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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1729, 4 August 1883, Page 2

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t> A petition to the Government, praying that Mr 11. W. Northcroffc be retained in his present position, is being numerously signed here, and in the surrounding distiicts. General dissatisfaction is felt thaji the terms of the Cambridge petition sh/mld make it appear to represent the yhole of the district, wheieas in point of /fact the signatories do not represent even the whole of Cambridge. I went to Alexandra on Monday evening and saw the performance. Some of the actors displayed talents of no mean order. I regret to say the effect of the most pathetic parts of the play was ' marred by the ill-timed mirth of the hoodlums, who seemed to think they had a license to annoy the audience with their laughter. Many of your readers will be sorry to hear that Mr George Finch met with rather a painful accident on Tuesday evening. He was speaking to some friends at his gate, and in turning to go to his house his foot turned under him, and a small bone of his leg was broken. I am afraid it will be many weeks befoie he will be able to walk about again. Another accident happened to Mr Bowman, of Rotorangi. He was drafting cattle whrn his horse fell with him, bruising him rather severely. He will be laid up for a month at least. Luckily he was insured in the New Zealand Accident Company, and received a cheque for £8 as a plaister for his bruises. Mr Wrights weigh-bndgc is now ready for use. Mr Robt. Kay, of Paterangi, erected it, and peformed the work to the satisfaction of Mr Wright.. It h so neatly adjusted that it will weigh anything from one pound to five tons. Mr Crawford, of Ingram and Co., Auckland, has made arrangements with the directors of the cheese factory forthe supply of the additional plant. The same firm is to fit up all the cheese^ factories in Waikato, and at a lower figure than the imported articles. Mr Wilkinson's new hotel at Kihikihi is open, and business is in full swing. When completed this will be one of the most comfortable hotels in the province of Auckland. It is rumoured the head quarters of the A.C. Force will be removed to Kihikihi. If such is the case it will soon be as important a town as Cambridge.— (Own Correspondent.)

A meeting of those interested in a school at Tauwhare, is cailcd for Saturday next, at the new building, Tauwhare. Mr Thos. H. Hoy, butcher, Cambridge, requests a settlement of all accounts before the 20th instant, as he'is leaving the district. Mr J. S. Buckland will dispose of a choice lot of fruit and other trees at Ohaupo on Tuesday,il4th inst.: also, 200 Lincoln ewes, etc. Special attention is divected to the advertisement of Messrs Moore and Townshend, Wine and spirit merchants ,'i Fort-street, Au'ckJandi *,They give' a list of their importations. 1 !4tMrJ.:T. Homo, Hamilton, ?-advertises garden aju^YfjPßawfofojJWto^ "^' h ■*-''*' i