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Waikato Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 2870, 4 December 1890, Page 2

During ika Advent season services will be Md Iu S. Peter's Church, Hamilton, at half-paat teiwi " clock, ever) Friday evening. We would remiud resictfciifcS of Pukerimu and neighbourhood of tlio entertain meat to bo given this evening in t.ie schoolroom, the object of which id to raise funds tor ro-iiwufing the Pukerimu cliurcli.

The Cambric!is.a Salvation Army are doing uood busin.-.s In the ucek end-ill!-la:,t Friday thoy J.I;- '7. ,xJ for the mission iu India, .vt £7 10s was Lt vAAuo puz/le some ot the other Chinches to collect / a like amount. A meeting of the Hamdton Amateur SwimmiujM was hdd in J WAIC.VIO Thik-s Ijiuidiy.f!-' on when t-hcre wan .1 pood atf.ent Mi" ' » . Brammo was drawn np, wlneh wiUbp -•»-« mitted to a meeting b> he liel'l on natßWlaj evening ne^t. Much satisfaction ti/ie t-c.-n expressed by t-hn Tuhikaramoa and "f'P 11 ' Newcastle settlors, at the action o» H.« Hamilton Road Board, in having that portion of the liamilton-Tuhikaramce. rowo, extend : ne from Williamson s gate t'. the junctlou of the County road at Maunder s flax mill, properly formed, this was always a rough .piaco, with a lot of traffic over it. The cootractor, Mr Wait ? , f seems t.; have d.)Be> o'S w'W M< f» W.° »*ta.->.v.tuiy j 5 m.-.nno/.

The charge against the three | men liniley, Leece, and Weir, for injuring the Tant-ve pump at Huntly, occupied the Supreme C'..ni t all day yesterday, and was not conclndcd when tiie telegraph office L-lnseil. It is expected that it will be concluded to-day. Aireeting of the members and tlii-sH interested m the Cambridge Lawn Ten'iis Club will be held on Saturday nest, at M p.m. Tea, ele.. will be provided, and it is hnped there will be a good attendance, as matters uf importance will come up for consideration. A very successful concert, in aid of the l,nvu Tenuis Club, was given in the Wliiiiau-b.-it.-i schenl-room, on Friday evening la-t. The local t dent was assisted by visitors from Ngarn.i'.vahia. The result was in addition of several pounds tu the funds of the. new club. A grand concert will be given in tho Cambridge West School, on December ll!th., iu aid of the school funds, and it will be followed by » dance. Those who have attended concerts at Cambridge Wait; will need no second invitation, as they will know that tho faro provided is of exceptional quality. The boar, which for sometime pust has been depredating the gardens in and around Hamilton West was shot on Monday evening, by Mr George Jlayes. This pig did not confine himself to wrecKin<' gardens, but on several occasions trigntened people, our worthy Town Glork being among tho number, by coming out of most unexpected places. On Monday a number of chilaren from Hamilton went over to the Claudelands Uaoeeiiiii'sß for a picnic. During the afternoon some of them went into the bush adjacent to get ferns, when two of taeia j wore chased by o pig, a"d had to take refuge in a tree, where they remained for about an hour before they considered it sate to again descend to terra firms. We learn that an Auckland Concert Company, consisting of Mrs Cooper, Misses Buckland and Runnier, Messrs H. Jackson, P. Dufuar, A. Larclay, and Herr Tutßchka, intend visiting Waikato at the end of the month, when they will give concerts at Hamilton, Cambridge and Te \roha. The dates of the performances will*be duly advertised in future issues.^

The arrangements for the Christmas fete to be held on Boxing Oay. in connection with S. Andrew s Church, at Cambridge, are progressing favouraOlj. ihe general manager (Mi; Thos secured two able eo-adjutors, Messrs Ulenny and Hester, to assist him, and they are working in a manner that indicates success. Many beautiful works of art have been secured for exhibition, iu addition to the bazaar.

We understand that the Govern- j meut have accepted tho tender of Mr Kdwm Robertson for tho conveyance of a bt- weekly mail by coach from Lichfield to Tan 'The coach leaves Caupo on Mond'W aud Friday, and Lichfield on Tuesday and Saturday. Already this routo is being larwlv patronised by tourists, und as the summer advances u- doubt large numbers will travel by this road. At the meeting of the Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board held yesterday, Mr A. Primrose was unanimously re-elected to the office of chairman. This is the third time that Mr Primrose has held this important office, and we think the Hoard have acted wisely m their choice as few men will be found in the district who have the interest of this institution so much at heart aud who would da*olo uo much time to its advancement. The young girl Annie Bauner, charged at the present sessions of the Supreme Court, Auckland, with concealme,it of birth, by the advice of her solicitor, Mr O'Moagber, pleaded guilty. Mr O'Meagher then made an impassioned appeal to"tho judge, and the latter, on being satisfied that tho young girl would be taken care of, released her on probation tor six months. Mrs Day, the lady who has interested herself so much m this case, catno into court and took charge of the girl.

Mr Stead, in the course of an address to tho electors delivered at Papauui said Men of all shades of political opinion constantly urged that our waste lands should be settled, yet in the same breath there were somo who proposed a form of taxation that would effectually discourage further settlement. It was, however, somewhat significant that those who cried out for a Single-tax wore mostly the young who were too impatient to take their turn at the wheels of the chariot of industry, or else the old, who nad failed in all they had undertaken." There are few better instances of judicious expenditure than that wlneh w to be seen at tho Tuhikarauiea end ot Messrs Williamson Bros, ltukuhia estate. What was only last year a desolate waste of titree and swamp has, by cutting down and burning the titree, making a few drams, and sowing with grass, been transw-rnied into as valuable a block of grazing laud as anyone could desire. Pew seeing tho cattle and sheep on it at the present tlino would believe the change had been wrought so quickly. Indeed, it is a subject of remark that tho stock-carrying capacity of this great Rukuhia estate is fast increasing under the able management of Mr W. Gardner, and it promised at no distant date to become one of the moat vaiuubla propel u<» ■" Waikato.

At the B.M. Court, Ngaruawabia, on Tuesday, the case G. I'. Mellaril v. J. Kdney and F. C. Hill, au action for to lljs for detention of cattle, was heard. Mr Dyer appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Hay for defendants. Tho circumstances of the case, as disclosed by the evidence for plaintiff were that ho hud purchased the land on which the cattle ill question were running, and also arrears of rent due by defendant Edney to tho former owner, which was admitted, and subsequently his son purchased the cattle from him. I'or the defence it was claimod that the cattle ware sold for cash, and as this was not forth«ou.i;;g he had broken the lock and taken possession of the cattle. The evidence was very conflicting, auU £li" Bench nonsuited the plaintiff with costs, £1 Is.

At a meeting of the Hamilton Library Committee, held in the Borough Co-inull Chambers, on Tuesday, His Wuruhiptbe'MayorWr fsaac Co-ites) was in the chair, and tlio following members of tho committed also attorned > •yessrs Burton, Bell, Dey, Edgeuuuibu, Salmon, Tippsn and Stevens. The buaUioss Wore the meeting was to decide upon the appropriation of the funds iu hand (£2O) available for tho purchase of books. Some members ere disposed to send one half of this siini to F.ngland for a supply of books, but aftor >u it was agreed to expend the wholii ni tho wofioy at once, as the library was lauguishmK fur I'Tr* <l{ no \ v books. The committee thou WBiit through , the different catalogues from Meisr-i Upton j and Co., Champtiiloup and Cooper and Wild man and Lyell, making a selection, which will, in due times, bo appreciated by tfco piombers. W& hw? been favoured with an ndejinea copy ill JJoik/'s Waikato Almanac." It is groat!y enpi+tw} to that published last year, and is reir.arttiAi.y cfjeiif; at the price—Od. To business paopje the trade directory it contains will prove Invaluable, and anyone requiring information about the Waikato will find full particulars iu all ably written article that treats of its liftory from the time of the war up to the preiiefct, ,a#d also picturesquely descrthes its mountains, live,if;, IjMKM addition U> the article there arc otli3i.» un Cambridge, lfai»iltoi) ; ie 4-,l'nha, Itaglau and tlia (Hiinci'W guldfocjds, t .o it will be seen the almanac doo;j not confine itself to tho Waikato, as its name would imply. l''ull information about tho wonderful Waitomo caves is given, and Mr G. .1. Neal contributes a small skctch of n model i L'ardwi, cultivated on what he, terms the lßtui/^v.ii" principle. This will bo found very interesi-ilig hi/ who like a good garden, as it iutroduoei Wi-ift/rely how method of irrigation that should op f itiiuoii:io beuelit during mir dry miilimer Mr Neal luu also compiled a '" I 'arm and Garden Calendar" specially for this publication, aud wu venture to say if fanners u-id gardeners carry out the iustnictions ) t'Vwi.v''ocd therein they will beuelit very l/iat6)'iilv Compendium, compiled cxprowiy for ,thj» tiluiiinar; by a solicitor of tho Supr«uw'Gi™i.t. nmtains a great fund »f nsoful legal information arranged under the following headings: l-ondit.g, impounding and trespass, brands and branddog registration, drainage, distress for ' 'rent, ,pro<"<Cfty tax, rates, statute of limitations,' elector.if, elections, births, marriages and deaths, 1 workmen s wages, ?vrt union;, ''auctuincerti jlfliWstor-houiso licenses, sheep anijl nlninp dotiss, yiembers of ■ county arid borough cm/4U, "domain and hospital boards and' Ijceftwffg are given, and aUo the day- .c;, X-VJiph -they meet, and farmers', racing, liall and tennis clubs each reset va » dtic share of r.ttcnliiin. There are many other I mattere. that we imiy porliapi notice in a

future issue ; suffice it, however, to aay we can confidently recommend our readers to purctniKua copy of tho almanac;, und wo do nut doubt but that each purchaser will find it of considerable use to linn during the coming year.