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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2683, 8 June 1889, Page 2

A letter from Alexandra, touching school mutters and the late schoolmaster, is of too libellous a nature for our columns. The 110 th Derby was run at Epsom, on Wednesday, and resulted in u victory for the favourite, Donovan, Miguel bein<; second, and El Dorado third. There was a larger attendance than usual at the cattle sales at the Hamilton lionmgh Yards on Thursday ; there was also an increase in the quantity of stock offered, and fair prices wore realised. In the absence of Mr J. McNicol at a special sale at Te Arului, Mr Bradley sold on his account, alternately with Mr Muuter.

A meeting of the Waikato branch of the Educational Institute will be held to-day in Hamilton.

The inhabitants of Cambridge are loth to let Professor Lio Medo go. He gives another lecture in tho Public Hall on Monday evening.

A donation of £5 has been received by the Secretary of the Waikato Hospital, generously subscribed by the people at Huntly. The bachelors and benedicts of Cambridge who are not Oddfellows are going to give a Fancy Dress Ball in return for the very pleasant dance lately given by the local Lodge of Oddfellows.

"Junius Hibernicus " desires us to correct some typographical errors in his letter ill last Saturday's Supplement. King Sucins should read Lucius, and in the Latin quotation amari was printed aman.

The Rev- Mr Garland, from Cambridge, will conduct divine service at tho Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, to-morrow morning. He is regarded as a very good and forcible preacher, with liberality of ideas.

The Lake correspondent of the Cromwell Argus says that ferrets, as a moans of koeping rabbits in check, are growing in favour with some of the largest landowners there, and one of them, who spends from £800 to £1000 in poisoning annually, is going to start rearing ferrets on an extensive scale, instead of relying solely upon poisoning to keep rabbits down.

Letters have recently been received from Home from the manufacturing centres, such as Bradford, in which it is stated that New Zealand flax is being steadily used more and more, mixed with other fibres, in quite number of factories, and that by means of new machinery it is confidently believed by experts that it will be in much more steady demand than heretofore.

The Star says; -Colonel Forbes, of the Bengal S til IF, wrote to the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board last night applying on behalf of his s«n f«»r tin; position of House Sui'geon at tho Hospital. As the Hoard was awaiting the report of tho Hon. Medical Staff as to tho necessity of filling this appointment tho matter was dcfeircd ponding receipt of same. We notice that Mr J. McDermott of Auckland, who was recently visiting in Waikato and played in the football match, Cambridge v. Ohaupo, won the quarter mile race at the Zealandia rink on Tuesday evening. He also holds the Zealandia medal for the half mile race ; and we nutlet.stand he is to be matched against Howie fora three mile race, and also a 800 yards one, to eventuate at the Zealandia rink.

Whilst Mr C. L3Quesne was drivin" a trap yesterday afternoon 111 which lie had a horse he was breaking in, the reins broke, and the animal bolted down Bridgestreet to'lie traffic biidge, whore tho trap was overturned. Mr was thrown to the ground and received a bruise on tho hand, and a boy named who was with him, was also thrown out, but received no injury.

The Gazette contains a despatch from the Secretary of State for nies, covering a report from Dr. Oeorge Buchanan, the medical officer of the Local Government Hoard, on the subject of disinfect ints. 11l this it is shown that carbolic acid as a disinfectant is regarded as a sufficient agent. The piper contains very valuable iufornntion which should be in the hands of Losal Boards of Health and Hospital Boards.

The Kirikiriroa Licensing Com mittee sat yesterday at the Waikato County Council Chambers, at noon. The members present were :—Messrs A. Primrose (chairman), Maclean and Uillett. Tho only business was the consideration of the application of Mr W. H. M. Lovell, Taupiri, for the renewal of his accommodation license, and the police report being " satisfactory 111 every respect " the application was granted.

Rabbiters in the Awatere and surrounding districts (says the Marlborough Press) are now, we are informed, earning at the rate of £1 per day, but despite this fact —combined with the flax and other industries in full swing—tradespeople in Blenheim, especially the publicans, continue to grumble. Like others of our bono and sinew, the rabbiter has learned how unprofitable it is for bun to " work like a horse and spend his earnings like an ass."

Mr James Taylor, Chairman of the Cambridge Read Board, at the request ot the farmers in that district, has convened a public meeting at the Hall, Cambridge, for this afternoon at 3 o clock, to take into consideration the desirability of forming a farmers' club. We should like to seo the project taken up in a hearty manner, believing that such an institution is required in the district, and that if properly conducted, it will prove of great benefit to the farming community generally.

The Cambridge rink continues to bo largely patronised, indeed every Saturday evening the Public Hall is filled to excess. On Tuesday next, the 11th inst., the hall will be opened in the evening for rinkiug. This will bo a " special night," when season tickets will not, be available. A potato race will be held for which tho entrance fee will be Is. Tho price of admission will be as usual (id, and gentlemen will be charged (id for skating ; ladies free. We think the managers have done well to provide an extia night, as we have often heard rinkers say fhey wished there was more than one night in each week on which they could gyrate on the wheels. The potato race should pruve a great atXMClioil.

The ex-member for the East Coast, Mr Locke, has recently received letters from American manufacturers complaining of some of the shipments of New Zealand flax being very imperfectly prepared and not in a suitable etato for the market. Th?y desire to impress upon NewZealand shippers that they want to p iy for quality rather than quantity, and that if the shippers will not be moved by principles of commercial morality to send an honest article, then they will have to pay the penalty iu a sharp fall in prices. The same rule applies to our wool as to our II ix. Mr Locke says the Maoris in scraping flax were very careful in rej-ccing leaves which were injured or defective, bat the civilised European takes no such caro or trouble. — Herald.

A striking example ot " how great a matter a little lire causeth •' is to be. seen in the case of Mr A. E. l l enton, of 202 and 251, Queen-street, Auckland. He was carrying en a small hut successful business at Devonport until 1887. when his premises were burned down. Being unable to secure a shop suitable tor his purpose in the marine suburb, he removed his salvage stock to 250, Queen-street, whero he hold a very successful sale. He continued in business there, and, by selling at the very lowest prices for cash, he soon worked up so large a business that he was compelled to take more spacious premises at 252 and 25-1, Queen-street. It wdl bo seen by advertisement in another column that he has opened up his now autumn goods, samples of which, marked at the lowest possible prices for cash, he will send on application.

The London circular of the Loan andiMercantilo Agency Company of the date April 20 says regarding New Zealand hemp The general market during the past month has boen very quiet, and at times depressed. Manilla has fallen as much as £7 per ton, without inducing buyers to operate with any freedom. Other descriptions have boon more or less affected by this heavy decline, but it. is satisfactory to note that, whilst supplies of New Zealand have been fairly liberal, they have quickly gone into consumption at prices which mark a fall of not more than £1 to £2 per ton on tho mouth. Whilst., however, the spot market has remained comparatively steady, buyers, having regard to tho loss assured outlook, have been unwilling to buy for forward delivery, and with the exception of a parcel of Auckland sold to arrive at £35 per ton c. i. f., no business in distant lots has been reported. The

rapidity with which increasing quantities of New Zealand liberal ara taken oft the market points to the fact that it is being more largely used as a substitno for the higher-priced descriptions. In the connection shipper* cannot be too strongly urged to see that proper care is exercised in the dressing preparation uf the hemp, as, by strict attention to these particulars they may hope not oidy to maintain but to increase the present area of consumption. On the other hand, lack of care in this direction— of which recently there have been some signs—would inevitably re-act unfavourably upon the demand, arid lead buyers to revert to the better known sorts so soon as a decline in values shall bring them once more within their roach. Kor tow there has recently been very little inquiry, and 2i'o bales brought forward at public auction have been bought in, owing to the absence of competition. Stock) on tho 32st March, 431 tons.

A meeting of the ratepayers in the Pukekura Road district is called for Monday next at the Pukerinni schoolroom for the purpose of considering the question of contributing towards the re-erection of Walker's Gully bridge.

There were a number of cases heard at the Cambridge K.M. Court yesterday, but none of them wero of much public interest. The Maori who made a disturbance in Duke-street on tho Queen's Birthday, and had since been reported as dying, was brought up and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment.

The Rev. J- Rooney, when lecturing on missions in the South Sea Islands at Cambridge on Wednesday, told some very ainusiiiganecdotes. He stated that nearly all business transactions in the Islands wore begun with a buttle of gin ; and as the supply was kept up while the negotiations were proceeding, the finish was generally a fight. The natives appear to have noticed this and looked upon gin as so much bottled up courage. An old chief who resided upon one of the islands where the bush is full of pigs, from whence the inhabitants get their supply of animal food, having a big dog that would hunt pigs but would not hold them, asked one of tho white settlers to let him have a bottle of gin as a great favour. " What do you want it for ?" said the whito man. "My dog," replied the native. "Your dog! you must be mad," " Well " replied the native, " it makes men fight and I thought perhaps it make dog fight pig." The old man went away thoroughly puzzled. In describing the polygamous habits of the Duke of York Islanders, Mr Rooney said that chiefs had as many as half-a-dozen wives whom they thrashed unmercifully, and if thoy did not do sufficient work, would not hesitate to kill one or two of them. Mr Rooney had once been expatiating upon the cheerful habits of these islanders, in a Now South Wales Sundayschool, and then asked if any of the children could quote a text from the Bible against polygamy. A little girl immediately stood up. "Well, my child, what is it?' "No man can serve two masters," replied the youngster. In Duke of York Island th',; boot is evidently upon the other log.