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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2759, 20 March 1890, Page 2

The next meeting of the Wai kato Archidiaconal Conference will be al Katikati, on Tuesday, 25th inst. It is reported from Wellingtoi that several Southern gentlemen are abou visiting the North Island in quest of suit able agricultural hinds. We have received several com' plaints that the second prizes were not ir all cases awarded at the Te Awamutu Show We refer to the special prizes. The congregation of S. Andrew's Cambridge, will hold theic annual garder fote and evening eutertainment oil Eastei Monday. Fuller particulars will be giver in next issue. That the accounts in connectior with the late horticultueal show at Te Awa mutu may bo easily settled, the Secretarj requests that members' annual subscription: be paid torthwith. The influenza epidemic in Dunedii appears to be spreading with great rapidity One firm of chemists alone has had 40C cases yesterday and to-day. So far it has been of a very mild character. A cricket match between th< Paterangi aud Taupiri clubs will be playet at Whatawhata, on Saturday next, Marcl 22nd. It is likely to be a very close match as both sides are bringing good teams ontht field. The Boundary Commissioner! have practically finished their work, ant the results of their labours will shortly Ix made public. The adjusting process has it is rumoured, extinguished some of thi Southern electorates altogether. Mr G. J. Neal, has on view at hii storo, Dnke-street, some very large oniom of the Red Tripoli spesies, which average two pounds each in weight, one weighing 34 ounces. It is needless to remark tha they are grown froir Webb's seed. The anniversary and harvesl festival services in connection with tin Wesleyan Church, Te Awamutu, taki place on Sunday, on which occasion thi sorvices will be conducted by the Rev. Mi Carr, of Hamilton. The annual soiree which will also be of a valedictory char acter, owing to the Rev. Mr Griffith's earlj departure from the district, will be held oi Tuesday, April Ist. A cricket match was played al Taupiri, on Saturday last, between thi Huntly and Taupiri clubs, and after an en joyable game resulted in an easy win foi Taapiri, by an innings and 4 runs. Thi Huntly men went in first, and scored 2* runs, Tau',iiri followed, and made G2 runs The Huntly team, in their second innings made 34. The return match will be playec at Huntly, on a date to be fixed. The ladies who acted as judge.' of the bread, cakes, jams, jellies, pickles knitted socks, and darned socks, at thi late Horticultural Show, at Te Awamutu, were, Mrs Isaac Hodgson and the Misse> Hodgson. Very great credit is due to tin care and attention bestowed by these ladie: upon the various exhibits submitted to them and a great deal of toil was thereby saved ti the other judges. His Excellency the Governor hav ing declined to be elected as the first Grant Master of the United Grand Lodge of New Zealand, the Masonic Convention have re solved to elect Bro. Henry Thomson D.G.M., of Canterbury, to this position Immediate steps are being taken for thi proclamation of the Grand Lodge aud foi the installation of Brother Thomson, whicl will take place next month if possible. On Monday svening last, at thf Salvation Army barracks at Hamilton, ; " Musical Battle " was held, vheu the in troduction of new songs and music was i great attraction. Captain Pallant ant Cadet McMillan, the newly-appointec Cambridge officer?, were present, and tool prominent parts in the meeting j also ; number of the Cambridge soldiers. During the evening au enrolment took placo, whei six soldiers went under the flag. The popularity of the Wesleyar Band of Hope meetings at Hamilton con tinualiy increases, and the interest taken ii the institution is more apparently showt every meeting, judging by those who assisi and patronise the meetings. Last Tuesdaj evening the piece " Dr. Quack and hi; patients," showing the evil of taking stront drink as a medicine, was excellent, ant those who bore the characters kept thi audience in roars of laughter. The othe: items on the programme were also niceli rendered. Capt. Pallant, of the Salvatior Army corps, at Cambridge, is detorminec to leave no stone unturned to keep up pub lie interest in the meetings. This week r number of special meetings are announced and to-night a "poets' meeting" is to bi held, when all the soldiers who possibly cai are expected to come provided with versa of their own composition for singing, if thej can arrange them to some air, or if not fo; recitation. A large attendance is expected as many are curious to know how the mar ket is supplied with poetry. In reviewing the course of th< Australian wool trade during the past yoar Messrs Goldsboreugh, Mort and Co. inaki the following very encouraging statements —" We have to deal with a period whicl may claim at least one conspicuous feature and which in general results is so eminently satisfactory as to call for more than ordi nary comment. More prosperous than iti predecessors for some time past, and clos ing with good promise for the future, ii justifies the hope that the long period o depression experienced by Colonial wool growers is past, and that renewed pros perity has arrived for all interested in oui stable production." Advices to hand from Australia show that the stallion purchased on behall of the proprietors of the Wellington Part Stud .Farm is Castor, and it is expected that the horse will be shipped to Auckland at an early date. In the Australasian ol a recent date, " Augur" says of the son ol Zealot Castor improves greatly upon acquaintance, and shows more quality thau he did when he landed, It is hardly fair t< judge horses just after a long voyage, and this grandson of Hermit is a case in point. He is a trifle long in the back perhaps, but it is a muscular and well-knit back, and when he is made up into stallion estate, he will be quite handsome." "Puff" in the Wellington Press writes Wasn't Hall lovely at the Congress ! Almost as lovely a bit of balancing as Maltby on. the wheel! "Join in a federal navy, but never depend on it." A thorough Protectionist but wants a little Freetrade." "Can't join Australia, but loves her too devotedly to express his love in words, and his heart is full of sorrow, his eyes of tears, and his voice falters with emotion, because New Zealand won't embrace the continent of the kangaroo"! And the Conference in the face of all that pathetic love actually began to consider whether they should not ask the New Zoaland delegates to clear out! Sort of " What are you come hero for then we fihould like to know !" No ! Don't ! says New South Waloa, thoy'ro little chaps, they won't do any harm, let 'em bide. A few days ago, in a railway carriage, an old settler administered an antidote to the cry of bad times which some people indulge in at all seasons. Something had been said by the other passengers about bad times, when our sturdy settler chipped in by telling thom that they did not know anything about bad times in ihh country, and recited some of his own experiences in Canada aftor the rebeiliuu. The farmers, he sait{, wore selling pats at "id, and wheat at Is (3d. He had taken the first pork from Quebec to Liverpool, buying his pork at ftd per lb. There was no money scarcely, and neatly all trade transactions were carried on by barter. " But," said one of the listeners, "if everything was so cheap, how did fanners pay fm labour?" " They did not hire any labour," was the reply, " they got up themselves and did '■•he work." People here are too dashed lazy. " Talk about hard times and depression," he continued; waxing warm, " why anv fool san in ike a living in this country."—Rangitikei

We would remind farmers and cither* interested in the formation of a branch of the Waikato Fanners' Club in the Hamilton district, of the adjourned meetinjj, to be hold in Tiik Waikato Tim us buildings on Saturday next at 3 o'clock. We trust there will be a good attendance as the active interest of all sections of the community is required to make this organisation the powerful agent it should be, in assisting the fanning interests.