Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 370, 22 May 1889, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

' This above all— to thine own self bo trut, And ifc must follow as the night the day Thou ca.ne|> not then be false to any man.' SII4IC}£SPgARK.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1889.

Fuiday next, will be the seventieth \ irthdayof our {Sovereign Queen Victoria; an 1 will he more <»• less generally reyardedas a public holiday throughout the vast dominion that owns* her sway, and ni.iniiVsta.tions of rejoicing will be ob•jprvt'd the world over, that our beloved Queen is still spaied to reign over us. And if is right it should be so, for under her benignant rule the British Empire has attained a position atpongsti tie nations of the world that she never before enjoyed, and the history of the last fifty years is the most marvellous record of national progress the world has ever known. Luring Victoria* reign commerce, mantt'iictur s, education, religion, science, and art, have made immense strides ; and our Sovereign has proved hersi'Jf a wise and just'rulor. And in no

part of the known world would have swell rapid advances tal^n place as in New Zealand, and ihe Australasian Colonies yenorally. Tt was during 1 1837. the first year of Victorians miijn, that the first land sale tqak place in Adelaide, At that time the population of Sonlh Australia waa less than 80,00*), Victoria being then included in the Colony of New South Wales, and ihe population o,f Queensland only about 2 JOO It was not till 1840, that the treaty of Wa^tangi waa Big'ned 1 and Auckland and Wellington planted. Baring the reign of Qu,een Victoria the British Empire may well he said to have reached its zenith, The tot&l figures of ; the entire Empire, at Home and abroad, according to the latest a. vail able statistics, are approximately as follows j — Area, 9,217,798 square miles ; population, 321,000,000 ; revenue, £207,^10,000 j , public debt, £1,142,680,000 ; imports ' and exports t £ 1 ,01 1,770,000. Into Victoria's reign have baen crowded political reforms so import.mt, soie-ntific discoveries and inventions sa momentous, and general progress po remarkable, that it may well be termod a gojden one. l^iong may she still be spared )/ to xalgn O,\(^r v.a. God save the Queen^

The Post Office will be closed' on Friday, 24th itrnt. (Qoeen's Binlul.iy). Mails will be dpppsitched, however, oi\ Friday as usual, closing at 9 p*m.j 2Ord. The return football uiafcob,. Paeroa v. Wniorongom ii and To Aiulm will be pl.iyed o,t Paeroa on Friday nest, Queen's birthday, Mr J. A. Hogun, "editor of the Sydney c% Evening News" arrived al Te Aroha vesteiday, on a vi^it of inspection tn the To Aioh-i Silver and Gold Mining Company's plant, the thonrul springs, and other local attractions. The ordinary monthly meeting of W.iitoa Road Board will behold at Morrinavilleon Saturday next. Concert and farce entertainment nt Waiorongom ii Public Hall to morrow (Thursday) evening, to be followed by a dance, Tenders for clearing and ploughing several hundred acres on the Kereone estate, MorrinsviHe^ close at four o'clock to-day, See advt. Wo understand that Mr Conlthard , of To, Aroha flaxmill, has made arrangements with Mr Jenkins^ of Motumahoho. to pu chase the flax on his property (neai Morrinsville). The quantity availoh'o ' amount-* to sev^ial thousand tons; thd price to be paid 2s per ton. 1 Tender* for th.fi right to cut flax growing ion the roads along the banks of the Waihou river, Pi.iko Conntv, close at 6 p.m., on Friday next, at Cambridge, Sec advt. The Pelton water-wheel, and all other machinery, for Mr Yon Stunner's flaxmill at tho Gordon Special Settlement, was convened to the landing at the Settlement, from Messrs Piice Bros., the manufacturer" , on Saturday last by the steaia launch M.itaku, and will be at once carted to the mill buildinsr, and erected with all pojsnible despatch. The water-race is now nearh completed, and Mr Yon Stunner infoimt, us he hopes to make a start with the machinery within a month. Mr Geo, Hes»cott, district travelling a^entforthe Colonial Mutual Life As<mance Society, is now at To Aroha, and ni'i) be consulted at the Hot Springs Hote' That iv life assurance policy is one of lh" wisest and best investments a man can make, as an ea^y way of providing for old age, or for those dependant on him, is now universally recognised. The necessity, however, of wisely discerning with respect to the selection of a good offbr> before- insuring is self evident. Without doubt the Colonial Mutual offers exceptional advantages, both as regards absolute security, good returns in the form of bonus, and pi ompt payments. The history of this Society is truly remarkable. Staited in 187-4, the Society has pteadly and rapidly overtaken, its older rivals, and has now attained the proud position of haying written the. thiid highest busings for the year ending 3 / lstDecemb,er l 1888 ;am,ong&t ninety seven Brilibh Life offices. During last year the business wiitten by this office exceeded that of the former year by £300,000, at inpo p&r cent less coat. B,y the outgoing m.ail stet\mer 2^ealandia, which left Auckland, for Sun Francisco on Monday afternoon, a large quantity of fla.x was forwqrdel to America. The whole shipment amounted to about 15U tons and the portion that was landud out of the afterhold of the R. M. S, Maripn«n was included the parcel, The niaj >r portion of the flax was, however, from Waikato and Thames mills; nn,ri this, during the tim.e it has been stored in the wharf shed,' excited a great d,e/il oi admiring comment for the fineness and silkiness of the fibre, and the beautifully clean nnd soft condition to which it has been wrought. In these particulars it compares very favourably with the samples of Southern flax which have recently passed through Auckland for shipment, and the care taken, in its preparation will no doubt obtain for the local stuff' a higher figurefrom the American buyers. A soiree an,d po^cerj; in connection with tho Church of EJngland. Sunday School, took - place in the Public Hall, Paeroa,, last Friday evening, and was acorn plete success, The ll.ill was well filled, and all did justice to the very excellent tea provided, which was followt (J by an excellent conceit, in Ayhieh the following took part and acquitted themselves well : Mesdames A, J. Thorp, aqd K. Edwards ; Masses Cock, Coote, Wit-k, Haskettj'-Soren son, Vuglnr (2) : Messis Rhodes, Silcockj Gapes, Webb, Edwards, etc. During the course of the evening, Miss Cock, who has been superintendent of the Churclj of England Sunday School for several years past, and Miss Robson, who |ias officiated as organist at the Church services, were each presented with a handsome silver watch and chain, provided by subscription, as « murk of recognition of their valuable services, The whole proceedings, passed off most pleasantly. A superstitious subscriber, who found a «pide.r in his paper, wan|s to know jf it is considered a had omen. Nothipg of the kind. The spider was merely looking over-, the columns of tho paper to see what merchant was not advertising, so that it coq'd spin fts web across his store fjpor and *bp tree from disturbance. ■ j

Mr J. MoNicol will hold a sale of horars, saddlery, etc,, at Cambridge on Saturday. Notice is given by advertisement that after June Ist, the 335 p.m. train fiom. Te Axvamqtu. ,to Te I^niti will run on Mondays only, and the 6.45 a.m., train from Te Kuiti to To Awamutu on Tuesdays only. Tho To,miat Minstrels were grpeted with \\ sniojl audience on, Friday evening at Te Aroha. Public Ball, b.nt were regarded by a crowded, house * at Waiorongom,ai on {Saturday evening, the Public Hall hoing well filled; and the entertainment appeared to .give much satisfaction, the perforrtferd boing frequently applauded, and several encoies had to be responded to. At tho dance which followed a great many couples •were present, the music boing supplied' by Messrs . Martin ' (violin), Antonelli and Woodward (piano,). A correspondent of the Auckland Star writes a< follows? "Opinion is. rife that should Mr J, C. Firth receive what he calls the "kick-out" from Quay-street and trade, and feel disposed for future Parliamentary duties if city constituencies were unavailable, or Waiknfco ungrateful, Waipa would be only too happy \o enter jrto tho views of the tried and disinterestea man who has struggled fo,i* Liberalism a,n4 \ab,o,ur a.nd fights against monopoly." . Our imports tor the March quarter amounted in. v.ilue to £1,721,988, a,s « p,mpired witb £1,755,G62 l'ortbe coiresponding quaver of last yeur. The exports reached tlin handsome sijin, of £3,417)7.34, being £4.3,4,08^ in excoss pf those for the Maich quarter of 1888. The croakers at Home, who ra.il so bitterly, against this Colony x have this solid fact staling them in tho face, that the country they have so much n,yiligne.d, has during the past quarter "exported produce to the value of very nearly throe and a hall: millions sterling, or at the annual rate of. neaijy fourteen million/*, as against a proyio.us average of e ; ght millions." IXeve \\o really have, (states the l\ew Zealand Times) something like ' leups and bpunds ' ; and fortunately are tha solid outcome of gefluiqe improvement. A public meeting was held at WaioI rongomai on last Fr\da) T evening to appoint trustees for tho organ, >vhich is the pro-pert^y-Oif, the Waioroogbmai Band of Hope, Tnere was -but Or very small attendance. On the mptio.n of My W. F. Hunt x Mr S f L, Hirst v?hs voted to the chair, and briefly explained the object of vhe mot-ting. Mr Lovell was appointed secretary pro. tern. A considerable amount of discussion took place wiih l expect to what right the meet* ing had to appoint trustees, seejnsr the orirun is the property of the Band of Hope, and, by the minutes of that Society, v»hted in the Band o,f Hope Committee. Mi Geo. Taylor moved, thrit Messrs YV . F. Hunt, A. A. Wai l.lo&, and W. Darby be appointed trustees of the organ, an behalf of the Wainrongnm.ti Band of Hope. The motion was seconded by Mr (j. Me Liver, and after some f dither discussion was put to the meeting,' and declared carried. The newly appointed Committee subsequently met, and decided to consult Mr FI. Buttle as to date of holding next meeting, to prepare a .viitten agreement and transact any other business that might b,e brought forwaid. — [Correspondent,] An adjourned meeting of persons interested in the cection of a Wesleyan Church at W.iioron'^omai, was held at Mr Lovells Wi>t Saturday overling. Rev S. Lawry presidtd. Mr J. Goldswoithy leported having inters ie wed Mr John Mcßae with regard to probable cost of a suitab'e building. A letter from that gentleman was read, in wl i<jh he at ited that a building 65 x 20 oould be erectpd for about £150. In discussing ways and mean*, ft was tesolved th.it the following be a working Committee wi\h power to add :— Rev S. Lawry (ox officio), Messrs John Goldswoitliy, H. Southey,C. Jenkins, W. Darby, T. Rii'ker, J. Sievi'n, a.nd Mi Lovell. Mr Dai by was appointed secretary, and Key S. Lawry, treasurer. It was resolved to distribute a number of circulars, setting forlh what was proposed to be djp,ue, anil inviting financial assistance. A future meeting is \o be helJ to arrange for a complete canvass ot the dlstiict, when }t hoped the respQnse' will justify the Committee pi oceeding further. Mr Lovell has taken an active part in this matter, and some years ago advocated the definability of having a Wesleyan church erected at Waiorangomni. trust no,w the matter has been taken in hand that \t will bo cairied on to a successful issue, and the ptoposed church erected at an early thite. Mr W. J. Elliott, Home Missionery, late of the Upper Thames Wesleyan Circuit, was publicly welcomed to his new sphere of labour, Raglan, by n social meeting, which took place in the Raglan Public Hall on, 14 th inst., and was very largely attended by friends from all parts of the district, " A most interesting programme consisting of songs, recitations, addresses, etc , , was oari'ied out in a very efficient manner. During the course of the evening Mr Elliott gave a short but spirited address, and stated he was veiy favourably impressed with his ne«r sphere of labour and its surroundings, strongly urged upon his hearers to attend thoordinances of God's house regularly, and heartily thanked the kind friends for the hearty welcome they had accorded him', " '.In a letter received by t a Te' Aroha fi'i'encl from Mr Elliott) he speaks in very high terms of the scenery of ' his new districtj 'states, the Raglan har.bour is full of fish,' and refeiring to the flax induhtiy, etc., in Raglan, says: The flax industry predominates at Raglan, and is steadily extending. There are six or eight mills in good paying operation. One party tent sixteen tons, of dressed flax up to Auckland a few days ago, and disposed of it at £24 per ton. The Maoris residing in Raglan are very cleanly and dress well; arid to any unprejudiced person Raglan is a most interesting locality. The Nelson Colonist, of 13th inst , has the- following s — The Wanganui Herald thus states the case : l( f Sir Harry Atkinson did nqt offer Mr Whyte a seat in the Cabinet, The offer, in plain terms, was made persgnajly Jfy xthe Hon Mr Fergus on vhe opcasio v v n ' of his visit to Auckland, and &g/br« Mr- Fisher had rotired'frpttirthe Ministry^ Mr Fergus informed Mr Whyte that- it liad .been" determined oji that two Ministers would li/jv,e to retire, namely Mr Fisher ancT Mr,', "Richardson, and upon Mr Fergus. pressing ,My. Whyte to join, the latter l.esma^ked, to j the .astonishment' pf the nynjster, he .had lost confidence in Sir'' Harry, Atkinson. Thereupon the _ and^he, overtures came to an abrupt tefmina.ton. These facts we have from a reliable;/ authority, and we feel (certain they cannot, in>substance, be truthfully denied."

A recent issue of the New Zealand Mai has the following :—": — " Enrly History of New Zealand. — Mr F. Brett, of Auckland, is publishing a wovk appropriate to the approaching jubilee of the Colony, " An Early History of New Zealand." It pinports to be ft complete story of the e.irly settlement of the Colony, The bqok will be a volume of from 700 to 900paf>es, and will be illustrated with nearly 200 pictures executed, in first class style, pouitnayi'ng the incidents referred to in the' narrative, depicting historical scenes, illustrating Maori manneis and customs, and. showing tbe primitive condition ' of the European settlements which have since grown into the splendid citiesof to-day. Sorneof these sketches have never before bren published; having, lain in the possession of old settleis,' others are 'taken old works that ;ue now extiemely rare and inaccessible to t'.ie oujintiry reader, Among tlie illustrations in the prospectus now issued is-a capital on,e of Te Aro Flat as it appeared in the year 1842. In order to make the book as complete as possible the. publisher has purchased the large of New Zealand upon which Mr J. H. Wallace, of Wellington, has been engaged for upward of 40 years. The early history of the Colony up to JB4.o is written by Mr.R; A. A. Sherrin. An historical review is contributed by the celebrated Baron doThieny. Included in Ihe work are historical 'papers and sketches by the late Rev It. Taylor nml Mr doloneo. Sir G-. Grey has "nddnd valuibie notes. Judge Wilson, Mr C. J. Wilson, and others have bf,en laid under contribution. The book will bo published by subscription onl'v."