WAIKATO WHISPERINGS

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 86, 6 May 1882, Page 122

WAIKATO WHISPERINGS

- — The Kiliikihi postmaster skates like an angel — in disguise. — Houghton's srniler is still on the war-path. Nil Desperandum. — What takes the British Lion to town so often. Is ifc to look after the Lione9s ? — Miss Westwood has left Cambridge for the rural district of Te Awaumtu. Her departure is keenly felt by tlie male sex of West End. — Currie is contemplating a visit to the metropolis in a few weeks, some say to bring Mrs C. back with him. But people will talk. Won't they Teddy ? — J. T. E. left Cambridge for Alexandra to attend the Maori meeting. He looked quite warlike as Jie rode away on his grey charger. — Query : — Who is the laziest man in Cam■bridge F Long John, the carpenter, because he lies the longest in bed. — There is still no talk of cricketer GJrierson and the heiress of the Masonic coming into collision with each other on the sea of connubial blissfulness. — The juvenile banker of the Colonial is now without occupation and is likely to remain so until the return of the family from Rotorua. — The annual cricket match between Waikato - and Waipa at Cambridge on Saturday last was a failure, owing to the inclement state of the weather. — A spicey little story was going the rounds in Cambridge last week, which, through courtesy I am obliged to withhold from publication. — The youthful Sharp paid us a visit in Hamilton on Saturday night last and stopped over Sunday. The old attraction is as strong as ever. — Tommy, of the Union, will shortly be left without his evening companion and the evening companion will be afflicted with a like penalty as regards her chaperon, a removal being imminent. — The little doctor of Hamilton has never yet been able to digest the vaccinating affair. No doubt when Parliament meets a lengthy petition will be presented. — The warbler has been brought up to the scratch, by the little milliner who is at present living in the metropolis. The gallant vocalist has since abandoned civilised life and holds forth in periodical concerts among the savages at Te Papa. — The Cambridge Dramatic Society will again shortlyentertain a Waikato audience with " Raising the "Wind." The last performance being such a success financially, they contemplate raising the wind in their own interest this time. — There is at present in Waikato a rage for ■dramatic performances, and from all quarters I hear of clubs being started. The latest is the Waipa Dramatic Club, which purposes holding forth at Kihikihi next week. — A change in the internal management of the Cambridge Reading Room is already apparent. The table upon which the papers and periodicals are supposed to be arranged looks as if a hay tosser had been paraded a few times over it. — Christie didn't make Grisborne after all, having only got' as far as Auckland, and now we are to be treated with an extension of his sojourn in Hamilton. The gallant youth being interested very muchly in Cambridge Trill, as usual, continue bis Sunday afternoon visits to that quarter. — The Comus Dramatic Club hasasrain had life thrown into it, and I hear they contemplate coming out with something very startling shortly. Of course, "Hamilton people being full of sentiment, indeed almost verge on the aesthetic, farces and comedies are below "their advanced social tastes, and if I am not much mistaken the natives will be treated to some vory heavy tragedy, probably the " Babes in the Wood" or " Goodygoody two shoes." —A. very successful entertainment was held in the Cambridge West school-room on Friday evening last. The songs of the evening were those of Miss Allen, an Alexandra cantatrice, Mr O. Garland and Miss Selby, and the duets which entertained the audience were those of the Messrs Garland, the Misses Selby and Mr Walttio with Mrs Dick. The doctor's songs were, as usual, vory popular.. A scrumptious little dance followed the concerfc,-Mr J. H. Johnson providing the torture. The only incident which went to.nmr the latter part of the programme was the presence of some uncouth vagabond lately returned from the big hotel at Auckland, but who, ■ however; onSJisco very was_ immediately ejected from the buildihgv.- ";.*:'•> I"*- ; ' :. * —There Ms/, aY present a perfect fever for co- . operation; in Waikato. . Everything in. future is to be , worked on the coroperati ve principle, eveivmarriage not exceptedJ ~; -^Cheese factories, ' bacon factories, fellinpngeriesiri^arineries, granaries and flour-mills are to be : ■ «§p|i^»jg^ey j ery;,poßsible corner, and all to be worked ■ w^^l?l^^Jy^*?*?'^ n -^!^-^ ramu '' 1:l ' *^ c hitherto mausoS^^^^^.f : j,eyery,tfiing that savoured of reciprocity or is joinitig in the march of progress ; i^^^jfatjttim .forced to believe, judging from the manner in fei^^fti<j^tljiß^!;have,set,to work, that their,progress will ">My reasons for thinking so are manithat I have writton adversely 'spirit: of Te Awamutu people, I would

not like them to think me actuated by any vindictive motive in so doing. The meeting of Saturday night last was very well attended, there being about 60 persons present, about a dozen of whom were farmers, the remainder including an array of bandsmen, blacksmiths' apprentices, knights of the yardstick, policemen, lawyers, chips and publicans. Aueffort was made to crush Mr Gresham into the chair, but that gentleman's past experience of the unpleasant nature of such an office was sufficient to induce him to thankfully decline the honour. The chemist was" likewise implacable. Ultimately the thorny seat was occupied, and an attempt made at business. It seemed to me as if no one present was prepared to submit any. definite scheme to the meeting, and consequently very little was done. Meetings should be called for the purpose of either forwarding or opposing some defined scheme or object, not for tho purpose of considering what scheme should be forwarded or what object should be opposed. These should be fixed upon before the meeting is called.