The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2031, 14 July 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

I (]ii il and ( mi t justice to all men, 01 uh itsocver st iti or persuasion, religious or pnlmr il Hi re sh til tliu I'ress tho People's ntjht maintain, Unawed by nifluencp and unbnbed bv f»ain

TUESDAY, JULY 1> h 1885.

Ir is, we believe, admitted on nil sides that Mr M. J. S. McKen/ie struck the right cliord when lie opined that the Ministry should l>e kept in while their measures should be thrown out. Though Ministers have proved to demon stration that they are incompetent to legislate, there is a general impression in the House that their administration ot public attains is fully up to, and perhaps a little abo\e the average. It must be admitted that membeis, if not the people, are tired of chopping and changing, and are anxious for a little of that political lest which the Member for Egmont used to sigh fOl.f 01 . But we suspect that neither the one excellent virtue of the (Jo\ eminent nor the dread of th.it which may possibly follow dissolution would be sufficient to maintain Ministers' in power were any others ready to take their places. It is the absence of a united Opposition that has made it possible for the Stout- Vogel Cabinet to retain ofticß so long, and to the same circumstance is o\\ ing the fact that they arc allowed to retain their places now. Oppositionists of all shades of opinion have eased their consciences by pitching into the (lov eminent whenever they get a chance ; but this, fitter all, is poor satisfaction, and, moreover, has laid some of the more prominent amongst them open to the charge of inconsistency. Against Major Atkinson giaver accusations have been levelled. If the l»ov eminent occupies an undignified - a humiliating position, the Opposition is at least in a \eiy unenviable hv. The Opposition members resemble a number of mastitis, whom fear of one another keeps inactive the while they all regard a terrier gnawing the bone which each believes to be his pioperty by light. But if there is anything in the report to which our Wellington correspondent gives currency, deliverance from this inconvenient thraldom is not veiy far off, and it is to come in the shape of Sir John Hall. When Mr Ormond reentered political life it was fondly hoped by what, for want of a better name, we may call the Constitutional Party, that he would piove a rallying point, but the member for Napier has disappointed his friends. So far he has made no sign, and to all appearances he is a perfect nonentity in the House. Whether he is playing some deep game, or whether the problem of how not to govern by majorities has proved too much for even his trained intellect, we know not, but he has been strangely diffident. Major Atkinson we presume would be quite ready to resume power, hut Canterbury bars the way ; Sir (ieorge Grey would take command of the ship, so would Mr Dargaville, and so would a dozen others, but unfoitunately they all form paities of one. Until we have; something more to go upon, it is hardly worth while to speculate on the chances of Sir John Hall, but really it seems to us that if any man can restore the lost balance, it is the honourable gentleman in question, who, however events may turn out, we shall be glad to welcome back to the colony.

Commander Edwin telegraphed at I jt.in. yp-^otel.iy :— Watch b.uonietei. 13\|irct b.id wo.Ulier betwci'ii wcit and south and v>uth t'.i^t, <md wentlier very cold and Rla-<s furtlwi use.

The members of the Hamilton Ohor.il Society aro leqiif^tt'cl to attend a nißctmg at tlio l'nblic Hull at 7 J"> )> in. t')-irn>rn>w, when bimmc*.s nf ci>n-<nicr,iblo linjMiit.iiico will be biitii^lit forward.

A public meeting of the ratep.iyeisof tlio l'nkikni.v Ko.id l>i->tiicfc i-> cnint'iH-d liy the chairmat), i\li iFdliu Fisher, for Im id:ty evening nevt .it 7 'M) u'clnck, at tlir -ol)i»>llii)U»C, ('.iinbrid^ Wtwt, to t<»nsulcr the adM^.iljleiiL 1"1 "* 1 * nf stiii tinjj .1 chouse and bitcon factory in the di-ti icl

The anniversary of the dedication of H. Peter's (/'lunch, ll;uiiilt<>n, will be celebrated by a choi.d service in the church tins evening at 7.30 o'clock. The eliou have been diligently reheat '•in^ for nome tune, and the musu.il portion of the sci- \ ice, it i-. anticipated, will bo especially {food. The Rev. Mr Al.irsh.ill, of To Arolia, will ]>ieach the hoiiiioh.

A meeting of the Opposition in the Hamilton Legislative Association Mill l»c Ik Id at The Wmk.ito Tunes Buildings this evening at .) ('clock. The usual meeting of the Association will he held on Thiuiday evening, when tin* ]>i mcip.il Ihim np«.s of the sitting will lie .1 di-bate on tin 1 -ul ijt-ot of Impend l'\'dcr.ition.

We understand that it is the intention of Mi John Kuncimun to jnnci-cd ■iK'iui'it Mi Noitlincift, X.M , for tho ie marks undo n«o of liy that gentleman from the honcli (in J ( 'ii(hv l.i^t. The icniarks lefenorl to wcio pulilnhcd 111 full in our last 1-muo, and rclli ctcd soriotisly on Mi l!iiiiciiii.in\ \fi.icity <w a uitncw. Mi Kuiiciiiinn .illi'^i's th.it ho w.is pcifoctly (,')ii~i->tei)t in his evidence thionghont.

In this day's issue will be found ■m .u!v( i ti-rniunt of the piospeetns of tlio piojiu-ed Xoith New Zetland Woollen K.ictoiy, with tho names of the proviMon.il <]i)Lct'>iy. The establishment of such .in nidustiy m tin-* pro\ nice will undoubtedly oiniiicnd itK^lf to the minds of Waikato BittleM, and m> doubt a large aniount of support will bo accorded the undertaking. Mr If escott will attend .it Oh.iupo today, for th<> purpose of receiving the n.imcs of intending ohareholdern.

At the ordinary meeting of the Boiid of Education .at Auckland on Friday lait the enpmofr recommended the enlargement of the Cambridge West school at a cost of £130, and it was apreed to have plans and M>ccifications prepared. The Hatitnpu school committee applied for €"> for » shed, and t'3 for a gate. Fow er wan (,'' en the cothimttee to do the work with its own fumß An application from the Alexandra School

Committee for repairs at a cost of £8 wa% deferred, The Waitetnna school loquirod shingling nnd painting Rnd the committee suggested that iron .should Ih* used. It was agreed to have an estimate of the wt piopared.

At the Supreme Court on Friday, Charles Walter L.ingstone, for Mime time resident iti Waikato, and well-known in this district, was sentenced to nine nuinths, with haul labour, for obtaining money under false pretences. The prisoner ad-dre>-ed the com t. He «,iid he was uiUiug to leturn the money he had obtained as co'iiini-sion, and reminded hw honour thiit lie h.wl now been m pnnon nearly three months. Hi-* Honour n-\id he had consideied the, lecomniendation of the jury, hut could mv nothmt,' to justify it, for it, w.i-5 .1 delib -lately phnned fiaud, and lio could not -co his wa> to gne him .1 k-ss sentence than nine nioutln nnpiisonment, with haul lSboui.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Wesleyan Band <>f Hope wn< held in the Wesleyan school room I.i«*t I'st'innj,', Ke\. J. Dellow in the chair. The building was tilled, as usual, and all seemed to take gi eat interest in the proceedings A duet by Edith Cox and Kate Davey, and a m>lo by Mrs Home were both sweetly sung, andcune in for a laige hhaie of applause. .Some months ago aMr Kotherham, of Auckland offered a jnue to the member of the Band who should enlist the gieatest number of recruits within a ghen tune. The secretary has communicated with Mr Rotherham, and the presentation u ill probably take place at ne\t meeting, » fortnight hence. It is understood that Chatles Cox is the nuccensful competitor. The chairman briefly addressed the meeting on the necessity for keeping their object continually in \ie\v, and cloned the mooting w ith the benediction. With Mri Cox at the harmonium the accompaniments were smoothly and nicely rendered.

The jam industry in Auckland (according to the Herald) appears to be growing mt" 1- U K° propmtions. Mi Tyei, of Symouds street, and Mr Johns, of Mount Albert, h.i\ c lati'lv been giung the matter their .ittt ntion, and a third compeh t>n, who started at the clone of last season Mr Samuel (Jelston, of Customs-street West -is ikiw making arrangements for the in inufactmeof jains jellies, and marmalade w hen the ensuing fruit season nets in. He h mtiodiiung a new jam, called " High Pumps, " which is a mixture of a few of the finest fruits grown. It is computed that in Auckland alone £1000 per annum are paid foi empty jam tins. Mr (JeNtnn is putting all his jams in i.uu jar*, which vie pioduced at Mr Jioyd's potteiy, Newton, and ih full price is gi\en for the returned jars, two objects ;ue attained -the coiwunei is benefited bj being paid for his jars, while the p>tteiy industry is encouraged by their manufactme.

Several years ago Mr J- A. Pond made a series of analyses of beet-root grown in the Waikato district, for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of augar they containod. TheM> were grown f r " m Mee( * obtained direct fiom (Jermany, and the quantity of siifcar produced compared very fa\ourably with tht> richest sugar-beet «nmn m any part of Km ope. Nothing «,h done to establish a factoiy on that occasion, and during the past season ne\eral \\ aiKato settleisgiew small quantities of susru-huet fiom seed, which has. been in the colony at least t couple of yeais. Mr Pond has obtained a few of these loots, some of which are of a- \eiy large si/.e. In Km ope the large loots aie always found to contain a less pel ceutage of Mig u than plants about 21bs in weiglit, but in New Zealand the rule appoars to bo leversed. Due \eiy laige loot lias shown that it contains sugu to the extent of 20 pel cent This is quite .ustoiiishing, and foreshadows :t large industry in sti(,ai pioduction in the Waikato di-trict befoie many years. In due time Mi Pond will have his examination completed, and it will be interesting to know the mean a\erage of sugar which the root grown this season contains. — Herald.

The following special messages to the li ess Association, dated London, July 10th and llth, have been publish, d :— The Russian piepaiations in Asm arc can-ing gia\e anxiety, and it is feared tho difficulty will be ie-iimed in the autumn. Tho Russian Pi ess claims that Ruhsi.i, ir, entitled to the terntoiv lying at the foot of the Hindoo Koosh Mountain* in AfKhannt.ni. — The meat by the -hip Oainaiu, fioni Wellington, is selling at ."d per lb. -Tim Now Zealand Shipping Company's K.ukoni.i left yesterday for New Zealand pints-It i" lepoited th.it the New Smith Wales loan will be plated on the maiket at a minimum of 1)2 Ti nders close on the 21st inst. The Stand.ud, in lefeuinp to the loan, -ays that the prospenty of New Smith Wales is lampaiit, and will bear such b.inoumf,'. The last loan w.u declined at!) 2], per cent— Shaies in the New South Wales Land and Finance Company me beim? f.urly subscribed. -The pnxpect-. of the home and continental hai\ests are jftjod.— The wool .sales concluded yesterday. The closing prices ranged from n Imlfpenny to one penny below the Apnl closing l.ite-, except foi greasy and crossbred soits, ha\c recoveied slightly Three hundiedand twenty three thousand bales were catalogued, of which se\ onty tlionsand were withdrawn.— The wheat market is unchanged, and no hii-ine^- is reported. Forward shipments and off coast cargoes have been sold at 31s '.Id and 3-">s, respecthely.

An influential meeting was held at the Commercial Hotel, Te Auamutu, on S.iturtl.iy e\ filing last, to tike «teps to institute .1 complimentary entertainment for Mi H. T. Sibley. The ch.ur was t,iken by Mr J. 15. Te.isd.ih-, who spoke stumpy in f.i\our of the iiiom incut. Tlio following gentlemen, who wore nonrin.ited comimtteoinen at a founer preliminary inciting, weie piosent : -Major Jackson, C.»i»t.ini Kutheiford, Me-Ms Andrews, Atkins, Cunningham, Carlov, Faster, (iiav, Hunter, Knklnin, H. K.nnsay, KigL', Stoney, Storey, Scott, W. T.ivlor and \Vii(?ht. Wntten notices e<piusiing regiet and inability to jittend tlio iiicoting weie lccened from Messrs J. Aubin, T. (Jicihiim and C. J. Storey, an well as verbal chick from other ffentlomen whoso coininercul en^a^einenU j>ru\entt-d their attendance. After a general discussion of the object for which tin 1 meeting 1 was called, the following resolutions were put and carried :— "Th.it tho price of the tickets be 2s (id each,"' 500 tickets to be punted at once. Proposed by Mr (Jrnv, seconded by Ma Kirkh.uu, "That tickets be entitled " Complimentary entertainment, to b.ind-niiister H. T. Sibley, to bo held on Thursday, 20th August, 1SK"». To conclude with a dance." Major Jackson, with his wonted tfeneiosity, : kindly consented to pay for the printing of all tickets lequired Other gentlemen also promised to gi\e all the assistance in , theii powei, so as the curtail expenses and aii(,Miirnt the piocteds. The ladie.s of , the distiict aie to be asked to assist, and the opinion of the meeting was that thej would heartily do so. I'mposcd by Mr WiH,'ht, seconded by Mi Andiews, "That Cajitain Kutheifoid, Mtssis Atkins, Aiuhew-s, Cailey, Ciay, Kiikham, I{ik% 1 Storrey, C. J. Stoiey, Te.isddle and Wright, with powei to add t>> their numbei, form <i hub-conimittee to arrange progianiinp of entcitainment. After some fuithei lnteichanfiP of ideas on the inattei, thn inr<etin^ closed with a \oto of tlianks 1 to the eh.iuman.

The following is the concluding pot turn of the barrraid debate in the House on Knday night :--Mr Hev.ui said with rc1 ferenco to b.mnaids, he had had large experience of the goldfields, and the measure before the House ww> \w>r>c than lie had ever met. He would ""t object to nee a *iuple of larmaid* in IMlamy'-J. lie thought those who employed sci\.wit-> for sixteen houis should be branded thiough New Zealand as attempting white nla\ery. —Mr (iore would suppoit.i clause if the Premier amended the honis, ho that they should be from 10 a.m. till closing of the hotel.— -Mr Hobba thought the atniuipheic of an hotel w»h not a fit place foi young women. Members would find out at next gcneial election what was public feeling on the question. Ho couh.illv -.upported the clause— Mr Stout waid in piopomng the clause, he was not going be>ond the lines laid down in the Licensing Act. The Licencing Act piovided for bmmaid-! not going in the bar beforo 11 a.m. 01 lumninmg later than 11 p.m., wheie.is he pio posed tha,t oxtiamormutf duty be taken off the night. Ho passed no word of dime!>pect on barmaids, nor did he think it would lead to their losing employment. Tn the best hotels m Melbourne there were no barmaids, and he had been told in Amend fiisfc clans hotel-, did not employ barmaids, and thone where young women were employed did not ponße-^s a hicrh character. He hoped thn rjommittc* would adopt the clause, and ho was willing to extend the notice until July Ist, IKM. — On the motion for reading the clause a second time, a division was taken with the following result :— Ayes, 21 ; noen, 40. The followingis the division list:-— Ayes, 24. Barron, Bradshaw, BwckUnd, J. C.|

Connolly, Cowan, Fulton, Hnkuene, Harpor, Hislop, Hohbs, Like, McMillan, Mitcholnon, Moat, Montgomery, O'Connor, Peacock, Rocs, Rolloton, Kov*, Stout, Tole, Turnhull. Noes, 40. Alhvnpht, Bovan, Brown, Biyce, Bnckl.nul, W.F., Cadman, Duncan, Fergin, Fit/hoiheit, Fr.izer, Goip, Gioy, (Juinne«», Hatch, Hirnt, H., Jloltnos, Hurthoiisi?, Johnston, .Toyce, L.inco, Larn.ich, Luvestam, Locke, MAcKi'nzio, J. 8., McKcn/ie, .F. Xewin.m, () C.ill.ijrhan, Ormond, l'yko, Kichaid^m, (r. F., Samuel, Stew.ud, W. J., Sutti-i, Tliomi^on, T. Tliomp-oii, .1. W., Timible, Wnlkor, WiKon, Ti.ttt. P.iirs-ayo-.. .T. B. Whyt* 1 , Downie Stewart, Bruce, W, J. Hur-t. Noi"». Moss, Kerr, lVar^m, Uus>oll. Anothoi new clau-c \\a^ added .vt follow-, — " Nothing in this net Mull apply to huttoi .md chocso factories." Ft was tcpoitcd with amendments, lead .1 thud tune and passed.