The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1898.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 296, 2 June 1898, Page 2

The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1898.

* The death of Mr T. M, Humphreys, solicitor of Tauranga, is announced. Seven new volunteer corps have been formed in Wellington, and another is projected. The Rev. W. Cannell will preach at the Hamilton Wusleyan Church on Sunday, morning and evening. As this is the rev. gentleman's first visit no doubt there wdl be a large attendance. The Hamilton Orchestral Society had their usual practice on Tuesday evening. Business in connection with the Society was discussed. Practice night was altered from Tuesday to Monday night in each week at 7.30. Mr J. Munro wot appointed conductor. On Tuesday morning Lieut. N. I. Hunt and several officers from the goldfields corps proceeded to Auckland to undergo examination. The theoretical portion was taken yesterday and in the evening they were" put through the practical section. We hope they will all prove successful. ' Mr Park, of with son.e friends, did some very £?ood shooting on the 24th inst., no less than fortyeight brace, consisting of hares, pheasants and swamp hens, ninety-six head in all, not a bad record for tour guns for a little over half a day. I am told that game is plentiful on that station. (Ohaupo Correspondent). With a view to encouraging planting, the Government have decided to supply settlers and others with seedling oak trees, free on train, on application to Mr N. Kensington, Wairaugi Railway Station No doubt many of our farmers will avail themselves of the opportunity of obtaining a consignment at a cost only of the freight. We learn that Mr Ramsay, who has been postmaster at Waotu for many years, Ins at length been removed. He left Cambridge on Tuesday morning en route for Warkworth, to which place he has been appointed. His many friends in the Waikato will be pleased to know that the move means promotion, for Mr Ramsay thoroughly deserves it. We understand that many people in and around Cambridge are very aoxious about the Sabbath Day,—as to whether Sunday or Saturday ought to be kept, fhe Rev. Dr. Hosking will deliver a lecture at the Trinity Wesleyan Church Cambridge, on Sunday next on " The Sabbath Question Why and When the Day was Changed." It would be well for those who want information on the subject to attend the lecture, of which an extended report will appear in Tuesday's issue. I am informed (writes our Ohaupo correspondent) that Mr A. Cubis' house at Pukerimu was burned down on Tuesday afternoon. So far as I can gather, Mrs Cubis left some clothes airing before the fire, and went out to the garden, a little way from the house, when suddenly the flames burst forth, and before help arrived almost everything was consumed, including some money. The house consisted of five rooms. The insurance, which was iu the South British, on the house and furniture, was £75 each. We believe the building belongs to Mr Omerod, who lives in Australia. Mr Cubis himself is in Auckland. It is a great loss to the family to be deprived of everything just as winter is coming on.

John Craig has been committed for trial on charges of peculation whilst engaged at Te Aro House, Wellington. Mr Pirani, after addressing; a large meeting of electors at Palmerston North was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. Only three voted for a no-confidence amendment. A party of telegraph linesmen are at preseut engaged erecting a line of posts along the railway line from Hamilton to Frankton, with the intention of further extending the scheme for connecting the various railway stations by telegraph. During the football match Hamilton West v. Hamilton East boys, one of the players, named Fitzpatrick, whose parents reside at Frankton, had the misfortune to break his arm. The little fellow, who behaved very pluckily, was attended to by Dr Urewis. A meeting of the Hamilton "West School committee will be held at the Waikato Times Buildings at half-past seven this evening. Amon? other matters to come up for discussion will be the inspector's report and the dealing with tenders for cleaning the buildings.

On Monday afternoon the body of Miss Blackett, daughter of Mr Blackett of Tuhikaramea, was interred in the ISgaruawahia cemetery, having been brought up from Auckland, where the lady died the previous Saturday. The service was conducted by the Rev. Dr Hosking, and a large number of friends followed to the grave. Ou Sunday morning next Mr W. Harris will preach a funeral sermon at Whatawhata. Mr Busch, who was formerly Government Dairy Expert, has been on a short visit to this district with the object of starting a class for dairy instruction. Mr Busch is well qualified to instruct in these matters and he is endeavouring to arrange to hold the initial class during next week. In these days of keen competition the most advanced methods of making and dealiDg with produce ot all kinds must be pursued, and there should be no difficulty in getting a strong class together in this district. In our advertising columns today, Mr S. Tucker, of Hamilton, has an announcement thanking his patrons for the support accorded him during the past three years, and he takes the opportunity of drawing attention to the large and varied stock of toys, fancy goods, tobaccos and sundries, which he is now displaying. The goods are all of the best biands, and any articles which he may not have on hand, Mr Tucker will be pleased to piosurc from Auckland in 24 hours.

Mr A. H. Atkinson, the manager of the Hamilton Gas Works, has, we understand, been appointed manager of the Paeroa Gas Company, which is now engaged in erecting works to supply the goldfields township, and he will leave for Faeroa on Monday next. While accepting the new appointment, we are glad that Mr Atkinson will not be severing his connection with the Hamilton works, where he will still act as manager, devotiug half his time to each place. We congratulate the Paeroa Company on securing an active and energetic mauager, and feel sure they will have no cause to regret their choice. Considerable smartness was apparent in the drilling of the American warslvps just before the declaration of war. A good instance of this was in the case of the.-flying squadron after a hard day's manoeuvres. At nine o'clock, when most of the officers and men had prepared to retire, the call to quarters and battle calls were sounded. On the Brooklyn so quickly wan the work done that every division officer had reported " ready " in four minutes, and the ship was ready for battle, with watertight compartments closed, ammunition hoisted to guns, turrets swinging, battle hatches down and the crews at the guns ready to shoot. The other ships'reported almost as quickly.

The programme as published in another column of the concert to be given by Mrs Whitaker and her friends this evening promises a treat which those who are fond of music should not miss. The names of Misses Garland, Butcher, C. Le Quesne, Reid and Whitaker, and Messrs Meachem, Lloyd, Walton and Dr Kenny are all well-known to Hamilton audiences, and each is sufficient to draw a good house at any time. In addition to the vocalists, the Hamilton Orchestral Union will play a couple of selections, and the Rev. W. H. Wilson will give a reading. We hope the weather will keep fine and a bumper house should be assured.

Dr J. Mountßleger, a well-known American physician, is reported to have discovered a method of curing consumption by the use of an electrio current. Though not quite perfected, it is stated to have proved thus far very successful. It rests on the principle of electricity purifying disease through the ozono it develops under certain conditions. To carry this out, be places pads an the patient's chest, directly over the diseased portions of the lung, and a pad on the corresponding portion of the back. Then an electric current of high voltage is sent directly through the body for twenty to thirty minutes. By this means the dead tissue of the lung which causes the disease is said to be gradually destroyed, and the patient gets rid of it through expectoration.—" Industries and Iron."

All the principal farmres' clubs and agricultural aud pastoral associations in the colony will be represented at the Conference in Christchurch on Juue 16. Papers will be read on important subjects, such as technical education in farming, the rabbit nuisance, tree planting, and irrigation and land drainage. A°large number of associations have given notice to bring up subjects for discussion, including the dipping seasonfor sheep, the small birds' nuisance, noxious weeds, the Rabbit Act, licensing of stallions, Queensland tick pest, importation of live cattle from Australia, mortality amongst lambs, dairy schools, grass seed, inspection of abattoirs, and the veterinary qualifications of stock inspectors. The question of a central governing body in agricultural aud pastoral matters and the question of ear-marking will also be considered.

A good story reaches the West Coast Timeß from Mapourika in reference to the Spanish - American war. Two miners, an Irishman and a German, were amicably discussing the situation over a drop of mountain dew when the Irhhman hazarded tlie opiuion that if any European Power interfered with America Britain would intervene, " And if she does," replied the Teuton, "there will be hundreds of thousands of Irishmen up in arms, glad to take advantage of .the opportunity to get in a blow at England." " You are a c liar,' responded the Celt, and as if to give emphasis to his expression, he planted a blow straight from the shoulder, landing his quondam friond on the floor. It is noedless to add that this vigourons form of argument suspended friendly intercourse and terminated the discussion.

An officer of the steamer Erupres of Japan, just arrived at Vancouver from the Orient, tells of an exciting street fight which he witnessed in the streets of Hongkong prior to the sailing of his vessel. There are many sailors in that harbour attached to the war vessels of various nations, and they imbibe strong national prejudices as they watch the international game in the East, The ttouble started in a saloon. The Russian sailors combined with the French and Germans, and formed a double line acrosß a narrow street and dared any Johnny Bull or Yankee to pass. The English and American sailors joined forceß, and found they mustered 160 to cho enemy's 400. Nothing daunted, they seized a lot of jinrikshas, formed a wedge withthoui, and rushed on the foreigners with a cheer. They broke the line,

smashed tho jinrikshas, and continued the fight with fists and pieces of the debris, until, as the informant relates, they had the 400 allies badly whipped. Tho din was dreadful, but abovo it rose tho singing of " America " and "God Save the Queen," both, of course, to the same tune. The authorities were powerless, and appealed to tho commanders of the warships, who ordered the men to stop, and the hostilities ceased. Thus has boen begun the much-talked of Anglo-Saxon alliance against tho world.