The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume IX, Issue 522, 23 September 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1875

Crowd b» out, — Leading articles and other maiter aiv unavoidably held over, MEABLBB. — Mr Jame* Mackay, Juor, is reporteo to be suffering from an attack of meatlea at Wellington. Alixandka. — We learn that pigh* canoe loadi of wheat arrived at Alexandra from To Kuiti on Monday FoutbaliL.— T«legram9 from Nelson itate that the local footballers are confident of being ?iutor.ou3 in their forthcoming match against the Auokland team, Mb BaissBNDBN. — A Wellington telegram in the ''Thames Adveriiser," states that the Miners' Rig'it*, about which there has been 80 much fuss, were given by Mr Mackay in charge to O'Hallovan, * ho gave them to Brissendon, National Bank At a meeting of th« Dire »- tors >f the Nation-il Bank in London, on Autjust, 17th a dividend at the rate of six per cent per Hiinam was declared. The warrants for payment of dividend to AuekUnd shareholders will arrive by fir»t steamer fr«>m the South, The Owkhunoa Tbiok — A. correspondent writing to the ' Orosjs ' denies tne story that some person surreptitiously mixed brandy with the water used in the initiation ceremony of t'-e " Hope of Manukau Lodge." He says the brandy drinkers of Onehunga, are too fond of their liquor to waste it in such a way, and that the Gooi Tempkn are tuo sharp to be bo easily deceived. firanmffo.— The dinner to Sir George Grej at Wellington appears to have been a tame affair. The speoial corresp >ndent of the ' Cross' tele graphs:— -"Sir Ghorge Grey, in reply, made a conciliatory speech. He admitted that the country had agreed to abolition, as *>hourn by the mar-rer >n which the news of the second reading ot the bill had been treated with indifference by the people. He considered the struggle at an end." Another Doa Case,— A correspondent writes: — At I'ansjiaohi*, on Sunday morning, two Maori dogs nude a forage amongst Captain Bookett's Blit-ep. killing no fewer tban 30, and frightfully mutilating ni&ny more of his very valuable flock, The djga being detected wer^ followed t > their destination, near Te Awamutu. whert- Captain Bock^it deliberately shot the two oniinals, lor which he received the thaaks of the settler*. No doubt the native will be awarded compensation for the i s* sf hn pc s, I NaBROW Esc»Pß. Last evening about half1 past nine o'clock Mr Mist-en, wa passing uear i Mr Neal's stable, Hamilton W^nt, wben he observed a glare of light, and heard horses 3norti-ig inoide the building. Upon entering the Stab c, he found thar. a lignted lantern had sef fire to ihetieamio whicn it was attached, just beneath | the hjy-.oft. H« seized the Janrera in this bare I hand »nd threw it outoide, b«rni ig hi* hand severely. Hid the lantern remained in i'« plact* I but » few minu'es Ln^r tbe stable could not ha»e eso»ped d- < uc•tlou. ENtfitiTAiNMßMtj — a. perfect rush of enteri*inmentais announced. The Hamilton Monthly Entertii meat Ctuuuiittve have announoed then neat mu#*iil, lit enirv, and dramatic enti rtmnftient for*Oct 'ber 4th. In this issue will b.^ lottnd the preliminary ftnnounc meit of a j.-er-iorm net' oj- the H..p© o» Waikato Lod^» Amateur,, early next week, to enlist of Negro •Vtii.a leiuj. and a Lire*, with local hits. Th<Oatiib i.lge Oiui^Ly M. strel* announce ttimr tii-Hf, prrbr-ance, on bnday Octobor lat, iv th« •chuol-roooi, Uaoubndgo,

Doctok for O*uuKn>GR — A pubim meeting of 'h« iudabuaii's of Cambri'go n ro>»T*n«d »i> be hi»'d .ttht- N.tiounl Hotel, on Ootobt»r 2nd, fo der^e nitfaeure* to obtain the •••mces of » raridcnfc tne«<icHl ra^u In a reo<*nt issue we pointed out how senous'y the want of n phjsician was felt nt this riding town-hip, ftDd we trust tb" ser tiers will be euoced»iui in obtaioiug the services of on*.

W.ukato Chowk G-bants. — Crown gr-tnts ) aye b»vn pr- pared, and aiv rrnw r^ady fo* dnliv^ry Af the office of th* Be^Utor of Det-di, A«uk)«nH. fop thp following persons : — Henry Baokwth. H-ripM ; He rv Beokwith, Pironifia; EUen »nd Wi lnu> MiCu'l.-ugh tiwn of H^iifon VWt ; R'»bfir, Nell, ti>wn of H-rupipi; Kohert> 7 eill Pnongm; EJwtrd Ko^ers^n Km kin ; Geor|>i> Xi , do- lowa of Kihife hi ; GnorgRauisev, Pumu , John Toonno, Tuhur.Mia; Aler»' der 'W'ntosiii ■, loven of Hami'toa WaB> ; Ali'Tan'Jer \Wiiii 1 »<lo, Ngaroio

Licenses —In a Provincial Gnyfrnment GwzHte of lilt* lB h in*tmt it is notified that who'esule wido and a mt licenses haro b-*n issued to G Kdu^ourabe, of Nganiaw&hi.*, und J Hally aad Oc», C.mSrilge P»/b ioan's licenses to keop open u'tt.l 10 o'cWi, pm, have been i-sufti to th« ff; lomuti : X B*ll, Kans<mri j A E Bfr^ifim Tv Awa't.utu; S BngM, Alez«i>dr4; R Burke, H.tmi to-. Ea«t ; A Can*. Newcastle ; W Carbox , X htkihi ; M Dela icy, Wbata«irh»t:i ; J T E<l«' i d-, *)h up ; R^Wra Grabmn, iva<j lan ; U ( '< nm c Haraiton VVea ; L B Jrn-i , N»»aru<*w.ilii i , J Hi*;s:>»« Mnrrer; H Ktrk*o ri Ciinb»Hfji>; J Ridi»lo-, Meace-; J Stiirliy, Jlaiißimi ; W Walker, C»Mibrilgf». Paok-t Licousfs fiavp b«en cranterf lo Wtf CeHutu, p 8 Waikafco ; J Lindsay, ps Rangirin j A Rots, y a Blvrnoae. Lectuhb on Good Tbmplaet.— Mr Madden delivered an pxreilen lecture op Good Templary, on Tueidaj evening;, at tlie netr Gy inn i^iuji, HHmil'on Wrct, kindly lent for the oocafliou by Major Clare. The officers of tbe ** Hope of VVaikuto Lodge" were titled in reg»lL<, and upatod on the platfjnn. Tks Roy J, occupied t.heuh»ir, and opened the proc uel.ngin a t<»» approprjnle reu3»rks Th^ lecture was dirided into fireo paits and was attentively li» f< ned to Jhroughoui by a iiumerou.- nu^ienLe The lecture was interspersed with eooys and ri citations, which were crmiCab y yiT«n. Ai t.he cone nsion vo-ea of tha>ik» were pas-ted b\ acclimuiion »o Mr Htddun for his ezc 1 em leoture, to the lt>-v Cb .irm»tt, nn I to M.*jo C arc for his kmdueas in {.Tantii q the use of, th - ha I.

Spelling Bbb*. -As this instructive and *»ntertaimt q pa*tirn» 4 ia now the ragt in Am kland imd otf'er parts of New Zcalun , we tru>t an ottemt't will be mide io get uo a " Bee' in the Wuikafo. In orcL-r to set ihe ino*eav>.t j^oing the propri> Lora of this jounjal are jjrepnivtf to giv« three liuoJsoine pieotutiitton boohs aprixew tci be competed for at a ' S c ling Bi>e, ' b tUvre cltsHfji, co poHj'd equally of la lies, q nf <*• iiien, and juvwuilu^. If a law In ie and gent emen in fiamilkm -vill uudertike to arrange the dr tuih, the boaku \riii be immH'iitiel^ p' 1 <d at their di«p >«ni. We waul • tiugtirat tUrn, a grand spelling bre »hould bi- he u b< tvre^n ih \»nou Jov\n.ship-> in the Waik«>t>, comprtitois »rom e»<h meeting at pome cetitrui jioiut, II v can be arr. ntfed,"we would b^ giad to tfivea priz»». Apropos o* this subject \v« may tneiitii-n I tial a genil.man has funiisiied us w t'» tno fuilowin^ vr .ri not to be fnu.>d in any di -lion' ry, a- a nu> f<>> the next Spelling B e J — ''An iphagian'luopobi.Josri/' Pill" — which being intcipreied means *'a pill for a eanmhal "

Cambridge R M Court. — W N Searan. ke, Esq, X M, held a sitting of the R M. Court ut Cambridge yesterday, when owveral caf^a were heard. George McCann charged Ellen Mi' Cann, hid wife, with having assaulted him. Mr Madden appeared for the cocuphinant and Mr Whifcakcr for the defending . The c»»e was dismissed with costs, £2 9a 6d. There wa» a cro9»-summ..»ni for assault, in which the earns counsel appeared, judgment being reserved until to-day, in order \o enable McCann to giro evidence. On the civit •ide, in J Parker t> J Runciman, Mr Madden appeared for the plaiotiif, and Mr Hay for defend* ant. The claim was fur £11 15» hire of a mare. The plaintiff deposed that defendant had entered into a certain undertaking in confederation of having the use of the mare. Mr Hay contended ihifc the particulars shewed tint tUt) a; in wai for uso and hire, uot for breach of contract, bun no vee an i hire had been proved Mr Mid Jen then called Mr Buncimau win said there nras a contract, bit part of whiob had beau fu fi.led. Mr Hay contended tb^t a nousuit mm be r corded as the particulars up>n which the sunmnon^ was i»-.ued, couul not be sustained. His Worship entered a nonsuit with costs, £2 14s.