The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1528, 20 April 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1882.

The political news received last night is not, as might be expected, of a very startling character. Sir Geohge Grey has arrived in Auckland, and the Attorney-General has taken his departure for Wellington for the purpose of reconstructing the Ministry. Until his arrival at the seat of Government, nothing of importance will be known. Special correspondents of the Press, inspired and uninspired, are of course busily employed in ferreting out particu-, lars, and building up different theories to account for the late occurrences; but stories of this kind must be received with caution. One thing appears to be certain enough, namely, that whereas the Governor at one time had it in contemplation to usurp the functions of the people and form a Cabinet of his own, he has since seen fit to act reasonably, and' in harmony with the constitution. How, or by what means he has been brought back to ; the paths df rectitude we can only gues,s ? •It is sought to be proved that Sir 1 Geohge Grey was the moving spirit^ but we iare not compelled 'to believe " this, i and,, judging by outward manifesto; tions, Aye have serjidus.ddubt^on th| subject.' Perhaps, after "ali,-it were, well t6 give up speculating upon a 1 problem which, may 1 ,, neybr be' solved,' and be thankful ''sat 'tHe-ldaVji: cloud which threatened the ( colony fi has passed away/ - That wo'liave escaped a very serious danger , there' is little^ room for doubt. The 'info'l't^'ric^ concerning* the' natives at il?afliha,ka, which we publish iv another i plape, points unmistiakeabiy to" this; That

: tho downfall bf Mpßryce would have been the signal for the renewal of trouble on the Coast in a very aggravated form. The Maoris are a ,shrewd.rj,ce of .people, and know per f e* ctl y well } ttjat oi t acU' ministration' is " genertJlly^ synony-« nious with a reversal of the. native, policy of the outgoing Ministry. In this case > they have » reckoned' without their host, and the prompt action of "tite" "Nalive" Minister, whom they thought f "had' disappeared from the s"cene, has set things to rights. -But we can see plainly what might, under circumstances less fortunate, have happened. No other native policy than that inaugurated by Mr Buyoe will suit the temper of the colonists just now, and any Cabinet, whatever their other qualifications may - be, must be prepared to> pursue it, or they will' forfeit the confidence i 'which the people may repose in j them.

It may we think, be taken for granted that bhe Waikato Fanners' Co-operative Association is now an established fact. o,The scheme has been embraced by some of the foremost settlers of the district with a heartiness which angurs well for its future success, and at the same time affords evidence of the existence' of a desire to co-operate for mutual benefit which just now is specially welcome. The shares are going off satisfactorily, the provisional direc-' tors themselves being much the largest investors. This is as it should be, and will inspire intending shai'eholders with confidence in tlje hdna fides of the association. The amended prospectus is now before us, and we must take leave to compliment the provisional committee on fclw alterations made. The proposal to lease lands, , which formed so prominent a feature in the scheme as, originally put forth, has now been abandoned, the association confining itself to rendering assistance to the grain grower in other ways. A proposal to erect slaughter-yards and to supply the Auckland market with meat has been introduced, and will no doubt, when the association has been firmly established, open a door for the disposal 6,f the farmers live stock at a much more remunerative price than it is possible to obtain under existing arrangements, the profits, part of which ought to accrue to the farmer, being wholly absorbed by the butcher. The erection or purchase of a flour mill still remains one of the cardinal points in the association policy, and the provisional directors are carefully considering what course it is best to adopt in this regard. The directors also intend to Keep in view the erection of fire and ratproof granaries, and cheese and bacon factories, but with the proviso that they " will exert their discretion in selecting one or other of the various objects set forward in the prospectus to start operations upon, in case they deem it imprudent to commence all at the same time, and the works undertaken will be progressive, and not of an unwarrantable magnitude at the outset." We shall watch with much interest the progress of the association, believing that with proper management its opei'ations will confer large benefits upon the agricultural community of,. Waikato. '

The Railway Department liave not] often been accused of unduly favoring the people of Waikato, and they are not, so fat as present indications go, ever likely to render themselves liable to the charge. ■ For some considerable .time, (over a week) no trucks have been ob-, tamable for the Taupiri Coal Mining Company's mine, at Huntlyi and the consequence is that, though the company have a large munbei 1 of orders or hand, customers have been disappointed, and the miners have been temporarily thrown out of employment. We do not know what excuse the department may have to offer, but they * cannot surely plead scarcity of rolling stock. Two years ago, when the output of coal at the Huntly mines was much larger than 1 it is -now, trucks were always forthcoming. An explanation of the apparent blunder must be sought elsewhere. We do not. pretend to know anything about it ourselves ; we have given up the task of trying to know anything connected with the railway affairs. The' manage-| ment (not necessarily, the local management) is sadly to blame for the delays and mistakes which daily occur, and we confess that we see no way out of the difficulty except by adopting a system of working the lines uponf i business principles, running them to suit the requirements of those who use them; running them, in short, /to pay. w.». •'

The death is' announced of Denis Florence McCarthy, Irish poet ; aged 62 years. „ \ ( „,•]' .. - i A demonstration has'taken place in Dublin, at which those r meinbers who voted for the cloture were denounced. The "no rent" agitation in the 'Highlands of .Scotland is < spreading. A?,: iprocess-server in the Isle of Skye has 'been maltreated' and' his .'documents', jburned. i-'-'. 1 ,• » M.i> t ;,.--» I Messrs Thomas Finch, John Cook, John Douglas -Hill, John Aubin and. i Matthias Asmuss were duly-elected Oom'missioners of the Alexandra Town Disj inrict on Saturday last; >o^K»yf-jr,f • , [ , *" jp ' The J ,nlemWers'' f of ' l the J ;Sahiilton Clfess and D^batiii^ ! olub f >are¥e4uested f tp/iiieet i^ the Qo^rt-lio^se a'tf7.3o orelbck'f ihL" evening, 'for v " tKf; tiatiiiMpiSat "of> important .lrasiuess.'^/'' 1 ' 1 " ;*!:«}; * !: « } "Mtuyrtn ■ Our readers, especially those who, have 'haH'occasion t-t6 travel ow fthp /lxpm* Cambrjdge-Rotoma road/,,%ill!b3 , gladly i hear that the OxfordJßtotel is to ' be coi- M

ductM' in fujjjgp by Mi:|F. Ro|e^the pr&-\ sent ptiffi^Jor of Jbffifr .Maspnjc* HqiSeT,/ Oambridgef- 'who has' IJakenF, 6vei^ t *llfe , Oxford hostelry from Mr Clements. Mr J. H. Mandeno, builder, of To t .Awamutu, is at p^rejent erecting a YSIX, ,' Handsome '^p^g'e^jp^fKe oratr of -„ *B|unden, ne.&^he^s§Y7Kship. .^kshy\s& ing, which is situated on a site Overlook - ' * ing the* road * between- Te - Awamutu - andKihikihi, will cqntain six spacious rooms, ' and;wh6n finished 'will present t» 'handsomjd appearance. ' ' ' ! " " 'we'TOw at'tentio'n"*to*an original , article jn another, cplunni, received ygsterd(j,y,.t,>ntipd " J, ( Echoes* of ; Melbourne," from the pen of Mr Donald" Cameron, author of " Scripopolis;" "In the Folds of the Serpent,"- "Silver-water Bend," "The Mysteries of Melbourne," &c. ' Mr Cameron is a journalist of considerable experience, and his articles have jnet with success in thejool^--; nies. Some few years ago he sat" in* the Victorion Legislative - Assembly as member for West Bourke, under the Berry Administration. ' . , .i ! A meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council held last night," but ' the business was comparatively unimpbr- ' tant. We are obliged -'td hold'ove¥>'ourreport. In our report of Mr Scott's remarks at the meeting at Te Awamutu on Saturday evening last, re the Testablishment ot a cheese factory, in the passage, "The cheese in Canada was generally steeped after being stored for* about three months," the word italicised should read shipped. Since Mr J. R.. Wright, late with the firm of Messrs Clark and Gane at Cambridge, lias taken over the premises recently occupied by Mr Floyd, at Te Awamutu, he' has effected considerable , improvements to the building by increasing the store accommodation, and '( aldo by the erection of a commodious dwelling in connection with the building. The improvements carried out are extensive, and we believe have been necessitated by the increase of the business in the district in .which Mr Wright has , embarked. Hitherto the fanners" of • the Te Awamutu .district have had to go a considerable distance for their seeds, and no doubt the enterprise manifested by . Mr Wright will be fully appreciated. The children attending the Hamil- : ton Presbyterian Church Sunday-school, I, were entertained at a ",picuic yesterday. The children, to the number of about 120, accompanied by the Rev. D Fujtou,- Mr ' A. Campbell, Mr H. Steele, and Mr • John Cochrane, with their teachers ami friends, assembled at the church aim ' were driven, in conveyances provided by ' Messrs Steele, Cochranbe, 'and others, 1 to Mr Joseph Cochranes farm, . on the Cambridge Road. Arrived L on the grounds, games and sports' of vai ious kinds were provided for the young ' people, iti which they seemed; to, take ' great delight. In the afternoon refresh*-. s ments were provided on a liberal scale by L Mesdames Steele, Cochrane. and Mr ( Trewheelar. After spending a very pleasant day, the children returned to 1 town, expressing their thanks to their kind entertainers. * A special telegram to the MelI bourne Argics, dated London, March 31, [ says, " The House of Commons divided I last night on the motion submitted by Mr Gladstone for the adoption of a modified form of cloture. The result was as follows :— For the.motion, 318 ;, against, 271. The motion was, therefore, carried by a majority of 47 votes. A telegram dated St. Petersburgh, April 9, says: — "Attacks on Jews in Russia have recommenced, and some terrible scenes were enacted at Kherson, where the peasants demolished 100 houses, and destroyed a considerable amount of property of Jewish residents. Heavy rain fell throughout the district on Tuesday night, In the upper Thames district a large quantity of water fell and the river rose five or six feet during the night. This will be welcome to the residents in the Te Aroha district as the steamers will now be enabled to come up without , difficulty. The ' damage to road works has been reported. ' A telegram from Sydney 'informs us that Mr Graham Berry, who is on a visit there, addressed a numerously attended meeting at the Masonic Hall the, other night. In the, course of his speech he took occasion to defend the policy of Protection pursued by Victoria, but at the same time he advocated , a , uniform intercolonial tariff, with the view to the federation of, the colonies. Mr Berry was. well received by the meeting. Among' those present were Sir John Robertson (the acting-Premier of New South Wales), the Mayor (Mr 'W. C. Smith), and Mr Langbridge (ex-Minister in Mr . Berisy's Cabinet). ■ , , ' ! A correspondent signing himself " Cosmopolitan " writes to the editor as follows: — "Sir, — In reference to a case of drunkenness which appeared before His Worship the Mayor of Hamilton, in "wbich the unfortunate individual "was fined £5 and costs, with the alternative of three, months' imprisonment with hard , labor, has one Justice of the Peace' the power to condemn a harmless old man to such an extreme penalty, who is wellknown by everybody in the settlement to have .never injured any person but himself. I myself haye known liim for twenty-three years, and' never knew him to use foul language to any person," . , The charges against drove Vowless for cattle stealing were concluded at the Supreme Court, Auckland, on-Tues-day. The jury acquitted the prisoner on the charge of stealing a heifer belonging to William White, and the Crown Prosecutor entered a nolli prosequi in regard' to the .remaining .cases. His Honor then sentenced the prisoner to two years' in> prisonment with hard labor on the charge of- stealing-a white steer belonging, to MrCoates, on which he had ' been found guilty. , , ,•;.'• The Rangiaohia .Highway Board is at present carrying out a series of much needed improvements to , the various roads in the district.' The road^betvveeit Te Awamiltii and Itihikihi has in some places received attention, as has the road between Te- Awamutu and'Otiaupo. The road leading .from Rangiaohia 1 to^ the Swamp Road, which up to a few -days ago, was a mer^track upon which drivers^ of vehicles found' it 'almost impossible iof pass each other, has'- be'e mr n ploughed up, " and converted into a^good highway, over a chain wide. Both 'the Rangiaohia and the PukeburaHßqarda ,haver,gombined" in the better formation of-jthe' Swamp Road between Grice and, Parker's station and the bush, and.b^ore. the winter , sets" in this will be as good and safe' a road as any * attfe? Im ,ttoe" "district^ t( Wern'WQuld, however, draw attention ;jo« the desirability of the board- erecting a post and frail'ience'.oh each Mdc of fthis' i'dad/Jo'"^ ;to prevent persons' from' either riding' or Idriving into the-' -almost bottomless •ditches on boftf sideß?K«This f is a danger of which several- have narrowly escapedbeing'victims, ihere Ibeing^ 110 provision Jagainst, and every? possibility of such, a tmiahapj'"' 1 ' v,<t I witvi*? im/i WJ I : "Ajfetto^wte^Qse 'library Joj'yft3 ) |.u^e J^ ) pf I ;cjntdjen> >ho. j\ uad^ratan^-nbr^relisj^ga^c^s 'of^ s thigkjjite.^ i B^diag.' 5'5 ' n;ot j

coij||piw<|(rks whreli their!* litj developed cannot compass, .or> gay off the ligfrt fictian'anil tlie~ Dloo~d"sla,nd thunder compilations of the day. We have had the pleasure of inspecting a collection of books, comprising nearly 200 volumes, wMch{haa»'been securecUby -Mr^Bengf , tjre^hcadmaster of -Te 4 A^famufu^ "Tmbhcscho'ol, for the use of *his- pupite, and we have not the slightest hesitation ill saying that a better selected school library could not possibly have been put tp'gether -yHth th v ei funds' "at* the master's disposal. The literature is of that class '"whiciriiot" only "entertains and' attracts* the jnind, , but -also imparts useful , iiiswuction to the^ reader^ It, will be^remembered that some few months ago, Mr' Benge got~up a dramatic performance in aid of this object, having trained his own pupils to carry out the piece. It was a success financially as well as dramatically. The amount realised, inclusive of a subsidy from the Education Board, amounted to £23, and the parents have every reason to be pleased at the manner in which the money has been laid out. Mr Benge, we believe, contemplates gi\ ing another entertain ment of a similar kind to assist hrthe purchase of a suitable bookcase, and we haA'e no doubt ' that/the public will again willingly contribute their patronage. . George, Jones, jun., is nev^er likely to forget "that the present ' Attorney - ' General once had the audacity to bring him befoie the bar of the House to answer the paltry charge of grossly libelling, one of the Ministers 'oi -the Crown. George was acquitted by "twelve '" good men and true," and the circulation of his paper was nearly doubled in consequence of the little bustle he ,had made. , But, oh ! the , ingratitude of human . nature ! George no sooner hears that his benefactor — the ; tnan who brought him into the notoriety Avhich ultimately gamed him a seat in Parliament — was about to be entrusted with the reins of Government than he 'howls iorth in the following strain, without even the dulcet accompaniment of his fiddle : — "This f (Mr Whitaker} is the,oue into whose, hands' the, dying Ministry wished to place the destinies of the colony. Heavens ! what an escape the country has had ! How can we fully appreciate the half of the service Sir A. Gordon has conferred' on the colony ! How can we fully estimate the benefits derivable from having a Governor who decline's to be a mere puppet in the hands ,of the Ministers? A Cabinet of Whitaker's ! Can anyone conceive a greater calamity befalling the country ? For avertiug these blows from the colony, Sir Arthur Gordon has been foully abused by the Conservatives, We rejoice, to think, f however, that the" people « of this colony. a\ill heartily thank the Governor for hav-' ing taken a iirm staud against the infliction of so great a wrong upon the colony.. With, the approach of the long .winter evenings we are glad to notice that the younger members of the community in the different', centres of population are taking measures to provide themselves with the 'means of rational amusement. - An attempt is being made in Hamilton to institute a series oi cheap entertainments for the winter nights, which, we hope, will terminate success fully. A meeting was called for Tuesday night, but owing to the state "of the weather it was postponed till to-morrow, and will be held in the Courthouse at the conclusion of the Debating Club's meeting. We should like to see a little more spirit displayed in Cambridge in this direction. The will, not the ability, is wanting. At present the public reading room is the only resort where one may spend an hour of an evening. Te Awamutu and Alexandra, though small in population, are beyond their nil>re pretentious neiglibonrs in some things. Each boasts of a linking club, containing-be-tween thirty and forty members. Kinking is carried on in the Te Awamutu Public, Hall every Saturday evening, each member possessing his own skates, and' contributing his quota to the cost of the hall, ladies, of course, being admitted free. The sport is excellent, and it would seem, from the manner in which it ' is indulged in by all who have learned the gliding art, that it is delightful in the extreme. Why npt organise skating clubs in Cambridge and Hamilton ? A French paper describes with approbation wha]b it- represents to 'he 'an American contrivance for making liappy marriages. A number of young men aridmaidens, known to each other, are invited by a discreet matron to a dance > towards the close of the evening each of them places in an urn his or her card, having jWritten upon "it the" name of, ,the lady or 'gentleman desired for a partner in life.' The cards are compared in absolute secrecy, which is, of course, an essential featiire of the scheme; The cards of \ the young people who have not mutually chosen, each other, are destroy eel, and nothing 'more' is* said of jtlie matter. When the names inscribed reveal mutual love, the parties "are informed of itp and the parents, of the young 1 fjjedple v are advised, and they" are then supposed to promote matches so aiispiciously"¥et 011 The love evinced by' Maori ladies 'for jbhe gaudy , and , grotesque is wellknown, but the noble* savage himself is not without a similar weakness. A native from Otaki attracted considerable curiosity and attention on Monday by the oddity of his costume, as he marched with martial stride up and down the railway platform,'. > The gentleman in question, who is a man of note among his tribe, has paid a visit to the Old Country, and been presented to . Her • Majesty ; aiid no doubt, while there, saw some of the 42nd Highlanders. Those stalwart sans culottes must have made a strong impression upon him/ and taken" his fancy, for his "get up" on Monday wasa desperate effort, finder , difficulties, at imitation. He had' patent leather shoes with buckle*}, flesh coloured stockings reaching above the knee, plaid .skirt, velvet jacket, a red sash from shoulder to waist — the whole being topped by a black velvet cosey, braided with red, and it must be confessed that the head piece was a very good subste tute, and at a distance, might easily bt taken for the gorgeous bonnet of that ? famous 'Highland asgimenft — Mlyialoatu Times.

The coldest place on the earth is at Verkovansk, on the River Yana, 67Adeg north latitude. The lowest mean winter temperature, is 48. 6deg, below zero, Centigrade. This is the. cold, pole in Asia, the corresponding pole in America being to the north-West 'of the " Parry Islands, and the line joining these two places does,not pass throng|i the north pole itself , which ' is ' thus in kill probability outside of the line of greatest' cold.''" It is noteworthy that uVerkoVansk,! /like Yakutsk, is on the mainland," a considerable distance rfroi^the coast, which possesses^/cbmparatively mild climate,,, , . .

Mr D. Caley, Pukeripju^ advertises two steers running on his farm. The clerk, to^^mjpjELgotui^jrfioitncU notifies the places where the rolls for the -various rjdingsj of -tljelxQunty;inay now be inspected. -*- v ' > on T l U9sday,tz5 l thiinsti, 200 h"ad mixed cattle, aheep^ &c. ' He will hold hjs'next.Waitoa, sale on^turda^tlff }%iy, ptf*, : '*U- » , ' Mr-Joljii'^uqicAjwi-'receiveH^nitrtiics- 4 "^rikiriroa|?onil'ueidaK'2sth<instt ( funderjttiifl,'TDL

gpt : MiFldMwptr. Our correspondent telegraphed yesterday :—: — A man named Samuel James, a bricklayer, waa found dead this morning. He-« had/^been .^kiuking*rh.eavjly lately^ /He was Xqnitc^'-clesCituie. * An inquest ' will be" held*to-clay before Mr Gresham. coronei^