The Timaru Herald. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1881.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 2113, 1 July 1881, Page 2

The Timaru Herald. FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1881.

We are not at all surprised at the reBult of the_ applications made to parents and^'btSer^by .ffiey-Bible'reiding In Schools. Asaoji&atidp..\* li'yrua'gust■'r.irhat might have been.expeoted,.and-.it shoTje? clearly tha,t the majority; of the f adults, on-tb*e Question bf Bible>r.eadingi''t6 their children, have besn glided' i^ their decision, solely ,by .the' common and moral aense/views o,£..the question. The'' opponefits' of .Bible ,r readmg . m schools based their . opposition on the ground that if such reading were allowedpit' would for ever Jd^mage; our present beautiful, .educational system; that, politically," It would' be the biggest of blunders' • that master? woiild .beJEdundjirho; under ihe. guise. of teachr ing the Bible,' .■vronldiriu'.y Jeality, 1 teaoli something vei'y different; and sopnand so on. But those who hare been asked the straightforward question of: whether" they desired that'the 1 Bible'should be read to. their children m ' the public schools,. Have answered it straightforwardly, .and iiaye declared by, an brerwhelming majority of 003 parents representing 2SIA children, to 87 parents i representing 239 children, that they do desire , it."".' Acting wisely, they have past. behind them all possible side issues, and apparently have given no thought of whether the educational System would ■"suffer "by,", the .' intrb-" vluctipn of. the Book or no, or whether of not{ there ;might not hei-e. and there.be found'amongst "the teachers a, 1 wolf -m sheep'B olothiiig 1. If they unhappily had been politicians -they might Lavo, . «u^cl.. probably ...would Jiaye answered the question, pat to them as politicians, but-as plain -men and women ■hare' replied 'from their hearts what they earnestly believe to be^.best for their, children. /, •.' ,''. ;; : ' .Tt maiyr be said that jthe return furnished to the Association, and : published m to-day's, issue does not give a faithful 'return- as representing South Canterbury, inasmuch _that many parents who,, "have. •. children attending the public schools did not vote at all. .(That is'ltrue. enough/but .we. have- no right to assume that all these nonvoters, were unfavorable, to Bible reading in/schopla...' Jiii approximate esti-: mate of the non-TOters gives us 536 parents, representing: /1074 'children, and'-eVen" allowing that a large perof ihem'are antagonistic to the views .of the'; these added to the known dissentients, would probably represent butt a rsinAU minority", of the entire number 'of the adult population interested in"the schoolsl "Here let it be observed,.'th«;'compilers of the return have made an error _m the, proportional allowance of adults to children, Which unduly swells': the number of the non-voting 1 "sebtion. 'In giVjn'g the firstrnumbera of 903 parents to 2314 as;; contents, and again 87 parents to 239 "children as; non-contents; we have m each case an average of a little over 2£r'!.cblldrea to every adult;' but • the nSri-voting list of 536 parehta to 1074 children 'gives l6nljr two children to every adult. .These are seren'schebls in J the disj;i'ict.; from whicb no returns have come m, but,..being:, all.:,small;;ones, -the-main result would not be materially effected • ~bj: their "'omission.- Now that South Canterbwyr,, has so markedly backed up; public ;.6pinion m. Otagb m '' this „ matter,'; and '991 of her ■inhabitants hare declared emphatically for Bible reading m- schools, 'and only 87: have declaimed against, it,; it affords .encouragement to people, else-, where to move m the same direction and :we trust tbati the ball, thurf^set rolling will not be'allowed torestf'tiil ifc h&ti gathered to/itself" siich a weight of opinion, ibllecfced from .every corner, in' New, Zealand, as will command respect at theihands of ■ the Legialaturei ■■-■■ • » /■;■■' ■: 'The Otagb,'the tenth vessel which has been loaded with,.wool, wheat and other.-produce at Timaru this season direct' for : Europe cleared '■at the Customs yesterday; and it is probable'that ere' ahotlier month has 'passed,, four more large ships will be added to our .outward. T.fleet. The despatch which Home-vessels have received here during the pitet three years,'must' have gone a long Way to convince disiiltierested'per-; sons.;that tho, nnjch despised and oft revile'ctport"of Timaru has no right io. bear the...bad- name which it hjia done heretofore—a* J name which hks been bestowed on/ifc byiinterested parties m Dunedin, Ohristchurch, and else'wnere.' Despite .the influence brought to bear, against .pur port, it has not only neld jts.owiii.butr-bi^Sj.fair,, ere many years have passed, if npt to 1: outrival, at least I<J'equal itt business dbne,'it» more itumeaia'te and highly favored' neighbors. , ifc has already, taken a consider-, 'able,amou)atib£win4 pnt pf the saili of PortiiGhalmers, .three/of lithe:finest' of. the lAlb46n''Shippingi Company's 'flejet' Having come on to'"Tiinaru this' Season to lcsd..' foil jf Home. Lytteltbn has also suffered, and, comparatively ■speaking! nhb'(one^fpnrth( 7bf the; grain' Trhiphi'+Jiree'yeaire;'since', '."went/ by .rail gft*ftutlttß; fy.earsi SmAyig QhlTstofturch, and/Dunedin.firms: aw: finding outitbat Shey Vsatuflbt iny'lotiger oaffordJitp«6taub wlr <n*di\o ■JySiU •° IJ.'lJ.' .ai!>fir;.|, W.M ; ■i'^oiftjiji U'j f><«wj--•Ti.'fn '••.'.' Hi ■•■t ','i-,v t

Timaru, or to work against Timaru. They are learning year by year that the people m. South. Canterbury intend to make Timara not only. the.^capital of the district, bnt th^po^lrimVliij))- all their produce shall bey shippers atiA throngh which aUshetr ipzported^tgaod? shall come. '/.> !- i ■■}■ ':■■ There can be no doubt that.the reversion of opinion -which has taken place m regard to this port is due, m no small measure, to the great success which, has attended the operations of the Harbor Board. The Breakwater, over •which:BP~nrany~sneenr"were wasted:'by our-,neighbors north .of Hangitata; '•and iouEh of the IWaita'iigi1 Waita'iigi; L is a solid ireality. -It -ha» been tboronghlyjtested time,,.after time, with the result that every succeeding heavy sea gives another certificate as to its stability. At the end of the Breakwater, and for several hundred feet of its length, the depth 1 of water is twenty-three feet at dead lowwater spring tides. Within the course of another month Bix hundred feet j of .wharfage will be available, the contl'actbje for the extension of the work having nearly completed driving the piles. Besides this six hundred feet, ■four or five vessels drawing up to sixteen, feqt, will, be.able to be moored inside ' and under the nbelter of the Breakwater, and be worked by the cargo boats. A railway siding from the main yard to the wharf has been completed, and during the course of next week, trucks will be loaded and unloaded from the latter. To briefly sum up the work the TimarQ Harbor Board have done, rw,e may say that^in. the course.of a.littje over two years they -have-carried out the Break-..| water "iome'iwelvd- hundred feefc from the-original high water mark,; they have provided shelter for .vessels drawing from' seventeen to eighteen feet of water; and they have alsi^ijpl&ed the port m a position which has 'enabled ; it to rely, almost entirely on itself foe, its Home trade, . and, not on. Xly.ttelt^n pr Port Chalmers. r ;''ii;-'' '/ j I

TiMAati; BbhbvolentSooibtt. i-J. 'llie annual general meeting of the.aubicribqrs to this Society will be held m the Town-Hnll on Thursday, the 7th instant, at 4 p.m. i : VrrAH Statistics.—The following are the vital-statistics -for-the-district of - I'imaru for J3ie. month?; 'ended•". June 3Uth : —Births, 4A ; marriages, 9 ; deaths, 15. : Pbohbhadb Concert. —The third of the seriefof prwnenadexonceit*; arranged by llio Timaru Brasrßand, will talcapldco to-morrow evehina, m the Old Artillery Hall, LeCron's Terrace... -..,.-,'•••■• • ; BISIBEWT MAGISTBATB'a Cor/BT, TIMABU. —Thomas Wood was ohargtd at this Court yesterday, before JT. LoCren, Esq., J.P., with being an habitual drunkard, and was sentenced to a month's imprisonment. 1 The San Pbawci'XO Maiii —The Fouthcrn portion of the inward mails, via San Francisco, arrived here by the last train from the North y»'sterdftT evening. A special train conveying the O&maru, Dunedin, and Southland bags; -was despatched from Timara without delay. DBATH Vi DeOWNINO KBAR TBHUKA;— Simon Demuth, eight years old, the «on of Mr William Demuth, George Town, was found drowned last night m the TemuVa river, near the railway bridge. It is beliered that ho was standing on the pieces of rock tHoro, fleh!ng, and that lie lost his footing. The deceased was missed at. about fire o'clock, and.search.wns immediately made, but it was .not until nine o'clock that his body was foutidby Mr J. Ferguson' ■i .Waimatb Cotot? CouNClt. —After the Council sat m committee on the 29th init., it ' wai resolved to request the Government to take steps at as early a date a» poisible, to carry out the Waimate Gorge railway. The result of an enquiry into the management of the Hospital, was: that Dr SUcpoole tendered his resignation as Hospital Surgeon. THK DUNBDIN IKDOSTBIAL EXHIBITION. The special night' train conveying visitors to the Dunediu Industrial Exhibition reached Timaru al 1.25 o'clock this morning, With about 100: passengers on: board. After a stay b£ ten minutes here H resumed its journey, some half dozen pereom from here haring joined it. _■ . .. , I ' Mketisg at WAi-nt-i-Armeeting wathald last night m the'schoolroom, • Wai-iti, to disciibi the question of pnrchating a piece of ground with the ulterior object of building a church Upon it.': There waj a. fair attendance of the residents m the neighborhod, the Archdeacon m the chair. It was mored by Mr .Toiswill,' seconded by Mr Fyfe, and carried—"That'a Committee be formed to consider the question of purchasing a site for a church at Wai-iti, and of obtaining the necessaryf und»f or the purpose, to report to a meeting to beheld on Monday, tho 18thinsi ant, ut 1 30 p.in.,'the.Committee to consist of Messrs TosswillJTosker, L»wis, Cork, and Walker." > LooAtl Ebtbbpeisb.—Mr Jom^g Shears, the enterprising proprietor of the briokmaking works at the rear ofjtlie High School, has just imported, and is, aTjout to ercot, a aenii-plaitic.brick-makihg machine, the first of its kind m ,the colony.,' The, .advantages of this machine ere that it will take m the clay direct, from ithe face, pass, it through disintegr»tor« into the ' pug-mill, where a water jet is applied, thpneo. into moulds, receiting a slight' presaure;,'afterward* passing into another p^resa, all self;actihg','whVe it undergoes a very heavy charge' or pressuro ; finally passing direct to.the kiln, thus dispensing with tb,e l»bor of drying,, as, by the usual method. Tub,m'achide .canbe -nocked all the year found, independent of rain or frost, and is capable of turning out 15 bricki per minute, or 1000 per hour, a quantity,sufficient to supply the present consumption of oil South Canterbury. KSBIDBNT MAOISTBATb'« COUBT. WaIMATB. —At thia Court yesterday; before Ri^Jeathßin, B6q.> B.vr.,.'and,; J. \Manchoster,' Eiq., J.P., the fqllowing coaQs were disposed of: —F. Qliilds was fined 40* for allowing three, horses to- j trespass ..on -..the,: ttkilway line" at Makikihi -on, the ,17th' inst. . Oreo. Luck was/fined Bs :for allowing his cow to trespass on the railway; at .Willow-Bridge pn thq 6th in^t. The,: feuce not- beidg in-, a good state near the place, where, the' trespass, occarred,; the!.. Bench inflicted a norninal.fi 00. :It appeared from the evidence given io this case that ,3ofendant'« cow was killed by the train at the time ol,the trespass. James Vining was fined 6s for allowing two horse» to.,wander,in SJjpormnn, itreet on tho 28th ins^ ,The defendant is. poiindkeepor»rid ranger for the:Borf>ugh! Mrs BoJlantjno, for allowing a horae tb l ,trespaw m. ttie Borough, was/fined Is. ;W.,Orobß,,i^i4-J'JBl.!.W,iUiams were fined 5s each for committing s, breach of the peace by fighting at'.Dooloy 'a corner on tho2sth inst. .J. Archer,wm aummoood to contribute to tho: support: of H. Archer, his son, oan,inmate of „thp. Indmtrial School at -Bnrnhnm. .Ho \ru ordered to pay 5s a week. Thero were only three civil,cases set down for hearing.' In tliat.oiE Smith v. 'Hois,' claim £22 25,. and' Manchester and.Po. t. Joffror, claim £1 Is,-judgment wpnt by dofauUj. Kelly •v. Scott, claim '7a.[.l()d; this case was' brought to rcoorer wages a loged to be due, and loss euattined by the plaintiff wliile waiting forthe; defendant to pay him—Judgment wob giterf fir the pMritiff for £2': 6a 7d, with Cd.nta 16s. The Court then adjourned to .Mohday, July 7th'. • " ' ' - [>| FoOTßAiii|, rfThß niatohl tb-inorro> aftorhopn' will' be'T.welvi' ag[ain»t th'e 1 rest of tho Cluh. three, o'clock 'shiro, nnd njember*^ 1 ire. '. reqiiejted to, be *un6tuai, aS tno CTtae has «dtlidteU' started fillneaTly'3.3o;, The, followingaVe'tht nam'ei W|the tirelvo't—Meslrß'Burhbtt.'Ghiph'am, Eichbaum^'Hodley,.King, .Lough,, Mtckrty, Pigeon/ »en.; SliepHsra/ShirtcliffV, 1 Smith and Wilson^ Wo truatythoro will.boagoodlgamo, "ni 1 tnoOimbrtl tetttntoiibs up p'tt the follotv ing Saturday. ( r ■-'■''«s•'■'''-'■'>• - •; •■" _ SJ--I'■ Ak JAoKKp"wxßßßin!i<±>TTha ' recipient of ; i?'! OompTehqnßiyo'Tjetter:Writor'' hag mudli 'plei'siird in tiiccetitt^''t|(e l.gTft''yf. i tho anonv'mou'i sender, btuYis'hntaw&Ve "of having committed.the^soleciim bint»a'aS^FJADVT|. j , .•■■^-{'■'•.■Ji.'/'lil' .'■«!!/. !

St. Mary's Church.— A A'estry meeting ■was held yeiterday afternoon at Mr Tote's olhce. Present— the Yen. Archdeacon;, Messrs Btlfleld anil ChristopWß (Churchwardeiis), Tafce, WooUcarabo, Waloot, aad . Shephert ifVesfrymeu). j ThoChairman stated lhat; ha »kw Mr Annson'on' Tnesdoj' lasfc, aDd Vhabho had promteed to focwari 6Ji« aacesiary plans for going on'witb No. 2 contract as spcecjily as possible, his illness having precluded him from doing the work "before. The Atohdeacon mentioned that a movement was about being set on foot to secure some land m tha neighborhood of Wai-iti for Church purposes, and oa the proposed situ was £a th.o Parish of Timaru, he would HWe to get from the Vestry an eipras«ioaofrapitUQn."UQbn"it;' Ifwas then moved and seconded—" That the Vestry J.hink it ad- > viable to. secure '.i»i. piece, of ground m the neighborhood of . Wai-iti, with .the view i eventually of erecting a church thereon." ; Plans by Mr F.X '.Wilson, for the proposed I parsonage house to be built Hn Tinmru, were 'laid upon' tho table, and, being highly *p- | proved of, the following resolution was carried: — "That the trchit«ct be instructed to call for tenders to build a parsonage according to the plans submitted." The Vottry then separated. ■ . PaOTHSTiNT AiLIASOB FBIBNDI.T SoCIBTT No. 67, Tiinnur.— The uiual fortnightly meeting of this. Society was held m the Oddfellows' Hall, Sophia street, on Wednesday last, the "W.M. Bro J. M. Shepherd presiding. After the transaction of the ordinary business the installation of officer* was proceeded with and:the following were installed : — Bro R. A. Kent, W.M. ; Bro H. Koscoe, D.M.i Bro G-. Jackson, Secretary (re-elected); and Bro A. Mnhan, Treasurer (re-elected). In vacating the chair the retiring W.M. congratulated the lodge on the highly satisfactory way it had progressed,. and on the choice of officers made On assuming the chair the newly-elected W,M. addressed the lodge, speaking: m highly complimentary terms of the Toluable • services rendered to the lodge by Bro Shepherd. He reminded tho members that Dr Hogg had been appointed medical officer, and concluded by stating that an invitation had been received „from, from the Orange Lodge ' to join with them m attendini; Divine servico at tho Priml>ive' Methodist Church on Sunday, the 10th inst., which he hoped would Be woll attended. After the other officers had addressed the lodge, it was closed m dno form by the W.M. : . PiEASANT .Taxlby Sohool. — A special meeting of this Committee was held 'on Saturday evening lost; June 25th, 1881. Present — Messrs Guilford (Chairman), Gale, Brophy, Bonnett, D.Gregan, and A. Lysoght. After the minutes of. the previous meoting had been read and confirmed, correspondence was read as follows : — From the Hoard of Education with reference to.the resignations of Messrs . Xovegrove and Postlethwaite ; Eram Mr Balfoar, Washdylte, regarding his candidature for the Board of Education ; from the Secretary of the Waimate School Committee, asking this Committee to record one of their votes m favor of n soutliern candidate. Proposed by Mr K. Brophy—" lhat this Committee record their votes m favor of Mr W. U.- Slack, for the vacancy on the Board of Education caused by tha resignation of Mr Postlethwaito, and m favor of Mr H. 3. Steward fur that caused by the resignation of Mr Gv F. Lovegrovo." Seconded by jtfr A. Lysaght, and carried. A letter from the Board of Education was road with reference to the attendance of children unde:* five years of age, stating that after this quarter no capitation would bo paid on account of such. From Mr A. L. H. Dawson, Secretary of the South Canterbury Bible m Schools Association, re distribution of plehUcite papers. Sent to the head msster. ' After passing an account for firewood of £4 10s, and expressing their opinion that sundry repairs, Ac .', ought to be carried out. tho meeting adjourned. Obouikettes. — The drawing of the above is postponed until Saturday, July 2nd, at Collins and Co.'s auction rooms, commencing at eight o'clock. Should all tickets not be sold on that date, the drawing will take place pro rata. — Wk. Colliss & Co., auctionora, agents for the patentees.:^- [Advt.] Capb Colokt Cbbdit.— The edit of' the war up to the present time is stated by the Treasurer to hare been £1,250,000, which has been provided for by a loan. It is satisfactory (no far us such "a trausactibn can be satisfactory) that the loan hns been taken by the Standard Bank of Africa, as, being directly connected with the colony, the directors and managers may be reasonably supposed to know tho position and prospects of the colony better than capitaliits less favorably situated so far as such knowl«dgo is concerned. The Cape is making a National Debt rather rapidly j but it is sincerely to be hoped that it will not allow itself; to be tempted into heavily burdening future generations by the readiness of capitalists to pour loans into its-lap because its credit is for the present good. ... MEMORANDA. ilr J. Strechan announces another art union In connection with his drapery establishment, m which overy ticket-holder wiU receive * prize." -