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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2655, 18 July 1889, Page 2

We are glad to see that our contemporary, the Herald, has resumed its former size of eight column pages, and has the old familiar look about it. Mr C. A- Davis, who has been ill with an injured spine, the result of an accideut, writes from the Auckland Hospital to friends in Hamilton, that he has felt bettor during the last few days than he had before. His progress towards recovery is slow, and he is still on his back, but he is hopeful of regaining his strength in time. We acknowledge the receipt of a pamphlet containing the report by Professor Lung on the dairy industry in New Zealand, and practical hints on cheese-making by Messrs 8. Budgett and Son, of Bristol. Tho book can be obtained free on application to the Land Office. We will take excernts from it and publish them in our Supplement. The hurdle race on skates at the Acme rink on Monday last was cleverly won by Mr W. Missen. There were three other competitors, Messrs Windsor, Hope, and Howden. A grand fancy dress masque carnival and dance is announced for Monday, August the sth. The return polo match, Hamilton v. Cambridge, has been postponed until Monday, 29th inst., when it will be played in the Hamilton Hall. The grand march in preparation for tho carnival will Lm rehearsed every Monday evening at 9 o'clock. We are pleased to see that Mr John Knox has recovered from liis illness and has again taken tho hammer in hand. On .Monday ho held one of the most successful sales of household elloets he has had for sonic time, at the I !ommt>ivi:d llol.nl, To Awamutn. There was a large attendance, ami everything was cleared at good prices. There were over eighty bona lido buyers present, the bidding was spirited and Mr Knox was occupied in selling for a space of five hours or more. Representatives of the Sydney unemployed liave been daily presenting themselves at the Government offices lately to grant relief or open relief works. The Government, in. order to allevhilo the suffering and hardship, opened a soup kitchen about a week ago, and have been supplying about 300 men with meals and sleeping accommodation. This establishment is, however, to be closed at an early date, and the Colonial Secretary has intimated that tho supply of food and shelter, even iu cases of absolute destitution, cannot be continued. Public works will be pushed on as far as possible to afford legitimate employment to surplus labour,

We think there are few intelligent right-minded men who will disagree with the outspoken expression of opinion contained in the following paragraph, which we take from the Masteiton "Star":— " The £20,000 voted by Parliament with hardly a murmur for coroners' inquests must be regarded as a disgusting piece of extravagance. Nineteen out of every twenty inquests that are held aro perfectly unnecessary. They result in nothing whatever, and they constitute tho sorriost of farces. Nearly all of these judicial sittings are simply a. grim mockery of death. The coroner pockets his fee, tho medical man pronnunces his opinion and does the same, the jury view tho body and a verdict in accordance with the evidence follows. The thing is generally a sham. There is either no occasion for the performance at nil, or when there is, there is no inquiry but what might bo very satisfactorily carried out by the police, or a Justice of the Peace, or Magistrate, without putting the colony to any expense whatever. This vote ought to be wiped out, It is a grave scandal."

We remind our readers that the complimentary concert to Mr and Mrs Owen Garland, with a most attractive programme, takes place this evening at the Public Hall, Cambridge. Tho first part includes the gypsy chorus and solos of twenty performers in character from "The Bohemian Girl," a highly humourous character song, in which threo well trained birds take part; and the pathetic ballad of " Darby and Joan,"in which the parts will bo sustained by Mr and Mrs Owen Garland in character. The remaining items in this part of the programme will be sustained by the best local talent, strengthened by distinguished amateurs from Auckland and To Awamutu. 111 tho second half of the entertainment, the much admired Lilywhite Minstrel Troupe, Zoe, Cora, Dinah, Juliana, Anna Maria, Chloe, Topsy, Lucinda, and Mrs Johnson, will make their second and final appearance in the Waikato. A competent authority who was present at one of the rehearsals the other evening assures .is that the performances of this troupe cannot be surpassed in humour, in pathos, and in the harmonious rendering of the choruses. We understand the concert will conclude with a danco. We trust that this first attempt to make a small return to Mr and Mrs Garland for the help they have voluntarily given ti - local object? on all occasions, will be ra wardod by a bumper house from all their friends.