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Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2825, 21 August 1890, Page 2

The potato blight is spreading in Ireland. Out of a total of 1800 cases of cholera in Spain 1000 proved fatal. Soldiers are assisting the tithe collectors at Denbigh, in Wales, to recover the tax. The wheat cron in France is estimated to Vield 1100,000 hectolitres below that of 188!). A Turkish Commission has been appointed to enquire into the atrocities committed in Armenia. The ordinary sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court at Hamilton will be held to-morrow. The monthly meeting of the Waikato County Council takes place uto'clock to-morrow afternoon. Mr Battley, manaeer of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited way in Hamilton yesterday. . . A special invitation is issued by the Cambridge branch of the Waikato 1' armer's Club to sheep-owners, to be present at a meeting of the club on Monday evening next. The political platform of the Knights of Labour and the federated Trades is the repeal of the property-tax and the substitution therefore of a land tax and the reduction of Custom duties on the necessaries nf life. The usual monthly live stock sales take place to-day at the Hamilton Y-trds The yards will be more than ordinarily full, as both Mr Hunter and Messrs McNicol and Co.. have large entries ,>f stock of all descriptions. A meeting of the ratepayers of the Karioi Riding, Raglan County, will be held on Tuesday next, at the Council Chambers Raglan, for the purpose of considering the proposal to borrow t! 100, for' the completion of tho Raglan wharf. It is understood that for the lvaiapoi seat the candidates will bo Messrs E. Richardson, R. Moore, and F. S. larkor, the last named in the interest of tho labour unions. For Cheviot constituency Messrs J. D. Lance, J. M. Verral, and R. Meredith will be candidates. The price of cattle in the district around Eltharn is increasing rapidly, the last sales marking an advance of as much as ■'us per head in some classes. The establishment of Mr O'Halloran's freezing works at Waitara, and the general feeling of confidence now prevalent, will serve to improve even on this. Mr R. W. Roche, who, until the last few months, so satisfactorily acted as "Our Own "in the Te Awamutu district for a number of years, is now on a business tour in Waikato as agent for the Australian Mutual Provident Society, and from our experience of his business capacity, we have no doubt he will provo an efficient and able officer.

We are glad to see that Mr T. GSandes, who, it will be remembered, had Ins leg broken by the fall of his horse about a month ago, is so far recovered as to be able to get about again. On Tuesday afternoon he was out for a drive, and then about the township for a littlo while, when he met with a hearty reception from his many old friends.

A committee meeting of the Master Printers' Association, held 111 Christchurch on Monday last, adopted a series of suggestions intended to be the basis of a confederation of Master Printers Associations in the chief centres of the colony. It is probable that a meeting of delegates will take place at an eaily date in Christchurch or Wellington.

A native meeting is to be held on Monday at Tukahoa, the occassiou being the opening of a large meeting house. King Tawhiao and a large retinue will be present, and active preparations are being made by the home natives for the entertainment of their visitors. In addition to tho Maoris themsalves it is expected that there will be a number of Europeans present, to whom the sight will be au interesting one.

A.n anti-Chinese meeting was hold in Wellington on Tuesday at which Sir (ieorge Crey, Mr (J. Hutchison, M H K., liev. .1. Berry, anil other influential Wellington people were present. Resolutions were passed deprecating the introduction of Chinese, as their presence in an Kuropean community would prove demoralizing in the highe't degree. One speaker suggested that it should be made a test question at the coining elections. We would particularly call the attention of the members of the .South Auckland liacing Club to the meetiner of the clnh which will be held in IUK Waikato Timks buildings at 7.150 p.m. sharp on Saturday. The hour as been lixed as above so as to allow members to get away in time to *eo most of the. performance of the circus, and it is hoped that there will be a punctual a* well as a lartre attendance. A fire broke out at eight o'clock on Tuesday evening in Mr C. Smiths dra'iery shop, situate in Cuba-street, Wellington. The Hames were quickly subdued, but the stock was considerably damaged by water. The fire originated at the back portion of the building, but nothing is known as to the cause. Insurances to tho amount of £10,-125 are held over the building and stock. The building is not much damaged.

We would direct the attention of dairymen and others to tho advertisement concerning the sale of live and dead stock, etc., by Mr W. J. Hunter at Te Ho re on Thursday next, on account of Mr N. 1. Maunder, which will be found on our fourth page. The cows have been specially selected for their milking qualities, and averaged during last season 31 gallons per day. Ihe dairy plant is a. most complete one, and includes a vertical engine, DeLival separator, and all necessarv appliances for a wellconducted dairy. The general farm imp emerits advertised are iu good order, and the horses are all sound.

Mr Reuben Parr called 011 us (s»ys the Te Aroha and (Viinemnn News) a day or two ago to ask us to allow him to give his experience through our columns as to the great advantage gained by farmers in ploughing in their oats, or other grain, as against sowing f.n the furrows after ploughing. He put in lately abouttwelve acres of oats, and in tho centre there was a small piece of ground he ploughed in instead of sowing, as was done in the remainder of the iaml. The seed which was ploughed in has come up splendidly, he says, not a grain seemingly having been disturbed by the birds, whereas in other places half, and in some cases the whole of the crop has been lost. 11l his opinion this system of ploughing in is better and cheaper than using chemicals, gas tar, red lead, etc., for preventives against tho birds, and he intends adopting it in future himself. A little fellow, about ten years of ago, met with a peculiar accident the other day, at Cambridge, the consequences of which might have been very serious. The boy is the son of Mr David Carnaclian, and is named John. He was wandering along Chapel-street, when he picked up what looked like a Waterbnry watch, covered with pitch. He took it home to his father and asked him what it was. Mr Carnaclian scraped a piece of the black off it and finding it was made of tin, concluded it was some old hox that was worthless, and gave it back to tho lad, telling him he might have it to play with. The boy being of an enquiring turn of mind, procured a hammer aud placing the tin box on a block of wood proceeded to knock it to pieces. In doing this he did not find much trouble, for tliu lirst blow he gave was followed by a loud explosion which nut only shattered the box but also knocked the lad head over heels, the flame burning Ins hands aud face. The mysterious hox proved to he a fog signal, such as are used on the railway, and how it came to be lying ill the street, needs explaining. We presume some one connected with the railway must have dropped it, but greater caution should be taken with dangerous explosives of this kind. I 1 ortunately the lad's eyesight was not injured, but he evidently had a narrow escape for his eyebrows and eyelashes were burned, and a piece of the black stuff with which the box was covered was taken from his eye some little time after the accident. Mr Carnaclian had never seen a fog signal before and consequently had no idea that the inoffensive looking hox was at all dangerous. The boy is now convalescent. When Mr Carnaclian showed us the remains of the box, he grimly remarked: "It fogged the whole family for a time, and was near being the signal for Johnny to depart to another sphere."

A further protection of two months has been granted to the Te Aroha Silver and Uoldtnining Company of Waiorongomai. Cambridge will be en fete next month. On tho 18th Mr A. Bach intends holding a pigeon shooting match ; on the l'.lth Mr McNicol holds his special horse sale, there will also be a horse parade, in the ovening the dramatic entertainment and concert, to raise funds for the new piano tor the Public Hall will take place; and on the 20th the Hunt Club races will be held on Mr Alhvill's course, at Hautapu, and we learn that very probably they will be followed by a dance, in the Public Hall. This should surely be sufficient excitement for three days.