The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1910, 2 October 1884, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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TRURSDA Y, OCT. 2, 1881

There is room for the gravest apprehfnsion concerning the fate of the brave General Gordon. After a long silense, news has come from the stronghold at the junction of the two Niles, and it is disquieting enough. From April until the end of Juty, we are told, the garrison has had almost daily engagements with the rebel troops ; repulsing them, it is true, but at a groat sacrifice. This long^.ontiuued conflirt has not merely thinned the "' s of the garrison, b#t, it has abound clotfp the couiage of the

Ar ib portion of Gordon's s >ldiery, who, rather than face now dangers, tiro determined to (?o over to the enemy. If they go, and the general cannot prevent their going, the chances of holding Khartoum ■iro fearfully reduced, and Hie oom-in-uidev will soon liave to decide l)cl\v<M);i death by starva ion, and submibsion to the Mahdi. The supplier were not expected, to last until tlie end of September, and miles-) help be near at hand the town will soon fall into the hands of the beseigers. So far as we can can glean from our telegrams, it is not likely that the British expedition can afford substantial help for some time to come. Elaborate prep irations have been made by the Government, the very earliest opportunity of aseonding the JS ilo luib been embraced, aD(I the expedition has been placed under the command of the most successful General of the Empire. But the motions of this expeditionary force, however eager may be the spirit of its leader, must necessarily be slow. The navigation of the great Egyptian river is no holiday task, but a difficult and hazardous undertaking. Intelligence reaches us of the wreck of one; of tho river transports, with loss of life, and this may ba taken to indicate that voyaging on the river is not unattended with perils But apart from its dangers the journey is ono that takes time, and time is everything to Gordon and the garrison of Khartoum. If the reports are correct the food supply in the beleagueerd town has given out while the tir&t detachment of tho relieving force ib htill 600 or 700 miles away at Dongola, below the Fourth Cataract, with serious sickness in Hie camp. Nothing, so it indeed seems, but a miracle can save the chivalrous Gordon.

The Cambridge Town Board ofhco ln«- be'ii .ippo.nted the office of the Cunbudgo Dauy Pi-dducii and Bk.o-iF.ic fcory.

The poll of the ratepayers of the Pi.iko county on the £!)000 loan takes place on Satin day. The houis ,md placc-i of polling aio notified eKewheie.

A vacancy having occurred in the Wsuto.i Kojul lliurd, through the resignation of Mr S. W. ]3uck, an doction to till the vii&uicy will be held in the school-house, Moumswlle, on Saturday, the 18th inst.

The hour of Divine Service (Anglicm), .it Olnupo on Huud.iy next and during the suiinnjr months will be 3.30 p.m. instead of .is hithet to.

On and after Sunday next, dining the Miminoi' months evening soi vice utS. Anclio\v"h( Vnjjhc.in), S. P.wl's (We - leyan), Tnnity Church (Pie->hyteii.ui), and the li xpti^t T.ibomable, Cainbridgo, will coinnieiico at 7 o'clock.

Mr J. Hill has withdrawn from the dncctory of the Cambndge Dairy Produce and B.icon Factory. Mi Win. Kincaid will be nominated to the \acancy. The dnectoiy jie at prcient taking the necessaiy steps to legister the company.

A Press Association telegram datot London the 28th says : -Mr (iladitonu, ipe.tkiiiir at Carlisle, denied th.it the fall of tin* House of Lord* would imohe tliat of the Cum n. He said if the Franchise Bill n .is passed the redistribution of seats would be pioceeded with immediately.

At the dinner given by the con-ti.xctoi-s at the opening of the Moinnsville laibvay, Mi Hunt, of Hunt and White, the contiactois for the fonnation between that pl.ice and Te Arolia, attributed the delay in completing 1 then con ti act to the ncaicity ot labour" which had been e\)ieiienccd m thedistuct within the pa-st nine inont')«.

The opening of the railway to Moinn-jville took place ye->fceiday morning. The fii it train stated at !).30. the advertised time, and was pationiied by a number of the settlor of the Momnsville district. The ti.vm \\.\s decorated, and pi evented quite a gay appearance.

. We trust the Cambridge Town Boaid will give effect to the suggestion of the Inspector of Nuisances in respect to providing tlie necessary sanitary accommodation for the natnes a large number of whom aie at present sojourning in the town.

The Cambridge District High School will reopen on Monday next, the (>th inst., iu charge of Mr Stewait, B A., the he.ul master, fmni whom particuLus of teiins, etc , may be obtained The required number of pupilb have now been seemed, ■uul tho school prnini-.es to be conducted in futuic on a moiesatisfactoiy basis- 1 .

Messrs B. Tonks and Co., Auctioneeus, Auckland, notify that theyh«i\e lecened instiuctions fiom the Piako County Council to sell by unction at then mait on Wedne-diiy, October Bfch, the le.ise of the Aioh.' iKimnay fen a pe:iod often . Conditions and full paiticuLii'j of lci^e cm be seen at the office of the aiiclloliri'is.

Tho New Zealand Stud and Pedigiee J-tock Ciini])any imtify that the well-known sUlhon-i Musket, Leolinus, C.q> a-Pie, Ko^ebei iy, Anteios-, Elgin, Loch Feigns, Young Melbourne, and Luck's All will stand and ti.ivel in the Auckland, Pukekohe, Waikato and Piako districts this season.

Information has been received in Waik.ito to the effect that Mr 0. "W. Langstone, well-known in Waikato us a speyer of cattle. Im* puich.ised a vessel in Anckl.md foi ililOO, with which he intends going into the shipping trade. Many of onr leadeis will leineinber thp incident of the bogus gold dibcoveiy at Waitoa in connection with this gentleman.

Now that tlie railway is opened the Ginernnient will doubtless see fib to continue tlie telegiaph line to Morrinsville w ithout delay. The advantages of thus extension aie evident, and would not only be a great convenience to the public, but we believe it is absolutely necessary to the Railway Depaitmeut.

The following special messages to the Pi ess Association dated London September 30th, have been published :— lt ii leported that Prince Bihmaik has ananged a league to piotect the unoccupied tenitory ot the world from English aggression.— Alderman George Swan Nottacre is the Lord Mayor-elect. — Mr Langton, in a letter to the Times, complains of the iniquitous nature of the Labour Ordinance in operation in Fiji.

The plant of the Cambridge Dairy Piochice and Bacon Factory h.is been m"lensd from Messrs Inprram and Co., Auckland. Tenders are called for the erectlun of the necessary buildings on Allwill's hit 11 . Each tender for the building will have to 1 e accompanied with £5, and a fine of £1 a day will be inflicted for every clay the contractor is behind his contract time.

The remains of the Chief Pene Npfahiwi which wero brought to Hamilton on Tuesday, were interred in the Hamilton East cemetery yesterday, in the presence of a laige number of natives and several Europeans. The service at the grave was that prescribed by the Anglican Church, of which the deceased was a member, and was bdid by the Rev. H. S. Davies. We are asked to state that at the tangi at Hamilton, no liquor was consumed.

The election to fill the vacancy in the Piako County Council promises to be the subject of an interesting legal contest. Mr Cooper has brought to light some new proofs of the validity of his election, which was declared invalid by the Warden, on die ground that the returning officer had not been properly elected,. He has accordingly wired to the chairman of the council at Cambridge, repudiating the ruling of Mr Kenrick, and protesting against the election on Friday next. He expresses his intention of attending the next meeting of the council, and taking bis seat as the duly elected representative of the Aroha riding. At the RM. Court, Hamilton, yesterday, before His Worship the Mayor

and Mr John Knox, J.F., Michael Ryan was charged with being- drunk and disorderly, and with being illegally on the promises of the Roman Catholic Presbytery, Hamilton East. The evidence of the police showed that on the previous night prisoner was found sleeping in a stable on the property of the Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton. The Bench sentenced Kim to one month's imprisonment with hard labour in Mount Eden Gaol. A few civil cases of no importance were disposed of.

The second meeting of the Hamilton Legislative Association was held on Tuesday evening. There was a largo attendance of members, over forty being present, and the Ladies' Gallery was well filled. In the unavoidable absence of Capt. McPherson, Mr F A. Whit.iker was appointed acting Speaker, and ably performed the functions of that high office. A report ''f the proceedings will be found elsewhere. -The date of the ne\t meeting wJJI be duly notified to members through the columns of this paper.

The Government has now afforded the public an additional convenience in respect to post and telegraph business, which will be greeted everywhere as a very thoughtful concession, and as something which was very much needed. All I ost and telegraph offices are now opened from 7 till 8 o'clock in the evening*, and the department at well sis the public must benefit materially by the new arrangement. The officers are compensated by getting a half-hour in the middle of the day.

The usual monthly meeting of the Waitoa Road Board was held last Saturday, all the members being present. Since last monthly meeting the members of the board along with the encr'meur made a tour of inspection of a considerable poition of the loads of the district with the view of deaiding on the most necessary works to be undertaken during the season. The employment of a number of surfacemen dining the greater part of the winter to keep the roads open for traffic has swallowed up a considerable amount of the halfpenny rate, but tenders are to be called for soon for several jobs. A sum of £72 lGs Id, has been received from the Treasury since last board meeting, being payment on account of land disposed of on deferred payment. Accounts amounting to £48 13s were passed for payment.—(Correspondent).

A Home journal notes that a familiar name is re-appearing in the politicalannals of America. The Mm of Abiaham Lincoln is following in his father's steps along the pathway of power. He has not been an ambitious man. He has not courted office ; office has sought him. For many years he resolutely held aloof from politics that he might not receive honours given merely as a tribute to the memory of his father : but at last he was forced to accept a place in the Cabinet as Secretary of War. Theie he has shown himself bold, honest, and able. He lias b«cn proof against all the influences of corruption, and has impressed everyone by his integrity as well as his power. Now he has been nominated as a candidate for the VicePresidency by the Republican paity, and hi-, name is .sure to attach tho^e who remember how in by-gone years it was the rallying point of those who, in the gloomiest hour of their national life, atill kept up hope, believing that the oaiHj of freedom and justice could not be crushed for ever, and that, to the just, light would arise out of darkness. If successful now, Robeit Lincoln may yet preside over the Union which his father preserved.

The Wellingtcn Post of the 25fch says:— "The fact tha 1 ; New Zealand is a very much governed co intry has long been a wdl-recognis-ed fact by the people ; but thi extent of over -Go 'eminent has never bean brought forwaid in such a striking manner as it was by Mr Pyke in last night's debate. The figures 1 iiddnced were renuu liable. Leaving out the General Assembly and the Civil Service, and confining himself to what is known a-> Local Government, Mr Pyke showed that there weie in the colony 70 Borough Council-., (58 County Councils, 295 Road Boards, and 44 Town District Boards. Thi?, section of Loc.il Government is therefore carried on by 477 bodies, with 4,293 members. That is the number of peisons charged with the management of Roads and Bridges, <fcc. In another section Mr Pyke showed theie were 15 River Boards, 23 Harbour Boards, 10 Waste Land Boards, 12 Education Boaids, 384 Licensing Committees, 790 School Committees, and 51 Hospitals and Charitable Aid Committees ; giving in all a total of 1,772 local bodies, comprising a membership of 10,200 peisons engaged in managing the affairs of borne half a million of people, or one to every 30 of the population. Taking the number of adult matei at 125,000, eveiy eighth nun is appnrently engaged in governing his neighbour. Going a little closer into the examination, we find there are 1,920 licencing committee men to look after 1,591 licensed victuallers, and there are upwards of 5,000 school commit) eemen to look jifter the interests of J 03,000 scholars, or mie committeem m to every 20 children. We should be a happy, well-behaved people."

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