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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2449, 22 March 1888, Page 2

It is suspected that the bore at the Broken Hill Silver Mining Company has been waited. Mr Wallnutt, who recently had his leg broken, is progressing favourably towards recovery. The new fort at the entrance of Melbourne harbour cost £130,000, accordin" to the Minister, but the departmental estimate is €100,000 more. The Government mine inspector at Broken Hill writes that the stones found are not rubies. No ruby has yet been found, though thoro are about 2000 acres taken up for prospecting for them. We omitted to mention in our report of the Horticultural Show, some bottles of home-made sherry and red wim exhibited by Capt. McPherson, which were meritorious, tho former possessing a bright golden colour. Capt. McPherson also showed his new cider mill, which attracted a good deal of attention. We are sorry to learn that Mr J. C. King, of Waitetnna, met with a serious accident a few days ago. Whilst out riding his horse stumbled, and rolled over him breaking his collar-bone. Erom one of the settlers who arrived in Hamilton yesterday, we are glad to state that the unfortunate gentleman is rapidly recovering. The following tenders were received by tho Pukekura, Road Board for formation on Station Road, at Ohaupo, viz. :—Richard Xorruh, 5< per chain, forming ;3d laying in pipe. Zellman and Tornwald, 4s Od per chain, forming ; 5d laying each pipe. It was resolved that Zellman and Tornwild's tender be accepted. By a misprint in Mr T. Hartly's letter in our last issue re tho Cambridge library, the sense of a passage was entirely changed. Tho word "already" in the seventeenth line from the bottom of the column should have been "only." If this word is substituted, it will be seen that the interpretation is directly opposed to the one given in the letter as printed. In another column will be found a notice that the annual meeting of the Cambridge Eootball Club will be held at the Criterion Hotel on Saturday next at 7.30 p. in. We trust the old members will roll up, and that there will be a large influx of newones, as the Club has lost a number of members, several of which—notably Messrs Souter and Hunt—it will be a difficult matter to replace. As evidencing the necessity for more care in the selection of cheese for the Home market, the following extract from a Home trade circular is interesting. The circular referred to says :—" Cheese—A considerable quantity of New Zealand is on tho market, quality and condition of the most various character. When our friends learn to send even grades, even-sized cheese, and of regular colour, there will probably be a large and remunerative trade in this article." An eleven will be selected from the following players, to represent Paterangi in their match against Taupiri, on Saturday next, on Sydney Square Hamilton: —Aubiu, Case, Collier, Crookes, Daley, Graham, Goodfellow, Johnstone, Alexander, Richdale, MacEarlane, Morrison, Smith, Ryfcurn, and Macky. Tho above players are requested to bo on Sydney Square at 11 a.m. sharp, as most players require to leave by the evening train. A Wesleyan Soiree will be held in the Public Hall Cambridge this evening. After tea a concert will bo given, at which most Waikato amateurs of note will perform. We trust some method will be adopted to keep the children quiet during the performance, for last year the performers could hardly be heard in consequence of the noise made by the younger members of the audience. Mr Arthur Edwards who has been in temporary charge of the Tamahere School since January 1887, has just been appointed by the Board head teacher, upon the recommendation of the school committee. This school is probably one of those that will suffer from the late changes through retrenchment. There are plenty of children in the district to keep up the average and so retain the services of a pupil teacher, but unfortunately the attendance is irregular. Messrs Goldsborough's report of the wool exports for the period ended 2nd March gives the following statistics :— Exported from Victoria, 325,170 bales, being an increase over the same period last year of 17,717 bales ; New South Wales exports, 344,377 , increase, 58,077 bales ; S'nith Australia, exports, 144,255, increase, 3,391 bales; Queensland, 73,488, increase, 22,320 bales; West Australia, 10,438, increase, G5 bales ; Tasmania, 16,657, increase, 2,753 bales; New Zealand, 195,511, decrease, 19,537 bales. Total shipments for all the colonies, 1,115,890, an increase of 87,586 bales.

We draw the attention of sporting men to the fact that nominations for the Hurdles, Handicap, and Ngaruawahia Plate, of the Ngaruawahia Jockey Club, close to-night. The meeting shortly to be held by this club promises to be a great S4CCC.' a. Says " the Napier Herald: — Amongst ocher produce exported from here to Loudon is tall fescue, seed Mr Ormotid during the last fortnight having shipped away 1000 bags, the Rotomahana taking 700 last Saturday, and the Mararoa 300 the previous week, for transhipment at Sydney and Melbourne. From those ports the seed will be forwarded by Orient steamers to London. Tall fescue grown in England will not germinate if sown in that country, but it has been proved that New Zealand grown seed will; hence its value. This last season has been an excellent one for that crop, and on old river beds the yield has been exceptionally heavy. Speaking of the Calliope Dock, the Canterbury Times says :—" Auckland certainly deserves the thanks of the public for the handsome advertisement she has given the colony by building the largest dock in Australasia. We can only hope that the honour will not overwhelm the local finance, by proving too onerous. Auckland is feeling the depression just now more than any other place in New Zealand, it is said, which means that certain great capitalists have come to a check in the working out of their schemes. Bat the masses "are, nevertheless, fairly prosperous. Auckland has, however, a magnificent position before her, which, in time, will justify the dimensions of the great dock. May the approach of that time be accelerated." Mr Murphy, of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, says:—" We are loosing a big maiket for canned fruit in Australia. On the steamer in which I was travelling there were beautifully-canned pears, apricots, peaches, prunes, kc. Naturally I took these to be New Zealand produce. ' What a fine trade we are doing here,' I said to myself. But they were American. With all our ease in growing fruit we don't supply even the steamers plying round mir coasts. But they are preparing to cut into the trade in New South Wales. AMr Lamb at Rooty Hill, not far from Sydney, is starting a factory that will turn out 800 tins a day. He has got over an American who understands the basilicas, and grows large quantities of fruit of all kinds himself, and purchases it from gardens close at hand. It is a fine enterprise." The London correspondent of cer tain New Zealand papers recently wrote as follows:—" Unless times improve, it i-, I hear, probable that the Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamers will be taken off the New Zealand station and run between Vancouver and Australia. Despite the temporary improvement in the prices of shipping stock experienced brokers consider the outlook very black. ' There i',' a lawyer who ought to know, told me the other day, 'hardly a carrying company that is paying a dividend now, save those that havu large reserve funds and can afford to pacify their shareholders out of them. We advise clients who consult us about investments to take advantage of the present improvement (which we are sure is only temporary) to get rid of shipping stock, and oh no consideration whatever would we allow trust funds to bo invested in any companies' shares." The following is the schedule of the liabilities of tho bankrupt estate of William Howie, farmer, of Cambridge West. The assets are nominal—being the difference of the estimated value of farm, £1209 10s, and tho mortgage and overdue interest, £ol2; the live and deal stock, valued at £201), being more than covered by bills of sale. Unsecured creditors :—Waikato: W. J. Hunter and Co., £17; A. Buckland and Co., £41 lis Id ; J. Houghton and Sons, £27; A. Wallace, £12 8< ; William Souter, £8 lis ; Dr. Cushney, £8 4s ilil ; ,T. Fisher, £G 10s ; Thk Waikato Times, £5 5s ; T. Gemmill, £5 2s 3d ; R. Reynolds, £5 12s (JJ ; (i. J. Neil, £2 2< lOd ; R. G. Watson, £2 9-i; Gorton Estate, £2; William Vosper, £2 5s ; W. Atkinson, £2; R. Chambers, £1 0s 2d ; Alfred Sturges, of Otahiihn, £8 17s; and R. Thorpe, Harp of Erin, £3; total unsecured, £190 18s 7d. The furniture is valued at £10. The meeting expressed sympathy with Mr Howio in his misfortune, and allowed him to retain his furniture. Capfc. Souter was appointed supervisor, and the early discharge of the bankrupt was recommended.