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Waikato Times, Volume XLII, Issue 3391, 24 March 1894, Page 8

a clean sheet at the Magistrate's Court, Hamilton, on Thursday. The ordinary meeting of the Piako County Council will beheld in the County office, Morrinsville, on Wednesday, 28th March mst, at 11 o'clock. Messrs Carter and Francis will "hold a sale of stock in Mr Lascelles' yards, at Waitetuna, on Wednesday, April 25th, for which they solicit entrie?. A sale of a number of Crown Lands town lots in Cambridge E*st and West will be held at the Borough Council Chambers, Cambridge, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, ( April 25th. The harvest festival anniversary of the Salvation Army and Staff Capt. Ed' wards' farewell meetings will be held on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday next ia the Hamilton Barracks,

Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, Treasurer of Cape Colony, in a speech to his constituents, advocated the muting of individual tenure to natives, as being calculated to free them from the chiefs an J to secure peace.

The Secretary to the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales has received a letter enclosing two £1 bank notes. The letter was as follows:-" 1894. Enclosed are £2 fur unpaid fare over two years ago. lam saved now through the* precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world.-One who has hope in Him."

On Wednesday, April 4th, the night of the Waipa 'facing Club's meeting at Te Awamntu, the Rowdy Dowdy Minstrels will give their first performance in the colonies in the Public Hall, Te Awamutu, under the patronage of the officers and stewards of theEncing Club. The programme will consist of the newest songs and dances and includes banjo and guitar solos. A select quadrille paruy will form a fitting conclusion.

Mr E. T. Davey, whose numerically large dozen no doubt attracted attention, did a rapid trade in hot cross buns yesterday. He advertised that buns could be procured at the bake-house from 0 to 9 a.m., but this was wrong, for although he baked 2GO dozen, the whole lot were cleared out at 7a. in. When it is remembored that Mr Davey reckoned 18 to the dozen it will be seen what a large quantity this represents, and what a large number,of juvanile heartswere rejoiced.

A Parliamentary return has just come to hand Mowing the number of liquor licenses granted during the year ended 30th June, 1892; and the fees paid to local bodies therefor. The publicans' licenses number 1,431; New Zealand wine licenses, 7; accommodation licenses, 240; bottle licenses; SG; packet licenses, 01; wholesale licenses, 137. There is no information as 1 to the number of conditional licenses granted.,. Local bodies received in the shape of license fees/£G0,299. The excursion train from Auckland yesterday for various parts of the district consisted of lb" large carriages, almost all of which wero full on passing throueh Hamilton, and a large nuinber of the excursionists had left the train at Frankton. The train was: one of, if not, the largest we have Sben pass through with pxcxr'sionists, and yesterday, all seemed on pleasure bent. The train returned in the evening, but was not so crowded many no doubt extending their stay over the Easter holidays...

Last, evening a grand dioramie cyclorama of the "The Story that transformed' the World," was given in the Public Hall, Hamilton,, to n very Appreciative ' audience.'" The" varhjin views re-' presenting: the Passion Play at Ober Ammergau ;in 1890 were gorgeously mounted and drew forth continued applause from the During the evening a number of musical selections were given, and were rendered in a highly creditable manner. The descriptive narrative was'given by tho Rev. Joughin, of Te Aroha, in an impressive manner, and Mr 'Cooper, of Auckland, was the scenic operator.

By the earl} train on Thursday morning the Te Aroha Rifles, to the number of 30, under Lieuts. Cochrane and Wild, proceeded to Auckland to take part in the Easter Encampment at Otihuhu. The Hamilton Light Infantry numbering 35, under Captain Reid and Lieut. J. Salmon, and the Ts Aivamutu Mounted Rifles, So 1 rank and file, under Capt. Bruce and Lieut. Matthew followed in the train leaving Frankton at 2.10 p.m. As there is every prospect of fine weather throughout the holidays, the mon should have an enjoyable few days under canvas. The Waikato corpswill return by a train leaving Auckland (it 6.20 p.m. on Monday. It has often been. denied that capital is deterred from investment in this colony by the political • conditions now; existing here. A somewhat striking proof of the correctness of the assertion that capital is thus driven away ha* been afforded us. A gentleman from Victoria with £IIOOO to invest recently visited Wellington, and in conjunction with a resident friend s-ught and found a promising investment. The capitalist determined to think the mattpv over nn his return to Victoria. He did so, and his friend has just been apprised of the result in a communication declining to invest here, because, he says inter alia: " I have such a great antipathy to such class Government as New Zealand seems likely to be cmed with for sometime, and also to such unjust representation of capital under the existing franchise that I think it is be«t to bep clear of such a place. It is no doubt a fine country for the working classes to emigrate to. where they can make the laws to suit themselves, und themselves only, and then clear out when they have starved thein<

selves out, I would rather be roasted here, where the bottom has been knocked oat of the place by gambling. and where we still have our safeguards against Labour Government, in an elecfci vlii Upper House/elected only by owners.'-Post.

Now that the crops are coming in, the ravages caused by the Hessian fly are beginning to be realised. In some parts of this district the presence of this latest pest has become a serious question for the farmers, and unless some effectual and speedy means of extirpation are introduced, the outlook is not at all a pleasant one. In tha Tuapeka West district particularly, the ravages of the fly have reached alarming dimensions, It is estimated that fully half of the wheat crop in that district has been destroyed by the pest j «nd, unless effective measures are taken in the meantime, the prospect next season is anything but reassuring. However, the matter rests very much with the settlers, thenv selves, and it is clearly thoir interest's to utilise promptly and systematically the information which the Goverment has provided them with on the subject.-Tuapeka Times. ' ,'!/ '.' Mr E. H. Jull, the representative m Waikato of the Singer Manufacturing Company, has left with us a very interestin? little book giving an account of the company's exhibit of family sewing machines, and art embroidery at the Columbian Exposition in 1893, when they were very successful, securing no less than 42 first awards. The.book contains four illustrations the exhibit as set out by the company. The first pic-, ture shows a large room in the beautiful whits and gold pavilion which is filled with Singer family sewing machines the wood work of which is p-irl inlaid,.and the heads gold and silver plated. On these machines was demonstnted by a number of young ladies the various kinds of sewing that can be accomplished on the Singer machine. The other illustrations are also in connection with the work of these wellknown machines, .and represent» modern reception hall, a modern bedchamber, and a Henry VIII. dining room. These moms are all elegantly furnished and beautifully fitted up, and are hung and adorned with heavy Roman curtains, handsome point lace, magnificent taoestrios, and other wonders of needle work, every part of which was made on Singer sewing machines. Anyone penning this publication cannrt but be struck by the elegance and diversity of the work produced :n these machines without one of which no home can be complete. Mr J. C. Blackraore, a practical fruitgrower, and pomologist to the Department of Agriculture, gives the following remedy for exterminating the tree slug, which is so troublesome on the plum and pear :-Hel!ebore, loz; water, 2 gallons. It is best mixed some time before use, so as to extract all the strength. A good plan is to put loz of the helleboreinto.each of any desired number of tin canisters; pickle bottles, or any other handy receptacles, then fill them with boiling water, When prepared to ■ spray, the contents of one of these should, be -trained: into an apparatus for every .'.two gallons' of water/ The trees should be sprayed as soon as the little slugs get numerous oh the, leayes, and again in three weeks' >tmi<>. Usually two sprayings in a season suffice, but if the pest is very bad another spraying may be necessary. A In isolated ojchartis, not surj; rounded by white thorn hedges, altera year or two of careful spraying,' : once in the season will often be'sufficient. Another, remedy is a double armful of common, elder infined in hot water for four days.' When sprayed on the trees this is.yery. effectual; and it has the additional merit of being cheap. '' "