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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2520, 4 September 1888, Page 2

We have been requested to draw particular attention to the alteration in venuo of sale of the coaching plant, etc., of the late Mr Donovan. The sale will take place at Bond's Hotel, Kihikihi, and not at Te Awarmitu, as advertised in Mr W. J. Hunter's column last Saturday. The next Waikato Horse Parade will bo held by Mr J. MaNicol on the 18th inst., at Ohaupo. We notice that the lambing season is well forward, and gives promise of a good percentage. Mr H. Fitzgerald has been appointed Property Tax Assessor for the Cambridge Road District. Two warm and one cold sulphur springs have been discovered at Otira, in Canterbury, near tho Otira Hotel. W-e remind our readers of the exhibition of the Buckeye reaper and binder, which will be given at Ohaupo to-day. Two fires occurred in Auckland on Sunday. Two houses and shops were destroyed at Rernuera, and two houses at Kyber Pass. Lysaght and Co. have received a cable message that galvanised iron orb brand is quoted at £10 10s per ton f.o.b. in London, and is advancing. It will be noticed by advertisement which appears elsewhere that the annual meeting of the Paterangi Cricket Club is fixed for September 6th. The weekly returns of the Bank of Eugland show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be £12,029,000, an advance of £1,118,000. Tho proportion of the reserve to liabilities is 44J(. Messrs Knox, R. F- Sandes, E. T. Davey, C. Tippen and W. Jones were nominated yesterday for the racancieß in the Hamilton Borough Council. The nominations will all have to be in by noon tomorrow. Saturday return tickets will be issued from Friday to Monday next, to enable visitors to attend the football match between the Englishmen and Auckland representatives.

The farmers in the Waikato are preparing land for wheat-growing on a larger scale than last year. A considerable area lias been ploughed in different parts of the district. We observe this to be the case, also, on the farms of Messrs Barugh, Kwen, Main, Bay, Daley, and others in the Tamahere parish. Colonel Forbes, of Lake House, Hamilton, has been very indisposed during the past week, giving much anxiety to his family and many friends. Dr Kenny has been in constant attention on him, and the Colonel, we are glad to say, is again improving. The doctor looks forward to the warm weather to get his patient strong again, and we hope then to see Colonel Forbos moving about, as he is an active man and takes a deep personal interest in all useful local matters. Mr S. Alford, an old Cambridge resident, and a prominent member in the Wesleyanj Church, in which he was a local preacher, died at his residence, Queenstreet, on Sunday morning at four o'clock, at the age of 03. Mr Alford had been ill for a long time, and all hopes of his recovery had been abandoned for weeks, but he lingered on, and passed away peacefully at the time stated. Mr Alford took much interest in the temperance movement, and was a leading Blue-ribbonite. Through the thoughtlessness of the workmen employed in the drainage works in Cook-street, Hamilton East, in leaving a number of roots which had been cut from the trees in th« vicinity of the drain on the pathway, a lady met with a nasty accident on Saturday evening last. Not noticing anything on tho footpath, it being dark at the time, she fell headlong over tho roots, sustaining, fortunately, nothing more serious than a severe abrasion, and the breaking of some crockery she was carrying at the time. The Clydesdale Stallion Chieftain, and the thoroughbred colt, Prince of Wales left Waikato to-day, en route for Waverloy. Mr J, McNicol placed both these horses at we learn, very satisfactory prices. We hope to hear again of Prince of Wales, by Ingomar, out of that game mare, Victoria, and made as he is, he is bound to prove a profitable investment to his purchaser, Mr Kennedy, and we wish him the best of good luck with his purchase. It speaks well for Waikat», men coming so far to secure raeing stock.

By the Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, passed last session, we notice that one Waikato man, Enos Holloway, is entitled to a remission certificate to the value of £30, and that Charles Andrews, of Aratapn, of 2nd. Waikato Militia, haß been awarded Town Section No. 309, Alexandra East, and farm Sections 159 and 209b, Parish of Tuhikaramea, containing fifty-one acres in all. These are all the Waikato claimants whose claims appear to have been recognised out of the large number investigated by the very expensive commission consisting of Majors Gudgeon and Crowe. We regret to find there is just now a serious amount of sickness amongst children in Cambridge, who are suffering from a species of diphtheria called laryngitis. Mr Webber lost another child on Saturday, which makes the third in his family within a short period. Much sympathy is felt for the afflicted parents on their loss. Mr Bond, of Cambridge, has a very useful little handbook on the treatment of diphtheria, and on the antiseptics and disinfectants to be used to ward off the epidemic. It is written by Dr. J. Murray Gibbes, with appendix by Dr. P. O'Carroll, of New Plymouth, and would be useful in every family. The " merry bells " had an innings in Cambridge on Saturday morning about eleven o'clock, no less than three meat auctions being in full swing at the same time ; and three bellmen yelling themselves hoarse, while frantically ringing their bells, seemed satisfied that their own announaeinents should be inarticulate, so long as the opposition cry was silenced. Mr Hunter gold for Booth and Robert's, and Mr Buckland for J. Arnold, and a lot of meat was sold; but the majority of purchasers found their way to McCann's sale, where two prime bullocks were disposed of, buyers being evidently of opinion that unless the original meat auction was supported cheap meat would soon become a thing of the past. Our Whatawhata correspondent wishes us to correct a slight misprint, which occurred in his letter in Saturday's issue, " the suggestion of our Venerable Chairman" should read "of our Ngaruawahia chairman." and also wishes to remove the imprce-ion that the residents and settlers of Whatawhata are callous to the fate of the natives, for many instances can be mentioned of attention and kindness beinggiven during their sickness, but it is manifestly impossible, and it would be unfair to expect that private persona can cope with formidable diseases, which could only he dealt with by skilful and properly constituted authority.

The bitter cold of Friday and Saturday evening, was followed by a Sunday of most glorious weather and delightful sunshine. Advantage was taken of the pleasant change of temperature, and all the world and his wife went out of doors. Yesterday, however, there was a return to cold again.

One peculiar feature of the Salvation Army is that the officers do not expect any financial remuneration while there is any debt on the particular station of which they have charge. Wo have been informed of the effects of this rule on the corps at Hamilton, which deserves at least a littlo admiration. In order to free the barracks of debt, the local officers' household, consisting of four adults and two children, have for some time past received the sum of 12s Gs per week (or Is 9.Jd per day) with which to provide the necessaries of life for the entire number. This rare fact, with such manifest contentment withal, and the continuous effort to produce social and religious good, may afford satisfactory proof that practical unselfishness is not the impossibility it is sometimes considered to be.

On Friday night the anniversary services of S. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, were held, and although the weather was intensely cold there was a good attendance. Ven. Archdeacon Willis officiated, and read the prayers and lessons, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Hooper, D.D., who delivered an eloquent discourse from the text, "But I will hope continually, and will yet praiso thee more and more," Psalms 61—14. The service was choral, Jackson in F, with Tallis' responses, but, in accordance with the expressed wish of a number of the parishioners, the prayers, etc., were not intoned ; and in addition to the ordinary evening servico there were processional and recessional hymns sung. In the absence of Mr T. Hartly, who is in Auckland, Mr Knight ably officiated at the harmonium, and Mr Owen Garland conducted.

On Saturday night last the Salvation Army at Hamilton had what they call a "War Cry march," starting from their barracks and inarching to Hamilton East, and then back to the Public Hall. The Hallelujah lasses woie aprons made out of the War Cry newspaper, with bands round their waists, and the lads and officers wore the War Cry round their hats and sashes, which looked very striking from the distance in the torch light, and drew together a large gathering of people, who were greatly amused at tile appearance of the inarch. On Sunday evening upwards of 300 people assembled at the hall, and among them were many leading residents. Mrs Hutchinson gave her farewell address, but she will not leave for Auckland till to-morrow (Wednesday) morning. The " Army " intend to pay Whatawhata a visit on Thursday evening next, and in consequence there will be no meeting in Hamilton on that evening.