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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2965, 16 July 1891, Page 2

It is estimated that there are nearly forty thousand people out of work iu Victoria.

The Lancashire weavers are op posed to Legislation for the purpose o shortening tho hours of work.

English, papers say that Europe will want double the available American surplus of wheat. It is not likely Russia will havo any to purchase.

A meeting of the committee of the South Auckland Racing Club will be held to-morrow evening. A full attendance of members is requested.

The Railway Commissioners in Now South Wales have made arrangements to introduce tho zone system for the carriage of parcels next month.

Our Cambridge correspondent writes :—Several C.imbiidae residents a-ssert they felt an earthquake ->t 3 a.m. on Tuesday, but I think thoy are hoaxing.

The Dunedin Star's London correspondent writes: —The New Zealand article continues to grow in favour with consumeis in London. For Is 3d a pound Viu can now obtain the finest quality of New Zealand butter, I am told that it is quite as good as any to be obtained from France and Hollaud. In Glasgow, I hear, your produce is thought highly of.

A Christchurch correspondent says:—"There is a keen demand for good land, and long prices have been paid for desirable farms. Proximity to town is not a great point, so long as the land is good. Small farms have been sold at from £20 up to £37 an acre, but the land at tho latter figure was in small lets well situated for dairy and residential purposes, though unfenced and without buildings."

The Presbyterian, concert at Cambridge this evening will, in addition to the many attractions previously announced, contain two items of especial interest, viz., a whistling solo by an Auckland gentleman wl.o is at present staying in the town, and a recitation by Mr Robt. Watson, entitled "The Buiteesement of the Bairn." The lust time Mr Watson gave this was many years ago, when it created a perfect furore, and many are louking forward to a repetition of it.

We understand that Mr C, Sut ton, of Raglan, has taken over the contracts in connection with the mail services held by the late Mr McGuire, and will enter on the work immediately. The contract consists of the daily conveyance of mailß for the Hamilton Tost Offico to and from Krankton and Hamilton railway stations, and a tri-wenkly service to Cambridge. Mr Sutton up to last January had the conveyance of the Raglan mails when every satisfaction was given to his patrons, and to the Department.

The Auckland Chrysanthemum Soc'e yh*s formally enrolled the Cambridge branch, which now consists of about 50 members. Mr T. Wells has in his canvass met with many ardent admirers of this beautiful flower who have promised to grow for exhibition if a local show is held, and, as will be seen in our advertising columns, he has convened a meeting to get to work and make tho necessary preparations. Those anxious to exhibit would do well to attend, as Mr Wells will give a short talk on the best methods of growing fur exhibition.

The Wellington Press, quite careless of the fuss made over its first attack on tho wits of the member for Waitemata, "went for" him again on Friday evening, as follows " Ijiter in tho afternoon that brilliant genius, Mr <Jac!:snn l'almer, gave notice of his intention to introduce a Bill to repeal the Act constituting tho Board of Railway Commissioners. The old saying, "Fools rush in whore angols fear to tread," was never, wo should think, more aptly illustrated. We do not, of course, insinuate that Mr .Jackson Palmer is a fool—such language would be decidedly unparliamentary. Wo morcly tumble across tho quotation as being very applicable 11 very rash young men with any amount of " cheok, little discretion, and loss brains."

Last year's returns show that 210 oases of cancer ware treated in tliis colony, with li 3 deaths. On this subject tho Wellington Press says—"Tho remarks of Mr Duthie, M.H.H., at the meeting of tho Chamber of Commerce, that if people read the evidence that was in the hands of the Joint Stock Committee appointed by the House last year on the subject of the slaughter of cancerous cattle, they would not touch meat, brings us face to face with what is being reiterated again and again, that tho flesh of cancerous boasts is circulated for human food. As Mr Duthio said, tho very idea is most loathsome and horriblo, and it is to be hoped that an elhrt will be made to deal with the iratter of slaughterhouse inspection without delay. Whether from this cause or what, certain it is that this dreadful disease is increasing in the colony."