The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. SATURDAY, AUG. 2, 1890.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2817, 2 August 1890, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

SATURDAY, AUG. 2, 1890.

Equal ant! exact justice to ;iU men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political.

+ —. A man named Elijah Hockin was killed at Witiuku im Tnuisday by tin: breaking of in emery wheel at his inil!. We understand that MrS. McLsrnoil liiis diss o ed of h>s property, ;it Claudelands, Hamilton, to -Mr K. T. Davey. The members of the Pukekura Road l!oanl will meet mi Moadiy next at U.oO p.m. at the l'likeiiiini sclid.il room. The Taupiri-Hukanui road is in a bad state and some repaiis wiil have to 1)0 done as soon as this tine weather sets in. At the meeting of the Board of l'jil 11 cat inn, yesterday, it was resolved to grant ,toO fur repairs tu the teacher's house at Te Awamutu. We understand that some parts the Taupui-N'sjaruawahi > road want repairing. No doubt the matter will have the attention of the local body as soon as ' the weather is suitable. TJie Customs returns for tne past quarter, published in this issue, show a considerable improvement on 'he corresponding (piaiter last year, and this may be taken as indie iling a greater volume of trade generally. The Wellington Acclimatisation •Society, of which Masterton is the h itching depot, has just forwarded to Poverty liay (1000 brown trout. This society has distributed llii- season upwards of iOO,OOO trout from the Masterton ponds. Mr A. S. Russell, the popular manager of the South liriti«h Insurance Company, was in Hamilton yesterday. Amonsjst other business, we understand, he appointed Mr l!. \V. Dynr, solicitor, agent for Hamilton. We congratulate the company upon ob'aininjj the services of tliisentleman, as we feel sure he will give a •jooil account of his stewardship. " A Settler " writes from Taupiri : "We have to regret the departure of our popular station n aster, Mr W. If. Oiiupiiell. He left by the Auckland tram to-day. I lis numerous fiienu's assembled to wish him "bon voyage,'and to hope that we shall have as obliging anil Hticient a successor as he has been here. A testimonial is '•<)" f? signed by the settlers as a token of their esteem for Mr (Jamptieli. The New Zealand Alliance, for the prohibiti on <if the liquor tratlie, has issued an instructive coloured diagram, demonstrating the relative amounts spent in the colony on some of the leading articles in daily us l . Intoxicating drinks stands unfortunately first, exceed-inur what i> paid ft»r meat, »>tc., by over t'oOO.OOO, and bread ;md Horn- by t»vt*r l">00,0')0. These figures ;tffotd food fur reflection. In speaking of the ftrze nuisance in Iho Kirikiriron Itoad District, Mr 1. Ooates said that unless some steps were taken to abate this nnisineea far jp'eater »nn would ;iu-n in tin* rabbits. These anin lis have already got a firm hold in s »me >ii«t-s (if the di-trict, an 1 then* beinj* sueh rood cover for them in the f nv,e they \vi I ncrease rapidly. Tlnacti>n taken 1»y the various d bodies in the district to enorec the Public Works Act wifh reference ;o cbarintf fur/.e will in this way kill two jirds with one stone. < The railway authorities at Grey- ; noi.th are f, r ettin«? rid of a number of hands. 1 ''our firemen, four wharf hand-', and four 1 >la Mayors, have received a f>rLni<rhts lolice, and it is expected that about thirty ' mm will !»» di--charged from thr * ail way depai taient. The locomotive innri nil be transferred eU-jwhere, should the ) ,'oinmissioneis be able to utili-e their sorices. Some of those receiving notices h iv»» 1 >eu ton or twelve v-nrs in the service. A nil meeting of the It lilwav Servants Union /ill be c.illed to consider the matter. I We notice that Mr W. Gray, for c oma years past chief clerk in the ( Mli-jial | olbce in Auckland, ha< entucd I ito partnership with Mr W. It. Cook, t radii assignee, &e. The business will be a in i<sfJ "ti under the stvie of Cook and (rray, ccount.iitls and trade assignees. I'iifortn- i ate creditors who came in contact with Mr h ir.iy in his olliri.i! capacity will bear in t

iiiiinl tins nniforin couitesy all experience, at his hand.-. This will be sure to bear fruit if they should nt anytime, reipiiris professional set vices such as this tinn u tlt olfee. The hounds m-jt on Thursday morning at tin 1 . Tatnah.ue store, there being a good iiinnl.i'l- |n.'ii'iil., including .several Indies. The cuiintiv round Ta.nihe,-o an.l Uiiutapii was well hunted ami sum.. good inns in nlr, but there were no "kill.--."' Tilt; jumping on tin) whole, was {fim.-J, but owing to tin-. slippery gi-iiiml there, y/ere a Knurl many falls, but luckily (with one exception) no very serious accidents occurred. Air J. MeNicl's horse. Day Lreak. ridden by Mr (I. Lake, had the misfortune to {,'ct staked, and wc understand i.s tint likely to recover from its injuries. The Public Hall, Ohaupo, was crowded on Thursday night to witnes.s the. historical drama, " Hob Jtiy," which was nlayed with so much success by the Hainiitnii Aiiiatenr Dramatic Coin|)any, in Huniiltnii, ii short time since. An Auckland ifuntloinaii played the part of " liob Koy" • hi the previous occasion, but as it was iin-ii-'ssiule For l.im to take tlie part again, Mr Slade, who appeared before in the character of Major (ialbraith, was also east for this part, and we hear he actpiited hiir-self remarkably wall. A full report from cur Ohaupo correspondent will appear in next issue. A sum of nearly £10 was taken at the doors. The concert which is to take place in the Public and Volunteer Hull, Hauiilton, on Tuesday night promises to be one out of tlio ordina'y inn of concerts, liy the curtesy of Captain Keid, the hall lias been ~„■ that evc'liiit-, and the volunteer diill will take place a few days lat.r. When we mention the names of Dr. i\Vaii, Father Lmihan und Miss Qmnii, our readers will perceive that siiinethiiit,' iri..re than an ordinaiy musical treat is in store for them. Miss ijuinn has made her maik in Auckland, and possesses a voice of ureal sTe-tn■:-.-•, ami Dr. V.&in and Rather Lenihaii me well-known. The conceit is in ..id of S,-. M.uv's and will, we are sure, coinin lie! a bumper hoes'. On' Wednesday evening Captain and Mrs Thomas, „f the Hamilton Coi-j.-s of the Sdvatioii Ann',', paid a M'sit, an I. a-s's'e I liy a few We.sleyau fii-.nds, held a ' ery sne-v-.-l'iil meeting in tlai Wedevan f h ir.-1,, u I ieh was kindly Ii nt for the nee i.inn by that, hotly. A very fair iiniiilvri.f people attended, und, as the Anny h.ue not. held t.ath in Ngaruaw.ihia for some little ti , the meeting was thoroughly enj .vrtl by those present. On Thursday'evening the <ame ollieers held their uei.il fortnightly meeting at I'ukete, ( in the school-room, whan about |0 put in an , appearance, which is, indeed, an extraordinarily good a,uster for a sin ill country di.st.iirt like Pukrte. The I'ukete penph; greatly apprejiate the Army m-etiugs, and wish they could be held more frequently ; 1 but as it is not very convenient to do so, t soinp of them very often tike the oppor. 1 tunity of coining to Hamilton. | J

Ic is not often that we have twi — football ueitclies in Waikato on the sann y ilay, but such is tie: case to-dpiy whei I'atei.-mgi phiy Uunily at llauiiltnn nui HaniiltMti play Ohaupo at OliPiupo. Til match at Ohaupo wiil not be played oi the same ground pis hist season, and direc us turns for going to the new ground will bi gi en in Ohaupo. ■'•> Tins f.vaainz Professor P J D.irn-y, un acrobpitie, high stilt and tricl >katerof more than ordinal y ability, wil A give an exhibition of his skill in the Publi. Hall, Hamilton. His feats comprise i slide for life, skating through fifty bottle. of fire, imitation of .Miss Mabel Sylvester and a highly comic representation of a dudi on wheels, t.g.-ther with many other riiffi lj - oiib, anl entertaining feats. Mettam'p band will )> > in attend nice, and rmkin! will be cpinied on at intervals. The ad "' mission has been fixed at a reasonabli ~ figure, nml the Prof, sior should receive. : large patronage. He will perform at till '' :> same place on Monday evening, and ai Ohaupo on Wedne>d:iy and Thursday next I, In accordance with the decisior II nrrived pit by the Hamilton Bonuigl Council some mouths ago, the Mayor yes j terd iy retired i'3ooo worth of the deben , s tores out of the tCOOO loan. It will bore ].'. mumbored that this sum was borrowed foi j the purpose of erecting public buildings in |. Hamilton. Some delays, however, occurred in carrying out the work, and with new councillors at. the board, the advantages ol > the undertaking were questioned, ending eventually in the decision being arrived at that £3000 of tho loan should bo returned J to the (rovernment. This wpis carried into ' effect yesterday by His Worship the Mayor remitting the amount to Wellington. This is probably the first occassion on record in the colony where a public body after getting r hold of a loan have handed the money back again. ' We draw attention to Mr (ieorge Shirley's advertisement in another - part of this issue. Mr Shirley, from his connection with the firm of Messrs A. P> lekland and Sons, both as a resident in Waikato, and for some time since in Auck--5 land, has made himself not only personally i: acquainted with Waikato farmers, but also with their requirements. We note that he has made special arningeni nts with the Oil am Chemical Manure Company, of London, one of the largest maniifpicturers of superphosphates in Kogland. Mr Shirley I points ..lit that by combination the farmers t through his agency will be placed in p\ much better position than herctof-uo in , obtaining phosphates of guaranteed quality, , and at much lower rates tlipin are usually quoted, and that, furthur, considerable adj vantages will be gained by trading direct through Mr Shirley with this firm of m.anu- ' f.ictiircrs, who make a feiturc of dealing ' direct with the farmers, rather than through the medium of merchants. To ensure deliveiy in time for next turnip sowing, no time should be lost in making up orders. Communications for the present cpiu be addressed to the Haymarket.