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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 796, 24 July 1877, Page 2

A young husband Galls his wife 'Birdie,' baoauae, he says, she is always associated in bis min 1 with a bill. Diogenes, being ajked which beasts' bite was ~the most dangerous, replied : llf you mean wild * beasts, itra tlie 'slanderer's; if* tame ones, the flatterer's, ' Newcastle HighW4 y Disteiot — The annual meeting of Ratepayers will tnke pla' e on Thumtay aftex-noon at 2 o'clock, at the Delta Hotel. Pomob News. — Oonßtable Murray has now bean permanently located in Hamilton East, and it ia to be hoped that the petty pilferiuga which have lat.ily prevailed in and abtmt that township will receive a check. The meniberj of the Cambridge Farmera' Club hold their usual monthly meeting this evening, when Mr Walker will read a paper on 'draining.' A meeting of the Cattle Show Committee will be i.eld the same evening, at the National Hotel, at half past six o'clock. Tee, Cambridge Assault Case. —The Maori prisoner, Marsh, charged before Mr Siarancke on, Friday, at Cambridge, with stealing a loaf and assaulting a whita woman at Cambridge, was iiued 2s 6d and costs 83, and (or 1 he- assault wich waa not «i a very aggravated character 3 days iro^rcsoninent. 1 Messes Maddigan anb Miller, contractors and builders, wbo_ were lately carrying on business at Alexandra, but nave removed to Cambridge, haviog completed the uew Parsonage house at the latter place, are now well, on with the house building for Col. Lyon, which wll Boon be ready for occupancy. Messrs MaJdigan and Miller'a work' has given entire satisfaction, and as might be expected, they are securing a full share of business iu the district. Mb John B-oifOiauu's Sale. — A few weeks ago and tbe w hole country side was collected at Tamahere, to take part ia tbe clearing out aaie on Mr Douglas's farm, which was held on that gentleman's leaviii g for J£nglaud. Another «uch • pportunity is afforded on Wedntsday next in the sale of Mr John Runcimaa's stock and furniture in Cambridge, though on this occasion the chief attraction will be the Ja»ge and valuabie agricultural stock, both horses, Bheep| and cattila to b« oflered by tne auctioneer. As we said before, tho eale miguC well J haye been extended over wo days ; bnt j

for the coaveai'jrica of those coining from a distance it ' haa baen decided bv tha auctioneer, Mr Kennedy Hill, bo'cbtn mince at noon sharp, and to get throujh iu the oms day. . Tna Tfi Rout Fsbrx.— Saturday next is the last day on whic.i- tenders for the working of the above forty, forthe coming year, wil be reoeived by the Chairman of, the Pirongu J) i strict Board. Hamilton Gsihsty Minstrels— On. Friday eveniug last a most enjoyable entertainment; was given in Ls Quesne'd hlvll, by the Hamilton But amateur / Christy Minstrels. Considering the iuclomeot state of the weather there was a verry good attenianca-' The audience *septned to thoroughly appreciate tiie off'jr&n of the darkeys, whosjgoi; up was immense. The eoag.4, daaoos, and tumbling wore.ekceltent, and the oomia f*rce at the conclusion was a regular eiclasplitter. After the* performance was over dancing was cocnmaaceJ, and Jeeps up till ' tim wee ami' hourajayant cue twall.' ThU troupe seem to have gained the siioceßs they deserve, and we hope to see tbe>o agun ere long. > Racing tub-Teaist. — Th'r 'BuJget' se^ini to consider the following circumstance a difficulty, bub it ig one which we should think a few extra shovelfuls of coal wouid overcome, especially if a cowoatoher were attached to tbe engine :— Our contemporary Bayß :— " An old Maori In Tuesday tried to race the train between JSeutry Hill und Henwood Road, and was running on the line in front of the engine lor a oonsilerable distance. We hoai* it U a constant practice for natives to do this, and notwithstanding the warnings they have received still persist in doing it. But for the extreme caution u<ed by the engine-driver, some accidents would have ere this resultei. It is a pity the natives cannot be dealt with by the law in a similar manner as Europeans are." Volunieer Land Sobip.— The Colonist thus alludes to a disclosure artlessly ma io by Mr .Richardson, during his lau: address at Canterbury, as to the way in which tfie Auckland Volunteers have btjen outwitted : — "it seems a large amount of land scrip ia held by persons who have sacrificed muon time and assisted to defend the Colony on the faith of the Government allowing them to select land worth occupying. At present there, is none of value to be obtained, and as ' the time for which this scrip has been issued expires inn few months, it is intended to delay till then bringing laud into the market. A more shaineiess evasion of pledges was never known, aud still less openly anuonnced with unotioua satisfaction and adroitness. After this they will indeed be simpletons 'who trust the honor of a Government in want of their Bervioeß" •''•■ Thb Alleged Dissxtrbances in the Cabinet. — A good deal has appeared iu the >lew Zealand Press respecting alleged disagreement among Ministers when previousiy in Wellington, which, as we stuted at the time, was without foundation in fact. It has been reserved for tha Intelligent Vagrant, writing i.i the '.New Zealand Times,' to ejive a oircuni■stantial report of the matter. " He says :— ' When those convspo idents got writing and telegraphing about ' dissensions in the Cabinet/ they mijjht as well hare descended to particular* at once. Tae real fact is that vlr Whitaker hie Air Ormond a oiip in ha eye, and that upon this Major Atkinson, briefly rcmii-king th .it it was the duty of fehii Premier to lead, brought hu left, ag sporting papers say. into eniarj; contact with Mr Bowen.'a nose, \Tnat is i/he simple truth abi»ub the dissensions in iho Cabinet,. It miy b added that the gentleman who found out that there had been such things, once got into a little dissension himself. At Government Buildings (Teddy Wakefield caught him wiih his ear to the key hole, ' and kicked him on that part of his person which the Kuscti'ins would see most*bf it they inviidedjthe colony.' The dramatic correspondent of a Southern journal writes :— • Jlosb ot my readers will recollect the rumor about Madam Cora haviug murdered Miss Jenny Wren, and the circumstantial accoant given of the crime in the Melbourne papers. The • Weekly Tinvjs ' now says t:>at later advices from Cape Town show than the murderess aud her victim, with Mr Val Vpse, have been doing remarkably well there, and that they wore about to visit the West Indies. They were in excellent health and spirits, and, of course, quite ignorant of the hideous calumny so freely circulated about them. Madame Cora expresses her intdution of returning to Australia with a view of seeking legal redress against those journals thac published the report.' EUCOOKAGING TO SwAMP OWtfEBS.— The 'Ottgo Witness' publishes in detail the history of what 4s known as the Henley Estate, situate on the shore of the Waihola Like, a bloci of land comprising about 6,500 acres, of which the greater portion was, when ■ purchased, an impassable swamp— a miniature Piako. When the present manager, Mr Steven80*i, first undertook the management, ' it was^one^sheet of water, above which appeared largo tussocks called Maoriheads, and it was only useful as aros.rb for wild ducks and a fishing ground for eels.' The first efforts at draiaage were not very successful, but the proprietors — Messrs Oar^ill, Main, and Oamoball— persevered in furnishing their manHger with the means of carrying the work to a suo^esof ul issue. The difficulty of the work will be understood when it is stated that a large portion of the land lies below the flood level of the adj icent lake, which has to be kept out by embankments, of which some eight or nine miles, averaging a height of four feet, have been constructed. Of opsn diteaes with jut-fall?, protected by valves, not ..less than 300 miles have been cut- -the larger Bx4 feet, and the smaller 3x 3 feet. After the land had been drained by this means, ic was allowed to stand two seasons, or until the peaty surface became dry enough to burn off. This having been successfully accomplished , leaving an even coat of three or four inches of ashes, the ground was sown with rape seed, and subsequently with English grasses, which throve splendidly — fattening one bullock and four sheep \o the acre in the season. Alter stock had been, on this pasture thrae years, the ground, wh'ch had been boftand spongy, became fit for the plough, a&d yielded an average of 50 buaheis of wheal and 55 bushels of oats to tbe acre. Thß chief feature in the management of the estate is, however, the fattening of stock fo the market. The Bystem followed is thus described : — •'Eleven thousand sheep and seven hundred head of cattle are wintered O.i the estae. Tha sheep are luttened off, shorn, and sold in November and December; and another 1 1,000 are bought, fattened, and sold in April, May. and June. Another 11,000 are then 'purchased for the following winter. The 700 cattle having been wntered and fattened off and sold, are replaced by another 700, of three to four years." Nor are the proprietors unmindful of the permanent improvement of the laud. The planting is systematically earned on. and already the plantations afford considerable shelter from the bleak winds that so often prevail on the plaiu. " Tim net result of of judicious expenditure is that 5,500 acres of previously wor hless swamp is now capable of fattening 20,000 sheep aud 2 0 head of cattle in the season, besides growing 25,000 bushels ol grain," : -

GAMifctiijas i3 to be eulivened towards the end oi the month/ on Friday next, iaddo.J, vrith a grand concert and euterUinmant in aid of the new Parsonage Fund. What will- make the affair the more attracstivo wjll bo thi part taken in it by the Cambridge H irmonic Society and thj Cauiurid^o and Waikato reed band, both of which will make tiioir appearance on this occasion. Pbdbstranism. — Just at the present moment when iu Hamilton some walking uatches 'are on — one gentleman having backed himself to walk to Cambridge aud back, 2'J miles in all, iu six Hours— aud whan other matched also are in contemplation, the following item of uews whioh we clip from an exchauge may be of interest :—' W iiowws, ac Edin»urgh, for a wager, undertook io walk twenty, one miles in th'rea hours. He did it in 2h. 59m. 23aecs.' Free Templar Lodge, Cambeidge. — To day Past Worthy Ohief Bro JL.ox and Bro Jaukson, instituting officer, and officers of the Morning dtur Lodge of Free Templars proceed to Cambridge for thipurpose ot opening a*new Longe of Free Templars at that^ place. The-creaway will take place this ' eveoiug iu the OUdfeUowdHall. A coaeidorauie number of joining members hivo applied lor the institution of the ue* Lodge, and it» ss litoiy to be largely supported. -Djbeb and Tuottu —As one who has taken an active interest iu the acoliinatisulion of birds, beasls, and iishea, in fchid part of the co.ouy, tue publio owe a debi, of gratitude to. Mr J C Firth, which will be romembered lor tjeiierations io come. I'ha last instance we learn of this gectleinu,n'B enterprise in tiie direction indicated is his visit on Thursday last to the Waifcttto, iu compauy with Mr Stevens, Mr Alorriu's manager, bringing with them four Virgiuian and two Jalilbrnian deefwhich were safely conveyed by Mr Stevens to Hr Morrius eat.to at tho Piako and lit loose thdie. iiy the same stuauier -v'lj bin,, brougutUji t#., ii.nired Am-.noa:» trout whioli vvere pluoei iu the E*rapiro river. Tueoe fijii aro n/C ouly excellent, eating, but »ffo<d sport to the au^ler, b'uiug exceedingly gamj an I strong. Mas Chiskolm and the BqsHMAH. • Mauy curious anecdotes illustratiya of tiie manners of the early settlers iu Australia are told of the strange progress through the bush' maae by tue late Mrs ChißUoim. Due of tnese described tne c*imuess of her attitude when, to the tenor of fcne party of girls she was couducting, a atroug bushman suddenly apraug from the chick covert aud laiu hold of tho reins of her J&orse. ■ The driver took up a waddy he had in tue van to strike him over the head, taking? hior. for a bushranger, when Mrs Chisholm? arrested nis baud. Tne man asked, • Are you Mrs Chishoim J' * I am !'■ 1 You are tne very' peraou I wanted to see.' This agaiu made the driver very uneasy, aud he again looked wistfully at the waddy. 'Do you see that uice-iook-ing farm on the aide of the hill ?' * I do !' , ' Weil, then, the face and smile of a woman never crossed my threshold. Now, for God's B aue, Mrs Cuiaholm, if you have got a nice Tippsrary girl with you, leave me oue ;' and, puluug out a large bundle of bank notes, he added, • Thta U the thing that will do it with the clergyman, i wuh you wou d a«e a hat I have in iha cottage— several flitches of baoon, a chest of tea, a bag.ot sugar, aud plenty of overyihiag. Besides, I navt! a bullock dray, horses, cows aud culver, with lots of lowls and pigs too.' Mrs Ciiiaholm suid to this modest bushmau, ' I have sevoral nice l'ip.-et-ary girln with mo in tue drays, but at present I am going through tue district, and I never make matcues on the road.' 'Oh, I would feast your whole party for a-wtek if you would only consider my case, aud may God ble*s you !' Mrs Oui=iholm did settle on a farm not far off a nice Tipperaiy girl that she thougat would suit this well- co-do bushmau, aud had no fear tuat he would not soon fi id her out, and some mouths afterwards Mr* ■ Chiaholm had the pleasure of hearing of 1 Dlieir marriage. — 'douth JJon ion Press.'