The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2082, 10 November 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

hqual and rxart justice (o all men, Ot whaMoeier stitc or persuasion, riligiom or Hrrc'shVll'tlJi- Press the I'eopl.-/ r.-ht m i.nf .in, Unawed by influence and unbribed b> Him.

TUESDAY, XOV. 10, IXSo

Ar a time when those engaged in a-giicultiiral and pastoral pursuits an' looking glum : when Job\ < omfoiteis mi' predicting .vll soits of dreadful tiling, it is pleasant to letleet that Waikato is acquiring .» reputation as a sanitarium. The wonder is, pel haps, not that such is the civ, but that our city-bred friends have not long ago discovered tli.it their pioper health lesoit is to In- found in this distiict. They tan exchango for the warm, humid hrocvo blowing in from the sea, the, tool, di.> wiwh which .sweep without violence acmss this wido plain of ours giving health to the weak and renewed vigour to the strong. It lias, we say, taken the Aucld.unlfr^ a long time to find this out. They have been wont to run away to Waivver.i, to Ooromandel, "to Whangaiei nnd T.iuranga, and numerous othor places on the .soa coast, when tho burden and worry of business oppressed them, unmindful of the fact that such change as thoso trips attoided was piacticsilly of little \alue. Wisdom, as the poets tell Us, lingeis, but we suppose it comes, sooner or latci, in lari^cr or smaller doses, to most people. We aie bound to believe that the citizens of Auckland lia\e cauglit a little of it Last ycir, and in a lesser dewier the year before, tourists who journeyed no further than Hamilton, Kihikihi, Cambridge, or TeAioha were seen in much greater numbers than liefoie , ami tlioui;li tl><- Hn<^ wo.ither tan scarcely be slid toha\e set in yet, alre. d\ we h.i\e h*<l numerous visitor this season. The »eneral piactice appears to be to take A\ aik,vto, Ifiuniltou piiucipally, at route to the Aioha. (Jw) line's Cottage, could, we are informed, have been let three times over during the last month, so numerous have been the applications- for rooms, and other lioteKinthedistiicthave been largely pat ionised. Jl.tilway communi.-a-tion with Auckland is more elHtient than it used to be, and with the prospect of exclusion trains and cheap fares we may look for a large influx of visitois this season.

Yesterday, being the anniversary of tin- birth of His Kojal Highncv, the lVincc of Wale-, wa* observed as .1 geneial holiday throughout the colony. The banks p-i-t ofhee, .mil busiiH'-s places m W.ukato were closed, but there were mi !>|«>rts or other local atti actions, if we ">ay o\cept a etickd match or two, numbers of settlers bi'inj almnt in Auckland attending the show, the \olunteei leuew and shiuii fight, and the races. Owing to the closing of the telegraph olhce, we aie nimble, to gho p.utuulais of the iciieu. i

The usual montkly meeting of the Ti.iko County Council will bo held at Cambridge "U ThurMla>.

Mr W. H. Pilliet, who was form.'ily m< triber for Sratminif in railitnient, di* (I at Wellington on S.itunhv, aftei ii xhoit llliiu-i. lie had been muJKhii}; from fe\ ci.

The Waotu annual sports were held .it Waotu on Satuiday la-t, ;iml won 1 \eiy jiiiccf'sffnl. Ov% iiijc to in ill aii'iiu,'eiiii nts biiiifr sii<ppnded yenteidiv, our re port of tlic \aiioiirt e\ent-> did not coino to

Miss Edith O'Gorman Auffray, th<> " K-icaped \ui," will !<•< tmo .it the Oddfellow-.' Hall Hamilton, tins <-w nintf, and will nun a lectuio foi ladie-. only nt the «arne place to-tnoirow afteiiio<.ii.

It is understood that Mr John Kidchff, the famed flautist, and hi-, wife, MadaiiH- Kiti, a lady eqtiilly rnuowmd .11 a Micaltsf, will \ i«-it Waikato n< \t week, appearing at Cambiidge and Hannl ton.

The Anglican Mission will commence at Cambridge, as ufc Hamilton, tomtvnow, and will la^to\er the week. The Uev. (I. Kndmgtoii will emidnrt th<mission, the her\jccn in oonneetion witli which are adscitWcd >n am>tlici p.ntof thu i=sue.

The chief Wahanui on being asked by our reporter where he woie his Winribbon «aid lie wore it m \m hc.ut, um\ seronclv intimated that th«so who did imt \\mq }t l|) *tw>r l»^rts>ut»ro it v» tliuir Bu4tc,

.uid tlut those who woio it inthuir hearts iic v it wmv it on their coats. Such h th«i |)!iili»mi|>l)\ of the mv.vjji', and prettj' r«liiowd j)luli>M)j>hy t«>o.

The Hamilton Cricket Club cele-hrati-il the Uth by a cciatoh mutch on Svdiii'V Squire. M<>-.>.f> \V< oil, Co\, 15 ir ti..i him! CxnmiHy tlmtngui-.hml thoinm'hp-liih-wlnj;; M. Hume and T. C<«nnol y m li.'ldui^, and Mr Cox in b.ittinß. OtUvi wiM- tin- di-pl.iy was mtv |»«tr, rspccully vili-ii citilit". H«viii'd jjiven tn hj dioppi>d \\' I liopi' tin- will nit bo tho c.uso :it Ciin biwlnf on tin 1 M)t'\

When the new road is made between th> Wuitu and Kihikihi, as may be etpected from tin* encour.itfinp reply of Mr li.illuiLi 1 to the Kilnkilii fk'jmt itn>n, tin* trunk railway contractor will bo-ible tn<<tt tin ir timlior from tin- W»<itw lui-K «t lliim|h'l i.iti-. than .it prcx-tit. Under the pn'-cnt an.ui'fim'nt the timber i* cirteil fmiii NVu.tn tn Cunbiidpe .uui thence by inltu'lV Vw.imiitu. Ihe new r<md«ill only lw about sixteen mile- lotij? .md « ill be .» (,'icat c.MivenuMico to tlie Kihikihi .md Te Xw aiinitu public. A punt will bo put on the \\ ukato mt;r about .1 ci>ui>lo of mile* from W.tntn.

The missioner, the Ray. O. EMasuu, h expected to arrive ,it H.tiimton l>) the mid d.iy tr.un to-morrow. He will be lint at the railway station by the mem bei- of the \e-.try and others who wi-ii to i|<» hnn honour, and by them cwduutrd t<> the I'.moti if,'O. Ho will be conducted in l\k.- manner from the IVirsnnagu to the Lhuich in the e\enni|; for the introductory service of the inmion. There will Iw .» relebr.ition of the Holy Ciminiiiiiion at 7 :iO o'clock to morrow morning in St. l'eter"> Church .ai the httc«t prcpar.itnin for the mission.

A volunteer review and sham \ dnht tick place in t!i<- neighbourhood of I Aucklaud 3 estrrd.»y, in which nc.uly the whole strength of tin 1 pnnincial forces took |urt. It \v»-. e-tim do I th.i 4 fully l">00 men would bi» under .urn-. Col. Lvon wa* in j cotiimmd, and fli<" |T'»c< Vilnius u«t« \ut-ni'-si-d V)V Cnl. Sir (Jroi-,'.' \Vhitin«rv. F\w ' tfiut'inoi .ictod in tli.- cipicity nf .i Kii-m.in cruiMT, and lind.d .v lio^til.' party. The 'LV A«atnutii Catlry wont dimn by •.pedal ti mi <>ii Sundiv, under Ctipt. Kuthoiford. Including' tli.« W.uknto, W.-iinkn, and AueU md Ca\ airy, and the Franklin Mounted Infaiitiv, nhmt I^o linr>i-. «ero on the tlio wholo body hi'in-; nndor tin- command of M.ijoi .Tack•*on. A clnncli p.nadi' took place on Sunday afternoon, the Anglican >ei\uv l>i'in n ' cindncti'd l>v the P»i-)>»p "f AncM.uid and tin' Kc\.SotiHT-et Walpolf, and the Koin m Cathohc M-rviro liy the V.-iy Uo\. Father Walter Me Don iM. Tlie collection^, in aid of tutoring th.- gia\ e> of M.ldiei-, killed in tin; war, amounted to til. Tlif numbei on paradu \sa> 11 10.

A meeting of the executive committi'i' in connection s\ith tin; proposed athletic sports .it 0 imlii tdge w .»s held .it the National Hotel, Cambridge, on Friday o\eninj,'list. Mi (i W. |{uv,elWsninthe chair. It was agreed on the motion of Mr Stow .irt th.it tlied »v for tlu> -porM be hit in .iliey.uice for the pie-ent, pending the JoL'key Club's deusiou ie then New 1 ear meeting. Some dtM-u-sKMi took pl.»o>' »tv where the struts ihi.uld lie held. -Mr K. KirkwoiKl offered tlie use of the Urge p.uldock opi>nsite the Kn^li-li Chnrth. It was agreed after some discussion th.it the store tiry wnte to the Town lUird to the effect th.it the committee desiro .» Mib-uh townrd-* putting Hie «io\ eminent p.uMoek m order, or if the board would .issist in hrvuiß a pcrin.uient tr.ick foi .ithletic sports formed in the p.iddock. The offer of the Te Awninutii b.uid uasciisideied re.i^oiiable, and was .isjrced that if the day <>n which the sports would be held w.n cuineniont their ser\ ices would be accepted. Mr H.^ Kerr was appointed -tartar and Mr Udlett, judge. Mr J. 15. Wliyto wrote accepting the pii-itmn <>J president, and forwarding hissiil>sciiptio!i.

The Mayor of Christchurch thus referred to .Mi Holme- .it the b.mquet: — "With ri'<;.iid to the lxm. member for Chiistchnuh South. \\h.ite\er o|iinioii-i m.iyh-we been held b -fore his flection, or aftei tii-^ fn-t v— i"ti of PirliuiK'iit, .•" t« I In-. ht»"is for politic-*, or to repies.-nt tinconstituency, it nui-t ho idimtttd, .iftci the two List ti's-ions of r.irlt iiui'iit, tli.it he hid succeeded m satisfying the most exacting bv liit coii-i-tent >.ii(>pi»rt of the prust-nt Ministry, .md of e\er> tlnng c.ilcul.ited t«> .uh. nice th'j inttTi-,t- of th.it ditria. hi the pi->t then rr|.ic«ent.ti\o< h.ul hcen ton mtt'n-oly n'>|>i % ct-»J»l" ; nctlmiff h.iMiij,' n local inteio-t 01 luMnn^ w.i^ c<>»sidc red. Th- V h.nl to bu s.»ti>hed th.it it \^.l^ in the intei est-. of the colony .is .1 wh(.h>, .iiid not of .my iutticul.tr loc.iHt), bcfoie they would support it. Th.it w.is.i \en loft\ i'l. il ti>look up t.». but, tlii-n thi*j ii«nt.t .il-o lec'tllect th.it dm in>; .ill th it tune e\eiy lepievntntne of the other p u t-<<>f th«* colony wi-iourimliiißtlu'ir little axes, and wh.it is worse, on the C mterhnry (riituNtdne. ' Could the worst enemy of Mr Holmes, add-< ft contempoi.uj, paint him daiker.'