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Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 3205, 10 January 1893, Page 2

All rates in arrears in the Borough of Hamilton, on the 31st instant, will be sued for without further notico.

MrC.W Arnold has been elected a member of tlio Cambridge Borough Council vice Mr .T, S. Bond (elected Mayor.) We vemind interested of Mr W. ,T, Hunter's clearing sale of tho contracting plant of MrT. \\ ise, at tho Hamilton yards, mi Thursday next,

A notification re the Waikato Horticultural Show to bo held at To Awamutu on Friday, 17th March, will bo found in mir issue this morning. Mr W. A, Mason, land agent, Stratford, lias the H'iri Ijnpi Run (4,400 acres) and several other properties in tho vicinity nf Stratford for sale, A meeting of all those interested in carrying out the annual Athletic sports in Cambridge will ba liekl in tlio Nationul Hotel on Saturday next, 14th inst, Inductions to prepare the designs lor tlm doctor's residence tu bo erected <|ii the Waikato Hospital grounds have been placed in the hands of Mr White, architect, of Hamilton, and tandors for the erection thereof will bo called in a few days, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited pays n dividend of 10 per cent.,and carries forward the sum of £5(100. Nothing is placed to tho reaorve fund, the directors wishing to •make larger provision fo; possible com tingoncies in conseq nonce of tlio depression in Australia..

The Agent • General of New Smith Willed# making inquiries frmn tlm loading graziers in England ns to the yield of mutton and wool fr.nn certain breeds of sheep. ' Messrs J. R. E. Hatrick and E. Darby (Northern Drapery Company), of Hamilton, notify that they will ro.snmo the observance of the weekly Wednosday halfholiday. The Indian Government have docided that the tr.unit r.ttos on colonial cablegrams shall remain at_ 35 centimes, while the European-Australian late is 4a 9il pel' word,

John Cartwright, a prominent uninniist who was arrested in connection with the shooting of bullocks belonging to a Now South Wales squatter, near Tarnworth, has been discharged. December Bth was the hottest day experienced in Brisbino for ypars pint, the tiierintHiietsr at tho Obsprvatory registering 92J in the shade. Jixcessivu hoat prevailed all over the colony.

Mr Carter, of the firm of Messrs Carter and Klkin, surgeon dentists, Auckland, will bo in Hamilton from the llitli to the 18th inst., and may be consulted at Mr Lb Quesne's Pharmacy, Victoria->tr£Ot, The new Land Bill which will shortly bo introduced into tho New South Wales Legislative Assembly contiins provisions for the cu-opcr.itivesystem of solection. whoreby a number of men may take up ami work land- ( I The weights for the various events at the forthcoming rice meeting »t Nn'arouwatii.i, on the 21a*. bt, will he found in this issue. Tho iiioniot j rs must to particularly well pleased with the spleu ; did entries received,

We are pleased to see that Mr J, S, Bond, tho Mayor of Cambridge, is able to bo about again anil resume business. Ho was laid up for ,i week with an attack cf erysipelas, but thanks to tho skilful treatment of Dr. Cole, ho has soon nulled through and appears tn be little tlm worse. Mr Ritchie, of the Lands Department, has sent an official notice to the Protniers of the other Australasian colonies that Naw/ji.iland is now " clean " and free from scut). Accompanying the Gazotto notification is a requo-t that tho restriction in each colony upon the importation of New Zealand sheep shall be remoftd.

The monthly meetings of the Waipa Cimuty unit the Cambridge and Hamilton IWooeli Counc : ls and tha Hamilton Domain Board will be held at diffurent l«mn to-day. A special ineutiiiK of the Waikato County Council, the last monthly meeting having lapsed for want of quorum will also be held at 2.30 p.m. at the Council Chamber.--, Hamilton East.

At the meeting of the Hamilton Bur nigh Council to bo hold this evening, Mi' John Pair, the recently elected Mayor will preside for tho first time. During last week, the Mayor, in company with Cr. Jone<, inspected most parts of the Borough, making himself thoroughly acquainted with any works that may require attention.

We hear that Mr John Macdonell, for many years employed upon the Matama'a Estate, has purchased Mr Chas. Smith's property, part of tho Claudolands Estate, Tho area of tho allotment is about fivo airs, with a substantial four-roomed cottage upon it, and a good orchard. The prico is said to bo £220, and tho sale was effected through tho agoncy of Mr George Reed.

Quite a large train-load passed Frankton yesterday on tha To Awamutu lino. A largo proportion of tho passengers woro men employed upon tho co-operative works in tho Mokau district. They havo had their holiday, and are now going back to work for nnother spell. Judging from the remarks made), those finding employment upon these works am well satisfied. Many of the parties, it i!< said, are making exceedingly good wages. At a meeting held at Whatawhata on Saturday evening last, it was decided to hold an athletic sports meeting at Whatawbata on Wednesday, January 2!ith. A committee was formed, empowered io fake all tho necossiry steps for llio eonduct of the affair, There is every prospect that awry enjoyable days' sport will bo provided, as tho progr.immo, which will he doly advertised, comprises many novel and attractive item*.'

On December 23rd Sir W. M. Shaw, of Taoiahero, had the misfortune to lose his house' at Fencoort bv tiro. The building was insured with the Royal Company, but as it was unoccupied at the time of the tire, many were under the impression that the claim wnnld not be paid, That impression was wrong, for a fortnight from the day the fire occurred tho insurance money win paid. Not much delay about that, when we tike into consideration the fact that nf the fortnight fully a week was holiihy time.

The committee meeting of the Swimming Races and Regatta was held Inst evening, when the programme was finally pisSßd. The prize innnoy to bo given amounts to over £SO, and is distributed over 20 events, comprising:— Mauri canoe hurdle, Maori canoe Hat, Rob Roy canoe, pair-oir, four-oar, and single tcnlls, and swimming races, including tho 100yd<. championship of New Zealand, 150 yds. handicap, and 220yrls. championship of Waikato, and long ilivo, The full programme wilt bo published in a few days. The Daily News (7th November) says" As a result of the year's work of the labourers holdiog allotments under Lord Carrinuton, at Spal ling, it is calculated that in a thirty-throe aero held tho net profit, after paying all costs of soed and hired labour, was £2ll. This estimate is based upon tho examination of the accounts of eight allotments. Of these the highest net profit was £S 13s 3d on an aero of potitoes, and the lowest profit £3 (Is fl.l on an acre of barley. The average profit was £6 Ss, and this, taken ns the averago of the whole, which it is believed to fairly represoul, gave tha t!2U as the total profit. Tho labourers occupying the land have passed a vote of thanks and good wishes to Lord C.imngton, and a desire is expressed t i secure further land from hun."

The Wellington Press vouches for the following Christmas storyA certain wan, ivlio had becomo so iwur that liis wile hail to assist by her own industry to make a living, and so ill anil crippled with rheumatism that he had t'i be an inmate nf the Hospital, was worrying over ways and means to carry Ins household-through the Christmas season. In colonial variance ho was completely 'stone broke,' Scanning through the shipping c >lunin lie noticed that a vess j l, of which a cousin,of his was an ndicer, was in port, and ho made his way to tlio wharf, feeling sure of a helping hand Irani his relative. Their first greetings over, the next object of the visit was broached, when the cousin, in a surprised tone, said;-' Have yon seen Hislop, the lawyer?' 'No,' said the other; 'what should I seo'liim for?' 1 Why, our undo has died, and loft< you a sharo in £16,0001' The ! poor fellow—poor no longer I was not long, crippled as he wu«, in reaching the offices uf Messrs Brandon, Hislop and Brandon, where he announced his name, and was then informed that the firm had been inquiring for him fur some time past, and the statement of his cousin was continued To-day (Christmas Eve) he received n cheque for a portion nf his inheritance from the solicitors mentioned, and a very happy Christinas is certain for one Wellington household at least."

A London correspondent writes; Mr ft W, Rnaden always held piv nounced views upon constitutional questions, and ho has been profoundly shucked by tho weakness which ho think Lord Ripon has shown in connection with the difficulty which Mr llallat'.co forced upon the Earl of Glasgow, Mr Rusden lias ex.. pressed his viows with much vigour in an article in (treat Rritiin, in which ho denounce the wholesale violence of Jjord Ripon's proceeding, Knglishmen, he says, cculd only understand the vilcness nf the wrong done to New Zealand by trying to picturo their feelings if they saw a British Minister attempting to foist 200 peors upon the House of Lords in order to carry a bill to set Ireland in flames. L"rd Ripon, ho insists, has effected sucli a revolution in Now Zealand as will, if iimtitedin New South Wales and Queensland, annihilate the usefulness of the nominee Councils in those colonies, Jjord Ripon luul put a knife to the throats of those Chambers which the nbmissiveness of a Governor and the rashness of a Ministry might at any time use for tlio destruction of the Legislatures created by the Constitution Acts, Mr Rnsdon recalls an int iresting j historical pnr.illol which ojcuuv.tl soino thirty years ago, when an attempt was mado by §ir Chafles Coiypep and Sir .John Robertson, with the sanction of Sir John Young, to destroy the libopties of the Upper Houso in New South Wales, ile relates tho dramatic circumstances under which tho ' conspirators' had failed. He protests against tho work of William C, ■ Wjaijtwartit being defaced by inoaner hands

Mi' H, H- Hayter estimated the population of Victoria on September 30th at 1,111(1,003, «f wiioni 1107,7(15 were males. It is stated that the profits of one Lond in middleman, by substitution Canadian for Knglish beef,amounted to £200,000, At the last auction sale of Crown lands held in Auckland, another section of tho Whatawhata township luniis was disposed of, This broupht £.3 per acre, Mr Ala*, Crawford being the purchasor. We learn that the Karikariki flaxmill, which has for some years past been successfully worked by Mr Hansen, is now being taken over by Mem Sage and Thomson, of Whatawhata, Wo understand that tho supply of green flax available is very extensive, and, being worked by water power, tho intll should prove a profitable speculation to the now proprietors. In view of the difficulties surrounding fruit culture, it is pleasant tn hear of Homo sorts doing well, The walnut is a valuable tree when in full bearing and the Waipa soil seams to suit it. S une walnut trees in Mr Iwerson's orchard at Whatawhata aro a picture just now, being well loaded with line large nuts. A few hundred of such trees would furnish a good income to anyone.

An exchange says:-We believe that tho Government could linvo had four or live largo estates in the Canterbury district since the new Land and Incomo Assessment Act came into force, at tho owner's valuation, but the valuation was reduced, so as to obviate the necessity of doing so, In tho caso of the Chevoit Estate the Government would not reduce, and had to boy.

From an advertisement appearing in our last issue it will have been observed that the Hamilton Amateur Dramatic Company intend giving the celebrated and popular drama "Old Honesty" on regatta night (Mooday, 30th January), Wo believe that the piece has been in reheanitl for a considerable time past, and, as the dram&tis persona: includes most of our best-known amateurs, a pleasant evening's amusement may be conlidently looked forward to,

Very likely the fact has its gloomy side (say's the Wellington Press) lint it is a fact nevertheless that one of the proofs of prosperity ij thoair.ouht of money which some peoplo spend in dissipation and ill this or that form of gambling, Be this as it may, a gwitlemen who has just returned from a visit to various up-country districts says that they are all splendidly 'prosppr ius, and in proof of his view ho cites the circumstance that wher.', formely, one man put money on the totalisator at the race meeting, twenty now indulge in that exciting pastime.

It is stated that the British War Office Intelligence Department is in possession of full information ruspccting ut newFrench gun nf terrific power, about which many ruiunurs have been current of lato in artillery circles. With this feun, when churned with melinite, French gunners calculate that they will be in a position to bombard Dover and the adjacent coast from a safe distance of Calais or Cape Oris Nez, It is designed with this express purpose; ami lying in the pigeonholes of tlio office nur omniscient intelligence authorities actually possess accurately-drawn plans both of tho construction nf the weapon itself and of the light railway designed to shift it from point to point along the northeastern coast of France. The long gun of Ulizabethian period boars tho injunction " Powder me well and keep me clean, I'll throws ball on Calais Green." On 6th November 17 teams of eight men and a section leador, all in heavy marching order and drafted from the Regulars, tho Militia and the East Surrey Volunteers, finished a march of 54 miles over heavy roads from Kingston through Camberley and Guildford and back, Tho linesmen were con«idrred the flower of the service,picked men, splendid specimens nf British soldiers, stalwart, broadshouldered, deep-chested, fully grown, the youngest being 23 years of age," yet chey came in last, The ten in of the 3rd Battalion East Surrey Volunteers covered tho distance in 17 hours 3(i mins; the contingent from the militia 12 minutes 1 mger. This is only threo miles ono furlong per hour,hut the men did not compete in trunks and singlets, Tha time of the regulars is not given, It is possible that lighter men might have made a better show, but tho lesson of the contest is that the average worker is in better training than the picked soldier.

k gentleman who possesses a wide experience of charitiblo work in London recently visited General Booth's Hurtleigh farm colony in Essex, and wrote an account which appears to be impartial, He makes the curio.is statement that the people who are drafted on to the land are not employed in agricultural operations, but in the production of bricks, which a candid Salvation inspector declared to bo of a rubbishy kind and quite unsaleable, The actual work of the farm is said to be done by Essex labourers, who receive higher wages than they could command from the neighbouring fanners, The "submerged tenth" receive no instruction in field labour, and when it was suggested that they would bo placed at a disadvantage when the oversea colony was started, a Salvation officer coolly remarked, " Why, of course, if tho oversea colony is started the General won't send these poor chaps; he will get gaud agricultural labourers from all over the country,"

The following amusing letter was received ly Lord Hoputown fr.mi N. W, Jones, a limiso painter in Denver, Unitei States, regarding a remedy for tlio rabbit post: To the Governor of Australia. Honored Sir,— I heard a few days ago thiit you had offarHil a Big reward far tuan that would or could find something that would relieve Australia of the enormous ainnnnt of Ribbits that are so thick us to destroy all the crops that are raised in parts of your country, Now, I can rid you of those Itabbits if they Burrow in the grjnnd, Wnhavowlnit is called Prairie Dugs here in this part of the (Jnited States of America and I have a remidy or a medicine that is to much for their health, for after I give them one dose they do not ask for another, and tliey just stay in their hole; in the ground and never come out any more, but dio under ground. Therefore, there is no smell tn causa disease to the people living in that vicinity, I can prove t) you Beyond a doubt that this is a boni-iide statement,

A steam launch, fitted with a kerosene engine, constructed on an American model, made a trial trip in Hobson's Bay on the 21st inst„ and behaved very satisfactorily. The boat, bni't by Mr (}. White, of Williainstown, i* 27ft. in length overall, with a beam nf 6ft, She is planked with kauri on timbers of blackwood, and copper fastened. The cngino ia a very compact pieco of work, its chief feature being the automatic action by which it feeds itself with fuel nml watjr from rereivoirs in the boat,' Knougli kerosano can bo carried in a tank at the storn to last for a week s steaming, and it is stated that the cost is far less than would be necessiated by tha use of coal, The engine is only nf two horsepower, but it is stated that it will produce a speed of eight knots per hour. A sbni'iir craft is now running on the Murray at Mildura, The oil is pumped aa spray into the furotce of the boiler and ignited, One of these engines was imported to Itivercargill ten years ago, but it wan put into an ordinary rowiiig boat and: tha propeller had no grip of the water, therefore the results were disappointing, If the duty were removed from kerosene iii New Zealand such engines would be useful for propelling small craft un our numorous lakes,

The sudden departure of two bush contractors without paying their bands has led the I'ahiatua Star to look into tho provisions of r.lio Contractors' and Workmen's Lien Act, 1 which comes into force with the new year. Tlio result ot the inspection is somewhat startling. 1 The Stir expresses its belief that the Act does not apply t" road or bush work, and that its provisions will fail to afford any protection in such cases of levanting as have recently occurred in that district. In support of this view it quotes the interpretation clause of the Act its follows" Work includes any work or labor, whether skilled or unskilled, executed or done, 01 commenced to be executed or dmio by any person of any occupytiuu upon or in connection with—(a) The construction, decoration, alteration, or repair of any building it other structure upon land; or (b) the development or working of any mine, nimrry, sandpit drain, embankment, or other tocavafcion in or upon any land; or (c) the placing, fixing, or erection of any materials, or of any plant, or raaohincry, used or intended to be used H' any of the purposes aforesaid.; or (d) the alteration s!' improvement of any chattel—and shall include the supply of any material ÜBBd of brought on tho premisos to be used ill connection with the work," There certainly docs not appear to be in this dpflnitionofwork anything applicable to fcllu gor r i.id making. It will bo a mattor for much wot if the Act doos not protect I hot'i cmployod on such vrcrk,

The Oamaru Mail saysMr John Isdalo, West lias now grown twenty {teres of the new rust-prunf wheat Cereo. It is a hybrid between Tuscan and American No. I Imrd wheat, and it is now grown in quantity fur the first time. Tho wheat is a splendid cropper and thoroughly tnst-proof, Tho crop is over sft Gin, high, tho heads being Gin. long, carrying from seventy to eighty berries each, The pudduck is thoroughly free from rust, although surrounded by crops more or less rnaty. A French economist, who is visiting Russia for the purpose of prosecuting inquiries with respect to one of tho social questions of tho day, Furnishes some interesting particulars concerning the condition of the operatives in the highly protected manufactories of that country. They work from thirteen to fifteen hours a day, and tho men earn 8s 8d per week, tho women 4s 4d, and operatives under twenty yoars racoivo IOJd per diem, Strikeisare almost unknown, the authority of the employers being so absolute and tho repressive power oi the police so irresistible. A novel form of inclined railway has been built at Bridgenorth, England. It connects tho upper and lower patti) of tho town, communication between which was formerly provided by means of steps cut in tho solid rock. The length of tho track i« only 201 ft,, but its vertical riseis 111 ft. There are two cirs on separate lines of r,*il, and they nro connected by a steel cable passing round a wheel at the top, Thoy are thus balanced, and a preponderating weight is given whichever one is at the top, by pumping a supply of water into a tank placed in the frame of Iho c.ir. The steel rails are secured to ties which are bolted to the solid rock anil also imbedded in concrete, Tho brakes are normally on the wheels, and motion is only possible while the brakesmen t mis his handle. Tho track is cut out of the solid rock, so that it shall not spoil tho beiutios of the landscape,

The following particulars are given of the splendid courage displayed by the boy who saved a train in Victoria the other dav, of which wo received a bald cable message from the Association.—The heroic conduct of a boy averted what might nave been a most disastrous accident on the Bendigo-Kilinore line. A mixed train from Sandhurst to Melbourne, on being pulled up at a siding near Kilmore station, broke away from the engine and holted "If in the opposite direction. It contained fifteen nasseneers, who all became greatly alarmed. It dashed along at an increasing speed, passed through two stations, and travelled tin miles before it vln stopped by a rising gralient, only to dash off a?ain in the direction of Kilmore. The dantror was averted by the courageous action of a boy passenger, who climbed through a window and made his way with difficulty to tho guard's van, where ho applied the brake and worked his way to each of the trucks and did the same, Very soon the train was brought to a standstill. The guard had loft the train on its arrival at Kilmore

It now appears (says the Canterbury Presa) that the ar una, a pleasant perfume and flavour in butter, is due to the growth cf organi-ms, Stnrcli, a Swedish scientist, was the first to make this discovery. He had made a study of the bacteria in butter and cream for the purpose of finding tho propor species. After considerable research he finally succeeded in isolating from ripening cream a single bacillus, which seemed to produce the desired ar.nria when used in pure culture to ripen cream, Theso experiments have been followed np, and bicteriologists have offered 'European I otter-makers a ferment which will ripen cream, and by using fresh milk and separating the cream with a centrifugal machine the ripening process is effected by the ferment, unhindered by tho other organisms which are usually present. The value of using such a ferment, if it can be supplied as stated, is easily seen. It will introduce into butter factories improvements similar to those introduced into breweries by means of tho study of yeast. It will be admitted that this is an |age of marvel*, and probably before a couple of years have passed ripening ferment may be a common article of commerce, What nest ?

A German Jew who keeps a pawn-broker's shop, is blessed with one daughter, who now and then " keeps shop" whilo her father attends sales on the lookout for bargains. During tho temporary absence of oul Mosesh recently, a meeklooking Chinaman walked into the shop and asked Richel to show him some "welly good watches." Rachel handed down* three from tho jewellery-shelf at tho ond of tho counter, marked respectively, " Fifty-dollar watch," " Forty •dollar watch," and " Ten-dollar watch," and arranged them in a line on the counter from right to loft, in tho order of their value. John inspected the watches, and, taking advantage of Rachel's momentary inattention, slipped the ton-dollar watch into the place occupied by tho fortydollar one, and vice versa. When Rachael was (wain all attention, he picked up tho forty dollar watch and said, "Italteethisno clwapeo watchoe," handed over the ten and totted nlf. Shortly afterwards Rachel detected the swindle, and sought refuge in tears, On the return of old iMosesh, she related the misadventure with many protestations of concern. "Never mind, mine tear," said the father, with a dry chuckle, "doso vatches were all do sumo brico-six dollars; but vat n sclioundrol dot Schinamau must po!"

How many people in New Zealand we wonder, kuow how the llall-Gol-man refrigerating machine came to be invented, and thus added an industry to the export trade of the colony? Singularly enough, it appears to have sprung up cut of the distillation of shale oil, although the two undertakings seain at first sight to have as little connection with each other as Tento'ton Steeple with Goodwin Sands, It was in devising refrigerating machinery for condensing the volatile product? of slialo that Mr Coleman was led to the invention of the machine which has worked so important a revolution in the fortunes of New Zealand.' Such, at least, is the statement made by the president nf the Pharmaceutical Congress of New Zealand, and it is worth making a note of it. Tho sime authority tells us that the shale oil industry is Attaining great dimensions in Scotland, l<\.r the shale which w.is formerly regarded us useless, is cinverted into paraffin, lubricating and burning oils, and ammonia. Tliero are two and lia't millions nf capitil invested in the trade, and list year 55,000,000 gallons of crude oil were distillnd from 2,3t1,5!J2 tons of shale. _ This will give an idea of tho extent and importance of the unnufaH ii'P, There is kerosene shale in Kawko's l!av. Wid smno eut rprising man sot an .pilysis of it, and investipraie the prospects of its successful distillation ?