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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2707, 16 November 1889, Page 2

The Kaiapoi strike seams likely to be amicably settled. The Chinese sympathised with and gave subscriptions to the strikers. Tasmania, following the example of Victoria, is going to restrict the license allowed to lawyers in cross-exauiniilig witnesses. A presentation has been made to Mr Donnelly, editor of the Christchurch Telegraph, for exposing the Clampett alias Sullivan fraud. It is currently reported in Cambridge that. Mr Arthur Bach has made arrangements to take the National Hotel, the report is said to be founded upon statements made by Mr Bach to that offeet. We have to acknowledge the receipt from the Government of Victoria, of an Extraordinary Gazette containine acomplete list of the awards made by the Commissioners of the Melbourne Exhibition. The troubles of Mrs Kilgour and her daughters did not end when they left Cambridgo, for the coach that runs from Te Aroha to the Thames broke down on the journey, and delayed them two hours They telegraphed that they were thankful ■ to reach home in safety. The following will represent Cambridge in the cricket match to be plaved at Ohaupo against Tiihikaramea :—Wilson, Gailey, Brownton, Shaw, Norman, ArnaboMi.. Light, McCann, Longbotton, Bull, and Jso£ During the match a meeting of the Waikato Cricket Assocation will be held. A popular concert will be given by Miss Missen in the Public Hall, Hamilton, on Thursday, December sth, particulars of which will be advertised in a future issue. The last; concert given by this young lady and her friends was a great success, and we have no doubt this will have quite as satisfactory results. The Cambridge band is in trouble again. At a, meeting held on Wednesday evening, Mr Lamb, the conductor, tendered his resignation, which was accepted. Mr Lamb has done his best to keep tho bona together, and wo certainly think ho should havo received a vote of thanks, especially as ho has not made ono farthing out of it, but on tho contrary has had endless trouble. Gratuitous services are seldom appreciated. The new Salvation Army officers appointed to Hamilton were expected to arrive on Thursday to take charge of tho station, but, as different arrangements were made, they will not arrive till next Thursday, and Lieut. Grantham, of Cambridge, (who has been carrying on tho work in Hamilton for the last twelve or fourteen days) is to remain here and have charge of tho corps until the new officers arrive. Lassie officers are to have control this time, and Lieut. Leonard, who, it will be remembered, was in Hamilton on a visit about 12 months ago, is to be in charge, assisted by another lassie officer.

Nominations of candidates to fill the extraordinary vacancy in tho Waipa Louutv Council, caused by the resignation of Mr'Orice, will be received on Wednesday, November 27th, and a poll if necessary, will bo taken on Tuesday, December 3rd,

Notwithstanding the decision of the Hamilton Borough Council at their last meeting, frequenters of the Public Baths will be glad to learn that arrangements have been made with Mr J. Hinton, son., to attend at the baths until some definite appointment of caretaker is made. A cricket match was played at Ngaruawahia last Saturday botween the Taupiri and Tuhikaramea Clubs, which resulted in an easy win for the former. Tuhikaramea went in first and scored b runs, and thenTanpiii went in and knocked up 79 runs. Tuhikaramea ventured again and scored 34 runs, the result being_a win for Taupiri by ono innings and 37 runs. Tho captain of tho beaten club was vory much disappointed at some of the best players not turning up. It is to be hoped they will be more successful at tho return match at Whatawhata.

Two butchers at Ashburton are advertising a very nice arrangement by which a person there can send to his friends in the old country a sheep, nr a lamb, or a sirloin of beef or a haunch of mutton. A freezing-weight wether costs, paid at Ashburton and delivered to any address in tho United Kingdom, 27s bd ; a lamb can bo sent for a guinea ; a sirloin of beef at. Sd per pound ; and a haunch of mutton at id. If this plan was more extensively followed by export butchers, and largely patronised by the people of the colony, it would do more to break down tho prejudice that exists at Home against New Zealand frozen meat than all the articles our best journalists can write. Tho frozen meat, of the best quality as in such cases it would be, would be its own advertisment ; and a juicy Christmas dinner on an English winter's day, sent Ki.OOO miles across the sea, would appeal far more strongly to tho common sense of tho receiver than would columns of argument in favour of the frozen meat.

Although we have several times pointed out the danger there is in using the Hamilton railway bridge as a convenience for crossing the river, especially for those who are very timid, and relatod one case since the planks were taken away of a man crossing on his hands and knees, yet people, in spito of the warnings anr-i also ot tho notice prohibiting them, continue to use the bridge in order to save them the trouble of walking round, via the proper trarhc bridge. Not only do people cross the river on the railway bridge while it is light but also go across in the dark, sometimes with, and sometimes without, a lantern. Now. supposing some of these dark nights either a special train or a " jigger" comes along when somebody is on the middle of the bridge, death would be a certainty, as the person would cither have to jump into the water—a distance of over 100 ft.—or sutler the agonv of cither beine cut to pieces or throsvn over by the cow-catcher. When some dreadful •iccident happens or somebody loses his life, then this perilous adventure will be stopped, and, according to all accounts, that will not be very long, for a good many narrow *' squeaks" have, from time to time, taken plac,:.

A Christchurch paper lias the followini;: —" A paragraph i'» t; lie papers, now and then, recording a tire, is read by the general public, and is forgotten ; and an Insurance Company issues it* balance-sheet, with figures, it may he on the wrong side, when tiie query is immediately raised as to when and where they had made their losses. We have been led In make this remark from information received from a well-known insurance manager in Christchurch, from which it appears how suddenly and unexpectedly tires may come trum all quarters, and, if the area is extended, how disastrous they can now and then be. For souio considerable time before Monday, the 7th inst., times had not been unpleasant, but on that day news reached him of a loss of £250 near Akaroa; on Tuesday another £180. Christchurch Kast; Wednesday £300, Halswetl; Thursday, £1000, Oeraldiue; Sunday, £1200, Pigeon Bay ; and on the following day a narrow escape from £2300 on the Papanui road—all under circumstances where there could bo no suspicion that the tires were other Mian accidental. This is certainly what we have called a warm week for our friend, and wo wish him better luck for some time to come." A Sydney paper says :—" Shearing on Mr \V. M. Halliday's Brookong station this vear is being done by Wolseley shearing machines, which have, proved to lie a great success. Last year 252,2(17 sheep were put through the sheds, producing some 2,00 bales of wool. Thi* year, owing to large sales of stock, the number of sheep sh.nn will be 1215,000. suid the estimated number of bales 2350. Shearing commenced on nth August, and is expected to terminate on the 12th inst. Already 121,7<M sheep had been shorn up to Friday, October Ith. L i.-t year shearing was done by hand, there beinK !h men on the board, who occupied 51 days, (lie average per man per day being about 05, while the highest tally was 1-15. This year it is estimated there will be 5S days'work, (.ho average per man being as nearly as possible 87, and the highest tally, made on Thursday last, with lambs and owes, wi.s 105 : on that day the average per man, 50 men shearing, being 'MXu. This gives proportionately a far hiirher average, with 32j per cent, less men than last year. About 30 men shear 100 sheep or over each day. Brookong, which last season was Ihe scene of rioting, is quiet, none of the travellers there being molested. It is reported that Mahonga and Bulleubong stations shear next year by machines."