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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2752, 4 March 1890, Page 2

Professor Thomas will lecture at Cambridge to-night, ladies are cordially invited to be present. The first delivery of the mail on the new system in Cambridge took place last evening, when the buggy arrived from Hamilton at Up.m, The annual meeting; of the Whatawhata Jockey Clnb will take place on the 2!M) inst. The programme will appear in a future issue. The date of the Ofcorohanga races has been fixed for Siturday, March 29th. The rules and conditions have been added to the advertisement, which will be found in another column. Messrs J. Fisher, Jos. Gane, Q. Keelev, H. Kiisabs and R. Reynolds, have been returned as Licensing Commissioners on the Pukekura Licensing District. Their first meeting takes place to-day at Ohatipo. Messrs McNicol and Co will hold their second Waikato sheep fair at Ohanpo, on Tuesday next. Five thousand sheep have been entered for this sale, and further entries are solicited. The anuual utrish picnic in connection with St. Peter's Church and Sun-day-school, will be held on Easter Monday, and judging from the success of the outings on previous years, an enjoyable day will be spent. Many of our readers will feel an interest in the welfare of Mr G. W. RnsBell, who contested Waikato county at the last general election. The latest news is that his wife has presented him with a fine pair of boys; this makes the third consecutive time that Mr Russell has been blessed with twins, in the former oases the children being girls. At tha Tattersall's Ciub race meeting, held at Takapuna, on Saturday last, P.»rnell won the Handicap Hurdle Race, of 45-iovs., with 9st 51b up, beating Larrikin at the same weight, who ran second, and Guy Fawkes cirrying 10st 131b running third. At the same meeting Mr McKinnon's Loch Ness won the Club Cup, We are pleased to learn that the gentlemen who are looking after the guarantee of sheep for freezing purposes at Tauranga, feel hopeful of getting the required number. 5,000 are already guaranteed, and we understind several of the big companies are favourable to the scheme, so it is sure to succeed. A large fire was raging in the Hukanui Bush on Sunday and yesterday, working its way on to the Woodlands Estate, where it is reported some Rheep were burnt before they could be rescued from danger. The country is go dry that sparks carried by i current of air, start fires in a most unexpected manner, and against which no precaution can provide security. The programme in connection with the concert to be givon at tho Volunteer Hall on Monday next, when the swimming and rowing prizes won at the late gala at Hamilton Lake will he distributed, is well under way. Mr Gus. Caates, among other artistes, has promised to sing some of his laughter-provoking songs, and the best available local talent have promised to contribute to the evening's amusement. The full programme will probably be advertised in our next issue.

Mr T. F. Cheesetnan reports that the month just closed has been the driest experienced in Auckland since the commencement of wputhev observations thirty years ago, the rainfall only reaching the very email total of - 07 inch. The nearest approach to this occurred in February, 1885, when the fall was 17 inch. Other dry months were March (1869) and January (1863), when the amount was "30 inch and "36 inch, respectively. The average full for the month of February is 3.46 incließ.

A case was mentioned at the Charitable Aid Board, Timaru. tho other day which raised a hearty laugh. It was stated that a peraon in debt to the hospital had made over some property to hi« wife and then filed, and afterwards when he had been fairly whitewashed, she rppudiated him as a bettor half, and turned him out of the house, but kept him as a servant at so much a week. If this sort of thing were more common, remarked a cynical member of the board, we should have fewer bankruptcies.

M; Spawn, after his meeting at Hamilton on Saturday, proceeded with Mr W. T. Fitth to Cambridge, and on Sunday drove out to Matamata. He expressed himself as vary favourably impressed with the country through which he passed, especially mentioning the lands underlying the hills on the North bank of the Waitoa. Mr Spawn leaves for Melbourne by steamer t -day, but expects to return to Auckland after an absence of two or three months. wh*n he will make extended explorations ot the country in this discrict and also to the North of Auckland.

We direct the attention of our numerous readers in Kihikihi, Oraksio, Kangiaohia, Te Awamutu, Te Kahu, Te Kore and Alexandra, to the fact that MiThomas Augustus Ignatius Lonereran, surgeon dentist, will shortly visit Kihikihi and Te Awamutu professionally and remain a few days in thu former place. Mr L"nergan U a dentist of acknowledged skill a,nd ability. After serving a long and honourable articleship with Mr Thomas Trafford, surgeon dentist of Auckland, Mr Lonprgan passed a brilliant examination in Otaeo before the Board of examiners, and received his diploma. Since then he has been in practice in connection with Mr Thomas B. Hill, chemist, Auckland. Those who require to consult a dentist, would do woli to hrh Mr Lonergan dining his st-iy and thus save the expense and truii'ul./of going 11 Auckland. Mr L"!iergani--, vn a cousin of Mr John fU»i :ost Ui'UCtt i/i &)uiiiitili I

At a meeting of those interesre i in the formation of a rowing club, was held in tin Waikato Hotel, on Saturday evening last. Notwithstanding the sports at Mercer, and the lecture of Mr Spawn's, there was a good attendance, about 25 being present, several coming from the country district-. Mr Graham was voted to the chair. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Fisher, seconded by Mr Boland "That a Rowing C:nb be formed on the W.-ukati Ruer, t > be cal'ed the Hamilton Rowing Club. The meeting then adjourned till Wednesday evening, at 8 p.m. o'clock, in the same place.

Reckless fire rising has been causing immense destruction to flax and timber in this district of lata. Wo are verv sorry to hear that a veiy valuable area of flax was destroyed on Saturday on the properties of Mr H. Steele and Mr D. Beere, at Te Rapa. In Mr Steele's case fully sixty acres have been destroyed, which, it was estimated, would give a return to the proprietor of at least £150. This is only a small portion of the loss to the community, as in working it tip into the marketable commodity m.ny times this amount would be returned in the shape of wages and other items of expenditure.

We have lately received a catalogue of a public sale of American apples, conducted by Messrs W. N. White and Co., at Covent Garden market, in December last. The number of barrels catalogued was 10,373. and the prices realised ranged from 9s 01 to 80< per bairell. The majority of the lots offered sold below 20-t. The high prices were only given for Newton pippins. Spiizs, Golden Russets and Baldwins were the next in repute. A barrel would about equal three of our cases, so that unle-s we could realise the top price, equal to 20s per case, with charges equal to :.t least twopence per lb., it would not pay New Zaalanders to send their fruit to England.

Mr Henry George, the famous author of " Progress and Poveity" arrived in Auckland by the Mariposa, on Saturday, en route for Australia, where he is proceeding on a lecturing tour. Au address of welcome was presented to him hy the AntiPoverty Society, at which Sir George Grey wis present. Mr George advocates tup single tax for the following rea-ons :—That as labour and capital are the sole producers of wealth, they should divide their produce. The landlord class, which collects r«ot and doea no work in producing commodities, he would abo'isli by taxing land up to its full value. The increased value of land in cite-, he claim-, belongs not to the individual who, under the pre-ent system is called the owner, but to the community. Ho has some clever arguments which he thinks prove beyond the pos-ibility nf doubt that the single t*x Rvstem is the only one which will eventually relieve the misery nf the lowest classes of society, and give to every one his birthright to a living, and an equai privilege to got it from tho land.