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Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3496, 20 November 1894, Page 4

, The Hamilton i Light ? Infantry .will parade at 4 p.tn. to-day on Sydney Squire fiii' inspection by Colonel Fox. . " Liquor y. Labour," a lecture by the Rev. L. M. Isitt,- in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, to-night. |Admission, free. Messrs T, Wise and J, 'Clements were driving home to* Cambridge from a dance at Tauwhare on Friday evening, accompanied by three ladies, when they met with a nasty spill on the Victoria road, but fortunately no one was seriously injured. In the programme of the Matamata Racing Club's meeting fur Boxing Day, an error occurred' in the date for receiving entries which was stated in the advertisement as the 18th December, but shoti'd have been the 10th. Horseowners will please bear thisin mind. 11l Mr W. Spedding's window ( we noticed several photographs from the studio of Mr A. E, Hobbs, in connection with the Waikato Show, some of the exhibits being most faithfully pourtrayed. The picture of General Fleming is exceptionally good and should prove very satisfactory to the o.vner, A special meeting of the Kirikiriroa Read Board will be held at the Cuuncil Chambers, Hamilton East, on Friday, 30th instant, to consider the proposal of the Hamilton Borough Council with reference to replacing the bridge at the school-house gully with a culvert. A meeting of the suppliers to the various creameries will be held at Ohaupo to-day to discuss questions in connection with the unsatisfactory results obtained from the milk supplied to thn creameries. A representative meeting is expected, and no doubt steps will be taken to form a Milk-suppliers Union to safeguard the intsjrests of suppliers. Ladies of Waikafo have when in Auckland, from time to time during the year, the opportunity of getting a splendidly made dress or dresses if they patronise Madame Tutschkn, of 15G, Mobsonstreet, This lady who was for many years with the firm of Buckley & Nun, Melbourne and who wan a'so with Madame De Courte, the celebrated French modiste and costumier of Russell-street, Melbourne, is an accomplished and most fashionable dressmaker, whose taste, designing power and executive skill are all of a fh\4-ciass> order. Besides the beauty and thoroughness ot Madame TutschWs work any lady being fitted by her once personally wili be saved the trouble in future, if the customer forwards the material, that is all that h needed. We direct attention to Madams Tutschka's advertisement elsewhere,

We remind our readers of the clearin" sale t'> bfi held by Messrs McNicol and Co. on behalf of Mr W. K. Carter, at Cambridge, to-morrow (Wednesday), when they will cffnr fill his surplus winching plant and a lot of well-bred horses on-account of several well-known breeders. The Hale commences at 11 a.m. sharp, In our telegraphic report of the Auckland show on Saturday last the McNic.nl Memorial pri/.s for the best pen of Lincoln rams under IS months, was stated as Rained by Mr Barriball. This, however, we are glad tn say, was not 30, the prize being awarded to the New Zealand Land Association (Mr John Gordon, manager) for sheep bred at the Hillside stud farm. A lull list of the Waikato successes -it the show will be found elsewhere. * Wo are pleased to hear that the lady members of the Roman Catholic Church, j Hamilton, have secured the Oddfellows' Hall for Boxing Day, and active prepaid tions are in hand for holding a monster Christmas tree and side of refreshments, On previous occasions our Wesleyan friends have held most successful sabs of work, etc., on this particular date, taking advantage of the large gathering of holiday seekers who usually assemble to witness the annual Boxing Day sports on Sydney Square. The fine rain which fell on Friday night and again on Sunday night will be of the greatest value to the farming interests generally. Although the weather had undergone a favourable change for some days previous, good showers having fallen, the land was in need of a thorough snaking. The drains and streams on Saturday and Monday, mornings bore witness to the quantity of water which must have fallen, and there is now every probability of a gnod season for general crops and pastures, We learn that the early potato crops in the districts about Auckland are turning out a comparative failure. This is owing to the prolonged dry weather experienced during the most critical period of growth, the yield being as a rule one goodsized potato and a number of small ones tn a root. This shortage means that the later sown crops in the districts further South will be called upon earlier that usual, th« general opinion among those best informed being that potatoes will be none too plentiful this season, and to those getting fair yields will prove a remunerative crop.' The inhabitants of Cambridge and the adjoining districts should remember that the bridge over the Karapiro crepk, at the bottom of the Duke-street hill at Cambridge, is now being re.decked, and consequently carp will have to be exercised in crossing it with vehicles. The traffic will not be stopped, -and the contractors will do their utmost to cause as little delay as pns« sible; but as the bridge is least used between the hours of 10 a.m. and noon, they w'll ;tvail themselves of that time to put the new planks down, and those wishing to cross between the hours above mentioned will probably have to wait some little time. The settlers of Cambridge West, Pukekura, and Pukerimu should make a note of this. We direct the attention of our numerous readers who intend at any time sojourning in Auckland to the advantages obtainable hy travellers and others by staying at the Old Club Eden Crescent, near St. Paul's pro Cathedral, Auckland. This house has long enjoyed a good name as a place for nrivate board and residence. Under Mrs Thomson's (the present proprietress) regime the good name of the establishment has been much enhanced. This lady has made many improvements in the intsrryil arrangements, which are now complete, and are quite up to date. Mrs Thomson is sure to be popular with all who patronise her. Single boarders and families will find every comfort there, while the charges are moderate. There are twenty rooms in the house, consisting of dining, sitting, bed and bath apartments. As the Old Club is so near* the Auckland railway Ration and wharves, travellers will find it convenient to stay there, and we recommend them to do so. Yery strong opinions are held by sheep-owners in this district that the date for,holding the Auckland Show should in future be put forward several weeks. Excellent rpasons are given for urging this alteration. Amongst the foremost of these reasons we may mention that tn breeders of rams the delay in shearing affects very detrimentally the sheep that are being prepared for sale in the autumn, both in regard to length of staplfl and in the condition of the animal, Indeed, we have heard it fre°ly stated that unless an alteration is made in this direction many of our foremost breeders will abstain from showing. The necessity and reasonableness of suggesting the alteration becomes apparent when it is pointed our that whereas in the matter of climatic influences the Auckland province is some weeks ahead of the South Island, the Auckland Show is held upon a date almost the last in the whole colony. Eeferenee has frequently been made by us to the advantages enjoyed by breeders in the Auckland province, in reaving early lambs for the Home Market. The attention which has been directed to this branch of the business has not been overlooked by the Auckland Freezing Company, and in order to give those who have prepared for this branch of the frozen meat- trade, the opportunity of availing themselves of the early demand in the English market, the aforesaid company notify in this issue that they have made arrangements for a direct shipment of frozen lambs, leaving Auckland on or about December 20th. This early intimation will enable intending shippers go make due provision for their stock, and we trust that full advantage of this outlet will be availed of, We might add that the shipment is tuned to arrive early in March, at which date last year a similar shipment realised the satisfactory price of 7d per lb. Our lady friends in Waikato, will be glad to know that Mrs E. Gover, an accomplished French stay and corset maker, lately of Sydney, but now at the Junction of Pitt and Grey-streets, Auckland, has made a complete reform in the making of and in the materials used in the construction of these very useful articles of ladies' apparel. In her advertisement, appearing elsewhere, she announces that she makes corsets, not straight jackets. These articles as made by her are a great improvemant on the old style of stays, lacing at the side instead of at the back, and are all made of I absolutely the best whale bone. They are 1 comfortable, strong, and well fit tin?. They

are an flexible tliafc they can be folded up and put in one's pocket and yet give splendid support tn the figure. Mn Gover makes stays of every (JrssuripLi.m such :\h side lacing (or olharwis.i if rlestre'l). abdominal corsets with hip lacings'(these iird indispensable for stone ladies). They are highly recommended by the faculty, pravei,ting round shoulders, and rdidn* the figure by gentle action and without any injury suah as ordinary .stivs ur.Mlvioe. Mrs Gover's nursing and riding curseta are a speciality.