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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2956, 25 June 1891, Page 2

Hamilton live stock sales to-day. The Cambridge Oddfellows' hold their annual dinner and ball this evening. The V7ool sales are proceeding with great spirit iu London, but pi ices remain unchanged. The French representatives are not buying so freely as beforo. The Prussian Diet has closed. The Kmpevor, in the course of his speech at the prorogation, said he was satisfied that the session would prove to have been a fruitful one. Dr, Broome will address the electors of the Te Aroha. constituency at Te Aroha. on Saturday evening ; at l'aeroa on Monday at mid-day ; and at the Thames on Monday evening. Tne Shaw, Savill and Albion Company are asking 2* per cent insurance on the dairy produce shipped for Kngland in the colony, the company guaranteeing the condition of the produce. A child aged 5 years the son of Mr Monckman of Morrinsville was on Tuesday hat committed to tho Asylum by Oapt. Jackson, H.M., on the testimony of Dm. March and Cole, as being of unsound mind. Owing to the sudden death of Mrs Jas. P. Thomson, the Presbyterian concert that was to have been held at Cambridge last evening was postponed. It will probably take place about three weeks henco. A practice of tho members of the Paterangi Football Club will be held at Tβ Awamutu on Saturday next 2"th inst. The return match with Hamilton will bo played on July 4th, so that players are requested to turn up if they wish to reverse th« result of the match played at Hamilton, We regret having to record the death of Mrs Jas. P. Thomson, wife of the Cambridge town clerk, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased lady had only boon ill for a few days, and succumbed to pleurisy. Slib loaves five little r.hi dcen. The funeral will take place on Friday, and will leave Claremunt Villa at 2 p.m. Monday next (St. Peter's Day) being the anniversary of thecornecrution of St. JV.or's Church, Hamilton, Holy Communion will be celebrated in the Church at H■> m Mid th.iru will be evensong at halfnasUeveu. The Kev. W. Caldar, of All Saints', Poiisonby, aud who was for many yens incumbent of St. Peters', will conduct thu evening service. We understand that Dr. Cole has declined to accept the appointment as house surgeon to the Auckland Hospital, owing to the stringent regulations as to losidence both day and nieht laid down by thu Board. Dr. Cole offered to reside close t-i thu Hospital, aud, at his own cost, to provide teiephonic communication. Tins, however, did not induce the Hoard to depart from their determination, and Dr. Cole, rather than be so completely isolated from his family, had no alternative but to refuse the appointments. The decadence of Charleston (West Coast), formerly one of tho most flourishing goldtield towns in the colonies, is thus quaintly referred to iu the local paper :—" Although winter may now be said to have fairly set in still the main streets of the town have uot as yet discarded their summer foliage, for there is stilla very fair crop of goose-grass and blno clover flourishing in the principal thoroughfares, while Camp and Rotten-Uow streets cmid yet carry three sheep to the acre. Should there be an early spring the business poople will hai/e to orfjaniao a ' grubbing bee' to keep the ru*hee from blocking; thn dnnrrV4Tß."

Tho present stretch of frosty weather, has been one of tlie must severe Uiat has been experienced in W.nkito, and fp'in soveral parts we hear of tho ico being ol sutlicicrit thickness to bear sliding on, v> lute at Te Awauintu yesterday morning thero was a full of snow. On Tuesday next Mr MoNicol will olfer for sale a farm at I'atfrangl, containing IiJH acres. This is the farm known to old ri'-idents in Waikuto as " Macfarlano's." It was here that old Mr Macfarlane spent the uroater portion of lim life, tirst taking up his residence many years beforo tho settlement of Waikato, and when tho country was entirely in the hands of the Maori". There use-1 to bfi, and probably there still is, a beautiful orchard surrounding the Innse, famous for its many varied stone fruits. Tho land is noted for its exceptional quality, and this, with its delightful situation, will make it a lniichdtwired property to own and reside upon. In another column will be found an advertisement calling a meeting for Tuesday no.xt at Ohaupo to consider the of forming a Waikato Hunt Club mid obtaining a pack of hounds. We think this is rather premature hs tin district at presont is not in die position to go in for luxuries, and there can be no doubt but that tho establishing and maintaining of ,i decent pack of hounds would mean considerable expense. Tho P.ikuranga Hunt Club which has been established in Auckland for many years has not been a financial success, and if success cannot be attained there where the support wonl' , be much larger, we aro afraid that Waikato would uot do even s<) well A. very remarkable accident, fortunately unattended with any serious results, occurred at Komio, a station on the I'atetere Estate, one day last week. A man in the employ of Mr B. Kwen, who has a contract on hand for the I'atetere Company, was engaged working a disc harrow and toiim of four horses on a very steep hill side. It is supposed one of the horses Htumbled, bringing down the rest of the team, These, it is stated owing to the declivity, toppled over two or three times beforo bringing up, and, stranee to say, the driver, who had foolishly tied him-elf to the seat to prevent slipping, mauauod to get. clear through the rope giving way, and, notwithstanding the fact that horses and harrows had turned over two or three times, no damage was done, and in a very short time they were at work again a.s if uotiiing had happened. A farmer in Canterbury with. 640 arcesof land was induced to try 10 acres of lucerne, and he was not satisfied with tbe result. It did well for a time, but during thedry time in March and April it seemed to entirely disappear, and he pointed to the bare put-ih as a proof that lucerne was a failure in his district. It was fouud on inspection, however, that the 10 acre patch was unfenced, in a 200 acre paddock hoavily stocked with sheep. The sheep would of courso closely eat oIF the lucoriv; mid keep it from making any growth. No better method cnuM be recommended if the intention had been to got rid of thn lucerne. This is the best way to kill sorrel and other tenacious weeds, and as lucerne is a plant which does not stand closo grazing it is not surprising that this farmer's experiment was unsatisfactory. The surprising feature of the case, however, U that since the recent rains a good growth has taken place, and the lucerne bids fair to be successful after all. So far from being a failure, the lucorne has in this case shown an unexpected power of resisting bad treatment.