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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2978, 15 August 1891, Page 2

The death is announced of the Han. James Lowell, at the age of 72. Several deaths from sunstroke are reported from various parts of America, One of M. BelchafFs assassins has been captured in Hungary, and will be extradited to Bulgaria. Several letters to the Editor, an account of a children's entertainment and other items are unavoidably held over. Francis Dalton, of Otahuhu, fell dead while attending a Good Templar Lodge at Onehunga on Thursday nighK An Invercargill man suggests that a profitable line of business for New Zealand would be freezing milk for London wholesale. Sir Julius Vogel is still freely mentioned in London as a likely successor to Sir Francis Bell, should the latter determine to retire. The Times discredits the statement that Russia will prohibit the export of wheat, and bolieves that tho order will apply only to ryo. The English wheat market is improving, and there is a general advance of sixpence. Tho Continental is firm, and Iho American steady. The Times states that the rumoured annexation of Manipur, a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, by Great Gritain is improbable. A meeting of members of the Waikato Hunt Club will take place on Tuesday. 25th inst., at 1 o'clock, to decide about a race meeting. The Contemporary Review says : Yon cannot point to any country in the world where the title to tho soil is violently attacked where any trade or iudustry flourishes. The Rev. John Haselden will conduct Divine Service at St. John's, To Awamutu, to morrow (Sunday), at 7 p.m., and will conduct a confirmation class after the service. M. Constans has drafted a Bill grantiug iiuusiuns to workmen, and permittin? the French Government to lend money :it five per cent, to farmers, to enable thorn to tide over ruinous seasous, The Goverument have granted the rpquest of the men on the relief works near Pahiatua to have independent survey work done. They allege that the measurement of the Goverument officer is incorrect. Hanlan and O'Concr will allow Australian oarsmen who may respond to the'r challenge for a double sculling championship £300 for oxpensea, and guarantee thoin if they wish two single sculling races fur £500a-siJe. "We hear that the steamer Blanche, which has been trading on tho Wnipa river in tho service of Messrs G ill ;md (-!■>., has been sold by them, and that she will shortly be taken back to Auckland to be renovated. A sharp earthquake shock was f-It at Kaikoura at nine miuutes to two yesterday moruiug. It was like a quick jerk from the west to the east. Two less pronouueed shocks were felt at intervals during the last five days. The arrivals in the colony dur iog July were 867, and the departures 1234. As usual, the bulk of the latter, G45, went to New South Wales. There wero also IGO to Tasmaui:), and 74 of the arrivals were from the latter colouy. Two hundred horses will be offered at Mr W. J. Hunter's special horse sale at the Hamilton yards on Wednesday, September 9th. Plough horses, upstanding hack*, and active draughts will be required at this sale. Cardinal Manning, speaking at a Catholic conference, said tho drink trade £13 tho most potent political influence in jDglaild, and tho Government were sleeping partners in it. He praised the efforts of tho Temperance Alliance to mitigate the evil. For the past few days several men have been employed overhauling the machinery, etc., in Mossrs Coates and Metcalfe's flax mill, which, we hear, is to commence operations again on Monday. Several loads of flax came in yosterday, and, no doubt, any surplus labour in the neighbourhood will now bo fully absorbed. Mr H. Howden advertises in this issue that broken uickel bits, spurs and stirrups may bo repaired and made as strong as new if left with him. It has hitherto been the custom to look upon these articles as worthless when broken, and throw them away. We have seen specimens of the work done in this line by Mi Howden, and he certainly "fferts tho repairs in i\ very creditable inanuer. I

A deputation of unemployed waited upon the Promier of New S uitli Wales on the 2nd of July. S:r Henry I'arkr-s plainly told them that scores of t.hem were heavy drinkers, and were themsolves to blame for being out of work. The dividend of 5 per cent deu'arud oil the Bulk of New Zialand shares will be payable to Auckland shareholders 011 Monday next. This c upled with the good news that the shares havo advanced 10s in London will be vory welcome to the shareholders. We (Hawera Star) regret to have to chroniclo the departure of Cap-a-pie, the well-known thorough-hied sire, from this district. Ife has gone to tho Waikato, where ho takes up stud duties for the coming season. Many breeders will be sorry to see such a good liorse leaving the district after only one season here. Signs of approaching spring are to bo seen in tho swelling buds of the peach trees and tho willows bursting into leaf. Before many weeks we may expect a strong growth in the foliage of all early trees. Spring is always welcome, and after so cold a winter it will be doubly so. Experienced agriculturists state that good grass and crops may be looked for afterso much frost. It will also be interesting to note whether the hard weather has, to any extent, destroyed the grub of the codlin moth and other insect pests. We would remind our readers that the Waikato Farmers' Club holds its monthly meeting at Cambridge on Monday evening, at 7.30 p.m. Wo would also cad attention to an advertisement re the stallion parade and horse show to be held under the auspices of the Club on September 18th and 19th. The show promises to be a grand ono, and special prizes continue to roll in, the latest being a cup, value £1 Is, given by Mr R. W. Sargent, of Cambridge, which will be added to the first prize of £2 2s for ladies' hacks, No. 1G on the programme. Intending exhibitors should beir in mind that the entries close on September 11th. Mr Richard Wattam's house in Grey-street, Cambridge, was totally destroyed by tire on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Wattam and her daughter had only left the house a few minutes previous to the fire starting, and had gone into the town shopping. A fire had been loft 111 the kitchen, aud it is surmised that the conflagration must have staited in that part of the house. Not a single article was saved, the family being left with only what they were wearing. A subscription list was started to aid the family, and Mr John Ferguson kindly canvassed the town, with the result that a sum was raised that will help the Wattam's to make a fresh start. A paragraph appeared in the Herald tho other day re the late Laud Court held at Cambridge, which we have been asked to correct. By an error the name of tho block adjudicated upon was statod to be the Marairoa. That was incorrect, as it was the Pou-a-kaui Block, of 102,000 acres, and tho caso was a rehearing, granted 011 an appeal by Hitiri and his party aud by Mrs Moon and her hapu as against thedocision by the Native Land Court (which sat at Taupo) in favour of Te Rangi and his party. The Taupo couit, with tho exception of 7,000 acres, gave the whole of the block to Te Rangi and his hapu. Judge I'uckey'.s judgment, given the other day, has considerably modified tho above, his award being: To Te Rangi and party, 015,500 acres; Hitiri aud Mrs Moon's party, 27,500 acres ; Kerekeha and party, 5,000 acres; Te Paehua and party, 2,800 acres. This clearly demonstrates that the Royal Commission, which sat at Kihikihi, did right in granting the appeal. The following dialogue is said by a Tasmanian paper to have actually occurred during the late strike between the owner of a largo foundry (not five iajfiutos' walk from the Melbourne General Postoffice) and a deputation of his men : — " Wo come to Wy out views before yon, sir, before proceeding to enforce them by striking." "All right, fire away." "Wo intend to work only 44 hours instead of 48." "At what pay ?'' " Oh, the game of course ; we'll do just as much work." "All right, tire away." " Tho foreman has been rather hard on us ; we want hi in sat upon." "All right fire away." "That's all, sir," " No, it isn't; think again. I'm sure there's something else." "No, sir." "Well, I'll just toll you then. You've arranged your hours of work?'' "Yes, sir." "You've arranged your rate of pay ?" "Yes, sir." "You've arranged to have the foreman reprimanded ?" Yes, sir." " But you'vo forgotten one thing, and that is to arrange to get some fool to sign your cheques on Saturday, for I won't. Good morning." Exit deputation.