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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2753, 6 March 1890, Page 2

The privileges in connection with the annual race meet'n« of the Cambridge Jockey Club will.be sold on Saturday next, at Carter's Bazaar.

A meeting of the committee of the South Auckland Racing Club is called for on Saturday evening next, at The Waikato Times buildings. ,

Our readers are reminded that Professor Thomas will deliver a lecture on Agricultural Chemistry to-night in the Public and Volunteer Hall, Hamlton.

During the erection of the Ohote creek bri.Jge, on the Whatawhata-New-cmtle road, thin portion of the road has been closed till further notice.

Further entries of sixteen hundred aheep have been received for Messrs McNicol and Co.'s second sheep fair, to be held on Tuesday next, and are advertised elsewhere. , ■

Iα the report of Messrs McNicol and Cd.'r sheen f*ir, in referring to the aheep from the King Country.it should have read some of ttic " Merino ewes especially, and not " inferior ewe-i " as was printed.

We are informed that Mr Chas McKenzie, of Hamilton East, found, a few days ago, a good looking specimen of goldbearing stono on bis property, and that it has been sent to the Thames to be tested.

Many additions have been made to the special prize list at the fortheonhnf? horticultural show at To Awamutu, on ftt. l J ;itiiuk"s Day. Tho full lint will be found on >>ur fourth pa«s. The time for receiving entri-s h-ts baon extended tc 4 o'clock, on Monday afternoon next.

The late fire on the Lockerbie Estate has destroyed neaily all the flix secured by Messrs Coatus and Mdtoalfe, which they svore (io|)cndins on for their winter supply. We have heard that rally two thousand tons of flax which this firm bad purchased has been destroyed by tire during the present drought.

At the last drill of the Hamilton Light Infantry. Mr R. C. Dver was unanimously elected lieutenant. We must eon"nitiilate the corps on the apnointuient, as wb understand Mr Dyer is nn old volunteer, and from what we know of th' 6 gentleman in cimnectiou with other otticeß he has hiild, he will bo found a conscientious and painstaking oflicer, A meeting of the ■;< Hamilton Library Committee was held-on Tuesday evening, the Mayor presiding, when it was resolved to accept the resignation of the present librarian, Mr W. Murliss, who has decided to become nn inmate of .the ,Old Men's Refuge,' and it was further decided to appoint Miss Chappell to the vacancy for a period of three months yu trial.

Mr Metcalfe, of Harden, in the Mnmimluirrali district., Now $outt) Wales, has had an enor:nnus yield of wheat, and from six acres of land sewn with purple straw wheat he has ontuned a yield of ,iUV bushels, or 50 bushels l;o the acre. He got the seed last year from :a friend in >.ow Zealand, who in the previous year obtained it from California, and had a yield of 75 bushels from one bushel of saed.

A cow, the property of Mr James W. Cole, ofJamberoo, Now, bouth Wales, has yielded the nnovmous quantity of 77!b. •iuz. of milk in 2i hours, in competing for the Kiiima Agricultural Association prize for a milking cow. This is said to be the third largest yield known, li'onr cows competing for this prize made the extraordinary average of 76|lb. milk in 24 hours. Almost equally Rood is the yield by a heifer, which amounted to 48$b. milk in the same time.

In November last Mr J. Gay, farmer, of Tinga, New South Wales, was offered by a local buyer of wheat 3s Gd per bushel for all wheat delivered before the 3Lst December. Mr G-ay had only one stripper, but in 14 days , wirk he succeded in delivering at the Cootatnundra railway station, a, distance of over 20 miles, over 3000 bushels ot wheat. At the time the; market price of wheat was only 3s Id, bo Mr Gay made 5d extra for every bushel delivered.

Mr Huisont railway traffic manager, left for Auckland yesterday, after a tour of inspection in company with Mr Grant, who has been transferred from Invercargill to -relieve Mr Hudson, who takes Mr Grant's position there in accord--ance with the arrangement made by the Commissioners." It "is" understood that these exchanges are for a period of six months only, in order to afford to the different managers an insight into the various methode in usage upon different sections of the railways. -'

The other day a stoat, which had reached a homestead atLoburn in Canterbury caused a commotion in the family of a barnyard hen whose chickens it had killed, and, not satisfied, it sucked the animation out of a few kiitene. The old cat aat for a day at tho bole of the stoat, as if meditating revenge, but his stoatship was .overtaken and received .summary retribution from a fo>; turner. Fanners naturally feel alarmed that the stoat nuitsance w getting nearer the grnall holdings every day.—Napier Daily Telegraph.

The smoke arising from the numerous swamp and bush tires has at times a peg'iliar appearance, and gives an unearthly look to fche country when viewed from a di-tance. Looking from the hills between Kihikihi and Otorohanija the other day, n dark pall or curtnin appeared to spread across the land from North to South, reaching upwards almost to tho zenith. In f,ho foreground the varied features of the luridzwtiS! >yp re clearly.saen, and the sun ehone ►•rigWy >9 rt . n unclouded sky, while a solid, dark and io7'ty w4JJ sgamed to shut in the country abruptly,

At a meeting of the ireeeafcly formod Rowing Club held lar.k night in Lo Queane's Hotel, there were present about %) members, Mr Graham being in the onair, Mr Fisher was appointed secretary pro tfitii' The rules of the West End Rowing Club," 4-upkland, were read and adopted, subject to a reyjs.aj by the working committee. ConafdorabW nnsued re boatahed, funds, &n. K was resolved to rent a piece of land from the JJorough Council above the old punt land--1 jiif fur the purpose of erecting a boat»;wflf.'fc.er.fß.n- The meetinz then adjourned till nert at the Bamo

The present unfortunate drop, of nearly £7 a ton in the prico of flux, will be a t»ru.it blow to those who have only Intely cntßt'od upon this industry. Meaitra Coates and Metcitlfe have deuided to prepare their fUx and xtoro it, awaicing developments. In any caao they propose Iceepini?"their mill going for the next'six inonthn.

Our readers in Cambridge and neightmurhood will.no doubt be<ir in mind the Woslnyan Church Soiree, which takes plxco this evening, as per advertisement herein. We understand that ample proviHion in being made (or the large number who, it is hoped, will avail thnoiselves of what has now become the rather unusual luxury of a piiblic'tea-meetinp. s

The small birds appear to have take complete command in the A<hbnrton county in spite of all the efforts ;nade and measures taken to fight t air.-u'nst their increase.. ( ;lijHt' i'yeur Road Board purchased 33,000 eRRs. This year 2000 were bought in only frne corner of itho district, and yet, in spite of this wholesale ,dc3tructipn ; oithe birda' w eggs, ..they,seem,-tO; increase and multiply in a most alarming manner. .The oijschiet they have already *ddnd this! ieason in that" district will tell severely on the yield, and there are several "cffbpHsb* badly'tb'bbed by the sparrdwa as to be scarcely worth cutting.

At the Police Court yesterday the only bu-uness brought up was a judgment atimmotis against -D.J Cockhead, by; the' WsJikato District Hospital and Charit-' able Aid Board. In this aaao the magistrate had made an order that Mrs Cookhead should work the claim out in scrubb.ing,.at the.hospital, but this she bad refused'to do, pleading inability. Although it was shown' by the judgment.creditor that fire Oookhead was able to g«) to a Auckiind and Mercer and participate lately held there, which must have bsen a drain on her finances, the magistrate made the heavy order that the judgment creditor pay 2s per month. When this decision was made known at the Hospital Boftvd meeting yesterday it was thought tliaf: it would be necessary to reduce the estimates for the enming year, as with tho large income of 24s per year coming in, which was not expected in money, the burden on the heavily taxed ratepayer uiight.be lightened.

' On. Tuesday evening as Mr Bailey (of'Mefisrs McNicbl and Co) accompanied' by his wife, was returning from a drive, his horse took fright at a traction engine.wliich. was standing at the 'junction 'of the .Cambridge and Pinko roads, nearCapt. 'Steele'*. A* soon as , the horse saw the engine it commenced to back, and locked the buggy, throwing Mt B liley out on to tho whoul, but he managed to stick to the reins, ana with the help of the men from tlio engine, who at once came to his assistance, the horss was hfild until Mrs Baiky gut out. Mr Bailey then led the horse past the engine, and got into the buggy, but the animal aeain taking fright, reared up and threw Mr Bailey out. Mrs Bailey was got out safaly, though a good deal frightened, and the horse then taken out of the buggy, Mr Bailey was not seriously hurt, but shaken a good deal. A lady who was passing kindly drove them into Hamilton. We might mention that the road 'in which this accident occurred, is in the Waikato County, whicn has not adopted the by-law regulating the traffic of traction engines.

A little over a mile from Otoro hanga stands a roomy and comfortable looking house, surrounded by clearings and cultivations extending over ten acres. substantially fenced in and commodious ' n all its appointments, it forms quite an oasis iu the desert of fern clad hills that surround it. Mr Bveleigh, the.proprietor of this- home in the wilderness, is ah old settler, who has resided at the Thames and Oiiohunga,-and is evidently a gardener of no mean ability. He speaks well of the quality of the soil, and this year, his first, has raised fine crops of maieu, and gourds of all descriptions. Apple trees planted about ten months ago are looking well, and some havo already borne fruit, numerous beds of forest trees, ornamental

shrubs, and hedge plants are thriving, and when planted out will givo a handsome appearance to the neighbourhood. -.Small fruits have nut been neglected, and indeed, nothing is being l«ffc undone to'imke the place ft perfect example of what may be done in the way of settlement. Mr

Eveleign complains that the rabbits are very numerous, and are of course, it great nuisance; liiiil an enormous- pig pays periodical visitations to -hie- garden '■■•with anything but beneficial results. Tho brute has nearly killed one of his dogs, but retribution i-s in store for him, as three hog wires have been run alimg tlio fence leaving an opening for the marauder, where be can C'l.ine in and shoot himself without any tf-onble', by means of a gun cunningly rigged ; uW s " '•' ' ■ * ■ . "