The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1652, 6 February 1883, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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TUESDAY, FEB. J, ISB3. ,

♦— A leading article in type, " Old Identities'" letter, and other important items arc crowded out of this issue. The hon. the Premier has gone on a trip to the South Island, from which ho will return about the end of the month. It is stated that there is a likelihood of Bishop Moran being asked to contest the Inangahua seat in the House, vacant by the letircment of Mr T. Weston. A man named Hempenstall was Immgnt before the R.M. (Joint at Cambridge, on Satin day last, and fined .~>s, with 7&costo, for being chunk. Mr Robert Lamb has been elected a member ot the Waikato County Council for the Newcastle Riding, unopposed, *iee Captain Lindsay, resigned. A petition, reported to be numerously signed, is being got up at Cambridge foi the removal of Mr Noi thcroft, the llesidcnt Magistrate. At a meeting of the Hamilton Domain Board, hist night, the secretary was instt ucted to call for tenders for enlarging Seddon's diain, Hamilton East, according to plans and specifications furnished by Mr T. G. Sandes, the •nginecr. We are glad to learn everything has now been definitely settled as regards the Cambridge Jockey Club. Che purchase money of the course has been paid into Mr Fanthams credit at the Union Bank, each one of the purchasers paying his quota. Many of our play-going readers will be pleased to learn that the Royal Australian Circus intends to visit Hamilton on the i)th inst. The attractions haA c been lai-guly increased since the last visit, and something m the natuic of a treat may be looked forward to. The Customs revenue for the colony for last month is £124,043. Diinedm heads the list with £3.3,722 ; Auckland, £23,203; Wellington. £21,409. The total for the corresponding month last year Mas The beer duty last mouth was £0227 ', corresponding month of 1882, £0468. At the inauest at the Hutt on the lad KaiHie, who ua» killed at the races, a \crdtel of "Accidental death" was returned, no blame being attributed to anyone. The jockeys' evidence was to the ellect that the maic, Expie&s, was in the habit of baulking, and did so at the Taiatahi and Weihunga races. To-day (Shrove Tuesday) is hallowed in oin 1 memories of youth as the festival of pancakes. This, the day immediately jireceding Lent, -was formerly observed an a day of feasting And amusement, and tlie occasion is tilill commemorated by wwnivals in some ,coufcjnental towns, though the old usages are slowly dyiug out. We are informed ttojs Mr T. C. Hammond has instructed his solUntova to take proceedings against Mr Edward Wayte for a specific settlement of accounts. Mv Hammond alleges that when the a&jounts are gone into a sum of £200 (without Merest) will be found due to him. The case will probably be heard at the next sitting of the /Supreme Court to be held in April. A living specimen of the Nga*ftr/ii a lri<* lizard, vrfut brought from Auckland by feafcerday's train, jn charge of Mr \V. A Richardson, addres&ed to the celebrated artist, Mr Lindauer. This, now almost extinct variety of the lizarJ, was, in the early days of the settlement or this country, pretty nuiwnus, they aro now only found on one or tvw islands on the coast. The one referred (t<?*bove, was taken at Motiti, »ear Taurang*. On Saturday next the W&&. Company offer a capital opjwrtuniity to holiday seeicers desirous of vtotfog For* Waikato. The Deltk'ii f advertised to leave Cambridge on that day tt 7 »>m» Hwnilton at 8.45;, Ngaruawahia jit 10 a m., j-eachiu'g Port Waitfato same even- ■ iiig , fff*a Delta is to be uudev .repairs, ! wliicniwill aseupy' &**** } e }\ &&• 'j hxit to those who oa»»ot spend this time from their businesses, tip* fcrips pf the Rangmri on Mondays will e>WW them to reach Mercer in time for th,e ,\ijp tywf,,, A meeting of the c? edjftoie j» S&P estate of Mr H. $.-Cotton,( &\yk\W W J and commission, agent,' Cambridge, N was. lwld yesiterday, Mr James Hally in the ch«k. The liabilities, were set Mown ut aboui i£4OQ, ,«w4 the, assets,at; £120. After deducting ggO for rent, and reducing other i%nfl,,u^ fl^as considered that tkere" Would X&k^m im diyi^ion among tlie'fireditors , about (670. Messrs Jainef Hally «nd Sit. Thonispn w^re elected weditoxa* trustees. ']',"■

To-morrow being Wednesday there will be divine service at S. Aw|rew's,,,Cambijidge, at ;i quarter to /eiytit in thetevuning. tlnd at' IS. Peter's, Hamilton, at 7 p.m. 'Diere will be weekly services -in the latter during Lept, but, the clayjh.-.s not yet been fixed. - The -Mormon Elders, Messrs Williams and Greenwood, held a meeting at the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Sunday afternoon. There was only »i small attendance, and the affair appeared to make but little impression on the audience. The "saints" left yesterday for Te Awjimutu,'on foot. His Worship the Resident Magistrate, delivered judgment yesterday, at Hamilton, in the case luraia t, C. Walker, for wrongfully impounding a hoiae. Judgment' was given , iot the plaintiff for £15 9s, with costs £28 12s. Mr Hay appeared for plaintiff, and Mr O'Neill for defendant. Major Walmsley was a passenger by tiain yesterday, and proceeded in the afternoon, in company with R. H. D. Fergusson, Esy., to Cranston, one of the btations belonging to the Auckland Agricultural Company. We understand hih business is connected with the transfer of the pure-bred stock from the above company to the association lately formed in Auckland, ami known aa the Pure-bred Stock Company. A very enjoyable entertainment piomiscs to be afforded all who avail themselves of the opportunity of attending the Wesleyan anniversary entertainment in the Public Hall this evening. An excellent musical programme, consisting of quartettes, trios, duets and solos, as well as other musical selections has been drawn up, an.l these will be diversified by distributions of fruit at intervals throughout the evening. Addresses will also be deliveied by leading members of the church, including visiting clergymen. The annual picnic of the railway employe's took place at Buckland on Saturday. The number of those who went from Waikato, including the railway servants and their friends, was 400, and they were accompanied by the Te Awamutu Band. The train was gaily decorated with evcrgicens, &c, and pi esentcd quite a holiday appearance. The Railway Band was also on the ground, so that there was a sufficiency of good music. Amongst those present were Sir G. M. O'lloike, Major Harris, Superintendent and Miss Thonibou, Mr W. Lqdder, Dr. Beale, and the Rev. Mr and Mrs Mulgnn. Races and sports of all kinds were indulged in, and excellent refreshments Mere provided. Altogether a very enjoyable day was spent. The Waikato contingent reached Te Awamutu about 11 p.m. The settlers of Wairangi are not satisfied with the reply from the Waikato County Council to Capfc. Lindsays offer and application for a deviation of a road through this block, and intend petitioning the council for relief. Like many of tho old survey roads, the one proposed to be closed is practically useless, and nppeiirs to be one of those laid off, like many otheis, to stiit the geneial plan rather than •with any reference to utility. The propped deviation would have the advantage of being upon level ground, and considerably shorten the distance, in addition to assisting to open up this part of the country, and would enable a projected saw-mill to be erected, which would at once improve the state of affairs in a part of the district that seems to be so much out of the world. The following, in reference to the distribution of tiie £6000 grant for libiarios, is from the Wellington Coricspondent of the Ilvrtihl written on Friday :— " The applications for a share of the £6000 grant voted by Parliament last scsbion towaids public libiaries tlnoughout the colony, have at last been filtered down and definitely classified. The result is, that o\er 350 are found entitled to participate in the benefit of the vote. This, \s\va. divided, will yield a subsidy at the rate of five shillings, twopence, and fifteen-sixteenths of a penny for every pound of income. It is intended accordingly to allot the grant on this basis." Telegraphing on Saturday the same correspondent says :—": — " With reference to my last night's telegram respecting library subsidies, I may add to what I then stated, thafc in every case £25 will be added for purposes of computation to the nominal income of each libiary so as io assure those with the smallest income receiving something. The calculation as to share is based on income^w this nominal £20. Thus, if the income is £1, a gran of 5s 2d ier pound will be paid on £20, i ' the income be £100 the grant will be paid on £125, and so on." The Kihikihi concert in aid of the English Church funds, came off on Friday, the 26th ult. The worthy nature of the object together with a fine evening, secured a tolerably well filled house, and an excellent programme of vocal and instrumental music was executed to the satisfaction of the audience, a fact demonstrated by the continued bursts of applause. The following was the programme :— Pianoforte duet, Miss Wamwi'ight and Miss Lewis; "The Anchor's Webbed,"' Mrs Berry j song, "No Sir," Miss Allen j «< T-he'Stage-struck Schoolboy," Mr Thomas j duet, "Larboard Watch," Messrs Phillips and Itutchinson ; comic song, Mr Hurlily ; song, Mr Walpole; glee, "Where art Thou, Beam of Light," the church choir (thirteen voices) ; pianoforte duet, Miss Wainwright and Miss Lewis : song, Miss Ray; song, Mr Rigg ; song, "The Viaherboy's Home," Miss Allen; "The Te Awamutu Volunteer Review," Mr Thomas (a local of his composing) ; duet, "When the Swallows," Mrs Htlfcchinson and Miss Biglow ; duet, Messrs Oharlton and Hurlily (comic) ; song, " Sold Everywhere," Mr Halls; song, Mr Walpole ; glee, "Ye Shepherds Tell ; Me," choir, This, with the National Anthem, brought the entertainment to a close. At the conclusion the Rev. Mr Philips intimated to tho audlenoe that i the concert was the first of a series of entertainments intended to be given by the choir, and good as this one was the next should be better. A dance followed, and was kept up with good spirit until the bandmaster struck up " Home, sweet home" at about h»lf-past three in the morning. [The above, seporj; has been unaccountably delayed in transmission.— Ed.J

Uv P. Cofeuiau offers a reward for the recovery of a black filly. A notice by the Cambridge poundkeeper appears in another column. The dates of nominations for licensing committees in Waikato county appear elsewhere in this issue. Mgssr3 Beauchamp Bros., Hamilton, are pra^ar^ to supply cross-bred wethers from Hawke's Bay, The dates of certain school committee elections are notified. Mr Guilding has been appointed «uujrcgistrar of dogs for To Aroha, county of Piako. ' A fijQpcert in aid of the funds of Christ Church, Ta^ri, will be held on Friday, 9th inst., to conclude wit* a ,danco. MrT. G. Sandes wiil b.e on the ground i^rdayat 4.30 p.m. to show intending contractors orksont t ieroadalon S sido ' fceir fl*r'\vf 1 *r'\ v * y '' ne *t Njraruawahia. '• > Where shaty J buy my furniture and.— : rarnetsfYou catuw* ,<jk> better than purchase fco«t firarlick an,d CarnwelK who bavr.'iiow>a yefy}*rgeassortn3,entQffjrflii p.e.ijateds, varying in pntfe from J^s to to tefi pound?, an 4, keep in stock UeMlHgQt' ?» s j"?<* .T*"Jlarge factory is COHH>lete4, ?B* ujadjujery jjo fuIJL swing, enabling tiiem to t#rn ojjt fuojiture auicker and cheaper than bltftortfl. Gr- &■, c .« always have ready a large varlety t of drawm and dining-room suites. Special attehtlon U patd to bedroom furniture, suitable to all classes. Great variety of carpets, Kidderminster, Brussels, and tapestry from 2s 6d per yard. Linoulem and' oilcloth for halls of Manchester tcoods. Sheetings, calicoes, hollands, towelling; laimefe, blankets, curtains, cretonnes, damaslc, ic.T^p. #0/* ( catalo£ues sent post free Ladies -anrf'ff'entleman' jßfoflJMi-to" marry will find our well; CityHal^'Ari&dc'i^ejpjir^ltrpet Auckland. 7 Hcjßithe Be**/resuWs mve needs be.the longest Waiting. x Tfie true harv^st'.is'tijj? longest' in beingi reached,, ,. T,l\e , f»'lurps come first, the, successes last. „THe rtin-t r tin-t satisfactory'is gen«pfmHjr* soonest sebb.r-rj