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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2666, 13 August 1889, Page 2

We are compelled to hold over a number of Cambiidge items in consequence of pressure on our space. The cable between this colony and Australia is not yet repaired. We are, however, in receipt of a small batch of European and Australian news, brought per steamer which arrived at the Bluff yesterday. A special parade ol the Hamilton Light Infantry is called for this evening, in plain clothes, when soveral new exercises will be practised. We draw attention to Mr Knox's advertisement, that all accounts owing to him must be paid before the l">th instant, otherwise proceedings will be taken. The Tamahere Road Board, at its sitting on Saturday, instructed its Clerk to write to the Hospital Board protesting against the proposed increase of salary to Dr Kenny. We are pleased to report that Dr. Waddington is so much better that yesterday he was able to leave Cambridge, and has gone .on a trip South. We trust the | doctor w ill return invigorated. We understand that Mr Qualtrough has taken the property in Victoriastreet, Hamilton, belonging to Inspector McUovern, and has let a contract for the erection of a butcher's shop to Mr Wright. A concert, entertainment, and dance, in aid of the funds of the Kihikihi Anglican Church will be held in the Kihikihi Public Hall, on Friday, September Gth, full particulars of which will be duly advertised. The village homestead settlements have cost, up to date (31st March), the sum of £05,780. Of 1190 original settlets (174 remain on the holdings, and to these 204 new settlers have been added, making a total of 878. The fine open weather we have experienced for upwards of three weeks broke on Saturday night, when a strong eale blew over the Waikato, and lasted over Sunday. Yesterday slight rain fell, but cleared off towards this morning. Mr J. C Booth, we understand, is the successful tenderer for the drainage works on the Lockerbie Estate, Morrinsville. The price for the work is somewhere about £2000. The expenditure of this sum will reclaim a large area of very high class swamp land. We regret to hear that Mr W. Macgregor Hay is dangerously ill in Wellington. A telegram was received yesterday morning by Mrs Hay, summoning her South without delay, if she wished to see her husband again alive. We trust matters may not be so serious as is supposed with Mr Hay. The Rev. E- O'C. Biggs preached a capital sermon at S. Peters', on Sunday evening, on the suddeness of death and the necessity for all being in a state of preparedness to be sailed away at the shortest moment. He referred to the many deaths which had occurred in Hamilton during the last few days. The band of the Hamilton Light Infantry, according to announcement, played selections of miscellaneous music in 'Victoria-street, on Saturday evening, under Bandmaster Mettam, the programme comprising operatic pieces, marches, and dance music. Despite the cold wind prevailing, there was a good attendance of the public during the evening, the comments made upon the playing of the band being highly complimentary to bandmaster and bandsmen. The Devere and Moore Minstrels are advertised to give an entertainment in the Public Hall, Hamilton, on Thursday evening next, and at Iluntly on the following evening. The troupe consists of ten lady and gentleman artistes, and the entertainments given by the company are well spoken of by the Press. Messrs Devere and Oakes are hosts themselves, producing music from instruments of all descriptions, from a cornet to a pair of common bellows. The prices have been fixed at popular figures, and wo have no doubt the company will be well patronised.

The Pakuranga hounds meet at Bond's Hotel, Kihikihi, to-morrow, and at Delanoy's Ohaupo Hotel on Friday next. Both moots take placo at 11 o'clock. Mr G. Mason, of the Claudelands Nursery, is having a very satisfactory demand for his nursery stock this planting season, and has executed orders for such distant ports as Napier and Gisborne. That the quality of his stock is appreciated beyond tho limits of the Waikato was proved by the success of his sale in Auckland at the latter eni of July, when there was a large attendance of buyers and good competition. This is tho second annual sale held by Mr Mason, in Auckland, and its success is the more noteworthy, from the fact that the sales held on behalf of Auckland nurserymen were but poorly attended, and the lots difficult to quit at paying prices. On Saturday next Messrs Knox and Ridler will hold a clearing sale at the nursery, and intending planters would do well not to miss this opportunity of procuring clean, well-grown stuff. The manager of the Oroua Downs courteously placed at our (Manawatu Herald's) disposal in June the returns of the sale of 00 cows ex Rimutaka in London. The excellence of the grazing on this weltknown estate is without question, yet the cows shipped were hard of salo at the low figure of £4 a head. They were therefore, frozen, and returned a value nf £(518s 3d at the station. This item was certainly encouraging to shippers, but the last returns to hand are still more so, and justify Mr McLennan's anxiety to see further provision made whereby the stock in the district can be sent to a bettor and an outside district. Mr McLennan informs us that the last lot of cows the particulars of which are to hand numbered 48, and have netted the handsome sum of £7 Is 3d a head at tho homestead. This is nearly double what they would have fetched locally. On Thursday night Mr H. R. Hyatt gave another lecture in the Cambridge West School, on the chemical elements, the subject on this occasion being " Carbon." Its nature and characteristics were explained and illustrated by various elements. These lecture? aro well attended by the present and past pupils of the Cambridge West School, and goodly number of adults of the community in the district. The course of lectures delivered this winter, on the various chemical elements, are preparatory, or leading up to the next and last iecturo of the course, to bo delivered next month on "Agricultural Chemistry." It would bo desirable for the parents to attend this lecture, as they would see what sort of teaching their children are getting, and preparing them for tho agricultural pursuits, which most of them are likely to follow. Theso lectures aro free to the public. Foochow reports speak of an extraordinary shrinkage of Australian and New Zealand orders this season for China teas. The rapid growth of tho Indian and Ceylon tea trade is exciting great apprehension in tho Celestial Empire. Instead of all tho world waiting with eagerness tho opening of tho new season tea market at Foochow, as in years ago, there is now a listlessnrss over the matter, due to competition or over-production. A shrewd Wellington merchant lately said that it is only a question of tune when the Chinese growers will have to consign their tea the samo way as we in New Zealand have to consign our butter, mutton, wool, etc., to consuming markets, and as tea will not keep long in the muggy atmosphere of Foochow, a shrinkage in buying orders is likely to lead to the adoption of this plan of dealing with their great product.

The return cricket match between the Hamilton East and West school girls took placo on Saturday, and resulted in another easy victory for the West. May Carey, Florie Logio and Alice Jolly batted in splendid style for the West, and the latter took nearly all the wickets in both innings, and again accomplished the " hat trick." Florie Login also bowled in good style. The fielding of tho West girls was superior to that of the East, who were not in such good form as in the first match. The Hamilton West girls aro tho winners of the bat given by Mr N. R. Cox. Messrs H. Sago and W. Bright acted as umpires. The following are tho scores :—Hamilton East: E. Coomhes, Ist innings, 0; 2nd innings, 2 ; B. Coombes, 0, 1; C. LaQuesne, 0, 1; M. Mason, 0, 1; S. Butler, 1, 3; F. Murray, 2, 1; A. Jamieson, 0, 1; J. Hughes, 0, 0 ; S. Hines, 0, 0 ; F. Steadman, 3, 4; A. Da\ is, 4, 0: extras, 7, 5 ; total. Ist innings, 17; 2nd innings, 28. West: Ist innings : A. Cross, 3; M. Elliott, 1; V. Graham, 3; May Carey, 19 : V. Graham, 4; F. Logic, IS; A. Jolly, 1(5; J. Edgecombe, 11; C. Harwood, 10; S. Parr, 1; extras, 28 ; total, 114.