THURSDAY, JAN 10, 1884.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1796, 10 January 1884, Page 2

THURSDAY, JAN 10, 1884.

In another column we publish the hist pmtum of the adch ess deli veied by the Hun. I<\ WhiUkoi on Fedeiation. The nnpoitanco of the subject demands that we should gne it in extenso. The lemaining poition we hope to gi\ con Saturday. We aie indebted to the New Zealand Herald foi the lepoit ot the speech. Mr F. H. Edgecuinbe's Government suney party have arrived safely at llauhamu, en loute foi the Tuhua country. The Rev. B. H. Gulliver, of S. John"h College, Auckland, will officiate at S. AndieuV,' O.unbudgo, and at Ohaupo, on Sunday ne\t. A cricket match, Married v, Single, will be played by membeis of the Hamilton Club on Sydney Square next Satin day. Play will commence at 2 p.m., and members aie lequcsted to be puntual. The Rukanui Hall will be opened this evening by a tea meeting, conceit and dance. The Hon. Mi Wlufcaker is to be piesontand delneryn addies-.. The progi anunc, which has been published, is a very good one, mid we fully expect to see a Luge house. The cricket match, Wellington v. Cluistclnuch, concluded at Wellington on Tuesday, and 1 exulted in a uctory foi Canteibiuy by 15 urns. In the .second inning.s Canterbury .scored 157 and Wellington 147. A joint meeting of the members of the Cambiidge Town Boaid and the Public Hall and Libiayy Committee is called foi to-monow (Friday) evening, at the Public Hall, to cousidei the matter of nnpioving the hall and library. A full attendance is lequested. The cricket match on the Cambudge ground on Satin day next will be between those bom in the colony, and those who spiing into existence in some othei pait-s of the world, i.e., New Zealand veisus the World. Play will coimrence at one o clock We are sorry to learn that the health of the Yen. Aichdeacon Willis has been .so bad as to lender a change of air necessaiy. He left Waikato yesterday en loute foi Sydney and Melbourne, accompanied by Mi.s Willis, and will be absent home weeks. We tiust the change will fully restoio the lev. gentleman to his usual health. The Resident Magistrate, Mr H. Ct. S. Smith, delivered judgment in the Ti m m ph case on Monday. The court suspended the captain's ceitificate for three yeai. 1 -, and oidered him to pay three-fourths of the costs, while the chief officer's ceitificate was suspended foi six months, and he was oideied to pay the remaining fouith of the amount of the co>>ts. The following special telegrams, dated London, January Bth and i)th, have been published in the "N.Z. Herald :— The steamer Naomi, belonging to Queensland, has made a trial tiip at JSdinbuigh, and gained a speed of 15 knots. She takes her departure for Sydney on the 14th inst. — The Panama ' Railway Company have yielded to the request of M. de Lesseps.— It is repotted that the Triple Alliance will not pei mit the overthrow of King Alfonso. —Riaz Washa having refused the vacant seat in the Egyptian Cabinet, Nubar Pasha has been summoned.— The French Press are unanimous in condemning the proposed abandonment of the Soudan. It has now been definitely decided that the Waikato cricket team leave for Auckland on Monday next, the 14th inst., and although one or two good men remain behind, Btill it may be called a fairly representative team. With Messrs Stafford, Wilson, and Pilling its strength might be augmented, but unfortunately the two latter are unable to go. It is very certain though that the subjoined are men who will ati ive their utmost to uphold the honour and reputation of their district, and even if not successful with the Auckland representatives, will be weM to the fore in the rest of their matches. Messrs Forrest, 'Fitzpatrick, Grierson, Collins, Stevens, Chap. him, ff, Jfupj, A. ft SWtogr, Ow)

Cotton, Hinton, Benge, and M. Stubbing will comprise the team, and should render a good account of themselves before they votum. An exact libt of the matches will ho published on Saturday. One word to the players, that is, to settle down to every minute at practice they can get before they go down, for their work is not too easily cut out during the coming week. At the Supreme Court, Auckland, on Monday, John Fitzgerald was charged with stealing a sum of money from one Adam CJsx.ll on board the steamer Delta, between Cambridge and Ngaruawahia, on Oth November last. The particulars of the case have already been published. The prisoner w.ts found guilty, with a recommendation to meicy. Sentence was defoired. On Tuesday Fit/gerald was sentenced to two yeai*' hard labour, as there weie two pie\ions convictions against him. The lemaining cases heaid were of no public interest. The calendar is a very light one