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Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 3212, 26 January 1893, Page 2

The boarding school connected with St. Mary's Monistery, Hamilton, will re-opon od Monday next, »,ml the day school on Tuesday, In the Tuhikaramea district the late flood has left a legacy to the heal body. The bridge at the school hill was washed ! away and another bridge new Mr Vi:kor» ; had been much damaged, Nidging by the large number of people who were attracted by the capital performance of the Hamilton Light Infantry Band on Tuotdav evening while at practice, we Bhould say that the public will hate a mimical treat at the forthcoming Aquatic Carnival on Monday noxt, We notice that Mr E. T, Divey, of the Middlesex Store, Hamilton, lias token his sou into partnership, tho biwinnss in future being carried on under the style of E, I, Davey and Son, Wo congratulate " Eddy" upon his good fortune, and Icel sure that he will continue to be as obligim; and attentive to their numerous customer as he has been heretofore. Quite a large crowd of people assembled at the paddock, opposite the Waikato Hotel, on Monday evening l:nt, to witness an exhibition of buclc-jmnm'ng riding by Mr T, Wise, of Hamilton East. The horse, which is the property of Mr W. Crawford, Hamilton East, and known as "Slippery Dick," hue passed through several hands, but all have failed to do anything with him. After being saddled np, Mr Wise mounted him, and for over half-an-bour the horse tried to get rid of hii rider, but could not unseat him, Snvornl gentlemen who were present declared him to be the belt bucker the? had over seen. After dismounting, Mr Wise was loudly cheered for hit splendid display of boramanship.

The T. M. Jackson Concert Party advertiso dates for thoir Waikato tour,

A public trial of the Mercer NonCanvas Binder will ho held in Mr Chap, man's paddock, Ohaupo on Saturday next, the 28th inst,

In Southern Germany and Northern Italy the »nt—the hlaclt ant more especially-iB hdd in high esteem as a friend to the fruitgrower, It is stated that, the place in the orchard where apple and pear trees are most free from blight and insect ravages is always in tho neighbourhood of an ant-hill.

The first land sale in Wellington under the now Land Act began on Decerntier 29, the blocks offered being in Wanjanui and the Wairarapa districts. Seventy applications were received for 33,498 acres. Thirty-nine of tho applications were for land with the right to purchase, 30 fur leases in perpnlnitv, and one under the cash system. A ballot will be taken.

Ititttstedthat the Minister of Education is engaged upon tho new Education Bill which he proposes to introduce next session for the purpose of facilitating the operation of the compulsory clauses of the Act, The Bill when drafted will have to be submitted to the Cabinet for approval and no particulars can be had until after the discussion of tbe clauses in Cabinet,

It may sot be generally known (says the Wellington Times) that under the hew Bankruptcy Act a meeting nf creditors' lapses if within a quarter of an hour from tho time'advertised for the meeting a quoi urn is not obtained, In that event it is at the option of the Official Assignee or the chairman to adjourn the meeting sine die. or to such time as he may determine or appoint.

Fifteen millions of pounds is the estimated wealth of Mr John J, Blair, of Blnirsville, New Jersey, who talks of passing a month or two in London, "just to spend a little money and see the Queen," He has never sold a share of stock in any enterprise with which he has been associated and has money invested in scores of railroads, some nf which he absolutely controls, He began life with nothing except industry and an immense belief in himself.

Amongst the names of those ap peanng in the list nf successful competitors in the late scholarship, examination, we are very pleased to see the name of Lucy M, Dodd, daughter of Mr Dodd, of Tauwharo. This young lady showed much aptitude tor learning when a pupil under Mr A. W, Edwards during the time he was in charge of the Tamahere school.' Her success reflects great credit upon her early school days under Mr Edwards, during which period she advanced from the first to the fifth standard, The rottenness of the American Civil Service system is shown in the following from a 'Frisco correspondent:-" Unhappy Mr Cleveland I From the first dawn nf victory he was besieged, overwhelmed, stormed, and knocked about by tho ever-in-creasing clamorous hordes of office seekers, The thousands of men who came forward —each one proving how he, and he only,had gained this victory and pUced Mr Cleveland where he was—were terrible. So great and wearing were these claimants that the misenbb President elect fairly took flight to some far out-of-the-way country house where he could shoot ducks and sleep in peace."

Hare is a hint worth remember-, ing. A correspondent nf the Wanganui Chronicle eays:-I think trustees of widow* and orphans have not studied their tax pa pen, or they would have seen that when good reason can be shown the Commissioner of Taxes has power to remit the whole or part of the tax. I also am trustee in a small estate where the capital is invested in mortgage nn land and 'in which the family are dependent on the income—any deduction for tax was a real hardship.' I brought the matter to the notice of the Commissioner, and on inquiry being made received a courteous reply that the tax would bo remitted,

One large horse owning company in London lost over 300 horses from glanders and farcy alone last year. Tho Chief Inspector in the Veterinary Department of the Board of Agriculture says it is matter for regret that such losses do not lead.to some combined and determined effort en tho part of the horse-owners to get rid of them. That tho infection of both glanders and farcy is kept up and spread in London and the district without the importation or introduction of any number of diseased'animals may. be inferred, says the Chief Inspector, from the fact that in no other centres or districts are these diseases so prevalent,

We have been shown by Dr. Leslie, two pea plants now in blossom grown from seeds sent to him from a friend who found them in a mummy case in Rgypt,takin? then, tneother with others from among the wrappings in. which the mummy was enclosed. These seeds must therefore be at least 2000, and verv probably 3000 years old or more; Dr. Leslie received three peas and steeped them in warm water for a few minutes when a slieht greasy scum appeared oh tho surface, Two of the peas have germinated, the stalks are curiously thick and flat in shape, the blossoms are small, the outer portion is white and the central petals red, and the; general appearance is somewhat similar to that of a small eweet nea but there* is no perceptible scent.— Poverty Bay Herald.

On the euVject of trout-fishing and good sport' with the rod and line, we have lately been the recipients of a lartrotized photo, from Mr G. W, Russell, formerly proprietor of the Waikato News, Cambrjdge, but for some years past in business in Christchnrch. >Wo should have drawn attenti ,n to it sooner, but waited to get it properly framed and hung up in a conspicuous place in the editorial sanctum. The picture is designated "Trout in New Zealand Rivers: The Upper Sotwvn; a good day's sport—3B fish with the fly (two rods)." The weight of the fish is not given, neither is the species; hut judging from their appearanco we should say they were the common river trout A gentleman who happened to he in yesterday said that the picture should bo lithomp'bod and distributed by thi hundred in England, as scarcely anything could be advanced of more universal interest to tourists and others in the Old Country than the prospect of such excellent sport as the picture referred to so dourly indicated. It is very gratifying to know that our Waikato etreamsin the upper reaches are, any rate, well stocked with trout,

Among tome interesting anthropolitical discoveries made in tho large ■holl mounds found on the banks of the Fraser River, in British Columbia, are hones of two distinct races of men. A very ancient human skull, differing completely from those of the Coast Indians, has been the subject of much learned discission. Among the implements found were three or four .of polished greenstnno similar to sailors'belaying pins. There is also a chisel made from tho horn of a deer, first shaped by chipping and then polished by rubbing' One of the spearheads is exactly like the barbed bone weapons of the Pacific Islanders, and also resembles the spears of the Australian aborigines, _ A sharp and double edged spearhead is made from a fine quality of slats, and.has evidently been used as a knife. Among the other objects is a stone bowl compo*ed of volcanic tufa, like that used in Japan for pavements and wills. The mounds were found in excavating for a rnad, Thoy ara from two to five feet deep. The low bottom land that separates them from the river is covered with a dense forest from 200 to 300 years old.

At the annual meeting of tho Lancashire and Chester Library Institute, tho Duke of Devonshire, in the course of an made tho following remarks on the subject of education in regard to the working man. The opinions expressed by his Grace of Devonshire are peculiarly interesting at thn present moment when the doctrine is being publicly preached that because a man labours with his hands ho has no right tn a liheral education, Here's whit the Puke of Devonshire says on that point:-" I think we ought to be very, careful indeed to pwent any idea arising that higher education, necessarily, in any degree withdraws a man from the ranks nf manual labour. Wo ought to gourd againitt any idei that there is anything more nobln, refined, or respectable in tho labour of tf clerk who sits hohind a desk than an artisan who works in tho factory or m the mine. On the contrary, we ought to inculcate the idea in the miuds of every one of our young men that a good, sound anil practical education, extended far beyond tho yearn of his school life, is just ns necessnryfor tho man who works in his shut sleeves as for tho man who works in a black coat. We want tn guard «gainst the impression that we desire, by conferring higher education, to withdraw anyone usefully employed from the rank* of manual •T' l. iii ' "' e , dc; "' r ' ) is tn help him,, to help his fellows to become better artisans {jotter workman in thoso useful occupations ID which thef are ongaged."

A farmer recently from Great Britain estimates that.'it cost* (is 8d to feed a cow for a week in Uork. as against 9d a week in Taranaki. Mr Johnson, of the Government Audit Department, is at present in Hamilton, and during the last few days has been engaged in auditing, the accounts of tho Borough ol Hamilton and surrounding local bodies, To-day he proceeds to Ohaupo to audit the Waipa County account*.

It appears that the desert of Sahara jb gradually boing brought under cultivation, Within a few years, 12,000,000 acres of desert land have been made fruitful by artesian wells, But there are 960,000,000 yot to be reclaimed before all the sand wastes of Centnl Africa-are utilised for agricultural or garden purposes.

The Evening Post says the appointment of Mr F. Pirani to a aeaton the Wellington Land Board is one of the grossest abuses of patronage which the Government could possibly commit. Mr Pirani does not possess a single real cjualitiratinn for the position, unless his political colour and boing a prominent Knight of Labour :an be bo regarded,

The Post, referring to Mr Cadman's boast that £llOO a year has been saved by amalgamating the Native and Justice Departments, eays:—" Mr Cadman, however, has shown only one side of the account, He conveniently ignnraß the items which appear on tho other side. This alleged saving of £llOO is purely visionary and entirely illusinnary. When the figures of departmental expenditure are balanced there will be nn such total to the colony's credit, The total expense of the office of the Native Department in salaries at the time of the recent changes, only amounted to £1,325 per annum. Of these salaries one onlv has been extin-uuiahed-a clerk's at £2OO a year. The other officers have been transferred to the Jjstice Department, with increases of salary totalling £35 per annum, and a new Maori clerk has been taken on at a salary of £IOO a year. This leaves a net saving j of £(>s per annum instead of tho £l,lOO olaimod, and even this small mm is further reducible by certain bnnnse?.

The new Bankruptcy Act is justly severe in tbe penalties which it provides. Imprisonment for a period of two years may be inflicted on a bankrupt whose failure has been produced by rash speculation, gambling, drunkenness, unjustifiable extravagauce in living; or if, within three years of his bankruptcy, he has made payments out of the regular course of business, not being for the ordinary expenses nf himself or his family, unless it be proved that such payments were justifiable. Again, a bankrupt is liable to two years'imprisonment, if, within three years of his bankruptcy, " he (a) by any false representation, 1 or other fraud, has obtained any property on credit and not paid for the same; (b) by any false balance-sheet or other false statement nf his affairs, has obtained any property on credit and not' paid for the same; (c) under the false pretence of carrying on business and dealing in the ordinary course of trade obtains property on credit, and has not paid for the same, unless it is proved that he had no intent to defraud; (d) pawns, mortgages, pledges or disposes of otherwise than in the ordinary way of trade, any property which he has obtained on credit and has not paid for, unless it is proved he had no intention to defraud; or if he is guilty of any false representation or other fraud for the purpose of obtaining the consent of his creditors, or any of them, to any agreement with reference; to his affaire or his bankruptcy," The Native Minister met the natives at Ruatoki on Monday last. Many of them were away at the different settlements when be arrived, but about four o'clock there was » fair muster. ; Three different matters were noneinto—namely, a school for their children, the reservo set apart for the Tuhoo people at Whakatane, and the long-disputed survey. This, boing the most important matter, was gone into first. Te Whare Huia represented the Galatea natives. Six Ngatipnkeko chiefs ware present for their people. After the Minister had explained tho purport of his visit, tho people of the settlement wero the first to speak, and tho whole matter was gone into strongly, both hy the natives objecting to the snrvoy as well as those in favour of it. Mr Cadman spoke very little, but what he said was to the point, and left very little doubt on the minis -of the natives as to the x conr3Q he intended to purine. One month from yesterday was given them to settle the matter among themselves for the survey to go on. If thoy did not do so ho would at once order the survey to be completed without further delay, I speak from many years', experience of these people, and this bold stroke, I consider, will do more good to all parties concerned than we at present realise. _ The Minister and party were very kindly treated by Mr Grant at Opmiriao station last night, The Minister intends leaving here early .to-morrow morning, driving fo Opouriao, from thence on horseback over the Ranngaete range to Galatea.