The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE Proprietor. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1897.

Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 212, 20 November 1897, Page 2

The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE Proprietor. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1897.

The programmes tor the Otorohangi ami Whatawhuta annual raves, to be held on 21st December and Ist January respectively, will be found on our third page tins morning.

The date of the (Salvation Army wedding at Hamilton, has been fixed for December slh, and not the date previously announced by us in error. An advertisement will appear shortly. Clements, who is under arrest in Dunedin charged with the murder of his wife, is in the Hospital, where a constable is always in charge of him. lie is rapidly recovering from his self-inflicted wounds, anil is now considered out of danger. The Christchurch branch of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers have unanimously revolved to asl; the (.Sovcrnincut to i xempt members of the. society from the Classification Act, and thai the Government should be amenable to the awards of the Conciliation Board and Arbitration Court. Mr \V. J. Hunter's unreserved sale of sheep, cattle, horses, implements, furniture, etc , at Mr Faton's, Hantapu, tabes place on Wednesday next. In iking the date Mr Hunter regrets that lie overlooked the fact that the Hamilton Flower Show falls on the same day.

The Hamilton Town Band will play the following selections this evenin" at S o'clock in Victoria-street, Hamilton :- -March, " Magolica " ; polka, "Cordon Valley"; euphonium solo, "The Amateur"; valsc, "Flower of Australia " ; schottische, "Nightingale"; fantasia, " Amanda " : march, " St. Alban's " ; galop, " VVoodhousc " ; fantasia, " The Favourite."

Mr 10. Eugster, of Auckland, will be in Hamilton to-day and .Monday, and will show his magnificent collection of transparent coloured views through revolving stereoscopes, whose powerful lenses bring the pictures out in wonderful life-like relief. The collection comprises copies of famous paintingsof events in the life of Our Saviour,Round the World Inhibition, anil New Zealand through Swiss spectacles. -Mr Fugster has engaged Mr J. liettlny's shop for his exhibition, and will be open both during the day and evening. The price of admission is only threepence and children half-price. As the charge for adin ission is so reasonable, we feci sure he will be well patronised, as the pictures are well worth stein;.'.

The ordinary meeting of the Piako County Council will be held at the County Office, Te Aroha, on Wednesday, 24th inst., at 11 o'clock. We hear that Mr Eci. Allen, of Pukckura, has brought his fat bullock home again, with the intention of showing him ar.ain next. year. Mr Allen was urged to do this by the judges and some friends from the liawera district, as in their opinion the animal under notice, showed !0 much quality and symmetry, that it would be a pity not to let him appear again in the show ring. The annua! examination of our school (writes our Karamn correspondent) by Mr Dickinson, took place on Wednesday, the result being pleasing alike to the parents nod to the teacher, Mr D. Jenkuis, only two scholars failing to pass their standards. Some of the children, who were able to attend regularly, passul most creditably ; among them being Mi-s Louie Boss. As showing Mr .Jenkins' ability to push his scholars on if'.hey attend regularly, Mr Finlayson's daughter, Alice, has just passed the 6th standard at 13 years of age, having taken a standard each year for the past three years, under Mr Jenkins. Not bad for country children who have to walk several miles to school ! Mr Dickinson also expressed himself well pleased with the progress made by the sewing classes, which have been taken over by Mrs Jenkins during the past year.

Our Sydney correspondent writes : —The death of the Dnchess of Teok has once more raised the question—What is a successful operation ? She, like Covernor Duff, was operated upon widi the best surgical skill available. In each case the operation was "successfully" performed, and in each case the patient died. What was the success achieved ? This is a very important question, and should receive an authoritative and categoiie.il answer. The common impression at present is that, an operation is not '• successful " unless it is fatal. This must surely bo an error, and the sooner it is shown to be so the bet I or. There is the more necessity for some enlightenment or, the subject, because doctors themselves seem to be in doubt about it. One of them, for instance, wrote a gruesome essay the other clay on Pruritus ffecnnili -the itch for using the knife. This i* a matter which conic bom-' lo a large number of patients, and it needs ventilation.—H.B. Herald.

One of the finest buildings in Parnell, and one which would compare favourably with similar establishments in the city, has just been completed at the corner of Muiukau Road and St. Stephen's Av.nuo (opposite Bishops Court) for Mr B. J. M. Kemp, the wellknown merchant tailor and mercer, whose business has increased so largely that he was compelled to provide more than dcutle the aeeonimodaton he had last year. Mi Kemp has added a family draper and millinery department to his business, which is m charge of Mr Thos. Queree. Mr Kemp has now a window frontage of 120 feet, which is admirably adapted for the display of his goods. Me=srs R Keal and Sons were the architects, and Mr W. J. Smith, of Poitsonby, the contractor for the building. The various departments, workrooms, offices, etc., have been conveniently arranged, so as to form a compact suite all under the proprietor's immediate supervision from his private office. We refer our readers to Mr Kemp's adveitisement to Waikato residents, which appears in another column.