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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2403, 3 December 1887, Page 2

Mr J. H- Smith has left Lord Carrington a legacy of 220,000. Mr J 0. Firth offers to light up Auckland with the electric light for a fortnight at his own cost. The Rev. J. J. Mather will preach on Sunday, the 11 Hi iust. at Te Kniti in lira morning, and at Waiteti in the evening. The Czar has forwarded to Prince Bismarck copies of the forged despatches seat to him to make him believe Germany was antagonistic to Russia. The dramatic performance on Thursday night at Ngaruawahia was very successful. There was a full bouse, and the sum of 21 was cleared. The petition of Mr Bryce against the return of Mr Hutchinson, tortile Waitotarn scat, is now being heard at Wanganui before Chief Justice Sir J. Brendcrgast. A groat mass of evidence is being taken. The Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association is in a bad way for want of fund-; therefore the Secretary, Mr J. Shnui Morpeth, is appealing to settlers to subscribe to its funds, in order to avert the disaster of a collapse. Mr Dixon, the contractor for the Main Drain, completed his work yesterday, which was taken over by the engineer, who was highly satisfied with the work. Mr Dixon deserves credit for the manner in which helms carried nut his work. A Press Association telegram says that missionary reports received from the neighbourhood of Mozambique, Last Africa, stats that some Australian diggers !mve discovercd a goldfield richer than any found in Australia, and that lumps of gold are visible on the Held. A young man named J. Smith, late of Franktoir, and who replaced the late Mr Leach as porter at Hamilton West Station, mot with a painful accident on Thursday, by running a splinter into his left hand. He was taken to the hospital where is injury was dressed by Dr. Kenny. In the list of Hamilton players of to-day’s match, in our last issue the names of .Messrs Barton and Radford were omitted. Tire match will begin at J2 sharp. Beats will be provided for ladies. Wc remind the local team to bo on the field punctually at noon. Our Auckland correspondent wiring last night, states that the “ Saurian Monster” was on exhibition and attracted large numbers, but had the exhibitor's provided it with horns and painted him as they ought to have done, the allow would have been a much greater success. George Farr v who was brought down from Te Kuiti as a lunatic, was placed in the Hamilton lock -ui; on Thursday, wlmre ho was examined by Dr. Kenny, ibi is a sad case of mania, and is very violent ami awful in his and denunciations, iie lias been committed to the asylum. The nominations received by the South Auckland Uucin#Club have exceeded their expectations. Kur the Cup there me twelve entries; Jubilee Stakes, thirteen ; Tradesmen's Plate, fourteen; and thirteen tm 1 the Hurdles. The course is in capital order, and the re-erection of the r rand stand is progressing. There is a good prospect of a large yield of plums in the Waikato this season. Many trees are wonderful sights, bearing in such abundance that the branches are bowed to the ground with the weight of the fruit. Dr. Kenny has a yellow gage, which has to be propped up in all directions to save the tree from total destruction by its own fecundity. A Melbourne paper devotes about a column of it- space to the “encore nuisance.” It blames the public for its indiscriminate applause, and the artistes for responding “on the slightest provocation, with the last verso.” We have had a good deal of tin’s sort of thing in Auckland, where both professionals and amateurs have a trick of “obliging again” without being asked.—Observer. The “Saurian Monster'’ has at length arrived in Auckland, and is now on view in a shop in Victoria-street Bast. Wc were privelcgod with a peep at thisredonbtahlcjcuriosity last night, and it is well worth a visit. A slight saline odour pervades the apartment, but visitors will not be seriously inconvenienced by it. Now that wc have the “ Saurian Monster” all that we require to complete cm- Christmas bliss is a specimen of the “ Deadly Cobra.”—Herald. Mr W. A- Graham read his paper on the cultivation and treatment of sugarbeet, before the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Mr Craves Aickou proposed that the matter be referred to a -lib-committee, consisting of Mr A. H. Nathan, Mr Milne, and Mr R. A. Carr, to inquire and report, it being understood that if they are satisfied the Chamber should support the proposals of Mr Graham in regaiil to the establishment of tile industry'. Mr Whyte caused considerable amusement in speaking on the Railway Management Bill. In referring to Yaiie’s railway system, ho said, “In Waikato Valle’s railway scheme was believed in as a sort of religion in the country, and the House had a narrow escape of losing his valuable services, because he had expressed some doubt concerning the scheme. Mr Thompson (City North) heaped coals of lire upon Mr Audio's head by warmly advocating a trial of the system. Speakiiifc on the New Railway Bill, Mr J. B. AVhyte said he would support it, because lie thought it would mitigate one of the evils of representative Government. Ho held that second-class fares should not be so high as to prevent people from travelling about the country. If they were to have a revenue at all, it must be admitted that a different arrangement was an absolute necessity. Although ho intended to vote for the Bill, he did not expect anything like the success that was expected. The usual monthly meeting of the Kirikiiiroa Road Board was hold yesterday, at the AVaikato Comity Council Chambers. Biesent ; Messrs Primrose (chairman), H. Steele and McLean. The minutes of the last meeting were read and coiilirmi'il. The .Engineer was instructed to -co a road at section 221 Knmakarau and endeavour to meet the, wishes of the settlers. It was resolved to improve a bad spot in the Mangawar.a road. Accounts to the amount of 2H7 were passed for payment.