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Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 888, 2 March 1878, Page 2

"Me Axfbbd Buckland's horse sale takes place this afternoon, at two o'clock,- .-at the Criterion Hotel; Cambridge. ■ Tendebs. for additions to theparsonag* at Cambridge must be sent m by 4 p.m-to-day to Mr D. Richardson. " j Tenbees fob Gravelling a mile of road between the Town Belt, Hamilton East and Mullion's Gully will be received iip to the 6th inst. Messes J. D. & K. Hill will offer for saie to-day an acre m Hamilton West, arid a quantity of farm produce, saddlery, furniture, etc., at their mart, Victoria-street, Hamilton. Inspector of Slaughter-Houses. Mr James M. Gelling has been appointed Inspector of Slaughter-houses by the Borough Council of Hamilton, for the purpose of enabling the Council to carry out the provisions of the Act. The Bobough Council .of Hamilton notifies that Mr James M. Gelling has been appointed Injector of Nuisances within the borough, by warrant under the hand of his worship rhe Mayor, nd that dn showing suoh warrant he is empowered to enter upon aiy premises m the borough m performance* of his duty. Murom on the Move. — The 'Hawke 8 Bay Herald ' of the 22nd in?t. says :- — >' The roads are all alire at present with sheep on the move, either to districts outside, of the province oe from one part of . the province to another. There rnufct at the present moment be between 40,'OtfO and 50,060' m transit. TJie following 1 m a list of some, but by no 'aeaiiß of afl .of . them : — Mr M. HaHy, t >0, for Poverty' Bay; MrGemmell, 600, t0 ' Mangaharuru • i Mr Newman, 3000, for Pi verty Bay ; Mr Ldcke, 2000, for Poverty B.it ; Mr Teat 1200, for Poverty Bay ; Mr R.'K'elly| ' 2500, for "Waikato; Mr Lron, 2500, to station ; Mr Drife, 3000, for Auckland and Tologa Bay ; ,Mr Merrit, 3000, different deutilations j Mr George Bee 1500, for Mohak* ; Mr Hail, 3000, different deatuxatkme."

Mr A. Buokland will hold a large sale on Monday, on 'the premises of Mr A. Porn well, m Auckland, consisting of f uraxtufeil library, shop fixtures; &c. • Thb TauViri Concert, m aid of the Catholic Church at that place, will be held on the 14th- inst,, for which an attractive programme hasj been |provided, and the local talent of tfte district secured. Wesleyan Services. — Mr Emington, from Auckland, > will preach m the' Wesleyan Chapel, Cambridge at 11 a.m. and .at Pukerimu at 3 p.m. The Eev J. Smith wjll preach m the Presbyterian Church at Ngaruawahia at 11 a>m., at Whatawhata at 3 p.m., and at Ngahinepouri at 7 p.m.

Sale op Mb Jambs' Maokey's Fiako Estate. — The above estate, known as the Waitoa Station, Upper Thames, and consisting of 3664 acres of land,- 650 of which are laid down m grass, dwelling- house, and all fenced, was sold by Mr ft. A T thur, on Thursday, at his rooms, Auckland, for £8,500. .

Our Watkato Vlookb. — One hundred and eighty-eight ewe hoggets from the celebrated flock of Major Jackson, of Rangiadhia, go down to-day to Napier, having been . sold for £8 10s per head. Twenty-four of these have already gone to Auckland, to be forwarded with the above lot, and these, too, were sold at the same price... ■'. ,

„. Mr John Knox advertises some 20 tons of salt— fine and coarse — at Auckland prices. The price at which this salt is sold j(6s per cwt. for coarse salt) will render it available for agricultural purposes, nor should any farmer be without a stock m hand, for, not only is the pig-killing season coming on, but* the owner of stock never knows the time when, to save an animal's life, he is compelled to kill it and salt it down.

Speaking of the Opera Company now m that city, the Auckland 'Star' of Thursday says;— "We fear the Opera Company are not so fond of us as we are of them; m point of fact, the opinion of Auckland as a musical centre is not high, for the audiences have been smaller here than m any town m New Zealand. The equisite taste of our opera goers was indeed pretty clearly indicated in ' Aida,' when a superb cavatina perfectly sung was treated with indifference, and the little nigger's dance brought down the house. ' The sort of thing to go down here,' said an irritated musician that night, 'is one of Offenbach's jingling ogera bouffes, with Emily Soldene half dressed m the principal part, and the agile Sara ('Wiry Sal ' she used to be called m London) to throw her legs about."

The Hamilton Borough Council meets for the dispatch of business m the Court House on Monday evening next at 7 o'clock- We take this opportunity of stating that the meetings of the Council are open to the public. On the last occasion several persons could be heard coming up the Court House steps, and finding the .door nearly closed going down again, imagining perhaps that to have entered would have been to intrude. It may be necessary to close the door on account of draught or cold, but any one who choses may enter and watch the •proceedings Several matters of public importance relative to contracts, &c, will be brought forward on Monday,. and it is exceedingly desirable that the public should manifest some little interest, by their presence at these meetings, ii» the deliberations of their civic representatives.

. The Alexandra Sable Humourists gave an entertainment m the Public Hall ion Wednesday evening m aid of a local charity. A crowded house greeted the darMes upon' the ' rise of the curtain. Songs m the chairs by. Meaers Hooper, Prince, Knob, and Grew w.ere well :rendered,and a song and dance m character by the latter gentlemen elicited a well deserved encore. " Last Round for John," by Crow, Prince, and Hooper was exceedinly well played. A local stump speech by Mr. Backhouse, from Hamilton, followed, and was well received, Another "Barber of Seville" far.cc was then played, and the forms afterwards removed for dancing, which was kept up until an early hour next morning. We believe a good sum will be handed over for the purpose named after paying all expenses. Thanks are due to v r Backhouse for renovating the old scenery.

Hahilton East District Sohool.— The attempt to hold a meeting oh Thursday afternoon for the election of a school committee fell through, only one ratepayer besides four members of the late committee putting m an appearance. .Mr Potter proposed that a suggestion be made to the Education Board, which haH the power of appointing a second meeting of ratepayers, to fix the hour m the evoning instead of the afternoon, when a better attendance would be secured. "We observe' that although the necessity of providing proper drinking water for the use of the children attending the school and for that of the teacher and his family was strongly represented to the committee iv December last, no steps have been taken to furnish a wholesome supply of the necessary article, but children and teachers are left to slake their thirst from a source where the water is both offensive to the smell and alive with animalculte. It was the duty of the chairman of the committee to have seen to this, even if he had had to call a special meeting of the committee to consider the matter.

The 'Money Market Review' of December 22nd says :— " Speculators continue to Luy Egyptian stocks bacause they see that it is becoming more than ever j thepolicy of this country to identify itself with . Egyptian . interests. As long as Egypt continues to form the nearest and quickest route to our vast Eastern possessions, she must be an object of supreme and imperial importance to us ; we must ' do all we can m reason to help, encourage and develop her, and our Government, going upon the simple lines of self-interest and^ self-defence, will not permit any foreign Power to acquire a preponderating influence there. High-handed and self-asserting though such a policy may seem on our part, it is not so m reality because we have a natural right to the readiest means of access to our enormous property m that part of the world, and no foreign power can pretend to equal interest m that roadway unless actuated by enmity to this country. Whatever the Eastern political complications may portend, therefore, to other States and to other investments, it is argued that benefit cannot fail to accrue to Egypt and to her bondholders from this quasi identity of SS BK*vi8 K *vi and ?° E SyP tian bonds have rwon. while nearly all other foreign bonds have given way."

I The iollowm ff further information respecting the alleged attempt to? 2 he .aid he had received fro m a SS J^m ■ ? d £ T T de m a Slnall cottage belong person *ere ere- ping about, and prLeS throat. Nataeaa ho fftaJTS,^

the shelf, inflicted the wound on his throat. Constable Oollis, on searching, found the razor, but the whole story told by Nairn is doubted, especially as the man was ee»n< in' the Junction Hotel on Monday, and the opinion is that he attempted suicide while suffering from the effeots of a drinking bout. He was removed to the Hospital, but although m a feeble state from loss of Wood, the wound is not considered dangerous,"