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Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 245, 8 February 1898, Page 2

We understand the British national fl>g will be unfurled upon tin mw fbigstaff at Cambr.rtgo on the 26tli instant. It is hoped that the Waikato Mounted Infantry wid lis able to attend and lend eclat to the proceedings. For many years Mr James Laney, of Cambridge, has be n petition ing thj War Office for a pension, due to him Lr having served in the Ciiinea. Wc are pleated to lean) that his efforts have h en rewarded at hut, and I e will now be the recipient if 9 I per day. At Christchurch the Premier paw a large deputation of* bootmakers, u ho asked for facilities for getting on the lun I, as modern lab- ur saving machinery was diiving numbers out of emp'oyn en*. The Premier sympathised with them, and promised to bring the matter I efore the Cabinet, in the meanlime advising the men to accept the co-ope. ati\e work off red. The annual harvest thanksgiving services at St. Peter's Church, Humilton, v ill ' e held on Suud»y"r.cxt. Iheß« v. L. Fi zgeraM, vicar of St. Mathew's, Au klaud, has const nt cl to preach at both tl e n.onrng aid tvtuiug terviees. Donations of grain will 1 c thankfu ly received at the Sur day-school at any time f'uriiij the wiek, and if f nit and fl,wei> at the s.ir.e place on Saturday forenoon. The mail coach from Cambridge, driven by Mr J. Dalgh ish. met with a stoppage near ClcmenVa Park yest. nlay mornii g, owing to a large pine tree being blown down right across the roadway. Mr Da'gleish* had, theifure, to tn n beck rnd make a considerable detour, coining out to Hautipu by the lack road, but no'.w'.ths'ar.dii'g this de'ay In made Hamilton on time, and was able t>) ca'ch the (xprcs tain for Auckland with his passengers. We regret to announce the death of the wife of Mr Thomas Mayes, of Hamilton, at the early age of 20. The ill ceased caught co'd some months hack when at Patroa, which settled on her lunge. She leaves Her husband and two young children t> in mm tl eir loss, and t„r whom nmb sympathy is felt Mrs Mayes was the s'coud d .ug'ter (f the late Se>geant Brett, of the 2nd \\ aikato Militia. The fune al will leave her late residence at 2 30 p.m. tomoitow. Yesterday morning a trrc near Mr Wr-gh 's. < K men's Park, near Cam. bridge, was blown d >wn, wrecking the telegraph lines end shutting offal communscat on with Auck'and. About the san.e tio.c the wind Mew on r anoiier telegraph post a litt'e further along the ion). Mr Empson, the Cambiidge Postmaster, was promptly on the scent, and inaucuple othaira he had the lines at work again, but of course the eoiiru ctons wtrc on'y temporarily made ii u til I lie linen, a a could attend to the in it tor. The Tanihhere district will hecon.e famous for its bees if n atters go on as at pre-cut. Last week we referred to ! u iuteirupttd church service owing to these busy ins'cts tak ng possession of the church building, and now wc hear ihut rn Sunday afternoon the air w s so thick with them that it was in.possible to get along the toad near thecchcoL One g ntlem.in informs us that he was anxious to get to H niiltou ai liooil as possible and endeavoured to ride through, but was g'ad to turn back and come round by the Tramway Road.

Coi.sta.bles White of Huully, and Cavanagh of Ngartiawahia, captimd the notorious Ki ox in an unoccupied cottage near Morriusvi le, ou Friday nifcht. He was taken to Auckland by Saturday's train. The directors of the New Zealand Shipping Company have decided to instruct the b n.:n. n crs of their steamers not to proceed through the Magellan Straits, as tiie underwriters will demand a higher premium if steamer* make tin; passage of the Stiaits. Yesterday morning Mr Arnold Blackmail, of Cambridge, came near losing one of his li tie children. He left the child in his trap at the railway ftation, when thi locomotive tightened the hcree—a young and sprnted one—which bolted, making straight fr Lake - street. Fortunite'y the gate was shut, but the horse jumped at it, and succeeded in getting partially over when Mr J. McLean, who happened to be at hand, secured it by the head, and Me-srs Ferguson and Carr re cued the yourgs'er fn in its perilous situation. Strange to say very little damage was doue to the horse, harness, or trap, but the gatepost was broken clean off. On Sunday last Mr Edgar "Walton sang "Gloria in Excelsis" (Qucntiu) at the morning service in St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, and in the evening he gave a fine rendering of " The Dream Christ" (Gribblc), in which he was nssis cd by Mr C. Stewart, who pi iyed the obligate) «n the clarionet. Mrs Lowe ably presided at the organ, 'i he concrcga'iens were large on each rccasiou. Mr T. Haitly, our rcpresenbtive at Cambridge, has requested us to state that he was not responsible for the paragraph which appeared iu our Saturday's issue to the effect that he wus to play an obhga'o. The information reached us from another source and it appears that our informant had drawn somewhat on his imagination. Yesterday morning Mr Richard Melvi le, manager of the Pukekura Creamery, was the recipient of a handsome present from the suppliers, consisting of a massive cruetstand. The presentation was made ly Mr T. W. Hicks, who said the suppliers embraced the opportunity of Mr Melville's forthcoming marriage to convey to him some slight appreciation of his services. Duriiig the two years he had been at the he had faithful y served both the suppliers and his employers. They trusted they might be spared to work in unison together for ye.rs in the future, and that he would enjoy many years of connubial bliss The recipient was quite oveicome and cou'd hardly reply, kutsubsequently requested Mr Ricks to thank the sup pl.ers on his behalf. The drought', which has caused a very gmcial shortage of feed throughout the district, bioke up yesterday morning, and rain continued to f.ll at intervals throughout the day. It is well to be thankful fur Email meicits, and no doubt the amount of rain that has fallen will do some good, but a nice steady downpour for about 48 hours would, we think, be welcomed by almost every body in Waikato. Most of the grain crops arc in now, and the turnips, which have been sown, are in many cases dwindling away for want of rain, whiie others will be sown as soon ns possible, when rain comes. The quantity that has fallen will have ve y Jittle, if any effect, on the swamp fire*, but these have not been so much a source of anxiety, as there has not bceu such high winds as during last week. Tenders for the erection of a new Presbyterian Church at Cambridge were received last week. The luilding is to be entirely of rimu or kauri, and the architect's estimate was £OOO. The tenders range from £IOO above to £57 below the estimate, so the architect just aboiic struck the Inppy medium. The successful tendeiers are Messrs Lye and Son, of Auckland, at £543. Surely the,building trade of the Waikato must be booming, for not one carpenter or builder took the trouble to louk at the plans, let alone put iu a tender, when they were exhibited at Hamilton and Cambridge. It has been deeded to move the present church and put the new one iu the place the building now occupies, but with the front facing Victoria street and about 30 ft et back from the footpath. The old building will serve the double purpose of Sundayschool and Hall, iu wlrch entertainments wilbeheld. It will also be put to face Vict r'a - meet, but in the southern comer of the ground, and be fairly close to tie footpath. We c mgratulate the Presl ytcri ns of Cambridge upon the speedy manner in which they have overcome the dilricultiea connected with a lis,' undertaking, but we cannot help feeling regret that the change me«ns sacrificing some of the handsomest trees iu the Waikato; but, on the o'.hcr hand, they are getting too large and would soon have needed thinning.