The Maikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1632, 19 December 1882, Page 2

The Maikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE

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TUESDA V, DEC. ID, ISBX.

It was announced in our last issue | that the matter of the Cambridge j racecourse had at length been satisfactorily settled by the sale of the j land by Mr Fanthatn and the agent of the Jockey Club. No sooner has | this difficulty been overcome than ' the club issues a programme for a race meeting to be held on New Year's Day. The programme will l)c found in another column. Considering to what a low ebb racing in "Waikato has fallen during the last year or so, the action of the Cam bridge club is all the more to be commended in that they have bestirred themselves so energetically. We learn that subscriptions have come in most freely, and the club will not only be able to offer fair prizes, but will, moreover, place themselves on a sound financial footing. The money is not large enough to attract foreign horses, but the local owners will doubtless i readily come forward, and a good day's sport is almost certain to result. Farmers will be glad to soe that the club has chosen a general holiday for the meeting, so that the busy season will not be encroached on as has been the case in some previous years. In view of this we hope the club will receive a very extended support, and we wish them success.

Through the neglect of the Resident Magistrate's Court authorities, or probably through the unwarrantable economy of the Justice Department in not having an interpreter attached to the Court for the purpose of interpreting native evidence, both the informants and accused in the native ejection case now before the Court at Cambridge have been considerably inconvenienced. Indeed, not only has it been a matter of personal inconvenience, but the delay which has been caused to tha parties to the action through this osafcfcer of neglect since the opening of the e<Lse f has caused much valuable time to be Lost, and the loss of valuable time meaus an augmentation of legal and other expenses, which generally make litigation a very undesirable and unwholesome pursuit. The fault certainly cannot be imputed to the clerk, whose position does not entitle him to incur any expense unless specially instructed to do so, and the remuneration which the clerk is allowed to offer for the services of an interpreter is not sufficient to secure its acceptance by a competent man. This is borne out by the fact that when a gentleman was called upon on Tuesday last to fill the office of Court interpreter for the day, he refused to ; accept the position on account of | the unusual smallncKS of the fee. Sometime ago an interpreter made , an offer to the Court to do the i Court work at the reasonable remuneration of £25 a year, but^ his offer was ignored. The proceedings ! of the past few days at the Court show how desirable it is that an interpreter should be attached to the Court, particularly as Cambridge generally boasts of a fair proportion of native residents. When no interpreter can be got, ,to undertake the duties afc the rate of .remuneration which the ejerk jk allowed to offer, it is unfair tiiafc ibh,e bjame should be saddled! on him,' as Uis own remuneration is' not of such a nature as to warrant him in incurring 4 liability which he himself may have to d&gfearge. The blame we think should he saddled on the shoulders of those svitt fagpfvo it — jbhe authorities at

"Echoerfrpm the Pafe^will be found on th» %\tr4J^*fy*e ( of' this' issue, • TherfirstiftuadrfUe^ppblyiUnder, .theauspiceajoffche PafoUtQtt Ej&s am. be held in the Oddfellows' Half t^os. eveoiing. „'fiFbe tnusic v^ll te^ipp.ljed by the (juadwiHe hp#& formed , of the leading On *Hd aft^w *he'»f et .fwtt|jT., the .mail between, Hamilton «i#tSfg'}f n . "Wedriesda^fMattS aim.? vMr4*Sutfc6^ J ; rl : ;j taws jhe contract. - , .^ ,,»,., f t . >/£ Napier ! dorre^boifdenl^f^fch'e^ ,IT«^^legVaph^'dn%iW#^ jM^d'hW^Mp|M|a» ijM^opgfStanding/|lu^btfl|^^^^^

hovide^StMJfflPMll&rrin's wool, worth over £21.jJ0(|, which has for three firs putt beeiijinrnQftmle^Uw £he natives, titha^pe coul,d rtpf arrai|ge''for the lease the plpck, the ', Patea natives object-

The^tmr^perforpia^ceof the CamPi<l,He^'rain«a'tic<S 4 oci^ l will come off at The Pi\V)lio Hall tS-inolri'ow evening. The entertainment, in the preparation of which much tronble has been taken, promises to.bpyeiy. successful. „ ThA 6afmiltonl Wasky^n Sunday:

st'hpol'anniyeYsary*wi'll lie £elebrdtec\ in the school-room this evening by a tea meeting to be followed by a public meeting in the ohuvch, when addresses will be delivered by ministers and friends, interspevaed with, vocal selections by the. children. 1 ;'/>i. . j ' !i '

The members of the Hamilton Band will hold a monster picnic ou-Box-ing Day at the Cherry Grove, Waipa. Piovidcd the day be line, a most delightful outing will be enjoyed by those who avail themselves of the trip. T

Christmas. Day and New Year's D.iy will be observed as holidays by the Postal Department, and letters intended to be despatched on those days must be posted on the previous Saturday. The outward English mail will close in Waikato ou Saturday, the 30th iust., and not on the Monday as usual.

The Resident Magistrate was occupied at the Hamilton. Court the whole of Saturday morning hearing two cases of threatening language, Jolly v. Mrs Harker, and Mrs Harker v. Jolly, Mi- Hay appeared for Mr Jolly. The <si't<itfiia& (iisv)oseel the fact that the woman had used most unbecoming language, but the Magistrate did not think evidence had been adduced to warrant his binding her over to keep the peace. Both cases were therefore dismissed.

A correspondent, who signs himself " Ratepayer," writes from Cambridge, recommending the local board to consult the ratepayers before indulging in any further litigation regarding the Masonic Hotel. Ho'hintb that the townspeople have had to pay pretty smartly already, and would like to have a voice in any future proceedings.

Mr James Stewart, C.E , was a passenger to Cambridge yesterday. He will attend the Piako Comity Council meeting to-day, Hind "\viil subsequently, it is thought, proceed to Te Aroha, to consider some proposed alterations in the brain way system.

The Hamilton West School broke up for the Cluisttnab holidays on Friday. To-day the examination for the district scholarships will bo held m the school, Mr Vincent Rice, Secretary of the Board of Education, pre&iding. Mr Rice arrived yesterday.

The following changes in the English Cabinet have been cabled :— Lord Derby, Secvetary for the Colonies 5 Lord Kimberley, Secretary for India; Lord Harrington, Secretary for War; and Air Childers, Chancellor of the Exchequer.

We have to acknowledge the receipt from the author, the Rev. J. Golden, late of Waikato, of a poem entitled, " Old Dick, the Prophet, or, the Baid of Gonganebarra," written after the lnauuei- of Longfellow's "Hiawatha."

Tne Auckland cricketers, both Mr Robineou's and Mr Beale's teams, ai lived in Auckland on Sunday by the Taiaroa. The former greatly enjoyed their southern trip. The mutch between Beale's Auckland team and New Flymouth resulted in a victory for the latter by 87 runs. The scores were : Auckland, 120 ; New Plymouth, 207,

We would remind our readers of the Christmas tree entertainment on Thursday next in the Public Hall, Cambridge, Upwards qf 400 exhibits have been received top the Ghrigtrntys tree. The entertainment will consist of Htorary, vocal, and instrumental selections. Besides local talent, a gentleman and lady from Auckland have promised their assistance, so that the programme promises to be of an attractive character.

The Kirikiriroa school broke up for the Christinas holidays on loth inst. The event was celebrated by a gathering of parents and friends, who were entertained by the children with songs, recitations, &c, rendered in a very creditable stylb, and which elicited great commendation. Much aatißtaotion was expressed with the progress that had evidently been made during the year. Tea and the usual accompaniment of good things were then partaken of, after which games were indulged in and toys distributed, which brought the proceedings to a close, and children, and friends dispersed to their several homes, T he S cl } c< tf W J II semble on. 22nd January, l§8&,

The natives at present attending the sitting of the Native Lands Court at Cambridge have had their honour tainted by a few acts of dishonesty on the part ot some of their number since the opening of the Com t, and it would seem as if the punishment which has been inflicted in each iiittivitljj.nl case has not sufficed as a lesson to others \vno J^exyise incline to break the law against dishonesty, pn Friday morning a native boy named Puwha entered the shop of Mr Richardson, stationer, Cambridge, having, as he though, made a bad investment on the previous evening by buying a pack of cards, and demanded fco Jjavp them changed, but this the vendor wquld not comply with. Mr Richardson having subsequently left the shop, leaving his boy in charge, the native youth returned with a number of others, and tried to force the boy to give them access to the till ; but in this they were not successful. The youth then stole another pack of cards, and ran from the house, followed by his ppmrades, He was subsequently arrested and looked up, Jfp. wa<} brought up at the Police Court on Saturday before Messrs Searaucke and E. B. Walker, J.P. who considered the offence a trivial one, and discharged the prisoner. L?

A most enjoyable concert was given by the pupils of the Hamilton Wegj} school, in the Volunteer Hall last night, the proceeds being in aid of the school library fund. The hail was ypry prettily decorated under the guperiutendence of Mrs 'Murray, and, despite the threatening aspect of the ; weather, there was a fairly large audience. • The programme consisted of songs, duets, choruses, dialogues, recitations instrumental selections. To say jihat the entorfcainjftenfc passed off successfully is only doing bavd.jttsiifie ip i\W ypuug people aud their able music instructor, Mr T. A: Bell, to whom great praise is due. The choruses especially, w;ere worthy of commendation, " Hear (the Watchman" being quite a gem in its way. The exigencies of space prevent our giyiug as full a notice as we should like, but our ypung frjends must take the will for tb».&e<L -W Wbm§>'W * lie ?ro"? ro " gramme ; , . 1. Duct, '♦• Maude -Waltz," Elizabetb Scptt and Winfrcd Murray. ' ' , g.JPartandxliorussonff/ 3. Dialogue, " Better than -Fighting, Tow Tidd and Michael Wih>on. 4. Solo, "Chime Agaiu," L^ura Salmon. fi. Dialotfue^ " James 'ahdithc Sailor, 1 " Jack3Qn and Chas. Cox. <• 5. Gtojrjgis, " Gather Roses." 7. Dialoglie.'^^njjfe acd the Widow/ Marjr ■ Williamk and H.Huwfe 1 .-' •••■(. ." 8. Chorus, " London Bridge." /i • 9., Dialogue, j" Ships at, Anphor,' Josep.h Dillicar'andWi Andrews'. '„ \il, ' ' ' , 1 10. Sdo; "Jessie's Drtam," r jWmtfi'dd IMurray.1 Murray. jUU I , The; Giant and ithe)pwarf," S.DialOßue, "Adopted -child," Elizabeth Spfltj T^nd Richard BradWtf. .O M HD ! H j £ SW/"J&rt e0 ' S . hane » Bessie Murr|.y.i tit