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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2576, 15 January 1889, Page 2

The privileges of the Waipa Racing Club's forthcoming meeting are advertised in this issue. The codlin moth has begun to slum- itself, or rather tlie grub lias begun to d;U]iago the fruit. Iu many orchaids around Cambridge the apples have commenced fulling from tho trees, and many individuals live not oven taking tho trouble to throw them into a bucket of water, but arc leaving them to propoxate a second crop of moths,

We understand that the offer of Mr- W. Y. Bell, to run his steam launch on the Lake on the 2!) th, has been accepted by the Swimming Committee.

The Hamilton Light Infantryparade this evening at half past seven at the Volunteer Mall. Col. Forbes will present the prizes won at the late competition, on Sydney Square.

The bridges betweon Te Aroha and Thames are neai ly all in very bad condition, the planks being rotten and loose, which spring up when the big bus '" Marototo ' goes over it. In some places it is very dangerous.

Great credit is due to Messrs Bradley and Ferguson for the admirable manner in which they provide fur the coinfoit of travellers between Thames and thr: goldfields in the Thames districts. Their large new 'bus "Mamtotu' , which will carry 28 passengers, cannot be surpassed in New Zealand.

Mr B- Ooleman has completed his sub-contract on the Te Kuiti section, but as there, is a considerable, difference in the calculation of quantities between him and Mr Robertson, Messrs Anderson's manager, he left Hamilton yesterday with Mr T. (t. Sandes to obtain a professional measurement of the work.

The magnificent weather we are being favoured with has brought on all the emus in splendid condition, and there are promises of an unusally plentiful liarvent. Hay has been nearly all cut and built, and the machines are now busy with the oats. About thirty of the Buckeye reapers have been imported into the Waikato this season.

In our reporter's article on Mr Henderson's dairy, two errors occured, one that the cream was churned fresh, and the other that the butter which was kept for seven months was sold in the box. The facts are that the cream is always allowed to " ripen" before churning, and the butter referred to was made up in rolls and sold just the siune as freshly made butter.

Captain and Mrs Cutler, of the Salvation Army, Hamilton, received their " inarching orders " from Headquarters on Saturday last, and then- farewell meeting is. to be. held on Sunday evening next. Six months is about the average time that each officer in the. Army is allowed to remain at one station, but Oapt. Cultai has been allowed to over-step the. mark, as he has been in Hamilton eight months.

Col. Forbes' lecture, on the Siege of Lucknow, at Cambridge on Thursday should draw a largo audience. The quantity of curiosities, articles of native workmanship, weapons, and trophies of the class are an exhibition in themselves worth a visit, apart from the lecture, which handled in Col. Forbes' masterly manner, is an intellectual treat. The Hamilton Light Infantry Band will attend and should delight our musical friends in Cambridge.

The following changes in Civil Service are to take place. Mr Macdonald, Chief Judge of the Native Laud Court retires and will bo appointed K.M. in place of Mr Seth Smith, who succeeds lo the Chief Judgeship. Mr C. Y. O'Connor, Undor-Secretary of Public Works, whoso office has been abolished, will take over the engineering branch of the Marine Department. Mr IVrcy Smith is to receive the appointment of SurveyorOeneral, vice Mr McKerrow, who has been placed on the new Kaihvay Board.

We are sorry to he?.r that Mr TII. Bimvell, of Tamahere. met with a nastyaccident last evening. He was jumping a horse he had lately purchased over a fence, when she fell, turning a complete somersault, in the fall striking Mr Harwell severely in the forehead with one of her feet. He was driven into Hamilton, when it was found that he had sustained a slight fracture of the frontal bone. Dr. Kenny is attending him, and expects in a few days Mr Barwell will be able to resume his usual occupation.

The sporting fraternity of Cambridpe do not intend to cive up their athletic meeting without a striipjrle; and we learn there is a inuvement on foot tonrr:ins?e for a meeting beiiiK heh! on St. Patrick's Day in the paddock opposite the English Church, which is in every way well-titled for it, as it is very lovel and is surrounded by a high hawthorn fence. The Horticultural Show, though held on the, same dny, would not, we think be injured by the sports ; but on the contrary would very likely be benefitted, for visitors would be sure to attend both.

At a meeting of the Aquatic Spurts Swimming Committee held last night, the secretary was authwrised to make arrangements with Mr T. Mill, for the refreshment booth. A committee consisting of Dr. Murch and Messrs Pannell, Parr, Taylor, and Kiimx was appointed to select the prizes. An offer of £■) f)s was lecoived from the Hamilton Light lafantry band, but on the motion of Mr Taylor it was decided not to accept the offer, in order to limit the expenses as far as possible, and on the motion of Mr C. Beale seconded by Mr Gwvniie, it was decided to accept the offsr of Mr Mutt to supply a band of eight players for £o 10s. The secretary was requested to ask Mr Hntt for a subscription v> the funds. Messrs C. G. Beale and J. Somers were appointed to make, a canvas during the week for subscriptions, and the meeting was adjourned to next Monday evening.

In England walking tours are most enjoyable, for there you can always arrange your trip, so as to be at an hotel or country public house, at night : but in this country it is sometimes necessary to camp out. That necessitates a pack horse or heavy swag ; if on pleasure bent, the former. New chums should, however, take "an old colonial hand " with them, who is usually a one for looking after the commissariat department, wo presume, because most colonials have, at some period of their life, bachelorised. A party of gentleman left Cambridge the other day on a walking tour to Rot.orua, and being "now chums" forgot to take bread. This was rectified by a settler who came to the rescue with a loaf. The next loss was a coat—with money in the pocket—which had fallen off the pack horse, but we did not learn if the search for the garment was successful. The next loss—that we heard of — was the pack horse itself, which broke away in the Rotorua biisli, and was evidently on its way home, when it fell in with one of Mr Murphy's horses and followed it to his camp, where it was detained until called for. Luckily the horse had only gone five miles on the return journey ; however a ten mile extra walk, when on a walking tour, is not calculated to improve, the. tern per.

Our Cambridge correspondent writes: —It is only, comparatively speaking, a short time since I had to announce, in nearly every issue of your journal, the departure of either some of our artizans or their wives and families; and, indeed, at one time the exodus became so great that it appeared as if we were going to be left without any of these useful classes of the community. That we havo sunk very low in some lines is an acknowledged fact, for the other day I saw a Hamilton glazier at work in Duke-street, and he informed me that be intended putting in one day a week in Cambridge, as we did not appear to have a resident glazier. For a considerable period Melbourne .seemed to be the El Dorado of many of the inhabitants of our little town, and wherever you went you were sure to hear of the luck experienced by those who had gone there. Such expressions as: " Tumbled slick into a job at twelve bob a day!" "Never lost a minute; went straight to work ! " "Thousands of houses being erected ; any amount, of work !" were to be heard on all sides, and were en.mgh to turn the heads of those who were left behind. But a change came over the spirit of the dream, and, for a time, Melbourne "'as unmentioned, unless you asked some of the friends of the departed, when yon were told " they found the climate rather trying." Jiut lo ! the land boom has burst, and that and a few days of the Victorian " briekrieldcr " hot winds lias completely altered the tone of onr absentees' letters, and, wilh one consent, they an: all wishing themselves back in Now" Zealand acain, and, T expect, ere many weeks are over to see some of our prodigals returning. One 1 know is on his way, for Mr David Richardson, our architect, is expecting his son Ted by the next boat, and Mrs Alford, an old lady who went to Melbourne because all her relatives and friends were over there, likewise intends coining back at an early date, and I fully expect to hear of others following suit. Those who remained will now begin to congratulate themselves that they did not sell out —at a ruinous price---ami take a long journey, to find they had been fooled when they had arrived at the end of it. Melbourne is doubtless at a discount in our town, for sometime since our bank manager was talking of taking a trip there, and now even that appears to have fallen through.