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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 2621, 30 April 1889, Page 2

The Cambridge Rink opens for a four-mouths season to-night. Mr J. McVeagh, of CanibricUei has passed his examination as a solicitor. Mr C- F. Graham, PostmasterGeneral of Western Australia, is dead. A meeting of the Hamilton Public Library Committee will he held this evening at tho Council Chambers for ordinary business. As Mr T. Keep was loading a dray at Claudeland's racecourse yesterday, with empty casks, he had the misfortune to fall otf the top, and broke his collar-bone. Settling up in connection with the Smith Auckland Racing Olnii's Autumn meeting will take place on Saturday evening next, hi Thk Waikato Times buildings. Mr Arthur Bach's buggy collided with another one when returning from the Hamilton races on Saturday, and was damaged, fortunately the inmates escaped uninjured. A change has been made in the teaching staff of Hamilton East School. Mish S.mdos has been transferred from Onehunga, and takes the place of Miss Salmon, who has been sent up North. A special meeting of the" Cambridge School Committee was held last evening to decide upon tho choice of a head master, but the result was not known at the time the Telegraph-office closed. The fancy dress ball to be held at Te Awamutu in aid of repairs, &c, to the hall, has been postponed to Friday,.. 14th June. This has been done in order not to interfere with the Kihikihi school concert. The Hamilton Light Infantry will meat for their usual fortnightly parade this evening, at the Volunteer Hall, at.S o'clock. The conditions fixed by Mr Howdon tor the competition for the medals presented by hi:u to the corps will be submitted, and arrangement.} made for the fir=fc match.

Mr C. A. Davis met with a serious, accident last week, when riding into Hamilton. Tn son.e unaccountable way his pony tripped and fell, rolling over its rider. Mr Dj-vis was badly hurt, and has been suffering since from congestion of the lungs. The mishap occurred in the road near Sydney Square, Hamilton E ist. The Edinburgh Daily Review published tin able article on the Imperial defence*, iu which it asserts that the defences of Melbourne are the sttongest of any of the Jiritish Empire. After reviewing the whole strength of English defences, it continues that even New Zealand has more modern armaments than any Imperial fortress. Tn addition to the plate that was presented to Mr W. S. Stewart last Thursday, the lady friends of Mrs Stewart gave her a very handsome breakfast cruet on Saturday, the presentation being made on the lawn tennis grounds. Mr and Mrs Stewart took their departure from Cambridge by yesterday's train, and were heiuti'y cheered as the train moved off. Between four and five o'clock on Saturday afternoon, a small house at Frankton, occupied by Mr Mettnm, bandmaster, was totally destroyed by fire. Mr Mettam was with tho Hamilton Band at the races, and the rest of the family were also away. The loss comos heavy upon Mr Mettam win Hnds it difficult to make a living in these times and much sympathy is felt for him. In this issue Mr R- T. Millar makes an important announcement to Wailciito fanner.--, for it will be seen that he has made arrangements with Messrs Carter and Co., the well-known xredsmen of London, to separately pack all orders entrusted to them, and forward to Mr Millar for distribution. This is quite a new departure, as under this arrangement fanners can get any sort of Swede or turnip aeud tlmy choose to order, and bo quite sure of the genuiness of the article supplied.

All arrangements for the Hospital calico ball, at Hamilton, on Thursday, me completed, aud the alf.iir promises to c ime otf with great t'.uUt. The two wards where the ball will be held are spacious apartments, and a large company should Hud plenty of room for enjoyment there. The building has been Ustefully decorated and the verandahs enclosed for promenades. Those who have not secured tickets before hand can obtain them at the door. The Hamilton Light Infantry Band, under Mr Mettam, will provide the music, and the supper will be of a sumptuous character.

A boy of Mr Delaney's, about twelve years of age, had a very narrow escape of losing his life »n Saturday, in Hamilton. He was driving a dray with a draft horse on the road below Dr. Kenny'*, when one of tho traces broke and startled the animal, which boiled, turned round Vincent's corner, and then into Kims-street, when both shafts were snapped off short. The body of the cart then caught in the side of the road, and tho horse was checked in its career. Tho little fellow, who was greatly alarmed, fell between the cart and the horso, and it is a miracle he was not kicked or trampled upon. A gentleman who heard his cries ran up to his rescue, and extricated him from his perilous position. The horse was attached to tho heavy cart with light buggy harness. The boy was uninjured, excepting a bruise on the leg.

Writing to the Lyttelton Times, MrG. G. Stead says : " Were I ondeavoured to bear the market I should refrain from pointing out, as I now do, that your estimate of tho New Zealand wheat mirplns available for export, namely 4,500,000 bushels is, m my opinion, excessive. I doubt if we have over 3.000,000 bushels of wheat, and perhaps the equivalent of r>oo.ooo bushels of flour to spare, or 1,000,000 bushels less than your estimate, for the following seasons : Iu 1884 New Zealaud exported 2,70(i,7"4 bushels of wheat; iu 1885, l,35!),ll!l bushels; in 1881!, 1,291,022 bushels; in 18815, 030,213 bushels; and, although I have not yet made np the complete returns for all ports of New Zealand, I know that only 1,f>98.5155 bushels of wheat wore exported from Lyttelton in 1888. Hence, as our total production this year appears to be no greater than it was last year, I think it is reasonable to conclude that 3,500,000 bushels in wheat and flour is nearer the mark than your estimate of 4,500,000."

The New Zealand Times says of the volunteers at tho late encampment!— "At a time when it is so desirable that the volunteer branch of our scheme of defence should be as efficient and reputable as possible, it in especially to be regretted that .such occurrences as those described in an Aucklaud telegram of to-day should have to be recorded to the discredit of our volunteer force. It is impossible to characterise in too strong language the conduct of that gang ef blackguards and cowards who disgraced the volunteer uniform at Mercer. On Sunday last those brave (?) fellows seem to have found in a feeble old woman a foo worthy of their valiant steel. Having treated her with outrageous brutality in the first instance, they still further disgraced themselves by drawing their sidearms to protect their pitiful caroasos from her attempted roprisals. Add to this monstrous misconduct the fact that they went in for wholesale robbery and destruction of property, and it will be seen that we have truly q. nice lot of defenders, Heaven save the mai'l: i in Auckland."