The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2173, 12 June 1886, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equkf and exact justice to all men, _ _ > Ot whatsoever state, 01 persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Press the People's rigrht maintain, Unawed by influence and unoribed by fain. 1

SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1880. ,

In order to place before our numerous readers a full report of the awful explosion at Tarawera, we are compelled to hold over several article* already in type. It was four o'clock this morning when we received the last message from our " special reporter," at Rotorua. ,

The banks in Waikato will be closed on Monday next for the usual Whitsuntide holiday.

The Strasburg Clock is drawing large nuinbera of visitors, who are loud in praise of its wonderful mechanism.

Beach, the champion sculler, has challenged to scull any man in the world for £500 aside.

The Australian cricketers won the match with six wickets to spare against Derbshire.

The Registrar. Mr Kirk, is reducing the size of the Waipa electoral roll, in striking off numbers of name* of voters who have ceased to hold qualifications in the electorate.

The weather during the last two or three days has been bitterly cold. The severe bard frosts have been the most intense ever felt in the Waikato.

His Lordship the Bishop of Auckland will hold the rite of confirmation at S. Peter's Church, Hamilton, on Sunday next, and will preach at both the morning and evening service*.

A resident oi Freemantle informs the Newcastle Chronicle that the price of flour on the Kiniberley diggings is 4s per ]b., and other stow* were projMH-tionately high. Sickness in prevalent among the diggers.

A continuance of the present frosty weather will not Lb unacceptable t> orchardists, as it will hell* considerably to destroy the American apple blight, which this season has got so .strong: a hold upon many of the orchards in Waikato.

Mr John Joshua, of the Taupo Sanatorium, has boen granted a license lot the new hotel ho has just erected on the lovely property he purchased from Mr L.)fley. This will make a great improvement, and add considerably to the attraction aud comfort of thin charming place.

In accordance with a request. Sir Julius Vogel directed the Cambridge,

Hnii.iltott, fytorua, M»ketu, and Tailrnnjfa tttejjraph office! to remain <>|»en nil Thursday night, in or.l«r to lurawh the latent particulurs re the Tarawer* cttaitropho to the Press.

i jWe understand itepi are being taken th form a company for the purpose of tatablishhig * cheuae »nd bacon factory at Pakorirtig. Tho capital propoied u £1000, iosooih«resof £3 eacb. A K.™d deal of support hat been already promiwd both m taking up shares, and nupplying milk.

Th# Ringold Company, *t prweet playinff in Abbot's Op«M House, Auckland, >hnve v«y Roneromly 'dtmiitpd Aepro* cceiftW their entertainment this IvAiinf to » fund for the relief of any dUtrewed Mifferern by the lat« catantrophe in the Lake Cciuntry.

In the KM- Court Hamilton, on Thundajr, thp cane of Crawford r. <J trt>ta»> , wasiiajoumed till next court day, frein ]>articnlan to bo furniihod within «even days, cnHtsof adjournment. £18«8d. Scott v. 'EieldinK. judgment for plaintiff fur .fpll Amount »nd omtß.

The Hamilton Brass Band under Mr Munro'* able tntion aro making excellent prpgrew^he improvement m ti™r rignur . is' very and 1f th* "Wsatjt punctual attendant* of the membera *t their practices is continued, the borough will have reaion to be proud of iU band. '

F*rfeWra/in the PuJtWmji) tad dairy cows. Tbii look* like business, and in all probability we shall shortly be »ble to chronicl* tbe entablubment. of cheeW ! factoriei in'bdth these' flotirisKhik centret. 1V

Still more for Kimberly. Three men, working at the Timber Company^ | Mill, Te Waotu, are makinfc, preparation for an early start for the new VKI Doradp." A* they are tolerably w;ell provided with funds, their more may prqfO profitable one.

An important meeting in regard to local government Hm be«n contened by the chairman of the Wimj* County Council to be held at the county council cluunber* *t Oh&upo, on Tueiday, 22nd inst., to di«ciw the more economical working of local bodies.

The ladles committee appointed to obtain contribution* for the coming social re-union of the parishioners of & Peter's, Hamilton, hnv« met with the greatest encouragement, in their canra* which to those interested in arranging for the ftucceufnl carrying out) of the pame will be very gratifying intelligence.

The season for planting fruit and ornamental tries U now in and atjMr Knox'r *aleto>d*y, a good opportunity » afforded buyers to eecuro well tcrown and well selected'varietien of apple, plum, and pear trees, and for shelter, pinis insignii aud micromrpa, from i the weU-known nursery of Mr F. Forrest.

The purchase from Mr Jolly by the Railway Department of the block of land lying between the To j,Airnmutu and Cambridge lines had for its object some* thing beyond sites for railway employees cottages, it is intended to form what ii known as a triangle at this junction to enable engines to be reversed and to obviate the necessity 'of erecting a turn-table, which would cost something like £2000.

The following wiU play for Hamilton East against Hamilton West ttit's Afternoon on Sydney Square :— Mewrt Windsor, J. Devitt. McKonzie (2), O'Shea, O'Neill, Hinton, McSweeney, Quin, Le«i, Bindnn, SteVens, Wo<Hi, Yon Strtrhier, and R. F. Seddon. Emergencies: Peacock, Kwily, and Gelling. Play wilt commence at 3 o'clock sharp.

Sevaral of Mr J. 0- Firths special settlers wore at the Matamata railway station yesterday morning as tHe train from Oxford pasted through. The land set apart tw their selection is ( •bout two miles from the station. A large nlied fy t ia the course of erection near the station, which will be tiartly used for a jam factory. The proposed cheese factory is to be built adjacent to it.

The Herftld'i Wellington correspondent states that a jwtition was presented to the House on Wednesday from the chairman of the Waipa County Council, regarding Charitable Aid, setting forth that the Auckland district an at present constituted is inconvenient, and praying that Waipa, Waikato, Raglan and the Borough of Hamilton shall be constituted separate districts. A similar petition was presented from the Mantrapiko Koad Board.

The first section of thn Rotoraa Railway-r-eight miles in, length- frqm Jjie Porotonui Junction— is now ready) for trader, the preliminaries having been' finuilied on Wednesday. Nothing now remain* but for the Government to give the word authorising tenders to be invited for its construction. It in expected that the Oxford-Lichfield line will be opened on Mond»y, June 21, and on and after r ttiat date a new railway time-table will come, into operation.

We .vary much regre* tp hear of the death of Mrs Ousbney, ■ wife of Dr. Cushney, of Cambridge, who expired suddenly pn Thursday evening, §he .onljLflP*} peared to be Buffering from a cold, there., neemed no indication of any serious symptom*. I Dr. Wnddingrton was cage^jt^ but, am vecl too late. We tender ofur sympathies to Dr. Cushney on hii lost. The deceased lady had only been married about eighteen months.

-. From ;tho Lyttleton Timet ■ . of JimelTweclip the followingr^MrWhyie got tip and amused the House fop a quarter of an hour, at the expense of the Government. With grave sarcasm and; epigrammatic force he followed the history t)f the Government, putting on every detail a construction which wfts greeted .fcith nrnch animation. The Houpe, which was getting fuller every moment, ' itniled broadly »nd hiughed much after his play-; fully severe retnarkn, hi» \n\\ 4 cbo»en Knglish Rounding quaint and more^pointed in its Doric garb. Mr White received quite an ovation."

. On Tuesday evening tfct (joinu Dramatic Company will (fire til entertaiilment in the Oddfellows' Hall, Hamilton Eatt, in aid of tht public librtrjC Ind. bhncl. i Aq both the^e imititutions are well worthy of the support of the public we foel sure a Rood hou«e will, be accorded the company, who liave for tome time past been ' very busy 'preparing* firat-olaia entertainment, which will* comitt part of tableaux, taken fr«mi TenuTHQiFa poem, " Idylls of the Kine," to conclude with thecomic drama "A Roufh Diamond;"

The Mayor of Hamilton Jkti been j informed officially fjrojn tHe> WfctnftttaeGeneral'a Department that it is 'iinally settled to issue the loan of £6000 M loon as the debenture bonds are signed py the executive of the council, and that the debentures are now in preparation by Lyon and Blair* law stationer*, Wellington, who have been instructed to forward the proof for the council's approval, which may be expected any day. The money, may be therefore expected to meet the Wnw ,eohtracts 1 for 'clearing ftc. which will be due in about one months time. ' !