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Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3499, 27 November 1894, Page 4

Eev. Williams, assistant at St. Sepulchre's, Auckland, and Chaplain to the Auckland Hospital, will preach in St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, on Sunday evening next.

On Saturday next Mr John Knox will offer a choice lot of furniture, particulars of which will be found on page 10. There will be no reserve, and the furniture will be on view on Friday next.

A smart shock of earthquake was felt in Cambridge at 4.33 a.m. on Sunday morning:. The direction was from west to east, and the motion was sufficient to wake up most of the inhabitants, but we have not heard of any damage being done by it.

On learning that the Hons. E. J. Seddon and J. (J, Ward would be in Auckland shortly, a requisition was being numerously signed in Hamilton yesterday, asking one or both these gentlemen to address a public meeting in Hamilton about the 12th December.

A sharp shock of earthquake was felt by many nf the residents of Hamilton, on Sunday morning, at 4.37 a.m. The vibrations were very pronounced, but no damage of a serious character is reported. The shock was also felt in Auckland, and other parts of the province. The Taotaoroa Road Board should have met on Saturday, but only the Chairman (Mr S. Seddon) and Mr J. McOaw were present, so there was not a qiovum. At date the Board had a debit balance at the bank of £lO 03 4d. An interim account of £7los was paid the clerk. The Board will not meet again till the third Saturday in January.'

At the Ngaruawahia Yards on Thursday, December 13th, Mr W., J. Hunter will sell (immediately befoie the cattle sale) in the estate of the late C. B. Knorpp, sections 83, 84 and 92, suburbs of Newcastle South, containing about 11a. 2r. 6p.; also, section 161, parish of Horotiu, containing about 134 a. 2r.

A five>rooraed house, belonging to Mr Wm. Fogarty, at Cambridge, .was totally destroyed by fire about 2 a.m. yesterday. Mr and Mrs Fogarty retired to ' bed about 11 p.m. on Sunday and at that time everything appeared safe. Nothing was saved and Mr Fogarty had even to borrow clothes. The building was insured in the Standard for £l5O, and the furniture in tha Phoenix for £IOO.

We have been asked to call attention to the state of the bridge at the Tauwhare end ot the V ictoria Road. The late heavy rain washed out the soil from the back of the sheet planking.'and the bridge is impassable for wagwns, and is highly dangerous for any traffic. The attention of the the chairman of the Tamahera Rnad Board has been directed to it, and the repairs will doubtless be executed with all possible speed.

Some years ago a good deal was said and written upon the establishment of the beet-nx.t sugar industry in Waiktiht). This subject is again to be brought to the front, as a Russian gentleman, M. Lewenberg, who is associated witd Mr John Douglas, the welhkno.wn land and estate agent, Auckland, is at present in this district making full enquiries into the capabilities and suitability of the soil in connection with this important industry.

There is upon one of the Auckland Agricultural Company's Estates a fine, strong, healthy lamb that has six legs. The extra limbs are perfectly formed, but are not used, and do not seem to in anyway incommode the animal, which frisks about and is as lively as any of the flock. In the Old Country such a freak of nature would' command a large price, and would soon be purchased by some enterprising showman.

The quantity of milk received at Messrs Reynolds and Co.'s Pukekura factory during the month of-October was 20,401 gallon.". This is a record for the Waikato, and we understand that the pre?enfc month's delivery bus fair to exceed it by some thousands of gallons. The Pukekura settlers evidently intend to '.keep up their reputation and not let "'the'premier factory" lose its title. We lemind our readers of the social gathering to be held in the Public Hall, Cambridge, to-morrow evening, in connection with the Anniversary Festival of St. Andrew's Church, Tea will be provided by a number of the ladiesat6.3o a.m., after which there will be a vocal and instrumental concert. The programme which has been arranged by Mr Hartly, is we understand more than ordinarily attractive and contains the following items amongst others -.-Jubilee choruses, etc., by Mr and Mrs 0. Ganand, and Company j'songs by Mrs Bisphain, Mrs Whitaker, and Mi.-s Gilchrist; and instrumental septette by Mr Hartly and other friends.

We have to aiknowlelge receipt of a catalogue of the Japanese works for sale loy Mr Knox in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, on Wednesday, December sth. There are over 300 lots specified in the catalogue, comprising basket' ware of all kinds and descriptions; lacquered goods and vases of unique design, highly finished fans and fire screens, lamp shades, bamboo tables and stands, verandah blinds finest china <uid porcelain ware, etc. This display of highly finished and artistic wares coining at Christmas time affords an opportunity to those desirous of making presents at this season, winch wo feel sure will be very generally taken advantage of. Those of the public who have attended previous sales of this descripticn in Hamilton will not have forRotted the excellent bargains they secured on these occasions,

The funeral of the late Mr D. 1). Hyde, whose sudden death was chronicled in our la-t issue, took place on Sunday afternoon at the Hamilton West cemetery, Rev, K. O'C. Biggs conducting the service. IhncortsKßwaularuo one, and included nearly the whole of tho surviving membets of the 4th Waitat') Regiment, who assembled to pay the la?t tribute of rospect to their departed comrade. Mrs Hyde de sires to return her heartfelt thanks to her friends and neighbours fur their kindness. The capabilities of tho Ktiirai track for the passage of large mobs of cattle between Waikato and Tauranga in its present condition have been very fairly put to the teefc recently in a practical way. On Thursday, November Bth, Mr 0. P. left Cambridge with a draft of 200 head of store cattle for Te Poke. He wmit by way of theKainmi track reaching Te Puke without the loss of a hoof by Monday at mid-day, For about five miles of the road, where the bush has not been fallen, the travelling is a bit heavy, but this only requires the trees on either side fallen to a greater width, and this part of the road would then be good for horse traffic. A track of some eight feet wide has been cut right through, so that there is no trouble whatever in keeping the road. Mr Pilling It ft the Hanga settlement at fi a m., and was through the bush at the Kaimai settlement at half-past eleven, and this is the only part of the road where any difficulty' at all is met with. From Tauranga to the Wairoa Bridge the rood has been made for wheeled traffic, and from the Hanga to Cambridge the road could be traversed with a four-horsed coach.