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Waikato Argus, Volume I, Issue 71, 19 December 1896, Page 2

Mr Wm. Perceval is reported to be progressing as favourably as can be expected. The usual ball is announced to be held in the Whatawhata Hall ou New Year's night. The Rev. Mr Mather will preach in Trinty Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, on Sunday morning. The Post-oflice at Pukotutu (Inland Mokau) has been closed, and a new oflicc opened at Poroaterao. Parsons, the cyclist, has lowered the mile record. Raced by two quadra cycles, ho cut out the distance in lin 53=1. A limelight entertainment will be given in the Wesleyan Church, Cam bridge, on Wednesday next, 23rd Decern ber, in aid of the Sunday-school funds. The Waikato Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club have issued tilth programme for the meeting to be held at Hamilton on 20th January. Entries close on the Kith prox. In the handicaps for the Hamilton Athletic Club's Meeting for BoxingDay, J. Wright's name was omitted in the 440 Yards. He has been allotted IS yards in this event. The programme for the lvihikihi Sports Meeting, to be held on New Year's Day, appear on our third page. Entries for the handicap events close on he 2Sth inst. at 8 pm. Mr Knox will hold his "Christmas Sale" on Thursday next, 24th inst., when in addition to the usual entries, he will offer a lot of furniture on account of Mi Pye, of Lichfield. A telegram from Wellington received last night says : Ministers have beeir in Cabinet during the past two days, but so far as can be ascertained only Departmental work has been done. By advertisement it is announced that the Rev. R. F. McNicol, of St, James' Presbyterian Church, Auckland, will take both services at Trinity Pre.sbytciinn Church, Cambridge, to morrow (Sunday). In the Victorian Assembly the second reading of the Bill reducing the number of members was carried by 40 to 21, or two less than the statutory majority required. The Bill, therefore, will be dropped. Encouraging reports arc made as to the decrease of the tick pest in Queensland, which is disappearing from old infected districts, and its spread is also arrested by dipping operations, which are proving vcty effective. Two English mails close at the Hamilton Post-office at 1.30 p.m. todiy one via Suez and the other via Monte Video. Owing to the Christmas holidays the 'Eiisco mail this month will close at Hamilton ou Thursday next, at 7 p.m. We remind those interested of the meeting to be held on Monday evening, at the Commercial Hotel, Hamilton, to make arrangements for holding the annual Horticultural Show. A good attendance is requested, as the time is running on. On Thursday the railway authorities ran a special train as a school excursion from Eotorua as far as Putaruru. Between 200 and 300 adults and children took advantage of the delightful weather to make the trip, and a jolly day was spent beneath the shade of the wattle plantation. The native brass band livened things considerably by playing a number of choice selections. Miss Sage, who has been a member of Sr. Peters' choir at Hamilton for some years, was on Thursday evening presented with a very pretty Russian leather music portfolio from her fellow members of the choir. The presentation was made by the Vicar and Mrs Murray, acting conductor, on behalf of the choir. Miss Sage has always taken an active part in the church music, and her departure will cause a blank which it will be hard to fill. Yesterday forenoon a young child named Seymour Drury, about four years of age, son of Mr James Drury of The Mill Farm, near Hamilton, was admitted into the Waikato District Hospital. The little chap was climbing a tree, when he lost his hold and fell to the "round, a distance of 10 feet or so, breaking his left arm at the elbow. The little chap was very cheerful under his accident and in a short time will be all right again. The paddocks round about Tauwhare and Morrinsville bear a remarkably fresh appearance when compared with those in the vicinity of Hamilton, clearly showing that that district has been specially favoured in the way of rain. During the last few days scrub fires have been traversing the open country between Tauwhere and Morrinsville, and several bridges on this road have bad a narrow escape. The file actually charred one, but the timely arrival of a passing traveller averted the danger. By Thursday morning's train Mr and Mrs W. K. Cartel' left Cambridge for' Devonport, where they now intend to live, Mr Carter having been the successful tenderer for the conveyance of the mails in that neighbourhood. Mr Carter is well-known throughout the district, having been connected with it for over 20 years, and dining that time he has made many friend?. Mr W. T. Cnrr takes over Mr Carter's Waikato business, and as he by his genial manner has made himself a. general favourite, he will, we doubt not, soon become us popular as his predecessor. A peculiar case came before the Supreme Court, Dunedin. Some years ago a tradesman when entering on new business decided to settle some property on his wife in ease reverses overtook him. Instead of going to a lawyer he asked an accountant to prepare a document. His friend copied out the framework of a deed in his possession, filling it up witii new nanus and figures, and it was duly signed without being read. On coining across the document the other day the tradesman found that instead of th: property being made over to his wife, it. was placed wiih trustees with a life interest to the. wife, and a number of other conditions. An action was brought on hist Thursday to rectify the deed, but on the Judge's .suggestion it was decided to nullify it. The railway arrangements for the Christmas and New Year holidays are now announced, and they arc not by any means suited to the convenience of the public as in the past The only alteration in the passenger train set vices in this district is that a special will "".n to Auckland on Christmas live, timed as follows ; Paeroa, 2.30 p.m. ;Te Aroha, 3.30; Morrinsville, 420 ; Cambridge, -I 20 ; Ruakuru, 5 ; Erank'on, 5.25 ; llnntly, ti 25 ; arriving at Auckland at 0.30 p.m. Excursion tickets at the usual rates of 2d per mile first, and Id per mile second, wil' be issued from Monday next, 21stinst., to January 2nd, available for return up to and including February 2nd, 1S!I", and these may be extended for a- fortnight on the ordinary condition. Considerable disappoint i cut. and inconvenience will be felt at their: being no usual late train up from Auckland on Christmas Eve, or any early train to Auckland enabling people to reach Ellershe in time for the races on Boxing-Day. Effort s are being made in Auckland to gel the late train from Auckland on Chiistmas Eve, and wc hope they may ho successful.

In our last issue in connection with the Installation of Mr W. Dty as Mayor of Hamilton, we stated that it was Mr Dey's third year of office. Tins was a mistake, as Mr Dey has completed three years in the Mayoral chair, and on Wednesday commenced his fourth. The"arrivals in the colony during November were 1886, as against 834 persons who departed. 1141 came from New South Wales, Mo from Victoria, and 201 from the United Kingdom. 543 left for New South Wales, 111 for Victoria, and 72 for the United Kingdom. There were no Chinese arrivals, while 11 took their departure. A very enjoyable picnic was held among the pupils of the Hamilton Presbyterian Sunday - school in the Church grounds yesterday, when an enjoyable day was spent. Games of various kinds were indulged in, and an ample supply of refreshments were provided. Among those assisting in tli3 amusement of the. young folks were the Revs. Mitchell and Boss, Messrs Murray and Gardiner and Misses Murray and Neilson.