HAMILTON AND NGARUAWAHIA SUNDAY-SCHOOL FEAST.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1210, 1 April 1880, Page 2

HAMILTON AND NGARUAWAHIA SUNDAY-SCHOOL FEAST.

The children of the above Sunday-schools joined in a picnic to the Acacia Grove on Mon ay last. The Hamilton East children, under the guardianship of Mr C. Beale, assembled at 9.30, and marched to St. Peter's, where the children of the Western side were assembled. At a few minutes past ten, after a few words of council on behaviour, and prayer for safety from the parson, the united schools marched down to the steamer ' Waikato,' which was lying just above the old punt landing. After a few minutes delay in waiting for stragglers, the steamer started about half a mile a stern of the 'Delta.' After a very pleasant journey down we arrived at Ngaruawahia just as the * Delta' was getting ready to leave. Here the Holy Trinity Suuday-suliool children, under the care of Mr Taylor and Mr Gard, came aboard, once more we started and reached the Grove at 1 o'clock j here the children were sent on shore, and the elders set to work to prepare luncheon. Then the whistle was sounded, and all trooped around and made a hearty meal, then allowed to roam about with the teachers and their friends had their luncheon. At 3.40 the first whistle sounded for all to come on board, and about 4. 15 we started home. And now the fun became fast and furious. A large bath with about 201bs. of bran in it was made into a bran pie, the other ingredients being knives, lollies, gingerbread, and small silver coins and coppers ; each child diving its hand and taking all it could bring it up. Arriving at Ngaruawahia, the children of Holy Trinity were put ashore, some good things scrambled for, three cheers given, and once more we started. The fun was kept up in various ways ; hymns were sung ; the Delta was cheered as she passed us, the Band playing splendidly. At 8 o'clock we arrived at Hamilton, all safe and sound ; everyone very pleased with the day's outing, only sorry that the time at our disposal did not allow of getting nearer to the Band, who went away from the landing too far for us to carry all our provisions. Too much praise cannot be given to the teachers and friends who assisted in making the feast a success, without whose assistance we should have been very badly off. Captain Lindsay was simply splendid in his courtesy and kindness, and when we say Mrs Gwynne was there, everyone knows that it was bound to be a sucoess. The numbers of the children were :— St. Peter's, 83 ; Hamilton East, 50 ; Ngaruawahia, 28.-— [Communicated.]

A Legless Infnt,— *. singular case of malformation come under the notice of the honorary surgeons of the hospital recently (states the Ballarat Courier). A woman from a country district brought ! into the institution a young male child, about < 4 days old. and spp irently healthy, "to see if the doctor could do anthing to it." On examination of the infent it was seen that it had no thighs nor knees. Feet it possessed, and portions of legs up to close below the knee joints, but at what would generally be Qalled the calves 6f the legs they were joined on to the. body. In all other respects the child was apparently perfectly developed and healthy. The doctor could do nothing to it to set it right ; and it is hardly possible that any artificial contrivance oan be made to supply the defect. " Agrioola" writes in the Weekly News: —Whether Her Majesty makes farming remunerative, or whether she farms for the love of the thing, of course, I cannot say. At all events, at a late annual sale of fat stock— bullocks, sheep, and pijrs— the anim ils in eaoh olass seem to have fetched top prices -the whole realising £2600. The sale took place on December 10, at the Prince Consort's Windsor, and a largo number of buyers from all parts of the kingdom were present. The stock consisted of 31 prime Shorthorn bullocks, 400 sheQp, »nd9o baoon hogs and porkers. The Down sheep realised from 50-»to BJ|s; the bollocks "br° uu £ hfc from £i 5 to £32 lQs.; th^e tyoon hp.gs (Brinoe Albert I Windsor breed), frqm £12 10s to £15 each, while sums varying from 60s to £8 10s were paid fqr the porkers. 'Ilie Queen, accompanied by the Princess Beatrioe, inspected the stock in the course of the day. At the annual fat stack exhibition at Slough, Bucks, the Queen gained the se.oond pri jto for pigs, the Duke of Buocleuob, taking the second prise in one of the cat* Me olassos.