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Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2565, 18 December 1888, Page 2

Colonel Hume will inspect the Hamilton Light Infantry to-day. It is expected that the new hospital buildings will be completed next week. The Pukekura Road District Board wi'l meet at the Pukerimu School House this evening, at 7.30. Colonel Forbes will deliver his interesting lecture on "The Siege of Lucknow " at Cambridge on the lGtli January. The Hamilton West School Committee will meet this evening at the residence of the chairman, Mr Hume, at 7 o'clock. We hope our gardeners and fruitgrowers will not forget the District Hospital during the present season. A fewgifts from them would be much appreciated at that institution. We have been requested to notify that the lecture and concert advertised to take place at Kihikihi on Friday, 21st. inst., on behalf of the Presbyterian Church, has been postponed. The Cambridge Public School will break up on Friday noxt, and the prizes won at the School sports will be presented by the Chairman of the school committee, at 3 p.m. of that day. The annual presentation ot prizes at the Convent, Hamilton East, will take place to-morrow afternoon, at half-past two, in tho presence of the parents of -the scholars, and others who have been invited to attend the occasion. J. Gillard was charged at the Ngaruawahia Police Court, yesterday, before Messrs Knox and Rath bone, J.P.'s with unlawfully assaulting his wife, and his father-in-law. Mr L. O'Neill appeared for the defence. The case was dismissed. Mr D- Bruce, of Rangiaohia, has 50 acres of potatoes looking well. He has fertilised the land with six cwt. of bonedust to the acre. At the present prices he estimates he will clear the value of his farm out of the crop, which should yield from eight to ten tons per acre. Mr Noble, of Kaniwhaniwha, has about sixty acres of growing wheat, which is looking splendid, and promise to yield a large return. There is no better proof of the superior quality of the Waipa soil than this crop. Mr Noble has just imported from Auckland a new reaper and binder. At the meeting of the members of the Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club, on Saturday, Mr D. O.'N. Flood was unanimously elected to fill the vacant post of Hon. Sec. to the Club. A hearty vote of thanks was past to the late Secretary, for tho able manner in which be had carried out the duties connected with his office. The privileges of the South Auckland Racing Club were Bold by Mr Knox on Saturday, and realised the following prices : —Grand stand booth, £10 ; No. 2 booth, £1. Temperance booth, £2 5s ; paddock, £2 5s ; gates, £37 10s ; cards, £7 10s. The privileges of the sports in Claudelands brought, for Publican's booth, £3; temperance booth, 10s ,* and paddock, 10s. The Cambridge public were astonished to see Mr George McCann at his moat sale, as usual, on Saturday ; for it was reported that he had left the colony for Sydney. It appears he went to Auckland to see some friends off by boat, which doubtless gave rise to the rumour that he had gone, but at tho last moment his friends altered their minds and did not go.

The amount received for entries for the Hamilton Annual Boxing Day Sports, to be held on the Claudeland's racecourse on Wednesday, December 2(ith, reaches the respectable total of £22 2s. The post entries will considerably increase this.sum. An informal meeting of the Cambridge Road Board was held on Saturday, at Cambridge. There was not a quorum as only Messrs Forrest and Smith were present. Charles Crouch's tender for gravelling No. 1 station road, at 8:£ per yard was accepted ; and cheques were signed for the following accounts :—W, Souter, £1 lis (3d ; G. J. Matin, £8 4s 9d ; T. Pennell, £4 3s 4d; clerk, £5. Some samples of grass grown on reclaimed swamp near Lake Whangape have been left at our office for exhibition. They comprise cocksfoot six feet six inches in length, ryegrass over four feet six inches, timothy some four feet, plaintain grass, trefoil and some native grasses. These are well worth the inspection of farmers and serve to show what can be done on really good land. An exploring party in Central Otago, consisting of Mr John AVhite, solicitor, Major Goring and Professor Brown, of the Otago University, experienced terrible weather some days ago. Professor Brown, who had left the camp for a stroll on the oth, aid not return. Search was made for him for some day a without success, and grave fears are entertained for his safety. Mr Charles Hitchman has completed his contract with the Auckland Pluinpton Coursing Company, having succeeded in capturing and forwarding sixty live hares in less than three weeks. The hares were caught in the Walton, Richmond Downs district; where they are plentiful at the present time. Mr Hitchman has another order from Raglan to supply hares to that district.

A remarkably fine sample of peas were exhibited in Captain Souter's, Dukestreet store, on Saturday, and for size, well filled pods, flavour, etc., they were hard to beat. The peas, "Yorkshire Herns," were grown by Mr Charles Dunn, of Cambridge West, and Captain Souter was so favourably impressed by their appearance that he arranged with Mr Dunn to save the whole of his crop for him for seed. Jubilee Testaments were distributed to the children of the Hamilton West School yesterday afternoon, by Col. Forbes, president of the local branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society. There were also present, Mr Cox, member of the Society, and a few ladies. Col. Forbes gave a short address to the children, in which he explained the occasion to which the books referred, and the good uses to which they should bo applied. A similar presentation will bo made at the Hamilton East School to-morrow. The complimentary concert to be tendered to Bandmaster Mettam, of the Hamilton Light Infantry Band, takes place this evening. Tho entertainment will be under the patronage of the Mayor and councillors of the Borough, and Cols. Hume and Shepherd are also expected to be present. The programme is a varied one, and introduces several performers new to Hamilton audiences. The band will be present, and the instrumental ducts, quartettes, etc., to be given by the members will not be tho least interesting feature of the programme. We hopo to see a full house, as a recognition of Bandmaster Mettain's ability as a musician, and his fitness for tho position he holds.

The usual meeting of the Tauwhare Band of Hope was held on Friday evening. There was a good attendance of members and friends. The Chairman introduced a good programme by an address on " Ale >hol and its effects on the human body." Sengs were contributed by Miss B. Hansford and Messrs Hill, Waring, Innes and Graham. The school children Fang "Farewell to Study." Recitations were given by Misses Walker, Took, R. Walworth, and Messrs Drinkwater, R. Dodd, G. Dodd and Graham. A collection of 13s was taken to defray expenses. This part of the meeting was brought to a close by singing "God Save the Queen." The desks were then cleared, and social games were kept up till eleven o'clock,

Waikato cured hams and bicon. as a whole, had for many years but a poor reputation, due in a great measure to the want of knowledge in curing, and to no small extent to the method adopted in feeding. Pigs to make good bacon want good feed, and now that corn is becoming more generally grown we may look for a considerable development in the bacon industry. Mr Day, of Tamahere, has enjoyed a reputation for many years for tho excellence of his bacon, and has never experienced any difficulty in disposing of his stock at good prices. Mr Trewin, of Pukekura, has this season been devoting some attention to tho curing of hams and bacon on the Wei-t of England principle, and he has lately received the returns for a lot sent to Auckland, which realised the satisfactory rates of 7:[d per lb for bacon and '.Ud for hams.

There were full congregations at S. Peter's on Sunday morning and evening to hear the Rev. J. S. Hill, who preached at both services. After the ordinary evening service he delivered a lecture at the Public Hall to one of the largest and most attentive audiences that we have ever seen assembled there, the subject being " Christian Life." The attendance comprised members of all sects in the community, including the Salvationists, Presbyterians and others, and the rapt attention with which the address was listened to was the greatest compliment the Reverend gentleman could receive. The address extended over fifty minutes and at the conclusion the well-known hymn " Onward Christian Soldiers " was sung in a manner that would have done tho hearts of Messrs Moody and Sankey good could they have heard it.