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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2713, 30 November 1889, Page 2

The damages by the fire at Greymouth amount to £14,000. The report of the Raglan County Council and other matte; - , is crowded outof this issue. Mr Kobert Dick, of Messrs Kempthoinj and Frosser, will give a lecture before the Waikato Farmers' Club, at Cambridge, on Monday, on the "Chemistry of Manures.' , The Hamilton Light Infantry Band have, with their usual public spirit, agreed to play at tho Hamilton annual sports on Boxinu-JJay, and nsked a low price to the comiiiitteo for their servir.es. We wish to see tho Hamilton Band more frequently in public. Dr. Cowie, Bishop of Auckland. will hold a confirmation service at Hamilton to-morrow evenincr. The Bishop will remain iu Hamilton during Monday, and will meet the vestry officially to discuss parochial matters. The roof of Mr McGarry's house, Cambridge, caught fire on Wednesday morning, but, thanks to the euergy displayed by neighbours, damage to the extent of only £5 was doue. It is a marvel how tho house was saved. Mr Searancke, District Coroner, held an inquest at the hospital on Thursday into the cause o£ the death of Mr T. Kedmond, who died from the effects of a fall from his horse. A verdict of "Accidental death " was returned by the jury.

Mr H. Stewart, photographer, of Cambridge, advertises that ho is prepared to do business at a reduced price until after the holidays arc over. Those who desire to have a really good photograph at a cheap figure should not miss this opportunity.

M Lacascade, Governor of Tahiti, visited tho Hamilton East school yesterday morning before he left Hamilton, and expressed to Mr Stevens, the headmaster, his complete satisfaction of the appearance of the children and their educational proficiency.

Owing to many of the horses entered for the events at the South Auckland Kiicmg Club's Summer Aleotiug being engaged a!, the Takapuua to-day, it has been considered advisable to postpone deckling the weights till Monday next, and they will appear in our Tuesday's issue.

Yesterday (Friday) morning five of the hands employed at tho Newstead flax-mill struck work wn account of the bad food provided) and the manager's highhanded action in connection therewith. In consequence of the strike the mill is almost at a standstill, only one stripper being at work.

Bishop Cowie preaches at S- \ nrlr-nw's Church, Cambridge, this evening (S. Andrew's Day,) The service will be choral, and we understand the local choir will be assisted by the choir of S. Stephens', Tamahere. A confirmation service will be held at S, Andrew's Church to-morrow morning.

The Native Land Court opened at Cambridge yesterday morning, before Judge Mair and Parutone Ngat-i, native assesor. Mr Johnson interpreted, and Ou.pt. Percival acted as Clerk. The whole of the day was taken up with succession cases, and tho court adjourned till 10. a.m. this inorniug. The court will probably last about three weeks.

At Nottingham the Marquis of Salisbury addressed a public meeting attended by 12,000 persons. In referring to tho present labour agitation, he advised employers of labour to shorten the hours of work-, but thought it would be n mistake to interfere legally. He promised an extension of the allotment system, the abolition of school fees, increased facilities for emigration, and that better provision would be made for the housing of the poor.

A great number of natives are gathered at M lungakawa, 800 it is stated, and great speeches will ba made at the early part of next week. It is impossible to learn what the object of the meeting is, tho natives themselves profess ignorance, when asked, they reply that Tawhiao has invited them, an 4 that appears to be all they know about it, we presume it is a sort of return visit, to tha Bay of Plenty natives, for the hospitility they extended to Tawhiao when he visited their diatrict. The Mautigakawa natives will not have much food left, and when this crowd has departed they will then have to go visiting.

We have received a copy of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, which is accompanied by a large lithograph, containing sketches of tha handsome new office* erected by the company, together with views of each department showing the internal working of a large daily papur. Tho occasion of entering upon their now premises was celebrated by the directors in a public manner, and a large gathering assembled to do honour to the evont, and attended the banquet. The gathering was unique in the annals of colonial journalism, all shades of political opinion being represented, and members ot all the other leading journals taking a prominent part id the alfair.

The banner which was promised to the Hamilton Football Club aftor their past successful season by Mrs Gwynne arrived in Hamilton on Thursday afternoon, and is a very handsome piece uf work. The banner itself ia of navy blue silk with a metal fringe of gold on the bottom edge, and is hung on a richly mounted pule by a massive gilt chain. In the centre of the banner are the letters H.F.C. worked into a monogram in gold silk, while in the left hand top corner worked iu the uamo material is tho date, 1.589, the year iu .vhich the Hamilton Club was the senior Club of the district. The presentation of the banner will take place on Sydney Square on Saturday next, Decsmber 7th, at '1 p.ir.., when it is hoped that, all the members of tho Hamilton Football Club, past, and present, will roll up in uniform. The banner may be seen to-day at Thk Waikato Times Buildings.

The following somewhat fiery communication was read at the meeting of tho Piako County Council held ou Wednesday, and caused great amusement :— ''Mount Pleasant, 10th October, 18811.— The Chairman Piako County Council, Mnrrinsville.— Sir,—l understand that at the meeting of the Piako County Council, held at Cambridge on Saturday, tho 12th inst., you said that I was "a culprit." I trust that if you did not make that statement you will immediately contradict tho report, or if you have made such a gratuitous, unwarrantable and slanderous statement, that you will at onco make me an ample and satisfactory public retraction and apology. I am, &c, Wμ. Ahch. Mumt.vr."— The Chairman supposed Mr Murray referred to a report that appeared in Thk Waikato Times, which was as follows :—"The Chairman stated that several settlers along the Thames-Waikato road had erected their fences on the road lino. Mr Murray was one of the culprits, and years ago he was directed to move the fences back, but had not done so." It the law had then boon put iu motion Mr Murray would have found out who was the culprit. The letter was a gratuitous piece of impertinence, to which ho was not going i o give tho satisfaction of a roply. A councillor remarked "it \yas a regular cofl'oe and pistol communication."