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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2572, 5 January 1889, Page 2

H.M S. Orlando has been docked for repairs in the Auckland dock. A boy named Webb has died from the effects of a sunstroke at the Thames. The veather in the south is getting very hot and bush fires are beginning to break out. Mr Kinross, the oldest merchant in Napier, has tiled a declaration of insolvency. The estate is a largo one. We direct the attention of horseowners to an advertisement from the Waipa Racing Club in another column. The Christchurch Press states that the weather is bringing on the crops in the northern district in a remarkable way, and everywhere magnificent prospects for harvest show themselves. Sergt. McG-rath received a telegram yosterday evening stating that a woman named Mrs Sleigh died suddenly in childbirth at 11.30 a.in. at Ngarnawahia. An inquest will be held at 12 o'clock today. For the second consecutive month tho meeting of the Kirikiriroa Road Board lapsed yesterday for want of a quorum, the only members present being Me-srs Primrose and Maclean, Messrs Steele, Edmonds, and Lovell being the absentees.

The Rev. T. G. Oarr, of Hamilton, will deliver a lecture on "Charles Kingsley," in the Wesleyan Church, Tβ Awaiimtn, on Monday next. The lecture will be interspersed with musical selections, and a collection, in aid of the circuit funds, will be taken up at its close.

We learn that a valuable totara bush of nearly 2,000 acres in extent, situated near Waotu is on fire, and there is every probability that it will be destroyed, as the fire is spreading rapidly in the tree tons. The fire is supposed to have been smoulder ing for a considerable time, and the hot weather has caused it to spread.

Mr Phil Robinson, the war correspondent, lecturing in Wellington, referring to the Australian contingent in the Soudan, said that before they arrived the Coldstreams were said to be the hardest swearers in the camp, but after the Australians came " the Coldstreams shut up and used to ' mouch ' around the camp and listen." But both of them, if they could swear, could fight, too,

An evangelistic service was held in tho Wesleyan Church Hamilton hut evening, when the Rev. Mr Adams of Ouehuuga, gave a very striking and beautiful address from the words " I am the Door, by me, if any man enter in, he shall go in and out and shall find pasture." The Rev R. Bavin, after a few introductory words sang very effectively, "Yet, there is room." Tho Rev. T. G. Carr presided, and thero was a good attendance.

Theinhabitantsof Cambridge must be feeling the effects of the improved time?, or their creditors think it is useless endeavouring to squeeze anything more out of them ; for thete was only one case heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. That was a judgment summons, which had been adjourned from a previous silting, in which George Henson had obtained judgment for ss, against Patrick Murphy for apples supplied. Ihe defendant admitted that he bad forgotten the matter, and he was ordered to pay the amount, which with costs, amounted to l(is, by nextcourfc day, or bu imprisoned for live days.

The Sydney correspondent of the Argus writes :—During the hearing ofan appeal by a Chinese gardener against imprisonment for stealing a coat belonging to Dr. On Lee yesterday, it transpired that a number of Chinamen had been brought to the colony to work as gardeners at the rate of £12 a year, with food and clothes supplied. Judge Forbes remarked that it was well-known that Chinamen were brought to the colonies simply as slaves, their wives and families, or relatives, being held as hostages in China, and being tortured in the event of the men engaged breaking their agreement.

An exchange says :—A farm at Oropi, Tauranga, comprising SSO acres, 400 acres in grass, with 12-roomad dwellinghouse and outhouses, orchard, etc., which cost £1000, known as James', was recently purchased 111 Melbourne, on spec, by a fortunate land speculator there, for £800. A few years ago this property changed hands at £2750, and subsequently £2000 was refused for it. We understand that the owner parted with it at the above low figure for the purpose of joining in a " land boom" spec, over there. A farmer from Palmerston visited the property last week to reuort on its value, and he says the purchaser has got a property worth £2000. Lucky purchaser !

Mr Teas, of Kirikiriroa, had his Lowdown Banner Buckeye Reaper and Binder at work on Wednesday in Hamilton. This is the machine that was on view at the last sale at the Hamilton public yards, on which occasion Mr Teas floated the star and stripes on the implement in honour of the patentee. Mr David Henry, who was working the machine, is very much taken with it on account of its light draught and the etricienc way in which it does the work. Two horses work the machine quito easily, and as its luime implies it is set low, which especially suits it for use on broken ground, being less liable to overturn than other makes of binders. The machine gets through an aero an hour with the greatest of ease.

In Thursday's Herald a paragraph appears re big gooseberries, asking who is game enough to beat Mr Mason's, of Claudelands, record of 23 berries weighing lib loz. Mr T. Wells, of Cambridge, steps forward and says he. can. OnTliursday eveninginthe presence uf a couple of press men and other witnesses 23 berries were counted and carefully weighed, and found to turn the scale at exactly lib 2nz; 1 α-t better than Mr Mason. The berries are of the variety known as the Hero of the Nile and are of exquisite flavour and with very thin skins, being in these respects immensely superior to the coarse Farmers' Glory. Last year Mr Wells plucked several berries which weighed over loz each, and had he intended to grow for show this year, might have beaten even that record as the bushes are bearing very heavily, and by thinning in the beginning of the season he could have grown some rumarkukly fine fruit.

We understand a movement is on foot to assist Mrs Abbot, of Pukete, whose eldest son died on New Year's Day at the Waikato Hospital. It will be remembered that residents in Xgaruawahia and neighbourhood, when aho was left .1 widow a few months ago with a large helpless family, inaugurated seme entertainments and got up subscriptions to secure her small holding for her. We believe this was successfully accomplished. Now, through the untimely death of this her eldest son and mainstay, it is again thought necessary to call for help, as, owing to her whole attention being taken up with an invalid child, she is unable to help herself in any way. It has been proposed to open a subscription list and appeal to the charitably minded to pay a small sum weekly. We have heard that two or three residents in Hamilton have already promised sums of 2s Gd and Is weekly. We shall be glad to further this matter, and would suggest that the promoters make an appeal through our columns in the direction indicated.