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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2552, 17 November 1888, Page 2

The Hamilton Light Infantry Band will play opposite The Waikato Times Office tonight, at 7.30 p.m. A number of selections will be performod this evening for the first time. Red deer are steadily increasing in the Wairarapa district. 1 luring the past season several fine stags have been shot. It is understood that one of the best specimens is to be sent to the Melbourne Exhibition. The local mail contracts have been obtained by S. McGnire, between Frankton and Hamilton East; by 11. Kelly, between Hautapu and Tamahere; and C. Sutton, between Hamilton and Raglan. We are asked to give notice that the Anglican service at Ohaupo, which would originally have been hold to-morrow, will not take place, owing to the absence of Archdeacon Willis, who is detained by the business of the Diocesan Synod. At the regular parade of the Hamilton Light Infantry on Tuesday next, the last of the position drills to qualify members for class-firing will take place. A full attendance is requested on that account. Clas--Hring will be immediately proceeded with. The Hamilton Choral Society will hold their next practice on Monday evening, instead of on the usual night—Wednesday—on which occasion the Hall will be occupied by Colonel Forbes, who will deliver his lecture on the "Seige of Lucknow." We learn that the natives at the settlement at Whatawhata, which has lately been visited by fever, are becoming eonvalscent. The man who was to have been brought fur treatment to Mr Coates' cottage never arrived, and is now recovering from the fever. We are pleased to hear that Mr Endean, of the Waitemata Hotel, whose efforts to make the late trip of the Hamilton Light Infantry enjoyable were so successful, has signified his intentiou to Capt. Reid of presenting them with a gold medal for a shooting competition. We are in receipt of a copy of the Centennial Magazine, a monthly journal published in Sydney. It is a very credit able production—printed on toned paper, and contains, amongst others, very interesting articles, with woodcuts, on Life on the Barrier (broken Hills), Burial Customs in Fiji. Freedom of Speech, the Great Railway Bridge over the Hawkesbury, anil an article on Federation by Mr F. J. Moss, M.H.R.

We have received two copies of the photo-lithographs of the New Zealand Press Exhibit in the Melbourne Exhibition, which were taken by Messrs Troedel and Co. The Press of the Colony is well represented by the head lines of most of the city and suburban journals, which are arranged around a group of photographs of the editors of thu leading papers, includingThk Waikato Timks. The exhibit attracts much attention in the Now Zealand Court. A correspondent from Whatawhata writes :—We had another visit from a small portion (13 in number) of the Hamilton corps of the Salvation Army on Thursday evening last, when a very stirring meeting was held in the school-room, a large gathering of people, including a number of Maoris, being present. We. all enjoyed it thoroughly. After the meeting the visitors were all invited to supper, kindly provided by a few friends. Capt. Cutler announced that he would, in future, hold meetings at Whatawhata once a month, which greatly pleased the congregation present. The Army started for homo at 10.30 p.m.

At Col. Forbes' lecture on Wednesday next, Mrs H. Connell will sing "Jessie's Dream," that beautiful song which is so intimately associated with a memorable incident of the siege that pourtrayed the her-ic fortitude of Englishwomen in times of great perils. It may be remarked that all the noble characters who stood out so conspicuously in that terrible struggle were not only splendid soldiers and statesmen but God-fearing men, such as the two Lawrences (Henry and John), Havelock. Outran, Colin Campbell, Edwardes, Niclielson, Regnell Taylor, Tuglis, Colvin, Tucker, and others.

We are sorry to hive to state that another old identity of Hauvlt.on has passed away. H. P. McPhersou, who, it will be remembered, was seized with an paralytic fit about ten months ago, died rather unexpectedly on Thursday last, at No 1, Hamilton West. McPhersou was quite sensible till 10 o'clock on that morning, when he took a sudden change and became unconscious, in which condition he lay till 12 o'clock, when he peacefully passed away. The funeral yesterday was largely attended, when the Rev. Mr Hendrie (Presbyterian minister) conducted the service, in the absence of the Rev. T. G. Carr (Wesleyan minister), who is in Auckland, attending the District Meeting. In another column will be found an advertisement of the concert to be held on Wednesday next, in aid of the funds of the Roman Catholic Church, Kihikihi. It will, as wo have already stated in these columns, bo a repetition of the concert held there on the 19th March last. The Rev. Dr Egan, who is one of the most talented nmsiciaus in the colony, and Father Lenihan, who is also an excellent musician, and one of Auckland's premier violinists will assist, as will also Misses Allen and Swan. Such names as these on the list of performers, besides other accomplished local singers and musicians will be sure to attract a large audience. A committee of ladies has been formed to provide refreshments, so that the attractions offered to the I public are unusually good. We expect to see a crowded house on Wednesday. A coach will leave Te Awamutu for Kihikihi at 7.30 p.m. on that day, carrying passengers to and from the concert.

The following extract from the Australasian of October 27th, will be of interest to many of our readers, as it refers in flattering terms to Mr Clement Gordon Glassford, who a short time since left Waikato for Victoria, taking his clever little mare " Nora" along with him. The extract is from the report of the Ballarat Show, by a special reporter, and is as follows:—The great, and it might almost bo said, the only attraction of the day for the majority of those present was the trials of the hunters. In the heavy weight hunters there were nine competitors, and the display of jumping was not good. Mr A. C. Hall Mr Jules Gascard second, and Mr T. Moore third. Ten light weight hunters competed, and here the horses acquitted themselves in better style. Mr Ambrose's Innisfail, ridden by a small lad, jumped splendidly, and was justly given first, prize. The second prize was given to Mr Gordon Glassford's Nora, a powerful butplain mare, rplendidly ridden by her owner. Mr Ambroses's Nimrod was third. Mr G. Russell's Busaco, by Wellington, jumped remarkably well. The exhibition of horsemanship was contemptible. There was only a few of the riders who had any knowledge of eross-covntry work, and in most cases it would be nearer the truth to say that the riders did not fall off than that they rode their horses over the fences. Mr Glassford was a brilliant exception to the general style of riding. It was a great treat to see this finished horseman take his horse over the fences.

Says the Napier Daily Telegraph: —One of the conditions <;f the Pohangina bridge contract is that all the iron work must be manufactured in the colony. A tenderer for this bridge informs ns that if this concession to the encouragement of colonial industries parts had been omitted, the bridge would have cost a good £4000 less than the contract price which was accepted. Now that sum of £1000 is added on to the cost of the connecting line between ,Woodville and Palinnrston, and will*' of course, demand an extra £200 a year to bo made out of the railway, that is to sav :"> per cent, on money needlessly and foolishly expended. The £4000 is a gift to the foundrymen who supply the material, but in consequence of that gift the foundrymen will not put any more men on. nor pay any higher wages. But if that £4000 had been saved by allowing the contractor to buy his material in the best and cheapest market there would have been that amount to have expended in the formation of the railroad from the bridge to Palmeston. The country is Hat, and the £4000 would have paid for two miles of the road, in the coiit.-uction of which thirty or forty men would have been employed. In Kngland the working classes know that Protection means dear bread ; but it seems quite impossible to set colonial working men to see that Protection means the taxation of nil for the purpose of giving largo profits to the few.