The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. TUESDAY, OCT. G, 1596.

Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 38, 6 October 1896, Page 2

The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. TUESDAY, OCT. G, 1596.

The annual meeting of the Kihikihi Polo Club will be held at the Alpha Hotel on Saturday next, at 5.30 p in. As will be soon by an advertisement in another column, the Waipa Cricket Association's annual meeting is to take place at Ohaupo on Tuesday next, 13th inst. The men's clays in connection with thu Hamilton branch of the St. John Ambu'ancc Society will bo held as usual to-morrow evening. There will not be any ladies' class this week. At th.! Newmarket -Meeting on Saturday, the Piincc of Wales' colt Persimmon was again successful, winning the Jockey Club Stakes of f 10,000. Sir Visto was second and liaveno third. The cutter yacht Lizzie has arrived at Port Darwin from New Cuinei. The ollioers report that while the crewwere ashore they were attacked by the natives, who killed and ate three of them. The Huddnrl Parker Company have offered to give a free passage to Mr Holmes, the expert, mentioned in petitions ro the Government asking to have him sent to Europe and America to develop the llax industry. The supply of milk to the Hamilton Creamery has, we understand, almost reached GOO gallons daily, which is about 100 gallons more than at this time la=t year, ft is expected that by Saturday next the supply will be over GOO gallons. On Saturday afternoon as the train was going from Te Aroha to I'aeroa, a truck load of chaff from Ngaroto was noticed to be on lire. The train was stopped, a portion of the load removed, and the lire extinguished. The delay caused made the train late in reaching I'aeroa. We have been requested to draw at'ention to the fact, that in the published programme and posters issued hy Cambridge West Amateur Athletic Club for their meeting on 9th November, the mile race has been omitted. Cong distance runners will do well to note this fact. At St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, on Sunday ex ruing the lessons were read by Mr Alfitd Cox. Mr Cox, with all his family, have always taken the greatest inttrcst in church woik, and his services in past time were always appreciated at St. Peter's, and now he conducts services regularly at Merivale (Cnntcrl my). Captain lieid informs us that he has had many more application? for en rolment in the new volunteer company which he is forming in Waikati. The matter just now is at a standstill, pend i ig the receipt of inforinat'oii from Wellington, and should this he of a satisfactory nature, active wi rk will at oace be taken up. We understand Mr Comer, of Pukckura has leased tin: greater portion ot Mrs .Jno. Hall's farm at that p'aee. It is a good sign In .see farmers with families gradually increasing the size of their cultivations and we trust Mr Comer's venture will prove a profitable one. M s I! ill retains the homestead and a tew acres aiound it. It would seem as if football were nevtr to end in Auckland this season. The Cup contest has already lit on a pin longed one, the remit of the two lounds having Puriiul!, Newton ami C.ty all evtn. The two latter met on Saturday in the concluding round, the gune resulting in a draw, each s'dc scoring tluee points, and now things arc as they were. A splendid programme lias been prepared for the Hamilton Cricket Club's concert to be held in the Volunteer Hall this evening That popular vocalist Mr Walton is down for two solos and a duet with'Mr Cribble, and Hie inimitable .Mr Simuielliag will provide the comic element. The other contiibulors will be Mrs Whilakcr, Miss Hatcher, Messrs M cache in and Boss, and the Hamilton Orchestral Union. Waikato footballers will regret to hear of the death of Tokomauri (lVriha), who was for tome tine a member of the Whdtawhata Football Chili, which took place ot Hauraki (Than.es) a fewdays ago. The deceased was a thief of the Ngatihourua tribe, who live at Whatawhata, whither his tody is being conveyed, and on it* airival a big taimi will be held, natives having rssemllol from all parts to assist. At the last meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council the question of preventing the water from tl:o main street running on the property recently acquired by Mr limes at the bridge corner was left in the hands of the Chirrman of the Works Committee. We noticed yesterday that the Uorotigh Foreman was at work opening up a drain to effect this end by carrying the water down to the brick culvert at the foot of Cranlham-jtrcet. A few Sundays ago the Rev. Mr Ro?s announce! that, with a view of encouraging Bible study among the children of his congregation, he intended giving prizes for the repetition of certain passage-'. The examination will be conducted in the church on Saturday after--1 noon, when it is expected there will be a large atlcndan.c of juveniles. It is whispered that the examiners will have anything but a silicone in awarding the pr'zcs, as the competition will be very keen. A meeting of suppliers to the Hamilton Creamery was held at the creamery yesterday morning, to consider the question t.f a Sunday milk supply. Captain Rtinciinaii presided, and af er considerable discussion, the following resolution win unanimously passed. " That the Hamilton Creamery le open on Saturday evenings instead of Sunday.'' hi accordance with ill's iimV linn, the e eauicry will be open for the receipt of milk from 5 to (i .'!() p.m. en next Saturday, October 10th , and on each succeeding Saturday for the tame time.

During the past few days heavy local showers have fallen in several parts of the. district, and in some cases they have been aceompuib'd by a fail of ha I. A heavy hailstorm passed over Hukanui on Sun'ay afternoTi, and yesterday afternoon one fell at Frank ton, thestt nei being of considerable size. At Tamahere there was a good downpour yesterday afternoon.

During the hearing of the City of Melbourne Hank eases, one witness Slated he was and.tor of the Standard Quarrying Company, which was really the Hank. He was also a shareholder and director of the General Assets Company. In his former capacity he never saw'a balance-sheet; in his latter he never contributed anything to the capital or paid calls. This issue we give a precis of the Publ-'c Works Statement, which was presented to tiic Home at an early hour on Saturday morning. In our Saturday's issue we gave a few of the leading heads of the Statement, which wis not attempted by any other mot-mug paper circu'ating in this district. The Statement was received by Messrs Stevenson and Dunne, in a manner which i\fleets the greatest credit on them as operators, the "copy," some 20,000 words, hardly requiring any revision at our hand-.

Our Cambridge correspondent writes :-I have just j'eiined that; Mr .1. !>algleish's trotting stallion Balderdash died at Tauranga, on Sunday, from In(Lunation of the bowels. His death nt this time is most unfortunate for Mr Jjjlglcish, as the papers tor his insurance were in Irans't, but had not been completed, and the loss will fall heavily on him. The horse was leased to Mr T. Ileaslip, who is well-known in Waikato, and at the time of his death was in his bauds. Balderd sh was himse'f a good performer, and has left stock which should prove worthy representatives of li* tn. The services at St. raid's Anglican Church, lluntly, oa Sunday morning was largely attended. Kleven young ladies were presented to the Bishop for the rite of confirmation. They r.o doubt will long remember the exhortation givt n to them to " eschew ev 1 and do thai which is right." The L'rimatc pointed out to then, that by their vows they had undertaken lo fulfil those which their t tod-parents had made on their behalf at their baptism. Kaeh might have sorrow and trouble to boar, but as imitators of Christ they should strive to help one another instead of, as in many small communities, increasing the load by evilspeaking and unkind criticism one of another. The Bishop commented upon the fact that there were no young men presented. We are sorry to have to chronicle the removal to Woodhill, nr-ar Helensville, of Miss Chapman, pupil teacher at Tamalure school, in consequence of a decrease in the average attendance, owing to til3 irrcgulariry of pupils. Tlr's is to be regretted, as the number of children in the disttiet, if in full attendance, would be sutlicient to keep a pupil teacher permanently. It is a great pity parents cannot sec that it is their children who suffer in the long run, and their progress retarded. Besides this, the regular attenrles suffer equally with the irregular ones. This, we think, is one of the mast cogent reasons why compu'sory attendir.ee should be cuforced, as an uiulerstaffc-l school cannot be expected to show such good results at the annual examinaiiou. Mr J. B. AlacEwan, the chief Daily Expert, has resigned his position under the Government. It appears that he was desirous of visiting America and other places, and asked for leave for that purpose. This the Government wire n t inclined to giant, so he resigned and left the Colony by the 'Frisco boat which left Auckland on Saturday. During the time this gentleman has been in tho Government service he has been most assiduous in the performance of his duties, and his courtesy and ability to impart useful information in regard to the dairy industry giiued tor bin the respect and conliih-ncc of all. He expects to icttirn to New Zealand in May. when no doubt tie; Government will gladly reinstate hit,., as they are not likely to L'et a man better fitted for the position he has so ably filled. At the Hamilton Presbyterian Church on Sunday it was announced that the new minister (the Raw J. M. Mitchell) wou'd have Loud n on Thursday, loth 0;!o'ei-, by the R.M.S. Riinutaka, which is due in Wellington at the end of No ••ember. In making the announcement the Rev. Mr Rest rcu arked that the date o( Mr Mile'.ell's [.rr'.val was n t so ea-ly as was atilhrpated, I tit' it would give tie: congregation mo:c lime to peparo for his receptiin, and he [Mr Bos'.) trusted full advantage would be taken if the delay by beautifying the church grounds, i te. In ihs collection the ei.-ual vis'ti r cm not fail to notice the marked improvement that lias already b en ell.'cteil, :iiid when other work now in contt inplation has b en carried out the church and grounds, which are pleasantly situated, will pie-cut a very p'oisilli; aspect. Wc iinder.s'aiid Clint the tend.a- of Mr'l'. Hvacs was accepted for repairs to the eh irch and manse, and that of MrMiiiringtou for painting, etc.

A striking instance of the truth of the saying " Murder will out " lees lately come to in Oautcibury. A man when cuUing a gor-e fence n ar Mandevillu, came across the skeleton of a man almost denude-! of llcsli, and from appearances it had evident'y been exposed for about twelve months. The remains were laid out perfectly straight and covered with sacking, which was in a state id' decay through exposure ; slid it was at first thought that deceased hud quietly pss.tl away in Ins sleep. Subsequent examinations, howevtr, by two doctors, made separately, clearly prove that the deceased was the victim of hail play, as the sku 1 had b?cn fractured in three plaeis, appacnt'y by a blunt instrument used with considerable fence. and on the hair and shirt being suhjecte I to a spectroscop c examination uninistakeable evidence of blood was discovered. The theory that the fractures may have been caused after death by horses or cattle is regarded as untenable, as in that case the skeleton would have been displaced. Evidence was given hy two or three witnesses as to an offensive smell about the place last October and November, but they all thought it arose from the carcase of a dead sheep, and unfortunately did not investigate. The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder against some person, or pirsons unknown, who after committing the deed removed the body to wdn re it was found." The only c'ue to the identity of the deceased is a receipt for a life insurance premium from the A.M. P. Society for Policy No. I 11, HIS, which it has been ascertained was taken out on the life of a man mined Olson, whose fathei is the postmaster at A hurst, near Sydn-y. The latter b lioves his son to be in New Zealand, but. he has not heard ot his whereabouts for some time. The police arc actively hivestigatiu:/ tlje case, but arc heavily handicapped through the lapse of time, of which, no doubt, the murderer will have taken full advantage.