The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2234, 2 November 1886, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Ot whit soever state ot persuasion, religious or political.

TUESDAY, NOV. 2, 18S6.

Albion and Grey Friar have been scratched for their engagements in the Te Awamutu sports to-morrow. The teaching staff at Cambridge has been increased by tho addition of Mr Fied. Gaudm, who is to take the place of Mr G. Hill, transferred to T.iotaoroa. Fall particulars of the train arrangements for the holidays grouped aiound the Uth will be found m our adveitfoement columns. A meeting of those interested in getting up the annu.il Boxing- Day sp irts at Hamilton will Im held at tho Commeicial Hotel on Monday evening mxt at 7.30 o'clock. The adjourned quarterly meeting of the parishioners of St. Peter's, Hamilton, will be held in the Public Hall toinotrow evening, at 8 o'clock, when several important matters will be brought forward. A full attendance U requested. A Raglan correspondent writing yesterday says : — I lvwe, much pleasure in i elating that Raglan, which is considered an uncivilised district, and always behind all the rest, has succeeded in forming a cavalry coips, which have now left for Te Awamutu to put in their recruit drill. Matthew Burnett, the temperance advocate, addres->ed large meetings of both Europeans and Maoris at Rotorua on Thursday and Friday last, and many of his hearers took the pledge. At the native meeting five chiefs and about one hundred of the people "donned the blue." On Saturday afternoon, a forcible illustration of a bull in a china shop, was afforded to the onlookers at Cambridge, when a largo bull, driven by Mr Clark, rushod into the warehouse of Mossis Liwis and Simpson. The beast was luckily seemed before committing any damage. ; We are requested by the Sisters of S. Mary's Monastery, Hamilton, to return their sincere thanks to all those who assisted at tlvs recent eoiree ani conctrfc in aid of the Monastery funds. Ihe gross receipts amounted to £14 15s Gd, and tho net receipts to £12 7s sd. Albert Walker, one of the now notorious " tiio of scoundrels'' who tried to ruin the reputation of Mr A. D. Bennett, is likely boon to face the jury. He will, whan caught— and his exact whereabouts are not known— be charged with forging the name of Major Green to a promissory note for a considerable amount. The bill wts discounted, and has almost matured. Tuesday, the 9th inst, being the Prince of Wales' Birthday, a close holiday will be observed at the post-office. All mails that are usually closed upon a Tuesday will be closed at 8 p.m. on Monday, the Bth. There will be no delivery by carrier on the 9th, the latest delivery of letters being over the counter from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the Monday. The match between the Paterangi and Hamilton Cricket Clubs on Saturday next will commence at 10 o'clock sharp. The following will play for Hamilton :— Radford, Stevens, Barton, Browning, Murray, Kirk, J. Hinton, Beale, Meachein, Keep, Dockery. Emergencies : Bintion, Bygrave, Andrews, Gaudin, Salmon, and Parry. Lunch will be provided at 2 o'clock by the popular and genial host of the Royal Hotel, and comfortable seats will be reserved for such ladies as will honour the contest with their presence. On Sunday afternoon his Lordship Bishop Luck laid the foundation-stone of the new Roman Catholic church at Ponsonby, Auckland. The building, which is only' intended to be temporary, will seat about 400 people. On the c inclusion of the religious ceremony, the Bishop delivered an address, in the course of which he paid a graceful tiibute to Bishop Cowie and the clergy of other denominations, and commented upon the ab-oncs of bigotry and persecution which oh iraotarised the age and the colony. A subscription wa*j then taken up, and i ealised £260. The anniversary services in connection with the New Zealand Evangelistic Association, Hamilton Branch, will be held on Sunday next in LeQnesne's Hall. Mr Geo. Aldridge will conduct the services moiningand evening, and Mr J. Fletcher those in the afternoon. The subject of the evening lecture will be "The Great Facts of the Work of Christ." On Tuesday evening, the 9th November, a tea and meeting will bs held in the same ploce, at which addresses will be delivered by Messrs Aldridge, Carr, Taylor, Wilcox and Fletcher, interposed with sacred songs and solos. A correspondent of the Otago Daily Times calls attention to the failure of the predictions of Madame Baldwin, the reputed clam oyant. He says that when she visited l>unedin in March, 1885, and did the clairvoyant business, one of the questions was, which is the soundest bank in town?— All the b inks are safe. I see the Colonial Bank. The cashier is making preparations to leave. Two men are watching him ; they ru->h upon him ; seize him, gag him. The spirits say they want him to give up the keys of the safe. The date is Sep 2()th, 188b'. Mr Baldwin snid he was satisfied that on the date in question an attempt to rob the Colonial Bank would be made, and that the cashier would be injured. In addition, she said war between England and Ru&sia would begin in January, 1886. No doubt the cashier of that bank " breathes more freely " now. Educational matters are, we hear, pretty lively at Paterangi. It appears the teacher there asked the committee if they could give the week's holiday at a time most convenient to himself and the school. To this they assented. Accordingly, he gave the holidays, and the chairman (Mr Millar) is stated to have written to the" board, reporting the teacher for giving holidays without the consent of the committee. The board wrote to him demanding an explanation through the committee, and he nsked the chairman to call a, meeting in order to receive his explanation, buc the request was refused. Three of the committee then avsked for the meeting which was called, but the chairman did not attend, and he sent in his resignation, but before receiving it the committee passed a vote of censure on him for his action in the matter. Wo hear the teacher's explanation was satisfactory. There is nothing new to report in connection with the Barrier murder. It is gratifying to learn from the Auckland papers that the prisoners remain m good health. Some further particulars, too, concerning the way in which they were shackled and the reasons for it, are intensely interesting. We are also treated to i biographical notice of the ex-constable who made up the escort from Sydney. We are not in a position to say whether Caffrey washes himself in the morning, or whether he takes mustard with his beef. Why our contemporaries should keep their readers in suspense regarding these tilings, it is not exsy to conjecture. When the prisoners again come before the Police Court, we do hope the reporters will give a few particulars about the Resident Magistrate's personal appearance, the attitude of the clerk, the name and length of service of the policeman in attendance, &c, &o. We shall be grateful for any trifles of this description. The following pertinent remarks appear in the Taranaki Heiald :—lt: — It is a t:re it mistake to suppose that "money alvr.yointksa money," notwithstanding the old adage to that effect. Too often money vanishes quicker than it has b.ecn made, and nothing is left to show for what use it has been applied. Perhaps more money has been lost in tiying to otabli.sh " loc.tl industries" than in any wthar investment. For thong who have money lying idle it is not out of pUge to gi\ c s mie of it to aid in developing those resource-, which aie pretty certain to be successful if v/orked ; but to use capital which is required in businesses or on f arm" for such pui poses is wrong, and most detrimental to the interests of the colony. More distr&sa J)a» been caused, more bankruptcies brought ,ibr,ut, through persons misusing their money in jbhjs way, If we examine the records of the bankruptcy courts we should find (,h»t fcho chief cause of f dilutes was tho use uf papita.l jn ver-ture-i oatside of legitimate business, from north to south the overwhelming trouble

that has affected the merchant and man of iniMness has been brought about owing to a want of providence in times of plenty ; and at the present time3 affairs look more portentous and threatening thin ever. We did hope that the depression waa passing away, but the accounts of the condition of other parts of the colony are enough to m.ike the most sanguine alarmed. The low price of wool and other produce has had a great deal to do with the present state of thing*, but we fear that these causes are oven more insignificant than that. Large sums of money are lost or locked up in starting, or trying to keep going, local manufactures which somehow, never prove to be profitable concerns. It wi^l not do to close them, and on the other hand, to keep the affairs going means the sinking of further sums of money. Tho Iron Works at Onehungd is one of tho many instances in Auckland where a largo amount of capital has been wasted, and the people of Auckland are feeling the effects of this too lavish iuso of their money, which has been taken from its more legitimate use in their businesses. We are suffering to some extent from the same thing in New Plymouth ; but we trust that the people will take warning by thn past and be careful of enteritis* into reckless ventures of tho kind, which cmnot help but turn out failures.