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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3119, 12 July 1892, Page 2

The Union. Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of 12 per cent., and carried forward £11,000.

The monthly meetings of the Waipa County Council and the Cambridge and Hamilton Borough Councils and the Hamilton Domain Board will be held at various times to-day.

Lord Sheffield, has cabled stating that he has abandoned the project of bringing out another cricket team next summer, owing to an unexpected difficulty in getting a good team together.

On Saturday afternoon next, at half-past two, Mr G. J. Neal lias arranged for a- thorough trial of Messrs Booth and Macdonald's spading harrow to be made in the Domain Paddock, Cambridge.

"We would remind orchardists and those interested in fruit-growing that a meeting to consider questions of importance in connection with the subject >vill be held in The Wiiikato Times Buildings tomorrow, at 11 a.m.

The heavy rain on Saturday, Sunday, and again yesterday is the Umivirat and most continuous since the (Viurl of 187. r >. The Waikato River is in a, high fluud, and is still rising, but there is litkls feir of its reaching anything like the height it did on the occasion referred to above.

About eleven o'clock yesterday morning a number of people who were about chat part of Victoria-street, Hamilton, near Mr Parr's corner, were suddenly observed to rush away down Wharf-street in the direction of the river. On enquiry we found that two youngsters mimed Rogera and Henderson had Rone adrift mi the river in a canoe, and were setting up piteous cries for assistance. Fortunately the canoe drifted into the bank ne:<r to Mr Bradley's former residence, now occupied by Mr Wright, carpenter, wh.>, comprehending the situation, was at hand, got hold of the canoe and helped the lads tn land in safety.

Notwithstanding tlie unsettled state of the weather Professor Chamiing had a very fair audience in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, last night. The Professor first explained the principles of phrenology, and then by means of mounted lithographs, diagrams, plates, and cist.-;, he was ahle more clearly to point out the peculiarities of character denoted by the various conformations of the skull. Not the least interesting portion of his lecture was that devoted to a description of a number of skulls—about foity—of persons of varying sexes and ages, which were :iiTiuigecl around the stage. Several gentlemen from tha audience want on to the stage to undergo a public examination daring the evening, and in some cases h?. was particularly truthful in his delineation. A furtner lecture will be given to-morrow night (Wednesday).

Once there was a candidate for Parliament. He was making Rood progress, and it became evident to the other side that he would have to be thrown heavily and fallen upon. So at ona of his' meetings one of his opponents questioned him s. great deal. He answered several queries, and then there came this pxior: "Will MY Blank declare, on his honor, that he did not starve his poor old mother to death ?" This, which was the old trick of a lie by suggestion, made the candidate so angry that he could not rrply coherently, but was understood to aplutter in his rage that it was a shame people should be allowed to ask offensive questions not bearing on the election. That settled him. and to this (Liy there is a tradition in his neighbourhood that he caused his maternal parent to die from want of food. The opponents of Mr Bruce in the Rangitikei district are falling back upon, this plan. Iu thp local paper controlled from the New Zealand Times, they publish little paragraphs of which the following is a laughable sample : —" Mr Stevens, with all his faults, never termed working men 'the scum of the earth." .

The following , advertisement from ii Bourke (N.S. W.) paper speaks for itself: —To Messrs Bruuker, Cupeland, Land Boards and others. For sale, a highly improved pastoral property ; 70 000 acres. Western Division. Over i' 12,000 worth of improvements. Price, £1000 (one thousand pounds), Improvements—Tanks, principally 11,000, 12,000, and 13,000 yards. About 00 miles fencing. Splendid homestead and shed, etc. The run is subdivided into eight paddocks. With the above will be given in 1,000,000 rabbits, with a h«;»vy increase guar.mterd. Over 100,000 have been culled out of these during the year, for winch lljd per lb has been averaged in the fur markets. One and a quarter inch mesh netting is used in order to keep the neighbour's stock from mixinsr, as the yonmr can pasa through the ordinary lgin tnesh. As a furthei' security against the rabbits climbing over the fence a barbed wiro is placed three inches above the netting, which is an effectual preventative, and, further, lite nettintr is put a full six inches into tho ground and not bant up and laid fl.it with a spriukle of earth over it to escape observation. Rent a mere trifl-—--not worth men I ti'initic. For full particulars upplv tu h\ j E. Bloshatn and Co. t stock agents, Buurke. I

It is to be hoped that the wi-atluT will Pi-ivi- line fur the parish pvnn- ■;.-,: in thf Vul'itite.-r 11,11, M.imilton, on Tlnir-duy nvuninii-. A liTge number of visitors from the out districts are expected.'

The Wairarapa Daily Times says that a visitor to .M.isli'rton, who recently spi-iit a niniit in ttiu I'>i.-h1 police colls is givjitly annoyed that the mattrasses pro-uii-ed by Mr Yl'<ae, M. R., have not been provided. Hi; .t->iin»i im- that he travelled a cmsid-ra.blf distnncn without measuring the length of a " pewter,' , with the hope that wln;n ho arrived at Miistrrtim Im could h.ivt! an out-and-mit ''drunk " a-nd be accommodated with a warm mattress, shaving apparatus, and a substantial breakfast for Hid prion of a mere " caution." But he w;t< disappointed, lie corUinly did gut drunk and wa-i " run in,"' but as to the accommodation, well, he says, it was not (it for an aboriginal or an alien, let. alone a st!uini:l) Liberal supporter. Awaking from his silent slumbers about three in tin; morning, he found himself stretched out upon the cold Hour, his limbs frozen, his body rigid, and his heart bick. He lingered in painful suspense til) daybreak, when he was requested to make his bed, i.e., roll together a much-worn blanket which ho had discovered in the corner of his apartment, scrub out t!>e cell, and cut half a cord of firewood before he would bo given a mouthful of fcod. He cheerfully complied, but steruly intimated that this was hardly what he expected. He received his breakfast — such as it was--and after the lapse of about an hour, appeared before the " beak," charged with having been drunk in a public place. He pleaded guilty, and threw himself upon the mercy of the court. The Bench, however, was not a Liberal one, and he was fined the sum of 53. He paid the fine, and left the court disgusted. Not only has he at once signed the pledge, but ho has withdrawn his support from the Government, which made promises which it did not fulfil.

The present age is truly described as the era c.f political unquiet. The Mother Country is convulsed in the throes of a general election and no matter what tha result, there are difficult problems to be solved. On tlic Continent of Europe socialism is in the air and in many cases has mure than metaphorically exploded. Russia has by an exhauslivo drain on her non 0 . ton repletnd treasury managed to combat the famine within tier territory. The situation wild regard to the Behring Sea sealing difficulty threatens to sever the cherished idea of tha federation of the English speaking race. These questions although of {rivat importance to all rio not materially anVct li.s here in our tight little Islands of New Zealand. We also have our ptlitical questions. Land Nationalisation is proposed by some most impractical theorists as the panacea for all our troubles, and the Woman's Franchise appears to be an almost settled question. The great point, however, for us b> grapple with is bona tirio settlement of our waste and Native Lands so that we shall have as the yo'irs roll by .1 satisfied, sturdy and a prosperous farming population. This may truly be said to bo the backbone of any country. We, situated as we are in the centre of one of the most thriving agricultural districts in the North Island, and supported in a great measure by our farming community, now have pleasure in directing their attention to an advertisement in this issue, which will assist them somewhat in the matter of prosperity. Kemptliorno Prosser and Company's Manure advertisement and the testimonial contained therein ' boar out that firm's already well-established reputation, that they turn out the most reliable manures offered for sale in this colony. Note the testimonial: —Two really first rate crops —land then laid down in grass—which shows up well, and all this with a dressing of iuwt. to fcho acre. Now is the time for planting early potatoes and we should suggest that all should try tho Westfield Potato Manure and so participate in the prosperity to ba derived from so excellent a fertilizer,