The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. SATURDAY,. AUGUST 9, 1890.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2820, 9 August 1890, Page 2

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

SATURDAY,. AUGUST 9, 1890.

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We have been compelled to hold over our leatlur, several letters and our liiijjlaii corruspoiiduiifs items. The strike in New South Wales lias biiKun. Tne Standard denies the truth of the H'p.'rt tlKit Uie Kutisian .lows aio buiii[< inuiiaciid. The Wellington Meat Export Company iludaro a dividend of per Hunt, for thti year. An injunction has been applied lur against Mr LMlcharii Morgan to provjnt liis mining in Wales without a la the ya--ht race arranged in li'im .iir of t!i.; vHit "t th- Iviipcror ol (iermanv tin: lartf.r .listed 11. K.H. tile I'linei; ■t W.drs lo ii . liw yacht. A yomu! in m n imed Palmer re,.i,irll.,i KJ.'Mlainau'.'s from a Christcliuruli (Ipiil.Kt, i.ii.'lv, buom-e the lattor's apprmirif,■ lu.i pu;l«<i out tin! wronvf tootli by niisckc In our supplement to-rtay will be I MPi th.' Biucr mi l''ri./."ii Mutt...n " mad l.y »lr IViyly at, 11 if lint, iii.-cti rijjr of tin: li Kinli.ii I'.r.inch of tli-; Wuikatu Fariners' (Jiiib. a .-iurvcyer named SpringaJl was >.....|i-ly in ..iif of tlio SiiriiißS at Wai .tap.l. He ll.is li.'t'll Inouclit, ill to KoLnl-lia, H'.'lillC. llli Is IvCiii > ill},' llVi-ry ilttßlltl.,n at til-: hands of Mrs IJlytlli-. A football match between the Hamilton and Huiilly tr.ann will bii played ,„, Satunlav iiuxt at N-arn.iw .hia. liotli flulx will put tlii'.ir li-.<t t-!:ims in thu field and :t i,'ood match in.iy bo cx|jected. We have to acknowledge receipt of a copy of th.: S|j-.iiiiin Uuiirw piiblished by .Mr 11. llayr. Aiicklaml. Tin: liapnr is to bo duvntiul entirely to sp.,rtmf,' uiatters, and should it keep »p to its presßiit literaiy I -.i in.laid, it is worthy of support from the spurt.n n - public. In a letter lately received from ~ur |~cal sportsman, Mr.l. C. liootli, who i< now in Syilui'.v, In; mrntioiis that lik is in ueaty fur th" |">i cha.-r of the I bird sire llom-y I »«!W. This is tin , . hoi>e that ran a dead' heat with that tfreut Irnrx.! Nelson for one of the classic events on tlio uthur tide two years ago.

We would remind our readers ot the lecture to be delivened this evening by Mr \V. A. Thomson, manager of the Ecpiitable [jiff, Assurance Society of the United States, in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, tho subject of the lecture being '" Modern Thought on Tontine Assurance." His Worship the Mayor will preside. The inhabitants of Kihikihi and the neighbourhood, will be pleased to heir that n practical watchmaker intends paying that township a visit, for Mr K. W , Sargent, ol Cambridge, announces that he will bo .it the Star Hotel on Tuesday, and will have a large and varied stock of watches and jewellery to dispose of at low prices. We understand that the stag which was captured by Mr Thornton .•scaped on Tuesday, and at latest accounts last night had not been re - taken, Efforts aro being made to secure another ..lie before Monday, so as not to disappoint tin; public, but shoii'd the efforts be iinsucessinl a dr.g hunt will be held at the same time and place instead. Mr T. W. Maunder, timber merchant and builder, has relinquished his premise on the stition grounds and having purchased the property next Mr K. Cox's, he is busily removing his stock. In a few days he expects to have his new sU.ek of builders' requisites opened up in his new premise?. Mr Maunder found he was a little out of the way in his old stand for the general run ot business. A report was current in Hamilton yesterday that the post-office in Alexandra had been burglariously entered on iuosday n>ht last, and that tho private cash of the postmistress had been carried off. An attempt had been unsuccessfully made upon the safe. It was also said that Mrs Vubiu's store had been entered, but wh were unable to obtain any information as to what goods had been stolen. The concert given in aid of the Catholic Church and School at Cambridge, on Thursday evening was a splendid success, the Hall being crowded. The whole of the programme was admirably rendered, the tableaux by the children, " Red Hiding Hood" especially, being excellent. We understand that about t'3o was taken. A full report will appear in next issue. Mr Cogswell, who came up from XearuawnhK yesterday, reported to the Hospital authorities that a man named Collins, one of the special settlers at the Firewood Creek had been seriously injured by a cow falling and crushing him against the side of a shed. This settler has been very unfortunate. He has only lately lecovered from a fall from a house, he was shingling, nearly twelve months ago, and through being unable to work for such a length of time be is very much straitened in circumS "in another part of this issue will be found an advertisement from the South British Insurance Company, notifying the appointment of Mr K. W. Dyer as their Hamilton agent. Mr Dyer succeeds Mr Hatriclc, who has been compelled to relinquish the appointment from press of other business engagements. The company, we understand, were very sorry to lose the services of Mr Hatrick, who lias acted as their agent for many years past, and the attention he has given to the company s business has been particularly satisfactory to tho management. The race meeting in connection with the Waikaco Hunt Club this year promises t.-> be a verv successful one, judging from the number and quality of the horses that have been qualified to run. The races will be held on Mr ,1. Allwill's course at Cambridge on tho 20th September. The programme which appears in this issue comprises five events, four of which are confined to members of the Hunt Club, the other being open to all horses that have ne.vev won an advertised race exceeding £10. The money offered in pri/.os amounts to £120. Mr A. .r. Storey is s-cretary to the committee, and no elfort on his part will be spared to make the meeting a success. We are in recaipt of the annual report of the (;,.vernment Insurance Department, and those who support this national institution will be grntitied to learn that notwithstanding the intense competition at present obtaining in the colony the new business continues to be satisfactory. :i!7l new policies were issued during the year, assuring £751,2.V,. The now premiums received amounted to l'2l,'.)!>*, of which fl.'.IO!) represented single payment-. The fourth Quinquennial inve.-tigati m into the atf.iirs ot the Department will take place s<loll after the close of the current year, when it is anticipated that there will be, as on previous occasions, a substantial bonus for division amongst the policyholEveryone who has been brought into contact with Mr (Jrant, for some nvinths past, lt.ilway Traffic Manager for the Auckland district, will be very sorry indeed to hear that be has left to resume his former position in Dunediu. It was understood from the first, that when ho assumed charge of the Auckland line, the change was only a temporary one, but the customers of the department began to hope that it would be permanent. Mr Grant was always so courteous and conciliatory in his manner that he could manage the mint unpleasant duties without giving offence. We have never heard any but the most H.itteriii" remarks about him, and tho example he has set might well be followed by many Government officials, who at times f 1 >rj?Bt they are the servants of the public.

There is a humourous side to everything, and the recent lenctlienerl leirai |iroceediiiKs known as the " Whatawhata disturbancH ca-e' , is no exception Vi the rule. It will he remembered that " ISiliy " I'iliiimii, the pj'inuiple delinquent, pot mulcted in tho trifling sum of ill odd, or 11 days. Xot unnaturally liilly accepted the latter, and events prove that he made .i wise choice. After having a fairly food ti'iiii down below, U|ion his arrival nn Monday last Hilly was welcomed by liis countrymen and some .symp.ithisinz l''uropeaii.s .it a bill in the eveuiin.', wliicb we arn told was, a t'reat success. On Wednesday a football match amon K ,the AEaDris in honour of the occassion took place on the township Hat. There was lots of foastins, and overhead Honterl a banner, with the wonls inscribed -'Welcome Billy Home, lleremai." At this moment Hilly is undecided whether he has really done anything wrong, or only performed some- meritorious net, which is meeting with a suitable public recognition.