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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 842, 8 November 1877, Page 2

The MELBofrßij¥ CuP* lias lost much of its interest Biuce\.. honorable members ' Kave decreed that fche general pubiio shall haVe "no more oakes and ale," though rumour sayß that the aame honorable geutlemen do, in j Bellamy'a, beguile the tsdiath of , their parliamentary duties wih short whist at guinea points, poker, blind hookey and other moral and aristocratic pastimes .of a like ki»d: D'ime Eutnour is, iafttnis .matter, doubtless, a lying -hroaajjyj* It is, however, a fact that, in NewfZealand, the nona'lowanoe of the uiflhal Calcutta sweeps baa caused leas,ati&resT"thin usual to be taken in the Great Australasian racing event of the year.,, wer« many anxious expeotants for tlie iieWs whiou W»fl' published iye.qterd.ay, by /the ;WaiKsATO Times throughout', district. '"' rue event is a more' thah'u'sually interesting one, as Chester} -§fce year, h»s won the r dbuWe and the.Cup.. : • .., ~..;,, ;... r . ■;• </

pwiNqhtoipressqre,from advertisements and telegrams, a leading article on ttie Alexandra and Newcastle' Road, and other matler are rieceeWarily held over. THrtkc'will be : nd sale on Saturday at Mr Kennedy Hill's auction mart. The next s tie will take place on Saturday, the 17th instant.

Mr W of Pencarrow, 10 in a high stale of oultivatlpSj- ; will be seen, in the market'/- '\., \ & 1 Indian FAM'tyE Bblisp Eokd. —We learn that a BUinipf £2s.naa been oojlected at; i^garuaWiihiai- and 47 &t ftaglin.il buosiVription lists are lying at both banka in Hauailton.

The Bkv Mb will) preach in the Presbyterian ' Couroh, Hr.milton, at 11 a tn, and in l Cambridge at 3 p m on •Sunday next; !:; i - ■•;, :••:.'..'/

It will be seen by advertisement that tb e agent , for the Imperial Inuttfanca Office his received instructions to lower the tariff pu any'risk'.for property, iu Waikato.'" ''•'" '"'' ■'•'"''''

Salmon Ova.—Yesterday Mr Firth Was :ar'passenger-by th< ;railway. to the Waikato and passed through. Hamilton ■en route to Te < Awamuta with a large package containing ,400, 00 salmon ova. ■These.are to' be pla'cedd" the iPuniu river. Ihe weuttier has been cold, and,;though. stormv, without -thunder and so.far hai been -very favourable .for the undertaking. 'V7e Wi'sh M/'PirtH : every ehcceea in bis laucUble and

.( Hill land i Wall isatcond cuttle aa/e; of. he season is advertised.;,.for?A the- .22nd* on that day at" the'Oket-e Fal's. A number ,oi fat and store cattle and horsea and between ..00 and ijj sheep have been entered ifor sale.

Me John Dbegan, of Hamilton West, is i-Josing parti,er_Bhip urrangemeuts, and has John. Knox to Sill on dairy cows, horses, , v &c;, and one acre ot on which is a four roomed cottage. Ckicket Maidk—The teams of the Kirikuiioa aud United Cricket Clubs will i>'i»y their s c«>ud match to-m<rr6%v, by whicn time, let ua hope, it will bo tired of r>iniug. PJayera are requested to be oil the ground sharp to the 1 miunte, so that no time may be lost, and the game decided, without-the. .unsatisfactory recourse wdrawihg the''stamps- at a certain hour.