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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3151, 3 September 1892, Page 2

Ia our Supplement this morning will be found a large amount of interesting mutter. It is notified elsewhere that the etationmaster will be withdrawn from Lichfield after Saturday, September 17th, the station from that date being worked as station. The Waikato Farmers' Club will meet in the Club room, Duke-street, Cambridge, on Monday, at 7.30 p.m. There are several important matters to be discussed, so a good attendance of members ia requested. In our advertising columns today, Mr \V. Petty, tailor, who has been carrying on business in Hamilton East for some time past, notifies that he has removed to the West side, and is now located in the shop formerly occupied by Mr Howden. Already the sparrows seem to be bent upon dire mischief. Where there were last eeason hundred?, there bids fair this season to be thousands of birds. Upon several farms they have commenced their depredations by pulling up the young corn shoot and root.—Weekly Press. We (Marlborough Times) regret to learn that the mortality amongst sheep in the Pelorus, owing to the excessive wet, is considerable. At Manaroa the death rate is said to be quite disheartening. The lambing season obtains and dry weather js greatly to be desired, but Captain Edwin is inexorable.

A grand vocal and instrumental concert, to conclude with a dauce, will be given in the Cambridge West school on Friday evening, iu aid of the school funds. All the local performers and a number of well-known amateurs from other paits have kindly offered to assist, and an enjoyable evening may be anticipated.

Next Thursday Mr "W. J. Hunter will hold his special horse sale at the Cambridge yards, commencing at 11 o'clock. A large number of entries have been received, and any person wishing to secure a horse of any description could not do better than attend this sale, as all classes of animals will, we learn, be fully represented. In addition to the horses, several conveyances will also be submitted.

At the Kirikiriroa Road Board meeting Messrs T. H. White and Maclean, the representatives of the Taupiri district, -tated that it was reported that it was the intention of the Railway authoritip.s to remove the station-master from Taupiri making that station a flag-station. There is a considerable amount of traffic at this station, which is the outlet for ttie whole of the Mew Zealand Land Association's (Woodlands) property and a large district which is being rapidly improved, and considerable iuconvenience will be caused to settlers if this step is carried out.

At a committee meeting of the Waikato Trotting Club, Mr A. Bach ill the chair, the following gentleman were elected to fill the respective offices :— Handicapper, Mr E. I). Halstead; starters, Mr E. D. Halstead and Mr G. H. Carter ; clerk of scales, Mr A. Bach; clerks of course, Messrs E. Pdlingand R. Hannon ; auditor, Mr .T. S. Bond ; hon. sec. and traisurer, J. S. Buckland. The next meeting of committee is called tor Wednesday, 7th inst., in Mr Well's room, Cambridge, at half-past seven, in the evening, and as the businaas 13 important, that of drawing up a programme and fixing date of first meeting, the whole of the members of the committee are requested to attend.

The garrulous Mr Fish, in trying to make a point on the Minister fur Public \\ orks, and to indicate the letter's cuteness, introduced the early bird and the worm story. The Minister turned the latieh by saymg he had been spoken of m a worm; worms were used to catch Fishes with, and now he wax going to catch one. Thia he proceeded to do. Mr Scobie Mackenzie lia«, in his place in the House, paid a high tribute to Mr De Lautour, formerly the member for Mount tdn. Speaking on corruption at elections Mr Mackenzie Raid that he was fortunate in inheriting, thank* to the upright qualities of his predecessor, Mr De Lautour, an exceptionally pure district. His last election cost him under £80. There are few (if any) other members who could boast of being elected at a cost of £80.