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Waikato Times, Volume XLI, Issue 3345, 5 December 1893, Page 4

Mr F. W. Lang, thanks the electors' of Waipa, for returning him as their representative, ...;:,., .: ..- , \- f , , ■ | , .(Wff learn that Mr W, S.- Oonfadi has been appointed-agent in Raglan'for the Victoria Company.?;'-;•■ I \

In this issue Mr Gerald L. Pea> cocke, sinserely thanks the 952 Liberals of the Waipa Electorate who voted for him in the late Selection.

Captain ' Edwin wired at 12.40 p.m. yesterday :—Eastto south and southwest, gale with rain, and glass rising within 10 hours from now. ■--,; ~ : ;

Mr Cartel, surgeon .dentist of Auck- ; land'is' 1 at present in Hamilton, and may be consulted at Mr Le Quesue's pharmacy during to-day,until 2 p.m. ,; ; : > : <•• {■) 'Madame Trevelli, R.A.M., hopes to be in Cambridge on December 20th, to open her classes in, /oice culture. Prospectuses caVbe obtttined at Mr Bond's, Cambridge..

Mr J. E. ,E. Hatrick, of Kaiapoi House, Hamilton, has just received his new pattern 3 of Kaiapoi tweeds and coatings, and, orders given this week will be executed for' Ohrismas. He gives several illustra-' tions of the liberal discbunts he is giving for cash.

A two-year-old child of Mr Harry North died in Te Awamutu last Sunday evening from brain fever, after a severe illness of nearly a fortnight. Mr Coroner Gresham, being satisfied as'to the cause of death, decided/to dispense with the formality of holding an inquest. A great deal of sympathy is felt throughout Te Awamutu for the parents in their bereavement. We are in receipt of a copy of Mr Marray's illustrated .almanac,* for 1894, price sixpence. The illustrations comprise several well-known Auckland scenes, printed by the new photolitho process. The work is very complete, comprising a large fund of everyday useful information, and should find a place in every settler's home and tradesman's office.

Our Auckland correspondent wired last night: Miss Pearce, only daughter of Mr W. H. Pearce of the Prince Arthur Hotel, and formerly of the Commercial Hotel/Hamilton, died somewhat suddenly last evening. On Tuesday she had an attack of peritonitis and after a short illness, despite the effort* of Drs Knight, Haynes, •Hooper,, and ;Mackeller, she succumbed yesterday evening at 6.15 o clock. . •We would direct the' attention of farmers to the advertisement from the New Zealand Drug Company, appearing on the first page ,of, this issue with reference to the ■reduction in price for their manures. The reduced prices came into operation on the Ist insb, and are subjeet to a discount of 2$ per cent-for cash for one ton lots and up' ward*. Special quotations are given tor 10tern and larger lots.

: The British and Continental Piano Company, have opened.a branch establishment in Hamilton under the management of Mr W. Patterson, teacher of music. The; company has on: view pianos and organs, and theinstruments are sold on the deferred payment system or, for cash. Tnning of pianos is nniiertakan in any part of Waikato and string bands supplied for (fenced "■'■"■

. The continual wet weather is haying a marked effect upon the main roads, particularly in the Waipa district. The heavy rains, combined with the increased traffic consequent on ; tho; working of the creameries, is causing the roads to become very sloppy and muddy. Unless a chango takes place'soon, some of the heavy clay spots, such ; as exist upon.the line from Whatawhata up to'the western bank of the river, will get in a thoroughly bad state again.;- .' V:':'-'.;■. \ ■ ' ;-':... .. There was a very good attendance at a meeting of the Te Awamutu Band of Hope which took place on Friday last. The following programme was very efficiently carried out by rha various [wrformew: Opening hymn,'No; (113; recitation, Master W. Riigeis; hymn, No. 589; recitation, Miss B. Rees; item,; Choir; reading, Mr Price; : duet,; Mi.<se3 Morris and Miller; recitation, Master W. Holloway; solo, Mr Howard; hymn, No. 611; recitation, Miss A. Ahier;item,Choir;solo, Miss J. Miller; reading,, Mr Howard; closing hymn, No. 494.

• Since Marsh last a standing reward: has been offered for information that would; lead to the conviction of sheep and cattle stealer*, whose depredations have the W;aipa settlers for some years past. Notwithstanding this, we regret to hearj that Mr Noble,- of Kaniwhaniwha, one of the heaviestlosers in the past,,has aeain been a victim; a> about 10 day's ago he missed some fifteen valuable sheep, anil no trace of: them can be found, The matter was hot' made public earlier, in order to .give the police every opportunity of searchincr into it be-' fore publicity was given to the subject; •. The many' I 'Waikato'friends ; of Mr and Mrs VV. H. Pearce, formerly of the Commercial H.tel, Hamilton, 1 will deeply sympathise with thenVin their bereavement in the death of ,thp.ir{only>child, Grace Isahelln, who.died on Sunday, aftera.yery ahortilloeas," thei cause,of.death, as we learn from our Auckland 'telegrams last night," being peritonitis. ~lfc is especially, sad;as oh| Thursday la at, she was. expected by. train qaj a. visit to her friends,»Mr arid Mrs Davis, of StlvercUleV Hamilton..''. Mrs Payis;came. in to meet her at the trairii but. in' place' of which a telegram awaited her at the Post: office, iinforniing'. lier that, not being well, her friend .would not be up till the followjnfrday, '"'"" ; |y A ;i;:;,;- - ..

have drawn attention ( toit;ne flooded state of the road and footpath at Vincents corner, in, ; Anglenea-street, Hamilton Ayest li after a lieavy shower of,^raiq, t anil ,Stintlay,; eveninir last was no r'ulo, ; the road and footpaih water. It was somewhat men, nearly to I fchejr kiieftf * i»: water, carrying ;&*.' women'. ahd ( |.,chjldren, across, othera preferred to turn back and go, round bj'Kriofrstreet;-^ certainly take stepa'to; prevent such a - rißcurrehcdinfuture. : ,, v ; . ,a -Messrs 5 Sandes and G0.,-Hamilton have just; opened; up their Christmas stock of fancy goods and' toys, 'which art as the advertisement endless variety. sl The stockiis of articles of-almost-every description and the prices are of such a range as to: be suited to »ll poekets, -In Christmas cards .the show is the best we have seen.i in'> Waifoto 'and the taste displayed iri,these articles is really wonderful, some of the ipictureßibeinfr perfect works'of art./!, Messrs Sandes and Co. are agents for several paper's* and they have just received the Christmasnumbers '•of 'the Illustrated London, News and Graphic, both of which are especially: attractive ithis year, and in consequence are going off 'rapidly.Ai.usual a large selection of Letts' well known diarie* is stocked, the? demand for, these useful books in VVaikato being considerable.- ; is '

There was a large iriiister of the Hamilton' Light': ; lnfantry oh' Saturday afternoon, at the;range, for the annual volley and : independent firing. Captain Reid was in command; with, Lieut. Markham.Colonel Dignahand Lieutenant ; and Adjutant-.''Grant representing',the staff. After the Volley 1 firing, heavy rain set in, and' it being impossible to count the hits,on the target on account of the whiting beiiig washed 6ff, : the "company have lost ,a|l chance of securing any. of the prizes; offered' by : the-' Governmftnt, for this' exercise. When the'firing, had beon' completed, the company, headed by 'the' band, marched, back J to the Volunteer, Hall, where' the company belt, recently won; byCorporal, J., Bi Thomas, arid the Howden i medal; won, hy Bandsman Tristram'; were presented by, Colonel Dignanin 1 a few appropriate ; wbrds. r

The Eltharn "correspondent of ; they Hawera Star writes:—"The ■ quantity: of milk at the various factories keeps increasing, and as they distribute 5 monthly from £250 to £SOO amongst .the settlers,itianowonder that small townships like Eltharn, are growing and : - thriving, new shops and: dwelling-houses beinK itha order of ,the day. -The shareholders in' the Eltharn cheese factory have constructed a concrete-, watertank to hold about 6000 gallons. It has been done almost entirely by votanteer labour, some carting gravel, others excavating, or helping with the concrete. Working night and day shifts has run the well nearlv dry, and it is hoped by means of this Targe tank to sufficiently augment the supply. !The members! of /the''company deserve credit for their pluck and unity in surmounting difficulties. The supply of milk is now about 1700, gallons per day, andit is expected at the' height of the season that about a ton of cheese per day will be turned out. One of the milk suppliers, hasa cow whose milk when carefully weighed is 471bs daily. This, at the price paid last year (3|d per gallon)-, would give a' daily yield of Is 5Jd, or 10s 2|d per week; so that, reckoning'nothing for whey, a herd of 30, such cows would:bring in more than £ls per week at the height of the season."

Mr W, J. Harris, of HallwillManor Devonshire, writes a London correspondent,' is an indefatigable advertiser of the' Australasian colonies, and"especially,of New Zealand. And whenever the worthy Jus : tice ot the Peace Rets upon your colony he never by any chanco omits a flattering ■ reference ■, to what he has called "the best farm in the world " -viz., Mr Grid's, at Longbeach.' ; (It is now known agricultural England, owing to Mr Harris' frequent references thereto.) Nor does he forget to tell'his audiences the vast amount of land the New Zealand Government have in hand awaiting the arrival of suitable men to take it up. On prize 'day at Shebbear College last week he lectured a large audience on: the tour round the world he took recently, and brought New Zealand and Mr. Grigg, prominently forward when on agricultural 'matter*. :He advised' parents to educate their children with a view t;o emigration to places like New' Zealand. By the way, I may mention that Mr Grigg'sfarm \m been used by Mr Edward Speechly, of Dallington, Christchurch, m.a.loadstone to Lincolnshire, farmers, Mr Speechly writes to the Peterborough Standard apropos :of the agricultural distress in that .county, and; advises farmers not to'grub' 'their lives away farming in the sleepy Home fashion, but to go--out to Nrw Zealand. encloses a par concerning Lonsbeachjnst to show: what 1 can be done in the colony by en'ergetic and practical men. .\-. v , V i}< •;,'■■,