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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2536, 11 October 1888, Page 2

Major Gudgeon is now inspecting the police stations in the Waikato. Mr Connell's Ballad concert will take place on Wednesday next the 17th instead of Thursday as previously notified. A pleasant entertainment, is in store for lovers of the old-fashioned songs. j As will be seen by an advertise incut in another column the Hamilton public baths are or;e:i to the public, arid the lessee Prnfussnr Pannell, is again starting his swiu.uiing classes which were such a success last year. As soon as the water is low enough the snag in the outer bath will be removed and then tho baths will lie perfectly safe. Although the larrikins of Hamilton Kast were warned in our last issue apainst disturbing the Salvation Army meetings in the disgraceful manner adopted by them, they persisted in carrying on the same tactics on Tuesday oveninsr. Sergt. McGrath, however, took down the names of the ringleaders and cautioned them that should it occur again, they would be brought up before the Bench for their misconduct. We are again cut off from telegraph intercourse with the world at large, as it will be seen that another mishap has happened to the Port Darwin cables. The Telegraph Department received intelligence from the Australian office yesterday afternoon that the Sherard Osborne, whilst grappling for the old broken cable, which has not yet been recovered since the time both cables were broken, appears to have fouled the second cable. There is no snyinp how long we may be without news from Europe. We have lately heard a great deal of talk about the manner in which beasts are knocked about in railway trucks on the journey to Auckland, but we have never seen any of them so cruelly used as one that left Cambridge station yesterday morning, which had its head tied up to the top rail by a, strong rope that was fastened round the horns only. It appeared to be in great agony, and before it had gone far, would probably be dishorned. We feel auro that had an officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals seen it, he would have instituted proceedings against whoever had fastened it up. There has been large attendances at the Salvation Army meetings at Hamilton during tho last three nights, as they are holding.special meetings thiswoek. On Monday evening last there was a " Songsters " meeting ; on Tuesday evening a " Lottery meeting; and last night a " Where, When and How " meeting, all of which set off some feature of Army work. To-night (Thursday) there u> announced to be a "Trades' Union" march and meeting. On Saturday night, the Public Hall will be decorated for a "Nationality" meeting, which is expected to be a very great success. The soldiers o£ the Army are to be grouped under their several nationalities. We wish to direct attention to the advertisement in our columns in relation to the Wesleyan Home Mission Senices next Sabbath, at Hamilton and Cambridge Wosleyan Churches. In connection with this aggressive department of work, we may state that help is rendered to dependent circuits, such as the Maori and Scandinavian missions; the .Three Kings, Maori and Kuropean, Training Institution assisted, and about 20 Home Missionaries in different scattered districts of the colony are sustained. About £700 was gathered in the Auckland district last year ; the whole colony raising £2,382 His lid. The liovs. Best and dittos, who visit the Waikato for the purpose of advocating the claims of this fund, are both effective preachers and w.illknown advocates on the missionary platform.

A bloodhound has been secured to track the Whitechapel murderers. There was an unusually large number of cattle taken by rail to Auckland yesterday. The fruit-growers at Northcote are endeavouring to form a. company for fruit-preserving. It is said that 300,000 miners are prepared to go out on strike in England, and that it will bo the greatest strike on record. Mr McNicol will hold a large sale lit furniture at the Cambridge Public Hall to-morrow, on account of several vendors. The window-breaking mania seems tr> be spreading in Cambridge. ixs we learn Mrs Murphy, of Brewery-street, has had several ol hers smashed since Mrs Webb's were broken. We remind the public of the sale to-day, by Air J. lOiox, at Mr Metcalfe's residence, Hamilton, of his superior household furniture, &c, including a neat Chappell cottage piano. We have received a copy of the prospectus issued by Messrs Sutton, the seed magnets of Reading, England, extracts from which we will insert in our weekly supplement. Captain Sonter, of Cambridge, is agent for the Button's seeds. The Mayor kas given notice to move at tin! next meeting "f the Hamilton Domain Board, "That the Hamilton Cricket Club be allowed to remove the wicket gate at the corner of Cook and Grey-streets, leadiu? into Sydney Square to a point about three chains further up Cook-street." An extraordinary number of applications hiivo boon made for thn Otngn School Commissioners'land at Wendonside, Waikaia. Twenty-nine sections in all are open for application, ranging from 300 to a few acres, but applications were only for twelve of them. There are nearly 400 applications, as many as 60 for one section, and £5015 has been deposited. The price per aero ranges from £1 7* M downwards,