The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1837, 15 April 1884, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Eqinl mil i jus(k c to .ill men, Of uh tr<.oe\cr state or persuasion, religious or polltK i] Hore sli ill tlie Press the People's n^li* mninUin, Un.iwcd b\ inlluciiLC .md unbnbcd by gain.

TUESDAY, APRIL Jo, 188$. ♦

Owing to some extraordinary misni.ui.iirt'inent on thep.ut of the teluguipli AUfclioiitius by winch countiy papi-i- ai<* c\it off fiom theoutM<lo voikl on liohclay-, sncl. ,in K.i^ter Mond.iv, wo ;uo unable to pie^ent oiu leader with .my late telegi.iph new •> tin's inoining.

The tender of Messrs Graham P.n.s 1. has been accepted for the fencing at the (4oiton estate.

The annual meeting of the Waitoa ratepayets will be held at Moninsville on Saturday, the 3rd May, at two o'clock p.m.

The usual monthly meeting of the Tannlieießoad Po.nd took place yesterday .it Tam.iheie. A full lepoit of theptocesding> will appear in our ne\t.

Nominations and elections to fill two vacancies in the Wai pa County Council for the tiding*, of K.mgtaohia, aiid Newcastle will bo held on the 25th Apiil and 2nd May, and 23id and 30th Apiil iespcctively.

The total expenditure of the Piako County Council foi the financial year now closed is £21,358, and the total leceipts £14,832. The council has an overdiaft at the bank lepresenting almost the entire difference.

Extraordinary vacancies having occulted in the Mangapiko and Tuhikaiamea Road UoauK nomination of candidates will be received on the 2(ith inst., and the election, if necessary, on the 3rd May in the fir*.t instance, and on the 28th inst. and -Mil May in the lattei.

Messrs Gelston and Eidler retiring in oidinaty coui.se ft out their seats on the Hamilton Road Board, nominations of candidates will be iecei\ed by noon of the 23rd Apnl, and the poll will take place on the r>th May.

Nominations of candidates to fill an ordinal y \ acancy in the Pirongia Road Doaid will be received up to noon, 3rd M.i/, anil the poll, if necessary, will beheld oji the 12th May.

The second performance of the season, given by the Cmnus Dramatic Club, to honorary members and their friend", take*, place at the Oddfellows' Hall, Hamilton, this evening. Applications for additional ticket*, .should be made to the acting secretary, Mr S. E. (t. Smith, to whom also those desirous of becoming honoiaiy members should apply.

Mr John Blackett, Engineer-in-Chief for the Colony, an ived in Hamilton yesterday, for the purpose of inspecting the public works in pnigress in this di->tiict, and to meet the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, who is coining overland examining the various proposed railway loute".

Mr Murless, the caretaker of the Hamilton We«t cemetery, has drawn our attention to the fact that in consequence of the delapidated state of some portions of the fence around the butial ground, hfi finds it impossible to keep cattle out. An expenditure of a few pounds would remedy this e\ il, and it is to be hoped that the authorities whose duty it is to see into this matter will take it up, and get the necessaiy work done. Surely nothing can be more hurtful to the feelings of those who have relatives or friends buried in this cemetery than to find cattle tramping over the graves of the departed, and destroying the shrubs and evergreens which adorn tl • grounds.

S. Peter's Church, Hamilton was beautifully decorated for the Easter Festival. The ladies of the congregation had devoted ?, large amount of time to nrepaiing foi the occasion, and the xvsl.l" v,»w in the

cel-nrch, in a very handsome scroll, was the text : " Chiist our Passover is mcrificed for us, theiefoic let us keep the feast. ' Over the altar, which, with the dossal hanging, was chastely decorated with white chrysanthemums, was the text, "Now is Chiist Risen Indeed." At the we->t end, on cither side of the window, wcie the text-, " T know that my Redeemer hveth," and "In Christ shall all bo made alive." The pulpit and choir wore alho prettily adorned with flowers and eun greens. Tlioe were l.irge congiegations at all the mm \ ices, and at the eleven o'clock celebration, which was choral, tlieie weie fifty - two communicant's. Appropriate and eloquent bcnnons were preached by the incumbent, the Rev. H < v f~*. JMg^rs, at the morning and evening services.

The following requisition addressed to Mr P. Corboy is now being numerously signed in the Newcastle Riding ;— Dear Sir,— We the undesigned ratepayers of the Newcastle Riding having heard that a vacancy has occurred in the council, through the resignation of Mr Lamb, respectfully request that you will allow yourself to be nominated as a candidate to fill sjiid vacancy, and wo promise to use oui best effoi ts to secuie your return, having confidence that you will, as usual, take -uch .steps as may deem bestto you to obtain even-handed justice for this riding. We are, dear Sir, yours, &c,

A concert in aid of the funds of S. M.uy's Roman Catholic Cliuich took place nt the Public Hall, Hamilton West, last night. Them was a largo attendance, and on the whole an enjoyable evening was spent. The instunnental selections by Miss Missimi and the -song 1 ? of Mrs Reynolds, Mis Searancke, Misses Lorrigan and MoPheison weie duly appieciated and a])pl.uided, and a gentleman named Ward enduaumred to anin.se with negio delineations, ni)io 01 less laughable. Mr Tiewheellar sang "The Aiabs Faiewell" very nicely. Mr Wallnntt sang the " Midslnpmite," and with Miss L'nrigan sang '• Money Matters," which item fairly bi ought down the house. The conceit was brought to a close by a fiiice, and the singing of the National Anthem, after which the hall was cleared for dancing.

Any person riding along the Pukekura road on Satin day night last could have seen two men lying on the highway in a helpless state of intoxication, their beastly state being so exceedingly bad th.it they had been eithei obliged to dismount their horses and lit- down, 01 else had helplessly rolled off and weie unable to get on again. The horses stood looking over the almost senseless caicassos of their " niasteis,'"as if debating within themselves the supciionty of the bin to over the human creation, and any hnpaitial passer-by, after contemplating the picture, would most undoubtedly have awarded the nieiit of superiority to the former. One gentleman who passed doscubcs one of the hnrsea shedding teais of shame for his debauched rider, while the other poor animal turned his back, and endeavoured to hide his head so that Ins identity should not bo levealecl We think theie aie many hor-es which, if allowed to iclato their experiences in matteis of intemperance, could put many of our temperance leaders in the shade, and bring about a moie speedy reformation as regards the evil of drunkenness.

A few days ago a buggy and pan belonging to Mi Ilobt. Kukwood, Cambridge, \v,b lined out to a paity for the evening. The tuin-out was loft standing in a paddo'ik, and on being flightened by the linking of a co»v bell behind them they made off. A scven-wup fencs stood in the wa\, which both hor-es cleaiod without 111juiy, and the buggy taking the thiee top w lies bounced ovei the fourth, and landed without harm behind the horse-, on the otlVi side. Tin- horses then galloped off, evidently homewaid bound, but on turning a coiner nc.ii the WoikiiigmunV Club at Cainbiidge West, weie bi ought to a standstill by the buggy tinning ovoi. The tenifiod anim ils were cut loose and biouglit liome, none the woiso for their d.umg sto ii)lochasc>, but the buggy will iorpine the expenditure of a few pounds to put it light.

The following business, transacted at Thursday's meeting of the Auckland Crown Lands Bond, will bo of interest to our readers :--Tvuwn \uk Swamp.—The Ch.iinmii sjid that at the last meeting of the b Mid a letter had been received fiom the Agiicnltmal Association asking that tlie upset price of these lots be leduced from £2 to £1. -A resolution to that effect had been foiwarded to the Lauds Depai tment. A leply was leceived, asking the chairman to bung the matter again bcfoie the boaid for their leconsuleiation, with thr Assistant Surveyor's leport, and asked that the lands might be left open at the present upset puce of i' 2 for six months.—Mr Mays said the first step necessary would be to rescind the former lesolutron.—Mr Tonks said the land was not worth £2 an acie, and he would oppose the rescinding of the resolution.—Mr Moat said he had opposed the resolution, and his reason was that Mr Smith still adhered to his statement that the land was woith £2 per acre.—After a geneial discu&siou, is was agieed to allow the land to lcmaiit open at the present upset price of K2 an acie for thiee months. Kiiiikihi.—At the last meeting of the boaid they had under consideration a the occupation of ceitain lands in Kihikihi by a native who alleged that he had authority Horn the hou. Mr Bryco, Native Minister. This had been forwarded to the lion. Mr Bryce, who leplied that he had given no ■rich per mission. The native now wiote that Mr Bryce having got from him the number- of the allotments said he could not giant them, but would bring the matter before Paihament. and on the stiength_ of this he occupied the allotments, his object being to have his children and those of his hapu near the school.—lt was agieed to fen waul the letter to the hon. the Native Minister.

The following special message to the Press Association dated London April the Oth were published on Friday :— The Australian Moitgage L.md and Finance Company huve decided to double their capital.—Lei Temps advocates aFiench occupation of Canton.—The Paris Press teems with scurrilous attacks on England and Australia. —Truth states that Herbert Spencer is likely to visit Australia for the benefit of his health.—The Daily Telegraph, whileprotestin&jagainstEugland'sattempted dictatio i to France in the matter of the Recidiviste Bill, advises the establishment of an effective guaid round New Caledonia, to prevent the escapes of convicts. The Standaid is sceptical as to the efficiency of such a proceeding The result of Lord Lyons' interview with M. Ferry m January last on the Recidiviste question, has now been disclosed.—Lord Derby has officially informed Sir Saul Samuel that Her Majesty the CJueen and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Albany have gratefully received the Mayor of Sydney's telegram of condolence.

The correspondent of a contemporary, writing fiom Alexandra on Saturday, says :—The Armed Constabulary working on the Alexandra-Kawhia load are to have a cauteeu at Hikurangi. Wahanui and other leading chiefs, anxious to preserve their people from the debasing influences which trie sale of liquoi in their midst is certain to cause, have strongly protested t) the C4o\ eminent against such an evil being placed in their midst, and telegrams have been and are now passing between Wahanui and Mi Bryce upon the matter. Mr Bryce replied on Thursday to Wahanui's protest that that the liquor would only be sold to members of the Armed Constabulary, and that if through any pakeha it found its way to the natives, the keeper of the canteen would lose his license. This explanation has not satisfied Wahanui and others, as they well know from experience elsewhere, that the liquor is sure to find its way through Maori women and pakeha M-ioris to the natives generally, and correspondence by telegraph is still going on upon the matter. It is deeply to be regretted that when the natives themselves are «n anxious to keep the curse of drink out of their district, the colonisation of the colony cannot be pushed on without forcing it upon them.

Thk town of Lexington, Mo., has an " Old Men's Club," with twenty-four members, to which no one is admitted under 70 years of age. Somehow or other Bengalees seem to think that they have a right to crave baksheesh (money) from every Europear, An English officer saw a native who was nearly drowned while bathing in the Ganges near Calcutta. Fleedless of the crocodiles, he swam to the man's rescue, and dragged him ashore at the risk of his own life. When the officer had poiurd the water out of him, nibbed his limbs, and chafed his hands, the half-drowned wretch revived, and the first words he uttered were—" Baksheesh, sahib !" Mr Kenneth McDonald requests all outstanding accounts to be paid to Mr J. S. Edffecumbo