CHURCH SERVICES. The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1234, 27 May 1880, Page 2

CHURCH SERVICES.

The Waikato Times.

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THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1880. ♦ A central hospital for Waikato, and one capable of accommodating all the local patients, has long been I felt to be a great want, and the subject has been freely enough veni tilated. Last session a Bill was introduced by the Government to deal with this question, and, provi- ! sion being made therein for the I erection of new districts, there is a strong probability that, should the Bill pass, a hospital will be established here in some central place. At a meeting of the Borough Council of Hamilton held on the 20th of last month, it was resolved that the clerk write to the chairmen of the several local bodies in Waikato asking them each to appoint a delegate to meet and consider the matter of the proposed Hospital and Charitable Institutions Bill, and also the advisability of having a local hospital in the Waikato. In view of the action which the Government intend taking next session, the local bodies have shown a disinclination to hold any such conference, and, so far as the question of a local hospital for Waikato is concerned, we suppose nothing can be looked for until after next session at any rate. While all these things are in process of arrangement we consider that some steps ought to be advanced towards establishing a temporary cottage hospital which would afford the relief necessary in more urgent cases. Within the past month or two we can reckon no less than four such, and the probability is that had such an institution as we suggest been in existence, the fatal consei quences of one would not have ensued. The only institution existing in the Waikato for the relief of the sick and necessitous is the Hamilton Benevoleut Society, established last July. So far it has, under the able management of the committee of ladies, of which Mrs Calder is president, obtained a fair success. The names of fifty annual subscribers of £1 are on the list, and including donations from others, and the proceeds of the dramatic entertainment, this year's income has already reached something like £70. The Society, while it possesses many of the appliances necessary for a small hospital, is not possessed of any room or building which could be used for the purpose. Naturally, therefore, the exertions of the committee are directed to the relief of the poor rather that the sick, although the honorary surgeon, Dr. Sandes, attends in cases recommended by the committee, and St. Peter's Parish has a lending bag after the pattern of sick room bags in English parishes. We have little doubt that the Benevolent Society would consent to make over the hospital necessaries which they possess, in wJiich case there would then remain to be procured a suitable cottage and a person to undertake the duties of nurse ; we do not think that the question of medical and surgical attendance would raise any difficulties. The cottage need not be of very large dimensions, — a main building of 30 feet by 15 feet, with a lean-to would answer the purpose admirably, and would provide room enough for that class of patients which we referred to above. The main portion of the building could be divided into a male and female ward, and the latter used as a sleeping room for the attendant, while the skillion would answer the purposes of kitchen and living room. It might also be found necessary to erect a separate building for contagious diseases, but this of course is an after consideration, the main object to be kept in view at present being, the adoption of measures for dealing with cases of accidents. As regards the location of this hospital, we think Hamilton is the most central place, now that railway communication has been established with the Upper Waipa, and the more especially that here there exists a committee who would gladly aid in its management. Some difficulty will, of course, be experienced when it comes to a question of funds, but, looking at the nature of the institution we propose, the expense is not likely to be heavy. A cottage such as we have described could be rented or built, and furnished and provided with an ambulance, at a small cost ; and the salary of the nurse, which is the only other item worth mentioning, would not be large. The proposal is one which is 3ertainly deserving of attention, and tve would recommend the holding of x public meeting at which it could :>e thoroughly canvassed.

It will be welcome news to Waikato people, and more especially to the residents of the Cambridge District to hear that the District Engineer Mr Stewart has, through the agency of Mr R. E. M. Campbell, arranged with the natives for proceeding with the construction of the Rotorua road, and that tenders will be called for as Boon as possible, plans and specifications for about £2000 worth of bridge and road work being now ready. For the last 15 years negociations have been going on for tbe opening of the road,

but" the project has always — up to the present—met with steady opposition from the natives, who have regarded the formation of the road as the forerunner of all sorts of evils. Latterly, however, the real difficulty in the way was the question of the terms upon which they were to yield the necessary consent. Previous governments have all been more or less averse to granting any compensation to the natives under the plea that they were the parties likely to receive the greatest benefit from the work. The present Government have now actually purchased the land at a cost of £600, an agreement having been signed and a deposit of £100 paid last Monday. The balance will be handed over to those natives who are proved to be the owners in the Native Lands Court at different intervals during the progress of the work. The non-settlement of this matter was the cause of the recent stoppage of the works, which will now be resumed and pushed forward with all expedition. The road, which will be about 50 miles in length, will run through land nearly every acre of wliich is cultivable, much of it being unsurpassed in quality in New Zealand. Mr Stewart, who was over the line a short time ago, is of opinion that the gradients will be of an unusually easy character. The people of Cambridge, and indeed of the whole of the district — for the establishment of communication between the Lake country and Waikato will affect the whole beneficially — are greatly indebted for the satisfactory turn affairs have taken to the member for Waikato (Mr J. B. Whyte), who has worked with a thorough heartiness in the matter. We know, indeed, that had it not been for his untiring exertions and persistent advocacy of the claims of Waikato the Government would not have granted the money necessary to satisfy the natives. It is customary, but not always fair, to measure the value of a member's services by the extent of what he obtains for his constituents. In Mr Whyte's case, however, this is only jone of the many acts for which he deserves the gratitude of the people of his district.

We learn that a boy named Jackson, was drowned in the Waikato River at Huntley on Tuesday evening. No further particulars are to hand, except that the body has not been found.

We are informed that the Cambridge racecourse has never before been in such excellent condition as it now is, and that if the weather is favorable the racing will be very good indeed.

On Tuesday the children attending the different schools in Cambridge, to the number of about 150, were admitted to the African Wild Beast Show at halfprice, and were highly delighted with the lion, the bear, and the monkeys, the latter being the objects of special regard.

The work of gravelling the newly-formed road in Victoria - street, Cambridge, is proceeding rapidly, and will be open for traffic in the course of a day or two. An excellent plan has been adopted by the Board's engineer for i securing the slopes of the cutting, strips of turf being laid longitudinally along them.

The Native Lands Court, Cambridge, is still engaged on the Opouro block. The evidence of the different witnesses is of so conflicting a nature that the Judge adjourned the Court on Tuesday at midday until yesterday morning, when the matter was further proceeded with. j

At a meeting of the Comus Dramatic Club, held last night, it was decided to hand over £10 to the funds of the Light Infantry Band, which will be paid immediately. The balance-sheet of the entertainment will be published in a few days.

A number of horses arrived at Cambridge yesterday from Te Awamutu for to-day's races. Visitors are pouring into the township from all quarters, so much so that hotelkeepers are at their wits' end how to accommodate them, and we bear of every available place of rest engag* d — lucky the man -who can boavst of a bed. The racecourse is in splendid condition, and, judging from Te Awamutu events, the racing of to-day should be a thorough success.

We regret to state that Mrs Gwynne, of the Hamilton Hotel, met with a rather serious accident last evening. In company with her daughter she had been out for a drive, and returned about 5 o'clock, on stepping out of the buggy a portion of her dress caught in the break, causing her to fall backwards on her head. She was lifted up in an unconscious state and carried into the hotel. In abonfc twenty minutes sensibility returned, and we are happy to say that Mrs Gwynne was getting much better wheu M r e went to press.

The drawing of Mr S. w. Buck,s Waikato Consultation on the Cambridge Steeplechase came off last night in the Hamilton Hall, in the presence of a large audience. Messrs P. Le Quesne, Harry Tristram, John Mullions, and William Grimes acted as referees, and under their supervision the drawing iwas carried out to the satisfaction of those present. We refer those interested in the " pull" to an advertisement which appears in another column containing the results.

Mr Edmund Fitzpatrick, of Ngaruawahia, has sold his farm, formerly the property of Mr James Hume, to anew settler with a large family, at a satisfactory figure. We learn that two sons of Mr C. J. Stone intend settling on their land on the Waipa, at Bluenose : a large dwelling house is in course of erection. The arrival of these gentlemen will be a great acquisition to that neighbourhood.

The Ngaruawahia Town Board has taken in hand a work which should have been carried out years ago, that of conserving the banks of the Waikato between the old hospital and the railway bridge. They intend fencing off the river and planting it thoroughly with willows, which has proved to be the most certain way of preventing the washing over of the banks from the "wash" of passing steamers. i

*. — o A rather good thing in the way of criticism appeared in one of our Auckland contemporaries on Saturday. In noting the announcement of a concert to be held on the Queen's Birthday the following unconcious piece of drollery was allowed to creep in :—": — " Mrs will sing in her usual finished manner &c." Of course the lady referred to does usually sing in a very finished puma??, but it is rather too

much to make a positive prediction of tlie fact two days beforehand , especially at thisseason of the year when colds are such constant companions. We wonder our contemporary did not remark in the same issue "At the Ellerslte race meeting on Monday, the horses will sill run well, and the Mm will shine with his accustomed splendour. "

The following will be the weights Welter weight for age for the Maiden Steeplechase at the Cambridge Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting run this day :—: — 3yrs,, Ost. 21bs.; 4yrs., list.; syrs., list. 81bs.; 6yrs. and aged, 12st. 41bs.; mares and geldings allowed 31bs.

We have been requested by the hon. secretary of the Comns Dramatic Club to acknowledge the kind present of a dozen acting plays from Mr Porter, of the Pokeno Hotel.; aUo the gift of plays from a gentleman newly settled in the district.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court, on Saturday (before H. W. Northcroft, Esq., R.M.), Edward Martin was charged with d.unkenness and disorderly conduct in Victoria-street on the previous evening, and fined ss, with the usual alternative.

A painful accident happened to a little T>oy named Proctoi*, residing on the east side of the river, a few days ago. He was in company with another boy, and the latter shot him in the eye with a nailpointed arrow. The poor little fellow is under the skilful care of Dr Beale, but the eye cannot be saved.

The ranks of the old Civil servants are gradually thinning. We notice by the last Gazette that the resignation of Harcourt Richard Aubrey, Esq. . J. P. of his appointments as a Resident Magistrate and Chairman of Licensing Courts is accepted. Mr Aubrey has for over twenty-five years past been connected with civil administration.

The last Government Cazetie contains notifications and pending changes in official circles in the Waikato District. We notice that Constable Walter Bodilly is appointed Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at Alexandra, and Clerk of the Licensing Court for the District of Mongapiko ; and constable Thomas Mold Clerk of the Resident Magistrate's Court at Te Awamutu, and Clerk of the Licensing Court for the District of Rangiaohia. The resignations of Sub-Leiutenant Thomas William Weathei'ill, Te Awamutu Cavalry Volunteers, and Richard Robert Hunt Esq., as a member (and Chairman) of the Ngaruawahia Domain Board have been accepted.

Owing to the loose nature of the soil, the recent rains have displaced a large quantity of the earth in the high cutting immediately below St. Peter's Church, and a deposit of about a foot in depth overlies the footpath below. We fear it will be necessary to erect some sort of a retaining wall at this spot

Gum trees evidently thrive well in this district. Mr Vialou, who is about to make extensiveimproveinentBcut down two adjoiniug 1 the Waikato Times buildings yesterday, which had been planted only 14 years ; one measured 79 feet, and the other 81 feet.

An enormous eel measuring 4 feet 6 inches in length, 18 inches in circumference, and weighing over 221bs. was caught on Tuesday morning at the whnrl by a man named Gribbs. We understand that some years ago an eel was caught about the same place weighing 361 bs.

The oldest bishop in Catholic Christendom at present officiating — John, Archbishop of Tuam, to wit — entered his ninetieth year ouly on Monday last (writes "Atlas," in the World, of March 17th). And he still sails about the wild isles of the "West, carrying his crozier, and preaching in the native tongues ; he holds his monster stations on the hill-ides, and takes care of the politics of his archiepiscopal province lam told that his Grace who has lived and acted in more chapters of Hibernian histoiy than any man of the age, is engagpd in arranging his papers and his literary notes in such a form that when — possibly early in the next century — he shall go over to the majority, his memoirs may easily be written.

The Gazette of the 22nd May inst. notifies the appointment of Licensing Commissioners to the several Waikato Districts as follows: — Raglan andKawhia, W J. Duncan, Thomas Mitchell, William Henry Wallis, J.P., and Henri Matene ; Mangapiko and Rangiawhia, Daniel Bockett, J.P., John Hutchinson and Andrew Ma«on Wainwright ; Cambridge, Kirikiriroa and Hamilton, John Wilson, J.P., Samuel S. Graham, J.P., and John Runciman; Newcastle, Whangape, and Rangiriri, Henry Byron, J.P., Ct J. W. Barton, and J. H. M. Carpenter.

Mr Gh B. Davy, long well known to the Thames and Auckland, has been appointed Resident Magistrate at Wellington, with jurisdicton to £100.

The race-horses Vampire, King Quail, and Harry Mount arrived by miday train yesterday, and proceeded to Cambridge for to- clay's running. They all look remarkably fit.

The fence around the new hall erected by the Oddfellows' in Hamilton East is in process of erection. When finished the appearance of the structure will be much improved.

We are glad to notice that the Borough Council have promptly set about remedying the disagreeable state of matters at the west end of the bridge. The mud hole, which had begun to form at the approach, has now been filled in with gravel, and pedestrians need not be at any particular pains to avoid wet feet.

It is reported from Lyons that the Compagnie Paris-Lyon-Mediterranie is now trying a new method of heating in express trains. The method was proposed by M.Ancelin,anengineer,and consists simply in the use of acetate of soda in the foot warmers. The substance has considerable latent heat ; dissolving at a certain temperature, it thus absorbs a large quantity of heat, which becomes sensible durin» crystalisation in cooling. All that is required is to fill the oi'dinary cases with a sufficient quantity of the acetate, clo»e them, and place them in a stove at about lOOdeg. The cooling of a case thus charged and heated takps 12 and 14 hours. The warmers are thereafter taken from the compartments and placed in a stove (where the crystals of soda acetate are redissolved); they are then ready for frebh use. The advantages of such a system are obvious — no necessity of changing warmers every two or three hours, or of maintaining a numerous body of men at stations to attend to them ; economy in cost of heating, &c. Moreover, most of the existing foot warmers can be utilised. Acetate of soda is not very expensive, and it could easily be manufactured in much larger quantities than at present if the demand required it. The new system has been tried on the express train No. 5, leaving Paris at 7. 15 and reach ing Parrache at 4.31. The compartments were each supplied at starting with two warmers containing acetate of soda. At Perrache most of the warmers were still so hot that one could not apply the back 3f the hand to them. From Lyons to Marseilles the train was heated on the oriinary system.

What is known as the Farrell Mystery (says the Melbourne Argus) appears to have quite baffled the police, vho have been unable to trace the missing voman, Mrs Farrell. During the past 12 aontbs every possible search, ha.fj been

made for her, both in this and the adjoining Colonies, without success, and the police are now fully convinced that the' woman was murdered, and her remains destroyed in some way. It will be remembered that some seven or eight days elapsed after her disappearance before the police entered upon the search, and this, it is thought, gave the murderers time to destroy all traces of the crime. A fresh statement has recently been made by a young woman residing in Collingwood. This person states that late one night, about 10 days after the supposed murder took place, she was standing at the corner of Glass and Wellington-streets, when she met two men, each carrying a parcel. As soon as the men observed her they changed their course aci'oss a piece of vacant ground and disappeared. The young woman further stated that when the men approached her a most disgusting effluvium was emitted from the parcels they were carrying, almost causing her to faint. This person also stated that the odour was quite foreign to anything she had ever smelt before. It will be remembered that on the night on which the woman was first missed a peculiar odour was noticed emanating from Farrell's house in Montague-street. Other matters have transpired which leave no doubt on the minds of those who have been engaged in the search that the woman was murdered, and her remains afterwards destroyed.

In noticing the death of a wellknown carrier in Otago, named Macdonalcl, the Dunedin Star says :—": — " When the Dunstan rush broke out he was carting stores, and getting whatever terms he liked to ask for carriage. A number of diggers, not caring to tramp the whole distance over the rough roads of those days, suggested to Mac that lie should give them a lift. At first he declined, but, on thinking the matter over, decided to meet them half way. ' I'll take you as freight, ' was his reply. ' but you must be weighed and ticketed as such.' And on to the scales went every man of them, and paid fare at so much per pound per mile. The diggers thought it a dear ride : but at the end of their journey they declared it one of the jolliest trips they had ever made, so full of fun and anecdote was ' old Mac' "

The remarks made by the Duke of Cambridge at the dinner of the Institution of Civil Engineers ai'e worthy of notice. Referring to the shorfc-service systetn in the army, the Duke said :—: — " I must put it to you — whose knowledge on such a matter must be great — whether you would not prefer, in the great works you undertake, to have workmen of some experience rather than boys — that a certain length of service is necessary to make a good soldier. I have no doubt you find in your workmen that there is a certain happy medium of ag«% when all a man's physical energy is developed without his losing any of the spirit and dash of youth. Aud such a man will be most useful to you in your great undertakings. So it is with us in the army ; and what we want to determine is, up to what period of life should a man remain in the service so that the country may obtain the benefit of the combination. We have not yet decided the point, but I hope we soon shall do so, and that we shall get an army in every respect as efficient as we should wish it to be. " It will, of course, be answered by the advocates of a short service system. To this argument it may be rejoined, however, that while the short service system has given us an army which notoriously is not so efficient as we should wish it to be, it has given us only reserves which are not available in the wars in which the English army is most often engaged. A certain portion of our navy is always ready to engage with an pnemy at literally an hour's notice, and if weeks or months were allowed for preparation nothing could be done to increase the fighting value of that portion. The English army cannot claim to be as efficient as it should be until a certain aud sufficient portion of it also is ready to take the field in the most perfect condition conceivable at a very short notice ; and so long as the ranks are filled with boys a regiment is certainly not in perfect condition. No aniaml of the farm will show signs of negect so soon as a cow. The coat gets rough and dirty, and the bones stand out with irregular and peculiar prominence. On the other hand, as a matter of course, good care gives the opposite appearance, and the creature is neat, clean, and plump. There is much in a good supply of wholesome food, but it, without occasional rubbing and currying, will not make the cow look and feel comfortable. It pays to curry the cows. Corns ox Horses' Feet. — Corns are i rarely absent from flat-footed hoofs. They are caused, in the majority of cases, by stones lodging in the space unwisely left by blacksmiths between the inner edge of the shoe and the sole of the foot, as shown in the engraving, which represents a section of a shod hoof. This causes a braise, which soon becomes inflamed, and the horn being unyielding, the products of the inflammation cannot escape, and remain a constant soource of tenderness and pain. The remedy is to keep the space stuffed with tow soaked in glycerine, or otherwise to lay a leather sole uncier the shoe to protect the sole'of the foot. To Banish Mice. —A correspondent of theAffricultHral Gazette sends the following to that paper in answer to a query by another cor respondent: -I beg to say I have seen the following plan used with perfect success to banish mice from corn ricks: — A few sods of turf (I write from Ireland) are placed at intervals round the rio-ts, inserted a shoit distance uLder the cave, a hole having- been previously bored in each sod, into which is inserted a small quantity of arsenic powder mixed with a little lard, and the hole then filled up with lard. I cannot say if this would be equally fata l to rats, should the holes be bored large enough, but I purpose trying it against both kinds of vermon this season,

Two lots of wethers arc advertised for auction, at Cambridge, at I p.m. on Saturday nc\t. 500 by J. S. Huckland, 500 by Messrs Hunter and Nolan. The Pakuranga hounds meet on Monday next at the Hautapu Post Office at 11 a.m. Notice is given that the road leading into Alexandra, near the Mangapiko Stream, will be closed to traffic on and after 31st May, during alteration to biidge approach. Abe Hickcn' gives an entertainment in the boxing line, this evening, in the Public Hall, Cambridge. Thh Hamilton Contingent Te Awamutu Cavalry will parade on Saturday evening next, in the Oddfellows' Hall, at sc\cn o'clock, for sword drill. The new Pure Cash System now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great success in Sydney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who buys at an establishment where the goods are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a great gainer. G. and C. sell their draper}', millinary, and clothing at such prices foi cash as gives thebujer the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operative socict}', without the risk of being called upon to bear a portion of the loss should the yeai's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and are dctirmmed to give the pure cash system a fair trial; whether they gain or lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting cash %\ith order will be supplied with goods at co-operative prices ; just the same as though they made a personal selection. Furnishing goods, such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads, bedding, and general house furniture, the largest portion of which is turned out at our own factor}', will be marked at the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount of five per cent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time of purchase. G. &C. having realised the entire value of their stock during their late cash sale, the present stock is nkw and cheaply bought. An inspection is invited. — Garlick and Ckanwell, City Hall Furnishing Arcade, QueenStreet, Auckland,