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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2954, 20 June 1891, Page 2

It is expected that the bank rate of discount in London will be raised to 3 per eant. Two hundred, and forty-nine deaths occurred in London last weak from influenza. Captain Jackson, R.M., leaves for Raglan this morning, to hold a Bitting of the K.M. Co'." - !' thorn on Monday. The Rev. T. P. Hewlett will con> duct divine service at St. John's Te Awamutu un Sunday evening, 21st instant at 7 p.m. The debentures of the New Zealaud Trust and Loan Company are £27 10s, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency £'Jt> 10:<. Several sections of land in the township of Kawhia and the Parish of Wlmingarna will be offered by auction at the Crown Lands Office, Auckland, on Friday, 10th .July. The Sydney Daily Telegraph, in an article on the Financial Stutornont delivered in the New Zealand Parliament on Tuesday night, commends the financial proposals of (ho (lovernment. The steo.mer Tainui, took from Lytellon 000 sacks of potatoo? fnr the linglish market. Tlub is tho first large shipment of potatoes to England. It is being mada a test shipment and if it turns uufc profitable will open out a new export. There will ba quite a boom on Wolfe's Schnapps in Waikato, if tbo orders tor £t, that are enclosed in some eases, are all to come this way. We lately recorded tho finding of two, and this week another turned up at the Criterion Hotel, Cambridge. The newly * elected officers of Lodge Beta, Waikato, X.Z.C., will bo installed by tho Grand Lodge officers on Thursday evening next, at the lodgc-room, Hamilton. A cordial invitation is extended to brethren of all constitutions. We understand that Mr L. J. Bagnall has decided to contest the _Te Aroha district at the forthcoming election. He has received largo ofFors of support tiom various sections of the district, uid a li'rfolv signed reqi'i Jtion w:jl 'j** nr'autod at a meeting to held at Te Aroha on Jkniclay cveninp nos't. —Herald.

From the start the great National Liberal Association has made in (l iiinru, tho Xorth Otago Times imagines the principal " plank " in its platform will be to .send round thu hat to defray expenses. A price list is advertised in this i'-sue by Mr Rew, wholesalo and retail grocery and provision dealer, -Auckland. The prices are extremely low, and as Mr Rew has special facilities for executing country orders (the country order departmoiit being separato from t,is retail store) be will no doubt receive substantial support from residents in the out districts. His terms are cash, and this is not only an advantage to Mr Rew, but also to those in a position to favour him with their patronage. Mr Arthur Clampett, interviewed at Uuiiedin, declares that he was thoroughly in earnest while ho was conducting religious services in Christchurch some time ago, but tho tact that he was going under an assumed name was a great mental drag and worry to him. Ho wished to give out his proper name, but friends who knew it advised him not to do so. Ho exprossod groat disgust at his giving way to drink, and said he was certain he could live down his past record. He intends to settle down in Duuedin as a musician. The Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. John McKenzie, has addressed a circular letter to tile Waikato Farmers' Club, intimating to them and to kindred institutions that he will be glad to havo tho views of tho society on any subject relating to the welfare of the agricultural and pastoral industries it may deem necessary to consider during tho session. Wn havo little doubt the Waikato Farmers' Club will taku an early opportunity tn direct the Minister's attention tu a variety of subjects, foromost amongst these being the question of railway freight on produce. "We are just in receipt of Messrs W. N. White and Co.'s catalogue of their fruit sale held at Covetit Garden market on April 10, Amongst the lines offered are ISO cases Tnsmanian and 1521) cases New Zealand apples. In looking down the list we note that tho prices ibt'iine.'l for the Tasmanian fruit are a long way bettor than that for New Zealand. In the former the average reached fully 10s per case, whilst for the latter only about half that price wis averaged. In the Tasmanian lot, one or two linos unnamed brought as high as 21s per case, and the highest price to bo found ainong.-i; tho New Zealand lots is lfjs for Ribstons. The wet weather of a week or two buck combined with a good deal of traffic, has caused some bad holes to appear in the county road between Frankton aud the junction of the Whata vbata and Tuhikaramea roads. These are now being repaired by Mr Waite. Some needed improvements in tho way of fasciniug and sanding, are also being carried out in the short line of road leading from tho above junction to Williamson's gate, on the Tuhikaramea road. This was formed some little time ago, and the heavy traffic, including that from the timber mill, has proved to I much for it: this road requires a good coat of gravel over all the low-lying portions. "We noticed a buggy in Cambridge the other rbiy that tor stylo and finish equals anything we havo seen in the colony. Upon enquiry we, found that it was all locally made, it having been built at Mr W. lv. Carter's establishment. The whole of the woodwork aud pain' ing was done by Mr Carter's man ; the ironwork by McMillan Bros., aud the leatherwork by Mr R. pavie.s. Each and everv part was finished to perfec'ion, and MrCirter, who had tho vehicle built lor his wife s use c,.n Hatter himself that ho his a bugjy seend to none. It is not generally known that Mr Carter has gone into this business that after his own repairs etc. have be.eu executed, he is open to build for thu public. By the steamor Aoraugi, Mr H. Howden, watchmaker, otc., Hamilton, has received a splendid new stock iu ail departments. Amongst the watches are chronographs am.; Knglish leveii: by the best makers, including some choico ladies' watches, marked at remarkably low prices. For tho cheap Perfection watches, the demand continues as strou--' as over, nnd as Mr llowdeu has disposed of close on three gross of these within tho last live mouths, thu watch evidently recommends itself. Tho gold and silver jewellery specially advertised in another coiumc is Worthy of inspection, and iucludcs many articles of gcod finish and chaste design, and the electroplated ware is of the best quality. The repairing department is under Mr Howden's personal supervision, and be guarantees satisfaction to his customers, his plant being one of tho most complete in the provinco.