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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2486, 16 June 1888, Page 2

Iα our Supplement to-day will be found the first part of a new story, by a Waikato lady, entitled, "How Peter Palmer got his Wife ;" also a number of interesting articles.

The New Ze»land Loan and Mer caDtilo Agency Company's half-year's divi dend is ten per cent.

There is a proposal to make Mr Mitchelsou Chief Commissioner of Kailways with Mr Maxwell, as a coadjutor on the Board of control.

At the next literary evening at S. Andrew's school-room, Cambridge, on Tuesday evening next, Mr H. R. Hyatt takes the place of Archdeacon Willis as lecturer. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency will open a branch of their business in the Waikato in the course of a few days. An office has been taken in The Waikato Times buildings, Hamilton.

Mr Wallnutt, who met with a painful accident a few months ago by which his leg was badly broken, has so far become convalescent that he proceeded to Auckland yesterday by train.

A football match takes place this afternoon at Ohaupo between the local and Cambridge Clubs. The country team should stand a fair chance of winning as the Cambridge Club has lost many of its best players. . . Subscriptions are being raised in aid of the widow and fatherless children of the late Robert Abbott, of Puketo, who have been left in a very destitute condition. Wo shall be glad to receive donations from our readers towards this object. Threshing operations are in full swing at the Lockerbie Station, Mr Coatee , machine being hard at work. Instead of storing the grain on th.J estato, it is immediately takeu to tho railway goods shed ready for shipment by train.

A large stack of wheaten straw on the Lockerbie Estate was destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon last, borne children were playing near the stack at ihe tiinu and tried to put the (ire ont, but the flames becoming too large, they got frightened and ran away. It is not known how the tire originated.

The additions to the Phoenix Hotel, Morrinsville, are now complete, aiid they certainly are a great improvement. A verandah has been erected round the front and one side of tho house, while on the first floor one largo room, to bo used for meetings, and too smaller ones, have been added, with four bedrooms upstairs.

A slight error appsared in our local on Thursday with reference to the " Acme " skating rink, where it stated that it would open next Monday, whereas Monday the 25th, is the night Hxed for tin , opening. Judging from tho number of enquiries, the rink is likely to be a success, which end Mr Pannell has done every tiling in his power to effect.

The Salvation Army opened the first of their "Holiness" meetings in Hamilton on Thursday evening last, when about 00 ot the local soldiers and symathisers assembled at the barracks (Oddfellows Hall, Hamilton Kast). The admission was by ticket, which were freely distributed to those interested. Wo understand that there is every probability of the Army soon commencing week-night meetings in Hamilton West. . A well-known cricketer in the Waikato sends us the following extract from the Cricketers Guide, published by Bryant, the well-known dealer in cricketing materials, as the prevailing practice in the Waikato has in his opinion always been wrong. "It is requisite to remember, in playing a ball or in running, that one foot must be inside the popping crease. On tho lino is out, should the wicket keeper do his Major Walmsley passed through Hamilton on yesterday with a mob of about thirty horses intended for the Indian market. We have often urged upon Waikato breeders the importance of giving their beat attention to producing a stamp of horses suitable for the requirements of the Indian Government. It is evident that there will be greater demaud from the East for animals in the immediate future, and that prices of that class of stock will rise considerably. Mr Vaile draws to a most alarming and startling fact. Tho returns just published in the Gazette show that the railway returns for the month of April, ISB7, were £109,900 7s 10J, while the returns for the saino month of 18SS are only 19s Id, boing a falling off in one month of £28,305 Sd i)d. And yet the Government, in the face of this, think that a greater amount of taxation can be borne, and that it is better to impose taxation than to reduce expenditure.—Herald.

People who have just returned from Auckland give graphic accounts of the wonderful cures effected by the Canadian doctors, who are now all the rage in town. Many who have been paralytic for years, or afflicted with tumours and every other disease, are cured in a marvellous manner, and in a short space of time. The operations are performed in the open streets in the presence of large crowds. It is suggested that a subscription be raised to send down McPherson to be relieved of his grievous afHiction.

The quarterly conference of the clergy and lay officers of tho Archdeaconry of Waikftto will bo hold at S. John's Church, Te Awnmutu, on Wednesday next, the 20th inst. The following, we are informed, are the subjects, which will be considered:—l. The New Zealand Alliance. 2. How to get hold of non-church-goers. 3. The defining of parochial boundaries. 4. Tlir observance of the Church's seasons. The conference will sit from 3.30 i>.in to 5.30 p.m., and from 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. The proceedings will be open to the public.

A correspondent writes as follows :—" In yesterday's Herald, under " Political News and Uossjp," it is said Sir G. Grey is bringing in a Bill to allow winemakers to distil spirit from the refuse which at present, or hitherto, has been used as manure. I would suggest to the Count? Councils the propriety of sending a petition in snpport of it. In America vinerons are allowed to distil, and in Australia I believe they havo some such privileges, but I think it is in the direction of getting rectified or puro alcohol from bond duty free. Brandy from the refuse grapes is far preferable"

We have received samples of oats and winter wheat (velvet chatf), grown at Morrinsvillo, which are very superior. If Waikato farmers will grow grain equal to those in quality and in sufficient quantity, there will bo no need of the Auckland millers sending their money to the South. It has been pointed out to us that farmers are sowing winter wheat from seed purchased in the district—that is, from their neighbours. This is a great mistako, as it is always the wisest plan to procure seed from grain grown in opposite soils, or in other districts, it being always desirable to provide a change in conditions.

The advantage to be derived by letting work by tender has been well illustrated at Cambridge this week. The Borough Council, for filling in a hole in William-street, received eight tenders ranging from £115s to £4 7s (id ; and the Domain Board for the erection of five " kissing gates " likewise received eight, the lowest being £4 8s 9d and the highest £!) 9s. This undoubtedly shows that there is a glut in the labour market, but in these time?, even public bodies as well as private individuals have to be as economical as possible, especially when they have a considerable bank overdraft staring them in the face.

Mr T. Wells at the meeting of the Cambridge Domain Board on Thursday, suggested that they would be enabled to koep calvo.s out of tho lake reserve, where they have done considerable damage, if, in place of the stopping posts at present in use, small gates were hung that would swing in a triangular corner. He said he believed they were called " kissing gates " and appealed to the othor members if that was the correct term. Mr Walker said he had always heard them so designated. "Wall," said Mr Wells, "I did not know if it was correct; for the other day a man told me they were called the " Irishman's gate," because when they were open they were shut and vice versa ; and I thought ho ought to know, for he was an " Irishman himself."