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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3153, 8 September 1892, Page 2

A nunber of pure Shorthorn, Herefoid and Polled Angus bulls will he offered by Mr McNicol at Ohaupo in November.

We have been compelled to hold orer the proceedings o1 the R.M. Courts held at Ngaruawahia and Hamilton on Tuesday and yesterday respectively.

The Standard, in discussing the harvest prospects in England, estimates that the British wheat crop will not average more than 2(i bushels to the acre, owing to mildew.

Nine candidates have toeen nominated for plection as members of the Kihikihi Town Board. Being four in excess of the number required, a poll will be taken on Wednesday, the 14th inst. In. connection with the cholera plague now devastating European countries, a gentleman remarked to us yesterday that there had never yet been an authenticated case of cholera of the Asiatic cype south of the line.

Amongst other items of news from Wellington, we notice that the Hon. llichd. Seddon has been appointed ActingPremicr, owing to the severe illness of Mr Ballance, who has been ordered complete rest by his medical advisers.

Mr John Knox will hold a three-days'auction sale of drapery, part of a large consignment imported direct froui Manchester, England, at Huntly on day, Saturday and Monday next. Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

Messrs "Wrigley and Withy, urohiter.tfi Hamilton, are calling; for tenders for 4 the erection of a seven-roomed house and stable at Pukerimu. Plans, &c., can be seen at Messrs Souter and Co. s store, Cambridge, and at their own office, Hamilton.

The remains of the late John L'iwo, who expired so suddenly on Sunday morning, were interred in th': Cambridge Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. The funeral left the daceiued'a resideneo at 5 p.m. A number of railway employees came up by the train to bear their comrade to the grave.

The office of councillor for the Borough of Cambridge is not going begging this year, as it has done of late. FiTu individuals have been nominated for the three vacant seats, and to-day will be a busy one in Cambridge, for they each intend going to the pull. One of them has issued an election address.

A man named John Mohr, who hai been in the employ of Mr J. W. Ellis, of Otorohanga, was brought down by Tucrday morning's train tli© WViikato Hospital, having met with an accident the previous day. On examination it was found that his right leg had been fractured just above the ankle joint.

Mr W. J. Hunter's special horse sal* will be held in Cambridge to-day. A mob of about twenty useful horses came up by train t-p Hamilton yesterday, belonging to Messrs Paterson Bros., 'bus- proprietors, Auckland, and proceeded by road to their destination in charge of Mr Richard Hunter. •l'he cricket pitch on Sydney Square is being rapidly put ' n order, and will be fit for playing upon in about -hree weeks' time. The annual meeting of the Hamilton Cricket Club will be held on Thursday evening at 7.30 p.m., when the officers for the ensaing year will be elected. The meeting of the Tuhikaramea Club will be held shortly. When the Cambridge "West School Committee go in for a concert they don't do things by halves. We contemplated giving a list of the performers, b.-it when it. was handed to us, Great Scott! it contained 21 names. We think uientioni ig this fact will be a sufficient guarantee that those who attend the concert to-inor-row evening will have enough for their money. In the obituary columns of the Herald yesterday, we regret to notice the death of Mr Walker, of the well-know Auckland lirir. of C.itrhbertson and Walker, seed and produce merchants, which took place suddenly on Monday afternoon ; whilst driving with some friends from the l J ap.\ kura station to Wairoa. At the Weilingtan Supreme Court yesterday, Mr Haggcn, proprietor of the Woodville Examiner, found_ guilty of criminal libel, was fined £50 and sentenced to two months imprisonment; also, until fine is paid and to give security to keep the peace for a year, himself iu £100 and one other of £50.

Mr Arthur Rae, Labour member for Murrumbidgee, who defeated SirG. R, Dibbs at the lata election in Victoria, was in Hamilton on Tuesday. Mr Rae is, we understand, a New Zealander by birth, his father being a resident in Christchurch. Mr John Rae, the well known sportsman, and Mr Rae, house decorator ot Hamilton, are also brothers of the gentleman under notice.

The Cambridge School Committee met in the public office on Tuesday evening at 7.30 p.m. Present : Messrs R. W. Sargent (chairman), J. Webber, J. Hally and F. J. Brooks. The mouthly reports for July and August were submitted and approved. Sundry repairs to the school buildings and grounds ivere authorised, and the usual accounts passed for payment, after which the meeting broke up.

We hear that strong representations are about to be made to the Railway Commissioners to erect cattle yards at the Hamilton East Railway Station, in order that the iuconvenietice and loss of time in driving stock through the town to Frankton, may be avoided. In view of the approaching Agricultural Show, at Claudelands, it will be almost imperative that some accommodation of this sort should be provided.

There seems to be a regular sheep-stealing epidemic p.using over New I Zealand at the present time. In our adveri tising columns to-day, Mr R. Noble, of j Kaniwhaniwha, offers a Teward of £10 to anyone who will give such information as will lead to the conviction of the party, or ! parties, who have lately stolen some of his hoggets. This is the third occasion that Mr | Noble has been visited by sheep-stealers I within the space of eighteen months. It is ! devoutly to be hoped that the culprit* will be brought to justice. Strong sinp-'cion rests on certain ptirties, and it would be a relief to the settlers generally living on the , west bank of fho YVaipa if it could bo sheeted homo.

Nominations of candidates for election as members of the Ngartviwahia Town lioaid will be received up to noon on Friday, Kith inst A friend, has just written to a busino-s man iu this district:—"Butter shipping has been profitable bilsiness. I shipped about £'.1000 worth, and it avei&ged 101s per cwt."—Hawent Star. The Mataniffta Kacing Club held their annual meeting on Saturday, the 3rd inst., when the annual report and balancesheet were read, showing a substantial credit balance to start this season with. The committee has decided to increase the slakes to £00, and add a Parthenopanis Produce Stake to the programme. Tho programme will, as usual, be submitted to the Auckland Racing Club for their appro* al.