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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3152, 6 September 1892, Page 2

The humble bees have made their appearance early this spring Last week we noticed several at work on the blue-gum trees in the vicinity of Hamilton, ff we remember rightly it is lato in the season before they commence operations in tin) old country. No doubt the mild weather we ire experiencing and the dilftji'uiiM in ciiiinito is aucr.untiihle for this. A revelation to consumers as to how Hobarc Town jarr.s aro made was recently disclosed when Aaron Simmons w:\s defendant, in a dispute in which ho had refused to take damaged apples. While willinc to take tiie good apples lie advised plaintiff to take those that were rotten to the jam .stire. " Take them where ?"a*ked Mr Justice D.idds. "To the 3an store; tiiey buy bad apples thecu to mako jam, '

Wβ hear that Mr John Browne, of Cambridge, has sold his thoroughbred entire horse Kenilworth to a Southern gentleman, Kenilworth is one of the beat bred horses we liuve had in Waikato, but he has had but few opportunities of proving his quality with |thorouzhbred mares. As a sirs of real good hacks he has left his mark, and at the laet horse sale in Hamilton two of his gets realised top price 3.

The young men of Wellington ■\re very gay. A correspondent of a city paper says :—Day by day it grieves me to see how pleasure-loving, gay yonng men are on the increase, whilo, alas! thn better sort are decreasing rapidly—indeed, it is quite a hard thing to find a ynung man nowadays who can tell the simple truth, and who livei, a generjlly good, honest life. Surely something might be done to remedy such a state of affairs. Can we not teach nur young men to admire and practice a noble, truthful life, instead of tho miserable butterfly lives so many of them take delight in? In an up-country school not long ago the teacher had a rather unpleasant experience. Theschoolhouse and residence are situated in-mid-field, and there is no shelter in the shape of treee for miles around. On a stormy night three hundred Mead of cnttle t. ok refuge near the residence, which they surrnonded. All nighc long cows rnblied their heads against the windows, and made things hideous for the t-acher, who got no sleep -m that occasion In the morning the scene that presented itself to the gaze of the diatorbr.d tej>chercao be better imagined than described.

During the evening service at the Trinity Wesleyan (Jhurch, Hamiton, on Su.id.iy, the anthem, " Incline Thine Bir," was beautifully rendered by members of the choir. There was a very large congregation, by whom the item was much appreciated. Me Meachem saner the solo, the quartette being taken by Mies Morris (soprano), Miss Kate Salmon (contralto), Mr Montgomery (tenor), and Mr Meachem (bass). The Rev. Mr Thomas, at the conclusion of the service, announced that next Sunday evening he would give an address especially for young men.

At a recent meeting of the Onehiinga Borough Council, the Mayor, Dr. Erson, when referring to a proposal that the newly erected Council Chambers ehould be leased" for the purpose of turning their, into a Workingman's Club, remarked :— "That the proper Club for a working man, in his opinion, was to be found in his own home with his wife and family and the funds required to keep no a Workingman's Club, would be better expended in paying liiH tradesmens' bills." A remark, which, we think, will be generally endorsed.

The Presbyterians of Cambridge hold a social in their church to-morrow evening, commencing at 7.30 p.m. It is in aid of die fund for re-roofing the manse. We know that many of the inhabitants of the town fancy that Presbyterian socials are confined to members of that denomination, but that is not the case ; they are open to the public, and as only about one is held each year thoy should be well patronised. The quality of the fare provided will be Al. Many musical friends of ability have promised their aid, and the ladies of the congregation have charge of the commissariat department which is a sufficient guarantee as to both quality and quantity.

Messrs W. Souter and Co., seed merchant?, etc., Cambridge and Ohaupo, have a new advertisement in our present issue. The firm, having purchased the Ohaupo business of Messrj W. J. Hurst and Co., intend to keep a full stock at both centres, and are prepared to quote prices to all parts of Waikato, or on trucks at Auckland. In addition to all the best varieties of the most popular brands of artifical manures, they will also supply, at catalogue price, all kinds of farm implements or farm seeds, the firm are agents for some well-known makers—in fact, anything required about a farm can be obtained through the agency of this enterprising The N>w Zealand Times admits now that it is not quite so easy to throw people on to the land at will and get them to stop there. In apologising for the fact that people had found reason to grumble at the Minister of Lands, the Times says -.— " But when those who ought to know better prumble because Mr M'Kenzie does not scatter homes and families broadcast over Crown lands as speedily and easily as a bush settler scatters handfuls of seeds after a successful ' burn,' then surprise is excusable. Settlers' homes do not grow up in tho wilderness like mushrooms in. a single night—at any rite not in this part of the world." That is very true, but then the party which own the Times did not think of such truths when they were in opposition.

The suggestion that colonial regiments should be raised for service in India is still being discussed, writes a London correspondent. It is now argued that three battalions should be raised in Australia and one in Now Zealand. It is thought that Australia and New Zealand would benefit by—(l) employment, education, and discipline being furnished to young unemployed men at a time of life when a military training might have an invaluable effect on them ; (2) the formation of a reserve of trained and disciplined soldiers, who would give the much-needed backbone to the local forces of the colonies ; (3) the closer connection with India, while all would gain—mother county, India, and colonies—by the acknowledgment and performance of the duty of mutual aid and

support. The Sydney Morning- Herald states;—"lt is not fully recognised that wool represents the backbone of Australia. Its 4,000,000 inhabitants furnish about 24 per cent, of the wool required by 1,500,000,000 throughout the world. This colony stands out prominently, since its population, numbering a little more than a million, are engaged in tending shoep, which yield nearly 12 per cent, of the world's supplies. The reports now published seem to show that there is not any abatement, but a, large increase in the yield. For the year ended last month the export from Australia was 1,771,605 babs, or about 10 per cont. In the preceding year the clip yielded 1,016,205 bales, being 157 958 bales less or about 11 per cent. move than in ISB9-90.

As an. instance of the extensive scala upon which New South Wales stockowners and expurters do their business, the following tißures are suggestive :—"From the Ist of January 1890 to the 31st of December 1891, the Fresh Food and Ice Company, DurlinK H'irbour, froze 371,475 Hheep, besides a quantity of beef, fur shipment to London. During that time they have erected entirely new freezing rooms, and imported a De La Vergne machine, at a total coat for the rooms and machine of between £30,000 and £40,000. They are now having built a new machine, which will give a total freezing capacity of between 3000 and 4000 sheep daily; making, they claim, the most complete plant in the southern hemisphere," We are informed tnat M.r Breakell, a resident in Waikato for the last 6fteen years, has determined to remove to Auckland. Air and Mrs Breakell were in Hamilton yesterday bidding farewell to their old friends. For the last nine years Mr Breakell has held the appointment of engineer to the Auckland Agricultural Company and has been resident at Fencourl, thei>- head quarters, during that time. As on most of the large estates draining operations are well advanced, the necessity for professional assistance is becoming less needed year by year. In thia particular branch Mr Breakell has had great experience and many of the drainage works on the large properties in Waikato have been carried out according to his plan and under his supervision, with his qualifications we should think it unlikely that Mr Breakell will be long out of harness. During Mr and Mrs Breakell's residence in Waikato they have made many friends who we are sure will join with us in wishing them success wherever they may go. Th.e Broad Arrow reports the death at Dublin, en February 3, of James Salamander Devlin, who was one of the " Gallant Six Hundred." He was born some rifty-eipht years ago on board the gunboat Salamander, and, according to the usual custom in the case of thoeo born at tea, was named after the ship At the age of nineteen he joined the 4th Light Dragoons, and rode in the charge of Balaclava. This was his only action, for his sword-hand was nearly severed by a sabre cut, and he received a bullet in the left shoulder. The bullet was extracted, but a few years ago inflammation set in, and tlia wound re-opened, and did not close until a piece of his jacket came out, uff.er being there for twenty-nine years. He was awarded the Crimoa medal with three clasps, the Turkish medal, and a mednl for distinguished conduct in the field. At the funeral the band .ind a tiring party of the 3rd Hussars were present on behalf of the 4th Hussars, who were stationed at Colchestor at the time, and among many tributes of olTection and sympathy was a beautiful wreath sent by the offlcei'd of tho 4tb.

Mr Knox will hold his usual sale of furniture, produce, etc., etc., Satuiday next.

The orchardistß of the United States have just held what is popularly known as the annual "Uird Congress." There are in that country practically only three birds of national distinction, the eagle, the turkey and the crow. The 4th of July is eagle day. Thanksgiving Day is turkey day, and the day after a convention is held when one set of politicians is always compelled to be content with crow.

Wβ learn that Mr H. BullockWebster has replaced " Forester," the hound which was poisoned at the late hunt at Grwynnelands, with another dog, which he has obtained from Mr W. Percival, the master of the Pakuranga Hunt Club. This hound, whioh originally came from Taranaki, should prove a valuable acquisition to tho pack, judging by tho manner in which he worked at the hunt on Thursday last, which, we may remark, was his first ap pearance in the field in Waikato.

A good many years ago a railway carnage or rather train was imported to Victoria and was tried with very satisfactory results, but it was altogether too insignificant a thing for the then magnificent railway of that colony, and it has lain in the yard idle ever since. Now, however, it is to be furnished up and put to wr.rk on a suburban line on which the traffic is too small to pay for a full train service. The car was the invention of a Mr Kowan and goes by his name. There can be little doubt that on many of our New Zealand lines it would bo quite sufficient for the ordinary passenger traffic and possibly would enable facilities for travel to be eiven daily where the service is now intermittent. The car is a very long one, mounted on two bogies, and is similar in appearance to the American cars now rsnning. It differs, however in the important fact that one of the bogies is also the locomotive. The boiler is a vertical one and only one man or boy is required to drive and etoke. The car has room for a large number of passengers in two classes, also a compartment for luggaee and the guard. The engine is not a fixture, so that should it require repair it can be run out, carrying the end wall of the car with it, and another can bo substituted. Thus the laying up of car engine does not mean the enforced idleness of the other part. Writing from memory, our impression is that a speed of 32 miles an hour was got out of the car in Melbourne on curves intended to put it to a crucial test. The advantage of such cars in sparsely settled country and long runs are patent. _^________