THE Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE. SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 1890.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2745, 15 February 1890, Page 2

THE Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

SATURDAY, FEB. 15, 1890.

Equal and exact justice to all- men,» Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religions *r political, .

— : — ; ♦ ' — Through pressure on our space we are compelled to hold over our leading article. Sir George Grey will address a meeting in Auckland on the .Land Tax next Tuesday. : ■ A London cablegram, received last night, states that the wool market is steady. Bar silver is quoted at 3s Sd per ounce. i The annual sports will take place at Tauvvhara, on Friday, March 14th. The programme includes fourteen foot and four horse races. A meeting of the Hamilton Licensing Committee will be held to-day at the Court-house for the purpose of electing a Chairman. About five hundred sheep and lambs have been added since last week- to the list of,sheep for.sale at Mr Hunter's sheep fair on Wednesday: next. The sale will begin at 1 o'clock. The harvest.thanksgiving service at Si Stephen's Church, Tamahere, announced for to-morrow- evening, will not be held. The usual evening service will iake place at three o'clock, at which l)r. Hooper will officiate. 1 ' - ' A child pf Mr Schofield's S.M. Morrinsville, 'was severely Scalded last evening, by upsetting a cup of scolding tea, which she was,attempting to drink, the throat aud breast is much injured. The little sufferer was attended by Dr. Murch. We find that a local appearing in ast issue referring to the appointment of Mr R. K. Hunt to the managing of the firm of T. and S. Morrin and Ca. is, absolutely incorrect. Our information was gleaned from a source that we thought entirely reliable. Arrangements have been made to provide sitting accomodation on the stage of the Hamilton Hall for ladies attending Mr Bryce's meeting to-night. We notice that it has become quite the fashion now-a-days for ladies to grace such , occasions, as important political meetings, with their presence. In response to the application from the Committee of the Hamilton Swimmine- Gala, the Railway Department _ have notified that Saturday return fares will be charged! and for which ticketo =will be issued on Thursday and Friday, February 20th and 21st,(available for return up to'and including Monday, February 24th. ■ The following will represent Cambridge in ; the cricket match Cambridge v. Ohaupo, to be played to-day at Cambridge : —L. Bull, Wilson,. R. . Longbottoin, S. P. Light, O. Garland, W.'G. Park, G. McCann," IL Norman, J: McVeagh, C. Shaw,' and A. L. T. Jones. Play will commence at noon sharp. A serious accident happened to a little daughter of Mr R. Stewart of Taupiri,' she fell white carrying a dish and breaking it, a piece penetrated her wrist,' severing one of the important arteries. The child had almost bled to death whon Dr. Murch was called in and relieved the sufferer, who is progressing favourably. A meeting was held at Tauwhare on Tuesday evening; for the purpose of getting up the annual'sports. The balancesheet showed £2 8s 3d to credit from last year. This year the sports are to be open to all-comers, so that moire mphey will be received arid better prizes given. A very good beginning has already "been made, as upwards of £12 was subscribed in the room. The following committee,was appointed.:— Messrs R. Speake, chairman ; J. Graham, secretary; C. Shaw, J. Clements, J. Collins, W. Scott and J. T. Hill. " A Sydney correspondent writes : —There appears to be a good deal of prejudice hpre against. New Zealand butter, but you will understand how groundless prejudice is from the following well-authenti-cated episode A tradesman her.e bought a quantity of New Zealand butter at 8d per lb, and; failing to dispose of it, in the ordinary way of business, .He . removed the brands and took the butter out into the I suburbs, where he represented it bb having 1 come from the Coast, and sold.it for lS;3$ per lb.—Yeoman. We learn a dramatic entertain* ■nent, in aid of the funds of the Cambridge Library, will be given in the, Public Hall on the evening of S. Patrick's Day. The piece being ; rehearsed is " Boots at the •* Swan," the leading character being taken by Mr Charles Tuck, who is' a host in himself. In addition to a number of wellknown amateur performers, there will be two who will appear before ; a Cambridge audience : for the first time, viz., Miss F. Robertson and Mr G. L.'.Milwaidl \ye trust there will be a bumper house. ; ' We are frequently called upon to notice phenomenal crops, comprising various descriptions of cereals and roots, but, as a rule, they have been grown for a specific object—generally for exhibition purposes—and receive extra attention and jaia during their peririd of, growth. »This iveek a crop of potato onioris came under out*notice that \vere grown in -Mr T: Well's ?arden at Cambridge. They were forborne .ise, and did not have any special attention >r manure. The plot ,of ground . on which ;hey were grown was five yards by /three,'' md the gross weight of the onions is lliSlbs. rhis would give a return of 24 tons 4cwt. to -be acre, and if sold at Id per lb: would realise £225 17s 4d. The onions were of iwo varieties, viz., Yates' Brown Globe ind Giant Rocco. Not a bad return for >ne acre. 1 .Smut has made its appearance in several of the grainfields on the Canterbury Plains, and even rust has been hinted at. Che " Canterbury Times" says :—'• That mut is to be found we have no doubt • "the eason has been such as might be expected 0 induce it on some lands, but we hope hose who have much to say about the ixistence of rust are playing the part of the tormy petrel that has lost its reckoning ,nd got out of its latitude. Rust, we be" ieve, will do but little harm to Canterbury rops this year, but smut we have every r ear in greater or leasdegree. This year it 1 more than usually plentifully, and even he goose grass has been found in some laces to carry smut in abundance. So far. mut will do good, as where it has got hold f a worthless grass that grass will die, lit in its death will it pass its disease on urther ? For evidence as to that wo must . rait uutil a point nearer to harvest," i

Mr Armstrong, engineer to the - W.IIP* county, accompanied by Cr. Ridlec| on Thmsd.iy inspected the budge near Mr Jolly's at FriMilttoriVithathad brnkerhdnwli with the ,p.issing over'it of traction entitle. S,,The examination that the stringers and sills are rotten * apti require replacing ;,the deokinffis soiiiid. * ; E. RHolt, of Bank , of New;' Zealand fame, left Australia a fortnight ago (says the Leader) to seok fortune anew in other lands. It wae originally Holt's intention "to Start business in Sydney, and try to pag't, bat he.received < so little etlpoura'pretn^nt his friends—many of whom he put onthe road to fortune—that he abandoned the idea. His wite, the gallant and steadfast woman to whose persistent pleading he owed his release, went with him. Holt attributed, hje Misfortunes |$ nayjrftf trio kan/f rienlls./ large congregation, attended at S. Peter's Ohurcty Hamiltonjlaet 'riifeht'to take part in the annual harvest thankscarefully attended to, and the taste displayed in/tbj> Arrafege)m&ii| of the graiji.i fruit and flowers bears a very favourable comparison, to- that of former y,ears. : .- fhe, anthem, "Ye Shall Dwell in the.Land," was well rendered by an efficient choir. The choir stalls were so well filled that it tpokono back tp the days when Mr Templer waschoirinaeter,- and wfid has b*aenso much missed in this* and other dnfiirtmenti ofChurch work. The Rev. F. G. Evans preached an excellent and expressive sermon, taking for his text the 9th verse of the >65th tsaljn fi a Thou "VTisitest the. Earth and : It.!'^iTh;a|nkspvjn , continued to-morrow, bpth,. mor;iiag and evening. f|f: The man who created such a distubance in .the, Cambridge streets on Wednesday, was brought' up on Thursday morning before Messrs Priestly' and Cleri ments, J.P.'s. He gave his name as James Cocharne Burd, and from his language, we S|hould f judge him to jhave'had a^good'edu- , cation: '■ Hβ said he didmo't know any thing about having used obscene language, and that he was not drunk, although he had had a glass cr two. The offence was proved by Messrs West by and Dickenson, and prisoner •was committed;to ;Moun 4 t tEden^ for one {month. IThe man hasia vvildjook and; we shall be astonished'if he is not' removed from Mount Eden to the Whau. The poor fellow is evidently gone wrong in the upper story, for he stood in the 9tree,t, looking up at the sun for about ten minutes, and during the whole time he was swearing at it. A by-stander said he (the accused) is the most accomplished swearer he ever heard (and he is a man of experience) for he never repeated himself during the whole ten minutes.,