The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1497, 7 February 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE

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TUESDAY, FEB., 7, 1882.

A new reason has been found for keeping the Chinese out of these colonies. Heretofore, advocates of the different schemes having for their object either the utter exclusion of the Mongolian, or at the least the placing stringent restrictions upon his landing, have based their action upon a dislike for the raco. The "heathen chinee," as he has been familiarly called, is popularly supposed to possess a very large proportion of the ills which flesh is heir to ; and to be without a claim to any virtue in the whole moral code. Contact with a people so singularly gifted, could not improve the old Anglo Saxon stock, and hence the earnest efforts lately made by the anti-Chinese party. But, as we have said, a new reason has been found. Thac well-known writer, the " Vagabond " has lately been travelling in Eastern' lands, and keeping the " Chinese question," as it is understood by the people of Australia, fully in mind, has studied' the Chinese character and habits in one of their great cities. The conclusion he comes to will surprise manj of those, who have accustomed ttiem'selvcs to the " yollo w agony" idea,

but it is nevertheless one deserving of respectful attention. The " Yag-il'ond " is a keen observer and does not in general make mistakes. The- Chinese, he says, " are danger ous from their very virtues, not their vices. . . As a white AngloSaxon, speaking on behalf of my lace I say : Exclude them from our shores, tear up the treaties, let their ports be closed against us, return to the status quo of 50 years back. Let Ohina be for the Chinese, and America and Australia for our own race." He goes on to say that in Shanghai "where the old and new civilisations of the Orient and the Occident have been brought face to face, the Orient has conquered. The Chinese have. adopted our ways of commerce and money-making; little by little, from the sailor to the merchant, they have ousted the Europeans out of many corners, and the process is fast going on. Half a generation, and the foreign residents in the ' settlements ' at Shanghai will be counted by tens instead of hundreds. The process thus commenced on their own soil will, if the present system of things continues, be carried abroad."

\ccording to the annual report of the Cambridge Public Library Committee, that institution is at the present time in a very flourishing condition. The number of subscribers on the roll is 180 and the amount of subscriptions for the year, together with the proceeds of the annual concert is LBO 11s 6d; being K25 2s Id over the expenditure for the same period. TV chairman of the commitee, Mr He\ney, on Monday pvening last, spoke in favour of the coramittef for the ensuing year moving the present, structure back and erecting a more capacious building in front, so as to provide accomoda ion which would be in keeping with the pro stress of the town. The list of subscribers, to the library has been considerably augmented within the last twelve months, and should it in crease at the same rate in the future the want of sufficient accommodation will be keenly felt. Some timo ago a chess club was started in connection with the library, consisting of nearly twenty members ; and if this club is to be accomodated without causing any inconvenience to others who go with the intention of reading, an enlargement of the building is indispensable and should be proceeded with before the winter months set in. The sound financial condition of the institution as indicated in the annual report is sufficient to warrant the committee in incurring the liability of making the necessary improvements, and we hope that at no distant date they will see their way clear to commence operations. It is usual in reading rooms of any pretensions to have the various leading journals of the district carefully filed when relieved on the tables by the next issue of the same ; but we are sorry to see that this practice does not prevail in the Cambridge reading-room. Some time ago a resolution was passed by the committee to the effect that a prescribed number of papers and periodicals should be filed, but this order, which was only complied with for a few days, was permitted to become obsolete and as a natural sequence all the papers are now mixed together in one confused mass. The committee at their next meeting might see their way to have their former order complied with, so that any visitor may be able to refer to a paper of anterior date, without having to spend hours in a fruitless search. The library stamp might also be affixed to the papers so as to prevent their misappropriation by a few persons who seldom consider the convenience of others.

A report of la3t night's meeting of the Hamilton Domain Board is held ovov.

Mr C. E. Johnson, late of the Royal Hotel, Hamilton, has just become mine host of the Park Hotel, a very convenient house for Waikato people visiting ucldand.

The Oxford murder case conies on for hearing at the R.M. Court, Cambridge, to-day. Messrs H. Williamson, (Crown Prosecutor) E. Hesketh and N. Brassey were passengers to Cambridge yesterday, by coach.

Some foolish person has set fire to the large swamp through which the Hatniltou-Whatawhata road passes. A person walking from the latter place, about 5 o'clock on Sunday atternoon, experienced the greatest difficulty iv reaching Hamilton, being nearly suffocated by the dense smoke.

At the R.M. Court, Ngaruawahia, yesterday, before Mr Northcroft, R.M., the business transacted was unimportant. One civil action was settled out of Court ; another adjourned, and in the third, Gilmour v. Rhodes, claim £9 2s s£d, judgment was given for £7 14s, and costs.

Mr W. H. Clarke, C.E., lateßesident EugineerfortheWaikato, has received iustructions from the Government to proceed io Oxford to lay off that portion of the Waikato - Rotorua road . which traverses the bush. This taken in conjunction with the fact that the Government are about to call for tenders for the construction of bridges over the Waipa and Ofcaueroa rivers, leads to the conclusion that the authorities intend to push this work through during the present summer.

At the District Court, Hamilton, yesterday, in bankruptcy, before his Honor Judge Macdonald, discharges were granted in re Francis Crawford and John Moffitt. In the civil case W, Oliver v~J. Ormsby claim £21 lls ;8d for. goods sold and judgment for the amount, elainied/witb costs wasgiven by default. "'Mr Q'NeijU appeared; tor, the < plaintiff. h The^^Qourt then ad ' journed till 9 o'clock this morning. ■ , Eaglan ; continues to maintain its, reputtftidnJva^-'a'fieasideireMrjbjfoKthose, who rpqnire ahojidayj f fi A lareoltofyWr of Waikaio people have vwitW'tUe, dii«

■Si** *$mm ( . *m f** \ , JggJf i * tvictliliis season, and the hotels have donf; a fairshare of bhsiuess. More visitors are expected. The most pleasing feature is that tourists as a rule enjoy them* belves, and are generally agreeably surprised with" "_ the' scWWy aud eutertaiument they find here.

The monopoly in the steam service between .Raglan and Onehunga has again commenced. The Hannah Mokan has now got, it all her own way. It is understood that the Lallah Rookh will not trade there any more. However, as long as the Hannah Mokau continues to perform her duties in the manner she is doing at present the residents will be satisfied, and for some length of time she need fear no opposition.

Messrs "W J. Hunter & Co's- new premises at Cambridge were opened for business for the first time on Saturday last. There was a very good attendance of buyers, and the stock submitted to their choice consisted of about , forty well-bred horses. The prices were not unusually high, and in some cases were very low. A plentiful luncheon was provided, to which Mr Hunter invited all attending the sale.

The chairman and members of the Hamilton Highway Board paid a visit of inspection to the HamiltonWliatawhata road on Saturday, and decided upon fresh works in connection therewith, which will necessitate the calling for other tenders, in lieu of those advertised to be in on Saturday next, due notice of which will appear in these columns.

The choir of S. Andrew's church, Cambridge, under the leadership of Mr J. A. Beale, will give another of their very efficient organ recitals in the church to-morrow night. It is now some time since the last recital, which proved so very successful, b >th from a musical as well as a monut.u-y point of view, and, judging from the programme to bo submitted to morrow night, it is not too much to predict a like success on this occasion. The recital will include three beautiful congregational hymns iv A and M, as well as the usual solos and choruses of sacred music.

The Waikato Ploughing Club and Agricultural Produce Association held a mesting in the Duke of Cambridge Hotel on Saturday night last. There were about a dozen members present, and the chair was occupied by Mr S. Bright. The meeting discussed at some length the matter of obtaining information from kindled associations throughout the colony, and several new subscriber were named. The prospects of the association were considered all that could be de&ired. On the mot'on of Mr Kirkwood, it was agreed that the meeting be adjourned for a fortnight, and that in the meantime the secretary issue circulars to all those who have expressed themselves favourably towards the institution, also, that the next meeting be advertised in the Waikato Times.

The unfortunate man Bastable, who was arrested at Morrinsville on a charge of breaking and entering the Morrinsville school and stealing a clock therefrom has been released. On the arrest of the man Hawkins on Thursday at Hamilton, Sergt. MoGovern suspected that he was the thief and not Bastable, Hawkins having frequented the other's tent at Piako where the clock was found. Yesterday morning Hawkins confessed in writing to having stolen the clock, and Sergt. McGovern immediately wired to the Thames, whence Bastable had been taken, to get him discharged from custody. In reply he received a telegram from Sergt. -Major O'Gtrady stating that Bastable had been brought before the Bench yesterday morning when the charge was withdrawn.

The members of the Raglan Rifle Club met tor practice at the range on the 28th ultimo. The highest scores were made by C. Gilmouv and T. Phillips. It is proposed to make some improvement to the range before the next meeting, which will be the means of enabling the members to make higher scores than they have been doing lately. I noticed that the rifles they were using weie of the worst sort. Pressure is, however, being brought to bear upon the authorities at head-quarters with the object of having new rifles distributed amongst the members. I tnisfc their efforts may be crowned with success. — [Own Correspondent.]

The usual monthly meeting of the Hamilton, or C Troop, Waikato Cavalry Volunteers was held at Gwynne's hotel, Saturday evening. Lieut. Johnson was in the chair, and apologised for the absence of Capt. Whitaker, who had been suddenly called away to Waitoa on business that afternoon. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been conferred, the secretary was instructed to write to the chairman of the Public and Volunteer Hall trustees and enquire if the names of those Volunteers who had been suggested had been placed on the deed of management. The resignation of Sergt. Ridler necessitated some promotion. After due consideration ' "orporal Primrose was appointed sergeant and Trooper Hinton was made corporal. Before the meeting terminated it was resolved to hold a Church Parade on .Sunday, the 12th inst., and to ask the Hamilton Band to contribute their services for the occasion.

The number of children attending the Raglan school is now large, and it is quite certain that sooner or later the Central Board will have to provide increased accommodation for the scholars by the erectiou of new school buildings. The school is at the pve^nt time held in the county council chain burs. This is not as it ought to be While the less important districts of Ruapuke and Mata have baa splendid new schools erected for their benefit, Raglan in this respect has not been recognised. Herein the Raglanites have just cause for complaint, and it is to be hoped such a state of things will soon come to an end. Apropos of school matters it may be mentioned that Mr LaTrobe, who is teacher at Waitetuna, narrowly escaped receiving the appointment as teacher at Rangiaohia. He may have wished the result to have been otherwise, but we do not hesitate to affirm that the severing of his connection with this district would have been much regretted by its inhabitants.

The three juvenile marauders, Arthur Davett, John Quinliven and William Riley were brought up before Mr W. N. Searancke and Col. Lyon, J.P., at the R.M. Court, on "Saturday morning last, on the charge of having stolen a bee-hive from the' garden of the Rev Mr. Evans on the previous Monday night. Prisoners pleaded guilty. The Rev Mr Evans said he did not wish to press the charge, nor to see the boys severely punished, it being the first time they had ever been before a court. He, however, thought he was doing his duty by having the boys arrested and some punishment administered; for if such- a thing was allowed to run on without] a cheek, we would verysoon have a tribe of dangerous „ larrikins doing mischief among us. :* : * Constable Brennan said there „ jhad been a ggqdnianyprcliar^anii garden . robberies 'brought under.ihis notice since the fruit seaspji, had cpnie in, ".a.'goqd,,] number of "them^^J '^®? ***$?<*' *9 fiHft met. ••-- .' ', ,\i jj&j j'& >.' 7 '.swt-lil w

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in urging upon the Government" the desirableness of at once' constructing the main road from the head of the Whaingaroa harbor to join the road recentlymade near the Wahi Lake, near the Taupiri coal mines, aFa point about four miles distant from' the river. As this road will run its whole length through Crown land it is very naturally contended that the Govermneut should construct it. The opening of this road would bring the navigable part of the Rafjlan harbor within 25 miles of the Huutley railway station and would besides throw open a large and valuable block of Government land eminently suitable for small settlements, thus providing another feeder for the railway. At present many of the settlers about the head of the harbor are compelled to send their cattle to Auckland by way of the Manukau, whereas if this road were made the stock would be driven to Huntley and put aboard the train at that place. It ought also to be considered that the country along this route abounds in minerals. Altogether we think the settlers in this part have a fair claim for consideration by the Government, which we trust the latter will fully recognise.

"A Parent" writes from OamI bridge: — "If shame will not prevent some of our young men (although they are hardly worthy of the name) from bathing in public places on Sundays, the "police ought to take cognisance of it, and have them up at the police court. No doubt if one or two examples were made it would cause them to be a little more i decent in future. On last Sunday after- I noon there were four of them, pei'feetly nude, diving off the barges moored at the Steam Navigation O's. landing, and a number of young girls standing at the top watching them. If I knew the names of these blackguards, for I can call them nothing else, I should, most certainly, make them known to the police."

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was held at the chambers last night. There were present His Worship the Mayor, Crs Jones, Bradley, McGarriglc, Gaudin, Lovett, Hill and Tippen. A letter was read from Constable Murray, stating that he was satisfied the bull complained of by the poundkeeker, Hamilton East, had jumped out of tho pound.—Correspondence was read from the Under-Secretary of Public Works, re screwing and painting the Hamilton bridge, telegram of 20th of January stating that Government would have the bridge screwed up and the most important parts painted to the extent of balance due council. An answer had been sent to this agreeing to the proposal. Mr W. dimming wrote, asking permission to erect a temporary fence around Sydney Square two feet from the boundary, as it was intended to plant a live fence on the line of the reserve. The application was granted. An application from Mr Gwynnc for permission to shoot a pigeon match in the paddock at the rear of the Volunteei Hill on the 15th inst., waa refused. The borough workman reported that the Hamilton East cemetery roail was in a very bad state, a landslip having occurred He recommended that the old road be adopted and put in repair, as being leysexpensive to keep. He reported on otliei works, the whole being referred to tin works committee. A letter from Mr J. Coombes, in reference to the gravel pits, was also referred to the works committee. The following accounts were passed for payment :•— R. Harris, £1 2s ; LcQuesne. £1 Is 6d ; A. Campbell, £2 6s 8tl ; J. Hinton, £3 17s 6d ; Knox, 4s 2d ; Carthy, £6 0s Id ; Waikato Times, £9 9s, and on special fund account £5 ss. The Mayor moved, in accordance with notice of irotiou, that the traffic bridge be free between the hours of 7.30 and 1 p.m. on Sundays. This was seconded by Cr. Hill. Cr. Gaudin moved that the hours be from 7.30 p.m. till 8.30 p.m. Cr. McGarrigle seconded. The amendment was carried. Cr. Bradley moved, as a further amendment, that the bridge be free from 12 p.m. on Saturday till 12 p.m. on Sunday. This was seconded by Cr. Jones and carried. Tenders for supplying the council with goods, materials, etc., for the year were opened, and that of Mr A. Campbell was accepted.

Tke " Otago Daily Times" says : —Sir George Grey is at preseut the only possible leader of the Opposition, and a well-disciplined Opposition is indispensable to good government ; and, if he is nob above perpetrating a job himself, he has at least an invincible disinclination to let anybody else do such a thing. No man ever had a greater abhorrence of political corruption — in other people ; and if we mistake not, it is this very quality that will render his return so unwelcome to a number of eneregtic gentlemen whom he may possibly find ranked under his standard, along with more innocent Liberals. One thing at ahy rate seems to be pretty certain, that Sir George Grey will either lead or confound the Opposition in the New Parliament.

It is says " Life", pretty generally known by mistresses of servants who have the ill-hick to live near Knightsbridire or other barracks that the bestlooking among the soldiers are in the habit of charging a small sum to servantmaids for the privilege of being seen in in public with them. It may interest some of my readers to know the exact tariff, which I heard from a pretty little nursemaid at Kensington the other day. A private charges one shilling for an evening or a Sunday walk, a corporal, eighteenpence, and a sergeant two shilling. A busby, however, raises the charge very much, and a private in a busby is not to be secured under half-a-crown. The price of a sergeant thus adorned my informant was not able to give me, such a costly luxury as that betnq: beyond the horizon even of her imagination. The gflllant escorts exact a certain standard of toilet in their fair companions, and it is understood that gloves are de rigeur on these occasions.

An. English contractor lately stated that some frontage ground in the city of London has been sold at the rate of a million sterling the acre. Some ground has' just been sold for the erection of the Paris new post-office at 337f the square metre (about 10 square feet), the highest price which has as yet been paid for ground in Paris.

A curious case -was heard at Oamaru recently. A farmer named Edward Blond Atkinson was charged with cruelty to 20 sheep by neglecting to supply them with sufficient food. As a matter of fact he was charged with overstocking his land. Sergt-Major Thompson deposed that the defendant ,was a farmer with a farm of 536 .acres, of which 235 were under crop and 301 in pasture. A portion of the latter was bad land, and supplied no grass. On this land defendant had some 1500 or 1600 sheep, 12 cows/ and 12 horses. He (Mr Thompson) was instructed that one acre of land would feed four sheep in an ordinary season. This was not even an ordinarily good season, and the defendant had, therefore, been summoned to answer ,the 'present. charge.' tDefendantlwa^jfined £5. Mr,p!Meagher asked ttieir- Worships' to. make the fme l £s,.Us,' , unorder ' lio ,'h'tm, ttygiye notice of appeal.^ rTKfe^was^ ;ak&%»tice",bf' t u^M%as r iauledJu^ i^lhej^ectors,, iui^wtrpn^rß^made^evidentlyv.does^fnQtj

courage the use of the thread among the" children of the public schools in Hawse's Bay, he offers annually prizes for sewing, &c. This year he gave a Singer's sewing machine to the girl wlio could be 3t t perform the lomewhat difficult task oi seating a pair of trousers ; a prize of a work-, box for making a night shirt and cutting out a pinafote; and a "ladies companion," to the best darner of stockings. The result was there were ten worn out trousers " fixed up" equal to new, four night-dresses made, and seven pairs of stockings darned. Captain. Russell is doing good work in this direction ; and Sir W. Fox, also, recognised its importance by the encouragement he gave the Children while distributing the sewing prizes in Marton. " Girls," he said, " learn to sew buttons on and mend clothes. If I accidental y tore my trousers at the kuee, or my coat, or wanted a button sewn on my shirt, you could not well do the repairs needed with a sewiug machine j they would have to be done with a needle and cotton — it is of the utmost importance then, that you should learn to sew." Turning to the boys he said, " Some of you will be married some day, if you behave yourselves. Well, supposing your wife bought you a nice clean shirt to put 6n, and when you had got it on you found a button was gone. vVouldn't there be a row ?" '" Yes, yes," shouted the boys. '"And how foolish you would look (turning to the girls) if you were not able to sew it on. I remember hearing that in America an addition had been made to the marriage service, " Wilt thou sew this man's buttons on ?" The girls laughed heartily, but the words are sure to be remembered, and will bear good fruit in years to come.

Commenting on the election contest at Dunedin between the Rev. W. Davis and the pastor of the Chnstian Brethren, the " New Zealand Wesleyan" says :—": — " Mr Green will represent the parson power in the New House. It is singular that the opposing candidate should also have been a parson ; that Dunedin, the supposed hot bed of Freethought should elect the opponent of Charles Bright ; and that the contest between the parsons should have been one of the most personal and acrimonious in the colony. The latter may be accounted for by supposing ' odimh theologieum ' to be added to ' odium politicum.' "

The reception accorded to Tawhiao, the so-called Native King, has, says the Nelson Mail, been frequently referred to of late in our Auckland telegrams, and although to those at a distance the records of his sayings and doings may savoxir somewhat of child's play, his visit to the capital of the North is by no means an unimportant matter. There has been no military display and no such excitement over this lately achieved subjugation of the once proud and haughty Maori monarch as there was over the arrest of Te Whiti and Titokowaru, nor does the Government appear in the matter in any way to claim its share of the kudos tor tins triumph of civilization over barbarism, which is, nevertheless, in a large degree owing to the policy they have . ursued with regard to his Majesty King Tawhiao. That policy has not been one .•equiring any large amount of skill or liplomacy, for all they have done has bsen to let the King alone. They have ■simply ignored him. He chose to bury ■limself in the interior of the Island, and to remain in a state of isolation and they let him do so, probably feeling pretty sure that in due course of tune he would grow weary of his loneliness and would oe seized with a craving to see the improvements introduced into the country by the pakeha, the wonders of which would, no doubt, reach his ears from time to time, as those of his subjects who had been to Auckland, and had travelled in steamers and on the railways, and had seen the various manufactories and noted the general progress that was being made, returned to his kingdom and told the marvellous tale to their sovereign. Sir George Grey, it will be remembered, tried a different plan. He recognised, or pretended to recognise, the sovereignty of Tawhiao, and at one of his great meetings presented himself an uninvited guest, and was prepared to treat with him, if occasion required, as a potent prince. What the result was we all know. New Zealand rang with laughter from one end to the other when the telegraph wires made known the fact that Queen Victoria's representative had been right royally snubbed by Kiny Potatau the Second, that being the title to which his Maori Majesty lays claim. Tawhiao represented the Royal Family of New Zealand. He has now seen the folly of his ways, and will hereafter be content to live as a subject of the Queen in preference to setting himself up as her rival. Te Whiti, who owed his power to the religious fanaticism of his followers, has been humbled ; Titokowaru, Who as a good fighter gained the respect of the Maoris, is a captive, and not likely to do much more haim, so that altogether the Government will have a favourable tale to tell so far as Native matters are concerned when the Parliament next meets.

Pending repairs, Howie's bridge, on the Swamp road, Carabridgo-Tc Awamutu, is closed for one week. Messrs S. Bright aud Co. , auctioneers, will sell, at the residence of Mr J. A. Beale, Cambridge, on Tuesday, the 14th inst., three valuable engravings (artists' proofs), oigan, j household furniture, etc. Mr H. D. Kempt, surgeon dentist, will not be at Hamilton until the 15th inst., when be may be consulted at Gwynne's cottage. | A meeting of those interested in the carrying out of the Piako racos on S. Patrick's Day is convened for Saturday next, at 7 p.m., at the Nottingham Castle Hotel. Messrs W. X Hunter and Co. will ! offer for sale at the Cambridge yards, on Thursday next, choice fat cattle, stores, dairy cows, j sheep, etc. The quarterly licensing meeting for the districts of Raglan and Kawhia will be held at the Court-house, Raglan, on Tuesday, 7th March, at noon. j The Cambridge Highway Board invite tenders for the construction of a concrete cul\ertat Ewen's Hill. Tenders are invited by the Rangiaohia \ Highway Board for certain road works in their district. A meeting of the ratepayers of the Whaingaroa Highway District will be held at the Waitetuna school on Saturday, the* 1 8th inst., to elect a trustee, vice Mr Wilson resigned. Messra W. J. Hunter and Co. will hold their next cattle sale at Ohaupo on Wednesday, the 15th inst., instead of Thursday, the 16th, the latter being Ohaupo race day, when they will offer a choice lot of sheep (got by the late P. Leslie's rams), Hereford bull, fat and store rattle, dairy cows, etc. 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 are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a Er^at gainer. G. and C. sell their drapery, millinery, 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 to bear a portion of the loss should the meat's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and -are determined to the pure cash system a -fair, trial; whether they gain or lose thefirst /ear Country buyers on remitting cash with ordei'will be supplied with" goods at co-operatve prices; just the same as though they made a personal selection Furiiishtpg^goods,- s such as carpets, floor cloths, bedsteads,, bedding and general house, furniturerthciargestpXrtion of which^is ; • (nrnodpnt & Offiqjmjfiftjjotjrj wtllbe marked ag? .thejowesfxeinunerabve "prices/and a. dtscduji top ~>fa'e percent." will bellowed to those .who pw at tm tfnfiwfraWe of theiffsWck^infC t&ir^at© $cksh saleKthe presjsnt'stock 'CRiNWELtfCity'HaUJEurawhinrArcSdefQuwn;