The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1994, 18 April 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 18,1885,

"Echoes from the Cafe," "About t!its Taproom," and other items of news, aie unavoidably held over.

The Rev. W. Tebbs, ot SMatthew's Auckland, will officiate tomorrow at S. Andrew's, Cambridge, and at Oh&upo.

His Worship the Mayor of Hamilton, and Mi John Kno\, waited on the hon. the Piemiei on Thursday, in relation to several mattcis affecting the borough, but nothing definite transpired.

In consequence of the indisposition of his Worship the Mayor, the public meeting which was to have been held at the Public Hall, Hamilton, last night, to consider the pi opnety or otheiwisc of taking ovei the hall, has been postponed until fur ther notice.

Telegrams despatched by the war corieapondent of the Sydney Morning Herald show that the Australian Coutin gent in the Soudan havu ahead y distinguished themselves, and Geneial Giahain intends to give them the place of honoui. In a skiiiuish on the old nist three men weie wounded, but none beveiely.

The farewell service in connection with tho Church of Clv Ist, Hamilton, vv ill be held to-monow. Mr Kees will conduct the services. In the morning he will tako for his sermon "The King, his bride, and the coming glory." The evening subject will be "Salvation in Christ." The ariangements for the future aie advertised elsewhere.

Measures for the defence of Auckland are being taken with preat pioniptitude Ovei 200 men arc employed in placing the big guns in position, and it is thought tho woik will bo well advanced within a week. Numerous applications to join tho Volunteer Companies have been leceivcd, and it is expected that all the corps will bo laisixl above tho ordinary -itrcrif»th.

Miss Arnold, missionary of the Bengal Baptist Missionary Society, is an nouncod to deliver addresses in the Baptist Tabernacle, Cambridge, to-morrow. The address in the afternoon will bo on the " Domestic Life among the people of Bengal," and will be illustrated with articles of dress, etc. In the evening Miss Arnold's address will bo on "Hindoo Worship," illustrated with idols, fee.

A somewhat unusual spectacle was witnessed on the Cambridge racecourse on Thursday. A largo crowd of people wore gathered round tho totalisatoi, and the many othci minor attractions in the vicinity, -when a whirlwind came along, and lifted a number of hats, pieces of paper, and other light fragments nigh up into the air Koi some tune the gentlemen who were left baichcaded, stood bewildered at tho occurrence, but <>n coming to, they lost no time in going in search of their missing piopeity.

About 300 persons arrived in Cambiidge by the cxcuision tiam fiom Auckland, on Wednesday. Tho greater portion proceeded to the races, and had a very enjoyable day's Bport, while the remainder distributed thomnelven about the town, seeing their friends and otherwise, upending their holiday as best they could. The greater number of tho visitors left by the leturn tiain in tho evening, tho remainder leaving by the oidinary train yesterday mot rung.

It is stated that while at Oamaru Major Cautley made some interesting state ments ro tho cost of a largo gun. Ho said that tho class of guns which would naturally be Hent here would be rifled guns, those being the least expensive and the most useful. The cost of a G-inch rifled gun would bo at home about £3000, and an 8 inch rifled gun £5000. Tho cost of shipping and dohvering a gun of tho kind would be £1000, while tho fortification, store*, magazine, 4c, for each gun would be £5000, and for men's huts, barracks, road, &c., £2000, so that tho cost of a single G-inch gun, placed in position and equipped, would be about £11,000,

A meeting of the directors of the Xoith New Zealand Farmers' Co operative Association w.ts held at tho Hamilton offices yesterd.iy. Thero were present : Messrs Gillett (in tho chair), lSmoks, ( J,wi<>, j Claik, Hodgson and Birugh. Mi G.irrott, ] the ni.in.tger, was also in attftnd.incc It w .is decided to t.iko steps with .i view to .illot tho balance of nh.»res (about 1000) not yet taken up, and a lesolution v\ as p »s«.od to tho effect that tho advantages of the association Ik*, in tho future, confinvd to shari'holdeis. This step was taken in \ lew of the fact that the association was supplying goods at much cheaper rateH th.m tlioso charged by private firms.

It is simply wondertul what rxtranrdiinry device* huimnity will resort t<> to avoid hard work. The scene on the ' '.imbririgc racecourse on both diyi of tho r »ci»» afforded a very forcible illustration of this. In the coiner of tho course Ret apart for games of chance and such like promiscuous cnteit.unment* which characterise a race meeting, there wa« a perfect hive of the "fi.itcimty" busily at work operating on a crowd of admiring patrons. It would bo impossible t<> describe in detail tho many devices at work for the attraction and hegudement of the unsuspecting mortals who, with more shillings than sense, lavished their favours by " popping it down " in response to the many invitations, upon almost I'VPiything that came under their eye. A visit from these poople with their "infernal machines " run off with more money at one ir eeting than a small community like Cambridge can very well afford.

On the conclusion of the sodturning ceremony near To Awamutu on Wednesday the Premier drove over to Kihikihi, where he spent the night. On Thursday he went to Cambridge, en route for the Lakes. Before leaving, Mr Stout addrossed the following letter to Major Jackson :—: — Kihikihi, April l."», 1880. To Major Jaclcaon, officer commanding the Te Awamutu Volunteer Cavalry: My Doar Sir,— l cannot loave Kihikihi without formally thanking you and the volunteers under your command for thru- attendance at tho coremony of tinning tho first sod of the North Island Trunk Line. I feel mirn any colony would be justly proud of such a body of men an you command, and on behalf of the Go veinment I have to testify my appreciation of their services. Please convey to tho volunteers my thanks and my regret that 1 had not an opportunity of publicly thankmcf them. — Believe me, youi study, Roiikht SrotT.

Quite a new feature made its appeal fincQ on thp Cambridge racecourse <>n Wednesday, but which, judging fiom the icniaik.ibly thin patronage accorded, did not have the startling effect upon the minds of the "country bumpkins ' \s Inch was anticipated. Two of the game of cliance establishment*, believing m tho u resistible efficacy of novelties, stole a march on their less enterprising neighbours, by n til i/i ng steam as a motive power for their gaming apparatus, better known, per ii.ips, us the wheel of-forttme. Two iiiunatun'steam engines, with boilers after the fashion of a saveloy depot, were put in motion, tho warning whistle was .sounded in the oithodox manner when tho machinery was about to be put in motion, and tho whole fomiwl a feature m the day's piopioceedings .is novel as it vv .is attractive. But as before the day had fur advanced tho hies were allowed to die out, the effect was only temporary, and tho enterprising pioprietors had the Had satisfaction of knowing that after all countiy folk were not no gullable as they aro generally believed to

The Hon. the Premier, accompanied by Mr Lake and Colonel Frasor, M.H.R., the Mayor of Hamilton (Mr Graham), Mi Knot and .several other gentlemen paid a Hying visit to Cambridge, on Thursday. The paity arrived nt halfpast eleven from Kihikihi and put up at the National Hotel. Messrs Houghton and Wells representing tho town and domain boards respectively, waited upon the Premier to offer suggestions bearing upon future legislation affecting these bodies. Tho deputation whs introduced by Mr Whyte, M.H.R., and Mr Wells briefly laid the views of the deputation before the Premier. Mr Stout replied that the Government werr drafting a new Municipal Act to be laid before Parliament nn\t session, which will consolidate tho acts now in forco, and provide for the additions mid amendments' suggested by the deputation. Tho principal points refeircd to wero the election of part of the members annually, to reduce the majority required to authorise a loan from two thirds to ono half, and tho e\ci-mg the town fiom the county. The Premier and party left again at 2 p.m. for Oxford, whore tliuy spout tho night and proceeded yusteiday morning to Hotorua.

The following special messages to tho Press Association, dated London, April 10th, have- been published : — The little demonstration made by the Nationalists on the occasion of their Royal Highnesses tho Prince and Princess of Wale* vmting Cork, led to a riot, during which revolvers were used, and tho troops charged with fixed bayonet-. Several poisons were wounded. — Sir Thomas Brassey, Fust Secretary to tho Admiralty, states that the names of the vossels belonging to the colonial navies, when such have been oigam-sed, will appear in the ofhu.il nuvy lists.— Mr Robeit Nicholas Fowler, who was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1888, has l>een re elected to that position in consequence of tho decease of Lord Mayor Nottage. — Messrs Huddart and Parkos' new steamer Corangmitc, which h.iH been built at Newcantlc-on-Tyno for their Victorian line of steamers, lias Im'dm hucccssfully launched. — The French (internment have demanded that tho French paper Lo Bosphore Egyptian, which has been suppressed l)y the Egyptian Government for animadverting on tho Government policy in reference to tho Soudan, shall In- iclicensed. Niib.ii Pasha states in reply that his Government were quite justified in stopping the papci.

At a meeting of the shareholders of the Th.uneH Valley and Rotorua railway at Auckland on Thuisday, the Chairman (Dr. Campbell) informed the meeting that an arrangement had been come to with the Government, s-ibject to the l.itifie itum of Parliament, to the following effect : — 1. The (lovernment puichases whole of first sections ut cost to tho company, and pays company's expenses, minus interest and some small items, making payment in 1 por cent debenture*, having a currency of twenty years. 2. The company undertakes to (mull the first section, and have it opened, say, in October. 3. Tho (government pays cost of land taken (and to be taken) by tho railway for works and «tations, also cost of transfer of title. 4. The company undertakes construction of second section (Lichfield to Rotorua) on the basis of being held free ftom loss in financing, and the lino becomes tho property of the Government. Ho wild that anangenient was not entnely satisfactory, still tho main object with the company had been foi mcd had been seemed, vi/.., tho construction of a, through lino from Auckland to Rotoiua, within two years and a half, and that befoio tho end of the present year tiains would be running to O\foid with a daily connecting coach to 1 Ohinemutu in conclusion ho moved :—: — '•That the diiectors be empowered and authoiiscd to contiact for the sale or leane of tho whole of tho company's property, upon tho toi ms expressed in a draft contract between the Government and the company, to bo submitted to tho meeting." Mr T. Peacock, M.H.R., seconded tho motion, and suggested that the words, " with such modifications as may be deemed neceswary," bo added to tho motion. This was agreed to, A vote of thanks was inised to tho chairman and directors for the trunner in which they had conducted tho negotiations with tho Government.

lenders are invited for the erection of two ilores, up to the 27th April, by Mr J. Walton, le Aw.imutu. J he Rev J. Dollow will conduct (h« morning icrvueat Innity Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, to-morrow Nominations of candidates to fill vacancies on the Hamilton Hoad Dutnct will be received up to thr 27th, and an election, if necevary, on S.itur<la>, 2nd of May. An election «f two members to fill the vacancies in the J'irnnßia Road Board will bo held on Thursday, May 7th. Mr J G Parsons, veterinary siirpton, Camhndfro, notify in our advertisup columns that Mr Ushcrwood is no longer in his employment,. 'lenders for the laasinff the Refreshment rooms at Mercer station appears in our advertising columns. Yes ! It is certainly true. Ask any of your friends who have purchased there. Garlick and Cranwell have numerous unasked for and very favourablu commendations from country customers on thalr oieollent parking of Furniture, Croclcrry, and Glas*, fee. Ladies any {cnttcraen about to furnish should remember that Garlick and Cramvcll's is the Cheap Furnishing Warehouse of Auckland. Furniture to suit all classes ; also Carpctl, Floor Cloth* and all House Necessaries If your new house ib nearly finished, or, you arr (joing to get married, visit Garlick and Cranwell, Queen-strret and Lome-street, Auckland. Intending purchaser* can h»v« a catalogue ten free.