The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 914, 26 January 1878, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to all men. Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. ' . ..*■■; * * ; . * * . Here shall, the Press the People's right maintain, • Uhawed -by influence and unbribed by gain. _ ..,,._._... As usual at a critical period of he war in the East the cable breaks down and we are left to expecta'ion and surmise; " This time a telegram informs us the interruption is be T , t ween Singapore and Bat a via. The last advice i eueived left mutters, in a very ciiiical state in Europe. The ] {Turks had fallen back on their . inner line of defence some twenty ' mi es* from C nstmitinopie and the i; Russians h.id established a base nor ', oih bunded miles, or a day's j lurney by rail vay from »hi- liuc. ■ All tLa' is k -own favours the belie '■ tba Russia flushed with victor wil make a dash at the capital of the Eaat. Possession oi Constantinople i« tie ke* f-'toiiH of her policy ; divison of —u lie o.iuion in Great Britain, aud the hesitation "that the Government of that country will have in usuura ng a decisive r olicy of interference in the face of the p"pu'ar demand for neutnlity ; the * fact that the line o* the roliekemedge being once fnjed Constantinople must fall days before British interference c uld be of any avail for its defence ; t fib further fact that ih< j - position of Turkey has reuclet such a p-iut that Russia is 'criu.m*l in delaying aj aimistice if an armst ce is to be arranged at ! a'i, and the supposition that (hi-, 'de!ay is merely caused for the sake of preventing the consum nation of the campbig<« — -«U these ar< j reasons we ti.in-c tor beieving that Russia will run the risk of ranging other Powers against her and push on to Con-tantinople il she can and make terms wish the Turks f rom C^nstau. inople, its the Germ bus did with the Fret ch Lorn Paris. The line of the lohekein idiie is sa d o l>e upmens -ly *ir ng a id ihd Tti.ks wiJlYhjive the advaiu ige >f fig' itu.g. with the base of their sirp. li.;s safe (rOm-interfe-rence and imiiiediat.My in therrear; -Bar the Turkish -armies— beaten from city to city, and. from one stroDgh »Id to auot her, cannot but be demoralised, aid in such condition valueless, except handled by military genius which so farth.j Porte not known *x> possess. At such a time it is exceedingly provoking that there should be another interruption in the working of the cable. ■.

The nomination of candidates fir ihe Hamilton Mayoral y takes [l.ce to-day. and of candidates for sea 8 in the Borough C unci I on .Monday next. Nominations must be sent in before noon. «f either day ie.-speoUv.-ly, ; n the form pvei-criix d by the et', pr- curable bom the l;eturnin_ •Officer,' signed l»> two elect* »r? of the district as pr^p se.r and (seconder and by the propped candidate him se f in token ot hi> >.-en.' to snch i.oiuiuation, and, in i h case of the u<<mitmti< mof Ma\ o;-, cuvi.riujr the sum -of .en p itnds, to t»e forfeit «d it the Candidate d es not p H one eighth the votes pol ed b the Bticcesbfol caudi 'ate. At no» • on the day of nomination, the Jkturuittg Usuey will post ihe

names of all candidates which h»v« been nominated, together with those ofHheir proposers and seconders in sot-pootispicu >us public ,'lacy gum side v . t|ie ■ . place appoinie, I for ' ''the uomiuatioiv papers, "thMlis, ioA;the present elections, in i Vjfbriii Street HamUtoa^itside the jpQ, G\sM fOffioe^j übe do(& ndt^ceedvthe number of vacancies to be filled, one of course in the case of the Mayor, : ianfcL.ni_e.in. the case of £he.souiinaWon for ihe Council on Monday, the i ReuirxSng Offb ;r will;;; thferi and there declared such candidate or o ttididate-i duly e;ected, but, it otherwise* then'tlie Returning Officer will TJive^ffttA'ie^notice thrtt'a^fi^wi l^be aken, and will publish tke n lines of .he several odiindates and of the sit.iadon of the po'iiug ooothß. Io is even possible af er tn<s day of iiominatioL, should the number of candidates e greater than the im tuber ol v_ca>»oies to oe u.led, tbac a contested electiou may bo avoided. Any candidate after uoinination may give in io ihe Q&Loer j^ny Jice- of wittijtfta?wil. J&Uajier tb.iu4#o.eJe a* days tietbre the " paditig day, and this Notice will be published TBy tue x^eturning v ' Officer. Snoulll the uu'Xiber of such withdrawals leave only the same number ol candidates, ■n\, -fewer, than' cho vacancies to be tilled, then the Returning Officer will declare the uuutt of the candidates, thus left in possession of tiie deid, to be duiy elected, without resort to a pull. When a poll is lakeu it is opened at nine a.m. and closed at G p.ui. the same day. Young is coniucced oy ballot.