The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2241, 18 November 1886, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political

THURSDAY, AOV. 18,1886,

Acceptances and nominations in connection with the Takapuna Jockey Club arc due to-moiTow (Friday) night.

The annual sports in connection with the District High School takes place on Friday next in the Government paddock Cambridge.

Three horses were sold at the H.vni'ton pound yesterday, and realised tho following prices, respectively :— £4 10.-, £(> 5s and 10-;.

We are asked to state that Mass will be said at the Cambridge Roman Catholic Church on Sunday next at 8 a.m., at Hamilton at 11 a.m., and evening service wlil be at the latter place.

His Lordship the Bishop of Auck land, Dv Cowie, will arrive in Waikato today on a pastoral visit to the Wai pa District. His Lordship will preach at Kihikihi to-tnoirow evening, at Alexandra on .Sunday morning, and at Te Awamutu on Sunday evening.

Grace Graham, who lately figured in the Auckland Police Court in connection with the Great Barrier tr.wredy, appears anxious to p;et an interview with Perm, and went to Mount Eden Gaol in company with ,i sister of Perm, but the governor of the traol declined to permit an interview.

At a banquet given by the new Mayor of Melbourne, Admiral Tryon said with reference to the Navy at large, then' \v is only one navy, tho Navy of our country, an.i that no body of men more appieci.ited the gieatness of the interests of the Empire than the British tars.

jfext Sunday Mass will be Celebrate.! by the Rev. Father Luck at the tunnel works. The services which, in the ordinary routine, would have been held at Ohaupo and Alexandra on that day are postponed till the following Sunday, the 28th inst.

At Christchurch on Monday the Canterdery wool brokers met and decided to open wool sales on the 3rd December, bv which date it is expect theie will be 10,000 mostly ciossbeds on offor. The condition of the local wool this year is spoken of as unusually light and good.

The four firemen of the steamer Tongariio, who look pait in committing a violent assault upon Mr Dines, a storeman, were brought up at the Auckland Police Court on Tuesday and sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour for their brutality. For resisting tho police tliree of the men were each fined £5, or in default an additional month's incarceration.

The following will probably represent Hamilton against the Paterangi C.C. on Sa.turd.iy week :—Messrs Barton, Beale, Bindon, Charlie, Dockery, Murray, Pratt, Radf-id, Sago, Sandes and Stevens. Play will commence at 10 o'clock, at a I>l ace to be notified after, so that players will have to start early. The Tuhikaramea C.C. will visit Hamilton on the following Saturday, December 4th, when play will begin at 10 o'clock.

It is worthy of remark that Me^rs Gwynneth and Graham, who now (ill the mayoral chairs of Cambridge and Hamilton, respectively, were the first surveyors in the Waikato, and if we mistake not each laid out the town over wh«se affairs he now presides. At the close of the war, Mr Gwynneth was District Surveyor and Mr Graham, who was a very young man in those days had taken in hand some large surveys for the Government on coutract.

Regarding the Cain case, it is st ited that the poison book of Mr VVatkins, the chemi-t, at whose establishment Thomas Hall purchased colchicum wine in June last is missing, and that an assistant of Mr Watkins is now in Australia. As there is no clue to Hall having about that time purchased poison in Tiuiaru at any other chemist's, it is understood that the assistant above referred to will be examined, and if necessary, will be called upon at the adjourned inquest to give evidence. Mrs Newton has been sent for from Melbourne.

Regarding the suicide of Archer, the famous English jockey, a cable message h.is been received in Sydney giving some addition.il particulars to those already published. The unfortunate man, it seems, had been suffering from acute pneumonia, and he seemed to be under the impression that he would never recover. This disturbed his peace of mind, and on the morning of the Bth of October he committed suicide at his house at Newmarket, by shooting himself with a revolver. The weapon with which he committed the deed was found beside him.

Little progress has been made by Mr Filth's agents in their endeavours to bring about an amicable settlement of the native difficulty at Matamata. Mr Hay, who his been acting for Mr Firth, is now taking the necessary stops to bring the case before the Supre.ue O »urt. Mr Firth highly approves of all that has been done dm ing his .absence from the colony, and may be expected up shortly, in company with Mr C. E. Button (Whitaker and Eiussell).

A public meeting was held at Huntly on Tuesday evenine, the 16th insfr., to consider the advisability of having a policeman stationed at that place. Mr Talbot spoke at length on the annoyance to which he had been subjected by larrikins, but as no one else had anything "erious- to complain of, it was proposed by Mr Ralph and seconded by Mr Jones, " That it was not, advisable to apply fora policeman, seeing that _ there was one stntioned at Ngaruawahia, who could always be summoned when required." This motion was put to the meeting, and carried unanimously.

The landau sent to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition by Messrs Cousins and Atkin, coachbuilders, of Auckland, has received most favourable mention from all who have seen it in London, and also from those skilled men who examined its workmanship and material. Sir Walter Buller, in a letter dated September 24, to the makers, says:—"Your landau has been universally admived, and nothing in the Exhibition, so far as I know, has been more generally commended by the trade as it justly deserves to be." This must be highly giunifying to the manufacturers, and to those who were engaged in its construction.

A correspondent writing from L .ndon, under date October 7th, regarding the New Zealand Court at the Colonial Exhibition bays that the Court should bu et.tirelv overhauled before there-open-ing in May next, and that due attention was not given in the first place of bringing more piouunetitly forward the gold resources of tho colony in the New Zealand Couit. Until tho erection of the gold trophies a few weeks since, no one could have imagined by the display in the court that the colony had yielded £42,000,000 of gold. The writer concludes by stating that there is plenty of capitail to be had in England for legitimate speculations in the colonies, but that the New Zealand Government have not gone the right way about to obtain it.

The case J. ODea v. W. A. Graham is set down for hearing at the R.M. Couit, Auckland to-morrow. Plaintiff clainis £100 for plans and estimates for the proposed public buildings for Hamilton, alleged to have been supplied at the request of Mr Grab im. The claim was made against the Borough Council in the first instance, but the council, acting on the Mayorl.-, lepiesenla-tions repudiated all liability, and Mr O l>ca accepted the amount offered ! im, namely, £5, and now sues the M.»vm\ Mr Giaham went to Auckland y^tt'iday, and a number of witnesses go (1.-un to-day. Mr Cotter, invtrueted by Mi L O'Neill, will appear for Mr Graham and Mr O'Meagher for Mr O'Dea.

Mr Wright, of the Hamilton pottery has left at this office a number of beautifully modeled statuettes and irnagf^in clay (unbaked.) Tim cliy used i\ Mr Wright says, son™ of tho finppt ho has ever seen, and eminently adapted for the fine Boits of pottery ware. It was obtained on Mr T. Coatcs' farm, near Hamilton East,

whdre there is practically an inexhaustible supply. Wo shall be be glad to show the specimens to anyone interested in the matter. Mr Wright has spent a largo amount of time and money in his endeavours to find nnd test the various claya in the Province, and the Colony owes him a debt of gratitude. He ia quite convinced that the clays found in New Zealand is equal to, if they do not surpass those of any other country, and ho is always ready to'back up his assertions with very convincing proofs. It is not unlikely that a small .syndicate will be formed to carry out operations at the Hamilton Pottery.

S Peter's Church, Hamilton, was well filled yesterday morning, the occasion being the marriage of Mr D. Ward, of the Public Works Department, to Miss Lucy Alice Searancke, second daughter of Mr W. N. Searanoke, District Coroner, and formerly R,M. for Waikato. The ceremony was porformed by the Rev. R. O'C. Biggs, Incumbent. The service was choral, both bride and bridegroom having been members of tho cboir for some years. The bride was attended by her two sister*, Miss Searancke and Miss Clara Searaneke, and the gioom*tnen were Messrs Percy nnd Edgar Ward, brothers of the bridgegromn. At the close of the ceremony, the wedding party assembled at the residence of the bride's parents, Rosetnont, Hamilton, where a most recherche breakfast awaited them. The happy couple shortly afterwards left for To Awamutu, where they will spend the honeymoon.

Mr Matthew Burnett, the temperance lecturer, held his final meeting at the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday night. The chair was occupied by His Worship the Mayor, who introduced the lecturer in suitable terms, and Mr Burnett delivered a stiiring address in his well-known style. His subject was the late Dr Mitchel, of Bullarat, a gentleman who was in the habit of consuming two bottles of brandy daily for some years, but who, thanks to the exertions of Mr Burnett, became a reformed! character and died shortly afterwards, regretted by all sections of the community. There was a very large audience, and the lecture was listened to with evident interest. The choir of the Wusleyan Church sang several hymns, Miss Campbell presiding at the harmonium. At the close of the meeting about fifty persons took the pledge. Mr Burnett visited the Hamilton E.ist school in the afternoon of the same day, and a number of the children donned the blue ribbon.

Tne London Spectator, at the end of a review of two recent works on Australasia, says :—" An enterprising paterfamilias, seeking where to plant his boy with the best prospects for that boy's future family, would tend to select New Zealand above all other lands where the flag of England waves, or where Englishmen resort.

Th 9 Paris correspondent of the Sydney Morning' Herald writes:-" A. quantity of fres'i meat from New Zealand* ha«ju>t been seized heie by the Custom House at the. St. lazare station on account of 'fraudulent declaration.' Instead of being English mutton, as declared, it was frozen mutton from the antinodes. Had it been declared as such, it would doubtless have proved a successful venture."

The Shipping Gazette of a recent date says :—": —" An order has been issued which states that in future no marriages solemnised on board Her Majesty's ship will be legal unless the ceremony bo performed by ministers in holy orders of tho Church of England, Ireland, or Scotland, <>r by a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. No captain, officer, or any other unqualified person is to be permitted to perform a marriage ceremony on board Her Majesty's

ships. M. de Harven, the Antwerp woolbroker, who has recently been engaged in investigating tho resouices of your colony, h.xs (writes the London correspondent of a contemporary) published the results of his inquiries in a volume of nearly 500 pages crammed with valuable information, under the title of, " Mission Commercial© en Nouvelle-Zelande." It constitutes the best commercial handbook to the colony which' has yet appeared. M. de Harven entertains strong hopes of rendaring Antwerp a serious rival to London as an emporium of Australasian wool.

Many articles are introduced throughout the country which are not strictly what they claim to ba, but wo must make an exception in favour of Wastell's Parisian Furniture Polish, which does all, and even moro th tn, the agents .say it will, and having seen it used ourselves we can confidently recommend it to the public as being a thoroughly genuine and useful article. Wo observe that our contemporary the New Zealand Herald, also very highly recommends this preparation. WeJunderstand that the enterprising agents, Me^rs Wastell and S;>otrs intend establishing agents throughout the whole extent of the Waikato.

Stewart Island is the scene of the latest discoveries in the way of gold. The Southland Times says:—" By the tug Awatua, which arrived from Half Moon Bay, Stewart Island, yesterday, we learn there is a probability of a gold field being opened there. A small party from Half Moon bay,) who have been prospecting up the Murray river, (which is about six miles west of that bay, returned there on Monday with a nugget of gold weighing 7dwt and several coarse pieces. When the tidings became known several parties at once started for the field, which lies on the slope of Mont Anglem, from which the Murray river flows. There are now about 25 men there, fully equipped, so that in a few ys the results should be known."

An Adelaide resident informs us (Daily Times) that tho new goldfield is about 50 miles' due noith of the Kooringa, better known as Bnrra, where the celebrated Burra Burra copper mine is situated. The name of the place is Waukaringa. As Burra is only 101 miles N.E. of Adelaide, the new goldfield will only be about 150 miles distant from that city. Burra is in direct communication by rail with Adelaide. The district is rich in minerals. The fame of its copper mines has been spread throughout the colonies, and although operations have been suspended of recent years owing to the fall in price, tho mine during 31 years produced 215,000 tons of ore valued at £4,000,000. Silver, lead and other minerals have been found in the district. A large proportion of the is under wheat cultivation.

country The Canton correspondent of the New York Tribune states that the feeling in China in regard to the outrages on Chinese in America is now very deep and widespread. Chinese, resident foreigners, Ainei icans, and Europeans agree that tho refusal to make a ju»t indemnity was a stain on tho national honour of Amei ica. The present attitude of the Government at Washington is doing serious harm to American interests m China. Tho English and German residents (the latter being now a considerable power) perceive a chauco of obtaining a control of the foreign trade, and they will not be slow to take advantage of it. The action of the United States will largely determine what share America will have in the improvements now imminent in China. Railways are to be built, mines to be opened up, and American manufa<w turers are to be left out in the cold unless some change is m\de in the treatment of the Chinese in the States. /''

••Suttee" was put down in India (remarks a contemporary) and ymy not *' Tangi" in New Zealand ? Suttee burned unfortunate women alive; Mkngi ruins whole tribes by wasting the food and stores. B >th are bad burial customs, differing only in detail. The principle of legal abolition is strictly the same in both. Mr Ballance has therefore a right to the thanks of tho native race for tho position he has taken up with reference to the late Mr Te Aos funeral. Perhaps the Government might be induced to go a step further in this department of death in life. The Maoris are not the only inhabitants of New Zealand who spend on tho burial of the dead the substance imperatively required for the support of the living. Can the Colonial Secretary not see it? A<? the power of interference enjoyed by that worthy man are already abnormal, he ought to have as much power over a poor family which throws away £30 or £40, or £100 on a funeral, as h« has over a Ctcesus who speculates five shillings on a racing sweep.

The Minister for Public Instruction, in bringing lni* estimates before the Victorian Assembly, pointed out the strange and almost startling fact that the primary education in that colony is pass; ng almost entirely into the hands of women. In a year or two at lea^t four-fifths of our state school teachers will bo women. Yet there avo many schools and many situations into which women cannot possibly be put, so that unless some change shortly takes place many of our schools will have to be actually closed. For this strange movement in education the Minister can give no adequate reiiaon. But we (Telegraph) think the reason is so plain that he who runs may «oo

it. Male teachers are not paid at such a rate hh to attract good men to "the work, or to keep them at the work if they ha\o taken it. Young men take advantage of our excellent training system to perfect themselves as teachers and organisers, and they then leave the public service for the other colonies, or for grammar-schools, where they are more highly piid. "Wejcmld point to such an instance as this, where a youth has served tho state as a teachei from tho age of sixteen to twenty-six; where he has, by hard work, g.iinod a fair university degree during that time, where he has made himself nn excellent teacher ; and yet, after ten years' service, is receiving a salary of only £200 par year. The same amount of ability and energy in any other walk of life would have gained a much higher salary, and as youths got to know this they fight very shy of employment in the State schools.

The frozen meat trade continues flat, and the demand for New Zealand beef ia not heavy. The Tainui, from Welliner ton, with 17,413 sheep, 1426 lambs, and 212 pieces of beef, has Bold 15,500 sheep at 4<l to 5J,d, all the lambs at 5d to 6Ad, and all the beef at s£d to Gd. The Ruapehu, from Lyttolton, with 14,128 sheep, 5(53 lambs, and 120 pieces of beef, has soltf 11,000 sheep at 4d to sd, 200 lambs at 6d to (S£d, and all the beef at 2Jd to 4^d. The Invercarerill, from Port Chalmers, with 9419 sheep and 2200 lamb", has cleared sheep at 4d to 4sd, and (500 lambs at 4Vd to 5Jd. The Dunedin, from Oamaru, with 9410 sheep, has cleared the same at 4d to 4jd. The Doric, from Lyttelton, with 22,302 sheep, 197 lambs, and 118 pieces beef, has sold 18,000 sheep at 4d to sd, and cleared the lambs at od to (>d, and the beef at 4Jd to o.^d. The Northumberland's Napier cargo of 15,453 sheep has not broken bulk. The Kaikoura, fr<nr. Lyttelton, with 10,497 sheep, 224 lambs, and 122 pieces of beef, has sold 7100 sheep at 4d to 4id, 100 Jambs at 5d to Gd, and 122 pieces of beef at 4jd to SW. The Aiawa, from Auckland, with 20,286 sheep, 70 lambs, and 2838 pieces beef, has sold 5500 sheep at 4d to 4|d, all the lambs at 4d to sd. and 1000 pieces beef at 4£d to 5.W. The Lady Jocelyn'sJPort Chalmera) "unsatisfactory " cargo of 10,799 sheep has only been disposed of to the extent of 500 sheep at 3£d to 4d. The Tongai iro, from Lyttelton, with 10,908 sheep, 675 lambs, and 3856 pieces of beef, has sold 3500 hheep at 4d to 4£d, 100 lambs at 4d to 6'jd. and 500 pieces of beef at 3d to 3^l. "This cargo is described as " irregular."— Otago Daily Times.