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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2375, 29 September 1887, Page 2

Shearing in Hawke’s Bay is getting into full swing. Mr Hill, Inspector of Schools, Napier, favours Bible reading in schools. The Auckland members expect to leave for Wellington, per ss. Hawua, next Tuesday. Major Atkinson has telegraphed to Sir Robert Stout, urging him to reconsider his decision to retire into private life. At the London wool sales on the 2(ith inst.., 11300 bales were ottered. The tone of the market is dull. Sir Robert Stout has left for Wellington to confer with his colleagues cm the course to adopt in consequence of his defeat. The whole of the returns for Waikato and Waipa are now to hand. Mr Whyte’s majority is 100, and Major Jackson’s 487. Another sample of wash dirt from Mr Smith's land at Waitoa has yielded at the rate of 17cwts 23grs, valued at £2 13a lOd per ton. Mr H. R. Hyatt, of the Cambridge West School, will give another of his popular lectures on Friday night on “Springs, geysers, and terraces.” Messrs S. E. G. Smith and J. R.E. Hatrick have tendered their resignations as councillors in the Hamilton Borough Council. A man named Thos- Moore met with an accident at To Kniti on Monday last by falling off a dray, tho wheel of which passed over his leg, breaking his ankle. He has been brought to the Hospital, Hamilton. The election of two burgesses to fill the seats in the Hamilton Borough Canned, vacated by Messrs Smith and Hatrick will take place on Thursday, October 20th. The official declaration of the poll of the Waipa election will be made on Saturday next at noon, and for Waikato at the Court-house, Cambridge, on the same day and at the same hour. We regret to hear that young Hecnan will suffer the loss of his leg. Dr. Kenny, who has devoted so much skill and attention to his patient, finds he cannot save the shattered limb. Mr D- Richardson has received the following tenders for Hanlon’s job at Cambridge :—Kusabs, £211) 15s; Madigan, £229; Kerr, £215; Young and Morse, £248 10s; Hogan, £254 ; Miller and McFarlane, £258 18s ; Smerdon, £259. A parcel of three samples of stuff from Tuhikaramea was sent to Mr H. H. Adams, of Te Aroha, for assay. We are indebted to him for tho following telegram : —" Assayed your tinea samples. One contains traces of gold ; balance nil.-—H. H. Adams.” A general feeling of regret will bo felt at the defeat of Mr Bryce, who is a man tho colony cannot afford to lose. The latest returns show that Mr W. C. Buchanan, an Oppositionist, was returned for Wairarapa, and not Mr Bunny, and Mr Hooves for St. Albans, and not Mr Garrick as previously telegraphed. Capt. Powell, of Riverside, gave a delightful ball in the Public Hall at Ngaruawahia on Tuesday night, in honour of his daughter’s birthday. The affair was most successful, and dancing was indulged in till the small hours of the morning. Capt. Beere, of the Survey Department, arrived in Hamilton from the far end of the King country where ho is carrying out some surveys in the Waimarino block, recently purchased by the Government. He says there is a magnificent bush of valuable totara timber, that will be tapped by the Main Trunk Railway, but that a large area of the country towards Taupo is worthless, being of pumice formation. The National Photographic Company’s stay in Hamilton is limited to two week’s longer. On Saturday last they obtained a capital picture of the Hamilton Light Infantry, every individual member coming out clear and distinct. The work turned out is first-rate, and equal to anything of the kind to be obtained in Auckland, and we feel sure anyone patronising them will be satisfied with the quality of the company’s workmanship. The Michigan Minstrels gave an entertainment in Le Quesne’s Hall on Tuesday, and again last night. They were not as well patronised as they deserved. The residents here have not yet recovered from the excitement of the election, which together with the unfavourable weather, no doubt kept many from attending. A good many of tho songs were now, and wore well rendered, and as a nigger show compared favourably with anything of the kind that wo have had in the district for a long time past. The first match of the cricket season—Paterangi v. Hamilton—will be played on Sydney Square on Saturday next, commencing at 11 o’clock sharp. The Hamilton team will be selected from tbo following ; Messrs Andrew, Barton, Browning, Bennett, Connolly, Cowper, E. Ik Cox, Gandin, Hammond, Hopkins, Keep, Radford, Sage, W. J. Smith and Stevens. The Secretary of the H.C.C. has replied to Cambridge, suggesting tho lath or 22nd for tho match with Cambridge. It was clear that a considerable number of electors in the Waikato constituency on whom Mr Whyte counted abstained from voting, not taking the trouble to go to the poll as they were quite certain of Ids success. This is all very well as it has turned out well; but such carelessness is nevertheless blameworthy. Had it been that the contest was so close as to turn on their votes, their absence might have cost Mr Whyte his seat, and tho district have suffered an irreparable loss. By the conduct of his own friends Mr Whyte’s majority has not the proportion it otherwise would have assumed. The substantial old Castle Hotel, in the heart of the town of Richmond, in which the. poets Thompson and Collins, together with Mallott and Quin and other rnysturors, are recorded to have prolonged their jovial meetings till “ long after sober hours,” was lately offered for sale. Long before its proud rival the “ Star and Carter ” rone into fame, tho Castle was a noted tavern. Its grounds sloping down to the river side, with their reception and banqueting rooms, their lawns and river views, were familiar to all who were wont to taka their recreation on tho Thames locality, An interesting instance of fighting insanity by insanity has recently been noticed among tho _ Blackwell’s Island patients. Two lunatics had been received who were disposed to commit suicide. In addition flach possessed a special delusion. Tho two patients were placed together, and each was privately informed of tbs other’s weakness and warned to watch hie companion to prevent him taking his own life. Tims each had a charge in the other. Their vigilance was unceasing. Each supposed, himself perfectly sane, and this belief was accompanied by considerable scorn for the other’s weakness of intellect gne} accompanying delusions. Gradually under the influence of this treatment the patients were observed to improve. To have their attention centred on definite duty and on objects external to themselves proved n tonic for their diseased minds, and gradually a aompletg cure was effected. The result of the Waipa election proved pretty conclusively the accuracy with which Major Jackson’s Central Committee gouged the feeling of the constituency, and showed how correct the information supplied by the (opal committees must have been. The anticipated results, as published in Saturday’s Herald, gave the expected return as (157. The real return is (581, or 24 over the tip. Looking at tho latter wc see that 55 votes were expected up fljo lipe, but here 79 were absolutely polled, or just exactly 24 more than expected. This makes the returns, as anticipated in Waipa district and Tnakau and those really polled, absolutely identical, viz., 1503. In several instances, as at Hamilton, Ngaruawahia, Alexandra, Te Awanjutu, Paterangi, Ohanpo and Tnakau, the tip was almost

absolutely correct, ami in only two instances was it much out—caused by the pulling nut being as heavy as was expected. Su much fur organisation in electioneering. The tip was supplied to us by Mr T. C. Sandus, chairman of Major Jackson’s Central Committee. Intelligence received in Madrid from the West Coast of Africa states that some French subjects recently attempted to build a factory upon a portion of territory on the Muni River, which is the subject of deliberation by the Hispanu-French Commission now sitting in I’aris to fix the limits of Spanish and French territory in that region. The, Spanish commander of the El Obey Islands forced the French to abandon the construction of the factory, although they wore, supported by a French gunboat from the Gaboon river. The affair has been referred to the Spanish and French Governments. The following is old, but it is too good to be lost:—ln ancient days a certain lawyer went to Rome, to bog that his fraternity might have a patron saint awarded them, but the Pope replied that they were all engaged. But he persisted, after tho manner of his trade, and at length it was arranged that ho was to walk blindfold three times round S. Peter’s, and then the effigy of the saint he touched should be given to tho lawyers. He performed his pilgrimage, and when the bandage was removed ho was standing opposite the statues of Saint Michael and tho Devil, and ho had got hold of the latter personage. Ever since then the guild has been represented by his Satanic Majesty. We were in error in stating in our last issue that the meeting of the Soldiers and Volunteers Land Claims Association fell through on Monday last. It was merely postponed until a later hour in the day, when a well-attended meeting was held. It will bo remembered that Messrs Cornish and Hay were deputed to pledge the votes of the Association to Messrs Whyte and Jackson if they would promise their advocacy in Parliament of a Bill having for its object the just and equitable settlement of the land claims. The deputation reported that both gentlemen had cordially promised to support with their votes and interest any such measure. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Celling, seconded by Mr Goughian, that naval claimants to land be admitted members of the Association on an equal footing with soldiers and volunteers. After some discussion, pointed principally towards the necessity of immediately sending in distinct and definite claims to the secretary, Mr Cornish, tho meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. The Association seems to have forecast the results of the election with considerable precision, as both the candidates waited upon by the deputation have been elected by large majorities. No doubt the old soldiers and volunteers formed an important factor in both contests, and wo feel assured that their confidence has not been misplaced, and that they could not have entrusted th«ir cause to men better calculated to effect a speedy and equitable settlement. We wish them success.