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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2912, 14 March 1891, Page 2

The Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Company have declared a dividend of nine per cent for the yoar. In consequence of the general call out by the Centra] Council in Queenslan j, large bodies of troops are being sent to the disturbed districts. The Antwerp wool sales opened dull, a bad catalogue being olfered. Prices show a decline of to t.iin centimes. Half the bales otfered wero withdrawn. We would draw attention to the extended list of entries for Mr J. MoNicol's sheep fair at Ohaupo on Wednesday, March 25th, which appeals in this issue. The full programme of the concert to be given by tho Auckland Operatic Concert Company at the Public Hall, Cambridge, on Tuesday evening next, appears in this issue. Tuesday next being St. Patrick's Day, the various banks in Waikato will be closed. At Ngaruawahia the bank, in consequence of the luliday, will be open on Wednesday. An excursion trip to the "Waitomo Caves has been arranged by the Railway Department. A train will leave le Awamutu on Saturday next at 5.30 a.m., for Hangatiki, returning from the latter place at II p.m. the same evening. Mr W. S. Alien had a most enthusiastic reception at Cambridge on Thursday evening, the meeting being well attended. He was repeatedly cheered, and during the whole time ho was speaking there was not a suspicion of a murmur of dissent.

la the Gazette of March 5 we notice lot ij'J.v, containing 2 acres, town of Hamilton West has been gazetted an endownment in aid of the Borough This allotment is better known as the O d Redou'.it Reserve, and is situated at the back of the English Church.

The nominations for the South Auckland Racing Club's Autumn Meeting will be published on Tuesday next. A large number of entries have been received from Waikato horse owners, and with those from Auckland, it is expected that the nominations will be the largeßt this Club has yet had.

Among the many changes that have been made in the Police Department, we notice that Inspector McUoyern, who was for many years stationed in various parts of Waikat >, has been transferred from tlin Ii iy of Islands district, now included in Auckland, to Wanganui. Inspestor Emerson still remains in charts of the Waikato. We have been aikecl to clraw attention to the notice from tho Secretary of the Waikato Horticultural Society, as to receiving late entries up to noon of Mondav. In re lT ard to the special priz-i given by Mr W. 3. Alien, exhibitors are not expected to show in all the classes specified, but next to excellence of quality, the number of itoms would count in awarding the prize.

Last evening a native named Tuwhakarina was taken to the Waikato District Hospital suffering from wounds to his head and face. Tuwhakarina, it appears, was thrown from his horso at Hukanui and the natives being unable to stop the bleeding from his wounds very wisely conveyed him to the Hospital whero his injuries recoived prompt and carcful attention from Dr. Kenny.

Mr H. 11. Hyatt will deliver the first of his lectures on "C0.i1," in aid of the Huntly Disaster fund, at Cambridge West School, on Wednesday, the 18th inst., commencing at 7.130 p.m. Mr Hyatt has visited most of the coal districts in England and lias also inspected the mino at Huntly where the accident happened, so it may bo taken for granted that he will give a very entertaining and instructive lecture.

The young man, Hamilton, who was receivod into the Waikato Hospital, about five weeks ago, from Raglan way, was discharged on Thursday. Hamilton, it will be remembered, had his arm crushed in the cogs of a fUx machine, and had to have it amputated above the elbow. Dr. Kenny is to be complimented on the splendid job he has made of the disabled member.

Despite the dullness in mining husiness in Sydney, a purchaser has been found for the Tokatea group of mines at Coromandel, New Zealand. The sale waß effected by Mr Witheford, of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, who is at present on a visit here. £1000 has been deposited as a guarantee, and the purchaser intends to expend .tl.">,000 in the development of the mines.

Important changes are contemplated in the working of the Victorian railways. Tho Government have iniormed the Commissioners that railways must be made to pay, and that therefore the train mileage must be reduced. The proportion of the staff to the mileage must also be reduced, and younger men skilled in the construction of cheap lines must be appointed to the positions of engineer-in-chief and engineer of existing liues.

Members of public bodies should endeavour to nssumbla at the time appointed. An instance of the inconvenience and waste of time caused by their not doing so, was exemplified at the meeting of the Cambridge Borough Council, on Tuesday last, when several councillors were late, and they unknowingly reintroduced business that had been settled, but of course explanations followed, and ac3rtaiu ainouut of time was thereby wasted.

Mr J. W. Thompson, member for C'iutha, is at present on a visit to Waikato arriving in Hamilton by yesterday's train. Although Mr Thompson has been almost a continuous member of the Kouse of Representatives since 1870 when be defeated the lato Mr McAndrew for the same scat he now occupies, this is his first, visit to Auckland. Mr Thompson is devoting his holiday to making himself acquainted with the country north and south of Auckland, having only lately returned from a trip to Whangarci and the north.

It is perhaps rather late to announce an accident almn-t a wuok olii. but it is of such an extraordinary nature that we may be excused. Last Sunday, Mr A. McVicars, the manager of the I'ukeluira Butter .Factory, was getting a trap out of a shed, when he somehow got his right hand jammed against some barbed wire, which inflicted such a wound across the back of it that it necessitated his removal to the Hamilton Hospital, where ha still remains. Ksports in the butter husines* are somewhat scarce, and Messrs K'.'.ynoldsaudCo., have had gr«at trouble in finding a substitute during Mr MuYickars' enforced absence, Barbed wire h not a pleasant t! to run against, but it is seldom we hoar of it being the cause of so serious :.n accident.