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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2588, 12 February 1889, Page 2

Heavy rain fall on Suuflay and tlw iiißlit, foH'-'-v'!.! 1 '-V M-ry cl.wn vmliier. T..s« v.-ill «»»■>•'• :..iiul)!n f'.i- fanners w!m art; in tho middle ~i' c-'.iuiii;; tlwir crii|>% ilbo loiicd m> injury U> tiui wiil eu.-ue. Poos Paris Groan kill bees? A cnrrosparident iufnrms us t.nat a, hee-K.eopei ill lii.s neighbourhood attrilintOH the whole«ah. HliuiZ'ltfw of Im >»•!.••< tlnriiitr tho last ;a-i-.irr, the l'.tri-; nml in <ii'ciiai'fl*mio "f o '"' readers emi ot»li{<litcii us on this matter. It ifj astonishing v/hat we can do if wo Irv. Tlirw; wm »jfo tlw ovurdrafc ~f "f|,o "I'i-iko C<>";m»v (:«"»ncil with t!ic *„f \.;w Z-ahuHl ufc tho r<w(«ctamount »f Iwtvwm BJ.OWarol .fio,ooo. i, i ■!, Kjitiiviliiy Iho chirk ri»j»>rled it as heme; |Hs. I ;n(! oftho tv.uucUlmv: facetiously s.%!;«d tltf fl-'rk lint in fully their ffood liymo iiy puttie-.; their account ou thn credit sido ei' llr: haulier's ledger.

Tt in i..:t,encioJ to liolcl a race ,:■■' iiiif; at limitly «m Saturday, the. o;,h Much. Th.! will in'.:liide nine v\ ent,-, a:ii-l a ilv.y's spo::, is promised. Tho operations of aauciers in buuan-the .South AiisUalian loan are. be.li.'v.l lo have ruined the prospeets of the lliil :.-:ill;,' |>'-v-''!l to e.llalllo tlu.iliM'S to ill- I u ..-!. funds under tlkir con'.rol in celimial st n k. Bcfnrot.iio 'A ! imeK-P;ifiiell Oommis- .,.„, in.dav, >iajor Iv.cai.iii admitted that, Ik- !,:.d i)ee'o a sp V f,.v the Home Oliiiw since IS.iS, ami -im-n 1.1i.-n had made a thousand lvp'ilt..;. l!rj,in'il th.o l''enians expressly t., 1.v.: i ay theu>. 'ivi , Kayan', Uuitod States Secre--1-,,,,",,! ;-t.'at •, Ins i-.•:.■:! e.M.u Mr Sewail, L."n'it.e:l Stale- Consul at Samoa, to resign that position, on the icmun I that his \ iews aiv nit in harmony with Uiomj of Uiu United St.-.Uis i;..vor,imi.-i'il. Tlie pro",r:i:nm> of the Oomus Dγ;.'nat.it; C:u!i's uerf u-niane .', to bo given „., 'i'ln:; -i!-iv. i ,, ' , !.';!! ry L'l--'., .iPpr-ars «l"0..•',i,.|... Tne i: ..-.:c i!i;'-;>i.!es several gentle--1,,,.;, drama:-.: d;.y unk.-iowi: to local aiidienc.-s, Ije-ides several veteran amateurs, wliMse al,i!itie< , ; r.. wi;i!-Uno\vn. Ths G-Jvei-uviiant to re- ■ J--,. i■.• ,• and i i->!>a.h!y increase the Native i,-,.,d boiiit .li.d-es uith the view of relies in-the pre-.v-in >>f busine.ss at. Waiiganui and (iisloorne. Tiio Maoris are stated to be iai',vlv availing them-ehes of last session's Act. The Hamilton Light Infantry par;,ded for Church on Sunday last, under Capt. K:-id. Lajuts. Kdgiiouinbe and Kirk, j aoiv.a -10 of all ranks tuiiiing out. 'i-he roinsiany aile:ided S. IV.torV Church. Prior hi la'.linlf in, Iho band, under Bandmaster M.'ttami peiformed several ehoiee Milectioiis ill' ...acred music ill a creditable manner. This eveniii',' the company will p.trade at U,e Volunteer Hall at S =,harp. The import:) into New Zealand fnr the quarter ended D.eembe,- Ul, are valued at 'il.-l'.lo.iW. b'or the correspondi,,... ,-iu irhil- in l')'"'7 tile amount was !'"r.>7!i.3.!i. The exix.rts were ; d'l'to 1S: ; 7, tl.lWiJo'.i. Tiie imports for l.'sx; w.re l-ii.:Mo,rds, and for IK'iS, \i:> !lli.!Kii>; Ui.s exports f..r "IS.S7 wore Hill, and Tor I,<SS, -L7,7i;7,;y.">. Noxfc fcur'day (iYclO there are t.i be Harvest Tiia-ik-giving Services held in the. W'e-leyan Uinu-ch, I larnilt-.n, when the U,.y. .!. li'-.kes, fo:n;ei!y a minister in this ,iislr:et. wi'l pre.,,l, in the .uon,:u^ ; :,d Ihe Kdv. Mr Carr in me e.ve.nmg. lhe Gnurcli is to be suitably decorated. On Monday 18th) Mr Du'ces will lecture at Nu'aniaw;ihi:i and on Tuesday (li)th) at Hamilton on ' ; Dr. Outh:r ." The Melbourne Argu?, commenting on th« .-hortiiess of the French vintage, p lints out what are the. prospects uf viticulture in Australia. The writer- states the iMench deficit to be 170,000,000 gallons and says : —What then, d-> woarri.e at? Siinpiy t .'supply the French deficit, if we wro.luod and sold', we might make per annum, while, if we made sound wine, the leturii would be £:!0,00'J,000. And this for wine at sevenpenco halfpenny a quart. Truly it is not without reason Uiat the advoe.ai.es ~t viticulture talk lar-ely of the prosp cts of the. future, and prophesy of results which will leave those of pa-t-im-iists nnners, -.mil far down amount the'categorie-s of small and primiti\e aitair--. " Atticuo,' , in the Melbourne Leader, writes :—" if the men who landed in Botany Bay 101. years ago today could have fi.reheaid the language that was use-1 in Parliament hist week by their descendant- how they would have been delighted ! " Dear chips (if the old block!" the exiles would have said as the words "lie' and "liar" came up from the misty future. " Hark I" a voice says, "I'll lay a horsewhip across his shoulders," and again, "I'll thrust the scandalous lie down your throat." Let us hope, that the old hands who founded the mother colony foresaw such scenes and forehoaid such wnnln as these. It would have reconciled them to their lot. It would have made them think that their lives were not altogether wasted, and that they would live again >>, the persons of their'great grandchildren. Thcrn •vi-.' -ui-li tiiin"s as national traditions. New South Wales!, VL-iy faithful to them. , '

T'i' _> Tu.'pekA Times has the f01],,„.",: ]~„.",: : —" Mr i'Hok iteeves, a New Zetland is at present rmmm:: a in.iipeiif "iLi'H-i daiiciw-.,' μtl'is l.hfl A.ii-.-,r.tii-in eoli.nies. The show, ire 'uelicve, '~:,. bi- MH.-euss ; i)"t the lea-t c.-mso beiiiff tl,;it Iho .M:>"ii nyn.plis, n-.vii,- to :h'.tnipic.il weathisr nu'.v in Ansli';ili:i, ar.; abli) t-i di>|''.ay their charms witli a [n.-i;<.li)in hardly C'in>istent with proiu'i ■'.-/. Ji.iwuvi!! , , wo snpiiMse. .Mr ive.-ive.s like other pulitici.-ni-', i- nut nneh trunliled ;.i)n-.it. the priipriet.ioi ms as the dollars iiiee-eiin,' in. lint what do the pmiplo of [-iiir-'dmi think of having a shnw.n.in of this kiii.l for a represontativL-? No d.Mil;t to Mr !ie>r-es Ihe hour is sweet, the. fmi fui imis, aml altngclhcr the M- is.m a fi'-stivi! one: but, then, fancy the position of a disniliiid legislator in lmms; U.e Ueeper of a fxra K lio of half-nude Maoris ! Probably tho reduced honorarium has to do with the "'te the sporfcaraen of Melbourao kr.eu' the opportiinities that were within reach of them they would not be mi e;e_'eiabout the importation of new gaim.-. l< |i in the. Brisb.mH llui-es close to Ste.sniit/.not half a day's journey from Melbourne by train and imp;sy--lht! deer are as •i nuisance as the rabbits in other jiarts of tho country. Faruie.-s on tin.-, "round round the ranges are absolutely atraid to put in .''. croi-'i a;i l ' lu t ' cet ri ' :i, ' wll,ne ,lu ->' sow. They strip whoat and oats, thiv.-h neas without a inacliino, iind are as skilful at up potatoes as one of Sir Bi-y.ui <>■ Tallinn's eonstituents. No (unci) keeps and no watehmen can keep them away. Deer-talk, rs wi.ul-1 be welcomed as friends in this part of the country ; and in addition to tlio nobler pine there are ~l,'iity of katii? α-oos, hares and rabbits to be ml with. No one need think of hniifjinj,' in more deer till those in tho Brisbane Ranges are thinned out a bit. — Leader A fit of insanity came over a well-connected bank official, and while he was Ntni«-"liiiK with his madness, ho, so tho story "oes, extracted tl'ooo from the colFeis of his company and ' blewed' it. When he developed into a hopeless bankrupt his reason returned. In the overwhelming bitterness of his grief, ho sought the advice of a well-known attorney. The lawyer listened to his story, and startled the embez/.ler by asking if another £-1000 could be grabbed. That'clay the second sum was handed to the lawyer, who immediately waited on the manager of the victimised bank and explained that his client had ' lifted' £l"000 and gfimbleJ it away. Then he told the manager that the relatives of the clerk, who were very poor and would have to morfcraw, their all to raise the money, would subscribe L'2ooo by way of refund, provided nothing was said about the matter and a certincate given to the effect that the embezzler left the bank of his own accord. This was later on nqreed to, and a dividend declared — ("2000 to the bank, £1000 to the attorney, and £1000 to the (,'ood young man. That is what wo call a real legal adviser.—Charles- | ton Herald.

A settler complains to us that a pedlar, who, wo believe, is a strungor in this district, lias boon trading mi the pullibility (.[ the settlors It is this person's custom t(i B<) tii the liiiimm i>l tlio farmers and to make believe that his wares are the best and cheapest that ware ever nfl'ered tn a diseriminatinf,' public. His greatest trick is to pile one article on another, the while comment-, v.ilh quite Amoic.ui smartness, on the unprecedented bargains he is offering All tins pile he will give for the small sum of ; I' 2, and just byway of showing thai it is more his object to be a benefactor to humanity than to make a profit, he will throw in this piece "f dress stuff, and that remnant of cloth, and boys' cotton shirts at ild and men's at lid, and mill's white sliirls at 2-i Od. "Very well ' -aid a settler's wife the other flay,' "I will take some of these shirls." Yoi'i shall have them," retorted the cunnm2 huckstered "but I cannot let you have them new, as these have been sold to \l, — , and paid for. I have my stock oi! shirts at the Blank Hotel, and will brim; you what you want next iim : 1 cimu round." Tempted by tho promise of such bargains, the pile of articles was sold, iind .so was the purchaser .'"id many others whose names wo could mention, for the shirts have never eomo to hand, and the other articles could have been purchased much more cheaply in any of our drapers' and clothiers'shops. On comparing note.-:, the duped settlers have discovered that tho shirts are taken about simply as decoys, anil that the impudent and fraudulent fellow has made ic a practice to fal---'!y pretend that he has .;o!d Uieiu. This is published as i>. warning In thosn who may have had n>,' de:ilinf;M with him-those who have already had donliuKs with him have been ,s<> victimised that he had bolter not again «how hU face on their premised. -O.uuarn Mail.

We have bean told by -i Kentlaman lately visiting in the Uaugiriri district, that a number of people on tin) look-out for suitable land for settlement, have, of late been moving about in that locality, and that a largo unsati-lied demand exists. There was a report current in Rim.'iriri i>n Saturday last that Mr John .UlTries, a woll-kiiowii settlor in Wairaiig-, had received very satisfactory reports upon a quantity of quart/, he had found in the distiict, and had forwarded to Auckland for analy.-.is. The Oainaru Times says: -The crops throughout the district are lookiru remarkably well, and it is now anticipated that the yield will be above the average. It has been stated that rust has appeared amongst the wheat, crops, but this is a mi-take, as the district may be ridden over for a day and not a spot of rust can be seen. With the hopeful outlook for cereal products and the probability of larire yields, a turn in the tide may be looked forward to by farmers. In many places tho wheat yield will be from 3o to 4U bushels to the acre, and oats will give from 45 to liO bushels. The Sydney Railway Commissioners have issued a circular calling on their employes to f'.irni-h accounts of their liabilities up to date, and the employes are m> in arms to resist tin; inquisition. Naturally so. They have had their land bmim up in the north, and tl ough it was not so tierce as .vith us, the assets of tiie united civil seieico would probably show very badly in a balance sheet. A statement of a siin'dar kind from all Victorian public servants would bo interesting reading. This would be. a fair sample :—" Mstiiualed income from olliuiai sources during the year LSSO £100. Liabilities on bills of exchange for same period, .I'oOO. Cost of li.-inj, £100. hot, tliOO. Delicieney for ISS9, iTjOO." For the credit of the colony the. commissioners should reconsider their decision.—" Atticus" in Leader. At the meeting of the Piako County Council on Saturday, Cr. Muiphy -as will be seen b;y our rep> rt in another column—advocated the establishing of j>. poliing place at Waihou, so tint the inhabitants ci).lid r-gister their votes near b-r.vc, \; ;> licai-iiig election was held, in.stead of having to journey a distance, ot 1mile.i to Morrinsviilc. The motion was lonton the casting vote of the Chairman, as he thought it was a matter of small moment. Jf Gr. Murphy's eonlcntions aie c.ireci;, nmi we k..-j m> re is.m to doubt them, indeed, they ware amply siiU-tan-tiatcd by Cr. Mill--, we, think the Council would have done well to have adopted his suggestion, as, even it an election should be lioT.l — which is vci-y improbable, for there is always a difficulty in obtaining the required number of individuals willing t>. , undertake the otiiee—the extia cost to the county would only be about :50s. There are about iiO of the inhabitants of Waihou who are entitled to vote, the greater number of them bain..' people who have taken up land under the Village Settlement Scheme ; and to cause them to have to go a distance of I- , miles to register their votes virtually means their disfrauchisement.

Talk about retrenchment ! No sooner has olio department been wiped out, than another, Mina-like, springs up in its place. Tins time it is the Y'oruiin Department, not a pretty uan.c, certainly, but all the same it pi-cmi'i.-'s in time to become a costly one to the country. The functions of the V'ermin Department, according to the Tapauui Courier, are to distribute ferrets to various parts of the country ; the; tirst oiiicer having been already appointed, and taken up his headquarters at Uiversdale. The country is already alive with rabbit inspectors, and their assistants ; in some places they are quite as numerous as the. rabbits, and as about as useful. Why cannot these gentiy bo inc u-poraiiil in the new department. ? Mr Miles, the rabbit inspector of this dis-

trict, was accustomed at one tiin;? to ionic after the ferrets. is there any reason wiiy he cannot do so now? No doubt between the rabbit inspectors ami the ferret inspectors, creations of the new department, with their legion of helpers, things look as if they were going to be made unpleasantly warm for the unforuinate setll.'io. This lale-t (lij',i ■α-fcinent .is a most unjust imposition on ti.,j cou.itry. Its priniarv' f.inction is to cover the country with fencts a most objectionable evil in itself, and one, like the. rabbit i.uisane.'. which will provide plenty of trouble lor the. future. Th:? question is a legitimate one fo: , the f-irm.irs' elubs, anil it should be taken hold of uxpuditi.msly and mercilessly handled.