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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 792, 14 July 1877, Page 2

The Tbndbbs called for by Mr Brabant for clearing, ploughing, harrowing and oowing fifty acres ot fern land and light ii-tieo lHnd at Nga'iinepouri, - will close on Tuesday next. Mb jßr'Ghx's sale at Alexandra, when he will offer from the nursery of Mr Sharp, a quantity of fruit trees, &c, and from that oi Mr McLaurin the loudly, far Bounding harmonium of historic fame, will take pi ice this afternoon. W.BBLEYAtf Services.—There will be no service at Hautajsu to-morrow, but tha Rev J. Smith will preach ia tho Presbyierian Church, at tf garuawahia, at 6.30 pui., bud the Kev Mr Barclay will pi each in tha Wesleyan Chapel,. Hamilton, at -the same hour.

"Give Ma a Look opYoubHaiu io poison tiie rats »• i* a sarcasm which, after all, it would seem, has some Hun* ol reason ia the application. We find a correspondent writing to an Australian paper r saying:—" 1 nu y Btaie , hat hum*nhiir,placed in rathoes, or laid about the premises, will banish these vermin. Any barber will gladly tjive it away. Oh.oride of lime is also efficacious." Hamilton Cattle Sales.—Mr Kennedy Hill will hold his first sheep and ca'tle sale, at Hamilton East, on Saturday next the .21st inst, when he will offer a number of ewes in lamb to grade Lincolns, also a number of lambs and horses. Persons desirous of entering stock for sale on thd above date are requested to communicate with the auctioneer, who has provided the necessary yards. , TheWbbkby Auctions in Hamilton which takes place to-iiay are more than usually attractive. Mr Knox has a large quantity of farm produce, and a dray and harness to cart it home, to dispose of ; while in addition to Bolid bacon, flour and a large variety >fproduoe for the use of man aod beast, Mr K. Hill will offer for sale, delicacies in toe shape of sucking pigs and turkeys. Truiy the peop e of Huroilton should be of an unctuous and oaeerfu,. countenance,

Thh, Waikato Steam Navigation Company have commenced the erection of a store on the east bank of the river at Hamilton, so a* to guard against future encroachments of the river in time of flood. During the heavy floods of December, 1875, their stores, in both East and West~ Hamilton, were under water nearly tolhe eves, and even during the heavy rains of a few weoks ago the river was not far from the floor of the building on the East side. "Where the new store is being built, however, there will be no danger from floods in the future

fcEMorAli OP thb Resident MaCUßtratk TO Hamilton.—-We undent and that ftlr Seartfucke has ivi-eived instruc lions trom Wel.inijton to reside at. dam' illon, the growing importance and central position "of that township doubtleas haTing influenced the authorities in .locating t;e Jtttsident Magistrate for the Lower Waikato and Jfiuko districts t ere._ Some iifctle delay must necessarily arise in consequence of the impossibility at the present momeut of his obtaining a suitable residence, but till be is able to do bo, Mr Searam-ke, we believe, intends oeiug in Jiaa.iiton three "lays in each week, namely, on the Tuesday, Thursday and {Saturday,

THB ManCUMKO HIGHWAY-BOAHD invites tenders for the perform »uce of the joint duties of eeorebary to the Board, collector of rates, dog tax, and for acting as surveyor.

To PAinters. —Tenders for painting and. varnishing a house at.Oliaupb will be received by Mr Vialoti, up to noon of to-day. Amongst ma Passbhgbbs to Hamilton last night was Inspector Thomson, the head of the Auckland Police. He will, we uuderatand, proceed up country to-diy on a visit of inspection to the several stations.

Amongst the recent changes of property in the Piako district, is the sale oi Mr Woodward's of 7,000 acres to Mr G-oiild, the son of a. wealthy Canterbury settler. The purchase money.w»B £19,000

A Grand Congest and dramatic entertaininent will be given in the Public 'Mall, Alexandra, on Thursday next, whan Mr Q £J Cooper will appear as Felix O'Oallaghan in the farce of "On his last legs. *' As usual the performance willoouoiude with a dance, YESTBiuuT Hamilton was enlivened by a couple of boy musicians who discoursed very exollenb music on the concertina and flute. Cn the evening a dance was got up, and two or three pounds collected for them; Before coming to Hamilton they had beeu performing at Ngaruawahia, where they had been kindly received by the inhabitants, and brought with them to a gentleman in the latter place a note from a wellknown resident in JSgaruawahia, statiig that while there they had conducted themselves very creditably. The lads are endeavouring to earn a iiifrie morisy to assist iheir father who is at" present out of employment through illness.

CHRoNOLOOrOAL TRKB OF StBW Z*Auand. —Mr KuoX has received a lithographed copy of the above work of art by Mr Meek, whica wU be on view to-day at Q-wyaae's Hotel, Hamilton. X'he ootids f jr geaeral issue tj subscribers will be up in trie coarse of a tew days, the engraving is the work of Messrs Sobmidt and Co of Auckland.

The best bag of pueasants we have heard of as having b en mtde this season in Watkatd was got on Thurs lay by Mr Henry Soeele, of Hamilton, who brought down thirteen brace to h«.s own gun, eleven brace being obtained in four hou s. Vlr Steele uade' the champion bag last year of I 8& brace and we have not heard of last Thursday's work being beaten during the present season Mkrobr Saw MiLW in -Mr I Kailey, the proprietor of the Merour Saw Milif, notifies, that he is prepared to supply Kahteatea timber to the vVaikato $&• elements by steamer wi hj promptitude and The of tue Wai« kato Steam Navigation Company are a-t----ing as Air Bailee's agents in tua several townships and will receive orders as per price list, advertised in another column. is it that all the fusiouleas, uuburnable, knotted firewood, that will neither split nor burn, comes up the river to Hamilton, when we learn that ac Tuupiri magufi;ent ti-tree cm be delivered at the oargp at the raie of four shilliugs per ton. The cost of freight, say up to Hamilton, would add anouier three shillings per ton ouly—allow twenty per cone for wood pilfered wnen lying ai the wharf in stack, and even then the local firewood merclianc could afford 10 sell a first oiaas firewood at a reasonable price. - . -

The Dissribution' of Pbizbs to the successful competitors iu chj Hamilton West District School took place yesterday, la the unavoidable uoaeuce of the Examiners, tue prizes were handed to the. children by the Master, Mr Danrera. Several of the parentsjof the children, and other visitors were present. Considerable pleasure and approbation ware expressed at the style aud elouction of Frank Stewart, the youngest boy in the head class, eleven years of age, who recited again for the oatiafactiou of those present the piece for potioiency iu which he was allotted the Recitation Prize. Altogether, the advancement of ihe scholars refleots most creditably on Mr Dan vers, who, as in all such schools, has many disadvantages to combat, and none the least of them, the irregular atteniauce of the children.

JSaebow Escape.—The sieamer Delta in rounding tne point just below Hamilton on her way up river last night was very near teaching a lesson to the occupant of a boat which after all might have been of very little profit to him—in this world at >east. The look-out abroad saw something: ahead but a little larger apparently in the indistinct light than a floating coal-kit. Close on, however, the figure of a man roße in it, arid it became evident that the object was a boat iu which whs a man miking no off>rt whatever 10 get out of the way, evidently paralysed with fear. ' The wheel could not be put. down as there was no time to do so, and the boat wa* only cleared by about three feet. It is described by those who saw it as a very narrow escape from possible death, for if struck by the paddle not much of either man or boat wmid have been seen again, scarcely sufficient for the Coroner to have sat upon W* bare not heard who the party was who bo narrowly escaped, bub- he should certainly never trust himself in a boat again until he knows how to handle one.

A writes in the ' Star * tells the follow, in? somewhat remarkable story :—" It has come to my Knowledge that soon stter Purukutu shot Sullivan on the Waikato, a chief of *.luhua, oatned Hoani Paiaka, happened to be in Wellington, and at an interview with the Sir Donald McLean was asked to go to Te Kuiti, and try to persuade King Tawhiao to surrender Purukutu to the Government. After leaving Wellington, Paiaka went to Te Kuiii, and at an in—terview with the King Manuhiri and Manga and Whanui, asking for the surrender of the murderer. After a long talk it was at last agreed to give him up. Paiaka then rode to Alexandra and telegraphed to the Native Office that the king had agreed to surrender the murderer, and asking instructions asio where he was to bring him. After a little delay he received a message, sating that Tawhiao was a very good man, and never to mind troubling any further in the matter. So Paiaka returned to his home at Koiro, on the ' Wauganui River. Wh*n Winiata murdered Packer, near Auckland, he made his way in due time to Te Kuiti. The king, not to be charged with sheltering him, left Te Kuiti, and wept to Kawhia, where be stayed until the excitement had passed over. The reason why Tawhiao acted so, was that tt»e murderer belonged to the Waikatos, and moreover was a member, of the same tribe as the king, i send you these par* tioulars, as I have never yet seen them appear in any of the newspapers."