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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 26, 8 September 1896, Page 2

The monthly meetings of tho Waipa County and Hamilton Borough Councils will bo held at 10 M 0 a.m. ami 7.30 p. m today respectively.

Mr W. Peck, the patentee of the new meat thawing process, has left for England, where he intends to demonstrate the utility of his process. Wr understand that Mr Matthew has completer! the purchase of the W'hatawhata Hotel, and tikes over the premises on the llth prow Wo notion that Mr George Bdgeeumbe lias considerably improved the appearance and style of his paper TllK W.ukato Aucrs.—Tc Aroha Times.

The iremher for Now Plymouth, not being satisfied with affixing the letters M.H.R., now signs himself " K. Metcilf Smith, Metallurgical Engineer, and Patentee of a new and improved process for manufacturing Slag Fertilisers."

Tho privileges in connection with the Hunt Club races were sold by Messrs MoNicol and Co. at Cambridge on Saturday. The gates were reserved for the club at £ls; Mr Creamer gave £G for the publican's booth, and Mr Storey £1 (is for the cards. In our Tuhikuratnea correspondent's report, in last Thursday's issue, a mistake is made ill reference to the date upon which the concert is to be held in that district. This should have read—Friday, September ISth, instead of the 10th as printed.

Messrs G. M. Ahier, P. J. Andrew F. R, Gibson, P. Lynch, S. C. Matthews J. L. Mande.no, \V. North and J. 15. Tcasdale hive been nominated for seats on the To Awamutu Town Bum!. A poll for the return of live of these gen tlemen will bo held on Wednesday, Kith inst.

There was a goodly number of the friends of Mr C 0. Knox at tho H-imilton West Railway Station yesterday 11 see him oil' for Auckland, whither he has gone to take up his new duties in the office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited). Mr Knox was the recipient of many good wishes for his success in his new sphere.

We wore informed yesterday that Mr Oscar Pent, who has been long and popularly known as a guard on the Wai-kato-Auckland railways, has resigned from his position in order to engngo in slorekceping in the Cabbage Hay district. Mr Peat has during his many ye-irs' service made numerous friends, who will wish him every success in his new venture.

Mr J one:?, the victim of tho Petono tragedy, came from Chester, and had been a Wesleyan and local preacher at Homo and iu the colonies for -II) years. One of deceased's daughters is the wife of Mr J. G. L. Kerr, the wellknown 'cyclist and athlete. James Shore, the man in custody charged with the murder of the Joneses conies from the Waverloy district. His father was a police constable.

We are glad (writes the To Aroha Times) to learn that. Mr W. H. Hurries, who is well and favourably known iu this and adjoining districts, is going to contest the Hay of Plenty seat at the forthcoming election'. Mr Merries is well acoiiaiutcd with the many wants of the district, and having ample leisure to attend to Parliamentary duties,he would, if returned, no doubt give a good account of himself as a representative of the said constituency.

In consequence of the statement of the prisoner, Hureford or Trudgeon, to the Sydney police authorities, steps were taken on Saturday to dig up two graves in the Sydney cemetery, Wellington ; the graves which would have been newly dug at the time of the murder. li'aoh was dug to the depth of live feet, but no trace of any weapons was found. ''l he poli'i: are of opinion that no weight is to be itlaehed to tho confession.

Lt is reported that information has been received iu Auckland that the Holy See lias c.nlirmed the appointment of the Very Rev. Father Lenih.n us lTshop of Auckland. It is also stated th it the consecration will take place in November, and that the Bishops of Ghristehurch and Duncdin will take part in the cercnio.iy of Consecration, and it is expected that one of tin New South Wales Bishops will a'so assist. At the recent meeting of the members of the Mahurangi Fruitgrowers Association the Noxious Wcjils Bill was discussed and the following resolution was passed and ordeied to be forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture, as fidlows : " That this meeting, having carefully considered the Noxious Weeds Mill now before Parliament, lias conic to tho conclusion that, though it may be suited to certain p irtions of the colony, it would have a most injurious effect on the portion north of Auckland."

Statistics, says Chambers .Journal for May, from the Royal mint show that the average cost of renewing the silver coinage averages yearly ,£.'J1,()0() This represents about (i tons of silver. In other words the daily unavoidable waste from the silver coinage is nearly £BO. This mint issues on an average d.(>l">,.~>'-l sovereigns and twice that number of half-sovereigns yearly. The wear and tear of these, if it, could be collected and coined would give siillicicnt gold to make sixteen sovereigns every day.

Tho .Secretary of the Hamilton Orchestral Union inloin.s us that he has just received from Messrs Dcgg and Co. the full orchestral scores of thirty-six new pieces for the Society. Since its formation this Society has done much in raising the musical taste of the residents, and, although it has been taking its usual winter vacation, with the advent of the liner weather the practices have been taken up again, and \vo hope there will be a large accession of members, as the body is certainly deserving of the greatest support. Wo notice that Mr T lOvaiiH has made a start with the erection of a new house lor Mr 11. 11. Ilowdcn, of Hamilton, on his recently acquired propelty on the Ohaupo Road, i'he house will be an imposing one, having a frontage of •17 bet to the main road, with a depth of .">:; feet. It will contain eight rooms, the largest 21 feet by l.i feet, with two bow windows, one facing the main road and the other the hospital. The whole of the timber is to be kauri and riniii. the latter supplied by Messrs Kusabs I'ros., from their Mamaku mill. The position is an imposing one, and Mr Ilowden intends spinn» no effort to make the building a credit to that portion of the town. On Saturday evening a number of the members of the Hamilton Football Club met .it the Hamilton Hotel and presented Mr A. Peacock with a clock'. 'l'he presentation was made by Mr (.'. the Captain of the Club, who referred to the great loss the team would suffer in "'Jumbo" giving the game best, as he was about to be married, but he was sure that he would alwrys lake a lively interest in the old Club. Mr Peacock, in thankill" hi-: cluli mites tor their kind present, said he would always look back with pleasure on his connection with the Club, a. member of which he had boe.i for ten years. Three cheers were then given for the recipient and the gathering broke up after tinging ''.Aold Dang Sync.'' Mr Peacock was married to Miss Giles at her father's house yesterday morning by the Rev. J. J. Mather. The bride's family being in mourning, the ceremony was a very quiet one. only Din intimate friends of the contracting p lilies belli,' present. 'l'he young people received many gooil wishes for their future welfare and left, by the morning tiiim for Auckland, where th"y will spend their honeymoon.

Tho concluding match of the Australian Eleven in England was played against the South of England on Satin*: day, and resulted in a draw,

On Sunday some of tho Maungaautari natives were in Cambridge, and they report that a good number of their people are at. work putting in a drive to cut, the reef that win lately' found there, but they seem to think it will be some days before it is reached, as the work progresses s'owly, the Maoris not caring to work uniiergruunc?. One of them said : ";Manri like the taihoa, and what you call ' smoko.' If lie go too far in ground, afraid of taipo." They say they do not intend to sell the ground to the Government, but if the reef proves auriferous to a payable quantity they will lease a cood portion of the land to the Europeans.

A London doctor tho other day had occasion to scoop out the interior of a heel-bo;ie (os oalcis) of a patient, owing to the tuberculosis, leaving only a thin shell. Now, a foot without: a heel bone is like Hamlet without a Prince. So the resourceful doctor took the collar-bone of a lamb (part of a shoulder served as dinner to the doctor.* of the hospital), decalcified i'o in hydrochloric acid, ground it into a piste, aid lille 1 the yawning cavity in the hone therewith. In a fortnight the healing was complete, and the patient has a new heel quite equal to the naturd hum in article. This is the eighth time tho sime doctor has successfully used tho buiie-p.ieki'jg process.

Mr Olia-. ]']. Ivus;th3, who lias lately joined the noble ranks of benedicts was presented on tho 27th Aug., by the employees or Messrs Ivisibs Bros. Mamaku saw mills, with a very handsome hall clock, bearing the inscription on it silver plate: "Presented to Cms E. Kusabs, by tin employees of Kusabs Bros Mimaku Siw Mills on the occasion of his marriage." Mr A Given made the presentation on behalf of the employees and read an address bearing over 40 signatures. Mr Kinabs briefly replied and referred to the happy relations that hid always existed betwo m himself aid the employees. The clock, which was a very ban Isonie one was obtained from the well-known jeweller and watchmaker of Huniltoa, Mr 11. 11. Howden. Tho result of the standard oxaininat'DU co iduotod at the Cambridge Hast School lest week by Mr Dickinson, the Inspector, is that T(>"2 of those pres-jnt passed. The statement is as follows :-- Standard I, presented 30, passed 30; standard 2, presented 20, passed 10 ; sta-.dard M, presented 20, pissed 21 ; standard 4, presented 25, passed 13 : standard 5, presented 22, pissed II ; standard (i, presented IM, pissed I). The weak point is iu standards 4 an I 5. With this exception the examine:' is very well satisfied, and he speaks highly of the manner the school is managed on the whole. Many of the eh Idren were very nervous when they saw n strange examiner, but they will welcome Mr Dickinson if he visits Cambridge again.

All Saturday the Hawkes J3ay police and warders were searching tor the escaped prisoner Anderson. Constable Kelly, who went in the direction of Havelock, tracked boot prints which were visible occasionally, the wearer having walked in the water where he could. On reaching the house of Mr Bird, in Whangamoa, the owner of which was absent, the constable stopped and watched, knowing there wore firearms in tho house, till the return of .Mr Bird. About half-past six on Saturday evening Bird's dog showed that someone was in th'-J scrub. Kelly covered Andei'soi with a revolver, and he was then handeull'-d an 1 bro ight to town early th s morning. The prisoner walked through part of tho town on Friday ui-jdlt. alll met a nun,bee of people, but said they took no notice of him.

Tho n-porfc of the oominittco appointo'l liy tho Cape Legislature lias boon published. Tlie conclusions of the committee have also been published. The evidence of Mr Sehreinor, who was Attorney-Geiior.il in the Rhodes Ministry, is, however, interesting, as showing what was the real opinion of Mr Rhodes mi tho matter. He .says : "On the 3'Jtli December I went to Mr Rhodes' study and found him utterly dejeeed, and in mood wholly different from his usual one. Mr Rhodes noticed he had to'ograms in his hand, and before a word of conversation was exchanged the exFremicT exclaimed " Yes, yes it is true ; old Jameson lias upset my apple cart.''' Mr Schreiner staggered, asked " What do you mean '.'" Mr Rhodes replied " Yes it is true He has ridden in, go ami write your resignation. I did not tell you yesterday because I though". I had stopped him. Poor old James m ! Twenty years; riendn and now he goes in and ruins inc. I cannot hinder him and 1 cannot destiny him." Mr Rhodes appeared utterly broken in spirit, but whether because Dr. Jameson had disobeyed him, or because the cancelling of the charter was threatened, he (Mr Schreiner) could not say.

Tim members of the Xgaruuwahia Debating Society mustered in full force on Friday evening, when the Rev. W. 11. 'Wilson delivered his long looked forward to lecture on •' Labour and Capital.'' Ever since lecturing on " Samoa " last year Mr Wilson has enjoyed a very enviable reputation round this district as an able and eloquent lecturer, and his effort on Friday evening fully sustained that reputation. He dealt with his question in an able and masterly manner, tirst pointing out in graphic language the awful poverty that exists in the world, and the fen fill struggle tho poorer classes lij.vo in the large cities of the old countries for the bares! necessities of life, lie Ihon pointed out the increased power obtained by labour tlnou»h united action, but deprectted unwise and ill-considered action on the part of unions towards capital. He warned his hearers that capital has rights just as much ,is labour, and eloquently urged impartial conduct and fair dealing between the leaders on either side. Mr "Wilson concluded a forcible peroration by quoting Rums' " A Man's a Man For A' That.'' and sat down amidst rounds of applause. During the evening Miss Saulbrcy played a pianoforte solo, and songs were rolldared by Misses I'atersou ami <>'. Butcher.

Tho mooting culled in tho Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, last evening, for tho purposoof re-organising the Hamilton Light Infantry was fairly well attended. Captain iieid explained that the Government were in favour of forming a mounted troop iu Waikato, and he had succeeded in obtaining the necessary number of members but the want of a captain made the formation of a cavlary corps impossible, Mr W. A. Graham, who attended spoke at some length on the subject, and referred in the most flattering mami.r io the enviable reputation which had been established throughout the colony, by the Hamilton Light Infantry, chielly through Ihe exertions of the irprolieienl. ami painstaking captain. He (Mr Crahani) had been mainly instrumental in the formation of the Hamilton Light Infantry, ami be hoped that, the present movement would be attended with the utmost success. (.'apt. Held then to k the names of intending members, with the result that o'2 names were submitted (including old members). However, it is hoped that the number will he considerably increased by the addition of a number of Cambridge young men, who are anxious to eniol themselves in the ranks of the volunteers of New Zealand. Wo confident lv hope that the young men of Hamilton will realise the benefits to be derived from a course of military training, however small, ami that tho Hamilton Light Infantry will llouri'jh as of old.

Judging from the experience of those resident in Chitlm, the (jucstion " Does prohibition prohibit '! " must be answered in the negative. The ]!;ilclutha correspondent ot the Matauta Ensign, w-iting on the subject of th i working of prohibition in the ilistrict,

saya : "The general election is drawing near, and as electors will be called on to vote for or against prohibition, it would be just, as well to study how it has worked in the electorate. I think that the electors are satisfied that, prohibition, as we have it in the Clutha district, i.s nothing hut a failure. The demand for drink has not decreased, and if the people want drink they will j,'et it, in a lawful manner if possible, but if they have to break the law to get it, they will do so, ami have done so to the extent of several hundred pounds sine' the (dosing of the hotels. Prohibition agitators might perhaps say that we have never hail prohibition in th" Clutha Comity ; well that is just it. We have never had, and never shall have, prohibition in the genuine sense of the term. JJusiness generally has been brought almost to a standstill, and there is not nearly the amount of money spent; in the county in a legitimate manner that was before we had this so-called prohibition. The prohibition experiment is a miserable failure —unworkable, conducive to crime, not only so far as sly-grog selling is concerned, but also sly-grog drinking. Of two evils, let us choose the least, and have the hotels licensed in a legitimate manner, and not take away the liberty of the- subject by compelling people to drink on the sly, by which means we help to lower the standard or' manhood." The Statist on June 20th concludes an at tide on the Ward disclosures in the following terms :--" A. country the majority of whose citizens arc umiblj to meet their obligations, whose lirst nankins/ institutions are constantly needing assistance, should surely not be classed in the same eatego y as those countries where economies have been effected, with had times, and where interest obligat oius have b en provided, not by fresh borrowings, but by greater industry and economy."