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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2646, 27 June 1889, Page 2

A number of letters and other interesting matter are crowded out of this issue. A meeting of residents interested in the Mangapiko library is advertised in another column. The meeting is called for to-morrow (Friday) evening at 7 p.m. at tho school house. The match between Mr Ellison's c m Lady Marion and Mr Barwell's Yum Yum will be run off on Mr All will's racecourse to-morrow. Both horses aro expected to win. A meeting of members of the Waikato Hunt Club and those interested in the thorough English sport of hunting is convened for Tuesday next, at Ohaupo, immediately after Mr McNicol's sale. In reference to the issue of a summons against the Duke of Cambridge, for assaulting G. R. Sitrs, Lord Chief Justice Coleridge holds it necessary to assert the principle that in the eyes of the law all subjects aro on an equality. The second competition for Mr Endean's medal by the Hamilton Light Infantry will take place on Saturday, July (jth. The shooting committee will hold a meeting in the meantime to arrange preliminaries, and these will be notified early next week. Mr Howden, watchmaker, Hamilton, has on view a watch with a dial plate indicating the whole of the twenty-four diurnal hours, on tho new principle. It is of very large size, but mado only for exhibition. The motion is very perfect, and the construction of the works remarkably fine.

We can bear testimony to the efficiency of tho Hamilton telegraphists, who received the Financial Statement on Tuesday night. The long message contained about 8.000 words and was received remarkably free from errors and was legible throughout. The time occupied in taking it was about four hours, or at the rate of over thirty wards a minute.

We observe that a notice has been put up on the Cambridge library and read-ing-room, that it is a subscription one, and we learn it is intended to convey the gentle intimation, that none but subscribers will bo allowed therein, visitors to the town boing, of-course, excepted. This is right, for papers are often missing, and we do not think thatjsubscribers take them.

The Hamilton Orchestral Society recently formed promises to bo a great success. The work in hand will comprise tho oratorion of S. Paul, besides other sacred and secular music. It has been decided that orchestral recitals shall be given periodically to tho public on Sunday afternoons, freo of charge. The Society is composed of fifteen instrumentalists, under the conductorship of Mr Kent, organist of S. Peter's.

Cambridge has fairly caught the l inking craze, and every Saturday evening the Public Hall is crowded. A polo team has been formed, and a special practice was held on Tuesday, when a number of the younger members were initiated into the game. They played in a most determined and spirited manner, and with a little practise the team should be able to give a good account of themselves.

The vestrymen of S. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, were rather astonished to see a visitor put a note upon the plate the other Sunday, but they could hardly believe their eyes when they opened it and found it a veritable fiver. From this time forth visitors will be anxiously looked for at S. Andrew's, and we may venture to go bail that the vestryman do not pass them when taking up the collection.

The Manawatu Herald publishes an account of cows frozen and shipped to the London market from the Oroua Downs Estate. Ninety cows were shipped by the s.s. Rimntaka, the result being :—Realised in London, £1,15!) lis Sd ; hides, fat, etc., realised in the colony, £108 2s 9d ; total, £1,207 14s sd. The expenses were: —London sale charges, freight, primage, insurance, freezing, bags, etc., £6-15 9s 9d ; leaving a net balance of £(522 -Is Bd, or at the rate of £(i 18s 3d per head. It may be stated that the same cows were difficult to dispose of locally at £4 per head.

At a meeting of milk suppliers held atPukekohe on Monday last, in the course of his remark, Mr Spragg stated that his company, the New Zealand Dairy Association, had made arrangements with Messrs fleynolds and Co., by which each of the companies would have a clear field to work in without opposition. Messrs Reynolds and Co. would confine their operations to the Waikato district, whilst they (New Zealand Dairy Association) would do business only north of the Waikato. This would have the effect of putting all the milk through their hands, which would be worked at the same expense as would be required for a smaller quantity ; which would enable them to make a little advance upon the pric? which had been given last year. The price that the Association would be prepared to give was 2[d per gallon, the separated or skim milk to be returned to the suppliers. After some discussion the terms offered were accepted. Professor Lio Medo gave an entertainment in the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Monday evening for tho benefit of S. Andrew's Church. The programme commenced with recitations from Macbeth, after which tho Professor delivered a lecture on "Wasted Talents," in which he vividly described the manner the various classes of society adopted of wasting their talents, and pointed to phrenology as the remedy for the evil. After the lecture a number of towns folk went upon the stage, and were examined, the object being to find what degree of veneration they possessed. From the frequent applause, wo infer that tho Professor must have described the characters of those who p-is<cd under hihands in a true manner, although, perhaps not to the satisfaction of those operated up on. The stage had been prettily arranged as a drawing-room, and during the evening Mrs Maxwell sang "Scenes That Are Brightest"; Mrs Chambers, " .Vl,is Those Chimes": and Mr (>. (iail.md, "In Happy Moments," all of theoi being from the opera of Maritatia. The attendance was not near as good as was expected, the hall being at) nit, half full. List evening tl.e Professor recited at a Presbyterian conceit, and wo learn he has also promised to assist at a Good Templar's entertainment that takes place iu about a foitnight.

Mr H. J. Kallender has been declared duly elected to represent the Cambridge riding in tho Waikato County Council.

The Hawera Star says Victorian agricultural returns disclose that during last year the number of holdings in that colony decreased by ISBO, about a twentieth of the whole. The bursting up land tax and the liberal land laws of Victoria, about which politicians of a certain order constantly prate, do not seem to have the effects claimed for them. In New Zealand the increase in holdings during the same term was over 1000. So that if it be to the interest of the people to increase the area of settlement and to increase the number of landholders, New Zealand's policy is not quite so foolish nor so unsuccessful as is often alleged.

We hear that a Whist Club is about to be started in Cambridge, and wo strongly counsel the local bookseller to lay in a stock of " Hoyle on Whist," as vve are afraid there are not many experts in the neighbourhood. We heard of a game being played the other evening, and after the first hand had been played one of the tricks was accidentally knocked off the table. The next hand was played out, and no one missed the cards until they were observed upon the floor, and when picked up they proved to be the suit that had been trumps, and yet no one had missed them ; and what was more strange still, they had somehow managed to divide the remaining cards into thirteen tricks.

There was a large attendance at the Acme Skating Rink on Monday evening to witness the potato race. The skating of Miss Wilson, a lady visitor, was much admired. Though there were only four entries, viz., Messrs Hope, Howden, Parr and Torrens, the race proved very exciting, Messrs Parr and Torrens colliding in their effort to secure their last potatoes. Though Mr Torrens was declared the winner, there is no doubt that Mr Parr was the successful competitor, inasmuch as he had his row of potatoes in the bucket, whilst his rival had to gather about half o; his after having carried his last home. Mr Torrens, we learn, is the proprietor of a skating rink at the Thames. An egg and spoon race is announced for Monday evening next, and should attract a large attendance of visitors,

The Chinese storekeepers of this city (says the N.Z. Times) were fairly familiar yesterday with the details of the meeting on the previous evening. They appear to treat the matter as a good joke. It is probable that a meeting of Chinese traders will bo held this evening, when general business matters will be discussed. There is a disposition among the larger class of traders to come to some sort of agreement among their fellow-countrymen to abate the cutting prices now existing and to try to arrange to sell at the same_ rates as the European traders. The question of Chinese traders keeping lodgers as a means of reducing their expenses will also be gone into, and efforts will probably be made to induce the smaller traders to confine themselves entirely to their retail business. The Chinese laugh at the idea of European traders complaining of their competition. One of them remarked to our reporter: "Let the Europeans conduct their trade like us, buy and sell for cash, and then they would keep out of the Bankruptcy Court."

Despite the wretched weather, there was a good muster of the Hamilton Light Infantry at their usual fortnightly parade on Tuesday evening. After drill a meeting for the purpose of electing a lieutenant was held. Captain Reid, in a few eulogistic remarks, proposed ColourSergeant Pearson for the commission, and on a vote being taken he was unanimously elected. The selection of Colour-Sergeant Pearson is a popular one, as during tho time he has been colour-sergeant of the company he has proved himself an efficient instructor and a thorough disciplina ; nan, two qualities which have won him the respect of the men. The question of providing the corps with overcoats and glengarries was brought forward, and it was resolved to procure them. Mr Howden's medals were not presented, as it was thought advisable to hold them over to next parade, by which time the second competition will have taken place for Mr Endcan's medal, and the three medals will be presented at the same time. Colonel Shepherd will, in all probability, inspect the company on that date.