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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 812, 30 August 1877, Page 2

The Trotting horse Merrylegs will I travel during the present season the round of the Waikato district. - Bbnathalath, the property of Mr W tiigginaon, of Te Bore, it will be Been, will travel the Waikato this season. Tendbbs *or Ploughing one hundred and sevoni y acres at land, sometwo miles from Cambridge, will be received by i Messrs Maclean and Co up to tue 7th of ! September. ■ * - Tb awamutu Cavalry Volt/ntbbß— A meeting of the members of the above corps ia called for Saturday night next, at the Public Hall, Te A wainut u. PUKEKXTBA HIGHWAY DISTRTCT j Teaueis for a mile of ditching ou the CJ warn p road and for clearing and stumping another portion of road, are called lor by the Board of the above district. Cambridge Cavalry Vol<tntebbß. A special meeting of the members of the above corps has been called for Saturday next, at the National Hotel, Cninbridge. Sovbby Sheep.— A special meeting of the members of the Cambridge Farmers' Club is called fur Saturday next, to take immediate ateps for the prevention of the introduction of scab into the district. Refbeshment Room at Merckb. Tenders for the lease of the refrefnment room at the Mercer .Railway Station, will be received up to noon of Saturday the Bth September. The Partnership existing between Mr William Williams and Mr Kobert Hounsell, agricultural implement makers, blacksmiths, &c, of Ngaruwaahia, has been dissolved by mutual consent. The Tahahere Highway Board give twelve days notice of their intention to strike * rate of thrae pence m the £ for the period ending March 31st, 1878, which rate witl be due m one sum on the 15th September inst. A Kbward is offered by the Waikato Swamp Company for information leadiug to cue couviction of the party or parties who have been cutting and destroying bush on their property, near the banks of the Manga wara River. Ai a Meeting ef the Mangapiko Highway Board held on Saturday, ahe report of which, however, his not reached us, Mr T Q- Sandes was appointed eugineer and survoyor to the Board, and instructed to preparj plans for the alteration and repair of the horse bridge near Messrs Goodfellow's place. A Suß3caiPTioN Ball is to come off m the Public Hall, Te Awamutu, on Thursday eveaiug next, the 6ch September. Charge for admission will only be made m the case ot the gentlemen. The gallantry of the Te Awamutians will not allow them to interpose any such obstacle m thn way of the ladies. Jonb3 Again. — By the way, Bays the special of the " Herald" at Wellington, it y.»u have not had too much of George Joues, Jan., it may be iutereitiug to relate that the " Obago Guardian," m an article on the BUbject, says that people m Dunedia have put there hands m their pockets and suoscribed liberally for Mr Jones. The article conclu lea ia this characteristic fashion *. "Meantime, we can only say, Brethren, pray for Jones thac his fai&n fail not ! and we indulge the hope that he will come safely through aided by the violin, likewise the goggles." Melancholy Prophecy.— lt is stated that wnen the Quean of Holland was ou her deathbed she uttered a melancholy prophecy with reap- c to th* future of her cmniry. Sha said, * You will never see anoth.r Q wen of Holland, and a Republic wiil nut t.ik* my place.' She sail also, ' I foresee disastrous calamaties for France.' Putting the two predictions together the dying Queen's prognostications are easy to understand. She believes that the present Sovereign is the last King of Holland, that there will be a fresh war between France and Germany, m which the former will be beaten, and the latter will becomu Maaier of Holland. What, then, will become of Belgium ? No wonder that King Leopold is anxious, and is busily strengthening the fortifications of Antwerp. The Boys, Arthur Mays and William Taylor, who were brought before Dr Waddfngton, J.P., at tha Police Court, Hamilton, on Tuesday charged with wantonly destroying a quantity, of drain pipes the property of the Hamilton Highway Board, ma; congratulate themselves on their luck) escape from a more severe sentence. The presiding magistrate admiuuk-red a well merited reprimand both to the boys and (heir parents, *»n1 it is scarcely likely th.*t similar chirge , of which r-.'iis m Hamilton is thi; Q(Bfc t.i its -md, wiil be *o leniently dealfc «»ifch m future. Larrikin'sm »vill, wo trust, !>e put d'l-.vii by the Police with a strong hand. I; vma only the <luy these boya w«re arrest 1 tha» two young scoundiM>s were en% gi«d, oub of pure d.-vilm-n^, m » m schievuus attempt frj drown a calf m the river at tlumilt.n. Me John Knox will hold his regular nuctioj sa c of limber, farui pr.»:uc-, bo- its A»<i ahonn, &o, on Satur.lay. Tfie gnle will bo hvld at Joseph's old store, ,

Wharf Road, Mr Knoz having by that ? C i_ to vaoate hi* present premises, which Mr Potter reopens as a butchers BUOp. Thb Hamioton East Empembntoasb. -•Oil Monday, Mr Albert Potter, of Hamilton, who laid the information •gwnßt O'Coiwel^ of alleged stealing of the Ferry bb»t« on the night of the c opement, was served by Mr O'Connor* solioitor, Mr Hay, wish notioe of an action at r Jaw for false imprisonment, the damages being raid .it (£SOO. On the other hand, the pdlioe at Hamilton, are m dady expectation* of receiving a wa.rant i'jt the arrest of p'o\>nnel on a charge of MWSH , », ; befoi c the KegwUr, at Auckland, with the object of outaiuing a maViiage license. It is said that OConnel represented the girl as twenty.oae years of age, that both of them were of oontyarattve repent arrival m tlie o6loiiy auif that the girls parents were not m New Zealand. 'Thb RtfrbiioEtu Road Board held its first mot»tbly meeting at Te Awamutu on SaturJay last, wbea there was a full attendance of thb Trustees. The sum of £84 10a 9i waa parsed, an<l paid by cheque at the meeting. to workmen for road repairs aud a complete new bridge at Te JRahu. The services of Air T •* Sandes, as Engineer to the Board, were retained. A letter was received by th« Chairman from a ' Jftatepay«r/ complaining of the damage that is being done by a settlers pigs to the main road at Ohaupo. The Secretary was directed to give notice m writing to the owner, that if vis pests of the roa 1 are not removed at once, be will be sued fer tpTdamage. Complaints have again- been 'inade to the Board of the great spre id iof furze oil' the public roads of the district. The Board have, therefore. reßolved to enforce the law Ou that head, on those persons whose properties abut on the roads where the lurze has so alarmingly spread. The Collector, Mr J Farrell, was directed to lose uo time m getting m the ourrent years rate, which was due on the 2nd ultimo, m order to enable the Board to meet promptly existing claims, and to proceed early m the season with the public works of the distriofc. Stod Hobbb, — A. very valuable acquisition to New . Zealand thorough-bred stud horses has, says the " Herald," been made m the importation of a fiuerlooking black horse, named Javelin, for Mr McLoan, of Hawke's Bay. The horse was landed from the s.s Hero' m excellent condition, and during Saturday he was generally ad mired by numerous visitois to iSomervillo'a stabler, -Queen-street, where he was accommodated with a loose box until opportunity offers for sending him to Napier. Javelin, is a tine dark brown — almost black — horse by Yattendoa oft 6 of Lilla. The latter was a brown mare bred by Lee, at Woodland, Bathurst. She was gob by Now Chum out of Jfiva, by Young Marquis out of the imported mare Logs. Javelin was foaled m 1858,' and is consequently nearly 10 years of age. He competed m many races m New South Wales, but with inconsiderable success, for he was invaribly placed m warm company. Javelin with 9at lOlbs up ran fourth for tv« Tattersall Club Cup of £500 m January, 1876. The race was won 1 by Viva, by Yactendon, with 7«t 41bs ; the Duke ran second with 6st 2ibs, Wrangler, and another Yattendoa colt, ran third. He won the Australian Jockey Club Derby m 1871, iv 2 minutes 47 seconds, when bix s.arted, aud this rppears to have been the only race of any consequence which he carried oil", notwithstanding his pedigree.