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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2597, 5 March 1889, Page 2

The Alameda, with the 'Frisco mail, arrived in Auckland yesterday morning at. one o'clock. Our report of the harvest thanksgiving service at To Awainntu, and " HarapipiV' letter are unavoidably held over. The monthly meeting of the Hamilton Road Board was adjourned on Saturday last, to Saturday next, ivhe-i the tenders tor Stokes' Bush Drain will be considered. The time for receiving entries for the Kiliikihi Cup and Hurdles has been extended to the night of general entry, Saturday, '-lib March. Thy weights will be published on the following Tuesday. The Cambridge Athletic Sports Coniuiitteo have decided to make the running high jump and old men's race handicaps; also, to allow winners of any ovent to take a cup or money prize. Mr Hudson. District Railway Manager, has courteously telegraphed to us to say that the new time-table will come into force on Monday next, the 11th instant. The gift auction and sale of work in aid of the funds for the roofing of St. John's parsonage, Te Awanmtu, will be held on Easter Monday and Tuesday, fuller particulars of which will be advertised iu a future issue. Nominations for the Huntly races close on Saturday, March Uith, and the weights will appear in our issuo of Tuesday, March liUli. Acceptances are due on Saturday, March L'iird. The distance for tho liaek race, three-quarters of a mile, was emitted on t1,3 posters issued. The fourth annual show of the South Franklin Agricultural Society will be held at Pukekohe on Tuesday, 12th March. Special facilities have been granted by Una railway authorities for those desirous of visiting tlie show, particulars of which ivill bo found iu nur advertising columns. In the E.M, Court. Hamilton, to-morrow, the action brought bv Mr D. Lees. Dog Registrar, against the Hamilton Borough Counei', will be cilled on, and is likely to be interesting to the ratepayer. Mr O'Neill appears for tho Council and Mr W. M. Hay for Mr Tho Oamaru Mail is informed by the Secretary of the local Hospital that he has been the recipient of three guineas as a donation to the funds iiw.n a Chinaman residing at Livingstone, This handsome gift is the more remarkable as bein« a sum spared out of a weekly was?e of |ss, and by a iiinii who has never had a benefit from the institution. Well done, John : On dit, that the Cambridge Licencing Committee jntuiid endeavouring to stop ititoKioaling drinko bains supplied to individnala who have evidently ha.if as much ns is good (nr them, Uno.of the coinniiiteo has most pronounced views ou the subject, and he has given tho pifbjwans nnti'io that he intends carrying them out as fe ka ihv law will allow hiin to do ;,<o,