ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN MR. DICKINSONS PREMISES, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1639, 6 January 1883, Page 2

ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN MR. DICKINSONS PREMISES, CAMBRIDGE.

— i The business people of Cambridge were somewhat startled on Thursday morning last by the intelligence that a most deliberate attempt had been made by some person to burn down the shop of Mt Geo. Dickinson, btationer, Duke-street, and the excitement will not be thought superfluous when it is considered that the burning of Mr Dickinson's shop would undoubtedly mean the burning ot one of the most valuable blocks of business houses in Cambridge, probably the entire street. The information concerning the occurrence which has been received by the police not being of the most reliable nature, we caunot as yet vouch for the accuracy of the circumstances as related. It appears a vagrant named, or at least known as James Murphy, who has' been a conspicuous figure in the streets of Hamilton and Cambridge for some few weeks pa.«t, went into the entry adjoining Mr Dickinson's shop about 4 o'clock in the morning, and having accumulated a lot of inflammable matter against the side of the building, put his billy on to boil. A man named Hassett, who acts as night watchman for the town, states he was attracted by the smoke issuing from the entry referred to, and on going up to the place found the man, Murphy, sitting by the fire, which was then reaching up the side of the house. On being asked as to his'intentions he immediately decamped. The fire having died out, Hassett rapped up Mr Dickinson, who was sleeping on the premises, and who was in blissful ignorance of what was going on outside. When Mr Dickinson came downstairs, he found the boarding, where the fire had been lit, quite warm. He immediintormed Constable Breuuan of the matter. The constable, having examined the scene of the occurrence, went in search of Murphy, and succedod in finding him in the stables adjoining the National Hotel. Murphy, who had a dirty billy in his hand at the time, denied ever having been'down the street that imorning, let alone having lit the fire. He was cautioned in the u«ual manner by the constable, aad then taken into custody. He w:is brought before the Court on Thursday morning, and remanded until after the hearing ,of the nath c ejection case. It is generally believed, however, that if he lit the ' fire he did it without any malicious intent, he being somewhat demented.

Mr T. G. Sandes, engineer Waitoa Rr>nd Hoard, notifies the d.itc's upon whirh spucilicitions for a number of contracts may be inbpectud at Mornnsvillc and Waihou. Mr A. Wallace,, Pukerimu, invites tenders for the \cisc of his stf'int threshing machine. A soiree and concert in connection with the Presbyterian Church,, will be held in the new schoolhousc, Pdteranffi, bn' tHo il7th inst.' Wm. James Sutcliffe, a debtor, intends to apply fur his discharge at the next sitting ol the District' Court jii 'Hamilton.' ' ' • '" Tenders are required by Mr W. T. Firth for carting abdut 150 Q toni jbi pressed hay from MaUmata to Stanley, on the Thames river. The conditions, etc., will be fowid in the advertisement. Attention is also directed to a note added to the grain carting advertisement. A shirt has two ' arms,' the 'S"ame as pantaloons have two legs. Yet one. is called a pair and the other is only one. Isn't it time that we let up on astronomy, and |paid fftiorer attention Jto. the , ey ecy day triflisJhgfcVex : tfie oleareithnndajM I * j How to Milk. — Much harm has been done by the old to "milk as rapidly as possible?" ' Never attempt to hm;ry the operation ; milk steadily, and keep the milk drawn as fast as it will flow naturally. Don't stop to ,talk or, (loiter ttbout the im'll^ iugi but do ;not grasp the teat as if you were going' to crush it in your hand, or thrust your thumbs into the udder as if bearing your weight on them. I have seen those who claimed, ,& be. good .who would do, th.is, and nave deen'thin-skmed and aqft-fldabed cows that woald kick under the affliction' until it was almost impossible to milk them, although ordinary 1 ihey'were qui6t(whcin^niilked, by those who had milked' them previously. The operation of};being milked shoukl be a pleasant" one to the cqw, and it r will be if it is done rightly^One other caUs^'jJccasionaHyijirGduOea/blpody^mUlc, and that is allowing a cow,' to' go too long r fief6're'*thilkitjg.whc.n.'jBhe!haBa.iijjll fiqw.pf milk. Th 4 pressure and strain of i&elainiiaW'^efi^&'fiWibddlJp'Mßttoo much for the delicate structure of that organ.'ibiit this causef isjinpre-apt to prp T duce this trouble,- or garget,,, in tibe spriug^hen(j;ll| P^S^Sa^jar#|y^Kln milk are first able to^ge^ a Hearty. feed of gra&s/i' Forja.-cvtr^wfgiyijQn^p^wpjdoses j of's^ltpeire {aoo.ufi%(tablespoon|ui' at j£\ to Teliey c jbhet g*Vget, 'tr^ib^ijiej.udder,; .with <MU^^^'tt%^b^^^p|ckj^^^^piie