AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1388, 26 May 1881, Page 2

AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatever sUte cm persuasion, religious or political. Here shall tne Press the People's right maintain Unawcd by influence and unbnbed by gain.

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1881.

[ The subject of freeing the Hamilton bridge is one in which the majority of Waikato settlers, no less than the | residents of Hamilton itself are concerned. The structure is no more a local concern than the Great South Road itself is, and there is no reason why the one should be made the charge of any particular locality more than the other. It is not to be denied that the chief burden of supporting the bridge does fall upon Hamilton, but it nevertheless affects the pockets of the larger number of people in other parts of the district, in Waikato County especially. The pecuniary demand is not so much an objection as the annoyance which is constantly created by the necessity for always carrying a sufficient sum of money wherewith to pay the toll. We have heard so many complaints upon this score, that we have come to look upon the bridge toll in the light of a public nuisance which requires abating forthwith. With scarcely any exceptions the complaints referred to come from the country people and it is upon this circumstance that our first remark is based. But were no inconvenience at all felt on the score referred to, it would only be a simple act of justice to the districts more nearly interested in the Hamilton bridge to abolish the toll. A s has been pointed out before, bridges have been built in other less important places and handed over by Government without charge of any kind. There are two examples of this on the Waipa River. Nobody grudges the people of Waipa these benefits, which were indeed sadly required : the Government have but acted towards them in a spirit of justice : and what is wanted is that the same measure of justice should be meted out to other places. The people of Hamilton have hitherto, naturally enough, exhibited a greater interest in this matter than any one else, but, alone, it is not possible that their petitions can have the effect which would attach to them were they backed by the support of the inhabitants of the Waikato generally. Councillor Vialou's scheme, brought forward at the last meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, promises to meet the necessities of the case, and it is to be regretted that it did not receive more support from the other members. The Council, as Mr Via lou pointed out, is charged with the oversight of the Borough's welfare, and any measure tending to make the bridge free must be regarded in the light of conferring a benefit upon the town. A public meeting will, we understand, shortly be called for the purpose of devising means to bring about the desired alteration, and, doubtless, the subject will be thoroughly ventilated thereat.

The Ball given by the Bachelors of Cambridge, in the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Tuesday evening, in honor of H.M. Birthday, was veil attended, and j much enjoyed by all present.

Tuesday being the anniversary of H.M. Bii'thday, was observed in all the townships in the Waikato as a general holiday.

Continued accounts of the great scarcity of pheasants reach us from all parts of the district, parts of the country hitherto invariably well stocked being apparently denuded this season. Hares are, however, met with pretty generally.

We regret to state that scarlatina has broken out in Hamilton, two children in the town being seriously ill.

The concert and ball given on Tuesday eveninsr in the Public Hall, 'fe Awamatu, in aid of the fund for lining the Hall was most nuooeesfnl.

A party of young roughs at Back Creek, near Sandhurst, uj>set a teameeting, and consumed the viands. They afterwards attempted to burn down the schoolroom.

A strike of Chinamen lias occurred on the Pacific , Raijpojad. -Two thousand have struck for higher wages in the State of Nebraska. :Serious,i'ioting i ha.s taken place. •, i 1i 1 j

Special semceshavebsenMdby the, RBvds. Griffin and Sladeetfch evening this week in tae'W«ssleyim'sC,haj>el > Hamilton,. , The Bktv W: Slkdef'.flfe' p'fesen'fc > l6'c'dted' / ifi "Raglan, wilU'conduot tlje ; perrioe to-night. ;

A billiard-match of 1000 up has been at ranged between Mr. F. Locke and another well-known amateur to take plaoe on Monday evening next ia the billiardroom of the Waikato Hotel, Hamilton East.

Some fine specimens of turnips wpre on view nt the Hamilton Bridge Toll-hon*.e yesterday. They were ptv»wn on the farm of Mr. Drabble, at Ntfahinepouri and the largest weighed l^lba.

A matt named Star, in the employment ot' Mes«i>. Friar andj D tvis, Ng irnawahia, was thrown from a horse on Thursdiy, and sustained a fractur6 of the, leir. Under the skilled attention of Dr. "Beale. the patient is now in a lair way towards recovery.

The " Otago Daily Times" of May 10th, contained 96 columns of clocclyprinted matter and advertisements. It is the largefat is^ue of a daily newspaper yet publi-hed in the colony. Forming p-«'t of it was a special four-paged supplement, containing a complete account of the wreck of the Tararua.

The last paragraph, in the letter by Burgess in our last issue should have read ' ' and just of that class they could make their money of during the terra, instead of " firsst of that class they could make their money off." His Excellency the Governor has

received a despatch announcing that Sir Francis Dillon Bell, Agent-General for New Zealand, has been created, a EC.M.6.: and that Her Majesty has been pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon his Honor Chief Justice Prendergast.

It is stated, says a Dunedin contemporary, that a Chicago house seriously contemplates establishing a branch in Australia, with a view of extensively exporting meat, the project being to ship the more valuable portions of the carcases of beef in a frozen state, and to tin the coarse parts under the compressed system. We are not aware of the authority for this statement, but the bare possibility of such powerful rivalry ought to stimulate colonial producers to immediate action.

A daring Fenian outrage has been perpetrated at Liverpool, an attempt having been made to blow up the police station. A dynamite bomb was employed, and the explosion was a terrific one, being heard all over the city. Fortunately, no lives were sacrificed, but considerable damage was done to the station. The windows were all smashed by the concussion, and the building was otherwise injured. The perpetrator of the outrage has not been discovered.

This is how East Lynne" was played at Tairo (Queensland) recently by Mr Ogden and his wife, according to a local paper. The play was performed in 17 acts, the stage being only four feet deep, affording no room for changes of scenery. The only scene was a brilliant bush landscape, in which bananas and ring- barked eucalypti figured numerously. Lady Isabel carried her child on the stage and laid him down to die at the foot o f a gum tree. Later she herself died under a clump of bananas in distemper. Everybody said that the landscape was a vast improvement on the unromantic bedroom scene, and sincerely hoped the actress did not find the floor damp."

The American correspondent of the Otago Daily Times says : — " I know New Zealanders take a hint kindly, even though they never intend to profit by it. Now, as you are trying to make both ends meet and pay your taxes, and as you have not a very large market for your produce, would it not be well to establish manufactures when you can ? In the State of Maine, for several years, there was no demand for potatoes, but the farmers did not give up growing them. Co-operative starch factories wero established to convert the potatoes into starch, and there are now 22 of them in one county alone in that State. These factories run 90 days each season, and will use three million bushel of potatoes, at 20 cents, or 10 per bushel. This provides a local market for the potato crop of the country to the extent of £120,000, creates labour, and encourages the farmers. Starch will sell when potatoes are unsaleable. Why not try it?"

Messrs H. E. Cottoa and Co., announce that they will hold their usual monthly auction sale on Saturday next, 28th inst. Mr Livingston notifies that in consequence of his sheep being worried by dogs in Mr Jolly's paddock, he has laid poison round his property. 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 arc 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-operative society, without the risk of being called upon tobcaraportionofthelossshould the year's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public have hithei to shown them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial ; whether they gain 01 lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting cash with 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, beddinfj, 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. 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 Cranwfll, City Hall Furnishing: Arcade Queenstreet, Auckland