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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 786, 16 June 1877, Page 2

Mr Kennedy. Htll will sell to-day at Gwynno'd Hamilton Hotel a dobbin, liorse, harness, boots, fljur, produce, &o.

Twenty go d tfwauip hands may obtain employment ,by application to James Warren, oa Mr Jenkins' farm, Piako, at eight fekildogo per day.

.. Cambisjdge Weekly Sale.— We would remiud our Cambridge readies that Mr S.iJrighb sells to-day, at bis Mart,- Cambridge, trees, harness, hortes, sewing machines, produce, &o.

Presfytkrian Chuboh, Cambridge. —To-day is the last on which tunders for the erection of a Presbyterian Jhurch at Cambridge will bo received by Mr D Richardson.

A Teacher for the .Ngahinipouri school is required. Applications musb be made lo Mr Brabant, the chairman of the local school committee not later than the 23rd inst.

Whatawhata. — We learn that a special service for children will be held at Whab whata '"to-morrow afterncoi ab half past two o'clock, to which all, children and adults, are invited to come.

The Hamilton West Town Board will meet at the Hamilton Hotel on Tuesday, tho' 26: h inst, for lhe purpose of striking a rate of nine p-mco in the pound, which will become payable in one sum, on the lst of October next-

Hamilton West Chbisty Mtnstrels. -We were not aware thab Hamilton possessed a band of Chriaty Minstrels. Such, however, is the case, and they wilf make their debut before a public audience, in the Victoria Hall, on Tuesday evening next.

The Cambridge Nobth Township Highway Board give notice elsewhere of their intention to strike a rate of one smiling in the pound, which will become payable on the 31st of July next, and Ihat thoy will meet for that purpose at the Masonic Hotel, Cambridge, on Thursday afternoon n'ext.

A Sunday-school teacher was giving a lesson in Ruth. She wanted to bring out the kindueßs^of Boaz in commanding the reapers to drop large handfulls of wheat. •Now children,' she said, «£oaz did another nico thing for Ruth: can you tell me what ib was V . * Married hor!' said one of the boys.

The late Football Accident. — We learn from the " Horald " that, as a small token of respect to the memory of tfie lato Mr Pilling there will be no football match on the afternoon of Saturday the 16th iuet. and thab arrangements are being made to hold a meeting during the incoming week to adopt somo modification. of the rules at present used by the various football clubs in and around the city,

Kangiaohia and Kihikihi Highway District.— Not : ce is given elsewhere of the intention of ihe Rangiaohia andKihikihi Highway Boards to strike a rate, the first of nine pence, and the socond of one shilling iu tho pound. Both rates wid bebome due in -one instalment, on the 2nd Jul) nex 1 .

Messrs Williams anb Hounsell, it will be seen, by reference to oar advertising columns, h •vo commenced business as general smiths, engineers, aud. agricultural implement makers, io Ngaruawahia, ance will, no doubt, secure tbe local trade of that portion of the district.

New Stoub, Tk Awamotu.— We would draw, attention to the auuouucemeut ou the lh ird page of Mr Duffua'a intention to open his new store, at Te Awamutu, on the Ist proximo. Mr Duffus will carry on his Alexandra business as heretofore, as well as that at Te Awamutu. The latter will open .with a complete new stock of goods on tho day abovementioned.

District Schools. —The Centra} Board of Eduoation : has given notioe that tne midwinter holidays in all schools in which such holiday-* aro grauted, Bhall bo circumscribed to the fit 85 week in July, a most unnecessary waste of time, as school attendance throughout the year is uo irregular that holidays can soarojly ue considered necessary at all.

Furniture 3alV Tamahere —With our. issue of, to-day will be published a catalogue bf bhe household furnibune nnd other effects,: the property of Mr J A Douglas,; jto bb ' sold at his residence, Tamahere,*. on Wednesday, tbe 271h inst, by Mr Kennedy. ilill. ( Not the least important item announced in the.cttaloguo is that " lunchooh will be provided."

' Atlas, ' in the * World, ' says tical Mr Holliugshead has follimei up his I researches into the Btatist.cs of loss of life from firts iu theatres by making arrangements, Whieh will shortly be made public, for gratuitously insuring the lives of his audience. Thus every visitor to the Gaiety, from tho back row of the gallery down to the front row of the orchestra stalls, will be able to console himself with the 'reflection that if he is burnt to death his representatives wili reoeivo a sum of £10,000. Such is the inviting douceur whicli Mr Holiingabead is about to present to all hia petrous. I understand' tliat tbe cost of the management will, after all, be ludicrously small ; for the aobuaries declare that though 150 millions of people have visited the London theatres during tbe lasb iifiy years, and a few have lost their lives by foolish panic, only oue has actually perished by Are. Value ov Land in Hawke's BayAs an instance illustrative of iho valu; which laiid in this districb has attained, says the " Hawke's Bay Herald,' wa may mention that 6) acres of laud at Pukahu, hitherto occupied by Mr Chryetal, were disposed of by him aboub a fortnight ago, at tlie rate of i.27 per aero, to Mr M«o---duuald, the proprietor of tho aijoiniug property. The land was bought by Mr Curys'alfrom the Goveriimont in 1566 ut £3 per acre, lt is not situated near any

township.' nor on a miin road ; its high value was due solely to the extraordinary carrying capacity which it possesses in common with a great extent of the Ahuriri Plains. It carries 10 longwool sheep per acre all the year rouri". It, is necessary to mention, however, that this has been uchiorel with the ussistance of a certain, amount of rooi crops for wiuter feed.

Thb • Obago Daily Times' is sure that . no-one wilLttske. exception to_the_ special, actiou of the Executive at Wellington iu permitting the landing of the thoroughbred stock brought here by the ship Blantyre. She was simply unfortunate in winds, or sho would have arrived by or beforo the day— the 16bh April.— on which the Act prohibited the lauding of itock imported from Furope camo into force. The stock eh 5 biought — to. wit, a bull, tw o cows,, aud two calves— all of the short-horned breed, is oot exceedingly valuab'e, bub us far as cau be asc.-rtaided by competent judges, is quite healthy., Theso facts had due w-.ight with the Gouernraent. and hence permission to land the animaU was granted conditionally upon their being placed in quarintine for three months. They were landed yesterda}', and sent to Dunedin, and are to be quarantined in the Caledonian Society'* ground*-, The aggregate value of the fivo auimals is estimated at £4000.

The fj-st uumber of the 'Northern Advocate,' at. least' eight pagis oub of twelve, are to hind, and a very readable well advertised country paper our old friend, Mr Langbridge, appears to. have OBtablisliel for the district North bf Auckland. The 'Advocate,' published ab Waugarei is three times the size of the • Comet,' which ib b as superseded, and is as full of local nen-s and readable matter aa tbitt journal was deficient in tbem. Altogether, wo may congratulate the Northern settlers o i hiving such au advocate of their interests established am.mg them, wliich, if carried out, and supported with the same spirit with which it has boon commenced, cannot but do much to make their district and its wonderful capacity for settlement beuer known than they are. Both publishers and sebtlers oppear eo hive done their duty in the matter.

Hamilton Football Club — A meeting of the members of the Humilton Football Club was held on Thursday evening, at Mr Gwynne's Hotel, when there was a fair attendance of members ft was proposed by Mr San des, seconded by Mr C C Wood, and unanimously agreed to, "That owing to the late melancholy and fatal accident to one of the founders of the Hamilton Fuotball Club ; tho club play no matches for the 1877 season. And that the members of the Hamilton Football Club wish to express their deepest sympathy and sorrow for the relations of the lato Mr W F Pilling." A discussion took placo as to the advisability of modifying the ruleß at present used, and it was agreed to wait, to seo what action the Auckland clubs would take in the matter, ao ihat if possible, the same alterations might be adopted.

Crossing the Danube.— The diffiuclties ihe Russians will have in crossing the Danube are thus put by the ' London Times ': — Wherever the Russians attempt bo cross there would, or ought to be, a Turkish naval squadron, aud with regard to this we are anxious to correct a popular misapprehension. It is commonly supposed that if a Russian army arrived at the Danube, it could protect itself and its bridge operations against the attacks of ships of war, by means of a system of torpedoes. But, in the firat place, the number of torpedoes requisite for such purposes would bc very great, and would need as much transport as a large siege train. Evon supposing thab they have been brought to the spot, how are they to be laid ou ? The river must first be carefully sounded at every place where a torpedo is to be placed, and this in the face of en enemy commanding the water. The time occupied in laying the torpedoes would be very considerable, and is to be reckoned by mouths rather than weeks, The idea is quite impracticable.

Salts ov Pedighee Stock. — Messrs T and S Morrin have juat sold fco Mr Vavasour, of Taranaki, eix of their, choice herd of pedigree cattle. The animals wliich will time te*ve this part of tbe

, Colony, are the bull ' Robin Adair ' ; \hn cow * Fiiv 128 ' and her calf by R obin Adair ; a yearling heifer, ' Lady Mary,' out of Lady Edith; a yearling heifer, * Primrose,' out of Particle and sixth, a yearling ' Spring Blossom,' out of Summer Morn. All three heifers are by the bull Theodore 37. Mr Eiliott, also of Tara-.. naki, is the purohaser from Messrs M orr in of • May Bud,' out of Lady Edith by Ninth Colonel Tregiinter.

Tnfev'f Herald" ot xnursday has the following, which vt& believe iB substantially 'cDrrect : — '• We understand that Mr J C Firth, encouraged by rccsnt experiments, is aboufc, in addition to his previous large outlay, to expend a considerable amount of ciplbal iu tbe systematic cultivation of his large estate at Matamata, "wherV be has sufficient land to keep him engaged in this direction, on a largo scale, for many years to come. His operations will probably give employment to a large number of men, and will have the good effect of extending cultivation towards the valleys of^ the Thames and Piako, where there is on extensive area of very exceellent land. In these districts, also, the farmer has been most successful, and we have no doubb that within tbe next few years we shall see the area of land under cultivation on the Upper Thames and Piako enormously extended, Speaking of agricultural and pastoral progress, we may further mention thit those experienced breeders, Messrs R and B Maclean, have entered into partnership with Mr T Russell and J Williamson, so that Penroso Farm, the Pa Farm, and other joint properties, will be worked together, and that adibional area-- will be acquired and broughb iuto cultivation. Considering the lesources in capital and skill at tha command of the new firm, the nature of the soil owned by them, and the fine climate of th> diitrict, we do nob jee why they should not occupy the premier plaoe in the colony as breeders of sheep and cattle — a position hitherto held by breedors in the South. We believe that the value of the properties and stock taken over i y the new firm was assessed at £100,000, and that a futher sum of #50,000 is likely to be expended in prize stock 'and in permanent improvement -upon Iho 'different farms."