THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1885.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2017, 11 June 1885, Page 2

THURSDA Y, JUNE 11, 1885.

It is considered the " correct thing" tolaugh.it Pai Hsunputiiry Unions There is, however, no wisdom in so doing, llightly used, these institutions would not present opportunities for travestying the doings and sayings of real representative chambers ; they would be, as they ought to be and might be, training schools for the politicians of the future. »Such institutions are essentially useful in a democratic country such as ours. We possess the privilegev ilege of .self-government, but tii.it privilege is of little value unaccompanied by knowledge, ft would be well it some method could be devised for the inculcation, on i\\o<\ principles, of political moi.ilit), but our chances of attaining anything of that kind ate very remote, and for the present asc must be content to aim at the acquisition of knowledge, which is about the next best thing to honesty, since it enables us the better to detect and expose the tricks of the dishonest. Unfortunately, the popularity of parliamentary unions, like most other mundane tilings is of an evanescent character. Whilethey ai c new everybody supports them, but ere they have passed out of babjhood, and long before the period j of adolescense, their friends f;ill otlj and they are left to die of neglect. This is very unfortunate. It is true that in most small colonial towns there is no leisured class, in the true sense of the word. The man of business is too tired, too much harassed perhaps, to enter, at the close of his day's work, into a discussion on some abstract political question, involving in order to its pioper appreciation a larger amount of study that he can devote time to ; while the younger men, those who are burdened with few, if any, worldly responsibilities, aie too apathetic. 'JL'Jif billiard

room, the l>ar, the theatre, and many other useless (because aimless) methods of " putting in the tiin n ' are preferred to any sort of intellectual occupation. This characteristic of our colonial youth affords- food for grave reflection. Weh.ue. no desire to ti. ins mogi ify the hoys of this country into intellectual prigs ; there is a golden me in in .ill things, andth.itiswh.it we wish to see achieved. Boyhood pants for fieedoin, and it should haw it. All its desire for hearty chest-expanding games, for health and mirth-provok-ing recreation should l>e liberally indulged ; but while we sin; careful upon this point yve should not be unmindful of the claims of the intellect Heal education only begins when the door.s of the school and the playgtouiid have closed behind thun, and while in afterlife they report to the gy nasium, the cricket and football fields, or the tennis court, let our youni; men not forget that they oyve a duty to their higher nature, and that libraries, liteiarv clubs and kindred institutions call for some portion of their leisuie. We regard parliamentary unions with very friendly feelings, Irecause *vp belicye they miyht be made very yaluable educational instruments. We hay c remarked that they do not seem to possess the element of permanency. Ju.stas the late eruption of martial ardour was called forth by the near prospect of war, so the birth of so man)' parliamentary unions last year w.'s occasioned by the unusually exciting ey ents of the memorable session of 18S4. The brilliancy of the scarlet coat and glittering arms may keep the \olunteer under the martial spell fora time, and the bandying of such phrases sis " Mr Speaker," "this honourable House,' md so forth, might tickle the palate and ear of the amateur parliamentarian, but when the novelty of the thing goes, all interest goes with it. This result may be obviated in either case. Liberal regulations, and an enlightened administration of the same, would restore our volunteer system to the proud position it once occupied, while a simplification of the methods of conducting business, thi" introduction of interesting topics of the day, and the countenance of the elders of the community would, we think, make parliamentary unions perennial. The Cambridge union commenced its sittings on Monday, and the Hamilton association y\ ill piobably come out of its shell in (i week or so. lioth might be m ule useful institutions, but it is first necessary that they should apply the pruning knife to the standing orders.

At the last meeting of the Auckland Board of Education it \v;is resohed to close the Hamilton Distiict High School at the end of three months, unless the number of pupils on the roll is increased to sixteen. At present the number is eleven, hut though the prescribed number may not be reached, some new pupils will be added at the beginning of the new quarter. We trust, however, that the board will see lit to give a further respite. Pending the establishment of a properlyappointed high school, these district high schools furnish the only .secondary education in the Waikato, and it would be injudicious, not to say unjust, to remove them, so long as the} are sen ing a useful purpose. That they are doing this we do not entertain any doubt. There are in the colony numerous reserves set apart for secondary education, and up to a very recent date we in this district have received no portion of the revenues derived from them, (hough we have an e<|ual claim upon them, in proportion to our population, with c\ery other district in the colony. To expect that a district high school at Hamilton or Cambridge should be entirely self-sup-porting at the outset is absurd. Were such a rule made absolute we should probably have* to content ourselves with the advantages which spi ing from primary education alone. But Parliament, which framed the education.il code, and set aside reserves for the partial maintenance' of the higher schools, never meant anything of the kind. It the principle that w« are to ha\e nothing that we cannot directly pay for were to obtain in educational matters, there would be no University in Auckland to-day. The fees leceived from thirty or forty students are not sufficient to \r.\y the salaries of half-a-do/en professors, but nobody will say that therefore the Unueisitv should lie closed.

Parliament will be opened this afternoon by His Excellency Sir William Jeivois. A telegram received la*t night from Wellinytuu, htate.s that them is -cuccly itny ]iio-<*'iit indication of such an occurrence, only ,i few mniibeis having .iiiived. An e\h.i, containing thedoveinoi'i Speech will be issued fioin this office this .iftemooii.

Just as the telegraph office at Hamilton closed lasr ni^ht, we received intimation that the fno bolls vveie lnifjitif,' in Auckland.

Mr Samuel Vaile arrived in Camlmd^c last nnjht w ith the olijict of foi wauling Im^ railway inform sclicuif.

Eight trucks of fat cattle left Cambiid^e l.ulu,iv station \i'sturi.t\ unit ft mif. Tiny woie piuicip illy fiom tho Mat.im itv Kstiitc.

The Camtridge Rink Club held its us.tl woi'kly nu ctin^ in the Public Hall mi Tiii'->d,i\ owning la--t. The chili continue to bo wull |> it.milled.

We observe that Mr J, VerekerI'iudon, .i-^wtmt in i-tei m tin Jlnmlton Hitfh School, has K-ieued his ceitilic.ite fiom the Kducatiou Depaitmcnt, placing linn in clns^ A, division ■'?.

The late mail to Cambridge went on to TV Vw.inuitu l>y mistake last nitflit. fj.iit niglit's mail fmiu Vuckl.iiid will then 1 foie not ic.icl) it> destination till this evenit IK-

We are requested to notify that Dr Scliu,u/!)i( li, .uiri^t and oculist u ill lc.no Atickl.md fin Vinti.ih.i on tln> end of tin-, lM'intl). J'.itu nt>- \\i-lnn>r t<> cmi Milt linn -.liould thcicforo Ihmj no tune in dointr ■<(>.

Some of the subscribers of the C.unbiidge J'ubhc Libiaiy are anxious tli it the libiaiy connnittce should pmcuie monthly ie\ iews and ppiiodic.ili for the reading: room. T\\p matter will no doubt thf> ntt^ntion r>f the committee.

The Cambridge school committee held its u-uul iimntlily mooting on Monday (•• t'limp The iniMnu-ot w.i-i pnncipally of .1 loiitmo elniacti>r, and nothinpr of public linixii t:uico ti Hnkjured.

The repairs to the Cambridge T.iupo ronrl are being pu-hcd forward with ex fry expedition. Mr Murphy, wlio Inn cliArgi 1 ot the nuMi, h losing no time in h«wnx tlit" mid put \n g.iod condition it" In at v 111 1 » tilt- Vhi'.idy CTriiiTH rejinrt .1 \i'i\ gn> it unpniwti <Mit in tlie rmid.

A new Commission of the Peace li..^ 1) 'I'll i-MU-il c >mpi i^infr SO name*. Tim following .ire tli.-e foi W.iiknto -J. ] ). Hill. \.U v.m.li i : T H Limm>, (' iinhnfl(,v ; T. M-tcholl, Kauni; P. X Prgler, K:»pl.ui. \V Tl»..nis»n, Hui].,-ki'-, <i. T. WilkuiMtn, Alfx.inch t.

Mr B McDonald Scott, manager of the C.unbiia liuiio .it tlieThatnp* received th > follow ui£'tele;,'i am on Tuesdn^, from the mine m.matfei, m/. : " ."i47 lo.vli of quart/, and I'JOO poundi "ipecimom woie cui->hod fni '2W) oiiuee* retorted gold; also (>0 |iound-< fi< in undeihand stope."

The Harden " Star hand grenade for extinguishing firr« i* mooting with a UMdj demand in W.ukato, In Cambridge .1 niimbei of tlio Ihuhuhs houses are pro- \ ided \Mth them, .\iicl the Bank of New Z aland liak got qmte a supply on h-uul, w ith wind) to copo with an otitbrcak of hu>.

The Cambridge Licensing Bench held it quartet 1} mooting at the courthotiio mi Tuesday Applications wer<> recened from tlio four local hotel*. The bench postponed the application in the c.i»o of the Cntorion Hotel for *o\en dayV to ( n.ihlr the proprietor to effect certain improvements to hi-> linck premifei. The othei applic.»tion>< woie grttntcd.

Another large fire occurred in Auckland on Tuesday night, reuniting in [ tlio destruction of .1 block of building* at j thi> top of Pi niceH street. The premises of |Mi Ptnrco, restaniant keeper, and Mr Harwell, xtocer, weit* burned down, and much damage wit done to the adjoining hoiHfw. Tho tot.il da.in.iffe is (wtnniited at t'4()00, which is only partially coveied by liißUi.mee.

Two gentlemen, named respectnely John HonipiMi^tall and Albert Ktanbery, wvre brought uj) .it tho Catnbudgc Police Court, ye-tordHj hi'f.ui' Mr W.-IU, J. P., charp-d with Ik'nitf drunk in the street^ of C.im bridal 1 on the previous niifht. K.icli w.i- hiu'd ."m .md oo^t-i, or m dff.itilt Is!I s ! hour-. The conhni-incnt w.i* prtft'ricd. Vnothci mm, li.uupd Kdw.ud Bum*, was chained with a simiUr otfcnce on Tuphd.iy niorniii^r, and w.n hned m a like amount.

The Cambridge Resident Magistrate's Coutt will lip occupied to mornm, hearing tlio l.irnkin eam 1 , and the u«n»l accumulation of petty debt c.im;^. The cliaign ap nii^t the lairikim, nhino names hare already been tmbli^lied, i« <>f a somewhat *uiioiih cliai.iLter, and their pr«snnt .icqu unt uicp with ju*tico should jmt a stop to -well like frolic-ome indulgences for some tune to come. The dom.im dog tresp.w-» ca»o> ha\e aKo e\oked unme intorei*t.

A public trial of the Harden " Stai Hand (Jrenado wa-., in accirdjnee with announcement tfiwii by ]Mntt>r, made on the allotment .it the rt'ar of The Waikato Times Umldiiu,'* lj-<t night. Owim,' to a detect in the construction of t lie wooden chimney erocted, the trial «,b not ■i.iti'.f.ictoiy, though enough was shown to piove th'j efficacy of the Rienide. Mr Jno Chambers, juni., and Mr Owen (of Me-sif Moii in and Co.) haw aiian^'d auotht-i trul for 11 o'clock this nioriiin^, o]i|>o<iti' (Jwynnu's Hotel On l'iida\ a trial will Ik 1 made at To Aw.nnutu, and uiothui at Cam binlfje .hi Situul.iy, .it 4 p.m.

The question of Sunday trading v.is lefened to at th" meeting of tin' C'.unbridging Licensing hunch on Tuesday. The Cli.inni.in nihl complaints li.ul been made of Lite to the effect th.it men were frequently seen nioung alxmt the town \Mth <iv uncertain degieo of ««t«»,»Hiiiess ju-t when people wore returning fiom elnirth. Thmiifh it \\ .w a\erv h.ird thing f ir hotel keepers to put .in end t<« Sund ly tr.iding altogether, owing to the number of traveller, still they would do will to mitigate the abuse .is far as lay in their pow er.

The Cambridge Town Board has been unfortunate in not being able to jiro cue I with the fiiini.itinii of Ch.tpel "tied before the wet w cither set-- in. Considerable difficulty h.i* been cv pet fenced m Kettuitf the necm-.uy signatures indeninifMiif» thi board from all claims for tl.mi ijf»** With the e\c"|itinn of one sign iture, th.it of a minor named Kobmson, the^e ha\e now all been obtained, and two members hue been appointed a committee to m'cuiv the w.mt'd signature if i>os->ible. Should this xipnnturo not bo fortneominjf, no doubt the bo.ud will >4ei' itb w.\y to proceed with the woik without it. There are few works in the town more nccpss.ii y, andthero^idpnt-* in the stroet have been \>.->itmp patient iy for some years foi the b ).\rd to do something m the matter.

The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Herald telegraphed on Tuimday :—" It was stated yesterday in one of the local journal* that hohip of th«i ffioups of men-mre* propo-ted hv the (»o\ eminent would l)c piessed on the House of Keprestntttistwin globo. 1 mentioned tins to tlir lion. Mr Is.tll.ince to day, ,md lie infoimed me tint Mich -t iteni"nt w,ii imt correct. Although "M'wnil vi the new lulK would lie picMMit.-d in fjroup-, 8o .i« the more cutivunußtlv to exhibit tin- jmliry of thc(io vcrniiiont, yet c.u-li bill would •.t.uid upon it* own merits. I hurl :v conM-ri.ition with tile Colonial SeerrUiy on the s.une suliject, He denied that there ms Mich intention on thepirtof (>o\ciiiiiit'i)t. So f.ir ;i> there w .is .my serial connection between thn (Joxernment nie.isuius they would be brought in one after the. other. He led me to undeistand tint to pies-- :my series of measures on the Hoii-e in plubo would be regarded a* Huinetlnn^ like a menace. <}o\ eminent h.id no intention of doing anything of that kind. '

The following special messages to the Press Association, dated L uidon, Jane, Bth, have been pxibli^lird • — Tin* Adcluide loan, for which tenders will he opened tomorrow, i* expected to a\erage £101. Tn connection with the floating of the lonn the question has been rained in the city whether lopayinent will be made upon demand by the bondholder*, or whether it will l)oat the option of the, ( lo\ eminent. Sir A. liljtli, # Apent OniT.il for South Australia, ie|»li**-» th.tt tho former will he thr method of lepaymenK— The dithculty which h.id ari'-en in connection with the establishment of an Anglo Spanish tieaty on the question of greiter conoesmons beinp granted in admitting Spanish wines to England, will probably l>e amicably settled as hoou as the p.trlejmg, which had ceased, has been recommenced. — The. cholera h.vs entirely ceaxt-d at Maiseille*. — Su F. 1). Bell, Agent (Mineral for New Zealand, has explained to Lot d Perbvthe cotnpioniwe Hiipgested by Mr <irimth-<, Piemier of Queensland, to the I'cdciation Enabling Hill.

A case of some interest to resident-- in tin' l'omugh of Hamilton »i< heaid .it tin 1 X.M ('omt, ■\esteidav. Mi William White, of Hamilton Ka*t was ch.uged on the infoiination of Constable Muir.iy with l».i\ nip; committed ,i hieach of Itoiough I>> law No. 2, l>v slaughteiing a steer in tin 1 public pound, thi> H.inic not being .1 licensed »laughtei\.ird. Mi White admitted the nlfenor, nut said he had acted in ignorance <>t the liw. The steer in question was a great inns nice to himself iind his neighbours and he obtained the pel million of the poimdkeeper to kill the animal in the pound, and so get rid of the trouble. He was sony In* had acted contiary to thn hiw, but he had an impiessiou th.it tbeie w is nothing to pi event a man *lauglitcuiiK his own c.ittle. Constable Mm lay sai<l the plea of i^uoiance canio with veiy bid (jiaee fiom the defendant, who foi jnan\ V.iii h<«l been a menibi-r of the boimi^d (oiiucil. The ln.igisti.iti 1 icmaiked that the by-I iw in (inestion apjieaied to bo \eiv h.ush, .md v.is quite opposed to the npint of tin' statute divilin^' with the same question. I'nder the bimxi^h b> l.iw ho had no upturn but, to inHnt a tine of f">. Thi-j he thought was wiong. ('unstable Munay agieid with his Wmship, .uid thought a small fine would meet the t.isc. } fad the defendant killed the bu.ist on his own pioperty, he wonld not h.i\e rende-ied himself liable to a fine at all, and it did seem hard becauso he shot the beast in the pound he should be mulct in ho lic.hv.i num. The police had, liowctei, no otlu i couiso o])ened to them. Mr Nmthcioft s ud he would reser\e hi» decision until next (•milt day, in older to sco wlicthei the hv lnwsof the boifiugh could ouTiido an Act of Parliament. Section IS of the Slaughterhouses Act pio\idcsfoi that such offences as that committed by Mr White, the magistiato may inflict a lino not exceeding £10. Persons found tre*na*iiujf on the Lorkerbie Estnti! (Mc^^rs Studholmc's) with dr>s or gun, » ill b»* prosecuted t