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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3097, 21 May 1892, Page 2

In our Supplement this morning will be found the commencement of an instructive atory, entitled "The New Utopia," which will give us an idea of the paradise Socialists are preparing for us. Our sporting contributor " Le Nord " has taken a new departure this week and supplies a number of items re the doings of the "professors" of the art of self defence. Farmers will find some useful information under the heading "Farm, Garden, and Orchard Notes." In addition to these, there will be found a miscellaneous assortment of general articles. New Zealand potatoes in Sydney are difficult of sale at £2 10s. We understand Mr R. Dillicar, of Hamilton, is the successful tenderer for the erection of granaries, etc., on the Wojdiands Estate. Mr W. A. Murray, who has been for some time in the Auckland Hospital, suffering from severe illness, is now able to go about again. Ho will remain in Auckland for some time. —Herald. There has been a fine take of grass on the piece of ground at Clandelands raco course, set apart for the forthcoming ■ agricultural show, and judgiug by its appearance now there will be a fine sward by the time it will be required in October next. In the Government Gaaette of May 12, Messrs Joseph Johnson Barugh of Tamahere, Richard Rathborna of Ngaruawahia, and John Burgess Teasdale of .Te Awamutu, have been gazetted as Reviewers undisr the Land and Income Assessment Act. 1891. At the Hamilton Auction Mart to-day, Mr John Knox will offer a number of freehold -iro parties in the borough of Hamilton. He will also offer the privilege of a temperance booth at the Hamilton Birthday Sports, in addition to a large assortment of produce, furniture, etc. Mr Ewington, the well known Land and Commission Agent, who returned to Auckland by yesterday's train, after visitingseveral places in ind around Hamilton, expressed considerable gratification at the undoubted signs of improvement visible on all sides. No empty house, new buildings in course of erection, and in the outskirts of the town a great deal of agricultural work froin<r nn.

Mr S. Cooper, auctioneer, reports holding a very successful sale atNgarua| uahia on Thursday, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather. H" will hold a sale of drapery and miscellaneous goods at Le Qr.esne's Hall, Hamilton Fast, to-day. The entries and handicaps for tho various events at the sports meeting, to he held under the auspices of the Waipa Amateur Athletic Club, at Alexandra, on Tuesday next will be found in our advertising cuhim.ns. A datieo will take place in the Public Hall in the ovening. Mr Walter Chitty passed through Hamilton a day or two since, with a tine mob of fresh condition steers, proceeding to the Narrows farm lately in the occupation nfMrWrialey to finish them off on a very fine paddock of toruips, without doubt one of the best to bo seen in the district. Mr A. Furze, of Tauwhare, having decided to give up contract ploughing, has given instructions to Ml' W. J. Hunter to dispose of tho whole of his plant by public auction about the first week in July. As the plant is all in good order and condition, and the twenty horses are all good upstanding staunch animal#, settlers or other contractors in waul of horses or plant would do well to await this sale. A meeting of the committee of the Waikato Hunt Club will be held at the National Hotel, Cambridge, at five o'clock this afternoon. Tho business to be brought forward is that of arranging the dates of the meets and appointing a competent man to attend to the hounds, in accordance with the resolution passed on Tuesday last. The hounds meet to-day at the Tamahere Corner at 11 o'clock, and should the day prove fine some excellent sport may be expected. We learn that Messrs Reynolds and Co. have definitely decided to start a creamery at Te Kowhai next springy Tho busiuess will ba conducted, either in the concrete building formerly erected by tho late Mr John By croft, or in new premises. It is estimated that the milk of about 200 cows will be sent in. The Te Kowhai settlers have every reason to be pleased at Messrs Reynolds and Co,'a action, and we congratulate them upon going into business with such a straight-forward and enterprising firm. Changes seem to be the order of the day in respect to tho management of the big estates in this district. Mr Mark Harrison, formerly of Lockerbie, Morrinsville, supersedes Mr Bailey as manager of the Auckland Agricultural Company's property at Fencmut, and Mr Win. Main, who has been manager of the Waitoa Estate, succeeds at Lockerbie. We understand that Mr A. Main is likely to be appointed bo the management of the Waitoa Estate in his brother's place. Mr Prince, sen, of Ohaupo, met with a nasty accident on Thursday morning. He was engaged in getting some timber out of the bush on a sledge, when the horse became entangled in the chains and getting unmanageable knocked Mr Prince down and galloped over him, dragging tiie sledge over him also. Mr Prince received some severe bruises about the head and some nasty cuts on one leg. We are pleased to hear that the injuries are not of a serious character, and Mr Prince is not likely to be laid up in consequence. At a meeting of the Committee of the Auckland Provincial Agricultural Association yesterday afternoon, the schedule for the annual show in November next was sonsidered. Some discussion took place with reference to a heifer being considered a cow for show purposes, and it was eventually resolved that the definition as to what constitutes a heifer be referred to the Christchurch Conference of Agricultural Delegates next month, and their opinion will be adopted by the Association. The ladies' championship at the Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club resulted in a win for Miss A. .Tolly, who defeated Miss Logie in the final by 17 games to 1-1. At the end of the second set the games were 11 all, and great interest was taken in tho concluding one. The first five games were won by Miss Jolly, when her opponent rallied up and won the next three, but the former was not to be denied and then won the concluding game amid considerable excitement. The final in tho gentlemen's championship, between Messrs von Stunner and Palairet, will be played this afternoon and the result is likely to be very close. So inferior is the quality of tha paper of the present day—even of that which is called the best—that experts predict that our books wiil fall to pieces before the middle of the next century. The paper which has survived two or three centuries was made by hand, of linen rags, and without the use of chemicals. To-day much of the paper for book 3 is mado of a pulp of all sorts of materials treated with powerful acids, while the ink is a compound of various substances which eat into the paper upon which it is laid. The printing of to day, it is feared, will within 50 years have eaten its way through the pages upon which it is impressed. On Saturday evening last Mr James Rybur.i, of Patetangi, whilst returning home from Te Awamutu on tiorse back, was thrown, and must have lain for some hours unconscious. ,He left Te Awamutu at six o'clock on Saturday evening, and did not reach home until tour oil Sunday morning. When Mr Ryburn recovered consciousness, he had to walk home, not being ablo to find his horse. He has since been confined to bad, and is being attended by Dr. Cushney, and we are sorry to hoar that he has several nasty cuts on his head and face, which necessitated stitching- We hope Mr Ryburn will soon bo so far recovered as to attend to his business again.

The members of the Hamilton Light Infantry Volunteers having decided not to go to Auckland to take part in the sham fight on the Queen's Birthday, owing to the amount of time that would be lost three days—without any adequate return, and having to pay their expenses, a parade will be held on Tuesday morning, when a feu <le joie will be fired. Captain Raid has been in communication with Captain Bruce, of the Te Awamutu Mounted Rifles, and it is more than probable that this company will come down to Hamilton on Tuesday. Should they do so, a combined parade will bo held, concluding with a sham fight. We hope the weather will keep fine and that our volunteers will have an enjoyable day. Mr John Devitt's house in Hamilton East had a narrow escape from being burnt on Tuesday last, caused by gross carelessness or worse on the part of the bricklayer who had laid the hearths. Some neighbours passing noticed smoke coming from under the house, and directed Mr Devitt's attention to it. On examination it was seen that the wood work under the hearth was on fire, and on ripping up the cement hearth, it was found to be only about two inches in thickness, and resting on a wooden foundation. Either through a crack or through the heat communicated by the fire to the cement, the wood work was in a blaze, and had this occurred at night, there is little doubt but that the house would have been destroyed. A correspondent writes The election for the vacant seat in the Newcastle Road Board between Mr Wiliam Harris and Mr A. Dawson was carried out on Tuesday, at the office of the Board, in a fair and friendly manner by the friends of both parties. Mr Dawson acted as his own scrutineer, and saw that the Returning Officer had all things in connection with the duties of his office arranged in such a manner as to give general satisfaction, and Messrs E. C. Shepherd and Chas. Litnmer looked after Mr Dawson's interests among the people in a vigilant and zealous manner. Mr Harris did not appoint a scrutineer nor canvas for votes, which I think was a mistake, because people like to be asked for their votes. The poll resulted in a substantial majority for Mr Harris by eighteen votes to eleven. The largest deal in property that has taken place in the Bay of Plenty district for years has just been completed by Mr J. A. Clark, land agent, and agent of the Public Trustee at Tauranea, under the will of the late Mr Isaac Walker, of which the Public Trustee is executor. The Rothwell farm, about three miles fr.mi the wharf, with all live and dead stock, has been sold to Mr S. N. Westney, of Waikato. The farm comprises 1,728 acres of land, over 2000 sheep, anil a quantity of cattle, horses, etc. The property is one of the finest about Opufiki, and Mr Westney, aftar inspecting the property, expressed himself highly pleased with his purchase. The price given for the whole is somewhere between five and six thousand pounds. Notwithstanding the shortness of the uotice, soma fifteen heads of families responded to the invitation to meet in The Waikato Times Buildings yesterday, at 11 o'clock, to take steps for obtaining the services of a duly qualified man for Hamilton and district, in the event of Dr. Kenny being appointed medical officer to the Waikato District Hospital. The following gentlemen were present: Messrs Reid, Hume, Barton, O'Neil, Lngie, Davey, Taylor, Jones, von Sturmer, Manning, Swarbrickj Edgecumbe, T. Sandos and

Jj. Cussen (chairman). After tho .subject I),id boon well discussed, a committee consisting <if Messrs O'Neil, C.issen, Swarbrick, T. (!. Sandos, Jones, Davpy and Lrtgie, was appuintod, whose duty it should lie to watch events in connection with medical affairs in Hamilton, and, if necessary, to call a further meeting.