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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2533, 4 October 1888, Page 2

A letter for Mr J. Hill, horse proprietor, is lying at this office. Mr D. E- Clerk, of Waiorongomii. has disposed of his bnsineso to Mr Collins. The English mails via San Francisco, will close at the Waikato offices on Saturday. Major Gudgeon, Commissioner of Police, is in Auckland on a tour of inspection. We learn that Mr H. Carter, of Cambridge, is the successful tenderer tor the erection of Mr J. MuNicol's housw, at Ohaupo. Mr John Knox, who has been appointed agent for Mr R. O. Clark, junr., of Hobsonville, has a supply of drain pipes of all sizes. A dead body, supposed to be that of Frank Somers, who disappeared from Huntly several days ago, was found in the Waikato on Tuesday. The Native Land Court at Otorohanga has awarded the bulk of the block of that name to Wetere te Rerenga, of Mokau, and his people. Mr J. Cassidy, butcher, of Ohaupo, whilst sparing with someone on the hotel verandah, accidentally fell on to the road, and dislocated his shoulder. Seven truck loads of timber for the Hospital buildings arrived at Hamilton yesterday, from Messrs Coulthard and Graham's mills, Te Awamutn. A number of larrikins are summoned to appear before the R.M. of Cambridge to-morrow, charged with assaulting two girls in the Domain grounds. Yesterday morning, one of Mr Bettley's horses fell down dead in the cart. The horse had just brought a load of meat up from the slaughter house, and after the meat had been carried into the shop, without any warning, the horse fell down dead. We regret to learn that Mr Charles Gould, of Waitoa, has been compelled to succumb to the bad times and has filed a petition in bankruptcy. Mr Gould has been a prominent settler in the Piako county, where he has a large property, and has taken an active part in local affairs. The Harvey Group, which include Rarotonga and other fertile islands have been proclaimed under the protectorate of Great Britain. This is an important and gratifying step, as a considerable trade is growing up between the islands and thiß colony. The Jubilee Testaments sent out by the British and Foreign Bible Society, will be distributed to the scholars attending the Cambridge East School to-morrow, at 4 p.m. Parents and relatives of scholars are invited to be present. There was a good muster of the Hamilton Light Infantry on parade on Tuesday evenintr, under Captain Reid and Lieuts. Edgecumbe and Kirk. Tha band, under Bandmaster Mettam, played several selections of music both before and after drill in tine style. On dit, that the Catholics of Cambridge are going to give a concert; and dramatic performance, in aid of S. Peter's Church, and that the caste of the play will include several amateurs who have not hitherto appeared upon the stage. If it is a success, it will probably be repeated in Hamilton. The first cricket match of the new season was played at Cambridge on Saturday, between the colts and veterans, which was decided in a single inniugs in favour of the former. Wilson, who captained the colts, made the capital score of 47, the entire number of runs gained by the opposing team. It is quite time the Cambridge Borough Council paid a little attention to the Government paddock. The grass appears to have run out, and its place is taken by a weed that makes the pitch very lumpy. A few seats would be very acceptable, and would save tho wire fences, as spectators sit upon them, which leads to their destruction. "Intensive" farming is declared to be the system of the future. One meaning of the term is the getting a number of crops out of the same ground every year. A North Canterbury farmer has prepared a model of an "intensifying" implement, It is intended to rip up stubbles immediately a grain crop is taken off and sow turnips at the same time.

The house about to be erected at Ohaupo for Mr J. McNicol, will be a handsome structure containing nine rooms, with a verandah all round it, It will not only contain bath rooms, closets, etc., but will be also well supplied with wardrobes and cupboards, and a large cellar underneath, an adjunct that most colonial houses lack. The plans have been prepared by Mr D. Richardson, of Cambridge, and do him great credit. Tenders for its erection closed yesterday.

The seventh anniversary services were held in the Baptist Tabernacle, Cambridge, on Sunday last, three services being held. Pastor Thomas Spurgeon, of Auckland, preached in the morning and evening, and Pastor Griffiths in the afternoon. The attendances were quite up to the average of such occasions, notwithstanding the fact that this Church has lately lost many of its members through their having left tho district. In the evening the Tabernacle was crowded, many being unable to obtain admission. Both pastors took their texts from the revised edition of the Bible.