The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1533, 2 May 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Jsqual and exact justice to all men j Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gaih.

TUESDAY, MAY% 1882,

Op late years there has been growing in this colony a class of institu- ' tions called benevolent societies, whi<;h, generally speaking, ought not to be seen. In saying this r let it not be understood for a moment that any blame lies at the door of the founders. • The work which the charitably disposed women and men are engaged in is one involving-'in many cases much self-sacrifice, much time, and no little money, while the task is accomplished with a quiet, unostentatious earnestness that is none the less admirable because often unnecessary. We do not mean by this that the dispensers of charity are the dupes of designing professional beggars. It is true that many instances of sham mendicity have been discovered, but it is not to that class that reference is now made. Let it be assumed at the outset that there does exist a large amount of distress, real and'undisguisable, at , the present ; let it be acknowledged that a certain" proportion of the population > are in absolute want of the necessaries of life. What is here contended is, not that poverty and distress is non-existent, but that they are, or might be made avoidable. It has been urged, and the words lose none of their force by repetition, that no man has a right to be poor in this country ; that in fact, by becoming poor he commits a crime. Had the> sentiment expressed in Tennyson's "Northern Farmer" been spoken here, there were something appropriate in the words — Take my word for it, Satmny, The poor in a loomp is bad. , A poor' man in the abstract is not bad, but a poor man "who descends to his unenviable condition by negligence, by carelessness, or worse, is thoroughly and inherentlyi base. There is no recipe universally ap]Dlieal)lG for the .attainment of riches, but there a^o a hundred ways of warding off destitution.' The liain qualifications necessary ' are indusr try and sobriety, and if a man have not these' he can cultrvate them. No man willing to work, and independent enough to be sober, need fear poverty; it will never, trouble him, so long at least as "his 1 health lasts. There may at lengthy dome a day when his strength shall "fail. What then? Is there f no course open but to crave charity? For too many there is nothing else lefti but the sober, industrious,, and thrifty (for the two first r will begej; i the' third 'quality)" 1 will have somei thing laid by,for the ." rainy da'y'f whioh has come, and to- his. many cares the loss of 'self respect will not add bitterness. Nor will' -his life be clouded by thougjitsof the poverty which would* assail !,,his family were they 'to beu sudcter^y deprived :o% his. v help, j Working 1 men canno.t , top, .seriously, consider and reflect oiLthis matter/ Theyhave often >been>told /that;:jbut tfor fche dishonesty 'of' those' above^tifeni fclieylirdqld lib wealthy; team -mat, it.is onjyjtffty, jthjtf, .^wnb exertions i^s^A c'an^bxrtteirtp jinse.'^ The first upward^st^l^Hh^mbstl dim-cMl 1 - Bl'te™ 1 M9biek , pate, ,%o t^ajh^.b^come| Ki «c|i. more easy of ascent. 4 ' ,ssf|jr R

A meeting of the, provisional directors of the, Waikato Fellinongery Company was held iii Mi' Mt'zpatrick's 1 office, Ngaruawahia, -on Saturday, the principal business was to consider the applications for the appointment of manager, four or five of the most eligible were selected, and the secretary was directed to pnt himself in communication with them giving an. outline of 'what services would be required, salary,' &c, proposed to be given and asking for fuller information in some cases as to, qualifications and references, and when they w,ouid be prepared to enter iipon their duties if appointed. The question of a site had also to be considered owing ' ! to Captain ' ; Lindsays ' application tojfche Crown! Lands Office having been refused ; it' was ' decided to ' apply, for an allp^ientjon the Hprotiu, side.of the river, 'wliictiif granted,* "it as ''hop&l will be put up for sale at the forth com-; ing land sale on the 29th inst, as the pro-; motevs are anxious -to get forward! -with.' their buildings before winter, site^ although not quite so suitable a' .one as. the'first one s choseh,has other advantages. With nearly £2000 worth of shares applied for, the Provisiopal Directors feel quite justified in 'pushing forward the undertaking, and although Me support accorded them from other parts of, the* district,, others than^NgaruawahiWhas f not "been encouraging, they feel satisfied, that when they o get fairly at work, shares will be in good demand if ! not ; at'a premium!' f ' rf ' > n•' 1! '> *

Mr T. VI Fitzpatrftk writes:— Sir; — I beg to, forward foi* yourdnspection a sample of potatoes, raised by iMr Rath T borne on his-Waipa farm. .The/, potatoes were sown, .in a grass, paddock, , without manure of any kind, and' the • return has been soma stejteen .tons^pja; acre. That is not at' all an \uiusual crop in Mr , P;athborne's , .always, . Pr ( ( o T diiced witlwu't',in»riui:e^ 3l .The owner of a small lot opposiie'H/Katnborne, in the -Pfaelta,^assaas~on,\<pie<s;P fa elta,^as $aa$~ on, \ <pie<$ ; pf maiden 1 laalt/andiwitliont manure, amttch heavier crop tßan tfiaV "above ' alluded ' to. r Thi^ is oneof the suburbanlots lately purchased rfroih Governnieni;. -VMany'' people"" fancy that hilly land inT.Waljptf*is not fertUe^ my fanBwer f an8wer to «tjiia"" is :, -liet-Jih i em^'riewi .Sev^orai^ther.fairn^e^alJ^^eJlJg^lii^g'j the granges" to/^^u^cj^pj&pej^ .Jfbe^

idadJ|U. Tn|f jWaipP jias Hji been ia^m^able, i3]irf|auctiqni3ers w4Hjpill y4m that;cattle ?rom v that district rayariabiy fetch more than similar cattle from any other locality. There are not many real practical farmers on the Waipa, had there beeni^inj-al^robably^W would" ha\£ heard more of it**!fertilityjasgan ligricm--tural^and cattl«sfrti,isiirg A dislirictriTO .sample, can, be^seen at jfchis, office.]^.. .Tne "Rangitikei Advocate" is i # esponsible fo^ the folio wuhg .-^—iWhen^iß Arthur' *Gordon J< was' Governor' 1 of NeW -Bruuswickphe, distinguished- himselfj^y making an extraordinary demand on the |bishojf. of the" Anglioan church Jihtfej ThiB-\faB no less' than' an order to- nis .lpjrd&hjp -xarious^churghes throughout the diocese, in lieu' of the ordinary prayer dftered } up^ for the Governor, there should be specific mention of " Sir, Arthur Gordon, by the Grace of God and' favor of pur sovereign lady/ *he Qite^en, Governor of $ew Br'uns'wicK." The demand Ayas, of course, not complied with as the bishop possessed a keener sense of the ludicrous than had beejur 'bestowed on his Excellency. Howev,er,£tl|e matter became subject for infinite m,er,riment amongst.. the colonists, , and' long after, the author of the "joke", had Bhaken American dust f rdm his feet, ' he was known as "Sir Arthur, by the grace of God." The soubriquet' has followed him to the Antipodes, and it is now a by- word ariiongst the Governor's "good friends?' in Wellington. •' '. <ir ,

Sir Gkßirdwood.of Her Majesty's service iri Indt£, J is - opposed*' to the agitation against the opium traffic, on the grourfd that the smoking of the drug is harmless as the, blowing of soap-bubbles, and is, in feet, beneficial.' ' Opium-eaiiing too, is innoxious' to the people of Central India. Opium-smoking is of incalculable benefit'tb the^pcoplesof'Chiua, he l says, as it takes the place, of ardent spirits, the effects of which are' 'awful.

Mr Edison has referred to the Scientific American a communication from New Zealand, in which the writer sets forth at length the pressing need of some means of shearing sheep evenly, rapidly, and without risk- 6f/hiii'ting y ffie_ animal. The writer thinks that an electrical apparatus might be made to, anawefl, /the cutting to be done by. means of a wire highly heated by an electric current. The length of the Heated wire Or ciilSter wqiu]d have to' be' about three inches.' ' .The» use of an incandescent wire of platinum for cutting has been entirely' iu'ccess"fu'l 'in surgery, in reirioving 'tumours and other diseased and, morbid growths, ,<and there is a possibility that it might answer for cutting wool, t Whether thejli^Tited wire would injure ithe wool, •or wnether the accumulation of ash would speedily make the -cutter' inoperative,' are -Questions which trial alone can decide. Some years ago patents were taken out for a. .method of felling'timber by the use of electrically heated, but when the method was put to practical test it failed, as 'the- ash of the burnt wood <sopn. surrounded $he wire with a fire-proof, shield. Whether a similar difficulty w.ould/ arise from the coating of the wire with wool ash and charred wool on applying the method ,to wool cutting, and whether this or other possible difficulties can be easily overcome in an electrical shearer, can be /ieterminecl only by trial. , > \

The "North German Gazette" describes the statement published by the Pressc of Vienna relative to alleged diplomatic negotiations between the Cabinets of Berlin 'and St./; Petersburg on account of the speech .*' delivered by General Skobeloff as a pure invention, and says: — "The speech in question, though in itself a , natural theme enough for newspaper polemic, has no such importance as to form the subject of diplomatic communications between the Cabinets." Notwithstanding this assu 4 ranee, the speech has created a deep impression on the minds of those disposed to revolution generally, and is much commented on by the public, who are apprehensive of serious results* arising from it. The officials, on the other hand, do not treat the matter as of serious import, rather thinking that nothing serious Mas intended.

' The BepublicLue Francaise" has taken Sir Garnet Wolseley to task with regard to his apprehensions that the Freuch might seize the Channel Tunnel before a declaration of war. That journal says Sir Garnet's appreciation of the French character would denote that he takes them for Ashantees. Not content with regarding them as scoundrels, - Sir Garnet attributes to his countrymen* an amount of imbecility' truly prodigious. He assumes that the British authorities would be unaware of the concentration of several thousand men on the Englishvsi.de of the Channel, and that not a 1 single soldier or coastguardsman would give notice of the presence of the enemy by sounding an alarm. The Eepuhliqw further points out that if a landing by surprise of a force in plain clothed 1 for purposes of > invasion <i were practicable, there would be no need to wait fox; the construction of the tunnel to carry it out, and any day the French might seize on English railways, forts, and arsenals.

An American paper states that Mr Oscar Wilde is not the first person that has made himself observed by eccentric costume in our generation. The Court de Lalaing,- formerly in the Belgian diplomatic service at Madrid, when the sensation caused" by his conversion to Protestantism ceased, promenaded the streets in complete Rubens dress, bottes d chaudron, velvet mantle and doublet, broad hat and feathers, and costly Uo at the throat and wrists, in all which he had rather the'advantage of ■ his niodem competitor. ' *~

Mr H. Kenriok, Warden of the Te Aroha Goldmining District, notifies that certain applications foe KOldminin.g licenses (details of which -are given), will bo granted on Monday, 29th, inst., unless valid objections be lodged in the meantime,! ' ' ' • • ' *• > The, Auckland, Agricultural Company -'(late -Maclean and' 'Co.)! noti.7 that in^onsequencc of valuab|e sheep having been destroyed, poison has been laid for dogs on the Fen Court estate: ' Trespassers in pursuit of game will be prosecuted. Mr D. Kempt, dentist, will be at Gwynne's cottage, Hamilton, on Tuesday, 9th May,' and' Thursday ,' nth 1 May, 1 from 3 to 5 p.m., and. from' 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. respectively ;,ar.dat Kirkwbod's Hotel,"C ambridge, on' Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mr Vialou invites tender's for painting the Banleof New Zealand,' Ngaruawahia. , j Mr W.jSloane offers for sale, by private treaty, his valuable property and business in the township of Te>Awamutu. /'•,.;* j | The billiard-table at f -the Commei'oial Hotel having been renovated with new cloth and cushibns, the room will be opened this evening. A f speojal meeting of_ f the 3 ?r or- Cambridge' "Wodp", Waikato CaTOlry, ris called for Saturday next at the Volunteer Hall, Cambridge. H,*Mr John Knox- wUI :hold.-. his ' usual weekly sale" at 'jthe v Hamilton Auction Mart on Saturday next. . " ' • iAn^- 1 ' p#s f otfl jfti'espafeiiig'.'fbrjgame on the property HBf H 8f J..)Larkwbrthy,T Esq., Waitoa, will be prosecuted. - j c'^Mi^ 'George ' Bickerisbn,' '" -bdokseller, Hamilton, adveijtijses recent-shipments ' bound magazines and sowing, machines by various makers, , » IMU'ft' i*} ' ' JThe' Aucldana^Agriculjbural Company require 20,good.clearecs pf.fern and scrub' on their Waitoa station^' 4 ; •%' 7 !-, "' „-• \-[ , . , ' -■■'"**-" 1" 1 ' 1 ' m , - v f

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The settlers abqut Rangiaofcia contemplate liolaing a concert in the local school-room shortly! in aid of some local object. This will be the first concert ever held in this district, shad no doubt willibe as successful as is expected.

The ordinary , n^eeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was" held last night, the Whole of the members 'being present. The' meeting lasted till about 20 minutes past 11 p.m., and was in parts extremely lively. ' Our report is held over. Among the more important business transacted were the following : Mr E. Wilson's tender (£3O 9s lid) for drainage works in Cook-street was accepted ; the resignation of Cr. Hill was accepted with regret ; and the Mayor's proposal regarding Sydney Square, was referred to a meeting of the burgesses to be called for Monday evening next.

We are glad to notice that the gentlemen appointed by the public meeting re the starting of a cheese factory in the Te Awamutu district about , a fortnight ago, have entered upon' their task in a truly practical manner, and have, so far, been rewarded with success. They are at present engaged in the work of canvassing the district for subscribers, and. from what we hear a considerable number have already \>een foiind. The settlers are also been canvassed as to the number of cows they will guarantee to the factary, and we believe in this matter the committee have likewise met with 'unexpected support. ' v lf ' V

A correspondent writes :— It would seem, as if the various highway boards in the Cambridge district had one general failing which they do not neglect to manifest periodically. ' So long as the roads in their respective districts remain dry and 'passable 'during • the summer mont'is they are allright, and the governing fathers never cast an eye over the future or dream of the best way of securing the good condition of' the highways during the rainy season. Just when dry roads are no longer possible, and when repair only makes bad worse, the work of gravelling is commenced, and instead of doing any practical good they Simply add fuel to the fire. In Cambridge the work of gravelling the streets' recently formed has been commenced, with/ the, effect above indicated ; wbireas had this' work' been done 'a few weeks ago, when the weather was good, the streets would now be firm, and probably would have. | remained so during the coming winter. The road across the swamp between Messrs Grice and Parker's station and! the Rangiaohia bush is ' another case inpoint, the whole being one continuous slough of despond, almost impassable for traffic of any description. Had these improvements being carried out a month ago; the money would have been expended to some purpose."

The , members d*w*mfaX&ms

xOf quadrilJetfttSpiblies this evening in the anjl|*Voliinteer Hall. Dancing will^commence punctually at 8, and finish at 12 sharp. As the proceeds will be devoted towards the band fund, we hope there will be a large attendance.

11 At a^nee|;ing of the .Rag^n"JCo^» Bosfrd, dn~the^lstA'prU/M^C. p. T4^nVage was elected clerk, collector and treasurer, in the pl&lfe'ot'MirJT'im Trober resigned. ... .

The firstirehearsal of those int^nd,iiig to take part in the clieap entertainments to 15e glveffin" Hamilton, #111 "tSkS place in the Public Hall to-morrojv, ewing. All those interested in the „ movement are kindly invited to attend.

~"2Tpriv£t' r letter fronT TS* Aroha states :—": — " The Werahiko <'• people are getting nice blotches of gold all through the reef. The drive just put in the Waitpki mine promises to.be one of the bes^t o : n thatjlineof J-eef. Carpenters are much wanted here, and can command 12a per day. The township is rapidly going ahead." , ,-^-,

i/ix< John Knox keld a clearing salo at Mr . Kennedy Hill's late .mart (now in the occupation of , Mr Knox) on Saturday. There was a very large attendance ofjjuyera, and the sale lasted from 2to afiout' 5 p-m. AH the lota submitted fetched good prices./ ,

The meeting of the waikato Cricket Association, called for Saturday night last at Cambridge did not come off; some o£ "the, hayingr taken their departure immediately after the county match vftM over. • >

Mr A. Raynes , of, .the National Hotel, Cambridge, lias, ' we' learn, -pm'chased an acre section from Mr .Manclers, of Kihikihi,' for £350.' The "section j which is located in! the centre of the town is admirably situated and well adapted' for building purposes. •

Mr J. S. Buckland held a very extensive horse sale at Cambridge, on t Saturday last, which -was well attended, notwithstanding the inclement siate of the weather. There were nearly 100 horses 'brought forward, most of which passed under the hammer. >The/ prices realised were very satisfactory.