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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2508, 7 August 1888, Page 2

The Midland Railway contract has been signed and sealed. New Plymouth is reduced to one train a day from Wellington. The Hamilton Light Infantry parade *his evening at 8 o'clock. The English footballers beat Sydney in the return mutch by l<) points to 2. The conference of delegates from Rnad Boards in the Waipa county will be held at Ohaupo, to-day. The Piako County Council meets at tho Phcenix Hotel, Morrinsville, at 11 a.m. an Friday, the 10th inst. A severe south-easterly gale, with driving r.iin, swept over the Waikatu on Saturday night and nil through Sunday. A young woman named Caroline Sage, from Aloxandra, has been received at the Waikatu Hospital for private medical treatment. Mr J. B Whyte has been appointed one of ihe liquidators in the Kast Coast Land Settlement Association, which is to be wound up. Although the weather on Sunday was so severe, there were over sixty in attendance at S. Peter's, Hamilton, in the morning, and over forty in the evening. The methods of rabbit extermination, together with the correspondence relating to them, which were submitted to the Rabbit Commission at Sydney, filled two large waggons. John Heenan, who lost his leg some tiiiii) ago through an accident on the line at Waiteti, has returned to the Hospital, as tho stump of the leg where it was amputated does not heal so as to permit of the artificial limb being fixed on it. The rainfall on Saturday and Sunday last was very unusual, as the swollen state of tho Waikato river proves. The drains in Hamilton East were flooded to a very considerable extent. A portion of the Tauwharo road is damaged by the bursting' of a culvert. Julia O'Donoghue, who has been for a long period an inmate of the Waikato Hospital, has been removed to Mrs Moore'e boarding house, where sha is to be boarded out at the expense of her relations. She was greatly distressed on leaving the Hospital. The attendance was very meagre at the places of worship, in Cambridge, on Sunday morning, in consequence of the wet, and in the evening it was even worse. There were only nine at St. Andrews, and the Wesloyan Church, was closed, as only two boys attended. During tne discussion on the vote for the Hinemo* on Friday night, a. gonuinf '•Bull" was perpetrated by Mr Kerr, the member for Waimea, when he stated quite innocently, that if both the Hinemoa and Stella were sold to-morrow, there woulii not be a purchaser for them. It is need less to say it was received with roars ol laughter, but it was only equalled by Mr Kelly who protested against the committee, of which ho was chairman, being accused of " impartiality." Fivepence Der gallon is stated to be; the price now being paid for milk at tho Manaia factory. List winter running the factory resulted in a loss, so this winter an arrangement was made with the manager to run the factory on his own account tor four months, and lie is working it on a system of paying for milk according to the price) of butter, with tho above result. The milk is received every other day, about 250 callous being received at each taking ; and the butter is all being sent to Wellington by the express train on Tuesday and Friday. A subscriber sends the following: —" A mscting of tho Scraps Committee was held as by advertisement on Saturday last. A number of members were present, but owing to the defective, state of the Cook-street drain the underground chamber became partially inundated, and several of the number got very wet '. ! ! The secretary's notes being washed away, a full report of the meeting is not possible at present, and until they arc recovered a full report cannot appear in your paper; the notes may possibly be found in tuns for Thursday's issue, if the flood subsides." Although it was a rery wet day on Sunday last, there were very fair congregations at the Salvation Army, at Hamilton. It will be interesting to our readers to know that a Salvation Maori, who is accompanying tho Major will be among the visitors to Hamilton, to take part in the proceedings on the 14th, and lJilh of this month. After Major Lovelock has completed his mission in Hamilton, it ie probable that he will, accompanied by the Maori, take a flying visit over the Waikato districts to hold salvation meetings, and we have no doubt but that they will miet with good receptions, as numbers of people from the neighbouring townships have been enquiring for some time past, when the " Army" will pay them a visit. Mr Langsford gave his promised exhibition of fancy and figure skating at the " Acme " rink last evening, to a large and thoroughly appreciative audience. Commencing by skating round tho room forwards and backwards, turning gracefully at the corners, he proceeded to cut several beautiful figures in the centre of the room, his figures 8 and 3 being particularly successful. Skating upon the toe and heel, spinning rapidly round and round, spread eagle, etc., followed in quick succession. The exhibitor terminated his perfonnance by dancing the polka, schottishe and waltz, retiring amidst tho applause of the audience. The band of the Hamilton Light Infantry played some now music during evening, their very marked improvement being generally commented upon by those, present.