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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3110, 21 June 1892, Page 2

In the Otorohanga licensing case we hear Mr Gresham has beqn retained to appear in support of the application for the license. The third session of the eleventh Parliament of the colony of New Zealand will be opened by His Excellency (he Governor at Wellington on Thursday. We would remind our readers of the lecture on " China and the Customs of Its People," by the Rev. J. Thomas, which will be dnlivered in the Wesleyan Church this evening Particulars of the lecture may be soen in our advertising columne. To-day, the 21st June, ie the shortest day in the year, and we have now got half the winter over. The season this year hag been an exceptionally favourable one, and if the latter half is no worse than the past, we should be more than satisfied with our climate. In the notices of motion given at the late meeting of the Waikato Farmers' Olub held at Cambridge, we omitted to report that Mr G. E. Clark will at the next meeting of the Club move: That a stallion parade be held in Cambridge, as usual, next spring. The old man William Petty j brought into the Waikato Hospital from Rangiriri last week, succumbed to his ailments early yeateHay morning. Hβ wag in a very precarious condition when admitted, and it was ecarcely expected that he would long survive. The secretary, Mr B. W. Sargent, of the Cambridge School Committee will be pleased to receire the names of those willing to contribute coal or wood for fifing in the nchool. It in not fair to again ask those who contributed last year no we trust others mny be found to carry on the good work, A narrow escape from fire oc curred on Saturday night, about half-past nine, in Mrs McUarrigle's shop, in Hamilton West. A giant Rochester lamp, which is used in the millinery room, ignited the ceiling, and but for the prompitude of Mr Howden who was culled by Mrs Me Uarrigle the place would soon all have been in flames, He, however, quickly pulled a, couple of boards down aud the danger was over. Had a fire got a hold in that block consisting of Mrs McGarrigle's and Messrs Hatrioki, Barr'e and Howden's shops, ife would hare made a big clearance as it would have been impossible to get it nnder.

Mr Jno. Knox will hold his usual »nle at the Hamilton Auction Mart at 2 p.m. on iSaturdoy next.

The usual monthly live stock b.ilbs will bo held in the Hamilton Borough Yards on Thursday next by Mr W. J. Huntor and Mr Juo. McNicol.

Professor Artemus Golledge, phreno physiognomist, will arrive in Waikato this week, and will give a series of lectures, the dates of which will appear in next issue.

The meetings of the Cambridge Rood board havo fur some yoars beon of the " happy family " description, and we hope they may continue in that, strain ; but at the meeting held last Saturday some acrimonious remarks wsro niado, and that generally betokens "heavy weather" a-head. We trust it is only a passing storm.

On Saturday afternoon, Miss Hilda Graham, fourth daughtor, of Mr W. A. Graham, of Hamilton, was thrown from her horse which shied with her whilo out riding near Tamahere, and dragged her a little distanco before she could get free. The young lady was considerably bruised and shaken, but luckily escaped without serious injury.

Returning home from Ngaruawuhia on Saturday evening Mr Harwood's break capsized just opposite his own place. The horses shied at a light, and ran the buggy into a. hole at the side of tho road, where it over-turned. Wonderful to state, the eleven occupants escaped without injury, and very little damage was done to the horses or vehicle.

The following tenders have been received by Mr T. H. Whito, of Taupiri, for the crectiou of a house near Hamilton for Mr Farrer :—Hutchinson and Sons, £660; D. Elliott, £(54G Hs; J. C. Salmon, £020; Pettigrew and Co., £595; Thos. Evans, £585; C. H. Warr, £566; Heuiy Clayton, £529. It is, we understand, probable that Mr Warr'e tender will be accepted.

Wednesday, July 6th, is the date fixed by our Ngaruawhahia friends for holding a concert, both vocal and in&trumental for the purpose nf raisin? funds, to execute some very necessary repairs to the Roman Catholic Church in that township. It is now some twenty odd years since this building was erected, and this ie first appeal made to public for any assistance.- Aβ the beat local and Auckland amateur talent has been enlisted in the cause, we feel sure the public will freely respond and that a bumper house will be the result.

The sheep worrying , nuisance dme not appear to be confined to the Hamilton or indeed, any particular district. On Saturday night some dogs got among Mr S. Mc'Knight's sheep, which were grazing upon his farm near the Whatwhata township. The sheep were driven in all directions, very few of them being found in the paddock in the morning, consequently it is hard to say yet what damage has been done. Tho dogs are supposed to belong to the Maoris, who have been in considerable numbers about the towDjhip of late.

Wirth's wonderul circus is coming. The following ara the dates of its appearance:—At Mercer, tomorrow (Wednesday, June 22nd); Huntly, June 23rd; Ngaruawahia, June 24th ; Tβ Awamutu, Saturday, June2sth ; Otorohanga, Monday, June 27th ; Hamilton, June 28th ; Cambridge, Wednesday, June 29th ; Te Aroha, Ihursday and Friday, June 30th and July Ist; Paeroa, Saturday, July 2nd. Wirth'e is the largest and best show of its kind in the world, and the reports that have reached this district from friends who have seen it in Auckland have ensured for it a most successful tour through Waikato.

Mr .T. T. Morgan, of the lirm of Messrs Reginald Beaumont and Co., accountants and financial agents, Auckland, is well known in Waikato. in fact, we may say that he was reared in this district being a son of the late Mr W. B. Morgan, of HUutapu. Hβ has always borue an excellent character and having spent several years in business in the other colonies, he can lay claim to a thorough knowledge of general commercial matters. The firm of which Mr Morgan is a member have in hand the formation of the proposed cooperative butchery in Auckland, and his many frionds will join us in wishing the firm every success in their enterprise. There is apparently plenty of margin for a co-operatiro society in Auckland and if conducted upon a strictly cash basis we see no reason why it ehould not prove eminently successful. On a recent occasion the Hon S. E. Shrimpski presonted to the librarian, as a gift to the Oamara Athenaium, a portrait of Mr John M'Loan, of Redcastle. In handing over the picture, Mr Shrimski said Mr M'Lean *vas one of the oldest residents of the district, and was estimated to bo one of the' wealthiest men in the colony, such wealth being the result of indomitable perseverance, care, and industry. SpoakinK for himself he had always found Mr M'Loan a benevolent and charitable man. He had during a long cuurae of years occasion to call on Mr M'Lean in the interests of charity, and was always kindly received, and never left without being mare than gratified at the extent of his liberality. The picture wae in his opinion, well worthy of a placo in the institution. The librarian thanked Mr Shrimski, on behalf of the institution, for the portrait, and said it would be an acquisition to the pictures already in possession of the Institute. Mr M'Lean anVrded a worthy example to the rising generation o f what perseverance and prudence could accomplish.

Remenyi, the well-known violin virtuoso, has made application for a space of not less than -100 square feet at the World's Fair in which to exhibit his great collection of rare African ethnological specimens. The collection, which comprises over 1,500 carefully selected specimens, has been formed during the last forty years, and is beyond question the most perfect of its kind. It is especially rich in the ancient regal symbols in use among the Zjlhs, including sceptres, royal bracelets, which were used instead of crowns, and other emblems of hammered silver, of carved and polished ivory and of rhinoceros horn. The royal bracelets are especially interesting. They are hollowed rings made from transferee sections of huge elephant tusks and, until his death, were never taken off after once pl*ced on the arm of the king. There are also several splendid specimens of the exceedingly rare and beautiful roy»l silk mantles of the sovereigns of Madagascar, thrae hundred and more years ago. Those mantles are curiouely adorned with broideries of metnl and of uncut precious stones and of feather work. Every spHcimen in tho collection is perfect and unique of its kind.

The Ministerially-edited paper at Wellington is most unfortunate. It possesses the weakness which manifests itself in dogmatism, and at the same time is so transparently ill-informed that what are intended for articles of faith present themselves as glorious absurdities only worthy to be laughed at. The latest instance of the [ New Zealand Times' inability to state facts is seen in an utterance on the Libel Bill. In an oleaginous style of attempted patronage it admits that the Bill of ISB9 ought to have passed, and then goes on to state that its rejection was due to the members of the ETpper House blocking it because they had a, grievance against a certain newspaper. That is particularly unfortunate for the Gorernment paper, for one of its present owners was amoug the most persistent opponents of the measure. That opponent was Mr Ballancs. Claiming to be himself a journalist, he urged us a reason against the Bill that other journalists would set mere men of straw to utter libels on public platforms, so that tha libels could be reported with safety. That moat uuworthy »nd unwarranted accusation needed no answer. None haa ever been vouchsafed to it, nor will any ever be. But here is a comment worth a passing thought. Since Mr Ballanoe helped to delay the passing of the Bill (for it will yet pass) there has been a trial in the Supreme Court in which a newspaper has been cast in damages for reporttin)? libellous statements made on a pulbic platform, while the speaker himself escaped. That ipiaker was Mr Ballance, and the newspaper was the Wanganui Herald,— Hawkes' Bay Herald.