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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2893, 29 January 1891, Page 2

The next English mail via direct steamer will close, at the Waikato offices on Saturday morning next. Tne annual meeting of the subecribers of tho Cambridge Public Library wis held on Tuesday evening. Our report

is crowded out ot this issue. A meeting of the committee of the South Auckland Racing Club will be held on Saturday evening, at 8 o clock, in Tiik Waikato Times Buildings.

air George Grey was a passenger by train yesterday en route for the Okoroin Sanatorium. His visit is likely to extend over a period of three or four weeks. The train for Auckland yesterday was well patronised by visitors on their way to attend the regatta and Tnkapuna Races which take place to-day. Acting under instructions from the railway authorities the police will bring forward on next Court day a* Hamilton a charge for trespassing on the line.

Yesterday afternoon Mr J. Bnrugh drove through Hamilton a dozen fine pedigree Lincoln rams from the Wartle Hock, which are to be shipped to Mr W. .Main at the Wuitoa Estate by train today. Mr James Henderson, formerly (,£ Kihikihi, has been appointed care-taker at Government House. Mr Henderson is well-known in connection with field sports, being an excellent shot and one of the best dog trainers in tho colony. Our Cambridge correspondent writes: We sometimes hear of buggies being knocked into matchwood, but the nearest approach to it that we know of is a bu>'s?y that is being repaired by Messrs Young and Nixon, of Cambridge. It belougs to Capt. Bailey, of Fonconrt, but how the accident happened we were unable to

ascertain. The late unseasonable and bad harvesting weather will cause great loss to the farmers in this part of tho colony. Large areas of oats and wheat are still standing in stock in the districts around Auckland, and it k feared only a small portion of the wheat will be suitable for milling purpose-, and the oats will be considerably staiued.

Jarrett Bros., of Cambridge West are advertising in thi? issue their machinery fur the coming thrashing season. They received the other day, pers.s. Tiiinin, almost •i new inside for their small drum, from the 'makers. They have also bought the large plant from Mr Thornton Walker, and those who were so well pleased with the work it did last season, should write at once to the owners. The programme of the South Auckland Racing Club's Autumn meeting, to be held on Claudelands, on April 10th., has been issued, and comprises the followin" events :-Mairien Plate, £20 ; Hurdles, d 0; Autumn Handicap, £0.); Welter Handicap, £20 ; Steeplechase. _»;>; Claudolands Handicap, £30; Novel Race, £30; and Flying Stakes, £20 ; making a total of L'2(iO to be given away. Nominations for •ill the events, with the exception of tne Novel Race, must be sent to the Secretary, Hamilton, or Mr H. H. Hayr, Auckland, before D p.m. on Friday, March 13th.

To-day being the anniversary of the colony it will be observed as a general holiday throughout the Waikato. In various parts of the district sports have been inaugurated, and should the weather hold cood they give promise of being very successful. The Waikato i J ony and Trotting Club will hold its inaugural meeting on the Gwynnelands course, and neither tune nor trouble has been spared by the secretary, Mr DalKleiah, to have all he arrangements complete. Races will also be held at Otorohauga, and at NRMiwvdnj horse and foot races combined will be held at the Firewood Creek paddock.

Owing to tkere being so small an attendance, the Sylvo and Lavvton company did not carry out their entertainment it Hamilton last night. By an"unfortunate oversight, a notification intended for.insertion in our advertising columns did not S,,ne tn hand in time, so that the public had really very insufficient notice. The company will Rive their entertainment tonunt and from what we have heard from •Psidents who saw them at the Opera House in Auckland, the show is an excellent one, and m worthy of a good attend wee. Vroin a notice appearing in the Il»»>e9 Advertiser, we clip the following:- The Svlvo and Lawton Surprise combination opened in the Academy of Music last eveninc for a season «f three nights, and n-et with a hearty reception from, the ■mdietice, who were most enthusiastic in heir recognition of the entertainment provided, and more particularly the really wonderful balancing feats performed by Mr Sylvo Nothinßof the kind has ever been seen at the Thames before, and we that, all who patronise the Academy this evening will agrei with us in thfi opinion we have expressed of this wonderful batancer."