SATURDAY JULY 8, 1876.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 645, 8 July 1876, Page 2

SATURDAY JULY 8, 1876.

Ohatjpo Balks. — The regular monthly Ohaups cattle sale, will take place on Tuesday next. Avcvios Si.li.— Mr Knox will hold an auction said of furniture on Tuesday next at Ngaruawahia.

Ditching.— Mr Ticklepenny, of the Piako, calls for tenders for 2 miles of double sod ditching. Mr Briton, th* contractor, has sdvertited for tender* for cictirating approaches to tlifl Cutuv brike biiico.

TwtT/rn op July— Tim great Orange anniversary will be celebrated in Hirailton by a ball and supper to be beld on 'Wednesday evening next, in ibe Tiotoria llull, Hamilton West.

KtHlKiiri. -Mr Kennedy Hill will offer for •ale (his morning, at half-past eleven o'clook the furniture avtH efferta of Sub-la3pecfcor Smith, who is ordered to the VVairoa.

lIjMIXTON INSTITUTE JIND BEADIK<J ROOK — Tbe meeting of all t^ote interested in rosusciating th« Hamilton Institute »nd reading rom, oallod hy th« Oomtnittce, ytill be held this afternoon it 4 o'clock at the Court II duse. '

f asx ITiMtiToN Township Highway DraTBicr —The nnnuil meeting of rate-pajen wjll t<ike placa to-day, at 2 pm at the Itjjal Ilotol, fir the purpose of electing trustee*, bt.-iktDg rate, &c.

fcnooi! Elhotio^ Ueetivg3. — Meetings to elect school committees will taka place at Kgahin'pmri, and »t ltmgiriri, on Alonrljy next, in thr former Cate at Mr Glassoi.B, at 6 p m, auu iv the Lvt i', at 1113 Surrey oSxco at 2 p oi.

iUlnllul liiualli.' ut lulO^iUUlb llU' I, Lie ciLCtlUll of Xci.siuj», Suiiknu c.i*, A.c, takes plaoi) i.o-d<iv

Ca:.uulia}E VAifsiuiiß Citm. — To matte room (oi* tiiiLdij ot in ulur, wo iuiVc boou compollud Ij do ti tiio yuLiiioati^u of (lie rti|jor , uui oasay rjailuL lli« ii.coUug of tlio CambuJge JiMMoia cub uuLi» uji 1 Lvi.l..

lo.viiiALii hatch. — From a toleijram received from Tt» A wuu.ulu jeeti'i'iluy vie le wu tlwit ihe mulch between Iho iluiiuitou uud To Awumulu Club* rtsuitetl in & drawn gnuie, no gonis bviii" luaJo. A lull ruporb \> Ai ap^eiir m uui* next.

Tub Alexjlmdua Meeting. — Mi- W lti^ginsou \u-iteii uVming the tiuih ot tlio concluding para^i'*i[jh of our lepoi-r. of tlie Ali'ximdm uioitmgof Suturd^y last. Had ho v lLten temperately Lw letter i.ddlf would Lavo received mserliou.

Ceowded out. — Our usasl leading article and several matters of general luterest liaro been licvassanly crowded out of our present isiuj u«iiii> to the accumulition of inaitor caused by ihd spuco occupied by Oolouiul and " local" stutes meu in our lost.

A WontD-BS T« A.WIIIUTTT SrBSOKIBEB WritCi under date sth inbfc, requesting the Malinger to »upplj lii:n »ith i ho Wai«A'«\> Timbs .quarterly, to 'bo diiectuil to To Awaiiiuiu, bub his letter is utfriguoJ. The Manapcf of the TiiiEs will be happy so hear furll>or frova him^

Chough Services. — A change has been made in tho conduct ot the Church services in Waikato for Sunday next. Tho Kovd \V Colder v,J] officiate to-morrow, at 'ie Awnmutu, at 11 a.m., and ttt Alexandra at 6.30 p.m., the Her. A K'i'onilinton taking tho inoruing's service at, Cambridge, and the evening's service at Hamilton.

Pke3KN!m.txoit to Ma job Ci#abb.— Yesterday afternoon a farewell address and purse of sorereigns were presented to Major Claro at C.iuibmigo, on behalf of tlio Cambr.dge and Hamilton settlors. Our correspondent will doubtless fnmi»n us with a full report and copj of the uddrsss in time.ibr our next issue.

Post ojpiob and Tbusgeaph foe Hamilton East. — For months pae>t we Lave pointed out tie necessity for a separate mail delivery at Hamilton East, f.ad a w eek or two a^o mooted the question of<u separate telegraph station aud post office. Wu'uow 6ee ktmc the inlmbitants Uaro taken the matter in hand, aul that a public jnoeting is called ior Saturday next.

BUKSENTATIOU OP SSXXT ZUAIAXD CROSS TO Major Roberts. — Thwe will be a grand p*iude, of lixe Yoluatoer Cavalry and Armed Consfttbclary at Cambridge on the 2bth iu3t, on the occasion' of the presentation of the New ZeaUnd Croca,to Inspector Roberts, by tho offioor commauling tbo did! net, It .Colonel Lyou. The purudo ■will doubtless bo attenJel by a largo nuir.Sor of civil ans should the weather prove favomble, us .Inspector Roberts was well Laown and esLOdmcd in Watkato.

Waiiito Central AaaicTTLTURAi. axd Pastouali AssoOixtion.— What ' we should lilco lo know, are the Uoinnnttee of the Association »Loub, (bat they arc tdiiug no uteps U get out the pnze hat for the forthcoming »hovr P It ia quite time that they got into h»rness and moved ia the inatloi 1 . Iho pr»Ej list will doubtless depend upoa the tubsoripbi m Hit and tnerefore the boo aer they sot about »scer>ainiug what amouat ihoro -will be av.iibblo lo expend on prize* the belter, so that tuey mij be in u posi- . (ion to issue tho prize list. Ualo-is firnierd know what clftisei of nniiuals, produce, &c, will bj called on to compete, there will be uo pro paratioa usade by intending exhibitors, nnJ tho Show wixl suffer both ia quality and quantity of exhibit^

'Anothke 2000 Guisea sweep.— Wo trust there will be room for two large gvrcopa ia Auckliud ton tlio "Melbourne Cup, ami that wo may hold the winning tioket in ihe case of both. It may saein iollhn %o to wish, but even journaliits are only a little nearer to ang At thin the .rest of man kind. "Mr "Edward IVrkina'* grand monster Occidental Hotel pweep fjivea tlireo priz -8 : first'horgo, L 103 0; 2 1 horsef I/42!)-; 3rd horse, L2lO ; sumi of L2lO will be divided ■between starters and uon-itarteirs. Sporting mm are exhorted t> loso no time 'and make their bota while the ball is rolling. 'In the eve it of the whole 2,0 J0 tickets not being sold, the prizss will hi arranged ou tho same scab " pro rata."

Sebiotts Accident. — Aocrcrc accident remiting in the losi of a fingor and part of tho thumb, occurred yesterday, to a lad named John Devitt, in the employ of Mr Johns, buiscuit manufacturer, of .Hamilton. It appears that the hand of the lad was caught in the machine, and when brought to Mr Sands' chomut* ship, tUo fo-e-fingor of his left hand was founl t3 bo frightfnllj mutilated and the top of tho thuoab torn completely off. Dr "\Valdington who has uo» entered upon regular practice in Hamilton w»3 at onco sent for, and (he 'fingor was skilful! j amputated cloie up to tho hand. The bone of the finger w<ts smashed in three placoaand rould scarcely bo recognised aa a filler at nil. Xfc was most fertunuto that Dr Waddington was in Ilamilton, as tenanus or lock-jtw might have super vonod if tharo had boon any deUy in attending to the injury.