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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1009, 10 December 1878, Page 2

A RRroBT was circulated at Whatawli ata, lust week, thnt Te Ngakau was not unlikely to visit the Raglan and Waipa road party, for the purpose of objecting to the manner of carrying out the works, tho employment of certain natives by the contractor being unsatisfactory to tho King party, 'Jhe road itself is now pretty well advanced, and passable for horsomon, and it m highly improbable that any serious interference is intended, at this stage, by the natives.

Texd^ks for widening and lowering the cutting neat Tainuhcro Bridge, on the Hamilton-Cambridge rond, will be reonivof] by the Ch unnanof the-Kirikiriroa Highwny Boiird M itil noon of Wednesday, the" 18th ni*tnnfc.

A neetino of the Hamilton Borough Council was held last ovening. Present : The Mayor, and Councillors Knox, Cox, G.vudin, Potter, Dawson, Beale, Qwynne, and Hnmc. The question of confirming the lovely was entered into, but it was found that the whole matter hod to be conmenced de novo, m consequenco of plans not having been provided m time b,y the Engineer. On a motion of Or. Potter, seconded by Cr. Knox, that the proceedings with respect to the levels on each, side the river, be advertised, and that full written instructions be given to the Engineer to prepare plans of the same, and levelling sections from the Commrcial Hotel, across the bridge to the Royal Hotel, and m the other direction to the East Hamilton School, the resolution was carried, and the Council proceeded to the ordinary fortnightly nneting. Applications for the office of valuer were received from the following : — Messrs J. D. & K. Hill, remuneration asked, £28; Ot. Edgcumbo, £20. The offer of Mr Gr. Edgcumbe was accepted. An application to allow the earth removed from the excavations at Mr N. R. Cox's new buildings to be removed to a hollow m Hood street, was referred to tho Works C«mmittee. At the conclusion of the business, the Mayor read a farewell address to the Council, this being the last occasion on which he wonld preside as Mayor. On the motion of Cr. Gwynne, seconded by Or. Hume, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the Mayor, on his retiring from office, Cr. Knox remarking that the borough was largely indebted to Mr Vialou, from his arrival m Hamilton to the present time, and, on his recommendation, it was ordered that an engrossed copy of the resolution be forwarded to his Worship 1 , as the first Mayor of Hamilton.

Alluding to the Ohaupo Race Course, " Turfite," m the • Herald," of Saturday last, says :-— " Since last year, the course has been improved, and the club have built a comfortable stand, with a J>ar underneath, one side opening to the saddling paddock, and the other to the public. The great draw back to it is, there is no lawn for ladies to get to the 3tand, they having to pass through the saddling paddock, and, as this is small, it is not only diagreeable, but unsafe. The stalls are also too close, but this might easily be remedied by building' new ones m another place, and using the present ones as weighing and jockeys' rooms, &c. It. would also be a great boon to the officials who, not only have a good deal of trouble, to get through their duties, but stand also a good chance of getting kicked. The club have advertised a Derby of lOsovs. each, with loOsovs. added, to be run at. the annual meeting, 1881, and to close at the ensuing meeting, jto be held m February. This should obtain a good many entries, as there are some well-bred young ones m the Waikato ; and as the olub also purpose adding, loOsova. to the handicap, there will be sufficient inducements to owners and breeders at a distance to enter their horses.

The Bridge over the Waikato river, at the x^arrowd,. is being rapidly proceeded with, and the contractor, Mr Briton, expects to get it finished and open for traffic by February, at the latest. At the present time, so much of the structure is erected, that a sailor or gymnast might walk across. It will be seen that the Highway Boards are waking up to the necessity, now there is likely soon to be a bridge, of having rood approaches to it, and the Hamilton Boardis calling for tenders, which will be received until noon of Saturday next, for making . drains and forming road approaches.

It is stated that Mr Studhblme will come forward as a candidate for the representation of Gladstone, m the House of Representatives, lately rendered vacant by the death of Mr F. W. Teschemaker.

Tiie s.s, Hero, which arrived on Sunday, brought, says the ' Herald,' an unusually large number of passengers, among which are several families from the Cape and Australia, possessing capital, and who intend to become permanent settlers m this or other portions of the North Island.

TnE Hamilton Bazaar Committee desire us to state that, if parties having any oharge against them, will forward their accounts at once, to Mr R. Gwynne, they will be attended to.

Pukete ScHoowioirsE. — The plans and specifications of the schoolhou.se at. Pukete, for the erection of which tenders are now called for by the Education Board, may be seen at the house of Mr T. H. W. Morris, Chairman of the local School Committe, Pukete.

The Hamiltox, East School was examined yesterday by the Rev. W. Ca'der, and Messrs S. T: Seddon, and J. K. Macdpnald. Several gentlemen had promised to attend, but failed to put m ah appearance, which made the duties fall heavily on those present, who were unable, despite all their exertions, to complete inquiry till 5 p.m. The higher classes were oxamined m arithmetic, writing, transhriptidri, reading, spelling, recitation, dictation, English grammar, composition, geography, English history, and laws of health; and the lower classes, down to object lessons, m accordance with the progress of each class. The whole acquitted themselves m a most satisfactory manner, showing a very marked improvement since the last examination, which was more conapiouous among the regular attenders, and the prizes were awarded accordingly. Mr and Mra Field deserve great praise for the way m which the whole of the scholars have improved m their studies, showing most conclusively that they have not devoted their time cramming a few to the injury of the many. The prizes will be presented previous to the school breaking up for the holidays, when there will be a Christmas tree, and a treat m the shape of a tea for the school children, to which they are looking fo* ?rard with great pleasure. '

John Thomas, the Cambridge Ploughman. — John Thomas White, alias Dyson, was again, brought up, at the Auckland Police Court, on Tuesday, on charges of obtaining goods by false pretence?. — The first charge preferred against prisoner was that of obtaining £4 m money, a silver watch, a gold albert chain, and other goods, the property of John Thomas Clark, yalue £23. — Sub-Inspector Pardy conducted the case. — Prisoner was undefended.—John Thomas Clark, deposed that he was a ■watchmaker m Grey street, Auckland. On Tuesday, the 12th ult., the prisoner o^Usd at his shop and said he came from Cambridge ; and witness's friends, who wore with him, said, " White was a lucky fellow." He had a legacy left him. Prisoner called him on one side, and said, " I'm the lucky man who came m for the legacy." Did you not goo it m the ' Star ' ? "He had not seen it, but subsequently he saw the announcement. Mrs Armer then recommended him, and said White wanted to buy a nice WAtch. Mrs Armer was known to prosecutor. He selected a watch, but would not give more than £8. He wanted a good serviceable watch for the farm. He set it to time. He left, and returned ag.iin about o o'clock, said i. was all right, the money had come. He was going to draw £000, and, on the advice of his Waikato friends, ho was going to leave £300 m the Uaion Bank. He looked at an albert ch:iin, but would not purchase then. He loft, and returned on the next morning, Wednesday. He said the banks were all closed, couldn't get ca»h, and wanted to <jo off to tha Cattle .^how t> exhibit Mr Fanthnm's bull. Mr Fn.nt.hani got tho prize at Cambridge tho jeftr boforo through him. He saj4 fee

should see co many ladies and gentlemen from Cambridge at Elloralie, and requested to have the watch, the albert chain, and pendant. Witness got them from tho window, and placed them on the counter. He put his hand m his pocket! and said, "Bother it, the banks are all closed, and I can't get this £50 cheque cashed.. .'Tis an awful nuisance." He aatal -witness if he could cash it. He could not, as he did not keep large sums m his house. Did not bring out tho cheque. He then said, " Never mind ; let me hare the things, and I'll square up m the morning. It will be all right." He let him have the goods (produced). In unbottoning his overcoat, prisoner discovered that he had no vest on ; ho had left it at his hotel. He then borrowed the money, and went out and bought a vest with a watch* pocket m it. It was a black waistcoat, which he said would show off the albert. He lent him £2. The next morning, he i called again, and said he was about to build on one of his allotments, and had bought some timber at the Sash & Door Company, but they wanted a deposit. He whispered, " Lend me £2, and I will get the 'fifty' cashed and pay you." He lent him the second £2. He called the next day, and said it had occupied all his time m looking out o, oooft. of timber. He said, "I'll now pop out to get my dinner, get tho cheque cashed, and look out some ear-rings, jewellery, cottage clock, wedding-ring, <fee." Prisoner did not return. Witness went to the Union Bank, where he was " unknown."— ln reply to prisoner, witness stated that he was not m bed, but having breakfast, when accused came into tho shop. — The lodger clerk of the Union Bank of Australia deposed to the fact of the prisoner haying no account at that Bank.— J. H. Witheford, reporter, ' Evening Star,' deposed : He was travelling through Waikato on the 10th and 11th ult., and heard from Waikato settlers that the prisoner had received a legacy. While returning to Auckland m the train, the prisoner came forward, and said he was the lucky man who had received the money. Subsequently, prisoner came to witness m tho ' Star ' office, and asked if it could be mentioned m the paper. On witness replying that a paragraph had been givon m, prisoner asked if there was anything to pay. Witness said, " No." — Detective Grace deposed that he arrested the prisoner at Howick on Saturday, Nov. 16, and stated the charge to him. He at first denied it, but on the way to town he said he was all right m the country, but when he came to town he always fancied he was to come into a fortune, and he was likely to get into trouble. He, also, said he had no money. Witness found the watch, chain, and pendant on prisoner. He had known the prisoner by the names of Dyaon and Bennett. — The same prisoner was next charged with obtaining goods, to the amount of £5 7s 3d, by means of false pretences, from Robert McVeagh, at Cambridge on Nov. 9. — Robert McVeagh, a storekeeper m Cambridge, deposed that prisoner came to his shop on Nov. 9, and asked for a pair of riding pants. He selected a pair, and asked to be trusted for them, saying he had money at the Bank, but the Bank was closed.., Witness declined, and prisoner said he supposed if he brought some person to vouch for him it would do. Witness replied, " Certainly, it -would." He brought Mr Porter, who said it was right enough, and, when Mr Porter left, prisoner told him about the I legacy that had been left him, 1 and that he had money m the bank at Cambridge ; that his mother had died m Sydney, and that he had lately como from there. He I got other goods to the amount of £4 3s 3d, and was to pay for them when the Bank opened on the following Monday morning. He did not pay for them, and witness did not, see lum-^except on the Monday morning, riding m the cavalry corps — until he saw him here. — Frank J. Brooks, agent for the Bank of New Zealand, Cambridge, deposed that prisoner had no account at that Bank. He knew the prisoner about a week before his transaction with Mr McVeagh, — Prisoner was then committed on both charges to take his trial at the next criminal sittings of the Supreme Court;

"Waa it a nice party?" asked Mrs Whifec, when her daughter returned at three a.m. from Mrs Struggle's •At home.' "No! awful, awful, ma! The chicken salad was made of veal. There were a lot of queer sticks there. Nobody was dressed decent. There waa no oysters, the champagne gave out, and some idiot walked up the back breadth, of my dress as far as the waist, and then only stopped because he was too stupid to climb."