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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2647, 29 June 1889, Page 2

There is no news ofH-M.S- Dart and the worst fears are entertained for her safety. The next St Andrew's literary will bo on Tuesday. The advertisement with particular?, will appear in Tuesday's issue.

Mr Fulton has been appointed Chairman of the Waste Lands Committee, and Mr Cadman of the Goldfiolds Committee.

It will be seen by our commercial telegrams that there has been a very heavy rise in tho prico of New Zealand frozen mutton. Lamb is selling as high as eightpence farthing per pound. The shippers should rejoice at the news. The match between Mr Ellison's chestnut mare Lady Marion, and Mr Barwell's black mure, Yum Yum, took place yesterday, on Mr Allwill's course, for £10 aside. The weather was bad and rainin? heavily. Yum Yum, steered by Windsor, won easily. Weal rode tho chestnut. About forty spectators were present. It has been decided by the friends of Mr and Mrs Owen Garland, to tender them a complimentary concert at the Public Hall, Cambridge, early in July, in recognition of their ever ready and valuable services on all public occasions, A very attractive programme has been arranged, including character songs, and lady minstrels &c., which will be published in a few days. We have received from the Government Printer a batch of papers and returns laid on the table of the House of Representatives. We may remark that the circulation of tho important Bills to be introduced by the Government is later than usual, none of them having yet come to hand. They should have been issued long before now, so as to afford time for an expression of opinion on them before they are discussed in Parliament. Whilst Mr Chas. Le Quesne was returning from Auckland to Hamilton, on horseback oil Thursday, ho met a man with a swag near Rangiriri, who laid down his load and accosted him, demanding rf Mr Lc Quesue if ho had any money. Mr Le (Quesne replied that he had only a threepenny bit on him which he would divide with the man, but the latter said, with disgust, "that it wasn't good enough, " and passed on. The Earl of Durham during his evidence before the stewards of the Jockey Club reiterated his charges of swindling and perjury against Sir George Chetwynd, and accused the jockey, Charles Wood, of betting in complicity with hiin. Sir Charles Russell in an eloquent speech made a powerful indictment, implicating Sir George Chetwynd, Sherrard, the trainer, and Wood, the jockey, with conspiracy on the turf. Sir H. James made an eloquent defence, and denied that Sir George Chetwynd was aware of the dishonesty of Sherrard and Wood.

The enormous rise in the price of sugar effects everyone, nnd paterfamilias in particular. A somewhat ludicrous instance of its effects came under our notice the other afternoon in Cambridge when a number of people were waiting for the mail to bo sorted, and after all other topics lmd been exhausted the rise in sugar cropped up. One young fellow remarked, " Well! thank goodness, it won't effect me, for I don't take it" He soon afterwards went across to a store and when ho returned he laughingly said, " The blessed sugar ring have nailed me after all, for I went to buy my girl some lollies and they have, like the sugar, risen."

The up-train from Auckland 021 Thursday had a narrow escape from a serious accident, at the incline below Rangiriri. A mob af cattle were on the line, and one bullock attempting to get over the cattle atop, fell across the rails. Although the brakes were put on and the engine slowed down all it could, the train ran into the mob, knocking several aside. The. engine then passed on to the fallen bullock, where it was tilted to a dangerous angle, the wheels on one side being high above the rails. The engine was carefully backed, so as to let the wheels take the rail naturally, and the dead beast was removed clear of the line.

The New Zealand Dairy Association have issued a circular to the suppliers of their Waikato creameries, informing them of the arrangement made with Messrs Reynolds and Co., dividing the district between them, to which we referred in our last issue. 111 his circular, Mr Spragg, 'he manager, says:—"As contributing to the performance of this industry, you will doubtless be gratified to learn that, during the pastseason, your own district's creamery has fully paid all expenses chargeable to it. This pleasing result is due as much to the loyal support which we have received from our milk suppliers as to the extremely favourable character of the season."

Mr Edward Cussen of the Cambridge brewery, has presented the Domain Board with two black swans. They are a very handsome pair, and having beeii handreared are perfectly tamo and will take food from anyone who offers it to them. On Wednesday Mr Cussen handed them over to Mr Wells, the chairman of the board, and ho had them conveyed to the lake, where they were liberated. The male bird—which has unfortunately lost one eye—seemed to prefer terra firma, to the water, but its spouse was quite at homo and at once commences! preening herself. We sincerely trust the birds will not be molested, and that they may raise up a young colony of swans, which would greatly add to the appearance of the lake. Mr Wells wishes anyone visiting the domain grounds, kindly to take the swans a little bread, as it will doubtless be some I

little time before they are able to earn their own living and become used to their natural food. Mr Cussen obtained the birds from Rangiriri. We would there were more like him, who in liis travels does not forget anything that may benefit his own township.