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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2764, 1 April 1890, Page 2

The Waikato Farmers' Club met last night at Cambridge. A full report will appear next issue. The AM'Court will sit at Cambridge on Thursday at 11 a.m., instead of Friday as previously notified. A meeting of the committee of the South Auckland Racine Club will be held in The Waikato Timks Buildings tomorrow (Wednesday) evening, at 7.20 p.m. Owing to the drop in the price of flax we understand Messrs Langley Bros, of Kawhia, are about shutting up their mill at Kawhia, and are thinking of utilising their steam power as a saw mill. Mr Q. J. Neal has some very fine and large peaches on view in his window, at Cambridge, grown by Air Geo. Henson, who has christened them by tho rather remarkable name of 99th cousin to Gaorge IV. A special parade of the Hamilton Light Infantry volunteers is called by Captain Reid for to-night, members to attend in full uniform. This parade has been called for the purpose of arranging for a guard cf honour to meet His Excellency the Governor on his arrival in Hamilton on Thursday. The large horse sale advertised to be held at Cambridge by Messrs J. McNicol and Co. takes place to-morrow. Over two hundred head will be offered, and intending buyers should not miss such an opportunity of filling their requirements. Previous to this sale a choice lot of Hereford stock from Cranstoun will be offered at the Cambridge Borough Yards. The police in Hamilton were notified yesterday morning that the skeleton of a woman had been exhumed at Hamilton East, and that it presented the appearsince of not having been buried more than ton or twelve years. Constable Wild proceeded at once lo inspect the remains, and his experience at once enabled him to say that the remains were tho»e of a middleaged Maori, and that they had in all probability been in the position in which they were found for at least forty years. " Martin Deveril's Diamond," the new story by Miss Adelaide Sergeant, will bo commenced in our .supplement ju Saturday week, and not on Saturday next, as stated by a misprint in our last issue. This tale will be found more than usually engroasine, and thoso who enjoy a well-written tale should certainly not miss the opening chapters. Misu Adelaide Sergeant is the author of " The Great Mill street Myatery," now running in one of the leading Melbourne weeklies. This tale, when first published at home, had a great run, and " Martin Deveril's Diamond -, will bo found to be equally interesting and enjoyable, The tale will be published every week in large instalments. Those wishing to become subscribers are requested to forward their names to the publisher ae early as possible.

The annual picnic of the par. ishionere of S. Peter's Chftrch, Hamilton, will bo held on Monday next, Easter Monday, at Mr J. B. Whyte'e old farm, Kirikiriroa. An active canvass has been made in the parish, and liberal donations have been given. Over 200 invitations have been issued to heads of families, and it in expected that there will be a large assemblage, all of whom will be welcome.

The privileges in connection with the Autumn meeting of the South Auckland Racing Club were sold on Saturday by :Messrs Knox*and Ridler, and-roalised very satisfactory prices. The purchasers and amounts are as under: —Publicans' booth, H. Gillett, £14 ss; temperance booth, T. Hill, £2 15s ; horso paddock, H. Bo wen, £2 10s; cards, Scott Printing Co., £10. £21 was offered for the gates, but they were withdrawn, under a reserve of £35.

The Auckland Freezing Company make » very liberal offer to sheep graziers in our business columns this issue, and'one that should give confidence to farmers to embark-more extensively in this branch of their business. The company agrees to undertake the killing, freezing and shipping, and to pay insurance, freight, and all other charges incurred from the time of taking delivery at their yards" until the sale of the meat in London at a fixed rate, and to make advances on the same also, according to a fixed scale, which would leave a margin to the grower of IJd per lb. on prune mutton, Jd per lb. on second-class, and ljjd on lamb. Mutton is quoted in London at tho present time at from to 43d per lb., so that at present rates the charges made by the company would leave a net return per head on a sheep weighing Bay (iOlbs. of from 10s to 12s, exclusive of the price realised from the skin and fat. We have all heard and read what a great help the frozen meat industry has been to the farmers in the South, and it is high time the farmers cf thisdiatrictshould rouse themselves and also make'hay while the sua shines. '.The company only require a guarantee of 10,000 shnop per aunnm for two years, and there should be little difficulty in obtaining this.

The Loyal Duke of Cambridge Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.F., has recently published its balance-sheet for the year 18S9. The figuree shown in it must be very aatisfactory to the members, and evince careful management of the lodge funds during the last six or seven years, as during that period a mortgage on the hall property has been paid off, and the financial position of the Lodge, which was very lnw, rained to a sound and prosperons condition. At present fifty-three members are good on the books, and the sick fund is worth in cash and property £30712s Id, while the management fund has a small balance to its credit. The amount of Sick (lifts for the year is very small, only £12 having been required for that purpose ; and over £30 h;is been spent in repairing and improving the hall, which is now a main sourceof income, being let nearly every evening in the week to the Salvation Army and the good Templars. The Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows ia one of the oldest and soundest friendly societies in existence, and, to quote Mr Edmund Mason, 8.A., the Registrar of Friendly Sooipties for New Zealand, "the friendly society system, established on a sound basis and fully developed and extended, ia essential to the warding off from this country of that pitiable state jf the poor whicl) is, in England, such a huge blot on the civilisation of this nineteenth century. One of the chief factors necessary for the preservation of this country from a similar experience of pauperism, and ita consequent crime, is thrift; and for the wage-earner the best possible savings bank is the friendly society, if soundly and thoroughly organised and efficiently worked." The Duke of Cambridge Lodge is to be congratulated on its improved position, and the officers who have brought about this happy condition of affairs are well deserving of the thanks of the members.