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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2979, 18 August 1891, Page 2

Rain has fallen in the southern provinces of Soath Auetralia. The drought baa broken ud. Lord Lurgan has sold his estate in Armagh (Ireland) to his tenants for a quarter of a million sterling, under Lord Ashbourne's Act. A meeting of the committee of the South Auckland Racing Club will be held on Thursday evening in The Waikato Times Buildings, In a paper read before the Hygienic Congress on August 14, it was stated that fully 19,000 deaths from cancer had taken place in England last year. The next Waikato County Council meeting will be held on Friday next, August 21, instead of the usual date, the last Friday in the month, which would make it a week later, August 28. In a local in Saturday's issne we stated the Cambridge Horse Show and Stallion Parade would be held on September the 18th and 19th. It should have been on the 18th only, Mr McNicol's special horse sale being held on the 10th. The Hygienic Congress has passed a resolution in favour of cremation as the most rational means of disposing of the dead, especially in case of contagious diseases and battlefields. The Government was urged to introduce legislation on the subject. Tne executive of the National Liberal Association, Dunedin, telegraped to the Premier and city members yesterday, respectfully urging the passing of the Women's Franchise Bill through the popular elective Chamber, believing that no true Liberal can oppose it. We would remind our readers in and aioiind Tβ Awamutu of the entertainment that takes place in the Public Hall to-night. An attractive programme has been provided, and, as the object ij to aid the hall funds, a liberal response will, no dnubt, greet the promoters. Several inhabitants of Cambridge West hail a narrow escape of being burnt out mi Sunday night. Someone set fire to a quantity of fmze tint covers several acres, and the gale that was blowing carried lighted pieces "f it a considerable distanoe and endangered several dwellings, but fortunately no dnruage wus Jone. The Cambridge Borough Council have taken steps to have tho Public Hall thorouhly clsaned now that the Land Court has adjourned. It was in a filthy state, and the swifil dances that were inauguratfid earlier in thn season wt?re discontinued in consequence. Now that it is to be cleaned, the dances have been revived, and one will bo held next Thursday evening. The petition which was started in Hamilton on Saturday protesting against the increase of the honorarium to members has been very numerously signod, nearly 200 aigtialures are already attached. If the slum enemy has been eirployod throughout the Waikato electorate, Mr Bryoi will have a formidable petition to bring before tho House. The pinus insignis trees are now coming into bloom aud are commencing to shed pollen, so we may soon expect to hear of sulphur .'showers in various parts of the country. Like the " big gooseberry sea son," this is an annual atfair, but perhaps the " sea serpent " having turned up again will bo sufficient food for the credulous to digest during this year. Wβ received a telegram from Mr Charles Like, of Cambridge, yesterday, intimating that he had purchased in Christchurch the trotting stallion Balderdash, by Rousar, out of Mischief. He is described as a dark dappled chestnut, sixteen hands high, of good substance and quality, and a capital performer. Mr Like leaves for Auckland on Thursday. Some little excitement was aroused in Hamilton on Saturday morning by a report coming from vaiiout sources from residents in and around Hamilton that an unusua! occurrenco had been rnnitirkod during tho early hours of the riiorning. Most people came to the conclusion that a volcanic outburst similar to Taravvera had takon place. Tho post office officials instituted inquiries both up and down the lir.e, but no tidings of anything unusual came in reply. About midday the matter was cleared up, when a resident at Hukanui came into town and explained that the loud reports heard were cansed by thn Maoris of Hnkanui, who, from about 2 a.m. to 7 a.m., had been firing big charges of dynamite in honour of a deceased native chief. The '• strango phonomonon " was thud piitiefactorily accounted fur.

At Buckland's Auckland sale on Thursday Ir*st, some ciittln of Mr K. Fisher's "f l'liktiimu. fetched £10 17.-. l>l oich. N..t bad, that ! Especially in a full market. If there are any unemployed ':nockinL' about Waikato, let them ruad the report of the Taotaoroa Road B >»rd meeting, nnd if they rocilly muin business they can doubtless be accommodated. In consequence ot hie removal to Matamata, Mr. H. J. Kallftmlnr has severed his connection with the Cambridge and Taotaoroa Road Boards and the Waikato County Council. Cupt. Bailey, C.8., has been nominated to fill the vacancies on the Road Boards, and Mr H. J. Paton in tho County Council. Mr Kullendar will most probably fill the vacancy caused by Mr N, J. Hunt's resignation, on tho Piako County Council, and in that capacity will be of great benefit to the Taotaoroa district; so although they loso his services upon the Road Board thoy will gain by his presence nt the Council.