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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2790, 31 May 1890, Page 2

Colonel Shepherd will inspect the Hamilton Lip;ht Infantry Volunteers on Tuesday evening next. The price paid, we understand, by Messrs Bolton and Mc.Mahon f.>r the flax 011 Dr. Tremarne's estate was 3s Od per ton. The first of S- Andrew's Parish evenings is advertised for Wednesday, to be held in the parish schoolroom, Cambridge. A concert, farce and dance will be given in tho Kihikihi Town Hall on Friday, June 27th, iu aid of the school prize fuud. It has been suggested in our hearing that a pump and water-trough would add to the convenience of the already wellappointed saleyards at Hamilton. Mr Peacock's lecture at Cambridge 011 Thursday evening was fairly well attended. Many, however, were kept at home by La Grippe. We reserve our report for next issue. The paragraph that appeared in our last issue relating to Cambridge publican's has proved to te a " mare's nest,"and the Licensing Committee will not be troubled with any complications. A large special horse sale is announced by Messrs J. McNicol and Co. to be held at the Hamilton Borough Yards on or about Thursday, .June 19th. One hundred and fifty horses will be offered. Fuller particulars will be advertised next imne. On Sunday morning Rev. SLawry will (D.V.) preach the tirst of a series of sermons in the Hamilton Wesley all Church in connection with the Jubilee of New Zealand Methodism, the subject being " Methodist teaching about the way of Salvation." The usual monthly and special meetings of the Waikato County Council lapsed yesterday for want of a quorum, the members present being Crs. Kallender, Coates and Johnston. The passing of a few interim accounts was all the business transacted. Tha sales held in tha Hamilton Borough Yards by Messrs McNicol and Co., and Mr W. .T. Hunter, 011 Thursday, were amongst, the best yet held there. The Yards were well Tilled, and good prices realised. One pen of fat ewes realised as hisrh as lGs each. The Cambridge School Committee have unanimously resolved not to support Mr Udy's scheme for charging masters rent f«>r their houses, and have written to the Board of Education strongly protesting against it. If the Board wish to reduce the salaries of country schoolmaster, which this scheme is tantamount to, they should do it in a straightforward manner. We understand that Mr W- AGraham has disposed of the balance of his Tamahere estate to a Mr Casey, a gentleman tor many years resident in the Marlborough province. He owns, we have been told, some very valuable agricultural land in the vicinity of Blenheim, but he lias decided to remove to this province on account of the more genial climate. The performance " Our Boys," by the Ngartiawahia Amateur Dramatic Club, last night, was the brilliant success that it was expected it would he. The piece was staged in an excellent manner, and the acting throughout was spirited, all the parts being well sustained, A larere number of visitors attended from Hamilton, and they expressed themselves in raptures with the whole performance. We understand that Mr W. von Stunner, who we mentioned in our last issue as having been transferred to the Hamilton Branch of the Bank of New Zealand, will replace Mr J. T. Fisher, who is to go to Gisborne. Mr Fisher will be greatly missed in Hamilton in athletic circles especially, he being the captain of the Hamilton Football Club. We wish Mr Fisher all good luck m his new quarters. The Christchurch Telegraph raises its protest against the sale in the colony of a New South Wales publication named tho Dead Bird, which is offered for salo in Dunedio a.s well as in other parts of the colony. Our contemporary institutes a comparison between the selling of these papers and the selling of Zola's novels, and draws tho attontion of the police to the matter. The Customs authorities have since refused to permit copies of the Dead Bird to bo landed in Dunedin. F. W. Wilkinson, of Pukekohe, was committed to the Lunatic Asylum by Messrs Johnston and Knox, J.P.'s., on the testimony of Drs. Murch and Kenny as being of an unsound mind. Wilkinson was only discharged from tho Asylum a few months back and has been living with his friends at Pukekohe. A few days ago howover he escaped and walking as far as Taupiri got iutu thetraiu there on Thursday. Now aof his escape having spread he was taken into custody by Constable White at Nuarnawahia, who brought the unlortunate mau on to Hamilton, where he was examined by tho dostws.

Messrs Coates and Metcalfe are looking well forward in regard to thoir flax supply for their mill, and, we understand, will commence planting flax at Mr Coates' farm, near Hamilton, next week. The long-drawn-out Whatawhata! cases were concluded at the Kosident Magistrate's Court, Hamilton, on Thursday. In the cases of disturbance against McLeish, Johnson, Pierce, Bishop and King, the first defendant was dismissed, and the others fined 10s and costs £3 Us Gd each. Time was allowed for payment, Johnson, Pierce and Bishop 11 days, and King three weeks. The case against A. Ferguson was dismissed. In the case Charleston v. Bishop, for assault, Bishop was fined 10s and costs £7, or in default Beven days' imprisonment with hard labour. One month was granted Bishop in addition to the two weeks above for payment. From the American Wool Reporter of February 27th we learn that heavy losses I of sheep have occurred in Nevada, Eastern Oregon, ana Northern California from snow during the past winter. The losses were heaviest in northern and eastern California. Several instances are given of heavy losses in Central Nevada, one owner losing 2,500 out of 4000 head, another 3000 out of 4000, another 6000 out of 12,000, and another with 3000 sheep had lost them all. In Texas, 011 the other hand, there has been practically no winter, and the sheep are in excellent condition, with encouraging prospects for the lambing. The demand tor fat sheep has, however, been so good that it is believed that there are now fewer sheep in Texas than there were twelve months ago. From Colorado and Nevada, too, news was cheering. When Mr John Abbott started collecting subscriptions in Auckland for the erection of an institution for the blind, we suggested that Waikato should be canvassed in the same interest, and below we have pleasure in publishing the names of donors who reside in the neighbourhood of Cambridge, who, it will be seen, have given the respectable amount of £18 0s 6d. Mr Geo. Dickenson has the matter in hand, and from the short time he has taken in raising this amount, we conclude he, like Mr Abbott, hps not " let the grass grow under his feet." He informs in this is only the first list, and that he has another one in progress, and also several good promises of support. If there should be anyone in tho vicinity of Cambridge upon whom Mr Dickenson has not called, he will be glad if they would leave whatever amount they may feel disposed to give at his house, and it ivill be duly acknowledged in our columns. The following is the list:—Three friends, £4; W. M. Douglas, £2 2s; J. H. Priestlev, £1 Is ; Archdeacon Willis, £1 Is ; J. W. Merrick, £1. Is; Rev. Father O'Oarn, £1 Is ; G. W. Walker, 10s Od ; J. McNicol, 10s (Id; W. .T. Hunter, 10s Od ; Thos. Paton, 10s (id ; F. J. Brooks, 10s Gd ; Jas. Hally, 10s (id; J. P. Thomson, 10* (id; Friend, 10s Gd ; Jas. Taylor, 10s Gd ; A friend of the blind, 10s ; W. G. Park, 10s ; J. R. S. Richardson, "><; A. Bach, 5s ; W. B. W., ">s ; W. Selby, 5s ; J no. Fisher, 5< ; Ilonry Buttle, ss; F. Green, 2s (id; R. Favvcett, 2s Gd ; Jas. Tiirnbull, 2* (id ; Jas. Clements, 2s (id ; R. W. Sargent, 2s Gd ; .T. S. Brown, 2s (id ; Mr Scott, Is ; total, £18 Gs Gd. The Sydney Morning Herald, of a late date says Shelter and food aro still being supplied by tho Government, at the Drillshed, Dawes Point, tothe unemployed. During last week it was intimated that there were in the city upward of 800 destitute workmen. On the first night of relief being given—last Thursday—l3G applicants recei'-edsleeping|accommodation in the Drillshed, and since it was made known that a daily ration of lib of bread and a quarter of a pound of cheese would be supplied at midday following the night on which applicants used the drillshed as sleeping quarters, the number has increased. On Fiulay night the total number ot those who slept in the shed was l(»t>, and tho food allowance was given to IGO on Saturday; on Saturday nicrlit the number who slept in the shed was 1 *>!>, but 011 Sunday rations were served to 200 ; on Sunday night I'.IO accepted the sloeping accommodation, and yesterday 178 men received the allowance of bread and cheese. The name and occupation of each recipient have been recorded, but the officials have found it impossible to discriminate between deserving and undeserving applicants. The conduct of those using the shed has been exemplary, but Messrs Maxted and Onuiston, the officers who superintend the giving of relief, have drawn the attention of the authorities to the increasing number of applicants since it became known that daily rations would be served, and they point out that it is questionable whether it is desirable to continue providing food once a day. This matter will receive immediate attention, and with the probable result that the daily supply of bread and cheese will be discontinued. The formation of so many bogus mining companies during the last yeat or two, and the consequent loss suffered by the investing public in England, has resulted in the introduction of a Bill into the British House of Commons defining the responsibilities of directors, and showing to what extent they are liable for the statements contained in prospectuses. The Bill certifies that every prospectus of a company and every notice inviting persons to subscribe for shares in any company shall be deemed to contain a guarantee by every director of such company at the time of tho issue of the prospectus, as well as by every person who has authorised or is responsible for such prospectus. The directors are also to be held responsible for every statement or extract from any report of any engineer or oxpert whose report appears 011 the prospectus. If, however, it can be proved by a director that he withdrew his consent before the issue of the prospectus, tint the prospectus was issuod without his consent or authority, or that he had made every reasonable inquiry and examination into the statements contained in the prospectus, and had reasonable grounds for beliering they were true, under such circumstances he is not held responsible for any false statements or misrepresentation contained in the prospectus. An etfort, it is said, will be made to introduce a penal clause into the Bill providing imprisonment with hard labour for those who are originally responsible for the fraud and misrepresentation referred to. The Bill will also be retrospective in character, so that those mine boomers of evil reputation who have been on the London market within the last year or two are likely to have a bad time of it.