THE Bay of Plenty Times.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume VIII, Issue 692, 15 February 1879, Page 2

THE Bay of Plenty Times.

"THE. SPIRIT OF THE TIMES SHALL TEACH ME SPEED." KJNG JOHN, ACT IV .SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1879. In another column appears an advertisement convening a> .public meeting to make tho necessary arrangements for the Annual' Regatta. Now that the horse-racing- mania has subsided, it is to be hoped that the public of Tauranga will come • forward tosupport. heartily genuine and legitimate sport. Onr'harbour is peculiarly adapted for boating; and 1 as healtliy, honest recreation deserves tho 'Support arid 1 encouragement of all good citizens, we anticipate a good attendance. The 'meeting Will jbe held iv the -Temperance Hall' at 8 p.m. sharp: ! ' . , Crush. o£"n\ail news compels us to shufroht a leader, and other interesting matter. * ■ . A sp'eciai meeting of the Te Puna' Highway Board will, be held, in, the Government. Building's, ax noon to-day. • • - „ ijhe time for the completion :of the ValuaVtion JJists, under the.l^and Tax Act, 1578,, is; extended.by an Order. in. Council,; to Friday theJ2B<,hms'taut; ■'' " ' ! ■• >r ■ Inspector Emmerson arrived per Taupo on Thursday. ■ We are very lucky in securing the services of such a highly esteemed officer and bid him heartily welcome" to the district. •: Qwing to the press of' telegraphic work on Thursday night, our mail summary did not commence ii) crime through till' midnight^ arid ] Mr Sheath was kept up half tho night; taking,' it. "Captain Morris," says theJV««; Ziialhnder,. ' has written to tho Bay qf Plenty Times relative to the inaccuracies .in hia 'speech. He may well do so ( . and publish an expurgated edition."' . .:••'• ':T-}y Tho : Australia did' not bring any- ifchrtte fish ova, after all, sothat the HinemdaJpriK ceeded 1 South without, calling, horo.; ;j©.iitr;' portion of the mail vrilL arrive ' per Rpivena this afternoon. : , ! ! t ! "; ■ A cricket match will be played to-day inthe Government Paddock, between* ah'elevc'n ami twenty-two. Some of tho latter being from tho Junior Club, Play will commence at 2 o'clock sharp. Tho Rev. W. E. Mnlgnii, M.A.,T.C,D., of Katikati, has been appointed a* member of tlie Royal. Commission' on higher education, and proceeded per Taupo to Auckland, yesterday, to attend the mooting of Commissioners. Special attention is directed to the prospectna of the new Building Society which, aj.--poivrs in our advertising columns. Tho names of tho directors nvu an exoollejit ■guarantee that it will bo soundly find, ably oondiu'tod.. Mr Ijudcll informs us that he will soil by auction uri Moiulay, March 3vd, tlje coaolies, harries.?, sucks, liay, cliafl-cntter, &v., of Mr l*y tors wliu is leaving, the district. An Hi -• vurlisument comprising full pnrticuliird will appear in our, next. A notice will bo found in another column to tho od'ctit fchut money has been paid on be~ lirilf of tiiu Government, towards the purchase or acquisition of the Wharetataa 'Block situated at llotuiti, and containing an area of about thr.ee thousand acres. Tlio nnmoi'ous frionds of Mr Slicath will regret to hear that he intends rcaigtiing his position as postmaster, and rctirhig from, the civil KtiVvico.' ".lie has, wo arc informed, pui>, chafed a farm near ' Wellington, and will bonci'l't'i'th ucmjlio liiinsolf to agricultural pni-iiiitj.

' On 'bii^uip^yayy fe^a'-o^Mf Mmgan's fOTma^lie .^airoa^fpu^rf^sH^legfapli poles c *J||j* fire tod weirfr des^Sp^N As sooa as to^^ra reached Taur&ngiy?M? Sames; King wal^despatchcd to the sipo^hd^ucoeeded ia eroetiiig new poles during the day. Mr E. M. Ward, R. A., whose- suicide is .announced , in. the mail summary, was a famous ,'historitial artist. He married a lady of considerable talent, and their pictures have for many years he^n. amongst Jfiu&jwat remarkable at the exhibitions, of the Royal Academy. Mr Ward was 62 years of agci Complaints of Maori, outi:ages,aße-aorCoi»--moa nowadays that but littlo notice is., taken of them either by : the" Government or anybody else. In another column will be found a letter from a * gentleman, at Bbwentown, retailing the latest fracas J £l2?fc. is-i Utterly shameful and discreditable that'su'dh things shoixld be possible ia'iu civilized^ country.. Messrs Louch and Son, Aoictionee3cs,, will sell by public auction tvt the Utiijaiafiiotel, Katikati, on the 19th instant/ 100 acres of bush land ■. (the • property - 6i ' Ge^cgW'^esey St' awart, Esq. ,"; iT.Pi ) -inUots'6ft Ipiaoles^ eacl^ (do/erred payment system)/: Several p!6tighs r han'lws, and other agricultural impliments will aJao be offered a'fjtne-samoiime. . // OwiX? to the late hour- a£'#m'ch the report of the Kiatikati .Races .reaohe^. us^andjqlsgrtq tlio fact i-liat we were shorthanded yesterday, it is impossible to doirtofe'fKan'g^Ye the bare results, of .tlie^cjupf Qven^ST-j^a^deii. Plate— Naughty.,. -Boy,, •ij..'.tj?nbug,;-,-2. 1 .^JSatikati Haudicap--Els-ArJl SRooklii' >2sl Sky^ lark, 3. Pony Race— Karewa^ 1.. Settlers Plate— Little Di&ji'tiii'Gbkl&fr, .&$ Hurri- ' cane, 3. Maori ( RacprrSky.larlinv; iHfiriild R,ice— Charley,-.; j . jMaprj) il^diesa gape — Master, 1.. .(>nso|a^on i ßaco, /^fi^e ; . l l i }j Lalla Rookh, 2; Huirieane.^^^he stakes were paid over the- same evening. The natives ; undezj]Mr,Ma^4toih.!have,!f,Qi3 some time,, been clearing jtittiber<& chain wide through the,Or/?p; ; JSiisiii and, on'.TKtirs-i day morning act fir© to/the fallen «?e£rik. JiSMte ißro, spread more rapidly than had- been anticipated, and'wKfn tilie mail coacET from Fapierai^Ye4;t^e,ll6«Sl^i^W^ible to proceed. The...hoase8 J .wex©->coiißeqaen% taken out and the'driveßcameon toTauranga foriassistanciy hay^^rst cut ay track round the fire for his. h^r^^uggies were immediately despatchea v to ?: %ejipp^ and as the natives have since been wwWg^hard to extinguish the flames, the^fiDach^illj^m all probability, have come througl»3ewe^h'^is m pnnt. "JS The WairocUFtaei. PmvofJEabxua^,sth, winds up. a longfand savageiea^erjup^Cjnav tain . Morris speech^ at \ t Gis^orae jaa Jgjwjrej —{* At the conclusion, of. the speech,., seyeral electors plied,, the , .Captarar with .questiqns^ to all of which". 'he gave shu^ing answers j Mr H. E. Webb, of tie^&tidard, took, the hon. gentleman to. task arid^Kiatea^tiwo/or three little things j^th^jjtejQcJinjg to lower him very considerably in. the estimation of his unfoKtunate constituents^ iDldi'lGaptairi Morris but know. what v/aa'good for. him; he would accept 1 the" aentimjenf^of "Mr Webb's resplution> and retire^ fp^ evec from Parliaj; mentary life) for a'-.man.wlfacau lend flimseli to HIS OppuildiLo «w» Cnjatwiii Morrio Viflfl done. 1 and whose whole parliamentary careeKifl one miserable shuffle, can. do "neither himself nor his country any good, We cannot congratulate the Taiiraiiga. people on their representative, but' would* advas^ (them, ifjfchey wish to be represented in the House, to choose either a dummy at dnee, ' Who \^ll, notun'JuiJe'j tiieis ; cause by maldng an exhibition of himself , or else 'eject a ihan^Wiftfis fibfaffaiii' tSo^st«6ni3 up m ( his .placei,, aiid ma]i^;^. i p^fi.e^ra* > on behalf of justice; ftnd,righ%'^ 0 3Jhei; hPfl' g?Ptleman. will -hardly fiur-Vivesudh^aa attack.' as this. _„ Plans shp'wMgitheipissQn"gerci^cJSMoJßMiQ*i of the new steamer Rotomahana, now in courae'bf Construction- o#sWtPffiydti!pß&%iifik Union Steamship' l (Uompaiiy, "ihaHrtf- iKeen ret. ceived at the , head pfijee, and, aryßy%us,describod by the bunedih u Herald: — "l&ere ai'e-a great many two-brrth'fdab'^ns, and the ■narrow- settees generally- to-be found- -in- vessels are superseded jb,y (Gpmmojdipusr sofas extending all round^ the saloon; The seats at thY- tables bohsist^of Jpivoi chki^simiiar 1 to -those in the Zealandia and Australia, and which arc much-' lippreciafced 1 the' traveling tOn.r.decjc^fchexei.w tOj-,.^8 a large', 'social hall.' for/ genikmen; (nonsmokers) and ladies, which is to be pjfbviaed' with a piano. 'Ih*the anei^part of'^ie sliipwall be a luxuriously; rqomv.i On: deck, there will, also be a large cabin/ deiiomiiiated .the bridal cjhamber r , This . wi^l f . be- foX parties on wedding "tours and' others/ whp are able -and williiigitO' pay the-^ldi- | tional Kates charged for the-use of^this^cabinj". She will be the largest of 'the' company's and fitted with engines of tiie 'Jatcst pattern, capable of driving- her- fifteen; '[knots perjhour. .-' -..'.M.'.OLn'.-.u