Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1329, 6 January 1881, Page 2

Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 6, 1881.

It has been said over and over again that you cannot make a man sober by Act of Parliament, and the phrase has become so common in the mouths of men that they have come to regard it as an axiom, the truth of which is unassailable. It has been used as an argument by the opponents of Good Templary, and in opposition to those who clamour for permissive legislation in regard to the liquor traffic ; but nevertheless it lias not found acceptance among that class — noble class we will call it — which is working in the direction of palliating the evils arising from intemperance. Much as everyone must respect the work of the temperance reformers in the abstract, it is not to be expected that the interposition of a Permissive Bill will effect the full measure of their purpose- Ah much good would be done by securing that nothing but what is pure and free from the 1 ilight of adulteration should be retailed at the public-house bars or .sold wholesale at the warehouses. So long as men consume spirits, let care be taken that they do not swallow poison. If an Act of Parliament cannot prevent men drinking, it can at least go a long way towards keeping them sober, if by the insertion of penal clauses, it sweeps away adulteration. Of j course, such laws are existent, but they are little better than a dead letter, because no means • are pi*ovided for their proper operation. Without the appointment of public analysts and the organisation of a system of continual tests the law might as well be cut out of the >Statute Book and thrown away. It is as inoperative as the Vagrant Act; might be expected to be without officers of the peace. Does it need to be told that taking the average of a certain class of public-house, the vilest poison is dispensed in nine out of every ten of them 1 Can we wonder at the crowded state of our gaols, luuatic asylums, and hospitals, when we know of the deadly decoctions which are hourly poured down the throats of the unthinking, corroding the system and burning out the little ,brains which some of them possess ? It is against this scourge that the efforts of the philanthropist should be directed no less than against' 'the tendency which mankind has to drink at all. The evil is, at any rate, more easily discoverable, and more readily removed. Nor is it a work in which the licensed victuallers themselves should be/ slow to engage. Nothing will so surely protect the honest trader ?ts; the removal p£ the dishonest.' Looked at from a political point of x view, a system which puts a period to the adulteration pf^dmnk has everything to recommend it. The Ous-^ toras receipts.'would b6 largely^ aug-,,' raented in the first place. But a greater, if n'dfi 'so direct; 1 pecuniary benefit would be derived' frbm the considerable' diminution ' of crime and insanity which, under 'altered circumstances, would . be, certain to/ ensue. The idea is* by no nieans a new, one, but, ip ,^s oneywl^ch isfy jbeing pontinuaHy''aef,t out jof * and' when ; remembered, .very, much Undervalued. ' But v *we< feel 'assured /the'selu^e is J WVWta ! if ' M-ried, t 9ut^o^^^)Jparti^,VW9ul4-; result Jii/i^o^fe^^^npfeeibeßefit in

hutji^Sicind than temperance reformrl?r£"! are likely to effect by the discussion of, and agitation for, itupiMcticauie measures. There can, «weH!onfessjf be?wo^ian» in the^outary for tfie aWitiori-oj: tlfe\ntiEe4iqilor traflic of New Zealand, and when the whole body of**the colonists- «anbe r brought over, to agree with it, there oau>bd little douMfchat jpVdlu-J bition will .be, carried out, .XfnJ&e. other hand a great and immediate good would be acomplish&j,' I*7 f ne eradication of the evil habits of adulteration, and. to" this "end the efforts of all classes ought to be directed.

S6me considerable, tinje lisas' how elapsed since the rneniber'for Waipa, accompanied by two or three members of the' Hamilton Highway Board, proceeded over the new road from Hamilton to Whatawhata. It will be remembered that on their return they expressed their < satisfaction with the work already done, Mr Whitaker in especial giving utterance to his surprise that so much work should have been done for so small an expenditure. It was hoped, and it was indeed generally understood, that a further grant would be obtained from Government for the completion of this very necessary means of communication between Hamilton and the Wai pa. As yet, however, so far as is known, nothing has been done in the matter, and no use can be nkde of that portion of the road which has already been formed. We have before pointed out the importance of opening up this road ; how many advantages it would confer upon the settlers at either end. The season is advancing, and if the work is gone on with at once it will not only be more cheaply done, but will also be of a more durable character than if its prosecution be deferred to a later period of the year. We do not for a moment blame any of the local authorities ; it is well known that both Mr Whitaker and the energetic chairman of the Board, Mr Steele, have exhibited the liveliest interest in the matter, and though the fruition of their efforts may be put off, they will be successful in the end. While upon the subject of load communication with the Waipa, wo hope attention will still be directed towards the TuhikarameaHamilton road, which joins that to Whatawhata about two miles from the Hamilton railway station. This also is in an incomplete state, and a grant is urgently required to complete it. A large portion of the original grant was expended by the Tuhikaramea Board upon it, when, owing to its circuitous route and the rough nature of the greater portion, it was thought desirable to make a deviation. This was effected, and a straight line laid across a portion of Williamsons Swamp, the result being a saving of about two miles in length. When finished, the road will be almost level the whole of the way. A ditch has been made through the Swamp, but before the ro.id can bo rendered fit for traffi-, it will require to be topped up with earth. The want of money naturally precludes this being clone, and consequently, although the first grant was made some thr^e years ago, the road cannot be utilised. Forming as it will the best and shortest route from a great portion of the Waikato to Alexandra and other settlements on the Waipa, it is really much to be regretted that for the sake of comparatively a small sum of money this road should remain practically closed to the public. We hope it will not long continue to be so.

John Knox, Esq., Mayor of Hamilton, has been gazetted u Justice of the Peace under the Municipal Corporations Act, 1870. Travellers on the Piako road during the late wet weather had ample, opportunity of seeing the inefficiency of the water-tablea on the formation near the Euroka gate. This will require attention. The funeral of the late Mrs Tucker took place oil Tuesday afternopn. The deceased was highly respected, and great sympathy is felt ior her family. The funeral rites were performed by the Key. \Vm. Calder, in the ground set apart for the Church of England. The coaches to Te Aroha were largely patronised on Tuesday by those returning to the goldfield after the holidays. With the resumption 'of work, we may expect shortly to be put in possession of more definite information concerning the prospects of the field. , , At the Police Court, Te Awamutu, on Tuesday, before E. Parsons, Esq., J.P:, James ,Rowe,f of^ Kihikibi, Was charged with stealing a sovereign, the property of A. S. Dick. The prisoner' pleaded not guilty, and the case, -was remanded till to-day. , A very successful Quadrille party was held in fhe Oddfellows' ' Hall og,. Tuesday, when between 40 or 50 couples were present. The music, however, was, very indifferent, and it is to regretted that the committee did not aeohre better talent. } .•-»,,. - =- '-vit ' We would suggfßfrto the 'Borough authorities 'o_f/HSihi^oii the|jn f eq^Bai^ for improving tiiejJipprbWtees to Hamilton West apiiool before: tJfe'Holid&ys are^over. A glance at JWj^islftria-street approach ' witt'QOiwincaf^fone^ibout Jhe 'desirable- • Has been a?pciint«d' f^r ( .-Te AVarautu^ arid 4 yb is anftQuncedy^i^ attend at the surgery 'Awamutu, ;,the firat ( |sEj S?PP*^^§^dayfl in/ each Sm6nth, pet^eeTpi t^e'hdugi *<$ 10 a,m. and \i66n, fsßshb pe'rl&rnk^p^ va^mation,, intt at|the l 'wwn^iptaffl^*MS ; i'pl a^^ or *^ c |«Vpow<.t>f|^iJspe^nß "thelprdgress o^ /yadoii&wonu jti£ v aslprov!d^Sfor Y rJ>y '„ Tp^^li(^^i4^%rV.Fire. »ko tof bfpve lliiwdff tHe'new ogntnioe&tfcV 4 ffamiftoniorie of jlhe/tlti^ vth|,JDtQWaM ißoiM^^iu^ilhliißpa of l^oe'^ifKl^y%^&rana«findtf it as^

ItM., Michael Ry.ui, an old charged with h°!nyr illegally on the premises of one B. Murray, and with using fautt^two nwnms hard liloour. | /^ It4s"nolin«4^nafc*His Excellency' the Governor, has been jilea-ed to form ' "thTTe'ATwafnTifu, Cainb'ndVe/aisiT'HiinU-" ton Volunteer .Corps iuto a rf'iriuijßnr. under* the ttytipiitfte (W^i]cftffi OMsfy Vobin-i teers, the \evfsral troHps of "which, to bo ' d&l^at&'aitttiHAttir:— Te "Aflrtfriffftu'dr " „A troop;, Cambridge ,pr.B, troop; Hamilton or Gf troop. >f i 1 '' \ \ v ,' The bridge over the Mangaonua Creek tff Hintoh's Gaily, and the approach thereto on the TuihaKere aide, have been completed, and the Timahere Board have made a further application for iis^iitince to the Kirikiriroa B->ard, and have culled upon them *o make the approach to the bridge' on ftho Hamilton Side', , At the , meptipg'of the latteV BQard.yeitertlay, the members resolved to return for answer that they saw no reason ,to alt'r their former decision. And po, after all, the bridge is likely to rdmnin without an approach, on one side, because the Tamahoro trustees have no authority to crass the oreek, however willing 1 the Kirikiriroa Board might be to let them. It may be perfectly true that there are more works more strictly within the limits of their own district than the , Kirikiriroa Board oan well look afteri but it is useless to say that the new road opened by the Tatnahere Board will bo of no service to any but! their own ratepayers, ajid we trust the Kirikiriroa Board will consent at lerut to construct that portion of the work which lies within their own boundaries. Now that there are three coaches running on the road to the Arotu, it is bijfh time that the wniall bridge at Hinton's Gully should be moved to its proper position in the line, of road. If this be not done, there can ho little doubt that a serious accident will happen at thin spot. While on this subject, •we iniurht suggest that some steps be tilcen to improve the cutting hanl-by. Very little expense would be entailed. All that is really required is that some of the pipeclay on the lower portion should be mixed with the loose sand at the top. A concert in aid of the Roman Catholic Church will be driven at the Oddfellows'H ill, Hamilton East, thin evening. All the De>t local talent available ha-, been secured, and, despite the shortness of the time allowed for ( practice, the entertuinI ment promises' to be a suece-s. The musical arrangements are under the direction of Mr T. A. Bell. The Hamilton Light Infantry Band have consented to attend, and will play selections during the evening. We have been requested to notify to members of the Bind that they are to appear in uniform at the Oddfellows' Hall, at 7.30 p.m. bharp. At the Police Court, Hamilton, on Tuesday, before H. VV. Noithcroft, Esq., R.M., James McHenry was charged with being drunk and disorderly on Monday, the 3rd inst. He was further charged with a breach of the Vagrant Act by using abusive languavre calculated to provoke a breach of the peace. — Constjble Muiray deposed th.it the prisoner was very violent and abusive — Sergeant MeGovern proved a previous conviction against the prisoner on a similar charge on. the 21th May last.— On the first charge the prisoner was fined ]()- and costs, or twenty-four hours' imprisonment. On the second ho w;is fined -Co, or in default, to be setlfc to Mount E len iraol for two months. The money was paid. An extraordinary phenomenon was witnessed withm the borders of the Kmir Country a few flays ago. Snow fell on the Tok.mui and Kaw.iu mountain's, and on the hills lvin<* between them. In the memory of middle-aged Maoris such an occurrence has never happened before, even at the coldest sen son of the year. It is a fact, however, that the temperature during the last few days of December was lower than it had been since May ; indeed, in some parts of the district, we are assured that a slight frost was experienced last week. The season is truly a strange one; of a character calculated toinspiio with hope the desciples of Mother Shipton herself. At the Supreme Court, Auckland, Tuesda} r , before Mr Justice Gillies, Benjamin Uarland (30) pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with sheep .stealing at Cambridge. - He applied that witnesses should be called to speak to his previous good character, — Mr Reynolds, whose property was htolen, deposed that he knew the prisoner and his family for many yearn. They were respectable people', and witness always regarded the prisoner as thoroughly respootable. He had the greatest confidence in him, and hoped the Court would deal leniently with the prisoner, who hai shown a very penitent spirit. — Mr. Williams, another witness, spoke of the prisoner and his family to the same effect. — His Honor regretted to Bf>o a young man who had been previously so respectable in such a position. Sheep-htealing, however, w.is a very serious offence, more serious than a common larceny. His duty to tho public compelled him to pronounce a severer sentence than if the offence had been ordinary larceny. The sentence of tho Court was that the prisoner be imprisoned and kept to hard labor for 12 months. Our attention was directed the other day to the success which has attended the method of protecting the road from the encroachment of the river at Taupiri. We found that not only had the works proved most effectual in preserving the banks of the river but they have added greatly to the picturesque appearance Of the place. The bank, which has been turfed,slopes gentlyJdown to the w«iter's edge, and the fringe of willows planted at i its, low,esb point are looking green and healthy. Travellers. will re- , member how, rapidly the river made in"roads upon the bank 'at this"spdt.'"lndeed had nbVth'e Kirikiriroa Road Board come to the rescue when it did the probability is that the road opposite jLo veil's would soon have been a thing of the past. Their treatment of the difficulty has, however,, .been eminently- satisfactory., We were surprised to find how trifling the , cost -had been, We think it highly-desir-able that some similar | method should be applied \to the btfnks of the r^i ver, at Hamilton, at' least to those portions most exposed fa, the action of the wash. F ,Tbe cost would not' be CTeat.-wnile the 'benefits accruing would be incalculable. 6 J^TOfcato "#?ws" cplumn of oar Auckland morning contemporary is not the plaoe'i'rit 1 -which'- people expect to find reuabl«^f information, ' but <it - is occasionally soiled by .pervertions of the truth. Tho " t Waikato"V correspondent writing from. Hamilton on Monday regarding the manner in which New Year's Eire paßaed'ajKrayhasi the following: — VtAt midnight- a^but fifty full-grown lar- , rikins assembled neat the hotels, and armed with y kerosine tins, whistles, and >'otbir instruments of torture, proceeded toy. * the suburbs to levy black mail upon the liieepy inhabitants.!;: East year they broke into and damaged^ al'»public-housea 1 '» public-house at , F«nsrton> but • this year they attended , ; striefl^^o^bifrWaßK mjiil business, in,' one,, ; half f lpr|]||y/iato |t af ?t i)«!ace rand,r and, , ; ,qniißtaes^|eiim|lup a/^fff jiing rear of, i

vohfo^ous J&W oLiafcehood, >ye^ take' the trouble t«Mfenyit.\That fchajyouger, portion of the community, and indeed many of their elders, did enjoy themselves a little more heartily on New Year's Eve tlwvn rijuyjal is trvjCjß^^u^bijJyxt to accuse them ,of the oiftsnctfs ' mentioned in' the hlawit tinide "above 'lquofed, is' to jrive utterance o c ilumuy of the most dis'reputablo kind. „----- Bsrmagui diggings near Sydney are improving,' '. Hiid the , 'claims* have proved to he very rich. M'Grulgour's part'v "n?i,t to B^sra floven pounds last week.. No. 15 North are oil valuable wnsH-tjlirr. , -Meid's South is improving. The Lake claims promiso good results. Three hundred persons ore on the field. a*id there is no room for more unless they are inclined to prospect. The annual meeting of the Cambridge Domain Board was held at the office of Mr Wells on Monday last, the 'following members being present: —Messrs T. Wells (chairman), E. B. Walker, R. Kirkwood, and John Fisher. A letter was read from Mr J. P. Campbell,, apologising for his unavoidable absence from the meeting. The minutes having been confirmed, the secretary read the yearly statement of accounts, which showed a debit of £100, being an advance made by the Bank of New Zealand, and paid on account of survey of the Domain lands. The balance of £34 owing to Mr Gwynneth, C.E., was ordered to be paid. The Board then proceeded to the election of a chairman for the ensuing year. Mr E. B. Walker, in moving the re-election of Mr Wells, referred to the energetic manner in which he had worked in the interests of the Board. Mr John Fisher, in seconding the motion, added his testimony to the unwearying attention which Mr Wells had given to the Board's affah-3, and Mr Kirkwood having spoken in the same strain, the motion was put and carried. Mr Wells, in returning thanks, referred to the harmonious manner in which the members of the Board had worked together. He spoke of the importance of the Trust which was confided to them, and said it was one which they all might be proud of. After some further remarks, the Board adjourned. A Long-Livkd Family. — The truth of the following 1 somewhat ningular freak of nature is vouched for by a gentleman on whose word the Jj/rtcwitoH Eranunei' says it can rely. Mr Thomas Buttery, late of Golden Well Farm, Ascot, who arrived here in 1824, and was born on Oct. 5, 1800, has got a full set of new teeth, to to commemorate which event he has had one of the new masticators taken out for a friend. There are a few points of interest connected with Mr Buttery's family. His grandfather lived to the advanced age of 109, and when 101 years old he was still so hale and vigorous that he reaped a " wtook" of wheat, and stooked it himself. Mr Buttery's own father was dcciden tally killed at the age of 8(5 during a fox hunt. The origin of this family can be traced to the time of William the Conqueror, in England, one of iMr Buttery's forefathers being messenger of the commLsariat under the Norman King, who grave him the uame of Buttery out of compliment to the satisfactory way in which he had discharged his duties. There is now in London one of the largest ourangs that have ever been brought to this country. Mr Frank Buckland say* that so far as can be judged he is an adnlt. He is terribly 'fierce ; so savage, indeed, that Mr Jamrach, the owner, takes extra precautions for his snfety. He has been brought from Malacca in a box three feet high, and as he sits in the box the top of his head almost touches the top of the box. It is probable that he has grown (somewhat since he was put into his cage, and as he cannot be unpacked until a proper home is provided for hii* somewhere, his real size cannot as yet be ascert »ined. He is however, somewhere between four and five feet high, if not considerably bigger. As his brilliant and watchful eyes peer through the bars at the visitor*, it will be seen that his physiognomy differs as much from that; of the infant member of his family as does the expression of a child a. year or two oltl from that of an adult man in full mental and bodily vigour. He is covered with hair of a reddish colour, and is a little bald on the top of the head, giving him rather a professional appearance. He evidently thinks his present apartment is not big enough for him, for he 13 continuously shaking the cage, and so tremendous is his strength of arm and baud that should anything give this "wild man of the woods" a chance it would not be long before be would be off. The hair about his head is so arranged that he appears to wear whiskers. He has, moreover, a reddish beard, and under this beard is a very remarkable pouch, the use of which has not as yet been clearly ascertained. As, however, it is capable of dilatation with dir, it is, m all probability, directly connected with the organs of voice. It is not necessary to go to his'native woods to hear him sing, as, when in a temper, his oratorical remarks are couched in language which no one can fail to understand. The price asked for him is £150.

The usual monthly meetinj? of the Cambridge Farmers' Club will be held on Monday next, at 7 p.m., in the Club HOll-.0, Cambridge. Mr G. IS. Clarke will read a. paper on " Turnip Culture." The Cambridge Amateur Dramatic Society give an entertainment in the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Thursday o\ ening ne\t. Mr W. North has opened a brickyard near the Te Awamutu Railway Station. Quarter Day nt Mrs and the Miases Young|s Hoarding and Day School is January 24th. ! Mr J. S. Buckland holds an important cattle and sheep sale .it Ohaupo on Tuesday next, , ■ W. Macgregor Hay, Esq., Solicitor, „notifio that Charles Cecil Rookcs, of Ngaruaw.'ihia, a bankrupt, intends applying for his final discharge on 18th inst., at Hamilton. W. Macjrrqgor Hay,EHq, , Solicitorto the (Kirikiriroa Highway' District Board, makes important announcements to certain defaulting ratepayers, ' Mr James, pamp notifies £0 the travelling public 'that' his hotel at the Narrows Bridge .is now opQn^and'retylefo with'every rorafort.^ Special attention is called to the price ' list of the Rodanow, Manufacturing C0.,,0f Bostoji, published in these columns. All f those wish* ing to secure' an excellent and correct time'Keeiwr arq recommended to address themselves to this pld and reliable Arm. ,No further evidence of their manufactures will be required b' cyond the following facts: The firm was established in 1849,' arid since then have gained prize, medals at the Exhibitions of London, Pans, Vienna, Sec, for excellence of manufacture. They arc appointed, by warrant, watchmakers to the Queen »f England, Prince of Wales, the Emperor of Russia and the Bey of Tunis. > 1 The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to (ho public. It has been a great success in bydney and Melbourne, and; when strictly" carried out' the, customer who buys at an establishment where the goods are marked low tp ensure a rapid sale must be 'a ; great gairier..* G-. Arid C sell their' drapery 'millih'ary,and'clotWntf at^such prices' for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of a shareholder in a co-operattvesociety, without the risk of being upon to bearaportion of the loss should the year's ( prove unsatisfactory. , Garlick and' Cranwell will 'aim to retain the confidence wh tcli the publicjhave hitherto;shO'vn them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair striaXj' whether" they gain ot lose f 't3ie first year. ,GbuHtry.,buyers,on remitting ca*h with order will < .bejSUHP^ieji.wjth'gpods^a! co-operative prices ; just. the s'anie as though they-made a personalse'lectKm/ , Furnishing ' goo'fa^sSicii as cartfptfr, 1 floor! cloths, ■ bedsteads, bedding,' and general J}puse-f l u I rriiture,,the;la'rgcsl; portion of whichis, i«ri?Mfl«{tM9S^joKn,%:tory, wilj be marked it* th 6 lowest romuHßtttivfi nriciMr'and a di?cdunt ot, ?fiVe^lcftfe > iStf < wiH s l)eW6w l o,d £o ifon* iftifi"ji& af otpurchlsE^?^^ jhaying! re/UUtid*