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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2654, 16 July 1889, Page 2

The Comus Dramatic Club's performance takes place to-night at Hamilton K.ist. The bachelors of Tamahere gave a very enjoyablo dance in the school-room on Friday evening, at which many Hamiltoniaus were present. The meeting of the Hamilton Light Infantry football team called fur last evening has been adjourned till 7.30 this evening in the Volunteer Hall. Mr Isaac Coates, Mayor of Hamilton, has presented nineteen books to the local library ; and Mr Home has also given two books to the same institution. The efforts to trace Dr. John Mclnerny. supposed to have been murdered in Chicago by order of the Clau-na-( lael, have failed. Another doctor named Clarke is missing. The Colonial Fire Insurance Company have notified their agents that the additional five per cent rates lately imposed on Colonial ovens will be discontinued, and the former rate} resumed. We learn that a large number of natives are collected at Maungatautari, ostensibly with the object of preventing Mr Grice's fencing being completed. They fancy they have a grievance, and think this would be a good method of making it known. The Government have instructed Sir James Hector to draft a clause in the Trade Marks Bill to compel sellers of artificial manures to enclose in every package a certificate of the quality and character of the contents, and providing a penalty for false and fraudulent certificates. This is a satisfactory outcome of our expose of the manures recently supplied to Waikato fanners. Our Te Aroha correspondent informs us that a rumour had gained ground in Te Aroha that Mrs Smith, of the Morrinsville Hotel, had departed this life. Thinking that a job was 011, a newlyHedged undertaker in To Aroha proceeded to Morrinsville on Sunday, but was surprised to find his services were premature, as Mrs Smith happily still breathes the breath of life. Last Thursday Mr Barugh's valuable stud fl'ick of Lincoln sheep were again worried by dogs, one was killed mtright and several were very much injured. It will bo an expensive job for the owner of the dog or dogs if they can be traced, and it should be a caution to owners of dogs, especially spurting dogs, to see that they are kept on the chain at night, as this breed are most addiclcd to such depredation. The Waikato river was again turned Id a dirty white colour ycsteiday. an appearance very often .seen after the Tar.iwera eruption, but now becoming more rare. The region covered over with the deposit from the volcano, has, probably, tecoived a heavy rainfall during the last lew days, and has been drained into the river. Before this the water was very dark with the rich soil that had been carried into it during the recent heavy rains. Mr Henry Gillctt, the well-known host of the. Xation.il Hotel, ''.nebridgti, has ins! leased tha property tor a further term i l ,' seven years. Mr .lames llal'y, solicitor, is the owner, and as the hotel is—in its present form—much too large (or the requirements of the district now that nearly all tourist traffic is stoppiv!. he is going to remove the new part, that which was erected for Mr Raynes, to his property on the Victoria road, where he will convert it into a tmijslu story-house.

Mr J. B. Whyte does not find I,lie Wellington climite agrees with him. Melius been laid up with a severe cold. We are pleased to see that steps sird to lie taken to vo Mr .J. M. Gelling. wlio has so lone filled the position of Town Clerk to the Hamilton Borough, a farewell entertainment before he takes his departure with his family for the Kermadees. Mr Gelling has resided in the borough for a number of years, taking a prominent interest m all inatt'-rs affecting the welfare of the district, lie has been zealous in the discharge of his public duties, and his honourable ami courteous disposition entitles him tu a public tribute from his fe'low townsmen. Now that all matters relative to the (lix industry are attracting public attention, the following remarks by a correspondent will be of interest and practical value : —"I think it would bo well to call the attention of the shippers of flax to the great danger of binding their flax with'hoop-irom. .Should the iron of a bale of flax come in contact with the iron of another bale of flax, the friction caused by the motion of vessel would very soon produce sufficient heat to fire the fl ix. I have not the slightest doubt that that was the cause of the fire on board the mail steamer some time ago." Herald. The Italian budget shows the enormous deficit of 50,000,000 francs, and at tho same time reports come of widespread distress among the working classes everywhere. In every town of importance the municipality has had to provide for hundreds and thousands in order to avoid riots or wholesale deaths from starvation. In Home no less than 175,000 francs have been expended for the relief of the .sufferiig, while in many small places a much larger amount proportionately has been needed. Much, if not all this suffering, is claimed to have been caused by the breaking otf of negotiations for the renewal of the commercial treaty with France. We take the following particulars of the export of wool from the colonies from Goldsliorongli, Mort and Go's. June circular:—The total export from Victoria during the mouth was 2,817, the decrease since Ist .Tilly being 4,!).">0 bales. New South Wales exported 2.703 ; increase, 52,985 bales. South Australia, 4,1i1t; decrease, 22.087. Queensland, -1,121!; increase, 7,070 bales. West Australia, total shipments since Ist July to date, 21,881.; increase, 5,443 bales. Tasmania, total to date, 19,53(5; increase, 2,87'.> bales. Xew Zealand, total to date, 2li-1,801 ; increase, 4,OSS bales. Total shipments from colonies, 1,319,047 ; being an increase on last year of ♦5,428 bales. Some time back the London carrespondent of the Tress referred to the arrival of a consignment of Now Zealand apples which had attracted his attention, Mr Wilding, the Managing Director of the Styx Apple Company, Limited, has just received account sales showing satisfact-ny returns. The Emperor Alexander, and Cox's Pomona, realised 20s per case, Beauty of Kent, 15s. The fruit was shipped in the cool chamber of the Doric, leaving in February last, and arrived in perfect condition. Potatoes sent at tho same time also travelled well, but the price obtained was not sufficient to justify shipping in large quantities. The price obtained for the apples netted just double what the growers could have obtained here. The experiment has proved that soft apples raally well packed will carry safely to England, a point upon which experienced growers were more than doubtful. The total charges of every kind, including freight charges, commission, etc., amounted to (is (id pur case. Mr Seddon has asked the Minister of Justice (1) whether he is aware that on Thursday last a inim ber of Salvationists were incarcerated in Ihe Napier Gaol for walking in procession in the streets of Hastiut's ; (2) will the Minister take the opinion of the Crown law officers as to whether such imprisonment is legal ; (3) if the imprisonment be illegal and the bye-laws ultra vires, will the Minister notify tiie Resident Magistrates and Justices of the Peace accordingly ; (4) if it is found that the imprisonment is legal and the bye-laws are upheld, will the Minister at once bring in a measure repealing such bye-laws, and in furtherance of religious tolerations and freedom. Mr Seddon said he though'' it was time to stop persecutions of this kind. Mr Jj'ergiis said it was perfectly true that these people had been confined in the Napier Gaol, but the proper appeal in .such cases was the Supremo Court of the colony. Me would make enquiries, however, and if ho found that these, bye-lirvs were legal and were pressing heavily on this section of tho community, ho would take steps to afford some remedy.