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Waikato Times, Volume XLI, Issue 3344, 2 December 1893, Page 9

Mr L Coates tHariks those electors who voted for him at the late election, this morning.

The Narrows Bridge will be open again for traffic on and after Monday next, 4th inst. ■ 1 ■ ■, McNicol's annual sheep fair will be held at. Ohaupo early in February next. Entries are solicited. Mr Carter, surgeon dentist, will be in Hamilton on Monday, December 4th and Tuesday, December sth, until train time. < The programme of the Alexandra annual raceKto be held on Boxing Day appears in this issue. There are 7 events and £33 is offered in prizes. Nominations close at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 16th. Mr W. E. Thomas, surgeon dentist, may be consulted at the Harbour View Hotel/Raglan, from next Wednesday afternoon till Thursday evening, 7th inst. The new ansßsthetic sleeping gas will be administered,

At a recent meeting of the committee ot the Te Kuiti Racing Club, it was decided to postpone the date for holding the races till Wednesday, 20th December, On the posters issued the date was TuesThe annual entertainment by the Hamilton East School children will be given in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday evening,' 19th inst. Two pieces will btf staged, a drama "Harvest of Gold," and a cantata "Father Christmas,' : Full particulars of Mr W. J, Hunter's next Cambridge sale will be' found on page 7 of this issue. In addition to a large general entry, he will 3ubmit the contracting plant of Mr E, Ryburn and Messrs Maclean and Sons, ; j »' The Cambridge ladies took a big hand in the election on Tuesday, nearly all that were on the roll exercising the newly acquired privilege,. Miss E. Forrest acted as scrutineer for Mi: Cad man and went through her arduous task in an able manner.

The caterpillars have this early made their appearance in considerable numbers in gardens, and are making great havoc among the young plants. .What, this pest will increase to later on in the season after such a wild winter, can hardly be imagined, At Onehunga on Wednesday, Mrs Yates was elected to office as Mayor for the Borough, being the. first lady who has filled the civic chair in' New Zealand. We congratulate Mrs Yates on her success and hope her year of office, will be one of peace and progress in local matters. . , Hon. A, J. Cadman returns thanks through our columns this morning to the electors of Waikato for having returned him as their representative. Mr G, W,. Russell, of Ohristchurch, also thanks his Waikato friends for their congratulations on his victory at Riccarton. As T/ill be seen by an advertisement in another column, Mr G. H. Carter and Mr Claude Francis, of Cambridge, have entered into partnership, and will carry on the auctioneering, and agency business lately started by Mr Carter in Cambridge. We wish the new firm every success. The members of the Hamilton Light Infantry Volunteers will assemblo on the range at 3 p.m.,to-day for volley and independent firing. It is to be hoped that the weather will keep fine and not prevent the firing, as on the last occasion. Lieutenant and Adjutant Grant will be present at the range,

The weather continues very favourable for the rapid growth of all vegetation. The pastures throughout Waikato'are looking at thair best and crops of all kinds,i neluding the pastures, promise a good yield. The heavy downpour which set in early yesterday naming will tend to keep potatoes and all other moisture loving crops in good heart. ■, ~ Mr John Knox, Hamilton, has on view at his mart a fine collection of:decorative and window plants, from the nurseries of Messrs D. Hay and; Son and Messrs ! Steadman and Co., which he will offer, for sale this afternoon. Thecollection includes all the choicest varieties of pot plants, and' there will no doubt be keen competition for them. . The returns for all the districts for the general election have not been received, but the result has not been affected in any. way, the successful candidates being the ■ same as given in our last Issue. Capt. Russell who was then given as 5 ahead with one return to. come in, increased his majority to 70. The official declaration of the poll for Waipa and Waikato appears in our advertising columns to-day. . , There was a good ; attendance at Canon Haselden's magic, lantern exhibition in St. Peter's Sunday-school, Hamilton, last night. , The pictures were all of the highest order, and the descriptive narrative: was excellently given. The subjects illustrated were Enoch Arden and Dickon's Christinas Carol, and the picture* of the Lif>v of Christ were afterwards' shown, but ■* only briefly explained, We have been requested to call the attention of the authorities to the bad state of the main Cambridge-Hamilton road near: Gwynnelands. There are several holes that might easily cause an accident; indeed they have already caused several '' spills'? to hDrsemen who were cantering along the road, in the datk., The Cambridge Koad Board now employ two permanent, surfacemen,. and they should remedy a defect such' as that above referred to without special , instructions.

"Fronrthe Journal of the Department of Labour that during October the number of 'artisans 1 and other workmen employed on co-operative .works under the Public Works department was 829, and the men on ' Co-operative' contracts gave ; an average Weeklynumber of 10418. ;in Auckland 20 unemployed with 59 depending on them : were assisted by the Department, all being sent to private employment. -Mr W? J; Hunter } will f hold an important cleariiig I sale at; Tha ; (Grange) Hautapu, on. Monday, December 11th, The draught stock to' be sold are particularly well worth the.attention of those requiring really good animals/ Amongst them will be found geldings and breeding mares, sired by the following popular sires Loch Fergus, Elgin,. Duke of Albany, Bonnie Prince," liordGlasgow, : &c,l ; 1 The ' farm implements are all in good condition, many of them as good as new. As this is an unreserved'sale,' all lots submitted will go to the highest bidder. ; From a good many sources we learn that the fruit, crop, generally will be none too heavy this ! Reason. Plums in many orchards have set thin, while apples are decidedly light, many trees having no fruit at all, andiwhere set the crop will be much damaged by the depredations of the small > beetle pest., The effect which, the presence ot a powerful fruitgrowers' union will have upon.the marketing and sale of fruit will be witched'with the keenest interest. . There was to have been a meeting of this association at Ohaupo on Tuesday, but as ho report of the proceedings has reached us wn conclude the election of member for the House, of Representatives was of too absorbing interest; to allow of any other business being attended to on that day. The annual meeting of the flainil» ton Lawn Tennis Club, which had been put off several times owing to rain, was,held on the court, last Saturday, Mr K I. Hunt presiding, The following were chosen a? officers for the current season : —President, Captain Jackson; Vice-President, Mr J. Hume; Ladies' CommitteeMesdames Hume, Jolly,.Sandes and Miss Newell; Gentlemen's Committee: Messrs Edgecumbe, Taylor, Williams, and Sandes; Hod. i Sec. and Treasurer: Mr P. E. Stevens. Votes of thanks to the ladies who provided afternoon tea last season and to Mrs Bright atid Mr Ehrenfried for granting the use of the court were carried! It was resolved to hold the next annual meeting the first week in November. /: ■

A notice appears in our advertising columns that the Rev. J. H. Simmond's singing class will gi ve a concert in the Oddfellow's Hall,' Cambridge, on the 13th instant; The 'concert' will be a really first class one for Miss Alice Rim me r of Auckland has been: engaged to assist and will contribute three or four items. Mrs C. Hunter and Mr and Mrs W. 0. Garland and several other,well-known local amateurs will kindly give their services, and in addition most of the items will be accompanied by an efficient orchestra,' Those who wish l to enjoy a pleasant musical evening should book'reserved seats, which may be obtained at Mr J. S. Bond's store, for the hall will be sure to be crowded. Mr Simmonds deserves the thanks of the inhabitants of Cambridge for the. philanthropic work he has done amongst the young people of the district, and the gratuitous instruction he has given them. .

..Mildura, which was established as a temperance colony, has fallen away from grace, and Mr Gordon, M.L.A.,and the members of the Victorian Alliance are desirous of securing from 5000 to 10,000 acrds either above or below Mildura for the purpose of starting an irrigation colony on strictly temperance principles. Recently a deputation of clergymen waited on the Victorian Minister of Lands, and stated that they were prepared to establish a settlement from which all but temperance people would be excluded. The Minister told them that he could not accede to their; wishes to enforce temperance principles on the settlement. Tt was for the promoters to see that none but tea-drinkers became settlers there. He promised, however, to hold the land back from occupation for some weeks to give the deputation an • opportunity of forming a homestead association,

We have to acknowledge thfe receipt of No. 9 of the Journal of the Department .of, Labour, from the Government printer, dated 24th November. Referring to the labur market for the month it is stated Country work has been plentiful and trade has been fairly good The greatest -difficulty, experienced by the Department in connection with placing men is with the class who from their previous training have not had any experience in manual labour. Many are willing, but physically weak. Some again are strong enough, but unwilling to tackle the class of work offered. ! . . . Considering the large number of people who have landed on our shores in the last twelve imonths, seeking employment, added to our own men, it speaks volumes for the resources of New Zealand that. she.has been able to absorb the number without, materially disturbing the labour market. We trust that with returning prosperity, to the sister colonies there will ba a general advance of business all along the line, and the unemployed difficulty will under new methods practically disappear." We hope 80. ' ■: ■