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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 909, 20 April 1878, Page 2

A Skxect Q,oat}rtlt j e Pabty will be held on Monday m the Hamilton East Town Hall. IviiriKiHi Annual Racss. — The pre" ' lhniiiary nutico of the Kihiicihi annua 1 kicjs' will be found m car advertisingcolumns. Hamilton West Cemetey. — A pubil mooting will be held this evening, m the Court House, for the election of two trustees. The • Piako Entertainment and Concert iv aid of the School funds will bo held m the School House, Morrin's Villc, on Wednesday next; ; . : . . One of the most 'imperative of the laws of Moses is that overy person m Hamilton shall attend tho dealing out sale to bo held to-day by Messrs J. D. and K. Hill. Amongst the passengers to Hamilton by railway on Tuesday evening was Mr George McLean, who held the portfolio of Commissioner of Customs m the late Ministry. A Printer.-? Eubor occiu-3 m our last, m the description of the lettuces grown by a'r Mason, of the West Hamilton Nursery. The compositor has described them as Sutton's improved white <; cross " lettuce. Mr Mason may be cross, and justly so, but not the lettuce, which were not white cross, but white— Coss. Pckekura Highway District. — A public-meeting of the ratepayers will be held to-day, m the .School Room, Pu-. kerimu, at 2 p # m.,to receive the statement of accotints, and elect trustees for the year ending March 31st, 1879, and for the election of auditors and fence-viewers. Interruption op the European Telegraph. — Just at the very moment when the people of these colonies are on the tiptoe of expectation, and anxiously awaiting the announcement of the fate of Europe whether for peace or war, telegraphic comnmnication has been interrupted on the Port Darwin Hue at Charlotte waters, 800 miles from Adelaide. Messrs Coates and Cjoipbell have, it will be seen, entered into partnership for the supply of timber to the residents of Hamilton and district, and have on hauu, at their wharf, East Hamilton, a large supply of rhnu, kahikatea, and kauri, of all measurements, posts, rails, aud shingles, paling, and firewood, and are prepared to deliver the same at lowest current rates at any landing on the river. The demand for labour of all kinds is on the increase iv Waikato. Buildings of all descriptions are going up m every township and country district, and advertisements for tenders for building fail to call forth satisfactory replies, inasmuch as there is a difficulty m procuring the labour to carry out the work. The same sort of thing is beginning' to be felt m other directions, and we notice a call for 25 swamp hands m our advertising columns of to-day, and for thirty men m the neighborhood of Cambridge. Catholic Church, . Cambridge. — Easter Monday has been chosen as the day on which the concert .m aid of the Church building fund at Cambridge will bo held. This entertainment will take place m the Public Hall, and from the interest taken m its management and tho local talent secured, is likely to prove as successful to its promoters m a pecuniary point of view as it will be a source of gratification to those who can appreciate a few hours social aud intellectual enjoyment. AlludiwG to the Native Court, advertised for the 10 th proximo, yesterdays ' Herald ' says : — " Several important I sittings of the Native Land Court are to bo held shortly. One is advertised for Waikato on the 10th of May, when several blocks which are now m a somewhat ticklish position will be brought before the Court. These lands are close to the King boundary, aud Tawhiao is anxious that titles should not be issued, for them, and that the Court should not adjudicato upon them at all. On the other hand, those who claim to be owners desire to have the land put through, while the Europeans who are m negotiation are naturally anxious to have the business settled ." The Waikato JJispexsawy. — The building lately erected beside the Post Ofiiee {i.llo.lineut, m Hamilton, will be opened by its pxescut proprietor, Mr T. r\ Hammond, as a chemist and. druggists shop, m about a fortnight's time. \Tr T. C. Hammond, Avho is not a chemist himself (though ho has a vary happy knauk of tt&jj.smuting' fancy goods, and even ! sowing- machines and family Bibles into the precious metals), lj.aa scoured the services of a skilled ussistaut to ipuliTt.iku iliio management of the now dispensav.v, aud tYte iaot qi his being proprietor wiil be suffioieut giiauantGG to the public that they will obtain tho best procraaiilo (jrugs and chemicals at tho lowest current rate?. The shop itself will bo one ono of the largest m Hamilton, and is being handsomely fitted up interiorly by VI r Vijilou with polished counters, show caso3, aud wig usuaj paraphernalia ofj a chemist and ilrusfsfi'at s siioy, s<.i r 'l will indeed bo oue of tha host-fitted. ai\d li'.uvisomc-sj/ establishments of the kind out of Auckland, &'ud nc expanse Avill be spared m the laying' m gi thoroug-hlj' ueir ami good drugs.

Hamilton Wkst SroiiTS. — Tlio programme of the Hamilton West sporta has, ft will bo seen, been added to, and -Mr G wynno has liberally provided a large and lino collection of fireworks, which will be lot off m the evening at 8 o'clock. It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. I/O vers of bargains will benefit by the accident to Mr Finlaysbn's goods damaged by the late accident at the punt. I hoy will be sold to-day at 11 o'clock, at Gwynno's Hotel, by public auction. ThaveliTjlH s on the delta of Waikato, says tlte ' Herald,' must have been surprised at the number of large holes to bo seen m the ground — holes big enough m some eases to put a house into. Near the railway line, between Ng'aruawahia and Hamilton, these holes are very numerous, and they are also plentiful m the country between Hamilton and Cambridge. The only explanation we have hoard, which may or may not be true, is that the Maoris, m the old times, discovered that some eight or ten feet below the surface there existed a layer of marl, or gravel, which greatly promoted the growth of kumeras, and that these holes were made by digging for this layer. Is there a hint m this for our Waikato farmers. These holes are frequent m places where the soil on the top is very poor. The Haaiiltox Bridge. — We need scarcely remind the Burgesses of Hamilton that their votes will be taken to-day as to Avhether or no the Borough Council shall be authorised to raise the sum of £7,000, to supplement the Government grant of £3,000 already : voted for the construction of the bridge at Hamilton. It is more than probable that the whole £7,000 will not be required, that the bridge instead of costing £10,000 maycost only £9,000, or even £8,000 ; but it is desirable that if the larger sum is it should be forthcoming. Only m such a „ case will the full £7,000 be drawn upon, for as the work proceeds debentures as required will be issued., and if the bridge cost £8,000, instead of £10,000, the issue of debentures Avill cease with the fifth thousand, and the remainder of tho loan will never be raised. At tho meeting held on Thursday night the opinion of those present was unanimous m favour of authorising the loan. Tho question before tho Burgesses now is, shall they have a bridge or not? and to that question there is no dissentient voice. The question of the site is an after concern altogether, m which the Burgesses will have ample opportunity of making thoir voices and opinion-; heard, and if needs be, of enforcing attention to them on their representatives m the Council. Cooper and Bailey's Circu.?. — Onr readers will doubtless be pie ised to notice m our advertising columns that, arrange* ments have been made for Cooper and Bailey's Oirous to visit Auckland. At the time when it became known that tho company would visit Australia, it was scarcely supposed that they would be induced, to include New Zealand m thoir route, on account of the enormous expense that must of necessity be incurred. From an educational poiut of view a menagerie travelling through New Zealand will be regarded as a desideratum, and the opportunity thereby afforded of making children acquainted with the sgries of living lessons m natural history Avill not willingly be lost either by 'teachers or parents. Museum specimens, no matter liow admirably they may bo prepared, will not for one moment bi>ar comparison m this respect with the living animals. All the more notable members of the animal world will be represented, and, as if this attraction were not enough, a double circus troupe will provide one of the most popular of all popular entertainments. f J lie Press notices of the combined meuag'erie and circus speak m the highest terms of the admirable arrangements of .the company, and of the excellence of the entertainment, and it may therefore be safely inferred that the proprietors will have no reason to repent their short season m Auckland. Ihe opening of the exhibition is being announced for Easter Monday, and doubtless many visitors from Waikato will take the opportunity of cheap trains m Easter week to visit Auckland and the circus.