Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1348, 19 February 1881, Page 2

Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 19, 1881. * Leading and other matter of importance is unavoidably held over. We understand that Mr Brindle has sold Skylark to Mr 0. C. McGee.

We are requested to state that there will be a special choir practice of Harvest Festival music this evening at S. , Peters at 7. 30.

The Cambridge Domain Board's meeting, called for Thursday evening, lapsed for "want of a quorum.

Our Sporting correspondent, ''Blue Gown," xt has been generally remarked, was remarkably correct ill his tips on the events of Thursday'a Waikato Turf Club meeting.

The Cambridge Harmonic Society held a practice on Thursday evening, at the Public Hall. There was a very good attendance, and' the season bids fair to be c. successful onel ' . _

We regret to learn that a son of Mr X B. Walker, of Cambridge, met with a nasty accident froji a fall from his horse, near Cambridge, on Thursday" afternoon.

We have been requested to state that the sugar-beet grown by Mr O'Neill, analysis of which by Mr Pond lately appeared in our column*, was grown from seed obtained from Mr Layers/ seedsman, Auckland. , 7 1 ,

Two events pregnant with future j good to , the settlers on the west side of | the Waipa took place on Moiiiay last — the driving the first pile of- the Te Kore bridge and the nqUfication^declaring the Government lands dpen-f or 'sale's X

At : the conclusion of the'flrst day's faces on the Ohaupo Raoecourse A private match took ; place between Mr, Brindle'e Skylark anc|.^frj Hunt's Glenfeim for £20 aside, distance, 6ns mile, Weights 6st. up. The event Vaprh^wever void of interest, aB'Skylft??fe^S^|a(j M liked, \ . . i It is in-cpntemplation to make an dfeeration in ,Eailway f timp-taW^ 6n Ma^lj; Wa a6'not>et'ltftow|i;he

particular^ but from the Postal Departnient we learn that on and after the Ist proximo mails for Auckland will close at Hamilton at 10 a.m., and arrive at Hamilton at 2.30 p.m.

The Mayor of Hamilton and the member for Waikato have taken steps "to. . prov.ide,.paßsage& for Messrs Catran Isroß. and party by to-day's train. These men were hurried away from Te Arolia at the request of the police authorities there, to prevent auy possibility of a breach of the peace by the natives.

If parties who have grown sugarbeet thiH .veason will fo ward addresses to this office they wil' be supplied with forms for filling-in particulars as to growth," manure, &c , to enclose with sapiples for forwarding to Mr Pond for analysis, of ■which due publication will be gn en.

The quadrille assembly held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening wa" a decided success, between 50 and 60 couples being present. Dancing was kept up with spirit to a late hour, and Ihe music was provided by the Hamilton Amateur Bund.

The following is the result of the drawing on the Handicap Hurdle Race which took place on Thursday night, at Mr W. Buck's Waikato Hotel :— Mr Rowe, Harold ; Mr W. J. Grimes, Te Whetu ; Mr Boon, Sportsman ; H. Boon, Lone Hand ; R. Brigga, Harry Mount ; P. Conway, Tempest ; and Mr Shannon, Blink bonny.

i A Ladies Bee in aid of the Bazaar for the new S. Andrews Church Cambridge washeld atthe Farmers' Club Booms Cambridge on Thnradayaf teinoon at which the following Lidics were present : — Mesdames Willis, Hally, Well«, Robertson, F. Hick", Cud worth, Chitty, Merrick, and Bealo : Misses Reynolds, Clarke, and Potter. Mrs Willis provided tea. The next working party will bo on Thursday week at 2'oclock.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Ngatikauwhata Claims sat on Wednesday and Thursday, at Cambridge, Te Ngakau and other important witnesses were examined on the former day, and after taking further evidence on Thursday the Commission adjourned. - Messrs Brookfield and Kemp proceeded yesterday to Kihikihi to take other important evidence-

In a telegram from Te Aroha, published in Tuesday's Herald, it is stated that the Catrau Bros, intend instituting proceedings against the Auckland Star and the Waikato Times, on account of certain statements implicating tlem in the murder case. So far as this journal is concerned, the telegram is utterly incorrect, as nothing of the kind mentioned has ever appeared in these columns.

Mr W. Bobbett has sustained a severe loss by the death of the grand little racing tnare, Rose of Sherwill. A 1 * will be seen by our report of the races, she broke down in the Maiden Plate race on Thursday, and after lingering in agony, was destroyed yesterday by her owner. Rose of Sherwill was, We believe, one of the lot imported by Mr E. Perkins some time ago, and was well bred. She was by General Peel, out of Princess Georgie. Great sympathy is felt for Mr Bobbett.

Some excitement was caused on the Ricpcosrse yesterday afternoon, by the refusal of the proprietor of a • ' threecard" stand to pay certain of hist losings, on the ground that the winner was prompted by a professional. A general desire was expressed to " bust up'" his establishment ; but although a crowd of anxious spectators gathered round, the affair ended in smoke. It is high time, however, that the Racing Clubs in Waikato and elsewhere put a stop to low

gambling games of this description. This year's Harvest »Tide having been for the most part especially good the decorations of the Churches at Cambridge and Hamilton we have no doubt will be very good, and, the fact that the members of S. Peters' choir are invited to an extra practice this evening, shows that soina special care is to be taken that the music shall be good. Everybody whether regular attendants or visitors will be glad to know that the collections at S. Peters' will be devoted to re-hanging the bell in such a position as to enable it to perform its legitimate work, viz., to call worshippers to the Cnurch, whereas heretofore the tendency has been to drive away those who came in before the service began.

Applicationshave been made to the Licensing Court, Cambridge, by Mr B. Montague, for a license for an hotel, at Oxford, (Okoriorie), also by Mr A. ■Raynes for an upstair bar at the National Hotel. The National has now assumed the pretentions of a very extensive building. It has a frontage of 135 ft. The balcony 6ft. wide, is reached by any of 10 French casements. The sleeping accommo lation cannot be surpassed having 34 bedrooms, and one bath-room. 1 The corridor upstairs runs the whole length of the building, lit by colored sky-lights, having a pleasing effect. This is approached by two stair-cases, one of which can be reached from tho outside, and will lead to the upstair bar. On the ground floor, there are three sitting rooms, which have been recently refurnished and decorated. The dining-room 31 x2l is not excelled in the Waikato, and daily sits from 60 to 80 people at each meal.

A meeting of the Cambridge Highway Board was held at Hautapu on Wednesday : present Messrs S. S. Graham (chairman), Main, and Smith. The minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed, and several accounts passed for payment* It was decided to appoint a surface man. Two tenderfi for gravelling the road from Ewen's Hill to the bridge were opened as follows : — Mr B. Ewen, Is 2d psr yard ; Mr E.. Cricket, Is 3d per yard. Mr Ewen's tender was accepted. Tenders for graveling in front of Mr Lang's was also opened as follows :Mr B. ftwen, Is Id. Mr R. Cricket, ls 3d, and Mr Ewen's tender was accepted. The state of the main road was taken into consideration, and it was decided that it should receive immediate attention, ' This was all the business, and the Board rose.

- Our Cambridge correspondent writes : — " At the present the town is all bustle, babble, and excitement. The only thing I can compare it to is the digging township in the tirst flush of a goldfielda discovery. Hotels, boarding-houses, and • apartments to let,' are all choke-full. In the sleeping accommodation line, ' doublebanking' is the order of the day all round. < Billiard-tables— aye, 'and it is said, even clothes-lines— are being utilised' for the purpose. Our dusty f riendsjsho w a. little more wisdom 4n the,ir generation." They have come provided 'with tents, which are scattered all' over the township and its environs: 'At iiight«, ■when, they are illuminated, the effect is striking enough. Under canvas at this time of the year is a pleasure compared to being cooped-up in some of the hen-houses made to do duty amongst us as bted-rooms. 'The hotel- bars , and bar-parlours are a, caution to look at. Day tind night they are jthrbnged with Maoris— male female, young and old. t What a, i giptiou3 } opportunity? for some, '•a^stle'of'tem^erancoOtd' ,piy this profes-, sion. He would v find no lack of the raw t materiaTto opetaf» r^pon just now. are told thatttthingq^are 1 not yet at their brightest; -W&& -S*^|> be when'tha,t' peno^-ktafivoS I, foi;, on^oannot imagine,. As a kind of; set-ofit^igftlnsfc position, or .ra*cr^^»peojb,>|i^|ii|jii!v 1 e are told tha£ it is 'noFat^all^ialik^iy^that the whoje i( tirooeedin^iwjOtUihQi^ly.he^ua^ Bare idea of such a thing opoumng oreatesv