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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2470, 10 May 1888, Page 2

The Piako County Council meets to-morrow at Morrinsviile. Wo regret to hear that the branch of the Union Dank of Australia, in If.-imil-t'>n, will bo closed on the .'ilsfc. of this month. A final call of one shilling per share in the Te Awiiinutu Cheese ar.d Bacon Factory Company, (Limited), has been made, and is payable oil tho Ist J line.

Venezuela intends to resist the annexation of tho territory on its front ior.

The death is announced ot Professor Leone Levi the celebrated statistician, at tin: age of (!S.

Prossure on our spaie compels us to bold over tlio report of the Waip.i County Council meeting.

M- Jo vis, the well-known French aeronaut, is preparing an air-shin, in which he will attempt to cross the Atlantic.

The Republique FranSaise states that Knglaiid is bound to evacuate Egypt equaliy as well as France evacuates the New Hebrides.

Mr J. S. Buckland has applied for the use of the Hamilton Kaleyards for the 31st instant, on which day ho will hold a sale of stock and horses.

Hamilton does not fear a Chinese invasion, but it is about to bo attacked by au expedition of Salvationists. The

"army" will, we understand, occupy the town on Sunday next.

The poll of ratepayers taken in Hamilton on Tuesday to decide whether the Library Act, 18110, should or should notbe bi ought into operation in the borough, resulted in favour of the Act.

The New Zealand Frozen Meat and Storage Company have arranged to supply manures under a new ?cale of discount, paying freight at a minimum of cost on parcels of two tons and upwards, this being a direct gain to country customers.

Our Te Aroha correspondent telegraphs:—Mr l'arkes, accompanied by Mr Chambers, of Auckland, arrived here yesterday. They visited the Champion Lodes Company's property to-day (Wednesday). Mr l'arkes express-id himself as being much pleased with what he saw at Tni Creek.

The President and Agent of the New Zealand Temperance Allianco, Sir \V. Fox and Mr T. \V. Clover, respectively, will address a meeting in the Public Hall, Cambridge, to-morrow evening, the chair will be taken at 7.30 p.m., by Mr W, S. Stewart.

Those who have read the reports of the annual meetings of our local road boards must have noticed that many of them appear to be in a flourishing condition and have considerable ciedit balances. The Piikekura i> iaril, however, tops the lot, with a fixed deposit of £000 in the bank. Happy Pukekuia 1

This being Ascension-day there will be divine service in St. Andrew's, Cambridge, iit 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The evensong will bo full choral, Archdeacon Willis intoning the ritual. The choir will be augmented for the occasion, and will sing Sailor's anthem, "As pants the hart." The preacher will be theKev. W. Hooper, D.D.

We are pleased to say that the Railway Deportment has decided to run excursion trains on the liith inst., and on the Queen's Birthday. Extended excursion tickets will be issued for the football match, unci a day excursion train will bo run on the 24th at very low fares, on which day the return match will be played. Almost all the Waikato footballers will attend.

A well-known native chief, Jemmy Wallace, died last week at Whatawhatii of typhi id fever. The deceased was a man generally respected by both natives and Europeans, and was the owner of considerable properly about Whatawhata. Mis death, as is usual in such cises, has caused a considerable amount of speechmaking and feasting.

A football match between the Press Juniors and the Hamilton West School will take place on Sydney Square, Hamilton, on Saturday afternoon next, at 2 p.m. sharp. The school team are: Parr (captain), Cossar, Oldham (2), Wild.. Harris, Munroe, Murray, T. Gaudin and Edgecumbe. The following will represent the Press: J. Tidd (captain), Johnson (2), T. Tidd, Wilson, Elliott and Quick.

Those who despaired of the colony, and who have been pointing to what they term the oxodus of tlio working classes of New Zealand, may recover (says the Wellington Press) from their despair by a review of the Savings Banks' deposits for the last quarter. In every single postal district ol the colony the deposits have exceeded the withdrawals. The total excess is £48,252.

Mr J. B- Whyte, M H R., was in Hamilton yesterday, and was met by several electors. Members of the B trough Council saw liini with reference to the proposed public buildings and the grant from the Government towards their erection. Mr Whyte pointed out the matter Hhould be settled by the people themselves. Mr Primrose, chairman of the Waikato County Council, saw him informally about county business.

Siys the Southland News A farmer in this district has just received a letter from his brother who left for Australia some time ago after an experience in New Zealand of ten years. He siys that ho was idle for months in Sydney aud Melbourne. He had now found employment in Melbourne, but his wagss were only thirty shillings a week and lis had to " find " himself. Melbourne was full of unemployed, and men were coming in ship-loads from New Zealand. He thinks this country will be the bet one of the lot. Western Australia, he says, is looking up mnv, but South Australia and New South Wales were worse than Now Zealand.

Tiis Cambridge Banking Club opened the season last Thursday in the jf'nbiic Hall. There wasagood attendance, and the members appeared to thoroughly enjoy tiiem-olves. We would, however, draw the attention of the management to a defect that, unless it is remedied, will greatly militate against the success of the undertaking, the very unsatisfactory state of the lluor, which l)as several holes in it. On the opening evening one youth received a severe sprained ankle that will incapacitate him for a considerable time, through the wheels of his skate sticking in one of them.

The Hamilton Light Infantry Volunteers were inspected by Liont.C"louel Shepherd, commanding the district, on Tuesday evening, over 40 of all rank-" being present. After inspection and exercising the company in various move meuts, the Colonel expressed himself pleased with the condition of the arms and appointments, but regretted there was not a fuller muster. On his next vUit he hoped to hold a daylight parade. The band was present under Bindmaster Mettam, and agreeably surprised all present by the great progress they had made.

The third of the series of literary entertainments was held in S. Andrew's School-room, Cambridge, on Tuesday evening, and was well patronised. Mr G. W. Russell gave "An Kvoning with the Poets," the recitations being nearly the same as those he gave at Cambridge West a short time since, of which we had a report. The musical portions of the entertainment were supplied by Mrs Chambers, Miss S. J),ivies, J. Wilson, K. Williams, Mes.-a's Knight, and H. and J. Wilson, who all acquitted themselves in an artistic manner. Archdeacon Willis presided, and suitably .thanked the perforators.

A handicap tournament is hejng played at present among tho lady members of the Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club, the pairs being drawn as follows : Miss Soppett plays Mrs McLertion ; Miss 1!. 15. Biggs plays Miss Newell ; Miss K. Jolly plays Miss Mould ; Miss C. Jolly plays Miss N. K. Sandus ; and Mrs J£enny plays Miss Carey. Tho handicapping was doije by Messrs Edgeeumbe and Murch and appears to have given general satisfaction. The first round is now being played, one pair having finished, Miss Soppett beating Mrs McLernon 17 games to 12. Miss N. Sandes and Miss 0. Jolly are now playing oIF.

The finest show of big roots this year, so far as Cambridge is concerned, was made by Mr G. J. Neal, at his store in Duke-street, yesterday. Throe big specimens of ebb's long rod mangold, grown bv Mr H. iiillett en his farm, Mautapu, attracted much attention, the biggest weighing 2<Slbs. There wero also soma line samples of Webb's purple top mammoth turnip grown by Mr >S. Cowling, one of which measured 34 incites in circumference, and weighed lftlbs; and some Webb's Imperial Swedes, grown by Mr Jas. Forrest were also of excellent quality. From Cambridge West, Mr Harris showed somn gigantic white carrots, and the display of root:; as a whole would be very hard to beat [u tjiis issue an alteration of jVlrXenl's lidvertiseiifent appears, his .supply of garden seeds having noiiie to hand, and in accordance with his usual oustoip. lie offers spe r ciiil prizes for roots, etc., grown from «eeii.; procured from hini. Among these is a prize for the best crop of Webb's Red Globe Tripoli Onions, which is the only one for which Mr Neal intends to compete himself, as he grew those onions last season at the rate ot fifty tons to the acre, as reported in the columns of this journal,

Another serious flood near Canton, China, has destroyed 3,000 lives.

Mr J. B. Whyte, M.H.R., was in Cambridge on Tuesday, and was interviewed by the Mayor. His \Vorslii|> brought up the mattor of the award by the Auditor-General, re the dispute between the Waikato County Council and the Cambridge Borough Council ; and assured the member that instead of the Cambridge council being averse to the matter being reopened, as was generally supposed to be the case, they wwulcl consent conditionally on the Waikato council paying the cost. The award had been given, and Cambridge had paid it, which settled all accounts up to a certain date, and yet the county wanted the Government to stop the ssbsidy to pay an account that was due anterior to that date. The Cambridge council would prefer the matter being renpened, but having fulfilled the award of the arbitrator; they must now leave the county council to take action if they felt so disposed. His Worship also had a discussion with Mr Whyte as to the method of dealing with absentees acres, and suggested that a short Act should be passed enabling boroughs to sell absentees' land for which rates had not been paid for seven years. Mr Whyte was also interviewed by a number of his constitntents, who gave him a hearty welcome. The three young men, Doyle, Kennedy and Howell, who are charged with stealing horses from Cambridge West, and taking them to INapier, were brought up at Cambridge on Tuesday, before Messrs Russell and Clements, .LP's, and were further remanded until this morning, when they will again be placed at the bar. When they were arrainged, a week last Tuesday, they were remanded for eight days—that is until to-day—or until such time as the police would be prepared with the evidence against them. Mr O'Meagher, of Auckland, had been retained for tho dofence of Howell and Kennedy, and he was made acquainted with the fact that they had been remanded until the 10th instant, but on Saturday Constable Brennan found that he would be enabled to proceed with the ca=e on Tuesday, and ho telegraphed to Mr O'Meagher, telling him that it would be gone on with. The Auckland solicitor, however, declined to attend, or to engage a local solicitor to represent him, and sent a lengthy wire to the Bench, asking them to adjourn the case until tho 10th, as had been the original intention. Constable Brennan warmly advocated the case being proceeded •vith, and said the Government bad already been put to great expense, and that it being adjourned for two days meant considerable additional cost, as witnesses from Taupoand elsewhere would have to remain to give ovidence ; but notwithstanding tho persistent endeavours of the constable, the case was adjourned, as the Justices thought Mr O'Meagher's request was a reasonable one, and that the prisoners were entitled to the best dafender that it lay within their power to obtain. If the case had proceeded, the police intended applying for Doyle to be discharged, so that lie might turn Queen's evidence.