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Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 160, 22 July 1897, Page 2

During June IOGO persons arrived in the colony, and 12GG left, as again.-1 081 and 1275 respectively ill June, IS! Hi.

At the Hamilton Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning the sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated.

Mr Soddon and party left Dublin feu- Scotland cm Monday, and will probably emlarkat Briiulisi on the return journey on the 31st in.st.

Considerable interest is already being talu-n in the forthcoming election for councillors for the Borough of Hamilton, 'lltere are three vacancies to be filled, and in addition to the retiring members who intend seeking re-election, no less than four other aspirants to municipal office arc mentioned.

A meeting of the Oliaupo School Committee was held in the-_ Council Chambers, on Monelay evening last. Theie were present : Messrs R. Meats (chairman), T. Prince, C. Ranch, Otabin and Kusabs. Several small accounts were passed for payment. Mr Bagnall was nominated for a scat on the Education Hoard.

The usual meeting of the Patcrangi Mutual Improvement Class and also a meeting of the Mallei of Hope was lo have been held em Saturday, but both fell through owing te> the inclemency of the weather. The storm, which has been pretty severe during the p;ist week, has not done any damage in this neighbourhood.—(Patcrangi Correspondent).

At the meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday the Selection Committee made the following recommendations which are of interest in this district :—Miss S. -V Carter to be sewing mistress at Te M:ita School ; Miss .). Morn on to be assistant teacher at Kihikihi, vice Miss Harper ; a eeitilieatcel expupil teacher to be appointed to Kitnihia ami Te Rau-a-moa.

A matter that requires the attention of the railway workmen is the level crossing on the main road near the Hamilton West station. 'I he late heavy rains have washed a consideiublc amount el' the gravel near the rails away, and the eoust<|uence is that a very nasty jolt is caused in crossing. No doubt, now th;it attention has been called to this place-, it will soon be- repaired.

Wo regret to record the death of an old Waikato settler in the person of Mr Philip Bonel, of Te Awamutu, at the ripe old i.ge: of 85 years, at the resilience of his son. The deceased gentleman has lived with hi.- son for some years past, ami was a genera! favourite with a large circle of fiieuels. His funeral, which was largely attended, was held on Tee day afternoon, the service being eenducte.il by Rev. E. AI. Cowic, Diocesau Missionary.

The Hamilton Borough Foreman is at present engaged ill putting in a drain along the roadway Irenting Dr. Brewis' propci ty, ami connecting with the drain crossing the road at the saleyards. This work was passeel at a recent meeting of the Council, ai.el is neees.-ary to remove the storm water lodging in Mr Kiear's property. This drain when completed should also be of considerable advantage t<> the rind adjacent, which now lie- very wet alter rain.

During the past two clays Mr Thus. Kiik, registrar e>f claims under the Old Age Pension Act ot last session, has been holding quite a levy at the Court House, Hamilton, those who have made application 1. r the registration of their claim- having lo attend to complete the necessary formalities. A large number have taken advantage of the opportunity for registering, and should any grants be made this p.irt of the colony will have a large number of recipients.

Our Oliaupo correspondent writes :—1 have been requested by some: parties to draw the attention of the County Council to the bad state of the leiael between Oliaupo and Te- Awamutu, anil tei suggest the employment tt a surfaceman, to rill up some of the holes iiinl ruts, and clean out the watertables. Although man} people may not think it, fern with a good coating eif clay, makes a veiy good tilling for wheel ruts. A little attention now may save cou.-uler able e.xpi afterw aids.

A meeting of creditors in the Rev. Mr Bispham's estate, was held in Messrs Soiller ami Co.'s store, at Oliaupo, on Tuesday last, at I 1 o'clock. The business was to consider the bankrupt's public examination and the Crown t.olicitoi's opinion therenn, together with that of Mr \V. F. Ibicklan'd. It was unanimously resolved to instruct the Official Assignee to take action for the recovery e I the preference payments, the creditors guaranteeing the Assignee's costs. The Assignee was also instructed to oppose the bankrupt's discharge

Tim working bee at the Hamilton Lake Reserve yesterday was soniowhal inleifered with by the interest taken by the residents in Ihe lirst ass. mbly of the newly-enrolled .Mounted Infantry Corps referred to elsewhere, Notwithstanding thw, however, a pany ol live turned up, and some useful work was done in Ihc way ol dealing and markint! oil' proposed direction of paths, and selecting suitable sites as u aural grand stand for obtiiillilig the best views of the lake anil surrounding sceiiciy, In the course of the afternoon vaiious suggestions were made for further enlisting tin: interest of the public, notably amongst these, that the ladies ol Hamilton should be a-ked to form a committee to make sug sessions in laying oil' tin- grounds and

'<. attend and piovide light refreshments during the Wednesday ail.■rnoens. A C'u i.liable area will soon be ready for "" ; plough and for the permanent laying lll ' Wl > in iumss, and as regards this portion i.l ih«- uoiU W( . ;,,,. pleated to hoar I bat Mr M .„,,,_ lll( , secretary, has already obtained promises' of linnneiiil a sistauco t,, L | lc extent of some £l2 towards this object.

Flections to fill extraordinary va •r.neiis in the Newcastle ai d Wnito.i l;,a,| hoards will lie held on the Glli and 12th August respietively. The dates for receiving nominations of candidates are notified in our advertising columns.

The golf caddies of St. Andrew's have, it seems, many temptations to indulgence ill alcoholic liquor?, and some of them succumb, e-pcoially as they have a good deal of leisure. Dr. A. R. H. lloyd told a reeeiit visitor a story, which appears in the April Sunday Magazine, of a eaddie who reeled forward to his employer at the Club House. The gentleman reproved him for his conduct, and aided," book v hat a bad example yen are setting to your family ! " '" You're quite richt," replied the caddie, " but see what my example has done. A' my sous are teetotallers ! " At the annual meeting of the Sydney Chamber of Ci nunercc the President's address strongly condemned State interference between employers and employees. While there might be reason for' legally defining a day's work, or enforcing "early closing, the proposal to take away by Act of Parliament the liberty of two or more persons entering into a contract was a different matter. Once such a course was adopted there was no telling where such legislation would end. It was no part of Parliament's duty to interfere with anybody and everybody, or shut down private enterprise.

Japan has sent an interesting visitor to England, the fair and fascinating -Miss Ike Pore Uittogag. She is eight feet high, weighs 25 stone, is well proportioned very wealthy, and "highly" accomplished. An ungalhuit historian with a mania for detail declares the solo of her foot to measure 17 inches, while the palm of her hind is 13 inches broad. She confesses to thirty-two summer.-, takes life easily, and is still heart free. The conquest of such a heart as .Miss BittoML''.-, says the Sun, is no common matter ; is obviously one of those big undertakings which can only be accomplished by Love's Cffisais or Napoleons.

As there seems to bo some doubt ill the minds of many people as to the dignity conferred by appointment lo the Privy Council, we think it well to explain the position Privy Councillois take in the onl. r of precedency. They rank :ifter the Knights of the Garter before the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and before the Chief Justice and the younger sons of Karons. The distinction therefore which Her Majesty has conferred upon the Colonial Premiers is greater than that of any order of Knighthood, with I he exception of that ot the: Carter, it carries with it the title of Right Honourable, a vey much higher dignity than Sir. Privy Councillois number about 250, and included in the ranks aic all the Hoyi'.l Dukes, the leading nobles of the Empire, and men who have particularly distingui.-heel themselves in the public service.

.Mr Isaac Coiitcs, of Hamilton, semis us the following for publication : In your last issue Capt. Steele gives two remarkable instances of longevity in the parish he was born in, but 1 think 1 can go one better from the district were I first saw light ; for in Bolton churchyard near Richmond, Yorkshire, near the main entrance to the church, is a tombstone to the memory of Henry Jenkins, who was lorn in the village of Kllcrtou, in the parish of I'olton, in the vear 1500, and died December Litli, IG7O, aged 111!) vcars. He was at the battle of Floddeniield, 1011, a boy old enough to take a horse load of arrows to Northallerton, while a larger boy took them on to the army. It is said he to swim the liver Swale after he. was 100 years old. I ma)- also say that there is now living in Swaledale, Yorkshire, or was a few weeks ayo, an old lady 110 years old.

The Christian Endeavour Society, UuniiPon, on Tuesday evening, was largely attended, owing to the visit of Mr \V. 11. Smith, of Auckland, ami Sister Francis, of the Door of Hope, An. kland. The meeting was presided over by Mr Smith, who takes considerable interest in any Christian or Philanthropic dibits for the uplifting of mankind. An address was given by Sister Francis, in which she enumerated various incidents illustrative of the woik Icing done for ihe risen ng of the friendless and fallen. Some of the worst cases in town have beer, re.-cueel through the agencies of this home, seventy women having already been admitted since its establishment; of these IS have been ii'sti red to tri-nds, 2S are now in pood situations, 10 in the home, and 13 left of their own accord. One woman, now- in charge c>f Sister Francis, who appealed for help seme time .ego, has been convicted 170 times and spent 20 years in gaol. facts such as these should arouse the sympathy of all our readeis, and as a parcel e.f clothes is being c( Heeled by the cndeavourcrs, we trust as many as have: any edd gaiments to spue will a>-ist this noble cause by leaving the same at Mr N. K. Con's drapery establishment. (ieorge Julian Harvey, the last Sllivivorof the leaileis of the Chartist movement, now in his eightieth year, was recently interviewed. Five out of the six points contended for by the Chartists have: practically been conceded for some considerable time. 'I he qticsti n was put lo him whether, in view of all the zeal the agitation enlisted, he was utile satisfied with the: actual gains. " Less then than now," responded the edd agitator. '' More than half a century has passed over my he-ad, and length of year- makes tiller the perspective to my reflecting mind. I have since eiiinc to believe iii 'freedom broadening down from precedent to precedent," and 1. can conceive of more barm being done by a rapid suei.es.'imi of extreme changes than by the existence of some grave evils for a time longer. There is a phra.se- ' Evolution, not. revolution'; and it the whole Chartist programme had been imp.used upon the country before thepeople were educated up to rightly applying it, yet worse abuses might have ri suited than those it was sought to remove. 1 do not say that some import ant changes might not have beneficially taken place earlier But there is no gainsaying the advantage ot a full and free discussion in the country luforehand, so that inch's ni'iids may be familiarised with a question in all its bearings, and learn intelligently to apply the new law."

The Napier School Committor' have passed the following resolution : " That in order to inculcate a spirit of patriotism throughout our schools arrangements be made by which at stated intervals, during school hours, the Briti.-h or New Zealand Hag he introduced and properly saluted by the pupils." The mover of the resolution .-aid there was no doubt p.itrio ism was sadly lacking amongst the school children, and such a course as he had suggested might do something towards inducing the hoys to have a proper regard lor the tie- of their country. At present many ot the boys did not even know tin. colour of the Hag, nor the meaning of it. One member dissented from tin: motion, be said, as a strong democrat. What they did in America had nothing to do with New Zealand, H was a democratic age and all were not of the same way of thinking. He concluded by ejaculating " l»"t for Heaven's sake let us not make patriotism compulsory, another membur said it was as much the: duty ol the committee to teach the children loyalty to the Umpire as other things. Another member said to a certain exleit bis sympathy was with the resolution, though he recognised that it opened the way to a certain amount ot discontent among parents, lie thought tilt: spirit of patriotism might be brought about by means of lectures or the study ol history,

The following may be of service to some of our 'cyclists who sometimes expedience inconvenience through having punctures in their tyres which are too minute to locate : —Take a quantity of coar.se molasses sugar, and thin it down to the consistency of thick glue with warm water. Take out the valve, put in as much as you think necessary, refix ami inflate. Then spin the win el round rapidly for a few minutes. My these means the liquid is spread over the inner surface of the tube ami the holes are sealed. No air will escape after this becomes dry.