THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1877. The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 788, 5 July 1877, Page 2

THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1877.

The Waikato Times.

Equa^and exact' justice to all men, Ot whatever state or persuasion, religious or political # f * # # Here shall the Presi the People's right maintain, Unawecl by infl uence and unbribed by gain

We wonder when the tenders for constructing the line of railway between Ohaupo ancl Te Awamutu will be called for, or whether the late survey was merely a sop thrown to Cerberus ? The New Zealand Government is the very antithesisof the traditional pelican, whioh fed its young upon its own life blood. It comes far nearer to the character of the unnatural parent who, when its children ci ied for bread, gave, them a. stone. At least we, m Waikato, havo cause to think so.' Month after month, and year after year goes by, yet we see little or nothing of our share of the vast expenditure on public works for which the Waikato settlers will be heavily taxed for a generation yet to come. There is a market for our produce at the Thames, but though a railway has been talked of for years, arid flying ' surveys and reports have been made at any tima since the year of grace, 1872, ( up to the present, wlien something of the same kind has been again commenced, we are still as far from being able to supply the thousands of inhabitants at Grahamstown. with agricultural produce as we ever were. Nay, we are, so to speak, a sealed country to the Provincial capital of Auckland. Though only something like a hundred miles from Auckland, and the most important agricultural and pastoral district m the Province, if we may still use_,the term, we have at present only some forty miles of that distance opened by railway, and if a settler wishes to send a ton of potatoes, for sale, to Auckland, the mixed river and railway freight will cost Mm rather more than 35 per cent of their gross value when they reach that market. To be sure, the railway to Newcastle will shortly be open, but what then? Its completion so far will nob tap the district, and form a channel for running off Waikato produce into Queenstreet. It will come up to, but not into Waikato. What is needed is the continuation of the line, not merely even to Hamilton or Ohaupo, but through to Te Awamutu. And this the latter settlement so strongly urged upon the Government, that a surveyor and his assistants were sent down to lay off the line, and the public were credibly informed that, as soon as the survey was completed, tenders for the construction ot the works would be called for. Some three or four mouths, however, have elapsed since the survey was finished, but the hearts of intending contractors h tve not been gladdened, nor the hopes of the settlers been gratified by any such notification. ! It looks' very much as if this extension survey to Te Awamutu weie, after all, simply another sop thrown to Waikato, to keep it quiet, while the joint itself was being carved ancl eaten by more favored communities nearer to Cook's Straits.

We have, however, faith m Te Awamutu. Like the Jews of old, its settlers are a stubborn and stiffnecked race. "To your ten^s, O Israel," was the cry of the tribes whenever their government machinery worked unevenly, and " to the Public Hall " will be the cry at Te Awamutu when once the settlers come to see, as we think they have good cause to do, that the Government has been playing fast and loose with them m the matter of this railway extension. Ancl Te Awamutu will be acting wisely m so doing, for it may be safely assumed that nothing will move the Government to action m such matters so surely as agitation. Hamilton, with its unbridged river, with one half the township cut off altogether, and the other portion some couple of miles from tho proposed railwaystation, is a living example of what comes of taking matters easily. Hamilton has- been officially and semi-officially tickled with promises till it has purred again with delight, but expectation has liever been realised, as it doubtless would have been, had the purring deepened into a loud and long continued growl when it found that the Government was only befooling it. So long as a community takes matters easily, and is satisfied with vague promises and the mere smell of the cooking, while it gets none of the solid beef and pudding, governments will keep up a liberal^ supply of such easily provided ancl shaddowy food. It is only the importunate widows who succeed m obtaining the substance.

Mns Jambs Ooxpan's b >'a rdiag and. day sohool, at the Retreat, W ts't Hamilton, will re- open after, the holidays on Tuesday nex t. The well- I(ao wn preaoher, Rev? Dr Bellows, of Now York, preachel a s«r mon treating the fall of Adam and Eve as : a mere fable, with no foundation, m fact. In? our report of tho prizis 'to bo awarded tj tlie pupila of the Hamilton district School, oinisshn w;*s made of one to be presented to.D Mclntyre' ' for map drawing.' Native News. — Our "Alexandra correspondent— tbe bulk of his letter ." tpuchiug that harmonium," is necessarily held over till our next— says, writing yesterday, native trade was • pretty brisk here last week, both steamers taking away. full loa-is of produce. To Rata Tufcawhiao, tho Kiug'd eldest son, is very ill at Kopu'a, suffering I froth internal hemorrage and getting very I weak. Tawhiao, with a nambei' of relatives are there with. him. The Cabet Memorial.— Wo aro iaformed that it is the intention of thoso taking active part m the mat'cr to call m the several copies of the memorial to | the General Assembly lying for signature m the various Waikato townships, that they may be handed to Mr A Cox, the member for Waipa, for presentation, previous to his going down to Wollington for tbe Session. It * wilf be x well therefore for those who have not yet signed the memorial and may bo de»irous of doing so to attatoh 'their signatures at once.

Mr Benjaman Daniels,. a farmer residing at (Scar fc by, near Yarmouth, died last month. His death has boen noticed chiefly on accouut of his gigantic size and strength.' He was 6£ feet m highth and his symmetery is described as having been 'grand.' He had frequently been known to load bis waggon by carrying four four-bushel bags of corn under his arms at one time, and when time was precious he hajs been seen harnessed to i one of his own harrows, doing a horse's work. He was like most giants, very good-natured. He has left a widow but no children. Auckxanb Geo ww Oranges.—-Yester-day there was bhown.to us, *N. Z. Herald,' a magnificent sample of New Zealand grown oranges. There were no fewer than, twenty-one oranges, fully grown, and quite ripe, upon one small branch, which was brought to our office, and exhibited by Mr Hovre. They were grown by Mr Warran, of Onehunga, not from the pip,, but from layers. The tree is about eight years old, and has been hearing for four years. There are now upwards of ono thousand oranges on this single tree. This is a sample of what, with proper care and attention, can be done m the way of t fruit growing iv the North Island of New Zealand. The Ploughing Match to come off to-day,. in Mr Eau tham's paddocks, nea Cambridge, is likely to be largely attended (rom all parts of the district. A number of country settlers arrived m Hamilton yesterday and' laafc night, en route for Cambridge, and a large number, of residents will leave Ngaruawahia, Hamilton, and other townships, to be present on this occasion. The entries are not so numerous m the several classes* as could have been wished. There is one m the Ist class. Ia the 2nd class there are v five ; m the 3rd class twelve, and two m the 4th class. A number of Maoris are expected to compete m their own class. After tho macoh, thero will be a publio dinner at tbe National Hotel. Dinner will be on the table at 5 p.m., punctual to the minute, m order to enable those attending from a distance to get home again at a reasonable time. A Meeting of the Hamilton West Cemetery Committee was held on Tues- i clay last, ,then there were present Messrs ■ N R Cox, Knox, W Jones, McGovern and the Secretary. In the unavoidable absence of Mr R W Hammond, Mr N R Cox was voted to tke chair, when it was pi oposed by Mr Knox und seconded by Mr Jones that necessary repairs to the Cemetery gate and fence, attention to which was drawn by this jonrnal, bo * made as early as possible. It was further resolved to call a public meeting by advertisement m Waikato Times for th purpose of receiving the resignation of tw° of the trustees and electing two others m their place. The treasurer reported a balance of cash m .hand of £1 5s 3d; and Mr Taylor was requested to perform the duties of Treasurer, pro tern, vice Mr McGovern, resigned. It was proposed by Mr Knox and seconded by Mr McGovern, that Messrs N R Cox and Taylor, confer with Mr G Mason, nurseryman, for the purpose of procuring a number of ornamental trees, &c, for the Cemetery grounds, and it was further reso ved that Mr Merless be appointed to take tern por--ary charge of the Cemetery, and uaake necessary repairs when required. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting,

Thb 'Lxbll AitGHrs' is a unique specimen of journalism m New Zealand. In these days, when we even read ol a clergyman m the pulpit treating the Bible history of Adam and Eve as a fable, tho following from the pen of the editor of the • Lyell Argus ' is refreshing, and must bo comforting to the orthodox : — ••The Devil tempted Eve, and She fell. Now it is a well-known fact; that married men are the greatest rakes (take Westport as a sample j there they knock about all hours of the night, play * Pako ' and all sorts of wicked games), it is therefore natural to conclude that the Devil was a married man ; we know that ho had children, for we read of the Devil and all his angels. No doubt Mrs Satan thought ' her children ' angels (what mother does not : buba-baba-buba-bess-him den does ho lub his moder den, da dear little angel. It is my opinion that Cain's marriage an. nouncembnt should read thus : Married April Ist, 50, at the residence of the brido's parents Hell- iiro Cottage, Infernal Regions, Cain, the wicked sonofOldAdnm : — ; — ESQ, to Tar-tar (hence tho old saying of ' oatohing a tartar, most women .being more or less tartars) oldest dauohtur of Old Nick — : ESQ. No cards. The carconny was performed m the usual manner common to this duy on the West Coast, viz, jumping over a broom. The brido wore a wreath of hemlock round her snowy, no, her ebony brow, and a girdle of fig leaves did duty for the present fashionable .' pin-me-back' arrangement. And it camo to pass that Mrs Cain found it ucoeessary — to take a trip, to Westport. Wo, I forgot. She didn't livo at Lyell. Where did she go to then ? I have it 3to Greenock. To this day I am assured many young coppercoloured Scotchmen aro to be found m Greenock ; of course they are the desc.-n- ) dants of Cain and his old woman. Young Cain was born, the:;, m Greenock ; unturully he look after his father j ho hid a. mark on his brow. 'I am informed by an old woman who should know, that Mrs Cain wa9 fond of draw berries, and her and o;dn hal a barney about thera (married folk barnojed m those rays). Strange to say, it was a s raw bony mark that young Cain had on his brow. What fhtzzles me most is, What did Mis Cain w.pe her .ittlo angel's dirty lit tie nose with? It couldn't havo been wiih the skirt of Ihi* • pin-me-back,' for she didn't, wear one. Herd on young Cain if she used a figr'eaf; w.isu'ti'. ?"

Tais Loo.it! Opi'iow Bi&t,— Tho advocates of the Local Option Bill, i-. will be seen by the telegram from Wellington which we publish elsewhere, are taking practical mousures to strengthen their position, and are evidently ssctiviog a large shira of public spmpaihy. At Dunedin and now m Wellington, thoy have broached the plan of the intended campaign m the ' Assembly against ■" drunkenness and earned the, public "with tbem. There i* no- .doubt; that any.-moasutv which/ would lessen illd number of public houses m our.large catitres of population where, as m Auokland, a large proportion of the so-called hotels aro m-re drinking shops, snd nothing more, would conduce to .public morality and benefit to. tho Oolony. In country districts such as this, the settlers are not likely to bring any such measure into operation. Hotels with, us aro needed for tbe bona fido accommodation of travellers, an.l ox perience teaches us« that lilting accommo-, dation cannot be provided unless subsidized by the profits on the sale of liquors. Iv l»rge towns, however, the *-aso is different, arid it is there We may expect that i tlie -measure -.now agitating the country I will receivo the greatest share of attention.

TTobTBALii.— ■ A 'very pleasant game of j football came off at Alexandra on Satin*. day last, between .fifteen of the' members of tbe Rose of Te awamutu, I.Q-.-G.T and fifteen MoJerate Drinkers, chossu from the tiroufciar settlecneufcs, Tha unsettled state of ~ the weather caused a | late start, for it. was past three o'olock before most oLthe players made an appearance. The -Moderate Drinkers won the toss. The ball Was kicked off by Mr Oooper * their oaptaiu. The Oood Templars played well forward, and kept the moderate men's goal m danger forcing tbem to touch down twice wionin a very few minutes, afterwards there was some very good play, when R Brace followed the ball and made a touch down for the Good ;Templars. Time being nearly up, the ball was brought out hurriedly between the goal poet to try for a Goal, when the Moderate Drinkers rushed the hall which was afterwards hacked off. When time was called, a great argument arose, whether it was against the rules to bring the ball out between the post. The ' Good Templars however lost the try. Whe.i time was up the ball was kicked off,again, the Moderate Drinkers played up butter, the tempiars goal being m danger the whole time, and the latter were forced to touch down three times. The game was brought to a finish by three cheers for both teams, aud three cheers for the time keeper, Oaptaiu Morrison. The names of those playing for the moderate drinkers wero : William Oooper (captain), Norgrore, Higginson, Gordon, Richdale, P Bond, W Bond, Appleyard, Wilson, Oonroy, Yates, Baker, Waddingto», and two others. Those who played for the Good Templars were : T Bond (captain), H Oulpan, R Bruce, G McJfuriane, J Allen, Eraser,* Br union, Bearsley, Munroe, Hutton, Patterson, Swaino, J Reed, Tarenor, and Menzies. For the Tempi;*!-* Hutton, Oulpan, und Bruce made some pood runs, and for the moderate drinkers Yates and Oooper made • good kicking. .