The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2026, 2 July 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 188 J. «,

The House evidently expected a no-confidence motion from Sir George Grey. When addressing the, meeting in the Theatre "Royal ;»> Auckland the old knight made it quite plain, though he did not say so in as many words, that he was going to take a pot-shot at Ministers. Of course nothing will come, nothing can possibly come of it, and no one probably knows this 1 tetter than Sir George himself. 71nving denounced the Government and all its works in most unmistakable language, consistency demanded that he should formally indict Ministers when the proper time came : Having done this we do not think he will worry himself very much about what follows. He evidently viewed his proceedings as a disagreeable necessity, in order to the maintenance of his own character, rather th.vi as a duty which he owed to the Mouse and the people, as whose Tribune he has posed for ho many years. The style of the speech was friendly, even apologetic, and the speaker announced his intention to scrupulously avoid any personalities, in effect it amounted to this : " 1 am really sorry that J have to say anything against the Government. I would not wound the feelings of Ministers on any account, but I have pronounced ngain.st them, and I must maintain n>y character for consistency. J hope honourable members will understand that this is my business, and not theirs. I want no help whatsoever." Whether from design, or whether it wm because Sir George

could find nothing to say against a Government w Inch bases its cl.iini tosuppoiton its extreme Liberalisiii, mittcis not, but the charges lincllcd at Ministers on Tuesd,i \ niyht were exclusively mild. Sir Geoige incidentally deprecates the pioposul to increase fhe burdens of t ixation, mildly ov pi c-.se-, his hoi ror of the property (,i\, gently reproves .Ministers for their temerity in increasing the number of Legislative Councillors, frowns upon the proposal to continue, the borrowing policy, lifts up his eyes at the idea of giving away the land of the colony to a railway company, and then goes on to tell how the Government was constituted, without consulting the House, the country, or worse than all, Sir George himself. And then the list of offences and shortcoinings winds up with the startling announcement that the Government which took office last session was the New Zealand Agricultural Company ! Here the repoiter tells us in his laconic way there was "laughter,''and we can well behe\e such was the c.ise. But laughter has no effect upon Sir George, and he went on to show that nothing but the identity of the directorate of the Agricultural Company with the Government could account for the introduction of the bill to facilitate the lease or purchase of the District li.iilw.iys. This was \ery weak, but Sir George was bound to say something in order to keep up appearances. We are truly sorry for the honourable gentleman. It is not edifying, and it cannot gratify even his worst enemies to see a man with so distinguished a career behind him, thus deliberately getting himself into. i mess. Look at the position from whatever standpoint we may, Sir George is in a hopeless, unmitigated, undignified, common fix. He is on the horns of a dreadful dilemma. Constitutionally opposed to Sir Julius Vogel, annoyed almost beyond the point of endurance with the conduct of the Premier and Nathe Minister, wounded in the tenderest pait of his heart by the Minister of Justice, he would brush them out of his path .is so many obnoxious weeds • But, on the other hand, he would lay down his life rather than hand over the reins of power to the Member for Egmout, or, worse still, pave the way for a coalition between Major Atkinson and the Vogplites. Since Mr Stout exhibited the fireworks he had stolen without acknowledgement from Sir George .it Auckland, the lattei 's anger has h.ul time to cool somewhat, and he foresees the effect which his ill-judged denunciation of the Government is likely to have. But though the ghost which he has raised up may have frightened Sir George, its oidy effect on the minds of members has been to lessen the already waning influence which the Member for Auckland East has exercised for so long. The Premier's reply lacked lire, because there "was little to reply to. Mrßrvcc disclaimed all sympathy with the motion, though he, too, has no confidence in the Government, and Mr Ballance contented himself with setting the Member for Waitotara tight on some minor points. The continuation of the debate yesterday only served to reveal the fact that the House is hopelessly split up into irreconcilable sections. A meeting of the Opposition has resolved that each individual member shall have perfect freedom of action, and those who have spoken, while some < ondeinn and some condone the actions of the Government, are nearly all of opinion that a change of administiation is impolitic. Clearly, the tune has not arrived for the deposition of the Stout- Vogel Cabinet.

The fire brigade committee at Cambridge has commnnicatul \\ itli the ielusuiancj companies lntcie^ted m the t()\Mi t asking tliciu w li.it efFect the establishing of .1 brigade w ill have on ltisiu•ince piemium-.. The workmen of the Tebgraph Depaitment amvcd in Cambudge mi Tue-. fl.iy to commence the election ot the new line to Taupo. Mr Isaacs ha* got ne.uly all the posts on the ground. It is expected tint the line will be in full working older m about thiec months. The new scale of fees for RM. Couits calm.' into foice yt-steiday. The iiltei.itions aie not of a \eiy mitciial natnic. The onh altei.ition of any moment is that for cases up to f», -U is thaiged, and foi Ctiws ii|> to £10 anil moie than £">, "is is chaiged. Hithcito in all c.i^us up to £10, ."is was ch.uged. We are requested to remind lionomry nieinheis and their fi lends, and their name is legion, tli.it the acting memben» of the Comu-t Dramatic Club w ill tfivo the third <vnd final pcrfoi iiianee of tho s«m1011 in the Oddfellows' Hall, Jfunilton Hast, this evening. Tl)r pnigiainnic is an exceptionally good one, and no doubt thete will be a clouded house. A man named Temple has been ai rnted.it Kihikihi, on a eh uge of hi calving into tin 1 bolide of the Maon chief Hop.i, and stealing theiefoie ii fowling piece, ammnnition, and ft small sum of money and numerous other articles. The robbery woh committed on Monday night, nnd the burglar was arrested by (Joint iblo Uyan on Tuesday. He will be bi ought befoie the K.M. this jiiorniiig. The Rev. Raphael Wissell, 0.5.8., is at |>i t % »i nt conduiting a inissmn at S. Potei i (Jhnrcli, Cambiidge. liiiti nation i-, gi\ en daily to children. Yesterd iv afteinoon theie was a special service for ladie-*, when there was a large attendance. The evening services .11 c (veil attended by people from all parts of tho distnet. The meetings of the Pakuranga hnundH in Waikato have now been airanged. Tho liouiiclh will meet at llamil ton on TueHday, the 7th inst. ; at the old Hautapu hchool corner on Tliuisda-y, tho Oth mat. ; at Cambiidge r.icccouise on Saturday, the 11th inst. ; at Kangiaolu 1 Hchool liouko on Monday, tho 1 'Ith nist ; and at Te Awamntu on Wednesday, the 1 5th inst. The coming se.i-.on piomi-ie^ to be one of the most successful that has yet been held 111 Waikato. In the examination of pupil tcacheiH for winging, held .it the Hamilton West School yeitcrday, and conducted by Mi Cianweli, Miss K. Muiiay took the highest ccrtih'cato obtainable in tho colony, and Mis* Nlurray took tho elevientary certificate. Several other pupil tcachera, who wore prepared to undei go an examination for the intermediate and element uy ceitilicatex, were rlixappoiuto I, owmtr to Mi Oranwell having to return to Auckland by the afternoon tiain. Sergeant Major McGovern was engaged on Tuesday in tho task of hunting up the perpetrator of a gross piece of indeenncy. It neeins that on Heveial occnHionK latoly, nlips of paper or telegraph forms, bearing obscene announcements and nham inewagps, have been posted in the Hamilton Pint Office, to the disgust of the public, and on Tue«day the postmaster, Mr Logio, communicated with the police Mr MqGovoiij

at onco set to woik, with the result th; he »;n able to verve a immmons upon well kniiwn youth, n resident of IT,imilt< West The case w ill couie before tlic Xo i dent Al.igutr.itu at .in o.uly dato. Victoria-street, Cambridge, h t woo 11 the Knpl'sli Church and tho to« bolt, is nt present in a nvnt deplorab state. It is, m fact, almost impassable ' traffic in any shape, being a veritable qua mil i» throughout. Nor is it hkelj 1 to Wan b-ttoi fm i Mm 1 tune. Now that the dupl eat i' io»d is about completed, the biui will likely cl<ise the present road for x tl w inter, or nt least until they are able) 1 put it in .i pn-xablu condition. It is to be hoped that the repri -ciitatious of the T\otiioroa Road Boat and tin 1 li iko Cuimtv Council will be -<u cessful m inducing the (lovoiiuiieut 1 undertake tlie lop.urs of the Cambiidg (Kfmd Koad iiiiinodiateiy. On the othi .side of Notiis' coinei, beyond (rortmi, tl nud is dimply frightful. Tho very loitho Government can do is to spend a fe 1 pounds on fascine, and then when tho fir weathei ichuns they can make a pennanei job of the load. It i- one of the most in poitant countiy road-> in the colony, an as such, should not be neglected in thi manner. The Chinese market gardener, M Bing Lee, who resides m Anglesea-stret Hamilton, has been subjected to much ai noyance and loss during the last few da\ by some contemptible scoundrel who h.i on several nights deliberately opened th gate of the garden and turned a couple r horses in to feed on the vegetables. I anothei column a reward of £"> i* offerei for such information as will lead to the cor nation of the offender, and we sincere! trust that ho w ill be made to suffer for hi iniquity. Such dastardly conduct is no calculated to inspire the natives of th Celestial Empire with an exalted opinioi of Caucasian ci\ ilisation. A dance and supper was givei in the Public Hall, Cambiidge, on Alonda' night, to bid farewell to Mr John Hood who is leaving Cambridge for Whang irei vrheic he intends to commence business as .i wheelwright, fee. About "50 poopl weie present, and appealed to enjoy them selves thoionghly. The supper was pro vided by Mr H. Buekland, in his usua hrst-class style. Dancing was after waids kept up with spurt until about 4 a.m Dining his residence in Cambridge, M Hood Ihis made a huge ciicle of friends who will be glad to hear of his welfare n the futine. — (Communicated). The following special messages te the Pi ess Avocntion, dated London, June 2l>th and 30th, have boon published: — Mi (rl.uUttmo has intimated tlut he will nol letire fioin political life at present, an<: fm ther. that lie will «nppoit the AlauMii' of Salisbury as far as possible.— A modified scale of tates, to be chaiged on vessels call ing and sheltenng at Alb my, Western Austialia, has been sanctioned. — It is definitely announced that Mr Gorst, <^.C, M.P. fm Chatham, has been appointed Sohoitoi'-dpiiei.il in the new administration.—Mr Watts, R.A., has declined the baionetty winch was offered him. Complaints about straying cows and holies come fioni sevei.il parts of the distiict. Otii Te Aw.unntu correspondent makes pointed reference to the subject. In Hamilton the nuisance is getting unboaiable, rind it is high time the B uough Council adopted stringent measures to put it down. Dining the past w< ok the well kept garden attiched to (J Wynne's Hamilton Hotel has be mi almost dostioyod bj' the incursions of cow s whose owners make no pnni-tion foi tliein. These intelligent animals swim round the willows in the liver, and entei tho garden by way of the path leading up from the bath-house. Mis (Jwynne has sustained a very considerable loss. We trust the by law affecting "tiaying animals will soon bo brought into fmce, timing tho hours of ij.uknuns ,it ,\ny rate. A few residents of Cambridge met at the Masonic Hotel on Monday night to say good-bye to Mr Philip Campbell, who is leaving the distiict aftnr a lesidence of 22 years, and to present him with a slight souvenir us ,i token of their regard. Mr A. Clements, J.P., presided, and on behalf of the donoin presented Mr Campbell with a handaoiue meerschaum pipe and a gold locket. In the com su of his remarks Ah Clements lefoned to the time when Air Campbell and himself arm ed in C.tmbi idge fi (mi Dunedin 22 ye.us ago in the Alihtia. Looking lound he could only see one other old identity, Air John Arnold, and ho logietted they weie getting few in number. He would be son y to miss ALi Campbell, and lie hoped th.it he might better lnniself wheie he was going. Air CamplHl's health h.wmg been diunk with musical honours the meeting sop.uated. The usual monthly meeting of the Walton Koad Boaid was held last Saturday, all the membeis being picsent. A general late of a halfpenny in the t was made for the cunent year. The boaui also, at a special meeting held the same day, made a special late of one eighth of a penny m the £' foi tho penod of fifteen years from Ist Apnl, ].SH.">, to 31st Al.irch, I'lOO, to provide for the inpayment <>f s\inis to become due in l espect of a loan foi woikson the Alaunga-kawa-W.uoiongomai load, but although tho said -special iat" was made in accordance with ''The Roads and Budges Construction Act, 1882. " it docs not nece-saiily follow that it will be collected, as the same act piovides for the yearly p.iyments being made out of the boards ordinal y revenue. Tenduis aie about to be called for winks on said load. Accounts .unmiiiting to tIOO odd weie patted foi pajment. People who are bothering their hu ids iu s t now about the "mixed condition of politic-," tho "absence of party hues." and so fmth (says the Timiiii Hot aid), may be intuie-.tod and instructed by some leiuarks which .i sturdy Sussex yeoman onco made to the lector of his palish. " Well,"' he said, "in my opinion politics an; about like this: I've got a sow in my y.nd with twelve little 'uns, and they little 'tins can't all feed at once, because there isn't room enough ; I .shut six on 'em out of the yaid while t'othisi si\ bo sucking, and the si\ as be shut out they ju-t do make a hem of a. noise till they be let in, and then they be just as quiet as the lest." It would spoil a cood story if we wvie to attempt to make any comment upon it. Wo will only nay that if the anecdote does not appeal to tho .sympathies of our readers, there is anothei which, m them' times of depression and increased taxation, can h.udlv fail to oxtoit fiom thorn «, rueful Miule of acquiescence. Tlicic was another paiishioncr of the lumend gentleman who put the matter thus :—": — " I Ik< a miller," he used to observe, "and I've got iat«, and I keep cats, and one day I looks into a place under my null, and thoio I sees cats and lats all feeding together out of one trough, at my espeiise !" The usual fortnightly meeting of the H'unilton Kast Band of Hope wan tield on Tuesday night in the Piesbyteiian Chinch. Theie was a laige attendance. Mi Coclnane occupied the chair, and Ali-s Camphull piesidedat thohaiinoiuum. The following was the progiamme submitted :— Reading, John Caldeiwood ; dialogue, Sti-iiui (iaudin and Cecilia LoQuesno ; leading. A. LeQuesiie ; solo, Aliss Coch lane; uddles, Cecilia Le^uesne. After the piogianime had Wen gone thiough, tho chaiimau piesented tho prizes which Air Kotherham, of Auckland, some tune ago piomised to anyone who could get twelve to |oin the Band of Hope m m\ months. A. Le^uesne was the favouicd individual and secured the pn/e, >vhich consisted of two handsomely-bound books. Air Cochrane th. inked those who hadtiied, but h id not succeeded, and trusted that it would be tho means of encouraging others in then endeavours to piomote the tempeiance rinse. Ho behoved it was the intention of Air Kotheiham to give another pn/e at some future date, due notice of winch ho would give to tho lneinboi '. A letter was lend fioin the Kcv. Air Kaeburn, who loft Hamilton some shoit time since, stating that when* ho was there was no Band of Hope, but ho hoped to be able shoitly to slait one, and concluded by wishing the membeis of the Hamilton Band of Hope eveiy pio-penty. Tho chau man also stated that it was the intention of r omo gentlemen in Auckland to give a valuable pn/o foi catechism, and those de-noil* of competing should give in their n.ime.s by tho end of next month. The meeting concluded by the singing of a hymn.

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