude to him for the services ho has rendered in trouble- ' floms tiroes.

Salmon Ota. — The distribution of salmon ova has been of litfl curried to a considerable extent in the other island, while the North Islamd bw been preatly neglected in this respect. and especially this district, although we hnra •ereral rivers and streams in the WaikaLo well adapted for tbe rearing of salmon. We are gla 1 however t» learn that tomething is at last being done in this direotion. On Thursday evening last, J (J Firth, Esq, left Matamata for Alexandra, wi'h a quantity of salmon ova, prooured from the Acclimatisation Sodety in Auckland, for the purpose. df jflaeing them in the creek* leading into tbe Thames and Waikato RUert. Some ova will also be placed in the creeks running into the river Waipa. We have every reason to believe that th« hatching of salmon ova in the streams of this district will be a sucoew.

Fi>ifli as Convmtobs of CoxTA<*roy. — Ami Jit tho different methods of conveying contagion, the fa«b of flies and their proboaecs must not be anler-eitiraated, especially it this lea-on, when flip* are beginniog to be numerous. Tho sublime indifference to consequences exhibited by lit-s in paninj» from the snrfao of the most odtout •übstaooet to tb*t of miterijl fur human ionsumption is complete. But if the fli-s th?msolve* are uninjured b? contact with putrefung matter, th« next article of fo>>d they rest up >n m*y be mluenced by the previoias conltict, nnd may be tha« eitkorinducßd to undergo pntrefaotire change*! more readily, or may oven become a carrier of material of an eminently septic character. Not only that, but flip* pass qmoklyfrom surfaces on one organism to another, ani it is highly probable that the cojimunicitiou of septic poi'Ons by their agoncr is not by any means rare. That flies are scaTengera most persons who have studied matter will admit ; but cren if thus useful, they may, nevertheless, in Tirtue of that very function, be sourcss of dan gor.

Amusements. — Entertainments, amateur »nd profession *1, seem to bo the order of the day in Hamilton. Our amateurs appear to be very de?i roils of displaying their Imfcrionic abilities, but to their credit be it said, they hare invariably done to for some laudibJe purpose, and have met with fleßerTfd mcoest The next eatertainment on the tapis is one under the auspices of tho Good Templar Lodge, and takei place -ou Tuesday evening next. The programme consists of songs, dances, recitation, and a faree — " The Thnraping legacy." A navel feature U ffamiltonians will also bo introduced, called " The Arabian Box Mystery," in tho performance of which a bcal amateur hopes to " astonish the natives" For the " mystery," a common box is to be vised, euflloiently largo tocontain a man m a sitting posture. In this tha performer is locked up, the key being put out of b)9 reach. The box is then roped round wiUi ahoufc 6(* or 70 foet of rop<) and eecure!y fastened ; after which, at, a givon'tunp, the person oncased appear* bef jro the audience whde the box remains tied up and looked. W<; cannot a'temot (o unra*el this tnysterv but. would advi-e thoso who wish to see something new toseiurj tickets ai early aa posbi*le.

Veterinary — As most persons in W.vikato have some knowledge of horses, and aro more or less interested in the breeding of this noble animal, wo may inform our readers that an entirely new breed has been discovered, possessing tho most valuable and multifarious qualities They can do as rauny different things in their way a 9 the Wizard Oil Wesfcon himself. Two of them are adrertised for sale in the Corotnandel "Mail" of JNTovember 6, in the following terras: — "For sale, etc., two valuable horses suitable for racers, hacks, or packers." We should think they were valuable indeed. An animal that could pull off a purse of sovereigns one day, carry his master creditably in a riding party the next, and pack a couple of hundredweight of flour to the top of the Tokatea range on the tbird day, is a treasure that we wonder should be parted with at any price. What cab it mean ? And what is the breed, shape, size, colour, etc, of these very ertra* ordinary beasts ?