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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2629, 18 May 1889, Page 2

It is reported that the Prince of Wales is willing to become an active leader of society in Ireland. A race meeting will be held at Te Kowhai, on Tuesday, the 28th inst., porticulars of wdiich will shortly be adveitised. A trial of Whitney and Eley ammunition has been made in Wellington, and the result- of the shooting was in favour of the former. The Government intend to introduce a liill to amend the Justices of the Peace Act to effect a repression of larrikin ism and juvenile crime. Saturday return tickets will be issued on tin: railways from Wednesday toSiturday next, available for return up to anil including Frida}', M iy 3tst, The greit bell for the Wellington i'ost-otfiec clock, a ton and a half in weight, was successfully cast on Thursday. It is said to be the largest in the colony. Some excitement was caused in Ngaruawahia on Thursday by the discovery of~some human bones underneath the flooring of an old shed near the river bank. Mr Jenkins, of Motumaoho, has dispo-ed of the fl ix growing upon his pro. perty estimated to yield .iOOO tons, to Mr Couithard, of Te Aroha, at a royally of two shillings per ton. Sir F- de Winton has received a letter from Stanley, in which he e\pies-cd his intention of returning by the East African route. It is impossible at present to say whether Em in Jiey is with him. The time for the declaration of handicaps for the various events at the Claudelands Gymkana having been extended until Tuesday next, entries will be received up to 0 o'clock on Monday evening. Colonel Forbes, of Lake House, Hamilton, who had another severe attack of illness a week or two ago, left yesterday with his family for Auckland, where lie intends making a lengthened stay for the benefit of a change. As the Volunteer Hall has been engaged for Tuesday evening, there will be no parade of the Hamilton Tjight Infantry on that date. Recruit drill will, however, be held ><n Thursday, at which any member of the corps may attend. A lecture is to be eiven shortly at Te Awamutu by Capt. Hearne, entitled " The Indian Mutiny, by an Eyewitness," and will be illustrated with magic lantern views. The proceeds will be in aid of St. John's Church fund. The newly appointed headmaster of the Cambridge school, Mr R. 0. Oyer, arrived in that town on Tuesday, and formally took charge of the school on Thursnay morning. Mr liurton. who was one of the candidates for the Cambridge school, has been appointed to fill Mr IJyer's place at Fotisonby.

Professor Lio Medo is doing such a good business at Cambridge that lie has been compelled to lengthen his stay. He has portrayed the character of several wellknown townspeople .so faithfully, that nearly everyone is now going in for the " biimp-feeling ' process to find out what other peopla think of them. In forwarding to Mr Warner his resignation ot hw seat for Christchurch North, Sir Julius Vogel says :—" Wo have determined to remain here another year, or, at any rate, until the end of this year. We do not like to leave our boys behind us. 13.jt it is very unlikely I shall ever again take part in public life. My health is riot strong enough to stand the strain of political warfare. Besides, I have done my share, and plenty of able men remain." We call attention to the advertisement ill onr columns, of Mr McDowell's Dissolving Views, descriptive lective in the Volunteer Hall, next Tuesday, Mr McDowell has lately made a trip round the world, and seen the great sight.!. He has delivered his lecture in Auckland to large audit n-es, and we would recommend the public of Hamilton and neighbourhood to hear and see for themselves. Mr Mcl)o\vell is to give his entertainment at the Njfaruawahia HaM, on Wednesday. Referring to the action of the New Zealand government. in olfering the use of a steamer to Admiral Kimberley, at the timet of the Sainoan disaster, the San I'Vaneisco Post says :— '* The action of New Zealand in putting a steamer at Admiral Kimberley's service adds once more to the ties that bind us to our kindred in the South Seas. Courtesy of that solid kind is to be appreciated." Other journals have made comments on Sir H. Atkinson's action m a similar laudatory manner. Our Auckland correspondent telegraphs that the bankruptcy of Mr A. Kidd, of the Commercial Hotel, has been annulled. It will be remembered that Mr Kidd's difficulties were caused by the collapse of the Auckland Land Syndicate, and the proceedings of the bank against the directors of whom Mr Kidd was one. We are srlad he has obtained his discharge, as Mr Kidd is one of the most straightforward of men. He has paid all lus creidtors L'Os in the £, oven the bank obtaining far more than the individual share of Mr Kidd in the liability due to it.

A vagrant in custody was taken before tho Wellington Benevolent Society Trustees on Tuesday by a constable, and was asked whether lie would be willing to work out 111 tha Corporation yards the assistance tho trustees were in that case prepared to give htm, or whether he w*uld prefer to pi to gaol. Without hesitation he replied that he would rather go to gaol. They Rave one Rood clothes, a Rood bed, and plenty of Rood food there ; yes, ho thought, iie'd rather go to gaol. What is locally known as the " Noah's ark oil wheels" has left Cambridge and is now at Mercer. The habitation to which wo refer is the one in which the painters of the railway department reside during their short stoppages at the various places along the line, to paint the buildings, &c. While in Cambridge there were seven men living in it, which must have been rather close work, as it is about large enough for three. The whole of the Cambridge station buildings have been painted and now present a respectable appearance j the colour is somewhat darker than the former coat and is a decided improvement. In a private letter, received the other day by a resident of North Canterbury from a friend in Narribri, N.lxW., there occurs the following passage "We have had 110 rain to do goi.d for the last liltuen inoii I lis. We ploughed and sowed forty acres of wheat in May, ISH.S, and we have had no rain to bring the seed up out of the f round. We are ploughing the same land now for sowing wheat again, and I will have to buy seed wheat at Us od uer bushel. We have to pay 2Ss for a bag of flour, 12s per cut for onions, '.Is per cwt for New Zealand potatoes. When you write again, let me know what is the price of land in New Zealand. If 1 sold out here, do you think it is a better place than this?'' Ntirribri is on the borders of Queensland, about 800 miles north of Sydney.

The excess of departures over arrivals dining tho month of April was 4!)5.

A local farmer, on the authority of a Dunedin business man who recently visited Victoria, says that tho Melbourne grain stocks are running short and will certainly be exhausted m about two mouths. It is just, as certain that supplies will have to be drawn from outside. New Zealand will, therefore, be afforded another market for her larire surplus, which, if we are not greatly mistaken, will be iu great demand. Last week the Melbourne Argus, in the interest of tho grain speculators, stated that Victoria would have a wheat surplus of 20,030 tons for export. The Melbourne Age disputed this, and estimated the surplus at 1700 bushels only. The conclusion coma to by the visitor to whom we have referred bears out the estimate of the Age. The duty, in a market where there was no competition from local producers would, of course, bo no drawback to New Zealand sellers.

The railway returns for the four weeks ending 31st March, 18M), and for the same period in ISSS, show an imprivement in the traffic and revenue. The total revenue for the past year is only very slightly behind that of its predecessor, but the expenditure is nearly £10,000 less. Whilst, however, the railways are now more than paying working expenses, they suffer an enormous deficiency iu the interest on capital account., and it will be to remedy this that, the energies of the new Commissioners will be taxed to the utmost. The returns for the Auckland section during Hie above periods are as follows 188!): Passengers, 28,'JOS ; 1888, 28,13(1; parcels, &c., 3,(518 and 3,895; goods, 10,009 and 8,8. r >3;livc stock, 7,5;>2 and 7,314 ; revenue, £!),or>s and £0,23!); total revenue for the colony, £01)7,(515 and £!)04,5-13; expenditure, £047,01,1 and £(187,328, respectively.

A very fine sample of ensilage was nn view at Mr Hunter's sale yard, Cambridge, on Saturday last, and during the week at Air Well's store. It was from Mr .Tames Forrest's farm, at Hautapu, and clearly demonstrates that that gentlenmn has adopted a good method of preparing it. Mv Forrest, informs us that it was placed in an old Maori pit. and was covered with a layer of straw, after which from eighteen to twenfv inches of earth were thrown on to the top of it. The ensilage, was perfectly sweet, and is doubtless excellent fodder; from the pleasant aroma it gives off, we are sure, it womM l>B greadily eaten, by either cattle or horses. Mr Forrest states that m the future he shall put at the least two feet of earth on the top of his ensilage; he a'so thinks that, it will be a marketable article ill Auckland. We regret to learn that a few ot the farmers have not been so sucee-s----ful with their trials of ensilage; probably they had not sufficient weight upon the tops of their pits.

There was not ranch chcerlng at the Govcrner's reception at Wellington in fact, ns the Wellington pipers said of colonists generally, "We are not a donionsl.rat.ivo people." The Napier lele-jraiih does not agree with this and says :—" Wo have seen tho most enUiusi istic demonstrations both in Napier and Auckland when tho popular idol of the moment has condescended to befool tho pcopl-. l>ut, this wo will say of e..!..nists—wo do not know hnw to cheer. When we try to do it. it is a puny effort the reverse joyous, and without any ring of victory. The roar of a clip.fi- in the streets of L mdon when the Ono -n {Joes in st.ito amongst her subjects Ims a might ines- l.h >.! kindle* a f -eling akin to fear in th'-se ur.aeeus'omed to tho welcome accorded by to their sovereign. And the ringing cheers that go no fro ii the cricket or football field at Home before and after the same, have a volume in th-ni that is onmistakable. tention to win or of having won. We ?\e>v Zealnnders chcei as brcoiueth a people heavilv taxed mvl niortgaaed, and so with fain 1 -, imitations of the Ih-'itishers' welcome did we receive his Excellency the Governor. In our report of the Cambridge Borough G mneil meeting, we concluded by staling "we are unable to give the remainder of the business as it was done in count) it tee ami the reports were requested to retire. Wo may, however, be able to give it in our next issue unless the councillors were sworn to secrecy." It appears the latter very necessary precaution—if the business was to be kept secret was not taken, and the whole of the information was furnished to us the following day. We feel at full liberty to publish the information, but considering that if we do so it may lead to unpleasant results to the 'councillors, we refrain, and thus " heap coals of lire upon their heads. ' Why it should be necessary, in a little township like Cambridge, to exclude the reporters whenever tho Council go into committee, we fail to see, as it is not generally done in towns twenty times its si/.0. We do not think the Cambridge Borough Council have ever had to complain of our publishing anything that they have wished withheld ; and, as we before stated, we think they extend but scant couitesy to the press, by turning tho reporters out, when tliey go into committee. It appears that tho Council itself is "'not immaculate, for a portion of the finance committee's report which tho reporters were requested not to publish, nevertheless found ius way into the " Auckland Herald," and it was forwarded by a member of the Council. Comment is unnecessary I