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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2383, 18 October 1887, Page 2

Mr S. Mcßurney Is announced to give one of Ilia popular entertainments in Hamilton on Ist November. Mr J. B. Whyte, M-H R, arrived from Wellington last night to spend the fortnight's adjournment at home. Mr McPherson, who was attacked with paralysis last week, is still in a very prucnrioii.s state. Judge Seth Smith will hold a sitting of the local Bankruptcy Court, at Hamilton, this day. The young lad Tretheway, who strayed into the bush at Ngamawahia lately, lias been sent back to bis home at Hautapu. An entertainment, under the patronage of the Mayor and Council of Hamilton, will be given nn the 27th inst,, in aid of the Hamilton Brass Band. A man named John Murphy was brought clown from Te Kniti on Saturday, and admitted to the District Hospital suffering from severe rupture sustained whilst working in the railway cutting. One of our oldest settlers has passed away. Mr John Higginson, a farmer at Te Bore, died on Saturday at the ripe ago of 70 years. His remains will bo interred to-day at 2 o’clock. The Hamilton Borough Council last night adjourned to this evening at 7.30. p.m., in order to avail itself of the presence of Mr Whyte, M. H.R., to confer with him with reference to the erection of the public buildings. Owing to the late hour at which the, business of the Borough Council concluded last night, the sitting of the Domain Board was postponed to this evening, after the adjourned meeting of the Council Or- Knox kept the Borough Council in lint water last night. One facetious councillor, who is not a medical man, wrote a proscription and passed it across the table to him, recommending a blue pill at bed-time, and a teaspoonful of salts iu the morning. Sir Henry Parkes, in a recent speech at Cleu limes, said “The population of New South Wales on the 3lst December, was 1,100,Wi1l souls ; the public ami private property, £521,000,000 sterling, or mi average per head of £523.” The Telegraph Department is connecting the Hamilton office with No. 7 wire, which at present terminates at Ohaupo, by erecting a loop from Frankton Junction. This additional wire will enable Mr Logie to get through his press telegrams with greater facility. The Whanganui Chronicle defends Major Atkinson’s request for a fortnight’s adjournment for the preparation of his financial statement, and says if Major Atkinson cannot prepare his financial statement in loss than a fortnight there is certainly nobody else in Parliament who could belter bis time.

At the Onehunga Racing Club’s meeting on Saturday, Col. Fraser's Fikau won the Maiden Plate, Orangeman the Handicap Hurdle Race, Wat Tyler the Novel Race, Antelope the Spring Handicap, Mermaid the Hack Race, Black Joe the Selling Hurdle Race, Elsie the Handicap Pony Race, and Tennyson the Flying Stakes. The Waikato Hunt Club will hold their Steeplechase Meeting on the 27th, at (iwynnelands. There ate five events on the programme, viz., a Hunt Club Handicap of Usovs, a novel race of losovs, the Waikato Hunt Handicap Steeplechase of 25sovs, a Ladies Bracelet, value lOsovs, and a Tally-ho Handicap Steeplechase of losovs, Kntries for the Hunt Handicap Hurdles, Waikato Hunt Steeplechase and Tally-ho Steeplechase should be forwarded not later than the 20th to tho hon. sec., Cambridge. Acceptances and general entries close at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 2((th inst, A rather amusing joke has been told ns (Taranaki Herald) by a gentleman who visited Farihaka the other day. It appears that all the pigs in this native settlement were tabooed a few days ago by Te Whiti for wandering through the native burial ground, and orders were given by this chief that they should be all destroyed. This order was strictly obeyed by the natives, but some of the number who apparently had an eye to making money, and at the same time getting rid of their porcine friends, entered into a contract with a local hatcher to take a number of them at Is each. The porkers wore duly handed over, and the money paid, The knight of the cleaver also had his eye to business, and retailed tho pork back to the natives at Id per lb. The Maoris bought the pork readily at that price, thus proving the truth of tho adage, “ What the eye does not see the heart does not grieve for.” It is with very sincere regret, and wo are sure it will bo reciprocated by tho Hamilton people generally that we have to announce that Mr Templer, for some years past accountant at tho Bank of Now Zealand in Hamilton, has received an intimation that he is about to be removed from amongst us. It will however, ho some satisfaction to his many friends and well-wishers that tho change will be an advancement to himself, His departure will bo a loss to many of our social enjoyments in Hamilton. Mr Templer during his stay amongst us lias taken a very active and prominent position in almost every kind of entertainment undertaken for charitable and deserving objects. He has been ever foremost in matters connected with the welfare of tho Church, and to his untiring care and attention the excellency of S. Peter’s choir is entirely duo, ,-' ( s conductor of the Choral Society his position pannot be replaced, and to bis critical and sound judgment in the matter of the selection of suitable and at the same time high class music, tho lovers of music in this district are very much indebted, Air Tcmpler’s departure from amongst us will cause a blank not easily filled,