The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1980, 17 March 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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Our Te Awamutu letter, Gossip by "Billy, 'audothei local items are held over. It has been arranged by the business people of Cambridge to observe a close holiday to-day. A grand concert, in aid of the Wesleyan Circuit Fund, is advertised to be held in the Hukanui Hall, on Thursday evening, March the 2b"th. A farewell soiree and concert to tho Re\. J. Dukes, will be gnen in the Public Hall, Hamilton, on Tuesday, tho 31st hist. The chair will be taken by His Worship the Mayor. The Cambridge Tennis Club is making arrangements for tho match with Kawhia.to moirow. Mebsis M. Stubbing, X. Hunt, J. Fitzgerald and Hartley will repiehent Cambridge. During the past twelve months no fewer thau 10,000 sacks of oats wcic sold through tho co-opeiativestoieatCambiidge alone. It may be stated that during a few months of the time the business was conducted by Messis Clark and Uanc. The results obtained by Messrs Bolton and Partners (Limited), of Westminster, England, in cultivating and manipulating sugar-beet root, should be con-cliii-ivo e\ idence to our Wnikato farmers of the \ery gieat importance of this particular class of ciop. The Co-operative Association has decided to eiect two large gianaries, one at Cam bridge and the other at Te Awamutu. Both buildings will be on the railway station ground-, and will be con strncted of galvanised iron. Their erection will be proceeded with immediately. A lecture on "Tom Hood, poet and humourist," was deli veied in the Tauwhare school by tho Rev. Mr Dewsbury on Tuesday last. There was a fair attendance, and the lecture throughout was very entertaining, interesting and instinctive, and was well appreciated by the audience. Mr T. N. Uiprose, of Tauwhaie, occupied the chair. A meeting of sympathisers and friends of Mr Camp was held in the town board office, Cambridge, last night, when a committee was appointed to collect a mini of money to put tiaily cover tho lo«s sustained. This committee proposes to cooperate with .sub-cmnmittees in other centres in Waikato and Auckland. Already a considerable bum of money has been promised. Mr Fischer, the proprietor of the Swiss Cheese Factoiy at Pukerimu, left at our oHice a day or two ago some samples of bio produce, winch, having tasted, we can highly recommend. There can be no doubt now that the Waikato is eminently well adapted for the raising of nil dairy products, and we believe that Mr Fischer will succeed in turning its capabilities to the best account. Fierce gales were experienced all over tho island on Friday night and Saturday morning. Little damage is reported in Waikato, but in Auckland harbour tho shipping suffered rather severely, while at the Thames, Coromandel and other places along the coa«t considerable mischief was done. The Waikato Coal and Shipping Pompany'snew steamer "Thomas fiusiell' win wrecked at Orote. Point, Bay of Plenty, mi but all the crew were saved. The annual concert and soree in connection with £5. Paul's Weslcyan Church, Cambridge, is fixed for Wednesday evening, 23th inst. Every arrangement is being made to make the concert a musical treat of unusual brilliancy, the performers consisting of somo of the leading talent of Auckland and Waikato. The proceeds it is needless to state, will be in aid of a very deserving object. In May of last year a man named John Walsh obtained a pair of blankets fi om Mr J. K. E. Hatrick, draper, Hamilton, under false pretences, and cleared to Auckland. A wairant was issued for his apprehension, but no trace of him could be found. On Saturday last he arrived in Hamilton, on his way to Ohanpo, and was recognised by Sergt.-Major Mcdoveni, who at once appiehended him. He was brought up at the R.M. Court yesterday, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. The new portion of S. Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, was formally opened on Sunday moi nmg. The ceremonial was ; voiy linpo-iiiig, and was taken part in by ' Bishop Luck, Bishop Redwood and Bishop j Moian. The latter pi elate delivered an | address the life on S. Patrick, and the | Bishop of Wellington (Dr Redwood) [ pleached in the evening. A larger number of the clergy of tho diocese assisted at the proceedings, which passed off most successfully. Mr Milner Stephen announces that ho may be consulted during the week at (Jauditi'd hotel, East Hamilton. Mr •Stephen infoi nis us that during his stay in Hamilton several sufferers have sought his aid, and m nearly everyca.se he has succeeded in giving lelief. He particularly mentioned the cases of Mv» Leith and Miss Hunter, the latter of whom is suffering from the effects of a. broken a< tri improperly set. Slwuld sufficient inducement offer, Mr Stephen purposes going to .Cambridge at an early elate. The Roman Catholic concert at Cainbudgu to-night affoids every promise of a \ety .successful musical cuteitaintnutit. The piogicinime, which has already been published, indicates an unusual variety of talent, and includes tho names of many lady and gentlemen amateurs, who have always met with a warm reception at the hands of a Cambridge audience. The names of Miss Stauntun. Mis McCurdie, and Mr O'Leary, of Auckland, appear among the list of performers. As usual the concert will conclude with a dance, to which holdeis of front seat tickets will be admitted. The weather at Cambridge throughout Saturday, particularly dining the morning, was tho toughest that has been experienced in the district for many year-. Tiecs were blown down, paling fences were displaced, and verandahs and iml suchlike c<w«ti actions were in seveial places removed. Rain fell heavily at infcti \<ils and the piogramme was occasionlly \anerl by a few heavy claps of thunder. At Waotn tho weather was boiHteious in thnextrcme. Trees were blown, >v er and the road through the bush was hi many places blocked no by fallen timber Mr Isaacs, the contractor for tho telegraph poles, sustained some loss through a heavy M-ue falling on a number of polo* and smashing them. From all accounts the cheap exclusion train to Auckland on the 24th inst. will bo largely patronised. Doubtless. !iad the day been a holiday the success anti( ipated would have been still gi cater. Waikato people who have not been to Auckland for years, can hardly reei*t such .t favourable opportunity of having a run •lown and homo again in one day at tho nominal fares fixed by the department fur the occasion. They will have about six hours in Auckland, which they can devote to either business or pleasure. Uhould the railway department b« encouraged in this concession, and the train be as largely patronised as is expected, next Tuesdays excursion will, we believe, bo only tho forerunner of many such excursions of a like character. It is perhaps hardly necessary toremind tho music-loving public of this district that the great Hungarian violinist, assisted by Miss Downing, Mr R. Himmor, and Mr I. Luckfitoue, will givo one of his renowned concerts in the Public Hall, Cambridge, tomorrow night, and in the Public Hall, Hamilton, on Thursday evening. M. Kernenyi'd fntno has grown with each sio

cessive stage of his tra\ els, and he stands unrivalled, in the colonies at any rate, as an interpreter of that king of instruments, the violin. Day after d.iy the Auckland journals give up their column,* to 'the praise of tin's wonderful nrtiate, whn^owtortainmonts h. wo boon crowded nightly. We expect to see full hou*es on both occasions. The lxi\ office at Hamilton is ,vt Mr Lennox'* shop. At the request (cabled) of Hon Tiios. ({. Hewit^Presidont of tno Exposition to be held at Urafton, N.S.W., (comnuiicing the latter part of March), Mr H. P. Hubbard, proprietor of the International Newspaper Agency, New Haven, Conn., U.S.A., han forwarded for display on th.it occisiati sample copies "bf over veven hundred leading newspapers, publiMhed in tlie \.irious cities of the United States, Mexico, South America, the West Indies, British [»dLi, South Africa, Europe, etc, I'rob ably Huuh <i collection of periodicals in vaiioiiH languages has never been seen before in An-tralu ; and possibly at no pn>vious exlubition in the world. Mr Hubbard regretted tlmfc the timo allowed him ff>r making this collection (only one day after receipt of Mr Hewitt's cablegram) did not admit of the selection and arrangement of a very much larger representation of the Press of the world. The contribution ient, however, cannot fail to prove of great inteiest to all intelligent \i»itor« to the Exposition, and especially to newspaper men and lovers of unique literature.