The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1720, 14 July 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal arid exactij(istidoHg all men, { I j*' f ' Ot\VHatsoever statd or persuasion,! religious i on Here shall the Prcis the People*!, fight yi^tain, Unawed by influence and unbrtbed'b^ gatn..^

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mate are coffS^^^xrP^orrespondent is in errof, aig^&publish the tr be^uso it l||(wi attention to !toffltliings'K\vbi<Qve cannot tooflnibchj ( ptmideralion. Wo i\aye |cbnmjaniw|ed^'j|with an ifashditty y in %masb|i% whom we are informed that xho schools nien'tioned arc not ondowod, Imt are merely ,puJ>Hc schools^ proclaimed high Icji^olsJtMj ices for .^powor dedu^itign.f 'Frqin/this wo. should infer that separate Accommodation is not provided for the advanced pupils, as in Waikato, but that they are taught the extra sub-jects-ih conjunction with the • other instruction in the primary schools. Tho only -other ■ conclusion nve -ean ' arrive at is that the number «f pupils at the Southern schools is .wixch larger ,than that attending either the Cambridge or, Hamilton High School, and consequently the cost of the additional tuition /is spread over a greater' area.

Mr Williams' paper on Arboriculture, "Echoes from the Uafe," and other items of interest are crowded oat of this issue.

The English mail closes at the Hamilton Post Office ou Monday next ,;it 10 a.m.

The advent of the Blue Ribbon Army is anxiously loolu-d forward to by a section of the Cambridge public*. It is intended to erect an hotel at an early (tote at the junction of the Waotu roail with the Oxford-Cambridge road.

The Hamilton footballers are requested to roll up for practice at Sydney iSmnre at half-past three this afternoon.

A performance will be given by the Whatawliata Amateuf Variety Troupe on Friday, the '20fch inst., to bo followed 1»v a ball.

Mr Norgrove's latest .purchase, the Anteros filly, arrived in Wuikato yesterday. The youngster was bred by Mr Redwood, of Nelson, and is likely to make some stir in racing circles in a year

or two. The Coromandel correspondent of the N.Z. He mhl writes that Mrs Cad man, relict of the late Mr Jerome Cmiin.ui, M.L\C.,and mother of Mr JV Cdilnian, M.H.R., died on Thursday, after a short illness.

Services will be held by Mr Aldriilye at LeQiicsne's Hall, Hamilton, to-morrow morning and evening. The subject for the evening lecture is '• Daniel and his times," being the first (if a series of lectuies on tho Book of Daniel.

The Kiliikihi Amateur Dramatic Club \\ ill give a pprfornunue in the Tow n Hnll on Friday, *20th imt., consisting of the drama '"The Kent D.iy," and the faice "No. 1 Round the Coiner." The ptogranime is published elsewhere. The i-ntfitainnient will conclude with a dance.

A grand dramatic entertainment, in aid of the Auckland Masonic Hull building fund, will be given at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday eveninu next, Brethren who may lie in town are desired to extend their patronage theroto.

The adjourned annual meeting of householders in connection With the Cambridge Public Hall will be held in tlio hall this afternoon, at i o'clock) whuii (he committee for the ensuing year will bu elected. A large attendance of the public is requested.

The ordinary quarterly sitting of the Distiict Com t will commence at Hamilton on Monday afternoon. Lifir tilm the case ot Wai pole v. Te Awcimutu Cheese and Bacon Factory Company, claim for balance of salary anil wrongful dismissal, is sot down foi hearing, ami is likely to occupy the court some oonsiileiiiblt 1 time.

The usual monthly meeting of the I'iako County Council, m hiuh was fixed to bo hold at Te Arnha on Thursday, the l!)th iiist., has been postponed until the following day, Fii'lay. The meeting will be held at 7 o'clock on Friday evening, and members of the council will make a tour of inspection over the field and tiainway woiksat Waiorongomai on tiatiuday.

Mr A. Isaacs, storekeeper, Oambritlj^c, has sent a large stook ot goods to llotorua, with tlio intention of opening in business there during the sitting of th« Land Court. He despatched two waggon loads ot about a ton iach, by road, via Wttotn, and notwithst tnding the heavy condition of the road and the swollen nntmc ot tiie creeks, the teams at rived at their journey's end all light.

The present is the season for taking steps to abate the small bird nuisance, us owing to the severe weather and consequent scarcity of food, any grain is eagerly taken up. A day or two ago a gentleman in Hamilton, who had come across a small parcel of last years' poisoned wheat, threw it' out, and in a tew minutes it was gobbled up, and within a short time at least iifty birds, sparrows awl yellow-hammers, could be counted close at hand who had paid the penalty.

Mr Thomas Russell, O.M.Q-., was entertained at dinner by the mpiiibew of tho Northern Club on Tlmr&day night, prior to liis departure for England. Mr J. C. Firth occupied the chair, and the Mayor of Auckland (Mr J. M. Clark) the'vice. In responding to the toast of his health, Mr Russell spoke in the most hopeful terms of the colony, and Auckland in particular. He said he expected on his next visit to come out by direct steamer to Auckland, and take the train to E-otorua.

Mr J. P. Campbell, recently admitted to the bar ot New Zealand, made his professional debut in the Cambridge Resident Magistrate's Court, yesterday. The long list of cases entrusted him, and in which he ably represented his respective clients, is an unmistakable omen of the confidence which the general public of the district repose in him, and we have little doubt his future efforts at the bar will .ensure a continuance' of the support with which his first appearance has been, blessed. i ,

Mr W. K. Carter, the enterprising coach proprietor and livery stable keeper, of Cambridge, is at present effecting great improvements to his extensive premises and horse bazaar at Cambridge. In a previous issue we detailed at some length' the unparalleled aecomodation which 'Mr Carter's' Establishment affords, together: with its unlimited facilities for meeting the public -requirements. The.improye ments ■ which are at present being can ied out consist of flooring the entire establishment in, a very durable way, a,nd providing many othpr nrtinpr comforts and conveniences^

The debate on Mt 'Montgomery's resolutions was resumed on Thursday, • occupied the whole of that day.. and;, was 1 adjourned. ,. f'JI he speakers were • Messrs Pyke, y Moss, M H^caudrewi ,', JJutchinsqn,,; McKenzie, and Major (Harris, for, ahd 1( M**n> Sutjton, , Bi-ycej, l(^j;z(>crald 'and Tawhai against. .(Mossv^yed an amendment .afxming Mtta9XJßS4JgW'9f ' ' reUeyinc theL,General .Government and turo iij>t ofX purely general cono^rn." Mr iSeddou- gave notice of a,/U|ther ?pmendro^l»feJ?B^^PMi*^^'f^i nt isystejnt ofc looiUfgover^mehtyV^jjefjjde-L tba*e^ni(ihy nQr?|neanjJofJ|n jMgrfpng,,

of the country, anditlie™jHfflmment will be watched with infwesifffyTnany. Mr Mayo, Drtuj^^the well-known nursery urah-j-Jhas DMp^trjjTOort^ith the planting |pE tl||ltree|ffi,n(l aj||iran r examfn- v ation of ||he pound|pß hasflxpiftssed m opinion Spostt|a voui]|ple a3|K>' tlreiquahty of the Bs^ fpl|arbottW(iltu.^B% J|§ £k The usual monSnly nteetin^ of the Tamahere Road Board was held yesterday at the Tamahere Hotel, Captain Runciman jjijbhe .chair. The usual cpr- ' re^pondence was readjthe only Jifattec of importance b^ing ihat , referring to Jthe drainage of tlfe Tamahere s\VaW>pf which; the board were informed, was about to be undertaken by the Government, who had a surveyor on the ground at present laying out $h§ block. Intimation was received , jin< [a :, telegram ' front; Mr J. ,B.« WhyVe/th4t the '£looo voted foY' the Crawfords Gully approach to the T.ima'•here^Railway Station- « was available at any moment, and the engineer, Mr T. G. ,SandesJ was accordingly 1 to ' kike immediate steps to have the work' started, -.os,. soon as the. weather wiU^cr-. nrit. It is intended to -put in a concrete and brick, culvert in lieu of a large wooden bridge as at first intended, provided a good foundation canjbe obtained, this being considered 1 <a; more ''permanent work than the timber could possibly be. A number 'of accounts, .VEei'e,. passed for payment, and the engineer was also instructed to pet a cnlvert put* in ,near Cow ley's large enough to parry off air the water at present coming' down from the road drains, Mr Cowley contributing towards the expense of the culvert.

In the House of Representatives the other night, Mr Whyte miule a decided hit at Mr Seddon's expense. The Early Closing Bill was on, which enables two-thirds of a trade to compel the other third to shut up their shops at a certain hour., The debate was practically over, and' the mover himself (Mr "Conscience'" Green) content to go to a division, when Mr Seddon got up and inflicted a long harangue Upon the House. When he had done Mr Whyte got up, ami said that to hi 3 intense surprise, he (Mr .Seddon) had converted him to the principles of this bill, and if these piinuiples were carried out fully it would be a vciy useful measure. Indeed, if it were applied to that House, and power given to two-thirds ot the members to compel the other third to " shut up," it would do a vciy great deal of jjood indeed. Coming on as it did, just at the proper moment, it made the House roar, and Mr Seddon was fetched properly. He tried to retort, but couldn't 1 , and it is undei stood that he still teds sore about it.

The promoters of the establishment of a cheese and bacon factory in the Whatawhata district have li.ul several very good inducements held out to them in the matter of a site for the proposed factory. In one ease the fee simple of a piece of land, 12 acreb in extent, has been offered ac quite a nominal figure. We would earnestly counsel action bcinj taken at once, to be in readiness for the next season's work. Above all the main object is to determine on the site which will best suit the greatest number of suppliers of milk, The success or otherwise ot the undertaking depends so much upon this that every consideration should bs well weighed by the provisonal committee betorc making the choice of a site, and one of the first steps to take in help* ing them to a decision in the event of a difference of opinion would be to go round and obtain guarantees from pro* bablo suppliers for" tile alternative aitci, and ,-lfteT tills! to tlrfci fclidli 1 judgment m determining In -Which dii^ctiou ftiither support is filiely to lie" given from the inducements to settle itpoil lands adjoining, which such an industry Would be bound to lead to*