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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 65, 5 December 1896, Page 2

The Committee of the Wlintawhala Pace ('bib will meet (.his evening at S o'clock at Sutton's Motel. The South Australian Legislative Council has added a clause to the Licensed Victuallers Mill jjivin" power for ti local option on the total prohibition i|iiestion. As oe.e of the many samples of the the disastrous results of Ihe drought in Queensland, it is recorded the stock list, of a Pulloo district station has been reduced from 10,000 to 15.000. The header estimates the Victorian wheat yield at (>.7<i1),000 bushels, tin average of 1'53 bushels per r.cre. The food reijuiiemenls of the colony will alis rli 5,750,000 brnhols, and seed 1,500,000 bn.-hcls. Advices have been received in Sydney that the War Oflioc is prepared to prant C'OO toward the exicucs of sending a New South "Wales Icon of Mounted Pilles to compete at the military tournament in England. The supply of milk to the Hamilton Creamery for the month of September was ->s,s-Js; gallons:, as against •23,')31! gallons for the fame inouth last year, showing an increase of '2702 gallons. The daily supply at the factory i.s now c!o.-c on 1100 gallons, but it the dry weather continues much longer a falling oil may be anticipated. A meeting to promote the cause oi prohibition was held at Tc Mata. Mr ilankharl. couucilh t for the riding, occu pied the chair. Tlicro was a \ civ good attendance. The s]i akd's wrre Mr T. 11. Mill, Mr Henry, the II v. C. A. Lyon. and Mr hiscelle--, wlm were in favour if the measure. The cha'rman spoke on The programme of the annual -ports and regatta at Churchill, to be hold .it Churchill on Wednesday, He cen.l.er 30 h, has been issued. ll i- il varied an 1 int.resting one, and as the date has b.en lixe 1 so til it it. will not clash wi'h those in the larger centres tin !? sing and ivcw Vear's Days, il afl'ords athletes who also wish to compete at Iho nec'e inipit taut meetings an opportunity of domg so. Mr l\ -I. Cuthhi'if, Chsuchill, ii the Urn. Secretary, with w lion eiitrii s must be made uet later than December 22;u1.

L'lio total quantity of milk suppled to the Te Awamutu creamery during November war 30,150 gallons, as against 23,032 for the corresponding month. ISOS, im inr.rc.-ise of 7124. The il tily supply is now 1200 gallons. 'lhe continued dry weather is diminishing the supply of milk. jlr C. A, Taylor, of tlio Rank of New Zealand, Te Awamutu, relumed f.om his visit to the Old Country on Thursday. He spent a few hours in Hamilton seeing his old friends and then passed on to Te Awamutu. Mr Taylor looks very well after his trip and as we month ned a few cays ago litis received greit benefit from the treatment of his eyes. .\ shocking mining accident happened at Gundiigai. A man named Wilson was crushed to death by a hill of earth. His mate, Wibb, was caught in the debris, and great efforts were made to extricate him but mullock and waler gradually rose and drowned the unfortunate man in (he presence of Ilia helplc-js comrades. Two miners, named Curren and Smith, have been found dead ill the Stoekton mine at, Newcastle. They are .supposed loliave been suffocated by white damp. The Government inspector fears there must be lire in the old workings, or that lite is gent rating, anil has closed the mine until a careful inspection has been nmlc. A Bill has been introduced into the Queensland Assembly to amend the Suppression of Gambling Act pissed last year. The princ : pal provisions are that it shall be unlawful to offer for sale any newspaper or other pub! cation containing an advcrliscmcnt relating in any way to lott.'ries. It shall also be unlawful to print or pibli.-h any notice as to the wheicibouts of any person carrying on gambling business outside of the colony. The postollicc may refuse to transit or deliver any pos'al matter refcrr'ng to gambling, and offenders are liable toil line of £IOO, or in default six months' imprisonment, or both line and imprisonment. Following up the suggestion made by Lord Brafscy some time ago, the Australasian .Steamship Owneis' Ass ciatioii is c snsidcring a scheme for training able seamen for the local iner-e-iii"rc" marine. The scheme lias not matured yet, hut it contemplates the reception of two youths on board eacli of the intercolonial steamers to be under the direct control of the capta'll and officers, and not to be put to menial work. They are to be received for one year, and as there tire 03 steamers in the intercolonial trade it is thought a superior class of seamen will thus be trained, and the status of the craft raised ; besides which the foreign element- now so prominent might be eliminated. A bluejacket of H.M.S. Katoomba, while on shore leave recently in Melbourne, sauntered into an hotel and proceeded to entertain a mixed company with vocal selections from ,; The Ueath of Nelson." At the conclusion of which he enquired of his audience individually as to what was their opinion of Britain's Naval Hero. One man's answer urs. satisfactory, but it was delivered in Anglo-French, whereupon Jack's prejudices were arcused and he pro.ceded to delivi r broadsides of choice language. Two Turks and a nondescript gathering of representatives of till nations endeavoured to s-.o'he his troubled mind, but they only made matters worse, for he tackled them indiscriminately and soon luul the floor of the hotel covered with the all-nation representatives. He then proceeded to pick them up, for the fun of knocking them down agti'n, when a wc'l-ai'tied lemonade bottle struck the valiant tar placing him hum-tie ttniilmt. end he was ultimately taken in hand by a representative of law and order. "When br< iifilil before the co-.irt to receive bis reward, Jack thus explained himself: " Well, see, it was like this—l did my duty. There they was, a Frenchy and Turkey, and what all, and I could not help sailing in. It was my duty and the scrap began. I knocked the stulliag out of them and slung 'em all over tha door. l\\ done my duty letter, but some traitor levelled me with a lemonade bottl'. Of eour-e you all know Itld my duly, now didn't I?" As the In noli could i or- punish a man too severely for only doing his duty, they lot our hero oil' with a 5s line. The, largo assemblage of parishioners and friends in All Saints' schtnlroom, Auckland, on Thursday evening, gave ample testimony, if any wore needed, of the e-teem in which both Canon and Mrs Odder arc hold hi the course of the evening manifest proof was afforded that the Rev. K. M. Cowie had greatly won the esteem of the. parishloners dining his sojourn in the parish as vicar in charge. llin Lordship the Primate was present. The chair was occupied by Mr 11. '.•'. Oswald, who was nipported' by members of the ves'ry. The pinccetliigs commenced with a selection by the orchestra, after which Mr A. lioardmau, as one of the oldest parishioners, tender, d a, hearty welcome to the Rev. Canon and Mrs (.'aider, expressing the general regret tit the unavoidable absence of Mrs L'ilMer through iline-s The vicar thanked those present for their cordial greetings, expressing the great pleasure of himself and wife lit being back among t them Mr .]. Ponsford then presented a handsome illuminated address and set of books to the Rev. K. M. Cowie. on behalf of the parishioners. These were followed by a souvenir in the form of a set of silver spoons and other n-eful articles, presented on behalf of the ladi.sof the | arish lo Mr Cowie, by Mr A. Ijiiardinan, who in a humorous speech sa : d the la He? made the presvu'a'ioii with a due regard to the time when Mr Cowie should enter the married s'ate. Amidst much laughter, a small child (lull .ippuarcd on the platl'o-in, staggering under the weicht i f a travelling-big as large as heiself, and Mr C. M. Caldor. in pre- n'ing it, explained licit, this was a gift from the infant i and their teachers. His Lorddiip the Primate raid he hoped both the vicar and his wife w. nil be judicious in the amount of work they undertook. He also expressed pleasure at the kind terms in which till the speakers had referred to his sou.— Hcald.