The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1631, 16 December 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Ei|ual and exact justico'to all mon', ' , t Ot whatsoever btato or persuasion, religious or> political, ' if, l.ff j,,iji {* ' . Here shall the Press tbe People's right maintain, Onawed by influence and unbribed by gain. "

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It is very^Kard.jio 4et»Vnune'y^t||? r ]^ ' and Example of youthfu]ynimaj?ijiiy ,?&* hibited at the Hamilton-iiPolicfe Cou^ yesterday is tl^e <>u|cpme oof£ f lirrilanism, ' or oCljiji^;^^^^}^^^' most s m%rmtj^ fi ojr C rM' should have entere^ int^ai^oi^pfj'acy^

i^TOeff^^atP^?l^^3lneBB and precision, and yctta&ncnSa the undoubted fact. The Boncl| t®]|ll-inWc,mil view of the uus$ s nnd onf&fcd theyouthfuiculpntsto lil;louiuUy "\viill»petl,f*a; course of treatment \Vhioli^ f i'hope 'will be continued kxjjhu Th'to'^gaol or the refor.ljwtoi'yis^ngtjlUe'ipJaco, for offendei-s of streh tendor^eafs-ivs Davis and Martin, and an occasional casfcigation coupled with a tigotirous surveillance, may perhaps induce a change in their habits..

£fHB War iiijE'ypi; has\by no tiaeans determined one of the chief issues raised, namely, the position of the Canal. An American journal writing on the question says that England has no wisli ,tp assume the sole responsibility of a work which is essentially '■ European. Even if ehe desired to do so, such a caavse-JfoaltL,. give rise to grave diplomatic dffficulties j with more than one Cabinet, even if it diil not precipitate war in the east. And, lastly, England does not need to occupy the banks of the canal to control the canal. As the first naval Power, she can seize the canal when she pleases, and this fact constitutes her the real but informal guardian of the freedom of the canal. Nor is there any reason to fear that any international arrangement that may be come to will in the least impair I her freedom of .action in that respect; The Power that is Sovereign of the seas is necessarily by her position the real custodian of the canal.

Echoes from the Cafe and a large quantity of Cambridge and other news are crowded out of this issue. The native ejection case was continued yesterday, and was adjourned till after the Christmas holidays. The Native Lands Court is occupied with routine business, and will be adjourned on the 20th till Jmmary the 10th.

The ordinary celebration of the Holy Communion at S. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, will bo on to-morrow instead of on to-morrow week.

After the Ist of January the Avoha mail coach will leave Hamilton immediately on the arrival of the Auckland train, instead of in the morning as heretofore.

The prediction of Commander Edwin failed again on Thursday, so far as Waikato was concerned, and the weather continues to be as dry and hot as ever.

There are some very good crops of wheat in the Hokonui district, particularly on the farm of Mr Primrose, but, as in the case with nearly all the wheat crops in the district this year, there is a large proportion of withered ears.

The cricket match, Auckland v. Nelson, mms concluded on Thursday, and lesulted in a victory for the former by four runs. The match is said to have been the best ever played on the Nelson ground.

Mr George Hemus will conduct the ordinary morniug service at the Oddfellows' Hall, Cambridge, to-morrow morning instead of Mr Whytock. Mr Hemvis will also conduct a number of special services at Cambridge during the week, commencing in the Public Hall on Sunday evening.

The Cambridge Dramatic Society will give their thud performance in the Cambridge Public Hall on Wednesday, December 30th for the benefit of the Public Library Building Fund. The pieces selected for representation are the dramatic sketch, "Ruth's Romance" and the farce of "Little Toddlekins."

A gift auction and promenade concert in aid of the funds of 8. Saviour's Church, Alexandra, will be held in the Public Hall on Monday, the Ist of January. A Christmas tree will form one of the attractions, and the whole will conclude with a dance. Friends are requested to forward their contributions to MrsJ. Aubin.

A Press Association message from Napier, dated Wednesday, says : —Mis Hampson's mission closed with a soiree at the Theatre. As regards Revivalism, the mission has not been a success. Her meetings attracted crowded audiences, but, from the amounts in the contribution boxes, few thought it worth while to pay anything.

There is on view at the shop of Mr N. G. Lennox, stationer, Hamilton, a striking little sketch in oils of the Hamilton Lake, with Mr Cawkwell's residence in the background, from the pencil of Mr Kelly, a nephew of Mr Thomas Jolly. The painting make 3 no pretensions to being a finished production, but the workmanship is by no means careless, and the colouring is particularly happy.

A meeting of the Cambridge District Road Board was held at Broad Meadows on Thursday afternoon, when arrangements were wade with Mr_ T. G. Sandes to prepare plans and estimates for works under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882. It was also resolved to agree to the application made by the Tamahere Road Board to hand over to them the management of the £1000 granted for tiie Crawfords Gully approach to the Tamahere railway station. Some tenders for road forming were accepted and accounts passed.

The Waikato Steam Navigation Company's boat " Delta" met with a somewhat serious accident on Wednesday. While nearing the shore in the vicinity of Churchill, to land some goods for a settler, she struck on a snag, which stove a large hole ou her starboard side just abaft of the paddle wheel. The damage waa repaired temporarily, and the steamer completed her trip to Ngaruawahia. On Thursday she started for the Heads for permanent repairs, and will probably be back to day,

We yesterday had the pleasure of inspecting a very beautiful bride-cake, designed and constructed at the establishment of Mr Trewheeller, confectioner, Hamilton. In addition to the usual profusion of floral ornament, the lower storey (so to speak) of the cake ia encircled by a broad band of white aatin, , on which are printed in ciimson, a number of exceedingly appropriate texts and mottoes. The cake has been made to the order of a lady in Auckland, who, we believe, intends it for the forthcoming Baptist bazaar in that city. It is well worthy ot inspection.

Information, received from the Agent-Genera} by the niail, states that he intended to dpspatph the »l>ip J|alcione to Lytteiton on the 13th December wjth a full complement of immigrants. He mentious that he is advertising for experU enced domestic servants who are wjlling to emigrate to New Zealand. With regard to the appointment of professors and teachers for the Auckland College, and Waitaki High School, he says that a large number of applications have |been received from professors for the Auckland College. There were 87 applications for the chair of classic/3 and English, 61 for mathematics, 34 for chemistry, and 23 for natural science. For the Waitaki school 700 gentlemen applied for the neceesary forms, of whom 230 sent in complete applications. Sir Dillon Bell expected to make $ final during November, ' . < <

A sporting gentleman at Alexandra requests us to publish the^ollow-, ing entertaining 1 information ,;—" Although the prtees flt the $oxing^ Pay's .sports are sthalli a number are training. McKinnon, M&rtin, Sullivaril Chappefl, Grey,' Oliver,' McQiiillen, Mallard, , and ' Webb may .4. 4 V c se e»' A^y ! 4 oin 'g he , lr ! spinV?— McKiiinon, ia doing foojl srotk, and fr£ and well' on the'tliiyp'wiU have & bigaayin the Bports.rrMa,r^in^ a ; promising colt, : 'and> 'With 7 luck, w|U -nipre t^ian ]beat;'hira.7-§ f ulUyanj is rather on ,ihe liig 8 ! :on>ipf;ti4has ,i^^W#^pJfe a dark on& ?> well^orth vwitching^as sp*

I race out of huh; —Mallard is an uncertain starter, and m|y be passed over.— ssbb, J^ugli' bao^da to wan ppt, @am IdJfesHroufoled Wrtfptheslow^ iningpihc iiljove youUvill oblig\ma'hy." het'Nati^e Leiids^Cou^ OamIgtplta stiufbccurrod ljprin&svid&ice last tne presiding J'lidtfe cornplaine'd of the fact that persons who hud permitted to use the hall on the <firevious evening -^had abused -that privwe'ge hy, knocking abpul the^ Court papers kmi documents. If^pepple tfMuaejilefcho hall during the eveniiigs could no* refrain from disturbing the Court's documents, the Court would have to take steps to have the building kept exclusively for their list* during the sittings. , While disapproving of 'the cbnijuct ofith'ej parties who so unnecessarily disturbed the Court jpajjers, we think it is not in tl)e_pp.wer of tfio Court to exclusively mondpofise tfte building duripg a sitting, extending Qver, y probably, eight or ten 'months, to the great inconvenience of the townspeople. We- hope, however, that' 'more care will be manifested in future by parties who have the use of the hall in the evenings, unknown to the Land Court, whom we think should be apprised of the fact, when the ,building is to be used in the evening.'

At a recent general court of the governor' and company of the Bank of England, a shareholder asked what precautions were taken by the bank against fire. The governor said that "he had not prepared himself to answer the question. One of the best securities, however, was that there should be an organised body of persons for the purpose, who periodically tested their powers and saw that everything waa iii working order. That was the bank's practice." Probably there is no place in the world much safer. It is completely isolated, without external windows, and is guarded within, besides it own watchman, by a strong detachment of the Foot Guards, who take possession at sun-down, and remain until about six in the morning. The Bank of Ireland is similarly guarded. The Bank of England includes nearly the whole of a parish, an ancient graveyard, now known as the *' garden," and the site of the house and garden of Mr Houblon, the first governor. Mr Godfrey, the first deputy-governor, was killed in the trenches at the seige of Namur, whither he had gone to communicate with King William 111., and insisted on going to the scene of action. In the memoirs of Lord Lexington is a letter from a distinguished man of the period, who speaks" of becoming "Godfreyed" in allusion to this. D urine the Chaitist riots of 1848, the roof of the bank was protected by sand- bags. It was in great danger in the Loitl George Gordon riots, when ifc probably owed its salvation to the pluck and rcidy wife of John Wilkes.-— lir'UMt 'finch Juarnd.