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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2642, 18 June 1889, Page 2

Owing to pressure of advertisements, we have held over the leading article and Old Soldier's letter. As Parliament will be in session this week, we remind all our correspondents to be as considerate as possible) on our time aud space, and to send us news in brief without enlarging on the subjects they send us. Col. Brett, M L C., a veteran Indian Oliicer, died Sunday. Taurariga Karauria, the man who was shot at Napier, a victim to the D un-lly Broughton feud, die-! on Sunday nigh 1 . Captain Edwin's flood did not come off on Sunday. The weather h:is been remarkably fine and genial, aud the Waikato river, in place of being high, has subsided again to its very low level. Mr Macdonald, the telegraphist at Cambridge, has received notice of removal to Auckland, and leaves for the city on Wednesday morning, lie h:'.s made numerous friends, and his loss will be much felt. The address presented to Mr W. S. Stewart, late head teacher of the Cambridge School, on his departure from that tnwn, has been splendidly illuminated at the " Herald " office, and may now be seen at Mr J. S. Bond's store in Duke-street. We have received a copy of The Oddfellow, a journal published in Melbourne in the interests of the Fraternity, and is of a non-political and secular character. The publication contains much useful information, and is neatly got up. We are pleased to learn that our enterpi ising fellow settlers, Mes>rs Coates aud Metcalfe, intend erecting a 111\ mill on the east side of the Waikato river, below the Hamilton traliie bridge, as soon as they have, a i-utneiont supply of llax guaranteed to them. This will be productive of much benefit to the borough. Mr "James McVeagh, of Cambridge, who for the past four years has been with Mr Dyer, solicitor of that town, has lately been admitted as a solicitor and is about to start practising at Te Aroha. He possesses sound judgment and should prove an acquisition tu the Hot Springs township. At the Native Lands Court at Cambridge the l'ukekura-Puahoe case was finished on Saturday, aud yesterday Maungatautavi Nos. 1 and 2 were begun. They are likely to last a considerable time as the natives are repudiating, many of them acting in anything but a straightforward manner. Whilst one of Mr Craig's waggons was crossing the line at Ellerslie on Saturday evening, it was run into by a train, aud I l '."Hyde, who was sitting on the tail board, was severely injured. Two boys and another nrui were also badly hurt, Hyde is the same man who figured lately in the To Aroha assault case. With reference to the voluntary contributions from the men on the Waiteti contract, we aro informed that Mr Robertson, the manager, besides forwarding the sum of £11 13s lid towards the funds of the Waikato Hospital, also enclosed £5 to defray the personal expenses of Reuben Kite, whilst ho was an inmate.

At the meeting of the Education Hoard on Friday, to consider the question of revision of scholarship regulation*, it was decided to allow holders of senior scholarships to enter the Lincolin School of Agriculture. It was mentioned by Mr Moat that there is an ondou'inrient in the Waikato for a like purpose, but ho thought it was not sultieiently extensive. This refers to the Peach Grove reserve lately vested in the Waikato County Council for the purpose of creating an Agricultural School. It is only reasonable to expect that the Education I'm ard should encourage the establishment ol a college in its own distiict, and we think the County Council could very properly communicate with the Board on the e.ubject.

Owin<» to the condensed form in which the report of Mr (J. .1. Xeal's root show was telegraphed, and a s'ight mutilation in transmission, an error has crept in concerning the new invincible turnip which is stated to bo " very useful to sow after a crop of swedes." This should have read very useful t > sow immediately after sowing swedes." A full stop should also havu appeared after the words "Messrs Seol.t. Iwould have taken first prize but for a mistake in the number of roots shov.ii," as this statement, refened to the Imperial swedes exhibited by them, Mr Duncan Campbell making a similar mistake m the. number of invincible turnips he sent. Mr Neal has hi.d a capital photograph of the exhibits taken by Mr If. Stewart which shows the size and shape of thu roots very well.

A potato race will take place at the Acme Skating Rink on Monday next. L'.u ticulars will lie found in our advertising noltiiiins.

A moat successful valedictory meeting was held in the Pukerimu Church on Thursday evening, to bid farewell tn Mr and Mis D. Caley, who are leaving for Auckland.

A sitting of the Native Lands Luid.j Court will beheld at Hamilton on the ord iif July prox., to determine the names of poisons entitled to be inserted in the Crown grants of certain blo.'ks of land in the l'arir-h of Waipa, and to consider applications fur the sub-division of the same. Seven Mucks in all will be dealt with cuii'pri-iiift 23,(>12 acres.

Our Te Awamutu correspondent wiitos with reference to "That Cottage." —Tiie correspondent who supplied the interesting statistics in Saturday's issue on this subject forgot to mention that the building was old and very shaky. It, is built of upright boards and the studs are four feet six apart, so thy,t Mr Doyle, who removed it, had by no means an easy job and gieat care had to be observed lest it shi ud bo strain.id out of shapo or break down. It is a very easy mutter to find fan!t. There is one thing to be thankful for in connection with " that cottage," viz., that it is at last in its place, and the " wild esxitoinent " which that veracious correspondent said agitated the citizens will subside, and people will breatho more freely now that such a stupendous undertaking is carried tn a successful issue.