The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 1890.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2742, 8 February 1890, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. SATURDAY, FEB. 8, 1890.

The Countess of Onslow left Dunedin yesterday by the steamer Hineinoa for Auckland.

Nominations for the handicap events at the Rotoiua aimual races closo on February 13th.

The next meeting of the Piako County Council will be held at Cambridge at 11 a.m., ou Saturday next, the loth inat.

We would remind our readers of the Hale n{ household furniture and effects to be held to-day at Cambridge by Messrs Knox and Rider, on account of Mr T. Hewitaon.

We have been requested to state that the dangerous hole referred to in a late issue, as existing on the Raglan road, has received attention at the hands of the surfaceman.

A meeting of the committee ot tho South Auckland Racing Club will be held on Wednesday evening next at halfpast 7 o'clock. Mr I. Coates commences threshing operations to-day on his crop of winter oats, which givo proviso of being of excellent quality, and of giving a heavy yield. We advertise a fruit soiree to be held in S. P.-.nl's school-room, Cambridge, on Monday next. In addition to the excellent repa>t, there will bo a musical and literary treat. The Wesleyans of Cambridge are to hold their hnrvest thanksgiving services to-morrow. We understand that the Church will be decorated, and the choir render appropriate anthems. We hear that Mrs Thorton has taken Bleak-house, Cambridge, the late residence of Mr J. S. Buckland, for a term, until a suitable mansion can be erected on 1 her property at Maungakawa. The swell railway carriage described in our last issue passed through Hamilton yesterday. It appeared to be reserved for the use of the Hon. the Minister for Public Works and Native Affairs, and party. Tha date for holding the Hamilton Annual Swimming Gala has been changed from Wednesday, February 19th, to Friday, February 21st, owing to the former being the data of Mr Hunter's Sheep Fair at Ohaupo. The Hon. E. Mitchelson wag a passenger yesterday by the Oxford train for Waotu. He was accompanied bjr Mr Hoaruii Taipua, M.H.R., Messrs T. Buddie, Adam Porter, and his private secretary, Mr Bates. The programme of the Cambridge races, to be held on St. Patrick's Day, will be fuund in our advertising columns. It comprises seven events, the prizes are liberal, and we have no doubt the entries will be large. Od Thursday last, at Dunedin, a lad named Montgomery, 14 years of ago, pluckilv lumped into tho water with his clotheson, and saved the life of another lad ■ named Wilson, who had fallen into the Pelican Bay baths. Mr Charles Barwell will give today a public trial of his cider press and fruit evaporator at the residence of Mr James Sharp, Cambridge. We saw yesterday a sample of dried apulss, aud so fur as present appearance goes it is far above the imported article. An advertisement appears over the leader to-day, inviting those gentlemen who supported Mr Bryce's candidature for Waipa to welcome him on his arrival by train on Tuesday next, and to make arrangements for visiting the dilferent centres in the constituency. On Wednesday evening a 100 yards race between C. Craig and T. Buxton both of Cambridge, took place in the Government paddock, which resulted in a win for the latter. The " little'nn " afterwards took the starch out of another Cambridge athlete. The Ngapuhis at the Bay. of Islands are making extensive preparations for the celebration of the Jubilee of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, which is to be held on Wednesday next, the 12th February. It is probable that the Hon. T. Hislop will be present. The meeting of the Railway Reform League, adjourned from Wednesday, till yesterday, fell through for want of a quorum, this would seem to point to vary little interest being taken in the movoment, and that the complaints we hear of from time to time lack sincerity. Complaints have been made to the police that soma parties havo fcoen trospassiug on tha Claudelands racecourse, and have aggravated tfcw offence by lighting fires in close proximity to the grand stand, endangering its safety thereby, proceedings will be taken in the future. The fire which we referred to in a late issue as raging on Mr Dilworth's Rlanga* whara property is still burning fiercely, but is as yet confined to the swamp, and has not reached the flax ; but, as there is no controlling it now, it is feared that the whole of thefUx, which is a valuable lot, will be destroyed. We understand that Mr Silworth went to considerable expense m In vine flax planted on this property, and thin was just coming on splendidly. During the coming winter, unless some steps are shortly taken to remedy it, the Kirikiriroa Road Board will bo likely to have considerable trouble with the roads in their district on account of the heavy traffic on them, in some instauces with narrow-tired waggons, in connection with the flax-mills and dairy factories. At both ends of the district the roads are beginning to show signs of the wear and tear of the extra traffic. One of the bridges, too, on the Hukanni end is not in a very safe condition. as it is, to use the words of the Chairman of the Board, "hanging on to nothing."

The chairman of the Waikato County Council (Mr A. Primrose) proceeds to M-itahura on Monday, in compliance with the wish of the settlers to inspect the proposed deviation of the road -it Matahura, as laid out by the County Engineer, and to which the suttlers are greatly opposed. Th3y are so certain that the proposed deviation is not the must suitable road that could be procurred that they haye offflred to guarantee Mr J-imes Stewart s, 0.E., expenses to inspect and report on the road. The whole matter will probably be laid before the Council at its next meeting, on the 28th inat.

At the Supreme Court, on Thursday, the case of Sawyer v. the Caledonian Company was decided. The aoli'm was first brought in the Warden's Coiut, at the Thames, against the company by the plaintiff, a tributer, for injuries sustained to his hand by an accident in the Caledonian shaft. The Warden, Mr H. W. Northcroft, gave judgment for plaiutiff for £375 damages, and the company appealed against tho decision. The appeal necessitated going fully into the whole case, and it occupied the Court for four days. His Honour sustained tho Warden's decision, and gave judgment for the full amount of damages and costs.

The Government has received details of experiments for the preservation ot fruit by Mr Spawn, by means of an evaporating process. This gentleman, we understand, has acquired a good sized area of suitable laud in Victoria for growing fruit and vegetables. This he is soiling or leasing to settlers, and guarantees a certain scale of prices for any class of product they can raise. A gentleman lately returned from the Sauth met this Mr Spawn, who is at present taking a tour through New Zealand, and he was shown a number of samples of evaporated fruits and vegetables which were pronounced excellent in quality, and considerable astonishment was evinced at the perfection to which this industry has attained to. Mr T. W. Glover addressed a meeting in the Pub|ic Hall, Cambridge, on Thursday evening, in the interests of the New Zealand Alliance, About 80 were present. The Mayor, (Mr Priestly), presiding, the Revs. Garland, and Evans occupied scats upon the stage, as did also several Good Templars and Salvationists. After an appropriate speech by the chairman, Mr Glover delivered a very forcible and somewhat lengthy address, urging upon his hearers to strain every nerve to curtail or do away with the liquor traffic. During the evening several musical selections were ably rendered by Messrs Lamb, Drury, Milward, Stewart, and Nixon. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded t<i the lecturer, the chairman, and the musicians, oij the motion of tho Rev. Mr Garland seconded by the Rev. Mr Evans. After the meeting members were invited to pay their subscriptions.

In this issue appears an advertisement of the Auckland Kuvniture Company, whose handsome show-rooms in Wellesleystreet, opposite the Auckland Library and Art Gallery, are well worthy of a visit. The display of art furniture is very attractive. Overmantels, chairs, screens, wardrobes, etc., in various sty lee—the Queen Anne predominating—are rmnarkable for their elegance and beauty ; and the aitislic way in which native woods, especially the rewarewa is worked up is evidence of something more than mere mechanical skill in the matter. The Company combine tliß useful with the beautiful, and on their three immense show floors is to be seeu furniture suitable to the wants of country settiers at economical prices, their iron bedsteads especially, having been imported prior to the recent rise in the price of iron, which has added very heavily to the cost of the commoner goods. The firm are the largest manufacturers of furniture in the colony, and the only makers of overmantels. They have an extensive eteani plant at their works in Stanley-street, and have just finished a book-case for presentation by tho citizens of Auckland to the late Mayor, Mr Devore, which is a credit t» anyone. are alao large exhibitors to the i)uGedin JSxhibition.