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Waipawa Mail, Volume 2, Issue 157, 13 March 1880, Page 2

Chtjhch of England service will be held at Onga Onga to-moarow, at 3 o’clock. The Rev. J. C. Eccles will hold Church of England services to-morrow, in St. Peter’s Church, Waipawa, morning and evening. Pbesbytehian services will be conducted at Ashley-Clinton to-morrow, at 11 o’clock, and at Takapau at 3. Special Tbain. —It may be seen from an advertisement in another column that a special train will leave Napier on Sunday next at 8.30 a.m., returning to town about 2 p.m. Picnic. —The picnic which was intended to be held yesterday in connexion with the Presbyterian Sabbath School, Waipawa, was, owing to the wet weather, postponed until Monday next. Tuitpr Trains, —On Wednesday and Thursday next, the late train for Kopua and the intermediate stations will leave Hastings at 5.50 instead of 5.10, as hitherto.

Wheat. —Mr Knight, of Kaikora, left at our office a sample of wheat which, notwithstanding that the wheat crops this season did not come up to the expectations of the cultivators of the soil, looks well. Mr Knight’s object in wishing us to bring the matter under the notice of the public is to show, in the interest of agriculture, that failure in wheat crops throughout the province was not universal.

The Franchise.—All who parted with the qualifications which hitherto gave them a vote must register afresh, or they will bo struck off the electoral roll. The names of foreigners who ure not naturalised will be struck off as unqualified. The process of naturalisation is as follows : Applicants must fill in a form (which ought to be obtainable ut any police court) stating their name, age, and country. The forms must be submitted to the Governor, and if approved of by him, applicants take an oath of fealty to the Queen before a Justice of the Peace, after which papers of naturalisation will be issued. Besides this, foreigners must go through the forms prescribed for settlers of British extraction before they become qualified to vote. This announcement will no doubt create astonishment in the Scandinavian settlements. We believe that few or none of them are naturalised. If they do not comply witli the existing law in the matter, they will be disqualified from voting at next election. Registration must be completed not later than the end of this month, or it will bo of no avail. We are led to understand that the police have been instructed to purge the rolls at all the police stations within the Clive electoral district, revising to be completed at the end of this month. It therefore behoves all who wish to qualify themselves to register at once. Borrowing a “Leader.** The Wanganui Chronicle complains that certain small journals are continually borrowing its loading articles, and reprinting them as orisrinal. Says tho Chroniclo :—“ The latoet instance that has come under our notice occurred in tho Akaroa Mail of Tuesday, February 17th, in which newspaper was published as an original loading article, and in the column where such matter is always placed, a leading for, and published in the Wanganui Chronicle of January 31st. It was transplanted bodily, word for word, and from one end to the other, and we hope tho readers of the Akaroa Mail enjoyed it. It mnst have saved the editor a good deal ef time and trouble—but he ought to have said where he got it.”

Judge Bathgate is acting at Home as an unpaid lecturer. Ho has been addressing audiences in Scotch towns on the advantages of New Zealand, and his opinions and his experiences are exciting so much attention that ho has had to answer about 900 letters. -between August and Deocmbor. His correspondents vary from a “ boy who has only himself to depend on” to a “ gentleman with £20,000.” Many of these are so determined about trying their fortune in this colouy that they travel long distances to have a little talk with Judge Bathgate. Wo do hope that ho will make it clear to his working-class hearers that this colony offers no inducements at present to poor persons who can bring no capital to start with.

An interesting point was raised at the Assessment Court yesterday while the application of Messrs W. V. Jackson, and Moorhouse, Edwards, and Cutten, for separate rating of the property they jointly occupied, was under cussion. Mr Chapman mentioned that the different flats in the same building could be sold separately, and, in fact, that freehold in flats could be held. This was borne out by Mr Cutten, who said he had seen conveyances of London properties which gave freehold in flats. Mr Mansford said the freehold was in the soil, and could not exist in flats, but Mr Chapman remarked that, though it was a common thing to sell the surface of the soil, the freehold really extended below the surface. Yes, said Mr Cutten, and why not from the surface to the heavens, taking in all property intervening ? Mr Mansford, however, could not agree with the view taken by the learned gentlemeu. —N.Z. Times.

Mr E. W. Mills has brought under our (N.Z. Times) notice the following extract from a letter received frem the Oamaru Stone Company, of which lie is the agent for this city :— 44 1 have pleasure in informing you that our 4 T stone * has been awarded first prize for building stone at the Sydney Exhibition. This further testimony to its value will doubtless cause an increased sale.”

Foul Language.—A few days ago our (Wanganui Chroniclo) reporter noticed two men proceeding up tho Aventio at a leisurely pace and engaged in friendly conversation. Their language, however was of a diegusting character, being freely interspersed witli the vilest oaths and obscene expressions. They entered the bar of one of our leading hotels, and, calling for beer, pursued thoir talk in the same style. The landlord promptly gave them to understand that such conduct should not bo tolerated in his house, and on their continuing their blackguardism, sent for the police, but before tho blue uniform appeared, tho offenders slunk off. It would be a good thing if publicans would moro frequently act in the spirited way adopted in tho above case.