Untitled

Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 39, 8 October 1896, Page 2

Ensign Harvey, of Cambridge, assisted by Kusign Kemp, gave a limelight entertainment at Mar.-hmeadows on .Monday evening last. The Knsign has an excellent lantern, and the slides of New Zealand icencry, interspersed with pictures of leading Silvaton Army ollicers and notable buildings, were well displayed on a 1011, sheet. A number of (ouch ng seems from the Hast Kud of I oiidon also came out well by the lime. Ii:;hl, while the narrative by the Kusign in connection with these and some l> niperauce pictiue.i was given to illustrate the baneful ed'ec's of strong drink and the poverty, wretchedness and crime of our great capital in an interesting manner '" A ineete g similar to the above will be held iii Hamilton at Ihe Salvation Army Uanacks next Saturday night, and a sacred service will be given by lime light on Sunday night. A silver collection will be taken up at the door hi aid of missionary work.

The usual monthly sales will be held in the Hamilton Boroiudi yards 10day. Uoth auctioneers have good entries mill no doubt the accommodation will Again be taxed to the utmost. The executive of Iho Auckland Rugby Uli'on has dee'dod to discontinue the district championship contests for this season. The. result is that I'arnell, Newton and City remain on an equal footing. We have received from Mr J. P. Vausc, of Te Awamutu, a copy of the interesting paper read by him lately on " Electricity " and wc will take the opportunity of publishing it in our supplement at an early date. Nominations for the several ridings of (he Raglan County must be in the h.uiils of the Returning Ollicer on or before noon of Diuisday, 22nd hist. We understand there are likely to be contests for most of the sea's. Mr A. \V. C. LeQ.ucsnc left by train yesterday for Auckland, where he will take over the business ot Mr Crawford, of Ponsonby. There, was a large number of friends at the station to see him off and wish him prosperity in lis futui e career. We would remind those, interested of the sale of privileges by Mr John Knox in connection with the forthcoming show. The prizes ottered by the Association are this year increased, and the growing popularity of this show will, m doubt, lend to a largely increased attend;', nee. Wc learn that Mr E. Brindlo, of Cambridge, has disposed of his 50 acres on the Fencoiirt Road to Mr \V. Cordon Fieh, a /.eniletnin who has for some time been residing in Cambridge for the benefit of his health. We understand Mr Rich intends building upon the section, and it is rumoured he contemplates matrimony. The sale of work, etc., lately held at Canibiids,e in aid of the funds of St. Andrew's Church was most successful, mid the debt will be reduced t> a little over .170. The gross receipts "ere CS2 Kis 9d, and there is about, £ls 7s to still eon e in. The estimated expenditure is £l3 l"s !)d, which will leave a net balance of LSI (is. His Lordship, the Primate of New Zealand, l.idiop Cowie, had a busy day omSuiday. lie. conducted a services at Huutly at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. (.■onfirmat'oi!) ; at Taupiri at, .'! p.m , and at Ngaiuawahia at 7 p.m. The Ngaruawahia icrv'cc was a confirmation one, eight candidates, four males .--ml four females, were presented. The church was most uncomfortably crowded, nearly 200 being pros nt.

The train from Auckland yesterday was delayed about an hour and a-l'ialf nt Hrury. The cause was that flic a.x'u of a coal' liuck part of the early goods' train —broke about oCO yards to the south of Drury. The front pari, of the truck fell and ploughed up the. ballast and displaced some of the sleepers before the train was brought to a standstill. A breakdown gang from the Newmarket works arrived and cleared, the line by placing timber under the front part (f the waggon. The engine was then attached and the truck dragged to the siding at the Drury station.

The Ponsonliy Club Hotel, facing the Three Limps, at l'onsonby, and under the proprietorship cf Mr S. \V. IJuek, is one of the best hotels in Auckland. Mr liuck is well-known in tYaikr.to, for his civility to Ids customers and for the excellent way in which lie condusts his business. This hotel is hea'lhi v situated, standing on one of the highest sites ill the city and commands ii fine view of the Harbour. We eommend our Waikato fri-nds to this hostelry. Afthough out of the business part cf the city it is very conveniently situated owing to the fact Unit trams to and from Q icon streets pass the door every ten minutes.

Correspondence has passed he tween the Hamilton School C< mmitte.'S and Mr Cadman in i\ ferencc to providing drill insiructo s for the pub'ic schools. This has elicited a- leply from the L'efence Minister, to whom the n utter was referred to, the effect that such instructors can only be provided for schools in the four large centres of populat'on. Th's is one more evidence tin-, f.abera'ism as interpretel by the f'eddoil Government moms luxuries for the towns, and the families oi Trades Unionists and tin ir friends, and dry bread for the childi en of the fanners, who share w ith the inineis. the light to claim that they a-.e the only producers of wealth.

Our I'irongin correspondent writes :—The remains of the hue Mr John All-in, accidentally drowned at Te Kuiti, were brought down bom that place by Tuesday's train by his n other, and received interment at the Alexi.ndn cemetery. 'I lie l'ev. Mr McDonald, Prisbyteriaii Minister, read Ihe service. Owing to no notice having I ee i possible, the attendance was not so !ar_e as it would hive been. As it was, how> ver, all the ihcta-cd's old comrades of the •2nd \\ aikato L'cgimcnt wi re picseut as mourners, and bore, his body to the

guive. A number of wreaths weic sent by syinpthet c friends. Mrs Allen expressed to your emic-p udent her hell tfelt thinks to t ! e rcsid n's if Te Kuiti for the kindness Uiown her there, an 1 to the native- generally, for their dee]) synip thy to her in her heraveaient.