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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2494, 5 July 1888, Page 2

The Raglan County Council meets at Whntiiwhata to-day.

Messrs Miller and Kay, of Kihikihi, int.'.iid leaving the district for Sydney.

The cable steamer Sherard Osborn will leave Wellington for Sydney on Satnrdiiv.

A large number of men are leaving the railway works at Waiteti, wind) are now gotting near the cud of the contract.

The train to Cambridge on Monday evening came in collision with a horse at one of the crossings n»:ur the town, and killed it.

During the year ending 31st of May last 270 companies with a nominal capita! of tifty-twn millions were registered in the colony of Victoria.

The legal school age in England is fioin five to fourteen. In France the State give aid to infant schools, where children of the age of three years are admitted.

Messrs Bond, Maunder, and Campbell, of Kihikihi. have been prospectin? the country at Tiihua. They speak highly of its quartz-bearing character.

The wrestling match at Otorohanga between Whanga and J. Barton did not come off, through the former backing out nf it. Whanga said that he was rather out of form, and unable to wrestle.

The man who was found dead with a bullet wound in his head, nt Varnell, has been identified as William McMillan, aged 25, a native of Auckland. No cause could be assigned for his rash act.

Mr T. W. Wills, reporter, formerly of Cambridge, is now travelling in the interests of Messrs Cassell and Co., the freat publishing firm of Melbourne and iondon. Mr Wills is now in this district.

A public meeting takes place at Te Awainutu to-day to express an opinion on the desirability of further retrenchments in the public expenditure of the colony. We have no doubt it will be largely attended.

A great deal of interest appears to be taken in the football match which takes place on Sydney Square, Hamilton Bast, between the East and West sides. Both teams are trying to put the best men possible in the field, so a very closely-con-tested game Is anticipated.

Mr Crackuell, Inspector of Permanent Way, whilstmi the platform at the Walton stiitiun on Tuesday, was attacked with paralysis on the right side. He was forwarded to Hamilton, and attended to by Dr. Kenny, at the District Hospital. The case is rather a severe one.

Mr G. L. Day, a brother to Mr C Day, of Pencarrow, has purchased a farm of 200 acres trom Mr Henry Reynolds, near the Pukekura Butter Factory. If Ibis gentluiiiuu is as good a fanner as his brother of Pencarrow he will be an acquisition to that part of the district.

The nautical enquiry into the wreck of the Hawea has terminated. No blame was attached to Capt. Hansby, who had his certificate returned, and the Court was of the opinion the vessel did not strike her own anchor, and that there was no evidence to show what substance she did strike.

The captain of the Hamilton Football team has called on us, denying that poition of our report on the late match between Huntly and Hamilton referring, to the bad language used. He states emphatically that he did not hear any of his side swenr, and on enquiry from onlookers they confirm his statement.

To the Editor: Sir,—ln regard to the appropriate tune played by the Salvation Army when they met the Hamilton Light Infantry on Sunday last, the band belonging to the corps was playing one equally ho, for on turning to go on to the bridge, before meeting the Army, it struck up with a sacred piece of music Entitled "Lo ! He comes."—l am, etc., IiAXns.MAN. ■

The last ot the first series of lectures was held in S. Andrew's schoolroom, Cambridge, on Tuesday evening, when Dr. M"on an interesting address on " Human Happiness." The musical portion nf.thn entertainment was provided by MrCbumnera, Missses Wilson, Nixon, and Chambers and Mr C. Garland. Mis 3 Rboda Walker also gave a recitation in her well-known style.

Mr Pearson, M.H.R. for Ashleyv died on Tuesday morning, of brain fever. He had not been long married.

The following books have been added to the catalogue of the Hamilton Public Library :—" The Wandering Jew," (Eugene Sue); "Uncle Tom's Cabin," (Mrs K. Stowe); "Homer's Iliad," (l J ope); " Little Novels," (Wilkie Collins); " Autocrat of the Breakfast Table." (O. W. Holmes); "Life nf Jesus," (Renun). The Secretary reminds members of the committee that an important meeting will be held to-morrow, (Friday) evoning, at 7 o'clock, in Mr Pannell's rooms.

Mr Beetham presided at a caucus of Freetraders on Tuesday, eighteen being present. They did not vote on the question of going into Supply. Mr Monk's amendment was to the effect that the Government should introduce a Bill dealing with the salaries of the statutory officers of the Legislative and Audit Departments. The division of 02 to 21 against it shows that there is no real desire on the part of a large majority of members to continue the work nf retrenchment. Mr J. B. Whyte voted for the. amendment, and Major Jackson against it.

The "Array" at Hamilton had rather a "lively time" on Tuesday evening. Not only were they interrupted bv a number of oppositionists, who walked behind while the Army were marching along the street and tried to "sing them down," but when they (the Army) were in the hall they were annoyed by one or two persons, and one man was requested to leave the hall, which he did. As to-day is the twenty-third anniversary of the Army a musical "battle" will be held in the barracks in Hood-street, Hamilton West. The programme will consist of solos, duets, etc., with a musical variety.

Concerning the recent death from diphtheria atTe Awamntu, a correspondent forwards us the following, which may, he says, throw some light on the origin of the malady in that township:—Many people drink filtered rain water, collected on the roofs nf their houses. Perhaps they keep pigeons also. Pigeons are particularly liable to diphtheria. The housetops are the collecting places of pigeons, and thus any bird affected by diphtheria would communicate it, through its droppings, or otherwise, to the rain water. An instance has just been given where four out of five children in one household in Naples died from diphtheria, which has been traced to the cause mentioned above.

Dr. Laishley has commenced a series of papers—the introductory part of which appears in the Herald of Tuesday— under the title of "The New Evangel." The author purposes to subject to thorough criticism, our entire system of Government, and show the absence of all sound principles in our political economy. To use his own word--, the doctor designs to prove "that Government here is a disastrous farce, with the near prospect of its becoming a dreadful fiasco, if there be not soon a radical up turn of regime. I say, believing all this, I again take up my pen to preach, as my leisure from time to time will allow, "A New Gospel,"—the only Gospel in which political salvation for us can be found—a Gospel in which Freelra tie and Protection ; borrowing and increased taxation have no place; but in which no borrowing, a sweeping redncti n of taxation, the development of agricultural and mineral resources, and a radical reform of the constitution and of our institutions, stand prominent." The first article will be to show :—" That Parliamentary Freetrade-Protection wrangling hero is the wildest nonsense."

Two of the jam-makers of the colony are trying to boil each other down. A few days ago the member for Nelson City exhibited in the lobbies of the House some jams of a Nelson (inn, labelled ''Jams made from New Zealand fruit," and some jama of a Dunedin firm, labelled " Jams made from pulp." The Dunedin man heard of this through the Press, and proceeded to pulp the Kelson man. He does not deny that the Nelson jams were made of New Zealand fruit, but denies the inference that the tirm does not use pulp at all. Hβ cruelly hunts over the Customs records at Wellington and Nelson, and shows that the Nelson jam-maker is a large importer of Tasmania!) pulp. Then he goes on to reverse the inference from the labels, by denying that his Dunedin firm have used piilp for many years. They don't need to ; they import their fruit in quite another shape. He lets us into the secret of this to some extent. The fruit tiny import is preserved by the "sulphurous acid process." This sounds very nasty, bntho takes the brimstony fhvcniront of our mouths and smell from our nostrils by adding certificates from Professors Black, J. K. Taylor, and J. Cosmo Newberry, that in the process for boiling for jams, the sulphurous acid must be evaporated. People will ask why import fruit at all for jam making ? The writer explains that the demand for their jams cannot be met from the local supply of fruit.