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Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 231, 6 January 1898, Page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Whatawhata Racing Club is convened for Saturday eveniug next, at the Whatawhata Hotel, at 8 p.m. A large attendance is desirable. The supply of milk at the Hamilton creamery for the last month wa* 31,594 gallons from 30 suppliers, as against 29,012 gallons from 29 suppliers in 1896. The daily supply is now just over 1000 gallons. Inspector Broham has obtained leave of absence for three months for a holiday, and his duties in Cnnterbury will probably be taken up by Inspector Cullen, now stationed on the West Coa3t of the South Island. Some errors ojeurred in the contributed report of the Kihikihi sports. The result of the Obstacle Race was T . Gordon, 1; J. Cruiekshar.k, 2. In tho Hurry Scurry, Rmslield's Mangatiri, 1 ; W. RisV Lady Gertrude, 2. The Secretary of tho Waikato Hospital desires to thank Messrs J, D. Melville and W. Bright for Christmas gift 3 for the inmates of the Refuge, a'so for a welcome gift of periodicals for the use of the patients in the hospital from Mr G. T. Wilkinson and Mrs Burnand, Otorohanga. Here is an authentic record in shearing obtained from the employer. At Blackhead statioa recently 23 men shore 3100 wethers and pressed 81 bales of wool in one day. Further, the same men shore 10,000 sheep iu three days. Mr McHardy says the late clip is the lest he has had for 20 years.— Hawkc's Bay Herald. We remind our readers of the exhibition of the Kinematograph, to be given in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, this and to-morrow evenings. In addition to the views, Mr W. MacKenzie, the well-known baritone, who has previously maele himself a favourite in Waikato, will sing several songs, and Miss Jessie Glover, who is possessed of high elocutionary powers will recite. The following is the annnal state of the Waikato District Hospital for the year ended 31st December, 1597 : —Number of patients in ward on 31st December, 1896: Males, 17; females, 7 —total 24. Admitted since: Males, 209 ; females, 115—total, 324; grand total, 348. Died : Males, 13 ; females, 5 total, 18. Discharged: Males, J 94; females, 117—total, 311. Number of patients in wards on 31st December, 1897 : Males, 19 ; females, o—total, 19 ; grand total, 348. O'Brien's Ballarat Hotel, situated near the Kapanga mine, Driving Creek, Coromandel, was totally destroyed by fire on Monday night about ten o'clock. The building ivas an old one, and was owned and formerly occupied by Mrs Doyle for nun y years. The insurances arc not definitely known, ow ing to the aliscr.ee of Mr O'Brien, who wa* in Auckland at the time. The building i 3 said to be insure I in the Norwich Union for £2,io and in the South Brif'sh for £IOO. Qne of the escapades of the genW" hoodlum " on New Year's Eve at Hamilton wasthercmovalofaportion of the eate at St. Peter's Vicarage. Up to the prescut, notwithstanding an exhaustive search, the gate has not been found, an 1 great inconvenience lus been caused to the Vicar in conscf|iience. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police, and beyond recovering the gate we hop i they may be able to discover the perpstrators of the prank and i. et them their deserts. Some of the passengers by the Tc Anau, which arrived at Wellington from Napier on Tuesday, assert that the vessel had a narrow escape of going ashore during the night at a part of the coast, winch ir-nst have been somewhere near Castle Point. Cap'ain Berncck repudiates any such thing. He sta'cs thpt in t after midnight he saw a dark object ahead, wh eh was not clearly distinguishable, but which was thought by some of those on deck to be a small schooner without a light, He ridicu'ed the suggestion that the steamer was iu danger, but notwithstanding the captain's denial the passengers stick to their story. An old man named Alexander Dell.y, better known as " Old Alec," has been missing since Friday night last, when he was seen opposite Mr Jones' taddkr's shop, in Victoria-street, Hamilton, at at about 10 p.m., making his way in the direction of the Hamilton West Railway Station. He hod been in the employ of Mr E. de C. Drury, of Cluidelands, for some months past, but haviug absented himsalf at Uhristmas-time, he fell into disgrace with his employer, who on Thusday last discharged him, The missing man had been in the habit of crossing the railway bridge at night, a risky proceeding eveu for a sober man, but a highly dangerous one for anyone under the influence of liquor, as the missing man is repo:ted to have been by the last party who saw him. Naturally, under these ciicanistances much anxiety is felt. The matter has been reported to the police, who at a lata hour last night had failed to glean any later tvace of the missing man. Any information concernlag the missing man will be gladly received by the police

A telegram from Patea states that the steamer Mana was floated off on yesterday morning's tide She has sustained practically no damage. A young man named Samuel Crocker met his death in a singular manner at the We l.ngton Meat Export Company's Works, ut Ngahurangi. As he was engaged with an upward cut, in taking the pluck out of a sheep which had jjst been killed, his kivfe clipped, and completely severed his windpipe, death occurring in a few. moments. A later telegram states that additional circumstances point to the suspicion that the act was one of suicide. Twenty four men worked at the board killing and cleaning sheep, the men being about five feet apart. No one saw the act, the first thing noticed being a gurgling sound from Crojker, who was then seen to be stooping with blood spurting from Ids throat. Deceased did not eat his dinner that day, but otherwise seemed to be in his usual spirits. Dr. Cahill thinks the case one ot suicide. At the inquest the evidence pointed to suie'de rather than accident. None of the other men sxw the acini occurrence, and they were of opinion that it could scarcely have been unintentional. The medical evidence was in the same direction. One witness said Crocker had been complaining of heart disease. The jury returned an open verdict. Mr Joseph Neylon, formerly of the IStli Royal Irish, writing to the Auckland Star, says:—"lt may not be generally known by your readers that General Allan, mentioned in your cable news of yesterday's issue, served through the Waikato campaign on General Cameron's staff. He was a distinguished officer, the son of Gcueral Havelock, of Indian Mutiny fame (1857 to 185 S), and received the Victoria Cioss for bravery, and brevet rank of Major when serving here. He was Brevet Li ut.-Colonel and Captain in H.M. 2nd Battalion, 18th Royal Irish, and many of my old comrades will regret to hear of his sad death. General Allan retired from active service after the Waikato War, went to England, and married the daughter of Lord Ducie, got into the House of Commons for Sunderland, and was a member continuously for over 20 years. He recently stood for Durham. The late lamented gallant baronet gained honour and fame by the sword, but he acquired a fortune by adopting a new plebeian name. A wealthy relative of his bequeathed him all his wealth, but stipulated that he must take his name— Allan. Ho was a good man and a thorough soldier. Men like him contribute largely to the greatness and expansion of the British Empire." General Havelcck will always be remembered ill this district, one of his acts of daring in the Mangapiko district having left his name as a memento at what is now known as Havelock's Leap.