Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1471, 6 December 1881, Page 2

Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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TUESDAY, DEC. 6, 1881.

Pjrovided that tlio present Native Minister its allowed to carry out his policy in its entirety, it may safely be'said that the West Coast of the North Island -will nover again be troubled with the bugbear of a native trouble. This, at all events, seems to bo the settled conviction of tho.so whoso position and experience render them best able to arrive at a just conclusion upon this question — wo mean the settlers on the plains. During the whole time Mr BitYCE has been engaged in his difficult and dangerous task, he has been strengthened by the confidence and sympathy of those men whose interests will be best conserved, not, as some of our Southern contemporaries seem to believe, by carrying on a desultory war with the Maoris, and keopinga large force of men in the vicinity, but by the establishment of a permanent peace. And it was precisely because they believed the Native Minister's policy pointed in the latter direction that they espoused it so warmly. We must confess to having entertained at the time certain misgivings as to the wisdom of affording the natives an excuse for becoming* actively hostilo, but we rejoice to find that they were unfounded. If any further difficulties are to bo apprehended, they will come from without and not from within, from meddling, mischievous pakehas, whose tawdry philanthropy will lead them to declaim about the liberty of the subject, and traverse again S the old ground trodden when the seditious ploughmen were" pondering, over their f oolhardiness iv the Duuediu and Lyttoltou

gaols. In an extract given below it will be seen that Mr Bryce himself hints at something of this kind, but in the interests of the whole colony it -is to be hoped that no such obstruction will intervene. On the 26th ' of last month the townspeople of Hawera took advantage of the presence of the Native Minister to present him with an address expressive of their satisfaction with the policy of the Government, and in the course of his reply Mr Buyue is reported to have feaid: — •' I am especially gratified to receive marks of approval from settlers in this d^fcrict, because they, from their position, must be aware of the nature of the difficulties which the Government have had to contend with. The object of the Government has been to dispose of the difficulty by peaceable means if possible, so that the work of settlement may proceed on this coast, and that is the policy they are bound to pursue to the end. You are well aware of the difficulties we havo had to contend with, and the difficulties that still exist. We have in this case no past experience to guide us. The confidence of the natives in Te Whitt and Tohu has to a large extent been broken, but it still exists to a certain degree, and still creates difficulty. lam sure you must be aware of this, and if delay should occur in the final settlement of matters, you will quite appreciate the position of the Government. At the &arne time, I wish to assure you that there shall bo no unnecessary, no avoidable delay, and that law and order shall be restored on this coast and throughout the country at as early a date as it can bo done. Every effort will be put forth to secure that, and I have no doubt that it will be secured at an early date." At the same interview Mr BitYCE took occasion to refer to the ca,use which led to his withdrawal from the Ministry, in a manner which must finally disipate the ungenerous construction which has been put upon that circumstance with a view to inj vii ng Maj or \ tkinson. There is something essentially manly about Mr Bryce's explanation, which was as follows :—": — " Before I joined the Ministry, 1 was on the point of coming up here myself in order to remove a great misapprehension which I saw existed in reference to Major Atkinson. I saw that he had been accused of treachery to me. That was the charge laid against him by his opponents. I think he has disposed of that in a recent address, by asking whether it was likely that I would have spoken well of the Government, or rejoined the Ministry, if I had been treated treacherously. Therefore, I shall not insult the Major or you by seeking to refute that charge further; but I will point out this, that if I had been Colonial Treasurer and he had been Native Minister I can quite conceive that he might have retired, and I might have remained in the Ministry. I, as Native Minister, had, as I held, a special responsibility, and I had very strong views ; and therefore I felt 1 could not continue to administer that department with advantage to the public or pleasure to myself unless I was allowed to carry out my own ideas. But I said at the time that if I had held any other portfolio than that of Native Minister, I might not have felt it necessary to leave the Government. Major Atkinson was in that position, and I was not If lie 'had been in the position of Native Minister, it is quite likely that he would have left the Government, making a strong protest as 1 did, and that I would have remained in it. Therefore, you will see that there has been a grave misapprehension as to the position of Major Atkinson, and it is only due to Major Atkinson that I should say so. It is true that I am again his colleague ; but, ger tlemen, I should have felt bound to say the same even were I an opponent, in order to publicly put that matter right. 3*3 *

His Lordship the Bishop of Auckland, accompanied by the Yen. Archdeacon Lush, proceeded to Kihikihi by yesterday's tram, for the purpose of consecrating the new Anglican Church at that place.

A public meeting in connection with the Hamilton Wesleyan Sunday School anniversary will be held at the Public and Volunteer Hall this evening commencing at 7.30 o'clock, when addresses will be delivered by the Revs. J. T. Pinfold, D. Fulton, H. Bull, C. Giuffin, and others.

We are indebted to a correspondent for the following telegram from the Bluff, dated yesterday :—The s.s. Arawata arrived to-day bringing the following passengers for Hamilton :—Mr and Mrs Swarbrick, Mr E. M. Edgcumbe, and forty of the Grant and Forster Aroha settlers. The latter are reticent as regards Te Aroha, but I understand they have the option of taking land at Te Aroha or locating elsewhere.

The cricket match between the English team and twenty-two of Bathurst concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a victory for the visitors by 76 runs. The twenty-two, in their first innings, scored 44, and in their second innings made 68. The Englishmen scored respectively 115 and 73,

Our Cambridge correspondent wires last night:—Three men, named respectively, Morrison, OBrien, and Robertson, alias Murdoch, have been summoned by the police for fighting in an hotel yesterday. —No more cases of diphtheria are reported. _ It is believed the former,,were only croup oxsome like affection., , , ' , ,

Anniversary services in connection with the Hamilton Wesleyan Sunday School were held in the Public and. Volunteer 1 Hall on Sunday last. On aocodnt of the weather the attendance Was not so large as was expected. ,lij thej morning "and evening the, Rev f JV ■JTf' Pinfold preached two excellent, sermons, s which were listened to very attentively a»d greatly appreciated, & the. after.

noon the Rev. J).< Fulton delivered a very instructive address to the children. The hymns sung by the children were well rendered under the able conductorship of Mr S. Meacham.

A committee has, been formed in Wliatawhata for the purpose of organising sports to be held at that place on January 3rd. The programme will shortly be announced.

The Members of S. Andrew's choir, Cambridge, intend giving another grand organ recital shortly, in aid of the choir funds. If the new programme is got up with such exceptiona taste as the laht,or if that be repeated a musical treat of high quality is ceitainly in store for those who intend to be present.

Our Auckland correspondent writes : — Alexander Donaldson was drowned in the harbor to-day when out boating with four others. The remainder were rescued. Intelligence has just been received that the incoming maii steamer has passed Russell. She will arrive here about 8 p.m.

The Cambridge Town Board have Rtarted the contractor to work on the several streets not yet formed, in Cambridge. When this work is completed no doubt some valuable allotments will receive [an additional value and be built upon ; and not only this, but traffic through the streets will be facilitated and a number of stagnant pools abolished.

The anniversary services in connection with the Te Aroha Wesleyan Methodist Church will be held on Sunday next, when Mr T. F. Jones, from Wesley College will preach in the moraine at 11, and evening at 6.30 and deliver an address to scholars parents and friends in the afternoon at three o'clock.

Mr Spurgeon will deliver a sermon in Cambridge on the 15th January, in aid of the Baptist Church. He will also deliver the opening sermon at the opening of the new Wesleyan (Jhurch, Hamilton, on the following Tuesday.

At a meeting of the Cambridge Public Hall Committee, held yesterday afternoon at Cambridge, the following tenders weie received for the alteiations and additions to the hall : — W. T. Peak, £460 ; C. Smith, £427 10s ;H. J. Baker, £357, and H. Carter, £418. After a long discussion, as to the raising of the necessary funds, it was resolved that the matter should stand over until that day week, when a full meeting of the members would be held.

It is the intention of the AuckAgriculturdl A»sociation to cut up their vast estate of Okoroiri into allotments of fifty to five hundred acres for settlement pui poses, and also to lay off small town' shipfa at convenient distances throughout the country. The whole of the property will be put in the colonial market, and so that the settlement of that beautiful and no loss fertile than may be accomplished without much fuither delay, tho work of suivey will be shoitly completed and the sale proceeded with. It is expected that as the land is of the best possible quality, and as a good load connects it with Cambridge, it will realise a first class price.

We have been shown the plans of the bridge which is about to be erected over the Komokorau, at Taupiri, for the purpose of opening a road to a large number of sections on the Mangawara block, which have hitherto been unapproachable except by water, and then only when the creek was high. The bridge will be 100 feet in length, and will consist of 4 spans of 25 feet each, and will be a very strong structure, being planned in accordance with Government standard drawings. It is being erected by the Kirikiriroa Highway Board out of moneys voted by Government, under the superintendence of Mr T. G. Sandes.

Signor Tamburini and the Brothers Nicolis gave an entertainment in the new Public anil Volunteer Hall, Hamilton West, partly musical and partly necromantic, last evening, much above the ordinary standard of performances of this class. Owing to the shortness of the notice given, there wag a very poor attendance, but the professor, nevertheless, performed a large number of tricks of legerdemain in a manner which fairly won the approbation of those present. In particular, the pigeon, and ring and handkerchief illusions, the magic bell, and the obedient cards were marvels oi the "wizard" art. The musical selections on the harp and violin, by the Bros. Nicolis, are also worthy of special mention, and constituted no insignificant feature in the evening's entertainment. The company perform this evening at the Oddfellows' Hall, East Hamilton, and we can coficlently recommend them to our readers. The performance is one eminently adapted for the young, no less than the old, as a large amount of amusement can be extracted from it

The usual monthly meeting of the members of the Hamilton Tioop, Waikato Cavalry, was held on Satin day night last. Bergt. Wood, in the absence of the commissioned officers, was in the chair. A letter was read from Lieut. Johnson, apologising for his .absence, as he was unavoidably called away. The resignation of Mr Ridler, as a member of the troop was leceived, and on th« motion of Trooper Hinton, was accepted. The prizes for the firing on Saturday week last were distributed as follows :— lst Class : Oorpl. Pearson, lht prize 25s ; Sergt. Wood, 2nd prize, 15s ; Lieut. Johnson, 3rd prize, 10s; Sub-lieut. Hunt, 4th prize, 8s 3d 2nd Class: Trooper Salmon, Ist prize, 25s ; Trooper Hinton, 2nd prize 15s; Trooper Harding, 3rd prize, JOs; Trooper Graminie, 4th prize, 8s 3d. The chairman explained to the meeting that Lieut. Johnson had tendered his resignation, but he thought in the absence of that officer it would be advisable to adjourn the meeting till next Saturday, which suggestion was agreed to by the meeting. The chairmann urged the members to attend in force at the adjourned meeting as a mark of regard and respect to Lieut Johnson, to whom the troop owed so much, and who had been no instrumental in bringing them up to their present standard of efficiency. The usual compliment having been paid to the chairman, the meeting terminated.

At a recent review of Austrian cavalry by the Emperor and Empress, an exciting incident occured. Some 30,000 dragoons were charging in line across the field at a wild gallop to salute their Sovereigns, when a child of 4 years, slipped from its mother's hand and ran directly in front of the rushing horses. The Empress gave a scream of terror and the thousands .of spectators thought to witness the instant death of the little child, when a dragoon in the front rank, Beeing..its perilous position,, disengaged his feet from the stirrups, clung skilfully to his flying horse, and leaning 1 far forward deftly seized the little girl as he swept by, without slackening speed, and placed her at his saddle bow. The multitude cheered to the eoho his skilful and plucky act, while the Emperor taking from his neck the cross of the order of Maria Theresa, hung it upon that of the hanDy man.

An extraordinary di scovery wa made (says the Ballarat Courier) by the guard in a train to Melbourne nt the Meredith Station: J)l number' of longwoolle3 sheep Had ; tieen placed in" a truck attlohed'to the* feftin/ and" wrapped £%• father damp coveriifgs. 'On arriving 1 at Lai Lai station tbe'guard's attention was. ! att|abtedlbo thpir, panting, Tbut of thisie^ did notftake njuob. .not^c*, as he;,Veliet|d ? it to be the effect, oif.the.hot weather.; - However, on, ralng at tjje Meredith*

station, he went to look at them again, and to hia great surprise, discovered three of them to be on fhe, the flames of whioh he lo&t no time in extinguishing. They had evidently not been on fire long, as could be seen from the damage done to the coverings and wool, but if the occurenee had not been noticed so soon, there is little doubt that the rest of the sheep in the truck, together with the three mentioned, would have been seriously burned. The fire which whs at first thought to ha ye originated from a spark out of the engine, arose from spontaneous combustion.

The Times correspondent at the Electiic Exhibition, in Paris, wiites :—: — The gigantic Brush light has been in action several times. I have already spoken of this lamp, the carbons of which are six inches in circumference. It is worked by a Brush machine, which requires the same power as the 10-li^rht machine, say 40-horbe power more or Ipss. It is not possible to look at thi(, light unless the eyes aie protected by coloured glasses. The heat at a distance of six feet is extremely unpleasant for the face. The negative carbon is, as our other lamps, dug out into a crater form. In this lamp the crater is an inch wide and half an inch deep; the carbon is chiefly burnt on one side so that the length of the arc to one edge of the crater is three-quarters of an inch and a quarter to the other; a flame rises from the arc to the height of at least a foot. The lamp burns silently at times, but generally it makes a hissing noise which can be heard all over the building, and sometimes outside. I compared its light with one of the Gramme lights on the same gallery by altering my position until the shadows of a pencil thrown by the two were equal, and then measuring two distances of the two lamps; the equality was obtained when the distance ot the Brush light was nearly six times that of the Gramme. I found that the Brush light was thirty-four timeb an blight as the Gramme light. The latter with the globe on was piob,ibly eoiihidernbly less than 2000 candles, so that the Biubli light mast have 6ccn piobaftfv about 60,000 candle power. This is piobably the most poweiful artificial light which has ever been seen.

The following from a western correspondent, has the merit of truth, -md f^hows how sly and humorous are the methods adopted to circumvent laws enacted to prevent the vending of alcoholic beverages :—During the brief existence of the Maine liquor law a live showman (not Artemus Ward) made his appearam-e in , with a small, dirty, tattered canvas* tent, a half-starved wolf, and a suspicious looking keg. The admission fee of ten cents was cheerfully paid by a number of " old spoits," who manifested a peculiarly strong desire to see this vei y villaijaous-looking specimen of the animal kingdom. But the oddest part of the bhovi to the by-staudeis was, that one pai ticularly hard old case had pressed in " to take another look at that wolf no less than seven times during the aftcinoon. The seciet was at last revealed. After several unsuccessful attempts to start for home, he approched the tent door with an unsteady step, and handing his last dime to the showman (?), hiccoughed, " I b-b'lieve I'll takers' one more look at tint wolf!"

An American paper thus depicts the character of a gentleman whose name has been so much in people's mouths lately :—Mr O'Douovan Rossa, or, as hi? baptismal, sponsors called him, Jeremiah O'Donovan, is a good deal of an ass in liia peieonal and professional capacity. The suffix Ko&sa is only a norn de plume borrowed in the time of his connection with the revolutionist Press of Ireland, a dozen years ago. After the collapse of Fenianism he came to this country and began war on the British lion at long range. So far his overt acts of war have consisted of levying contributions on the hired guls and hard-working laborers among his countrymen and women to aid the skirmishing fund. He does all his skirmishing on paper, using the natural ammunition of aman who can shoot off with his mouth faster than a Gatling gun. He is quite capable of the wilful idiocy of putting a lot of explosive material on board a passenger steamer and the additional imbecility of &ending his billheads with it, as is alleged in the present case. That he has done so, however, is by no means proven. If he did, he has no sympathy from the moie level-headed among his countrymen, who express universal disgust with him and his utterances; and there will be no tears shed if his actions should lead him into the quiet side of a British or native " bastile." A pretty good evidence of his character is shown in his denunciation of John Bresliu, another conspirator, who happened to possess a'good deal of hard common sense combined with fertile invention and cool courage. It was Breslin who went out to Australia a few years ago and liberated eleven political convicts, carrying them off m broad daylight from one of the strongest prisons in that country, and delivering them salely on American soil. Such men have no sympathy with the murderous schemes of the desperadoes who plan wholesale slaughter, abusing the generosity of the country that has given them a .shelter. In short Mr O'Donovan Tto&sa is, or pretends to be, what the happy slangology of the period denominates a " crank," and if he and Mr Guiteau were to be tied together by the tails and thrown over a clothes line to fisjht it out, the world would look on without a tear. Surgeon John Frederick McOrea, who although severely wounded in the breast in the engagements last January with the Basutos at Trefontein, South Africa, remained all day at his post, knowing there was no other medical officer at hand, has received, as he deserved, the Victoria Cross.

A meeting of Abner, L.0.L., No. 38, will be held in the Lodge-room to-morrow evening at half-past 7. Visiting brethren arc invited. Mr J, S. Edgecumbe has been appointed agent for the Australian Mutual Provident Society at Hamilton, in lieu of Mr J. H M. Carpenter, resigned, and all premiums must in future be paid to him. A meeting of the creditors of E. .T. Moffit will be held at the Courthouse, Hamilton, on the 14th inst., to pass a resolution of discharge. Mr John Knox will hold a sale of household furniture and effects on Saturday. Tenders are invited up to the 19th inst for the office of borough valuator, Hamilton. Mr D. Craig, Thames Valley, invites tenders for the erection ot a cottage at Te Aroba. The new pure cash system now being initiated by G. and C. will certainly prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great success in Sydney and Melbotimo and when strictly carried _ out the customer who buys at an establishment wheie the goods are marked low tO'ensure a rapid sale must be a great gainer. G. and C. sell their drapery millinery, and clothing at such prices for cash as gives the buyer the advantages of-a shareholder in a co-operative society, without the risk o being called upon to bear a.portionofthek>ss should the year's business prove unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the cofidence which the public have hitherto shown tbem, and are determined to give the pure cash system a fair trial; whether they gain or lose the first year. Country buyers on remitting cash withorder will be supplied with goods at co-operatve prices ; j just the same as though they made apersonalselection. Furnishing goods, such as , carpets, floor cloth's, bedsteads, beading nd general house furniture, the largest portion of which is v turned out at our own factpry,-willbe marked at • the lowest remunerative prices; and,atliscount pf£ ' five' per cent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time* of purchase. G. and C^haVin'g realised the entire value of tneir stocky duiirig>their late - cash said, 1 the present stock is nbw and cheaply, I nouG,HT.i-A~n<inspectio,u invited.— -Gaxmck anr -GnairwEix, City Hijdl Furnishing Arcadp'Queen ( ' street; Auckjwfr" ' - - l '•' *