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Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 159, 20 July 1897, Page 2

The first parade of tin; Waikato Mounted Infantry will take place at the Volunteer Hail, Hamilton, to-morrow afternoon.

We remind those interested of the working bee to lie held, weather permitting, at the Hamilton Lake to-morrow afternoon. Intending co-operators are requested to bring with them the necessary tool--', such as fern hooks, grubbers, and spades.

Yesterday an old Maori woman, named Mary, well - known in past years on the Wuipa as the wife of I it t Wharemania (now also deeeaseed) died at the native settlement at Tangiratl. 'I he body will ho interred at the Maori Cemetery at Taupiri tomorrow.

Aneiifc, the oldest man of inoilorn times, Captain Steele writes : —ln Shil'ual Church, Shropshire, near the place of my birth, there are memorials to William Walklcy, baptised May Ist, 1500, and buried at Admaston, November 28th, 1711, aged 12-1 years ; and also to Mary, wife of Joseph Yates, who died August 7th, 1770, aged 127 years, and who '"anied her third husband at the age of ninety.uvo.

A meeting of the Pukekura Road Bo,id will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Cambridge, on Saturday next, at 3.30 p.m. Wc understand the business to be transacted is of an important nature. A meeting of the members of the Waikato Hunt Club is convened for Saturday next, 24th inst., at 3 p.m. at the National Hotel, Cambridge, for the purpose of arranging date, programme, etc., for the Hunt Club raecs. We remind those interested of the clearing sale to be held by Mr W. J. Hunter on account of Mr H. J. Saulsbury, Ngaruawahia, to-morrow (Wednesday) at 12 o'clock, when the whole of his live and dead stock will be offered without reserve.

The steamer Wainui arrived in Wellington on Saturday afternoon. The Wainui's injury is mainly on the port side, where some of the plates have started, but she is making very little water, which her pumps can easily keep down. The remainder of her coat will be discharged, after which she will be taken on the slip for repairs.

It is getting about time the dis tricts around Cambridge formed drainage boards, for there is continually trouble with people who fancy they are having other people's water turned upon their land. The Cambridge Board appears likely to have another lawsuit on hand shortly re drainage, and we learn the Pukekura Board is threatened with two actions of a similar nature.

The usual church social in connection with St. John's, Te Awamutu, took place ia the Town Hall on Thursday evening last Owing to the wretohed state of the weather, the attendance was very poor. As it was decided at the beginning of the season that these socials would bt held, bad weather or not, those few who ventured out had a few dances, etc., and seemed to enjoy themselves.—(Own Correspondent). In another column will be found an advertisement from Mrs Breakell, announcing that her dancing class will be held every Saturday evening, also that instruction will be given to children every Saturday afternoon ac 3 o'eloek. Although the notice was short, the opening night was very well attended, and (is those wishing to learn will find this an excellent opportunity for initiation into the mysteries of the waltz, no doubt the number of pupils will increase rapidly. Some little time since there was in the Auckland Herald a notice in a letter from its Louden correspondent that Miss Willson, a musical composer of no mean order, from Now Zealand had arrived in the city. Wc thought the notice referred to Miss E. Willson, who lately left Cambridge, and we are pleased to learn we were not mistaken. A mouth or two befote she left the Waikato Miss Willson noticed the Musical Herald, published by Messrs Curwen, of London, offered a prize for the best musical composition. She forwarded one and, on arriving in London, was gratified to find she had been awarded first prize. We are sure her friends will be pleased to hear of her success, for it is a great honour to be first on the list when competing against the thousands in the British Isles.