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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2698, 26 October 1889, Page 2

Walker's Gully bridge will be open for traffic on and after Monday noxt, A company is projected for the purpose of lighting Sydney by electricity. Mr Sutton's coach will start to run again between Hamilton and Raglan on Friday next. Major-General Edward's report New Zealand defences is expected to be condemnatory, Capt. Jackson, 8.M., will hold today, at Hamilton, a Commissioners' Court to decido the control of the Whangamarino bridge and Churchill puut. We understand that Mr Maunders' flax-cutters at Frankton have pone out on stiike tor higher wages, and, consequently, the mill has stopped working. The president of the Bank of New Zealand stated at the meeting on Thursday that they had paid the Government during the last seven years £112,000 in propertytax. As the writ for the vacant Waipa seat will be issued on Monday, all requisition sheets asking Mr Bryce to stand for the vacancy should be sent in without further delay. * Travellers to and from Whatawhata make ereat complaints against Mr Maunder's flax-mill, experiencing great difficulty in getting their horses past owing to its proximity to the road. We would remind our readers that the Presbyterian Church anniversary services will be held to-morrow, at both Cambridge and Hautapu. The Rev. John McDonald is announced as the preacher. We learn that, in anticipation of the coming ffite at Tamahere, a number of ladies are busily rehearsing " tilting in the ring , ,"so that on the gala day we may expect to see some of them expert in the old time game. The Whatawhata creamery commenced operations yesterday, and everything worked satisfactorily. Two hundred and sixty gallons of milk were received, but many cows have not yet calved, which are to increase the supply. Lovers of Scotch ballads will be pleased to learn that oue of the grandest, viz., "Auld Robin Gray," will be sung by Mrw Kilgour at Cambridge next Thursday. If there is one song in which both words and music are in sympathetic accord more than in anothor, this is the one. Welearn that Pastor G. 0. Griffiths is about to leave Cambridge, and that next Sunday will be the last occasion on which he will conduct the services at the Tabernacle. Mr Griffiths has been a hard and consistent worker during his stay, and a considerable amount of good has resulted from his labours. Mr G- W. Russeil, late of Cambridge, has entered on another journalistic venture, and has started a weekly paper in Christchurch, called The Bazaar, of which we have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy. It is a twelve page publication with reading matter on current topics, and is conducted with apparent vigour. Mr Isaacs' Okoroiri sanatorium is likely to become a favourite resort for holiday seekers and invalids this summer. A party of Hamilton residents spent a few days there last week and express the greatest satisfaction, not only with the baths but with the attention and comfort otherwise provided by the management. The erection of the new bridge at Walker's Gully, Pukerimu, will soon be completed. The contractors have not "let the grass grow under their feet," but bearing in mind the fact that a large number of settlers were cut off from Cambridge while the bridge was stopped, they hurried up the work, and on Wednesday it was in a sufficiently advanced state to admit of lijht wheeled traffic passing over. The contractors have earned the goodwill of the farmers by the speedy manner in which they have proceeded with the work. A school committee in Otago passed the following resolution :r~" That the committe, at their next meeting, to be held on Tuesday, sth November 1889, take steps with the view of closing the school, owing to the filthy state of the ditch in front of it, which is in a condition not only dangerous to the health of the children attending the school, but also inimical to the salubrity of the neighbourhood ;" and the . secretary was instructed to send a copy of ] the resolution to the Education Board. i A young man named T. Mayes, whilst engaged clearing at the Park Reserve, Hamilton, met with a painful accident. Whilst cutting some sweet briars, he drew one of the stems down with his slash-hook, the thorns of which inflicted a serious injury to one of his eyes, tearing it opeu. Hβ was sent to Auckland for treatment by l)v. Haines, the eye specialist. There is a probability of his losing the sight of the injured eye, but we hope the accident will not prove so serious. We take the following from our Marton contemporary :—Can this be an indication that the "good time coming," which has been sung about and prognosticated by prophets, has come to the farmers. We have been assured that a short time ago, after one of the moßt successful stock sales which has been held on this Coast for years it was found that not ono of the buyers needed to give bills for his purchases, a circumstance without a parallel in the history oE the firm during the last six or eight years. Kvcry man had the lucre, and preferred to pay it down.

A meeting of Sunday-school teachers and friends was hold on Thursday evening in the Wesleyan scheol room. About fifthy were present. The Rev Evans presided and Mr Garland read a paper introducing a discussion on general Sunday-school work. Archdeacon Willis, Dr. Moon, Messrs T. Wells, F. J. Brooks, R. Caley, J. Fisher and others took part in the conversation. It was unanimously resolved to ask Mr F. J. Brooks to arrange for the delivery of a public model-lesson at an early date. This Mr Brooks consented to do. The meeting proved to be a very profitable and enjoyable one. A valuable young draught horse ot Mr C. Harwood's got into a ditch at No. 1, Hamilton West, on Wednesday morning last. After the animal was pulled out it was found that it was very stiff and weak, and therefore could not stand, as it must have been in the ditch from five to six hours. About a dozen or fifteen men assisted to get the animal out, and put np a scaffolding, and, with ropes and pullies, they soon got it on to its legs, and, according to all appearances, it is getting all right again. Had the horse succumbed, it would have been a great loss to the owner, as it is a first-class young horse, and worth a considerable sum of money, and horses of ite stamp are not to be dropped across every day in the week in Waikato. A foal, apparently from thirteen to fifteen days old, established a record on the Manawatu Company's line the other morning, says the Standard. It was with its mother on the lino between Shannon and Levin when the train came along from Longburn. The mare escaped up a bank, but the foal followed the train on to Levin. Here room was made for it in the luggage van, and it was taken on to Paikakariki. On the return journey a small mob of horses was met and the foal was liberated. Instead of going with the horses, however, it followed the train, and in spite of the efforts of the driver to leave it far behind it continued to follow, running the gauntlet between the passing trains at Kbreru. It was then put into one of the trucks and brought on to Shannon. We are glad to notice among the list of successful candidates at the late •law examination the name of Mr C. J. Parr, the eldest son of Mr Reuben Parr, of Waitoa, as having successfully passed as a barrister. Mr Parr obtained a district scholarship in 1883, and, taking advantages of its privileges, attended the Auckland College and Grammar School for three years. During his term at the College Mr Parr passed, high up, both the Junior and Senior Civil Service and Matriculation examinations. Since leaving school Mr Parr has studied for the law, and, having passed his preliminary examinations, has now qualified as a barrister. Mr C. Tunk's name appears in the same list as having passed as a barrister. Me Tunk also obtained a district scholarship, and enjoyed its privileges at the Auckland College and Grammar School. Says " Outis" in the British Australasian :—I don't think it is generally known that the Lord High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is a very good hand at singing " Presbyterian comic songs." Mr George Grosmith relates in his amusing memoirs of " A Society Clown" that he was once asked at a party at Sir Arthur Sullivan's to sing " The Lord Chancellor's enormous patter song." "Icould not remomber it," he relates, " so Lord Hopetoun, himself a most excellent humorous singer, volunteered to prompt me. The effect was most ludicrous, for Lord Hopetoun had really to sing quickly tho whole of the song about one bar ahead of me. After this, Sir Arthur sat at the piano, and Lord Hopetoun and myself arrayod ourselves in a few antimacassars and performed a graceful ballet" — " that is to say," modestly adds " The Society Clown," "as gracefully as the circumstances would permit." If the Governor of Victoria wishes to create a sensation in Melbourne society, ho evidently knows how to proceed. That there is an enormous amount of ready cash transmitted from this colony to Australia for tickets in the large consultations that are there permitted cannot be denied. From Christchurch aloue it is said ±1200 per week is forwarded. iCow, we do not suppose that the residents of the Cathedral city are any more addicted to thi.s form of speculation than the generality of New Zealanders, and from this fact the amount that leaves New Zealand weekly may be pretty accurately gauged, and, putting it well within the mark, it must reach close on £2000. The Wellington Pont on this subject says:—"Wo do not believe that even the combined, gigantic intellects of the member for Thorndon and the Premier will find any remedy for the evil save the plain and simple one of legalising consultations in the Colony under proper restrictions. If, say, the racing clubs were licensed to organise sweeps as they are in the Cape Colony, there would be no need for people sending their money to Australia to gratify their speculative sporting proclivities. New Zealand in some respects pretends to be painfully moral. If sweeps were legalised and a licenso charged, or n small stamp duty imposed on the tickets, the revenue would benoh't considerably.' .

An important insurance case has lately been decided in New South Wales. David Joseph Da-is sued the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, of Pitt and Hunter Streets, Sydney, this morning at t.'ie District Court, claiming £200, for salary due and for damages alleged to have been sustained through wrongful dimissal. The defendant company, which was represented by Mr Robert Hope Atkinson, Manager of the Sydney branch, stated that the company wa.s no' indebted, as defendant was not willing to continue in the service of the society and devote all his time and energy to advancing the interests of the said company. Another plea wa.s lodged by the defendants, i.e., that the company was nrat registered in Now South Wales, but in America. On this ground the plaintiff was non-suited by His Honor, Mr District Court Judge McFarland. The attention of the Colonial Treasurer was drawn in the Assembly to the report of the case. It was pointed out that the society might repudiate any claims against it in the colony and compel those to whom insurances should be paid to sue in America. Mr McMillan said the question was a grave one. A Bill dealing with it had been draughted and would be introduced next session. We learn there is a little friction between the store-keepers of Cambridge, the casus belli, being the hour of closing tho business premises. At tho present state of trade, we are sure there is not the slightest necessity for keeping stores open far into the night—as has been the case with some of the Cambridge ones—for double the sales could easily be effected in half the time, if the purchasers would only present themselves ; but on the other hand, the present state of trade compels every storekeeper to carefully conserve his regular customers, and by the quality of his goods, attention and civilty, to increase their number, if that be possible. : The stores at which assistants are employed have hitherto been closed promptly at (i p.m., (Saturday of course excepted ;) the others being being closed at whatever time the proprietors think fit. An endeavour has been made to get the whole of the storekeepers to close at six o'clock, and we are pleased to report that, with one exception the whole of the proprietors have expressed their willingness to do so. It now remains with that one individual to decide whether the summer evenings shall be spent by storekeepers and their assistants in healthful recreation in the open air, or behind the counter, waiting for a stray customer ; for if one keeps ooen, the whole will follow suit. Should this happen, it will be a great hardship upon the .assistants, and will not benefit the individual referred to one iota ; in fact, we think it would prove injurious, as the other storekeepers, their assistants and friends, would, in a measure tabu his establishment. commend this matter to his careful consideration.