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Waikato Argus, Volume II, Issue 115, 3 April 1897, Page 2

On our fourth page, is printed a report of yesserday's meeting of the Kirikiriroa Road Board, the balancesheet of tne Hamilton branch of the St. John Ambulance Society, as well as other matter. Sir -John and Lady Hall are passengers for England by the Gothic. The season for shooting native game has been definitely fixed to commence on the 17th inst. The acceptance of the services of the King's College cadet corps, Auckland, has been gazetted. Friday, Saturday and Monday, the 16th, 17th and 19th April, are gazetted public holidays. All the candidates on fhe moderate ticket have been returned members of the Thames Licensing District. The Ballance statue in Parliament grounds, Wellington, is to bo unveiled by the Premier ou Tuesday. An English mail via Suez, per s.s. Tasmania, will be despatched from Waikato by the early train on Monday. The Rev. J. J. Mather will pi each at Tuhikaramea, Paterangi and Te Awainutu on Sunday, and Mr Wm. Bamford, evangelist, will conduct the services in Trinity Wesleyan Church, Hamilton. The Railway Department notify that for the Easter Holidays the usual excursion tickets at 2d and Id per mile for Ist and 2nd respectively, will be issued from 14th to 19th inst., available up to and including 4th May. ' The following is a comparative statement of the cost of administering the Licensing Acts in the Borough of Hamilton for the three years coded 31st March, 1593 and 1807, respectively : Three years ended 31st M>rch, 1593' £l3 13s ; three years ended 31st March, 1807, £72 3s 3d. We believe the present system was udvoea'ed as being economical, but we fail to see wbere it comes in. On the Ist inst. the railway authorities changed the name of the Mangawhara .station on the Rotcrua line to Hinuera. This alteration is likely to cause some little inconvenience for a time, as the post-olliee officials at Hamilton, at anyrate, have not been notified of the change of name, and yesterday they did not know where to forward a letter bearing the new address. However, after interviewing the writer, th'y agreed to send the letter to the postmaster at Mangawhara, ami ask him if he knew " where he are." We often hear of exceptionally good yields of grain and other farm produce, but, as a rule, it is an estimate only, and as such not reliable. Some oat crops of the season just passed have been estimated for chatting purposes up to three tons to the acre, and we have heard of one instauce whrrc a wager was made as to the weight of chaff from a crop off one acre. Every precaution therefore was taken to get at a true result, v. hich we are informed exceeded by about two hundredweight the three ton-;. The crop was grown by Mr LeQcesnc on an acre in Hamilton East. Messrs Hall Bros., solicitors, of Invcrcargill, acting on behalf of several contributors in the J. G. Ward Farmers' Association (Ltd.), have made application for tiro examination of the Hon. .7. G. Ward (lately chairman of directors of the company), Mr John Fisher (lately manager of the eompttny), Mr Robert Albert Anderson (lately secretary of'the company). Mr J. Ewart Hannah (lately auditor of the company), Mr William Watson (president of the Hank of New Zealand), and Mr George Atkinson Birch (lately manager of the Colonial Bank at Invcrcargill). The application has been granted. What might have been a serious accident happened to Mr and Mrs Robinson on Sunday last. They weredri/iug to Rotorua, and when a tew miles from Galatea the horse kicked out suddenly and struck Mrs Robinson on the forehead, cutting her very badly. Mr Robinson bound up the cut and came back to Galatea for assistance, when Mr and Mrs W. Wylie went in a trap and brought Mis Robinson back to Galatea and <lres«ed the cut. It was at first thought the injury was very serious, but after resting a tew days Mrs Robinson was able to resume the journey to Rotorua. (Rotorua Correspondent). A good number attended the last quarterly meeting over which the Rev. Mr Mather presided, in connection with the Hamiltoii-Te Awainutu Wesleyan Circuit. The rev. gentleman s-aid in his opening remarks, that it gave him great pleasure to say that during the three years he had resided among them, and at the several meetings ho had presided over, he had always the cordial help and .support of the office-bearers, for which he felt very grateful, and every meeting had passtd olf without the slightest unpleasantness, and he hoped the same support and cordia'ity would be extended to his successor, the Rev. John Hosking, D.D. He was glad to say. and thanked God, that the circuit would have a small credit balance, ami such a thing had never been known since the circuit was formed. He thanked the brethren for their kind expressions and wishes on behalf of himself and famby, and assured them they and the Waikato people generally woul 1 always have a warm place in his heart. The meeting closed with prayerand praise.

The team to represent Te Awamutu against Taupiri to-day, ar Hamilton, to decide the championship, will be composed of the following players : Singleton, Case, Ulackett, Griffith, Park, Webster, Potts, Conn, and liowden (3). Mr John Devitt, of Hamilton, desires to sincerely thank Dr. Kenny and the nursing staff of the Waikato Hospital for the care and attention bestowed upon his son during his late fatal illness, and also those who attended the funeral. In order to prevent dissatisfaction at children from small schools having to compete for scholarships against tliose attending schools with a large teaching staff, the Wellington Board of Education proposes to classify them on the of attendance. A man named Josoph Scarley, a gardener, was found dead in the vinery of Mr Parker, Aine.y Road, Auckland. It appears that Mr Parker was in the habit of using hydrocyanic acid iir hi* vinery, and instructed deceased how to use it. It is supposed that the man became overpowered by the fumes of the acid. Capt. Kielly, of the s.s. Gothic, who was injured in consequence of alighting from a train when in motion at Rakaia, has been summoned for the offence against the by-laws. The accused, who was to leave for Kngland yesterday, asserts that he was under the impression the train was stationary, and has left the matter in the hands of a solicitor. At a meeting of St. Peter's vestry, HamiUon, yesterday afternoon, among otiicr matters it was decided to issue a circular letter to all the paii.shioners reminding them of the spec.al offertories on Faster Sunday, for the purpose of payinn off the parish debt, -ome £BS, aud asking aU who are unable to attend chinch, to assist in this object by forwarding fclnir contributions to the treasurer. Mrs Hope, wife of Mr .Joseph W. Rope, a settler in Stokes Valley, Wellington, her stepdaughter, and a little child, were found drowned in the Ifutt River to-day. Mis Hope had driven her husband to the railway station, on his way to Webiugton, aud win returning home with her stepdaughter and child, when, it is supposed, the horse jibbed and backed the cart into the river. Messrs F. VV. Lang and VV. H. Herries, M.H.R., wore passengers tor Auckland by the express train yesterday. They will leave Onehuaga m the Government steamer Tutanekai for Wellington at 10 a in. to-morrow. In conversation with Mr Ling yesterday, he said that if opportunities arose he would ask whether it was intended to iutroduee a Reet Sugar Bill this session, and from the Krcat interest he has always taken in this subject, we are sure he will do all in his power to further it. The Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club have again arranged for a visit from some members of the Auckland Clubs during the Easter holidays. On Saturday. 17th, a series of matches wdll be played against representatives of the West End Club, and on Monday the local players will have a match with a team from the Auckland Club. The local members are all practising hard, nn.l, as usual, they should bo able to give a good account of themselves with the visitors. We understand the Wes; End players will meet the Ngarnawahia Club on Good Fritkiy. " A Teacher" writes, drawing the attention of the management of the Cambridge Chrysanthemum Society to the fact that as their show this year will be held during the Faster holidays there is not likely to be much competition iu the classes set aside for school children. The various exhibits have to be prepared under the supervision of the teachers, aud at this time many of them will be away for the holidays. It will be a great pity if there is not good competition in these classes, as they have become a feature of the show, and have proved a great uttriction in the past. No doubt now that the committee's attention has been drawn to the matter tht-y will be able to make some alteration in their rubs bearing on tlrs point. Yesterday afternoon a horse bar-' nesscd to a bolted from Whata whata along the Hamilton Road. He had proceeded about two miles, when Mr Lirnmer met him. He endeavoured to stop his mad career, but failed. He thou started in pursuit, and riding c:ose alongside the horse, succeeded in seizing the bridle, and by main strength, combined with gooil horsemanship aud pluck, succeeded in bringing the animal to a standstill, and had him back in Whata* whata in a very short time ; no damage having occurred to buggy, horse or liarlies". The owner gives Mr Lirnmer the lmdiest praise for bis pluck aud skill, and accorded him his hearty thanks. The Rev. W. 11. Wilson (writes our To Awamutu correspondent) conducted his farewell service in the Waikato West ou Thursday last in St. John's Anglican Church, Te Awamutu. There was a very large congregation. At the close of the service the " parson " said a few word;* in connection with his late p irish, aud said he would not look upon cliat as his farewell service i.s he would endeavour to conic over and minister amongst his old friends now aud again. Mr James Mandeno (our local lay-reader) then came forward, and, after a few suitable remarks, on behalf of St. John's Vestry, presented Mr Wilson with a gold watch chain. To-morrow (Sunday) there will be service at 8 a.m. and 7 p in. in St. John's. The Rev. Mr English will preach on both occasions. In another column will be found the advertisement of the Cambridge Chrysanthemum Society's sixth annual exhibition, which promises m all respects to equal, if not excel its predecessors. The special prizes and others arc good, whilst the quantity and quality of the exhibits arc very promising. A great feature of the show will be the number of new varieties, some rf which are known to be amongst the finest in the world. Indeed, Madame Carnot, which is one of the new ones, is without question the premier whit-; of the world. The large vases, of 25 show blooms each, will be a .sight in themselves, for there will he eight vases in competition, and one of them will be 25 Madame Jarnots. The management continues m the hands of the old lomni it tee, strengthened by one experienced fl ral exhibitor, which is a guarantee thnt the public will be well catered for. It has always been hold that before the best results can be obtained in the Home markets with our dairy produce winter dairying must be pursued, and ere Ions; no doubt the farmers iu this district will have to accept the inevitable and follow this course. In order to do this tonic alteration will have to be made in the treatment of cattle during the winter, both in the wny of providing suitable food and also shelter during that season. In our comparatively mild climate the latier point can easily be met, but it is on the question of feed that our farmers will need particularly to improve. Of course, tliL-re arc various substances which can lie used with advantage for winter food. but, judging from the experience of practical men, one of the best is linseed oil cake, the use of which not only increases llie quantity but also the quality of the milk. It is not only to dairy cows, however, that this food can be given with good results, as the testimonials reci ived by the New Zealand Drug Company will show tint stock of all ages and classes appear to thrive on it. This company arc now offering the linseed oil cake at ,£S eer ton, and will forward a sample bag for 12s,

The committee of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers' Association liavo draftee] a Bill providing that it be an offence lo bring Bpplcs infected with codlin moth to an uninfected district, or to expose infected apples for sale therein. Mr John Holmes, of Wellington, has addressed a meeting of business men regarding the opening of fresh markets for New Zc'alaud fhx, laying stress on the necessity for Government gradins.'. A motion was passed, urging the Government to do its utmost to assist the movement. Che Surveyor-Gonenvl has returned to Wellington from an inspection of the eoaeli road now being made between Stratford and the mouth of the Poro-n-torao tunind, on the North Is'aud Main Trunk Railway. The road, which is being worked on the co-opera-tive principle, has been formed for a distance of nearly SO miles, and about 44 miles yet require to be done to complete it. The men, who are making good progress, number 70, and the Surveyor General expresses himse'f pleased with the way in which the work is being done. Until the road is taken up to the tunuel, a regu'ar railway service will not be initiated. At present the train only runs as far as the end of the line whenever provisions anil tnateria's are required for the camp. At the Wellington Education Hoard meeting on Wednesday, there was a discus-ion on the Dunedin Woineu's League's resolution demanding equal piy for women. The Chairman said to do this they must reduce tin men's salaries, or get an increased grant from the Government. They had applied to the Department and been told that ro provision tor teacher's salaries could be mule except from the capitation grant. .Several members considered the male teachers were entitled to higher salaries than women,but Mrs Young warmly protested against this. Her experience was that women wer; just as yo-jd as tn n, and entitled to be paid accotdingly, but she admitted it was a question ot finance, and the Board had no money to do it with. The communication was noted as received, but n> resolution was passed. The expenditure of the Board during the year was £49,324, of which £34,996 went in teachers' salaries, and £6322 in buildings. __________,