She Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2003, 9 May 1885, Page 2

She Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

I',<|ual and rx.i( t justu < to ill im n, Ot vvhatsoovcr st ite or pi-rsujsioii, n liyiotis or pulitK al. Here xh.ill the I'n-ss I)k l>< o|il< \ n«)il m initain, Unawed by infliienco and imliribiil l>y j,' im

SA TURD AY, MA V ), JHBO. Thk prospects of peace do not seem to bo diminishing, though niucli may yet remain to lie done before the matter in dispute between England and liussiu is satisfactoiily disposed of. So far then we have reason to j congratulate ourselves. War, as we '■ have already endeavoured to show, must have a most damaging efl'ect upon this country. If New Zealand wants anything just now she wants peace — peace for the de\elopment of her industiies, for the prosecution of her Public Works, and the settlement of her waste lauds. We do not, and no true New Zealander goes so far as to s;iy that we would ha\e peace at any price. Peace is the greatest of blessings, but it may be purchased too dearly : it may be bought at tins price of disastrous A\.irs hereafter : and were the alternative to war dishonour, we should unhesitatingly choose war. E\ery Jiriton would do the same. But it has not been shown that on the Ad'ghan question peace can only be won by the sacrifice of honour. Until this is clearly pioved beyond doubt we are bound to assume that the action of the (Jhidstoue f JoverniiM'iit is based on the principles of light and justice. That the Tories and the Toiy Press should sei/e the present oppoi tuuity to empty the vials of their wi.ith upon the de\oted bead of the Cabinet was only to be expected. The «ml> giound upon the Tories eau b.ise .1, < I, inn to vile is then capacity for upholding the name and fame of the Empire abroad, by striking terror into the heartof therestof the civ dised world. Their recent crushing defeat on the question of the extension of the ti.inclnse vet rankles in their bosoms, and the chance now presented them of paying oil' a little of 1 lie debt tli' • y o*\e the Liberals is too good to be neglected. J>ut we li.i\e \et to hear what the majority of the membeis ,of the llouso of Commons think of Mr (Jladstoue's action. Lord It.indolph Churchill means to foicc (lieir baud, so that we sh.ill not h.ixelony to wait for then \eidn t Of the n.iture of tli.il \eidl(t we eiileit.un little 11011111

Mr Crawford, the contractor for the election «.f the new buttei making plant iit Die Waikato Chees» Factoiy, was a passeiigei to Hamilton on rinusday, and commenced vvoik at tho fnctoiy yesteiday.

A lecture will be delivered by l>v the Bishop of Aim land on " Oui piesent tionble in Jndiaand AtTghamstnn" in the Public Mall, Hamilton, on the 2">th mxt. The piesentation of tho Bishop* pn/es will also lake place on the same evening.

To-day Mr J. S. Buckland will Hell by auction the lease of twenty-eight motions of the Cambridge domain. Intending puiohaserH aie lofencd to postein foi nil information tespecting same. The Hale promises to be well attended, and no doubt the bidding will bo pietty Hpmted Motvvitlistandiug the dullness of the times.

An extraordinary general mooting of the shareholder of the Wniknjo ('heese and Hneon J''nctory G'imjwn', , Tiimite-d, was held at tho oflico of tne company, Hamilton, on Thursday, at which the resolutions increasing the capital of tho company and making c^rain alterations in tin artielcs of as-ii nation, |iassod nt a previous iiieetinK, vveieeondrini d.

n ae A.u£tnan cruiser Sa)da, ariim'i! in Auckland HarOoui on Thiiiid^y lioiii .Sydney, <»n a tup kuiiml thownrld in tin' (.i|uiif\ iif ,\ ti uiiui,s' -*1i ■ i »- The S.nd.i l- .v wnodi'ii \t'ss*-l, u{ 2410 tmiN, and ctrno i-lovph 'A\ tun j,'uih. Hit eirw ci»iil-*l>» i>f nf 3"> ortici'is (indudinK 'JO imdNln|>incu) ,uid .'HB men Kjdiu SiilKl.uul tli<> S.ml.i v ill (,'<> to S.uiuu, Fiji, BuUwi, H<>ml).i>, nid thence home. <

To the Editor: Sir,— Permit me tn c ill attention to the toot juth, oi mthei uti.it vi.i-. the f >ot-p.ith lending fitun Te Vu.tiimfcti t<> flic i.uhv.iv From IV Auutiititti ti» Mihmh (JfWHlfi-llow's gat r tin fiiM' li.ii quiti- t.ikt'ii i»i»se>«sii»n, and tuifoi tunato ])i < d» i^tiiiui i < li.ivc to take tini.i.ul Sunn' time .if{o a notict* ( i|>[«Mt*'(l in v«iiu ii.ijh'l xiLCiit'd liv the cifik of the \\ .»\|>.i Ountv Council, oidoiin^ fume to ti- leinoved tioin tin ]>ul)lic ro.ids \V.i>. tii.it oidti ni-eitfd a-. .1 Jiuttci of foiin ' 1. 1 ]),h tlir i>cc\ipii'i of tin- l.md .idjoininp the .iliove ji.imH Mad .i "fiiend at court. ' I ,itn, >"U , ( Jhoui Ht.

Mr Chas. R. Johnson, well-known m the Waikato distnct, and who for the p i-t few veais his conducted the livery stable business at the Hamilton Hot-J stable-, has leinoved to Auckland, where lie h.is pin chased the old-established stables of Messis Halstead Hros. in l)iuli.iui - stieet, where he will be gl id to see all his old fiiends. In anothei cobimn Mi .lohnson makes a business announcement, and Messrs HaMead Bros, liexpeak foi Mr Johnson a continuance of the hbeial suppoit hitheito accorded to them. We wish Mr Johnson eveiy success in hi* new v entiue.

Woodyears renowned circus will giw the hist pei formalin* of the Waikato s t , t son at Hamilton on Monday night next, aftor n. most successful *>e.ismi in Auckland and othei paits of the colony. The eircuo h in been t'reatly enlarged Hince its lant v isit to this district, and is now pronounced to be the best show of it" kind travelling in tho Vustrahan colonies. On the conclusion of Uie piesent tour in this province, Mr Woodyeal will take his show to America, and h» hits theiefoie instructed Messrs W. .J. Hunter and Co. to hell a number of his hoi mis at Cambridge on the Kith iimr. The cnciis will pei foi in at Te Awanmtu on liusday, Kihikihi on Wednesday, Cam budge on Thin sday and l-'nday, M<irnnsm)li on Satin day, and Te Vroha on the following Monday.

Mr Samuel Vane, pursuant to notm , di bvcicd an addrc-Min the sub)cct of iailvva> rrf..iiii .it tlu. l'ul.lic Hull, Hamilton, >est«idav Theie was a \eiy gond attend mcc, uuhidmg many promnu'iit aettlem. and the chair was ociupied by his Woi-hip the Mayor (Mr \Y. \. Ci ah tm.) Mr Swaibrick also addressed the meeting at length, leplymg to Mr Vade Both addresses «eie full of interest, and wo regret that pies-ure, on our space compels us to hold ovei :m extended lepoit. This will appear in oin nest At the request of the meeting \li Vaile consented to remain in Hamilton to day, nml will address finoth'-r meeting to night. The meeting last night concluded with a voto of thanks to Mr Vaile for his attendance. Thero i.s likely to be a largo attendance at the meeting this evening. Notwithstanding tho cry of hard times and bad trade we nave been accustomed to hear so much of dining the past few yeai«, it is giatifymcr to notice the piogie-n of some of our Auckland meichaiits. It i-, we understand, only some few year> ago since the well-known and populai him of diapers, Messrs Smith and Caughey, commenced business in a small unpretentious shop in a lather out of the way thoioughf.ne. Dnecting their attention more pai- | ticulaily to tln> deielopment of a conntiy ti ade by means of thmi "Parcel System," winch they weie the first to introduce to our leaders, combined with the fact that they fiom the start adopted and adheied to the tine secret of commercial prosperity, vi/., the underlying punciple of cash, they have succeeded in building up ono of the largest di apery businesses in that city, and have recently moved into the largest iet.ul piemises but one in Auckland, which they have just refitted nt a considerable cost. Mi Caughey, we underhand, has just left foi the old country for the purpose of perfecting arrangements wheicny they can got then supplies dnect from the manufacturer and thus save the middlemen's piofit. We bespeak foi them tho confidence find pationage of our ieadei*<.

The following special messages to the Piess Association, dated London, \la> fitli and 7th, have been published .— Th<- Vietoi i.in four million fom j»er cent, loan is announced. The minimum in h\cd at i r( >!>, and tendeis will be opened on the 13th mst.— The Queensland four and ;i-half million fmu per cent, loan haH also been placed in the inaiket, with a piemium of f.17. Tenders will bo opened on the J.ith II)s t. — The Standard considers that tho (.tueensland and Victorian loans just announced will hardly be felt in tho piesent condition of the money market. -Karl ( Jranville has thanked Mr .T. H. Thurston, the Colonial Secietary for Fiji, for his services in connection with tho rer-ent CommtsMou of Enquiry into thn (Jeunan land claim* in that island. — A firm of eminent engineer contractors have ofFeied to piovide the necessary capital fora l.uge ocean dock at Adelaide*, if the local committee approve.— Loid Augustus Loftm, (Joveinoi of New South Wales, lias written an aiticle in the Pall Mull (Ja/ette, in winch he suggests that a council, sinnlnr to tlie Austrian Iteichsrath, hhonld be foiiued on a basis of federation. — It is reported the Australian contingent will come to London to await ordorH.— A cable is being laid to Poit Hamilton.— Twenty thousand perdoiiH of nil classes have signed the nienioiial thanking the colonies foi then geneious offers of assistance ill the Soudan -The Rev. William Webbei, Bishop of Hiisbane, will be coiiseerated on the 1 1th of .Finie.

The following sensible remarks in .1 imnt nunibei «'f tin- Vnglo Niw Ze il.nidi i . pubh -hi'il in London :— lt M'umn ,t pit\ tli.it tin' thoughtful unntcxy shown l iy the Colonial Othcftit the Maon ilmfs dining tin-it l.tli' v wit to Kngl.tnd should h.uc uispm d delusive hopes as to tin- mteivention nf tlu Home <iov eminent in the adininistia'ion nf native affaus in N-jw Zealand. We read in tin- lute papei* fioin Unit colony th.it Tr When* is uiptiK tlio Kiiwti-sHi>ttiiH|.|.k i.-ilii^sfoi their giix-ttiicr-4 fi»iii the (Jolitni.tl (Ji'vi'iinr.ei)t. Hu Nl>^ tllP Iffilllf (JoMMlUlU'llt Will (If) tlllH, .md, a> the ('nlonial (Jo\ eminent icfuM'h t<» do Us duty, Ah. (iortt will In- went out iin i a Uny.il Cniimii-.sii.iH-i to ni.ui.iKt' n.itive .ifT.m -. Such ideas of cotir.se, cm h.ivo no uistihcatioii in any itctiml |iromiHC« Iwid out l>y Loid l>eil>y; but Micro h* llttlu doubt that some foolWi wurdn let drop liy wmusliodv |»i«»f«'HNiii(( to hptak fioin the btjok h.i\e pioinptid the lde.u We on iimigine tho public K!iih.itioit th.it MMiiKl bu caused in >esy ZwiLuid by the .appearance of Mr. (loixt in the capacity indicated. In a \«ry cutical moment the fiupeiuil (iovuiiiiuuut iibsutdoned tl»c colomnt-* in New Zeal:iud whui face to face with gmve (lithuulties. The colonist*, unaided, and in their own way, have managed to w>l\u those difficulties m a manner as beneficial to tho natues as to the Kuiopeau lace, and piixluced .1 nt.iti: of peace and mutual satisfaction, between the rauew that has kiii passed the anticipations of thoxe tioublous tunes. Native and Kuropuuu stand on an equal footing befoie the law, ami, in point of fact, the natives h,i\n no giicvances to wliieh the tubunals of the country do not afford irdioxs. If it weienot ho that friendship lietween the races in firmly and for ever established, and that the gteat chiefs themsel\es aio affording every facility and encourn^'iuout t<» tlie, c<iustntctiou of railways thiough their country, hucli teadiings as tliosij which Te WheoroMeeuis to be impaiting would have a distmbing iiifluouco ; and that they do not have tins lesiiltisnot tinfault of tho foolish people who have uispned tin m