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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3044, 19 January 1892, Page 2

Judge Gudgeon went up by train yesterday to Otorohanga in connection with Native band Court business.

The successful tenderers for the extension of the Rotorua Railway, Maclean and Sons, passed through Hamilton by train yesterday accompanied by Mr James Stewart, C.E., to make a start upon the work.

Messrs Hayes and Brillianco's circus did pood business at Cambridge on Saturday. It only arrived by train, but nevertheless the tent was erected and everything ready for the performance at 8 o'clock.

At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr Searancke, J.l'.. Patrick Murphy was charged with being drunk on S ituiday evening. He pleaded guilty, and was dismissed with a caution on payment of the costs, 2s.

The charges against Messrs Perry and Tanner of Te Kuiti, for sly grog selling, will be heard before Ca.pt. Jackson R.M. at Te Awamutu to-morrow. Mr Cotter, of Auckland, will, be understand, appear for the accused. The annual meeting of I'he parishioners of St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, will bo hold in the Public Hall on Wednesday evening 27th inst. at 8 o'clock. Llie principal matters to be brought forward are the annual report and the election of officers for the ensuing year.

In accordance with Ssction 94, Sub section -1 of the Public Works Act, 1882, a meeting of the ratepayers of the Newcastle Road District will be held at the office of the Board on Wednesday, 27th inst., at 3 p.m., to consider whether a certain road in the suburbs of ly'jwcustle South shall bts ul jstsd or uut.

Bishop Julius, in a sermon to the Fir.i Brigades, oa'd ChrUtchnrcli w as a wond.-iTiil placo for lying, and scandalmongering. In all the Cambridge Churches on Sunday, allusion was made to the untimely demise of Prince Albert Victor. The " Dead March " was played at the conclusion of the services. The Registrar of Patents has acknowledged the receipt of the application of W. A. P. Sutton, of Hamilton, Stock Inspector, for letters patent for an invention called Suttun's Parasitic Drench for Sheep and Cattle. On Saturday evening a young man named William Henry Itobinson, of Oxford, wai admitted to the Waikato District Hospital suffering from dislocation of the right knse, caused by a fall from his horse. Mr Tyson, manager of the Auckland Agricultural Company's station at Oxford, drove the injured man down. On Saturday last the Hon. Thos. Russell, one of the directors of the New

Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited), accompanied by Mr \V. Aitken, arrived in Hamilton, and proceeded on to inspect some of the company a properties in this neighbourhood. These gentlemen return to Auckland to-day. Archdeacon Willis, in his sermon at S. Andrew's, Cambridge, on Sunday morning, referred ta the catechising of children at the ordinary services of the Church, and asked the congregation to conaider the matter and let him know their views at the parish meeting to be held next Monday, when he will introduce the subject. The Otago Acclimatisation Society's experiment of raising .wild geese .by placing the eggs of tame geese under black swans is reported by the Glutna Leader as a success, and several broods are now to be seen on Kaitangata and Waihola lakes. Tha experiment will be repeated next season. As will be seen by an advertisement appearing in another column, Mish Thomas, of Hamilton, who is a certificated teacher of tho organ and piano, will recommence giving lesson* on both instruments on Wednesday, 27th inat. Miaa Thomas is an accomplished musician, and one fully competent to give instruction in all departments. Terms, &c., may be ascertained on application at the Wesleyan lai-

Boii&se, Hamilton. Messrs Hayes and Brillianco s allied circa l ! and broncho horses will eive two performances in Hamilton, to-morrow and Thursday evenings. This troupe has been playing in the various townships, and everywhere the performances of the broncho horses are spoken of as splendid. I lie other parts of the entertainment are also above the ordinary, the tight-rope walking being especially good. The company play in Te Awamutu to-night. Notwithstanding the borough by-laws to the contrary, wo have of late, especially, noticed a number of men and bjys bathing in the open river, in full view of the Hamilton traffic bridge, at all hours of the day. Very few of these have any regard for common decency, and do not even wear bathing trunks. Now their attention has been called to this matter, no doubt the police will take some steps to put a stop to it. On Sunday last the pulpit, reading desk and lectern at &. Peter s Church, Hamilton, were draped in black in memory of the death of the Duke or Clarence and Avondale. In his sermon at matins, the incumbent, the Rev. K. UO, Biggs, feelingly referred to the untimely death of the young prince. At the conclusion of evensong, the Dead March was played by Mr J. W. Wrigley, of Tamahere, who officiated at the organ.

Our Rotorua correspondent recently drew attention to an unsatisfactory state of things existing at the Post-Omce there, through which mails arriving after 8 o'clock could not, on account of some regulation, be sorted. This has now been obviated we are pleased to hear and mails arriving even as late as 9 o'clock will be sorted* This concession will no doubt be duly appreciated by those who have had reason to find fault with the inconvenience occasioned. The unsatisfactory condition of the roads will always render the arrival of the mails irregular, especially in rainy weather.

The public analyst of the Swiss Government found, in examining the entrails of swallows and martins, millions of beetles, insects and moths, which had been destroyed by them. A heavy penalty is imposed by that Government for destroying any of these birds. The acclimatisation societies iirport other birds which prove a nuisance to the colony. I think the Government should try to import swallmvs as soon as possible, Mid, perhaps, bat < as well, to kill the moths and beetles which do so much harm. —Correspondent Hawera Star.

Mr George' Gregory, artist photographer, has removed from Ponsonby Road to that centrally-situated studio at the corner of Qneen and Welljsley-steeets, Auckland, opposite to Messrs Milne and Choyce's. As ho executes most artistic work, his studio is well worthy of a visit from nil who can appreciate tho beautiful, and, as he charges no more for his excellent photographs than is usually charged for inferior work, those requiring cartes, cabinets or enlargements should pay him a visit. Tho result is sure to be satisfactory, as Mr Gregory is an artist as well as a ph itographer, and his studio has a splendid light. The Otago Witness says that meat freezing will be reduced in cost very materially by a process invented by Messrs J. and K Hall, of London and Dartford, a firm that is well known as the makers of refrigerating machinery. We are told that " they have now introduced a patented system of freeziag, for which they are

erecting a large plant at Napier for the North British and Hawke's Bay 1 reezing Company, by which the consumption .of fuel is reduced to one-fifth and the fieezing much inure rapidly effected than by the old process of cold dry air. One of the managing directors of the company is expected to bo in New Zealand shortly, and he will be willing to give full particulars of the new process. We hesitate to believe that this is a solid fact, although we hope for the best. It is understood, says a Victorian exchange, that Mrs Taylor, the wife of the ex-manager of the Land Credit Bank to whom her husband had granted a disgracefully large overdraft without any security of importance is now suspected of being in possession of effects which ought to be realised for the benefit of the bank. At any rate she iB to be brought back if she can be found and various persons who have transacted business for her are to be overhauled. It is in short the opinion of the well informed that Taylor finding himself involved rode for a fall and provided means whereby if convicted he might, after serving a term of imprisonment, pass an old age of ease and plenty. Larkin, it is now boldly asserted, made no losses worth mentioning that can be traced and must be exceedingly rich. If so it will be long before he will be able to enter into tho enjoyment of his illgotten gains for many charges will be brought against him by the Building Society and by private persons. The Marton Mercury had the following " The disinclination of so many of our youths to take a country life and country pursuits is a subject which crops up regularly every year when the big schools break up. This year is not an exception. Mr G. L. Denniston, 111 distributing the prizes at the Dunedm High School, remarked that every inducement should be given to the native born youth to settle on the land,and add to the number of the producing portion of the population. Parents should endeavour in every way they can to instil into their boys a love of country life ; they should send them when possible to spend their holidays there.' This is all verv well, and the advice from the public point of view, is certainly sound but are our boys likely to follow it ? Not exactly. When they do go into the country what do they find? Youths, men, and woman, too, working long-hours, in rough work, for less wages than is obtained in any kind of city occupation, and finally beforo departing they learn that it is tlieso tillers of the soil who, in the near future, are to pay the whole of the taxation required to carry on the government of the colony. Land :no they don't want land ; a shop, a store, a good billet—anything you like but land, and can anyone blame them ? Writing of the Melba-Arrastrong-divorce case, a London correspondent says: —What will be the ontcomo of the suit it is of course, impossible to say, but one notes with satisfaction that tho "greater jury " of the Paris public liavo entered an emphatic verdict in Melba's favour. When the prima donna made her first appearance this season at the Grand Opera on Monday she met with a perfect ovation. This kind reception when alia had braced herself up for an ordeal similar to the one Patti underwent in the days long gone by, when the Marquio Da Caux divorced her, proved tuo

much for the fair Australian, and she broke down altogether. Of course the house cheered louder than ever. It was quite a touching scene. The audience huzzaed, whilst Mulba. with streaming eyes, blew kisses right and left. The Duko of Orleans arrived in England on Wednesday, and went at once to his father's place at Stowe. The Cointe T)e Paris is of course intensely annoyed by the Molba bu-ine.s-', but at a conference the family had with their legal advisers yesterday it was agreed the Duke should give evidence. Mr Armstrong by way of adding a touch of romance to the affair, on Saturday last sent the Duke a challenge to fight. This was also considered at the family conference. The Duke itched to accept, and give the self-adveitising Australian chastisement for ill-treating and in

uilting poor Madame Melba. The Comte Da Paris would not, however hear of such

a thing. A prince of the blood royal must not, said he, accept a cartel from anyone.