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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2992, 17 September 1891, Page 2

Several items of interest will be found oil our fourth page. The monthly sales of live stock take place to-day at the Hamilton yards. Mr W- A. Murray will address the Waikato electors in the Public llall, Hamilton, to-morrow evening. A special mission service will be held at tho Presbyterian Church, Kihikihi, to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock, by the ltov. C. Worboyc. A meeting of shareholders of the Paterangi Cheese and Dairy l'roduco Company will be held at l'aterangi ou Thursday next, for the purpose of considering the adviaableness of wiudiug up the company. The .New Zealand Gazette of September 3rd contains it notice vesling sections Nos. 43, 44, and Hamilton West, in tho Borough ot Hamilton, as an endowment in aid of the Borough funds, as previously advised by Mr Bryce. Tho Rov. E. J. McFarland, B. A., incumbent of St. Peter's, Bombay, will hold divine service at St. John's Church, To Awamutu, on Sunday next, at 11 a.m. A confirmation class witl bo held in tho Church on Saturday next, at 7 p.m. "We would remind those interested that tho entries for the principal eventn at the Waikato Hunt Club meeting, to bo held at Claudelands on tho 3rd prox., close with the hon. sec., Mr A. J. Storey, at Hamilton, on Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock. To-morrow evening the Bev. J. Thomas will deliver his popular lecture oil "Tonga " in theWesleyan Church, Hamilton. A number of woodcuts and island curios will be exhibited, adding considerably to the interest of the lecture. Mr Thomas has already delivered the lecture in some of the outlying districts, ana has given great pleasure to his audieuces. Mr Speaker Steward has shown such a nice critical discrimination in verbal distinctions that hopes are entertained that he may be able to authoritatively settle the long-standing literary controversy as to the precise distinction betwixt tweedledum and tweedledee. One of his luminous " rulings " on this interesting point would possess great literary value.—Post. The Melbourne Marine Board enquiry into the s.s % Mmiapouri touching ground near Cape Schanck has concluded. The Board found Capt. Logan guilty of neglect, but taking into consideration his long service together with the fact that he had resigned his position in the Union Company, the Board decided to only suspend his certificate for one month Captain Logan completely broke down on hearing the decision. ' General" Booth is evidently to have a good time of it wherever he goes. In New Zealand and Australia ho is to have a tree pass on the Union Company's boats, and we supposo the Governments will follow suit with free railway passes. We suppose he is a.s much entitled to those gifts as some of the other globe - trotters who come atound gathering money under false pretences.—Napier Evening News. We presume our contemporary refers to Irish political agitators and such like.

A very interesting lecture was delivered in the Marsh Meadows schoolroom on Friday evening last, by tho Rov. J. Thomas, on "Tonga." There was a pood attendance, and general satisfaction and pleasure was expressed at the amusing and instructive style of the lecturer, who was an eye-witness of many of the incidents roftrred to, he having been for some time stationed there as a missionary. Mr Thomas proposes to deliver the lecturo at various places, and those who attend will be amply repaid, and may expect a very pleasant and profitable time. Some little time since when the Jersey cattle wero being discussed at the Waikato Farmers' Olub, it was stated they would uot fatten. Mr K. Koyuolds challenged anyone to produce a fatter steor than a half-bred Jersey he then had, but tile challenge was not taken up. Those who wisli to see the carcase of one of this breed will do well to call upon Mr C. Roberts, of Cambridge, to-morrow, when he will have one on view, and on Saturday it will be cut up and lold. The fat will be sure to bs rather high coloured, but that is tiie result of breed and not of feed. With this issue will be found a supplement containing a full report of the speeches delivered at the banquet lately given tj Mr Bryce in Wellington, on the occasion of his retirement from political life. The particulars of the disgraceful occasion which brought about this unfortunate occurrouco are still fresh in the minds of the public. After reading Mr Bryce's speech there can be but one opinion—that he was more than justified in taking the course he did in withdrawing from the House, after iLs placing such an indignity upon him as was contained in the vols of censure. At a meeting of the committee of the South Auckland Racing Club, held in The Waikato Timks Buildings last night, the following were passed as gentlemen riders S. La-vson, W. B. Lawson, A. J. Storey, CJ. 11. Cartel, 11. B. Webster, b\ Jones, W. Windsor, .T. Drury, I'. Emerson, V. l'apesch, J. Tumbull, A. Bach, W. Moon, E. Walker, C. l'\ Storey, I). McNicol, T. Woatherill, It. Ileuwood, and W. Kay. Messrs M. Harrison, E. Cussen, E. M. Dickey, It. C. Mathias, L. B. Harris, jun., J. Smith, J. Cassidy, and C. J. Storey were appointed outside representatives oil the committee; and Messrs E. E. Roche. W. H. Harries, L. B. Harris, jun., C. Day, T. Buxton, and Captain McJ'herson were elected members of the Club. Several other minor matters were dealt with. Some little excitement was caused in Hamilton yesterday afternoon by two horses, attached to a dray, galloping along Victoria-atroet fnnn tiie tratlic bridge. It appears that Mr Vicars, of near Cambridge, was driving olio horse iu the dray, the other being tied alongside. Just after crossing the bridge a dog rushed out and bit tho led horse, causing it to pull bank and tighten the rope round its neck. Mr Vicars got down from tho dray to loosen the rope, when tho dog bit thn boron in tho i-lmfts, and tho two tlinn startod olf, loaving Mr Vicars standing in tho middle of tho road. Tho horses gallopaij 3long Victoria-street, when Mr J. McNicol, who was standing near Tlif Waikato Times Oflice, saw Uiem coining. Ho jumped on Dr. lyeiwys l)orj.n, which was l.iod up near at hand, and starting after tho runaways ha came up alongside of them nsar the Omnail Chambers, and succeeded in stonn"ik thorn just at the railway crossing. -Mi ,'iearn, who arrived shortly afterwards, was very glad to seoboth homes and cart safe, and, we are sure, duly appreciated tho prompt action of Mr McNiaol, which was certainly a risky thing to do.