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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2945, 30 May 1891, Page 2

Austria and Hungary have decided to introduce, a gold currency. The Duke of Fife has decided to christen his infant daughter Alexandria. The London General Omnibus Company have raised the wages of all their employees. The Newfoundland Government has purchased the Harbour Graco railway for £350,000. Inspector Emerson who has bien inspecting the stations in the Napier end of his district returned to Hamilton yesterday. The Coptic's shipment of apples arrived in good condition, and realised from 5s (id to 10s lid per case, but the boxes am said to be too small. A meeting of the Waikato Hunt Club and those interested in hunting is called for Tuesday next, at Ohanpn, immediately after the cattle sale. Dr. Broome will address the constituents of tho Te Aroha electorate in the I'ublic Hall, Cambridge, on Tuesday evening next, on "Liberal Principles." Wild pigeons are getting plentiful in the large bushes. A sportsman recently passed a day in the bush at Kaniwh iniwha,'and brought home about a dozen pigeons. Mr Ross, who was for some time a captain in tho Salvation Army, will preach at the Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, at both the morning and evening services to-morrow. The Te Awamutu Musical Society will give a conceit mi Wednesday next, when the operetta "Trial liy Jury'' will bo repeated, and a concert programme gone through. The planting season has now commenced, and lire attention ot intending planters is (Jin<cted to the advertisement of Mr George Mason, of Claudelands nursery, which appears in this issue. We understand that the Hamilton Amateur Dramatic Company have been asked to give a performance of " Tip; Shaughraiin" in aid of the Hamilton Public Library, which is sadly in neud of funds. Captain Jackson, R.M., will give judgment in tho Himtly mining cases on Monday next, at Huntly. The Captain has been some time engaged in loo!;ing over the evidence taken in this case, and which consisted of over 000 sheets of foolscap. Two informations have been laid by the Railway Department for trespass on the railway lino near Tavpiri, one against Mr W. Collins, and the other against Mr Louis Hadden. These cases were to come off on Monday next, but wo understand that the one against Mr Collins has been withdrawn. Yesterday Judge Puckey received a telegram informing him that tho Governor would be recommended to cancel the instrument dispensing with his services at the end of this month. The fact was announced in tho Native Land Court at Cambridge, and was greeted with cheers by the natives, Mr Hardie, the representative of Messrs Arthur Cleave and Co., proprietors of Cleave's Auckland Provincial Directory, will be in Hamilton to-day for the purpose of receiving orders for advertisements and copies of the directory for This will be the fourth year of publication, and as the directory is the only Auckland directory yet published it deserves a general support. The following gentlemen in this district have been gazetted to Commissions of tho Peace:—Mr l'\ J. von Stunner, Hamilton; Mr I' 1 . Pavitt, Te Aroha, and Mr W. Tattley, of Huntly. Some 12") new commissioners have been issued, but owing to deaths and other causes, the total number has not been increased. Mr A. M. Ferguson's dwellinghouse at Whatiwhata had a narrow cscape from being destroyed by tire last week, the chimney, a large wooden one, being coiiii pletely enveloped in flames before it was noticed. Fortunately the fire was seen by . Mr JJloomfield, and with his and Mr , Kempthorne's assistance, Mr Ferguson suc- , ceeded in extinguishing it before much ' damage was dono. ■ The year 1890 has been a good ono for pastoralists in New South Wales, I all classes of stock having made a substan- ' tial increase, the lambing average being ; 7f t per cent, The following is the grand total of stock in that colony on January Ist, 18111 Horses, 444,503 ; cattle, 1 1,5!)2,91>3 ; sheep, 55,477,401 ; being an increase upon the grand total ot the previous year of 13,72(i horses, 151,371 cattle, and 5,370,(i3(i sheep. In spite of the fact that Queensland is almost the only Australasian colony still granting assisted passages to emigrants, and offering special inducements to intending settler', the population is increasing at a very slow rate. According to tho returns of the Registrar-General, the total population of on the 31st December lost was 414.71'», consisting of 243,437 males and 178,454 females, the total iucrease for the year being 8000 odd. A very pleasant evening party was given by the gentlemen of Ngaruawahia in the Town Hall on Monday last. Including visitors from tho adjoining districts there were altogether about twentyfive couples present. Tho music was provided by Mr A. Booth, refreshments were in abundance, and dancing was kept up until a lato hour. These sc.cial gatherings in country districts where so little is stirring during the winter months, are very acceptable to young people. At an annual gathering of ratepayers, not a hundred miles from the w .• ipa, the conversation turned to tho state of the roads. One settler, to emphasise his grievance, said that in going down a particular cutting there was not more than sis- inches between him and eternity. "Then," gravely remarked another ratepayer, who is known to have a strong leaning towards matters religious and evidently thought tho opportunity too good to tie 10.4, " I would advise you to prep.iie foi etornily." , A correspondent writes :-I understand that at the various public schools in Waikato there area considerable number of children competent to enter for the annual scholarship examinations under the Hoard of K.Jncation, but that owing to the unfair treatment received at the last examination by Miss Marion Crawford who attended the Tamahere school, few, if any, will enter. This case it will be remembered was referred to the Minister for Kdncation, but he replied that ho was unable to interfere with the action of the Board of Education on the question. Yesterday afternoon Constable Berriinan proceeded to Whatawhata and arrested a settler named Richard Ksh nil a charge of lunacy. Coming out of tho Whatawhata township just at dusk, Ksh, who is suffering from religions mania, managed to elude tho constable, who was a stranger to the district, and galloped away towards Hamilton. Constable Berriman followed him up, having in some places to strike matches to find the tracks, anil again captured his man ill Hamilton, where he was holding forth to a crowd that had quiokly assembled. The unfortunate mail was taken to the loclc-up, and will bo l(fuught up this morning.

The pons at the Hamilton bio 'nigh Hale yaids were all well tilled on Thursday last with a good class of stock, and prices on the \vimli: weie a little better for all sorts. Vearlnn; and old steers rani'e.d Iron. XOs to t'J 3s ; twoyear and two and a half-year-.-Ids, t!3 -I- 1 ; turnip steers, £3 10s to tl 10s ; fat cows, 10s to Ci! LOS ; fat steers (sin ill), t'l 10 s. Sheep : L'.ngwnol hoggets, lOGidto lis Id ; fat. owes, lis; full-mouth ciossbted ewes, in lamb, !Ss ; store wethers, lis 1)1. Toeie was, however, very little deiinnd (orhoises, and only ponies and weeds sold. Last night Dr. Canaris gave one of hi> amusing enterttiiineuts in the Hamilton Public Hall, there being a good attentance. The various conjuring tricks given by the doctor are very clever, and all done iu a neat manner, the applause grueling them being general. .Miss Beaumont, who is possessed of a singular double voice, was well received. The cabinet, trick done by the doctor is very amusing—perhaps not t-i the gentleman inside—and we advise all our readers who wish to enjoy a good laugh to patronize Dr. Canaris to-night, as this is the last performance he will give m Hamilton. A now disease, which appears to attack old and yonng sheep alive, has broken oot among the sheep iu the Apsely district in Victoiia. The first syoiptons is that a patch of wool, about the size of the palm of one's hinds, comes o|f the sheep's back, a sore bieaks out on this spot, and gradually oats to the bone, after which, in most cases, it heals up. The. acting inspector of stock was called to inspect, the sheep, and lie at first thought the diseaso was scab, as the early symptoms were so similar, but later he was satistied that the disease was riot scab, though ho was not abte to state definitely what it was. As Mr H, Clark, of Hautapu, was driving some cattle into the Hamilton sale on Thursday some of them broke away into a paddock and as he had to go after them on foot he tied the mare he was riding to a barbed wire fence. Somehow the mare, which was a valuable one, got entangled in tha wires and when lie returned ho found she bad ripped the inside of her thigh, cutting one of the aperies. The mare was taken down to Mr .1. MeNicol's stables, the wound bleeding wiry much all the time, where Mr .f. Browne, of Cainbiidge, tied up the artery and otherwise dressed the wuiid. The mare was then taken up to the Hamilton Hotel stables and yesterday morning was able to be taken homo. In Melbourne (writes our own correspondent), there is a gloomy prospect ahead of us. There are thousands ot men who, a month hence, will be out of work, simply because, chose who should, and who would, furnish labour are afraid to do so—and small blame to them. If they start an enterprise to-morrow they do not know when it will be stopped. There is no security that their men will not be called out at a moment's notice. Hence, there will be treble ttie number of unemployed this winter than usually happens at this season. Of course, there will be the processions, the public meetings, the demands for Government assistance, and the railings against capital and " bloated " capitalists— just as if the, idiots were not themselves the cause, of capital being lucked up. The European Mail, of March L'Oth, says" The London market is becoming more favourably disp.-sed to New Zealand butter, and a very profitable trade is likely soon to be, built up in this article of dairy pvi.dncc. Judging by the quantity of recent consignments, the problem ot wholesale conveyance has been satisfactorily solved, it having been found that the butter retains a perfectly sweet condition when picked in 1001b. and "iiilb. eisk-s, and stored in a temperature of 1-jJeg.. Butter of the, "Anchor" brand is ro lilting 111}-! tier cwt. wholesale, as compared with lolis for Danish, which it closely resembles, but it is a trifle Salter. In its production a number of creameries are concerned, which are supplied by grassfed milk by farmers, under the strictest supervision. Scientific methods of manufacture have boon adopted, the newest appliances having been provided iu the factories." Mr Salinger, who has come over from Melbourne for the purpose of introducing portable gas lamps into New Zealand, arrived in Hamilton on Thursday. The lamps Mr Salinger has with him are of various shapes, consisting of bracket, hall, table and hand lamps, the latter of which will be found especially useful. There is no wick used, and as the oil cannot spill, there is no fear of danger from a lamp being knocked over. Experts say that there is great safety from accidents, and there is no doubt of the brilliancy of the light, which giv»s off no smell or causes any smoke, the Hams being exactly similar to that of a gas lamp, compared with which the cost will be about Os per thousand. To show the, power of the light, Mr Salinger used two in the Public Hall on Thursday evening at the production of "The Shaughraun," and although the lamps wero not turned on to full power, the hall was well lighted. Last evening Mr Salinger gave an exhibition of the lamps in our ollice, and a very brilliant display was made. Ml' S.dinger will bo glad to show the lamps to anyone who calls on him at, the Commercial Hotel, where he will be staying until Monday. Me.'srs Brown I)lrrett and Co. have been appointed sole agents for New Zealand, and sub-agents will be appointed throughout the various districts.