The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.
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TUESDA }', MA Y >0, JXSf.
Myhm; Atkinson*, so we are told, clings as tenaciously as over to liis National Assurance Hellenic. On a former occasion wo dealt with tlii-> subject, and expressed our deliberate conviction that in the shape brought forward the system was unworkable. ]>ut the holding this opinion is in no v. isc inconsistent w i tli a belii fin the Premier's honesty of purpose and de:-ire to ameliorate 'the condition of the people. Something, whether it take the form of National Assurance (and this, even as we have had it presented to us, is bettor than pauper relief) or not, ought, and veiy pro bably soon will be devised whose object it shall Le to prevent a union between want and old age or sickness. Major Atkinson may be right, and if he be at fault he is erring in excellent company. Prince Itfsmarck is making an effort to provide for Germany a measure similar to that which the Premier has prescribed for us. It is intituled the "Woiking Men's Insurance 33111, and e\ ideally aims at the removal of some at least of the sources from -\\ lnch socialism, using the political signification of the woid, draws its nutiinient. It is as "well to admit this at the first, because any m'jasuie Jicnwug 1 fiom such a man as the Gen nan Chancellor is certain to be Inanded as an " expedien*-." Our present purpose is not to examine the rationale of the measure itself, but rather the inuihc> of those who oppoio if, With a view to showing that the lolatioir-hip of paiiie-. one to another is in Gormany vcr} much :h with us. In both coL.nllles ll'.eie is a CJnnsi'i'vatne party, in both there is a Libeial party, and in both theio i-* a P^ulical paity. This has been denied, \> c know . we have been told that only one party, the Liber il, is possible ni New Zealand but every man who reads the newspapers must see that vhe distinction be tween the thico is getting clearer every day. Party leaders may be actuated chielly by a desiie for "oihee, ' but il is their political creed which has laised them to the position of leacleis m the hist place. To leturn, the extension of the franchise has, as might have bom expected, given a gieat pi epondcrance to the .Radicals. Then ostensible object is to ele\alo mankind by the removal of e\ery artilicial obstacle to advancement in life. Tins is a grand and worthy aspiration, but its object is not easil) attainable, nay, it never can be attained so long as men continue to be influenced by human passions. Good men in o\cry age since the world began have essayed to forge a bond of universal brotherhood — they failed only because success was not, and is not possible. The Radicals should not be .sneered at because they aim high ; if we quarrel with thoni it is because they will accept nothing less than the highest, when that is not to be obtained. They virtually profess their readiness to .starve rather than have half-a-lonf. Your true Radical looks askance at any measure of reform which aim^ at ail) thing less than an equal division of the w oild's goods amongst, the Avnrld's people, lladioali.sin is indeed only lor {Socialism in its Sunday suit. It is Socialism adapted so as to square with the lU'ilish prejudice in l'a\ our of law and older. For people do not become liadicals — they are mude so. It is in the highest degree improbable that any man of his own accord would refuse to quench his thir.st with water because his neighbour had wine : would deny his stomach a cru.sfc because others satisfied their hunger with game pie ' but it makes no demand upon our credulity to believo that there are those 1 who would advise him to do so if it paid them, no matter whether they got their wages in gold or in the applause of the multitude. The mission of those men, Piince Bismarck says, is to lead and dominate, and every effort to allay popular discontent must natuially be opposed by them if they would not lose their power over the misguided masses. And now let our readers go back to the speech which was delivered by Sir George Grey at Christchurch a short time ago ; let them think over his proposal to tax improvements under the guise of " unearned incremeut " and then ask themselves, What shall we do to make men's lives belter and happier pending the advent of the .Radical millennium ?
Her Majesty the Queen has Mgnihi'd .1 wish that liei buthday nli»iild bo cololn.itod on flic UXth of -lime this yoai', in-4iadof the -MUi ]\lay. It will bo soon, 1) iwovci. that tho (iovuiiiiniMit luuo docidodnotto mako tlic alLui-afcion, and the liohdav will lie hold in the piownce ah ti-,u<il. Tlio banks w ijl bo closed ou l^atui. day.
At the Police Court;, Te Awamutu on ThiuscLy l">th insfc, before Mi- W. S. Kuthofoid, J.P., William Button, wa« fined 2(K and cost, 19s, for beinft drunk and disordeily at Kilukilii.
We have been shown a very handsome Uil (>i Langstone hidnev potatoes gi own in the gulden of Mi- .Stephen Lnddtii, Canibi idge. TWy m c the giowth of one italk, and weiffh no le*« than ITAIb-.. The wonder is on view at Mr if. aLoie, and jjs an object of much attention
The Rev. H. R- Dewsbury has' kindly consented to #ke bis popular lectine on Bir Walter Wcntt in the schoolioom, Cambridge West, at an eariy date, in aid of the funds of the Wesloyan Clnipch ihova. We have no doubt Mnit the lecture I will bis as a gieat bhcccs* financially as it is : certain to be in every other eoiwe. •
We understand that Mr Bernard Lewis, of .Cambridge, is. negotiating with Mr Douglas for the pnrchabo of thefeteeple* chase horse Quilp, \yell known in Waik'at'o. Quilp is a great favouvite with tho WaiUato public, 1 and wo are paused to j notice
fcuat thonffh ho is* nbnut to i)i? disposed of, hu is roi goiny to k'tue the district. C^nilp has baen ontoiod by Mr JDouglas for the Takapma Hteeplechase.
The adjourned meeting of the Cambridge Atntu.il litiprovemont Associ.iuion will bo held in tho eoiut-houso IhW e\ oiling, when ,\ full attend. nice of uioinliois ,uul inLLMiHin^ liiombois i-, e\))ocbc(.l. The busi.ico will bej t<> elect tho conumtfeo .mrl ofiicori for tin ons>u;i^ yo<\v, ;i;id to deal with (itiit'i niiitteii of )m])(>iUi!cu.
The secretary of tho North New Zealand Kiiunih' Co-opei.itiuj Association w i--l.es us to ht.iti 1 tlmL sh.violioldeii wNhi nj4 Lo vole by pio\y .it llio <<oiioi.il nieetuiK 1 <ni tho :!7l!) instuit, must dcpiisil tlitMi piosioi i\!» tho K'jfisliiioil otlico of tho assoLi.ition scj\iMitv-t\\o (7U) houib bofoio the tuno ot mo 'tiny.
At the Police Court, Hamilton, \vsteiday, Ivfoio his WoisJup the Mayoi, [{iclnr.l Ash and Edu.ud -Burns, for being (Itimk on the pluvious d.iy wdic fined 20-i I'.wli Mit'.i tosLs, in dcf.uilt 18 hourt) inipiKouincnt. .foliu Allen for snniLii "Himico wa-i f'liod 1.0-. and co-,t-,, with the .iltein.i(/i\(3 «>f 21 hours' niipu&oninc'iit.
In consequence of a, slight omis'ion m the voting ]ia|)(H's and jiiovious advoitis^nuMits iL \vill be seen tint polls to detci imno w hetlior money sluill bo bori owed undei the Roads and Budges Act foi lidinj;s in the Piako county will ha\o to be taken o\er ajain.
The usua] fortnightly meeting of tlic We^loyan Luid i)f Jlo] o ivns held in the 'ciiuol-ioimi, Hamilton We^t, last e\piiin<jf Tiieio was ;i taige .attend nice of hutli cliildien ,md .vd^lt^, and the, Ko\ J. Dukos ])H'sidp(l. A \i»iy nitoio-tuiq pniyi.vninie, cmi'.i'itms "f lcidiiig^, lccitatioii^, dialogues, liddles, M)ii{,^, duetts and ti ms, was pipxcntcd, .md all pie^ont thoioughly onioyed themselves.
We have been assured by a correspondent that it was the intention of the iudgesofthol.indcomt.it piesont sitting .it Kilnkihi to cidiouin toCainbiid»e, owing to sickne-s and i.lher cncumstanciN ,it Kihikiln, but lh.it on licuing of the oftoits of a fow business ])co]ilc <tt C.imlnidge, who ofleied to compensate tlie n.itis'us with Minis of money if they woiJd agitate foi its leniovj], thoy detcinnned to lem.iin wlioie they woie .it any inconvenience.
The anniveisary services of the Timity Piesbyten.in Glnmh, C.unbiid'jfo, ueie held on Sunday last. The Rev W. Hums occupied the pulpit, morning sind . cu'inny, .Hid picacliod *euuons appiopnate to tl'c decision. L:i tlio aflciuoon tln > chmcli\\a> filled with children and adults to ln\u m\ acldit'-.^ b\ r tin* llo\ (Inlhth .Jones. The sponkei di'h.rii'd .1 \civ intoioiing addict tn tlio cinldicn, gnmg them some excellent .id \ ice.. PosMbly thu nio>t sti lUiug featiue of the sei- : mlo was the singing b^ the childien of the hymns selected toi tl>e occasion. Collections weu 1 taken up at cadi seiwce in .ud of the Knnc'a' -school funds, rind a consideit ible amount was lealw-d.
About two years ago a man n.inied Ivlwiii IFiiniMiti \va-> enframed l>y li.uiy ft\ niouds ill tlio Vfaotu in the c.ip.i city of .1 cn])l)(iiMiti.il seivant. ll.iny, "i his nitixe simplicity tm4< i d his iui v.mt tv too pricit an o\ti'ii(, !>i\mf> him l.u^o m--ta!inonts of inoiioy .\t tni'ei to I) ink J J»u l litiii l-s to ]u\o suddenly dis.ipliu.uid fio'ii the W.i<)Ui with J J4') of Sv I'lond'*- mom", , k\nni£ Ih>luiul ;ii> wite ,-i)d < Inldien ,is -rc.uity. Up co within .\ few d.i^.iyo thi" lmi.iwa^ lixd not mucp It'oii hoiiid of, w lien he «.i> discos eied to bo li\ iii«t- eonifoi tabl^ .it a bu»h sntlloiuent c.dli'fl Wliamf.uoi, Miniewheie noith of Auckl.ind. He is now on his way to CainInidffc, whoe he will be bi ought befou; the coiufc in ans\,ei to <i change jnofciicd against linn by All 1 KynumcK Altei his (!e|iaitiue fioin Wactii his wife came te Ca:iil>i!tl»< 1 to sdlicit .i-'i-Lmco, Ailiicli was coiisideiately yi\on her by .i few fuends.
A public meeting was held on Xi idiiy o\onin», Jlith ni^t., .it Cambiidgo Vo-.f, to considoi what stops should ho lakon \\ lLh 1014a) d to the cciiu'teiy. The attendance was \ny j^ood con-idonn{> the state of tlio w eathei , .mil tho follow 11-iy 1 om> lntions weie passed —(I) Swing by the (Joniotuiios Act, T.S.SJ, winch cutiij into toice ht Octolici, 1 «SS2, tlhit it i> tlio duty of moiv local autliouty to piovido a .\lilu coiiiPtoy foi Liu 1 nitcMincnt of tho di.id, and tin 1 lol.il nnlh v it > Win., the io,ul bo'itl. tin-, nicutin^ l'^poclfullv 10-c[uo-ts that tho s.ud ioad lvuul .it once doduato and open ,v. a imblic trim tci v the iosei\o intended foi ih.it ptupose 111 (Jam-! bndgo Wo<t. {'2) That the ch.ui 111:111 of this nieotinpf foi w aid the imn urns josolutioii to I the mad bo.ud, at the s^iin; time mging the necessity of tho woik being pioceeded - with as eai h as possible. Jfc was agioed not to collect .it jiiLsciit the snb^uiptions that h.ii'e been piomised, :ind a \ote of thanks was p.isspd to H. lTyatt, .sen., foi the inteiost lie has taken in the ni.ittei, and who was also elected chairman of the nieetiii".
A few incidents in connection with the disposal of stock, faim pioduco, &c, v Inch ha\e lately tian^pnul in the Gambudge distiid, h:i\o given an impetus to the cause <>f co opoiation among the settleis theie. One gentleman laigely niteieslod, who had hithei to looked upon co opeiation veiy i"difieiently, was suddenly stiuck with its advantages on Satriday, and lost no tune in looking up the local diicctoi of the Association, fiom whom he took fifty shaic-, stiaight away, O.ittle which he had houjrht as stoivs aiul fattened he had sent to the Auckland niaiket to bo sold. The pi ice loaliscd aftui paying expenses was less than what l.r p.ud foi thoin. Auotluu dio i e a nninboi of high ronditioned cattle to a loccnt silo at (Jambndqo when the inucs oikicd weio s () al>uid]y low Iil 1 had them immediately taken out of the vud and dio\e them homo in disgust. Tinidea of Anting butcliei -, shops 111 Auckland in connection with the association i,s being discussed and no doubt an attempt will be made to gheefiect to the .same.
The following special messages to the Pi ess Association, dated London, May 1(>U) a/nd 17th, ha\e been published: The Duke of Mnilborough Jut. .igiecd to accept the mud of £107,000 in commutation of the pension of £-1000 a }eai, which hat, been paid to himself and pie\ious holdeis of the title .since the date of tlie Battle of PiliMiheiii], m 170"). — Loid Uosebciy, at Kail drain ille's lequest, has postponed the leci'Uvi^tc debate in the House of Louis. The I'lonch Urn eminent appear gieatly nutated at the action of the Aubtialuu colonies m the m.ittei. — The Uoyal (Jeo^ia pineal Society ha\o pie-ented to Sn I). JVII the yold medal awauled to Piofessor Yon Piaast, of Clniitchuich, foi his explorations of the New Zealand Alps. — The Couit has dnected the payment by the Oriental Bank of a smu of ninety thousand pounds lodged by the Japanese (Jovemnient to ledeein certain bonds. — An autumn session of P.iil lament will be held if the House of Loidb leiectb the Bill foi the extension of the franchise. — Lord Kandolpli Chmchill has been re-elected Chairman of the National Consenative Union.
Mr C. H. Mills writes as follows to tie Mailboiongh Tunes : — At tho foot of Mount Takaiiki, here in Hay clock, theie is aspiingof cold wa-tei. Jn the sevciest cli ought it no\ei falls, and no downpoiu of I,lm mc! case-- its vohuno, but that it posmnno jaio medicinal qualities winch lostore impaired oyesight, is now placed beyond doubt, and cannot bo U o widely known. Home time ago an old resident was Miff ci ing fioin a diseased eye, and consulted vniiims medical men without obtaintaining moie than temporal v ichef, with ad\icc to undergo :m operation. But one snltiy afternoon when suttenug acute pain he went and tipplicd tins cool w.itei to lu'b miUiued eye, and .soon noticed that it pioduced a smartjn^ effect. Finding next morning it seemed bctvfcer he continued tho .i])plication, and without ustny ftny other leincdy was ciued. Ma-ny people havp since felt tho benefit of this discovery, aiuonff others Mr Mai tin lioder, who caina tiom Deep Cieek, on his way to Blenheim with a tery bad eye, lie was recommended to try tho vn'tiies of this spring, and wah soon cnroJ, Mr Uoorge Hayden, over 00 ye-U'H old, can now read without glasses; and Mr J:une» Twidlo, who has for months been obliged to wear greon spectacles daily, assures irie that after all his scepticism" the application of this wondei ful spring has restored his sight, so that he can read at night comfortably without glasses. What does it contain? I supply recoid the facts for anyone's benefit, but feel /switident Milner Stephen is ' ' i übbed out fey nafyf re.
The London cori'esrpqude^t of %he Dunedm Star writes :— Ou Monday last 1 hadau interesting conversation with Mr Larkworfehy, of the Bank of New Zealand and Loan a#d Mercantile Company. This gentleman is a firm believer in the future of the frozen meat trade. He says the demand of New -Zealand mutton is increasing daily ; in fact ,the 2sW Zealand Loan and Mercantile can sell as much as tjwy can get, - prioera rvw^no^fpew' Q\ pqy
lb (wholesale) for mutton, to 8d for lamb, cUd there seems every prospect of these lates hardening still more. One reason why some of the New Zealand mutton to hand by recent steamers did not fetch good prices was because the carcases \\ero miser.ibly second-rate : in fact, meat that would not soil in the Colony. "New Zealanders, ' said Mr Larkworthy, " must not suppose that they can send us over fifth-rate stuiF .iMfl got tip-top price for it. Above everything, a high standard of quality should be ni.unt.uucd. Our mutton has a good n.unc now, but a few lots of indiffeicnt meat would destroy it." That tins is stnctly l,i ue none can doubt ; witness the disastious effect which the Mataura fiasco hul on tho ui.uket foi weeks aftei wards. Mi Larkworthy feels annoyed that nist as everything pi omwes so fanl the consignments of fio«ssn meat fioin New Zealand should have been checked. " Here," he said, " is the Done coming Home without .1 carcase on board; and do >ou know I blame some of you London cone«pondents for it. You have talked nonsense about glutting the maiket till jon ha\e hcaiod skippL'i^"Mr Lirkworthy pooh-pooh the idea of Amciican, Russian, or Kivcr Plate inutlon nv.Uling the Now Zexland meat, or even having the sinillest clnnci against it. The hheop. uc too little, and lack fat. A River Plata cxicase looks puny and discolored beside an animal fed on the luscious herbage of Ofcago.
Lord Randolph Churchill has invented a :iew naiiKJ for the Pump Minister of Knglaiid. Mi' Gladstone has been known as '' the people's William" and tho " giand old man" now he is known as " The Moloch of Midlothian."' Loul Randolph Chuichill, in one of his grand orations, s|)oke of Mi (Jlad-tonc and his colleagues .1-, follow s: — " Shall labour* .sucli as these, interests so tremendous and vital, be committed to the hands of Mr Gladstone and his colleagues '—men who have on their souls the blood of the massacre of Lahig' 3 Neck, the blood of .Sir ( Joorsro Colley, the blood of Loid .Kieduiick Ctuendi.sh and Mr Bui ke, the many other tme and loyal subjects of the Crown m Ireland, the blood of Hicks. Pasha and hih 10.000 solcheis, the blood of tho Arinv of C4eneial Baker, the blood of Twehk Bey and his ">OO heioes— (Loud cheeisj.^For four yeais this Minv-tiy has hleially waded in blood ; their hands are dnpjjing and lucking with blood. Fiom massacie to massacio they mai cli, and their com -.e 1^ liiofiaconbly stamped upon the histoiy of the woild by an e\( > ifiowiii<T stie.uu of blood. How many moio of Kn^ land's lieiois — liowmany 'iioic of tin* he-it and bi.no-'taio to be sacufiucd to the Moloch of Midlotluan."
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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1852, 20 May 1884, Page 2
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