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Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3506, 15 December 1894, Page 8

r t The; second Auckland woplisale for the ensuing season will be held on Wednesday, January 9th.-. ... .:-,-. f .i,;,; v »* a The Banks iu/JVaikato will .be closed on Monday, Tn'esjlayJ' arid Wednesday,' December 24th, 25th, and 26th, .and on the '3lst irist„ ! a'nd'the' Ist'Unci 2ndl'pjrax^for,the 'GHristmas'and 'New' Yeariiolidays. : .' ( -; ! { /The New Tear sports'at'Raglan .wiil be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, January Ist and 2nd. A taking programme comprising 'aqaatic|and athletic events,! which will be/open, to' al comers. v,*^?,^ By an advertisement in '.another coluiiin'it will be seen that the hexi parade of, the.,Hamilfcon..Light,lnfantry ;will be held oh* Thursday noxti Drtcemiber 20th, at 6 p:m., when every member.is r quested.to he present., | .-, y { y | M v Tne attention of ratepayers ,of- the Pukekura Road District is directed to an in another colutt'i). It''cejt*iniy ; 'i'bjhoy.es..,them to:keep their *' Niixiou's'Weeds 'they' wish to escape the penalty"'' W, ;'' ii ; ,_.. - j ,j[The distribution;of prizes to the pupils attending St. Mary's Ladies' School, (Hamilton; will /take.'.'place|pn Wednesday next, a't'B p.m. Parent/arid guardians of the children ;are;;\cordiallyPinvited to be ..IH'esent at theceretiiony; a >• i ■ ;,-Lurr*;A We' learn -that a gentleman recently from England, has taken area v of new'land upon thjeast bank.-of ;the, Waipa river, at Karakariki. Mr Herid3rson, we believe, intends ;.to.effect;extens i iwo ) improyementß forthwith, inclucjing.jUie/erection, ofj fi a r commodious residence,!,, ,af,Q amon*'d%er probabilities' is that of placing a small steamer upon the river for the 'convenience of himself and neighbours.

Two of the largest hotels in .Napier have placed Christchurch made cider on tap, and connoisseurs are loud in their praise of the article as of great merit. Cider should bpcome a powerful rival to beer during the summer month?.

By advertisement in this issue, Mr E. B. Cox.accedes to the rpquisti»n «f a large number of ratepayers of the Kirikirima riding, Waikafco County, to allow himself to be nominated for the vacant seat caused by the resignation of Mr I, Coates.

Parties looking for investment in real estate are reminded that. Mr John Knox will soil to-day that desirable property known as "Mason's nursery," 'at Claudelands; also, one acre, No. 190, Hamilton West, nearly opposite Mr Scott's residence,

On Christmas night, in the Volmv* teer Hall, Hamilton, the cantata "Gjod Tidings," together with some seasonable carols and anthems, will be rendered by a strong choir and orchestra. The proceeds, we understand, are in aid of the Wesleyan Church funds.

In response to a circular from the Colonial Secretary's office, Wellington, as to the comparative cost of the licencing election and local option poll held in the years 1891 and 1894, as affecting the Borough of Hamilton, His Worship the Mayor has certified to the following statement:—Total expenses, 1891, £4 7s 3d; 1894, £39 lGs lOd; difference, £35 9s 7d. The revenue from this source is £IOO per annum. At a meeting of., the Ellesmere [Canterbury) Agricultural and Pastoral Association held last week, notice of motion was given'to the effect that the Association should erect a public shearing shed on their grounds, sufficient'to accommodate 1000 sheep, the shearing to be done by machinery. This, we believe, would mark a new era in shearing, and if the Ellesmere Association try the experiment and tind.it a success, we may expect before long to have public shearing sheds as common as public sheepdips. In the Feildj the weMnown Eng« Hah sporting paper, appears this advertisement : narty, limited to eight rods, will start for New 2ealanl early, in October, returning to England in March, which will allow three 'months' fishing' on many : of the rivers of the colony. The whole of the expenses can be'ascertained of, * and the management of the' tour • undertaken by, an ,experierieerl gontlenian. —'Apply ' to '.VTimaru,' 1 The Old iHouse,-.(Chepstow, Mob.". . .-,:.) . •:

An instance of the great dislike of Bailors,to. the intercolonial service as com* pared ,with that; on : jdeep seaivessels has occurred in connection with the s.s. Monowai, says the Wellington Post. Immediately it .became.,known that the vessel ; wodd be withdrawn, from .the.'Frisco service to run across the TasmaYSea, several of the hands at once refused to' come ou with her, and threw up their situations in Sydney. This feeling of "dislike' is tb'a smaller extent sh.ired by the officers, who much prefer the .old-running.'' ''['■}"■ m : ;,:!' ; '---;/;' :i

In reference; ; '.t'o ; •our'report of the Auckland woo! sales- in last issue, we find nnsexamih'ii;g the- extended report in the Herald of the - 13th insfc, that we understated the quotation for lorigwool Halfbreik It is also gratifying to find that a local clip,,the,Freshtiold (Mr, E..8. Cox, manager) topped the-market. This wool was sold by Messrs A. Buckland & Sons, 18 bales:'niade,7|d and''22 bales 7|d ; "last year the wool from this estate brought Bd, so that in this particular class a drop of ,|d per.lb only has occurred.' ''

' We are in receipt "of ''the. Salvation ArmyV airn'anacio'r 189$ print id on a good sized sheet, 1 in several different colours, the work having been done;by -the Lyttelton Times Lithographic'Company; j The centre piece is a picture of the Saviour, 1 arid underneath it is the legend " Christ'is k\\:'\ .-The almanac is a very .striking one, and it cer tainly does credit to the company that carried out the; work, r Thei Salvation Army always have published a good, almanac,'but this' year they,. liavo excelled their previous attempts in "this" respect.""' ; "'

As we predicted'the Pukekura butter factory last month put, through a larger quantity o£fmillc , tfiaii i -it^3id the previous one. the number ,of .gallons being fori October I 215,000, and for November,,34,ooo. Mr.: J. Blackmore manages ,the : i whale /business himself phe must have his hands . full, but he gives every'.satisfaction >,tp .the 'suppliers,'.' We are pleased to know, the pre: ceiitage Question 'ddcV not tr'/uole;' the Pukekura "suppliers' much s and ; that' ! 'it ! .!s 'steadily improving.^ 1 The 'suppliers 'lately requested Messrs Reynolds awl Co? to' run the factory o'n.Suridays'during the flush of the milk season! but the firm 1 ; replied they jcouldjnotdf)sathia;>oai*. ; .> no M:\ I

• There: ;is; a-growing feeling in ; the ixiincl."*' 'otcthe-'labour? class (writes- -tho iDmedin cnrrespdridßntiof' then" Cromwell /Arijus /;> )j tha (; t e ■ Government. and; their ifol I o \veM ; are moro, in tent on gettingjgpod pickings,. for [themselves and; friends, than they have,, power to'desire 'to'.tranefit •workers generally.**,lt is'a-sore, point that Messrs ! PihkeVt'pn and 'Hutchison should have' secured' 'tfice 4ittle' billets V'their daughter's iii ; the'telephone exchange, while many other''girls' of 'equal n ability -were Then the manner in which Mr John M'Kenzie, Mr,' Reeves, and other ministers, are findinß.places for their friends the.man, willing to work, butunable ; to get it, upon these matters, he'ia.apt (i to'Become, vicious; and he may kvck'nut'tivsuchypurpd9e'"a3 - to unseat' theigentlemen who at pr'esent'ruie the 'risoat.'*'' '":'''' \ ; J ; ' ;; '<'"'/.' : ':'' ' " ''"".' .

' :l "''There .has-been a bit of a scare at 'Csapiei' because the''.iSoroupfh Inspector ,of reported that .he found eleven canmm cow's lieiilpf hiilkeilat one'of the 'dairies supplying. tKetown with milk, 1 arid the Government Veterinary 'Surgeon coin dfiinned ten of the'coiVsi-J Thesereports led Mr T. Sabin, M.R.C.V.S., to write to the (Hawke's jßay.vHerald, to assure the that they scared; fchat-cancer is not communicable from,, one species of animal to 'another'by either flesh or milk, and anyhow.these ten or eleven cows could not have been suffering from'cancer.. ( ,Ifc would be' somethi nß'' snrprjsiper indeed to firid ;; so J many : cancerous 'cattle toße'har. What ; they 'suffer id* fptn was • probably actinomycosis;*■ .iThe'/* name' is uglier than cancer,.;but the disease is a mild sort of ihing arising frcin the growth of a vegetable fungus in the tissues, and the affection I nut be communicated,

The results of the -Parliamentary session are thus summed up by the Advo* cabe:—"The session was full of odd con! tradictions. There were proposal* tomake money cheap and the necessaries of lifedear; proposals to harass capital and to improve the conditions of labour; denun' ciati'ins of money lenders and encouragelnents to two-thirds mortgages; much talk of early closing and much practice of late hours; regrets at cheap fares to let the poor leave the country, and a noxious Immigrants Bill to prevent them from coming into it."

Mr Doran's Ministrel and Variety Combination Company, gave a caoital en' tertainment in the Hamilton Volunteer Hall, last night. The first part consisted of songs and jokes between Tain bo. Bones, and * Mr Johnson, the "gags'" being original-' ' and clever. The songs both comic and sentimental with the choruses were especially worthly of commendation, amongst them *' Love's Old Sweet Song," and "A Soldier and a Man " call for particular mention. Although but a poor house greeteJ the company the whole of the programme was faithfully adhered to, and wp. bespeak for them to-night the suoport of tho3B who enjoy a good two h.mrs' amuse' ment. In the second part the "'Shoe' Dance" was much appreciated, as was also the most amusing negro farce which concluded the entertainment. To«ni?htfclie : company again appear in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, on Monday and Tuesday they open in Cambridge, and on Wednesday at Ngaruawahia.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hautapu Mutual Improvement Society was held on the 7th inst, the president (Mr 6. S. Dixon) being in the chair. The evening was devoted to music and literature. The following were the items:—Song, "Only To See Her Face Again," (encored) anil "The Fisherman And His Child,"substituted, Mrs Denize; recitation, Mr H. Fergusson; song, Poor Little Johnnie," (encored) and "Bye, Bye, Baby Dear," substituted. Miss E, Forrest; recitation, Longfellow's "Legend Beautiful," Mr Searle;. song, "Call Me Back Again," (encored) and '! I'll Take You Back Again,"' Miss Cowling: recitation, Mi'Casey; reading, Mr H. Peppercorn; song, (encored) the President; reading, "The Obituary Poet," MrG.aNorfch.ey; reading, "Biddy And The Postmistress," Mr, W, Bailey, This was the last- meeting of the session, which may be considered a very profitable ; one in the face of, the fact that only seventeen meetings have been held, chiefly owing to the prevalence of sickness in the district. The songs by the ladies, as will be seen, were very much appreciated. The next session will: commence in March.-(Own Correspondent.)', ~.,,

By the district orders for December, .1 daylight parade of the Hamilton LightInfantry wis called for 6 p.m: on Thursday,' and the captain had also baen notified* •that'in future the regulation, re the men' not being allowed to count .as on parade, who are not ; in their places 'five minutes'' after the fall-in, is to be strictly, enforced, ■ At the time mentioned only Captain R--id and one or two men, had put in an appearance and it was hot until 8 o'clock, the upual parade ; hour, ; that the men began to roll up. r - : The captain requested the inen for fall in, and.informed! them that on Thursday next, 20th inst. there would be another daylight. parade,;at 6 o'clock'when he hoped as many as possibly .could would make, a. point'nr being present. He recognised the difficulty-of country members getting tlidre at so'earlyanihoiir,' but-'it're'sted-with them to make themselves efficient for this year at least. iThe'.Oomp'any;were' now pretty well efficient, butthosewhohadqualiKed'should r if they possibly could,'attend; for the pur" poae of giving others who* had been 'pre vented from, attending; an opportunity uf complying witjiUhe regulations. He; remarked that the district orders were only published in-the Herald, and consequently the'greater" number "of the men did/not known when a'special parade was called.He had ..aakejd that, those affecting their Company shouldjbe advertised in the Waikato Times, but'his request had not beenacceded to.