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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3031, 17 December 1891, Page 2

Mr Jas. Webber was yesterday installed Mayor of Cambridge, Nothing further as transpired re the disappearance of Mra R. Reynolds. Kveryono feels certain that she has found .1 watery grave, and all possible arrangemonts h;ue been made for the funeral when the body is fo.ind. A sale of Crown lands in the Parish of Tiiakau and the Waikato County will be held nt the Survey Office, Auckland, on Friday. January Sth, ISU2. at eleven n'elnck. Plans may be seen at tho local post-offices.

In consequence ot hydatid disease being very prevalent in New Smith Wales, the Hoard of Health has issued a circular recommending the people to avoid eating lettuce, watercress, etc., unless very carefully washed, and also to avoid handling dogs. Mr T. Wells was the successful tenderer for the stock in thn estate of F. J. Sanders, of Cambridge. We hear from an outside source that the prion given is 14s in the £. Messrs Cook and Gray, of Auckland, to whom the estate is assigned, have not " let the grass grow under their feet " in disposing of tha stock. In our advertising columns today will be found an ndrertisement from the liquidators of tho \V«ikuto Ooal and Shipping Company (Limited) for surveying and cutting into blocks 11,202 acres of land in the Riglan County, opposite Huntly. Specifications may be seen at the office of the liquidator, 121 Queen-street, Auckland. The teams to play in the county match on Thursday, December 24th, will be picked trim the following:—Waipa, Marsdon, Lane, L'ringston. Reid Alexander, Fielder, Barton, Palairet, J. Bowden, C. liowden, MacFarlane, Aubin, Macky, Richdale, Case, Park, Mean; Waikatn, Cox, Connolly, Browning. P.iine, Stevens, Ewen, von Stunner, Wilson, Chee-iinan, Fuller. Kdney, Richdale, Hunt, i". Pilling and K. Pilling, Something new in the way ot amusement will be provided in Hamilton during the next few days in the shape of a shooting gallery and a mechanical skittle alley, whatever that mav be. These will bn erected on' the green between thu Hamilton Hot:l and Mr Sandes', and will afford our young marksmen an opportunity of testing their skill, and gaining an insight in tho old English gamo of skittles. The soiree and concert that will be held at Hautapu to-morrow evening promises to be a gr*nd success. Amongst tho performers will be the Misses Archer. Butler, Evans, Olark, Priestley, Garland, Neal, and Mrs C. Huutsr ; Mesirs Thorn son, Garland, Patterson, and probably several other ladies and gentlemen. The entertainment being in aid of the Wesleyan and Presbyterian general fund, tho chair (a big one) will be. talom by the Revs. C. H. 0.-i Hand and W. Kvmum. Mr G. .[. Neal will al-io give an exhibition of the science of phrenology. The delegates appointed by the Council of the National Association—consisting of Messrs lktttor (President), Hull, and McDonald—returned to Auckland yesterday, leaving Htunilt in by the afternoon express train. Judging by the remarks made by Mr Batger at the conclusion of the meeting in Hamilton, he is particularly well pleased with tho result of their mission, having eßtabli.ihe<l branches nt each of the centres they were enabled to vuit dining the limited time at fheir disposal— viz., Cambridge, Ohaupo, Te Awarantu, and Hamilton.

There was a good attendance at Oinuipo on Tuesday of t'')e members of the general committee appointed tor the pur pose .if carrying rmt an agricultural show in Waikato, Mr John Fisher being in the chair. A committee consisting of Messrs Storey, Fisher, J, Barugh, Pickering, and McNicol was appointed to meet the Claudelands syndicate and inspect the racecourse, to confer as to terms, and to report to the general committee on the 7th prox. The names of Mr James Taylor and Mr Ed. Allen were added to the general committee.

There was a capital show ot Christmas beef at Ohanpo on Tuesday. Mr C. J. Storey having five or six pens of well-finishp.il cattle. Two white bullocks belonging to him topped the market at US ft-piece ; these were bought by Mr Robinson, of Raglan, who also secured :i pen of four Hereford bullocks, bred by Mr Maclean, and also grazed by Mr Storey. This lot was generally considered to lie the primest beef on the ground. Mr Jno. Fisher had also several pens of fat cattle. Two prime Shorthorns were secuivd by Mr Jnnißii, of Te Roi-e, at £7 12s (id. Mi , Oualtrough, of Hamilton, Mr J. Cassidy of Olianpo, and Mr Marshal! were also buyers of prime cattle, so that their cust liners may all look for something choice fur Christmas. Messrs G-arlick and Cranwell have l.itoly placed the third edition of their illustrated catalogue in the hands of their customer-! and the general public. In doing so they direct attention to the enlargement nf their premises and plant, due to the expansion of their business; and having in this way increased facilities for manufacture,, they are enabled to turn out better articles at lowor rates than before. With such a complete and extensive plant, and with tho various and beautiful New Zealand woods to work upon, there can be no advantage from a pecuniary point of view in importing English i.r American furniture, and it is decidedly unpatriotic to do so. The engravings throughout the catalogue give an excellent idea of the various stylos of furniture now in fashion, comprising drawingroom, dining-room, and bedroom suites,

all numbered, described, unci priced on the adjoining sheet. Tu people living in the country, this catalogue will be found so complete that orders for goods may safely be sent by letter, theteby avoiding the expense of a trip to Auckland.

The annual entertainment in connection with the Hamilton West Public School wis held in the Public Hall, Hamilton, on Tuesday evoning. The large hall was well filled and everything passed off satisfactorily, which must have been very pleasing to Mr Murray and his assist int teachers who had spared no pains in preparing tho children. The entertainment consisted of a concert, tableaux, and the play, Cindtsralhi and the LJlasa Slipper. The several items in tho concert were woll rendered, especially a corner, solo. I Dreamt

that I l>ivnlt in MarMe l[il!s, by M.-istr-r Ciß'Tiro MVtt.un, and the S'inr»s, 'Vrof.'s-- r and L.L I), by the school children, and

L si-, to the C .nvrtiit Bells, by Mis-iea C'la.moll (2), H. Graham, ;,,id J. |.;(iw - ci'iiiiri. Of t'n three tat)li)nix r>irsnii'"d »hDins iv|,r-iMßiUiii!» " Hlindin.iii's Buff" wis nnilDMliLeiJly the be>t. Cinderella was s!;i«i!il in a very excellent mann<-r, the ili'd-isM of thn childrmi being elaborate and i'!i■■■ net ing very good. The following i< the in , .•!,".iinir.'j:— Overture, Misses A. S-uvles ad Lopie; s n?, " Ptnfassir nurl LLW.,' ,

:ji:liiiul __cliilr.'ren ; 1 .'.hlouii, "You Dirty H->vs : " ijnartettc, "List t> the Convent li-:iV Miss Chappelt (!'), ir. OiMliiun aud •I. I , ! ! t,' -ciiiuJso : cornet solo, " I Dreamt Ti.at 1 Ihvelt," MusUr (jr. Jlett-un ; soii(,', ".Sigh Aiitiinin Wind-.," school children : tableau, •'MakiiiK a (J-ny FawUe's ;''

-sin";, "Needles and Pins," Miss K. -Lilly, encored ; part aonef. "Coral Insect," schoiil chiLlrjn ; selection, Kumiltin Brass Hind; tal.Uvm (two scones), "Blind Man's Buff;" cornet solo, "Blue Bells of Scotland," Master Oeorse Mettam ; nwrtnro.Misa Knnx. The various characters in "'Cindernlla' were .sustained as follows:— Cinderella, Afiss Jc.inio l'Meecmu'in ; Baroness (stop-inothor), Miss Edith Chappel; Ulrica, Misa Edith Manning; Charlotte, Miss May Carey ; Fairy God-mot hci-, Miss Violet. Land ; Prince, Mastar 'Pom Kirk; Mnloy, Maxtor Walter .S.i tides ; fairies and ladies and gentlemen of Uie court, Before thn performance the 11-innl-

ton Brass Band (Bandmaster Mettiin) rendered a number selections outside tho H.ill, and also gave one pii-ca during thn concert. To the members of ihe hand and Mr James Reid, win acted r.s stilt'! man-

ager, Mr Jlurr.iy desires us to ivtiini h'u hearty thanks.

In connection with the late N'ifirah'e .-ipeiduit tn J!r< Rr-vivp|.ls at ''a'libiidpp, iivjorl.ed in our la-a issue, we Iγ, v.i hoard that. Dr. Waddington wa, so

-iiti-ificd with the iinijr.venient in her li'-utb, that he did nut considev there was further occasion for anxiety or that she required constant attention. On the morn ing of the sad event Mrs Reynolds was I"i.-V preparing a present for despatch to Kngland for Mrs Henry Reynold*, faking :i.n active part in the work. Under thiwu circumstance-' no blame can att-ich to any one for wh;it might have appeared a direliction <if duty or want of ordinary care, ft N evident a sudden impulse caino over the nnfoftunate lady, but for thii<, according to the medical opinion hpfm-a referred t", it would have been physically impossible in her weak st;\te that she could have walked the distance between Trecarno Mid the river.

The Cambridge Weet Mutual finmovement Society continues to prosper .<nij now member* upwards of 40 members. The last iiieeiih<j was devoted to impromptu speaking, anrl those who took part in it fairly astonished the audience hy tho knowledge they displayed and the ready manner in which they treated the various subjects propounded for their consideration by Mr Hyatt, who managed affairs th't evening. At the previous meeting Messrs T. A Hicks, nnd J. Brirlgman acted as candidates for Parliament, thu former belonging to the (Ipposition, and tho lattpr bein? an independant; and right good candidates they made. When next Waipa in contested, the candidate will rind a warm corner at Cambridge West, for the young people hiivo been working np political questions, The next meeting will be held on tho 21st. instant, so as not to clash with the sohool sports and concert.

liOrd Onslow, writing in the Australian Pastorulists' Review, says inter alia: —lhose who have horses for salo, as a rule, can afford neither the timo to break them thoroughly themselves, nor the expense of employing others to do so. The consequonce is that fow horses are good hacks, of pprfect manners. As a rule, they have tender mouths, but being ridden in plain snaffle hit«, will stand having their mouths pulled about to an extraordinary extent. Several horses which I have ridden hung on their bits, or pulled in a snaffle, hut when ridden in a doublo hunting bridle showed that they possessed naturally delicate mouths and were perfectly light in hand. It is too common for those who break horse* to be rather desirous of showing undoubted "kill in backing and sitting .1 restive horse than in turning nut a well-bi'dken quiet animal. Many a bucMumper would never have lenrnt the habit Tiad lie been carefully trained to carry a saddlo before he was mounted.