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Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 3213, 28 January 1893, Page 2

In our next Saturday's supplement will appear the first portion of Mr J. P. Campbsll's intiwtinß and instructive lecture on "Sunoa." The lecture was recently given in aid of the funds of the Cambridge Public Libriry, and at the request of a large number of those who went pr'esont on that occasion we will publish it in extenso.

Nominations for the Rotorua Gup and Handicap Hurdles close on Wednesday. Ist February. A list of the dog registrars registration offices, etc., for the various ridings in the Piako County will be found in our advertising columns this morning. We remind our farming friends of the public trial of the Mercer NonCanvas Binder, which is take place in Mr Chapman's paddock, Oliaupo, this afternoon. The trial commences at 1 o'clock. An entertainment, in aid of the funds of the Hamilton Library, will be held on Monday, February 13th. The first part will consist of character songs, etc., afar which "Bub'<loj"will be etaged to-well-known amateurs, We understand that six tenders have been received by Mr T. H. White, architect, for the building of the doctor's residence on a portion of the Waikato Hospit»l ground*. The tenders will be considered by the House Committee to-day. Mr E. O. H.bbs, #ho lately sold his farm at Pokeno, has now come to live in the Waikato; He h»< purchased the pniprrty at Clandelands from his sons, the Messrs Hobbs Bros'., and after having an addition built to the house will reside there.

A wire from Oamaru says that the removal of the restrictions on sheep has brightened things up in that district, The steamers Harold and Ohau recently took 1031 from the celebrated North Otsgo flocks, consigned to sheep owners in the North Island. Says the Southland Daily News:. Settlement goss on apace in this part of colony. Within the last few weeks »»»«*' of 24,352 acres has been tikfß up. W variou* parts of the district, with, in some cases, duplicated Applications necessitating a resort to the ballot. ' It is reported that owing to failing health, Sir John Jfoll, M.H.R., for K lesmere will not seek re-elsction, and the Hon. W. Rolleston will most probbly contest that electorate is his old constituency (Halswell), has been wiped out by the latest alteration of boundaries.

The Telegraph says that there is a prospect nf a short supply of potatoes ill Hawke's Bay this seison. In consequence of their being no market last year there was no great breadth of potatoes sown fur this year's consumption, and much of the crop has been spoilt by the late rains, We have been given to understand that Mr Hope purchased the refreshment booth at the forthcoming Hamilton Regatta and Swimming Sports for Mrs Bright, ot.the Commercial H'ltel, Oor previous reference made it appear that Mr Hope had purchased on his own account. On Wednesday a party of Maoris who liavo been digging emu at the new Held at Tauhae, Woodland', passed through Hamilton on their way to a hurried visit to Kihikihi, and reported that the gum was being obtained in large quantities. Their party of six had dug over a ton in six days, and as they are paid something like £35 a ton, it is not to be surprised that they are going up-country for their friends, The statement made by our Alexandra correspondent in regard to the late floods, that it was higher at Alexandra and in the upper portion of the W.iipa basin than the flood of 1875, has been confirmed by late reports from the Mauris resident higher up the river. The Puniu bridge at Kihikihi is said to have been built six feet ahovo the high flood mark of 1875. During the height of the late flood the water came within a foot and a-half of the docking, showing an additional rise of four feet six inches. Rewi is reported to have stated that he has never seen so high a flood during,his experience, nor is there any tradition amongst the Maoris in this part of the country of any such occurrence. We wish to draw attention of our readers 'to the advertisement of Mr Jobn Hall,.seedsman, of Olalmhu, which appears in another column, Mr Hall bus just received ex Arawa n large shipment of English clovers, Pacey'a English Peruvial ryegrass, fescues, etc. He has also for sale pore samples of Poverty bay and South Island ryegrass, and Akarna and Taranaki cocksfoot. As his English seeds were purchased before,the recent rise in the Homo market he is al>lo to supply these seeds at more moderate rates than would otherwise have been the case. He asks farmers to send to hiui. for samples and quotations and as the seed he supplies is only of high-grade quality they should not fail to do so. The soeds are mint freight prepaid to WaitaK' The residents *of Ngaruawahia and Cambridge, as well as ourselves in Hamilton, are to have the pleasure of listening to Mr G. J. S. Palmer during tho coining week in connection with,» " Storeoptician Panorama" of the.Abyssinian war. Mr Palmer's performance alone will be well worth the price of admission asked* as lie is without doubt the best tenor singer we have heard for a long time, and added tn this be lias Such rare dramatic |wwer, fine presence and taking style that there is no comparing mere singers with him. Tho brilliant lecture and magnificent limelight views nf the war in Abyssinia should charm both eye and ear, and make mi entertainment which will , not reßdily be forgotten. Read the advertisement in another column forparticulnn, Referring to the purchase by the Government nf the Cheviot Estate, the Ashburton Guardian says it suspects that the reason the trustees of the late Hon. Mr Robinson were anxious to sell, was that the terms of the will of the late owners required the property tu be carried on as one estate the proceeds only being divisible, which woald account for those interested being willing to have the estate realised in the only possible way, namely, by its being taken over by the Government the only likely purchaser for property valued at over a quarter of a million. "We know at any rate as a fact," says our .contemporary, " that the gentlemen who valued tho property for Land Tax on behalf nf tho Department considers that the Government have secured the property folly £20,000 below the fair market value. This same gentleman also considers that, subdivided ihto suitable-sized holdings, the property is well able to csrry a population nf two thousand souls,"

Musical people in Wa'.kato will be delighted to see by Advertisement that Mr T. M. Jackson, the well-known Auckland tenor U about paying anothe* visit to this district with a very distinguished company of vocalist*. Mr Jackson lias paid frequent visits to the'various townships in Waikato and he has left the twist pleasant reminiscences, Since his last Waikato tour lie has been in Melbourne where he devoted twelve months to hard study anil practice, with the result it is said that his voice has been much improved. On this occasion he will be assisted by Miss Katharine Hardy, soprani in Signor Foli's company in Melbourne and leading lady in Walter Bentley's company, On Tuesday last when singing at Madame Bahnson's concert in the City llall, Auckland, she received quite an ovation amongst the floral ufforiiiKS htiiflK i Iwautiful bmioiiet friiiii she, otHcrs nf the German warship Bniizir.l now in harbour. Miss EniHlia Ruovd, tho leading contralto of Auckland, will also be a further attraction. This lady, as is well known, takes all the leading characters in various pieces produced by the Auckland Operatic Club, and is eittwl with a rich and wonderfully sympathetic voice. The pianist, Mis-t Monekiinn, well known as a Kiftad.perf'-rnrr in Melbourne circles will at>!if »ccom|'»nyist, ~ i::■:

Mr &. H. Howden, watchmaker etc,, of Hamilton, Insaline assortment of eyegl»BHeit t spectacles, etc,, in ftock, Mr John Parr, Mayor of Hamilton. made the usual declaration of loyalty to Her Majesty the Queen yesterday and took his seat upon the bench ns & Jmtico of the Peace.

The R.tf.a. Aorangi, from London, via way porta, anchored off Port Chalmers Heads on Thursday night, nt 10,30, and passed into the harbour yesterday morning. We would remind our readers of the concert to be g iveu in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, on Monday evening next, when a choice programme will be gone through. Amongst other items Mr C. J. S. Palmer will sing "Queen of the Earth," and an original motto song," If We Had Our Time Over Again." Messrs Meredith, Churchward and McKenzie have also promised their valuable assistance.

A correspondent from Ngarua* wahia writes' There is ever; probability of a large number of our townspeople attending the Hamilton Regatta on Monday. Both the Freetrader and the railway will be well patronised at we expect our boating crews will entry »(f all the prizes. The members of the different beats crewi have been going hi fur regular and systematic training, and thu is bound to tell.

The Taranaki Herald says:-A charitable aid recipient, writing to the local Hospital and Charitable Aid Board on the question of the allowance he received, concluded his letter in these terms:—"How would any of the gentlemen in your board like to live on 2s 4d a week? However, 1 am very grateful for it, and will tell the Master when he comes I was hungry 1 and ye gave me meat; but I can't tell Him I was naked and ye clothed nio—2s 4d wont doit."

The Coromandel News says:We suppose that the biggest girl of her age in the colony is to be found in Coromandol county, 'We refer to a Maori girl, who i« between ten and eleven years of age, and turns the scale at lost 81b, with only a print gown on, and minus boots or stockings; she is very tall for her age, and well proportioned. This girl was burn at Kennedy Buy on May 27th, 1882, and is now living at the native settlement at Pungapunga, near Whangapoua,

Parisians have been startled nightly for some time past by. sudden flashes of lightning quickness proceeding from the towers of Trncadero. Upon enquiry these were found to proceed from the new electric lights destined for the La Heve lighthouse. M, Bmirdelles, chief engineer of French lighthouses, has perfected a system by which he can project a force of 1,500,000 candles by means of four lenses, instead of twenty-four, as previously, and by a novel system of rotation make the "flash" every twenty seconds. This, the inventor claims, is the finest result yet achieved anywhere. We hear from Opposition sources that the prospects of the party opposed tn the present Government are much brighter than they have been since the Ballance

Ministry came into pnwer. The Opposition. confidently expect to carry several wtb'stthe next election which are now ptlby'Government supporters, and the inffuencfl of Ministers in the four large cities is said to be grpatly weukened, owing to their administration in various directions." Mr Kollestnn, the leader of the Opposition, intends to address a public meeting on political questions in Auckland shortly, and lie will probably speak in other centres also. Other Opposition speakers ire likely to follow suit, so that the recess promises to be a lively one.—Hawkes Biy Herald,

A meeting of the Hamilton Regatta Committee was held la« evening, there being » good attendance. The entries are coming in well, and up to now exceed »ny previous year's, and it is expected that by Monday (|K.at bntnei being received for nenrly all races) the number will be greatly augmented. The prizes for the greasy boom have beert made 10s and 2s Oil, for the first and second respectively. A few pounds are still required and an active canvass is to be made of the town to-day. All officers hare been appointment for the day,and arrangeinents will bo properly carried nut. The Hamilton Brass Band will attend during the afternoon. Picnic parties should bear in mind that a nicer place than the banks of the Hamilton Lake can not be found in Waikato. A part often taken by the female detective in London is that of a' servant, and it is generally in this capacity that she has some of her must tragic experiences, In the late general election only a detective could have told, the true story of why a popular country memher.did notseek.Ve-olection. For a long time''he had been miming sums of money.' '-The only peuon he could suspect was his secretary, though it was .impossible to produce any evidence against him. His solicitors advised the employment of a ; woman as detective,'*nd she,, when C'ihsn.lted, stipulated one—not even his- wife—should kiiiiikher true mission.. It was not long befurore difCivered that,the real culprit was his wife herself, and that the reason of her theft was to supply a former lover with money. The.detective waited until she had overwhelming evidence ef both facts, and then simply put the question to the husband, "Do you know a Mr,—?" He only thought for an instant, and then the whole situation flasher) upon liiin. He generously forbore to take- any public action, but he shot tip his country seat, and has left England—a disappointed, heart-broken man. The speying of milch cows for the purposes of promoting milk production raised as a qiteation for discussion at the last meeting of the Council for Agricultural Education, will probably strike .nany as a somewhat novel and incongruous proposition, InSwitzarland, Denmark, and other dairying countries speyiug fur milking purposes has always been and is largely practiced. Net only in this'so, but the practice has become a recognised institution, with certain well defined and clearly demonstrated results. In countries where the speyiiii operation is practised a speyod cow or heifer goes on for several years giving milk continuously. Not only so, but in addition to the increase in the quantity-, of milk, there is a very decided improvement in the quality, especially in the fats which produce butter. It also transpires that the practice of cow speying for milking purpose has been practised in Victoria by a limited number of dairymen, but probably the reason it has not attracted prominent attention, may be attributed to the tact that the dairying industry of the colony has only comparatively recently assumed leading importance. Archbiehop Redwood, in his Lenten pastoral, writes thus an the Education question :~Among the myriad surrounding dangers to Christianity, one of the greatest, nay, in its widespread and lasting influence, the greatest, is secular education divorced from religion; and accordingly, in filial obedience to the doctrine and direction of the Catholic Church, you have always, thanks be to God, strenuously opposed it. We heartily congratulate you, beloved brethren, on the marked suocess which has so tar attended your generous sacrifices in establishing through the length and breadth of the orchdioceso so many efficient and excellent schools. We regret the injustice and un-wisdom-not to say suicidal folly—which

ha? banished Gnil from the schools of Christian children, and forces you to pay against your will and just rights for the maintenance of Bbhuols to which yon conscientiously object, while you are so heavily burdened to support your own. But, as you prize the faith and morality of your children above all worldly advantages, you will do in the future what you have done 111 the past; and if any (if yon have been somewhat backward or lukewarm in the support of your Catholic schools, you will, we hope, bit sorry for it and ashamed of it, and henceforth take your place among the foremost in the advocacy of the great cause, upon which tho real welfare, spiritual and temporal, of your children depends.