The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1963, 5 February 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here ibal) the Preis the People* rirht maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by earn.

THURSDAY, FEB. o, 1885.

The body of Glyde, the engineer, who wan drowned off tho Raiif*irin below Mercer, a fortnight ago, has been recovered.

A meeting of the promoters of the Bug»r-bcefc Company w to )« held Jit Hamilton after the general meeting of the nhareholderH of the C»w»i>crative Amocuv tirm to-jnovrcnv.

W» are requeued to draw the attention of the auth<iritiex to the fact that * bnll w allowed to roam about the town of Hamilton, to the imminent danger of the public. The owner of the atumw •tumid take tht hint.

A cabb message states that Dean Birkerfileth, of (-Jloucestcr, has been appointed to the Bishopric of Exeter, \ ice Dr. Temple, appointed to the See of London. Canon King, of Oxford, succeed 1 * Dr. Wordxworth an Bishop of Lincoln.

Some alterations are now in proKre.w iit the Cambridge public libraiy, increased ftpneo lwvinjf become absolutely necessary for shelving for bwka. A part of the rculiiitf-rooni hus been taken t'> enl.ugo the library.

Mr A. Isaacs commenced work on his contract for tho tmpply of telegraph n«>lc«t t>ct\viM>n Cambridge and T.ni]x> <in Monday morning 1-wt, when .1 largo number of men loft Cunbrnlgo for thu scene of operattoiiK. It is Mr Is iac< intention to put on about 30 sawyers to cut the poles in his buih at tho W.iotu.

His Worship the Mayor of Hamilton, acting in c injunction with thi' member for Waipa, h.ia arranged to niwt the Hon. the Native MinNttT at Hamilton, to-morrow. Reference to tho necf-wity f"i" an endowment for a high school in Waikato, the propriuty of hiittling aside land for r.iilway worksnoiw, and other important matters*.

To-night Mr Ralph Hood plays at Cambridge. Every one should Uke this oj)])ortunity of hearing this wonderful pianist. Hia playing at Hamilton last night was magnificent, and was much enjoyed. It is seldom such a good company visits Waikato. The concert to-night concludes with a dance.

A specimen of concrete made with Wilson's hydraulic lime may bo inspected by thcwo interested at the office of this journal. The block wan made at Crawfords Gully, and was Hot under water by instructionn of the engineer, Mr T. G. Saudi**. It shows what excellent concre'e the lime is capable of making in proper hands.

We again remind our readers that the second annual meeting of the North New Zealand Fanners' Co-operative Association will be held at the offices, Victoriastreet, Hamilton, at 2 p.m. to-morrow. The business is to receive the rejwrt and balancesheet, to amend the articles ol association, and to elect directors in the place of those who retire by rotation.

A new native industry has been developed among the Rotorua Maori*. Mr Kirkwood, of Cambridge, purchased from a Maori the other day a number of billiard cues, made of innire, at a considerably lower r.ite than the imported article co->ts. The cues, though -ather green, are well finished, and especially well balanced, and the amount of patient labour needed in making them must have been considerable.

The usual monthly meeting of the Waitoa Koad Board wah held l.vst Saturday, tliere being present : Mensra Chcpinell, Parr, Smith and TtniibiiU. Tho engineer rejwrted on the progress of the woiks going on. MrT. G. Sannei was present to gi\e information re Wivitoa main road works done from grants under tho Roads nnd Bridges Construction Act, tliere being a balance of »aid grants still to the fore. A lot of routine business was gone into, but nothing of general public interest. The engineer will call for tenders soon for a number of jobs. Account* amounting to £&■» 7« Wd were passed for payment.

A painful accident happened at Hamilton West, yesterday evening 1 , to a little girl twined Lilly Cornish, nlxmt nine yearn of age. Sim w;w climbing ujxni a paling fence, with some comiunions, when her foot slipped and the sharpend top of a paling entered her leg, behind the knee, inflicting a nasty g.wh about two inches in length. Dr. Carey was called in at once, and under hi* treatment the sufferer is progressing favourably. This should be a caution to many children who are so fond of climbing and walking on fences, and emulating Blondon'ri perforniances sit the risk of their limbs.

It will be remembered that at the last meeting of the proi inionnl committee of the proposed Beet .Sugar Company the question of river freight cropped up. It was agreed to write to the Wnikato Coal and Shipping Company, asking what terms it was prepared to offer. A meeting of the director* of the Waikuto Coal and Shipping Company has* since lwen held, and yesterday Mr Graham received an intimation that the company would bo prepared to carry roots horn Cambridge to the mill at Hamilton for 2s per ton, from Nganiawnhia for 2s <>d, and from any spot on the Waipa, or on the Waikato below Ngaruawahia for 3s per ton. These rates are considered very satisfactory.

The guard of the Cambridge train. Henry Sprafct, met with a very painful accident yesterday. It i« part of Mr Spiatt's duty to go down to Huntly with the morning train and take chai«o of that reaching Hamilton at 1.55 p.m. Some trucks had to be shunted at Tanpiri, and Spratt was engaged in putting down one of the brakes. This proved to be very stiff, and ho slipped, receiving a severe blow from the next truck a little above his left bin joint, inflicting a nasty bruise. Spratt satd nothing about the occurrence until the train arri\ ed at Ngaruawahia, when Home of the pasnengers persuaded him to lie down in the van, at tho same time providing him with cushions out of a first-claw carriage. At Hamilton Dr. Beale was called in, but Spratt decided to go on to Cambridge by tho 5 o'clock train and *ecure the services of Dr. Waddington. It is not thought that any bones are broken, and a little rest may set the patient on his leg* again.

The following special messages t(» tho ProHx Aiwociation, dated London, February 2nd and 3rd, have Imjbii publiihed : — Italy ban occupied Massowah, a seaport town of Abyssinia, situated on the coast of the Red Sea.— The New youth W*leH<iovernnient are, through Sir Saul Samuel, AKent-(Jenoral, parleying with Lord Dei by in regard to the amount of the British contribution for maintaining the protectorate of New Guinea,— Sir John Coode is about to visit Fueainantle, in connection with the harbour work* there.— Baron Roay advocaten tho appointment of colonial member* to the House of Lord*.— Sir John Henry Lefroy Bucceed* Baron McLoay on tho Council of the Royal Colonial Institute. — The steamer Ainalfi, 17!E! tona, owned by MenairH Sloman and Company (?) Hamburg, ran into and Hink tho titeamer Nicderlanden Orange, 1514 tons, of Amsterdam, at Aden.

The suggestion made by Judge Ward at Invercafgill the other day, to the effect thnt »horthnnd writers should be employed in the superior courts to tuke down the evidence, in (says the Timaru Herald) of a vet y practical character, and we hope it will bo cariiod out. T ho oniony is not usually backward in adopting pluil* for Having time and expense, mid tho mnnu! U that the reform now proposed has not been long ago in force. Amoijca took the load yeaiM ago in having official whortliand writer* attached to the principal courts; England followed timidly at first by having a stenographer nttachud to (ho London liankniptcy Court, but latterly tlia reform has unread to all tho principal division* of the High Court of Justice. The expeimo forms part of the costs, and, it need hardly bu Maid, falls on the parties to tho suit. Tho chants, however, reap a very considerable Having by fche plan. When it is rememhercd that a shorthand writer can take down an much in nno hour a» tho judge, ining longhand, can trannorijia jn ■ix bourn, it will at once be seen what an economy is affected by lining shorthand. Jndgps, jury, witness, barristers and solicitnrs n««l be engaged in Court only onesixth <if the ordinary time if a shorthand writer it* employed. AH the ovidence given before Parliamentftry ConimitttttiK in Wellington, an well as at Homo, U reported »tenograi*lncalty, and the plan it found to annwar adcniraWy. One or two of tho Pitigliffh Judges uho shorthand for the purfwwe of taking tljcir notes, but arc naturally not ho export either In writing or reading them an a profewiional w;r|bo, In one wellknown iiiHtanue » learned •Ttulgo reading over hi* note* mado a wjtncHs my, " Oa|J the baby." HU Lordthip was iniioh puz/led over the novel raquait, wi \)\tu tnafcely it wait discovered that what tho witness did say was "Call tho bobby,"— Icm classical, perhaps, but more intelligible. The Uanjert Judge had not imerted any vowoli, Mj4 the consonant outline being the lame in e«»h »*««, he waa caught tripping.

Messrs Lewis *»d Simpson, Cambridßo, ways been appointed the Waik-ito agents for the SUntUrd Fire Insurance Company. 'Ultimo for receiving tender* for Hood-strrct culien works ba* b«w> extended until the 16th instant The I own Clerk of the Horougft "f Hamilton advertise* that tender* will U<: recetvei uafil Monday, the 10th instant, for the Icaio of Allotment No. 225 a. Mc«rs W. J. Hunter and Co. announce that <!.eir Cimbriduo Cattle Sale will take place tht* day, the Campridgc Horse Sale on the 7th, and the Ohtuyn >ale on the 10th. Mr I. S. Buckland wij> hold a live xtock sale at Waitna on Wednesday ua+t; Cambr|d|;e Cattle Salo on Thursd ly, 12th : Carabrid^e Horse Sale on Saturday, 14th ; and the Ohaupo tiro Stock Sale on the 17th.