THURSDAY, DEC. 20, 1883.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1788, 20 December 1883, Page 2

THURSDA Y, DEC. 20, 1883.

In order that the staff may enjoy the usual Christmas holiday-/ there will be no issue of this paper on Tuesday next. All Christinas advertisements should theiefoie be inseited hv Satin day '» iwie. On Satin day we bhall present our leadeu'with a four page, illustrated .supplement, containing' seasonable stories by the best Australian authors, poetry <fee., &c, The serial .tale " Ettie's Error,"' will be continued on .Satin day the 20th. Te Awamutu correspondent's letter and several other inteiesting items of local new.s aie ciowded out of this issue. The scholarship examinations commenced at the Hamilton East school on Tuesday sind will conclude to-day. We are glad to hear that Mr John Knoxs health has greatly improved. He hopes to bo about again to-day. A concert and ball, in aid of the cemetery funds, will be given in the schoollooni, Ngaiuavvahia, on Boxing Night. The Alexandra Cricket Club play a match against the Whatawhata Club on Satin day next, on the ground of the lattoi. A smart shock of earthquake was expei ienced in the South [sland on Tuesday afternoon. The shock passed fiom North to Smith. The first religious service will be held in the new Public Hall, Hukanui on Sunday next at 3 p. m. The Rev J. Dukes will conduct the service. Saturday is the last day for acceptances for the Ngaruawahia sports on Boxing Day. They are payable to the secietai y, or Mr T. (A. Sander. The following additional entries ha\ c been receiv ed by post for the Cany biidge New Year Handicap : — Jo, Charlie and Welcome Davy. Thi.s makes seven entries in all for this e\ent. Yesterday was the day for the usual monthly meeting of the Piako County Council, but theie being no quorum the meeting lapsed. The adjourned meeting has been fixed for next Wednesday at the usual hour. We have to acknowledge the leceipt of Do Bemaidy's Uncl.umed Money .Register " being a lit>t of names of poisons entitled to property at Home and abroad. The book may be .seen by those interested in such matters at this office. It is expected that there will be a laige gathering of natives at Hamilton, during the coming week. The chief Peno has invited a number to .spend Christmas with him, and it is thought many will accept. They arc chiefly belonging to the Ngatii cvukawa tribe or its branches. At a special meeting of the Hamilton Domain Board yesterday, permission was granted to the Hamilton East Sports committee to use Sydney Square on Boxing Day. The question of leasing the grazing of the Squaie, raised by Mr Biadley was deferred until the next regular meeting. The Armed Constabulary Stationed at Kavvhia are detenuined not to let the festive season pass without some demonstration on then pait. They have collected .about t(!0 to be given in prices at spoitson New Year's Day. The piogramme of the events, which will doubtless be laigely pationii-ed is adveitised elsewhere. We had the pleasure yesterday of sampling soiiie of the delicacies prepared by Mr JL\ 1 rewheellar, confectioner and biscuit manuf actor, of Hamilton, for the Chrintnias season. Heads of families on the look out for mince pies, or any other description of fancy edible wheiewith to grace the Christmas board should pay Mr Trewhoullar's shop a visit. The concert in aid of the Hamilton West School, givfin in the Public Hall last night, was thoroughly successful. There was a fair attendance, and the children, as well as the other performers, acquitted themselves in a most cieditable way. The exigencies of space demand that we should reserve a more detailed notice of the entertainment for our next. In referring to Mr Douglas' effoits at trout rearing in a recent issue, it was made to appear that that gentleman said the eels would not touch the young fish. What he did say was that he did not think the eels would do much harm to the trout, as he had watched a large member of the former family pass some of the young fish without seeming to,take any notice of them. The annual Sunday-school fete and picnic iv connection with S. Andrew's Chinch, Cambridge, will take place as usual on New Year's Day. By kind perinjwiou of Mr Buekhuid, it wiil be held as bofoea in bin very suitable paddocks. The children of tfio l\.i)^JiCf|ij schools at Cainbridge West and Tanianbie Wil{ jxjjn {jliohq of S. 1 Andrew's. We'have' been askwd to, miy that all members of the church', and of thenaveralcongrigu'tions jiiterested,iare invited ty bejjreHeutfff j^ -q i -The secretary dot * tho t-Hanjiltfttf' ,Qn4k<ti CJifb'HMß rGwivedsJk)|^»VJ» Hi'

J.l^Gr!M|jf^Mfe)dra, intimating that at a moftcmg hold on^oaturday, at the close rrt the match /Gamm-idfce v. Alexandifa, t was <$eSde(TJ|> play tho county Wa}ipi>' y, Wfttkato, on the first Satnrd. y in] January, m| Oambridee. Mr Grrieifai n delirdd^the Hftniilton Club to forwaril a list <if pl^er^Morder of merit. He alsf),e^i re%ed a^}yiflb^to select a team to l>lay a*.'erie^'o£'ni*)»TjeB in Auckland after the cm nty match? The secretaries of other clubs in the district have been communicated with, asking their co-operation. It its proposed to hold a meeting of- delegates at Oliaupp to-day to t discuss the prelimiri;

Within the last few days Mr August Vollbracht, the manager of the New Zealand Tobacco Growing and Manufacturing Company (Auckland), has been on a visit to the \V«ikato, on business connected with the industry. Mr Vollbracbt went up the Waipa as far as the Kopua, where he was gratif'ed to find the Maoris have 1 learly 100 acres planted in tobacco, and plants enough to go over an additional 40 acres. He was greatly impressed with the suitablity of the ci mntry f < >r growing the plant. Mi f Vollbraclit arrived at Hamilton on Tuesday, and yesterday morning paid a visit to Claudelands, to inspect the tobacco plants grown m Mr Lewis O'Neill's garden. The seed used by Mr O'Neill was imported from Connecticut, U S.A., and was purchased from Mr John Kuox. The seed was sown two month i ago, and the plants, which have just been transplanted, are looking remarkable healthy. Mr. Vollbracht was greatly struck with their appearance, and obtained a number of them to try them hi his own garden in Auckland. Mr O'Neill has a quantity of the plants to spare, and will be glad to supply anyone wishing to make practical experiments. We may say that the Tobacco Company is anxious that farmers and others who purpose growing tobacco, should procure their seed from the manager, as it is above all thing* necessary that it .should be pure and of good quality. Mi- Vollbracht left foi Auckland by yesterday's train, but it is his intention to return in a short time, when he hopes to make a longer (stay in the the district.

Tie meeting of creditors, called by the trustee m Beauchamp Bios, estate was held in the Courthouse, Hamilton, yesterday afternoon. Present : Mr Banish (chaiimaii), Messrs. Coleman, Cochrane, Hunter, Hume, Pickering, and Dinsdalo. It was generally expected by those attending that the trustee had cilled them together to lay before them an interim bal-ance-sheet, and to report hn\v matters were progressing in view of gutting the estate wound up. Considerable disappointment was shown when it was found that no bal-ance-sheet or report was forthcoming, and the only object stated for calling them together was to suggest the appointing of auditors to go through his accounts. This the meeting saw no necessity for, sinesupervisors liad been appointed at the first meeting to act in oonjuuetion with the trustee. General dissatisfaction was evinced at the conduct of affairs by the trustee in connection with the estate, and a resolution to the following effect was caniud :— " That as the trustee has not furnished anyrepoit or balance-sheet, and a* matter-, tiro not being conducted to the .satisfaction of the croditois, an application be made to the couit to icinove the pi esent trustee (Mr T. 0. Hammond), and appoint another trustee in his place." This resolution was carried unaniuioualy, owing to a ludicious mistake of Mr Hammond's, who came to the meeting armed with .seventeen proxies, lepiehenting a majoiity of the voting power. These had been jauntily flaunted in the face of the meeting at intervals, and just as the chairman called for a show of hands in favoui of the foiegoing i ebullition, the possessor of the ninjoiity of value thought another occasion had aii^en to .show his hand, and succeeded in catching the chairman's eye and was counted among.st the aye«. Yet, in the face of this vote, the trustee, veiy inconsistently, after the meeting had broken up, was heard to protest against the resolution.