The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1630, 14 December 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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THURSDAY, DEC. 11,1882.

♦- Mr T. Y. Fitzpatrick has been appointed assessor tor the township ot Alexandra Kast under the Property Assessment Act.

Mr F. D. Penton, late chief judge of the Native Lands Court, visited Cambridge on Tuesday, returning to Auckland yesterday.

His Lordship Bishop Luck will arrive per ttain'from Auckland' on Friday next, the 1 5th inst. After Mass on Sunday he will proceed to Cambridge, where he will hold service in the evening.

Information has reached us that the second bridge below Huutly on the main road was destroyed by fire a few days ago. The attention of the comity authorities should be at once directed to this matter.

A number of very beautiful meteors wore visible in this district on Tuesday. The duration of some of the more brilliant extended over a considerable time.

The man Orowley, charged with the murder of his wife at Turanga, neat Howick, on Sunday week last, was brought up, at the Police Court, "Auckland, on Tuesday, and formally committed for trial.

J. M. Shepherd, the Timara levaiiter, who Mas awaiting trial at that place, shot himself on Monday. At the inquest on the remains, the following day, a verdict of temporary insanity was returned.

A box addressed to Mr Ring, photographer, Hokitiki, has been picked up by the natives at Maracopa, near Aotea. It appears to have been a ' long time in the sea, and is full of chemicals.

A soiree and concert in connection with the Ohaupo Presbyterian Church will be held in the school-house, Ohaupo, on .Wednesday next, Tea will be on the table at, 6.30 j>.ip k From past experience of entertainments at this place, we can .predict, a yeyy enjoyable evening.

Tawhiao returned to Whatiwhatilioe on Monday, and is now awaiting the arrival of natives from Raglan, Thames and other places, to accompany him on his tour through! the southern .portion of the island. It is said the Ngatimaniapotos intend holdjng' a large -meeting TeKuiiiorf the!2rst^inlt.'; \J V* ' »

■ ( The farming community, ,-wlieat gi'oWera perhaps e&(!epted, jrill pqglatrtp know that there is a probability' of a ehapee,, in, the >veatber. ,> Cqmpiander Edwm^U'ed ,tp the Haniill^ ( Lmifm^ter s at i^.jpan, rf pcct bad weather b^Ufpen^ast aijd north. Glass further fall, arid iijtd^tions of rain after, 12 hours.-"- ■ ■ T^MTPHO .1111

TKo arbitrators appointed jte^lcbiudtfattfia thi'feWiui'feaae /'bjr^r' Bdit frey'-'agairisfc" 1 'the ' Hewlastffc •*msbWiif J District on account of lanS.tal^etifoir jro^i pui'pos.es liave awarded that gentleman kff:> [ Mr, A'.jMjJjL f^^fe^j : j amount o\w^(imn;^O9iT'o^^wA

Or. Jd&is iMSflHpwfv^ii&tic6 to move at the next mffiiing'sgf tnft Hamilton Borough Cou^ciTj|ithuffltiin Iprder to w I'j'"^ n t,1^122»il from The Right Rev. the Bishop of Auckland celebrated ilivitie service and administered the rite of coniirniation at MoninsVill<>*l:(§t|evDn|iig.'' To-day Bishop t'owie proceeds to Waihoif and Shafteshury, ;wd in the* evening h6 wilfrt£ich. I To Arolia. where he will hold service and administer the ritu of confirmation at 7 p.m. We would draw. attention to the anniversary sermons] in iC</ijn,octi<>u ,Witht Hamilton 'TrihSty* Wcisleynri 'SimclaV School on Sunday next, 17fch December. The Rev. -"Wi * Slade, -of^RagUin, preach. Special hymns will be sung by the childi en, and special collections willi bo made at each service on behalf of •school funds.' This being the only- means of carrying on the school we hope to see the church crowded at each service, and the school funds greatly augmented. The Hamilton Quadrille Band, composed of four picked members of the Hamilton Biind, under the able leadership'of Mr K. H. 1 Holloway, will give^a' quadrille party at the Oddfellows' Hall' on Tuesday ne\t, in aid of the band funds. f The band has greatly improved under Mr Holloway's direction, and the quadrille band in particular, have attained to great proficiency. The music will be of the newest kind, specially selected by the leader, an,d the dance deserves to be liberally patronised. Particulars are gjvcii m another column." • . ' • ' The value of the pure Lincoln flock, the property of the Messrs Douglas, Bruntsvood, Tamahere, as wool producers, may be gathered from the fact that the yam hogget which took the first prize at the late Auckland show, clipped '2ilbs 3oz, and the second prize-taker in the class, 221bs soz. Both these animals are out of pure-bred Lincoln ewes by the imported Ivirkham r.im " f.rimsby," belonging to the same owners. One of the Lincoln ewe hocsjets exhibited at the show, clipped I7lbs 4oz. The Wellington correspondent of the Herald writes on Tuesday :—Although nothing further has been heard touching Northern native affairs, either in respect to Mr Brycc's letter to Wahanui or the opening of Kawhia Harbour, or as to Tawhiao and the Waikatos, it is believed here by the best judges that the native King movement is finally crumbling to pieces, and that if the Government persist in their present course they will meet with little or no resistance, active or passive, on the part of the natives. This idea is confirmed by tolerably leliable information from the natives themselves. It will be seen in our advertising columns that a Christmas tree is to be exhibited in the Public Hall, Cambridge, on the 2lst. A large number of children's toys and other fancy and useful articles have been received by the ladies of the Wesleyan congregation, and the tree will doubtless be loaded with exhibits. The admission is merely a shilling, and all who pay for admission receive a ticket, numbered, which on presentation gives them a right to receive the article on the tree, which has the same number affixed. The proceeds are to be devoted to the liquidation of a debt incurred in refurnishing the parsonage. Each article on the tree is worth Is, and the articles are highly suitable as presents for the childreu. A short entertainment will also be given during the evening.

A meeting of the Tamahere Road Board was held at Camp's Hotel, yesterday afternoon, when there were present : Ciipt. Runciman (chairman), Messrs Bai'ugh, Onnerod, Bhodos anil "Wheeler. Tlic board decided to apply for £330 for district roads under the Roads Construction Act, 1882, oil the estimates produced by the engineer. Mr T. G. Saniles was appointed engineer to the board. A very satisfactory reply was received from the'hon. Mr Biyce with regard to the Tauwhare Native "Reserves, stating that the reasons adduced by the board why these lands should not; be made inalienable (that the only outfall for the drainage of a large area of swamp lands, anil also that the Victoria road was through these lands) were of such importance as tq demand grave consideration, which would be accorded it. The ordinary accounts were passed for payment. This was all the business of importance.

The lime-light entertainment given by Mr, Demies, of Auckland, in the Cambridge Public Hall, in aid of the new Baptist tabernacle, Cambridge, was in every respect an unqualifiod success. Indeed, it may be said that, financially, the success of the evening was be3'ond all anticipations, though nothing less than the nature of the entertainment deserved. The views, Avhich were both large and distinct, included tlie principal features and events of the Prince of Wales' visit to India, together with the ship Serapis, in which he sailed to the " Empire of the East." The cathedral abbeys of England were received with much admiration by the audience, particularly the young people, who seemed much amazed with the vastness and architecture of tho religious edifices of the mother country. One of the mem popular views of the ovpnfng was a picture of the new Baptist tabernacle, photographed by Mr Neal, of Cambridge, from the plans of Mr Richardson. This view was exhibited botli before and after the ordinary exhibition, and was veiy popularly received. Mr A. Forrest, assisted by Mr Brooks, kindly contributed the descriptive lecture, and the music was supplied by Mr Neal. The views were exhibited by Mr Douglas, of Auckland, and to him and Mr Forrest the Baptist congregation are particularly thankful for the manner in which they carried through the evening's programme, j

A native officer present at the battle of f J}el-el-Kebir makes the following statement I**1 ** "'Oh'September 12 we were informed that a general attack would be 1 made that night. We were all under arms and' at oar posts shortly after sunset. During the night scouts were sent out with orders to fire in the air as a signal if any body of troops was approaching. They three times reported all quiet. We had given up all expectation of attack ;we were tired, and the officers were beginning to lie down, when three scouts were sent out as a last reconnaissance. We had expected that the attack /would begin at about 2000 , yards, Out; guns' were sighted for this range. Arabi exhorted his officers to wait ten minutes for the result ot this last reconnaissance ; but hardly had they left the camp when they fired, the signal. , Instead of .2000 yards, they must have been 200, off. We fired, but most of our shots must have gone over their heads, j Almost at , the same moment, it seemed so 4 U^ C^> they were scrambling over us,' first over our right, and < then rolling over all down the, line like a' wave.,, We never, expected war like this. Our soldiers stood , fire at a distance very well. • On August 5 many were killed,, and they were, not afraid ,of shells ;.but these men came close up to us, and the only way to save life was to run away. • ; The native soldier, has never exercised this close way of fighting, $q soldiers ,butjthe f Euglisji could, )figati}ike that.!;/ ' • .! ,' •'",.'.; .*

'■ < A' ; correspondent -writes s :— A few persons standing- in conversation;, at the ( cotherl of ' Duke-street, Cambridge, near the: 'G#terign',j? Hotel; ; ,on u^aturday evening last/witnessed one of the iho'st' ' tmniiiurai -\ "Mgitf^Mtea. any Mraan, being could possibly j&o&e P^wiiliout'Maf hin'gi' lifitivcs ' Still ,1* w&Vmx 'p8 'unlttir'XOi say, oi«, •t^ei^i 4>n§|t^,^w *t,is? a 'f rl? 5 > * lira 9 , , • . 4 <9f the i^e/as.theJpeffl^WOTf^pf^K^^acti

Evans store ill high <|ontemplation of the passing multitude.fpV large white mastiff dog, which |l|etrayed signs of having iQg&ntly .gt^w^irtU^tp #^i ox*, tensive dE^HQ^ joffi|d cofffjmtiy \vi^i ! the two ffl|sk#?\u % ohijm, anitl|tb.6 p^irty, looked an||liitf|jjbn't Jw un&fciaßJfi ones Irnleud u fflfot»#'| however, soon assumed another aspeel, when beauty, regardless of tho opinion of the outside world, went .about sucking "the breast iv real depriving the poorijiniuial's offspring of their legicunntjo nourishment. While the two youngsters were thus indulging, another member of tho canine family standing by, seeing that tho i»obher)y animal was stsuuhng the above treatment with much fortitude, joined the- party, and jfyis needless ,to tsjiy tlit* groupi and their 1 , performance pM-j sonted a disgusting spectacle. ,The "Canterbury Press" remarksthat Wahanui has probably been the _most_ unpopular - and the v most unhappy 'mah'in the King Country since* Mr Bryce's v It .is^ no, joke for an .unfprtunate chief to have all Jus relatives lo* tho twentieth degree grumbling at him and abusing him for having ruiued their fortunes by his absurd impulsiveness. Poor old Tawhiao,, ,we,suspect", • has been particularly severe,,bn Wahaiuu, for it is not to be denied that he.- at, all 'events, has missed a very good thing by the Rejection of Mr Bryce's proposals. When he has finished the evening meal of shark" and kumera, and hung up his shocking bad hat with a peacock's feathers, and lain down in the wliare to ruminate on, the vanity of human , greatness, it must often occur to him that after all his mana is a great piece of humbug. We can (jaitc imagine him snarling at Wahanui over the last pipe of torori, "You are a fine fellow, you are, to conduct a delicate negotiation. Here's a nice mess you have been and gone and made of it. Why couldn't you hold your stupid tongue— eh ? Paraiti didn't speak to you, did he ? You hav'nt got any mana to sell, have you ? Another time you'd better wait till you're asked to speak, or else speak for yourself, and leave other people's affair's nloiw"." (Grunts of applause from all the neighbouring whores.) And so on, until the victim of rash conclusions begs for mercy, or sneaks off to drown his sorrows in the flowing bowl. While the West Kent Fox-hounds where out cub-hunting on the estate of Mr. George Wood, of West Court, South fleet, a singular accident took place. T. Dawson, the huntsman, was leading the hounds, when his horse suddenly disappeared irom under him, dropping into a draw-well 23 feet deep. The rider, fortunately saved himself by clinging to, the boughs of a tree. Two fox- hounds and a fox-terrier went Avith the horse below, and it was naturally anticipated that the animal would be* killed. The assistance of a 1 number of laborers was secured, and a man lowered into the well by means of ropes, he soon attached lifting gear to the unfortunate horse, which was then hauled to the surface by meie physical stregth on the part of the laborers, without guys or mechanical appliances, the animal materially assisting in his own extrication by pawing at the sides with his feet as he was being lifted. On reaching the surface it was found that the horse had sustained no injury. The fox-hounds were also recovered uninjured, but the trx-terrier sustained a broken leg and had to be destroyed. — English Paper. A curious, commendable practice obtains in Northern Germany and ■ tlie Rhenish provinces. Smokers of cigars in the cafes in this part of Germany make it a rule to cut off caicfully the end of the cigar before proceeding to smoke it, and to deposit the piece so severed in a mctalboxnotasasimple measureof cleanliness and propriety, for the solicitude off the Germans in this matter of the cigar ends is due to othor oanses, The trays are, in fact, placed in the cafes by a benevolent society which has numerous branches in these provinces, and the aim it has in view is to supply a certain number of poor childmi with a new suit of clothes at Christmas each year. The statistics furnished by nineteen of the branches in the Rhenish provinces show that in 1881 no less than 4,500 pounds of tobacco were collected in this way. This was sold for £1,200, a sum which sufficed to provide an outfit for ever 1,700,' poor children at an expense of about fifteen shillings each. The branches of the society are steadily increasing in number, and have, in fact, doubled within the last three years.