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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3186, 24 November 1892, Page 2

The Kihikihi Lawn Tennis Club will ro-u'pen for the season on Saturday, new members being specially invited. The programme for the Matamata annual imcb mooting, to be held on Boxing Dav. (2Gth December, 1892), will be found advertised elsewhere. The privileges in connection with tho .South Auckland Racing Club's Summer Meeting will be offered by Mr .T. Knox at the Hamilton Auction Mart on Saturday, December 3td, at 2 30 p.m. As we anticipated Councillo-J. S. Bond has been elected Mayor of Cambridge without nppns'tion. H<s has been a member »f lh* Council since the Borough was first incorporated and has now obtained tlie highest honour the burgesses can bestow.

By some mischance the programme of the Ngartmwahia Race Meeting did not reach Mr Perceval, although sent to him some time since for laving bnfore an-1 getting; it pas-Jed by the A.R.C., at;it this ha*occasioned some delay. The Secretary,

linwcver, has s.>nt on another list nf the events mid in :>ll probability the full programme will be notified in S itunl iy's issue. The Saturday half-holiday in Chrbtehnrcb, which was inaugurated with gieiit eclat, has practically fallen through after a trial of two or three weeks, a la.rjjt number of tradesmen agreeing to obiftrve Thursday instead. The reason assigned for the collapse id the inconvenience it ex lse.s the country settlers, who find it almost, iinposeible to go into town in the middle of the week. "Cambridge Subscriber" asks: —What are our councillors doing about the silver cradle for our Mayor ? His spouse has presented him with a eon during his term of office, and the Council surely does not intend allowing him to leave the civic clniir without making him the customary present. He has served the town faithfully and well for many years and should not lie overlooked. Mr and Mrs John Fisher, of Pukeriinu, commemorated their silver wedding on Friday last by givine a dancn in the Pukeritnu schoolroom. It was a most enjoyable one, and both old and young tripped it merrily till c 1036 upon daybreak. A most recherche supper was served in the schoolhouse, and alter it had been partaken of, the donours were heartily toasted, and the wish expressed that they may live to celebrate their golden wedding. Mr Bullock-Webster has written to us, asking for a contradiction nf the report appearing in our issue of 2'2nd, that the couple and a half of hounds from the Prtkuranga kennels cost him close on £20. Mr Webster adds : "The Auckland Hunt 31ub very kindly sold me the pups, at less ;han a third of the price mentioned, and I tin indebted to Mr Beaaer Buckland for ihnosing them and bringing them up from lackland. The Stock Department is in re :eipt of a communication trom Nairn and 30., produce merchants of Glasgow, stating hat the prospects of the choose tna k¥t nre ery promising this year, and good quality >>ill probably rise to (iOs a cwt. They oeommend grading, branding, and official impaction before shipment. It i< stated lint jjths of the cheese mndo in New Zeaind go to the Glasgow marke f , The renrt of the dealers on Xβw Zealand butter :to the some effec. Mr Ritchie in his renrt -:iy< that then are 101 dairy factories I tliii colony, :iikl that t!lfl output of the \iry |>r >dnc-n is ale .dily incrciiing

A the Police Court at Auckland yesterday, W. l'owell, cherni«t was committed for trial on a charge 'if abortion. The Waipa Country Council give notice that tho. Cambridge—Kihikihi Koad will be closed during repairs on the 29th and 30th November. A report furnished by Sir J. C. Bray. Agent-General, for South Australia on the frozen in>-at trade, shows that the lead taken by New Zealand has resulted chiefly from the care which has been taken to secure good quality of moat. Messrs John Parr and R. F. Sande* having been duly nominated for tho office of Mayor for the Borough of Hamilton, a, poll will be taken on Wednesday next, 30th inst, for the return of one of the candidates. A number of the tradespeople of Tβ Awamutu notify in our advertising columns to-day their intention of observing Thursday afternoon as the general halfholiday under "The Shop and Shop Assistants Act." Mr F. "W. Lang-, President of thj Waikato Cricket Association, has kindly given a presentation bat for the player with the best battine average at the .end of the season, and Mr F. \\ . Browning "has given a presentation ball for the bowler with a similar analysis. Mr J. McNicol will hold his annual ram and ewe fair at Ohaupo, on Wednesday and Thursday, loch anil lfith February. 181)3. About 30,000 sheep, including (500 rams, have already been enterert so this sale bids fair to surpass any yet hala in the Ohaupo yards. Mr F. La-wry, member for Parnell, addressed his constituents last night. In the course of his speech he referred to a rumour that had reached him that lie intended contesting the Waikato seat at the next election. He disclaimed any intention of contesting any other seat than Parnell, humourously remarking that if the Parnell people did not know when they had a good member ho knew when he had a good constituency. "Billy" Birlow gave his worldfamed vocal, in trumenta', and character entertainment in the Volnn'eer Hall, Hamilton, last evening, and those who attended, listened fo one of the shows that has been put before a Hamilton audience for some considerable tine.

Every item in the tirst part was well received the fumes which seemed to fetch most were the " Little fat Dutchman " and tho "Blue Tailed Fly." The second part consisted of chaiacter songs, Mr Barlow taking 7 totally different, parts, and he kept the audience in thorough good humour. A change of programme is announced fnr this evening and we w.itild advise every one to take the last opportunity of hearing the inimitable B:iclow's wonderful entertainment.