HAWEA AND WANAKA.

Otago Witness, Issue 1586, 15 April 1882, Page 13

HA WEA AND WANAKA.

, ( , ([FROM OUR OWN OpRRBSPONPjtftrr.) " , j'.'., „' ■' • i, ' ''• ." „^mbrokb, April Bth.. It would *be almost impossible' 'to/ conceive loveließ weather or fli grander eight "than tnnit witnessed and' elijojed in this vicinity on several 'evenings ol latoJ ( The'ove that Ushered, in the full moon*' especially was 'serenelyicalm and beautiful. . Nptia breathiof wind! .ruffled., the placid^ bosom of j^hojaka, not a wavelet rolled its sportive ripples o'er its ( moturefaue c shores.; Froni.the towering peaks of Natures .colonial ,rain-! pvrte a-dow'n theTnearidenng'stroams, l thr'ougti the; 1 'green 'deep'hiaderi'VaMß/o'e'rlOVely'ißlet'and'lakeaj weirdlike silence reigned supreme, and -all things ineath : the JStar-bespangledjj canopy oil heaven' layj 1 hushed and still. Thei.very elements seemed. wrapt jjntsl^mberjjand^on 'e#rt^s yyuyfjA face a pin migh? i po heard tofall., '.' - , , ',', ' t jj '' An i'tem'was' ' publishdd in ' the Oronijrell <Argus las| : 'week" to 'the efWct' that persons iritfereßted in' tho inoney-jf rasping business in tho vicinity of . Queens town are tiding to. deter tourists fromyisiting .thesa pjrts. and.nlso that thoy,»ro , jo^pu? because our, lak< and /mountain, scenery far air'pass ip point of .mag , niflcent'gia'n'd'eur anything that can be ( aeen in th< environs of wakatlpu.' If true, such' conduct' ip mosn despicable, They mu-t fain be content' with wha i they; haVo^.Uhey cannot shift. Mount' Aspiring t< , Queen&fcbwn. and'if, their, much-lauded -scenery qyipo \ compare with the glories of Glendhu, the residents o Pembroke caunot help it. M In this connection it woul< not' be out of place' for mo to quote a few line's on tho b6auties'bf CJlondhu, by a ldcarp'oet, M* Johri'Ch'alkJ of Pembroke:— ' ' ' ' ' ' ; Whon quoen' Nature awoke from' her dull trance ojf langour, ' ' In the brightest of moods your grnnd contour she drew, ■ ' ; Inspired by the theme of your beauty and grandeur, In her rapt work of. porfoetion all her geniuß she . threw. , ' j Aye, I've lowered fflr, tho lithe pop of, Scott, Moore:, and Uiron, i , ; Each bright hour to pourtray your rare beautieß anew, ' ' ," ] 'And with 'swee'fe Lydia's soft airs eufold thee—eni viron . . i j . /With the .warm muso of tho.classics-right worthy Glendhu. „ , ( '„,,; i iMoati emotions l'vo-fclt that groat lovo engenders, ! ; \ j\ And of earth's rarest wonders I've o'ou wifaiPSßeil i, " "a -few, , ','■(' ' , ' f ' But love'H, < ardent' beams 'and thoir mudh- lauded ! ' "'splendours ■' ■ ' ' '■ , I ■ Are faiut gliinincrs coniparod ,viith the blaze of. i-■ . ,ii!Qlendhu. v.. ' ' • •<■'!* 1 Messrs Sriiith'and Welsh are now erecting lofty ancl commodious stabling to the order of tho proprietress of • the Wanaka hotel. The building will inclose a space of 40 by 60 superficial feet, and will contain 16 stalls and eight loose boxes. Independent of the room required for the stowage of food, corn, &c, a strong '• loft floor will be laid overho&d capable of sustaining a 1* great weight of forage. The buildings in course of i erection, unlike those recently destroyed by fire, are • • detached, the intervening' space being ample to save i the hotel 'from destruction in the event of a re-cur-renceof so dire acajamity. „, , ' ; ; Presentation to tjbe'Bev. Chas. Connor.; ! One of the largest meetings ever held in Pembroke to6k placa in4he schoolroom on '(h.urcday ev.ening, • 30th tult., on the, occasion of taking leave of the i Rev. Charles Ponnor. There .were representatives i from all 1 parts of the district, even as far as from : Cnrdrona. The Rev. James Blackie being present waa voted ito tho chair. After the sinning of the Hundredth Paalix, and pjayer, the chairman briefly intro- * duqed the object of the meeting, ycmnrking that, he did not know whether it would bo nearer th'o 'truth' to say that ho was.pleased or grieved to be ])resent on I ' the occasion ; thero was always a certain amount pf j pain in> sayil'g good-bye ( to a friend, and yet un I opportunity of, doing so afforded somo satisfaction, air Hemy.CampboJl then read the fpllo\vin a ' address, and presented Mr Connor with a purse subscribed by ; the people ,6f, Pembroke i and surrounding 1 districts,' in token of their appreciation of his services among I them, and regret at Ins doparture :— ; ■ J"Rov.'Oharlos Oonnor, Pembroke. , | t "Dear fcir, It is w |f - n very much re»ret wo have | learned that you cannot coinph- with the r«(|uo t of tho people and still remain in this neighbourhood. In parting with you, wo lose a to.iohf r in whom wo h>we placed every confidence; and we arc sure that confidence has not bf-en misplaced. We ato highly satisfied with the progress which the chiMren of the district have made since you beg.m the school, sonic two years ago. We know that there arc always difficulties in organising a . new school, especially when the majority of the children have never been at school before : and we bc'ieve that you have ovorcome tho"e with patience mid skill, and that the children have received benefits

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from your tuition which will be of tho greatest service to thorn in iifo. " We would also take this opportunity of expressing our sincere thanks to Mrs Connor for her kind services rendered in connection with the day and babbath schoo's. Another matter of regret is that in. losing you, Mr Connor, we lose our minister as well as our teacher, whose disinterested and earnest labours in beb;i!f of the spiritual (welfare of the people wo all acknowledge and have felt the good of durimr the time you have been with us, and wo feel confident your departure leaves a void in the district which will iiot easily be filled. "In token of our gratitude and esteem, we therefore desire to present you with this small offering, hoping you will accept it in the spirit in which it is offered ; and we unite in our hearty good wishes for your future succoss ancl prosperity, and pray that God may bless you and be with you wherever your lot maybe ca3t. — Wo are, &c, " (Signed) Henry Oampbbll, Wanaka Station „ Arch. Ciialmbrs } MomDer3 of Pembro ko Si?HaSvJ School Committee. I Gborgk WiM/Ums, Cardrona John Bovbtt, Mount Barker D. M'Lbhnan, Hawea John WhiLOUcmhy, Pombroke Joiin Chalk, Pembroke J. 1). M'Lknnan, Hawea Flat. Richard Norman, Alnerfcowu Frederick Suambroock, Pembroke (On behalf of the numorous subscribers in drdrona, Hawaii, Albcrtown, and Pembroke)." Mr Connor thanked tho people for tho kind words of the address they had prosented to him, and trusted, *s he could hot 'express what he felt, that they would take the will for the deed. He spoke of the kindness he had experienced on all hands throughout this district. He said that the, instruction of tho young bad afforded much pleasure both to Mrs Connor and himself; but that Mrs Connor was v not entitled to ail tlie' credit of conducting 'the Sabbath-School, aashc had been ably assisted by the Misses Campbell. He concluded 1 hia remarks by wishing well to all in Pembroke,' and stated that he would give Mrs Connor the purse and keep the address him c f. Those present being invited to speak their minds ■ freely, several spoke expressing thoir regret that Mr and Mrs Connor wero leavirig the district, and ex-; pressed 'the desire, if it were at all possible, that hjs . services might yet be secured lor the district. This seenied to be the unanimous wish of the meeting, and it was resolved that five of their number should wait j upon the School Committee and Mr Connor in reference to the mattor. The singing of a. hymn and tho benediction brought tho meeting to a close.—Cromwell Argus.