The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1981, 19 March 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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rVr.snw's Horticultural Show at "liinilton came as a .surprise e\en to those who were most sanguine of -.uccess. The result abundantly ustitied the action of the promoters, md proved conclusi\ ely that Waikato, \vhate\er its merits or shortcomings in other respects, is essentiilly ,i fruit — perhaps we ouyht to -,ay an apple country. Whether we trace the lack of many other varieties of fruit to the unfavourable season, or whether we seek for it in the want of interest taken by settlers generally in the culture of fruit, the absence of imny valuable descriptions is to be deplored. There has been what the Yankees call a "boom" in apples for the past two or three years. The culture of this particular species has become a hobby, and other members of the great fruit family have not received the attention they deserve. This is a statement which requires some qualification, howe\er, because it is well known that not only i.s Waikato admirably welladapted for growing stone fruit, but that large quantities are grown. But the proper time for showing plums has, as -we pointed out a few days ago, passed by. With, a stimulus such as that pro\ ided by the late show, fresh energy v, ill be thrown into the culture of fruit, and future shows will, we do not doubt, bo as remarkable for their variety as that of Tuesday was for the quality of the exhibits. It is very clear that more than one show must be held (luring the season. March is too late for flowers, the bulk ot stone fruit, and many sorts of vegetables, though it is unquestionably the time of year for apples, pears, peaches (if we are ever to see them again), roots, and the gourd family. Respecting the management of the late show, too much praise cannot well be awarded the committee for their untiring exertions. In the short time at their disposal, and with the slender means at their command, they performed wonder^. The experience they have gained will be of great valne in future, and the next exhibition of the Society will of a certainty be a great advance upon the first.

Mr Pasley, the Chief Inspector of sheep for the Provincial District of Auckland, is at ptesent on a visit to the Watk ito. A meeting of the Justices of the Peaco for the jury district of Hamilton will be held on the 4th April to revise the jury hat. At a meeting of the Raglan Licensing Bench, held in the Coiut-house, Raglan, last Saturday, Mr Pegler was appointed chairman. It is announced that athletic •*poits will be held at Cambridge <>n Easter Monday, the <>th April. The. programme will appear m our Saturday's, issue. The annual soiree and concert in connection with 8. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, will be held in the Public Hall on Wednesday next, the *2."ith Hint. A fair, for the purpose of enabling the farmers of the Bay of Plenty to meet together and exhibit and nell their -tock or produce, w ill be held at Katikati on Ka-tor Monday. The Roman Catholic Bishops of Auckland, Wellington and Dunedm, ac coinpanted by Fiither Walter Macdonald, were pas^engeis to Cambridge by yesterday's train, en route for the Lake country. The proposal to levy a special rate to secure the repayment of a. loan of £11)54 under the Roadn and Bridges Construction Act, was confirmed by a poll of the rato payers of the Waipa County by 1 j voted to ml. The chairman of the Rotorua Town B".ird invites designs for lying out and planting the Pukerua, Recreation Renerve, Rotorua has a public park. A premium of £30 will be given to tne design approved. A terribly destructive fire occmred .it To Aw miutu at an early hour yesterday mottling. The whole block of buildings extending on either Mdc of, and including Lewis' Hotel, was de->trojed. Full paiticuKus of the occurrence appear in another column. The hon. John Hill, member of the Legislative Council of Fiji, atiived in Hamilton yesterday on a visit to the distuct. Mr Hill, who brings letterHof introduction to his Worship the Mayor (Mr W. A. Graham), returns to Auckland on Friday. Two men named James Wilson and ChatluK Brown wet obi ought up at the Cambridge Polico Court, yesterday morn mg, fot lH'ing found in Mr Carter s coachhouse during the night. They were discharged with a caution, and ordered to clear out of the town. The excursion train to Waikato on Tuesday brought over (>OO pooplo from Auckland and intermediate places. The victors appeared to enjoy their cheap outing thoroughly, and a hope v\as geneially exptetiiui that hucii trains would bo put on frequently. Remeiiyi, "the King of Violinists," ousted by his talented company, will Hppeti at tho Public Hall, Hamilton, to-mght, and it may be taken for granted tiiat he will get a, buiiipor house. It ih seldom that an opportunity of hearing mu>ic of the hrst-clans is presented to the people of Waikato, but when it is otfiiiod they geneially embrace it. Th- remains of Mr Camp's two c'liiiir n, who were burned to death at the hr .tt r.uriaheie on Saturday nioinmg, weie inteirod in tho Cambridge cemeteiy ytsteiday. A laige number of tho ienideuts ot Cambridge, Tamahere and Hamilton attended, and the funeral service vv.ib conducted by the Yen. Archdeacon Willm. The train that arrived in Hamilton ' on Tuesday morning from Cambridge and Moinniville con^iitcd of two engmcH .md twenty thic trucks and cainagos. Before k-[( ing the i niw.iy bridge fears were entertained for the safety of the structuic, imd • patty of five gentlemen, preferring a | walk round by the ti attic bridge to the possibility of a sad accident ( ') Jcft the train at Hamilton Kast. S. Patrick's Day was observed as a holiday in Auckland, though all tho business places were not cloned the whole of the div. The usual water excursions &c. wore pr<n idi'd, <ni<J th<i Catholic School* with the H.A.C.B. Society enjoyed their annual outing in the Dmn un In the evening thero w irf >• nati mal concert at the Lornfl4tr««t.H»ll, ht whicii Bi«h«p^ hwX, lied- •

inond and Moran attended. A largo number of people patronised the excursion tram to Wiuknto, and crowds went to the lacert at HondoiKon. A few weeks ago a gold locket, tho propci ty of Mr C.imp, Tamihero Hotel, was lost under soincwli.it peculiar ciicuinstmcos. The nutter was leportod to Sergt -Major McGmern at tho end of last month, suspicion having devolved upon a man nainod John Fit/gibbon, a tailor, w h<> had been in the employment <if -Mr f '.imp, nut who had prtmoimly figured in the Police record-.. Sergt. Major McGnvmi communicated with Kergt. Emerson, at To Aroha, where Fit7gihbon was supposed to base (rone. Seigt. Emerson instituted enemies, which resulted in the dwoMjry that the tm-mif,' locket had been sold to h man nunil (Jall.iph.T. Kitzgibhon was •irrested at Paeroa on his way to th» Thames -uid broii'dit back to the Aroha. He was brought before the bench there, pleaded sruilty and wa« aentonced to four month*' imprisonment with hard labour in Mount Eden (J,u>l. The following special messages to the Pre-H Association dated London, M.uch 17th, hive been jmbhshod :— At » mct-tingof the Royal Colonial Institute, at which tho Prince of Wales presided, a paper on "Perth" wa» read by Sir F. Napier Uronine, (Governor of Western Australia Pi nice Albert Victor, Lord Roneberry and Lord Derby weio present.— Sir F. Napier Browne, as well as Sir Arthur Blythe (Agent -General for South Australia) strongly advocate the necessity of fortifying Albany. -At a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute, tho Prince of Walo*, in the co him* of a speech, Htated that th^ military offeis showed that thn colonies clung loyiilly to England, and their spontaneous action in tho matter wan very gratifying. He further stated that if he wan personally unable to visit the colonies, he would always entertain the liveliest mterct in them.— Mr Murray Smith h«* informed Lord Derby of the proposed amendments m tho Federation Enabling Bill.— The Rev. William W. Wobber, the newly appointed Bishop of Brisbane, will sail m June.