THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1885.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2011, 28 May 1885, Page 2

T HU RSD A Y, MA Y 28, 1885.

The Piako County Council meets at Cambridge this evening. The report of the Presbyterian conceit at Kihikihi n unavoidably hold ovu. A entertainment in aid of the libraiy funds of the Cambridge West bdiool took place List night, and wai veiy hU( CUo^-ful. A gigantic swede turnip is on view .it the co-operative store, Cambridge. Tt weij.'L'- *J"i pouiuU, and was grown on the faim of Mr Norris, Taota-oroa. Mr J. R. Mcßech, a gentleman well-known as a foiiiiei adviser of His Majesty King Taw hiao, and who recently paid a fnendly w»it to th?-. p.ut of the colony, has been an e-*ted at Itotoiua on a cimigu of vagrancy. At the congregational meeting of the Prc-.byteiKin Chinch, Hamilton, on Tuusd.iv night last, tho Rev. Mi Jones, Vukekohe, was elected to succeed the Re\. W. Raebmn, who is to be tianafcircd to Auckland. Those interested in the progress of the Cambridge Paihamentaiy Union will incut this (Thuisday) evening at 7 30 p.m., at Mt T. A. Wlntakers omce, Duke >tieet, Cambiidge, to .mange foi the opening of the session on Monday, June Ist. Both Bob Sawyer and Alpha were dMTftattftecl ttt Mm I'ony Race at the race meeting at Nganuwalna on Monday on account of being over height. The race has been awarded to Dot, the pony that ran thud. The insurance companies are refusing to renew all policies in Duke-street, Cam budge, as they ei>usidei the jkwsibihty of a destructive fire too great to risk. One stoic lias been injured for twelve yeaisiua certain other f.>r £.000, and the otheeiiow lefures to lenew the policy. An attempt is now being made to organise a local hre bngade. The concert at Nizaruawahia after the laces on Monday evening, in aid of the fiiudi fm tht iiupi o\ eifient of the Ngaruawahia Domain itseive, was in every way mn-l >ucc>.-"fnl, and the thanks of those interested in the mattci are due to those ladies and gentlemen who came from other patt« of the diitnct. and r«ntti)»iti d no largely to the programme. The Aroha and Waiorong mai people and the settle i - in the Waitoi district arc highly pleased with the new unetable. In^te id of having to wend thei way home on lioncb.ick and m conveyances over indiffprentlj-f'wued ioad-> aftei <laik, they will nou In* able to re.i'jh the reopective d»- tmations in good time. Te Arohn pp'iph' will n.ieh home about f»ui o'clock in tho afternoon instead of jight o'clock at night, as at picsont. The road between Hamilton and Te Violi.'t, notwithstanding tho i cent rams, i-, in good KiuditKin. The trails bo-tw.-.n Moniii.vill. and 'ie Aloha ish- pres. Nt \ciy f.n-ul. ialilo, (n-ingtothcc .'ting of the hhcpeis f..| the Tham.-s \ .dley i ulway 'I Ix ltd nt improvi'inent-. cained out by tli Wait., i Road Hoaid aie of a peiinanent dmactei, and the road promise* to be Lmly good during the wmtei. The al eged horse-stealing case against Liudi-id.ile Cai'iiichan was heard atthu Cimbn l/i J'ulice Comt yi-<teiday, and w.ii dMnw*- •! by the ln-ncli. The bench, in di-inis-<ing the ci *.<■>, they weie •'.itisdeil I hit tli i' '\ i" no i i-.fl.tt all. They cimMdeicd i _- .it li ii<l-in|> fm the win of .i lespect.ioii i . i , it lnOiiglit foiwaidon a chiigt t t i ■ itn, with nothing w h.ib-i ci t •mi j p ntn t it. The .iccu-t d 1. ft tho conit withniiu a blemi-.h on his character, The usual fortnightly sitting of thn F,.M. (Joust, Hamilton, »ai liold y^=«teirlay, out tho busmi-c* was not »f an important chanctez. The following civil cases were dispiwort of • —R. Vincent v. J.is. Caldeiwoud, cl <im, iO l.'is, for woik done. Junp'un'nt foi tl 10s 7d, with costs, Fm. A. Hachv. D. Watt, claim, £5 VK

Judgment for amount, loss G-., with .'.cU, 1"h Fn thi 1 ( hi' of J K. Shu-Ids \. P. C'uthy, elinn, t'l Jv>, |iidgmeiic was ie->ei\ed until tint- morning. We regret to have to call attent'on to .1 wanton act of damage to piopeity. ( )il tvv 11 sevi lal occasions the boundary H igs on tlu> H imilton Footbill Club ground on Sydney Sipiuo, hive been torn fiom thiir >Uu> and made away with. As a few imil it^d feet of tuikey led cm bo of no i^c to an> one these must bo acts ''f wanton im-Lliief th.it show that even country disti lets aie not quite free from the lanikiniMii which disgraces om laige towns; links- indeed they have been taken by some u'sthutic militiaman, anxious to invest hi> plebeian dungaiee with borne patches of military colour Mr Larnach, Minister for Mines, uiuodat To Aroha on Sunday evening 1 i-t, and on Monday paid a vinit to the u'.ddfield, inspecting the various works. .Si'\ri.il deputations waited on the Minister mi a v uicty of subjects, and weie well satisfied with the manner in which Ml'M 1 ' Larnach livened them, and the stircess which at tended then lepie-ent.ttions. The pr.iei dings i.c lepoited fully elsevvheie. Mi hainach left by ti.un foi Auckland on I'it- -d iy iiMiiiiiig. He i-, .iccompiniud by i' >nii. Mi Cidman, m"tnbei foi (Joio■ti uid '1, ,uid the liispectoi of Mines fur the >ititli I>' utd. The following special messages to the L'u'ss Vvfociation, dated London, Miv _'"ith have been )iublished .— Sn Aithur Kill) ink H.iv.lock, C. M. G., will piobably sulli • d Sn G. \Y. Dcs Vu'ii\ as (Joveinor .it l-'ni; and Mi J. 13. Thurstou, at piesont Colonial Seciutary, will be appointed Lieutenant Governor :— Poikins, the sculkr, h.vs challenged Messeugei, of ovdue>, to row a match. Wallace Ross h i- e\j)ie-<sed surprise that Beach has not lephid to the challenge sent him wmio time | ig ) - The picture by Millais " The I Caj)tuio," has been puicha.sed for the SjdnoyArt Gallery. I The tourist traffic in the direction of Te Arnha i> at piosont falling off somewhat It was not expected that the huge j stiea-m (•( pleasure seekois and otheis in -earch of the hoalth-iecruiting piopuitics of the Aroha baths would continue tin oughout the winter months. Howevei, the ti.tfhc isi still pretty ci>nsiderablc, and tho h>cal hotels continnn to do a thriving business. No doubt ne\t season, when tomists will bo able to make tho journey between Auckland and the Aroha without h .vine to undergo the piesent undesirable -I) iking up in <i htage coach, the hot spiiiigs ■it the goldhold will become a still more populai lesoit. Te Aioha hotelkeepeis, m \ leu of a big business ne\t siunmer, aie mii easing their accommodation. The picsenr hotel au oinodation is very good, and can not be complained of. The Ngaruawahia Brass Band madi a most creditable debut at the raceon Monday. Considering the shoit turn Mi Williams, the bandmaster, has had the iiiemhuis in tiaming, gie.it credit is in it onh due to him, but to the meniK'is foi the evident application and attention tlm must hive given to their piactices. The li.nul nistiiinients have lecently be, nnpoited it a cost of some £'<>0. The oinet jiliyed bv Mi Willi im> was pn st'ntul to him a shoit time since I>\ fiiendand memlvH of the band, in recognition of his suv ices in connection theievvith. As the Xgaiuauahia Brass Band, with the t'\ ception of the Te Aw.nnutu Band, is the only one now in existence in AV.ukato, if it continues to improve in the futuie in conipauson to what it has aheady accomplished, it most ceitamlj will be in gieat dt.mmd on jmbhc occasions, where the attendance of .i band of music adds so much to the pleasuie of holiday- ieekeis, as at race meeting, pic-nic and othei outdoorgathcimgs. Another sad fatal gun accident happened, at the Mount Eden Hallway Station, Auckland, on Monday evening. A number of young men were le iv ing the tiain on their return from a shooting e\cuisiun at Waitakerei, and one of them handed Ins gun, which was loaded and at half-cock, to another, Mr Watei house Nicholson, to hold. By some i.ie.uis the gun went off, the chaige lodging in Mi Nicholsons head, death resulting in a few minutes. At the inque-t, held on Tuesday, a veidict of accidental death wad returned The Coroner pointed out the danger of cuiying loaded aims in a train, and said it was punish ibh>. The deceased, who was only liO v,ears of age, was a son of the late I>i Nicholson, some time Pi oMiici.il Secietuv, and v\.us a bi other of Mis S. Seddon, Waitoa. Much nympathy is tclt foi the bciLMVid family m tins distnct. Mr Robert Graham, one of the oldest and best-known lesidents of this piov nice, died at his tosidenee, Auckland, on Tuesday morning. The deceased gontleiii in had been ill foi some days, Mifferinc: fiom pl< unsy in an aggiavated form, and no hope w.is entet tamed <jf his recovery. .Ii tirah.im, during his long residence in the colony, tilled many important offices, including that of Superintendent of the l'lownce of Auckland, and was widely known as the piojector of various enterpris •-, n. <no especially in connection with iht; development and utilisation of om '\ herinal Springs. The Waiwora, Rotortm and Wairakei sanatoriumns owe then piesent importance mainly to Mr (iiaham's enei gy and perseverance. Mi Graham was a c 'loni-t in the fullest sen-e of the word, and the place he has left vacant it will not bo e.isj t<> fill.