"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1874.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 374, 6 October 1874, Page 2

"OMNE SOLUM FORTI PATRIA." TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1874.

In another column will be found a brief report of a : meeting held at Papakura to urge upon the GovernH.ient the necessity and advisability of opening the mil way as far as Drury. This is a matter that • vitally effects the interests of the settlers in this < district ; it is one upon ■« Inch there can be no < difference ■of opinion. The principal stop to the ■• progress r ol the Waikato is undoubtedly the enormous * mous cost of freight- If a settler complains in ;v store t that the charges me high, he is immediately told that the rate of freight is the cause ; if he desires to i send produce to market, the same difficulty stares him in the face, — in fact every settler is kept in a i chronic .state -of nightmare by this one drawback. If the railway were opened to .Drury, twenty -two miles of dray-carriage would be dispensed with, and i afc least one third of the amount now charged would t disappear from the bills of the carrying company. 1 This may not appear very much, but it would be some thousands annually in the pockets of settlers, v wilh which to improve their farms and render them inure puducttvo, the thousands, therefore, saved to , .he dibtiict does not represent the whole of its gain, It must bo ivmoin)>eied also that the sooner the ■ works cuinpluLod are utilised the less will be the jtmrden on the country. Although tho profit of working may fall into the pockets of the (contractors, the country is the gainer by the more rapid development of the Wnilcato consequent on the greater facility of. communication. We have % the authority of Mr Header Wood, M.H.R., foil stating that the contractors arc willing jtp run trains, or to allow tho Government to do so I qu.< reasonable terms. We have often ineffectually jiHtempted to stir, up tho settlers of the WaikaLo to tspcakiout t $pcakiout for thcuibclus, the aihHiilrgwj to be

gained by so doing hive not, however, dlway.-, boon so transparent as iti the present instance. We trust that meetings will be held in eveiy township. Unanimity cannot ia.il to induce the Government to act in compliance with the demand of the settlers, aa to do so would evidently increase the prosperity of one of the finest districts in the colony.

In order that those of our readers who also subscribe to tlio Eerald may not imagine that Mr Brett can speak English in an inteiligiblo manner, wo propose pointing out " what ho did not say" at the meeting at Ohaupo, as reported in that journal. We may presume that the reporter for the Herald is the samo Fake ha ?.Ctiori who invents nativo news for the Star. In the first place, ho had not the audacity to state the expansion of tko truth " That ho had been complimented that day by several of the settlers on the independent stand the Star had always taken in all matters." ' He trusted in a few weoks the Waikato Mail would bo in the hands of every settler." "In answer toaquestiou" (which was never asked) Mr Brett's reporter makes, him say : " lie did not consider Ngaruawahia had received too much attention in the Waikato Times, but ho was of the same opinion as most of the settlers," 5.c, <tc. Ko doubt Mr Brett meant to soy all this. What a pity it 13 that men capable of deliberate false reporting should occupy ereu the most menial positions in connection with any newspaper, more particularly one that assumes to itself the position of the N. Z JXerdld. The report 13 evidently cooked from ourj, as u printer's error in Mr llolloway's remarks 13 repeatod Cordiality was the expression used, not " conviviality *' The man Do;»le, who was in custody at Hnmilton on the charge of mcendmrism, was brought before the Resident Mflgistrate at thnt township on Saturday and remanded, in order to allow the | olico an opportunity to wake fin ther enquiries. During that night he managed to escape from the lock-up. A board of the building was found to he displaced, and the earth scooped away sufficiently to allow the prisoner's body to pass through. At 12 o'clock lie presented himself at the punt and demanded to be put across the river. The puntman not knowing him by sight, complied with iiis request, and since that time Doyle has not been seen. Constables Haddock mid Neil have "started in pursuit, and have ascertained that the escaped prisoner has taken the diiectum of the Pnko. It is supposed that ho effected his escape by the connivance of some person or persons interested in his fate. It appears to have been almost impossible for any one unaided to have got out of tho lock up. It is confidently expected thnt the man will bo speedily captured. A correspondent writes ai follows :—": — " The success of the Bounders in tho late football match appears to have excited the envy of tho Cambridge • kickists.' A challenge has been forwarded by Mr Day, of the Armed Constabulary, to one of the Bounders, stating the willingness of the Cambridge men to see the Hamiltonian players at, the former place on Saturday next, the 11th instant, and guaranteeing careful attention to man and ball. I think tho challengers should have followed their challenge, and it certainly would have shown more game in tin ir breeding to hive left their own yard and gone to tho haunts of the hostile roosters. Every cock can crow on his own dunghill. I fe.-l sure, however, that should the Cambridge chickens refuse to play at Hamilton, the Bounders of that district will not let the opportunily slip of chastising their audacity, nud taking some of tho superfluous crowing out of them."— Yours, ie, Another BorxDKB. We feel sure a good game will be tbe result of their challenge, and recommend all lovers of the game to attend on the day fixed. The Rev B. Y Ashwell has retuaned to Auckland after a visit to Norfolk Island, whither ho had proceeded to soe his daughter, tho wife of the Rev — Palmer, who had been ailing for some time, and latterly her life despaired of. We regret to write tha: the rev gentleman arrived 100 late to see his daughter; she departed this life on the 11th September, some time before his arrival. We condole most sincerely with Mr Ashwell. in hit. bereavement ; his untiring ?eal in the cause of Christianity c'mnot Jail to have secured to him the utmost respect from every right thinking ma.i. An influential meeting of settlers was held at Papakuia on Thursday last. It was called for the purpose of "Taking stops to urge upon the Goicinmcnl the desirability of :»"t once opening the Wnikato Railway as tar as Drury." The following icsolution was carried unanimously :— " That. as the railway is now so far completed as to be fit for traffic as far as Drury, it is highly desirable that the line should at once he openei? for passengers and goods to that place." The following addi essed the meeting in support of the resolution, w Inch was proposcl by M D. Bell :— Messrs H. S. Reid, Annfctron", Header Wood, M.H.R., C'apt Twfford, aud tinRev T. ftorrie. The man who enjoys the euphonious name of Paddy Shine, and who it will be remembered escaped fioin the constable at Tiupiri on Tbuisdny, was recaptured on Sunday and handed over to Constable Lininoi, who brought him safely to Ngaruawahia, when he was sentenced yesterday by the Resident Magistiate to three months' imprisonment on the charge of stealing two shirts, at Rangiriri. He is such a notorious character that it has been thought advisable to send him to Auckland to serve his term of imprisonment. The Mikado, due in Auckland with the San Francisco mail, had not arrived at 7 o'clock last evening. The Luna, p s., is delayed by the Posfmasftßr.Gtneral to j^rry hpr mails South. A contemporary offers the following as a hint for Mr Vogel and a subject lor his State Forests Bill. In Switzerland there is a lnw which compels every married couple to plant six trees immediately after the ceremony, and two on the birth of every child. They ai c planted on commons and near tho roads, and being mostly fruit trees aro both useful and ornamental. Tho number planted amounts to 10,000 annually. A novel kind of fluid wns used nt the "christening" of a schooner lately built al, Catlins River, for Messrs Guthrio and Lariweh, viz., n bottle of yeast.' Tho craft was appropriately named the Band of Hope. The Auckland Waste Lands Act will como into operation on the 15th Ootwber. We refer our readers to our issues of the 27th and 29th August, in which we gave a digest of tho Act. nmrles Johnson was brought up at Ngaruawahin, yesterday, an the charge- of obtaining goods under false pretences from Mr Hubert. As that gentleman stated that lie did not wish to press the case against the priioner, and as it appeared clear that his mate wus tho guilty party ho was discharged. The schoolmaster is abroad in Westport, if we nicy judge from the following advertisement in the Ji uller Netos:— To Purents and Gunrdinns — The Government school having the advantage of advertising free, and with their 'efficient staff, combined with the crushing report of the Inspector, supported by the Secretary of the Westport School Committee, 1 it may be supposed that I am quite wiped out, and can no longer dare to fceek my bread by teaching. It is not so, I still nm eparcd, nnd can }H, hold up my head. Eraser's Pnvato School, for boys, girls, and infants, Queen streot, is still continued, and Mrs Fru«er will shortly be assisted by Miss Fruscr, who is expected from Melbourne by the nexit vessel. Journalism in Queensland appears to bo conducted on the tit quoqtte principle. This is how the Sathurst Times writes of a contemporary :—" Wo wonder how much our amiable friend of the Independent was in debt when ho started printing? Did he never require the aid of a kind friend in pecuniary mutters, or has ho been one of the favoured ones of the earth ? We knew something nbout a £1000 that wns borrowed some time ngo; wo know something more of JL'GOO or £700 mt- rest which nccumulnted fn that sum ; and we know something still further of Sydney bills amounting to £500 or £600 which had to be met not many months ago Over and over ngain has this enterprising bookseller and his hirelings enrleivourcd to injure our credit, by alluding to our one transaction, nnd we hirto felt tempted to retaliate on more than one occnsion ; but we uhvuys refrained, because wo hold thnt such moil 01 s nre utteily'oul of placo in tho columns of a newspaper." There is also a vendetla between tho Gijmpie Times and the Maryborough Chronicle. Tho former writes :— The why and the wherefore of the Chronicle's fussy and spiteful attntlt3 upon local companies is notorious here, and, in fact, it is 0 worn-out G-ympio joke, revived wherever a forfeiture list displays 'the well-known name.' Lotnur eccentric friend, before he imputes disreputable motives to us, keep his own hnntls clran ; at present lie dare not try a tilt with -us on the question of the motives of tho nutlmrs of mining nrtiolpe." II M.M. Reindeer reports having discovered at Griintulee '••»' nr. in the South Pacific, a relic of Sir Francis Drake '!<■ , mold. It is n board bearing the following inscrip- • - " Frns Dniko, Golden Hynde, Anno Domine 1577." i- Hnmilton Hotel hns passed out of tho hands of Mr 0 ILn-per into those of Mr Gwynne. The bitter hns had large experienre ns nn hotel keeper. Settlers nnd travellers nro t ° bo congrutulnted on his accci«ion to the business. A report wus current in llnmilton that I lie lalo gnle had scriouslj damuged Mr Morris 1 Inrge store. Wo nee glad to s-iy thnt there i« not I hi- slightest foundation for the rumor. The building blood ns firm us a rock. It will be seen by riflwrtihcineiit tint ficliets are bein disposed r>f for nn Art Union Lottery. We inspected the I prizes, nnd were templed to take a ticket. Wo do not prolend to be very good judges of fancy goods, but bclievo tho prizes to bo worth the money represented. The drawing will take plnrv on Wednesday evening ul 7 o'clock. Mr ,T. P. Kcill will sell Jo-'dny, nt Te Awnmulu, a number of entile, horses and sheep, and on Wednesday, nt Alexandra, the stuck and efleels of Mr H. tree, Pmiiuulais will be seen in acherliseiucusl.

Air Kounedy ILi'l will hold his usual monthly hule nt Oliaupo, on AVcilncsdaj, (to-morrow).