The Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume 1, Issue 45, 12 April 1884, Page 2

The Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

'This above nil — to thine own-self be tru A.nd it must follow us the nigM the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.' — Shakespeare.

SATURDAY, APRIL 12. 1884.

There can be little doubt but that before the close of the year of grace one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four a genera] election will take place. The event is one fraught with the deepest interest to every colonist, whatever his rank, a£P, or ppsition may be, and we therefore feel it incumbent on us to remind all within our district, ' who claim to have the right to vote, of the necessity of' at once seeing to it that their names are duly and properly registered. The trouble necessary to ascertain whether one's name is duly -recorded or not, is so small, whilst the importance of the mutter is so great that we trust those amonsrst us who are in any doubt • on the, subject will take the necessary gfceps at once. Proper forms for- filling r jlj) can be obtained grati* from the cleri

of 'the J3ourt ( Ssr\<Jep; , : ti\^ &mri House, |m»vi«>us tjp 1( j^ia^^ff)^? warded to $Ir. Thorn as 'Kirk^oJiHamiU' ton, Registrar 'of ;;Electors, ' Since' %c ,last;general election (ft 1881 *fe belief only" about <sixty names, hfevd* been 'add eft, 'to tfie roU appertaining to tins district; On the occasion of the last election, all over the colony many qualified men applied for ballot papers; only to be informed tliab their names, not Ucing' on the rolls, they could not therefore be permitted to vote. Sonic indeed had sent in claims at the last moment but too late to be available on that occasion. It is the duty too of every Registrar to see that only such names as have a present right to be there, are retained on the roll. The law indeed, we think, ought oblige every Registrar to forward a list of all deaths in his district at least once yearly to the Registrar of Electors. Many we know since last, j general election have left our district, or are otherwise disqualified to vote, onil j every reasonable effort should be made !to find out the names of such anJ hnvo | them struck off. A ccordingto the Act the Registrar cannot do tins without first notifying the elector of the intention to take his name off the roll. Where the man can be found the notice can be served by the police, when he cannot be found the Act provides that notices shall be posted to him as registered letters addressed to his place of residence as stated on the roll, and if the person thus notified does not within a specified time consent to the erasing of his name, a summons to aprear before the Resident Magistrate to show cause why his name should be retained, must be served, either personally or by being left at his last. plaGe of residence as stated on the rolls. Too much importance cannot be placed on the necessity of using every possible to means to see that only the names of those duly qualified to vote are retained on the roll of this district, and it is the duty of those who are properly informed, and have an opportunity of doing so, to call and inspect the rolls, and draw the attention of the Registrar to all such names as should be struck out. A copy of the roll can be seen on application to Mr Wilson, Clerk of the Court. These steps should bo taken at once too, whilst there is yet ample time for the formalities of the Act to be complied with. To the above we would add that we think electors generally should refrain from pledging themselves to any particular person or paity, until they have more definite knowledge as to who will be in the field. It is, we regret to *ay, too common a practice for electors to make promises and afterwards break them. This sort of thing cannot be too strongly deprecated. In polities, as in everything else, a man's woiil should be his bond, and no elector should promise what he does not fully purpose performing. During the recess there has been but little activity in (he political world ; but this torpitude will not last much longer, and soon we may expect to knyw more the programme to be submitted this session. In his recent pro-sessional speech the Premier admitted that fciic electoral rolls were in a very unsatisfactory condition, and stated that proposal* would be made to secure the poiiodictd purging of these rolls, and to make better provisions for sti iking off the names of those who were not -entilted to be on.

The speech delivered by the Premier on Monday lust, tho substance of which we lay before our readers in this issue, will be a subject of interest to nearly eveiyone. So far, the Major appears to have been very careful not to commit himself in any way, and judging- fiom his utterances, takes a very sanguine view of- things generally and treats the heavy deficit in the pa*>t year's revenue as not such a very serious matter after all. To our mind a deficit of somo. £170,000 is a very serious matter, and not to be lightly dealt with, and we cannot think the Premier's way of putting the matter is satisfactory, by which he attributes it priacipally to the fall in the value of wool, and consequent decreased purchasing power of the colony. Tho Premier appears to contradict himself with regard to depression. First he says, "he has come the conclusion that there was no real depression," and then shortly afterwards states " no doubt there was seoere commercial depression." Whatever the Major may think on the subject, there is not the least doubt that, taking the colony as a whole, there has been very considerable depression in business during the past year ; at the same time we would add that this depression has been magnified in many quarters to an extent for which there was no reasonable foundation. With regard to the rccpnt sieps taken by Government in raising the railway rates* and the active measures in hand for dis" pensing with all superfluities in the Civi] Service of the country, these measures are in themselves po reasonable as to coinii.end themselves to nearly everyone. How to meet and provide for the present costly education scheme of the colony appears to be " a poser " for even so clever a financier as the Major. It was evident the hon. gentleman had made up his mind to say as little as possible with regard to the future policy of the Ministry, and in no way to commit himself. His remarks with regard to the intention of the Government to resume the right of pre-emption over native lands o*,enH up a subject of great importance, and is certain to awaken a vast amount of party feeling. With regard, to Federation, the' Premier made no statement of importance. In conclusion, the hon. gentleman ;desired ; to ( impißSs the. hecebaitv oi^oubmy in"

fully s^^^ i would come 'when the !s i^nity^'lo^ labour, wonld be' inore 'f ullyyi'ecQ^ri^eii, jijid. it would be esteem.xt mpre hunoui'dble -to be n good mechanic 6r farnner than u mere , clerk., ' ■ , "-"■''

.t. t The Waikato Gazette of Wednesday last, under tlio heading of uTe AroW (from our own correspondent), states as follows: "An important horse sale is to be hold hero on 16th, when a number of thorough- bred horses, etc., will be disposed of . They are the property of the New Zealand 'Stud and Pedigree Stock Company." Its an old saying one goes from home to here local news. This if* the first wo Imvo heard of any such sale boing about to tako place at To Aroha as stated. Our contemporary had better adviso " own correspondent" to be a little more particular to report facts, not fiction. There was not much competition at the sale of the Young Caledonian Licensed Holding, which took place in the Public Hal lon this day week. It was started at £20, and was knocked down to Mr N. Cleary at £35. The American Evangelists left by the Patiki on Wednesday morning for the Thames, were they re-commenced evangelistic services same evening. On Monday a, most severe gale of wind prevailed, accompanied by heavy shower**. Competition having ceased, the Tauranga Evening Post has likewise ceased publication. Henry Goodward, convicted of rape on Ellen Payne in the Auckland Domain, has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment and two iiogaings of t\venty-h"ve lashes each. Mr Geo. Kobson (public vaccinator), has now on hand a large supply of pure lymph, and will be prepared to vaccinate (as per advertisement) every Monday from 11 to 12 a.m. at his Pharmacy, Whitaker street. A meeting of the creditors of Mr Chis. 11. A. Tonge was advertised for Monday evening last in the Court House, but whs adjourned till Tuesday evening through non-attendance at hour appointed. On Tuesday evening the meeting was rnly of a formal character, as but one debtor had registered his claim, and therefore no business could be transacted. The tender of Mr Reuben Parr, for conveyance ol Ihe poles and other material needed for the extension of the telephone from Waihou to Moninsville has been accepted, and on Wednesday last a commencement was made in the erection of poles, starting from Waihou end of the line. Mr T. Bolton, of Morrinsvillo, has commenced the carrying out of his contract, viz., Ivillusting the road between Aroha am 1 Waihou. It is a matter for regret i this much needed work has been delayed till so late in the season. All who had to I struggle over this portion of the main road to Hamilton after heavy rainfalls last winter, will be glad to know some steps are at last being taken to put it in bett( i iup.ur. It is useless to expect a mail coach to run with any degree of regularity ovei nmds in and) a state a^ this was in during a good part of the ] ast rainy season. The Thames Valley and Rotorua Rail\\a) Company is about to pass tnough another pliu^e in its somewhat eventful existence. An extraordinary meeting is tn be held on the 24th inst. in the company \s offii!>, ut three o'clock, for the purpose of passing- a resolution to reduce the capital of the company from £400,000 to i' 300,0.,0. The shares are £1 each, and the proposed reduction will practically cancel the 100,000 unalioted shares. The largest and most perfect plant of wood-working machinery in the colonies is that of the Auckland Timber Company Immense stocks of seasoned timber and manufactured goods enable them to give best value and great despatch. Mrs Menage (about to spend her first night in the new house into which she was moving)—' I will sleep here,ißriilget. and you can take a sofa downstair.-.' Bridget (presenting herself about anjiour later) — ' If yell come to the stairs, mum, yell see I can't lug it alono.' Mrs M. (electrified at seeing the large library lounge wedged in the stairway)— ' What does this mean ?' Budget— ' Sure, mum. 'twas yourself told me to take a sofy downstairs ; and this is the only one that's been brought up here at all, mum.' Different woods hold different quan tities of water. According- to Sheubler and Ilartig, freshly-cut hornbeam contain* 18.6 per cent, of water ; willow, 26 per cent. ; ash, 28. 7 per cent. ; birch, 30 pei cent. ; oak, 34. 7 per cent. ; pine, 39. 7 per cent. ; red beech, 39. 7 per cent. ; elm, 44. 5 per cent. : larch, 48. 6 per cent, and white popular, 50. 6 per cent The recent drought in New South- Wales caused the loss of 110,000 sheep on one station alone. The writer of the New Zealand letter in the Australasian Insurance and Banking Record, who is not generally inclined to take an optimist view of affairs, in his last communication saya :—: — 11 It is idle to suppose that any financial difficulties can for very long keep a country like this'in a state of depression. We grow enough to make living cheap, and shall soon be able to send away to England »i quantity of food sufficient to make an appreciable difference to the old country. Riches great and rare pour in upon us by the way, and another year, or so with a good harvest will put New Zealand in thevery fore-front of proge.Ss. While the interests of the colony are so numerous and varied, we may confidently expect i very high average prosperity.'" The many local friends of Mr J. GK Dick, of Dunedin, will bo glad to know that Mr Reic 1 , contractor of the railway bridge) has this week received a telegram from him announcing his safe arrival I home, whither he has #one for a time, owing to- ill health. Mr Dipk experienced' a fine passage to Dunedin .in the, Union Co.'s s.s. Rotornalwna, and already feels benefited by the change.'* JVI/Reid .hopes" to* have hjm,back <again in so.* : ..-'The* payment; by- Meiers _£FukK- /and. Clarke qf';iJ2oo, ; over --und^ aboVef their Iccept^d ,tender;|6r :B(3QO 'reserved Uhm;'

librkejbK $ ifpi|\V^^w)M' wfordf tp'l b;3\'6f<v -J On this* %igJii^|v^^k;'ttlie^iAinencan^ >Evungel inti li|ll!4ft^^ meeting at -"^{Qr^is^jWi^-^ l^ ,'Ph<?lps : itfiniMpiilly jrt\l9r|sg[^)?,B|e /meeting, ' and" g rtve v in 'tere'sf i ri^rpjijffpu law res pec Li n gib c .Women's Wh.isk'y^m^in Hie Slate: of Ohio, I \S.A i /"'At,tji^-elosie'o-E the meeting quite a 1 ar^e nui'n,Ubr< signed the pledge and donned the,," iMt-of.BI uo." „ ; Tho usual fofj;hnightly meeting of; the To Arolui BUncl pi Hope was held on Tuesday evening last in the Wesleyan Chapel,' Mr Ilott in' the chair. There was a full house: "A prbgrammo-of about the usual length was; gone through, and » pleasant evening spent. Sjvoiml friends from Waiorongomui were present. The chairman referred to the great strides the temperance cause was winking, and made special reference to the assistance it had received by the visit of the American Evangelists.^ lie said, whilst he did noi agree with the Evangelists in nil their views and teachings, or see alike with them in everything, still he gladly and thankfully acknowledged that their visit had resulted in much good, tuid they had been specially helpful in the temperance cause. The chairman next called upon Mr Phelps to- briefly address the meeting. In responding, Mr Phelps expressed the great gratification it had been to him to attend the B r ind of Hope meetings whilst staying in 'the district, and to see tho cuise of temperance had taken .such deep root here. The meeting v.ms enlivened by selections from iloyles Songs and Solos, under the leadership of Mr Ash by. On Thursday evening last a monster meeting of the Waiorongomai Band of Hope took place in the now schoolhouse, Waiorongomui, which, although not quite iinished, was most kindly placed at the disposal of tho committee by the contractor, Mr Boyer. The meeting was got up with two hpooi.il objects in view : One to celebrate tuo arrival oi a wry handsome now Ameiiean organ, costing some £45, purchased for the Band of Hope, but -uniortunately, delays occui red in transit, and the said oigau was only shipped Lrom Auckland same day as mooting took place. The becond object was a pi equitation to Mr Michael Uronin of a copy ot his local song "T!k> Waiorongomai Butnl of Hope," as given in our issue of the Bcli ult, ba.iutifuily got up, and illuminated on .-.ilk and handsomely framed. A fac-simile copy being presented to x\lr Herbert Soppetl, who übly recited the piece on the occasion oJ its iii't. t appearunce in public in our next issue we purpose giving- a report of the evenings proceedings, now thus beiefly referred to. Tho building was crowded to excess in every part. Messrs Bradley and Gallagher ran two special coaches from To Aroiia for the occasion, and altogether the meeting was a great success. A great many took the pledge at the close. Messrs Wallace and Aitken, whose advertisement will be fonu'l in another column, arc the purchasers of tho Pioneer Bakery, liollcston street, lately carried on by Mr-Pool. The new linn took possession on the lf-t iu.st.. and they hope by close poisonal attention to business, and by turning out a tiibt-class aiticie, to be well biipported by the public in their new enterprise. A grey horse, without any visible brand, found trespassing on Mr Lipsoy's farm, was impounded on Tuesday last. A case was heard at tho R. M. Court Paeroa, on the 31st March which ought to be a caution to persons inclined to interfere with travellers on the public roads. Tne facts were simply the^e : Mi Hobt. A. Wight was driving Mrs Wight and one of his daughters to the Komato on Monday evening the 10th March, when he overtook a man i.amed Tlkh. Caldweil, of Te Aroha, on toot, who demanded a ride, and, on being lefused, ran after the bug^y cursing swearing, ami using threats and abusive language, until, unfortunately for him, they met two of Mr Wight's sons. Mi Wight's eldest son dismounted from his l<on*e, find succeeded in convincing MiCaldwell that he had made a great mistake in molesting his father and mother. The Sergeant-Major of Police, le«rn>ng of the circumstances, took very prompt measures to ascertain Caldweil 's n.nnp, and procure liiiu the honour of an inU'rvit-w with the t\,M., "'ho inflicted a fine of £5 and cost', expressing his intention to have unido the punishment more heavy had the offender not already suHn-ed severe punishment from Mr. Wight's eldest son. — Adveitiscr. The estimated popuirtion of the New Zealand cities and principal towns ia a--iollows : Cities — Auckland, 27,275 ; Dunedin, 25,701 ; Wellington, 22,116 ; Christchurch, 16,05G, or including Sydenham, which is really a part ot the city, 25,302. Towns- Nelson, 7,118; Oamaru, 6,318 ; Napier, 6,185 ; Thames, 5,208 ; Wanganui, 5,042 ; Invercargill, 5,017 : Lytticton, 4,463 ; Plymouth, 3,706 ; Hokitiki, 2,779 ; Timaru, 4,215 ; .Caveisham, 4,209. Tho great work of constructing a Panama canul is being pushed with much energy..- More than ten thousand men, thirty steam excavators, forty locomotives, and eight hundred tip cars ai'e employed, and the force will soon be augmented to 15,000 men. Twe total length of the canal is 46 ? liles. Meantime Captain Eads is actually at work on his shi;« railway across the isthmus, much further to the north, and it begins to be a question which will first afford ,a highway for shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and thus furnish a competitor to the transcontinental railways* '• Beef tea has become a popular, barroom 'be vertigo in Omaha, " says the Louisville Courier. (l The demand, which began to W lively in the autumn, has now attained such proportions that the" prohibition 5 folks arc prefectly delighted. Said -a philosophical barkeeper io a reporter the other day J 'At first we laughed at the idea of going to » /the' trouble _ol ! leaking it> but_ now ' \ve < laugh , because ive do jn«ike it. We .sell over 100 drihkßrper day, and as it is a 15-centdHnk 1 , thqre^nov reason why we should r'ript: smile. . Who drinks it di;l yo'n,,B;iyf?;.Wliy. evyKy'!VoYiy^;Vt!i6 in«n abHutiqx^n byeiVi^^Jtlr'theTbt^cofaLisli^ tuorftingli'H"d ,'ctills, -i'or-.belii^vtW^tlie''-ltui fi a whoi^drup^iibJ\™ %im

st f r i »*^ \V rt re* a $;finday Aspect excepti'n^ tluttr *tjiet«"was no service many of tliecjhhr'e'hc&r ;frjje;da'y] ,wa^ remarkably' fine, and! ifiost'oi those on pleasure hont betook themselves , tortile hillror to other plades worth" visiting 1 in the neighbourhood. ' An event" which had bsen looker! forward to with much interest by persons of scientific proclivities occurred on Thursday night, viz,, a> total eclipse of the inooti. The first contact began at haif-past nine, and about an hour after wards thw'oKscura-' tion was complete' and remained so till nearly twelve. The contact ended a little after one. Fortunately tho night was beautifully clear, and the eclipse 'in all it* phases was distinctly visible/ There will a similar occurrence on October sth, but it will not be visible here. A partial eclipse of the sun will take place on the 26th inst. *md another on the 19t!i of uctober, but both will be invisible in this part of tho wofld. It is gratifying to know that satisfactory progress is being mad^s on the Eureka section of the Wai ka to-Thai nes Val'ey Railway, ami that before many months have passed we may hope to have the journey between Aroha and Auckland shortened by several hours. On tho section referred to which extends from Hamilton to Morrinsville, the: contractors are linking excellent headway. The permanent way is almost completed to within six miles of the Morrinsville stition, and the making- up of the formation has been brought on two miles neaivr. Engines with waggons conveying ballast and other material are now running as far as the permanent way is laid, but a considerable auutint of work has yei to b a , done beiore the line wtll be lit for heavy general traffic. Due advantage is, however, being taken of tho h'ne weather, and at no very distant period we may fairly hope to see passenger, as well as goods trains running as far as MorrinsvUle, and travelling' to and from Auckland reduced to un easy 12 hour.-?' journey. The tenders calling for additions, etc., to the Baths were opjncd on Wednesday la->t. Messrs Booth and Robinson, £% 19s (accepted.) ; W. B. Allan, illU 10s; and Patiiek Dillon, £130 los. The work contracted for is dividing the present hot witer reservoir by a concrete wail and leading two oi" the hot springs from the gully above into the reservior, t. is will be eti'ected by sinking a cask with the bottom knocked out, at each oX tlie springs, and carrying tho hot u,»ter in a close pipe within a wooden box or flume to the reservior. The necessary connec tions with tho hot water pipe to supply the new baths are also required to be made. The northern bath is to be enlarged and thoroughly enclosed, and <x cold water shower and bath underneath, provided with dressing-boxes and gratings. Another conti act will be let at au early date to improve the present bath, and also to excavate and enclose two other friths on hot springs between the cold watei reservoir and the northern bath, the whole of the work is to be finished according to plans prepared by Mr PI. Crump, architect, in al'O it six weeks. At the Auckland PresbyWy last week, resolutions were passed stating that the Presbytery could not relieve Mr Robson of the responsibility of purchasing the bite at Paoro.i ; but th" Revs. Markay, Neil, Noirie, and Kunciman, were sinpointed a committee to endeavour to raise the necessary 1 funds fur pirn-basin..; the site. The parish of Upper Thames \\Mh added to the Thames. Last night Mr Smith gave entertainment in the Public Hail consisting of an excellent series of magic lantern views*. Tonight a fresh series of views will be shown, and the entertainment conclude with a dineo. Prices »i admission are fixed very low, and no doubt a large number will attend. The prospects in Hunt and party's ground ai\» improving, an I two a-1 iiti.'iu.i' h;rids h.ivc b"oii put on to br^ak down the reef, which \-i now solid and w r oll defined. Two dishes of 100.-c dirtgaxe | exact!}' 2 dwts of gold when put in the ; scale. Hand-, have been put on by the County to cut tha track out to the main ro.ul. — In the Wr Walter Scott ground furth'T good prospects have been found, i mid die m. in igor has proceeded to town with t\x r i object oi formiiu «i company. — A tii.d ]>arcol from the Retrvit jjavo 5 ozs to the ton — 58 ton-; from the l\ uiraki gave 29 ozs 8 dwts melted gold. — 'I nbune. Beware of the buttle I Wli:n giving evidence in tho tri d of un ad'ilt^ration case at Clyde, the other day, Profc^soi Black suit T : " I find in my expciinte that fully two-thirds of the spirit called br.indy, and tho article of <'oi amerce, i^ but an imitation." The Professor aiso 8-iid that he had come across genuine brandy at a guinea a bottle ! British brandy is not made from the grape at all, but manufactured from whisky. It would gratify public curiosity to know what most of the whisky U in ule of.