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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2513, 18 August 1888, Page 2

The New Zealand Court at the Exhibition is described as unworthy of the colony. Three hundred and fifty Italian auxiliaries have been annihilated in Abyssinia. A man named Kilday has been shot dead at Georgetown, Queensland, by another named Walsh. All England defeated the Australians by one innings and 137 runs. The Australians' fielding was poor. The effect of the kauri monopoly has been to bring ritnu and matai into greater prominence and demand. The unusually early Spring weather of the last few days has changed to cold winds und ram, which will check the premature budding of fruit trees. It is asserted that Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, (Princess Helena, third daughter of the Queen) is about to join the Church of Rome, to which she has leaned for some time. The evanescent character of the French people has just been displayed in the recent firing at the whilom hero, General Boulanger, during the elections at Charente Inferieure. Five shots were fired at the General without effect. A child named McMahon, son of Mr McMahon, of Cambridge, had a narrow escape yesterday morning. He swallowed a number of matches, and for a considerable time his life was dispaired of. He has, however, now nearly recovered. Captain Edwin does occasionally hit the right nail on the head. He telegraphed on Thursday morning as follows : —East to north, and north-east gale with heavy rain, within next 12 hours and heavy sea, glass further fall. Meetings of milk suppliers at various places in the Waikato will lie held to-day. Mr Spragg meets those at Ngaruawaliia at 2 o'clock, and Mr H. Reynolds those at Cambridge at 7 o'clock. A meeting will be hold at Pukerimu on Monday evening. Mr W. A- Graham, formerly Mayor of Hamilton, being prevented by illness from taking part in the planting bee, forwarded an olive tree, to be planted by his little daughter, Olive Hamilton, next to the oak planted by Mrs Crates, the Mayoress. The child was born during his mayoralty, on which occasion a silver cradlc was presented to Mrs Graham. A very interesting feature in connection with the bee on Thursday last was the planting of a number of trees by Mr E. .T. Pearson, of Hamilton East, in the presence of twenty-three of his own grandchildren, whom he gathered round him. Mr Pearson was 03 years of age on that day, which was thus celebrated by him in a fitting manner. Major Lovelock and Captains Sutton and Young and Rangi (the Maori) returned to Auckland by Thursday's train. Mrs Hutchinson (of Auckland) and Mr Tremain (of Gisborne) will remain here till Monday. The Major contemplated taking a flying visit round the Waikato after lie finished at Hamilton, but decided to postpone those arrangements until a future time. Prof. Richmond, who has been travelling on horseback over the North Island, will lecture on the Tower of London, &c., on Monday night at LeQuesne'n Hall. The subjects are illustrated with dissolving views ten feet square, produced by the Euphaneron Metamorphoser, with a variety of very laughable comic sliding scenes. We are informed by those who have seen it that the exhibition is well worth a visit. From the following extract from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency's weekly report, dated 10th August, we observe that the prices of cattle in Canterbury are not so high as they are here: —Cattle: In fat cattle the supply was equal to requirements. The sale opened with a better trade, and somewhat improved values, but dragged as it progressed, and closed at the level of recent markets, viz., 15s to IDs per lOOlbs. We sold for Mr Edgar Jones medium weight steers, JJD to t."> 1.-is ; and for other clients, steers £-i 10s, and heifers £o 10s. We also placed some stores of various descriptions at ruling rates, which practically denote no change. Dairy stock springing or in immediate profit continues to meet a good demand. Let us hope that the establishment of dairy factories in the near future will place this branch of the business on a more reliable and profitable basis for the producer.