The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1809, 9 February 1884, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 9, 2584. . •»

Our leading article, " Echoes from the Cafe," and other matter, crowded out of this issue. The Right Rev. D. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, was a through passenger to Te Awamutu by yesterday's train. We are requested to state that Dr Beale has been appointed medical referee at Hamilton for the Mutual Assurance Company of Victoria. At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Cambridge, yesterday, before Mr Noithcroft, R.M., only a few unimportant civil ca&es were heard. We have to acknowledge receipt numbers 1 and 2 of Labour, a weekly journal published at Auckland, and devoted to the cause of the working classes. Capt. Edwin telegraphed at 3.48 p.m. yesterday :— " Bad weather approaching, any direction between north and cast cind south-east. Glass falling soon, and heavy fall of rain after 10 hours." A number of Constabulary at Cam. bridge are still engaged in forming that portion of the Thorndon Road between Victoria-street and the Baptist Tabernacle As the Cambridge Town District has now been, gazetted a separate licensing district, bteps will shortly be taken for the election of a bench of Commissioners. An exciting contest is not anticipated. A social gathering and concert will be held at the Alexandra Public Hall, on the evening of Februaiy 9th, to welcome j his Loidship the Bishop of Auckland, on liis arrival in Alexandra. ( There was no contest at the Hamilton Borough Licensing Committee election yesteiday, so the gentlemen nominated had a walk over, viz :— Messrs C. 11. Johnson, Robert Peat, R. IT. Sandes, A. Scott and Yon Stunner. We are informed that if the bridge at the Eureka gate is not absolutely dangerous, its looks much belie it. If it is not repaired, and that soon, we shall have an accident to chronicle. The Timaru Herald recommends the abolition of education boards, on the ground that they clash with the committees, and the latter are too popular to be done away with. The re-erection of the Hautapu pound is proceeding near to the Tamahere Hotel, the site having been duly laid off and surveyed by Mr Sandes on behalf of the board. The stud ram purchased by Mr Seddon at the Hastings Ram Fair last month, passed through Hamilton on Thursday last. Competent judges who saw the animal speak of him as a very high-class sheep Mr W. D. Dallen, confectioner, of Auckland, announces in our special ' column that he will provide refreshments at the annual railway picnic, at exceptionally low prices. The Government surveyor was engaged on Thursday, moving the boundary of the Cambridge railway station grounds twenty feet further out from the fence of the Presbyterian Church in accordance with the promise made to the trustees of the church by the Hon. Mr Mxtchelson. During his stay in Hamilton, Dr Sinclair has been very successful. He and his assistants have been kept busy the whole time, and many orders cannot be completed until the doctor's return from Cambridge, whither he proceeds to-day. From all we can learn, patients have expressed their entire satisfaction. The weather experienced in the Waitoa and Piako district during the week, has been anything but favourable for harvesting operations. Notwithstanding this, we are glad to say that very little damage has been done. Rain fell in the Waikato yesterday, but happily the greater portion of our wheat crop is now in the j stack. Our Alexandra correspondent writes yesterday :— There is no great news of importance this week. Mr James, the new proprietor of the Shamrock Hotel, Alexandra, is now in possession, and had a large number of friends present to welcome him on the occasion. A number of natives from Foxton arrived at Whatiwhatihoe today. We learn that a concert, to take place on Tuesday, the 2dth inst., is in preparation by the Orpheus Glee Club, members of the church choir and others. Judging by the personnel of the performere, a rich treat may be expected. The proceeds are te be applied in equal portions to the | funds of S. Peter's Church choir and the Public Hall Building Fund. An exchange of pulpits has been arranged for a few Sundays between the Rev. A. Carrick, of S. Andrew's Presby- ' terian Church, Auckland, and the Ray. Wm. Evans, of Trinity Church, Cambrid^, |* will bo wn &V$ W MWWW*

menfc in another column Mr Carrick will preach in Trinity Church to-morrow morning and evening. We are in receipt of the first number of Mr J. R. Randerson's (Mercantile Chambers, Auckland) Monthly Circular, containing reports of money, property, and stock and sharemarket. The circular has been carefully compiled, and should be found useful by business men, showing as it doe 3 not only the current quotations, but the fluctuations in the markets during the month. It also gives the gold and dividend returns. Our attention has been drawn to the malicious practice of some per.son or persons at Cambridge which consists of pulling up the survey or boundary pegs m connection with the railway grounds there. The engineer in charge has had occasion to bo annoyed on this head, and we understand he intends taking means of putting an end to the nuisance. The ordinary meeting of the Cambridge Town Board is fixed for seven o'clock on Monday evening next. The ordinary meeting of the local school committee is fixed for the same evening at the same hour. As both meetings are of an important character, and as three gentlemen are members of both bodies it is necessary that some arrangement should be made in order , that the meeting may not clash. A young man named Graham, employed at Mr Goulds station, met with a painful accident on Wednesday last. He was employed slaughtering a bullock when a cow rushed him, and inflicted a nasty wound in his leg, which will incapacitate him for some time. Curiously, he had only just recovered from a similar accident. He possesses a policy in the Accident Insurance Company. We would call the attention of our readers to the lecture on " Tom Hood by the Rev. H. R. Dewsbury on Monday evening next in the Hamilton Public Hall. The rev. gentleman's fame as a lecturer is too well known to need further comment, and the hall ought to be well filled on that occasion. The chair will be taken at 8 o'clock by Mr James Hume. The rebellion in the Soudan has assumed a more formidable aspect, though no one who had considered the situation can affect surprise at the defeat of the army under General Baker's command. The Egyptian troops were known to be disaffected, and Baker Pasha is fortunate to have escaped with his life. It seems probable now that England will have to step in and check the progress of the victorious Mahdi. The usual monthly meeting of the Tamahere Road Board was held yesteiday afternoon at the Tamahere Hotel. Present : Capt. Runciman (chairman), Messrs Wheelei and Barugh. The correspondence was read, the pi incipal thing being a communication from the Cambridge Highway Board re poisoning of small biids. It was agreed that the Tamahere Board should co-operate with the other local bodies if it was found that they could do so legally. Tho engineer, Mr Sandes, reported that the water had been turned through the culvert at Crawfoid's gully, that the earth-filling contiact was proceeding satisfactorily, and that horse traffic could be lesumed in a short time. Accounts amounting to about £2(50 were, passed for payment, principally on Crawfords gully contracts. Only one tender for putting in pipes at the Eureka gate was received, amounting to £13. This was considered too high altogether, far exceeding the engineers estimate, and was consequently rejected. The engineer was instiucted to try and arrange with the tenderer for a leasonable sum, failing making any arrangement to call for fresh tenders. The following special messages to the Press Association dated the (sth and 7th inst. have appeared in the Herald : The Victorian gunboats have reached Snithead. They behaved splendidly during a very rough passage, making an average of 8 knots an hour. The Admiralty are inquiring into the legality of the gunboats proceeding to their destination as men-of-war.—The division on the Right Hon. Mr Bourkes atnpndment on the Address-in-Reply was entirely a catch one, being taken during the dinner hour, when Sir Stafford Northcote, instead of speaking at was expected, astounded the House by calling for a division. The amendment was lost by 99 20. The only notable feature in the debate was Mr Bourkes condemnation of the system of protectorates. - The Government have absolutely refused to restore d-tewayo.—lt is reported that Hanlan is about to visit Eugtond.— The death is announced of Mr Alpheus Tod£, the well-known Parliamentary writer. We are in receipt of the report and balance-sheet presented at the nineteenth half-yearly meeting of the shaie holders of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, which was held at Dunedin on the 30th of last month. From these it appears that the bank is in a healthy condition. The increase in the amount of deposits ovei the previous year was £32,000; and the" increase during the year has been £207,000. The available balance was £17,497 14s, oi which sum £1000 was carried to the reserve fund, which now stands at £41,002. The usual dividend of 7% per annum on the paid-up capital was declared, leaving a balance of £2479 14s to be carried forward to the next half-year'b account. The chairman, MrE. B. Cargill, in moving the adopsionof the repoit, referred vi hopeful language to the prospects of the colony. Tin motion was carried unanimously without discussion. A correspondent writing on the subject of our High School says :— I do not see why a separate school should not be erected in some district equidistant from the principal centres, to be known as the Waikato High School. To Wanganui, New Plymouth and other districts not far in advance of Waikato, though possibly with a more compact population, successive Governments have granted substantial endowments towards the establishing and maintenance of High Schools, and I do not see why Waikato should be an exception. It cannot be said that our wants are out of proportion with our number ; if anything, it is thi other way about. Possibly an Agricultural College established in the situation above suggested, and endowed by the Government, would serve the dual purpose, but we do not see anything at all unfeasible in the project. There ia one thing, however, which must not be lost sight of, and that is this : The present system of high school education as at present established in Waikato cannot be successfully carried on, and if the parents are desirous that their children should enjoy the advantages of the superior education which a high school affords, they will have to put their heads together and work unitedly, and devise some better means of carrying on than at present exists.