AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2065, 1 October 1885, Page 2

AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Ot whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's ri«ht maintain. Unawed by influence rind unbriticd by gain.

THURSDAY, OCT. 1, ISSS,

Tiik determination of the Turk's reign in Europe appears to bo only a question of time. As year^follous year the necessity for his existence as a counter in the game of European politics grows less and less, and the total dismemberment of his Empire may be consummated much sooner than many people think. I>it by Jut the soilconquerered by the house of Oth man, has been wrested from the hands of the Mohammedan rulers, until only a fraction of their European territory remains. Servia, Herzegovina, Bosnia and Ro lmama, had been taken away before IS7S. The Berlin Treaty of that year made Bulgaria practically independent, and gave anew constitution to the adjoining state of Eastern Roumelia. But the latter, though nominally under the direction of a Christian Governor, still remained an integral part of the Ottoman Empire, and its constitution was liberal chiefly in name. It is no wonder then that the inhabitants .should prefer a union with Bulgaria, and a participation in the political rights and privileges enjoyed by their co-religioni.sts over the border. It is well known that Turkey has failed utterly to redeem her promise the Powers in lesprct of the claims of her Christian subjects, not only in Europe but in Asia Minor a.s well. This is not to be wondered at. Political liberty, in the Western interpretention of the phrase, is inconsistent with the Moslem methods, and is neither appreciated jiorunderstood by the people of the East. Koumelia has cut tho Gordian knot, and the Powers, though they may make a mild protest, are very likely in the end to accept the position. Jt ib absurd to suppose that Russia or Austria will put any real obstacles in the way, or that Germany will interfere, while the feeling of both political parties in England is believed to be favourable to the change. Jt is not likely that Turkey will make any very determined effort to regain the lost province unless backed up by the Poweis The Hultan, indeed, appears to have his hands full in another quarter. During the last few days the cable informs us that a rising has occurred in Albania, the most western province of Turkey, lying between Greece, in the south, and the hide pendpnt principality of Montenegro and the Austrian protectorates Her7Ogovina and Bosnia, on the north. The telegrams rue somewhat disjointed, but the intelligence that the Turkish army has suffered two defeats points to the fact that the insurrection is a serious one. This incident mny give a new direction to the policy of the Powers, but in the present temper of Europe it is not at all improbable that Albnnia will bo suffered to cut the painter too.

CiinisTcnrßnr, though she may l»o solfisli, is evidently not ui.g'atcfiil. That Bir Julius Vogol wng unablf to jicrsunde the llouso to regard

tlio groat railway soliemo favour was poihaps not .so much his fault it.i his misfortune, and C.vntorbuty is willing to fako the will f>r the deed. In conjunction with th.it out-and-out advocato of Canterbury's long nngloctod claims, Mr Holmes, the Treasurer is to bo entertained at a banquet. It may be objected th.it this is not merely an exhibition of platitude, but of wi.sdom as well. The promoteis of the, East and Wot Coast Kailway have not entiie.lv lost faith in Nir Julius Vogel. Tliey assume, and justly so, that ho is yet a powerful factor in the sum of politics, and they mean to do all in their power to keoplns " pecker" up. Agitate, agitate, agitato, is their motto What is impossible of achievement to-day may be obtained to morrow, or at some future d.l 3 '; and thoy do well in retaining the best counsel on their side

It will be seen from our Wellington telegram l.i.st night, that an important native meeting is to be held either at Taupo or Rotorua shortly to consulei the land question and the propuety of putting the land through the Native Lands Couit. That a resort of the Courts will be had is, to say the least, questionable, for two reasons. In the iirst pi, ice the Waikato tribes are averse to the proposal, and in the second place the Native Minister has accepted an invitation to be present. The e\clusi\eness of the Kingites and the predilections of Mr Ballance to the ci eat ion of a Maori landed aristocracy are hard nuts to crack. It h not \eiy likely that the meeting will lesult in much besides talk. It will not do much towards the settlement of the country.

The gold revenue of the Te Aroha (fi)l(lllclU to the l'uko County Council for the month of Auiru^t, was £70 !>■> 2d.

The portion of " Echoes from the C.vfe"' held over from Tui"<il.iy, together with other interesting matter, w ill be found on the fourth psitfc of tins lwie.

Mr Samuel Vaile's first and leond letter^ in rrply to Mr Maxwell are |iut)]i>h(!i] in thii l-i^iif. The former will be found on tlio lowitli page.

Commander Edwin telegraphed at 11 '21 .i.ni. yosteid.iy . -W.itch barometer. K\|»«ct bid weathfr between ivist ,md wo^t .iikl ioutli-wc-t. (ll.iss ftirtlu-r fall .uul he.i\y rainfall. Intlicitioiis b.id.

Operations for the season commencu at the W.uk.ito Chee-o Kictoiy, H.iiniltun, today. Tim T.iuwliaie factory, the iHopfity of tho W.iikato Lmd A^v^cl.^ ttoii, ii iho espected t>) cdiidiiuiuu woik this wei'k.

The lease for seven years of a h irmigli endow incut, containing' •* httl" nxiu* th m an acre, Mtu.iti'd n>\ir tlir jiinpfityofMi Fii'.u, VictDi ia-ttrei't, Hamilton \Vi--t, w.v» kimcki 1 '! douti to Mi Y. J. W. Mai ton on TiiOid.iy, .it <tn annual ient.il of £\'.K

There are hills beyond Pentland, it mm in>. The l'l.ilvo Comity Council not the only lcic.il pnoimii),' body m Now Zi'.iland that enjoy a '"q o\erdi,>ft. TinT.uen County Council 11 inc'clitcd to ics bank in the Mini of tJSOO.

The Faust Family performed in the Cambridge Public H.ill on TuumJ ly night, when, <mini? to the boisteioiis n.ittne ol the u cither, they li.id nut a \ery laige audii'iice. They jhji formed .ig.iin l.tit evening, and were iew.irded with .1 good house.

There was only one case set down for lieutn^at tlio usu.il siting <>f the K.M. Conrt.it Hamilton >e»terd.iy, before .Mr Xortheioft. Jlujfli Kelly Mied D.initl Kenny for £2, l>,il.uici> of the piico of a hoi«e, and oljt.um d iiid^muiit for the .unount with c<i--t-, l.'N. Su\ouil other cm^i uoio settled out of eoint.

Mr Cowper, secretary of the C.imljudgo Jam r.ntory, attended at the OhiUipo cattle ''.lit 1 on Tuesday foi the puijiose <if forwarding tlie uitoiusts of ln-i coinp.my. Mi H. Roche :iU<> iittenilcd, and instituted ii briik canv.i^ m Mm intctcst of the |)io[(oserl sl.uiKtitui-y.iids m connection with the Co ojMM.itive Asioci ition. Until Kontleinun, we undei-t.in<l, met with fin success.

A Press Association message, dated Septeinboi 27th, statis that the ]>rclmiin.uy ex.iiiun ition of \V. \\ . Stead, the editor of the I'all M, ill (i.i/etti 1 , in connectioii uith the .'lbductuni of the girl Lily Aun-ituing, that gciitk'in.in ci-t tfi.txo reflections upon the Kin^ nf tin 1 Jicl^i >n-> and upon li'.idmc; iiieuibcis of tins (iiisernment and Opposition. The M.igt«ttatud ruled that rheio leni.nks >vcio inelev.int.

The first meeting of the select cominitteo<if tlic Hamilton Lf^i-I.itivr A-^oci.i-tion on fruit pc>ts \v,i^ held on Tiie-daj ni^ht. Tho .ittencLmcu was luintod, owinjj to the extremely nioi-.t we.itlicr, but >vi eNciuntfi* of vle^v^ p.ived tlio \v.i\ fur . fuller di>cus •sum (if tlto suliji'ct. T)io meeting u.i-> ;»<i joiiinivl ti tin-, evening .it 7.W in Thf W'.ulv.ito Tunes BiuUiiiip;->, when a full .ittund.iucc of iiK'iubuis is ieque-ted.

On Tuesday evening a COngreff.itioiinl meeting w.m held in the l'ie*by- | tonan Ciiurcti, X^nriuw.ilu.i, fm ttio pur j pose of hcnting the Key. Mr Boyd, of If.uiiiltnn, ro tlic )>o.s->ibility <if uhtKiiung regular service*. This n-v. guntleumu wan coiDinisMonud to attend tliu liiccting of | I'ri'shytciy and t»tati* how the Xg.irudwnlna | church itt -.1 tu.itofl. A pn>\ linmal com mittuc w.is appointed to act for, nay, twooi tlirco months, till at a general nu'titing, at .1 timo to l)c ii. tmed, officers for the year may be ■iiiiKiintcd.

The following special messages to thp Fu"»s Association, dated London, Sept. 21>tli, li.iw been published :— Mr H. Lamb, .» Professor at tho Unnersity of Adelaide,, hai been appointed to the Cii.iir of M.itlie matics at Owen's. College, Manchcstei. -In 1 the ten mile viwlosti un match Iwtwccn W. C. (ieorKf, of Jiiriningham, and W. (Jiinuiiings, of i'.iiHley, the latter won.— His Holi neKH tho i'ojje, who has agreed to nii.diUto between (iennany and Sp.un, with refer ence to tlio annexation of the Caroline Inland 1 ", lias selected .v coinmittcp to e\aminc docuiiKMitary o\id(>iicc in connection with the island-*.

The usual monthly meeting of the Hamilton branch of the ( Jospol Toinjicranto Miv>inn wa% lmltl in the i'ublic Hall on Tuesday evening. (limi|,' to the state of tin 1 weather theie was hut a mm, ill attendline* 1 , but the meeting w&s by hd humus wanting liionthusiasm. Mi J. A. Coclnane occu)jiccl the chair. The Kn. Mi JJcllosv addrcsHpd the mooting in tho forcible --tyls which <ilw.iyrfcharactoriscHth.it gentleman's utterances on the total abstinence question, and he was frequently applauded thiouj,'hont. Suitable wuie cniitiibuted by lome of the younger inpinbei*, and a veiy plnasant evening \va-> »-ji< tit. At tho clumo of tlio iiip( tmg sovoi.il took the pledge and fastened on the blue ribbon. j

The late General Gordon seems to lute h.id a horror of "Hoocty" comentinnalities. In hn dmy he snys : — T mint say I hate oui diplomatists. I dwi II on tlio joy of nevei s^uug (Jreat J3iit.uu «g<iin, with its horrid, wcirinome dinni'i parties, ftntl mi-.i>iit>. How wo cim put up with thoiic things passes my iiu:i^in:ition. It is a jwrfect hondngr. At thono dinnur-pnrtitM wo are all in m.isko, «ayniK what wo do not believe, citing and dniikinj,' tilings we do not want, and then abusing one anotlifi. I would xoynor live a dorvmh witii the M.ihdi than to go out to a dmnei evory night in London. I hope if any JCngliMi feneral come? to Kh.iitoiitn ho will not »*k me to dinner. \Vliy rnnn c.innot bt* fnends without blinking tlioir wictchud stomachs in is astounding.

Notwithstanding the low price which wheat is fetching now-a day-, nnd it« growing unpopiila-iity among W.ukato f.irmcr% there will ho \<uy lfki.lt* dilfcjcnce lietiveen tho aron of tin* ycnr'H rrop nnd thiit of la»t year. In the district bptwron ('ninbrideo nnd Ohnup" there is a good ivjrpntft 1 in wheat and tho young crops look exceed ing healtliy and promising. A large acreage of oftts has also been sown in this district, and there is still a lot to put it. The recent rains ha\e given viirour to the guns, "ud tliQ ijaddocks e\ery\vlieio

thioughout tho country aie looking fresh and green. A lot (if new land is also l« mg cle.ued and broken up, ,\\\<l the few patches of comparative desolation along tin 1 ro.ul will snon have given way to fresh and hiMlthy pasture.

The deep interest felt by all classes in the licensing question is not con lined to N<w Ze.il.ind. In Yictoiuacon teiupor.irv tells us they are in the tin h>s of the new Licensing Hill, .md in connection theiewith i suggestion has been putforuaid by the Mi\or of Melbourne, winch might hi piohtably consult rod in tluse.ilonv Tin 1 suggestion is as follow^ .—"That instead of having only one license an at piesent, then* should be t\\ o —one for the ' house ' and one for the ' occupant.' The former license would ceitify th it tho ' home ' was fit for tho piupr>*e fm which it was licenced, and the latter tli.it tho licensee was ,i fit .i'id propei poison to conduct its business. The duties and responsibilities of owners and occupants would thin be Kept separate ; neithru would lio liable for the offences of tho other, and both could be more simply and effectually protected than they sue hy the complicated provisions of the now bill. '

The Waipa County Council have been ad\eitismg tho W.tlkct s gully budge unsafe for " heavy 'traffic for almost the jj.i-t twelve months ; but stringe to say no cifort has been made within that time to pat it light and make it sift) for traffic. Vdvertising a bridge as unsafe is tantamount to closing it, and accoidmgly, this structure has been to all intents and pur poses closed. If people did not venture and risk it they would have to make a detour of many miles to avoid the dangoi, vi Inch would be a great inconvenience. It is said that the county council adveitisen it as utisafi; simply that m case of an accident they cannot be piosecuted for damages. This is certainly consolatoiy, for while they do not «ive the travelling public from the possibility of an accident they will not, on the other hand, leave themseWt's open foi compensating damages. This is both ciuH and inconsiderate, and the sooivr they t.ike the matter into thoir earnest consider! tion the botter.

The horse parade at Ohaupo on Tue^ddj was not no successful as was e\perted, only ei*ht hoisos hiving entered. These, how evei, included some of the best sues m the countiy, and if in point of numbers the paiade was not a success, the quality of the lioiM's entered left nothing to be desired. As many of the horses would b<v\o a considerable distance to travel to paiade, the paucity of numlieis may thus be accounted for. There was a l.uge attendance of the public, and some of the horses were very much adiuued. Though in-uiy of our bo-it sires, draught and thoioughbred, have left the district, >ye .lie pleased to notice th.it thcie are still a fe.v remaining to maintain the standard of Waikato stock. The idea of having ,m annual horso paradn at Oh.iupo w.is well conceived. Ko more central place could have been chosen, and as the day fixed for the paiadt: i* always on hale day, it is vei y convenient for the settlers, who attend fiom all p.irts of the countiy. Ko doubt in the course of a- year 01 so these paiades will become moro populaily known, and will be attended by the best stock fiom Auckland and other places.

The usual monthly meeting of the Waitoa. Koad Board was held last ttatur day. Theie were present:—Messi> (Jhep mell, (lould, Tnrnbull and Smith. The Kngmeer reported that Messrs (Jallnghei and Lawless had given up their contiact on the Maungakawa-Waiorongoiuai load. The contract is now let to MeCaba and p.uty. The Engineer also repotted that Mi licathcoto had given up his contract on the s-mie road. Tho contract was then let to Mi .Fas. Lavory, and he has sub-let the work to Messrs Collins and Voyney. The boaid could not see. it way to return Mr Meathcote's deposit on .said contract. J''or the work on To Mimi ro.id, the following tender weie received:—H. Thomas, f)(!; T. Dillon, t'4!) 7s (Jd, (accepted.) For the woik neat Morrinsville, the follow ing ten dors were received:—Jas. Slime, L'9o 10s, (icceptcd); J. fih i«, £117; H. Thoinar., £1(53; Hurge and Ros«, £\M 10<; T. Dillon, t'l3l) lSsCid; Collins nnd Voysey, Jt'l4o Us. For tlie work nosn Manawaru busii, the following tendeis were received: —O. McCabe, €.!> lXs (id; J. Jleathcotc, £71 10s; ]'. Dillon, £17 ">s iU. (accepted); Candvvell and Higdon, £-,S ; ][. Hyde, £iil 10s; T. Stanley, «'tS 10s. \ccounts amounting to i'Kil lUd \QA were passed for payment.

The Jttev. Mr Rutherford Waddel, of Dunediu (nays an exchange), lecently deliveied a lecture at Inverjaigill on (Jeoige Hbot, in which he summed up the main ideas of her teaching as "continuity, sohdanty, and totality.' The unhappy people of Invoicaigill wi re in dcspaii, and, after much consideration, appaiently came to the conclusion that the lev. gentleman was of a jocose turn of mind. One uew^papei gives the phrase up a* " nonsense," the other condemns it as a "jugon;" both suspect it of concealing some deidly toliicious heresy, for which the Wtuier should be brought to account. Mi Waddel, in reply, was compelled to make the painful explanation that he is not the oiigmal piopiietoi of tho phrase ; it belongs by light of invention to Canon Wt-scott, iv In" Hist employed it in the Contemporary Review. Mr Waddel, as a compliment to the intelligence of liis nmliuiice, took tho lomi of " continuity, sobdaiity, and totality ' foi the pui po<es of hi-* Inv eic uglll lectuie, and was lewardud by being convicted of pliguunm. '

Mr Procter, in Knowlege, writes | as follnvrs :—" If it be, ton much to aMc oui veiy nnmciou* coi lespondonts to write seiiv-e, I may, perhap«, plead with them that they might at all events take suthcieut pains to write legiblj . Soinr of the communications vvhichrrach me .ire penned in h fashion uliich pionipti me to consign them to the wa«tc-p"iprr biskrt foithwith. fn thr> ca^o of otht.i«, if by long, painful and deliberate examination I sneered in deciphering enough to show me that they really do contain something worth pnntitig, F mark them foi insertion, .-md tru->t to Providence (and tho c>>nipo<itoi) for t ie re ■•ult. Heally, though, the cUigmp .y of many would be contributors reminds me o that of Horace <Jreeley, of whom tin story is told that, like tunny other of hi* countrymen, following numerous and diveisp pursuits, lie once started as a writing master. Ah a copy for Ins cla*", ho wroto on tho black-board—' Virtue is itn own reward'—* legend which only two menibi'r* of that class who (imngimvl they) could read it at all transcribed . ' Washing with water is absurd |1" Wo commend thoso remarks to the attention of oui coneipon dents.

An epicurean says there are always seven wrong u/iys to eat an egg, and only one right one. We have discovered a time when there are eight wrong ways, and that is when the pgg is a bad one. — Ex. Tni! meanest man on record sent through a post office presided over by a woman a postal card on which w»i wutten : " Dear Jack : Here's the detail") of that .scandal.' And the rest was in Greek.—K>. A WKm.K ill the London Times says :—: — "Mr Ch.u'ps Stewart Parnell de-cends from bold Norfolk's Earl de Brothci ton, s-on of Ed waul I and Maishalljof England, as well as fiom that Thomas Mowlnay, Duke ot Noifolk, whom IlolinglnokV challenged to mortal combat, and whom Kuhaidll. banished for life. Another of Mr Paincll's ancestois is.John I low aid, the Jo< key of Noifolk, Hist of the actual line of the Dukes of Noifolk, who was slain at Hoswoith and duly attained by the \ ictonom party."

A Hkm ark a iiu. Plant.— A recent German publication eontnuiß a description of a new eh ctric plant that lias been christened I'hytolneca eltchio.*, which possesses strongly nnrked electromagnetic properties. In breaking a twig the hand receives a shock that resembles the sensation produced by an induction coil Experiments made on this plant showed that a small compass was nflected by it at a distance of about 20 feet. On a near approach the needlo vibrated, and finally began to revolve rapidly. The phenomena wns repeated in ie verse otder on receding from the plant. The energy of the influence varied with the time of day, being strongest at 'J o'clock p in , and becoming almost not hint; dining tin night. It was also greatly mci cased in ■tonny wrather; and when it rains tlw plant seems to wither. It is said that no l)ii rls or iiiHeets arc over rppii on oi al out this plant. The soil whoio it grew coni lined no magnr-hc motil like iron, cobalt, or nickel, and it is •vident the plant itself possessed this electrical pro peity. Mr John KnoT will srll it t'lP ILimi'ton Ai ction Mart on S.ttiinLy, a choice lot of furniture, fp\s Is, turl^ejs, produce.