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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 22, 29 August 1896, Page 2

On our fourth page this morning will be found Parliamentary news, Mr W. J. IlmUcr’s sale advertisements in the eighth column, and announcements of public bodies. On the third, page appear Messrs McNieol and Co.’s auction advert’sements, meetings and amusements, and on the first, third and fourth pages general business announcements. The Rev. Win. .Beckett will preach at Trinity Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, to-morrow, morning and evening, and at Marsh Meadows in the afternoon. The Rev. L. M. Isitl, of prohibition fame, willlcetme in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Hamilton Ernst, on Wednesday next. His Worship the Mayor will preside. The general election of live members of the Te Awamntn Town Board will take place on Wednesday, lOth September, nominations of candidates being receivable up to Saturday, 15th pros., a t noon. The young man, Colehrook or Watson, was taken to Mount Eden Oaol by Constable Forbes on Thursday. At this institution be was recognised as an old friend, having only recently served seven days for drunkenness. There are twenty cases for trial at the criminal sittings to commence at Auckland on Monday. Jn addition to offerees against property, there is one charge of rape, two of indecent assault, two of attempted suicide, and one of assault, causing bodily harm. A circular has boon issued hy the Minister of Justice, intimating that constables will not In: allowed to act as truant ollicers for the purposes of the Education Act, but would' coiitilpie to render all possible assistance in the -enforcement of the compulsory clause of the Education Act. Mr W. Stannard, of Hamilton West, lias an advertisement in this issue of importance to breeders of horses, Mr Stannard, who lias had a lengthy experience among stock, is prepared to undertake all classes of veterinary work, and his terms are no cure no pay, which should certainly he satisfactory. When the poll for the city of Dunedin, at the last general election was taken, there were 1(1,4U7 names on the roll, hut, as provided by the Act, all those not voting were struck oil, and the number was great'y reduced. At present there are upwards of 15,000 on the roll, and the number is daily increasing. .In addition to the large number of horses advertised by air \\ . .1, Hunter in our last issue, for his annual horse sale at Cambridge, on Wednesday and Tliur.-day next, a reference to his column this morning will show several additional entries in the shape of some first-class young horses from well-known breeders. The sale will commence on Wednesday at 11 o’clock, with the unbroken stock,

Owing, no doubt, to the mildness of the season, white bxit ate again in evidence, the first wo have seen this season being on sale at Mercer yesterday. This delicious fish, once so plentiful, is now becoming quite a luxury in the country districts, large quantities being sent to Auckland where it meets with a ready sale. The following summary oF lands disposed of in the Auckland Province from June loth to August 22nd, was read at the last meeting of the Crown Lands Board :- -Cash selections, 5203 acres ; occupation with right of purchase. 5047 acres ; leases in perpetuity, 1536 acres ; other la-iscs, 257 acres; 84 selectors of a total of 12,103 acres. Timber and other royalties. .£72!) 0s Id. ... The friends of the. Rev,-T... Scott, of Cambridge, will be glad to hear he is recovering from his recent indisposition, but as his medical adviser has rccommen.lfd further ••rest fr.om - minister!il duty, the pulpit of Trinity Church, Will, be supplied to-morrow (Sunday) by the Rev; Jas. Hill, of Auckland. Mr Hill is recognised as one of the moat eloquent and able ministers in the Presbytery, and the congregation are to be congratulated on securing his assistance at this time. We wish to correct a mistake which crept into our paper last week, respecting the ordination to the office of elder, of our respected teacher, Mr J. M. Murray. It was then statu! that 'this event was to take plnca last Sunday in the Presbyterian Church, Hamilton. We now'leirn that it has been appointed for Sunday next, at clo'e of forenoon ssrviee. We understand that it is ustial on such occasions, besides setting forth the duties and functions of the Kldsrship, to delineate some of the leading features and principles of the Presbyterian Church.' The Auckland Hospital Halt proved a giteat success. -This is- an eucpuragement, to Dr. Kenny and those who have taken the management of % the affair hi. cdiihection witl'r- the Wiijkito; fjiill.' Ps success, however, "may* be tiitt tq'he afi'eady assured,-as.Uic sale of f k,et«r has beijtn morsj this' guarantees a large attendance, and the ..compeftivt "Hands m wTiieh .the managei ment rests'assures success irf all other respects. Three more ladies, Mesdamcs Pilling, Rnthborno, and Primrose have been added to the committee, as representing Raglan,Ngarnawahia, and Hukuliui, respectively. Mr J. 0. Firth is in Wellington wihtlie object of inducing the Government to bring in a Bill giving him a concession of water rights from the Waikato Eivt/ at the Huka falls. His object is- to generate, electrical power to be applied to driving the mining machinery oil the Thames Peninsula. He has retained the services of the engineer who superintended the 'imiizatTo'li oMhe'"Niagara falls! lie purposes, if vtlio' couccssion is granted, to fornia company to carry out the work.. His arrangements in this direction are •reported to be complete l . ' The ■passenger-rT.bjr the liotofua' train are very tlniukfut that tHo license' ,iuV hotel bb,eh '*!6hihßiei(rcdi' from Lichfield to; l'utiruru Junction, as , rlurinc the stay of the trains, they.jire* able to paHtake of the acCpmmbTla.tion/ provided by..Mr-Mamcs-Sberlcy.-- The. 1 trip from r Auck]and is a, tedious onc,..and •■ the breaks'"at attrcer, FriinK'ton" and. Putaruru arc gladly welcomed by the passengers as opportunities to refresh the inner man and get -a little exercise. "Our friend dames," who has been oh the main line of trallic for many years, is well known to the travelling public, and old friends—and new ones, too —may be sure of a lieuty welcome. In our supplement to-day the opfnhig chapter of a serial story, entitled "In the Lion's Den," will be found under 'The Storyteller." A complete tale, "A Qjcer Trans-action," also appears under the .s.im« holding. The " Farm and Garden Notes," in addition to the local notes, contain various items of general inform >tion and interest, and conclude with ' a description of " A Model Cowshed.." A new feature, which we introduce in this issue, is the ''Ladies'' Column," under which our housewives; will find a number o? useful recipej for cooking. These will, W 3 feel sure, be tend ..with Interest by the fa'r ladies, and, being written specialty for this journal, we can confidently recommend them. Various other readable articles will be found io the columns. One'of our. staff met the repre-' sentatives of Messrs Sutton and Co. (Mc?st*s M.'H. !«'. Sutton and W. J. Brown) at the Hamilton Railway Station on Thursday morninst. These gentlemen expressed their thanks for the very complete reppt't which appeared in that day's Audi's of the smoke conceit at which they were entertained at Cambridge on' Tuesday evening. Mr Sutton said they were more than pleased with what they had seen of our (as he called it) delight: f'ul country, and if he were a farmer he would never rest content, until he had settled amongst us. . Their only regret whs that the time at their disposal did not allow them to make a longer stay in our midst. The gcntjemcn.proceoded by the train to Auckland. ~Tho ladies' class of tlic, St, John. Ahiulaii'cc Society, wis held in , St. Peter's Sunday-school, on Thursday afternoon, when out of a;,membership 0$ 36 there wergj}s profit. .. 'Thcleptnrer,' Dr. Bieui.s, : ( raivbriefly through the first lecture for thc'Denefit of those' who we're uu'itbletto ;»tt?nfl last week. The-second lecture on .Hoimorrhage was then (riven, and the various uses of the triangular bandage described, the explanation bojng made most simple and understandable by the doctor. After the lecture the members, under the doctor's direction', practiced on each other, and they, one and all, expressed themselves as' highly ploiscd at the information they had gained and the manner in which it had been imparted. The elder girls attending the Hamilton West District -School are, through the exertions of Miss Sandes, one of their teachers, being olTordfed au opportunity of displaying theirt ist'ijs .in gardening. A piece 'of the play-ground has ben fenced in and. the boys have dug this up and top dressed it with rich soil, and now the girls ave going to make it into a flower garden. This should prove an attractive feature! to visitors to the school, and at tho same time assist in creating with the young people a love for flowers, the cultivation of which willjhelpto brighten many a leisure hour in after life. Many, of the teachers; in the country-whools are assisting their pupils iu this wa'y.aml deserve the thanks of the parents for their efforts. •At last the clerk of the weather has been considerate towards the Waikato Parliamentary Union. On Thursday evening it was line and a large number of persons occupied the strangers' gallery and appeared to derive much fun from the proceedings. .Mr John Knox occupied tho speaker's chair, and after the disposal of preliminary business, called upon the lion, member for Kukapuka (Mr W. tVcods) to move his motion with regard to all people under the age of 21 being allowed to travel on the state railways at half fare. After some lifle discussion the question was put and on the voices, most of the members being of tho oniuion that no privileges should be allowed on the rail ways. ' Tho Premie.- (Rev, J. J. Mather) continued the adjourned debate on the Land Values Nationalisation Dill, speaking strongly in favour of it. Mr P. E. Stevens (Paterangi) followed, and in opposing! the Bdl pointed out that if it was given effect to it would culminate in injustice to the farmers. Several other members spoke, and: the Minister of Lands replied. The House then adjourned for a fortnight.

Mr P. Munro, the popular blacksmith of Hamilton, has bought out the blacksmith's business of Mr J. IT. Monkman. Mr Munro will not, we understand, vacate his present shop at the rear of Mr Howden's premises, which are adequate for his increased business. Mr Monknian is leaving for Te Aroha. In our report of the meeting of flic delegates from the milk suppliers at Ohaiipo in Thursday's issue, the total number of gallons supplied should read 1,270,858, instead of 1,870,858 as printed. The mistake will have been found by any who took the tiouble to add up the figures, the individual tota s being correct. The Waikato hounds me-t to-day at Bruntwood, at 11 o'clock. This will lie—•tbe" last meet of the season', and this fact will, no doubt, attract a large field, more pinieuhirly as a good afternoon's sport generally results from meets at the resilience of the popular master of the hounds, to say nothing of the genial hospitality which is always dispensed by Mr and Mrs. Douglas. With" a, view to testing tlic Vcilue of the English market for the export of tanning tiaik, Mr Churlei K. Valentine, formerly Chief Dairy Export to the New Zealand Government, but now of the Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company of England, and who is en a, dairy visit to the colony, is arranging for the expo; tation of :>. ton of birch bark from the West Coast of the South Island. The article will be taken to Wei lingion, and then concentrated aiid shipped Home. Mr Valentine exprescs himself confident of a large opening for trade. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Accountants. Mr W. Brown, of Dunedin, presided. The balance-sheet showed £350 on deposit, and a balance in Bank of t'olt. The total membership was no v 10!. Referring ,00. the position of auditors in New Zealand, the President said their business.bad been gradually trenched, upon by tlie and further legislation was prfoposefj. It wHg ;decfrled to-approaoh tlie L ;Uo{-crntncnt in '. the " matter. ( The .fdllojwiug \vpre roelcctfcrfc WkpijiljcW of committee :_ —Messrs J. IT. Harrop ' (Aucjiland), A\ r '.|T. Irvine (Napier), IX T. Stuart (VVelhnrton), aud T. '(Dunedin), while Mr' W. H."K. Wanklyn (Christchuich) was appointed to another vacancy. . During the time the Government Dairy School was open at Waverloy,..thc students formed a Discussion Society, meeting three ti'ghts a week, when the various subjects taught at the School were tlio ougly discussed. By this means a deal of iiitorma'ion was gained, the interchange of ideas and experiences, of men from all p»rts..of the colony under rtifTercn.t, conditions and circumstances, being of great value to all. Before the students dispersed on the 20th ■following lu'ttcr ttas banded to'*Mr" J."l>. MacEwau, the Chief Government Dairy, Expert, who had acted as instructor . — : As chairman of the. Government Djiry School Students'- }Xneus3i6u v jSeojciy,• I 1 have bCch requested to 'coiivey to you our high appreciation of your ability, the freedom of discussion at all the lectures, auol.tlje. you rttl mir -requests during our studes. We desire also to couple' with this our thanks to the able start' of the various departments associated with you, ami feel sure we "shall'.each' return to our various places with better abilities tor having attended the Dairy School. —S a,iri:i, Wihtmukn.