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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 42, 15 October 1896, Page 2

The South Australian Parliament lias determined to make an experiment of the Gothenburg system of liquor IralTie. The usual social will take plaao in the hall, To Awamutu, this evening, commencing at ~.'M p.m , when a good programme will he gone through. On Sunday morning next, at the. Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, the Kcv. Mr Koss will preach a special sermon en "The duties and aims of a Christian minister." At the; Cjenora] Synod of (he Church of ICugland in Australia a resolution was carried fii.it the t.tle of Archbishop should he held l.y all Metropolitans of ecclesiastical provinces. It will hi; scon by advertisement f:n this that certain town hinds Ot Kihikihi will l.e sold l.y public auction at the District Ivalid and Survey Ollice, Auckland, on the (ith ICovemher. A Bill granting the franchise to Worrell has been read a second time in r.lu- Victorian Assembly. MrMclntyre, ic>wie.r of the Opposition, stiongly pppoped the measure. He said that he liatJ, while in New Zealand, made himself acquainttd with the efl'ect of giving the franchise, to women and lie knew it had interfered with the tranquility of doinest'V: life. The women, having get vetcs, wi re asking seals in Parliament and d'.uianding to be made policemen.

The programme for the Te Awa* nmlu Auntuur Athletic Club's annual sports to be held on Oth November is advertised in this issue. All entlics close on Friday, .'JOth inst. A sitting of tho Magistrate's Court will be held at, Te Awamutu, on Wednesday next, to hear appeals against the clas-ilication of ratepayers by the Mangahoi Land Dia'iiago Board, The triennial election of Councillors for the Raglan County will be held on 11 th November. Nominations have to reach the Returning Ollieor (Mr W. S. Conradi) by noon on Thursday, 22nd inst. A meeting of the members of the Hamilton Athletic Club »vill be held lit the Boyal Hotel, on Monday next, IULh inst., when business in connection with the next Sports Meting will ho transacted. In our last issao we published the nanus if certain Cambridge re idents as contemplating a game at footbal 1 . Wc published the report in all good faith. but wc !eain that we have hem made the subjects of a silly hoax, and apologise to those whose names we published. The anniversary meeting of the Hamilton Btanoh of the Chrisliin Endeavour Society will be held on the 30th in-t. The lecal members arc making active preparation for celebrating the event in a proper manner, and a cordial invitation is extended to all who wi-h to attend.

At n mooting of the Hamilton Borough Council, on Tuesday evening, it was eh cided to c;ilt for tend'rs for widening the approach to the traffic bridge. Tenders will be received up to Monday, 2(ilh inst., and the work will be carried out under the directions and plans of Mr A. Armstrong. Mr Den Fuller is at present in Hamilton making arrangements for the fiiiewell tour of the well-known John Fuller Company through Waikato. The company appears in this township on Friday, October 23rd. when they will doubtless receive ~ favourable reception.

The anniversary services of Trinity Presbyterian Church, C-imb: idge. are announced for next Sunday, when the Rev. 1!. Ferguson, of Devonpo:t, will preach morning and evening and address a gathering of Sunday scholars in the afternoon. Mr Ferguson's popularity should ensure a good attendance. The. ladies class of the St. John Ambulance S ciety will be held in St. Peters Sunday-school, Hamilton, at halfpast three this afternoon, when Dr. Brew is will hold a trial examination in preparation for the regular examination, which it is expected will be held next week, Dr. Perceval having returned from Sydney on Tuesday.

.Mr Dickinson, Inspector of Pehoois under the Board of Education, pissed through Hamilton on Tuesday on his way to examine the schools ii: the Western Waipa district. Mr Dickinson r eeived quite a. shock on getting the Herald at Hamilton announcing Mr Airey's deal!]. He had never heard ol his fellow inspector's il'ncss, mid the news of his death came most unexpectedly.

On Monday last Mr W. 11. Airey, B A., Inspector under the Board of Education, died at Elh■i-.lie, Auckland, lie contracted a severe ii.llaiuiiiatiui of the throat whi'c conducting an examinali hi at the Takapuna Kolxnl last w. ok, and expired as above. Mr A : rey was very popular with both his fellow inspectors and t'ie leaches, a- d his sudden death will conic as a shojk to many °of them. He leaves a wife and large family.

The Rev. -I. M, .Mile-hell, who has been appointed to the Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, sails trout London in the Bimiitaka today. Last night a meeting of the congregation was held to make arrangements in connection with his induction, and it was decided to accord him a " welo.ine : ' social on his arrival. A practice was held later on, and everything i> now in train in connection with his reception.

A cablegram from Capetown states lb it at an immense meeting a lesolntioi: was passed urging the abolition of the duties on meat, wheat and flour. Sir J. C. Sprbgg leplicd that this iv üb. 1 not be done while '.he Customs Convention la-ted. The reply of the Premier is very unpopular, and as a protest a large crowd gathered olltsid e his rc-ideee; and hooted. They als„ sang songs suggestive of a desire to ha:i„ him.

At the practice of tho " Messiah at S. Andrew's, Cambridge, to-morrow-night, a full attendance is requested. It is hoped that all those who have been in practice hitherto wi 1 attend, and also others who have been hitherto hindered. There is still time to join but none; tn lose. 'The music is not ea-y and will reepiive all the practice that can 1 e devoted to it. .'ill the help that can be given, Ir th in voices and instruments, will be welcome.

On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held at the residence of the grandparents, Hamilton East, on the body of the infant of Mr James Quinn. Mr T. H, White officiated as Coroner, and the jury comprised of Messrs W. Dey, fore man, W.H Kelly, juror., C McKenzie, H.E Tristram, G. Pearson and Ryan. Evidence given by the mother and grandmother, who slept in the same bed with the child, showed that the child seemed all right on Sunday night when put to bed. Later on it refused its food, and in the morning was dead in the mother's arms. Dr. Brewis said the child had apparently died from suffoca tion, and a verdict of accidental death was returned. The Kllestnere Guardian lias published the letter receive 1 from the 'Jolonial Secretary's oilier; by the proprietor of this piper, in reference to (Jovei nincnt advertising, and ijuotcsonr remark which was appended to the letter when printed hy us, viz., " The above needs no comment at our linn 1--." Our conteinporary continues: "We shou'd think not. If the local bodies consider the Alices the le-t iiioiinin for their advertisements, we should soy the Fame must, apply to (toverninent lo'iees. I!ut the explanation of the otherwise inexplicable decision of the (Jovcrnnu'iit to give the wimi.i: of their support to the oilier journal (the Waikato Times) is to be found evidently in the fact that the Alters is nn Opposition paper, while the Times is a strong supporter of the present administration." At Rivcrlon recently .Mia Taylor, a confectioner, was charged with selling alcoholic I'qtior without a license. The police moved in the mutter through a witness at a recent hnpicsf stating that plum wine, purchased from Mrs Taylor, nll'eetel him. The (iovcriiincnt analyst certified that the wine contained two and a half times more alcohol than Dnnedin ale. -Mrs Taylor explained that it had been giniranteed hy Stokes, of Christcliurch, [he maker. l<> contain only fruit juice, water and sugar, and on that, assurance she vended it. The police not asking for a heavy penaltv, t're S.M. ordered defendant to pay the costs X'2 ]">•'. -An amusing inciduil of the affair is that a parson of strung tcinp'Tanee proclivities, having the excellence of the plum wine brought under his notice by a teetotal fiiend, is said to have gratified his palate by purchasing the whole stock, well pleased to have discovered a ready good non-in-toxieut-ing wine.