AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1337, 25 January 1881, Page 2

AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

iiqii.il .md cx.ict instirr tf) .ill nii'n, Ot uhiti'UT st.ite or p.'ou.iMK'i, religions or Ili-re sli.ill tin 1 I'rc.s tlie IVnpleV liuht m unt.iin tJn.iwcil b) inlliicni o .md unlirilii'd }>\ lin.

TUESDAY, JAX. Jo, 1881.

Is his intercourse with the Waikato, Mis Excellency the Governor maintain orl profound reticence — Jiis acknowledgments being conveyed in mere tnonosylables, couched in conventional, if not commonplace phraseolouv. TJiat was ju>t what was to bo expected in one w)jo was an entire stranger, and who came amongst us in quest of that knowledge and information requisite for purposes of good government. Outside the limits of official reserve, he seems, however, to have been wonderfully eoninmiuc.itive. In particular, he took the district into htseon/idencc in the matter of Church government, and, considering he is a "son of the (lael, a brithe/ Scot," lie was astonishingly frank in the avowal of his confessions of faith. Without waiting to review all the other religious systems in operation amongst us, he most emphatically awarded the palm to that particular form of "Ecclesiastical ref/i/W' known a.s the Church of England. Under that head we can hardly look upon His Excellency's remarks as being quite fair, or rather, we should say, as being strictly consistent with fact. He is, for instance, reported to have said: "Its clergy are equal in activity, in devotion and piety, and, probably, surpass in learning and culture, those of any modern church." If by that it is intended to imply that they are to be considered preeminent .as divines, compared with the clergy of every other denomination, and that, we contend, is the inference to be drawn from tfie remark, then we can only say Hi« Excellency's opinion of clerical pre-emiuence is crude and imperfect. They have distinguished men in their midst ; but all things considered, the number ix but few compared with that of dissenting and other le.s.s important bodies. Jfc in Bir Arthur's opinions on the fundamental principles of religious dogma, however, that strikes us most forcibly, and to that point we would more particularly direct attention. On that subject, he expressed opinions or convictions we had thought were well-nigh exploded, or, at a'J events, rn-eatly modified from what hfl seems to say is the standard of his haiioi Alluding to the dissent and schism existing in Christian communions, he proceeds ay. follows : " They are absolutely as nothing, compared -with the difference whi&h exis.s between all those who hii\lc\<<> u\ a real personal God and those who would set up in his place the mechanical laws of natural foree — an abstract idea of moral virtue — or, at best, a Creator, who, having created, has abandoned all care, if evethe had Auy of his creation." Wo can hardly took upon His Excellency's deductionK in tUk connection as being at all clear, logical, or even well-defined. The mind that fails in grasping the doctrine of an omnipresent (4od, but yet honours and olwsya fjiose natural laAvs by which the uuiv&w W regulated and governed, can hardly Ut Wfl to have fwt up in place of tUa #(iiy' a mechanical law of natural force— rau abstract ideal of moral virtue, or j-et, a (jxeUQF who, having created the universe, fc«# abandoned all care of that creation, 0* Pfe' contrary, we contend that the mwgmtm of these laws is of itself a» >%v(\ved recognition of their potency, arid, as | such, affords the best evidence that can. be given of a belief that creation has Mt been abandoned by the creative power, l>ut, on the contrary, \ still continues to he sustained and | governed by the raiai^Lr^tions of His providence. To argue 6fcW*'fse srould be to maintain that good citizenship meant something more thaa l&yd obedience to the laws of the realm, a*i4 that, unless the law- 1 giver hiragelf «m pvwent in propria perswHCi with a Siffesitfkpjr code of bye-laws to be adrtti'ntstere^ separately in individual cases, the bmwf flf allegiance could notbe consideyedperfwbumiemj/kto, Such an argument

would tend to destroy all preconceived opinions of moral obligation, and as such, itbecomeaipso/acto, null and void. Tint is not by any means the most baneful effects tllese remarks are calculated to imply. Interpreted in a literal sense, the tendency is to weaken public faith in the observance of these natural laws, and in a corresponding degree, impart reliance in supernatural agency and intervention. A substitution of this kind is a grave mistake — morally as well as socially. It is calculated to inflame the mind with a superstitious awe liable to be confounded with feelings of reverence and devotion — a state of mind which is, at all times, fraught with most baneful consequences, to the discharge of social obligations. The better to inculcate that problem v/e will briefly allude to an incident which occurred years ago, and which, at the time of its occurrence, provoked a great deal of comment. About the time when the present generation of manhood was, comparatively speaking, young, Greatßritain was visited by that terrible scourge, Asiatic cholera. True to their natural instincts, the Scotch clergy were clamorous for a period of fasting and humiliation. Their demands having been made known to the then Premier of England, he dismissed them with the somewhat curt reply, that if they would pay more attention to natural law, and more strictly enforce sanitary regulations, it. would be much more effective than ages of fasting and incantation. The advice was received in the first instance with a perfect howl of indignation, and loud and deep was the denunciation hurled at the devoted head of the English .statesman. I3y degree*, however, the wisdom of the advice gained on the public mind, and when it came to be followed, it was attended with results never to be forgotten. A plague-striken people were shortly afterwards relieved from the awful visitations of a mo.st deadly malady and a system of sanitary reform inaugurated, which ha* done, much to ameliorate the social condition of the larger of the Scotch centres of population. That of itself was sin example of the absurdity of relying upon supnrnitural intervention to a uugUiut ot' the observance of a few plain practical laws in the form of precautionary measures. No doubt His Excellency was actuated by the best possible intentions in giving utterance to the above, and recognised a certain amount of obligation devolving upon him, to frame his .speech in accordance with the standards of the Church. That is praiseworthy enough, but he ought to have remembered that, one in his position is assumed to approach questions of this kind from a standpoint, .somewhat different from that of the churchman, and that it is incumbent on him to avoid doing or saying aught, that would tend to defeat that personal effort, without which, even the natural laws that govern the universe, cannot be made to promote the well-being and happiness of mankind.

Ax announcement appears in the G<i~rtt<' that, the Governor has been pleased, in virtue of the Brands and Branding Act, 1880, to appoint the following Registrars and Registration Offices for the purposes thereof : — Waikato Branding district, comprising the Waikato and Taupo subdivisions of the Auckland sheep district: — Alfred Sharp, Waikato County Council Buildings, Hamilton ; and Francis 0. Lewis, Post-office Buildings -Auckland, to he the chief Registrar and chief Registration Office for the district, defined ahove. The Act, as the short title indicates, is a measure of last session, and came into operation on the first instant. These appointments are made in virtue of sections four and live of the A.t. Their relative duties are provided as follows : — Clause 8 : " Every stock owner whose brand shall not have been registered before the commencement of this Act shall deliver to the Registrar wherein his stock is running, or are intended to run, for registration by hint, a description of the brand, and shall deposit two correct copies or impressions with such Registrar." In default, a penalty not exceeding £.') is provided for. The fee for registration is fixed a five shillings. Brands already duly registered and.er Q/iiy law in force within any provincial district are deemed, for fcho purposes of this Act, to have been duly registered, and ".such registration shall, for a period of two years from the commencement of the Act, be in force within the district ftj. which the stock bearing such brands #;ay be depasturing at the time," Any mek brand is to be considered abandoned if fcfeq same be not registered afresh under the Aot now in operation, previous to the expiration of the aforementioned two y(isps, In a general way, these may Ikj descjtffoe.d to be the relative duties devolving m. tfcs $t#ckowner *and the Registrar. With pesp. egfc fa the Chief Registrar, it is enacted by the swfy clause that a; copy of every vegUtp*tion effected during the month at the office of the Registrar, and alterations WtAft j n any register at #uch office, Dhoti h& #*Bsm#ted wilhmHhe.first week of jtfije i^'iiM tythe person In charge 0f syp}* &W8 f $$9 Chief Riegistrar, at h\is Ohief &*£&- tratioii', Office. Every >egf^ m# 'be' open, for inspection,-,wwhout payJustice of the 1 Peacs 'eaSsemU^ m\ officer .of- any, County

person, at Sjll "lvasonable "titne's/oiv, payment of a fee of one shilling. That is the system, in outline, aimed .'it by the Act. Its other provisions merely fill up details. ' For "installed : Registrars, are prohibited fi'Qiu registering similar brands, and may require the same or similar brands to tit* filtered — a' penalty of £5 being provided ror upon refusal. Brands may "tKT abandoned, and in cases where it itf, proved to the satisfaction of the Registrar that a duly registered brand has. not been used by the owner for at least twelve months, { it is to be considered relinquished. I A penalty of £50 is provided for j one person making use of another i person's brand, and ,£lOO for branding stock or defacing ,a brand without authority from the owner of such stock in writing. The im- j pression of the registered brand on stock is to be accepted as prima Jacic evidence of ownership. All sheep above the age of four months j are to be branded with a registered brand, and the same renewed from time to time so as to bo kept legible, under a penalty of 310 for every sheep nofc so branded. Horses and cattle running on fenced land are exempted from the operations of the Act. Persons, other than the owners), convicted of shortening or otherwise j marking the ears of cattle, sheep, or horse', render themselves liable to a penalty of £20 per head. Fees, j fines, and penalties provided for by the Act may be recovered by summary process of law, and the Go-vornor-in-Council is empowered to m. # tke and amend rules and regulations, for the working of the Act.

We learn that His Excellency the Governor has consented to become patron to the Waikato Tint Club, j His Excellency the Governor left I Cainbiidsre, vn > on ft for tbo L-iku Country, on Saturday mornimr, shortly after 10 o'clock. Between 9 and 10 o'clock, His Exci'llcnny wsii pleased to receive visits from any getulunwn desirous of paying their rwprcN, and in.my of the loadiujr townspeople av.iilod themselves of the opportunity to do so. To these the Governor >rave expression to the pleasurable feelings he hid experienced on his vi-.it to the district, intimating his intuition of retuniiniT at the oirli«sl possible opportunity, The ioiirney to the W.sotn w.i- ]>i-rtoiined by the Governor and Capt.iin Knollys in a wiijjironette driven by MrW. X, OaiUT, tho" r-ewfaiie* beinsj on hor-.eb.u-lc. The p.nty whs .ipcopipanicd by M.ijor iLiir and ilr Hot It y, C.E., who peilormcd the paifcof guides From tlv) Waotu the whole par f y were to proceed to Rotorua on hor j ebick. Mr Vincent of Hamilton East has shown us some apple*, gtown in his orclnrd, weighing from 10 to 12ozs, of the kind known as the Beauty of Kent. A meeting of the Hamilton East School Committee called for yesterday lapsed for want of a quorum. This evening a select quadrille party will bo jriven in the Oddfellows' Hall, Hamilton Knf;. M". Ciiou, bandmaster to the H.L.I. 33and, will preside at the piano. The whole of the wharves at St Louis are now illuminated after dark for a distance of some miles by the electric light, so that tiic loadiug of steamers goes on day and night without a moment's interruption. Messrs A. & F. Pears, the wellknown boapMitanufcictururs have offered the Government to print gratis the whole of the forms required in taking the forthcoming Census leturns, with, pennisbion, to have the advertisement of ' Pears' Soap 'on the back. About eight million forms will be required, We have received numerous complaints about cattle being 1 ut>tray at ni<;lit, and doinjr considerable damage to gardens. In Colhngwood-.strcet the peaceable inhabitants are nightly disturbed by the tinkling- cow-belL, which aio \eiy anuoyiug. It is in contemplation to hold a monbter picnic ou the 29th January, the Annivervii'y of the (Jolonv. ctivo pi-e-p.irations are being made, and judging fiom th<* efforts tho Comrnitcee are making, a t£ood day'.s enjoyinout ni.vy be looked for. The -ervicen of the H uuilton Light Inf-mtry Band have been eng.iued. We h.vve not heart! of the exact loe ility, but it irf to be hoped th.it better arrangements will b'; nude thi* year than List. A few pounds spent on the Victoria load jus>t now would he the means of saving ,\ considerable sum of money by-and-by. There are one or two very dangerous holes and slips caused by the rain into which a vehicle might easly be driven after dark. The public schools in the district re-a»Hembled after the mid-summer holidays ye.stcrdav. The attendance at the Hamilton Schools was fair. We would remind owners of race-hor-ies that the entries for the Waikatu Turf Club's S'irnrner Meeting- close on Wednesday, the 2nd of .February, at 8 o'clock p.m. Entries must, be forwarded to the .Secretary, Mr Robert Bradley, Hamilton. The railway employees' excursion on Saturday morning to the Huuua estate j was largely patronised, there being up- t wards of 30 carriages and fchvoo JouQinotives from Auckland. -\ great umny residents from Hamilton and outlying districts were also conveyed to the scene of action. Everything passed off well and without a single hitch. A meeting of the members of the Hamilton Liyrhj; Infantry Volunteer Coipft te oallorf fop tomorrow evening, at the Royal Hptel, to discuss matters (if great importance to the wcifave of fch« Corps. It is highly necessary that those who have the interests of the movement at heart should attend. Mr A. 0. Field, of Hamilton, has bsen appointed agent for Waikato by St^WS Qppenheimer and Co., who are sols ggeufca in Jfeif Zealand for a number of leading American Jnanuf^ctopies, as will be seen by ouv advoi'itsiiig columns. With Mr Field's knowledge of the die. : trict and well-known business capabilities this firm will do an extensive , trade throughout the Waikato. The chief Rewi, in company with 4 Minett and Mair, and othsr&enn'e^etyfppm Auckland, visited, a few days ago, iavilje ffr-sj^tiine, ty% new house. He seemed delighted W l^k tks handsome fur uitiire, fittings, and flnish generapy.of Ijhe bui^di^ig. , He will, it is understood, take possession of it early in the next month, when the hon. the Attorney ifjeneralj or. some other meftibers' of ttye J?frlias«aJ!;,will be present, and. make ftiin a jf^egfuf C)ffwf n g °f the much de-< KF§4 vroVft, Qran|: , , " The 9vot«xtt m^n km rcaUy been, a' mMfdvoarjftble ' oue, ,fdt gTWB. la tHe Pinko and 'Wnitba' diitriots' there ,i§ an onuoual qaftutit^ 1 of feed, and (heptogk'

a ' \ > '' n i • • ,fero in, the bos 4 , possible qonditipn. Those 'farmers, however, who Lave attempted to glow cereals have uot by any means been «%cce;<sful. Not. lone auro a severe hailstorm pulsed over the district, and beat down oat crops in several localities, 'dOrtnttfiinj^them so much that ifc is qiiestipned whether thoy will pay 11 f reaping. In the Waik;ito distiict, harvesting opeiations have been greatly retarded by the continuance of wet; and' a week's dry Weather is very much needed. Directions have been issued to strictly enforce sections 18 to 21 of the Beer Duty Act, 1880. Section 18 affixes a penalty not exceeding ,€,lO for" removing, receiving or purchasing beer in any cask on which the proper stamp is not fixed. Section 19 provides a similar penalty for withdrawing beer from casks without destroying the stamps. Section 20 places a penalty not exceeding £10 for defaciug a stamp in any manner not authorised by the Act, and renders the person so acting liable for compensation to the owner for the damage sustained by his action. Section 21 is as follows : — "Every person who withdraw. 1 } any beer from any cask upon which the proper stamp has not been affixed, for the purpose of bottling the same, or who carries on or attempts to cany on the busiuess of bottling beer in any brewery, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £100, and all chattels and utensilb used in such bottling or business shall be liable to forfeittare." The utter neglect of the Thames people to give the Te Aroha Battery Company the slightest support has been the subject of unfavourable comment during the past few days. Apologists for them will probably say that they are not bound to invest money in a project they have no confidence in, but we thiuk they should look on the matter in a broader and more patriotic light than the mere desne for individual benefit. Anew goldfiVld is beiug developed, which, if mi< uos«-ful, will hnvtj a beneficial effectdirectly and indirectly all over the colony, and we have no hesitation in saying that every colonist should consider it his duty to extend a helping hand. If this principle is good with respect to the colony at large, how much moie so should it be in respect to the resident-* of neighbouring districts, who expect to deiive the greatest benefit* through the development of our res»ouiot\«.— A>oh<i Mmer. We were shown last evening a number of specimens ot quart/ from the various elai'ns at t.ho To Aroha, which have been collected and ananjred s-y MiJohn JVatoo, JUid may be .seen at ({wynne's Hotel. The fii^t is a sample from the All Nations el.iirn, bearing a very cloho resemblance to the stone obtsdned at the Queen of Beauty mine at the Thames. A tc^b crushing of this stone yielded at thu rate ot 0 o/s. to the ton. The second is trom the Bomm/a mine and showti minerals f reply. Gold has been '•pen in the stone-, but we are not aware that a trial ciushinjr has yet bi'Oii made. The thiid .specimen is fiom the Qolden Anchor, the shait ot' which is now down 4b feet, the leader i»h«-.wing gold. A sjrinll parcel of this tested jr.ivo a result, of o o/s. to the ton. The fouifch was obtained from the Oiu.ihu claim, on , the same reef ms the Tui, a tost from which gd\e 12 dwts. to the ton. The next is a piece of .stone from the Prospectors' claim, similar to that which yielded 10 o/.-*. to the ton in the trial crushing. Theie are specimens from the Magnet and the United, and one from the Prince of Wales' 10-feet reef, a trial from which yielded at the rate of I', o/a. to the ton. The quality of thih reof improves as it, is opened up, 'and on tho h<ingin<r wall side aie 2 or '6 feet of highly mineralised *toue, the minerals consisting of silver, muudic, antimony, copper, and many others. It contains, in fact, all tho concomitants of a gold-bo'iiing reef. Etoh prospects of flaky jrold have been obtained in panning off. The collection is a very interesting one. The main road from Waifcato to the Aioliu, while just now it is m very fair order, is not likely to continue good or even passable in the winter mouths. Wo are glad to notice that in man}' parts the woik of repairing is going on. At the Waitoa bu-h for instance the roadway has boon i used and a bridge pub in tho place of the very unsafe log culvert which formerly did duty. Tiom this point to tho Aroha, the road is fail, that portion close to the township having also been carefully looked after. What requires tho most attention just now, that part of the road between tho Kuroka and Moirinsville. The approach cuttings to tho many little creek biidw* aie all more or less out of repair, while the rond itself is altogether too narrow. Should the prospects of the field improve it will bo of the utmost importance that communication should be maintained, and this can only be done by looking after tho roads in the fine weather. It is extremely unfair to ask tho local road boaids to undettnke the whole of the work, but whoever does it, it should be looked after at once. The following, addressed to the Minister for Public Woiks and numerously signed by the &ettlei.s, his been for wauled tluough the district member, Mr F. A. Whitaker, to the Government. "We the undersigned .scttleis at To llore and Ud viojuity have the honour ; to request th it you will be pleased to order that, the piop'i.sed brulgo be eicotel I hero, as was before decided upon, and contracted for, aad that you will not per- j mit it to be built at any place lower down the river, as by doing i,o, a very great in- j justice will be done to the great majority of tV set'leis in this distuct. Wo bog most respectfully to remind you that •EI2OO, has been paul iuto the public account in the Bank of New Zealand at Hamilton, by the settlers of this district for the sole purpose of building the bridge at Te Roie, and we would look upon it as a great breach uf faith to your pail, to, in any way, 1 alter the site. We earnestly asjsurq you that To Bore is the most centpal aud bes^ s,il"e and b,y far the roo»t economical, when iI U the sn.rrqund.ingß of the subject aie fairly considered. By deciding quickly in our favoar, you will confer on us and the general public here, a lasting benefit. On the 3rd July the Chilian transport steamer Loa was destroyed in Oallao Bay 'b,y'»jn prdinai'y fruitrboafc. A torpedo wus placed^ iq H e P t}afctqm } over this was a faUo bottom, resting qq springs, which carried tho oatg-o, consisting of fruit, fish, flesh, and fowl. She was then towed by the Peruvians towards the ill— fated ship, and cast adrift before daybreak. In due time she was sighted, seized, and brought alongside the Loa. As the weight on the false bottom was 4im.inisb.ed. the torpedo machinery was set frt>e, anij. foe J,qa \sras tyfyeql out of the water fey the consequent e^plqsfqn of 3001bs. of dynamite. Every h<Wfi in Oallao was shaken to its foundation, and the ships in the bay shivered, as from the effeots of au earthquake. TuM's, execution was the first in Wellington ' since , 1869. Wellington shows a shqrter.Hst of, executions than any Qf J% <$}$? l a F<§"6 towns, there having been only three W)'qg |lje p^singp,! tljeT3x> ecutjon of Criminals Act, which public^ executions, and Tuln's cannot properly I*e credited to, Wellington', the crime berns- committed out of the district. The first execution of the ihree referred to Ws thai on' January 30, 1862, of the unfortunate, colour-sergeant, James Col\ni l o( tl\Q'qs)fr pegiment,'f^r the' inu'rder ©f gnsjgn 4^ridm, a| Wan<fanui ; Jbh§ seoond'WwJ'thati of a'-tyapr^Wiwi? » ¥* 1 1>

on' March 23. 1869, for the murder at Ohiu, of a pedlar named Komerok ,• and the third was that of Hamiora Pf ra, on Tuesday, November 16 1869. Hamiora, one of the wor&t of Te Kooti's gang, was one of a large number tried ?t Wellington, ho and four others were condemned to death. Of the five, three were reprieved, while the fourth Wi Tamararo, Haminra's brother, committed suicide in prison by putting a strap round his neck .mil strangling himself, by met 6 toroe of will. It miy be added, as a eiiuouj f.i'-t, that tho hangman in Colliu's casj hec-iinj so unpopular by his act that he was obliged to leave the town, while tha executioner of one of the natives was, for a short time a sort of public-home hero. The annual Church meeting of SPeter's will take place on Thursday evening, at 7.30 o'clock. We notice that the parson requested a largo attendance. The " Field " ii speaking of the Grand Stand at Ascot says :— Two years have passed since an Australian visitor to this country addressed a remarkable letter to one of our daily contemporaiies. It wag subscribed "St John, and dated from the Salisbury Hotel, the chief resort in London of English farmers and agricultural "scientists." Much to the surprise and disgust of untravelled Englishmen, our "candid friends" from the Antipodes expressed his amusement at the "egotistical tor>e " assumed by our newspapers and sporting men in speaking of A&cot Races. "Now, what are the real facts ?" he bluntly rejoined. " Tour racing is very indifferent ; your course at Ascot is one 'of the very worst for sightseeing I have ever been on ; your horses have neither the physique nor the speed of Australian hoises ; your ,u lay of beauty and fashion is not to be compared to the sight which meets the eye on the Melbourne racecourse on a. Cup day ; your accommodation for vi&itors is of the m'»st primitive order." "St John" proceeds to state that, in the M'irch of IS7B, Chester and Fust King ran almost a dead he.it for the Melbourne Cup, two miles and a distance, ; in three minutes and thirty-two second. ! These Australian champions wine, both of them, superb model* of the thoroughbred, standing- nearly sixteen hands high, i The Ascot Stakes, on the other h.md, \vtro won in IS7B by Ohcsterton, a rceanlooking 1 animal, the distance, about two miles, bpinir covered in thive minutes j and fifty-six second*. Our Ausr.rnlian ' monitor further lcminds us that no one at Ascot can see a i*ace unless he is mounted upon tho Giand Stand, aud high up "at that." At Pleminarton, on the contrary, which is the Melbourne racecourse, h.ilf a million of p"ople can, for a couple of shilling-, see tho hordes mounted, saddled, and tnkinjr their prol miv uy canters, every y.ud of the race being visible to .ill from start to finish. In front of the Grand theic i^, he tells us, a magnificent l.vwn, suueibly k"pt ; and as for tho Australian beauties who, deilccd in faultless npp.u el. convei tit between the race* into a flowoi 1 iMrden bright with many colouis, it would be unpatriotic in ux to follow our stein critic in pronouncing- th.it the daughters of 3-jnarhuid cannot b<s!ir compari-ou with tho W.itteau-hke picture piosented by their fair ri-'als at Flemiugtou upon a Cup day." Dr Walker, who died recently at T.iupo, wa-> a man v ho had *ecn considerable service, and had borne himself veil under many trying ciioninstances. He came conspicuously into notice at the I PepiriLi ciiig.igcnifnt, -»\ hei c M.ijor Bra&sey I was hemmed "m ;:t the Wang.umi River by a large number of natives. Foi hjb conduct on that occasion h« was promoted to tho lank of Lieutenant in the New Zealand Militia, and Acting Assibt«vnt Surgeon. During the u.ir on the East Coast in 18155 and 18(5(5 he served -H-ith distinction, and bib conduct in attending upon the wounded at 0 tail to in March, 1569, under hwy lire, gained him mention in despatches to the old country, and subsequently the New Zealand Cross. Pie again distinguished himself at lluatahuna m May, ISfiJ), by h\s indifference to his own safety in cumg for the wounded under a niurderoins h're fiom the natives, sotting an admirable sample of coolness and courage to the men engaged. During his w hole term of active service he endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact by bib genial disposition and his readiness to help under all circumstances. Foi some yeais previous to his death he had been st ittoned at Toupo as Assistant Surgeon to the Armed Constabulary. The result of the first trial in turning the q q intic tui ivt of the Inflexible has, it appta-*, at List been made, and thf success has exceeded .anticipations. By nil accounts, tho turict, containing the twf> ninety-ton guns, made the complete revolution in sixty seconds, which is. certainly a maivellouss Icat. Tfr>; Jnnsh lEcmhl states 1 the Comnnttoc of the Victorian bi.mch of tho Anglo-Jewish Association have decided to take .swops' toward oonvenn)g an Intor.oolonial Jewibh Confoi'unou. The boards of management of the various j congregarions aie invited to join m the movement Mr Jonas Hartly, of Kartigi, has two aci.'ea of strawberry plants m full bearing. The Otmi'HK J(itil ht.vtos tluit iip to the present lime this season he has lealicpa close upon :WOO, Two shillings, per pound was obtained two or tljvoo weeks ago in Dunedin for tho fmifc, while at pie'cnt Oil is tho amount received. Mr Hutlcy sayo that an average of 4d would pay him.

Mr J. Buckl.md will hold a cattle sale .it Waitqa on Thursday , ioth proym.<). H. E. Cotton and 00. will offer at am tion, on SatimLi}, at Cambridge, fhe tans of Nydtuv bancdust. "Whit-iker and .Shceh.ui announce that ifr Willi nn Fi.ul'<ley's sonices h.ue been dispLnsi'd with bj them. Mr J. S. Biiv;kland's ne\fc HiyLm Vivo "to, k -..tic will be held in tiic W.utetun.i j.inU on .Satin ila\, sth proximo. ij.qoL'e and general storeLcepf.rs, qf |t; Air,j|.i, Ij.tvis 4 l,>rgo and well; dbsor'u I stock ot general jjooiU un hand. Mr N. R. Cox, our respected felloirtntwtsm.in, has opened . 1 storu at Te Aroli.i, and bis terms .ire strictly o.ibli. Kenfc Hoiibe will be closed t,o-d<iy ab iiotiti, nnd to-morrow, for bu)in'j stock. The Board of Reviewqra for the Auckl.iiul districte t will nject .it the Count)' Cocmci! qflicc, l{.|.miUon, qn the 3rd ot February for the fl!jrpo.'>e of Keyring- .-jn.4 dctcrn^iniii^ 'objections »n respept of pmpprty in the BqrqugU <^ Hamilton, Mr Alfred Bucl<laiul advertises an important bale of sheep at Jicmuora on thq 28th install. The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a. j great success in Sydney and Melbourne, - and when strictly carried out the customer who bu\s at an establishment where the goods 2j.rc. marked low to ensure a rapid $<ilc must go a great sainV. Q. and C. !|«}l tljulr miUin^cy, q.n4 clc ( th,(n<j af sijcli fltjeps fqr cash as gives the bu\cr the advantages qf a shareholder in a co-operative society, without the risk of being called upon to bear a portion of the loss should the >ear'^ business pio\c unsatisfactory-. GarlicJc and Cranwell will aim to retain the' confidence which the public have hitherto shown them, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial ; whether they grain or lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting cash with order will be supplied witfy gqods j}t cq-oncratjvc prices ; jij^t'tq^ sjjmo as th^tigi} they lijad 0 personal seicctiQD. lli}rnisbin)s'l l i}rnisbin)5' gqq4s, 'ptjal) as (iarpqtjf, floor clcjtli.s, Ijqdstcacls, be,c|4,i[jKt RQn,Qrai house furniture, tiiQ \drgqst pqrtion 0/ w^tcn> «s ,'turned oiit at our own factory, will be marked ,the lowest remunerative prices, and a discount ot five per cent, will be allowed to those who pay af the time pf purchase. G. &C. having realised the entire value of their stock during 1 their lass cash sale, th<? present stock is'nkw asd chkapj.'y »iiitjfJT. 'An ipspeqtiqn is tnvitcd.-r'CfARLICK Atipi j I CkA^V^BLi.. City Hain?ur,n.isliinK Qncj^a-