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Waikato Times, Volume 2507, Issue XXXI, 4 August 1888, Page 2

The brilliant suceess which has attended the opening of the great Exhibition in " marvellous " Melbourne is very properly a matter for sincere gratulation and pride on the part of every colony in the Anti - podes. The great show was conceived by the spirited colony of Victoria as a fitting commemoration of the establishment in these latitudes of the AngloSaxoD race in its ever onward march of civilisation and conquest of the wilds of the earth. In doing honour to the first century of the Mother colony ef New South Wales in this magnificent fashion, Victoria has done honour to herself and the whole British Empire. The Exhibition is a costly and splendid structure ; all the world is represented there by its works of art, science mechanical skill and products. People, of all races nearly, are there to see for themselves this bright specimen of Anglo-Saxon energy and growth. Our own colony, we are pleased to see, presents a fair pictur« in the great collection, and is drawing a share of attention and admiration.

The new railway time-table comes into force on Monday. Tie English footballers defeated a Melbourne team by nine points to three. A portion of Messrs Hunter and Co.'s advertisements appear on our third page. The cricket match, Australians v. Surrrey, was abandoned owing to the weather. The Hamilton Volunteer band will play in Victoria-street this evening, commencing at 7.30 before the Commercial Hotel. A football match, Town and Country will take place at Cambridge this afternoon at 3 p.m., both teams are reported to be in good form. There is yet no improvement in the revenue, The Customß returns for July were £04,619, as against £90,707 for the corresponding month last year. The Rev. Mr Griffiths, of Cambridge, preached an appropriate sermon at Tauwhare on Sunday last week, on the tercentenary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada. The retrenchment practised by the Indian Government and the decrease in value of the rupee will, it is alleged by the Lyttleton Times, effect a reduction of about £10 in the value of each horse landed in Calcutta this season. Notwithstanding this, however, Mr Griggs has chartered the Tekapo for a trip as soon as she returns. Owing to the inability of farmers in Canterbury to employ labour to the same extent as formerly, there are a great number of men out of work in that part of the colony. The Government offer to put them on relief w«rk at the rate of 3s Gd per day for marriedmen and 2s (id for single men, with Gd extra if obliged to camp out. During the debate in the House of Commons on the Parnell Commission Bill, the Parnellites and Opposition in-' dulged in recriminations and accusations against the Government. Mr Chamberlain was called "Judas " by Mr f. P. O'Connor and had to apologise for the expression. The cloture was several times applied and the scene was one of uproar. We have frequently commented upon the mysterious mannor'in which papers disappear from the Cambridge readingroom, and regret to announce that the thieving stili continues. Indeed, if it increases to a greater extent, it will be futile to endeavour to refer back more than two or three days. It is petty thoft with a vengeance, when indivividuals will stoop to rob a newsroom of a paper. Arrangements having been made for the mails to he conveyed to and from Cambridge by a jigger on tho days when the train does not run to that town, the mails on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday's will close at 7.30 a.m., on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday's the mail will arrive at about 4 p.m. therefore, the office will not now be opened in the evening exceptat the usual time, 7 to S p.m. The valuable properties of the late Mr R. Graham were sold by auction at Messrs Tonks and Co.'s mart on Wednesday. Mrs R. Robertson, whose law suits against the validity of Mrs Graham's title have so often been beforo the public, protested against the sale of Lake House at Ohinemutu, and warned the purchaser that she would claim rent for the property. Mr Earl, who acted on Mrs Graham's behalf, declared that Mrs Robertson had no claim whatever. Tho properties were knocked down to Mrs Graham. Mr James Dykes, who has for some years been farm bailiff to Mr J. R. S. Richardson of Cambridge has resigned, and is about to commence farming on his own account at Hautapu, where he has taken the 100 acres of land lately occupied by Mr Greenwood, at, what the agent considers, a very satisfactory rental. We trust Mr Dykes will be successful in his new undertaking, for he is a thoroughly practical man, and has had sufficient colonial experience to make him acquainted with the requirements of the land, and what crops are likely to be most remunerative. As will be seen by an advertisement in another column, the Salvation Army, at Hamilton, are going to have a big turn-out on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 14th and 15th. Major Lovelock, with Captains Sutton, (one of the three officers who assisted in the opening at Hamilton), aud Young, of Auckland, will take part in the proceedings. The people will, in this part of the world at any rate, have the pleasure of hearing a Salvation Army band for the first time, which will, no doubt liven things up, and it is expected that it will be the biggest turn out Hamilton has ever seen. The tea and presentation of colours, &c, by the Major will be on Tuesday, and on VVednesday there will be a "military review and inarch past." The meetings will bo held in the Public Hall, Hamilton West. The new railway time-table which comes into force on Monday next will cause some alterations in the Hamilton mails. The principal alterations are. one mail a day to and from Auckland. Mails for To Awamntu, Cambridge, Te Aroha, and all intermediate offices will close daily at the same hour. For Lichfield branch every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and for Te Ivmti and Otorohanga every Monday and Friday. The return mails from Te Awamutu, Cambridge, Te Aroha and all intermediate offices will reach Hamilton daily at 10.45 a.m., and from Lichfield and intermediate offices every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning at the same hour. Tim narly inuriiiiijr delivery by tlio letter carrier will be altered shortly to 11 n.m., whereby letters, &c, arriving by the 10.45 a.in. mails will be distributed immediately after arrival in the principal streets on both sides of the river. The amended mail notice appears in another column.