ECHOES FROM THE CAFE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1759, 13 October 1883, Page 3

ECHOES FROM THE CAFE .

A lakge numbcy of clergy of all grades, arc hove jtWfc nkfo attending the animal mcfctiiig of the Diocoaau *Synod of tho Anglican ■Chpttshi which was Opened on' Monday in iduff*or«fc.by- the Bishop of tho I)ioccse. In th^- coni*B of." Jus opeuing address, the §|ou spoke oLthe desirability of building thedvaL foi'SVuckland, but his proposal that li't-hoiifd bp erected outside the dity in iHo-slo'w-going and Slowly growing suburb of Piirnoll. Jfacathedr.il is to be built it should be in the city, but, because Bislibp Selwyn set aside a cathedral site at the top of P.irnell, Bishop Cowie and otljois seam to think tli;it there ;nid there only must tho cathedral be elected. Bishop Selwyn was a wise and far-seeing man, .uid it was an undoubted bmofit to the Anglican Chinch in T ow Zealand that he was its first bishop, but lib made a great mistake with regard to Parnell, the chosen home of combined pride and uovoity. It has for years lagged bohiud the city and tho western suburbs, and that mainly through Bishop Selwyn'a own action in getting so much of the land in it locked up as church endowments, which can be leased but not sold. Tho consequence has been that people who Avished to build houses for themselves found that they could not buy land there, and so went 'to Pon&onby on some other suburb where they could do so. While the new houses built in Ponsonby 1 could be reckoned by hundreds, those built in Parnell could bj counted by units. No, Parnoll is not the placo for the Auckland Cnthorbnl, when one is to lie built. Ft ceitainly should be in the city. S. Rail's Church is to be pulled down nnd re-built, mid the question anses- whether .some airangenient could nut be nude whetchy ,i portion of the cathcdial might be built, to be u»od tompoiarilv as S. Paul's Chuich, instead of, ns the Bixhop jnopo.ses, a poition of it bomg built at the top of Painell, to be used temporarily as S. Mary'h Church. * # Mr J. E. Kcdmo'id dehveied his lectuie on Home Uulo m the Thcitie Ro\.ilon Monrliy e\cning, and a veiy f.ur and tompnate lectute it w is. We'm New Zealand who lv.ue the light svnd thy pnwev to <jo\ui.\ ouiselves can h.udlv, be expected to s,iv that tho people of li'-l.uid should be denied ' similai pii\i!i ges. Noi'dnwe do so. Wo admit tlie pi ineiple, but wis i>b)eet to the means ie>orted to to .attain the end, 01 lathei to some of tlie men . So lo'ig .is the advocates of Home ftule in Ireland tiy by all fair and lawful means to attain then 6bject, they will have the .sympathy of bhe majority of poople b >th heio nnd in England. It is to the inuidcr of landlords, agents, process-servers and others, that we object. Of emise the leadci.s of the Land League deny all p..uicipation in, or connivance ,it murdei, but the statement has been made, notably by ill W. 10. Foi-,ter in tho House of Commons, lh.it tho funds of the L.md L'Mgut: have been used to pay murdeieis, and, though it has been domed, it ha.s nut been dispioved. I feel quit'. 1 sine that Ti eland's wou.t enemies ;ne those muideieis and then aideis and .ib-ittois, and that if the nnudeis ceased the people of England would msi-t on the Biitish Pailianient giving to the people of Ji eland the light to manage then own local affairs, and [ do not believe that them would be much insurance lequued. The question of Home Uulo is bi ought nearer home to us by fclio news i wived from Fiji. The "Europeans tlioie think that it A full time tint they had . i voice in the jmmagomont of thdi own atiaii.s, and have djSwu up ft petition to the (,»ueen, pi.i\mg he?to grant them rejnesentativo govemment, and anothei petition to the Annexation Conference to be held in Sydney next month, asking the menibi»i-> severally and collectively t'> u^o their endeavour-, to obtun foi lliein iepies(j']t.iti\e govcininent, or to be annexed to one of th' 3 Austial.isi.ui colonies having leinesentatne institutions. Theic can be no doubt hut that the Emope.uis in ¥i)i ha\e had "a liaid low to hoe." Sir A) thur ( Joidoii told them th.it !Fip was not a white man's cnintiy, and he tooke\ery means to ]>rove the tiuth of his asseition. Though tho uatne Fiiians ha\e liiHl .some form of loe.il self govennnent— not much m ne than a form, liowevei — the l'jiuo]>ean ie-ident-> li.ne not had even the semblance of a form. Tlie colony has been gowiued lj) r the (Jo\oinor and the ofiiciols who ti eat those who li.ue mainly contiibutod to the ]>rospoiity of tho colony as mere cypheis, totally unfit to go\ein them Kii\es,'or to make l!i«s for tho protection of then own Inii' .md piopeity. Such a ht.ite of afl'iiii^ should not hv pmnitt.'d to exist, and I feel quite suio tli.it the menibeis of th 3 Annexation Confeience will do all m then powei to ml tlie Kniop'Mii n>sidents of l'^iji of then gnexous buiden of otficialdom, and to help them to obtain in some way the power of solf-go\ eminent. A-< Fiji is within 1000 milos of New Zealand the most feasible plan of annexation would appeM' to be to annex thitt colony to this, if annexation i* to t'ke ])l-ice. \ should very much like to see this done, as the consequence would be that a still laiger propoitiou of the Fip.m ti.ide th.m lit pie* isout Mould bj done w itli Auckland. . * Talking of tho Fijian li.ule rpiniuds mo that the w oiks of the Sug.u Company at Noithc(»te , we being jiush -d on l.ipidlv, a perfect little village having been built theie for the, aceomodiition of the c<»ni]).mv's woikniL'n. As soon as the ■woiks aiccompleted our ti.'de with ]^iji must be immensely uicie.ised, as thence will bo brought mo ->t of the law sitgar to be lefinod by the company, and goods will bo .sent in i etui n foi the .sug.u. Of com so, it is to be hoped that it will be only temporarily that tho major poition of om sugar will be ini| mi ted. On a good deal of land, to the Noith of Auckland especially, Migai-c.ine c.in bo pioh'tably giown, while in almost eveiv i)ii t of the pi ovineial district beet and soighum can be piodu<ed. Tho l.uge amount of contained m boet giown in tlie Waikato lias aheady been pio\ed, s(ls (l tlieie is no ie,isou wliy we, sliould not supply New Zeal md with.suL,ar grown, .is wi 11 as lobned, m this ]>io\mcial distnct. Then we will not be satisfied to allow the Union Steamship Company to enjoy a monopoly of the coastal tiade, but will have « line of steanieis i mining South from Auckland and the Manukau, which will equal, if they do not .suipans, those now engaged in the tiade, -+ Apiopos of the steamcis, T heard a geod story about the captain of one of them, who had been lecently appointed to a command, unknown to a resident at one ofthopoils, who iv.is in the habit <>f going on biaid and "loafing" a meal. The steimer aimed about noon, so the loafei b )auled he) with the intention of getting a dinnei " on tho cheip."' He went down into the saloon, wlieie he was accosted by the new captain, who asked him lii — business. " 1 have come to get my dinner, not to see you, my lovely friend,'' said the loafei. "Well, [ am tlie captain of this <teamci," Mas the ruply, and you don't take dinner here without in y peimihsion." "You cannot humbug me, my lovely fiiend said the loafer. " You mil) be the lovely cook, but you aie not the lovely captain." Unfoitunately for the loafer, the lovely captain pioved his position, by having him turned off the lovely ship without any lovely dinner, •if "^ Despite all the outcry made against the intention of the trustees to sell the freehold piopeities of the lato Mr Co.stley by public auction, the intention was carried into ef ect on Wednesday. Tho i esult was that the properties, which -neio bringing in rathfr liiore thao-£l2OO per annum, realised < ne^fly The i eveuue accruing was rale of about four per cent on the price paid at the sale, so, as the money will probably be lent at from .six to seven per cent, there is a ;very considerable piesent advantage. Of cour.se, the trustees of the various interested institutions will have oppoituuity of in vesting the money in the purchase of fieehold piopcrty, and, if they do so judiciously, they will be able to prove the inaccuracy of the proverb which .says that you cannot both eat your cake and have it. They have received the value of the " unearned increment," and will receive it again in the future. At least, they will do so unless Sir George Grey succeeds in converting the majority of our Parliament to the' belief that the " unearned increment" belongs to the State. However, I do-.not believe he will succeed in that, so the trustees may safely invest the money in purchase of freehold propel ty, if they can do so to advantage. ' m ■ ; St. Mungo.

A traveller, relating his adventures, told the company that he and his servant hacj made fifty wild Arabs run; which startling them, he observed there was no great 1 matter in,it, " for we ran, and they ran' after us." Said, Fitzsmy the, smarting under the hand* oHhe'barber," "I wish you were like- your razor." " How is that ?" asked the-tonsorial artist. ' " Under-ground," jreplWd' Fitzsmy the, with a snap, .

Two brothers of the name of Lawes, on creating a disturbance at the Dublin theatre, ucre called to order by the celebrated Felix M'Carthy, who was in the same box. One of them, presenting his card, said — "' You shall hear from ius —our name ia Lawes." " Lawes, is it ?" quoth Felix. Then I'll give you an addition to your name ;" and, exerting his well-known strength, lie handed them both otitof the box, exclaiming— "Now, by the powers, you're both outlaw s ?" Hwino it Doxk by Dki'ltty.— A Boston Qnrtkcr, chasing his bro.ul-biimmul hat, u Inch the wind had blown off, saw a boy laughing at his calamity. Exceedingly wroth at his futile endeavour to i ecover the hat, he said, "Ait thou a piofanclnd?" " Once in a while," replied thf boy. " Then," said the Quaker handing him a shilling, " thee m.iy blaspheme that hat tlic moneys worth." Onk Suu.hx(S.— Fi.iucis J. Shovtts' ropul.il Ait Union — 1 en lirst-d.iss Oil Vaultings by (elebrated artist.%. 5000 tickets .it Is. Iho pri/es .ire m.ijfnilu cut and Lostly. Counti} subscribers sending stamps oi otherwise will have tickets by ictiirn post Jmclosp stamped einxlope for iepl\.— Fkam Is J. Shoki i, 110, Qui-ui strict, Amkl.md.— [Ai>\ i ] Liki in Tiuißrsii— Tin,N and Now.— It is k< mrilh Mipposed that in tin bi^li we li.nc to put up with iimiiv disc omiort'i and pinatiim-i in tbo sliapc t>t food Fornu'\ly it w.is so, but now, ilianks lo 1. 1). II ill, who lias himself dwelt in the bush, if food does < nnMst chief!) of tinned meats his Col Omai Sale i tf'^es to them a most delectable flavour, making them as Hell of the plainest food most crjovable, and instead .is haul biscuits and indigestible damper his ImpkoM'u Coioniai li\Ki\f. I'owiHß makes lluvei\ best brc id, si ones, i ikes, and pastry lai siipcnur and moic wholesome than Hast or lca\en. Sold by all stoitkiLpeis who can t>btmn it from any men h int in Au< khnd You will do well to furnish your house from Gailick and Crinu ell's lliey have now the most com) lelo Kurnishinf,' Warcliouse in Aiukland. furnituie to suit nil (lasses, <rood «tr; ,^, ,md chcip lhevhuc lapcstr; Carpets ..oin Z> M\ pei lrd, lirnssrls fiom 3s lid per Linoleum tioni 3-, Od to r >-,, Oil Clotlis fiom Is Od to Is (id per v.ird, food 12 feet \\ideOil Clotlis at .5s (Id per s vii Ininii n=o assortment of Iron P.ivKwids fmm Inl nits' Cots to 5 feet >v/d( )i i)J-tf.f«r H< fKlc i<K. Double iron l!(dt< uls fiom 2~i ibO l!<clsl<,ids m stork to select from In di'uins of all kind-, and suet, kept in ti'idincss Omintf, Sittni},', I)i iwiujr-rooin I'urnitiire md Iml a 1 ir^e assnrtiiient of Man* licster .ire ]''iinii'-liiiiK' Goods, in<ledni£ i lot of Cndtonivs liook Catilo^nes sent free 10 intendini; piirthastrs. Garluk and Cr.nnvell, r.t\ Mnll An 10V. Oiicen-slifpt. A i/rkl nui