The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1543, 25 May 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1882. ♦ On reading the report of the Cambridge Town Board meeting held on Monday evening last, our Cambridge readers may feel somewhat dissatisfied at finding that the present board anticipate going out of office with a deficit of about ,£260. Considering that the board entered office with an almost clear sheet, this apparently unsatisfactory state of things will at first sight be attributed to extravagance, or bad administration, or both. It is due to the board that we should explain away any such delusion, and let the public know its reason for applying to the Waikato County Council for £150, in order to liquidate its debt. For the past few months the expenditure of the board on local works has been very extensive, and the money thus Expended has consisted purely of local rates, nothing whatever having been received from the county funds. The usual council subsidy to the board has been hypothecated by the council to the Karapiro bridge, and thus it will be seen that instead of having £300 added to their funds, this sum together with the £400 special grant given by the Government is to be devoted to the erection of the bridge. This extensive work therefore is the cause of the deficiency. As regards the £150 which Mr Hewitt has been requested to make application for, it may be explained that as the money required for the bridge will probably not be wanted for six months, by which time the amount applied for will have been raised by the council in the Cambridge district, the board im<«ht have the u.se of the money for that timo.

Monday next, being Whit-Monday, will be ohscivcdas a bank holiday by the banks in Waikato. The Yen Archdeacon Lush will deliver his lecture on the " Moabite Stone"' at the meeting of the Hamilton Liteiaiy and Debating Society to-night. During the past seventy years two English Ministers of the Crown have been assassinated— Loid Cavendish and the Right Honorable Spencer Peicival, First Lord of theTieasury, who was shot by Bellingham on the 12th of May, ISI2. A native named Paraka was arrested on the Te Awamutu racecourse yesteiday for being drunk and disorderly, and also assaulting another native by striking him on the head with a loaded whip. Mr Thomas Hoy, defendant in the late case of alleged sheep stealing tit Cambridge, intends taking an action against Mr John Arnold, the informant, for damages alleged to have been sustained to his character, and to his business, through the late action. The case will probably come forward for hearing at the next sitting of the Supreme Court. The Rev Philip Walsh, of Waitara, Taranaki, will conduct divine service at S. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, on Sunday next, morning and evening. The Rev \V. N. de L. will hold service at the A.C. camp, Rotorua road. The peal of bells for S. Andrew's Church, Combridge, which were ordered from Home, some considerable time back, were expected to arrive in Auckland from London on the sth mat. The vessel, however, has not arrived, but may be expected shortly. The members of the vestry are making every exertion to clear off the increased liability. Our Cambridge readers will naturally wonder why steps have not by now been taken, considering that the money has already been voted for the work, to have the construction of the Karapiro bridge proceeded with without further delay. The delay we might explain, is simply clue to the going out of office of the present board, to whom the work of construction was consigned by the Waikato County Council, at its last meeting. It the present engineer, who goes out of office at the / end of the ' month, were instructed to proceed with the work, his successor may feel disinclined to carry out the job according his (Mr Gwynneth's)- plans, and, thus beholding over the work until the new commissioners are elected, and the new engineer, installetl in office, a considerable saving will doubtless be effected. The opening of the Cambridge Wesleyan Band of Hope which meets in 1 the church every alternate Tuesday, .-under the supervision of Mr Moore, 1 seems' to have been attended with -considerable rsuccess both in the matter of attendance' and as regards the object for which the! socity exists. The secretary Has' secureW a very useful collection, of books'for'the- ?< ftse of {tfiose'ijupilsonly who give read ll nngs and recitation's, ] a • provision; wliichT acts aufinduceWent i& the children^ mdh this library is to .be kept entirely dis-\ 'tihct'from 'the school libr&ly.\\Thj&at£ tendance ,on meeting jjighfe ' averaged aboutWßycUUdreut ;^

*The,AT>retlireii- of Loflgd William Johrit|b¥No. 21 L.0.L., announce that they Intend giving a complimentary banquet to Bro. C. D. Mackintosh, W.M., at Cambridge, on Wednesday, 31st inst. The co-operation of brethren and .friends is invited. < ' < t It will be' remembered that a' bridle was stolen from Mr Edwards at Te Awamutu, some twelve months ago, butthepersonwhostole.it, for .whom a (vyarrant was issued, wa3 never'since seen by the police until yesterday, when he was recognised by Constable Gillies and arrested. He will be-brought up at Te Awamutu to-day. Topia Turoa, the chief.of the. Upper Wanganuis, who attended Tawhiao's recent" meeting, ' at Whatiwhatihoe, arrived in Cambridge, on Tuesday evening, with a number of his followers, on their way back to their settlement in the South. It will" probably take them over a month, to reach their homes, travelling overland by way of Taupe , , , The Cambridge Musical Union assisted by a .number of the members of the Cambridge brass and string banns, held their weekly practice, in the large room adjoining the Town' Board office, on Monday evening last, under the conductorship of Mr T. Bell. It is intended that the band shall in the future attend the practices of tlie Union, and play the accompaniments as an orchestra. This is certainly a very pleasing development, and should serve to induce many of the young vocalists to join. Now that a large number of the Armed Constabulary are stationed in this district, and are likely to be so for some time, it is a matter of great surprise that the Government have not ere now considered the appointment of a camp doctoi, whose &ci vices could be called upon at any time in ea&e of emergency. The desirableness of such a step was fully exemplified some few days ago when sickness broke out in the camp on the new Rotorua load, about 33 miles from Cambridge. The medical gentleman first sent for could not 'go to the assistance of the patient, and Dr Cushney had to proceed to the camp at great < inconvenience to himself and local patients. A rather nice point as to the moial responsibility oi a newspaper to the public has been opened by - recent decision in San Francisco. The Chrumvb of that city accused its' contemporary, the Build in, of having sold its editorial influence to the Central Pacific Railway for $30,000. The Bulletin theienpon sued the Chronicle for damages for libel. The piesiding Judge ruled that such a chaigu was not libellous, and a veulict was given for defendant. Iv his decision the Judge said that " talent was as much the capital of the advocate, the lawyer, and the editor as mcichandise is of the merchant, and he has as much right to sell his talents as the merchant his merchandise. The greater hi& learning and industry the gieater his pecuniary compensation. It seemed to him that it was no more libellous to accuse one of selling for gain the support and advocacy of Ins newspaper than it would be to accuse the merchant of selling for gain his merchandise. The London correspondent of the New Zi aland Turn* says: [ must be excused for leferiing again to Mr Pioctor. He has recently endeavoured to popularise science by establishing a paper called luiowkduc It is intended for old and young, and, being only twopence per week, is within reach of all. A mobt interesting theory has been unfolded by Dr Ball in one of the recent nnmboirf as to the probable causes of the moon's formation. He attributes it& orgin to the time when the earth itself was a molten mass, subject to violent tides of matter under the influence of the .sun's attraction, and he shows how it is possible that under repeated vibrations of the molten mass such a condition of oscillation was set up, that at length the centufugal force overcame cohesion, and a vast fragment was hurled into space, and it became the moon. Dr "Ball then enteis upon a very interesting problem —viz., tlie fact that undoubtedly the length of the day is increasing, owing to the i etardation of the tides, though m so infinitesinal a degree that even in centuries tlie time is but a fraction of a section. Xe\ erthcless, at the time when the moon was thrown off as already mentioned, the length of the day was piobably only three houis, and the month was the same length ; in other words, the moon l evolved round the earth in that time. He then goes on to prove that the moon is slowly getting further and further from the earth, and that with elongation of its orbit the length of the month is increasing, in the same way as the day is increasing, until he shows that in long ages yet to come the day and the month will be again equal, or each 1400 hours long. I ha\ c only stated the main conclusions, but the subject 1 seems to have been well thought out, and the papeis are very lucidly written. I should add that Dr Ball is Astronomer-Royal for Ireland. I

Mr J. S. Buckland will sell at Cambridge on Saturday nevt, under bill of sale, plough horses, ploughs, harness, etc. A concert and dauce will be held at Paterangi on Friday, Juno 2nd. Mr John Knox will sell at his Mart, Hamilton, on Saturday, msti acted by the importer, gold and silver watches, chains, rings, etc., furniture, poultry, produce, etc. A meeting of the creditors in the estate of John Skinnci will bo held in the Court-house, Hamilton, on the 31st instant, to grant an order of dischnrgc. The result of the ratepayers poll in the Licensing District ot Cambridge, on the 11th May, is recorded in our advertising columns. Mr 11. Crump, Te Aroha, notifies that renders will be received by him up to Saturday, June Jrd, at 0 p.m., for the erection of a villa residence at Manawaru, "car Te Aroha. Mr J. W. Graham has been appointed rate-collector for the Karioi Highway Hoard. A meeting of the creditors iv the estate of Hugh Kelly, late of Cambridge, will beheld at the District Court-house, Hamilton, on Tuesday, 30th inst., at 10 30 o'clock' a.m., to elect a trustee iv the room of Samuel Bright, resigned. Attention is directed to an advertisement by the proprietor of the Duke of Cambridge Hotel. Messrs W*. J. Hunter and Co. will sell at their Cambridge Horse Bazaar, on Saturday, June 3rd, a large number of valuable horses. The Cambridge Highway Board notifies their intention, at a meeting to be held on 21st June, to strike a ratu of (Jd in the £. A meeting of the ratepayers in the Waitoa Highway District, will bo held at the Nottingham Castle Hotel, Piako, on Monday, the Oth June, to consider road stopping proposals. The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. and C. will cortainly 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 6c a ffrcat gainer. G. and -C. sell'tljeir drapery, millinery, and clothing at such'priccs for cash as gives the buyer the advantages^ of a. shareholder in si co-operative society, without tHe risk of beingcalled upon to bear aportion,of,theloss should the j cat's business prove "unsatisfactory. Garlick arid Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence wljich the public have' fiitlierfb shown" them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial: whether they gainor lose thefirst year Country buyers on remitting cash withordet will be supplied with goods atrcp-operatve prices; just the same as though they made apersonalser lectioA'. t/FurnishutgVgpojlSy-such^as, carpets, fltfor cloths, be'dsfeadsj 'bedding ,and, ,ffenei;al, house * furniture} the'largest portion 1 of'which is l turned duttat'ourdwfi factpiy,?willbe*niarked?afc ' the lowest remunerative p'fices.iAnd^discount of s fivp fe'cent.^fe allowcdtoJhosc^Yho pay afc the fiinerdf purcMSeVf G. jokLC. haying realised 1 ' the grftire VaWSTof thiii- stbek^dufingiftbcir' late fcakh'sale, the presen'f st.Qclfci^EWMND .cheaply,, bought. —Awinspectioni invited:—Garlick and City Hall FornHhjnir Arcade Queen