What Everybody Says.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1866, 26 December 1874, Page 2

What Everybody Says.

" In multltuda ol counsellors there is safety."

— 01,0 PROVERB. , Everybody is congratulating everybody else on tho opening" of Ohinemun. Whether there is.any gold there is a question which has yet to be decided by y the miners. Mr,; James Mackay;»nd Sir Dpbald McLeah^every body puts them in this order—that is, everybody whose opinion is worth anything) have done it— namely, overcome the-prejudices' ofthe old chiefs who made „|uch. a determined stand against the^apeirtng.llTheseislayci oldchiefii hove gone -back ta their-homes. They couldn't stand the badgering they got frbm their brethren of lesser note, who r^ w.ent.iw them "in *a rbody after that bit <Jf night business which resulted 111 the finishing stroke b,eipg put to. the, opening^ jir ljon;ald has gone, op jpjother) •mission; Mr James Mackay is enjoying a. well-earned rest; and many of' those -'who have been so violently agitated during the wretched past of doubt and uncertainty have given themselves up to holiday-making. So far everybody is satisfied-TCQnteiit to wait the, issue of eyeiits after itie holidays. A..general lull has succeeded the excitement of the past few Weeks, arid a considerable amount of relief is felt that there is at last to be a chance of the terra incogni'a being speedily converted into a terra firma or terra something else. With tho . recollection of the ,iW"hangamata " opening" fresh ia bur 'recollection, it will not do to 'be over-sanguine about Ohinemuri. Some people talk ~ajbout getting in the thin end of tho wedge; and say if "there's no gQld.ihere's good land. Looking at tha^placo from such a view some consolation may be derived ; but it is not so certain that there' will ever,, be more' 1 than the thin end of the wedge got ia as regards Ohinemuriland. These same Natives are begining to open their mouths to the utmost "extent they are capable of stretching; that's 'ho trifle, for as a rule our dusky friends: are blessed, with rather large mouths »nd inexhaustive swallows. However, Ohinemuri, is (to be opened, which is the best piece of news everybody has had to talk about for sometime.

The _Super Las "contrived to make it convenient to visit us again. Ho generally does when any of the General Government people are about. The old . fellow: may be a trifle jealous about .Colonial Ministers having too much to say to Thames people. On, this occasion the Borough Council, were to interview Sir Donald about the foreshore and, other matters. Down comes; Hisr : Honor a^dj monopolises the Council's attention for a time about cemetery improvements; "Sir Donald aithe time intimating to the Councillors that he would rather defer their business till a more convenient season |Some people prpfessjtd see in these r cirr cumstances, cause and effect. Everybody remarked the crowd of well known faces in the street on the day the Super was down, andfr^ia.'^e-proyerbial character of tome of the owners of those faces, everybody wanted to If now what swindle was on—what the Waiotahi -people wanted now. It didn't leak out, but it is believed that negotiations were opened for a special settlement at iPunga Plat, and th<s formation" of a main road through the Waiotahi. 7 ... A great deal of feeling has beenshown duria^/the breaking lip season amongst the children attending our schools. Boys, and girls^-are, generally; tgpeakin|f; selfish' Hke animals—that like to be made much of—to be fed with the biggest cakes and the ; bestgingerbeerpbtainablc^—often." .They • like" prizes.too; but they, don't likel td vhave one set of boys and "girls made more of than others. This has been the case during the examinations. One school has^ given more prizes—more buns and fruit, and more , and the youngsters don't like this. They are dissatisfied with their school and want to go to another. Prizes and treats may be all very well a3 means of exciting emulation""l amongst children ; but when the system is carried out in a partial mahnbr, discontentment is engendered, and the little ones don't get on well withthefrlessons or with each other. A general fund to provide, prizes and r treats,^ distributed amongst the schools on an attendence basis, would be found, to work better than the system adopted this year. Everybody will be tired this evening after the races, and wont feel incline,<| to do much reading.; Knowing how ifiey spent the Christmas themselves they will not rare to know how; their neighbors spent it; .they-don't want to be made uncomfortable by hearing that some had not a merry Christmas (there were-very few as far as ordinary provision could ensure it) and with some, perhaps, there is just the slightest; tinge of regret that they were induced to indulge in Christmas cheer. The last bit of goose or the richness of the stuffing and fixings—some confusion arising from "mixed drinks''— trifles of this sort leave disagreeable' imEressions- Mi! well, Christmas comes ut once a year—don't do it again.; Don't forget that to eat and drink with the thermometer at SO® in.tlio.shade, the same, as; you would in tlio old country with snow a foot .deep and a three weeks' frost, displays a total ignorance q 1: hygienics, and a recklessness wj.th-regard tQ, consequences whjch^wiir recoil with tenfold force some-dayi^'^ [The above is all ,y£¥o't:"' What everybody does sayj^l^vThe Compliments of the Scasonjto you."] o *