TELEGRAPHIC AUCKLAND.

Waikato Times, Volume I, Issue 14, 1 June 1872, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC AUCKLAND.

Fr .;..y. The Phoebe and arriv. d in h.:r:;uur u<-day* A meeting of tae 13 i> of 1-iuii.s- ''"i C \«.- hekl this afternoon, M s*r>. Fnth :\>d Wu? u *eri: re-elected directors. The ivp-.rt uas •. cad. >.H.t no ilivi- ! dead were lucliuvd j:, c<insi qiii nc- ol the lioo.;aig I'C the miiu\ 3,000 *h ires .iri> iv.surv-> u\ From the Jtcw Zcalani thru Id. :.LLL\u ! OX. Weduetd'iy. Mr Whitaker cntu'Ui l"d his reply to-da». lie Court took'time to consider its juJuint* t. \ '<J y.oi>v " 't to-day vest* the delegated p;n\v>-. uu lei the I 4 in.i : ies Act in Mr. Joseph Mu.v, but ot.i\ linriu.; ins Iv;ju 01 ! oiiice as Deputy Superm end nl i>f Auckland, i DUNEDIN. The Council yc-tenlay r> iWd r<> raise tin- police μ-iy a shiling a day. Tnis moriing «iil the poli.v refused lo go on iiutj\ except two s. iu c!i of 11 •»■ ■ cp>t. The Government is in coinniunie.HK n with the nun. but the Press is . <\t informed 01 tue n^ult. Thr Council sat thirteen hours on the Kducation Bill. The proposed tax was nbsinuitely opposed, but was carried by. u, sanull jmjorit^ (L.VTKK.) Tbc|olit'P wire giv n till six o'clock yesterday to consider their ;icti»n All excejn four .-cr>re'nts refused duty. Police protection is a Horded by the i«er\auts of the Corpora iv n and spare fjaoJ wurdos, who have been sworn-iii ••>« special constables The Governnient is ttrin. It is rumoured that the Superintend* nt has applied for the teuipuiary use of 14 of the Armed OansUluilury. Tlie Council yesterday voted £1,600 bmius lor the e->til)li-hitient .ifii paper, and £300 inr a battie manufactory ; and £l.i 00 for a sack and wo.'dpuck factorj\ THiey have empowered tiie Government to spend £1 ,000 on immigration. By request of a deputation of citizens the Mayoi' ha& convrned a public meeting to-night, to tnke steps for the protection of the city during the strike of the police.. I A special London telegram to Gray, Kuss-11 <& Co., Dunedin, states that the flax market is irregular. O.ilinary qualiti■•« of wool, and givasy, a penny to ; twopence below February closiiis rates. Fine wools stationary. CHRIS.TCHURCH. '! burs day. The Primate, in addrpssintr the Diocesmi Synod, dwelt .forcibly uixm the question of 'lie insufficient supply of clergy. He said that, in his opinion, no plan would fully moet our wants which d d 'not coiit inplate the employment of men trained in the colonv, or whose qualiKcations for 'he ministry haw been tested duwng a rusiiUnce iifs'iine months, in the colony. W. J. Bluett is announced as a candidate for the district of Coleridge in the AssemhK. J. 0. Wils"n C B , .will not be brought forward. Bhiott su ])oried Keeves , election. His chances nro ronsu'eicd good TAURANGA. The s.s. RiiV2atir-i, C,u]>l. Rciimr, left here at, noon fco-diy for Auckland, with the fallowing passunyer- for this port : — Mr. and Mrs. Harriwn Ninnis. C-ipt. iMoir-is, Constable Ca:nr)iiey. and the prisoner Campbell. The Ruiiifitim has some powd- r on haiwl. Iluifh Cmnpbcll. of Tnirivi'ra. has b c-:i eonm l , Hed t« lake his trial at. the nexr sit : iiiu'.s of ' r S'-ijti-..■■■u.. , C.outt for laical)}: as bailee of Fan kne:'-; hous'.:, AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION ; Mi-'iiiug at. Ohaitpo. I In rospons" (o t'-e adv Ttiscinent calling a nieetincr of i settlers in the W.iikato district fo; , the purjiosu of formi intf■ n. Waikato Airrieultural Association,.a larue r.u.nher lof inilai-ntial sealers met in the open uir. there not I being any'oom available larijo enough to contain the I number." S T Redden, E-q., was cal ed to occupy the ; chair. Thy i hairnum read the iidveili.-icir/ent failing J tiie meeting, and stated that the gtntleirien chosen from j the various Highway Boards for the purpo e oi orgup,j izing an Association had met, and framed a set of Rulc-s for the. guidance of the '.r>posed Waikato Asso'a;ion. and, with their perm ssion, lie would caii ui)"n ISI.r. Runciina - ta read t;:e rules proposed. RULKS. I. The name of the A--oci;i'ion shall 'e The "Waik.ito. Aprieiiltura: As-oiiatioii. ''/.. Th" objects uf this \ssociatioi) -n\ > The boldiiu: of annual show> of live st-yc-k, i uplem 'iiN of li -sbandry, and farm produce} uf agricuiture. and for watchisig over the agrici-.ltural interests of the disti- ct. <*/, 3. The ordiuiiry bus ness of the A-:;' v r-i:i!i n sha! h<conducted by a President.' Vic -Tiv-ir! ■ r.i. Treturr, Secretary, and a man lyinur eo:n;nitt(:^>i :ijf>sen frojn t!ie various distriots ' ' 4. The o'liier.s, toge'h r vn h th«: co::imittee, shall be ele<-t' d aunuaily. 5. ior the inauagement of public exhibition . special committees shall b: , chosen in the district where the show is to be h<-ld, co act in conjunction win the officers"ft.be Association.- . . 6. The exhibitions of this Assoc- : »tiou 'shtll be held anuua ly, alternately at Cambridge, Hamilton. Tt: Awamutii and Alexandra. . The Pr. sid nt or Vic.-Pre.«ident. to have pow.T to convene special mecings, or the Secretary <iu a r- qiu«i tinn to that effect signed by at least six meiubcrs, to be advertised two weeks in the local japer. and satingthe object for which it i» called 8. The annual tneeting of the Association shall be hekl at O l iaup ) o« the first Wednes !av in Jane, at which a report and abstra't of the afco;;nt« up to A ril 30th pr viou«.- and" signed tiy the Treasurer and Auditors, shail be submitted. 9. A Managing ' 'nmmrtpc, meeting at (east once in each yeap. >Hal! be held at Ohaup> for the purpose of making nut a prize-list for the annual nh wand makii.g the general arrangein'-nta for the Association. 10. Two Auditors shall be elected annually at the general meeting. 11. M-mbers shall be admitted to this Association on pavment f the annual subscription, and shall continue J to. be members so, loiv a * they continue to pay their | annual subscriptions, whieh shall become due and be j pavable ta thf Treasurer on the first week in January j in each y-ar, and conform to the rules of the Association. 12. the annual subscription shall be 10s. IS. Vinnres of a ! l meetings to be " ade and properly enter, d in the minute-book of the Association, and all records and reports in connection, with, the Association properly tak*n care of, 14. A copy of the rules and a toll of the members, of the Ass< ciat'on sha 1 be sent to each member annually. The meeting unanimously adopted the above rules, and then preceded to elect officers Mr. proposed, and Mr. 'arpenter seconded— Patrick Leslie, Esq., to be President; unanimously electecfc» . , - Mr. Scott proposed, and Mr. Tl-del seconded — Dr Waddington to he Yi^e-President ; unanimously ;j[ r . "Carpenter proposed, and Mr. Walker seconded— Samuel 'l\ Sedden, Efeq./TO be TreiaiSurer ; unanimously j elected. , . I Messrs. Clark and Tisdel ■ were unanimously elected ; j Auditors, j. The fim&wing' geiatlement Irom the various districts | were a Managing Committee .- arker, Fisher, fßnncunan. Sedden, Hammond..Ratbwell, Carpeixtef,^jfroft,-Kay. Go .dfdlow. Siierret,- McMiii. Beckett. A vote of thanks being accorded to the Chairman, the meeting separated,

HOW 1 BECAME A BULLOCK. DHIVER. {< outiuucu.; Ta fulUuug day I W..-..1 to n u», despite 1U) uu x|Hlt.Uly tilMVtirv'u .CUUMU't bl t<l>- < OIUIMI S I i a.id" iiui ttic buboes wen. uu»uiliui<li.|,eii'. i l>ii gi\..t trust lit t..ein lor p<ii ing am M\ jjoi."- hi-ieiiK ei Biuclur aim Suiilur, ami "»e ir.m' « i i iH'M 'in T.i v it.i im, lor Ulo iiret !, t> 1 V i ' >t: ** ■* 'i li ' l ' ,l>J vlv > l uiimuOtr. urn Hi ,l |ii i \k* u.tii.id 11 i■: y> > ->><->y ui\s, lin iUipin ..las ic I i it tlii.i». <■ < .!■ i i.. l ml ili' ii I nii.i'i I: e t \ ■!■ -I > 4i » !••!• '1 .11 ■ b l.u'i Mi Ili .«i.»i B .i>- B i.ii Si-i • .-*■ "*» B'.'-n, «" C'L-l.Ji ii' lly iMl.m-il In' u .in in' i'l * I ami Jll hi Lin- '^ ll i t-o .K-liui; um.M," ''inl *• wu-b.uk." —to in. pr-'per Kitiaiu.K, uuil jus wuil as 1 uoulii, ut tii«- crii.icttl iiuuui ut; but lhi> wis the ixnuU of. ciii»c u «u my y.*i\, ai.u.iu.«ic limn ull, ot ilic. circuiasta.icv; u-a u> ytt 1 iunl oaiy tu , follow in t.if waive of my ■ m i■<>. i 'Aci.n. ilam-v.t my adiiptal.il .v :'.»r tin* buMiKoe w.»s *uu» jjul tu tkclestwuuu vuigcuiuc. S line nine ilajs su'>sequen»l]f, wt iiovu. t«o hug Hkuls u ,in.'\\\i(nl lutu t 'Wii, and UUlOiUlvil in the Markn-.-quart, at I, L site oi the intended bwitire. So i.ir 1 iuiiu.tteii myeeli-oicverly. But lliu hour ol my uihula li.iii \\u% drawing uign. My dear cou»iu Barnoy «itn a oii.uarUriMU; cju to obtaiiu-d some loading I r Yas*, an i iiuroie (hreu o'tloi-k wu were Wvnding our way ul..iiy rho Ws rood, cue;- U-aai pMty he-»xiiy ui-vn. lian.cy Witt, htill iuiding, and wo got on very will until 1 ui.e-. |>t. d to take uuvaatage of what i thought w,is a. »boii rut, ui an angle i>l ttie road wiiero the grouiuL dipped rattier ain-upt'ly. Siuidi-nly Blucher becmne unmanageable. Buu-y di«d.duful, ana Miller unUe indiii'ereut to nn p. rsuasioii itn<i threats. There was a .-tump ri r bt uhuid. Tin- crisis of mj late «u,< at hand. •' 0' 'iiie-liere awuy, gee Blucher!" 1 shnuted, but I might at> well have hi en a munmiy in. harness, 1 w;>* bicomiug agititi'd and thirriid. Agnin. 1 riiaiwi— "<>e<-, wo-bark come-here-way ; eoino-bere-wuy, wo-baek, gee i" Ti).y did "gee ' this nine, right ovi-r thi.' htuinp, and the next moment there was a crash of spnkcs breaking, mingled with the groans ol a beiu«t in agony, and tne peculiar bound of 110 r-tugs burstings 1 ruu lo the rescue of the fallen hullock. upon whose jugular v< in t,lie ur-iy-j>oie was resting with numovablti loive ; it was Blucher, the ivst. had escaped unscathed. The oil'-wheel was lying in ruins, the near one had l/iavely weathned the catastrophe, and was the occasion. < t' the extra aiuuu&t of pressure on die neck of poor Blucher. All ihin happens in about one minute; in two more Mi\ Doyle came up just in tiiue to find that the Prussian general was in gloriously htrangled, and that his beloved kinsman Imd levanted. So ended my lirst and only eiigagcmcat as a bullockdrivei\