The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1960, 29 January 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equnl and exact justice to all men, Ot whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here sh ill the Press the People's right maintain. Un.iued by influence and unbribcd by Rim.

THURSDAY, JAN. 20, 1880.

Next week we shall have Mr I3allanco in our midst. He will, we suppose, meet Tawhiao at Whatiwhatihoe, but what proposals he intends making, or what line of policy he mean 3 to pursue cannot, as yet, be safely conjectured. Of course the usual amount of valuable time will be wasted by royal formalities, and providing it pleases his Majesty to see Mr Ballance, the programme will doubtless be of the usual character — that is to say, a week's talking and feasting, showers of salutations and greetings, long discourses about the treaty of Waitangi, strings of cruel, meaningless metaphor, intimations from his Majesty that " though his face is bhek, his heart is as the snow, " a deal of talk about the land, which nobody understands, a series of nonsensical objections about subdivision and sale, and a long rigmarole about railways, roads, and surveys. Mr Ballance will then probably proceed to tell the assembled multitude what he intends doing for thorn ; he will speak dolorously of the past, and wax eloquent on the future This is the usual style of doing things, and the Native Minister will probably cling to the traditions of the oftico to that extent. Ho will use words of sympathy, he will express his regret at their obduracy, and detail more in sorrow than in anger, its probable consequences. All we can do is to hope that good may result. Within our recollection there have been few native meetings from which practical or tangible results have flown. A great deal of time ha<<, we know, been wasted in listening to the twaddle of a few spoiled old chiefs, who won't talk sense, and arc not talented enough to give utterance to amusing nonsonse. The farce of holding " meetings" with the natives is about played out. Jf the native and land policy of the Government is in any way calculated to affect the lives or property of the Maoiis, it is but right and proper that they should be consulted, but so long as the steps proposed to be t-iken are similar to those which would be adopted were the inhabitants of the country entirely of European descent, we hopT the Nativo Minister will not stand upon much ceremony with Tawhiao or the gentry at his back, who have done so much to check the progress of the North Island for the past two decades.

The Hamilton West School will re open on Monday next.

Owing to the annual meeting of householders for the election of school committee on Monday, tho uMial meeting if the Cambridge Pailiaiiu ntaiy Union was adjourned till next Monday week.

Heavy floods are reported from the We>t Coa^t of the South Wand. Tr.iific is MW]H'ii(U'd on irt.iny nf tin- ro.uls, .md consider.iblu daniayo ha'-s been done to bridge, &c.

The regatta at Auckland, to-day, promise s to lie a veiy successful affiu'r, and from the quantity and quality of the lxmU cnteial, some good idting m.iy bo expected.

Regarding the late inquest at Huntly, it »s only fair to say, in justice to the juiy, that the language of the veidict upon which we cninuiontcd was taken from the official report forwarded to the Superintendent of Police in Auckland, The words " wilfully and feloniously" do not apimar on the colonial document.

The Herald understands that the paiticul.iri of the disgraceful fiac.is on Sunday last in tlic Auckland Oinoteiy, kvi'i thi'lnui.il of the Lite Mi Holnics \\\\\ ]h> brought imdei tlio notice of tlie Ceinetciy Tni-it»--«w at til' 1 " meeting next uoi'k. This m buny dojif « itll (V m«w to ulteiior juocccdiugs.

A meeting of the cyeditori in the b.uikmpt ent,itt> of Charles J*oMej£<M>, lnuldcr, Cambridge, was held in the Courthouse, Cambridge, on Tueuday. It w.im .ifripcd to accept a coinpofcitutn of fts in the £, to be paid m two iiiKtalmpntx of '£* M each, and it was resolved to hold a special Hiretinf,' at the same place on the Oth of February, to conhim tho resolution.

Many old residents in this district uiJI hff,'*ett«. Jy.wof the death <>f Mr L \{. James, winch uvunttook pl.icn .it Mcicci on MmuUy, Mi .lame wa# foi many years uw.mictoj' «f the Q.C.I';. i;j Audx)a»,(i Sn»> H"cfiiciitly h« wai Uudlmd <>f th.- li,ulw.y Hotel at Fr.ujktoji, a»'i At tho tune n/ hi» dt.itli lie wiw li-Hiee of tlie Itnjlwuy Kifieshinrnt Room« at Morcui-. He h.-uj I<M>» b«e« .uliiiir, and his death wiw not \nm\|>«cfciid-

A special meeting of the Waipa County Council wan held on Tuesday, y/\w» tli*- nJH'Ulllt iK.rrowed under the Ro.ids .vnd Hi Mi,"* Aflt, £1724, A-iis allocated .is fol- ■ B1.V); Tiiliii.-iMinn, t'JW; ]t.«ii,'i.;»'Hi, . xpjn-es, tl*>o ;t >t vl, (il,4« ) : •-•lV) t*// f"," the M.«in,M|tiK«) lu-idfto, iuhl £70 f<>* Hj«i Jf.»]i!,"h >i l*i idy.', :it (Jiffoid's.

I Th« Waikato and Cambridge Re?d lillld BllllflK'llll'll «»-t VMIO.of |>"lf-IM. „ii-(m ..ii tin- il->ii..iW) j,'m>iiikl (»n tho liUi-)

following is the programme : — March, '•Toumount ;" polka, " Carcupian ;" quadrilles, " Edinburgh ;" schottiMiho, "Opera;" waltz, " Messenger of Love;' quickstep, " Bright Smile ;" nia/urk.i, "Peril;" galop, "Magpie;' "God sa>e the Queon. '

At a meeting of the Cambridge We-t school ommittcp held on Mond.iy evening last, it was agreed " that this compulsory clauses of tho Education Act bo brought into foicein this district, .is some of the parents will not send their children to school although ieque->ted to do ho." Koine of tho members represented that such a step was absolutely urgent, as young children of School age, and in large numbers were knocking about tho distnct of Cambridge West. The parents are greatly to blame for <mcli unpardonable neglect, and the sooner therefore the com pulbory law is enforced the better.

A very pleasant evening was spont .it the u-4ii.il fmtnightly mooting <>f the Pre-.hytcn.Mi B.md of Hope, hold in the church at Hamilton on Tuesday evening List. There was a, large tiumlwr of childieu .md then p,u cuts present. Mr J. Cochr.uie w.is m the chair. The following is the progiajntue :— Trio, Elizabeth Cornish, Charles Coy and Williun Andiew ; lecitation, Thorn.is Rothwell; duet, Miss Thomas and Fied Thorn.is; trio, William Andrew, Cli.irles Co\ .md Eluaboth Cornisli ; riddles, Edu.ird Johnson; duet, the Mit-ses McLoinon. Mr Rothei.im addressed the meeting on the temperance cause. A few hymns weie sung during the meeting, Miss Camplvll presiding at the harmonium.

A considerable amount of diss.itnfaction is being freely expressed in Auckland with regard to the manner in which overci owing of traincari i-> being tolerated by those who h.vve nuthouty in the matter, while those in charge of them appear to take no steps to prevent the nuisance. By the city regulationH they are only penuitted to cany a certain number of passengers, but the rulf is being every day bioken, to the extreme discomfort of the travelling public, for whose convenience they were no doubt permitted to run. During the late holidays they suffered very much in this renpect, and whatever future course may be adopted by the company or city authorities let us hopfl that the public will eaily see a stop put to this obnoxious practice of overcrowding.

The following special messages to the Press Association, dated London, J.um.uy 20th, ha\e been published :— The poiiKiti.itor-i of the dynamite outrage-! are the subject of consideiable execration in Ameiica. Great disgust is also expressed on the Continent at the outrage. M. liayaid has invited the Senate to puss a i evolution e\pie->--i\t > of sorrow with England legaiding the lecent e\plosiun<. The police authorities have a clue to the person who placed the dynamite in the crypt at Westminster Hall. — The Cape authorities have succeeded in anesthig the murdeier of Mi Hethell, chief of the frontier police in Bechuanaland. — The American (!<>v eminent .ue piessing the claims of American subjects in Fiji upon the English Government.—Mr Cashel Hoey, C.M.G., who vv.is to liave lepresented Victoria at the Lislx»n Postal Conference, vvill be unable to be present. Mr Corbott vv ill, therefore, roi>re&ent Victoiia instead.

A correspondent writes :— The list of We*leyan Conft'irnct 1 apj (ointments as it appeals in the Herald on Tuesday is a oonfu^ed, unintelligible in«w< ; sev oral inipoit.mt circuits aie omitted, and no less than 1H mistakes occur in the names of the ministers given. But for the absence of a solitary letter the To Aw.unutu circuit would have had a " smasher " for the ne\t ye.v, and Balclutha a " mv indie." As conne\ioii,il l.uv neither tolerates iconocasts urn swindles, it is too bad on the paitof the telegiaphist to play thus with names. Notwithstanding the accession of Ministeis fiom othei chinches, the stationmg committee find it a \ery difhcult mattei to supply tlio cucuits this joai, owing to the extension of the work. The following is the second draft of stations :—: — Cainhudge, Ke\ H. K. l)e« shiny; ILmillton, Key J. ])ellow ; Te Awamutu, Rev J. J. Mather ; Wh.uigarei, Rev J. Dukes ; Hastings, Rev (). Dean.

An Auckland correspondent wntcs: — "The chief attractions dining the last few day-., for persons of every class or peiiiiastion have been tho meetings of Mr Booth, the teni|)er.ince evangphst. On Sunday evening last tho Choral Hall was so packed tint humheds of people were refused admittance. Up to the present date about eiglit hundred have taken the pledge. In the e\ont of Mr Booth 'doing' Waik.ito, I would advise all lo\eirfof good plat f oim oratoiy to go and listen to some of his addi esses. A lady orator, who occupies the position of FicMdent of the National Woman s Temperance Association of America has now armed, and is to act conjointly with him in advocating the cause of temperance on the platforms of the colony, and from the reputation aw aided her, **he should prose an additional attraction of some consequence to his aheady very successful meetings."

Great hopes arc entertained (vvntes our Auckland conespondent) tli.it the visit of the Native Minister to the Waik.ito natives will be productive of much benefit. It is certain that hi>> stay amongst them will be of somo duration. At the meeting to be held at Otorohanga on the 2nd of Februai y, it is expected that all natives, in connection with .securing their consent to the construction of the North Island Tiunk Railway through their land-., vv ill Ihj discussed, and it will also be the endoavoui of the hon. Mr Ballance to hecuie then c intent to the sub division of their lands, and to the individualising of their titles. The Native Minister has fully evpressed his opinion that ho will do his utmost to secme by eveiy just means in his povvei the active co-operation of the natives in assisting him to carry out the policy he intends to puisne, and which it is hoped may piove productive of good to the colony. His meeting with the Maorih of Rotoiua will alto be important, when it is known that the princip.il subjects for arguments will be such as the position of the Rotoiua R.ulw.iy Conip.uiy, the Therm.il Kj>img< Act, as well as the opening of their lands so ; as to make them a\ ailablu for settlement.

Mr Ralph Hood, the eminent pianist, wlio lea\es for Emoiie early in the month, w ill give a faiew ell concert at the PuMic Hall, Hamilton, on Thursday evening ne\t, and at tin 1 Public Hall, Cainbiidge, on the following night. Mr H<>"d mjoys a high reputation, and inanv look back to the time of hi-, lastusit to Waikat" w ith feeling-* of genuine ple.iMiie. He hast given two farewell concerts at Auckland, within the past few d lys and the Star, iefemng to the laot, says :— Mr Ralph Hood's pianoforte selections were the gems of the entire conceit. They weie all pieces of gieat difficulty, involving extemive knowledge ot technique, and either brilliant or »cry delicate instrumentation. Mr Hood lias rarely appeared at such advantage. In fact, ho quite excelled himself, and the audience testified their delight by fruquont bhovvers of bouquets. He gave, hist of all, a beroeuao in I) ti-it of exquisite Kweetness, and a grand polanaiao in A flat of rapid and rhythmic Minority— both pieces being by Chopin— and played them splendidly. His next numlß'rs weie an inipioniptu in F and a tar.intclle in ]$ minor by RubeiKstein'.s florid inust>, and tin*" 1 ni-rfoi nisiiic* 1 was marked by gii'.it bnll».i»uy, TJl«i) came tnt ' adagio and jondo, "jl Mot/)o<)ijfcjn"<)," fi"i>» WelK>i's Monato in G, and fln.illy .1 i|oi,t,iuiio jn f shaiji by Chopin and Thallium's yiamj fant,i.sid on air« from "I^e Soni)aii|bu.la,' ( all of which wcie inteipietod con amoru and with masterly powei. The conceit was higlilv successful.

The New Zealand Industrial Exhibition, which is t<> be opened on Hat-irdav, 2*'l>d August, 18ST>, gi\t->e\eiy Piomisi' <>f buing .1 success. Ihf Mto winch lias been adopter} f" 1 0 )l"» If l'"S » s in lV %ei >' wMitr.il portion in the city of Wellington, upon I;,in»bton Quay. The spate allotterj fop fcho Kxbibitjon is only 4K,OT> «H\dUi feet, including |i«s«iiafen, <md ! fc '•* expected that this will be found bandy H>|H)ciei|t. One shilling p<"i square foot h tluirK'-d f'»i fcljo loom. The carriage of exhibits to and fiom the exhibition is to be paid l>v the (Joserniuent, us well as their insinance. The Home Industry Jiranch will bo largely patronised, and is likely to ptove exceedingly p'rlM?!* 11 "' In thispaiticular branch of the e\hib^i<^, W«J are infoimed, it is desired to give (^po^hiiiftifj, of t,,inp(;tition f> jnijividu.il .utisans, .ukJ it fs t<> be dji Uuctly uiHJer>-toi«| that the actual worLtiicn and w»i-kw»j»tti» are if) be in this bianph the exhibitor A repj/i-ejjinfcivo of thfs j.,iunal had thu plo.ixim of u Gouvei*4f<W Oha*. (J.iUis, the scei'btiliy, \V"M VI Wellington, wlm mfoiined him that lit- was of opmio.i t i.it t!i.- evlnbition \v mid pi >u> of minicn-e inh.iutn^e to tliecolony, .uid f «im „ (',, k) stcp|iiuj,-st •!!() t-> the Colonial lC\.lnJnliuD v vlil<jij iuhlioitly to Iks held in Loiid»n. W' 1 \>'«M '"'-t'}^ ] \ lu> iMI () iM' lltlllllt V of judging whnt .utiti'w ifc *".<!<{ 1, ■ i''ost ad\i abl" to cnrle.iMiin t-> hnve i*thifi(ted time. Th«*io i" an influenti.il t-nb-coin lMittecf'n.uud in Au.U.'ud, uf which Mr

Stod.irt is secretary, and for the credit of the pros nice we trust they will see that we •ire l.irgoly represented.

Writing on the subject of the proposed Conference of Premier*, the Lyttelton Times says : — What Mr Service's ideas .ire in calling together a meeting of Australasian Premier-*, Mr Service perhaps knows better than anybody else. Wh.it .ill Vmtralia knows better than Mr Sen ice is that the colony of Victoria has developed something like a spirit of di-.loy.tlty, and .\ spirit of very decided absurdity, which ought both to be strongly ropiessed by Australasians. Therefore, we feel that the Premier of New Zealand should make a point of being pi esent at the Conference of Premiers. New Zeal md expects her Premier to see on her behalf that Au-.tra-l.isia is not condemned to bear the bad name which Victoria is rapidly thieatening to get for herself. New South Wales has set a good example in tho utterances of her public men. Her Piemicr refused to join in the .senseless protest drawn up by the Victorian Government, and her Attorney - General has denounced that protest in the fitting terms of "absurdity" and " iin pudence." Her Agent General has just added his testimony, by way of show ing to the world that tho common senso of the Australian Continent centres largely among tho public men of New South Wales. Amidst the nonsense that peoplo are talking m London, like sheep following leaders, about Imporial Federation, Sir Saul Samuel has had the courage to stand up and say that Imperial 1 ( ederation is all nonsense. The best Federation is for the Colonies to trust the British fleet and subscribe towards its cost. It is tho duty of our Premier to placo himself, on behalf of New Zealand, on tho side of these sensible men of New South Wales. It is necessary for all tho Colonies to speak plainly to the British Government about several matter* of importance. It is at the name tune essential that this shall bo drinc with dignity and force, not with absurdity and impudence, and above all things without any suspicion of disloyalty to the Crown. This result, tho Premier of New Zealand has it in his power, by uniting with the Premier of Now South Wales, and the Premiers of Adelaide and Queensland, colonies which also refused to sign the Victorian protest, to reali-e. He will, wo hope, make it convenient to name an early date for the performance <«f this gieat duty.