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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3089, 3 May 1892, Page 2

A concert in aid of Dr. Barnardo's Homes will take place at Paterangi on Friday next. The annual meeting of the licensing Committee for the district of Tb Aroha will be held on Friday next. Mr John McNicol will hold a suecial hor-e sale in the Hamilton Borough Yards on Wednesday, .Tune Bth, entries for which arc solicited. The Hamilton Amateur Dramatic Company will re-produce the Irish drama, "The Shaughraun,'' on Friday, May 13th, the performance being given in aid of St. Mary's Parochial School, Hamilton. Messrs H, J. Kallonder, S. Higgins, D. Scelly, .J. McDonnell and R. .Johnston being the only ratepayers nominated as candidates for election as members of tho Matamata toad district, have been declared duly elected.

The first football match of the season will be, played on Sydney Square, Hamilton, on Ssturday, when the H imilton and Whntawhata clubs plav. The names of the players to represent Hamilton will appear in our next issue. Upon last Wednesday afternoon as the down train was running between Oxford and Matamata, a very heavy hail storm passed over that district. We arc told that the hailstones were as large as sparrow eggs, and the ground in places was covered deep with them. A very marked change in the weather h is set in during the past few days. On Thursday last a cold wintry blast from the South swept over the Waiknto, followed on the Friday morning by a sharp frost, checking all tender growth, and reminding us that winter is approaching. At the Hamilton officers' farewell on Sunday, at the Salvation Army Barracks, the Cambridge corps sent a representative to say eood-hye on its behalf. Captain Scott and his lieutenant are expected to arrive in Hamilton oil Friday. The captain is no stranger to the district, he having been stationed at Cambridge some twelve months ago. At the Hamilton Borough Yards, on Thursday last, fresh conditioned and fat cattle sold well, and it is evident that the price of beef will bo kept up. Springiug cows wete also in demand, and sellers appear to be quite aware of their value. One tine cow for which seven guineas was offered, being reserved at £7 15s. Fat sheep were by no means abnormally dear, !)s 3d j being the best pneo for fat ewes. Hori Tauriki and Wirimu Te Whitu will be brought tip at Cambridge, on Thursday, before Capt. Jackson, R.M., charged with horsestealing. There are two charges against each native, so thecase* will probably last two days. There is also an interesting civil ca-*e to be heard, on Friday, in which a Cambridge lady is concerned with a cross-action of a criminal nature against the before-mentioned lady. In conversation with a gentleman yesterday, who has been settled in an adjoining district for some seven or eight years, and who has devoted his attention almost entirely to grazing, lie imparted the gratifying information that his average for fat cattle this season has been the highest ho has experienced since he has been in the country. indicates better and steadier prices for cattle of all descriptions. We noticed a saddle hanging outside Mr T. Marshall's store in Victoriastreet. Cambridge, on Saturday, that we should imagine was specially made to break in " new chums " and enable them to ride a bucking horse, for the knee pads were enormous, and were supported by straps. Mr Marshall has just opened up a large quantity of now stock, and anyone requiring anything in the saddlery line cannot do bettjr than pay him a visit. We doubt if t!i€• rs is a larger assortment to be found nearer than Auckland. Although the Pope wears spectacles when reading, his evesight continues very good. When ha was a young man he was very shortsighted, but as he grew older his sight became better, and at seventy it was better than when he was twenty years of age. A bon mot of His Holiness at last Christmas reception may not have been forgotten. It was addressed to Cardinal Parrocchi, who is believed in many quarters to be heir-presumptive to the chair of St. Peter. When the Cardinal had wished him a happy new year, the Pope said, with a twinkle in hia eye, " Thank | you, thank you, your Eminence, I hope to ! be still here on the eve of neit new year to I receive once more youp sincere congratuI latious."

It was expected that three calls to ministers woold come before tho Auckland Presbytery afternoon, one (r itrt Taurauga to the Rev. M. Scott. ; ono troiu Whang.iroi to the Kev. M. Macltie ; and it is expecte I that a cull will also bo forwarded from Waikato West to the Rev. John McDuiald, who has ministered there for some time past, but who has never hud the position of an ordained minister of the church.

Although the seasons is getting pretty well advanced, and winter with its fri.s a and heavy rains not far away, ytt numer ius complaint* are made as to the scarcity of water. Springs that rarely gave out, have now done mo, and like the great swamp, are as dry as the proverbial "bone." Whether we shall pay for the fine autumn, with a wet winter rdinains to be Been. Certainly some good soaking rains would

be welcome just now. Under the head of " Creamery " in the Whatawhata news in la*t Thursday's issue, the reference to the Ngaruawabia factory might lead millc suppliers to come to the conclusion that this factory was closing down for the season at tho same date ns the Whatawhata establishment. We have

been request id to draw attention to the matter, as it is the intention of the propriet rs to keep operations going at Ngaruawahia until tho end of the present month. A skeleton programme of the various events at the Queen's Birthday sports, to be held on Sydney Square, Hamilton, appears in this issue. The Birthday Cup is a handicap event of £10, divided into three prizes; tha half-mile handicap of £5 similarly divided, and for the hurdle r ice handicap a first prize of £2 and second of 10s will b3 given. There will also be tilting in the ring, cigar and umbrella race, and other event-;, full particulars of which will be given in posters, shortly to be issued. . .

The Income Tax Commissioner (the Wanganui Herald says) has decided that where a business left a debtor balauce the previous year, that the loss cannot be deducted from last year's profit. This seems hard, as the income of the profitable year was swallowed up to make good the deficiency of the previous year, and was never touched by tho unfortunatj taxpayer in question, who is called upon to pay income tax on money ho could not call his own, and which went to pay otf his trade losses of the previous year. 'Xhree guineas seems to be a very decent price to pay for a lamb, but nevertheless this amount was obtained for a pure-tired Shropshire ram lamb by Mr G. Ballard, of Buckland, just recently. This gentleman advertised the lambs in this journal a short time back, and a Waikato gentleman, in responso to the advertisement, went to inspect the lambs, and was so pleased with the youngsters that he purchased one immediately, and was greatly pleased with the bnrcain. We had the pleasure of seeing Mr Ballard's lainbs some time ago, and they are really a fine lot.

Yesterday our shootists had splendid weather for the opening day of tho season. A number of sportsmen came up by train, three or four, amongst them Mr Fisher, of Auckland, left the train at Hamilton, and what with dogs, guns and game bags, the equipment was perfect. We trust bettor sport will be afforded this season than has been the case for some years now. In some part 3of the district pheasants are reported in greater numbers than usual, and wo hope, after coming so far in search of game, that our visitors will ba fortunate enough to get on to the right spot for birds. The Hon. J. Cadman and party, accompanied by Mr F. Lawry and A. Tramp, Esq., were passengers by train yesterday to Otorohanga for the purpose of holding a meeting with several of the influential chiefs in the King country. This is tho long-promised visit which the Hon. J. McKenzie had intended to be present at when lately in this part of the colony. The meeting had to be postponed at that time in consequence of the illness of the late Mrs Cadman. The particular

business to be discussed has not transpired, but it is rumoured it has to do with throwing open for occupation certain blocks of native land in the Rohepotai. It seems almost superfluous t.o draw attention to the value of judicious advertising, but in the case of lost animals it is sometimes astonishing how quickly an advertisement does it work. A striking instance of this was recently shown on the Waipa, where a settler, Mr James Jack, notified the loss of some calves. These were missing for some five months, and many a weary day been spent in a fruitless search for them. However, one insertion in the " Times " did it. The cattle had by some means or other strayed across the Waipa river, and were in tha Kaniwhaniwha district, from whence tho owner brought them, with little trouble or expense. Now, Mr Jack wonders why he didn't advertise before. So do we.

Mons. Patte and family who have been in the occupation of Mi" Coites' Sunnyside farin for the past two or three years, left by train yesterday, en routs for Tahiti, where ho intends engaging in his old line of business, that of a baker and confectioner. Mons. Patte was the proprietor of an extensive establishment in Paris, prior to the Franco-German war, and amassed considerable means, most of which he unfortunately lost during those troublous times. In addition to the baking business. Mons. Patte intends to see what can be done in the matter of introducing New Zea'and produce, and he is leaving his son 11 grow and export vegetables, etc., suitable to the requirement!) of the island market. At tho present time the rate of freight, £2 10s per t in, is rather prohibitive; but in this ;is in all other branches of tr.ide, should the volume increase competition soon sets in anil regulates questionsof this kind. Mons. Patte has been a very estimable settler and wo regret to lose him from the district, however we trust this loss will be nore than coin pen-, sated by the opening that we hope will be found for some of our surplus produce—potatoes, onions, fruit, etc. Mons. Patte, j nr., will continue to twrry on the farm and will devote his attention to raising such crops as will be suitable tor the Tahitian trade.