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Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1055, 18 January 1879, Page 2

An extraordinary vacancy having occurred in the representation of Taotaoroa Riding, Piako County, the Returning Officer notifies that there wi 1 be an election to fill the same on tho Ist prox., and that tho nominations of candidates will be received until noon of Saturday next at the office of the Taotaoroa Highway Board. TtNDERS for works on the HamiltonWhatawhata Road — also, near Mr Day's at Whatawhata — will be received by the Newcastle Distriot Board until Thursday next. Mr James Kexkbdy, of Kihikihi, has been appointed rate collector for that I district. Messrs J. D. & K. Hill will hold their usual Saturday auction sale this afternoon, when they will offer a variety of farm produce, fencing wire, farm implements, drays, &c, &c. Tamahere Roads. — Tenders will be received up to noon of to-day for forming the Piako- Hamilton Road from the gate of the Eureka Station as far as Mr Hally's boundary, and also for forming about half a mile of swamp rood. A meeting of ratepayers of the Taotaoroa Highway District will be held at the house of Mr Fergusson, Gorton, on Saturday next, for the purpose of electing a trustee in the place of Mr H. A. C. Fergusson, resigned. The tenders for construction of the brick culvert at tin creek near the Kiwi Flour Mills must be sent in to the Chairman of the Hamilton Highway District Board before noon of to-day. Town of Raglan. — Improvements are about to be made in Bow and Willisstreets in the town of Raglan, and tenders for performing the same will be received up to 2 p.m. of Saturday, the Ist prox., by the Chairman of the Town of Raglan Board — Mr William Powell, — from whom all particulars may be obtained. A man named John Williams, who lately arrived from the Thames, to settle in Hamilton East, has met with a great misfortune. He lately purchased a team of horses from Mr Deegan, and one of the horses, worth £40, took sick in a fortnight's time after buying it, and died last night. Mr Gwynne gave all the assistance he could, with skill and medicine, but, without avail, and the man, in consequence, cannot undertake the work he had engaged to perform for the bridge contractor. An accident of a very serious character happened on Thursday, to a man named Warr, living at East Hamilton, and, at the time, engaged in working on a cutting near Leslie's bridge. It appears that a block of about two tons of earth had been undermined for falling, when it came suddenly away, nearly burying the unfortunate man. Dr Waddington, fortunately, was returning from CamI bridg, and was within a couple of hundred yards of the place at the time, when the sad affair ocourred. Warr was : dug out, when it was found that one leg was broken at the thigh, and that the knee and knee-cap of the other were dislocated. Dr Waddington did what could be done in a temporary way for the sufferer, and sent him home in a dray, covered with hay, kindly lent by Mr Ewen. Having then seen him home, the Doctor dressed Warr's injured limbs, and made him as comfortable as he could, and also got a stretcher constructed with the intention of sending him to the Auckland hospital yesterday morning. Unfortunately, however, when the time came for sending him away, Dr Waddington found his patient too unwell to bear the journey, and the project had to be abandoned. At a late hour last night, the condition of Warr was much improved, and Dr Waddington has great hope of his ultimate recovery. At the moment when a local hospital for the district is seriously suggested, this unfortunate case of Warr's pleads eloquently and strongly in favor of the proposal. Tub day of holding the Cambridge concert In aid of the Church of England at that place, has beon altered from Thursday the 23rd, to Wedneiday the 22nd instant* The fall pro. gramme of|the concert appears in another column. Mrs Mitchell, ot Auckland, it will be seen, will take a prominant part in the performance, which is likely to be one of ; the most popular of the kind which has taken place in Cambrlge. The time for publishing notifications of the fact that the valuation lists of the various highway districts are open for inspection, and of the dates and places at which objections to the same will be received and heard, has arrived and already several such appear in our advertising columns. These notices are required by . the Act to appear each once in four several weeks, between January 15 and February 15. The Hamilton West District Schoo re-opens on Monday next. The " Little World," now exhibiting in Mr Beale's shop, opposite the Bank of New Zealand, has attracted a large audience each evening. It is a wonderful piece of mechanism, representing mechanics working at various trades, ladies engaged in washing, knitting, sewing, and playing the piano, steamboat, train, tram-car, handsome-cab, &c, more than fi'ty different figures moving naturally and apparently each by its own volition, so nicely is the motive power concealed. Punch and Judy are introduced every fifteen minutes for the special benefit of j the children, who fully appreciate this feature of the entertainment. The " Little I World " closes its season here on Saturday | evening, and those who neglect the opportunity to see this extraordinary combination of automatic figures will miss a decided treat.