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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3079, 9 April 1892, Page 2

Mrs Johns, of Cambridge West, has an advertisement in this issue that should touch the conscience of some one. The value of the imports for the United Kingdom last month showed an increase of £1.400,000, while the exports decreased £2,000,000. In another column Mr H. Howden, jeweller, of Hamilton, invites inspection of his large stock of watches, clocks, jewellery, and spectaoles of all kinds. We are pleased, to hear that Mr Jolly's wheat stack has tu»ied out remarkably well, over 40 bushels to the aore being threshid and the quality of the grain first rate. Mr E. J. Pearson, proprietor of the Carbolic Sand Soap Factory in Hamilton, arrived by train yesterday, after an extended business tour in the Australian colonies. The Defaulters' and Burgess List for the Borough of Hamilton for the current year are now open for inspection. All objections to the Burgess List must be sent in in writing before tho 22nd inst. Mr W. J. Hunter held a very satisfactory sale at Rangiriri on Thursday. Tho number of cattle yarded did not quite came up to the number advertised, but good prices were realised, and] every head changed hands. A three-volume novel, containing forty-eight chapters, entitled " Dot " (a typical fiction by a lady novelist), Le Nord's " Sporting Notes," and a selection of interesting articles will be found in our Supplement to-day. We would remind the members of the Waikato Farmers' Club that the Cambridge meeting will be held on Monday next, at T3O p.m. A full attendance is requested, as several matters of importance will come up for discussion. Mr D. Salmon was yesterday nominated for the vacant seat in the Hamilton Borough Council. The nominators were Messrs John Knox and Wm. Jones. In another part of this issue Mr Salmon notifies his intention of standing for the seat. Messrs Keeley and Perkins, of Cambridge West, state we were wrongly informed about them smoking when they were waking at their stack of oats that was lately destroyed by fire. They feel much ; annoyed that such a report should have ; been spread, as they have more sense than to smoke when working near inflammable ' matnri.il.

The privileges in connection with the forthcoming race meeting 'it ''iiiiidi-liinds will be sold by Mr Knox todiy. immediately after the Bale of clothing. A meeting of the members of the Hamilton Branch of the Nation il Association, and others desirous of furthering the objects of the Association, will be held in The Waikato Timks Buildings, at 3 p.m., on Tuesday next. The cricket match which was to j j have been played on Sydney Square to-day I between tho Taupiri and Cambridge Clubs will not come off, as the Taupiri team sent word that they would not be able to come. A football match will beheld on the Square in the afternoon. We were sorry to hear that Mr G. F. Diekeson, of Ngaruawhia, was thrown from his horse on Thursday afternoon when returning from Whatawhata. Luckily however, Mr Diekeson did not receive any injuries beyond a severe shaking and a tew bruises on his face.

The annual meeting of the Hnntly Football Club will be held on Monday evening, when all members and intending member* are requested to attend. The annual meeting of the Paterangi Club is culled for the same evening, and of the Hamilton Club for to-night. The annual sports meeting and gathering on the New Zealand Land Association's property at Woodlands took place on Wednesday. A capital programme waR gone through, winding up with the usual dance in the evening, which was kept up with vigor till well on into the small hours, A small parcel of clover blossoms was left at our office yesterday from Mr Noble's farm, Kaniwhaniwha, on examination a large percentage ot good ripe seed | was to ba found in them. Probably the humble bees which appear to be numerous in that locality may be credited with doing the service of fructifying the blossom. Quite a number of people have been attracted by Mr Knox's notification of a great sale ot rain's and youths' clothing which will be offetid at his mart to-day without reserve. The very best Onehunga tweeds have been used in the manufacture of the goods, they are therefore reliable and can be recommended. The sale commences at 8 o'clock. ~,,,. Mr W. J. Hunter will hold a

clearing sale of dairy cows, horses, implements, furniture, etc., under instructions from Mr F. Patte, at that gentleman's fa*n (late Captain Steele's), on the HamiltonCambridge Road, near the cheese factory, Hamilton East, on Wednesday, the 27fch inst. Full particulars are advertised in Mr Hunter's usual column. The Union Shipping Company has laid up ten steamers, and in a day or j two an eleventh is to be added to the melancholy squadron. Thn cause is simply (the New Zealand Times reports) that the Australian trade has shrunk before the produce of the very fine season they have just had all over the continent. Grain, chaff, and dairy produce are all very abundant. . A good demand (says a Dunedin exchange) is still experienced for mostly all classes of sheep, but the number now offering is much less, owing to the numerous sales lately held, and it would seem as if the few yet undisposed of, are likely to fall very much short of requirements. Price* for all sorts are very firm, and in some instances extreme figures are being reached, more particularly for suitable breeding ewes. ... .. , In Mr John McNicol's usual column to-day will be found a complete list of the live and dead Btock, furniture, etc., to be sold at Mr M. M. Taylor's clear-

ing Bale at Rangiaohia on Wednesday next, the 13th inst. The furniture, of which a large portion is almost new, is all in splendid order, and persons about to furnish should not miss this opportunity. The sale will commence at noon sharp, and luncheon will be provided. The certificate and medals of the National Chrysanthemum Society that are to be given at the forthcoming show at Cambridge have reached that town. Two of the medals are on view at the Bank of New Zealand, and the other two and the certificate—which by the way is a beautiful work of art, hand-painted by Mrs Tizard, of Auckland—may be seen on application to Mr T. Wells. Two of the medals are silver, and the others bronze. They have been presented by Mr W. Thornton, of Mangakawa. The show will doubtless be a success; one Auckland exhibitor ha 3 signified his intention of sending nearly one hundred blooms to the Cambridge Bhow. _ . We hear that the Government will probably drop the proposal to offer bonuses to butter factories, and we are inclined to think that it would be wise to do so. But in respect to the grading and branding they will push forward legislation at an early period of the session. Probably they will insist on the butter being classed in three divisions, factory, blended, and dairy; and provide penalties for wrong classification, the punishment being light at first but gradually ascending in severity against repetition of breach of the regulations. We understand that Mr Sawers, dairy expert, is now on his way to Victoria to obtain information which will enable the Minister to complete his proposals.—Hawera Star. . , A full-grown ewe should weigh in good condition from 1001b to 1201b, and shear from 121b to 151b of wool, and raise a lamb each year. She should have folds enough on the lower part of her body to ensure a good thick and lustrous belly fleece of good character. She should have a proper amount of hip folds that the fleece be dense and heavy. A prominent broad tail is desirable, if obtained without too much flap or loose skin connected with it. She should be up-headed, and present an appearance that is attractive. The fleece should be even, of good quality, dense, of

good length, say from 2im to 3in. at one year'B growth, and it should be free from a nubby, hard or crusty surface. It should have a proper amount of oil, evenly distributed, of a light buff or white colour. The ram should be larger, stronger in fleece, more masculine, and should partake of the same general characteristics. His weight would be satisfactory at 1501b. or even a little more or less, if not at the expense of form and substance. He should have a dense fleece of medium length, even but strong in fibre without being coarse. The only case heard at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Cambridge, yesterday, was one in which Samuel Baldwin was charged, under the " Police Offences Act, 1890," with having propelled a traction engine along Lake-street, Cambridge, on March 23rd, without the necessary attendants with flags, etc. Constable Brennan said he would not press for a severe penalty as the engine was only being taken from the station to the repairing shop, but he wished the owners of such engines to be reminded that they must comply with the law. Section 2 of the Act says those " Who being in charge of any traction-engine, shall propel or cause the same to be propelled along nr of over any public road, highway, street, or bridge, unless the engine shall be accompanied by two men at the least, whose functions it shall be to keep a constant look-out, both in front of and behind the engine, for horses and vehicles which may be approaching, to warn the riders and drivers of such horses and vehicles of the proximity of the engine, and to assist them in passing the engine in safety." Baldwin pleaded guilty and was fined 5s and costs 78. The Magistrate commended the constable for bringing the matter before the Court as it would act as a warning to others. Mildura was started (says an

Australian paper) as an exclusively temperance settlement, and from the first no hotel was allowed within its borders. The circumstance seemed eminently favorable for the carrying out of the experiment. Tun settlers at Mildura are well known to be a picked population, mostly young men <>f thrifty habits and Rood bringing up. Their occupation—fruit growing—is quite idyllic in its suggestion of rural innocence, and in an irrigation colony there ought to be no scarcity of water. In spito of all this however, and in spite of the fact of there being no hotels, it was noticed from time to time that the inhabitants of Mildura contrived to get into a state of considerable hilarity. It was clear, in short, that either they managed to get supplies of alcoholic refreshments without the aid of the licensed publican, or else that fruit-growing was a far more exhilarating process than had ever been suspected. The secret came out at a recent sitting of the Mildura Ourt of petty sessions, when no fewer than 26 ca-es of sly-grog selling came before the Bench. The defendants were of all sorts of trades and conditions, i eluding ta Its chemists, and even a medical man. The Arguß, in commenting on the prosecution, very freely remarks :—" The fund imental mistake that prohibitionists make is in supposing that the wor.-t offence a man can commit is to take a glass of beer or spirits. They seem entirely to overlook the fact that it is ! infinitely worse to practice deceit or to commit perjury, to both of which their ' policy i-i directly incentive,"

A. good deal of uneasiness ia the minds of tho general public will be all 'yori by the memoraudnm mm issued by the Commissioner, a copy of which appears in this issue. According to this circular, it is only those persons arhu are blessed with an income of over £300 a year who are bound to furnish a return, and as this income has to be derived from sources other than from land, vary few people, we take it, in VVaikato will bo troubled to fill m the forms. Mr D. M. Rosa has growing in his grounds beside the Main South ma-1 a plant which now attracts notice from most passers-by, an agrave or American aloe. Agrave plants are uot uncommon, but what makes this noticeable is the fact that, it is flowering. At Home the agr ive is also well-known, but because it is rarely seen in flower an erroneous notion has sprung up that the plant does not flower till it is 100 years old. In warmer climates it flowers more readily. The flower stem

is remarkable, being quite a tree, the one in Mr Ross' garden being already over 20ft. high, and apparently it is far from having done growing, as new branches of flowers are forming at the summit. The flowers grow in dense bunches at the ends of branches growing horizontally fr.nr. the stem, and they are very rich in nectar or honey, judging by the number of bees and other insects busy about thorn. The agrave isa valuable plant in its native habitat, from the number of uses to which different parts of it may be put. The jaice makes an intoxica ting liquor,or a soup,the fibres make sordage, the fresh leaves, cut up, food for cattle, the exterior of the leaves scrubbers, the whole plant impassable fences. A peculiarity of the huge blades or leaves ia that the pines which grow along the edges are curved towards the root, and it is said (whether truly or not we cannot say) that this disposition of the thorns is for the purpose of retaining any animal which may be unfortunate enough to fall into the middle of the plant, the prisoner eventually becoming valuable nutriment for the roots. —Timaru Herald.