The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1636, 30 December 1882, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

"Equal antlciacf jUStlco Wall WcC ''"**;': "* Of whatsoever state pr > persuasion, or Here shall thcPress the People's right maintain, Unawcd by influence a^d.unbribed by gain. „ ~r-4*=rr^ !, ' \rs ' '' "

SATURDAY, DEC. 30,1882. 4

Residents of Hamilton and settlers of the surrounding districts, will be glad to' know that' tliey will commence the new year with a free bridge. On Thursday next the formal ceremony will be performed by the hon. the Premier of the Colony, and the day will doubtless be observed as a gala clay by the inhabitants of -the town. The erent is indeed one that may well provoke' some enthusiasm — at least on the part of those who have had to put their hands deeply in their pockets for tolls during the last three years or s 0 sand — and it should be celebrated in a befitting manner. The Mayor, fully alive to the importance of the occasion, has drawn up a programme, which will be found in another column, and on Monday night he will ask the Council for the requisite funds to carry it put % We sincerely -, trust that' no miser-* able spirit of sham patriotism and economy will influence any of the councillors, but that they will , at once : 'cheerfully provide the small sum required to conduct the ceremonial in a way creditable to the ratepayers arid the town. ,

It is somewhat singular that at a 1 time like the present, when news is not over plentiful, the newspapers should pay so little attention to the reputed' successor of the Christian apostles who has come amongst us in the person of Mr Milner Stephen. Beyond a paragraph or two announcing his arrival in the colony, little or nothing, has been heard of this extraordinary man. What increases our surprise is the fact that, notwithstanding, the apparent indifference on the subject, most of those journals who have condescended to notice Mr Stephen are by no means sceptical. On the contrary they are quite prepared to believe in the modern apostle. The spectacle presented to us is one of the most extraordinary ever witr nessed. We speak advisedly, becatrse Mr Stephen, whatever else ho may be, is no ignorant, mercenary charlatan, seeking to live on the credulity of his fellows. During a long and honorable life he has filled some of the highest offices in his adopted country of Australia, and when he chose his present voea r tion, he threw up a lucrative lawpractice in Victoria. It is hardly possible that there could be any unworthy motive lying at the bottom of his action, and the thoughtful observer is driven to adopt one of two conclusions, namely, either Mr Stephen is a monomaniac, or, he is, what he claims to be. Probably* nine-tenths of the community swill adopt the former, in the belief that miracles ceased with SS. Peter and Paul and John and others because they do not believe in miracles at all, either now or at any previous time. It is, perhaps, easier to be sceptical than credulous, because the onus probandi lies with the believers, but it is not a little inconvenient to find that scores — nay, hundreds of people, hold the most unbounded faith in the curative powers of Milner Stephen, and are prepared' to vouch for the truth of all that is related of his marvellous faculty. Facts, it has been admitted, are stubborn things, but there are facts and facts. We demand a much more searching examination in some classes of facts than we require in others, while we accept some , upon the merest prima facie evidence. This is natural enough, seeing that all facts, are not of equal importance, and do not equally affect opinions and beliefs , reverenced , by f many generations of forefathers, and hoary with the rime of age. Hence it is that stories of ' miracle-workibg caverns and /W t ells .have ever been scornfully rejected/ by Protestant Christians, -while. the> truth,. of the phenomena has been" devoutly recognised by 'their Roman Catholic brethren. And yet we suspect thajb these great branches of the Christian Church will be;fourid'unaiiimb'u>in their opinion* of Mr Stephen. They will refuse to believe 1 in him or his. mysterioiis powers. " will go. further'; they will (nat ( nat seek for 'evidence eitiier for br.agaihfct him, but will probably treat him with, the most sublime contumely. If thi&b&the: coursesadopted^bhen we say the Church (by which, term we include all prbfessin^ Christians) will commit a g^ie'vbu's enjor. As we Jhaye nintea I , y^fStepli^is either .an« apbsfie,), qf • merpy^!p,rf a lunatic (or, if a conjurer, then such for tile- 16% }6i r §eMs)7/ili he be a successor pPthe apexes; ani r mated %; th^jHp.Jy;^tpgi^aaA Entrusted with, the I'dayine newer- pi Bli6tildV<hailfill<e fcii-cumdtancfa^a8 4; a> mhhi 'of

that 'fresh, life anivifcMir^hLOuld be instilled into the lielffisof its fpl- " dpbstles^^''^nil^)rd^|fij'.lje t an impostuMtlifg it isHSfe di^,d&tlie Church to SsijM n r ®9 v "ffife u H a and punishing the orrendor against the laws of public decency. '

\Our Raglan correspondent, in! another i -ooltfmnf speaks in hop&uli»foisfcdncern-j ing the attitude of the natives in regard to the proposed occupation of Kawhia, and there is every reason for believing that';he isxsoijrectmi his i opinion., i From thbf ft>lloWing] letter, lUtobmm %f ■ 17th instant by Tawhiao to Mr Bryce, it is evideht that he entertains n lingering hope that the Government may ,be Jndnced, to, forego .their intention ;-r aboul? to! tidvei WTauifo and to the South. Your letter has arspecting Kawhia. .Frieftd 1 /; I have the directing of Kawhia : I have the regulation of It." But we, do not T^h^nk the Native Minister is to b^defewed from his purpose by ;.suchi,la.' > feeble protest as this. * " -■ - '*' ' >rv 'A' *y*- } •

"EchoeVfronMe'Cafe" will appear iv our next issue. v The banks in "Waik^o 1 ' will be closed on Monday (New Year's Day.)

The English Mail i#ll close at Hamilton to-night instead of on Monday, the latter; day being a post, and telegraph , holiday.

Sir William and Lady Fox arrived in Hamiltoiii by yesterday's train, and proceeded through to Cambridge, by ibuggy.

"The Waikato Times Desk Almanac, 1883," printed on strong cardboard, may be obtained on application to this office.

The sports which were to have come off at Hautapu on New Year's Day have been postponed till iMarch, the promoter (Mr Camp) not wishing to clash with the Cambridge races. It is to fy e hoped that his consideration in thus ( giving way will be -duly rewarded.

It was intended that the Otahuhu cricketers should play a return match against the Hamilton club, or, failing that, against a United Waikato team, but it was found impossible to get a team together, and the 'visitors', accordingly returned home by yesterday's train.

A buggy accident, which might have proved 1 serious, happened 1 to Mr and Mrs Dennistou, of Cambridge, when out driving in a hooded buggy of Mr Carter's 1 on Boxing > Day. When coming along the Hamilton road near Sh.irpe's nursery,' the horse shied, and somehow or othen cleared himself of the buggy without either upsetting it or doing any injury to those in it. He took part of ■thei'gear "with him, leaving the occupants in their seats unmolested.

A case of a very painful nature has 1 been brought before' the Thames Police Court. W. W. Gudgeon, a young man hitherto of excellent character, and moving in the best society, stands charged with attempting to commit rape on the person of Mrs Ehrenfried, wife^ of a well known resident.' The case, which has ..ot been gone into, now stands adjourned till next week. It is understood that Mr E. Hesketh has been engaged for the defence.

Sir Julius Vogel was entertained at a luncheon at Wellington on Thursday, There were about 200 present, and the chair was occupied by the mayor, having on his right the guest of the evening, and on his left His Excellency the Acting Governor. The Colonial Treasurer, and other members of the Cabinet, and 1 the Speaker of the Legislative Council wore also present. Lady Vogel was unable to attend. In responding to' the toast of his health, Sir Julius spoke in happy terms of his former connection wfth the colony, and hoped at no distant date to make a long visit to the scene of his early labours. Since his arrival in the colony two seats in the House had been virtually offered to him, but he had decided not to enter public life here again.

The cricket majch between the English team and twenty-two of Ballaarat was concluded on Thursday The first innings of the visitor closed for 272, and at the conclusion of the day's play the home team in their second innings had lost 14 wickets f0r!179 runs. The match was therefore drawn. The intercolonial match between the Victorian and New South Wales teams was resumed here on Thursday The Jhome team, with six down and 332 runs to their credit continued their second innings, and the remaining four wickets fell from 39 runs, making a total of 371. The New South Wales Eleven then commenced their 'second innings, requiring 263 runs to win the match. I When-the^tumps were drawn • for the day the score stood at '165, with only one Avicket down. Bannernian and Murdoch are not out for 51 and 55 respectively. Massie scored 51.

Wire, ropes have been gradually taking the place of hempen ones,, and, if the one we saw at the W.S.N. Company's store at Naaruawahia fulfils the purpose designed for. it (by Captain Lindsays/the days of hemp are numbered. The rope under«p^ceis'sisat|Bly^]'ee^q|jartersof an finte'lf irf 'diameter,|JSd was mlvdeifrohi New^^lilMd^Slli^a'nd, and lj^aSibeen rigiirely^ flamS^w^Kfc' 'flexible steel- wire' rope. " Besides beingfaa S^jbie'Jand J as easily made fast as an 'ordinary, rope, the following comparative advantages in cost and weight cannot fail t!o bring it into great demand. The one referred to, measuring6oo yards, weighing 2cw,t. 3qrs., and tested to a strain of 60 tons, cost £11 15s ; a hempen one to take the place of this one, which is intended to be used as a tow-rope on the company's barges,', would cost £21 for 120 yards, nearly; ten times the cost, without taking into, consideration the wear : this has, of course, yet to be compared. The rope is composed of five, t strands, each strand con- ; taining i between ' thirty -and .forty , fine' wires^ somewhat finer; than ordinary bottling' -wire. ; '■ , ' "

, Many of our readers will'learnwith regret that MrJ; W. H. 'Wood is aboj.it tOfleave the' district, to' enter theGovernment service,, at;., Wellington. During his residence in Waikato few have entered.so^heartily as lie,,into all kinds of manly ' sp6.is3.' Indeed, bis name ha* 'fcrbwn as words" 'iH" the' c 'crick'etihg and- fddtball worldr atjd i\otm\y ha* he <won by liis i prbWeis I mi ffchese games but, what is of. perhaps ,more .cpnsequence, he lias never failed to command the respect, and'este'eui'of ' everybody With - >Vh.om he' dame in Mht&QtWttntitho.JWWdl of a popular American rhyme, he always V done his level best ' in whatever he attempted, arid whether in'the field, in the* Cavalry, or in-the Comus Dramatic Club, . Mr 'Wood' never! contented i himrielf [with a back-seat. ,/OfOhls qualities it, does not, well become us to ,speftfc;iit, js, enough j tq > saY f (that ithey. areikfcowP^ and appreciated 'Sbyj/A, large i circle pett&Mial friends, -who! will;-gr0atly|fin.i8Sj his companionship. 'It w»Sfthe,iintentionr, ofta*num^^rs»f'ihe?eto;^w^«»tei^^fett^ their departingifriendatiftuaravfellsupperi last nignt^and y preparations', had } t been , madit tdfthCeii'dj ,bftt ,«tifo%natelyT Ms; Wood was t6%'iunwelLito;|be*, present! |S»hP^h%^^V#W^

pro«fl!e<l l^P Mesdames Men^HfsJtf^ Laran McNicol and' WallacCTKeawßi George andjCharles. Hunter elicited the heartiest approval' of the audience. A number of young ladies^ also displayed ferea'^ "efficiency in'^ayffig'Jpialiofor^s auets apd solos. iPKe* efforts of \ tlie com- v mitteef resulted in drawingitogethef aJ large and respectable audience that filled every part of the school, , and all seemed highly delighted with the evening's entertainment. (1 fflhWnffeeti^^ /jfj ftW H#nU*on| Troop; WaiKatd CaValry Volunteers, was not well attended last night. After the MiWtHijnW^rßViotßnfrefetufg h Stt"be«fi« read and confirmed, the chairman, (Lieut. JqhnloJiJ,^sk3e^f/>rr ( an ; expression] bfj, opinion irom those present as to the f ntureractronpofithe troopv-T-Af tepsome dia- » cussion it was decided' th^jipon the expiration of the time given in their notices to all members in arrears; ithosejbwingi the amounts > should be sued, and judgment being recorded it wpujd, posßibly induce the rest to pay up, and avoid the law expenses. Mr Henry Steele, who hnd been nomina|ed for election as member, 'was duly balloted for and elected; Trooper Stokesgave'notice that at the next meeting he should propose for membership Messrs D. Murphy and Thomas Kelly. ' The general feeling of the meeting was that the troop should not 'disband. The Rev. Douglas O'Gara, 0.5.8. writes to the . Editor :-n Would you kindly oblige me by inserting the following in your next issue. In the name of Father Luck and in my own, I ihave a very pleasing duty to perform. There can be no doubt about the success of our Bazaar, and we, consequently, feel very grateful to all those engaged in it. First and foremost, our thanks are principally due to the ladies of the , committee for their untiring and persevering efforts to make everything a success. lam very happy at being able to say that there was no hitch of any sort throughout the whole proceedings. Secondly, we thank all the other, kind-ladies and gentlemen, who, in assisting the ladies of the committee, rendered most valuable help. Last, but not least, we are extremely grateful to the members of the Hamilton • Band for their kind serVicss. Neither do we wish to pass over in' silence the kindness of the ladies who so ably presided at the piano. To Mr Knox, our worthy -Mayor, and to all the other gentlemen 'engaged iv fitting up the stalls and other-; wise "helping theiadies, we feel 'bound to dffer likewise our sincere thanks. In a word, we desire to let everyone in any way connected with the Bazaar know that we appreciate very' much their kindness, aiid pray God to bless them for it. The writer of "London Town Talk" in the Melbourne ' Argm says : Last Sunday I was not only "almost persuaded" to become a Salvationist (by the incessant downpour), but actually attended a ' •special service. "#" # For two mortal hours-^-which seemed immortal— I .was one of Mr Spurgeon's "umbrella Christians. <> It was ,in a small .fishing town, near the hotel in which I had been condemned 'to pass my holiday, and it struck me that I should have a more genuine experience j>f the Salvation folk there than in* their temple of Oxford street. The singing was excellent, and prosecuted with a vigor that left nothing to be desired that voice and toe and heel could give it. But the preaching? It was simply a series of apostrophes to the Trinity. A psalm was read by the female "captain," read worse than I ever heard it by the youngest .child in 'a Sunday school— and .with au obvious misapprehension of its meaning. Unfortunately, the lady was also a commentator, and the remarks she interspersed among the noble words of Kiug David were like pieces of tfrao rag sewn oa a, searfe* cloth. I noticed, however, that her hysterical' interpolations were infinitely more M'elcome ; to the congregation than the original text ; they were received on all sides with shouts of "Halleloyer" and '• I believe it," and lest my silence should be taken iii ill part, I too exclaimed " Halleloyer." I really could not say •' I believe it." As it was a special service, sinners were invited to the platform "to relate their experiences." To this I was looking forward with professional interest. I flattered myself that I should hear some revelations of a sen&.itional character. There were twenty " witnesses," not one of whom had anything to say which could interest any human creature. For all they had to confess they might have been angels. I had really halt a mind ' to invent a' peccadillo or two on my own account, to Ist them ' know iwhat > wickedness was. Everybody said in effect, " Last 'week' ,1 was a sinner ; to-day I am saved," and all the congregation exclaimed, "I believe it." I have hitherto, as you know, entertained- a sneaking liking for the Salvation Army, but I must confess that I jtm disenchanted. I say nothing of" theft irreverence; which may arise from cause? of which I am unfitted to judge j but so far as my experience goes, they have nothing to say, though they are very clamorous and confident iv saying it,

MrGeo. Aid ridge will lecture at Le Qucsne's Hall, Hamilton, to-morrow evening, on " Signs'of the Times." Mr R. Harris advertises for sale, a shop and dwollirijt-hVju'se at Hamilton East. Particulars w ill be found in advertisement. Tenders are required by th 6 Hamilton Highway Hoard for road works in their district. . , , . ■ Mr C. Day advertises a horse and cow running on his.f<irm.^ ( .}. } ■ Messrs W? Js, Hunter and ,Co. will sell at the Cambridge- yards on Saturday, January Oth. a large number of horses of all kinds, saddlerj-, harness, &c.,, Sec. On (Wednesday, l January, 2Jrd,| they, will hoid their usual Raglan cattle sale at Okete yards, when a lar{je numberj,' of cattle wilLbe brought forward. '' ' The Robin Hood « has i arrived at the He.id«. with a cargo of Victoria^ bonedust for the >W,S.N.-Co. ■ Orclers should be sent, An early, as/ the demand is great and stock low. . ' Mr H. Hpllojvay, bandmaster *of the Hamilton Hand,. anniiu'nces.tnai'Bo is 1 now prefpared to reccivp pupils oirall musical instruments) drawing^ mathematics, ,&c, at his resi»< dcricc, A r ictori.i-strcet,iHamilton. He will also supply quadrille parties, picnics, &c. with music* on the shortest notice. , ~ - - I A notice by the Hautapu poundkeeper appears in our advcrfisingjcblutnns.' I ,r, r r'! ! . ( ! A- quadrille ,assembly (Will, be.,heldj at the VofuntcoV'Hall, Hamilton, on New Year's' night.! The music will bo 'supplied by itheHamil-, ton Quadrille Band. - ( Mr J. f '^Bi{clilaiid t 'wilr hold his next' live stock sale at Ohaupo on :Tncsday,, : 9th, Where shall 1 X \sky ■ my f urhittire' 1 and carpets ? You.oahWo&ilo bettlar! 'Ih^h,' purchase from Garlick and Cranwell, whojiavenow a very large assortment ' ol BlrOh ' bedsteads,' > varying ia price from lteOd io to ten equnds, and, keep in stock beddiiig l| of all^sizes^nd' kinds.' Iheir large factory is completedrand machinery in full swuig, enabling them to turn out furniture quicker and cheaper tb«.ri,h}thprtq. /G. & C, ajways have rtadv aMarge variety of drawing and dining-room suites I . ' Sp'ioial » Is' paid td ' bedro6ni furniture, suitable toallclastes. Great variety ,of cafpets, Kiddefmihstef ( , f ßrussels/|naitiifiest&r • from 2s 6d per yard. /Linoleum tand oilcloW for halls, rooms, and •fSde^^GrsPC. keejp sfll ' kinds of Manchester goods." Sheetings, calicoes, ' h' ollands,ttoweUing«, flarfrtels, bla^ketsThurtains, cretonnes,'! damask,-' ScCj. Bee. ,Roo]^walogues ts'ent postfi-eafif-iadiWJwd.^CtttJcra^nijlbjpijg to many wll'find,oir\cMalogMeto| great service. T .The jpre^fr^Biflg^l^i^^Upugh a, l^^^il^^lnp^l