The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. SATURDAY, JUNE 25,1887.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2334, 25 June 1887, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

SATURDAY, JUNE 25,1887.

Equal and exact justice to all men, _ Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political.

The English mail by direct steamer closes at <3.15 p.m. to-day. This mail will be due at Plymouth on the 11th August. Mr Ormoiid has signified his intention of fighting the Napier seat against all-oomers.' The R.M. Court, Cambridge, was nat held yesterday, it being adjourned until July Ist. The Native Lands Court at Otorohanga has been adjourned , uutil the 28th inst. Mr Seed retires from the Customs at the close of the present month on a pension of £000 per annum. v s The Secretary of the Waikato Hospital Board desires to acknowledge with thanks, the receipt of a number of books, also complete files of the Graphic and other pi.torial papers from Mr R. F. Sandes, for the use of the Waikato Hospital. During the Jubilee celebrations at Cork the Nationalists hissed the British ensign, and hooted the general's staff during the review. They also ill-treated numerous Loyalists, and wrecked the office of a Loyalist paper. The English mail via San Francisco arrived in Auckland per R.M.S.S. Zealandia on Thursday afternoon, and the Waikato portion was distributed yesterday. Pressure on our space compels us to hold over our usual summary of news. Mr St. John, the backer of Gaudaur (champion of America), offer« to guarantee Beach 5000 dollars if he will consent to row Gaudaur in America for £1000 aside. Gaudaur is willing to visit Australia if Beach will guarantee him a race. \ r Weekly state of the Waikato District Hospitalßemained from last week, 8 ; discharged, 1; admitted, 3 ; remaining, 10. The general health of the hospital is very good. The boy Smith's case is decidediy more favourable, though he is not absolutely out of danger yet. The Jubilee Ball Committee of Cambridge have made up their accounts, and find it has turned out satisfactory, although there will not be a surplus to hand over to the library fund, as the weather was so wet on the evening of the 21st. It has been decided to hold another ball at an early date, at which the prices will be much lower. A young man named Geo. Hyde, son of Mr D. D. Hyde, of Hamilton, met with a painful accident at Huntly on Thursday. An iron rail fell on his ancle, dislocating the joint. He was brought up to Hamilton, and his injuries were attended to by Dr. Kenny, and he is now getting on all right. Some time back £150 was collected by Mr Lee of Otahi school, and Mr Wilson, member for JToxton for remitting home to provide penny dinners for poor children attending schools in London. The Mayor of Wellington received by last mail a letter from the Lord Mayor of London, appreciating the kindly action of the school children in New Zealand. The hon. Mr Ballance addressed a crowded meeting of electors at Wanganui on Wednesday night. He defended the village settlement scheme, and stated it was the intention of the Government, if retained in power, to carry on the system. He stated that protection would be the test question of the election, and the Government were prepared to stand by it. A vote, expressing renewed confidence in him, was passed, and three cheers were given in his favour. Mr S T. Seddon, Knighton, Hamilton, lost four valuable pure-bred Lincoln hoggets on Thursday afternoon, the animals ha ving been worried by dogs. Noting a commotion amongst the flock, Mr Seddon fetched his gun and went down to the paddock. He followed the two dogs whom he found worrying the sheep into Hamilton, and saw them take refuge underneath a cottage belonging to Mr A. Vincent. He coaxed one out and shot hitn, find the other was induced to come out and was similarly treated. The dogs had no doubt been starved since the departure of Mr and Mrs Vincent to attend the Supreme Court sittings, and it was probably with a view of getting a square meal that they paid Mr Seddon a visit. There are, however, other dogs engaged in the same business, as Mr Seddon's sheep were rushed about again yesterday morning, though no damage was done. Another case of sheep worrying has occurred near Ransiriri. Mr Jeffries, of Wairenga, had drafted out 57 sheep for the market, and left them in an half-way paddock on Thursday night. In the morning he discovered that dogs had got in among them and killed one-half of them. The loss is a serious one. To the Editor : Sir,—ln your issue of the 10th a letter appeared signed " Dukestreet " professing to give the result of the "keen contest at Foxton" in which Mr G. W. Rnssell took part. Meeting Mr Russell that morning I told him I had not written it, and asked him who he thought had done so. He replied, Mr J. B. Whyte ; saying that he was the only man (excepting himself) who would have a copy of the returns, and that he knew his writing by the short sentences. Pie then —to prove tho figures given in the letter were not correct —took me into his office and showed me the return. On the 18th " Duke-street" writes and corrects his figures, upon which Mr Russell gives me the lie direct by telling people that I was " Duke-street," and that I

I had cribbed tho numbers from the list he had showed me. Not content with that, he wrote to y»u on the 21st, saying he had showed ths writer the figures of the Foxton .conte-t. I refrained from replying in your last issue, as I thought "Duke-street" would send a denial. As he has not done so, I will againi .inform Mr Russell that I do not even know who " Duke-street" is.— Yours truly, T. Hartly, Cambridge, June 24th.