THE Thames Advertiser. SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 1874.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1917, 12 December 1874, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. SATURDAY, DEC. 12, 1874.

The proceedings at the native meeting yesterday offer little material for comment, as apparently both parties declined to plunge into the question which all have in their minds. Sir Donald McLean takes up the position that as the natives invited him here, it is for them to speak and say what they want, while the natives do not seem to have made up their minds as to what they are to ask and say. The Maoris are, however, much:gratified at Sir Donald McLeau having come to the Thames, and so are the Europeans, who augur the best results from the fact that he is not going to pay merely a flying visit, but is to spend the time'necessary for a full view of the affairs of the district. We observe that an advertisement calls for a large attendance of Europeans at the meeting to-day, with the view, we presume, of showing Sir Donald,the importance attached to the question of the opening of the upper country in this community. We do not think such a demonstration is at all necessary, and as the Europeans cannot understand what is being said they could scarcely spend their time ; worse than by lounging about the native meeting. We are informed by a telegram'that the Government have at length, taken action under the'' Inspection of Machinery Act by bringing it into operation over the greater part of the colony. Mr Nancarrow has been appointed chief inspector, and we presume that district inspectors will be appointed under him. The Act provides that persons having; machinery subject to the provisions of the Act. shall send notice to.the inspector. The Act also provides that no machinery worked or propelled by steam power shall at any time be left in charge or control of any person unless he is a male of at least eighteen years of age; young persons are not allowed to clean machinery in motion, and certain parts of machinery must be fenced and guarded. Perhaps the most interesting provisions affecting this field are those providing for the inspection of steam boilers. The Act provides that each inspector shall be provided with proper standards and tables of corrections by which all pressure guages and salinometers, can at any time be compared and tested, and minute directions are laid down respecting the procedure on inspection of boilers. Whenever an accident occurs, notice must be sent to the inspector. Any resident magistrate or justices of tho peace may direct that a part not exceeding a half of any penalty shall be applied to compensate any person for any bodily injury or damage which he may have sustained by reason of the default in respect of which such penalty is imposed. • Within the last few weeks the engineers employed on this field have taken steps to memorialise tho Government to have the Act brought into operation. It is said that many of the boilers now in. use irv the djatricb m-

unsafe to work. Whether this is true or Dot we do not know, but it would bo-.quite safe to say that they all require inspection, so that there may be uq, repetition of the dreadful accident which took place at the Kuranui. t . We give"Report elsewhere of tlie meeting of Sir Donald Mclean with the natives at Shortland. Proceedings will he resumed this morning at the American Theatre, when probably the natives will show less disposition than they did yesterdiy to steer clear of the main question. Our report is from a running 'ranslation, furnished as tVe speeches went on, hy Mr (J. T. Wilkinson. This is a very difficult feat in any language, but especially so in that of the Maori. Yesterday afternoon Sir DJllcLean sent for his Worship the Mayor in reference to a telegram which had been sent him stating that a deputation wished to wait upon him in reference to communication between the Thames and Waikato. Sir Donald McLean said, that he would like to get done with the native bnsiness before he dealt with any other. The Mayor said that if a short notice was given he could soon get together the gentlemen who had been appointed as a deputation.' The steamer ' Golden Crown,' which finally left Aucklandon the evening of the 24th ulfc./ arrived at Sydney on the Ist December, after a smart run of six days, and left again for: Melbourne on the 4th inst, - We are requested to acknowledge, on behalf of the Kauwaeranga School Committee, handsome prizes from, the-following gentlemen— Councillor Brown, Councillor Acnab, and Mr Mcllhone. The Key P. H.' Cornford will preach", the anniversary sermons; of the Baptist Church,' Shortland, to-morrow. We understand that Mr Grigg has obtained the loan of some copies of the,sacred songs, sung byMrSankey.and his 'choir in Scotland, which have .become' : so popular in that that" a selection from them will be sung at the anniversary soiree of the Baptist Church,on Tuesday next. _ There will be a general parade of Volunteers in Grahamstown, to-morrow morning 1 for inspection by the major commanding the district, in presence: 'of the > Hon.! the Defence Minister, Sir Donald .McLean., All the .companies are notified by ; advertisement of' the ■muster, and of the.time and place.,. After inspection the corps will march to., St .George's 'Church'accompanied' by the bands'of' the Thames? Naval Brigade and Thames Scottish Volunteers. No. 3 H B,V are. to meet at the Naval Brigade' Hall, Grahamstown, instead of at their drill-shed in Shortland, and theMe fiangers mil also assemble there, No. £ H R, V will assemble at-their drill-shed, Beach; Grahamstown.—The members of the 'No. 2 fl R V fell in for drill in their hall last evening,' and numbered strongly; After being put through several movements by Captain Hazard and Sergeant-major Grant, which the men, with.a few,exceptions,, went through very creditably, they were addressed by Major Cooper, who urged upon them the desirability of turning up in numbers for the inspection parade on Tuesday. f . . : ■ .... ..,.'_. ■ ■ ~; , .A portion of the Thames mail per. ss/ 'Cyphrenes,' from Europe and arrived per 'Hauraki' early yesterday mom. ing, and was distributed. shortly after the opening of the post-office. The- remainder os the' mail is expected to arrive per Bteamer this morning. We regret to' learn that Colonel St John, secretary to the Defence Minister, was so' ill yesterday.that he could not leave his hotel. At Napier lately he was thrown from a horse and dragged for a considerable distance by the stirrup, and from the effects of the accident he is still suffering severely. Mr Marshall, of Albert-street,' has just finished an addition to his extensive premises. The front shop has been enlarged by taking' down a partition and including a show-room at the back, while between the fire-proof apart- ; ment and Albert-street has been erected a new: show-room, 57 feet in , length, for dresses, costumes, mourning goods, millinery, and mantles.) On the other side of the fire-proof room is the carpet room. The alterations have been made, by Mr T. Donovan. Whatever other people' maybe, Mr Marshall is evidently not in any' way timid as to the future of the Thames. . There were large musters of No 2 Company. H K V and the Thames Bide Bangers at drill last evening. Both companies fell in together, and were exercised in numerous military evo-. lutions by Drill-instructor Grant in the presence' of Major Copper and the officers of the companies. After parade there was a meeting of '■ the Rifle Bangers, at which the' prizes won in ' the recent company competition were presented 1 ' as follows:—Vol E. Long, an album, presented • by Mrs Mcßoberts: Vol J. 'McKee, a meerschaum pipe, presented by Mrs McKay; Lieut Carnie, a handsome book, presented by Mr Scott Hunter; Vol Hicks, a teapot, presented, by Mrs Forsayth; Vols Eowe and Meara money prizes. ■ ,- ; \ '■ \\, We understand that Mr Eowe, as president of the Hospital Committee, has received a letter from his Honor the Superintendent with reference to the affairs of the hospital. As for the case of Mr Power his Honor declines to take any steps at all in it, in consequence of .'■ Mr Power intimating that he would likely take action in.a Court of law. Appended to his. Honor's .letter is the report of X>r Hooper and Dr Lee, which is, we believe, to the effect th-.t.: the hospital appears, to be efficiently found and ■ conducted. We tope, that this is the last of this hospital business, which has : caused, so. much irritation and ill-feeling. We are willing ' to bury the hatchet all round; and if in the minds of any of the members of committee there are unpleasant recollections of anything we have said in the heat of controversy,'we! hope these will now be forgotten, and that, in the conduct of the affairs, of the hospital the whole community will unite in good feeling and charity. ; ■; /. •. :•' i It may interest our readers to know that this is the anniversary of the discovery of New Zealand by Tasman, in 1642. The first contact ' of the white race with the-aboriginal natives of New Zealand was not by any means such as' promised well for future-friendly, intercourse, , and Tasman in the narrative of his landing in ' Massacre Bay, which he named Murderer's Bay, gives a - vivid description of the murder of, some of his boat's crew. He says;—"No sooner had the boat put off than the natives called to those who were further off, making at the same lime a signal to them with their paddles, and when she had got quito clear of the ship such of the canoes as were within reach rushed with:their beaks violently against her so as to make ker; heel. At the same time one of the savages with a blunt pointed pike gave v the quartermaster a.. violent, blow on hi 3 neck which ■ made him fall overboard, The others then attacked the rest of the boat's crew, who were unarmed, with' their paddles and with short clubs, and in a few moments three of the seamen were killed and a fourth mortally wounded. ,Those who escaped, swam for their lives. The natives having cap-, tured one'of the dead bodies, made a precipitate retreat to the shore. ■ .This occasioned ray. giving that place', the name of the Bay of Mur-, derers,"" This was the first atidlas't time Tas-' man came in contact with the;New-Zealand natives, for from that time he bore away east: Subsequently ho rounded the North Cape, and bestowed on the island of three Kings the name which it now bears. ! Murphy has left us! He went by the f Hero,' after being interviewed by a regretful Trustee in Bankruptcy, a detective, and'a few . sorrowing friends and creditors. The retiring insolveut was not himself, we understand, on the occasion—at least .he did not look like him. His ambrosial whiskers wero shorn, and his lovely beard was dyed. A sorrowing creditor' was. heard to sob, "I had almost as soon he had died himself." Poor Murphy! -the Thames" and the Bankruptcy .Court will not soon look upon his like again. If-they did, from what i we saw yesterday, they wouldn't know him.'-*. ;M'<?. '''."'' : ' '■

The Magnet Variety Troupe performed at the American Theatre last night. There was a large audience, amongst whom were numerous representatives of the Maori race, who heartily appreciated the gymnastic performances and the farce which concluded the eDtertainurnt. They were vehement in their applause, and they, as well as the white portion of the audience, were particularly taken with the skill and daring exhibited on the flying trapeze by Master Oatridge and Mr Anderson. Mr Blake sung " Brown, the Tragedian," with very good success, and was encored in this and other songs. Mr G-. Reed danced the Rattlesnake Jic with great success. The performance of tho Winter Bros, on the horizontal bar was deservedly applauded, as was also the feat of Mr G. Anderson on the tight wire. Messrs Seed and flerSt performed the double song and dance "I really shall expire," which was encored. The performance concluded with the boisterous farce of "Hungry Jake," in which Mr Blake took the leading part. The repairs to the auxiliary screw barquentine.'Bmu,' were to be completed yesterday, and 'the vessel will leave for the/Bay of Islands for a cargo of coal for Auckland.' Captain O'Obnnell (of the Thames) succeeds Captain Baker in command. lii a notice of a concert at the Devonport Hall, Auckland, on Wednesday evening, which appears in the Gross, we find the following compliment paid to a Thames lady:—"Amongst the most attractive items in the programme were two songs by MissHuuter, who was loudly encored." A serious charge was laid last night (says a telegram in the Auckland Star) against a medical man by a lodgs of Oddfellows with which he was connected. They dismissed him on a charge of alleged neglect in refusing to attend the dying wife of a member, and took steps to see if criminal proceedings would not lie He, on tli- other hand, threatens criminal proceedings for A light is being thrown upon the secrets of racing. 'Yesterday, one of the owners of horses than ran at the last ■ meeting went to another.with whom he had come to an understanding to let him take first place, but that the stakes were to be divided. It was all very well until the losing rogue applied for his moiety of the stakes, when the other laughed in his face, and asked :him if he thought bim such a sanguinary adjective fool as to do business in that way? The same little games' are reported to be in preparation ' for the Wairarapa races. Horses well known tobe capable of-winning though ostentatiously entered, are not going to ruu, and others will be scratched before the race ■ comes off. Amongst many sweeps got up here, ; there was one f>r the Derby of £500. The person who drew Ngaro was interviewed by a ' well-known horsey man, who wished to boy his chance right or;wrong. The other declined . to sell at all. The story goes that Jock said, : "Well, Imuat have half the chance, or the : horse may not win." The hint was taken, the , half chance so'd for £50, the-horse won, and the money was divided yesterday.—Auckland Star of Thursday. A very eminent man in connection with religious movements arrived by the' Cyphrenes' to-day, in the person of the llev Dr Antliffe. He is President of the Primitive Methodist Connection all over the world, and is at present on a three-years', tour around the world, visiting ( the churches. • This visitation is, we under- • stand, in consequence of representations made to the home churches as to the necessities of the ' American and Colonial churches of this de- j. nomination, and the wisdom of taking note of j the peculiarities of colonial life and its require- . ments in the selection of ministers to be sent ' out from England. Dr Antliffe has already ] visited the brethren in the United States aud j Canada, and after visiting the connection in Auckland, Taranaki, Wellington, and Inyer- 1 cargill, wili proceed through the Australias.— I Auckland Star. In an assault case in which a well-known ( citizen was charged with assaulting a doctor at Dunedin, Mr Bathgate said he intended to put ! down fashionable larrikinism. Had the case t been proven, he would have sent the defendant , to prison without option of fine. As an instance of the value of land con- . tiguous to the railway in Otago, the Tokomai- ' riro paper mentions a sale of seventeen acres, ' which cost a few years since 10s an acre, at . £3,482. The Tablet, commenting upon the remarks of Bishop Neville in laying the foundation of a church at Naseby, says:—"That Freemasons built york Minster may be proved by documents preserved in the Archives of that Cathedral, .we do not deny; bnt in common with all men who know anything of the subject, we laugh at the conceit that pretends to claim for the Freemasons of the present day a direct descent from the glorious men who built the great Churches of the Middle Ages. These men were really what they claimed to be, viz., both free and Masons. They conceived the idea of a great Church, drew the plans, prepared the specifications, performed the actual work of its erection, and in many instances bore the cost. But the Freemasons of to-day! what are they, what part do they take in the actual work of church designing and church building? In the first place, they are not free because ' the basis of their Society rests on secrets and mysterious initiations, which may not be revealed under pain of death.' Free! with what liberty? Free! with regard to whom? Free! to do! what? And that they are not Masons it k useless to demonstrate. With the Freemasons of the Middle Ages—the really free Masons who built York and other Cathedrals—they have nothing in common but the name which they have usurped. It is painful, therefore, to behold a gentleman in the position of an Angli-can-Bishop, speaking on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of a church, of the Freemasons whom he had invited to perform the ceremony, as if these belonged to that society which flourished in the Middle Ages, and has left behind it so many magnificent monuments of its genius, skill, disinterestedness, and zeal for Christianity. The Freemasons of those days, when commencing a great undertaking for the advancement of the Christian religion, did not begin by ignoring Christ; but on the contrary, they not only offered their prayers to God through Him, but carved the sign of the Cross, on which he won man's redemption by the sacifice of himself, on the Foundation Stone. And not content with this, they almost universally, built their churches in the form of the Cross of Christ. These were the men who carved the Roods, and placed the Cross on the highest pinnacle of Westminster Abbey, York Minster, Notre Dame, and hundreds of other noble edifices. The Freemasons of the Middle Ages were distinctly and emphatically Christian, in every way—the Freemasons of to-day are as distinctly and emphatically un-Christian. But why then do these take the name of Freemasons Let Monsiguor de Segur answer this question. Here is his account of the matter. 'This absurd name of Freemason they appear to have received from Scotland. After Pope Clement V., and Philip le Bel, King of Prance, had very justly abolished, at the commencement of the fourteenth century, the Order of Templarp, many of these infamous persons took refuge in Scotland, and there organised themselves 'into a Secret Society, vowing an implacable hatred and an eternal veogeance against Papacy and Boyalty. To disguise their plots better, they affiliated themselves to a body of Masons, taking their insignia and technical terms, and favoured by Protestantism, spread themselves soon after over all Europe. Their definite organisation j seems to date from the first year of the eighteenth century. In order to blindfold the vulgar, they pretended to go back to the Temple of Solomon, the Tower of Babel, the' Deluge, and even to the Terrestrial Paradise, and many of their adepts were silly enough to believe their follies."