TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1886.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2147, 13 April 1886, Page 2

TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1886.

Commander Edwin telegraphed at- 12.5 p.ni. yesterday :— lndications of weather very; cold, or frost to night. Mr Samuel Vaile will lecture at Cambridge, Jo-night on the subject of Railway; Reform. The Hon. the Native Minister is expected in OTaikato to-d»y. He will go onto Alexandra for the purpose of interviewing the native*. ■ , - - Today is the last day for receiving nomination! 'fbV -the Hurdles and Ngaruawahia Handicaps' *t the forthcoming meeting on Easter Monday at Ngaruawhia. Notices In connection with the annual meetings and elections of road board members in various districts, will bt found in our advertising columns to-day. The Court of Reviewers under the Property Tax Assessment Act will sit to-day at the • Court-house Cambridge, at 11 a. m., And at To Awamutu on Thursday at the same hour. That remarkable midget, the New Zealand Tom Thumb, was exhibited to large audiences at the Hamilton Public Hall on Saturday afternoon and evening. Ho-isamost entertaining little personage, and created much amusement by bis singing and dancing. He is well worth a visit. When the news of the wreck of the Taiaroa was published by us yesterday afternoon, much apprehension was felt by two Hamilton residents who belieVed they had relatives aboard of her. * Mr J. M. Murray, of the West school, received information by wire that his brother was one of the passengers, but the list supplied does no include his name. As the steamer is riupjjosed to have culled at Nelson aorae additional names m»y yet (M forthcoming,

We hear there is every probability of a Native Land Court beinj? neld at Cambridge in about a months, time for the purnose of finishing the sub-diviaion of the Maungatautiri Block. We have it on # good authority that there is no truth iv thftitory supplied. to the Herald by* A. Campbellito thu;effect that he had found gold-bearinjr quartz at Pukekura. The stou« was a Ipoae pioql nicked up by a Mr Oroegan, and bortpwed by Campbell, who knew nothing concerning the place where it was found. Mr John McNicol, the well-known auctioneer, proved himself no unworthy disciple of Jehu by tooling a four-horse team from Lichfield to Cambridge, on Saturday in four hours (including half an hour's stay at Oxford), a disUnce of 30 mile*, bringing from the sale (in addition to a number of our leading settlers) Mr Alfred Buckland. The first quarterly meeting of the parishioners of S. Peter's Church was held in the Public Hall, Hamilton, last night. The, cbaicwas tilled by the Incumbent, and there was a good attendance. The People's Warden, Mr ,A. Swarbrick, reported that the operation of the voluntary system had so far proved \ cry satisfactory, and a resolution T©-»frlrming the principle wm carried unanimously. Several other matters of interest to the Church were dealt with, and the meeting closed in the usual manner. We learn from the Herald that during last week negotiations were concluded by Mr J. D. Robertson, of Geelong, acting on behalf of a well-known Auckland sportsman, with Messrs Finlay, of Victoria, for the purchase of the stallion King Cole. King Cole is a most fashion-ably-bred horue,, and during the time he h»« been at the stud has sot some splendid performer*, among which are Nelson, Off Colour, Result, Little Jack, and Wapiti. The importation of King Cole into this pro* vince is an event of much importance, for we are fortunate, in also • possessing , the" Jams (My Idea and Realisation) of .both Nelson . and Wapiti. • The horse,, it is, understood, "wil^'be shipped at an earlj- , date for Auckland. ] , "... 'V-. the following 'special jneuage? to the ' Press Association, dated London, April Stn and 10th, have been published :— The B.iuquet Committee intend to presentMrs Murray Smith with a diamond brace-let;-—Sir Saul Samuel presented the Ban? quet Committee's bracelet to Mrs Murray Smith, and, in doing so, spoke of the friendly relations existing between himself and Mr, Smith.— The old Oriental Banking Company (in liquidation) has paid a further dividend of 2* 6d per share. — M. Tricotipis^ formerly Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, announces that he is averse to the warlike attitude taken up by Greece.— -The barque Astronomer, which recently went ashore at Milford, has been «old, together With her cargo, for £300. A confirmation service was held at S. Andrew's Church. Cambndge, on Friday evening last*> i when l2i candidates' were presented to His Lordship the Bithop of the Diocese. The Venerable Archdeacon .Willis read the preface and his Lordship delivered an imprest ve address, taking his text from I Thessaloniana iv, part of Ist verse " Abound more and more." Owing to the inclement state of the weather the congregation was small. His Lordship again occupied the milpit on Sunday morning, preaching an eloquent sermon, from II Corinthians vi, part of 2nd verse. " Now is the day of salvation," and' after the service, accompanied by Archdeacon Willis, proceeded to Qtaiupo, .where he held a confirmation: service:. -A • '•> ' ' - * • • >-1 '" At the Police Court, Hamilton, yesterday, before Messrs \V. N. Searancke and John Knoxj J.P., Patrick Vallilly wa§ charged with drunkenness at Whatawhata, on the 10th inst. It appears from the evidence that the prisoner, who was in a state of delirium tremens, jumped into a ditch 20 feet deep, with the avowed intention of committing suicide, and was with difficulty rescued by his mates. He was remanded ' for three days. William Lawlor, an old offender, was charged with having been drunk in Victoria-street, Hamilton, .on the 10th. inst., and was fined 10s and costs, with the usual' alternative. ; Thomas Hall was charged -with being drunk while in charge, of a horse in Hamilton on Saturday* Prisoner was very drunk and endeavoured to carry out a fancy for riding his horse into various houses. He was fined 10s and costs, with the alternative of 48 hours imprisonment with hard labour. The: following letter, which explain* itself, is creditable alike to the senders and the recipient :— " New Zealand Branch. Australian Mutual Provident Society, Wellington, Bth April, 1886.— J. S. Edoeoumbe, ESQ., Waikato.— Dear Sir, —As the Renewal Agency of the Society in your district has now been finally closed, my directors have decided to mark their approval of the manner in which you have discharged the duties devolved upon you as their agent during the time you have represented the Society, by presenting you with the enclosed cheque for £21, as a token of their confidence and esteem, and trust you will accept it as such. It is with pleasure that my directors understand you are still willing to represent the Society for the purpose of introducing new busineVr from your district, and they rely on a continuance of the valuable influence,- which you have hitherto extended in favour of the Society.— l am, youffc faithfully, W. Lows, Resident Secretary." The Auckland Board of Education and^uie Senior Inspector, Mr, R, J. , O'Sullivari, are , at loggerheads. . Some trouble has arisen in connection .with the ' South Kntikati school, and the committee wrote complaining of the inspector's conduct. This provoked the following reply fromTtft.O'SulUVait:;- ' . -./. t - There is in reality but little.to, reply ,to in this letter, which is mainly a'personal attack on the Inspector. Ample time was gi\ en to the school. £• reached there it twenty minutes t6 one,' and it appears left between five and six. This was on Monday. I reached Tauranga from Opotiki on the Saturday night previous. I employed the teacher to find out the answers of the simple sums in the second standard, in order to save time. What this has to do with the passing of the' standards I fail to see. The examination wi» carried oo strictly in accordance with the, Standard Regulations The children were not asked the meaning of any word that did not occur in the reading book, nor was anything expected of them that they ought not to know? [remember nothing about the boy with a defect in his speech, but I feel quite sure that I treated no b<Jy in a manner be should not bef treated. The insinuation about mv hearing U> significant. I am perfectly well able to bear anything that is worthy of being heard. But I will not put up with the muttering that' satisfies some teachers. .When I find that any defect of mine interferes with the due performance of my • duties,! shall it onqe resign. I hope the Board vrtll protect its officers from aita'clts of this kind.' If tliese attacks are in any way encouraged, an inspector must do his -Work-vWith a<b.a.nd on his throat and a pistol at his head 1 . This, I submit, will not be to tlffcad»antag»<ofthe public service. — R. T- O'Suluvan.v r forgot to state that the teacher had ~notfc* r of ;^Hs"sjme,^bjO(it> which I should vjsit his scjirdl, 'atfd required the usual, schedule. I telegraphed from TePulce to inform* him of the date of mjr visit, but it appears he did! not get my telegram before I reached his school. — R.J. OS, r ,,- • i .- „ The Board at their meeting on Friday were not pleased with the tone of this report, but at the same time were unwilling to censure ( the ' Inspector. Mr Carr ' spoke very •trongly on the subject, and moved that the report be returned to be couched in proper language. For this there voted the mover and Mr Goldie; Messrs Moat, Lennox, and the Chairman voting against it. 2Mr£roldi« then moved, "that the report be received, and that the Inspector be requested not to use language such a* that contained in his letter in any future communication to the Board," but afterwards withdrew the motion.