The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLET GAZETTE. SATURDAY, OCT 27, 1894.

Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3484, 27 October 1894, Page 8

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLET GAZETTE.

SATURDAY, OCT 27, 1894.

Equal and exact justice, to all men. Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious oi political. !

' ♦ Attention of fruitgrowers is directed to Messrs Esam and Arthur's advertisement which appears in another part of this issue. We have been asked to intimate that Dr. Talmaga's secmon'" Concerning Horses," will be read at Trinity Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, at to-morrow morning's service, Mr John Knox, local agent for the celebrated Lanka Raja Ceylon tea, has a special line now stocked at 2s per lb, which ,is claimed to excel in quality anything yet .offered in this line of tea,

We are pleased to hear that the returns from the, gate money for the two days' show at Claudalands has exceeded our predictions, as more than £loowas taken, At the gate near the stand we are told ; over £OO was tajcen yesterday,

The member for Waipa (F. W. Lang Esq,) was a passenger by the excursion train from Auckland yesterday. He attended the show, and was "the recipient sf very general congratulation upon the independent position.he had assumed in the House during the lafce'session.

, Mr W. E. Thomas, surgeon dentist, may be consulted at Te Awamutu to-day; Ngamawahia next' Tuesday, at the Waipa Hotel, from' train time till 1,30 p.m.; and at Huritly from Tuesday afternoon, 2.30 o'clock, tiil Wednesday, 10 a.m.

The annual general meeting of the Waikato Cricket Association, was to have been, hold aL 3.30 p m., yesterday at Hamilton, but owing no doubt to the interest taken in the Agricultural Show, none of the members turnod up; so that the meeting stands adjourned; The Hamilton Amateur, Dramatic Company achieved marked successes in the two evenings' entertainment provided.' "The Shaugli'raun.".'on Thursday night and " The Octoroon" last night were performed bafote large audiences, and the funds of the company will be very materially augmented by the crowded houses, a matter for very general and sincere congratulation. '";■': :',"■« . Master Cyril Yause (eldest son of Mr Vause,\ Postmaster at Te Awamutu) who hadhisrightcollarbone broken two or three months ago while playing at football, had the'-misfortune one day last .week to again meet with a similar'accident. While playitig' with souie of his schoolfellows' he accidentally 1 fell upon his right shoulder, fracturing the collarbone about an inch from the old break, Dr Pairman attended the sufferer, and we are pleased to'Larri'lie is progressing satisfactorily. !.'■•

1 We notice from Mes3rs Arthur Tooman and Co.'s , advertisement that they' are determined to retain aniraportant proportion ,of the future : fruit business, arid we imJerstahd are havingtheir premises extended and supplied with extra vontilation.and, fitted with hoisting power.' They are .also removing their poultry business to a separate department. The firm notify that their Mr Tooman will wait on growers, as will be seen' elsewhere, and owing to pressure of business preventing his calling on every grower, he requests as many as., possible to meet him at the various centres.

" Time was," says The Australasian, ."when leading merchants ofMelboume willingly entered the Parliamentary arena and took part in the Government of the country. .Now.they stand aloof, either from personal choice, or because they think that they have little chance,of ; being returned. Even in. the metropolitan 'and suburban electorates there is no. actiye. demand for their services. Thus questions of revenue and expenditure are left to the discussion of .men,.the majority of,whom have no insight into financial affairs; 'but who speak with i tho'utmost assurance as if they had."' ;■'■ -An exchauge says :—Ari ; efficient fly poison, which has the merit, of being poisonous only to: flies,.is made of the yolk of antgg, : beaten, up with a tablespoonful . each of ground black pepper and.. treacle. It should.be poured iu shallow: plates and -set about,' This is'a simple process by which toptch the few flies that slip into a house /before /the screens are put up, for :most housekeepers wait until warned by the ■buzziher 'insects of their arrival -to. put in ,''■,: : ; ■::.

■! following incident, which burred. in this district a few days ago, will serve to prove that the term" social pests,'" which ■ has been applied to landowners by the; unthinking, is-not always warranted. A number, of men; who were working for a large landowner in Ha wkes Bay, determined to try their fortunes,- at Coblgardie, and acqmtined their employer of the fact. That geutleman entertained the men at supper before they left and; presented each of them with a five pound note: He also told them; that'if the field did not come up; to their expectations and they .were,unfortunate ehoußh to get stranded, if they would let him know, he would forward each,of them enough.money to return totho ; siluaticns they had left-WaipawaMail.' : J V ,

.:'; At a meeting of the . Cambridge School; pommittee':held: on.-Wednesday evening, 5 there were .present Messrs Sargent (chairman) Wells,-Jas/ Hally,'Bach Brooks, Boyce and Dickinson, : After the usual routine of businessVwas transacted W, Sargent announced 'his intended removal from the district, anil tendered his reaipnation as chairman.'..He thanked the members of "present Sand mittees for their hearty•' co-oper'ationj'say ing that through the ; >eleven:.years; of his cbaihrianßhip ! the most friendly spirit had alw.ays prevailed. The following resolution proposed by ,Mr.Wells, was carried: unanimouslyi:"!* That the coinmittee accepts with ■much regret 'the resignation of the chairman, and would bear testimony to the very efficientway, in|WhichMr'Sargent : hiid conducted the business of the committee over. the long period \of years that ihe had been chairman,"and they further express/ their sense of loss'the- departure of Mr Sargent will be to the district generally and this committee in particular." On thei'motion of t\fr Hally,; Mr I\J ; Brooks was elected chairman. The chairman' and Mr: WeJls were authorised to sign'cheques..