THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all TUESDAY, FEB. 10TH, 1891.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 6838, 10 February 1891, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all TUESDAY, FEB. 10TH, 1891.

As Macbeth said of the ghosts, the modem young men may. aay of' the modern youug women,' *• tliey : push iis from our stools;" WTieii the recent strike was on in the General Poshoffice,; London, it came to light that one of the grievances of the strikers was the extent sive employment of women and girls and a consequent reduction in the rate of pay; and here in New Zealand there are grumblings on the same score, though as yet only some seventeen of the sex are employed at Wellington in the Post .and Telegraph Department. It must of course be a hard thing for men who have been accustomed to a certain kiud of work, and who may have little capacity and less inclination for other occupations, ..to, see that women are gradually edgiug them from their places. A change which tends to give indoor occupations to women and to iorce men more and movo into an outdoor life is piobubly.a change for tlw better, but in

its earlieretageait is necessarily felt as a trial by the men who are immediately affected. >/ ;

.And. yet there ia one large department of activity ia 'which.this change has for years beea -going :ob rapidly withoutleading to : any particular hubbub on the part of the men. We refer to teaching in the public schools of the colony. Years ago it that what had happened and was happens ing in America would, be sure' to happen in New Zealand. . And it has; for there are, we believe, already more! women than men teachers in the colony,! and the cry is " still they come." How. over, so far as public manifestations go, the nien complain not, and tlu difficulty seems to be quietly met by the majority of the clever; lads who in former times became , teachers, entering upon other callings. Thus the teaching profession is being left by degrees, to the women and girls. So long as the cause of. education does not suffer, the country as a whole will probably be ft gainer by, all this, for thejiien, it is to be presumed, find other work ; for which they are suited,- aud the women are left free to fill theranks of a profession for which they have a special, aptitude. And, according to the official'inspectors, the cause of education does not suffer;, on the contrary, ; ijf;jjbth the Otago aud Auckland disfticteTcountry schools especially are said to succeed quite remarkably I under women teachers. Hence the ''future great men of' New .Zealand, like the great men of Britain and America, are pretty certain for generations to. come to owe .■■'their early training to school* mistresses. ' ' '

.The real cause of the change,' However, is; ia so -far as tho. employing bodies are concerned, financial in its nature.- If the service of women could not be. obtained for less money than that of men, women would not be specially encouraged to enter certain employments. And-when this is seen it is also seen that there is a big question coming 1 up. for settlement ;in this connection. .Is the money paid to women , the faft. market value,of the services rendered by them and of the equivalent services rendered by men? If it is, then men will either have to alter their? habits so as to be able to live as economically as women, or altogether leave every, calling where women-are fit to become their .competitors : ; while, if: it is shown that women are nnderpaidior the work they do, then their wages will have to be raised, aud the employing •bodies'will ceass to gain financially, as they do*now, by preferring the service of women to that of men. This change, however, is not.ljkely to.come about! suddenly, and by the. time it comes to pass, if it ever does come to pass, the employment of women in certain callings is likely to be so generally recognised that in a generation or. two the con> genial occupations which are freely open to the sex are likely to be as plentiful as blackberries. There are men who cannot regard this prospect with equaninity, and there are.'probably women who regard it with something akin to antipathy.; jj.ut surely it-were, well that girls should a3 breadwinners than- theyjhave hitherto J been, for then marriage would surely be« come a haven for mutually sympathetic natures and less—as it has'hitherto been for too many ivom^n—a wretchard refuge for. the. destitute—a place of disparities aud discords inimical to happiness and harmony ■ amongst individuals and fatal to the joyous pro* ejresa of communities. Hightly regarded, then; this increase of suitable employment- for womeis is one of the' most promising signs of the times. :

In anticipation 0' a crowded house at Mr Smith's enterteiothent tohttigbti and ati the request' of several people, it has been arranged that those who desire to do so, may secure a reserved and numbered seat at Harston'a. ; '

Mr Arthur- Sneith, who passed the Civil

Service examination some months a?o, has been appointed to a cadetahip in the Poet iwd Office at Wellington, and will leave for the empire city by, the p.s, Argyle thifl t morning. ; .'..-..' ' ;

The first election of members of the Thames Harbour, Board under the new Act

took place yesterday when Mr T. Wood was eleoted to -represent ths Uorough Couuoil, Mr ;E. Edwards the...Ohineinuri County Council," and 'Mr W-.-Deeb'e-. the' Thames County Counoil, Two members have yet to be appointed by.the Governor, one by the Piako County Council. . .'■:..■■" .

At the Police Court yesterday before Mr C. HfweWen J. P,, Thos, Arnold and Thos. Tasker were charged with having driven spring carfca at more than a walking paoe, around certain street corners within the Borough of Thames. Both, defendant? pleaded guilty, and were each fined Ms and 7s eoate,'; The Bgnch remarked that 'defendants had been leniently dealt with, as each were liable to a penalty of £5. Eoberfc Donnelly pleaded guilty to "riding on a cart without holding prop9r and sufficient reinc, and was fined 53 and 7s coat?.

The annual .excursion of, the Courts Pride of Parnell anil Pricle of the Norlh, Anoient Order of- Forester?, was very largely patronised yesterday, there being fully 350 people on board the b,s. Argyle as Bhe left the goods wharf for Coromandol, the scene of festivities—which was reaohed about 10 o'clock, Here they were met by.the Ooros mander sister lodges, after which ' all proceeded to Mr Bridson's paddock, where a very enjoyable day' was spent. The excursionists returned- home about 10 o'clock, well satisfied with their day's outing.

Caterpillars have done much damage tp tho oat crops this season in most parts of the Waikato district. On one farm at Hukanu a fine crop of twenty aoreawas so much ravaged; by them that it was estimated there was not a bushel: per aore left upon the straw, --Sparrows shot in fields in which the catsrpillars were preyjntf on the oats showed Rrain in their orops, but: no caterpillar*. Fortunately, the starlings are spreading in various direotions. They have been some time numerous in the Tanmherc district, but may now be seen in email flocks almost everywhere, ; They not only prey upon the caterpillars and grubs, but pick the vermin from the eheep's back, , T ■

On Tuesday, the : goth ult.a boat was swamped at Ulverstoue, "Tasmania, and two brothers, aged 9 and 10, were drowned. Their father was also flrowned in endeavouring to save them. '•

■ Captain Sundetrom, of the s.s. luvercargill, informs a Dunedin paper that while presiug through Thompson Sound he ob» served a ina niftcenb waterfall from the oentre of Resolution Island. The fall Captain Sundstrom describes aa very beauti>< ful, fully 3 ( ooottbigli, with a wide and fau like expanse. Captain Sundetrom considers it superior to the Bowcn falls, at Milford Sound,

There ate 306i/laiiguagca ami ovor 1000 religions.

Two Chinamen m niog at Boarks'e Creek, Inangahaa, the other day got two pretty ' sold nuggets, one weighing- 4£ ounces and the other GJouiosb,- Ihey sold the largest one tor £22.

The ueiial monthly meeting of the Thames Hospital Board was held last evening, when there were:-present-: Mwrs Renshaw (chairman), Koefoed, Nash, liligour, Pallridge, and Cooper. The minute? of the previous monthly meeting were read and confirmed: ,k cheque for Lll 18b 2d was received from thjOhinemuri County Caun • oil, being their contribution for Pecember, The committee, was instiuoted to draw up the estimated revenue and expenditure for i the ensuing financial year. The Secretary's statement showed that the receipts for the past month had bean 16218 a Bd, and the ifixpandiiure L 49 13s 4d. leaving a credit balance of Ll3 5s 4d, The meeting then adjourned until the second Monday in March. . .

A man named. James Irwin, employed in the Cambria. QM.Co's. mine met with a painful, aoeident yesterday morning by which he received a tasty cut on the head. It appean that he and his mate, J. Ohilderhouse, were engaged working in the leading stope on the mineral leader above the intermedial level, end after having fired a shot in the leader went back to work again, As Irwin was climbing through, into the etope, however, a quantity of stuff oamo away, and fell on hie head and shoulders inflicting a nasty wound on the baok of the head and a severe bruise on the left shoulder. He was hnmarJiately taken to the Ho3pital, where his injuries were promptly attended to by Dr Williams, after whioh he prodeeded to hie home at Tararu, The adjmtnrd mon'hly meeting of' the Thame< High School Board of Governors yaa held yesterday afternoon, The business was chiefly of a routine character, but special gratification was expressed at the contents of a report sent in by Mr James Adams, 8.A., the hea/mastor, The report was as follows: "I am sure that the Governors of the High School will b9 pleased to hear that the pupils of this school, who oompetea at ths late public examinai tions, were as successful as the candidates of any previous year.- In the senior pro» vucial examination for soiolarship?, W, H. Baker obtained the first plaoe among the successful scho'ars, and the three other boys, Jamss (Jaroia, Qmrn Bui), and Fred Hefherington obtained certificates of merit. At the matriculation examination of the New Zealand University, the following were successful.candidates: Effie Murray, Mabel Baker, Sam Harrß William Lamb, William Brown, and James sent three candidates.for the University junior scholarship examinationnamely, Mary Ellen Reuehaw, Louisa Han-. ien, and Ernest Miller, who are reportei to have passed with credit, Although the latter result is not so satisfactory a 8 Icoofi-. dently expected, yet OD the whole tho High School has done better than in any previous year;" ■ ■■ , .. '" - The old proverb, "All's welt that ends well 'wasfolly exemplified yesterday afternoon: About 3 o'clock Dr Payne had occaeion to.visit a patient at the corner of Sandes and Sealey streets, and during his absenee left Mra Payne and Miss Piltar in charge of the horses and buggy,. One of the horses, however, became very restless, and when throwing his head up on one occasion,, suooeeded in putting the rein over the other animal's head: Mies Pittar at qnco gofcdutof the bnggy and replaced the leiii i in its proper position, when immediately afterwards the restless beast started off and the other horse, having no other Alternative, accompanied its companion, and the two tore down the street at a breakneck' epeed; On reaching the top of the hill opposite Mr Walton's grocery store, Mre Payne, who was the only occupant of the boggf. jumped out previous to the howes going down the bill, but] unfortunately she over-balanced herself,, and fell baek on her head, and reoei ved a slight - bruise, Ths i horses, however, kept on their, way down Sealey street, until they reached Pollen street, opposite Fallon's hotel, "when they suddenly lurried ; to : the right iipd proceeded down Pollen street,'and pastthe Saxoir mine, until 1 they reached the Moanatairi oreek, when they were brought to a standstill by'a miner.Beyond the bruise MrsPayaereceived no other danvige was done, :. ! • ■

' '..:;■„. MEMORANDA, :; ' Tf;« laughter doeth good like meSioioe," the meiical meri'fjf the Thamta will not be called in .for some time to attend tliose who patronise Mr Smith's entertainment tonight, Sale of 350 merino ewes, many oE them fat, at Parawai sale yards at 2 o'clock to ! morrow. ■

Notioeaof service of,summonses on the ground of the Crawford Special Goldmiriing Company (No Liability) are given in another column by the bailiff of the Warden's Oourt Thames. ~ ' ' '

Mrs Dean having leased hcthouaa and HTounds at Parawai, has decided to sell her furniture and household effects, and the sale will be held by Mr B, R, McGregor at Mrs Dean's/residence at 11 o'clock tomorrow forenoon, '■••■•■ ; V : ■■•■ ; • If you want to furnish, the best house to go to is Garliok andCranwell's of Auckland They furnish a 3 roomed nonse for £1710s, a four roomed house for £38; a 5 roomed house for' £80; a 6 roomed house for £150. In addition to furnitnre, bed linen,, blankets curtains, table cloth, towels, fendera. and irons, and floor coverings, are supplied for the amounts above mentioned for net oash, They are lavge importers of American and, Austrian bent wood chairs, iron bedsteadsi and manufacturer* of all other kittdf of furniture. They import- direot from the manufacturers, carpets, liuoleum, mattings, Manchester goods and general furnishing. You can get all you want for your house at the most reasonable prices; and can depend on having it well packed, Bedding of all kinds kept ready for delivery. Wire wove mattresses nwde to'any size by Garl''ok and ranwell, Queen street, Aickknd.—Advt. ' Holloway'a Ointment and Fills are beyond; all doubt the most valuable and moat con« venient .medicines that travellers oan take actoesthe seas to distant dimes, for ohanje of climate and the new conditions and surroundings of life to whioh they will be exposed will assuredly give rise to great disturbances, of the system and to such [ especial morbid states of the blood and conslitution generally as will render the übb of theee effectual "remedies highly necessary, for they will find in them a ready and safe means of relief in most of the diseases whioh' afflict the human raoe, and with them at hand they may be aaid to hwa a physician always at their call, ' •