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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 918, 11 May 1878, Page 2

On Tuesday next Mr Buckland -will hold his regular monthly sale of stock at Ohaupo. Tendebs fob Cartixg about twenty tons of -wheat to Alexandra are called for by Mr Hutchinson, of Orakau. Whatwhata will commemorate the Queen' b Birthday with a ball, to be held on the 24th inst. : The Public Meeting at Te Awainutu, to decide on changing the site of the People's Park m that township, will be held on Monday evening next. Parties indebted to Mr R. Kirkwood are notified that if their accounts are not settled forthwith the defaulting debtors will be handed over to the tormentors. The Tenders for alterations to the Alexandra Hotel, must be sent hi by the loth inst. to Messrs Keals and Son, of Auckland. Tenders for the erection of a butcher's shop at Oambridge will be received by Mr D. Richardson, of .Cambridge today. The Large Turnip, of 391bs weight' on exhibition at the stores of Messrs J. I D. & K. Hill was grown by Mr William Hunt, at the Narrows. Piako Church Service.— The Rev* W" Catder will visit Piako on the 19th inst' instead of to-morrow, as was intended, for thepurpog3 of holding divine service in' the Schoolhouse. We understand that Mr L. B. Harris, of the Delta Hotel, Ngaruawahia, is the lessee of Mr Jolly's hotel at the Hamilton Railway Station (Frankton), now m course of erection. Mr John Knox will soil by auction on Saturday next the stock and household furniture of Mr Kiddle, of East Hamilton, who is leaving the colony, cow m calf, farm implements, and a variety of goods. Messrs Hunter & Nolan's monthly sale of cattle at Cambridge will be held on Thursday, the 16th inst., when 12 head of fat cattle, stores, dairy cows, horses, sheep, etc., will be offered.

Mr C. J. HurciiiNSOtf has commenced business m Queen Street, Auckland, as a Commission Agent, and is prepared to do business with Waikato settlers and others, charging no commission to tho seller m the case of hides, skins, and tallow.

Mangaone Bridge.— Tenders will- be received up to Friday next for the erection of a bridge over the Mangaone Creek at Tamahere, Plans, &c, may be seen on application to the Chairman of the Tamahere Highway Board.

Sheep m Hawke's Bay. — From the annual sheep report of the province of H^wke's Bay, we learn that there are 1,376,157 sheop m that provincial district, being 713,600 ewes, 618,246 wetheps, and 14,511 rams. The increase over the number of the previous year is 102,489.

Stoppage op Roads at Cambridge. — A meeting of the Waikato County Council will be held on Friday next, for the pur*pse of taking into consideration the stoppage of the roads at sections 101, 103 to 115 and 116 Hautapu, the road which the Cambridge Board decided to stop at the meeting 1 held on Saturday last. Any objections to the said road being stoppecj. must bo mad« m writing, and delivered to the Clerk of the Waikato County Council on or before lhuradny next.

An accident we regret to say occurred yesterday afternoon ut Mr Cumming's Waikato Biewery, resulting m the loss of a thuin 1 ) to one of the workmen, Mr Samuel Pasooe. A bone mill m connection with the breweiy machinery lira been lately stajtod, and iv working the bone mill Pascoe got his right r t and entangled m tJj.3 crushing appavatiis, The thximb was tow out olose up to tho hand, and the tendon drawn out Qf the arm to the length of several inches.

Heaping and Binding Machine. —It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere that Messrs T. and S. Morrin have been &p,p/}inte.<|. sole agents m the Auckland and Hawke's Bay districts for the sale of MoCormick's and of Walter "A. Wood's reaping and binding machines, and that they are prepared to receive orders for delivery m time for next harvest. One fd these machines, imported by Mr R. Parr into iiie Waikato, has been used with the most perfect success m $w Cambridge and Pukerimu district during the late harvest season.

X RfifiWJ Telegbam stated that the Indian Government wei.o abqut t°, Pfee stepa to surpress seditious writings m the vernacular Press of India. The Calcutta correspondent of the ' Scotsman ' writes on the subject as follows: — "The Trernij.ei4ar Press exhibits keen iuterest m England's present pQliti»,a]. uosj^ioii. The following are a few quotations" : cuiftecj. from an infinite number of papers. I purposely abstain from mentioning the papers by name : — ' What Russia will do next will doubtless be to humiliate As with individuals, so Avith n'a'tlon^" m the^ facie qi danger reason always fails them. English : politj-ciaiis are no exception. England will Icsb her prestige m Asia if she now refuses to fight for Turkey. England has no efficient army. * Like Tier, Carthage possessed immense wealth, but that could not sftve the great commercial city of ancient days from complejto downfall.' Another pr.por writes: — 'The fall of Turkey will seriously endanger the balance of BQWfii/ m the world What may befall A sia 50 years aite.l' the event would be really fearful to cbntemplatg. Tlj.e very thought would send a thrill qf teuroi. 1 'through the U 3ai 't«' Another circulates tha saying attributed to Prince Bismarck — ' England is a sick old woman.' Another states that 'British soldiers grow fat m peace. Englislimen are now only well versed m the aj;fc of earning money, and Vill no£ h& aiiie tq resist tLe p|;cgress of tho Russian arms m Inoia., M: 'Anotho'^ states that there will be no great d faculty m driving out the usurper (that is, the English) if all men make a bold effort. The natives should gird up their loins and devise moasures for improving the prosperity qf th^'^uLtry, Of course a great deal of Vnfcing ii merely' harmless brq,gj?adocio, but part of it indicates real oon-

■notions, ard it is well that the English j public should see specimens, and so be able to draw their own conclusions regarding native opinions and sentiment, even though it should be but factitious and partial."