SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1881.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1440, 24 September 1881, Page 2

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1881.

The .scheme for establishing a beet sugar factory in YVaikato will not be earned into effect this season, and the energies of those who look favorably upon it must for the present be confined to fully testing the adaptability of the land in this district to the growth of the root. Mr \V. A. Graham has worked most untiringly to bring the project to a successful conclusion, and although circumstances have combined to defeat his purpose he deserves the thanks of the farming community of this district. "What should now be done is this : Those who have confidence in the ultimate success of the scheme should resolve to grow as large an area of the root as they conveniently can, taking care that it should be sufficient for the purpose of a thorough trial ; in no case, we should say, less than an acre. Experiments in a garden bed will not be sufficient to afford evidence of the suitability of the soil and climate to the growth of beet, and although we are confident that, the results will only confirm the opinion already formed by Mr Graham and others, nothing will be lost and a great deal will be gained by a clear demonstation of the fact, ■ With information of a tangible nature in their possession, the farmers will go,, to work with greater confidence when the time arrives for the establishment of a mill, and capitalists will in vest their money in the, concern with a , fuller knowledge of what they are about. On the other hand, ! if it should be

demonstrated tliat Mr Justice Gillies was right when he doubted the capability of our land to produce thp raw material, of a quality sufficiently -good to recoup, the outlay incurred in "(carrying on the manufacture "of sugar, then much" vexation and loss will have been averted. We repeat that we do not for one moment admit the probability ,of' this latter contingency arising.

Parliament will be prorogued today. The Northern members left Wellington by the Hinemoa yesterday morning. A quantity of interesting matter will be found on the fourth p&ge of this issue. We understand that it is the intention of the churchfolk in Hamilton to have a grand soiree, with music, to welcome the Rev. Mr Lush about' the latter part of next month, or early in November. 1 A meeting of the parishioners of S. George's Church, Grahamstown, was held on Wednesday night for the purpose of taking steps to effect an exchange of cures between the incumbents of the Thames and Hamilton. The Bishop presided. It was unanimously resolved to assist the Bishop in effecting the exchange. Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co. have purchased a half-acre allotment at the corner of Lake-street and Queen-street Cambridge. The allotment is on the property of Mr John Kirkwood and the present owners intend erecting an extensive horse sale yard here at an early date. At the Resident Magistrates' Court, Cambridge, ye«terday, oefore H. W. Northcroft, R.M. A number of civil crises were disposed of. The native Peuetana who attempted to break open the house of Mr Sam. Bright in Dukestreet, on a recent occasion, was fined £2 and costs, and ordered to pay the damages 258, or in default two months imprisonmeut. At a public meeting at Tauranga on Wednesday night, convened by Mr G. Y. Stewart, a requisition was signed by the Te Puke settlers and others, as embodied in the petition of Mr Stewart, and urging upon the Government the necessity of affording every facility for acquiring the lands adjoining the proposed railway to the Lake district, for the purposes of railway construction and settlement. The result of the examination for Standards at the Hautapu school is extremely satisfactory. From the particulars to hand we find that out of 27 children examined 24 passed and 3 failed. In Standard I. eight were examined and all passed ; in Standard LI. nine were examined and eight passed ; in Standard 111. four were examined and two passed ; in Standards IV. and Y. three were examined and passed. The teacher (Mr McLaurin) deserves commendation for the high state of efficiency to which he has brought the school. As will be seen in our advertising columns the Baptists of Cambridge intend holding regular Sunday services in the Oddfellows' Hall, commencing on Sunday next, the 2oth inst. There are upwards of 35 recognised members of this community residing in Cambridge, who think that the time has come for organising themselves into a church. To this end the Rev. Allan Webb and Mr Thomas Spurgeon, son of the renowned C. 11. Spurgeon, are expected to arrive next Wednesday, and will meet the members on Thursday in the Oddfellows' Hall. On the following Sunday Mr Spurgeon will conduct two services in the Public Hall, which will no doubt be crowded on the occasion, as independent of the prestige of his father's name, Mr Spurgeon is in himself an eloquent and powerful preacher. The Day Census of that portion of London known as the City taken three week after the Imperial Census of this year, shows that the total renidents, occupiers and persona employed are : — Males, 195,287 ; females, 44,005 ; children, 21,288 ; 260,670. The Imperial Census gives for the resident night population alone on Sunday night, April 4, 1881— males, 25,085 ; females, 25,441, ; total, 50,026. The mercantile and commercial population in 1881 is 210,144, in 1866 it was 170,133, being- an increase of 40,011 The decrease in the night residents and caretakers since the Imperial Census of 1871 is 24,371. The persons resorting to the city on foot and in vehicles ha* greatly increased :—ln: — In 1881, in a day of 12 hours. 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., 589,461 ; in 1866, in a day of 12 hours, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. 549,613— an increase of persons, 39,855. In 1881 in a day of 16 hours, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., 739,640 : in 1866, in a day of 16 hours, 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., 679,744— an increase of persons, 59,896. The rateable value of the City keeps pace with the increase of population. In 1866, when the last Day Census was taken, it was £2,169,935 ; it is now (1881) £31537,537,561 ; increase, £1,427,626. Some time ago an Austrian chemist is Baid to have devised a new soporific, the action of which is so rapid and powerful that a few drops of it sprinkled on the head and face will effectually stupefy a man in a few seconds aad render him perfectly defenceless. He gave it the name of Dandigcr or " tamer," and offered the secret of its preparation for sale to the Austrian Gevernment, But the Governhas not only refused to purchase it, but has ordered the police authorities to formally notify the inventor to discontinue his experiment?, and to abstain utterly from using in any way his invention or communicating it to others under the pain of being criminally dealt with. A correspondent writing from Te Awamutu says: — "It may be asked, whether the agricultural show proposed by several of the leading settlers of this district and generally acknowledged to be desirable, is to be started. Even those who are backward in coming forward own that the settlers about here could make a respectable, or maybe a first-rate show in several departments, and that shows in small districts import vitality to the place in which, they are held. But there is a but. A show would cost from £250 to £3000. Have Te Awamutu Kihikihi and Alexandra a sufficient number of well-to-do and energetic settlers who, for their own interests as well as the public good, will guarantee that sum. If they have, the show can be held, if not, the show will not be held, ' and it will be understood that a much desired benefit must be given up for the want of means. In the Tararua district of the Thames Goldfield, theie is a very large lode of hematite ore, or hydrated peroxide of iron, and from this ore is made the oxide of iron paint produced by the Thames Paint Manufacturing Company. The lode varies from 15 feet to 40 feet inwidth, and has been traced for a great distance, forming a spur or branch of the main range, which runs the whole length of the peninsular from Cape Colvilte to the Te Aroha Mountain. The ore when analysed gave 68 per cent, of iron, and' steps have already been taken to form, a Company, with English capifcal> fop the, ereotion of furnacea, &c, in 1 order to re?, duco or smelt the, ore. .The Thameff, Paint Manufacturing po.have, at roea); ex- , pense, erected grinding mills; furnaces, oil mills, ! &c.i for the 1 treatment of the ore,

and haviS [ suoWfeded lv producing a puint thafe^is unsurpassed . for all kinds of Woodwork, Bridges, Farm Buildings, Agricultural Implements and ironwork of all descriptions. It is Uated that weather boards, shingles, &c.i covered with*l^ifrp?ri<fo-of i s'sTon > Paint wjil rehist. the nctilpm of jnne.' An adyerti^emYnt nppeiira'in anothrr column giving fhither pactioularB,,of this colonial production, and its good qualities. , j jche 3 , Certificate^ gained, by the' pupils attending the Hamilton West Pirblic"School were* presented by the Chairman of the Committee at the school yesterday afternoon, previous to breaking up for the Michaelmas holidays. At iiaif-past 2 the children, to the number of about 160, assembled in the large room, where also were a large number of the parents and their friends, including the Revs. Messrs Calder and Pulton. After the presentation, the Chairman (Mr It. Gwynne) addressed the children, and expressed the satisfaction he felt at having thus a second time to perform the 1 ceremony of awarding the certificates gained in the Standard examination. Although the percentage was not so high as last year, still it was most satisfactory, and he hoped that if he had the pleasure of meeting them again to find they retained the high position they now occupied. The Rev. W. Calder addressed a few appropriate words to the pupils on the subject of perseverance, and the necessity of preserving a cheerful spirit in the prosecution of their studies, and the Rer. D. Fulton spoke from the text, "The child is father to the man." He impressed upon his hearers the fact that habits acquired during childhood were stamped upon their characters for life, and urged them to study and improve themselves, instancing the character of the lamented President G-arfield as one for imitation. His Worship the Mayor also shortly addressed the children on the importance of cultivating habits of honesty and truth Three cheers having been given for the visitors and the teachers, the children dispersed for the holidays. The nature of the entertainment given in aid of S. Andrew's Church Building Fund, in the Cambridge Public Hall on Wednesday evening last, was, owing to the nbvelty of Mr Buckland's exceptionally brilliant readings, of a very attractive kind. Indeed, it is seldom that such a literary treat as this gentleman's talent as a reader — comic or sentimental — affords, is given in Waikato. The other vocal and instrumental contributions of the evening which interspersed the programme were all ably rendered and warmly applauded, particularly Miss Selby's, this lady being loudly encored. The following is the programme :—Overture from "It Travatore" ; reading, "Parrhasius," N. P. Willis ; song, "The Reefer," Mr Johnson; reading, "My Wife's Cousin," Bon-Gaultier ; reading, "Death of Henry V1.," Shakespeare; song, " Come Birdie Come," Miss Selby ; reading, "The Little Vulgar Boy," Ingoldsby Legends ; song, " Freshening Breeze," Mr Moreton ; reading, "The Bridge of Sighs, " Tom Hood ; reading, "Old Peter," Bab Ballads; reading, " Clarence's Dream," Shakespeare ; reading, " Major Namby," Wilkie Collins.