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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2969, 25 July 1891, Page 2

Sir Francis Dillon Bell has brmkod a passage t" Now Zealand bv tho steamer Arawn, leaving in October ne«t. We hear that Mr and Mrs Rich of I'atetero, will shortly pay a visit to the Old Country, They pnrposo leaving Auckland about tbn middle of ne-ct month. In connection with the claim of Messrs Hill liros., of Mat.ihura, against tho Waikar.n (Inniity Council for compensation fur land taken for a road at M itahura, wc. understand that Air T. H. White has been aeiicinte'l assessor on behalf of the claimant-;.

Mr Cecil Kaikes. Postmaster'leneral, is trying to arrange with tho Treasury for an ocean penny postauo to A nstralia.

It is reported that holders of £30,000 worth of New South Wales stock have sold out. they b.'Coniini,' shinned at the labour movement in the <;..|ouy.

A ukase will shortly be issued compelling foreigners who have been engaged in commerce in Russia for five years to take nut letters of naturalisation.

A public meeting of the residents of Cambridge West will take place on Monday evening next, for the purpose of receiving balance sheet re the Public Hall and electing a new committee.

We are pleased to hear that large orders for Limey's Anthelmintic are coming forward from llawkes Bay and the South. This specific for lungworm in sheep has now firmly established its reputation.

At the Addington (Christchurch) Saloyarrls on Wednesday week a pen of Hampshiredown wethers bred by Mr Max Friedlander of Ashbuiton, made the Hensational price of 25» a (load. The sheep won estimated to turn the scale at from SJOlb to 051 b.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Hamilton Branch of the Waikato Farmers' Club will be held in Tun Waikato Times Buildings on Monday evening next. A full attendance of members is expected, as several questions of importance will be discussed.

The only expenses claimed by Messrs Hesketh and Richmond, in connection with appearing in the Supreme Court on behalf of the Waikato County at the hearing for an extention of time in which to lodge an applieatio i for a Compensation Com - ;, ate £2 2s—the amount of costs allowed by the Court against the claimants,

We would draw the attention of public to the important aalo of leaseholds of Hamilton Borough endowments and domain lands advertised to bo sold by Mr John Knox to-day. The leases are for fourteen years under the liberal conditions of the improvement leases, and comprise some of the choicest allotments in the Borough.

A meeting, called by Captain Bruce of the Te Awaaintu Mounted ufantry, will be held at Whatawhata this evening to consider tlie advisablenoss of forming a contingent of Mounted Infantry in connection with the Te Awaniutn Company. Tfieru are a number of young men around Whatawhata who have taken the matter up warmly, and tho movement is likely to be successful.

The football " barracker'' has an unenviable reputation for inventing s imo of the most bloodthirsty remarks as a means of "sooling on " the team in which lie is mostly interested ; but one of a tribe of youthful enthusiasts on tho Recreation ground on Saturday hail nviJently waded knee-deep in gore, for at short intervals, as one or i>tber of the. opposing side sought mother earth, he vociferated in a shrill treble : " Well slain !" —Yeoman.

• We are very pleased to liear that Dr. Tremarno is so well pleased with his purchase of the'Taniwha Estato that he has bought up further blocks ot land adjoining to the extent of some thousand acres, in some cases paying as much as 50s per acre for unimproved land. The portion of the estate lai-l down in grass by tho late manager (Mr (). l'\ l'iilio;:) has done remarkably well, and over 3000 sheep are now being grazed on the property.

According to a contemporary, rabbit-skins are likely to rise in value, for the I'lccree Ins gone forth, from the mysterious arbiters of fashion, that " rabbit's wool coating" is to ho tho material to be worn by all who wish t > be regauled as in the mode. The Prince of Wales has set tho example and as the new tissue, which is described as boing very soft, and beautiful, is equally well adapted for male and female apparel, the demand for rabbit fur can scarcely fail to assumo very largo dimensions.

At Ohaupo on Tuesday Mr Hunter, at the request of Mr Sutton, sheep inspector, drew attention to the carelessness of sheep owners in not properly branding their sheep. Under Clause 15 of the Brands Act, all sheep above the age of four months shall be branded with the registered brand of tho owner, which shall bo renewed from time to time, so that tho same shall be at all times legible, and for every such sheep not so branded the owner thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

The first dance of the newlyformed Te Awatnutu Assembly took place in the Public Hall last Thursday night, and was a great success. There were about 25 dancing couples present, besides many elderly people, who, much against their will, havo gradually had to give dancing best. All tho youth and beauty of the neighbouring, townships and districts was represented, and altogether a jolly evening was spent. With the strong influential committee they have now to carry it through, the monthly dance of the Assembly will be something to look forward to as each full moon comes round. Tho next dance will be held on 20th August.

Mr F. D. Rich, on behalf of the Thames Valley Land Company, obtained a conviction against certain natives who, under a false idea that they had a claim to sonio land beins worked by the Company, destroyed a bridge leading 011 to this land. Only nominal fines were inflicted, as Mr Rich did not wish to press tho charge, but to let it serve as a warning to the natives in future. In delivering judgment, the R.M. said that the tines inflicted this time were very light, owing to the extreme consideration of Mr Rich, but he warned the natives, who he thought might have been acting under bad advice, not to get into such a scrape again. It is not likely, however, that they will.

The Christchurch Telegraph thus sarcastically alludes to one of the latest stupidities of that champion lunatic, the cable compiler : —Some people have a curious idea of what nows is. A cablegram published yesterday informs us that during the banquet at Windsor Castle in honour of tho marriago of Princess Louise a waterpipe burst in the dining-room. What a prodigious piece of news! How does it happen that tho compiler of news stopped short at this point? Why did he not give us more information? It is cruel to act so, and having aroused curiosity failed to allay it. Wo should have been told how much water escaped, how many of the guests got wet feet or drenched faces, and, above all, who repaired the pipe, and flow long dining operations were delayed. Wo hope the compiler will be more attentive to details in future,

la our report of the Waikato County Council to-day it will be seen that two ratepayers of the Rangiriri riding waited 111 the county cleik and carefully examined the buoks in connection with tho riding accounts. The object of this was, we learn, to ascertain the position of the Whangainarino portion with regard to tho other portions, as it was thought that local affairs might he carried out more economically under a road board than under the county. Tho ratepayers interested will not, it is thought, be able to carry this out, as a large number of owners are non-resident, and it would be almost iin possible to get tho required number of signatures in favour of forming the road board.

Wo take the following from the Rangitikei Advocate: —"Whose land is this'!" asked a Liberal luminary a short time Ago. "That is Mr 's," was the reply. " Why," rejoined the aforesaid luminary, "there ought to be a dozen of yon Hunterville people living on that." ft v.,is tho remark of a " burster," t a " hurstist," a " busier ill)," » " buster," or whatever the new school ot spoilers calls itself. And vet when the owner bought tho land tho Provincial Council was short of money, and was almost bagging people to buy. When he had bought it several of his friends doubted his Rood sense, and said it would be folly on his part to clear it. But ho did. Tho clearing, grassing and fencing employed a largo number of men, why were glad to get the work at a time when work was very difficult to obtain. Yet, as soon as it begins to bring in some return for the expenditure in the shape of a few fat sheep, and a few bales of wool, the envious-eyed Liberal comes along, and as he notes the greenness of the pasture, longs to enter and take advantage of another man's labour. That is Liberalism in a nutshell.