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Waikato Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3652, 28 November 1895, Page 4

The statutory meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was held yesterday, when Mr W. Day (the re-elected Mayor) was appointed representative on the Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board.

The Wellington Mayoral election, in which great interest was taken by the burgesses, has resulted in Mr Fisher polling 1250 votes, and Mr Luke 925. The contest was conducted in a friendly spirit throughout.

The quarterly meeting of the Waipa Licensing Committee will be held at the Court-house, Hamilton, on Tuesday next, the 3rd December. The only business to be brought forward will be an application for tba transfer of the license from Thomas Anderson, licensee of the Waivna Hotel, Clevedon, to Michael Foley, late licensee of the Avondale Hotel.

A report was current in Hamilton yesterday that a promising reef had been come across in the mill creek at Wairangi. The find was soon noised abroad, creating quite a sensation amongst the residents in the surrounding district. Oo Sunday last fully a hundred horsemen and nedestrians visited the locality. We shall no doubt shortly hear that steps have been taken to ascertain the extent and value of the discovery.

A telegram from "Wellington says: -The Board, as altered under the Advances to Settlers Act of last session, meet twice a week, and have held five meetings since Parliament prorogued, for the purpose of considering applications tor advances, and the sum of £30,000 has been advanced. Applications are still coming in, and asche total amount advanced and accepted since the Act was brought into operation not exceed one third of the amount borrowed, there is still a million available. The aggregate banking returns of the Australasian colonies for the past three years, show a decline in deposits of £14,718 000, and a decrease in note circulation of £1,07G,000. The capital of the banks, including reserves, has incraaed from £24,010,000 to MI.OOO, despite the fact that the capital of two banks has disappeared from the list, and reserves have been written down to the extent of over three and a'quarter millions. Advances have declined by £25,300,000, bub the banks hold an additional four million in coin and bullion.

We heard from the Colonial Treasurer some two or three years back that it was the intention of the Government to establish the penny postal system in New Zealand. The following paragraph in this connection appears in an English paper : "The Transvaal is the first of the South African States to establish a penny post. In commemoration of tho inauguration, the Government issued one and a-half million special stamps, upon which there was an extraordinary run, presumably mainly by stamp collectors. All the stamps were sold within three hours."

Mrs Mannigan, who some four years ago was, with her daughter, sentenced to death at Christchurcli for the murder of an infant child of the latter, which sentence was subsequently commuted to one of imprisonment for life, has been released. Durinp her imprisonment she broke down utterly in health, and also became mentally affected, She was accordingly removed to the Snnnysida Asylum; Some ladies took an interest >ih her case, and a petition praying for her release was numerously signed, and sent to the Government. In consequence of this, and her broken down condition, she has been pardoned. A new time-table will come into fmce on the Auckland Railways on 2nd December. The principal alterations are in connection with the Rotorua service, and are as follows:—An express service will run ou Tuesday's, Thursday's and Saturday's, leaving Auckland at 8.5 a.m., arrivals Rotorua 4.40 p.m. On Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's, leave Rotorua 9a. Ti., arrive Auckland 5.40 p.m. Slow set vice on Monday's and Wednesday's, leavo Auckland 9.35 a.m., arrive Rotorua 8.30 p.m. On Tuesday's and Thursday's leave Rotorua 7.40 a.m., arrivo Auckland 7.50 p.m. On Friday's tho train will tun to Lichfield instsad of to Rotorua, arriving at 0.25 p.m., reaching Auckland at 7,50 p.m.

Mi' Geoi'ge Buckley, who died recently in Melbourne, was formerly a well; known business man in Christchurcli. Some eight years ago he came into great public prominence in connection with the affairs of the Bank of New Zealand, He was one of the Committee of Investigation set up in 1888, which included Mr Justice Gillie.--, Captain Colbeck, and the 1.'.0n. Walter Johnston. Aftar the committee had reported Mr Buckley was appointed president of the Bank, retaining that office till the latter half of 188!), when he denounced various arrangements in connection with the bank, his published revelations concerning which created a sensation iu the time, though recent events have proved them to have been only too weil founded. He subsequently left the colony.

Our Okaupo correspondent writes: -Yet another young man has taken the tatnl leap. This tiir.e it is idr John Turn\v»ld, who was married on the 20th inst. He went down to Auckland over a week ago and did the business", returning on Monday last, so the boys nut their heads together, and as Johnnie was a good sort of fellow, determined to give him a hearty reception. With that end in view, they want to his house and serenaded the happy couple, nut with tin cans (lint is an odious custom), tut with a real live brass band. Ot course we all know John Turnwald, Mr Hunter's stockman, and his friends were there to wish him joy. The door was soon opened and a free invitation given to enter, when cilce and wine were produced. The bride and bridegroom's healths were drunk. One younu fellow made i speech, and staid he hoped before long to be in the same perdicament, and wished the happy pair long life and happiness, after which the party broke up with hearty cheers for the young couple.

The South Australian Eogistor, commenting on tho shortness of the harvest, says that with California and India so readily available to importers, any attempt to "corner" Australian wheat will ba a risky proceeding, The price at which tnese foreign wheats can be landed is likely to rule the price locally. At thesame time it will probably bo a dear loaf year, and farmers will, to a great extent, be compensated tor poor crops by enhanced values.

Sir Wm. McGregor, Administrator New Guinea, had a narrow escape of being murdered recently under the following circumstances :—After disposing of a nomadic murdering tribe of natives, and capturing their canoes, he paid a visit to a friendly tril.H, who, however, wei'B incensed at the punishment inflicted on the others. Sir William McGregor was returning to his boat, accompanied by Mr Green, one of his stall, when the latter turned and saw two natives with uplifted spears, ready to strike Sir William. Mr Green instantly shot one, and the other, being frightened, hesitated to throw his spear, and Mr Green also shot him dead.

Recently at the Lambeth Coroner's Court Mr A. Braxton Hicks held an inquiry with reference to the death of Alice Elizabeth Wigden, aged three weeks, lately residing at 41, Charles-street, South-street, Lambeth, who was suffocated while in bed with her parents, The mother stated that on Sunday night she and her husband reared to rest at the usual time, and all slept in the same bod, the infant, being placed next to the wall, and the witness next to her. She woke up at 1 a.m. and found the child dead.—The Coroner: Do yon remember that I cautioned yon only last December, when your last child died through being suffocated in bed, as the doctor says this child must have been? I then recommended you to get a small b r )X placed by the side of your bed for the child to sleep in if you could not afford a cot for it. Yet, in spite of the caution I gave you then, and your husband was present at the time, you are here again under similar circumstances in less than twelve months. He added that during the last ten months no less than 500 cases had occurred in which children had been suffocated while in bed with their parents, in London alone,