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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2516, 25 August 1888, Page 2

Gloucester defeated the Australians by nine wickets. The European beet crop is expficted to yield 1,750,000 tons of sugar. The report of the Mokau Jones Commission is highly favourable to Mr Jones. The English footballers won the match against Ipswich, Queensland, by 12 points to 1. Mr Connell's elementary singing class for children, we notice, starts on Wednesday next. We are glad to see that Mr W. A. Graham is about the town again after his late severe illness. The total charges and expenses in connection with raising the last two million loan were £100,281. Mr John Eversley, of Richmond, has been appointed Property-tax valuer for the county of Pinko. The English wheat market shows a general advance of sixpence ; the average price of English wheat is now 35s 9d. Mr J. S- Edgecumbe, Land Agent, advertises the land and cottage lately occupied by Mr H. P. McPherson, for sale. There has been a revolt amongst some Spanish regiments in Spain, which which was, however, quickly suppressed. The Harbour Act Amendment Bill was rejected by 44 to 10. Major Jackson voted with the minority, which also included five Ministers. In our Supplement will be found an advertisement from a Sydney firm, intended for the special benefit of non-church-goers, and refer to the works of Swedenborg. The New Zealand Land Mortgage Company contemplate extending their operations to the liio Plata district, in South America. We are compelled to hold over till next issue a letter from Mr Scott, correspondence from Te Awamutu and other places, and the Waikato County Engineer's report. In reply to the offers from Indian princes of military aid, the Indian Government havo decided to ask them to maintain small, well-equipped forces to be used in case of necessity. At the Supreme Court, the Judge refused Taonui's application for a writ of prohibition, and sustained the decision of the Native Lands Court at Taupo on the adjudication of the Taupo -nuiatia block. The action of the Times in its fearless exposure of what it believes to bs the complicity of Home Rule leaders in revolting crimes is pronounced by other papers as a noble service to journalism and the country. The Auckland train, which was a heavy one yesterday, was again an hour late in reaching Frankton, the engine being insufficient to pull the weight. It seems evident that by running mixed heavy trains tho present time table will be unworkable. The Post and Telegraph Department has attached to its yearly report, very useful maps of the North anaSonth Islands, showing the telegraph lines and railways, with all the post offices, railway stations, and telephone exehanges in the colony. The estimated population of the colony at 31st December, ISS7, was (i03,31il Europeans and 41,909 Maoris. The total increase during tho year by births was 19,1.35, and by immigration 13, USD. The decrease by deaths was G,137, and emigration 12,712. The total number of Chinese in the colony was 4,043, of whom 18 were females.

There was a moderate attendance at the sale of trees at Mr Mason's Nursery 011 Thursday, and the prices realised were not very high. A large number of trees and plants wore disposed of. A very successful concert was given at Tamahere on Thursday by the members of St. Andrew's choir, assisted by a Tamahere amateur. Three glees were rendered by the choir, and several ladies and gentlemen sang solos, many of which were encored. After the concert dancing was kept up till 12 o'clock. The proceeds, which go towards painting St. Stephen's Church, amounted to £3. People interested in the cultivation of the wattle can see at our oflice specimens of tho New Golden and Black wattles taken from Messrs Young's plantations at Wairangi. There are there about two thousand acres planted in these valuable timbers. The specimens were laid before the Waikato County Council yesterday, who are very much interested in this industry. Technical classes will be held at. the Hamilton West School on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the following subjects Geometrical and mechanical drawing, machine and building construction, applied mechanics, and mechanical engineering. Mr W. J. Robinson, the master in these subjects, holds the National medal of the Science and Art department,and also of the City and Guilds of London Institute for the advancement of Techncal Education. Mr W. G. Russsll's lecture at S. Andrew's school-room, Cambridge, which was to have been given on Monday next, is postponed for tho present, owing to affliction in his family. We understand that if lie can be prepared in time, Archdeacon Willis will fill the gap with a lecture on " The trial and death of Socrates." Otherwise, arrangements are in progress for a g lod miscellaneous programme as advertised in this issue. The meeting will be on the regular day, Tuesday nextMr Spragg, of the New Zealand Dairy Association, reached Ngaruawahia on Saturday afternoon, when tho settlers met him in the Public Hall. Mr Fitzpatrick, of Messrs Friar and Davis, occupied the chair. The business of the meeting was expeditiously disposed of. As poor though the price offered for milk may be. the settlers recognise that the return is a certainty, and is a much better cash return than no be obtained by any other method of dealing with milk. The creamery will re-open under the new management early in October. —Herald. A wretched creature, who is bordering on hopeless lunacy, has sent us the enclosed anonymous piece of atrocity : —" If a hen and a-half hatch a chicken and a-half in a day and a-half, how many chickens can be hatched from seven eggs in six days by half a hen. I eggspect by laying this fowl crop of addled albumen before you to egg on some old cock to hatch a solution of the old hen problem now ruffling the feathers of everybody who sets themselves on it. The Wellington Press will be ruined by the magnitude of the prize offered, or go mad over the number of answers sent them, they will have to appeal to the great Brahma or the convention of Hamburg. I worked my gizzard out of order, and cackled and crowed when I thought I had the answer, but it proved an empty shell. I had calculated tho number of my feathered progeny before the process of incubation was complete.— Cock-a-doodle-do. lam going to roost. The youngsters of this place (says 'Proteus,' in tho Kaikoura Star) have caught the football fever badly. They convert almost every stone 011 the roadside into a football, greatly to the injnrv of their boots and shoes. The fever has even pervaded the nursery. A little fellow of about five summers has been seized with the malady in a most malignant form. He kicks everything. A tew days since his mother asked him to bring her a small article. He complied, but instead of handing it to his maternal parent 111 a becoming manner he did a drop kick, and attempting to 'pot a goal' ho put the ' ball' fairly in his mother's left optic. Taking ad vantage of the temporary disablement of the 'full back,' Master Drop-kick attempted to get a try, but the old lady recovered quickly, ' tackled low,' and a ' maul in goal' followed, the old lady leaving her ' mark' 011 an unmentionable part of the boy's anatomy. Nothing daunted,"the little 0110 pluckily asked his mother afterwards to form a ' scrum,' but she ' heeled' him out.