The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1890.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2768, 10 April 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. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1890.

Our leader, several letters to the Editor, and other matter are held over. Owing to the heavy rains at Auckland yesterday the Auckland Racing Club's second day's races had again to be postponed till to-day. The Cambridge Borough Council did not meet on Tuesday evening, most of the councillors being at the court, listening to the cattle-stealing case. The second performance of the Tβ Awamutu Musical Society will take place on Thursday, May Ist., when the allegorocal cantata, " Britannia ' and Her Daughters," will be presented. We learn that Mrs Perrin, of Pukekura, has disposed of her property, and is going to reside at Nelson. The Rev. Wm. Evans, the Minister of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, is the purchaser. Cash betting, except by members of Tattersall's who have paid their fee to to the South Auckland Racing Club, and games of all descriptions will not be allowed on the Claudelands race course on Saturday next. In some parts of the Hamilton traffic bridge the planking is showing unmistakeable signs of decay, one spot in particular being very much worn. The Works Committee should see that the necessary repairs are effected.

It would be well for those who have been in the habit of driving through Hamilton without lights, and also those who have been travelling over the traffic bridge at other than a walking pace, to discontinue these practices, as the police have been instructed to prosecute. The works at the Poroatorao Tunnel are approaching completion, there is only about three claims left to line. The bricking will be practically finished by the end of this month, but a couple of slips and some other trimmings will keep the hands about sixty, employed for .some time yet. All ponies engaged in the Galloway Handicap at the South Auckland Racing Club's Autumn Meeting on Saturday next must pass under the standard oefore 2 p.m. on that day. To suit the convenience of pony-owners, two of the Club's officers will attend to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock for the purpose of passing ponies under the standard. We hold over our report of the Cambridge garden fete held on Monday, but the following in the financial result as near as can at present be obtained :—Taken nt gates, £1012s 6d ; refreshments stall, £U Oβ 8d ; entertainments m Public Hall, £20 5s 9d ; in addition to the above Mrs Thornton made a donation of £3, and Mr T. Seddon of £2, bringing the total to £4118s lid, and there are still a few more amounts to come in. The electors of Cambridge will perhaps feel interested in learning that Mr Adam Porter, of Auckland, has expressed his determination to contest the electorate of Te Aroha against all comers. Mr Porter is well-known amongst the mining fraternity and will doubtless have a large number of supporters in Te Aroha and its vicinity. Will ho be equally acceptable to agriculturalists '! A cricket match will be played in Mr Reid's paddock, Tuhikaramea, on ' Saturday next, commencing at 12 o'clock, between the Tuhikaramea team and a team from Te Rore. The visiting team will be picked on the ground from the following ; Messrs Higginjon, Burton, T. Richdale, Goodfellow, Meadway, C. Drabble, J. Richdale, W. Chester, C. Mxnro, J. Drabble, T. Hodgson, Rigg, Ewen, and Layne. We have heard that two gentlemen well-known in Waikato, are busy wwrking out a new idea in reference to improving the present method of dressing flax. One of them is quite a mechanical genius, and; we shall not be at all surprised to hear before long, that some new departure has oeen hit upon in the process, that will very much increase the quality and value of the fibre without additional cost.

Quite a gathering of M-H.R's met at the Hamilton station yesterday. Messrs Withy and Fulton had been on a visit to Te Aroha, calling on Mr Allen, of Annandale, and, on their return to Hamilton on Monday, having a little time on their hands, they drove to Cambridge. Mr F. JLawry was also a passenger from Cambridge, to which place his attendance had been required, as he had been subpoenaed to give evidence in the"Vosper" cattle-stealing caso.

Much sympathy was expressed in Hamilton on Tuesday on the news being received, through the medium of Thk Waikato limks, of the death of Mrs Potts, of Kihikibi, which sad fatality took place several days ago. The deceased was well known in Hamilton having lived here for some little time, and was much respected for her quiet, pleasing disposition. She was the second daughter of Mr Vant, of Ngaruawuhia, and in times past rendered many useful services in connection with the Wesleyan Church of that township.

In consequence of the uncertainty canned by the postponement of the second day's races in Auckland, and the possibility ovviug to a continuance of bad weiither, that they may not come off this week, some of the stewards of the South Auckland Racing Club, met and discussed the question of the desirableness of postponing their meoting on Saturday next. On consideration the doubtful advantages to be gained, oven if the Auckland Meeting did preveut simo of the horses entered attending, would be more than counterbalanced by the expense and disappointments postponements always bring about. It waa therefore decided to carry out tho programme on the advertised date.

A bill to empower the Kihikihi Cemetery Trnsteesto lease a portion of the cemetery, will be l»id before Parliament, next.sensinn. A copy of the bill.may be seen at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Tβ Awairiutn.' #e would remind our readers of the Necro entertainment to-night, in aid of the Hamilton Football Club, which promises to.be an unqualified success. The tibliaux to be introduced are a novelty, and the farce, which has been well re hearsed, is ceitain to take well. Mr GF. E. Clark, the chairman of the Waikjito Farmers' Club, has called our attention to an error in the report of the meeting hf>ld on Saturday. He is reported t'> have said tho work (the freezing) could be done at Tmiranga at less than halt the cist—and if he said what ho really thought he should say one-tenth— of at Auckland. What ho did say was that " works could be erected" and not "work be done.". We think he is correct, for Messrs Nelson talk of spending £2,000, and, it we are not mistaken, the Auckland Freezing Works cost between £20,000 and £30,000. The case of alleged larceny of a heifer at Pukekura was partly heard at Cambridgo on Tuesday, before Messrs Clements and Wells. A full report of the proceedings will be found in another column. The court opened at noon, and sat till 10 p.m., at which time it was adjourned until Wednesday next, at 10 a.m. Throughout the whole proceedings the court was crowded, and several times the public seemed disposed to give vent to an expression of its opinion regarding the case. Many of tho spectators were present when the court opened, and stuck religiously to their post until it closed. Mr R. W. Roche, our esteemed representative for the Te Awamutu district and to whom a valedictory dinner was lately accorded, en account of which appears in another portion of this issue, has decided to leave Waikato after au extended residence here of over twenty years. During the last seven years of this time he has acted continuously for this journal as "our own." From a literary point of view his departure will be a great loss to us, as he has proved himself a most reliable correspondent, and in business matters our interests have had his most careful attention. Mr Roche is a facile writer and gifted with the rare faculty of pourtraying the humourous as well as the more serious aspects of public topics and passing events. We owe Mr Roche a debt of gratitude for tho able manner in which he has looked after our interests, and we trust he may soon find a more extensive field fur his abilities.

In reference to the judges award for section honey at the late show at Cambridge, Mr J. Forrest writes: " There was some mistake or oversight in those honey exhibits at the late show, and that he could hardly overlook a statement of some contributor to The Waikato Times; giving Mr Vausehifjh praise fur hie excellent hooey in sections of different sizes. Now, there was no other exhibitor of sectioned honey, but myself, of which I had two cases with glass fronts. I therefore still maintain that those sections praised could not have belonged to Mr "Vause, and what I am still certain of is that I did not get credit for having two cases of comb honey to judge. The show was a credit to Waikato, but in future exhibitors should be taught to keep to the schedule, unless for extras. A dark frame of honey covered with baes (not in working as stupidly stated) should not be ?ualified under the head of honey in comb, noticed a few other exhibits not according to schedule, yet admitted to compete and gain prizes."

Next Sunday will be a red letter day with the Catholic community at Rangiaohia,when the new church, which has just been built to replace the old Mission Church, built prior to European settlement, is to be opened. This ancient structure, which had weathered for over forty years the vicissitudes of war, wind and weather has again renewed its youth in a more elegant, though smaller form. The services in connection with the opening will be conducted with all the eclat possible. His Lordship the Soman Catholic Bishop, of Auckland, will bless and open the church, and will also preach. Mass (corain episcapo) will be celebrated, and a select choir, composed of talented musical, friends from Auckland, will lend their much-esteemed assistance. In connection with the above, we are pleased to state that Father Luck, at the instigation of many of his friends, has succepded in obtaining the kind consent of some of his musical acquaintances to give a concert in aid of the Rangiaohia Church funds. The names of Dr. Egan, Mr E. Ralph, and Mesdames Swan, Pardy and Lynch are sufficient guarantee of the excellence of the entertainment. The concert will probably be held at Te Awamutu next Tuesday, and will be duly advertised in our next issue.