THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 1881.

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 30 December 1881, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 1881.

It » announced that Bent, and Bfttcheuler s urfrivalled Christy Minstrels will appear, jn Beefjon on evening next. The committee of tho. Children's Pic-nic haye issued an excellent programme for the entertainment to ie given on Saturday evon«ing licit, b,ut it unfortunately reached , us too late *br insertion i in its entirety to«day. The r^ere announcement, however, of an enters tainmentfotsucli 'a purpose will, we ore sure, prove sufficient to attract a crowded attend- _ anee. ■■ ' :/,3 >■;.?. ■_..;■ - ";■ " ■'- ■ Mrßrennan will hold an auction sale o*" choice .'-.. j i wellery tosdoy -in ,the shop lately occiipied by J. Shields. All accounts against (he race committee must be rendered to-day. - . Jn the private mntch yesterday between Lillipie and Rustic, the fornaer ton easily . On Saturday, at 3 o'clock, f h3 annual meeting of shareholders in the Keep-it-Darjj > Company wili beheld at Mr GvCßowroan's Oijßce, and as the business to be transacted is important it mto ba hoped '-that a full meeting of shareholders will be present. Maibfor the U v nited Kingdom and Australian Colonies per Rotomahtna, close at the ' Bluff to-day (Friday), at noon. The anniversary of the tJnited Methodist Free Church was brought to a close on Wednesday evening last by a tea nnd concart. The tables were profusely laid, ono of the most interesting features being the flowers and fruit, never before can we remember so large a supply of the latter at any like meeting in Roe fton. It is scarcely necessary to say thal'j ample justice was done to the good thing! provided, nearly 200 partaking of tea. At; the concert W. H. Jones, JjCeq., was in a becoming manner introduced as the chairman of the meeting by the pastor of the chuvch, and expressed the pleasure he bad in being present, and bopod it wou'd not be the last meeting of that nature he should have the honour of attending. Then tho choir gave several choruses, whioh were rendered in a Very creditable manner. Miss Moeller saDg two solos with that care and proficiency fof which she is. justly ..celebrated. Miss Aus tin's singing did npt at all diminish her in the estimation of the people, but was equal to previous effort?. Mias Cassel sang to her own accompaniment very well, find we hope to see her again before a Re? ft on Budienc3. The gentlemen, Messrs H. Lawn, G. Cnsely» W. Dunn, A. Crumpton, and F. Oxley, each contributed to the evening's .pleajnre and profit in a very creditabio manner. In (act when all do their best and, that voluntarily it is -almost unkind to make din* unctions. Mrs Ik Masters accompanied I Heafl* the wlrole of (he vocalist*, and ws' hope to see her in the .fame capacity agaiD, as she appears eminently adapted for the position. Miss M". Oxley accotnpanied one of the nnger?. The speakers were the Rot. A. H. Sedgwiok and the Rev. J . Piixkin, who^e rpmarks.. were very .pointed and very short, but such as con be endorsed by all men of broad sympathies The meeting on the whole was a great euceeea, and all appeared to be satisfied with what they had seen and heard. - ' • ..--.;■ " Bishop Redwood made a few, remarks during the distribution of prices at Cqn-; vent School Wellington, which will commend themselves to every parent in tho community. After complimenting the, pnpils oatlieirproficiancy in all^ the branches of instruction in tho school, he said he hid to make a few obseVvations which would, ■ perhaps, run counter to_ theii* ideas of acquiring a knowledge of German, French, fancy work, and fine things, of the kind ; but the subject on ; wliioli he desired to speak wift, to his.mind, of more importance than nil the rest. He hoped the young Indies would complete their" education at ; home,, and porfoct themselves in ' Tiousehijld work, for: it was a. thing which would jast for a life time. This could not be 'tftuoht in a-Convpnt. There were thousands of things to be done at ■■"home which vtete necegßfiry for domes' ic happiness, therefore he hoped when >be young ladi'e.3 were told * (o do household work they would be cle« limited to do so. It. would stand them in g'jod stead throughput a -lifetime, and tluy would not only be able to bear themselves with propriety and elegance in aoaicty, but they would be al-le, to render those with whom they would live through life comfortable happy, and contented, This he defied them to do unless they bad a proper knowledge of household work Even if they became Ihe highest ladiea in the land, and never had to soil their finger?, it was still neces3t.ry that they should be ablo to sec that those under

ih'eui did tlifir duty. Nolh'.ng could be more important thnn tin's in a colony like ' NW Zrfalund, whore it was so difficult to get soofl serronta. Jlalf of the mistresses bad to toaeh their servants how to go about their work, nnd if a mistress waa ignorant of it horself, what misery there wjiiUl bo in the honsp .' Therefore, he hoped the pupils would learn to cook and do laundry work, &c. He warned them not, to despise those who hfid such knowledge, and endeavoured to show that other accomplishments wcro enhanced by the possession of such acquirements. His Lordship concluded: — ' Don't think what you acquire boro is all the education: :ncc<?B3ary. -The greater part must be learnt in your homes. If you hearken to what I sny, and carry out in your lives what I recOnniend, you will be a credit to yourjfily.e.(i.. upd a joy.|o tjie Jiojues in which £ou lITO. Wo are sorry to find that the Bank of New Zealand has been under the necessity of prosecuting two of i(s employees — therhfead I>ifl clerk,' Mr George Aleiander Mackay, and. his assistant, Mr John Fairbairu Scott. The first was charged with stealing a cheque, valued at £243, and was sentenced to six months' hard labor. Alderman Sir Thomas Gabriel remarking that unless bank clerks were made aware of the puntsbment they incurred in comtritting such frauds these cases would increase In the case of Mr Scott, Inland Revenue stamps to attach to bills, and that he had in many eases used previously obliterated stamps and appropriated the money represented by them. Stamps on bills are eometin.es • huddled ' together upon one corner of the bill, necessitating their overlapping to a considerable extent, and by this overlapping tW previous slight can* celling" had been concealed. The prisoner, who appeared to feel his position very acutely, was remanded.— European Mail. Billy Weston, a sporting character, was fined £5, and four guineas costs, for assaulting Bathbone, proprietor of the Observer. The cause of trouble was publication of list of safe .bookmakers from which Weston's name was omitted. * A reply has been received through the United States Legation and Foreign Office to the address of the House of Representatives of New Zealand on the death of President Garfield. Mr Lowell, addressing Lord Granville, says he has been directed to request bis lordship ( to transmit to the Parliament of New Zealand the heartfelt acknowledgments of the bereaved family of the late President Garfield, and of the American people, for a telegram of tender sympathy received from that distant colony, which is especially appreciated in this hour of grief,' A Par is paper thinks that broom corn is likely at no distant day to revolutionise the breadstuff supply of the world; and it reports the discovery of a process by which the finest and most delicious Sour can be made from the seed to tbe extent of one bilf its weight, and leave ibo other half a valuable food for making beef and milk. The average yield per aero is 300 bushels, end in many instances 500 bushels or 80,0G01bs # have been secured. Nor does it exhaustive soil as Indian corn, from the fact thatit/eede fiora the deeper coil, and assimilates it* food from a cruder state. It belongs to the same genus as the sweet cane, commonly known as sorghum. It is understood that Government will fulfil the promise given last session, to take into consideration some means whereby Bradlaugh tnembor for No'tbbampton, who hitherto has beeu precluded from taking his seat in the House of Commons, owing to the objection raised by the Conservatives as to the oath being administered to an avowed Athiest, ard purposes on the re-ass 'mbling of Parliament to submit a motion that Bradlongh bo allowed tp sit.