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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2985, 1 September 1891, Page 2

The auxiliary fleet ha? arrived at Brisbane. By th« forest fires at Toulouse several villages were destroyed, and eight persons have been burned to death. The agricultural statistics of Great Britain show the pasturage of the United Kingdom to have increased 5 per cent. Mr Skeet's (surgeon dentist) assistant, Mr Hay, will visit Waikato next week, on dates mentioned in advertisement. The Shipning Federation is sending hundreds of men to Derry to discharge vessel's with the view to overcome a strike. The Canadians are irritated at the lowness of the csnsus returns, and allege the Government are responsible for negligent collection. Further trials have been made in Texas of the production of rain by explosions in the air. It is alleged the experiments were again successful. The Piako County Council meet at Morrinsville at 11 a.m. to-day, and the Waikato Hospital Board meet at Hamilton at the same time to-morrow. Cambridge can now boast of quite » "flash " turn out, for on Saturday we noticed a cart with " Cambridge Express" upon it, dane in gilt letters. In Mr W. J. Hunter's commercial report in Saturday's issue an error occurred. It was a pen, and not a pair of calves sold on account of Mr Hodgson, that brought two guineas each. We would draw attention to the additional entries made for Mr W. J. Hunter's special sale of horses at Hamilton on Wednesday, September Oth, and especially to the draught ot horses advertised from the Annendale estate. The Cambridge Public Hall was occupied on Saturday evening consequently rinking could not be indulged in ; however, the manager of the rink advertises that Thursday evening noxt will be substituted in lieu of last Saturday. Operations were commenced at Messrs Coatea and Metcalfe's Hamilton flax-mill yesterday morning. There is a large supply of flax on hand, and if the present fins weather continues the firm should hava no difficulty in keeping up the supply. A farewell social evening will be held at S. Andrew's schoolroom, Cambridge, on Friday week, the 11th inst., in connection with the approaching departure of the Rev'. Dr. Hooper. An advertisement inviting all Dr. Hooper's friends will appear in our next. A meeting of those interested in the forming of a B iwlin? and Quniting Club was held in Le Questie's Hotel, Hamilton East, on Saturday evening. The meeting was adjourned till to-morrow evening, at the same time and place, in order that a fuller attendance could be present. Yesterday afternoon the secretary of the Hamilton Football Club received a telegram from the secretary of the Grafton Club, stating that the latter club, owing to representative matches, cannot get a team to visit Hamilton. The secretary of the local club is, wa understand, «n----deavonring to arrange a match in Auckland for Saturday week. The following tenders for the swamp drain contract on the road to the Pukete railway station were opened on the 19th inst. by the chairman and Mrßycroft:—B. Murray, lis 3d per chain, including the cutting of ti-tree; James Charleston, 7a Gd (accepted); Alfred Booth,Bs per chain, and Ik per chain for cutting ti-tree. Mr Charleston's tender, being the lowest, was accepted. General regret is expressed among Waikato electors at the prospect of Mr Bryce's retirement from political life. A large majority of his constituents, and also, I believe, of the electors of the colony, have come to regard Mr Bryce as a kind of safe-guard against the revolutionary tendencies of the present Parliament. The idea of his withdrawal just now is therefore viewed with anything but satisfaction, —(Whatawhata correspondent). The second dance of the Te Awamutu Assembly was held in the Volunteer Hall last Tuesday night and was even a greater success than the first. There were about twenty-five couples presont, including a number of visitors fr.im Paterangi, Alexandra, and Kihikihi. The floor was in excellent order for dancing and the gathering was voted on all sides as the pleasantest held in Te Awamutu for a long time. The next dance will be ou Thursday September 17th. " Country Settler '' writes as under :—" I have been very much shocked the last two Sundays,on my way to church, to see grown-up larrikins playing at pitch and toss in the principal street of Hamilton East, and not far from the police station. The worst feature in this case is the small boy crowd tft<o form a ring around the players and listen to their language. Surely something might be done to prevent the latter from such contamination, even if the parents are careless of thair children's welfare." An old poet gives the following instructions upon the important subject " How Men should treat Women."—When thou art mairied, seek to please thy wife ; but listen not to all she says. From a man's right side a rib was taken to form the woman, and never whs there seen a rib quite straight. And would thou straighten it ?It breaks but bunds not. Since then, 'tis plain that crooked is woman's temper, forgivo her faults and blame her not j nor let har anger thee nor coercion use, as all is vaiu to straighten what is curved." Cr. C. Tippen has given notice to move at the next ordinary meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, Tuosday next, that Resolution No. 1 of the 11th June, 188 a, firing tho Town Clerk, Treasurer, Rate Collector and Valuer's salary at £110 per annum laa altered to the sum! of £135 per annum, on account of the following duties having been added to those originally specified, vizßeturning Officer, secretary to t;he Cemetery Trustees, Inspector of Nuisances, Inspector of Slaughterhouses, and secretary to tho Public Library Committee. Speaking of the supporters of th® Government, the Wellington Press states t ■ ' Tho pa;-ty is rich in tho matorial suitablo for organising such a necessary adjunct to thair governmental njethods of tracking and bringing to book 'social journalists that dare to writ.o and print ti;n truth, judges whoso appointment have not been made by themselves, and generally to improve the statu of things and the happiness of the people by making tho reign of vulgar coarseness, one man factories, oraj:?j> verbosity, fishy morality, and 'the great Jjibor&l p s v.ty' universal and Hiipromo for pvor nt)d oyer'

The thoroughbred stallion l'etf'iril is advertised to travel this season between Te Arnlia ami the Thames. He is a ■ ery fashipnablv-linid horse, being by Mll -:]< >;t from Pongaworewere, and has liflon a good performer on the turf. .Mr N. I >ickev. Ilis owner, has hail several templing offers to loase or purchase him, hut he has docided to retain his services for thu Thames and Upper Thames district. At a committee meeting of the South Auckland Racing Club, held last night, Mr Halstead was appointed handicappnr at a remuneration of fifteen guineas for the season 1801-92. Dr. Waddington was elected President and Mr Herries, of Shaltasbury, vice-president of tho club. Mt \V. M. Douglas' name was also added to tho list of stewards. The programme as arranged by tho sub-committee (Messrs .T. McNicol, Bach, and Barton) was adopted. After some discussion, it was resolved to call for tenders for the right of working the totulisator for the ensuing Beason, and the socrccary was authorised to tako the neces sary steps forthwith. One of the most suggestive remarks uttered at the recent banquet in Hamilton was that uttered by Mr Thomas Wells, of Cambridge, when responding to the toast of the agricultural interests. After eulogising the agriculturists of Waikato, Mr Wells said that they (the farmers) should be equally proud of their commercial interests, and of their own business men, and not bo so ready always to patronise the imported article. For his part, he could say that in the conduct of his business he had never purchased anything out of Waikato that he could obtain in it. Such a statement deservedly met with warm approval. The Library entertainment that is to be held in the Cambridge Public Hall on the 18th inst. will be of exceptionally good quality The first part will be a concert, and we understand that the whole of the performers come from a distance, amongst them boing Miss Rimmor, who created a verv favourable improssion when she sang in Cambridge about a year ago. The dramatic portion of the entertainment will be '"Domestic Economy," in which Mr Charles Tuck is the economist, and, as may be guessed, when ho practices the art, domestic troubles of a very complicated and peculiar nature arise. The dramatic company is a strong one, and contains several individuals who have not yet appeared before a Cambridge audience. Pull particulars will be advertised in a future issue. The Phoenix Fire Company announce in our columns that Mr Ward Baker (of the firm of Buker Bros.), the Auckland district manager, of this wellknown assurance company, will shortly visit the Waikato, with a view of appointing agents in the country districts. It may be interesting to its clients to know that the company was founded at a time when limited liability was unknown. Its history involves continuous reference to firea of great magnitude in which it has been largely concerned. Now almost forgotten is the Radclifl'o fire in 1794, in which it paid, in its early days, £50,000. In 1807 it paid £200,000 for a fire at St. Thomas, West Indies. In 1842, for the great Hamburg fire, £216,000. In 1846, £114,000 for the fire at Newfoundland. In 18(il, £130,000 for the Tooley-street fire, and in Chicago and Boston fires respectively, £100,000 and £50,000. Its reserves now amount to over a million storling, and its numerous wealthy proprietors, with unlimited liability, furnish an undoubted guarantee of security to policyholders.