RAGLAN. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1442, 29 September 1881, Page 2

RAGLAN. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Otf Tuesday, September 20fch, Messrs W. J. Hunter & Co. held their cattle sale at the Okete yards It may bo called the first of the season, and was a very good sale. There were nearly 300 head of cattle, most of which were sold. The prices on the whole were good. We have had a visit from two royal pi'inces ; not the sons of H.R H. the Prince of Wales, but of King Tawhiao. They were numerously attended. During their stay the natives held a meeting in the King's Raglan residence to consider a proj)osal from his majesty that the Ragkn natives should migrate to his territory. Of course there was the usual amount of talk, ending in our natives deciding not to forsake us. Wanted, a few people with a long balance at the Bank, to settle in Raglan and start some enterprise or enterprises to wake us all up and improve matters all round.— [Sept. 26, 188 L]

Mr J. S. Backland will sell at the Cambridge Yai ds on Tuesday next, 20 fat cows and steers, store cattte, d.ury cows, 60 fat sheep, &c. The thoroughbred horao "Hercules" will stand this season at Goldburn, Hautapu, and will travel through the Cambridge, Tamahere, Fukcrimu, Ohaupo, Te Awdmutu, and Kihikihi districts. Full particulars as to pedigree, &c , will be found in another column. Messrs H. E. Cotton & Co. will sell by auction, at their Mart, Cambridge, on the 10th October prox., the valuable landed properties of the late Major Hay and Mr John Kerr ; also, allotments In Cambrdge East and West. This is an excellent opportunity for persons wishing to dispose of land or town allotments, as a large attendance of buyers will be secured. Under instructions from Major Withers, commanding Militia and Volunteers, Auckland Distnrt, men who arc drilled and arc prepared to enrol for active service in the Armed Constabulary Force arc requested to meet that Officer at the A. C. Office, Cambridge, at 11 o'clock on Tuesday next, 4th October. The particular attention of persona about to furnish is drawn to Mr John Kno\'s adveitisement of the unreserved sale of the household furniture and effects of Mr rl. Luhrs, Hamilton East, who is leaving the Colony. The furniture is of the best description, and is nearly new. A detailed list of the lots will be found in the advertisement. An old one-eyed weaver while looking out of his door very early one morning observing a rather ill-natured, hunchbacked lamplighter hurrying 1 along, accosted him thus: "You're rather early on the road this morning wi yer pack (hunch)." Hunchback: "I was thinkin' I was kind 0' early seem' ye hae only one shutter (one eye) down."— " iEGLES," in the Aubtrrfasiau, says :—: — It was only a Royal personage who could have dared to say, "We kinj?s are rum fellows " ; and in the same spirit, I suppose, a broker the other day declared that Dr. Johnson had attaciied to the substantive "hroker" this definition :— " One who act* between two peraons, and robs them both !"