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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1020, 28 January 1879, Page 2

Messbs Hayes and Bknuamo's Inter - national Circus performs t© uiglit at AAoxaulra, returning to-morrow to Hamilton, when a performance will bo given m the paddock near the Court House. Ou Thursday, the company appears at Ngaruawahia. This following is the Waikato Cricket Team which goes down to play the Marsden Team on the 30th inst., on the Domain Ground m Auckland. We misa the names of some few of ouv best local cricketers from the list, but the Team will take some beating nevertheless : — E B. Cox, N. R. Cox, Forrest, Bodilly, J. Edgecumbe, O. C, Wood, Jas. Waod, H. Steele, C Mackintosh, H Jones, C. Barton. Pedictoee Stock. — Besides tlw thoroughbred horse Musket, the Hero brings si head of pedigree cattle. Mr Joux Hunt, of Taotaovoa, has beeu elected a Councillor for the Taotaoroa Ridiug, Piako County. Tub usual monthly parade for sword drill, of the Hamilton Contingent Waikato Cavalry Voluuteers, will take place on Saturday next, A large number of persons, we understand intend to avail themselves of the p.s. Delta being laid on for Taupiri, from Hamilton aud Ngaruawahia, to-uiorrow. The meeting of tho Hamilton Borough Council fur tho appoiutiaeut of a Clerk taljos plaeo tUifi eveujug.

The Chairman of the Raugiaohia Highway District Board notifies that traffic over the Mangahoi bridge has been BUKpended, iv consequence of its dangerous state. The foundation atone of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, at Dunedin, is to be ( laid on Sunday afternoon by Bishop . Moran, assisted by Bishop Bed wood, of Wellington, and the clergy of the diocese. An emergency meeting of the William John-son Loyal Orange Lodge, at Cambridge, will be held on Friday next, to make arrangements for the approaching visit of the Bight Worshipful Grand Master of the Order. Tenders for fascining some 30 chains of road, and for forming 12 chains of road, between Ohaupo and Alexandra, will be received, by the Chairman of the Rangiaohia Highway Board, till 3 p.m. of Saturday, the Bth February. The trustees will bs on the ground on Thursday, Gth proximo, to show the proposed works. In consequence of the disclosures which took placo m the recent prosecution against Mrs Deborah Hood, of Ngaruawahia, for travelling by the train without paying her fare, the railway authorities have discharged Mr Holmes, stationmaster at Newmarket, and the two guards, McDonald and Sampson, from the service of the Railway Dopartmentinent. The ' Herald ' is responsible for the following, which it publishes, as received, by special Avire, from a Wellington correspondent : — " It is rumoured here that several influential natives m the' Waikato district have been m communication with the Native Department, bringing under its notice the action of certain Europeans iv the Upper Waikato, urgiug them not to agree to any terms of tho land questions between Sir George Grey and themselves, and advising them, m terms of entreatment, not to be a party to the March gathering. Should the ' agitators " continue their present course, iv all probability the Government will take steps to give them an opportunity of proving their alleged faithfulness and honesty to the native race m one of the Criminal Courts of the colony." The Immigrant Girls by the Maraval. — An amusing story, says the ' Star,' which is well vouched, for, has been related to us m connection with the engagement of immigrants who arrived by the Maravel. A gentleman who is remarkable for his kind and obliging disposition went to interview the ' young ladies,' with tho view of selecting a suitable servant. His eyes lighted on a stylish young person, to whom he told his wants, and finally made her a liberal offer, m the way of board aud wages. To whom that young lady said : ' How many children have you got f He: 'Four.' 'Oh, dear,' replied that young woman, ' I'm afraid four's too many.' And the gentleman had to pass on. But another family man, who was bent on the same errand, shortly afterwards interviewed that young lady, and was received with the same interrogatories. To the question, 'How many children have you?' he replied with the utmost sang froid, ' Well, I have four Miss ; but, if they would be any trouble to you, I will undertake to drown two of 'cm ; m fact, if it would b 9 any convenience to you, I wouldn't mind drowning the lot !' That young lady was engaged. A recent visit to the railway line between Hamilton and Ohaupo, made by our special reporter, shows that a great deal more than the facts of the case warranted has been made m Auckland of the alleged breaking of the line near the spot where tho large break occurred some time ago, before the line was finally taken over from the contractors Deeper drains were at that time put m on either side tlie line, for some distance beyond the small spot which gave way, and these have had. the very natural effect of causing the swamp itself and the line to settle. Where, however, the large quantities of ballast were shunted into the hole filled up by Mes3rs Topham & Angus, the line has not settled, and this small portion remaining at the original level alongside the lately sunken portion, gives the appearance of a break where, had there been no such artificial knoll left, all would have been on much the same level. What is needed is to lower this rise to nearly the level of the line on either side of it. As the drains are deepened from time to time along each side the line, it must be expected that the way itsolf will settlo, more perhaps m some pi ices than m others, and thus cause the existenco of gradients where at present there is almost a dead level. The Waitdkuburu bridge, near the Piako Store, is notified by the Waitoa Highway Board as not safe for heavy traffic.