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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3071, 22 March 1892, Page 2

There was not any; meeting of { tha member? of the Hamilton Branch of r the Waikato Farmers' Club last night, the s date of the monthly meeting. f The Waitja river has been so low t of late owing to the continued drought. < that in several places, particularly about ( Tuhikaramea, it can bo waded acrosß quite . comfortably. ' On the journey from Oxford ' yesterday, the express train ran over a horse between Walton and Morrinsville. . Tho body was terribly cut up, causing some little delay in getting the mangled remains clear of the engine. In consequence of Mr W. J. Hunter holding a sale »t Rangiriri on Thursday, 7th April, the clearing sale of Mr Bayly'* plant, etc., at Ngaruawahia, previously advertised for that date will bo held on Wednesday, 6th April. There was not a quorum at either : the Cambridge or Taotaoroa Road Board I m&etings 011 Saturday. At the former Messrs Forrest and Paton were present, and at the latter Messrs Seddon and Turner. A few interim accounts were paid. Mr J. McNicol's autumn horse fair will be held in the Cambridge Yaris on Thursday next. Two hundred hordes of all descriptions hava been entered, many of them beine direct from the breeder. The sale will start at 10 a.m. sharp. The Rev." [Father Mandalmo, who succeeds Father O'Gara in the charge of the Roman Catholic Church in this part of the diocese, arrived by train on Saturday and couductad services at Hamilton and Cambridge, on Sunday, when he created a very favourable impression. A young girl, Elizabeth George, 10 years of a?e, from Huntly, died on Sunday morning in the fever ward of the Waikato District Hospital, where she had been since February 24th. There are now remaining in the fever ward four patients, three of whom are from Huntly and one from Ngaroto. Objections to the land valuations in the Hamilton District must be more numerous than was anticipated, as we hear the postmaster at Hamilton has again run out of objection forms, notwithstanding that his stock has already been twice previously replenished. There is evidently a good bit of work being provided for the Revision Court. The rain which commenced on Thursday last, was an exceedingly welcome one to Waikato farmers. The pastures were thoroughly dried up, and in cases bare of feed, even water for having of late become a scarce aiticlo. lhe turnip crop will also be immensely benefited by tho warm rain. It is to bo hoped that 1 the dry spell has now quite broken up. i The cultivation of sugar cane in i Jamaica shows as steady a decrease, a* that of banauas does an increase. The cause of the abandonment of the sugar estates is at- • tributed to the low price of sugar, and in some cases to the difficulty of obtaining lubour. The same causes have hud much to do with the great depression in the sugar industry m Queensland. The late heavy rain caused one ) of tho approaches of the bridge over the I Waikato at Cambridge to give way, and *. lai'ie hole was washed out, into which a ! dray and horse fell, fortunately without i being injured. The hole has been filled in.

but the Waipa County Engineer who has chares of the structure would do well to see that a Rood job is made of it or the Council may be mulcted in damage. Visitors from the Waikato when in Auckland should not miss inspecting Mr O. W. (Joodson's London Arcades, two of which are situated in Queen-street, and the third in Knrangahape Road, Newton. The stocks are splendidly assorted, all the articles being of the very best quality, and are being constantly replenished with all the latest novelties. We need scarcely remind readers of Mr W. J. 'Hunter's clearing sale at Taniahere of Mr L. B. Ewen's contracting < plant, which will take place to-morrow i (Wednesday) at 1 o'clock. Tho stock and implements to be offered are all of first class 1 quality, and highly recommended by the ■ auctioneer. Thoae in need of good articles • would therefore, do well to attend. ; On Saturday at a meeting: of ! crickters representing the Wnikato and ' Waipa Counties, it was decided to make ' Sydney Square the central cricket ground r for their matches. Now this has been decided upon we trust steps will be taken to ' do away with the thoroughfare running I right across the ground, and further that the I pitch will bo attended to during the coming winter. It is too late to attempt to_ put i ground in proper order when the cricket - season arrives. ; Heard in the Public Hall at Cambridge last Thursday evening :—" I " pay, Jack! Is Mitchell, of Cambridge - West, a-showin' anythin' here ? " " Not ae f I knows of. Why?" "Well, blowed if somebody ain't sent a young hearthstone, • and wants to parm it off as a loaf o bread. - I thought he might be a-zibitin' bis concrete blocks!" Wβ trust that the exhibitor ! of that loaf was not within hearing dis- • tance. i The New Zealand Times has dis« e covered evidence that money is still plentiful at previous low rates of interest, and republishes free of charge in itt leading r columns (a paper with £10,000 of sharei holders' money in its till can of course afford i this) an advertisement from an Akaroa man II who will lend largo sums at 5J per cent, r For a very small commission we would . ~«^D - fniro tr> " |.i.w nn " t.hfi lender to some

undertake to " lay on me lermer u" suwo very good securities at that price.—Hawera Stnr. In an interview with a representative of the Madras Mail, General Booth is reported to havo said :— Respectability ia the curse of nearly every departmentin the world. Everybody appears? to be above the condition of life for which God designed him. Dig your fruit out of the earth, praise God, and live happily with your wife and children. This is most favorable to health and happiness. What do you find everywhere instead of this .' There is a rush to the towns everywhere. Go to Australia, or oven Africa,, and the cry ia just the eame. Population is aggregating and surging in the cities and all sorts of miseries are prevalent. I come to India, and here it ia again. It is all education. Make your people good, and show them how to earn their bread on the land, and then, if you have anything left, cultivate your intellect and count the stars." _^^_^^__^_^__