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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2744, 13 February 1890, Page 2

In our Te Awamutu correspondent's letter re annual saving in Railway Department, the figures £7000 should have read £70,000. The erection of the goods shed at the Raglan Wharf has not yet been started, and consequently vessels have still to unload in the stream. The steamer Glenelg. with a full cargo, arrived in Raglan on Tuesday at 2 a.m. from Onehunga. She left again at noon for Kawhia. Mr George Fisher, Italian Consul at Wellington, has been decorated by tho King of Italy with the insignia of the order of the Crown of Italy. Mr David Hean, who has been recently appointed to report upon the affairs of the Bank of New Zealand, arrived in Auckland on Tuesday last by the Ringarooma. The members of the Claudelands Syndicate will meet in the Hamilton Auction Mart to-day at 3.30 p.m., to consider matters in connection with the letting of the grazing, and other business. Mr Pannell having returned from Auckland is in daily attendance at the Hamilton baths, for the purpose of giving tuition in swimming. Parents should avail themselves of the opportunity of having their children taught. We hear that Mr R. R. Hunt, late manager of the Auckland Roller Mills, upon his return from a trip to the Uunedir. Exhibition, will be appointed to the management of the business of the firm of T. and S. Moi rin and Co. Mr French, agent for the Silberberg Sewing Machine advertised by Mr Lake, has been canvassing this district for the last few days with considerable success. Some specimens of the machines are on view at Mr Dey's, Hamilton East. The Raglan settlers are very anxious to receive a visit from Mr Bryce, the notification in this day's issue that he will address them on Saturday, 22nd, will give them ample time to prepare all the matters to which they desire to draw his attention. The Sydney Morning Herald of February 3rd says :—"The passenger trade to New Zealand shows no signs of falling off ; on the contrary, the steamers are carrying larger numbers than ever from here. The accommodation of the Jubilee, which left here on Saturday evening, was fully taken up, and the Hauroto also had a great many passengers." Mr Parr has a very fine sample of onions on view, and for sale, in his Hamilton store. They were grown by Mr George Mayes, from Webb and Son's seed. A dozen specimens from the same plot were s 'lit to Auckland, with tho view of competing ut tho late Jubilee Horticultural Show, but unfortunately they arrived latp, and although not fully matured, they weighed over 181b., or on an average of l£ lbs each. To morrow (Friday) evening, at half-past seven o'clock, a harvest thanksgiving service will be held in S. Peter's Church, Hamilton. The sermon will be preached bv the Rev. F. G. Evans, of Te Aroha. That favourite harvest anthem, " Ye Shall Dwell in the Land," is set for the occasion. Fruits, flowers and vegetibles, for decorating the church arc requested t<> be sent in as early as convenient. There will be room for all who are willing to assist. Mr J. S. Bond announces a clearing sale of booka, stationery, and fancy goods to reduce hi-3 stock prior to stocktaking. The sale will be for six weeks only, and those who wish to take advantage of the exceptianally low rates at which the goods are to be sold would do well to avail themselves of this opportunity. Mr Bond draws attention to the fact that this is tlia first clearance sale he has held, which is in itself a proof of its being genuine. A strong looking man, apparently about 3i>, had a real good time in Cambridge yesterday. He appears very like a marine, and either has delirium tremeus or is a lunatic. He paraded the town with a sheath-kuife, and made a regular "reign of terror," and as the constable was out of town he had a full day of it, until the constable returned, when it was quickly ended. The language used by the individual is stated to have been by far the worst ever heard in Cambridge, and he is certain to get sixmonth's. He looks very much like a deserter from a man-o'-war. Mr W. J. Hunter is making extensive enlargements to his yards at Ohaupo for the accomomdation of the sheep at his coming fair on Wednosday next. There will be about 90 new pens of two sizes, holding from 50 to 100 sheep each, and these will, with the peus at present erected, give amplo accomodation for the large number of sheep that will bo yarded, about 15,000. The rams will be yarded in the beef cattle pens, so as to allow buyers a better opportunity of seeing what they are buying;, than if they were in small pens. Mr Hunter expects this fair to be the most successful he has yet held. A lover of music writes : " Would it not be possible to induce Mr Santley, the great baritone, now giving concerts in Auckland to crowded houses, to favour Waikato with a visit, giving a concert at Hamilton on his way to or from the Likes, where I understand he is going. There are many of his old admirers in tho district, and these, as well as those to whom reports of his fame have reached, would ensure him a full house. The acoustic properties of the Hamilton Volunteer Hall being almost perfect, would allow of the great singer being heard to the best advantage." On Tuesday afternoon Mr Coates' traction engine and threshing drum passed over the traffic bridge and through Hamilton, on their way to Mr Dinsdale's farm, whore threshing operations were commenced yssterday morning. Now that the threshing season is advancing, and j | these engines will be about in all paitsof the district, the various local bodies would be wise to see that the bridges undor their control are in a fit state to carry the extra traffic that will thtiM be put on them. The buttresses of the Hamilton bridge arc not in a very sound condition, and steps will be taken to have them seen to on the return of the Mayor from Auckland. On Monday night last, the Ngaruawahia Band of Hope re-com-menced their monthly meetings in the Presbyterian Church, when Mr C. G. Hill, one of the Aueklind Band of Hope Union vice-presidents crave a lecture entitled "Tho up and down grades." Mr Hill, by means of coloured diagrams clearly set before his audience, the changes the human features undergo on the downward grade. Beginning with tho innocent and well-cared for babe, the lecturer went on to show how through neglect the child developed into tho dissipated young man and at last became the grey-headed sot as pourtrayed on the canvas. The other side of the picture was also faithfully shown, and the lecture was made interesting and amusing by several anecdotes both laughable and appropriate, given in a way that lecturer had his heart in tho work." At the close of the meeting a hoarty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Hill, and a desire was very generally expressed to see him again. The meeting closed with the Doxology and Benediction.

The existence of a very dangeroup hole in the planking of the Whatawhata bridge was reported to us last night by.a traveller, who had remarked it when crossing yesterday from Raglan. At a meeting of the committee of tho South Auckland Racing Club, held last night, the programme, comprising eight events, for tho Autumn Meeting, was drawn up. Special features will be introduced at this meeting in tho shape of a Steeplechase for £50 and a Galloway Race of £20, tho whola prize money allotted amounting to £240. In this issue appears an advertisement of the Governor Browne Hotel, Auckland. The hotel has been recently built in the most approved style, and is a very handsome building oxtornaliy, while inside, the rooms, halls, and passages are exceptionally lofty. The entrance hall is a fine one, and separated some distance from the bar which is approached from another part of the building, thus ensuring for ladies and families who may be among the guests the utmost quiet and privacy. From the hall a wide and handsome stairway leads to the bedrooms and suites of apartmenrs, which are large and luxurious. The bathrooms, dining-room, billiard-room, parlours, and kitchen are all perfect in their respective ways, and the hotel furnished as it is with all the conveniences of modern luxury, combined with a site that is second to none in the city for either business men or pleeaure seekers should hs extensively patronised by visitors from the country. Mr S. C. Caulton, formerly of the Albert Hotel is the proprietor. "Atticus" in the Leader writes: —It is no wonder that the Scotch are the greatest travellers in the world. When a gentleman like the Rev. Dr MacGregor is able to boast at a public meeting in Edinburgh that the whole of his travelling expenses from the day he landed in Australia —a period of some months —only amounted to 12s 6d, one can Bee the difference between a Scotohman and any other man. With such a shining deadhead as Dr MacGregor appears to have been, the fitting sequel to his travels would have bean bringing back a few more shillings than he started with. I can hirdly imagine anything more interesting t > a colonial desirous of gatling wrinkles in the art of saving than a detiiled statement of the expenditure of the reverend gentleman when bn was here. How much of this 12s 6d did he squander on charity V What portion went as tips to the servants ? (The poor servants !) What in tram fares, in snuff, in whiskey ? But let us Ve charitable. We must acquit Dr MacGregor of any undue fondness for the national beverage, for ia a country of sixpenny (.'rinks there wouldn't have been a single " fou " out of the whole of his spending* in Australia. Who now will take as a joke the old story of "bang went saxnsmce?"