The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2125, 20 February 1886, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equ-l and exact justice to all men, Of whatsoever state ot persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unavved by influence and unbribed by gain.

SATURDAY, FEB. 20, 1886.

Count Yon Moltke, the great German strategist, is reported to be seriously ill.

A full report of yesterday's sitting of the Cambridge R.M. Court, in type, is crowded out of this issue.

Mr J. S. Buckland's sale of stock at Matamata was not a success, there being very few buyers and the bidding, in consequence, very tame.

Several Rotorua native* passed through Cambridge on Friday, on their way to the Bay of Islands, whero a great meeting is about to be held.

Messrs Jas. Farrell, W- A- Cowan, A. Kay, W. Qualtrough, and S. Bond have been returned as members of the Kihikihi Licensing Bench.

The Aroha Licensing Committee is composed of the following:—Messrs J. A. Dobson, T. Gavin, G. Lipsey, J. Mills, and E. Quinn.

Messrs T. W. Davies, D. Combes, P. K.iy, D. Henderson, and F. G. Taylor have been elected a Licensing Committee for the town of Ngaruawahia.

A very heavy rain, with thunder and lightning, occurred yesterday, which flooded the streets of Cambridge, and inundated several pretnwe*. Chapel-street, now in course of formation, was quite under water.

Hamilton cricketers are requested to attend practice on Svrtnpy Square at 3 o'clock to-day, in view of the return match w ith Whatawliata, arranged for next Saturday, and the prohnhihtv of the Cambridge rrturn match coming off almost immediately after.

Messrs J. Allwill, H. Asher, J. Gwynneth, A. (Y. Hughes, W. Kincaid, W. Reid, D. Richardson, J. R. S. Richardson, R. W. Sargent, »nd Jas. Webber have been nominated as members of the Cambridge Licencing Committee. Tho poll will be tfton on Saturday next.

It is statei that Mr Gladstone in.>l><iso« to postpone tho quo»ti<m of Home Rule for aye ir. It i* belie* l'd that tlie <ii)MMiii)icnt sue not pjej>a)cd to »n> ihujmwU- fot the xuttlomuiit of tin* Irish question at present.

Mr D. M. Beere, who has co lone and iiv tefficumtly tilled the office of K.Vident Eti'jintMr, Public Wmk« Department, in Wmkatp, li:w received notice of the tcnni n-tioii of lu^ appointment at the end of t\v 'ii'inth, ">n icc<mnt»f the general rcducti >m in tin' soi \ ici"". It is stated in a Press Association mi' *.ij, r e tli.it Kir CluiJr-. 1 Dilke ii i^li.v> docliticd to join the Muu>tiv °f r (il.idstniiu biH'UHclie is iinwillioi? to ri-k i -I'U'ctimi. Muiy lutttTi .iiv appeal in< T ' in tlio Deiby lupej*. dcm iiwlin? that the l^ii'-en's jiinctiir -hall intoivene iuul the I** ( -■ — . thtij.tre th.it the utse looks mjh picious. There was an exciting horse race <m the (J.unbridjp racecourse ye->tord.iy, butvveeii Mr Jjni»n'.s Joey and Mr Jones' Orphan, for £20 a-«ide ; d Stance, one mile. There was a large attendance, including Humo of the fair he\. Joey won easily by several lengths. The ground w.is very heavy with the rain, which distrenncd the Orphan. Mr Allwill acted as judge, and Mr A. 13. Stubbing as starter.

The Licensing Committee elections in Auckland on Thursday resulted in a victory for the inoderato party, three of whoso representatives were returned for the .South and East wards. The temperance party gained the victory in the North ward, only one moderate man Retting m. As one result of the election Mr .Tagger will get a transfer of the Rob Roy Hotel license.

Preparations are being made by ! the natives for ftn important meeting t«> be held at Maungakawa on Wednesday next, tho 24th inst. The object of the iiit>etni£ is to discuss the construction of the Tli imenRotorua railway, and whetlier they shall permit the line to be prosecuted before payment in full has been made for the laud taken for the purpoies thereof. Forty native owners from Rotorua are expected to bo in attendance under their leading chief, Petera Pukuatua.

Two racehorses belonging to Mr Carter, whilst out exercising «t Cambridge on Thursday afternoon, were frightened by some school children, bolted from Victoria-street, down Fort-street, and when near the poplars at the foot of Duke-street, one headed down the hill aiid the other for Kirkwood'.s Htables. The lad, who was riding one and leading the other, was dragged off his seat to the ground, but happily received uo injury.

The following letter was received by the Rev. E. J. Phillips on taking his de parture from the Waikato :— " Alexandra, January 16th, 1880. Rev. Mr Phillips. Dear Sir,— On behalf of a few friends and the members of your congregation at Alexandra, I have very much pleasure in handing you the euclosed cheque. They wish you to accept this as a testimony of their love and esteem for you as pastor and friend. Wishing you God's choicest blrssings, I remain yours very truly, (signed) J. At bin."

While at Waiwera, the Mayor of Hamilton brought the matter of the Hospitals and Charitable Aid Act under tbo notice of Sir J. Vogel. The Treasurer acknowledged that the Act would have to be amended to meet the objections of the country districts, but the Government had no power to do so until the House met. While in Auckland, Mr Kidd informfd Mr Graham that the money the board wore now asking for will be used for hospital purpose-* only. They admitted the United Board could not recover, and the District Board could only act for hospitals. This> being the case, Mr Graham said it would remove the objection of the Borough Council to contribute their quota, as from the lir&t they did not desire to refuse aid to the hospital.

The following special messages to tho Press Association, dated London, February 17th and 18th, have been published : — Thepioposals of Mr Gladstone to postpone dealing with the Home Rule question has (riven rise to suspicions amongst the Pamellites. Lord Salisbury has made a htatement which implies that the House of Lords would reject tho proposal to grant Home Rule.— The new principal for the Parramatta Hich School will be appointed inMarch.— The Apent'o-Oiieral intend tn give a banquet to Mr Murray Smith.— A statement which has been published in the city Press to the effect that the Gillies' coalition Ministry had reigned, has been corrected by Mr Murray Smith.— Mr Murray Smith has protested ag.iiuit Sir P. Cunliffe Owen's refusal to allow the sale oi cwlonia! wines at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition except through Messrs Spiers and Pond, the well-known caterers.

Our Te Awamutu correspondent writes :— We shall have a plethora of amusements here for the next week. Captain Speedy is to be entertained to a dinner on Saturday (to-night) at Mr Bond's Star Hotel, Kihikihi, by a number of hi» old fiiends and brothers in arms. The shooting match, Te Awamutu veisus Waiuku Cavalry, takes place on Tuesday, and the dinner'in honour of the visiting team in the evening;. On Wednesday the sports and races will be held, and a grand ball in the evening. The annual mriree in connection with the Wesleyan body will be held on Monday evening, when the Rev. Mr Dewobnry will deliver his celebrated lecture on Macaulay, and on the same evening Captain Speedy will give a lecture in Kihikihi on his travels and Abyssinian history. It is a great pity that two such eminent speakers should lecture on the same evening, each of whom is well worth going a long way to hear. It ia unavoidable in each case, as the Wesleyans have had their arrangements made for some time back, and Mr Dewsbnry's time is so taken up that his convenience must be consulted in fixing the date. In like manner Captain Speedys convenience must be studied, as he has made arrangements in advance for lectuiing in other places which he cannot put off. There is, howe\ er, population enough in the district to give each a full house.

The "Escaped Nun" has been lecturing in Otago, and this i.s what the (Jam aru Mail said of her, in reporting her meeting at that town ; — It i& itnpus>aible that good can result through such an agency. If the religious fanatics who revel in Edith O'Gorman s denunciations, merely because of their antipathy towards a religious organisation that is distasteful to them, were to set themselves to work to eradicate the actual and palpable evils that exist in their own religious oodies, instead of spending their time and occupying theii minds in listening to slanders born of spite and greed of pelf, they would do something that would tend to make the world better and happier than they found it. Will anyone tell us th*t Edith O'Gorman'a viait has been attended with benefit to anybody but herself and sordid husband? Is the Romish Church, or any other Church, to be pmitied by such aplenetic and disgusting allegations as those that emanate from the " Escaped Nun," whose "escape," we should say, was a fortunate thinsr for the Church to which she belonged V Is that charity that we are taught in the Book of Books is the sheet anchor of Christianity to be fanned into a living flame by the empoisoning breath of scandal? If we cannot do our neighbours good, at leant let us abstain from doing them harm.- If we cannot do ourselves good by interfering with our neighbours, where is the philosophy of such interference?

The decorations for the Harvest Festival at S. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, have been veiy tastefully carried out, and reflect great credit upon those who have exerted themselves for the occasion. Entei ing by the central aisle, sheaves of wheat aie arranged ag.unst the pews on either side, with pumpkins and other vegetables interpersed. The rending-desk is prettily set off with a long fringe of barley and leave*, whilst at the foot is a fine collection of \nrious kinds of fruit. A triumphal arch extends in front of the choir, handsomely built of preen leaves and shrubs. Sheaves and wreaths of wheat and barley are dotted all over with flowers, whose bright colours stand out in strong relief. Over the top of the arch is a scroll with the device, "My Father givetb thee the true bread from Heaven. And at the foot are rows of fruits. The pulpit looks very nice with fringes of barley and floral crosses. The font is elegantly decorated with fringes and green leaves surmounted by a cross. The aisle, to the Altar, is laid with fruits and heaps of plums with a few sheaves of corn. The altar table is simply decorated with small sheaves of whent, whilst against the central window at the back of the altar are pothic arches of grain in neat designs. The corners near the vestry and belfry aro occupied with large bundles of Indian corn t> stalks and gram. The whole of the interior presents a striking appearance. At the evening service the Rev. Mr Marshall from Te Aroha preached an eloquent and appropriate acunon to. aa attentive, congregation,

Hit: choral poition of the service wax rendered in a, hc.uty and efficient mannor bv thu choir under the leadenhip of Mr K.irtly ,who had taken special pams tor the occasion.

The following particulars of Mr Morton, the "Now York Herald ie|x)rtor's " ad /entures at Mercer have been supplied bv a correspondent of the Auckland Hoi ,ild !r-About a week or bo ago " a New Y-irk Herald reporter'" .strolled into one of the Lower \V.uk.itu t>wnship->, en route for the Lake*, and: put up .it one of the hotels. Ho proved a very pleasant guest, and the landlord was charmed with him. .Vb he intended to ride up to the Lakes, the landloid was entrusted with a commission to buy a horse for him. JJonifice d-d so, the more gladly, a« tho New Yoik Herald reporter proposed that tho hotelkeeper should acompany him at his expense. Tin 1 lepoitci sjietit thu week in nding about the neighbourhood. It was inconvenient fir a touiist to cairy about largo Minis of money with him, and the landlord kindly furnished mouey for some articles of personal outfit, etc. At last a time must come —every tourist knows it — when that " little bill" will be presented, for human nature is pretty much thu same in the average hntelkeeper as with other folks. When that time came tho New York Herald reporter wrote out a cheque for a tidy sum, in the presence of the landlord, and went out. no doubt in order to post it and get the sum duly remitted. A day or two w ent by and no money came. The New York Herald reporter got indignant at the way banking buainesb Vas done in this country, and sent a letter to the bank manager blowing him up for his neglect, and also sent a telegram to boot requesting immediate attention to the payment of the cheque. Strange to hay that bank manager did not collapse under such treatment, Dut simply ignored both documents. At last a goodnatured railway official placed bib services at the disposal of the Press representative, and offered to interview the bamk manager, and clear up the mystery. The offer was thankfully accepted, and an order was written out, so as to prevent the bank manager doing any more humbugging. The railway official in due course waited upon the bank manager, who stated he had never received the clieque, though he had received a telegram, but as no person of that name was known on their books, and the telegram alluded to matters of which lie had no knowledge, Jib was completely mystified, and left the matter to time in order to get a solution of the mystery. The railway official returned up the Waikato railway, sadder nnd wiser, but half an hour before the train cyme into tho station the New York Herald reporter strolled out of the hotel, it is believed, to ice if the train was coming. The railway official failing to see the Press representative told his tale to the landlord. Time rolled by, but the New York Herald reporter returned not. Subsequently he was ween walking sharply along the road two miles from the station, and the only conjecture is that he is looking for that bank manager, but has not found him yet. The hotelkeeper, like a sensible man, has taken in the situation, and accepted it. Figuring up the penalties of associating with New York Herald reporters, he finds that though he has lost a friend he has found a horse for which he has duly paid, and has also on his notebook sundry entries which are not yet excised therefiom, and which are certainly - not likely to be erased from memory's tablets for some time to come. It is just possible that the New York Herald reporter may not have gone to Auckland to blow up that bank manager, but may have forgiven him, and turning in his tracks has bent his steps in the direction of the Lakes, forgetting the above disagreeable episode in the pleasures of the Rotorua sanatorium.