The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2021, 20 June 1885, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and exact justice to all nit n, Of ututiocxer state or persuasion, religious <>r political. Here Oi ill the Prcr. the People's rifjhf maintain. (7nin<ilhy mfliifni <• md unbrilictJ l>) (fun

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, ISSS.

i Commander Edwin telegraphed yt">tfnl.iy —li.nl w cithor appro ichmpr lmtucfii urn tli «• isb md ninth and west. (lid.* 1 - f.ill cinrl much rain.

A concert will be held at Kihikihi on Wi'flno-^Uy onciiuij; ni'sfc, tlu 1 ]>ioc<'<'<lh tn X" in .lid of tlio f iiikl f<n tin- nn|)ii>\( nn nt <f tin jrrounds, ticc p! mtiug, Ac.

Nothing has yet been ascertained l>y the ).(»lice as t<. how Mr Wallace-, threshing machine w.is burned. The mattci, like the m.i |ni it v of Mich occuriLiices, 1-, likoly to lonnin Ji niy-t^iy.

The English mail closes in Hamilton .it .'< (i clock on Mund.iy next, 22nd mst. l{cgi~ten'(l letteis iiiid money onier* will lie IL-cuvofl u)> till 2.50 jj in. This in.ul niluc> in London on :51-t .fuly.

A concert in aid of the Tauwhare sduiii'i hinds will hi liclrl in tli<- <-< honlhouv dm Kud iv oM'innp, tlic L'Utli m^t S'niic ot toe liost .itu.itoiu t.ilunt in the fliitiict will .^■-isf, .inrl .1 veiy successful conceit is ;mtiu|i,iti>i|,

The Waipa County Council has uithdiawn the udwih^enient culling for ti nd«>rn for (Jivotling the M.uignolioi no.ir • Jiffoid'w, as tlic «oiK, owin^ to difficulties •uisint; in coniicttuui with tho land to be taKon, will not be inocccdcd with.

The following were tne tenders ioci'i\cd fci tlio Vicloiui tit, id cunti.ict, C.iuilaid«o:— W. Jonus, £142 I"}-, Id (ace pti >J) ; JiioLklishy .md CainaKh.\n, £202 17-.,Tli<)iiiaM Ky.m, i'ISIJ ILN ; M. Dillon, t!2l2lf>s,Sd; H. Critkott, £1% 17s 3<l ; K. C. M.irtin, t'llil ; J Cle»ifnt'», £113 'M ; Coombcs and Ua«-idv, tl7Sl"n

The children of T> Pster's Sundayrliool, Hamilton, arc to bi> eongi .itnlatcd mi tI)R lich trr.it in st>n»fur them in tho Oddfellow's Hall, <m Monday, the 2!>th inst., iiaiticnlarH of which will bo found in our advcilisomoit rnlnnms. T))u jmhlic i will lie admitted on payuiont of n Hinall fco.

An elderly man named James MiJlcich umh cli.iif,'<>(l ;it tlio Hamilton I'nlir oCotirt, yutterd.iy, with drunkuimoMh .unl dwtidorly conduct ;il tho l'Vntikton i.ulw.iy station on Wednesday List. fteigtM.ijor McUovcrn sivid the prisoner's conduct was \cry bad. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and for tliu breach of railway l>yIfiws, w.im I) ml 20s «nd cohtn, and for the other olfenco ."js .md cohts. Tho nionoy was paid.

The Cambridge E. M Court was occupied tluouxiiuut tho f<> oiioononThur-.-d.iy, he.niiif,' tlx> action or <i> ah:vtu Kepa ngain'-t VV. J, Jluntii foi W) 10s, value of certain harrows seized by tlie xheriffat Pukckur.iin February, INS I, iiud sold by tho defend mt at C.iinliiid{f«'. Mr Macffregor Hay rppicsonted the |>K'iititiff, and Air Hcskcth, of Auckland, apponml with Mr Dyer (Mr F. A. Whit.ilcoi) f.,r tin* defendant, A largo nmnunr ut evidence wn» adduced on eitlior «ido, :ind co'ijimjl nddrosxod tho court at Homo length at tlio close of tho cnao. His Worship reserved judgment till tho 20th irnt. There w«s a lnrgo attenti anco in court during the hearing of the ca<sc which lias nxcitrd considerable interest. Owiuk to tho length of tho Fin.mci.il t Sti tenant, we are compelled to hold over a full report of the case, m ty|)«.

! The Pakuranga hounds will pay a visit to tiio Waikato on tho Otd July, and '

fi'vpi.il nii'etn will ho hold throughout tho distu-t (lump then stay. Tha coming hunting M'.ium pioinihiM to lm tho most sucu sfnl tliat li.i> yet boon hold in Win kato. A large number of lumen nro in tr, iming for tho occasion, and as umial many of our nmiloui cios---country ndor* ha\e undo up tlioir mind', to distinguish thorn si'l\o«( on the occMKion. The houndn will be under tho woll known ImntMtiun, Tom Hioirn, and Mi .). S. Hucklnnd will act in his usual (i|iVL'ity of inastor. Two \i-«tts ha\u boon ,\u mged for, the la^t to t.ike pliic tow.tuN tho clo^o of tho yenr.

His Honour Mr Justice Gillies, sittm^ in lunc'i .it tlir> Supremo ('rturt, Atick 1 mil, nw Tliiir'-fl.xv, hoard an application by \li N.ipicr fm a wilt of h.ibc.is coipus in i >■>!>(><. t of I) Aucjiuor, alias Maxwell, who i« now in custody fm the St. Louis lnnidoi. Mi N,i|itot .ironed tli.it tho nnri.int <>f Mr if (i Stth Smith, tho Cmnini^ionor undoi tin* K\tr.iditi'>i) Act, \s,<^ \ oici, a-t it did not di-cloM> Ins jui i-diotiDii. His Honour, liowewi, l)->ld that lie could not £^0 hfhind tho (iovornor'-* warrant, Binned with the public v.il of tlm colony, and thoio w.i lunthiii); on tin 1 f.it-o of tlm w irrant iisui'd 1)V Mi H. <!. Neth Smith fm the downturn of tho prisoner to show th it it wai bad. — Hfi \h\.

The committee appointed by the |>nblic ineetmp at Cimln td^t> to promote tho ■'taituiK of a fire hngndi* and the nn pmt.uit question of natei supply rontmne their efforts in the matter. They aio pii<.se«mug thotnsohp*; of nil available in formation bearing on the Mihject, and «ro actnoly enlisting tho co-oporation of the ratop.iverß. They arc preparing themsehos to bo able to take advantage of tho amendments of tho Tmin Districts Act in respect to boirow mt; as "^oori nn thoy becomo lnv,. A public meeting of ratepayeis a« required by thfl Act vull then be called and the prop.i«.nl fully discii^bod, cind no doubt sanctioned.

The following special messages to the l'ro«q Yi-nuition, dated London, June 17th and 18th, lu\e boon published : -Tho strike at PiLtibuig has rnded, tho emplnyorH Iming agreed to the demand* of tho hum), nnd in c uitiaquciK'P all thoso out h-wo ip-nnipd work — Cholcuv in *j>readiiiß in Murcm, cvnd it is p>-tiinr»tod that fully tlntty thou-j.md of tho inhabitants h.i\u left thnt j)io\ liicf.— Tho r.un* which have lecently f.illon me proving conttnui>n>. A hca\j r downfall took place today. It in hoped fc.ucily of watoi is now .ueitod. — Tho New Zoal.uul Shipping Company's Aoiangi aimed this morning from London, and left again for New Zealand port*.

A number of the friends of Mr H. W. pyei, No'icitor, entertained him nt diniHT in the Duko of C.unliiidgo Hotol nn Thur-d.iy evening, tho occimou being tho appiondnng niamageof that gentleman. Mr Dhl being .it) nit to bid faiowdl to the wajH.ind >.urnnmdin^s of single ble^spd lie— i, his bncliol<ii ti lends could not .illnw tho occti-ion to p.i^ nnii'C'ipn-M'd. Tho b|)ieidn.is I. lid in .\fr Kirk»ii(i<] ■« inul •-tvle, and it !■« needing to l -.»v thnt full honour w.i 1 * dono t>i tltf ulcu-iod. The \\>n\\ con^iatid.itary nddie-<s \\<'ie in ide, miiiio of them of an exceedingly febcitious natiiio, and Uio fufcnro hapiJine--- and pnw punty of Iho jinest ujis drank «itli th u-xcterwtie enthu-i imii Mi D\ei duh ai know ledged tho compliment 111 ,i hippy and well chosen Hpoech. Th° meeting \v,i-> brought to a clo»e with the umi.il h unumv.

A very successful meeting of the C.mibiidge foothill' is w >•» held in thr> Duko of Cimlnidtf' Jfi'td on Thursday evening, there hemj; about fomteen pl.ivoi 1 * present, 'l'lic clv!) wai re fotmed foi tlie 'j.ison. Messrs Hunt, r.dtiniyo, I'any, A. Snntor nnrl Fit -gi r.il«l wt ro olected a c iiniiutt-'c, with Mr W. Snnnn h>>n. we. nnd trcnmii'cr, Dr. W,\ddington president, iMc^sisF. A. Whit»ker nnd Robt. Kirkwood moo president I*.1 *. Twenty-five ir.emberH wito tlicn enrolled, most of whom havo ■iliiMdv plnycd witli tlio Cambridpo Knot* b»1l Club. A practice will tako place in the (Jovernniont p.iddoek thi.s nftcrnoon (Sitin day), when all interested nre invited to .ittend, comuioncintr at 2.30. Tin 1 tary will be pl.id to receive the nnmos of intendin^r inembeio. It w.»« decided that the Lliibcoloni f"i tlio |iu"-ent «M»on bo navy blue.