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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3077, 5 April 1892, Page 2

We are in receipt of a letter from Mr S. Teas, of Kirikiriroa, upon the late sheep worrying case, but as we understood from Mr Teas lately that ha intended bringing tho case on again, it would not be right to publish it.

There are several very dangerous holes in the Rotorungi Swamp Road that need rilling up. On Saturday Mr Wallace, of l'ukerimu. came to grief in one of them, and he intend< making the Waipa County Council pay for the damage done to his horse and buggy.

At Ngaruawahia to-morrow Mr John McNiuol will aell by auction the whole of the follim.ngery and wool scouring plant lately used by Mr B. P. Bayly. The fe.Hmongery itself with all the outbuildings wi'l also be offered as well as several horses and various articles from other clients.

We would draw our readers attention to the alteration in tho date of Mr M. M. Taylor's clearing sale at Te Awainutn, by Mr McNicol. The dato was fixed at first for Thursdiy, tho 14th inst., but it has now been altered to Wednesday, the 13th, a dav previous.

We regret to learn that owing to ill-health Mr Jno. Parr has been compelled to resign his seat in the Hamilton Borough Council. Mr Parr always took a prominent interest in all municipal matters and he will be greatly missed at the Council hoard. Wo hope that ere long he will be sufficiently recovered to again take part in loc il affairs.

An important judgment aflactitii? local bodie.s was given by the Chief •Justice in Wellington on Sa'.urd'y last. Mrs Sp.ickinan obt lined £200 damages from the Wairarapa North County Council for the loss of her husband, who was killed by falling down an embankment on the r.iiil. The Council appealed, and Chief Justice Prendergast sustained the appeal with costs, on the ground that no duty was cast on local b;dies to fence dangerous pi ices on tho road.

A miraculous escape from a serious accident happened to an infant about nine months old, of Mr I. Coatas of Hamilton Kaat, on Friday afternoon last. The baby was tied in a perambulator, and w:n heina wheeled about the garden by one of the older children, a<red about five year.:, and when on a path turning abruptly close to the, river bank the perambulator got awav and was precipitated over the bank which at this spot is about sixty feet high. Tho elder child at once rushed baci: to the house screaming, to Mrs Coates, who with her eldest daughter hurried down to the river. They had to go some distnnco round, ami expected to find the bady dashed to pieces, or else in the river. Their fears however were soon dispelled fur on Retting down to the river they saw that the pprainbulator in its fall had been caught bv tho trunk of a tree and though overturned the baby was quite safe, and had received no injuries beyong a few slight scratches. The little one was quickly rescued from mid air, liono tha worst, for its adventure.

The statements of values for the various districts throughout Waikat > have been deposited at the olfices of tho several local bodies for public ius.-icc'i >n.

An election to fill ni extraiTliuary vacancy in the Hamilton Borough Council raused by the resignation of Mr John IV r, will bo held on the 25th inst. Nominations ar-: t > be in before noon of tho loth inst.

Dairy cows seem to be in keen demand just at. present. What few were brought forward at tlio last Hamilton sale e'io t-d great competition. One fine animal was bid for up to £7, hut the roserve was seven guineas. These aw prices which we have not seen quoted for many a long day.

Thrashing 1 operations are now in full swing in the Waipa district, Mr Hutchinson's machine being busy at Tuhikaramea, while that of Mr Coates is working its way up from Ngnaruawahia. The latter upon reaching Whatawhata will cross the river and thrash Mr Noble's and other grain crops at Kaniwhaniwha.

Messrs Halyday Bros., of 22 Shortland-street, Auckland, are holding a clearing sale of their first-class furniture tor one month only. The stock is of the best description, and is offered at auction prices to make room for new goods. Country orders will receive prompt attention, and all the goods will lie carefully packed.

Those persons who have derived any income w;thin the meaning of the Land and Income Assessment Act, 1891, during the year ended 31»t March, 1892, are required to furnish a return to the Commissioner of Taxes at Wellington on or before the 18th inst. Forms of returns can bo rbtained at any postal money order office.

"We would, direct special attention to the sale of clothing to be held at the Hamilton Auction Mart on Saturday next, at 2 o'clock. The goods are of Auckland make and are all new ; and Mr Knox invites everybody requiring clothes for the autumn and wint r to inspect these articles which will be displayed at tho mart on Thursday. It is quite evident that walnuts do well along the Waipa. In Mr Iwersen's orchard at Whatawhata are a few splendid young trees of this variety, just commencing to bear well; and quite recently we have seen some large well-ripened nuts, which were grown by Mr C. Vickers, of Tuhikar.unea. In the latter case, if we mistake not, the trees are a go id age. being originally brought from Mr Samuel Vickers' farm, at the Mauku.

We understand that the requisi tion presented at the last: meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council asking for permission to make the path along the river will meet with considerable opposition from some of the councillors, on the ground that should tho Council give permission to do the work, they would be responsible if any damage should occur to private property from interfering with the river bunk.

From a private letter shown us we learn that ducks and teal in the neighbourhood of Rangiriri are very plentiful this season and that some excellent shooting was made on the first. Mr Choyce, the well" known draper ot Auckland, shot fifty tho first day, and has had equally good sport since on the Waikari Lake. Mr Nicol with Mr Bird and a friend shot two hundred on the river, principally tea', and the birds are reported to bo in grand condition.

Mr Beaven, of the celebrated firm of Andrews and Beaven, of Christchurch, has been paying Waikato a visit during the week. The reports he has received of the agricultural machinery supplied by his firm to the farmers of Waikato have been most flattering. He tells us that the firm are doing an immediate trade with Australia, in addition to the home demand. Mr and Mrs Beaven left Cambridge en route for R it irua, yesterday ov rning, their trip combining both pleasure and business.

Our Cambridge correspondent writes;— The train now leaves Cambridge at 8.10 a.m., and arrives at 3.50 p.m. This is ten minutes earlier and later, respectively, than formerly, and consequently the mail closes ten minutes earlier on train mornings. 1 presume the railway aathorities wished to remind the public of Cambridge that Friday last was tho Ist April, as they made the change on that day without notifying the alteration through the Press. At any rats, they fooled a good many.

The Rev. 0. H. Garland preached farewell sermons in St. Paul's Church, Cambridge, on Sunday, tho congregations being immense; indeed the evening one broke the record for it was undoubtedly the largest that has ever assembled in the town to bid farewell to a minister. Many of those present were deeply affected when Mr Garland spoke of the cordial friendships he had made during hi 3 sojourn in Cambriege, and not a few sobbed outright. The farewell soiree to be held io the Cambridge Public Hall, to-night, is the last opportunity there will be of saying adieu to this talented pastor, as he leaves by to-morrow's train bn routj for Wanganui.

The quarterly meetiag of the Cambridge Wesleyan Church, was held, by the kind invitation of Mr and Mm G. E. Clark, at their house, at Hautapu on Thursday last, the 31st March, Rev. C. H. G irlnnd in the chair. The Senior Circuit Steward (Mr Reynolds) was unavoidably absent, but tinro was a fair attendance. The quarter's income was reported to be £82 (is 41 and the expenditure £81 5s 3d. The membership was practically unaltered, and the report as to Sunday Schools was favourable. The meeting expressed its appreciation of Mr Garland's earnest and faithful ministration during the past three years and regret for his departure to which \lr Garland replied in a feeling manner. The members and their wives afterwards srathared round the profusely furnished teatable provided by the kind host and hostess, conspicuous amongst the contents of which was some of the puff-pastry of Mrs F. J. Gane (Mrs Clark's daughter) which t>ok the prize at the Horticultural Show. On separating a'l were agreed that no more pleasant had been held than this, the tirst at which they have met at Mr Clark's.