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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 947, 18 July 1878, Page 2

Messrs Hunter and Nolan -will hold their usual monthly cattle sale at Cam bridge to-day. , The annual meeting of the Kirikiriroa ratepayers takes place to day at 2 p.msharp, at the Royal Hotel. The "Waitoa Highway ' District annual meeting will be held on Saturday next,' at the Nottingham Castle Hotel at 1 p.m. Mr C. C. Wood advertises for tenders for trimming some six miles of gorse fence at Tamahorc. Mr MoMinn will address the electors at the Kihikilii school-house this evening, and at Ohaupo on Saturday evening. The Champion Prixe Cow. Graceful, purchased recently for the Messrs. Maclean at the Colac sale, dropped a beautiful heifer calf at the Bleak House Farm, on Saturday last. From the 10th instant, black swans (throughout the colony) and hares (within the province of Auckland) cease to be deemed game within the meaning of the game laws. A meeting of the .inhabitants of the east side the river at and near Hamilton is called for this afternoon, at the Royal Hotel, Hamilton East, for the purpose of inducing the Government to carry the proposed tramway across the river. From a Recent' Gazette we learn thafc lots 20, 21, 23, 24, and 25 of the villiage of Te Awamutu, Parish of Puniu, Jcoutainiug 18 acres 11 perches, more or less, have been temporarily reserved from sale by the Government. A Correspondent, writing from Te Awamutu respecting .the subject of last Monday night's meeting, says :—"lt is to be hoped that the Board of Education will listen to the appeal of the public and parents of children, who are much better judges of the results of teachers' work than an accidentally-elected committee." "WAirA Election.—Mr F. A. Whitaker met the electors at Ohaupo on Monday evening last, in the large room at Burke's Hotel. Mr Wood ocoupied the chair. The address iu its main points was similar to those delivered on previous occasions. At the close Mr Mellars proposed, and Mr R. Burke seconded a vote of confidence in Mr F. A Whitaker, which was enthusiastically and unanimously carried. What might have proved a very serious accident occured to Mr Carter's coach when crossing the Hamilton ferry yesterday on the up trip to Hamilton. There is a dangerous hole in the wood work of the approach to the east side the feivy, and one of the horses of the coach got his leg in this trap, and it was with the greatest difficult y that he could be extracted without injury to himself and the vehicle. Flip passengers alighted, in some little alarm, and .it was fully more than ten minutes before the horse could bo extracted jnd fie coach got ready for the journey ajain.

The many friends in Waikafco of the Rev. father O'Reilly will read the following with interest:—" On Sunday last, tho Rev. Father O'Reilly preached an eloquent discourse to a large congregation of all denominations. Ihe rev. gentleman seemed yisibly affected by his separation from his nook, but "pointed out that his removal was inevitable, as he must go where duty called him at the request of his ecclesiastical superiors. The people of Cordmandel, one and all, regret his departure from among them, as he had;, endeared himself to all. A very large collection was made in'the evening. Miss Grey presided at the harmonium, and the choir did justice to her beautiful rendering of the various services. A testimonial is beiug got up to the gentleman. A Wanganut Contemporary expresses its opinion on the vahie of municipal conferences as follows:—"About twentynine Boroughs have decided to waste public mpney.in sending a delegate to the £!ouncil.'Conference in Wellington ' \Vauganui lias* not yet', joined the League. Let us hope wise' counsels* pi'eyail, andHhat.any im-' portanff mattef~:wanting attention will be entrusted to the Parliamentary representatives. : these conferences are; expensiye shams, arranged' for the object of affording favored mayors or councillors a cheap excursion." This, opinion, we may adef, is fttliy borne out by Councillor Everett, who was the Nelson representative at the last conference, and has since publicly stated that not a single suggestion made on that occasion has been acted upon.

Tk Awamdtix Pußr.tc School.—A meeting of residents in the educational district of Te*Awamntu was hold in the' Public Hall on Monday evening, in order to consider the present position of the teacher, and to expressan opinion regarding the action of. the Board of; Education and the local committee. Correspondence from, the Central Board was produced, showing 1 that the Board would have been in favor of keeping Mr McLaurin on some time longer but fpr the representations of the local committee. A resolution—proposed by Mr Lewis and seconded by MiThompson—" That the School Committee be requested to advise the Board to keep the teacher on until the end of the current year " was carried unanimously. A lequest was forwarded to the Chairman of the local committee desiring him to call a meeting of his committee forthwith to send the above recommendation.

The practice of boxing children's ears is a most dangerous one. Professor Stauich, aurist, in a letter to the ' Timaru Herald/ says:—" As one single instance in Canterbury I have found no less than four children in one family-affected with serious deafness. One of these little ones had the drums of both ears broken, which means, of course, incurable deafness. The parents assured, me that they never struck their children, but that it was in school that the boxing- of the ears, which had had so fatal results, had taken place. I understand, also, that more than one schoolmaster in Timaru is in the habit of resorting to this barbarous practice as a means of punishment; and who—unwittingly, no doubt—will be answerable for many, a case of deafness in years to come, when, their present pupils will have reached manhood or womanhood." , A wotp who was taking a constitutional through the forest one day before breakfast came across a nice young kid, and prepared to make a meal of him. ' Spare me,' said the kid, ' I'm such a little one I'll only make you feel huugrier than before.' I certainly regret that you aren't bigger,' replied the wolf with tears in his eyes,' but we cannot expect to get all we would like on this side of the grave I must get along as best - 1 can with a light breakfast and an early dinner.' 'Do let me off this time, cried the kid, ' I'm a poor friendless orphan, and my aged "parents have no other means of support but myself.' ' I resemble your age parents,' answered the wolf, looking round with a heavy sigh ' for I don't see that. I have any. means of support but yourself either,' ' Then continued the unhappy kid, I'm a helpless stranger.' ' Quite so,' interupted the wolf, while a hospitable smile played round his expressive lips, * you are, aiid I will take you in. Welcome, little stranger!' And he took him in. The New Posr Office and Telegraph Station, which is being erected by the Government alongside the old building in Victoria-street, Hamilton, Avill be opened for public business on Monday morning next. The workmen arc busily engaged in putting the finishing stroke to the interior fittings—varnishing, &c, and the wires ai'e being laid in the new operating room, so that the building may be opened at once for both purposes. Although a vast improvement on the previous accommodation, the new building is not one bit in advance of present requirements. The business of the Postal and Telegraph Department in Hamilton is greatly on the increase, and we are somewhat surprised that wood, instead of brick, should have been used in • its construction. As far, however, as wood can make it so, the building from the hands of the contractor, Mr Price, is sure of being substantial and well finished, and Avill certainly afford every convenience to the, public and to the officials in the performance of their duties, to whom great credit is due that they have been able to give such ready attention to the public in their present confined space, and in the absence of so many necessary conveniences to lighten the work. The entrance, by double doors (the inner pair being swing doors), is into a roomy aud well-lighted vestibule, in which are the usual conveniences for writing, &c, the private boxes (some three dozen in number), and the public delivery window. The telegraph operating table is in the rear of the large room at the back of the vestibule, and altogether away from the public. This interior room is large, lofty, and conveniently fitted up, which will considerably facilitate the transaction of business. There is also a small room in front. The private boxes —all of which are, we understand, engaged—are fitted with patent locks —no two keys being alike, which is more than can be said for the old ones. The letter and newspaper receiving boxes are'piuced in the small room in the front of the building —the letter slips opening upon the street. The old office will be used as a dwelling residence by the postmaster.