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Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 241, 29 January 1898, Page 2

The number of arrivals in the colony during the month of December, 1897, was 2143, and of departures 1036. Dr. Helen Burnaby will sing a sacred solo in St. John's Church, Te Awamutu, at the evening service on Sunday next. As previously intimated, the services at the Hamilton Presbyterian Church to-morrow and Sunday, 6th prox., will be conducted by the Rev. \V. F. Findlay, of Pukekohe. The draft of 3000 ewes from Napier for Mr W. J. Hunter's Sheep Fair on February 16th are now well on their journey, haviDg started last Wednesday week, January 19th. At Mr W. J. Hunter's Sheep Fair on Wednesday, February 16th, a choice lot of 700 Romney-Lincoln lambs off limestone country, sound and healthy, will he sold without reserve. The attention of sporting men is directed to an advertisement in another column intimating alterations in the dates fcr receiving nominations, etc., for the Rotorua races, which are to be held on February 25th. Archdeacon Willis will officiate at St. Andrew's, Cambridge, to-morrow morning and evening, and at St. Stephen's, Tamahere, in the afternoon. The Holy Communion will be celebrated at bo;h churches. We remind those interested of Mr W. J. Hunter's clearing sale to be held on behalf of Mr J. H. Kelly at Te Kowhai, near Ngaruawahia, on .Monday next, January 31st, commencing at 12 o'clock. Some people think the Maoris no not care about being in the fashion, hut they are evidently mistaken, for last Wednesday wc saw a dusky beauty riding down Cambridge wearing an enormous " sun bonnet." We have received a leaflet which represents the issue of the Hauraki Tribune of the 27ih inst. The proprietor, Mr C. F. Mitchell, intimates that ''in consequence of wilful and deliberate damage done to our printing machine'y, we are unable to issue our usual sheet to-day." At a gene-,! meeting of the Christchurch Progressive Liberal Association, the following resolutions were carried :—1 " That this meeting affirms the desirableness of the uurestiicted admission of women to every possible trade and occupation, on the basis of equal pay for equal work." 2 " That this meeting desires the speedy rccognit'on by the law of marriage aa an economic partnership between husband ami wife on equal terms.''' His Excellency the Governor has received the following cable from Admiral Bridge, at Sydney :—" On leaving the station I desire to express my h'gh appreciation of the uniform kindness and courtesy extended by the authorities and people of New Zealand to myself, and officer? and men of the squadron, during my command, and, on behalf of the squadron generally, as well as on my own account, to express the hope the New Year will be one of prosperity and happinrss to all." The wool-clip throughout the Wairarapa district has been a most exceptional and good one ; in fact, it may be considered phenomenal. News of several extraordinary clips has readied Masterton, one of the highest being that of Mr John Groves, ot Mangapak*>ha. From 2900 sheep he took 33,4351 b of wool, averaging veiy nearly 121 b of wool per sheep. AS'lhe whole of Mr Groves' sheep were cn!y " orrlinary grass fed," it shows that the Wairarapa is not behind in its breed of sheep. At the Kohiwai station the wool-clip averaged 111 b 7oz. —Daily Times. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Railway Officers Institute the railway class'fication list was spoken of as being most disappointing in n.any ic-pects, and very different from what had been anticipated. It was said that there was no justification for the statement which had been made by the Minster, that the Classification Bill had met with the approval of the Officers' Institute and the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, and the delegates to the Council were instructed to ascertain, if possible, from the Minister upon what basis the classification list had been framed. The Ilav. W. Slade gave a very interesting and instructive lecture in St. Paul's Wesleyan Church at Cambridge on Wednesday evening "On Mission Work in Fiji." The lecture was illustrated with a number of beautiful photographs exhibited by limelight, Dr. Hosking being in charge of the lantern. As the pictures were thrown upon the screen the lecturer explained what they represented, and here and there he inserted a humourous remark that caused not a little fun. Mr Slade ia thoroughly competent to lecture upon matters pertaining to Fiji, for he has been a missionary there for a considerable time. Many of the photographs were quite works of art, especially those showing the vegetation of the islands,

The usual class firing of the Waikato Mounted Infantry will take place ai the butts, Hamilton Last, this afternooon. As will be Foen by an advertisement in another column, Miss Newcll will re-open her school at Hamilton on Monday, 7th February. Miss Ncwell will be in Hamilton after Tuesday next, Ist February. The inquest as to the cause of the death of Ellen Casey was concluded on Thursday by the recording of the following verdict : " That, in accordance with med cal testimony, the death of the said Ellen Casey was caused ly blood-poisoning, owing to extensive in fhmmation of the uterus and peritoniunt. Charles P. Spooncr has been fined £l2O by the Stipendiary Magistrate at Auckland for having published 24 copies of a leaflet containing a rhyme headed " The New Telephone," without putting his imprint thereto. The Act under which the charge was laid makes a fine of £5 per copy up to 25 copies compulsory. Yesterday afternoon someone played it very low down on Mrs Armitagc, of the Bijou Comedy Company, The lady accidentally left three gold rings in the " makeup " box in the Oddfellows' Hall, Hamilton, and on returning a few hours afterwards found someone had made off with them. The company haa not received the support it deserves since its arrival in the township, and this last move will certainly not give the members a very favourable impression of Hamilton. Some little time since we announced that Host Kerr, of the Ciiterion Hotel, Cambridge, was about to leave that district, he having disposed of the business. We find wc were a little too premature with the announcement, for, although the sale had been arranged, something transpired that altered the conditions, and Mr Kerr decided not to leave. We know the inhabitants of Cambridge will be pleased that the gemal host of the Criterion is not going away, for he has become quite an institution at the corner, and if anyone feels in too solemn a mood they have only to have a chat with " Harry " to be thoroughly roused up. Our readers will scarcely need reminding of the Sport's gathering, to be held under the auspices of the Waikato Amateur Athletic Club on Sydney Square this afternoon. There is every promise of fine weather, and as the entries are the largest on record it needs no great prophet to predict that thegathering wi'l prove in every sense a huge success. An excursiou train will run from Auckland, arriving here at 11.26 a.m., and returning again after the sports, and a large number of visitors are expected. The first race commences at 1 p.m slurp, and visitors can rely on having a capital day's fun and spending a pleasant holiday beneath the shade afforded by the trees on Sydney Square.