Waikato Times

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1309, 18 November 1880, Page 2

Waikato Times

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THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1880.

For some time the position of the South Auckland Cattle Board has been anything but an enviable one. On the one hand they, as guardians of the public safety, have had to exercise a rigid exactness in all their dealings, and on tho other they have been called upon* to consider in what manner such action will' affect the privileges of private persons. Everybody will concede thus much : that where the safety of the mass is in danger all consideration for individuals sllould be set aside ; but unless the danger rests upon something stronger than mere supposition anything like arbitrariness should be scrupulously avoided. The position of affairs before the last n.eeting of the Cattle Board was shortly this : the cattle upon the Land Association's property, amongst which disease, admitted to be pleuro, did exist in April last, had been declared clean and free from any infectious disease by a competent veterinary authority backed by that of an inspector, unqualified it is true, but still possessed of considerable experience. Tho opinion of these gentlemen was not coincided in by Inspector Runciman, in so far that the Utter did not recommend the immediate removal of the restrictions, basing his objections upon the fact that two or three of the cattle on the estate were still looking suspicious, and that several had died within the past few months without any cause being assigned for their death. The manager of the estate had forwarded a legal declaration that to the best of his knowledge and belief no disease had appeared on the property since April. This constituted all that the Board had before them to enable them to arrive at a conclusion. It was perfectly clear that something had to be done, and under all the circumstances we think the resolution come to fair and reasonable. No concessions whatever are made which can compromise the interests of the cattle- owners of the district, while at the same time the Company has been relieved from a very disagreeable state of suspense. As a matter of fact we think the restrictions might be removed forthwith without the slightest danger. More than six months have elapsed since any case of pleuro has been reported, and although a few beasts may have died such a circumstance has really no significance, since no symptoms of disease are observable in the survivors. However, the most important concession, that of being allowed to remove stock from one place to another, has been conceded to the Company, and they can well afford to abide the result of another inspection at Christmas time before the restrictions are altogether taken off.

Up to a late hour yesterday afternoon nothing new had transpired at the Aroha, nor need anything be looked for until the. opening day. Several parties have left Waikato for the field within the last day or two, and we are pleased to see that the suggestion thrown out by us in our last issue, viz. that of assisting miners in their endeavours to open up the new field at Te Aroha has been acted upon. During the last few days several of the unemployed have left for the scene of action, being assisted by several tradesmen who by paying so much per week are entitled to a share in the venture, should the prospectors meet with "luck." This is an excellont plan to adopt for it gives encouragement to those who are thus subsidised to work with greater energy and perseverance, while at the same they know that their families are to a certain extent provided for during their absence. It is to be hoped that alluvial as well as .quavtz reeis will be discovered in the Te Aix>li» **nges, for by this means hundreds would he fi4» to support themselves until the reefs bad bseu proved.

' The U3ual imnthly meeting of the Hamilton "Borough Council callc<t fo^ Tiiasilay night lapsed for want of a quorum.

The usual monthly meeting of t'le Tamahere Road I Joan! was held on Tuesday, but the business done was of no public importance. Several accounts were passed for payment.

Mr W. X Carter commenced running his ( oach to the Aioh i yesterday at 8 A.m. letnvninj* to-dny. Ho took awiiy from Hamilton fi"w pi-MMiger-*. Mr U'irter puryo.»«B running throe times a wuek for the pre-ent, but will be pvepa»ed to run a daily cv.i ih hhouM the traffic require it.

Out of the twenty Melbourne Cups ran, ten of these have gone to New South Wales.

In the District Court on .Tuesday, application for probate of will of Hamilton Newell, of Ngartiawahia. was made by Mr Hay, who appeared for Messrs Edmund Fitzpatrick and Thomas Patersou. This being the first application of the kind in tlxe district, the Court took time to consider its decision, which will be made known on Friday.

The Comus Dramatic Club gave a performance in the Public Hall, Te Awamutu on Tuesday evening, in aid of the funds of the, Kiliikihi Church. The night was very wet, and the attendance in conseqnence, not so large as it otherwise would have been ; nevertheless, the seats were comfortably filled by an appreciative audience. The drama of . " Meg's Diversion " and the farce of " Your Life's in Danger " were put upon the boards in a manner which* thoroughly delighted those present. The arrangements made by the Committee and the Rev. Mr Phillips were in every way satisfactory, and the result will no doubt be an appreciable increase to the Church building fund.

Our old Thames friend, Mr W. H. Pearce, of the Commercial Hotel, Hamilton, has been sporting his figure on the new El Dorado at Te Aroha, saya the Thames Advertiser^ and seems tolerably satisfied with what he saw whilst there, so far as the inducements to prospect the place are concerned. He took back' with him several samples of quartz, some of which showed gold freely. *

A correspondent writes from Alexandra: — "(5n Tuesday, one of the most curious whirlwind phenomena was witnessed here about mid - day. The day had been remarkable for the prevalence of small gust 3 of whirlwinds, and a gust more powerful than the others came and suddenly carried away a clothes line, clothes and all, which were hung out to dry outside (Japt. Capels dwelling honse, and owned by the same household. The line -with the clothes was whirled round and round, straight up into the sky, until it became almost a speck, when finally it was hidden behind one of the clouds which were hovering about yesterday, and although many watched for an hour or more afterwards no sight of it was seen, and up till late ycsterdy nothing more was seen or heard of it. It may be that some settler or other may be surprised to see a line of clothes on his premises this morning.

A fine mob of 47 head fat cattle, the property of Messrs Morrin ami Stuclholnie, liaxe passed thi'ough Hamilton on their way to Aucklaiul. The cattle arc from I the Lockerby estate.

The usual sitting of the R.M. Court at Hamilton was held yesterday before 'H. \Y. Northcroft Esq., R.M., but thrtre was no business of any general importance. A number of debt cases were disposed of.

Professor Fraser delivered the second of hi.s series of Lectures at the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Tuesday evening on '• How to succeed iv Llife " Rev. Mr Willis in the chair. The audience was not numerous, owing undoubtedly to the bad weather but it was composed principally of young men- for whom the lecture was best adapted, and it may well be hoped the Professor's words will have fallen on good ground that will yield the much wished for results. A somewhat melancholy example of perverted organs presented himself for exj animation after the lecture, which should I be a lesson to all the young men present.

We learn that Mr Matthew Walsh is the successful tenderer for certain works for tho Waikato Land Association at Woodlands tenders for which were invited by advertisement in this journal.

Mr Reynolds, the Cambridge Postmaster, has returned from a trip to Eu^rlaud and America, nnd has been kept quite busy since his return, acknowledging the greetings of friends. His official duties will not be resumed for a few weeks hih leave of absence uob bciug-uptill some time in Dcnembcr.

Harvest reports published by the Susies Dully Nt us state that wheat is a bare average crop of good quality ; barley superior; oats thin ; hay short; but grass., clover, and roots aro growing luxuriantly. Recent storms have damaged the corn, but ou the whole the season irf considered the most productive since 1574. Theie are mnny farms to let, and agriculture is purbued under difficulties from want of capital.

j In these days of revolutions all sorts' of revolutions may be expected. Nor is it wonderful that the earliest revolution affects first of all Northampton. There is to be a revolution in the leather trade. Tunning hus hitherto been a long 1 process. Its operations aro measured by months. Henceforth it is to bo measured by weeks. In home three wee^s hides are henceforth to be turned into leather more pliable, less liable to be affected by water, and more durable than anything hitherto known. The process does not differ very much from the old, save in the substance used. Leather is to be tanned for the future without tan. The new agent is bichromate of potash. It ha ( s been tried in Scotland, and found to answer, whether for wheelbands, or for uppers or for soles of boots. The process is, of course, cheaper ; the expenditure upon it being in fact hardly more than Id., instead of 4d.

A visit to Ireland sometimes works remarkable conversions. A correspondent who went there full of prejudices against the Irish people and ready to believe in all the social differences which eeemed to him to make government impossible, now writes to say that he has found out the true cause of Irish disaffection and turbulence. High rent ia the cause. "There will never be peace in this country till the landlords either of their own free will or by compulsion lower their rents to the rateable value of the land or thereabouts. The peasant farmers here are simply unable to pay the sums demanded of them even when they have pood harvests. The earth-hunger of the Irish has given landlords the excuse to demand outrageous rents, with the result that poverty and discontent are felt all over the land." We do not quote this as conclusive evidence, but simply as showing the effect upon a man of sensitiveness and high feeling of a visit to the homesteads of the peasants, whom before he saw them he accused of wishing to appropriate their landlords' property.

At Temora a new era has set in, says the Sydney Mall, and the prolonged existence of the Temora gold-field as a payable one has been ensured by the dis.coveriea made in the conrse of last week by the exploration of the Hope reef by means of the well-borer. For years past reefs had been tried all over the district,

but the complaint had obtained general carreiioy thjv. they only carried gold a certain distance into the bowels o£ the earth, below which they either proved barren altogether, or at all events nonp lyable. That theory hab now been disproved.

All that was mortal of the late George Fiuderick Grace, the oiniix nt cricketer, was deposited in the family vault of thp pjjri-h church in the preti.y ltttle villa u-e of Downeiul ou Monday, 27th September liisfc. There weie nctU'ly 3,000 persons present to \ritna.-s the proceedings. In the village itself, where the deceusod gentleman was born and best known, the most profound sympathy was* evinced towards the widowed mother and the other members of the family in their bereavement. Nearly eve i y blind in the paridh was drawn, and bu-iness places were closed. Xbe approaches to the '' Chesnuts," a pretty little mansion, to which are attached extensive and well laid out gi onnds, the residence of the deceased's mother, wero crowded at an early hour, Bristol and the West of England and South "Wales towns contributing by far the bulk of those present, although the villagers were very eager to pay a last tribute to the memory of the deceased, who was a great favourite with, and well beloved by, them all. The funeral procession was a walking one, and it left the house precisely at a quarter-past two o'clock. The bearse was preceeded by mace bearers and next came the mourner's Mrs Grace's carnage con*aining Miss A . Robinsoa (the young lady to whom deceased was engaged). All the members of the family were present. The Gloucestershire county team was strongly represented, and so were many of tue local clubs. Mr Elliot, the Surrey professional, was present ; ami Mr R. Humphrey — for who'-e benefit match at Winchester the deceastd was on his way to play when he wa« taken ill — would have been present but he missed a train at Reading. Mr R. Brotherhood, of (Jhepatow, 1 was amoug those who formed the procession. The service was impressively rendered by the Key. J. W. Dunn, brother-in-law of the deceased and vicar of Downend, and the Rev. A. C. Alford, curate. An immense number of bouquets and immortelles were thrown upon the coffin after the completion of the ceremony, and a short address was delivered by the vicar. The Australian team sent a message of condolence with Mrs Grace, the deceased's mother.

Regarding the display of fashion during 1 the promenades between the races ou the Melbourne Cup Day, and on the lawns in front of the stand and carriage ! ground, the Sydney Mail says :— There wan a gmud display of fashion ; and, preeminent for artistic combination, was the costume worn by a Sydney lady, whoat? dress last year was awarded premier rank. This elaborate dress in of ivory satin and cashmere, the back it la WnUvan ; the front draped with Maltese luce more than a foot broad ; the bodice and sleeves ornamented with, clusters of flowers, hand-painted by «au English artist of considerable merit, at present in the colony, and laced with rich cord and tassels. The hat worn with this was of Languedoc lace, with rich maroon f eather.% and the whole formed the richest of the many handsome toileta worn. Three ladies were dressed respectively in rich amber silk with cream lace and lilac satin dresses ; bonnets and parasols with tassels fiud fringes all of the exact tint of tho dresses. They were accompanied by three cavaliers, height and complexion to mitch. The gentlemen were all dressed alike, nearly white suits and very glossy white beaver hats. They formed a striking«Toup. Threpotherladiesworedressesof ! peacock blue silk, with hoods, sashes, and large tabs around the skirts of handpainted borders. Another effective dress was of rich dead gold satin with a timic of black and gold pompadour satin, trimmed with gold-colored lace, and feathers of the same shade. Many young girls wore soft India muslin dresses of white or cream, but with bows and parasols of cardinal. These were very elegant. One matron relieved the sombre line of her rich black robe by a broad scarf of crimson chenille, which had a gorgeous yet very artistic effect. One lady, whose beauty has been compared to that of Esther as seen in the Melbourne National Gallery, wore a long train of prune silk, the fixmt of the dress puffed with satin and trimmed with rows of lace, and a Gainsborough hat with prunecolored feathsrs. Another handsome brunette wore a dress of ivory satin, with bodice of old gold aud blue pompadour, while a hat with a long ivory feather revealed her dark tressea. In the majority of cases the dresses were very elegant in their taste and harmony ot color, but occasionally the eye was outraged by a startling mixture of the brightest violet and most vivid of gold, scarlet, and blue. Tom Thumb's father-in-law if dead, aged 73.

The abstract of receipts and expenditure tor tin* Waipa County Council for the m.\ months ending September 30th, is published in our Gawtte columns. Mr T. Barton invites tenders for clearing and ploughing 100 acres ot land. All creditors in the estate of Charles Kay, of Hamilton, are requested to prove their debts by November 30th ins>t. Mr J. S. Buckland's next sale at Oh.iupo takes place on Tuesday next at 1 p.m. Tenders for the purchase of the stock-in-trade, book debts, and lease of timber yard, in the estate ot Ansjus Campbell, of Hamilton, will be received until Friday, 26th iiist. Special trains will run on Wednesday, 24th inst , to .Auckland, returning same day, for the convenience ot persons wishing to sec Cole's Circus.

Mr T. Trewheellar announces that his " settlers' biscuits " arc broad and butter combined, anil will bo found the most convenient tunn of food for prospector*. The Waitoa Highway Board are calling for tenders for more ro.id works. The Contract No. 8 is, we understand, a rather extensile one, and will materially assist in opening up a largo area of good land. Special attention is called to the price list of the Rodanow Manufacturing Co., of Boston, published in these columns. All those wishing to .secure an excellent and correct timekeeper are recommended to address themselves to this old and reliable firm. No further evidence of their manufactures will be required beyond the following facts: The firm was established in 1849, and since then have gained prize medals at the Exhibitions of London, Paris, Vienna, &c, for excellence of manufacture. They are appointed, by warrant, watchmakers to the Queen of England, Prince of Wales, the Emperor of Russia and the Bey of Tunis. On reference to our advertising columns, will be seen the Abridged Prospectus of the Caswell Sound Marble, Portland Cement, and Mining Company-(Limited), the share list of which closes on the 15th proximo. The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a groat 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 drapery millinary, and clothing at such prices for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operati\ c society, without the risk ot being called upon to bear aportionofthe loss should the year's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial ; whether they gain or lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting cash with order will be supplied with goods at co-operative prices ; 1 just the same as though they maae a personal selection. Furnishing goods, such as carpptx. floor cloths, bedsteads, bedding, and general house furniture, the largest portion of which is turned out at our own factory, 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. ha\ ing realised the entire \\tJuQ of their stock during their late cash sale, the prcsci}t stock is ni-.\v and chkaply hought, An inspection is invited. — Garmlk and Ckanwklt., City Hall Furnishing Arcade, QueenSfcrwt, AucU»»iJ. J