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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2373, 24 September 1887, Page 2

Mr Brook’s letter on horse-breed-ing is crowded out of this issue. The employees of the Government are to be allowed a half holiday on Monday. Wellington has decided to erect a Home for the Aged and Needy, at a cost of £3(ilo. It is fully expected that Sir Robert Stout will be defeated for Dunedin Central. The football match between the Hamilton and Cambridge Colts has fallen through. An election sermon is advertised to be delivered at S. Andrew’s Cambridge, to-morrow evening. A parcel of stuff from Waitoa, assayed at the Thames a few days ago, yielded 10 dwtsof fine gold, equal to £3 4s per ton. We would remind Hamilton cricketers that the annual meeting of the club will bo held to-night, at 7. 30. p.m. in the Royal hotel. A discovery of gold is reported at Maungataniwha, in the Hokianga County, and another at a place called Goldwater, in the Thames District. The Juvenile Stakes at the Plumpton Park Meeting, Christchurch, on Thursday, was won by Adulation, and the Templeton Stakes by Patrician. The Board of Education has pro moted Miss B. B. Biggs to be assistant teacher in the Hamilton Bast School. The promotion is well-earned, and we congratulate Miss Biggs. The Waikato Horse Parade will be held at Ohaupo on Tuesday'. There have been a good number of entries, and we expect to see a large muster of settlers there.

We have received a copy of the ffrst issue of the Weekly Herald, published in AVelUngton, which takes the place »f the Jubilee Herald, and is conducted by the same proprietors.

A number of town lots in Rangiriri and Newcastle will be offered for sale on the oth October atthe Crown Lands Office, Auckland; also lot, 100 B. containing Ba. Ir. lOp. in Waipa County at the upset price of £4 ss. Yesterday morning our enterprising sportsman, Mr J. C. Booth, left Hamilton with his horse Earnest for Otahnhu, in order to take part in the meeting which takes jilace to-day. We trust we shall hear a good account of ids gallant little horse.

A notification appears in the New Zealand Gazette of September 15th, placing the Te Awamutn Recreation-ground under the “Public Domains Act, 1881,” and powers are delegated to the Te Awamutn Town Board under the said Act, by which that body is constituted a Domain Board.

We would suggest to the Hospital Board to take measures to connect the hospital and Dr. Kenny’s residence with the Telegraph-office by telephone. It would be found of groat utility and convenience, especially in any sudden emergency.

Another buggy accident occurred in Hamilton on Thursday. A young horse attached to a trap belonging to Mr Hatrick, draper, took fright and careered down the street and round the corner by the Bank of New Zealand. The shafts and other portions of the vehicle were damaged. The length of new railway laid in the United States during the first half of 1887 was 3774 miles, and many more miles have been “ graded,” this return indicating that the extent of railway laid in 1887 will be the heaviest known for one year in the history of American railway construction. It is currently reported that Mr G. W. Russell intends to start a paper in Hamilton Bast. AYc trust that the anticipated improvement in the trade and prospects of the district generally will warrant the starting of a second newspaper in the Waikato.

There were 4912 American failures, with liabilities amounting to 55,138,000 dollars in the first half of 1887, against uloh failures fur 00,433,000 dollars in the corresjionding portion of 188(1; and also 721 Canadian failures for 10,093,115 dollars, against 099 for 5,001,097 dollars. Our Supplement of to-day contains Hawley Smart’s novel “ Tie and Trick “Bohemia,” by Franc-Tireur ; “A Ride through the King Country,” by onr own correspondent; “Looking Back,” a story from life ; Dr. Laishley’s article on “ The Political Situation,” and other interesting selections.

We find from the annual report of the Minister of Education that for the

year 1887, £273,780 Its Id was exjionded for primary education, whilst the sum of £11,11)0 2s only was spent on secondary education. The. revenue from endownments was £20,050 12s 3d. The lectures at the Auckland University College had been attended by 174 students, of whom 70 were artisans.

At the Australian Jockey Club’s meeting, Sydney, on Thursday, Melarion won the Suburban Handicaj), Toronto the Grand Stand Plate, Trident the Craven Plate, Gay Time the Two-year-old Plate, and Algerian the Sydney Handicaj). whilst Niagara and Abercorn ran a. dead heat for the Second Foal Stakes of 1887, the owners dividing the stakes.

In the first portion of his speech at Hamilton Fast, on Thursday, Mr Russell (and for the first time) advocated land nationalistation and denied the right of any favoured individuals to jmssess the fee simple of any part of the soil. L iter on, declaiming on the proposal to induce labourers to become “attached” to their employers’ farms, he vigorously demanded that they should be allowed to obtain their own freeholds

On Monday evening, 19th September, the annual meeting of the Paterangi Cricket Club was held in the Public Hall There was a large attendance, and a number of new members were added to the club. Mr F. C. Crookes was re-elected captain for the ensuing season. It was decided to play the first match at Hamilton, on October Ist. The eleven will be (chosen from the following : —Messrs Case, McFarJ lane, Richdale, Good fellow, Graham, Crookes, Aubin, Tisdall, Collier, Meadway, Bnrdekin, Ryburn, Morrison, German, Macky, Marsden and Smith.

A Peatherston correspondent sends the Wellington Post the following A rather amusing incident occurred here last evening, which will no doubt have the effect of making this otherwise dull township rather lively for the time being, and put the excitement of the election into the shade. During the drill instruction at the Oddfellows’ Hall, and while the volunteers were in line, a woman quietly walked into the hall, and going up to the drill instructor, Sergt.Major Bezar, threw a bottle of water over him, and then .smothered him with flour, at the same time showing him a whij) she held in her hand, inviting him to taste the effect of it. The onslaught was so sudden, and it took the men so comjdetely by surprise, that not one had the courage to run to the help of their gallant comrade, who throats a charge of assault against the offending female, whose name is Mrs Herrington.

At Mr Russell’s meeting in Hamilton on Thursday night, Captain Steele in proposing that a vote of thanks be accorded to the speaker, dwelt at some length upon a remark which had fallen from Mr Russell, wherein lie stated that he professed to follow in the Liberal footsteps of Sir Robert Stout, Sir George Grey, Mr Ballance, and Village Settlement. It was a well-known fact to every one. (said the Captain) who took any interest in politics, that there was only one liberal leader for New Zealand, and that was Sir George Grey, who, although not in the best of health and advanced in years, considered that lie had a public duty to perform, and that was in stumping the colony from Invercargill to the North Island, denouncing the Stont-Ballance Government. He merely made these remarks in order to show Mr Russell’s in consistency, and warned the electors not to be led away by any foolish remarks. Oajit. Steele’s few brief utterances were loudly ajqilauded, and when he concluded by stating that Mr Russell had as many leaders as lie had policies, it appeared to jiaralyze the meeting. A story is told by a well-known uewsjiajier man regarding a feminine organisation which exists in a certain American city. Driving down the Avenue one bright afternoon in the winter he espied advancing towards him a big, womanly figure, handsomely dressed in velvet anil silk, fashioned in the latest style. As he neared the young woman what was his astonishment to recognise in her the wife of a printer in his employ, in whom he had been specially interested. Calling the driver to stop, the editor hastily alighted, and with a pertinent countenance approached the young woman. “ Mary, how is it yum can dress in this style on Tom’s wages, which I know is all he has to dejiend on? I have always taken such an interest in your husband that this evidence of extravagance distresses me greatly.” “ Well, you see, sir, I don’t own the suit; it belongs to a club ; there are six of us, all about the same size. Bach one has the suit for a day' at a time, when we go out calling. I generally have it on Monday, because I like the receptions held by the Justices’ families. Tuesday is Representatives’ Day-, but they are such a mixed lot that we just go through with the list because we have to, taking down their address withont bothering over the names.”

Mr. J. P. Maxwell on arrival in Melbourne, was interviewed by a Herald rej)orter, to whom he said :—“ lam pleased to see such a fine country' as you have here. I intended going to the north all the way by water, but through a long cherished desire to see Australia, I came round this way. I took occasion while here to call upon Mr. Speight and the other Railway Commissioners. I found them very' kind and courteous. They showed me all round, and I saw a system of railways that was worth seeing. There are here magnificently constructed railways. They are substantially constructed, and you will receive great benefit from them in the future. They can also be cheaply worked. Our scale is different, and we may know details that the great companies do not know. In fact, 1 think there will be a good deal of giving and getting wrinkles all round. But as far as our railways can be compared with, those here, I may' say that our ways would not suit your ways. We have to cut our cloth accordingly. Trade generally speaking is in fair condition in New Zealand. There are a few unemployed certainly ; but not many. Our debt? Oh! that will come all right in time. There is no real difficulty. It is simjfiy a question as to the price of wool and grain. We are hojieful and confident. New Zealand has become the scene of more visitors since the recent earthquake. The jfiace is now visited by a very large number of people.”