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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3199, 24 December 1892, Page 2

The late Lord Tennyson has bequeathed his manuscripts to his son Hallam, and his life income 11 his widow. We understand that the partnership between Messrs Wrigley and Withy will terminate at the end of the year. Mr W. J. Hunter will hold his first sheep fair of the season at Ohnnpo on Wednesday, February Bth, for which he solicits early entries. The silver cup that will be competed for by amateurs on Sydney Square on Monday next is on view to-day in Mr H. H. Howden's shop window. At his Ngaruawahia sale on Friday, Jannary 13th, Mr W. J. Hunter will submit the privileges in connection with the Ngaruawahia Race Meeting, to take placo on January 21st. We have been requested to call the attention of the Kirikiriroa Road Board to a dangerous hole which exists in the Tamahere bridge, near Captain McPheraon's, and which requires seeing to at once. Apparently some of the Shopkeepers in Karangahape Road are tiring of closing on Wednesday afternoons. Yesterday one or two establishments, which previously were closed, continued open.—Star. The monthly meeting of the Waikato County Council, which «»i to have been held yesterday, lapsed for want of a quorum, only Crs. Primrose, Paton, and Seddon being present half an hour after the regular time for meeting. We direct attention to Mr J. Knox's Christmas sale at, the Hamilton Auction Mart at 12 o'clock noon to-day. In addition to a large entry of poultry, furniture, etc, a large amount of drapery in the bankrupt estate of P. Mclvor will be offered. The dwelling-house on Mr W, M. Shaw's farm, near Fencourt, was to'ally destroyed by fira between elevennnd twelve o'clock yesterday morning. We understand it was insured for £75, bnt we do not know in what office, as only the bare fact of the loss was communicated to us

We understand that Mr and Mrs Henry Buttle, of Pukerimu, have been offered by the Government and have accepted a responsible position in connection with the management of the Deaf Mute Institution at Sumner, near Ohristchurch. They will leave the Waikato early next month to take uo their new duties. We are pleased to hear that the young man John Hunter, son of Mr Hugh Hunter, of Hamilton, who had his toes crushed by a fall of rock at Mokau on Monday last, is progressing favourably under the skilful care of Dr, Kerr, by whom the injured toes were successfully amputated. We hear tliat negotiations have been opened «g) between the firm of Messrs A. Buckland and Son and Mr Gerrnnd, of Raneiriri, for the lease or purchase of a twenty acre paddock near the Wniranei station, with the view of erecting yards for the holding of periodical sale* at this p'ace. The large musters of cattle at. the sales lipid by our local auctioneers during this season no doubt seems to offer a field for further competition. We notice that Mr J. B. Harker has a fine display of new and seasonable goods suitable for the present season. So far, business in all departments of the trade is referred to as anything but brisk. We trust, however, that as people come in tor the holidays that an imiu"ivem°nt will set in. With the high prices ruling for all classes of farm stock, money ought to be more plentiful than for some years past, and we trust this may be realised by the tradespeople in the district. It has been arranged to play the Waipa—Waikato county cricket match on Sydney Squa-e, Hamilton, on Monday. .Tannary 2nd, 1893. The Waipa team will he chosen by Messrs F. W. Lang and W. Park, and the Waikato by Messrs F. W. Browning and E. B. Cox. and the names of both teams will appear in ®tir issue of Thursday next. Any player chosen who cannot take part in tho match is requested to communicate with the hon. sec. of the Waikato Cricket Association at once, so 'as to allow of substitutes being provided.

We hear that the New Zealand Insurance Company have p'lid Mrs Careys (■lnim in full for the house 1 itely n e I hv fire at Forest Like Farm. Some little delay has been occasioned, as it was found that the Company could reinstate at considerable saving. However on representation heing made to the Company that a less pretentious building would suit Mrs Carey better, the Company, with their usual liberalitv decided to pay the claim in full. Mr W. Dev, their agent in Hamilton, paid ever the money on Tuesday lastThe Pukekohe correopondent of the Herald, in referring to the present season, writes: —No doubt the weather we are now experiencing is beyond precedent for this season of the year, for in looking back over a period of close on 30 years .as a sojourner in New Zealand I cannot recall a season in which wo have had so long a continuance of rain. The result of so much moisture is the growing luxuriantly of grass, clover and cereal croos. Better have the wet now than after Christmas, when harvest will be upon us, for nothing worries farmers more than a wet harvest.

We frequently hear of phenomenal tallies made by shearers in A ustralia and elsewhere, but we think the work now being done in Mr Gardner's Rukuhia shed, by a Napier Maori will take some beating. The sheep are heavy cross-bred Lincoln ewes, but the Napier shearer was able to pas-: some 1-10 through his hand in one day, doing the work very neatly. His time for one sheep was just 2A minutes. This shearer should have been at the Agricultural Show. The next best man in the shed is Mr Ryburn Jun., of Paterangi. Mr Gardner has seven shears at work, and expects to cut out the ewe flock during the present week. The annual meeting of the Hamilton Swimming Club, which was to have been he'd on Wednesday evening, did not take place, owing to several of the memhers having prior engagements, and it was thought better to wait for a full meeting before proceeding with the election of officers and other important business. The meeting was, therefore, adjourned until Tuesday evening at Thk Waikato Timks Buildings. The annual gala, to be held at the Hamilton Lake on Januarv :10th, promises to b« a greater success than that of any previous year. In addition to the ordinary swimming and boating events, we believe it is proposed to add several rowing races to the programme, including four-or.r, pnir-nar, and sculling championships. Entries have been prnmised from all parts of the district, including Auckland, Ngaruawahia. Te Aroha, and Huntly, anil this should tend t i iucrea?e the number of visitors.