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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 946, 16 July 1878, Page 2

The Waipa Election.—We would draw attention to an alteration in the advertisement of the Returning Officer, whereby the day of nomination has been altered from the 20th to the 22nd instant. The School House, Paterangi has, also, been added to the list of polling places, and the Public Hall has been substituted for the cattle yards as the polling, place at Ohaupo.

The Bridge on the Hamilton-Ohaupo Road having been put by the trustees into a state of repair, the notice that traffic has been suspended is withdrawn.

Hamilton Chobal Society.—ln consequence of the absence of the conductor, there will be no choral practice this evening.

The reason for Russia's so ready assent to the determinations of the Congress is stated to be in consequence of the dread of Socialism. Russia's present, policy seems to be to make peace quietly. Messrs J D. & K. Hikd will sell by auction at their mart, on Saturday next, the largest assortment of nursery stock (vegetable) ever offered to the public in Waikato, from the gardens of Mr G-. Mason ; also drays, harness, ploughs, harrows, and other agricultural implements, the property of Mr Taylor. The Meeting atPukebimu.—A meet-

ing of the electors was held at the School House, Pukerimu, on Saturday afternoon, when a large number of electors attended. Both candidates werepresent. MrMcMinn spoke first, repeating his former arguments, as at previous meetings, which have been already published. Mr F. A. Whitaker, who followed, also went over the old ground. At the close of the meeting, a vote of thanks was given to both candidates by general acclamation. The ' Tablet ' this week publishes as a supplement the Encyclical Letter of His Holiness the Pope, in Latin and English, It is in the form of a circular, and is addressed by Bishop Moran to the Roman Catholic clergy of the dioceses of Dunedin and Auckland, with a request that the translation may be read from the altar or pulpit on Sundays, once in each church and chapel under their jurisdiction. The English translation occupies nearly four columns of the ' Tablet.'

The Kirikikiroa annual meeting takes place on Thursday next, and immediately afterwards ii meeting of the inhabitants living east of the Waikato river in the Kirikirroa, Piako, and Tamahere districts, ! interested in bailing the extension of the railway continued by tramway into Sydney square, will be held at the same place. Some very interesting and important information is likely to be placed before the meeting;

■ Gtkand Concert, Hamilton.—Preparations have been making for some time past for holding" a concert, on a grand scale in Le Quesne's Hall, in aid of the fund for the erection of a fence to St. Peters Church, Musical assistance from all quarters has been pressed into the service, and a reely good musical treat, to judge from the programme now being printed will be. provided. The Rev. Mr Calder and Mrs Calderhave been indefatigable in their endevours to make the affair a success, and will doubtless meet with a ready response from the Hamilton public, especially when the necessity and usefulness of the object to which the funds will be devoted are taken into consideration. The concert will be held to-morrow evening, and will, we trust, be pecuuiarly the success it deserves to bo. »

Effect of Railways on up Country Towns.—lt is found that the railways, so looked forward to, are affecting injuriously some of the towns on the west coast of this island. The " Wangauui Chroncle," writing on this matter, says : —" Witaout dwelling' on the subject, or pretending to predict what the probable result will be in perticular instances—we think that we are not going beyond the fact when we say that ancient Turakina, where the opening of the first section of our railway was celebrated with great eclat, 'not so very many months ago, is now utterly dejected and hopeless. Even thriving, progressive little Marton, whose stability is surely too well established to be easily affected by any outward circumstances or agencies, is occasionally not a little apprehensive; and Bulls is still very much in doubt as to whether it is an advantage or the reverse to be situated some three or four miles from the main railway line.

The Tairri Election.—Mr Cutten has been returned to the Assembly for Taieri. The Dunedin ' Star' considers the result of the election exjeedingly satisfactory under the circumstances. It says:—" Mr Cutten is a man of culture and. political experience. Upon the questions of the day his opinions, so far as he has expressed them, are in unison ■with those of reasonable men- of all parties, and, whilst supporting_the Government so far as he may approve the principles of their policy, we take it, he will never bo found' amongst the docile crew who answer to the crack of the whip, and ' come up to time' at the prompter's whistle., Mr Barron would nave suited Ministers much better, but the Taieri electors have very properly decided to be represented, and not.'jobbed.' The dullness of debate will be much relieved when the representative of Taieri fashes off one ot his orations; but we do hope he will restrain his unfortunate and most exasperating tendency to make puns —good, bad, and indifferent—in season and out of season.

Labeikinism.—As wantonly mischievous an act of larrikinism as has been committed in Hamilton for a long time past was perpetrated on Saturday night on the premises of the Mayor, I. R. Vialou, Esq. Mr Vialou has a very ornamental and well-kept garden and shrubbery between his house and Victoriastreet. On Saturday night—or, rather, on Sunday morning (for the police were in the street till half-past twelve o'clock) —some evil-disposed persons removed the entrance gates, one of which was found next morning in Hood-street. The other has not since been seen. The perpetrators further injured the fence by smashing the caps off the square posts. To make matters worse, some of the horses, which are'fliightly to be found prowling about the. streets of the borough, got through the gateway, and trampled the lawn and flower beds. Mr Vialou has offered a reward of £5 for information which will lead to the punishment of the offenders, who cannot—from the weight of the gates carried away—have been mere boys. Lads of such age, or men, should be well aware of the loss" which such acts may cause to those on whom these senseless jokes are perpetrated, for we can scarcely believe the act was maliciously intended, as Mr Vialou enjoys both the goodwill and respect of the community The sooner the Borough Council shuts both horses and cows off the streets of Hamilton by night the better, for it is not the loss of a gate that is so much to be feared as the after consequences in the entrance of cattle.

Fibe at Flat Bush.—We learn from yesterday's { Herald' that a fire of a very serious nature occurred on the farm of Mr John "Wallace, Flat Bush, on Saturday evening last Mr Wallace had been to the annual meeting of ratepayers, held in the Otara School House, and returned to his home in company with his neighbor, Mr T. Allen. They first put their horses in the stable, tied them up securely, and proceeded to the house at about half-past seven. . After tea, about nine o'clock, they were sitting ■ talking, when a glare was observed on the window. Mr Wallace and Mr Allen rushed out of the house, and, to their consternation, observed the whole of the farm buildings in a blaze. They ran to the buildings, opened the stable door, and were barely in time to cut the ropes by which the horses were tied and get them out, when the fire swept across the stable, and the Avhole buildings was a mass of fire. . There was no time to save anything from the flames. The buildings were 90ft. x 40ft., and contained nearly 30 tons of oaten hay, steam engine; thrashing machine, seed com, chaff-cutter, drays, buggy, straw elevator, &c. The loss will not be less than £1,500, which, we regret to say, is not covered by insurance. The engine had not been at work since Tuesday. Ther« were no smokers about the place, and the only man working on the farm had gone to his own home about sundown. There is no doubt amongst those at the farm that the fire was the work of an incendiary.