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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2897, 7 February 1891, Page 2

Tippoo Tib intends to pay a visit to England next summer. Two-thirds of Baring's acceptances have now been retired. A contract has been let tor lighting the city of Loudun by electricity. Seven thousand mining claims have been marked off in Mashonuland. The Dublin University has conferred the liouor..ry lX.etorship of on >Ir Ijabour. The opera of Maritana " will .shortly be uroductid :tt Altf-tundra by thu Alexandra Opera Club. Sir H, Loch arrived in London on l.'ebruary L'nd, to consult the Colonial Otlice on African ailairs. The local option poll for the Ngaruawahia Licensing District will take place on Wednesday, February 25th. Two thousand additional entries are advertise,.! in this issue for Mr W. J. Hunter's Waikato sheep fair, to be held at Ohaupo on Wednesday, February 18t.li. The jn'ogramme 0 f the South Auckland Kacing Club's Autumn Meeting and also that of the Cambridge Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting appear in this issuo. The attention of horse-owners is directed to a notice in this issue, stating that nominations for Hurdles and Cup at the Rotorua Race Meeting close on Thursday, I'Vbruary l-'tli. Intending competitors are reminded that entries for the various handicaps at the Swimming Gala to be held on the 20th lust., close with the secretary at Hamilton on Tuesday next. Sir 3YL O'P.orke and Dr. von Mirbach, of Waipawa, have been appointed by the Government asCominisaiouera to_ inquire into the charges against the medical olHcer of the Auckland Hospital.

It is stated that Sir Charles Russell, in a libel case recently tried in London received £1000 retaiuor and £500 a day refresher. The case lasted eight days, so that his fees amounted to £5000.

The head teacher at the Ngaruaivahia school received a teleßram on Wednesday last informiDK him that Patrick McKeown had baen awarded a scholarship. This, no doubt, is the result of the protest forwarded to the Education Board by the Tam ihere School Committee. At the meeting of the Tamahere residents, to bo held to-nic:ht, in connection with church matters, the reflections upon their conduct appearing in the report of S. Andrew's Cambridge Church meotincf, lately published, is likely to bo pretty warmly resented, judging from Mr Wheelof'c letter in this issue. A number of English members of Parliament, representatives of trades unions, and othor associations have addressed, through the Posther Lloyd, a letter to the Hungarian Minister, M. B.iross, asking fur facilities to btudy the working of Mie new Zone Taritf sy tem on the Hungarian railways. In a very friendly reoly. the Minister gives his correspondents an invitation to visit Hungary.

The match which had been arrant'od between Mr Calder'a Bonos and Atr JJkioinfiuld'b mare Patty came off on Wpdtienday last. Considerable interest was manifested in the event, and n number of spectators, both European and native, were present. At the start, Bonos sot away badly, and only caught Patty on the post, hi iking a head heat of it. In the run-off, the horses were despatched with a Hyiup; stai-t, and, after a Rood race. B mea won comfortably by mini" two lengths.

\ A parade of the Hamilton Light j infantry Volunteers wis held in the drill- ! <»,•«! <m Thm-filay. Tlmre was a good ati l.rndanc ' and the c-'impaiiy w-is put through i Viilii'iv diill. Af'or being dwniif<.«J a Tll("0L'"I ' Hit! in>Ml.hl'l-< «'.i - lu:id for , ,m.p -I ii: decidiiu wlii'tluT tin; company oi> f.ii iin.d into a M-mored laf oitrv troop or tain :in ju< at proioiit. After coiwidnr- ■ ,i,i,. di-cns.-uMi ir that the fioin;j. !!Y rt'tiiain as at, pro- Mit, tll«ro bt-illj; only .'.nn'r t |.>ralmr in favour «f tlio Jtumitod Infantry. It ".'.n dwtded to :i(iud a team down t.o Auckland t.n comr> , tc on thn "1-'t inst-.i'iit. for t.h'.' Gordon ItitU'- rropliy. In order to determine on tiio -o v.-liowill represent. thn company, a cr.roni":it ion. i>pen to a!! ti," 'iii'iiitiiTS, "ill bi> licl-J thin afoorno. ri, .vi-i lot! ten liiiihr.-t, s.ton:r-' will tn-c olf j.t'ain on Sal'ird-tv rit'. 1 ;', the live tin *ii i*~ I.v to c"Woi"-6 th' l t-»iiui. Thb ranf*b:: n ed ac io-.iav wilt J>o 3'lo .tnd .'iOO yard-, n I nnxt: Saturd iy 'jOO, 400, ;.Qd 500 >uttl a.

A Now South Wal.-.-s f'nrmor sunt, I bae!-: the "ape , i the .\i-illl o.".:l G-t':Me, published by f lovernoi -nt and forwarded to him gratis, with the following extract, "ut (rum i.lio journal, outside of tho " rapperTho turnip worm may bo readily iecogin-abie by transverse, -trie-, hardly hei.erocophaul, bond concave truncate. ellipsoidal, cardiac column broad, bnr*a small, tail conoid and column pr niliaent or otherwise." Underneath lie wrote : lie letter "I) *' and i hat the wrapper \v;..s not huge uioiigh to enable him to make tl.u iettcr big erioiiLdi. A gentleman, who recently re(.111 neil from Auckland, says it was saddeninc to .see the large paddocks of whe.it -Hid o:,t„ down country, the giain standim: out in all blackened, and apparently destroyed by the wet weather. No i tie knows the full extent of damage done, but from all quarters we are hearing of grown wlieaf, aud in some eases the grain lias been carted to the -ta.e!: ::: such a damp condition as in any other season would never be thought of, but lately ii has been a hard struggle to save any of tho grain. General sympathy will bo fell for tho farmers, whose occupation at the best of times is not all beer and skittles.

A correspondent " Turahia," when referring .some time ago to tho Riglau mail service, mil:-!: have been gilt:d with the true prophetical spirit when he stated that the opposition would result in two coaches boing run instead of one, and also a reduction made in tho fares charged. Sutton'.-: coach still runs regularly, and is usually well tilled np with passenger, &c. Quite recently Mr Sutton had to despatch two coaches to meet tho pressure of visitors to the popular watering place. Wo cannot imagine anything rnoro calculated to strengthen aud retonoour Waikato dwellers than an occasional visit to the ocean beach at Raglan, where sea-bathing, boating, ifee., can be indulged in ad lib, and at prices within the reach ol ail.

The Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association have telegraphed to the Government, requesting them to at once prohibit the importation of fruit from the colonies and districts infected with t.hecodlin moth. Wo fear this step has come too late in thn day. If the action ol the W'aikato Horticultural Society, some years ago, had been generally supported throughout the colony at that time, wo should have beard very little of this destructive p 2- f . nnw. Kveu it the Government adopts the course suggested, it would do little to check the spread of the moth, as the grub would be distributed iu packages and grain sacks, that it would be impossible to have any supervision over, or which it would bo little dreamt ot that tho grub lay concealed in.

Tlie American Copyright Bill, which has now been passed by the _ House of Representatives, is a very nice Hill ; but it has a in its tail which will not please British publishers Copyright is given to foreigners as though they wore Amorican citizens ; but it is clogged with the condition that the copyrighted book must bo "manufactured" iu America. That is to say. it rriu.at be printed from typa set up or from plates stereotyped in the United States. That is a serious condition ; and more than one publisher has argued that in a few years' time it will involve shifting the_ se»t_ of the book trade from London to New \ork. That is sorely to exaggerate tho danger, since it would always be possible to establish reciprocity by requiring that the many American books which come ovor hero in sheets should be manufactured '' iu England.—St. James.s Gazette,