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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2993, 19 September 1891, Page 2

la consequence of Mr Lake's mueting iu tlio Public Hall ou Tuesday, the Volunteer Band will meet lor practice on Monday oveuiug iustead of Tuesday. We would again remind horso owners Ui.it the entries for the Waikato Uuut Club rncea close at 8 o'clock this oveuin« with the lion, secretary, Mr A. J. riloiey, at Hamilton. We have been requested to state that owing to unavoidable circumstances the celebration of the holy communion at St. Peter's. Church, Hamiton, at S o'clock to-morrow will not take place. Those interested in the Patorrtnifi Cricket Olub will *ec tiy an advi'rtisemont in our issue of to-day that thn annual meeting of tho club will ba held on Monday evening next in tho hall. A full meeting in requested by the secretary, as tho business will be of a lengthy an'J important nature. The Hamilton Brass Band (BanditmaterMolt.ini) will play this orening in Victoria-street, at half-past 7 o'clock, when a varied programme will bo performed, including several selections of now limbic, amongst which U a grand march, "The London Military," by Harttnnnn, dedi-' en tod to o,>n (.. : 'jdfroy. i

The p.e. Freetrader will leave Xgaruawalm for To Rore on Tuosday aiiirning next. We hear that Messrs Patterson md Co., the well-known 'bus proprietors in Auckland, take over the Tram Coin- j pany's business at (J o'clock this morning. | We understand that a movement is on font among the members of the Roman Oathnlie Church in and around Himiitiu t.ii givo a concert <m tho t'l-aniuf? of tho Hunt Club races, 3rd prox., in Hamilton. Concerts given by this body on previous occasions luivn been very successful, and wn do nnt doubt but that should this one eventuate it will bo equally a sjccess. The Presbyterian social that was held in Trinity Church, on Wednesday evening was a great success. Tho building was packed and the repairs fund must have received a substantial addition. The con'ii-.issariat department wan in charge of tho Pukerimu ladies, which is a suflicTuiit guarantee'as lo quality. Xumelons music.il selections were given, and ovory one appeared to spend a pleasant ovouing. A Sydney paper has the following concerning tho influence of climatu on manners. In the rural Manriland districts up north the inscription μ-enendly reads: ' You are requested to i:lo»o this gate.' In tho middle provinces, whore man is a shade lo<s civilised, it appears in a shorter form : 'Ple.ise dose this «ate.' Down among the savages of Otago and Southland, the brief paragraph on the top bar is simply : 'Shut this gate.' You can't get any further south than that. A watch that will last the purchaser's lifetime, and still be a useful legacy to leave his heirs when his earthly pilgrimage is over, must certainly be an excellent piece of mechanism. Watches are offered by Mr Howdeu »t 25s each, which he states will last two lifetimes. He gives m> indication of tho length of the lifetimes referred to, but if we take tho Biblical standard of human life—three score years and ten —tho wa'.ches will last 110 years! Wu'll trouble you for the salt, Mr Huwden. In h!s advertisement Mr llowden draws attention to his largo stouk of clocks, of which ho has received a Itesh supply. Repairs are done nn.lur his μ-rsonal supervision, and tho repairing of Waterbury watches is made a speciality. On Wednesday evening a social gathering was h«ld at Mataiuntii on the nc:a«ion of Mr X. I. Hunt's departure. Mr Hunt, who was manager of this important station for some years, has now been Appointed inspector of the various estates owned by Hie Xew Zealand Loan nnd Mercantile Company, and will be succeeded in the management of Matamata by Mr IT. .1. K-illendar, formerly of Foueourt. During his stay at Matamata Mr Hunt was very popular with all with whom he had b'leil brought in contact and as showing the esteem in which he was held by the employees «nd settlers, ho was presented on Wednesday evening with a handsome gold watch. Mr Hunt thanked tb» donors for tho presentation, after which dancing was indulged in, being continued till the early hours. Mr Hunt will shortly take up his residence at his place, Breton, near Hamilton.

A contemporary calls attention lo the following speech delivered by Mr ISryeo soon after the Parih-ika episode. The paper alluded to was the W.ing.inui Herald, of which at th it tims Mr B.dlanoe was the moving spirit. "It was a tinio of grava alixidiv to mi-, and i:i the innocenci of my heart I did think thai at any rate 1 had some little right to expect, sympathy and countenance and support from the Press of Wangauui. But how did I get it '! Sir, at the very agony of the time, at tho most critical period when the balance was quivering between peace and war, a paper in this town (Wmiganui) tonic the opportunity of publishing a series ot sketches inflammatory to the natives and degrading to Europeans. What did these sketches teach ■> They taught Maoris thit they might come down tho coast and kill every man, woman and child, and thai the poor deluded pakeha could bo caught first in one trap aud then in another i.i their simplicity of heart, aud that they could carry everything before them till they reached a certain point. And then it went on to teach that tho white man, unable to fight the Maoris, would have to call in the aid of a foreign race. Degrading and inflammatory though tho sketch was, I settled my plans with anxiety ; but still I prosecuted them." We quite agree with what Mr W. P. Reeves said at the caucus of Government supporters recently. The caucus was held to consider the course to bo adopted with reference to tlw amendment placed by Mr Rolleston on tho supplementary order paper to Mr Ballance'H motion for a new writ for Waikato, namely, to nxpunga the censure passed by the Houso on Mr Bryce. Mr Cillance presided over this caucus, and left it to his supporters to say what should ba done. This was very magnanimous of tho Premier, considering that he must havo known perfectly well what such a set of men would do under the circumstances. Mr W. V. Reeves oxpressed exactly our opinion of tho House, or, rather, of the Ministeiial side ot it, when ho said that the |[nu*n would bo stultifying itself if it p.i.sied Mr K-illestoii's amendment. Mr Rolleston asked tlm llimne to uudo a wrong, and to act above l!:o puttiuess of party feeling. This was tu i much tu expect. The House could not go beyond its nature. Wo look to Iho llnusu to do cortain things, and as Mr Rijuves said, it would have slultilied Itself if it had acted generously towards the loader of tho Opposition. Having now lessoned the number of gentlemen in the Huutsa it will be tlm duty of thu Government to secure a new member for Waikato who hlkiU bo a fitting companion for the Mclvonzies, Hoddous, Fishes., Taylors, and Smiths, and such-like, who have <o keen a knowledge of Parliamentary piooedure, and of tho forms which reguUte the conduct of gentlemen towards each other.— Xapier Telegraph. _^____^_____