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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3070, 19 March 1892, Page 2

Owing to the wet weather 01 Thursday the Ngiruawhia Racing Clu postponed their race meeting, until tu-dn; when we hope the weather will provi favourable, but at present it looks rathe doubtful. We are glad to see that Mr W Allen, of the Volcanic Soap Company Hamilton, is nufficiently recovered from th ctfects of the acald he received about a fort night ago as to be able to return to worl again. It was thought at first that th scald was only a slight ono, but it provei to be more severe than was at first sup posed. We omitted to state in. our las isjue that the Ificture on " Womankind, by the Rev. C. H. Garland, did not even tuate at the Wesleyan Church, Hamilton on Tuesday evening, owing to the rev gentleman being indisposed. Tho Uev. .J Thomas delivered a lecture as a substitute so that those who attended to hoar M Garland were not altogether disappointed We understand that Mr Garland intends ti deliver his lecture on " Womankind " on ; future occasion. On Wednesday next Mr W. J Hunter will sell at Tamuliere the whole o Mr L. B. Eweti's contracting plant, and it a footnote to Mr Hunter's ndveitisement ii this issue attention is called to the fact tha there will not be any other horses offere< exsept those belonging to Mr Ewen. Thoj requiring Rood stock will, therefore, have : guarantee that none but reliable horses wil be brought forward. The wet weather notwithstand ing thpi'.i was a good honso «t the nnter taiiimmit givon by the Pavnn Family a Hamilton last evening and although nntq'.uM so as oil thf?ir last visit, there wor many "in from the surrounding districts Ohaiipo, Xgarnuwahia, Tuhikaramea, rt<The pvogrammn given was a varied onr consisting of vocal and instnitnuntil pioct" and boll-rinsing, all of which were ran tiered in tho excellent manner, which hm made the Company so popular throughou the length and breadth of the Australasia! Colonies. The Company will give a per forinanca at Cambridge to-night, which wil be she last one in Waikato prior to thei: departure for'Austro.lm on Wednesday next

L HJJ ' ' The young m+a Charles Cox, ivlin ii- (1 his ii'j broken at Iviclmii as r.i----;i! r">"! in ciui'l isl, was tui>iin<» f. into his |UlV.[|l's IlllIC*! lit Hi 111 ilti HI yr-.-ti*!'! •< y I'V cmi'ili. This morning liu will bt; 11 1; mi t' the. H'is|iiLil. We would call our renders' attention ti ;m advertisement. frmi Mr H. H'lwdnn. wntchHi ikijr, of H iniilt 'ii, with regard to a, special linoof Waltham w.itches iuiu'irtij'l by liim. -is Ij.iint; especially united for rough w.'ii r : . I Is' I :i new cl tss of stou watch, with the recording dial at tlieba:k. A tir<t-class lot <if je.wellery, spectacles ami clocks are also on limit!. Mr JR. W. Korn, who for the last eighteen months has represented the oldestablished (inn of Messrs A. Clark and Son in Waikato, in this issue tikes leave ol liis ii,any friends and customers. We understand Mr Item shortly proceed-* tr Gisbome to Uke charge of a branch of the Imsineis the Hrm propose to open in that town, and to Mr Kern they entrust the imuortant dutv of carrying this into effect. We have no doubt it will be successful under his management. Mr J. B. Harker, watchmaker and jeweller, Victoria-street, Hamilton, calls particular attfintion by an advertisement in this issue to his new stock ol watches lately received direct from the makers, and the largest stock ever shown \Vaiuato. Those in want of watches would do well to inspect his stock, as he is able t<i supply them at all prices, and bv varied ir.ake'r.s. Old jewellery is made up on the premises, and every class of repair is executed in the best of style. A first offender named Kate Moore was brought up at Cambridge yesterday, before Messrs Wells and Webber, .T.P.'s, charged with being drunk in Brewery-street on the previous evening. She was fined 5s and costs, which she immediately paid. At the same court Charles Box and Jeremiah McGnrry were charged with using insulting language, calculated to cause a breach of the peace, in Cambridge last Saturday night. Box pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s and 13s costs, or seven days. The case against McGarry was dismissed. The Dukes of Devonshire are like Obadiah, "shy," so shy that they do not dare to crow on their roost. A person shown over Clmtsworth, the ducal .seat, has recorded that " In the middle of our inspection I was at once .amused and startled by the servant who acted as cicerone saying quietly to me, " Would you mind moving tor a moment, sir? The Duke wants to come to this cupboard." And there stood the Duke. Marquis, duplicate Earl,and doublebarrelled Baron, meekly waiting key in hand, thanking me for allowing him to get to his own locker. Some little excitement was caused in Victoria-street, Hamilton, yesterday, by the antics of a horse attached to a springcart. It looked as if the young man who was driving the horse (one only just being broken in to harness) was as frightened—if not more so—than the animal, as whon in the cart he kept as lar away from the front as possible. Just opposite Mr W. Andrew's place the horse took command, and, running off the road, got entangled in the fence, capsizing the cart and throwing till driver out. After a while the hurso was got out, and it was found that very little damage was done, beyond the splashboard being broken in. We direct the attention of out Catholic friends to the advertisement ol Mr P. F. Hiscocks, Hobson-street, Auckland, proprietor of the " Auckland Catholic Repository " which appears elsewhere. The stock comprises Dotiay bibles, prayer books, sacred pictures, rosaries, holy water fonts, "Missate Romanum," altar cards, sets of handsome gold framod " stations of the cross" (with crosses complete), children's Pictorial Mass Books, Christmas and Easter and mourning cards, sets of bible pictures for schools, pure wax caudles foi altar use, incense and statuary, and all goods are of the best description and marked at very reasonable figures. The Repository is under the patronage of His Lordship Bishop Luck and the diocesan clergy. Mr Hiscock's collection of catholic books for school prizes, presents, etc., is a good one, and we can confidently recommend our Catholic friends t) favour him with their orders. Since Wednesday evening a most welcome rain has fallen throughout the district, which must have made the farmers' hearts rejoice. Never since the Waikato was first settled had matters looked so serious for our graziers, owing to the necessity now existing for providing turnips for winter feed, which stood in such jeopardy, owing to the continued drought. Feed everywhere was very scarce, the grass during the late hot weathei having been burnt up and the turnips (with which a larger area of land than usual hat been sown in Waikato this season) wert in many places beginning to fail. As s result of the start which will be given t< the grass, better prices may be expected fin sheep at Mr McNicol's next sheep fair, which is to be held on the 30th inst. Then are now over 12,000 entered, and there ii no doubt this number will be further in creased before the sale.