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Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2261, 6 January 1887, Page 2

The following Waikato boys havo passed the Junior Civil Service examination:—R. J. Gwynne, Hamilton; James and W. A. Cowan, Kihikihi. Nineteen sets of designs have been received by Hospitable and Chantable Aid Board for the new buildings for the Old People's Refuge, Auckland. Mr Denis Lees has been appointed ■nib-registrar of dogs for the Kirikiriro district, Waikato county, with right to collect the tax in any part of the county. His Worship the Mayor of Cambridge is in Auckland. It is currently reported in Cambridge that he will see Sir Julias Vogel, and endeavour to settle the domain question before lie returns. Cressy, the jockey who was hurt in the steeplechase at Ellerslie on Monday, was removed to the Auckland Hospital on Tuesday. Latest advices states that he is rapidly recovering. The programme of the Waipa Racing Club's meeting to be held on the course, Te Awamntu, on the 29th inst., appears in this issue, and is well worthy the notice of horse owners. The amount of the various prizes total up to £180. The plans for the new Auckland Custom-house have been approved by the Government, and the architects, Messrs Vlahoney and Son, have been instructed to call for tenders. This is encouraging news for the building trade. Mr Lake, M.H.R., met with a rather painful accident a couple of days ago. He was taking a mattock down from a shelf when the implement slipped, the edga coming in contact with Mr Lake's face, cutting the nose severely. The trial of John Caffrey and Henry Albert Penn for the murder of Robeit Taylor at the Great Barrier Island in June last, is fixed to take place on the 17th inst., at the Supreme Court sittings, Auckland. The first chapters of a new and thrilling serial story by that popular novelist, G. Manville Fenn, will appear in Saturday week's supplement. The sole right to publish this novel in the colony has been secured by the proprietors ■ >r The Waikato Timks. The Hamilton Public Baths Com■nittee meet to-day at the Borough Council Olianilwrs at 2 pint, to-day, to deal with the tenders for the public baths, which are '•eueivable at the Hamilton West Post-office up to noon of to-day. At the Cambridge 8..M- Court tomorrow an assault case is to be tried, m which George Weeks has summoned Daniel Mclntosh for assaulting him with the leg of •i. chair. Both parties hail from Waotu. The dispute arose about wages said to be due to defendant by the complainant, The concert and dance in aid of the Hamilton Band on Tuesday night was fairly well patronised. The band played a rmin'bor of sesections in capital style, and Hi party of ladies and gentlemen rendered several pieces of vocal music. The dance which followered the concert was. most successful. The Frozen Meat Company notify in our business columns that they have made arrangements with the shipping companies to convey mutton, lamb and beef to London for a period of twelve months from April next, and they invite applications for space. The freight is per lb. for sheep and beef and ljd for lamb. A few application forms can be obtained at this office. The secretary of the Hamilton Cricket Club has sent a challenge to the Cambridge Club to l<l ay a match next Saturday in Hamilton, The notice is somewhat short, but it is houod the match will be played. The Hamilton team will be chosen from the following :—Messrs Byng, Barton, Browning, Murray (2), Boyd, Sage, Stevens, Kirk, Von Stunner, Gaudin, Radford, Beale and Sandes. The long spoil ef dry weather we have been having is producing serious effects o:i the pasture lauds of the district, and rain is b.-.dly w.intcd. Swamp fires are common and c!»> not in any way tend to mitigate tho evil, A fij-e in the Ruknhia swamp was nearly ci-using the destruction •if the railway station, but the building war saved by tis'o exertions <>f the line men. A fire is also burning in tho bush yn the Hakarimata range, but fchu extent of the damage so far has nut been ascertained. The annual sale of the N.Z, Stud and Pedigree Stock Company took place yesterday, when the ?3 animals submitted brought a total of iiSGI guineas, being an average of 290 guineas eocb. Last year 31 youngsters were disposed of 5601 guineas or an average of 17") guineas "each. The 21 Muskets alone yesterday brought 8505

guineas, being an average of 407 guineas each The Sy]vi» ami Onyx lillies got by Musket, for which there was splendid competition were the highest priced ones, the former realising 1100 guineas, and the latter 1040 guineas. It will then bo seen that yesterday's sale was in every respect a great improvement upon that of 188(5.