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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 711, 6 January 1877, Page 2

Oamb ridge BiSTBiCT .School. —A meeting of the electors is called for Tuesday afternoon to elect a school Committee for the above district, for the current year. \ Speoiai Services, Cambridge. — The |levd. Kaiph Brown, of the Wesleyan Church, Victoria, will preach at '-Cambridge to-morrow, m the morning at 11 olclook, and m the evening at 6.30.

\House anb Land, Tb Awamutit. — The latge building some time since ereote'd for a Hotel at Te Awamutu, together with a small farm m the vicinity of the town, ship, are, it will be seen, offered for sale or lease by Mr Canny,

FCTRNITTTRB SALE NgARCTAWAHIA. — Mr John Knox will hold a sale to day. "of tue"whme- ot tne UodßeTtoiTHrKlluW and effects of Mr Skinner, of Ngaruawahia, at half-past one this afternoon. It comprises a very large lot of superior furniture m good condition.

. The Woman op the Bttt-übe. — The time isn't over 100 years away, says an American exchange, when the wife who •boasts that she couldn't make a loaf <of bread if her life was m the balance will be told by good sooiety that she'd better learn, or go ami drown herself. Business feilur.es will remove the wings from some of these earthly angele.

i School Committee Electioks. — The annual election of local committees for the several district schools take place during the present month. That for the Waitoa district takes place to-day. Those for Ngaruawahia, Hamilton East, and Te Awamutu, are advertised, the first mentioned for the 22nd, and the two latter for the 27 eh in&t.

Counts: Council Meetings. The first meetings of the County Councils to take place on Tuesday next, at noon, will be looked forward to with a considerable amount of interest by the public generally. The first and all subsequent meetings will be open to the attendance of the general public; but the Connwil may exclude efcavigera, or any "stranger on account of disorderly conduct. So, too, m the case of the minute book, it will be kept m the gffice of the Council, and will be open to inspection without fee, during office hours, not only to Councillors but Co any County Elector or to any creator of tie County, At meetings \,oi the County, all questions cominjr &efore it for- consideration will be decided by open voting.

yaras square inWgaTaen. '-Wi'om tJm !ne selects the best plants, and the best pickles on each ear, to bow again, hoping by this means to produce a Urst rate seed wheat. But unfortunately the sparrows proceed upon precisely the same theory, or at least practice, but for a different purpose. They select for their depredations the finest plants, and take the best grains, and when Mr Hutchison comes to get the ripe wheat, he finds only a few of the smallest of the pickles left, which have been overlooked by the sparrows, and which are useless for his purpose. And the mischief is done m spite of every effort to prevent it. Mr Hutohison has shown us some lamentable specimens, and actuallj round each plant, at the bottom of the ear, wa3 a piece of rag, or string, while we were informed that within a yard of the spot on which the plant grew i was a '• bogle," consisting .of an old hat ' and coat. But aU was of no avail, and the closest (friend of the sparrows tcould hardly help beooming convinced that, at i least m their present numbers, they were an evil, when shown the ravages made m these ears of wheat, which are about «ix or seven inches long. The unfortunate Acclimatisation Society gets all the blame of the depredations df the sparrows, but we think that the society is unjustly blamed m this instancy. However, the sparrow nuisance, like th> rabbit nuisance, has increased, as increasing, and ought to be diminished, lut howf

In Dunedin a man who had his leg broken by a coach accident on Christmas Day, has recovered £100 from the proprietor of the conveyance, who wub also the driver, it being proved that he was not a competent driver, and liad one horse m the team not properly broken m.

Fat Cattib.— For some little time past very few cattle comparatively have Wn cent down to Auckland. The sea* foa of supply to the Auckland beef market from Waikato would, however, seem to have again commenced. On Tuesday a herd of 35. twenty three of which belonged, to Mr Caley, and the balance to Mr Gane of Pukerimu, passed through Hamilton for the Auckland market of the 11th insfc, W« understand also, that a mob of 50 head belonging to Messrs Fisher and Scott will start for Auckland from Pukerimu on Monday next. Those that passed through on Tuesday were very fine beasts, some of the best cattle we have seen for some time past.

Absentees with a ViSNaBASBOB. — Ireland has same millionaires ! That is; Bhe sends a pittance to the following noblemen to enable them to live (abroad !) : — The Marquis of Lansdowne— revenue, p.incipilly drawn from Ireland, where he neverresides— £3so,ooo. The Marchioness of Londonderry is only worth £400,000. Earl of Normanton, son of an Irish archbishop, much of the money originally came from th» Irish Church, £700,000. Lord Leconfield, who. was never m Ireland, receives a good share of £250,000 from it. Marquis of Hertford, income of some £200,000 a year from real estate m Ireland and ©agfcnafl, always resides m Paris.

A MAN'S PHOTOGRAPH WITNESSING AGAINST HIM, thus showing the importanoe of photography as an aid m the detection of crime, has been strikingly illustrated m many modern instances. This useful art is now recognised as a powerful auxiliary, and is most extensively practised m the various departments of Police. The photographingof prisoners m the English, American, and Continental gaols is part of the regular regime, and these likenesses are distributed amongst the various offices for future reference. In all the principal police detective offices, there is an album of criminals with useful notes and reference*., rendering the recapture of escaped prisoners, and the maintenance of CiOse surveillance over -released criminals aa easy matfcur. It will be seen from our Dunediu telegram that Woods, the le ranter from London, at first denied that he was the person "wanted," bat the production by the detective of his photograph settled the question.

Sheep i-eom Viotobia.— NW that the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe are closed to the colonial breeder both of sheep and cattle for the importation of pedigree stock, the several Colonies must look for an interchange of blood from each other. The prohibition will last for two years only, and considering the'number of best strains of all kinds which stock and sheep owners possess, there is no fear whatever of any falling off or of deterioration through a want of fresh blood -from home. Indeed, as was alluded to at the dinner of the late show at Ohaupo, the colonially bred .iprogeay of imported sheep were m no respect inferior to their progenitors. The Hero, however, on Wednesday last;, we are informed by the Herald, brought over a large flock of first-chus merino sheep from Melbourne, to the order of Mr Earle. They were landed m first-rate condition, and, as the s.a. lona was just on the point of starting North, no time was lost iv transhipping them to her, m order to place 'them on Mr Earle's run, m the Say of Islands district.

Whose Ducky a«e rotr,— A Cleveland commercial (says the Leader) was m Elyriaafew Suudajs ago, and while gittin grin Ilia ronm-1»..wl j frr>™ -.tha npT f room, the 1 mysterious question and answer, — "Whose duckey are you?" "I'se your duckey!" A Jew momenta passed, ! during which he sat m open moiathed wonder, and the silence was again breken. " Whoae duokey are you;?" *• I'ss your duckey !' Unable to stand it much longer alone, the Olevelander harried down to the office, learaed that a newly married couple were m the house, invited thre other commercials to hear the f»n, and tiptoed back to his room, The wicied quartette crammed their handkerchiefs m their mouths, and during <the next quarter : of an -hour heard that fond conundrum put and answered no less than four times by the unconscious rustic and his blushing bride. A>t dinner, as luck would have . it,-the bride and groom were seated between two of the commercials while the original discoverer of the " bonanza" sat opposite. The table bad been cleared of the substantial and orders for desert had been given. At -this moment a spirit of mischief took entire possession of the Clevelaader. Leaning across the table he looked archly at his nearest friend, and m dulcet tones propounded the conundrum, " Whose duckey are you ?" The other dhap was equal to his ■emergency, and m a tone of affected sweetness gave his answer, "I'se your duokey!" Two scarlet rustic faces, the flutter of a white dress through the doorway, two vacant Beats at the table, and four crazy commercials laughing till the tears ran, flashed across the vision of the spectator as the curtain fell.

Those Sfabrcfws again. — Mr Hutchison, of Onehunga, has submitted a case to the " Herald" which is interesting m several particulars, Some years ago he procured some of the best Adelaide white wheat, which he has b3en cultivating on Halletfs principle, m the endeavour to produce a white wheat equal to HaUeft'a pedigree wheat, which was flold m England at £2 2s a bushel. Mr Hutchison plants a small patch of about 10 or 12

i Our fellow-sattlers will soon be visiting Auckland and we advise them, before making any purchases, to walk into the City Hall Arcade. This is an establishment conducted after the London style. By buying there you can procure all you require m the way of Clothing and Furniture. The goods are carefully packed and despatched wilhout trouble to 'the purchaser. We see there the greatest display of goods m Auokland. Furniture for the Drawing, Dining, Bedroom, and Kitchen ; Carpets, m immense variety, from 8d to 7s 6d per yard j Floor Cloths, all widths; Bedding of every description, and Upholstery work. HolJoway anlGarliek have secured the services of Mr R Cranwell to superintend the furnishing department, and his long experience is a guarantee for good work. A nicely-assorted stock of Men's and Boys' Clothing, the latest fashions m Drapery and Millinery Goods, Baby Ware and Underclothiug. The proprietors sell at low prices to command a Cash Tbadb. Go to Holioway and Garhsk's City Hall Drapery and Furniture Arcade (show rooms 166 feet long), Queen-street; Auckland.— [Advt.]