The Star. (PUBLISHED DAILY.)

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1698, 10 August 1887, Page 2

The Star. (PUBLISHED DAILY. )

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10, 1887.

NEWS AND NOTES.

Four of the Maori prisoners sentenced over the Parihaka affair went south in the Penguin on Tuesday.

We have received a long letter from Mr. J. J. Elwm, of Opunake, on election matters. It will be published in a day or two when there is less demand on our Bpace by reports.

We understand that the b.s. Oreti is to be again placed on tbe Waitara- Manukau trade. Both steamer and master being wrllknown on the coast, sh^ will no doubt receive a fair amount of patronage.

The Inglewood Town Board the other evening passed a resolution requesting the Harbor Board to rmke arrangements for a local collector of the harbor rate, and offering office accommodation free of charge.

A "Young New Zealand Party" li>is often been talked ot nny ridiculed — hitherto with cause. Bin. (says the New Zealand Times) there are marked indications that a iresb " lot " of men nre steadily comin» to the fvoot. Beating in mind the (net that iucotuparatily the best speeches of tbe late session were made by Mr. Scobie Mackenzie and Mr. Fisher ; that Mr. Bruce, speaking on hostile ground in Dunedin, made so powerful an impression tbat tbe Ministerial party in Chnstcburcb were afraid to let him be heard there ; and tbat Mr. Menteath and Dr. Newman have so far carried off the honors of the recess, there does seem reuson to think that a fresh generation of politicians is aiising, and will have a good deal to say iv the Juture government of this colony.

writes*. —^ A Benßauona\ jump ir reportpA as having taken place at Cau)fieM. An eye-witness to the feat informs me that Lizette, with Batty in the Fa'ldle on a morning named, accomplished a leap which has probably never been equalled in Australia. My informant states tbat the mare, in negotiating the fence on the bill opposite the 6tables formerly occupied by the lfite Frank Leng, took off so far from the obstacle that the few specators present anticipated with horror a catastrophe, as it 6eemed impossible that she could clear the jump. To the equal astonishment and relief of the watchers, however, the gallant daughter of Hieroglyph landed clear : and so impressed were tnoso present with the performance that measurements were quickly taken, when it was found that Lizette had taken off 25ft. from the fence, and in her jump had cleared a lew inches over 35ft."

Major Atkinson, speaking at Wellington, said : — He would also say this in the interests of public moralit}', that the want of loyalty shown on the part of Sir Julius Vogel's colleagues was a matter that should be reprobated throughout the country. (" No," and cheers.) Well, there might he gentlemen who liked disloyalt}'; he was one at any rate vrlio did not like a disloyal person or colleague ; and he said that vrhea a man formed a Government he was bound in honor to stick to every member of it till it was broken up or he resigned, and that the members of the present Government were not doing that, hut trying to make the Treasurer the Jonak of tlie Government. But lie was tlieir sheet-anchor ; and if he went overboard the Government would disappear like a puff of smoke. (Cheers.) Look at the candidates whom it was known Sir Boberfc Stout and Mr. Ballance were supporting. Look at Mr. Tole. Look at Mr. Bailance, pretending to be up seeing about the Maoris at Parihaka, but trying to influence the election — it was uiieAy useless — in his (Majcr Aiixnsoa'.s) district, in support of a man who in his speeches had declared himself against Vogel in even stronger terms than against Atkinson. Sir Julius Vogel was apparently very simple-minded, and did not recognise this. (Laughter.)

The London journal, Truth, is responsible for the following: — The solemn service was progressing in "Winchester Cathedral, and the Dean sat enthroned, when a telegram was handed to him. He opened it, and cast his eyes up to heaven in dire perplexity. It ran thus : " Ormonde has won." Who was Ormonde ? and what had lie won ? Vainly canons and such like minor lights were consulted. If they knew they pretended not to. It was subsequently discovered that the telegram had been sent to Mr. Dean, a trainer at Winchester, but as it was addressed " Dean, Winchester," it was handed to the Dean. The telegraph clerks were probobly under the impression that this dignitary had put a trifle on the race, and had desired that the result should be at once forwarded, to Mm.

There is a substratum of history aad literature in the Bible which belongs to science and schools. There is an application of the Bible and an edification by the Bible which belongs to religion and churches. Some people say tbe Bible altogether beloucß to the church, not to the school. This is an error. The Bible's application and edification belong to the church its literary and histoiical substance to the school. Other people say that the Bible does indeed belong to school as well as Church, but that its application and editication are not separable from its literature ttntf (nstorY. Tins \s an ovrov ; They are separable, and though its application and edification are what matter to a man far most (we say 6O in all sincerity), are whrt he mainly lives by. Yet it bo happens that it is just in this application and edification that religious differences arise. — Preiace to "Bible reading for schools" edited by Mathew Arnold,

In the matter of retrenchment which tbe whole colony is now discussing we would suggest (says tbe Wanganui Herald) that the next Parliament should pay attention to tbe cost of Hansard. Those who have waded through column after column of its dreariness, or have listened to the atuß that day aher day Hansard reporters are bound to take down verbatim cannot but have noticed tbat the greater portion of it is matter tbat is not worth the cost of setting up. We have beard a gentleman connected with tbe staff say that lie knows where £2000 a year could be saved at once in Hansard, and we fully believe it. The saving however should not be attempted by reducing salaries, as that would be unfair and impolitic. Unfair because it would mean that men who have to stand the moat serere menta.l and physical strain one can well contemplate, and do a year's work in three months, would be under paid, and impolitic because in consequence of tbe reduction the best men would leave the Gallery nnd take themselves elsewhere, leaving second and third rate men to fill their places to tbe detriment ot the colony generally. It would be better tbat tbe retrenchment should bogm with members, let them understand tljat the chief of the reporting staff will alone exercise his judgment ns to what is worth reporting, and so pat a stop to tin's reporting iv fn.ll n )ot oi useless ta))f, which it costs the colony an enormous sum to print, bind, and circulate.