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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3131, 9 August 1892, Page 2

Commander Edwin wired last night: Northeast to north and west, gale with heavy rain after 12 hours from now, glass fall again snoii. The trial of the Carlyle Spading, Harrow has, on account of the sale of Mr J. R. S. Richardsons' dairy cows being held next Saturday, been postponed until tbu following Saturday, at the same time and place. On Wednesday, 24th inst, Mr J. McNicol will hold a clearing sale on bthalf of Mr A. Cloments on the premises, Olemonts' Park, Cambridge. Full particulars will be given in a future issue. The Lyttelton Times reports that fine of the largest sales of fat sheep in one line off one estate was effected recently at Ohristchurch. No less than 2400 prime crossbred wethers were disposed cf for export at £1 O.s 6d per head for prompt delivery. The date of Mr J. MCcNlcol's Spring Horse Fair has been fixed for September 21st. Several ftallrjns including Blair Athul, Aor*ngi, and Merryboy have been entered for sale, and anyone having stallions to dispoae of will find this the best opportunity for this season. New Zealand shipping interests are warned that barometic disturbances exist approximately 46 degrees south and 178 west. This is identical with the storm first predicted on the Bth inst. Rough weather is likely to ensue between the Bluff and 100 degrees west. The Evening Press says it is darkly whi?per6d in certain quarters that while numbers ot compositors are walking about unemployed, Government is sending a great deal of its printing work to tho Lyttelton Gaol, where it is done by prison labour. We phould like to see the rumour officially denied. Mr John Burns, the labour leader, is reported recently to have said : — "This betting business is a greater curse than drink itself to the working man ; and if I thought the eight-hour day was Roing to give him leisure to demoralise himself with such things, I'd pray that he should work for twenty-four!" According to the Bay of Plenty Time?, there is at present a keen demand fur cattle in that district, large mobs being bought up and taken away. The paper cautions stock-owners against allowing so many of their cattle to leave the district, in view of tho difficulty they may experience in stocking their farms and runs during the coming summer. From Messrs H. Trengrouae and Co.'s report upon the butter trade of the oast season, we clip the following figures. They will give mmie idea of the immenso strides in dairying, which have been made by theolouies dorinp the past two years. IvI'ORTS. Season, tfrom Australia. From New Zealand. ISS9-90-H,124 packagus ... 37.310 packages 1890-91— 29.741 packages ... 30,205 packages 1891-02-92,999 packages ... f>3.762 packages The sheep worrying propensities of useless, curs are not confined to the vicinity »f centres of population. Mr James Jackson, of Kahu Mutuku, a farm nn the opposite side of the river to Taupirt has been a considerable sufferer in this direction during the past few days, no |p..<n than twenty-five of his flock of sheep having been destroyed. So serious has this become that he has found it necessary to lay poison for dogs. Mr Watt, the gentleman enpagKl by Messrs Reynolds and Co. to superintend the repairs, &c, of the machinprv in their different factories, arrived in Waikato on Saturday, and proceeded to Newsteai. It will be a considerable relief to the managers of these esttbli'limeiits to know that the services of a thorough expert will b« available at short notice should anything go wrong at any time with their machinery or plant. As an instance of the scramble for ljnd just now—and particularly when any new block happens to be thrown open by the Crown Lands Board—we learn that in the case of some land recently dealt with in this manner near Waiuku, several of the successful parties after returning from the sale in Auckland, went to pay a visit to their sections, and went right over them in a boat, never seeing the land at all. There were, however, some choice sections obtained. At a recent meeting of the Q-len-orchy (Tasinanian) Fruit Board, the Inspector (Mr S. W. Gould) tabled the annual report, giving details of the working of the Codlin Moth Act during the past yenr in t!ie district. Cases were shown where orchards yielding 1500 bushels of apples were nearly free from the moth, not a dozen infected fruit being found during the season from that quantity of apples, while others were nearly as fortunate, and the clean parts of the district were still free. The area uuder fruit trees was also increasing, there being an increase of 30 acres on last year's returns. In last Thursday's issue there appeared a paragraph under the heading " liarapope" that appears to be rather misleading. It referred to the son of Mr J. H. Thompson having headed the list of successful candidates at the late pupil teachers' examination, and then lues on to speak of the Harapepe school being closed. We are told the boy has been attending the Tβ Rore School, where Mies L. Nixon is mistress, and we think this fact should be know, as a portion of the credit of Master Thompson's success is doubtless due to her. We would ask the members of the Cambridge Branch of the Auckland Clirysanthemun Society t-j sign the proxy furiiM they have lately recoive.l aud forward them to Mr T. Wells, of Cambridge, a< he will probably attend the general meeting in Auckland. It is contemplated altering some of the rules of the Society, and to do this a majority of the members must bo represented. As there nre ovnr 50 member* in Waikato, it is necessary that they should record their votes, or the business may be blocked. ''

Mr John Knox's usual weekly salu on SiitnriJiiy next will ho held itt noon, instead of 2 p.m. The advertisement which has for Mime time iiiut n|>|>i'nr"i i/i Mr McA'icol'a column of this jniirna l , offering the thorough-bred stallion, Hippocampus tor sale, lias this day been withdrawn, having failed tn attract a purchase. Hippocampus is a well and fashionably-bred horse, and it is a matter ef surprise that he haw not been secured by some enterprising ntndmaster. It is undeniable the Orville strain nf blood in the one now must sought after in Britain and Australia on account of speed and stoutness. Orvillu is thy great great grand sire of Hippocampus in thin direct uninterrupted male line through Emilius, Riddl-js-worth and Dainty Ariel. In the male line also he can boast of Alice Grey (grand dam of the mighty Yattetidon) as his K reat grand dam. In the female line his grand sire was that doughty champion Fisherman and one of his threat grand sires was Launcelot (wwn brother to Touchstone). It may not be generally known but it is nevertheless true that Hippocampus is closely related to many of the most fashionable mires in the colony amongst them being Onyx (dam of Nordenfeldt) and Frailty (dam of Zalinski) to whom he is related through the Camel and Banter blood and Fisherman. Hβ is also related to Ouida (darn of Strathmore, Hilda, etc.) through Oamel and Banter, Fisherman, Alice Grey, Rous Eminrant, and Gulnnre. Hippocampus' performances have now passed out of mind but many will remember that as a three-year-old he was the colt of his year and a two to one favourite for the Dunedin Cup, for which he got second to Finhook, having behind him Fallacy, Templeton, Guy Fawkes and ten others. He also won the Great Northern St. Leger in the same year. As a five-year-old, at Auckland, he won tho Stewards Handicap, beating a Held of seven, and ran second for the Auckland Racing Club Handicap beating Templeton, Ariel, Laertes and five others. At the 3tud Hippocampus has not had much opportunity very few thoroughbred mares having been given him but he has nevertheless sired some very fast and good horses amongst the most prominent being Hippodamia (known a3 the Slander Filly), The Baron, Vieiix Rose, Glenora, Captain Abram, Theorem and Shillelagh. We understand that Waikato will have the benefit of hie services should no sale be made within a few days.