Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1393, 7 June 1881, Page 2

Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal .md evict justice to ill men, Of white ci btitc 01 perbui.ion, religious or political Hero sli ill tlio Pi ess the Peo')li 's risjht ra.untdin Un iwcd b) infliicnco and rmbi '\w(\ bj % tin

TUESDAY, JUNE ?, 1881.

A Leading Article, contributions of PflHVie JJiubh, and -o\eul Lottcis to the Editor aie crowded out of this issue

Messrs J. B. Whyte (Waikato), F. A. \Vhit.iker (Waipa), and \V. A. Murray (Bruce), M.li 11. 's, left Hamilton by yesterday's train for Auckland en ioxte for Wellington, to attend their Parliamentary dutio-).

The Amateur Pseudo-Ethiopian Club will give a performance at Hamilton ou Tuesday next, the 14th inst., in aid of the Hamilton Band fund.

A meeting of the Hamilton Domain Board was held List night, but the business done was not of public importance. At the monthly finance meeting of the Borough Council a number of accounts wero passed for payment.

We understand that a portion of the material for thu l.ulway bndee at Hamilton arrived in Auckland on Fiiday night by the barque Avona.

Mr Hudson Williamson, son of the late Mr John Williamson, Superintendent of Auckland, it> gazetted Ciown Holicitor rice Mr Brooldiolrl, recently created ji Judge of the Native Land Court.

The Union Company s steamers Hawea and the Government steamer Hinemoa, both grounded on tlie Manukau bar in coining in on Sunday, owing to the tbick aud misty weather preventing them from, seeing the signals and the landmarks. The wind waB blowing very strongly at the time from the east, that is off shore, and the sea was ninooth. There was therefore but little sea on the bar, and no damage was done to cither vessel. /

A meeting of tie Hamilton Eagt School Committee was held last night at Gauclin's Hotel. There were present—

Messrs^i^r. tiafefe ehs|)',' Le (siiesne, - LovegroVe, and !br/ Beale\ Aft6r the usual preliminary business, it was resolved as follows :— To apply to the Board to refund £6 17a, tho amount paid by Mr Maberly for a range ; to appl?jr|W|i gfftflfT of £10 towards sinking a welf pto'ask the B ard for an increase of "salary to 1 Mrs' M.iberly ; that a letter be written to the Board pointing out the bad condition of the teacher's residence. Several accounts were passed for payment, and after some other routino business, the meeting terminated.

Our sporting* contributor, Blue Gown," writes that another match for £20 a-side between Hyde, of Hamilton, and Daley, of Auckland, is on the tapis. It seems that Daley was not satisfied with Ins late defeat, and this time challenges Hyde. The prevailing opinion is that Daley was out of trim and held his opponent too cheap. Should both men toe the scratch again, Hyde no doubt will have all his work to do' to breast the tape first. The distance is a mile.

By a cablegram we learn that the Oaks Slakes was i^un for at Epsom on the 3rd June, and was won by Mr W. S. (Jiawford's eh f Theb.iis (winner of the One Thousand < Guineas), Glitters was second, and Myra third.

There is still <■ a good deal of sickness amongst the children at Te Aroha, but, in the absence of a medical man, it is difficult to determine its nature. A young lad, a son of Mr Andrews, carter, of Hamilton, died on Sunday. The lad had b6en suffering, it is presumed, from scarlatina, but had apparently got better, and his 'death may be attributed to the weakness induced by the disease.

The weather at Te Aroha on Sunday was extremely bad, and a large quantity of ram fell. The Wajhou rose about five feet, and the punt was washed away, cutting off for the time the communication with the west side of the stream. Numheis of tents and even wooden buildings were blown down, several sheets of iron were blown off the roof of the battery, and considerable damage was done. Owing to the carrying away of the punt, our usual Te Aroha letter has not reached us. The Waitoa and Piako rivers are also much flooded.

The want of a branch post-office has long been felt amongst the residents on the ea-it side of the river at Cambridge. The population in that Mcinity h.vs increased considerably of late, and with the inhabitants of the outlying districts of fukekura, Pukenmu, Rotoranjji, Maungatatitari, and Taotaoroa, the number. wh6 would find an additional convenience at a branch post-office being instituted at a reasonable distance from their homes would be considerable. Already a petition is going the rounds which, if favorably received, will no doubt find its way to the PoatmasterGeneral, Wellington.

The new township of Oxford on the property of Maclean & Co., is now being stockod by the business men of the Waikito. Mr A Isaacs of Cambridge, who is a stoic-keeper of considerable en-terpii'-e, h.is given a contract for the election of a commodious store in the new township, to Mi- Madigan, contractor, of Cambridge. The building, according to the plans, promises to be an ornament when placed alongsido thobe already elected there.

On Friday last a young man named MoGulloch, m tho employment of the Waikdfco Land Association, met with a sciious accident by 'i fall from a horse, .in injuiy to his ribs being sustained. Dr Edgclow was sent for, and under hia care the patient is getting on favorably.

The Resident Magistrate was occupied the greater part of yesterday in hoaiing the charge against the old man, John Davis, chaigcd with a criminal odence on a little girl named Alice Messenger, she being under the age of twelve ycMn ; the oflence was committed on the -3rd and 29th ultimo. A large amount of evidence, including that of Dr. Beale, who had been called in by the child's patents to examine lier, having been heaid, His Woiship committed the pribOJicr — who pleaded not guilty — for trial.

A meeting of the provisional directors of the Kihikihi Fubhc Hall was heltl on Friday night last, when it was decided by a majority of three to accept the site ottered by Mr Anderson. It was 1 evolved also to advertise the prospectus in the Waikato Times without further delay.

Mr R. J. O'Sullivan, Inspector of Schools, ho has been on an official visit to Te Awamutii and Kilnkihi, returned to town yesterday. During his visit to Kihikiln Mr O'Sullivan satisfactorily settled the dispute between the Kihikihi School Committee and the teachor.

At the nomination of candidates to iill tho seat at the Borough Council of Hamilton rendered vacant by the ic&ignation of Mr Davis there was only one candidate, Mr Wm Lovett, and that gentleman waa declared duly elected.

Professor "Westen, Illusionist and Wizard, will give drawing-room entertainments in the Hamilton Hall, Hamilton, for three nights, commencing on Thursday. The piotcssor will introduce the celebrated Davenport Rojie-tying trick, and tho mysterious glass case, no 1 ci before performed by any magician m the colonies. The inhsbitants of Ngai uawalna were so pleased with the entertainment, that they have arranged a more commodious building for his return visit.

On Saturday last a meeting was held at Hamilton for the purpose of forming a W.iikato Teachers' Association. After a desultory conversation as to its objects, it was unanimously agreed that it should be conducted upon the basis of a mutual improvement character, and to be a medium of a general interchange of ideas, as teachers, and in no way to assume any attitude antagonistic to the authorities'. After deciding upon the course to be pursued, it was resolved to adjourn the meeting till Saturday, 25th June, to be held at the Ohaupo schoolhouse at noon, to allow of a fuller attendance of those interested in the proposed movement.

The English game of " Kiss in the Ring" has been introduced into Paris in, a very queer shape. Ladies ana gentlemen sit round a table, and the one who gets the ace of hearts is entitled, to a kiss from the opposite partner. A correspondent who witnessed the game says : — ' ' It was quite a study to wa,tch with what perfect tang froul tke gentleman stood up to receive the stake he had won, and with wh it consummate graco the lady bent her head to ouo side so that her lucky opponent across the table should receive hia full allowance." There surely must have been rome cheating in the game, for he adds : — "flow it came about I don't know, but 1 sa\v one gentlemen win the game several times ia succession, and kiss the same lady." • '

Mr John Doherty. of Wellington, has just succeeded in accomplishing what has never been done before in the North Island. He started from Mr Larkworthy's, Carnarvon Estate, Manawatu, Wellington, on tile 26th of April, with a mob of 240 partly pure-bred cattle for the Waitoa Estate, Piako, also the property of Mr Lark worthy,, aqd reached the latter place on the 3rd ! inst., having travelled m the interval 500 miles without' losing a single beast,' and bringing them all iii in good conditions 'The route 1 taken 1 wa's^from! the Ma'nawaWto the 70-mite'buBh, thence across 1 country 'for 250 miles without road

tirtrackuqtil thp, tti^in road at Taupe was re lohed, ' the Waitoa being gained down the vwlley of the Thainet, past Mar.amata. Mr Doherty den tribes tho road an being very bad enpecially over the jcrmntry , several nf the^pwftik) having had 7 to be dug out, oK the<-t>uniic^ 1 oteiC Frolft'TAupo tHrTrwad^-warfotirfa to be in very fair condition, nnd no difficulty wt?a experienced. The weather* fortunately wa« fin» -throng hout, though between 'j^taraiak'aka (Hawked ,'Bay) ( ,) 4^d) Taupo, severe fronts and anew were encouateretf," which made the* t6&& "Jnuch' vrott-e than it otherwise would have f been., Mr Doherty clio«e this route in preferehoo to following that via Napier, because he was enabled to get feed for the stock which would have simply starved had the other road been taken. Although the country traversed belongs principally,, to the native's, the owners Were luckily aw.iy attending the Land Court at Taupo and consequently no obstruction was , offpred. Mr Doherty deserves the utmost ' credit for bringing the cattle over such a large extent of country in suoh excellent condition, and for demonstrating- >the practicability of making the oveiland journey through the interior. f