OMNIUM-GATHERUM.

Waikato Times, Volume XLII, Issue 3391, 24 March 1894, Page 4

OMNIUM-GATHERUM.

Too early! A tSuitablefjoTcejor Creamery, suppliers,;! An industrious; tradesman. Shaving; itaken. :a .new' apprentice from thecountry; widened* him at a very early houiUsayirig that, \vere ! sitting)*: ddwhUtb' breakfast. " Mony thanks," said the lad, as he turned over for a nevv.nap,. "ibut I :never?eat inithe nichUime.''U'> Thi-''Auctioneers; 'Act''fixesi'ithe: license fee for auationeers at certain local body. iivHawke'a "Bayyi deeming this too high, and not finding!, auctioneers willing:t6 r tUke ( 'ouMic6iiseß at thoi price, ha"Bihition.the'i ingenious) expedient of appointing everyone who takesiout aii'attctione > be a Fire Inspector, at a salary- »f £2O; pei} annumv cOuirfracti I brings in local revenue, t /, \; -J Mr C. Leejfo'eaduiaster of tua !Stateisch T ool|ihas hit'upon'a novel idea of increasing the attendance average,fsavs the Herald.(He has'placedi black-board in the porch, and every day \ the; rporcentage <p| attendance in@ch cjass]is#gh|,to J eether with the total attendance. The, ciiildrM «|n|eres§infcthj| recorcf and there is iunch betweenihWasseifoLthe' .honoui' m holding'the placej.ofiipridgcpui;ithp: ecordboard. t , rj , ~ <r<w\ A teetotal pointing ( out. B^e (| a few since\.witii ; .the f of Lazarus |and,{ij'iyes,;; sfeWhenj -;Diyesj wis jin;heljl' |he saidv)!',did)he) appeal; to* Lazarus for a drop of whisky, a drop,ofi r a. )drop 'ofi ginf Did he appeal for any of tHose' vib spirits' th'at humanity ?'' No.;, de'ari!frie^ds i ; ''he! i! aske , d H, oniy' for a'' single dropYof water.TOWhat'lddesj'that show ?" He paused 1 for "an *flW«f,! | and a voice af'tliebM df tliejh'iill're^' plied, "Weil, 'it''shows' 1 where'!fee':) totallers " Woomera ":iri..the ; '' A.ustralasiah,' , f ,,. }-il '.'li ,i"it!l:'' (111 'l'' .'' S" -; '■"■ ' A Coolgardie miner, ; EdwardtWillatiji i was the other, (day,;, at fleeced of i'oOOi 1 by' means confidence tribk,! miner '^hadj struck up ah'i acquaintance' with 1 ! a 1 confidence man/ -William j Hiidson';' and the i two uhe'dav theyihet at" Hudson said that if any man,ui the ro'bmc'duld'sh'o'w'hmi £soonowould, give the holder of it,, f £loo... f Willan then dre^°£s«nt i t .the bank^, returned,to the..hotel, aiid.,the.,party had drinks. ;j A game ~01, chance,was indulged giving \ HuSsoi| ; |liift £p(|,' ;: wheni l the ) Jatter. decamp,edj,and\on;the yictiin attempts ing to follow him ho was detained by,; twos ac'compliceSioiiHudsdu; is lin g ao] ' ' .~' , .„ I ''! lr, ' l v, A statement' i made , 'bV l 'Mr' I 'H6ga;,, M.H.,;., to ! M'Wellington Land: -•■ Board is Ml ot grave !( to the fttftte. as landlord), 1 ami rims' raised a \yill,. tax ; ,the, firmness \ and capacity, : of the,Minis.t,er for, Lands to fairly grapplf?, .with.,,- Certain; > set-i tiers in the'. ;PortyiMiles.i'Bush l '.>ne^r ) Eketah'iina 1 , ifindnthat'they have taken, up land at too high a valuation;'''and pray 'for .relief ,'li 'these 1 'settlers' ! 'are to successfully, appeal \o the State for relief, iit neetlsaio, prophet.utci! foretell that everiyi.Crown!tehanfc ; inH the couh«, try. who.may be confronted with f ailurei' wilK'seek ;• 'the ;sair e' reco'iir'sV; It raises a/questidn or the'-'gravest iih-" portancc, and among, other things eniphasies the...value and importance, of periodicarappraisements as against lease;'in"'perpetuity.'—O.' D,.' Times' correspondent. . -yruy J ']/' An important reform in the., ciary' is' 1 likely fthe f Welii/ig , 'ton r 'i*ost j says) tQ.bHniitiated'dur'ing the coining,, Pavliami nLand already, thpre is much tnlk respecting it rtgal circles. It is probable, thaty they Government will introduce .a measure to establish 4 e circuit'systeih'' wlththe'Supreme Court ] udges, by which a; judge., might 3 ]i\;e, whore lib"pleased,' out haying ducted.-a, session in., one,places, j\yo,uld; not again 'sit in that place till he had presided .at-a Supreme .Court |,session in'.eachjoltiie otlieri:districts of>tbej c010ny,,, ; thus completing the. > ,vho!e circuit, The object is to ensure that the'legal=and other'personages whose business lies io'courts may-not obtain any undue advantage "over any .particular ]udge>|and (that! jiidgeslmay not get jinto .any,, groove engendered byllocal'jsiir/oundings, infiuencqs^, Vario.usis'tatements!hay^.been v made,

as to the.high :.y.*ges .alleged, to,have been earned ■'by l nien A employed on certain^overnni'eritco-operativeSvorks 1 says Fuir play. When it was publicly staten 'that as; ,17?, per day' was averaged by I fhdividiiai 'members of a gang, the Tiibonr Department exolliWMktWfimonnt'indijtioW included tnH.t-" , due"(. , n J provious con-, tra'irs!)fdr t ''wlii6li> tho'fnj'en- h'acp'tieeilunp'vi'd. Apropos''a' Pair.Play contrifcroifriwt'lteß.:jra > A man r.employed ~ Y 1 JIM I it/trr'-i'i on theico-operative, works at Yvaikawa for more than aiortnight the members, of hi5 3 gang averag^,|.l6s i 6d per day. They could, he 'said, hava earned as jl J 9 1 s 0 .p i e i r ()^y,«ri but ; after, the; firs k it t fadvisablecontracts; The man was neither boasts

' iiig nor exaggerating for he possessed documentary which was mWe than sufficient to prove the mpaemiiiberaiisih uliberaj H indeed!" ';. o The, sugar i: journal i; estimates < o the: Queensland 'Sugar crop this season at ibet\voeii L niiiety-niiiei («£ hundred and seven thousandjtons. uirfd ; j Thfe;/<Chancellor of the Exchequer .estiiuatesithat the expenditure; for; tlie year,)) will jijlamountyio. £95,000j000,-: ijvhich is the highest on record. )!, ( The, r! :.delegates,■ vfroin atheyT'ftdes iUnipng throughout the United ; j|p.in;haye;;arranged ! to iiuGetjin'Hyde irark,; and demand the re-introduction, of the Employerß , 'Liabilityßill. i ■■<■ .{The EaßtoralistsM T nion!s new agree-/ .meht'r is .exactly the same as that in < <forcein Queehslah , d| There will be}iiof ' 'important change from:»the old -one,* ! aria'theVrates of wages remain unaltered. {[7j _ M/.fti./ioir/'/ ' It is believed thai; the prospect, of the introduction of New Zealand mutton into Prance is poor, lowing to/ tfi'e fact Watr whiie 'meat' transhipped ; "from, London is,subject to, the maxi> ; inlim tariff, direct shipments are ad- ' &MdWder tariff. Bo fartnosdefinite steps i talenWeflitt^^ feared that'the ,hatiye v mind is being 'poisoned'Against li lhe 'measure by Act would ! take away, - Tbe : 'money available for 1 the' purchase lan\is io the'eiid of the financial 1 year ! has already, been expended.—Welling-, ton Post. , ,v • -iv , , v , i iiil!t",'.'i JU-.iUu .- l .0Oi"'- iii.v;f..l«i,i i -i 0«. • ( An interesting account ot ( thej terribly lpss, [Caustjd) by' ( ,tne ,'cpal strike; appWrediinJh^ fit is calculated that the loss of f wages was £18,000,000; h loss nd) mining; i profits and<royalties; £2,430,000; loss 1 ! of profitson. iron, potteries; -factories,! 1 railways, shippirg 11 and ;; £4; 160,000';; Toss of shopkeepers' pro-' ifits.and to llojS to £33,022^0: ,! ' ;:;.:;■ Th% Liverpool Courier t says:—A very significant?;stqry 1 cbmes from in Shropshire, where(the local .Liberal Clubjh'aiiuccuiii'bed to temperance influences* ; ,a prcumstance -which affords a peculiar commentary jm.r. the;j unipn,i ; of;j r hearts; between ;Gladstonians and teetotallers, j Only three•oyeawi ,have' elapsed: since. ( the Whitchurch Liberal Club, which has cost! about 1 £2,000 of good'-'Radical money, was opened with becoming eclat; 'and"with? eonfideneo,' tKat! it would speedily crush, the' Unionist party. 'But experience has proved the inability.qf the club to manage itself, let alone to regiilat'ejthe affairs of the nation, ( . ( and. ; riojy,,)s' are 'foicLthe enterprise ihas collapsed rin a ;beer The, teetotallers resolved, that the club should ;be conducted ion their. principles, iwhile Ithe 'other 'members'. '.decline 1 to continue members s of a club which ignored their/cdnyenierice'. 1 Wheir the l beer 'was' pitched out' those, who were wont to iise'itfseceded : frbm tne ( > ' ; •.elu]li , ,' , e i ii i , .''the**.Jr]e6r !> 'was reintroduced' 'the' teetotallers^'kept' away. New the club is in liquidas tion all ! through/ 'the' liquor Question, "Whitchurch "teetotallers' ! should'know'• that J ' Radioalistii' is'' iotiniately j as-, sociated with the beer it pretends to" 'JOliiuni! *"■>■■■ r- '=>■'■ «"'''■»■'- — ~P. al !'.u 1 .„ ,„„ „* v,, -..; Mi./ <•;■■"•