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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2628, 16 May 1889, Page 2

The s-s- Both well Castle is loading wheat at Biinbay for Sydney and Ilolurt. It is stated tint freights to the colonies will b; at oncj reduced by half-a-crown. A grand fancy dress carnival will be held at the Acini! Skating Rink, Hamilton, 011 the evening of the 2 till M iy. Iα a football match at Man^apai, :i line yimiig halfctste, name , ! J. Pitman, received a ki'ik neir the region ->f the heart and .it o:u;o i:\pired. Wo would remind membars of tli3 collimator of the. Siuth Auckland R.icing Club of the called for this >•« enitig at the Couuiicrciiil Hotel at 8 o'clock. A strong gale of wind from the soiilli-wosl blow over the Waikato on Tuesday night and ypsterd.iy, and the wcathoi was very cold with driving squalls of rain. Tho Mayor of Himilton (Mr I Coates) h;is ttiven nutio of motion that tiie wages of the Foreman of Works lie reduce 1 to six shillings per day from oOili June next. The anniversary tea held by the Salvation Army on Tuesday night, in the Oddfellow's Hall, Hamilton East, was a decided success. The tables were laden with an abundant supply "f substantial eatables, to which a larste number of people! did ample justice. Addresses and musical selections were given by Major Rolfe and other Officers, and by R-mgi, the Maori youth, whoso singing was much enjoyed. The statement of assets and liabilities in the bankrupt estate of Mr S. S. lir.iliani, of Tamalio.ru, is as follows: — Liabilities. l r iHt?cnrod creditors, f>7s; socurßil, .L'l.L'OO; loss estimated vnlno of security, .IT 1090. Total, £775. Assets: Book debts, ill) lls (id; furniture, £40; deficiency, t7i"> 5s (id. The unsecured creditors are (>. Uraham, senr., t3OO ; W. A. (Irahani, .6150; Dairy Company, t25 ; Hank of New /•.■aland, £1.00. The Hamilton Light Infantry paraded 011 Tuesday evening last in the Volunteer Hall. There, wast a good muster, under Captain Reid, and the company were exorcised and sized according to the methods laid down in the new field exercise. Several of the new movements are very pretty, anil simpler than the old drill, and tliu .11011 were .soon enabled to do them in a creditable- manner. The first competition for Mr Howden's medals will take plac: at the range on Saturday next, the match commencing at 11 o'clock sharp. Ammunitii-.n will be supplied on the range. Opposition to the Union Company h:'.!i sprung up at last. A new steam service, calluil the Wilis line, has commenced mulling between Auckland and Sydney witli two powoiful, lirst cla.-s boats, tlv Centennial and Doploix. Tliu stiTiinors will run d nvn tho roast fl 1 Auckland to l',yttc!:,,ii, r>'tur:iiiiv'to Auc.khuiil ami proivediii.; b> :'> v 1.-i'sy. Toe rains ami I'ioiyhU for p:i--rii-rrs ali'l cai g» an- i.)-!ii'jod, ai'd ii-i .-ivilu-v i- our princi|>il colonial markut, thai is a matt>-r i>f importance to New ZoalaudiTs, and should bring the new company good support. In another column appears a lol.t.er from a c>l respc.ndcnt. in reply Lo that of •'.luniu- ii'ibcrnicus," on the subject of H.r.. I'.iUick an 1 tin , i-.arly British Churches, which npp.-auil in last deck's uiipplimirnt. " .liiiiiii' '' letter was ii,l.ci,nVd J'or this ui..-!:'s -.up|.!-n I'll-, but was t..,. lati-, M!(! is (.hrri-i'ii'i! i>u--Td>3d .-pace ill our i.rdiiury i.suu. M'n wWito advise contributors of letters or articles intended for publication in the supplement that their manuscript roach us by the end of the previous woek, iu order to bo in tho h mils of the printer early tho following Monday.

A meeting of those interested in the. Irish Home Rule movement wa* held in thn Catholic Institute, Auckland, on Monday, to arrange for thn reception of Sir Thomas Ksmonde and Messrs Di'lon and Deasey, the delegates now visiting the colonies. There is nothing in the constitution of New Zealand to pi event people meeting together to display their feelings in regard to any cause, good or bad, in any part of the world. The Auckland people met the other day to oppress sentiments towards the S.imnans. Not very long ago a section of the citizens gathered together to exhibit sympathy for the condemned murderers, CalFrey and l"onn. No one denie"! them the privilege of meeting as they liked and saying what th,\v liked, and no one was any the worse for it. But, when, as in the present cane, an attempt, is m iile to associate the legislature of New Zealand with a political agitation outside our own domains, with which the bulk of the colonists have no sympathy or about which they are little disturbed; and to coerce our representatives into implicating themselves in proceedings which many regard with ill-f.ivonr and disgust, it is timn to say a word of protest. The meeting on Monday styled the. proposed reception of the delegates a public act, and determined to request, the member* of both Houses to allow themselves to be placed on the committee, with a hint, in terrorem, that if they refused they would be classed as enemies. This was done impressively with the evident intention of inspiring fear as to the next general elections. Can audacity go further than this? The menuers, as public men representing all classes of the community and nit an insignificant .section only, will no doubt treat, the invitation as gentlemen should ; they will show that they are misters of their own actions and of their own opinions, and are not to be terrorised by immoral sympathisers of lawless agitators from abroad. Happily we are yet a cut above that sort of thing in this colony.