The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1619, 18 November 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDAY, NOV. 18, 188$.

The telegraphic precis of, the statement made* by Mr Gladstpn"e in the House of Commons on the 13th, regarding the. Egyptian Question, leaves' us pretty mil eh as it found us. When the full text of the statement comos to hand we shall probably be" able to • understand what are' the 'intentions of the British Government in. regard to the future of Egypt. The position of England, just now, is an exceedingly delicate one. ■ Eagerly watched by the other powers, her action has been keenly criticised at Home, while in this quarter of the globe, opinion is by ,no means unanimous regarding the part played by Mr Gladstone's Government. The Bishop of Melbourne and other high personages have condemned the war as impolitic and unjust, and the advocates of intervention have not always succeeded in finding good and valid reasons for their faith. The war is over, and whether, viewed from the highest moral standpoint, it was wrong or right can matter very little. Putting aside the * question .of England's right to 'interfere m Jtho' 1 -internal concerns o£ Egypt) 'there can exist no room for doubting tjiat such interferetice will prove beneficial "to the great mass of the people dwelling in the great valley of the Nile, and, however monstrous such a proceeding might appear, the permanent occupation of the country would bestow the richest Wessings on the wretched inhabitants. To Englishmen, whose highest instinct is a love of liberty — a passion which, every noble tradition of their land tends to strengthen — the .sight of Egypt, with its grand possibilities, wallowing in slavery, is one from which they would shrink with horror, if it -were not that they regard as a sacred duty the suppression of tho traffic in human flesh. Efforts in this direction hate beeii made already. In 1877 a treaty was signed by the Egyptian Government, binding itself to prohibit slavery in Egypt proper on the 4th of August, 1884, and in tho Soudan on the 4th of August, 1889. There were not wanting signs at the beginning 1 of the present year that this, treaty was in danger of being- repudiated The supporters of tho traffic urged that there was a religious difficulty in tho way ; tho Koran sanctioned slavery, and no civil power could pretend to set ■ itself against the Koran. Tho sacred law might be modified by the Sheikh-ul-Islam, the head of the church in Egypt, but as this personage was not likely to do anything of the kind except at the request of the majority of his people 1 , and as every Muhomodun of station is a , slave-holder, any concessions in this direction wore not to be expected or hoped for. It was consequently predicted that the year 1884 would find England face to fuco with a broken pledg-o. Sometime' in April last tho special correspondent 0f,27w in Alexandria wrote a "very "exhaustive letter to that journal on tho slavery question, which s effectually demolished (/ tlio religious theory. After,, carefully searching the Koran ho could find nothing sanctioning- slavery except so far as it related to prisoners of Avar, and lie quotes the following- passage from tho sacred book, remarking 1 that it ought to be printed in letters of gold, and set on tho walls of every Mahomedan mosque ; — " If any one of your slaves asks from you his freedom give it him if you judge- him worthy of it; give them a , little ,of the goods which God has granted you.," But of course the real cause was' never 'based" on ' religion at allT The effete and corrupt institutions of Egypt could not exist without slayery, and the - rottenness must be. cut away before the body politic can h6pe" for recovery. The pe6ple are not only held 'in physical bondage, but their mpral and intel-' lectual faculties are .kept dormant. To enjoy the full exercise of their rights as freemen,' they must have, the ble's"sihgsf6f educa'ti'dn diekl out to them, How better can this purpose be subserved than' by; , the continuance,'of '.English ,'rule,, in, the country 1,4 pfcs>P&?J ftl s »^, re< ll u f r^ i The present iKhetlive, having Bun-, self., abandoned,,, the; i vicious) and ■ demoralising habits'ofi his<>tprec|cces"sofs,""is a -strong l rtb6lisibnist,.and' to this fact n\a# lbe''asJcrij)ea"nyuJQh%6f the unpopularity he has recently achieved, especially* tho animosity. ■fcnter?<&M •feprfM'.f the selves, from their very -ignorance,vdb not ; hialie &eiriselves Hieard,*; an&]fhfe { hyk !- sou,nding;, ( ,,tit^ jMch^ M tfred^l'tUeif^dma-giiia'tioriri^ithou^

Pharoahs, no ltes than those wlfl bolong to a mofc, advanced school and whose, ho^Bi /and/,aspirafcioni

The Cam bridge West (School Committee arb go"ifie\fliat ltiiictl*liaYi^ at N $ie untov/ard jaffa'ura fiaye taken in connection witrf'tlfb /ocdnt dismissal of the assistant teacher by the Board of Education. The committee hoped that the action of "Mr ,^a|ishl% wcfiflj^restt^jin estaj^ lishirig more satisfactory relations' and tho pleasant prospect has been .suddenly cut-off fby/the'yery^eacher whom they" were endeavouring ' to J I server>^We*are^not^'going«^o« s: en-' quiro into the 1 •motives -which prompted Miss Allan to write such a letter to the i^rUJbut we may be pernfitted^O'^^resWrpgrefc that she shotildlrafejbee9,.^cBB|o writing so hastily., I t~f^possible that .she was'annoye'd at seeing her nahiejf in print, and wrote, simply with a view to stop the proceedings which occasioned this disagreeable, state^ of things, under the iftiprejssi&n, jtlotfbtless, that in so dping she would at the - s^me time relieve the committee of a 'burden self-imposed on her account. But, however strongly tliey might have felt on the personal question affecting their late teacher, the committee were in reality fighting on rrn^ch widqr ground. They had embarked on a crusade against the board, which" they trusted would end in the obtaining concessions 11 of much value, of which the chief was a recognition ,of .committees' frights in the matter of appointing I and dismissing teachers. They have received a check, but it ought only to stiomlate them to furtlier efforts in which too they should be seconded by all the school committees in the province. Under the circumstances Mr Laishloy had no other course open to him but to withdraw his motion, but he or some other member of the board might' be induced to bring it, on again with the alterations in its language necessary fo make it wider in its scope.

The Rev. Mr King, of S. Mary's, Parnell, will take both'services at S, Peter's Chinch, Hamilton, to-morrow. At the R.M. Court, Cambridge, yesterday, a few unimportant civil cases were disposed df.

The Native Lands Court, Cambridge, is still engaged hearing the claim of Arekatere To'rWhera in the Waotu Block case. ~ •'

Mr J. E. Macdonald, R.M., hate been gazetted. Chie£ Judge of the Native Lands Court," Vice MV P. D. JAniton, resigned.

Archibald Forbes -leaves Melbourne for New Zealand on the 21 st hist, by the s.s. Mauapouri.

The police have not succeeded in capturing the man Stapleton, charged with assaulting a little girl in Hamilton East.

The sessions' of the Auckland Wcslcyan District Meeting terminated on Thursday, and the >Vaikato ministers have returned to their various scenes of labour.

The chairman of the Waipa County CounciUias given notice to move at the next meeting ofthat body that the initiatory steps be taken for hanging up the Counties Act in Atlfe county.

Tenders for the erection of the buildings in connection with the Waikato Cheese'atfclJJacon Factory close.to-day at the secretary's, office,, Hamilton Auction Mart.

The New South Wales Legislative Assembly on Thursday, threw out the .Government Land Bill, m.cpnaeq.ucnce of which it is. thought the Parkes Ministry will resign,

The hon. Thomas Riissell, C.M.G., arrived in Waikato yesterday. The hon. James Williamson was also a pasaenger by the same train. They left Hamilton for Fen Couit the;samc afternoon.

The hon. Mr-Bryce may be expected in Waikafo to-day, en route for Rotorua. 1 Mr .Butler, Private Secretary, was at Alexandra on Thursday, ..with a message for .Wahanui. Tawhiao is about to leave for Kawhia, and Wahanui and, his followeis have al- , ready gone to Mokau. , if-

The Hamilton Cavalry parades this week have been very poorly attended. Yesterday there were fifteen of all < ranks on parade, but the average of the week has not been more than ten. An inspection of arms and accoutrements will take place to-day.

Nominations of candidates for the Mayoralty of the Borough of Hamilton, must be in by noon of, Monday..' /So far Mr Peat is the* only candidate littery to come forwai'd, though there are rumours concerning certain dark horses. In all probability, ,howevei, ' the gentleman named will'have a walk-over.

By last English Mail -the Secretary of the Hamilton Band received a large parcel of Ithe newest' music with full scores for a full military band. The J^d^^o\vvq^sj^j|M^fa|^excellent also come"' forwaiJa witlT^^O'feVlib.eral support;. \ is From cable messages received on Thursday, we learn that the trial of Arabi still proceeds. Evidence of his complicity in the burning of Alexandria is forthcoming.—The second rule in. the cloture-proposals lias been 'passed with some modifications.—The murderers of the Joyce family have been brought to trial. The first tried was found guilty. —The British Government has stopped the Sultan's income from Cyprus in order to cover the loan guaranteed for Col. Synge's ransom.

, Our Raglan correspondent writes : —A meeting of Mr Powell's presehta tion 1 committee was held on the 11th inst.,,when it was decided to entertain Mr Powell. to a farewell i dinner, to be giveh in the Royal Hotel' on/the 'Bth ' prox. A presentation is also' to be made to him at the same time. A large number of persons are expected to.be present, and from • previous ''experience of Mrs Gra&am as aic&ereVH&&p"itanspYead is anticipated},^ J feay^hear^haftit is the intention of Mr Johnson, of Hamilton to f unttf bohv|;ya/j</e (o $a«jlaF for tjhe, c<Jn-, veuience'of .visitor^ on tha^ and if so, we M may expect v t'q see'a' good .many, .'of i&urnaVaiiatoUa^s' tta' !^&,Mh . '

proxiinffirAaiiao;-"JolJr«»>A'Mt,<u<i Since "the Te AwamututCheese Factory has been/opened, At is -a some: what pleasing s|ght;ty^ see^'jbhe_,]variousmilk contributoj;s.U moving jdong 19F tbje of conveyance are adqi^ted,.ayaQi^wsmc^ tare ?s(}ifijpjfc. Wi Sr^a^d^Uith^^^nlin^pi^^ofle^tne^}^

jjiafciAj. of economy. J^thtless^Bf^jxi FwilnJWlow this examf>lod|WtiJjh^BpearV' [to.be a most useful oiiV ""' ! nothing to do with the death of the unfortunate man Savage. He sent a message to.Eukekum.^wha.at once-met, tue sergeanljjiiiUiijiligManfly repudiated j tne suspici/Snsi cast! tippn/hini wr He 44 r as | most frank and fopon, and offered tb sub-" scribe towards organising i more determined scorch for the missing man. By residents in the district, Pukekura is gnoken of very hialily, ,^vliile the itative,fMa^ap£tf&, Moes not b,ea'^]sufh|4( good 'character. ' Tlie latter, ' however. still stoutly denies the truth of the aaserftid^rWa^l^iy^n^aTl^WSira^ThTP^ are therefore, in the absence of anything 1 lik f ef|elfli^le/eyidence/ 6ft'J>ssf>s/t]Jaj| iSavage, if dead, met his fat« by .accident, -aml-thi»f!?aoufe"tlesBr-will^pw)ye«to^be»the-truth. ;f)-t; f) -t ,f-"