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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2402, 1 December 1887, Page 2

Some Gisborne natives the other day had a cheque for £(11300 cashed. Major-General Whitmore intends to leave the colony to reside in England. The Te Kuiti section of railway will be opened to-morrow. The entertainment in aid of the meeting-house at Talerangi comes off tomorrow evening. A man named Richard Bawden was killed in the Saxon mine, Thames, on Monday last, by the falling in of a portion of the stone wall. The wheat yield in England is 1).000,000 quarters per annum, and the consumatiou 2(1,000,000. Therefore it is necessary to import 17,000,000 quarters to provide broad tor the people. The Hamilton Light Infantry paraded ou Tuesday night at the old redoubt, Hamilton Hast, under command of Captain Reid. There was a good muster. The following tenders have been received for Thaekeray-street formation ; •I. Radford, £l2; J. Dixon, ,£(j 15s; H. Kelly, to 7s (id (accepted). Mr John Knox announces he will give the Saturday meat sales a further trial, next Saturday, when it is to be hoped bettor support will be given than lately. A beautifully illuminated address, prepared by -Mr J. Smytbe, of Hamilton, is to be presented by the members of the Wesleyan Church to Mr French, on his leaving the district. In the match Vernon’s team v. Eleven of Sydney, the Englishmen made •> 10 in their first innings. The local team made -108 for nine wiekets when the stumps were drawn. At the iuctuest on Dewson who died in the Auckland police cells from the effects of a blow given by Clegg, the jury found a verdict that “ Deceased met his death by a blow mi the head.” Clegg has been charged with manslaughter. A cable message of the 27th gives the. sad intelligence of the deaths of tile Hail and Countess of Dalhonsie, the former surviving the loss of his wife for a day only. It will lie reme.mbeied tlio noble pair passed through the Waikato about two years ago on a tour to the Lakes. When the late Mr Leach met with his fatal accident at tin; railway station, he was conveyed to the hospital in the cart belonging to Mr H. Bowen, the fish dealer, for which ho was paid ten shillings. This sum he has generously handed over to the hospital as a donation. We understand a large number of nominations for the furthcoming events at the Smith Auckland Racing Club’s meeting are in the hands of the Secretary. We were unable, to obtain any delinite information, as the nominations made with Mr W. W. Robinson in Auckland had not come to hand last night. The Cambridge Cricket Club has arranged to send a team to play in Hamilton next Saturday. The Hamilton team will he : Messrs Browning, Bindon. Ewen, Keep, Stevens, McQueen, Von Stunner, Con-per, Gandhi. Emergencies : Andrew and Sage. Flay will begin at X2 o’clock sharp. The agricultural depression is making ilself keenly felt in the northern counties of England. It is noted that in Cumberland IK) farms, containing an aggregate in round numbers of 1.T,-121 acres, have boon advertised to lot within the past fortnight, while in 'Westmoreland there are lib farms, containing -Jn-lS acres, without tenants, or on which changes of tenants are being made. A serious matter affecting the bona lidos of goldmining promoters is mentioned in the letter of our Auckland correspondent. The opinion of a number of experts is that tbo richness of certain goldbe iriiiv sands was derived from the filings of sovereigns. The "merest rumour of this kind will create consternation in the minds of Hi", numerous British investors who have been induced to vent urn in go’dmining projects.—insurance and iiar.hmg Record. The Moonlight Garden Party in aid of the Hamilton Library will take place this evening, and should be liberally patronised. The Hamilton Volunteer Brass Band will be in attendance. Wo need scarcely remind the visitors to exorcise proper care that no injury is done to the flower bods or plants hi the grounds which have been genorom-ly placed r.t the Committee's disposal by Mrs GWynne, s.o that she may have no reason to regret having dram 30, Two hundred million_ pounds of butter are imp"!ted annually into England,

the value, of which is £12,000,030 .sterling. This is accounted for by the low proportion of cows in England to the populate m as Compared.wilh the continent. Great Britain with a population of 34,000.000ha54,000,000 rows ; Franco, population, 37,000,000, cows, 11,000,000; America, population, 30,000,000, cow-, 33,003,000 ; Holland, population •1,000,000, cows, 11,300,000. A meeting is called atOhaupo for Tuesday, the llth mat. at (i p.m,, of two d-legatus from each of flic Waikalo Cricket Clohs to arrange for the county match, of which it is hoped to have two this season. The 17th won 1.1 baa most suitable date. Last season Waikato won by 111 runs on the first innings, and the previous season by 2!) runs similarly, though, if the match had been played out, it was a gift to Waipa' by some .SO or DO runs. The Hamilton delegates will bo chosen on the ground on Saturday next. Mr BL R- Burt has been writing; to the Waikato and Auckland papers about the terrible doings of the natives at Matata. According to his account, they have been fencing in land nut their own. stealing, house-breaking, and so forth, and the police will do nothing to check it. We fancy Mr Burt is the same gentleman who tried to get up the To Knot! scare at Maketu by telegraphing all over the country certain imaginary doings of that native. We have inquired into tho matter he now alleges, and find that the stories are much of a piece with the Maketu affair. The police have made a full investigation and consider the alleged offences based on private grounds. We think the papers which gave currency to these unfair reports should be more careful in lending their responsibility to them.—Bay of Plenty Times. If big farms in this country are failures, small holdings in Prance are even worse. ‘ Farmers,’ says the report on tho trade of Nantes, ‘ are going from bad to worse in this country j corn, in spite of the duty on imports, cannot be grown at a profit, all kinds of live stock have fallen in price since 1535, and sell cheaper at every fair than at the proceeding one.’ The difficulty of the corn-growing interest is thus the same among the small farmers of France as among the holders of largo farms in England. It is not confined to this country or to any part of the Continent, where there is an increasing demand for more protection to agriculture. In Austria-Hungary, Ranmania, Cermany, and Russia the hardships and drawbacks are experienced in varying proportions; and in the United States, Canada, and the Australasian colonies there is the same complaint of low prices and small profits, or heavy losses on farming operations. The annual tea meeting of the Hamilton Brandi of the New Zealand Evangelistic Association was held in LeQnosne’s Hall on Tuesday evening, at which there was a large attendance. Addresses were given by the Revs. Mr White, C. C. Brown (of Timaru), and by Mr C, Aldridge, who spoke on Bible miracles. Mr Scott, tho secretary, made his annual report, which was very satisfactory. Tile chair was taken by Mr White. The Rev. Mr Browne, of Timarn, in a short humourous speech, addressed more particularly to the children, gave some graphic and interesting sketches of life in India, and of heathen worship. Mr Ahiiidge, who is so well known as a speaker, gave a grand exposition of his subject “Bible Miracles,” in which ho gave evidences of great research and deep thought in fathoming the hidden truths of the Scriptures. At the conclusion of Ids address, which was loudly applauded, Mr Aldridge stated it was his intention to give a lecture at each Hamilton and Cambridge in about a fortnight’s time. During the evening hymns were sung by the choir in a very efficient manner. An interesting account of a trial of a new bicycle is given iu the Sporting Life. The machine is intended to bo used in time of war for scouting purposes, and on this account has been aptly named by the manufacturers “The Scout.” The large driving wheel is 32 inches high, and the front steering wheel 24 inches. The rider sits directly over the centre of the front wheel, and is so well balanced that ho can raise the front wheel over obstacles somewhat after the fashion of the American Star bicycle. A start was made from the Grand Junction Canal, on the banks of which tho rider of the safety bicycle (Heaseman) inflated two air-bags which were attached to the handle-bar, dropped the machine in the canid, when it floated, and lie having fastened a piece of cord to his wrist, dived iu and towed the bicycle across in considerably less than ten minutes. The water was 20 feet deep, and the place he crossed was 50 feet wide. Letting the air out of tho bags, he mounted th.e machine and rode over meadows, railway lines, newly-ploughed fields, through woods, lifted it over gates, waded through a backwater two feet dee)), and returned to the starting point, having done over four miles in 33 minutes, including stoppages. After this the rider gave an exhibition of what could be done in the way of rough riding at the bottom of a gravel pit. mounting and descending a sharp, short incline of 1 in It- with comparative ease. A ladder placed on the top of some bricks proved no obstacle to the machine, which was driven up and down easily. The machine is to be submitted to the war authorities with a view to its being adopted as the mount for the Cyclists Corps.