The Waikato Times. AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2195, 3 August 1886, Page 2

The Waikato Times. AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of wbdtsooAcr state or persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain.

TUESDAY, AUG. 3, 1886.

The Premier is in theory a rigid economist, but in practice the House can concede many points to him. To be sure there^ is such a thing as false economy, and it may be that the quality exercised by Sir Robert iJstoufr is the true, while the Opposition's is the base metal. The wisdom of Captain Russell's motion last session has not even yet been fully established in this part of - the colony, which was made to feel the pinch rather severely, and it may be questioned whether the rule of thumb method of cutting down the estimates is just or expedient. But there is little analogy between the carrying of that resolution and the action taken by the House on Saturday morning in resisting the attempt of the Government to .secure the unrestrained expenditure of £175,000. It will be remembered that votes amounting to this 'sum were struck out of the schedule of the Loan Bill, the understanding being at the time that the loan itself would be thereby reduced. But though the House - decided against the construction of railways . which ottered no prospect of paying their way, the Government had no intention of relinquishing the £175,000. They coolly asked the House to allocate it for railways in the South Island, without specifying any of the works to which it was to be devoted. Naturally the House declined to do anything of the sort. To what use the money may have been pnt we need not pause to co aside 11.I 1 . We may be quite certain that it would not be devoted to alienating support. We draw attention to the matter for the purpose of showing how difficult it is even for .such unbending characters as Sir Robert Stout to resist the prevailing outcry for the expenditure of borrowed money. It is easy enough for .Major Atkinson and his followers to preach economy, because, not being in office, nobody can expect anything from them. They did quite right, of course, but the credit belongs rather to the circumstances in which they arc placed than to themselves.

Mr Arthur Claydex, the wellknown immigration agent, has addressed a letter to the Auckland Hcril', i. whirh he takes the 4qL-j «* *-*«■ *^*- "» commercial

immorality. He begs us, however we may swindle one another, not to let in the old folks at Home. As a warrant for his admonition; he ivcitos two or three cases where snvill capitalists have been induced to invest their savings in bogus companies in Now Zealand, from which, instead of the promised rich dividends they have received nothing but calls. For this letter the Herald castigates poor Mr (Jlayden pretty severely. Probably ho deserves it : he is a dreadful humbug we make no doubt: but nevertheless there is a good deftl of truth in what he says. Our contemporary, estimable in every other respect, is just a little too ! optimistic. He won't listen to a* single naughty word about the colony. New Zealand is an emerald set in a silver sea, a _ land flowing witli milk and honey, a land where every prospect pleases and where man even is not vile. That is' our contemporary's creed. It is patriotism, certainly, but it is patriotism run to seed; it is the sort of patriotism , which does a lot of harm, for it is the antithesis of that quality which impels a man to cry " stinking fish," and extremes meet. New Zealand is quite good enough to stand ojn its own bottom. We cannot, and the Herald cannot be blind to the fact that the colony has given birth to a' very hideous breed of joint stock, limited and unlimited liability affairs, and if Mr Clayden coyld do anything to suppress them he would, be conferring a national benefit. England, as the Herald claims, may be a very hot-bed of similar concerns, but that does not mend matters. If the English • capitalist finds that the new land is as , bad as the old, he will prefer to deal with the dark gentleman whom he knows, rather than with the individual he does not.

The Pakuranga Hounds will meet I a,t Kihikihi to-morrow at 11 o'clock.

Mr 0. H. Humphries, late of Te Wairoa, storekeeper, has been compelled to 'file his schedule, owing t6-the losses sustained by him through the recent volcanic eruption.

The natives who, under the impression that they were carrying out the policy of Te Whiti, commenced to plough up the land of a settler at Mangnre, have desisted, Superintendent Thomson's warning seems to have had its effect.

The Royal Humane Society of Australia have written to Auckland for particulars of acts of bravery in connection with the eruption at Rotomahana, with a view to recognising such in a (suitable manner.

Sir William Pox and Mr Glover, the eminent temperance lecturers, will address a public meeting in the hall, Te Awamutn to-night. It is their intention to establish in the various centres in Waikato branches of the New Zealand Alliai^e.

The barque Rapido left Auckland for Cambridge Gulf, one of the ports nearest to the new Kimberly goldh'eld, on Sunday. She took a large general cargo, six horses and 47 passengers, 36 of whom shipped as members of the crew at a nominal rate of pay.

Mr Cotton, the Canterbury tourist, whose strange disappearance at Rotorna was referred to in our last, has been found alive by Mr R. H. Danscy, the local telegraphist, about nine miles from Ohinoinutu on the Taupo road. He appeared to bo little the worse, physically, but seemed to be dazed. ;

A match between Kihikihi and Alexandra ' Football Club 3 has -been' arranged, and is to bo played on Saturday firbt at Alexandra. The Kihikihi team is : Morgan, E. Upborne, J. Osborno, Graham, (Jalvin, Cowley, Corboy, Doyle, Clements, Coffin, LaTrobe, T. Floyd, Jimbo, C.

Offle, J. Ogle. At the request of the Native Minister, Mr G. T. Wilkinson, Native Agent for Auckland and Waikato, has consented to receive and forward to Mr H. W. Brabant, R.M., Tauranga, any contribution in food, clothing, or money which the natives and Europeans in this district may wish to make for the benefit of the sufferers by the late volcanic eruption.

A meeting of those interested in the formation of an AthletioClub in Hamilton was held at the Commercial Hotel on Saturday evening, when it was decided to appoint a committee, consisting of Messrs Lees, Yon Stunner, and Barton, to canvass for members and arrange for a hall, to report at a meeting to be called next Satur-. day evening.

Our correspondent, telegraphing from Paeroa last night, states that profqund regret has been expressed over the entire Ohinemutu goldfield at the news of. Mr, Kenrick's sudden demise. The deceased; gentleman was looked up to on all sides in the exercise of justice, and ,itt--is generally expressed by all that this place tf ill be hard ■ to mi: - ' -

Mr J. M. Gelling, secretary of the Hamilton Domain Board, has received the following letter from 'Mr Forbes Gordon, clerk of the Kihikihi Town Board : — " Dear Sir :I am very glad to inform you that I have been able to place" the salmon trout in the Puniu River in excellent health and spirits. Although Ttook every care of the water, a good deal was lost before 1 we got to Te Awamutu station 'by the swinging action of the carriage, but a fresb supply having been procured -from the Mafi'gapiko River without delay, it lasted until we deposited every one of them as stated above. "

We learn from the Herald that the coursing meeting at Plmhpton Park- on, Saturday was a pronounced success in every way, except the attendance of the general public. This was the result no dortbt-of the break in the weather, but the coursing itself was the best we have ever had in Auckland. Caradoc won the Derby Stakes, Capital being the runner up, and Blue Rock won the Oaks,' Belfry being the runner up. The Derby and Oaks winners then run off for the Cup presented by Mr F. H. Lewisson, and this was won by Blue

Rock. The return football match between Hamilton East and West will be played on Sydney Square on Saturday afternoon ne,\t. Play will commence at 3 o'clock .sharp. The East team will be selected from the following :— Hinton, Yon Stunner, McKonzie, Windsor, Steele, Reid, T. Pearson, O'Neill, Keep, Seddon, Devitt, Wood, Bindon, Lees, Kelly, Clarkin, .Nicki^on, F. Yon Stunner, John Kenny. The West team will probably be choseu from the following -.—Odium (2), Mclntyre (2), Jones (2), Guird, Jolly, dribble, Hunter, Scorgie, Smith, McSweeney, Jb\ Murray, Davis, Mayes and Biggs.

Mr Richard Moore, a very old resident of Auckland, committed suicide at his residence, Devonport, on Sunday morning. He fired a shot gun into his mouth, and death ib supposed to have been instantaneous. Moore was for many years in the wine and spirit trade, and wa'j reported to be in easy circumstances. About four years ago ho attempted to shoot himself with a pistol, but the bullet did not take effect. Those who have been most frequently in the society of deceased of late did not notice anything pniticularly wrong, and his housekeeper, who saw him only a few minutes before he committed the ra*>h act, obsei ved nothing in his demeanour which would lead hei to bo appiehon-avo on his account. Moore wa-, about 70 years of age. ] [c h.i a wife and two sons living. Mrs j\]ooie u'M'K'-, in England, but the exact wh'jieaboiiU of the buns is not

known. Mr Glover, the lecturer employed l>y the New Zm il mcl Alliance, addressed a meeting „t the Public Hall, Hamilton, on Saturday < j \<>nmg. The meeting had not been advertised, and m consequence the attendance w.is most meagie. It was undei stood nmongst those interested that Sir William lA>x would be present, but ho was unable to leave Auckland in time. The chair was occupied by Hi.s Worship the Mayor, and devotional exeicisos were con-

ducted bj^ the Rqv. J. Dellow, Wosleyan Mtmpter. Mr Glover Bpoke for over an hour on the subject of temperance, and strongly advocated the cause of the Alliance, which aimed, hb said, at the establishment of local option. The address was listened to with attention, and at the close Mr Glover received a hearty vote of thanks. A similar compliment to the Mayor, for presiding, brought the proceedings to a close. Subsequently several of those present joined the Alliance.

A little girl about ten years old a .daughter <>f Mr B-. Brown, of Matamata. broke liter leg at Huntly yesterdayjinorningl The girl with her mother was on a visif tof %ome friends at Huntly, and just before starting for home the child in getting over a fence unfortunately fell and broke nor leg. She was attended to by Dr. Murch, and is doing as well as can be expected. , t

An adjourned meeting of the Hamilton JJoniain Board was neld at the Borough Council chambers last night. Present : Messrs W. A. Graham (chairman), Jones, .Bell, Scott, Dey, and ]£d«e>' - cumbe. The engineer, Mr Sandes, attended, and reported as to the drainage of lots .45 and 4(1, Hamilton East, and the board authorised him to call for tenders fwr the work, as also for the drainage works to Fox-street. It was also resolved to invite tenders for supplying fencing material, grass seed, etc., for domain lands. This was all the business. . •,

Messrs Manktelow, John Devitt, 1 J. Steadraan, and- one or two other ratepayers, attended at last night's meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, for the purpose, as we understand, of asking the council to reduce the salary of the Town Clerk. Now this sort of thing is very absurd. If -the gentlemen whom the general body of ratepayers have selected to manage their affairs are not in a- better position' tjb determine the value of the clerk's services than are, Messrs Manktelow, Devitt, and Steadman, then Jib*: sooner they resign the better. A* it 1 happened, the deputation,, after sitting in the chamber the whole evening miBsed their opportunity, as the council adjourned before it occurred to thejn to .present their petition.

Tiie residents of Cambridge and l surrounding district are provided. ,witU ,tbe t means for thoroughly enjdying thetnsjelves ] for the ensuing three evenings. Professor i Lio Medo, the celebrated natural scientist i and elocutionist, is announced to appear in the Public Hall, Cambridge, ' thus, to-morrow, and Thursday evenings, in ] his popular, instructive, arid amusing ; entertainment. The professor is a host in I . himself, and knows how to keep hi* audience 1 -interested better than any other man in the i same line of business. His elocutionary, I efforts are something worth hearing, while hisi i character reading cannot fail of giving $atis- 1 faction, science and amusement being ' blended in a most delightful manner. His ] lectures are illustrated with charts, pic- (i ( i tures and model, which greatly enhanced ' ] the value of the entertainment looked at > from an educational point of view. We can I heartily recommend the professor and be- i speak for him butuper houses. c

Very general regret was felt throughout the district when it became known that Mr H. Kenrick, the Warden of the Thames goldfields, had died at the Auckland Club on Saturday. The deceased gentleman arrived in Auckland about n week before, on his way to Cpromandel, and complained of feeling unwell on the Sunday. Dr. Haines was called in, ' and^ found the patient suffering from inflamma**' tion of the bowels. Mr Kenrick appeared ' to make light of his illness, and at his request his family were kept in ignorance of his state. On Friday he was a good deal worse, and in consequence made his will and arranged hi* affahs, but in the evening he appeared to be better, and his friends looked upon his speedy recovery as almost certain. On Saturday morning, however, the patient grew worse and died, apparently without pain, at about two o'clock. A telegram had been despatched during the morning to Mr Kenrick's brother at the Thames, asking him to break the news of her husband's dangerous illness to Mrs, Konrick, and arrangements were made for the Coromandel steamer to call at the Thames and bring Mrs Kenrick to A.uck-. .land. This was done, but the bereaved' lady did not hear of her husband's death until her arrival in town. The remains, of Mr Kenrick were conveyed to the Thames the same evening, by a specially ' chartered steamer. Our Te Aroha correspondent refers to the sad event in another column.

In many respects, it can hardly be denied, Chinamen are most undesirable colonists ; but in many other respects do uot Chinamen set us a very worthy and creditable example ? Then, say, a inob'of a hundred Chinese land on our shores, they are compelled to pay for the privilege, there is no official to take them by the hand and lead them to a (government home, where they may live in peace and comfort till something turns up. No; John Chinaman has no such advantages. Ho manfully steps ashore with his swag on his back, and neither the police nor the; Public Works office hears anything of him after. He goes somewehere and does something. He has everything against him, and nothing in his favour. He doesn't put up at an hotel, invest his few shillings in sips and cigarettes, and wait Macawberlike, "for something to turn up." John goes and turns up something on his own account, and lives and thrives to an extent which the uninitiated would scarcely credit. Times may get very hard and work may be very scarce, but one never sees an unemployed Chinaman. If Jofin earns a shilling he saves ninepence. The liquor shops have no attractiens for him. . He may aramble and smoke opium, but you never find him in the pwlice cell of 'a morning on a charge of disorderly conduct or criminally assaulting. We are afraid Chinamen are hated just as much for their virtues as for their vices. If we were all as industrious, as persevering, and as contented in adversity as John Chinaman, New Zealand would be a very prosperous colony to-day.— Tuapeka Times.