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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3059, 23 February 1892, Page 2

The Dundee linen mills are shortening time owing to atagnatieß of trade.

The Prince of "Wales will shortly make a cruise in the Mediterranean Sea in the Royal yacht.

To transact important business, a meeting of the Hamilton Boxing-Day Sports Committee will be held this evening in the Waikato Hotel.

The quarterly meeting of the Raglan County Council will be held at Ngaruawahia to-morrow. , Sir Charles Dilke has challenged Mr Stead, editor of the Review of Reviews, to contest a seat for Parliament with him.

The Financial News urges the Governments of Queensland and New Zealand to subsidise the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company. The Taotaoroa Road Board should have met at Cambridge, on Saturday, at 11 a.m., but the meeting lapsed, the only member present being Mr Jas Bailey. The certificate of proficiency gained by Miss Maggie Elliott at the recent scholarship examinations will be presented at the Hamilton West school to-day. Articles have been signed for a double sculling race between Haitian and O'Connor, and Teemer and Hosmer, for £200 aside. The race will be rowed in the United States in June. Since the "Whatawhata school was re-opened this year, we learn that the average attendance has increased from 1J to 38. The new teacher (Mr Rapson) is a great favourite with both children and parents. The secretary to the Hamilton West School Committe has received notice from the Board of Education that Mr Jos. Frear's tender for repairing the desks, etc., for £3 7a 6d has been accepted. The only other tender received was that of Mr R. Dellicar, for £5 9s. Mr Forwood, Secretary of the Admiralty, in answer to a question in the House of Commons, admitted there was a difficulty with retrard to the boilers lately used in the Navy. Experiments were proceeding, and a full statement would be laid before the House later on. The rain which set in on Friday morning was badly needed. Although we have had no long spells without useful rains, still the hot, dry weather always following had parched up the pastures, making the land very hard, and permitting little or no growth in vegetitmn. ihe roads also, between the dry weather and heavy stock movements of late, were becoming very dusty. Messrs Langley Bros., of Kawhia, must have some good shesp country over there. The draft of ewes, wethers and lambs brought over by them for Mr Huntar's fair were fine sheei), and in good condition. We underhand th;>t before reaching Ohaupn Mr Langley sold—nn the roa i —iome 400 of his best lambs to the Auckland Freezing Company at 9s each. No better evidence of their quality could be given. During the last few days a large traffic in sheep has been passing up and down the county roads on the Waipa, each flock, as it slowlv moved along, being enveloped in a cloud of dust. Many of the Waipa and Raglan settlers had sheep at Mr Huuter's fair, and a still larger number bought sheep there. It is estimated that about two thousand have been recently purchased by the settlers living along the river from Whatawhata to Ngaruawahia. Whether this will add to the local milk supplies remains to be seen. At a meeting of the Hamilton Amateur Dramatic Company, held in the Volunteer Hall, last night, it was unanimously resolved to perform the ever popular Irish drama, The Shaughraun, on St. Patrick's Day. A few months ago the company promised the Sisters residing at St. Mary's Monastery, Hamilton East, to give a performance in aid of necessary improvements to the Parochial school, and it is at the Sisters' special request that the company should give a repetition of the above mentioned play. As facts prove it undoubtedly hits the public taste and also is a sure guarantee of a bumper house which we feel confident will be the case, as we consider the Parochial School to be a valuable institution in the district.

In one matter, says a Melbourne paper Mr Munro has neatly jockeyed both triends and foes. When Mr Cashel Hoey the Secretary to the Agent-General, died the claims of various persons were advocated and discussed by the press in a highly authoritative manner. The possible appointment of Mr Thomas, now Secretary to the Premier, was the chief topic, but a number of other names were mentioned. Mr Munro has, however, stated his intention to appoint his son and great is the wailing. Whether Mr Munro is,ns the Evening Standard insinuates and Punch declares, ruined, or not he has at least a fairly Rood time before him for the next three years. Unless Parliament demands his recall, his own £3000 a year is safe, and £1000 a year for the young one should make things sweet in the Munro family. In a trial made recently at Koroit, Victoria, for a 'orize of 10 guineas offered by the Leader, the yields for one day's milking were 1 lb. oz. Smith's cow 471b. milk, butter yield ... 0 lfii M'Vicnr's cow 561b. ~ ~ >, ••• 1 * Gleeson's cow 471b. „„ ~ ••• * ' , M'Vicar's cow 441b. ~ ~ ~ ••• * J *8 Ryan's cow 491b. ~ ~ ~ • •• 1 Ryan's cow 491b. „ ~ n ... Last year Mr Ryan's cow, the winner, gave 561b of milk with a butter yield of 21b 14ioz. This cow's miik is so rich in butter that it only required 13'C31b. of milk, or a shale more than 11-3 gallons, wherewith to make lib of butter. Daisy, at the National show held in Melbourne, in 1887, gave 71b of butter in two days. It is stated that these cows were kept in a small grass paddock when being tried for the butter test, but the succeseful cow a half-bred jorsey was supplied with a few feeds of potatoes. The school fete at Cambridge West proved a very successful gathering. Dinner arirl tea were served in great abundance in the school grounds. In the afternoon the annual school sports were conducted under the superintendence of the head teacher and members of the committee. The sports consisted of twelve items, and were well contested, in the presence of a large number of the children's parents and friends. In the evening, the latter v.'ere entertained at a concert, provided entirely by the children. So popular has this annual entertainment become that the room proved much too small for the occasion, a large number of the audience being forced to remain outside, and listen through the windows. Most nf the performers acquitted themselves very creditably, receiving well merited applause. After singing "Tha National Anthem," with the new Imperialist addition, the room was cleared for daucing, which

brought the day's festivities to a close. The prizes won nt the sports wore distributed by the chairman of the committee at the close of the concert.