The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 559, 18 December 1875, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

jJEfjittal and exact justice to all men, Ox whatever swts 01 persuasion, leligious or po'iticpl * # # # # UVre -ebaM the Press the Pkople's righ L - maintain, Unawed bv influetce and unbiiled by gain.

hAI ixiDA X* pECJSMBER 18. 1875."

CKICKBT. — Tbe Zi-igari C.i?ket Club pl»js l tie F cntier mento-daj'. 'I he maUn will come off at To Awamutu and wickets will be pitched at about II o'clock. A drag will leave Hamilton, at a quavferto^eTouttjis morning, with such of the Zingar^'teauj as jo id not proceed to the iront yes* erdivjMfterroon. PIANOiFOBTE TUNING. — Owners of pianos in the Waikato have now an opportunity of having their iußtrumentB put; in order during Mr Herbert O Brown's professional visii to the Waikato settlements. Mr Brown proceeds by coaob today, to Alexandra, returning early npxt week to Hamilton, tlaeuce to Cambridge t»nd then back to Auckland. "We re'er our readers to Mr Brown's advertisement in another i olumn. Seegt -Major Pards's Pkobiotion. — A very general eapression of suliefuction at the promotion of Serjeaut-Maj >r Pa-dj has been evinced in this district, whe c Mr Pardy was w*llknowo to a large number of tbe residents. Tbe promotion has been well earned, and confers oi-edit alike upon the new tub-inspector and upon 'hose who-oould recognise tire merit which d served it. Ihb Bbidghe at NaARtriWAHfA. — Our correspondent at JS'garuawahia informs us that in our editorial artic'e on the laic floods which appeared in the TiMfiS of tbe 14th inst, we were inv-owect in stating that the cyleodeid of the new bridge hid been .knocked two inches out of the plumb. We are gad to hear it, and that the permanent structure of the bridge ia ia no way injured. Steps, we learn, have been taken at Ngaruuwabia to re-open the tr«ffio by the punt. j PhOTOHRAPHIO VItiTCS OP THE FLOODS. — Mr Low, photographer, of Hauiiltou West, has a large number of very succes fully taken copies of views of different parts of the Horoiiu and Waikato rivprs taken btfore the water of the ffoor" Vegan to fall. Ibey give an excellent idea of the state of things as ibey then were aud will form suitable presents lor Christmas, as nro-vend-r for the insatiable maw of that oioaern maelstrom of art — the photographic album. Hamilton RuADftUBSCRiBiiEs. — It was found ioipossihle to deliver papers to our subscribers on the Hamilton Ro.id on Thursday Ust as the coach did not run on that daj. It is likely that the coach will not be placed on the road between Mercer aud Hamilton for some time to cone, owing to the recent floods having tmshed away part of the roadway If our subscribers would individually suggest some way by which their papers cjuld reach them, we wouid •enduirour to carry out their suggestion!. In the meantime tho Times may bo had on application at the offl-e Uamiiaojt East Cemitbt.— If there is one piece of ground in a township which more than another should be caret uily ke, >t aud tended, u is ** God's »ere," where tbo most of us will one day crave a amall s, ace. Yet in New Zealand or in this province at least, the exceptions ure very few where it js not the most neglected of all. We are glad to see the people of Hamilton Ead movii q in the matter of nuking some very neceosary repairs to the cetiictry oi thac township, an exachp't vihuh u i» to bt tn-pod wih SteiolJowec j hj otapw.

Goods Traffic. —We draw attoutiou to an important business notice of the Waikato Steam Navigation Company in another column Accidents — On Thursday last the s-m of Mr Hastie, of Kihikihi, met with an aooident by winch ho had his leg broken. He was climbing a peach tree when be misted his kold and fell heavily to the ground breaking his thigh* He was immediately conveyed to T* Awamutu in a spring cart, wbere Dp Carr, who was on the •pot, set the broken limb. The sufferer is doing iifl well as can be expected, but it will be long before he will be able to get about again. On Tuesday last Mrs Carr, wife of Dr Carr, while riding from Ohaupo, was thrown from hor horse. Her left arm was very severely injured, being bruiaed and discolored from tka wrist to the shoulder aad her hand very much lacerated. The Dr appears at Ngaruawahia, on Monday evening. Ckowdbd Oct. — Coirespondenco and other matter having to largely accumulated, pen ink and paper were yesterday kept out of the Editor's way, but he Would insist on giving in copy of leading mutte<* written in pencil on back* of envelopes and other scraps of paper, and it was at last resolved to pud a box of cigars i and a couple of bottlea of Moen No 2 on the editorial table and lock him in. Tbis was srno* wssfuliy accomplished yesterday afteraoon, and the P £> was instructed when the paper wtnt to press this saoruing athalf-pait three o'clock to unlock the door, kerf a «harp look oat and dodge any «rnp«y bottle that might fes sent after him. Any such prudential or« on the part of that youthful spnte was however quite uonecestary. On opening the duor ef ibe sanctum a faint gurgling sound as from one in the act of degluiiiioi was heard, followtd by the peaceful rcneotion uttered aloud — ''Alwiysh t'care corshpondensh colna — moeh impoittmih part papersh"- -T»»e absence of the usual leather and other editorial piragraphs thua accomplished has | n ade room for arrears of orreapondeuoi. Hamilton Wist Public School— Yesterday the extininaioa of the pupils attenu'ng this school took splace pvemuily to breaking up for the Christmas holidays. None of tbe school committee were present, m is usually tbe c.^-e oo o('c»rion«, but Mr Danvera, the mails', pi-fSjed two or three gentlemen into service for the nonce, Ihe examination wa« conducted throughout the dV«.'and a very large number of tbe children showed ft marked profciency in several sut-jocts w* irtuch they were examined In raeutal ariflimeticjbhis was remarkably the CDsr^and some of "M& pieces of ongiaaA composition were exceedingly creditable to the childrou, both as regards the ma tei* and the writing iteelf~ On Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the }M 0& of tbe cxMimnation will fee made public *»»3 the prizes of whuh there are » la v ge uumber, includiug many welt buuad n* ful boots, will be presented to llie successful competitors by the Key Mr Colder. 1* is really to be hoped that «n Monday we shall tec o hers than the children there. w-a should i<'.iuk that the parents at* least would take &»me 1 toe interest \a the mat er and if only es an eni auragpnteiit to the tcvli")* and tbe children woa'd show some feeling of interest in the progress of education and the school by their a> tendance. IHB PAKTI4L DISFRiNCHISRMENT OP PUIBR IMU^— Aieiue Pimenuiu to be rimtranch^.dior want of a polling pla^e ? We tru-t not. It would be a Hbol on our boasted free lorn of c!e % lion ni New Zealand that ihry should be so. Yet \ his is exnCly what. the Colon al Seer'tary \% do ag when he itppoin s no ne*. er polling pace <h°n On «up© .o. a nL-lri. t such fs West Cim bridge and Pukerinu which has someihing like forty l «3ident « leotora. Ohaupo is not only Roree setpn or eight mi te» distant from Cambridge | We^tan* Puke^imn, bui to gee there, two bndgless fitrcims must belgMßd. fi^pdy's Clu^k anjL Walker's G-uily, one W^l(MmiOBe -vrm^nfl it, ti-il h«ve to swim. " certaSJv oP TO'ing under d.ffirultie?, and is incase wlflKwas nev.'r contempia'eJ by th{L^^ta>er in^Bap- ! V'Ointmeot ot •p'HIl-ig pi^^We eliou^Bj'nesfcly ?iu^nj^p^^ v iilec^rs Of^b* i district tu^nt ou||[ v i^^gcpnt €heli!^ckj|et lajai'oly n«d di4iuctlv tb < CT|^pft l eturi.ing offit'<*r,' Mr S^rtrnncke, asking hi^uV l^ recommend tfeflf "ap-'j pomtuient, under th^'ejw umstanccjw^Sf anotheii l-eie'iTCd abaTt fhe'engine-rooin for the storage of ; -cargo. The objeot in plaoin'g* i he s-iiuon foreward i», tUdt fir t-cla»< passenger* ean enjoy ihe breeze and are aw«y from any smell arising Irom the engines and smoue from «h« runnel. In her present conditiou the sie*mer was eipectsd to draw a foot, but, on being launched hei* liglit diaught i exceeded expectations, for she ouly drew 9 inches fjrwnrd, andfii inches aft, which in proper trim wou'd average &\ inches. With, her machinery j on board her draught will not exceed 18£ inches. j Her speed may be reckoned as 12 or 13 knots, or ; from 9to 10 knot 3 against tbe cuireot of the Wa.kato. ML-s Quick grnoefully performed the ceremony of christening the vessel the *' Qulckstep," at the same time vij>orous ; y dashing a botiie of " Carle Blanche " champagne against her bows, sending the foaming wine ba -k ialo the faces vf those assembled. Simultaneously with this act Mr Quick, who evidently has uubounded faith ia the properties possessed by " Weston's Wizard Oil," also broke a bottle of that fluid on her bows Ihe launch completed, the company were invited by Mr Qu'ok to partake of luncheon at Mr J Brierly's hotel oi.pwile. Here a cold collation awaited them. Mr T Williams occuuied the chair by request, and Mr A Cams (of Ngaruiwahia) the viceI chair.