The Ohinemuri Gazette AND UPPER THAMES WARDEN. "I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver.' -Othello, Act 1, Scene 3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1892.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 49, 19 November 1892, Page 6

The Ohinemuri Gazette AND UPPER THAMES WARDEN. "I will a round unvarnish'd tale deliver.' -Othello, Act 1, Scene 3 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1892.

At the l«st uVeeriiig of the Thames oh>iritable Aid Bi>ard it w s aiinoiinoeil that it hid 1 been settled' beyond' nil doubt that the building u«ed! as the CMd' MWs Refuge was the property of the Borough, und it was imohed itint the Bi)rougfr demanded' rent for, o»----purchase of, it \f<- Nash, the Ohinomiitr representative; with* Messrs PM tr idjje •ao d ■ Xi! Igoii r who re present the- Themes (3danty, /wished' the 1 matter adjourned until' they had' an joppbrtunity of plneing it before their severe) Cmnfil^ but this was thrown out by th" casting vote of' the Ohairtiian, and if w-is a^repd' that £1 per annum be offered for.tlie building ;in<l, failing the acceptance of that, £280 be offered as a lump num. This, oi' course, moans thaf the Bnrough will stick out for the t'2Bo, for it is not to be supposed that the Borough people would accept £1 per annum (>v a capitalised sum of £10), wheu they can for the asking. £280. Rts duei jd to its ele/neute it tneans rhat this .County will ag.tiu be pied next year for a large propoi n'o-i of this sum, *wJiich once in the d«vi!'» «xch quer we ihall'Qevrtr see agaiD.'

It is a crying shame th^t-year after year we continue to pay £100 or so \yt hioh is subsidised'by GRiverniie -!t by another 5100, to»the: coffers of thi* Board. We-get nothing or next to nothing for it, the claim .of the Board* being based on> the fallacy th.it indigent residents of the oountry di«-r triots gravitate towards the towu, and are thrown upon- the charity of the townspeople^ That thn facts are the very> opposite^ i» what w«: h«ve tioiH andagain -shown, the real truth'being that hard up rhamesites gravktite, OhioenMiri-wards^ The principle is iWroDg' : and»ultrayC6nßervHtiveanyh()W», heing the rea ains of the old ieu^nl Idea that the Villein of labourer was |bound tp:tke soil-—a prioriole cirried iforward in. the English' Poor La<iPß that a pauper should be returned to ,the parish he belongs. to> :'■*■; A i n«w country, doesn't want to adopt 'these fallacious old Jaws, it can make enough absurd on9a of its own/ i. But tbis in parenthesis. ;

Th«n to orown all this, n«xt year we shall be called upon, to pay- up our proportion.of the purchase money of the Old Men's Refuge. Then when we get sepainf.ion from the Thames in these matters? as we should'have long ago if Government had had a spark of?fairplay in them, what will become of this money,?' Do you think ,we shall ever get it back ?. The d^uce a penny of it!. Prevention is better than cure and tiie County should obj ct and not pay one penny of it. Of course Government could atop it from moneys due to the Council, hut it would create an agitation and attention, would; be drawn to the matter and we believeit would end in this County's <fa»oim So long as wb keep on-pay, pay,. pay* to this daughter of the horsuleech^—ao ;long will it cry give, g-ive, give.

As good a site as could' be obtained' ]for an Oid Men's Home is on th« reserve- at' BSomata.. There jar c five or six acres of good alluvial I soil which< could- bo utilised on the Industrinl'Go-operation !Frtrm< System^ if is close to- the oreek, where the old gentlemen could SI up-time and make tobacco mouey by stone-breaking; there is abundance of firewood handy, and it its; in a most healthy situation generally^ This is merely a suggestion, but, as separation, is in the air, it is well to bear tb'eae thiags in mind in ;ord*r that when our autonomy, in such matters is obtained we should- be able to at once set about business. .

I' The Rev T. A.. Norrie will preaoh as foU i l'>w« tn-morrow :—Paeroa Town H »11, 11' a.m. ; Karangahak^, 2 p.m. ;. Owflaroa, 4p.m. ; and'W'uh'J, 7"p.m. He will also condu< t service at VVAitekauri at. 730 p.m. ou Monday,. 2lst. , Church'of Eh {land services will be heM at Paeroa on Sunday next. M> E: Hammondl will conduct the Sdrrices—morning at ll r . i evening at 1. Mr Littlejohn, Ea^ineeP; advertises I soroa work, to be done on the roads. - ?

Mr W. McKenna, late of ihe Chrharo*Hotel, went down to the Thames fon-Thura^ day as an imirute of,the Hospital.' i■■ > A.meeting takes place in the Town Hall 1 Tuesday to organise an athletic sport* meet— ion for New Years Day. Judge Yon.Stunner preached >to a large congreuat on in th» Anglican Chjrch on, Sunday morning and evening last.' Hir text was^ '• Pray- always/.' andJ,<apo«.> it hedelivered.a stirring .address* - MpiSHMUDOndi read.the lessons* . , r , ' The - sale - if' &f r M inning's property. wa«- • withdrawn by arrangement. We understand* that Mr. H.. Gordon j« leaving the Waihi HotelMi" \V. N. Stehr is now a fixture, at the. Owharoa Hotel: He and Mrs St«far. are, rapidly miking this hostelty n popular.one. Wo advise our traveling friends to-give them a call. The phonograph, was an immense suacess at Kir*ngaffake last night. Messrs Gdnw*y\ and' Fleming sang into the machine, and, thfir songs were faithfully re-rendered. A; biS house in anticipated to-night at Paeroa,. and on Monday at Waihi; ■ ' ' A special meeting of the Auckland Board 1 of Education was held on Tuesday to elect a . rnenber to fill th» vacant seat on the Board < cmsei by rhe resignation of Mr J. L. Kelly. - '[he voting papers were-opened by Mr ttioe,, and the result declared as follows r—Henry Wilding, 74 ; James McGWan, 64 ; William^ T Murray, 16 ; Samuel F, 801er,.13; .Alberts Elliott, 12. Ths Chairman declared Mr. VVildinj duly elected "to the vacant seat. It is said that when Edison first heard hisown voice given b ick'to h m.from toe phono* - gr »ph he was profoundly a ff4 ted, and indeed * it is no wo de \ To hear Mr Kelly's iustru- • meat weirdly -nocking : une, gives one the • sensation of having had one's leg.amputated , and exhibited" to you. The phonograph is* truly the must remarkable invention of this 'or any other age, and no one should mist - ,tha npportuoity of hearing it to-nighs It apeaks, mngs plays, laughs, cries, amuses, and instructs. On Wednesday and-Thurs-day evenings the phonograph was exhibited. at the I'own H ill, and Mr Kelly has decided * to affor I one more opportunity.to the local public of < hearing rt. On Monday eveningthe instrur»<?nti will be exhibited at Waihi, . when there will no doubt be a bumper house- - Mr A, L. Kreutzer commences his sinking t classes H ha Town Hall on Tuesday mxt,. the 22iid inst. Mr Kreutzer is a thorough master of his'art, and will undoubtedly ~ receive he patronage of' those desirous of" improving their voices. ■ Ed ward < and Shaws' ae-a ted waters and* cordia's have become most popular. Mr J C. Cadman, watchmaker, has movedi to more c.immidious premises in Normanby Road.

, Ihe priza-winners in Tafct.'s £100,000 ■ sweep :—Glenloth (27,000); J. Eayton, Ptakilla Station, Ad^vale, Qaeenshnd j.E&nda,. (£9000) J. Cpok, Imperial Hotel,. York,. W A ; Penance (£4500), P. H. Maloney, Orara R Graf ton, N. 3W. The fortunate. drawer <>f Glenloth' did not hedge a penny through Tafct.! The bolder of Malvolio, » Sydney n»»n living at William-atreety-F*d^ dington, hedged all he knew. Fleming and-Co.'s weekly sale of fat cattlewaa held en the 16th inst., at their yaidi Parawai, Thames, and thdy.report :-r-A full, market was ya ded, and all sold free'y at the', foil .wing prices: Steers f rom ■£6 T2s 6d to' £8 15*; Gowa from £5 2s 6d to £6 fs 6d ;- yearling .steers at 30s each. A full market ofsheep and lambs were penned and sold as follow,; . WVhera 13/3, ewes 13/6, lambs 8/6 to 9/6" each. , Me»sra Fleming and Co.'s great horse sale ■ eventuate? at Kickic's stables, Thames, on lhuraday, P cember Ist;, at 2 p.m. The next P eroH Stie will take place-about the' niiritlb i.f,December. . . W« underatandthat Mr W. Crimtnins will" undertake the maili service between Waihi and Taunnva and Mr Campbell between < Paeroa and Waihi. Yesterday's Advertiserisays that the many, friends of James Jack will regret to learn that he narrowly escaped an' accidental" death lately. What would his many. Thames friends have liked* Jt Tonso-v Gailick will forward to any pjerson .requiring Furniture one > f. his Illua> trated Buok Catalogues. It is a capital guide tv buye s of furnishing goods. 'Young people about to marry Will find< it a great help to make up their list and'estimate the cost of furnishing a^ house; ori single room.' Bedding gauranteed genuine.' jlFire-wov* mattresse in stock and made to aoy, si^ef Upholstered goods all made on the premises. - Carpets, Floor cloths, Iron Bedsteads,'' »ntf. Cnairs, all imported- direct from' manu--facturers. , . Gods very carefully packefl-^ jJ f .rToNSONGARLiCK (iate Garhck.mnd Craij»----;well), Queea'a'treet, Auckland,