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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2477, 26 May 1888, Page 2

In to day's Supplement will bo found Our Paris Letter, an article on Curious Wagers, Melbourne < iossip by our own correspondent, the Plan of Campaign, Opium Smoking in London, Constantinople as it is, a Review of New Zealand Patents for last year, [''arming in Japan, the usual Earm and Garden Notes, and other paragraphs. A number of letters and other matter are unavoidably held over. The Auckland horses Mitrailleuse and Cinderella ran unplaced in the Royal Stakes at Sydney, on Thursday. One thousand five hundred children were fed by tho Salvation Army in Auckland on Thursday afternoon. The remains of the late Mr Harry Murray were interred at tho Thames on Thursday afternoou. The funeral was very largely attended. The Cook's Strait cable is broken in three parts, and the greater portion of it will have to be taken up and overhauled, which will probably occupy a month. A man named Horace Wood was arrested yesterday at Walton by Constable Murray for the larceny of a gun and a pair of spurs from the dwelling of Mr Bleasdale on the 20th inst. The Rules of Procedure were on the Order Paper for yesterday's sitting, but, for the third time, the Opposition burster] thorn by keeping out of tho House, and leaving only about 50 members present. A Chinese paper (the Kwong Po) says the proposal to increase the pole tax on Chinese, coining to Australia is dishonouring to a great country, and wholly unworthy of consideration by an enlightened government. The Compensation Court held at Kiliikihi on Wednesday last, to determine the amount to be paid Margaret Northcroft for land taken for a public road through her , property at the Puniu, awarded her the sum of £110, without costs.

The Thames Wanderers have written to tho Hon. Sec. of the Hamilton Football Club, proposing a match in Hamilton. the latter club guaranteeing the visitors £1">. Coming after the great English match, it is not likely that even a combined Waikato team could be got together to play on those terms.

The annual soiree in connection with the Wesleyan Church at Morrinsville, was held on Thursday, in tho schoolroom. There was a good attendance, and after the tea had been done full justice to, nn excellent musical programme was gone through with very successfully. Mr H. Buttle was in tho chair.

Our report of the railway accident at Taupiri having been called in question, we have made further enquires on the matter and find that with the exception of diving Inspector Penn the credit of replacing the derailed engine and truck, the report was otherwise substantially correct.

Mr E. L. Smith, late of the Royal Hotel, Hamilton, applies for a transfer of the license to Mr H.M. Meridith. Mr Smith, as will be seen by advertisement, has taken over the Club Hotel at I'onsonby, Auckland, which is a capacious house, well situated, and under Mr Smith's excellent management, should become a favourite placo of resort for the travelling public.

Our Alexandra correspondent sends the followingTlio " Pirates of Penzance" last night was a pronounced success. Tho performers of the characters of the Major-General, Frederick, Mabel, Ruth, Kuto and Edith should be on the metropolitan boards. I nnder.st.ind they will repeat the performance at Te Awamutu on Wednesday next, when tho Alexandra public will be sure to follow them there.

Mr G. E. Alderton, agent for the Government Life Insurance Department, will lecture on Monday next, in the Public Hall, Hamilton. Tins will be a good opportunity for persons interested in life insurance to gain a clear insight into the science, as Mr Alderton is well up in the subject, and can furnish any information. He comes here with a big record as an insurance agent, only one other agent in the service having headed his work last year. Mr Alderton has travelled considerably, and is able to throw a good deal of interesting and amusing incidents into his lectures. Mr John Knox will take the chair, and admission is free.

One of the most recent improvements on our railways has been the introduction of " Winter's block system " for binglo linen, which is one of the most modern ami efficient methods now known. What is known as " The Block System "is an arrangement of railway telegraph signals and semaphores having for its object tho prevention of more than one train going on to a certain length of line between two "blocl;" stations at the same time, thus preventing either rear or " butting " collisions. In America, where the block system is almost unknown, rear collisions are very frequent and disastrous. Out of 35(i0 collisions in the States 2150 were from the rear. An accident of this kind occurred a few days ago in Victoria. The Windsor difiastorin that colony was of tho same order. The Winter block system is now working on many parts of our railways, and it is to he hoped that this step taken by the management may result in additional safety to the travelling public. —Kew Zealand Times.

In the National Review, Mr Hollow.'iv, M.P., volunteers a receipt for reviving British industries and fot helping on agriculture, now in such a drooping position. The recipo is a very simple one. It is this; Imposing a customs duty upon foreign manufactures of every description, and devoting the whole of the revenue thus obtained to the relief and encouragement of tlio farmers. It appears that foreign goods, completely manufactured worth £00,000,000 and goods, partly manufactured, worth £30,000.000, aro annually imported into Great Britain. Many luxuries would boar a largely increased duty. Mr. Holloway is under the impression that it the country would try his recipe, a permanent revenue of i'll'ooo,ooo per annum could be raised ; at the same time admitting, free of duty, all food and raw material. With this amount, he would liberally provide "for agriculture, by'giving tofarmers a bonus of Is a bushel for wheat, lid barley, and 3d for oats for crops raised for the market.